The idea of the two core players of the 76ers was completely fine, and when Mutombo made free throws, the Zen master replaced O'Neal and replaced him with Foster. [Full text reading. In fact, the Lakers' bench this season is very strange, there are very few pure No. 5 positions, and although Foster is O'Neal's backup, he can only contribute 2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, which is completely a make-up number.

But this can't be blamed on him, O'Neal can be said to be talented, such a big guy has to play an average of 39.5 minutes per game in the regular season this season, which means that there are only 8.5 minutes left on the fifth position to share with others, what kind of statistics can be played in such a little time? Foster's ability to play 62 games in the regular season and start eight is already good.

However, after he came on the court, the Lakers completely became a disadvantage on the inside, and Iverson suddenly became more happy. Previously, he would have been afraid of O'Neal's block, but now he has replaced it with Foster, who is completely out of the same level, Iverson will rush inside with the ball almost every round, and then score the ball under Foster's defense, and his breakthrough will further drive the play of outside pitchers.

The Zen master walked around the sideline anxiously, glancing at the numbers on the scoreboard from time to time, and although the Lakers are now trailing by less than 10 points, it is only a matter of time before they extend the margin to double digits with the 76ers' offensive firepower. And now O'Neal can't play because of too many fouls, so the Lakers' offense can only rely on Kobe.

Under the instructions of the Zen master, the Lakers put the ball in Kobe's hands almost every offense, and Kobe Bryant did not shirk, he himself is a single maniac, and now he has the ball in his hand, why not make good use of it? However, at this time, Kobe Bryant has not yet completed the transformation, his offense is basically based on mid-range jumpers, at most plus a little back, which is why many people say that he is Jordan's successor, and his god-like mid-range shooting and desire to win are the main factors.

Although Bale defended Kobe Bryant very well before, he is not very good at defending Kobe's mid-range jumper now, because Kobe Bryant's feints are too many, even if he sees through the feints, his strong waist and abdomen ability can completely avoid being interfered with when shooting, the only drawback is that the efficiency is not high, after all, it is difficult to get fast every round only by singles.

But the Lakers couldn't ask for more, and Kobe Bryant was still there scoring anyway, and didn't let the opponent continue to pull the gap away. During this time, the 76ers' shooters were also a little tired, and their shooting percentage dropped quickly, and Mutombo couldn't grab rebounds on the inside. In fact, offensive rebounds are more difficult to grab than defensive rebounds, with the current lineup of the 76ers, it is obvious that Mutombo can only go to the interior to grab alone, the big deal is to add a Lewis, but the Lakers can five people around to grab rebounds, so the pressure is very great, anyway, the Lakers do not pursue conversion offense, it is okay to grab defensive rebounds all.

Soon the situation on the court became a confrontation between Kobe and Iverson, but relatively speaking, Iverson's situation was better than Kobe, he only needed a cover to face Foster under the basket, but Kobe Bryant had to find a difficult opportunity to shoot in the entanglement of Bell and Reed, and it took a lot of effort to shoot every shot, and the efficiency was naturally not as good as Iverson.

The only thing that makes the Lakers happy is that it is not long before the end of the first half, and soon the whistle blows, and the first half is over, the 76ers lead 58-49, and if it weren't for Kobe Bryant's final whistle shot, the 76ers would have entered the locker room with a double-digit lead. However, a nine-point lead was also perfectly acceptable for them, and Brown, who had always been in the middle of the game, also had a smile on his face and walked into the tunnel with his head held high.

Now the situation is very favorable to the 76ers, even if the Zen master continues to put O'Neal in the third quarter, he will be tied up on the inside, just need to arrange Iverson to continue to break inside, not only that, everyone else can also break in to cause damage, even if they encounter a bag, they can transfer the ball out in time, and a dry shooter on the outside is not a vegetarian.

Sure enough, O'Neal did little after he came on the court in the third quarter, and he didn't even dare to continue the domineering and crushing style of play under the basket, for fear that Mutombo would make him an offensive foul again, so he could really only sit on the bench. Despite this, O'Neal still did not get rid of the foul trap, and was deliberately touched by Iverson with 6 minutes and 32 seconds left in the third quarter, causing his fourth personal foul, and had to rest again in embarrassment.

Without O'Neal, Kobe Bryant couldn't make any waves alone, and the 76ers took the opportunity to bombard the score indiscriminately. Although Bryant continued to do his best to keep scoring in the encirclement, the 76ers still led them by as many as 13 points by the end of the third quarter, which is a rare spectacle in all of the Lakers' games this season.

When the 76ers completely dominated, it was useless for the Zen master to put O'Neal on in the fourth quarter, the opponent's morale was like a rainbow, and the shooting was simply how to shoot, and there were already three people who scored more than 20 points, and Iverson had already scored 34 points and 12 assists. As for the Lakers, only Kobe Bryant and O'Neal scored more than 20 points, and the rest only had Fisher's 11 points.

Indeed, in a way, this is the fundamental way to deal with the Lakers, as long as you can limit O'Neal and Kobe, the others can't make any waves. But are Kobe Bryant and O'Neal so well restricted? It's not just Chang Wei, a traverser, who knows how terrifying they are, and who hasn't heard of the name of the OK group in everyone who follows the NBA at present? Do you still need to doubt their strength? It's even harder to contain them in the middle of the game.

And the 76ers' game against the Lakers is also difficult to replicate, first O'Neal was deflated on the twin towers at the beginning, and then was fouled by Iverson, who was in super shape. Another scoring point, Kobe Bryant, encountered such a nemesis as Bell, and it is good to be able to play six or seven achievements with one skill, you must know that Kobe Bryant has not yet reached the level of 81 points in a single game in the future! The two strong points have been limited to varying degrees, is there any reason for the Lakers not to lose?

In the end, the 76ers easily won the first game of the Finals, 105-91, which was not the most lost game for the Lakers this season, but the whole process of the game was unacceptable to them, and it was a complete failure.