Mason's gnashing of teeth didn't help, and Ray Allen continued to score easily under his defense. Well, although it doesn't seem that easy, after all, every time he shoots, Mason sticks to the defense, but at least Ray Allen's shooting percentage is not affected, which means that Mason's defense is not working at all.

If he hadn't been able to shoot threes from the outside, Brown would have taken him down. Mason's performance on the offensive end offset the points he lost on the defensive end to a certain extent, which allowed him to win the opportunity not to play, in fact, as long as he can survive until the fourth quarter, he is still not as reassuring as Bale when it comes to the bayonet at critical moments.

The third quarter was almost tied, much to Brown's regret that the expected physical collapse of the opponent did not materialize, and it was clear that the fourth quarter was the time for the real bayonet to shine. Thanks to the change of thinking in the second quarter, the main defensive players in the 76ers can still survive the entire fourth quarter, even if Bell has three individual fouls, as long as he pays a little attention to the movements in his hands, he can continue to play for the team at the last moment.

The two teams went into a white-hot matchup at the start of the fourth quarter, and the 76ers were a little better, their bench was thick enough that Brown could have three main players and two benches to play a dozen. The Bucks were far behind, and Carl had to put his main lineup on the court in advance, lest the benches be directly beaten by the opponent to collapse, and then there would be no way to save them at all.

When there were 7 minutes and 51 seconds left, Brown put all the main players on the court, and during this time, the Bucks failed to seize the opportunity to open up the difference, and were still closely chased by the 76ers, and could be overtaken at any time. That's why Brown was able to give Iverson and Mutombo more than four minutes off the court.

The two sides went back and forth, and Ray Allen finally showed fatigue, but he still gritted his teeth to help his team continue to score. At this time, they can't help Kassel much, and the Bucks can only rely on him alone. In fact, the Bucks would not have been able to maintain a slim lead without Ray Allen, who had 38 points, six rebounds and three assists in this game, and breaking through 40 or even 50 points would not be a problem for him.

However, as the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four, and while the Bucks give the ball to Ray Allen every round, they can't guarantee that their passes won't be stealed. And they faced the 76ers players who still had the strength to spare, and after Snow and Iverson combined for a steal and hit a three-pointer, the difference between the two sides was suddenly only two points.

However, the Bucks are not vegetarians, and when they saw their opponents consciously cutting off the passing route, they quickly changed their strategy and handed the ball to Ray Allen directly after halftime, allowing him to decide whether to shoot the ball himself, break through the ball, or pass it from the outside. This is also the fundamental reason why many teams that are used to the star playing alone have few mistakes, passing errors are the most common mistakes on the basketball court, and the ability of the star means that it is difficult for him to be directly stealed, and there are naturally no passing errors in singles with the ball.

Fortunately, Ray Allen felt against the sky in this game, otherwise Carl really didn't know how to fight against the 76ers' ubiquitous close defense. During the regular season, the Bucks and the 76ers also played each other, but at that time, the 76ers were just playing against the Bucks, in fact, the defense of their lineup was also very good, and replacing Lynch with Bell was naturally a further improvement.

Until the last minute of the game, the difference between the two sides was still 2 points, and the Bucks led slightly 96-94, but at this time the ball was still in the hands of the 76ers, and they could complete the overtake with a three-pointer at any time. And that's exactly what they did, Iverson called on Mutombo at the top of the arc to block and get rid of Kassel and go straight inside against Thomas's defense. As soon as he entered the three-second zone, Iverson faked a real pass and threw the ball directly into the bottom corner of the weak side.

It was Lewis who picked up the ball there, and he shot 5-of-8 from three-point range in this game, making him the 76ers' best three-point shooter. However, this time he hit the key shot, the basketball smashed on the basket and bounced high, and the Bucks' basket became a mess, and suddenly a big hand reached out and pressed the ball in, which was Mutombo's dunk. Originally, he planned to take the ball down and let his teammates reorganize, but looking at the Bucks' posture, even if he grabbed the rebound, he might not be able to pass it, so he directly completed a dunk in mid-air, which was at least better than counterattacking after the rebound was obtained by the opponent.

With 42.1 seconds left in the game, both sides theoretically have one more chance to attack, which is good news for the 76ers. Even if the Bucks go ahead again in the next round, as long as it's not a three-pointer, they still have a chance to finish the game, and if they don't let the opponent hit the shot, it will be the best.

However, with what Brown knows about Karl, he will never leave the outcome to his opponent. Sure enough, after the Bucks kicked the ball, Cassel quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, obviously trying to play a quick two-point game and then fight for the last shot. Under the continuous passing, the basketball was given to Thomas, and at this time the 76ers players had been transferred, Thomas was in an unguarded vacancy, and an easy dunk helped the Bucks take a two-point lead again.

This offense took less than 15 seconds, leaving the 76ers with 29.3 seconds to spare, and the Bucks had already achieved their goal. For the 76ers, this offense must be scored, otherwise they can only adopt foul tactics. Brown quickly called a timeout and began to lay out the tactics for the players. According to his thinking, this round should be played as long as possible after 20 seconds, and he must pursue a three-pointer, and he does not want to play an overtime game against his opponent next.

Looking around, Brown still wanted Lewis to make the final shot, even if he had just missed that three-pointer. The game restarted, the 76ers kicked off in the frontcourt, and after continuous covers, Snow came out to receive the ball, and then handed it to Iverson, who calmly controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and looked up at the number on the timer from time to time.

With 8 seconds left in the offensive round, Iverson suddenly moved, and he didn't want to cover, and after a series of changes of direction, he directly broke through Cassel's defense, and returned the ball to Lewis who moved to the top of the arc as soon as Thomas pounced. Although Ray Allen on the other side had already rushed over, Lewis didn't hesitate to make a move......