Chapter 155: Inseparable
Iverson's three-pointer hollowed into the net, and the Phillips Arena went from a boiling atmosphere to silence in less than a minute, and the Atlanta fans didn't expect the 76ers to catch up so quickly.
Woodson on the Hawks bench also scratched his head, the few hairs on his already bare head looked precarious, and Woodson also had a headache. Lu couldn't stop Iverson, he was prepared, but he didn't expect Iverson to actually take out the three-point weapon.
Originally, in the timeout, Woodson and his teammates emphasized that the three-point shot was Iverson's weakness, and hinted that Iverson could be allowed to shoot three-pointers at some times, but when he turned his head, Iverson made two three-pointers in a row, and this kind of slapping in the face is simply not too sour.
In fact, Woodson's strategy can't be said to be wrong, I believe that the head coach of every NBA team will not hesitate to choose to let Iverson, the league's No. 1 breakthrough player, break through or let him shoot three points, but Woodson's luck today is not very good, just when Iverson feels good about three-point shot.
"74:76, two points apart! Alan. Iverson, two three-pointers, and the 76ers got off to an exciting start in the fourth quarter! Barkley still has a lot of affection for the seven or six people who were selected and nurtured that year, and he also loves Iverson for helping his parent team crawl out of the mud.
On the other side, Woodson didn't call a timeout, he felt that the Eagles could hold on, and as long as the offense could score, they would be able to stabilize the situation.
Although Sun Yue is still sitting on the bench, Woodson is not in a hurry to replace him on the court, firstly, because Sun Yue has played a lot of time in the first three quarters, and if he is replaced too early, Sun Yue may have physical weakness at the decisive moment of the game. The second is because even if Sun Yue is not on the court, the Eagles have reassuring offensive options on the court.
Some of the Taryn who was beaten by Iverson. As soon as Lu passed half the court, he quickly handed the basketball to Joe. Johnson, for Iverson standing in front of him, Tyron. Lu was a little scared, afraid that he would relive the nightmare of the finals again.
Facing Korver, who was struggling to defend himself, Joe. Johnson continued to dribble and shake, then broke to the side, used his broad shoulders to withstand the opponent and then made a quick stop-and-go jumper, in the face of Johnson's coherent and smooth movements, Korver also had no way to defend, and could only watch the basketball roll into the net.
Joe. Johnson doesn't have the physicality and explosiveness of Kobe Bryant or Iverson, but he has a history-level foundation. Johnson is extremely good at controlling the dribble and will hardly give his opponent a chance to break the ball during the singles. Especially when he arrived at the Eagles, his mid-range shooting after the cross step became his most consistent scoring tool.
Johnson, who was famous for his shooting when he debuted, has been enriching his offensive means ever before, he is no longer the simple shooter, he followed the advice of his agent this summer to come to the Hawks by signing and trading, and a large part of the reason is that he wants to play a bigger role on the offensive end of the team, so the Hawks executives revealed that they wanted to trade Al. Harrington, through his agent, also expressed strong approval.
After all, Al. Harrington dominates too much of the ball on the offensive end, in contrast, Sun Yue as a rookie is not so threatening, and as a Chinese Sun Yue's humble personality, the distribution of the ball is also reasonable, at present, Johnson and Sun Yue conflict is not only small, but can form a good chemistry.
But Joe. Johnson's scoring is very stable, but the scoring explosiveness is not strong, and the 76ers' offense has become more active because the Hawks began to wrap up Iverson, Korver's long shot, and Iguodala's breakthrough have continued the offensive wave for the 76ers.
So in Joe. After Johnson held on for a few minutes, the 76ers still flipped the score around, and Woodson had to call a timeout.
"Keep on the offensive, keep on the offensive! Don't slacken, continue to speed up the attack, slowing down the tempo can only hasten our death, everything we have is built on our offense, get it or not! Woodson continues to emphasize the need to attack quickly.
"The two sides got back on the court, and the Seven-Six replaced Chris. Webb, and on the Hawks' side, our skipper is on the court again. "A big part of the reason why the 76ers were able to catch up with the score so quickly was because Sun Yue was not on the court, he was not on the court, there was no one on the court to sort out the Hawks' offense on the offensive end, and Tyronn. Lue's one-on-one defense against Iverson didn't work well.
"Sun Yue at the top of the arc with the help of Pachuria's cover, receive the ball outside the three-point line, and shoot! The ball is in! A three-pointer! Oh my God, is Iverson's three-point hand so hot that it infects Sun Yue? "Kenny. Smith was surprised by Sun Yue's three points, he didn't expect Sun Yue to shoot three points directly as soon as he came on the court.
At 83:82, the Eagles turned over the score again and regained the advantage.
This three-pointer not only gave the Hawks a lead in the score, but more importantly, it relieved the pressure on the team and reopened the situation.
However, the Hawks' defense didn't really improve, and the 76ers' offense began to focus on a combination of inside and outside.
"Chris. Webb, a step-back jumper after catching the ball! Hit! Beautiful step-back shot, I believe he has regained his offensive feeling! At 83:84, the Seven-Six also began to find their feel for the interior offense. ”
The once league's top power forward struggled in the first three quarters before burning up the little gas left in his tank in the fourth quarter to hit back-to-back singles with the Hawks.
Webb's footwork wasn't fancy, a quick turn back, a feint to shake, and then sideways around the defending El. On the other side of Harrington, a one-handed layup, the whole process was skilful and concise, without any mud.
Webb, who has experienced several major injuries, no longer has the amazing bounce he once had, and there is not much explosiveness left, but his slender and agile body, like a loach, rolls around the Eagles' interior line, and no one can catch him.
Following Iverson's back-to-back scoring, Chris . Webb held up the 76ers' offensive banner, and Harrington couldn't stop him, and he scored six straight points inside.
The shooting percentage on both sides is declining, which is the inevitable result of the continuous attack of both sides, and their physical strength is declining.
However, the 76ers found the feeling of attacking inside, Webber could help the team increase the score, and on the Hawks' side, Sun Yue released the ball on the offensive end after hitting a three-pointer, and Harrington fell behind in the duel with Webb.
At 94:97, with four minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, the 76ers slowly widened the gap to three points.