Chapter 296: Killing

When Iverson came on the court, Bryant had just hit a mid-range jumper, and the ball was in the hands of the 76ers. Although Snow was the commander on the field, this time Iverson came to the baseline and motioned for Mutombo to give him the ball. The Lakers did hold a full-court press, but Iverson shook off Lue without cover and accelerated to the frontcourt.

This is the first time he has done this in this game, because in the back three he is only responsible for scoring with empty hands, and most of the task of organizing the attack is given to Snow, but this time he wants to push directly with the ball.

After being shaken by Iverson, Lu didn't give up, he quickened his pace to keep up, clinging to Iverson tightly, not giving him a chance to speed up. In the face of Lu's constant physical contact, Iverson could only stop two steps in front of the top of the arc, but that didn't mean he gave up on the idea of attacking the inside. The continuous cross-step change of direction, Iverson swept past Lue like a gust of wind, and Luw was about to turn around to follow, but directly hit a person, it was Bell who came to cover Iverson.

Seeing Iverson rush into the interior, Grant, who had followed Bell to the high post, quickly gave up his defensive object and tried to cover Iverson with his height and long arms. But Iverson was fearless, he seemed to forget that he had just been treated because of Grant's rough defense, and this time he still gritted his teeth and forced Grant to continue forward.

Finally approached the basket, Iverson suddenly stopped, Grant accidentally rushed over, which gave Iverson a chance, he turned around Grant, drifted and threw the ball, and by the way, Grant also used Grant as a barrier to block O'Neal. This shot point is exactly the area where Iverson has the highest shooting percentage, and the basketball goes straight into the frame.

Grant glanced at Iverson with some surprise, it stands to reason that players who have just been hit hard are generally more cautious, although Iverson is not injured, but he will also be cautious, but he is once again fearless to rush up, although in the end he still relied on skill to get rid of it, but the previous forced breakthrough has shown a lot of different things.

But this was just the beginning, and then Iverson completely took over the 76ers' offense, and he took the initiative to ask Snow for the ball every turn, either taking the ball himself into the interior to score, or seizing every opportunity he could take advantage of, slipping the baseline and cutting to the basket, as long as the pass was in place, he would complete an offense, and if the ball didn't arrive in time, he would still do the same thing next time.

After scoring 8 points like chopping melons and vegetables, Iverson led the 76ers to regain the lead, but this statement is not very accurate, after all, they are in the lead, but Iverson's sudden outburst can completely cancel out Kobe's score, which makes the other four people on the court of the 76ers temporarily relieved.

Kobe didn't expect Iverson to break out at this time, seeing that he was about to help the Lakers narrow the gap to 5 points, and under the leadership of Iverson, the 76ers had a tendency to reopen the score. Naturally, he couldn't bear this breath, so when Iverson dribbled the ball to the top of the arc again, Kobe Bryant personally stood up to mark one-on-one.

Looking at Kobe Bryant's stern appearance, the corners of Iverson's mouth showed a contemptuous sneer, he knew that Kobe's defense was very strong, but this time even if Kobe Bryant had the strongest outside defense in the league, he would have to dig a hole in this copper wall, you must know that he is also one of the few scoring maniacs in the league, and it is not certain who wins and who loses!

It is undeniable that Kobe's defense is indeed in place, and Iverson's feints did not deceive him at all, but this does not mean that he can't break through Kobe's defense, and his choice is still - force a breakthrough!

The biggest difference between Bryant and Bryant is that Bryant is likely to make a steal the moment you break through. This time, Bryant still reached out to try to steal when Iverson forced a breakthrough, but Iverson was quite experienced, and he made an unbelievable crotch change in the process of moving at high speed, avoiding Kobe's interception and leaving him behind.

Kobe Bryant's outstretched hand froze directly in the air, watching Iverson rush to the basket with an incredulous expression, with no intention of continuing to follow the defense at all. Since entering the league in 1996, he doesn't know how many of the league's top point guards have used this trick to steal, including Iverson, of course, but this time he has suffered a deflated performance on the top spot in his class.

Without Kobe's follow-up, Iverson made a small throw at the free-throw line with great ease, and without even looking at Kobe, he trotted back to his half to prepare for defense. Bryant continued to mark in disbelief, but each time Iverson shook off his defense in a different way, either shooting himself or giving assists to his teammates.

In the second half of the third quarter, Iverson was in a no-man's land, scoring 12 points and helping the 76ers maintain a 10-point lead at the end of the third quarter. Although Bryant also scored 12 points, he took a full five more shots than Iverson, and he didn't make a single free throw, and obviously he didn't have as much damage as Iverson.

This made the Zen master feel very helpless, Kobe's outburst he didn't expect, Iverson's outburst was also unexpected, he didn't know that this little man couldn't continue to perform like this in the fourth energy, if he could still maintain his condition, this game Lakers would be very dangerous. Although Iverson and Kobe Bryant are both crazy about scoring, there are still some differences between the two, and now the 76ers players obviously know that they can't stop Kobe, except for Bell who also stepped forward to interfere dutifully, everyone else rarely fouls Kobe. However, Iverson deliberately made fouls, he knew that the Lakers players would not let him score unscrupulously, even if the probability was low, they would not hesitate to pounce, which gave Iverson the opportunity to make fouls.

Brown was pleased with Iverson's decision, and it was a good idea to continue to inflict damage on Lakers players at this time, which would make the opponent constrained by too many fouls in the final moments, thus further improving the team's chances of winning. Now that the Lakers are all fouled on the court, especially O'Neal has had four, this will inevitably force the Zen master to put him on the bench in the first half of the fourth quarter, so that the 76ers' opportunity comes.