Chapter 281: A New Look

Now that the 76ers have the game point in this series, and the Lakers are being pushed to the edge of a cliff, this time stepping into the Staples Center, the 76ers players are being booed even harder than before. Fortunately, each of them has become accustomed to it, and even Lewis, who was the most affected before, still did not change his face when he stepped onto the field to start warming up.

When they finished warming up, they just happened to take a photo with the Lakers players in the player tunnel, and the two sides didn't say anything cruel to each other, just raised their heads and looked at each other, nodded, and then passed by. The 76ers players didn't feel anything, but Chang Wei saw the vigor of battle in the eyes of the Lakers players, this game is not for them to lose, if they lose to the opponent, then the whole season's efforts will be in vain, no matter what, Kobe Bryant They don't want to stop here.

Chang Wei shook his head secretly, he wasn't sure what kind of performance the two sides could play in this game, the system could see the state of the 76ers team, but not the Lakers, otherwise he could give Brown advice on the opponent's weakness.

Back in the locker room, Brown made another pre-war mobilization, and this time his words were much more convincing. "Now that we're 3-2 up and one more win is going to get that glittering O'Brien Cup, I don't think there's anyone on my team who doesn't want a championship ring, right? If you have one, you can tell me and I will choose to trade you out. ”

Brown's words caused a burst of laughter, and Chang Wei pouted, he didn't think there was anything funny about this cold joke. Brown glanced at him and continued: "I know some people want to go back to their home stadium and win the championship again, after all, it's not always so unbridled to celebrate on the opponent's turf, but I want to say that we have to fight for the win first, I'm not used to saving the suspense until the last game, history shows that as long as the finals are in the tie-break, anything strange can happen, and that's not a good thing." ”

"So I'm asking everybody to try to beat them and win this game so that even if we can't celebrate like crazy in Los Angeles, we can go back to Philadelphia and be treated like heroes. Actually, these are not for you, all you need to think about is how to play at your normal level in the game and then beat the opponent on the road! ”

After Brown gave everyone a good fight, he began to lay out the tactics for this game. Reid is still the scoring point that the team relies on, of course, Iverson and Lewis also have to play on the offensive end, as for the two defensive players of Bale and Mutombo, as long as they do their duty, Bell has to hit open three-pointers, and Mutombo has to fight for rebounds.

Chang Wei has no other ideas about Brown's arrangement, it is undoubtedly very stupid to continue to put Reed on the bench at this time, although it is a little wronged to let Snow serve as a substitute, but Snow himself is happy about it, as long as he can get the championship ring, whether he can continue to be the starting point guard is not the most important.

In fact, this is also a sign of caution on the part of Brown, who can probably guess what kind of starting lineup the Lakers will send now, but how to use it is a big question. With the depth of the Lakers' roster and the versatility of the players, they can show two very different styles even in the same lineup, and this is the best way to adapt to change.

Seeing that the game was about to start, all the players of the 76ers formed a circle in the locker room, all put their fists together, Snow shouted "1, 2, 3-" and everyone yelled "champion" to cheer for themselves. Chang Wei was a little enthusiastic when he watched it from the side, after all, this game is very important to the team, and if he wins, he will be crowned champion!

As a veteran team founded in 1939 and joined the NBA in 1949, the 76ers have only won three championships in a long time, and their last crown was in the 1982-83 season, when the team's leaders were Moses Malone and "Dr. J" Irving, if the 76ers win the championship this time, it will undoubtedly open a new era.

Chang Wei is not sure if the team can stand on the top podium, but no matter how it is said, it is much better than this season in the previous life, you must know that in the previous life they were swept by the Lakers 4-1 in the finals, and the latter also created a best record of 15-1 in the playoffs in a single season, until the 16-17 season was broken by the Warriors with 16 wins and 1 loss, but this is only because the first round of the playoffs this season is still a best-of-five system, if it is replaced by a best-of-seven game, no one will doubt that the Lakers can get 16-1.

And now the 76ers are leading the Lakers 3-2 in the finals and holding the match point, which Chang Wei could not have imagined in his previous life. But that's what happened, and now the only thing the 76ers have to do is beat the Lakers in one go, win their fourth championship in team history, and maybe even start a dynasty like the Lakers and Bulls!

However, the Lakers clearly do not intend to give away the championship, and although the Zen master still sent the starting lineup of Lu, Kobe, Fox, Grant and O'Neal, the spirit they showed in the first round surprised the 76ers. Chang Wei thought about it carefully, and a helpless smile appeared on his face, no matter how people say it, they are also the defending champions, if they are defeated by the opponent in the battle of Tianwang Mountain, they will have no fighting spirit, it can only mean that they won the championship last season and just took shit luck.

Although the 76ers got the first wave of offensive possession, the Lakers stubbornly limited their shooting opportunities with stubborn running, and finally Iverson could only barely shoot a mid-range shot at the end of the offensive time, and the basketball unsurprisingly smashed directly on the rebound, O'Neal beat Mutombo to pocket the rebound.

Although the 76ers players have some regrets, they don't think it's a big deal, but Chang Wei's brows on the sidelines are tightly wrinkled, the Lakers obviously have a very strong desire to win this game, which is not good news for the 76ers, a strong desire to win means that the opponent may have a lot of action when attacking and defending. And judging from the Lakers' defense in the first round, if you are not careful, the injury in this game is not an unpredictable thing, and it will greatly change the direction of the game.

Chang Wei couldn't help but pray silently for the players, although he has a good set of recovery after injury, but if everyone is not injured, wouldn't it be easier? There are still many more games, but the impact of injuries can last a lifetime.