Chapter 258: A strong rebound
There's a reason why NBA teams generally perform better at home. Home fans will interfere with the away team when the rules allow, most commonly by knocking an inflatable stick on the back of a rebound when the opponent makes a free throw. Not to mention the boos, as long as the away team players have the ball, the boos can't stop at all.
This time the Lakers fans were clearly prepared, and when the live DJ introduced the visiting players, their boos made it seem like the loudspeakers in the Staples Center were broken, and the DJ's voice was completely drowned out. However, as the DJ of the Lakers' home court, he doesn't care about these little things, and just reads the 76ers' list casually and it's over.
When the game officially started, the 76ers players found that the boos before the game were just pediatrics, almost from the first second, as soon as they got the ball, the boos of the Lakers fans would instantly raise a notch, and when the ball returned to the Lakers players, the boos quickly turned into cheers, and those who didn't know thought that someone was directing next to them!
Fortunately, there are at least three people in the starting lineup who have not been affected by the boos, one is Mutombo, a veteran who has been in the league for many seasons and has not seen anything. Such boos are nothing more than a drizzle; The second is Snow, who is the most stable of the starting lineup, otherwise Brown would not have made him captain of the team; The last one is Iverson, his character is not afraid of heaven and earth, and the boos of the fans may still be his doping.
Still, the 76ers' offense was a bit underwhelming, as the players who didn't play well included Lewis, an important firepower point on the perimeter. Although he is no longer the weak chicken with a cowardly personality when he first came, and he is afraid to accept challenges at any time, he is still a little weak in the face of overwhelming boos, and naturally he can't grasp the strength of his shots.
There is still a certain difference between nervousness and weakness, as long as you look at the strength of your hand. Most people who are nervous will involuntarily increase the strength of their hands, and the strength of the hands of those who are weak will not be so great, Lewis's first three shots were all smashed in the front of the basket, and it is obvious that he was booed and weak. In fact, it's no wonder that he, with his own psychological quality, at the moment of shooting, he suddenly heard a strengthened version of the boos in his ears, and the strength of the shot was not enough.
On the other hand, the Lakers, who were playing at home, quickly entered the state with the cheers of the fans, and this time Kobe Bryant learned to be obedient, he didn't dare to desperately concentrate the ball in his own hands, and while breaking through, he was constantly observing the position of his teammates, ready to send assists after the pack. Needless to say, O'Neal actually passes the ball a lot of times, and he is more likely to attract the bag, as long as he can send the ball out at this time, there is a chance that he can exchange an assist.
Just halfway through the first quarter, the 76ers were beaten 18-7 by their opponents, which surprised Brown, he didn't expect the Lakers to be so much stronger when they returned to their home court, but maybe the 76ers suddenly became unaccustomed, so they instantly fell behind by double digits. And now the worst performance on the court is undoubtedly Lewis, Brown thought about what he had said in the locker room before the game, gritted his teeth and replaced Lewis with Hill, and let the latter sit on the bench to calm down first.
It stands to reason that replacing Lewis would make the 76ers' offense worse, but Lewis's shooting has been greatly affected before, and it doesn't matter if he replaces Hill without scoring a point. Hill's mental quality is much better than Lewis's, and he is a tough-guy interior player who only needs to do the same work as Mutombo, and he doesn't have much to say about the opponent's feelings. Despite this, the 76ers' scoring burden is still on Iverson, and now they can only rely on him to charge, and Snow can at most provide him with a receiving spot from the outside, and it will be difficult for him to help cut the score.
Although Hill's interior defense is relatively strong and limits Grant well, Kobe and O'Neal don't need Grant as a transit station for the time being, they just need to take out all their scoring methods.
Because the main scoring points of the 76ers rotation lineup are all young people, Brown does not dare to play such a routine of five up and five down, so he can only replace Reid and them on the court one after another, but at the same time, he also ensures that there are always veterans on the court, otherwise with the crazy boos of Lakers fans now, all the bench lineup is not directly to the opponent? That's not how undercover agents are either.
Rao is like this, at the end of the first quarter, the 76ers were still 22-31 behind, 22 points in a single quarter is their lowest record this season, Brown did not expect his team to score only 22 points in the first quarter, and let the opponent score 31 points, except for Lewis's poor hand, the other people's play is also decent, that can only be attributed to the Lakers' home court is too terrifying.
Lewis was a little distracted by Brown as he laid out his play, and even though the Lakers fans were much quieter now than before, he subconsciously felt his ears buzzing. As soon as he thought of the sudden surge of boos when he shot, Lewis couldn't help but feel a palpitation, wouldn't he have a heart attack if he continued to fight like this?
Suddenly, Lewis felt that someone was pushing him, and when he came to his senses, Snow was squeezing his eyebrows at him, and before Lewis could react, Brown asked angrily: "Rashad, did you hear what I said just now?" ”
Lewis's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and he said hesitantly, "No...... There is no ......"
Brown sighed in hatred and said, "In the second quarter, we need your shots, don't bother with the boos of the fans, you run me out of the court and the others will put the ball in your hands, all you have to do is throw the ball into that damn basket for me, understand?" If you can't, you won't be playing this game! ”
Lewis nodded quickly, he thought that the head coach would keep him on the bench for this game, since it would be good to let himself play. But after thinking about it, Lakers fans won't be indifferent to the side when they shoot by themselves, the boos can almost stop the heart, in case you can't shoot again, won't you have to sit on the cold bench for the whole game?
However, he suddenly saw Chang Wei winking at him, Lewis had always thought that Chang Wei was his nobleman, what did it mean to blink at this time? Is there a way for him to shield himself from the boos?