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Chapter 137 [Live and play, the road of no return]

The 76ers scored a goal, the player passed it patiently, and Kukochi missed a jump shot in 24 seconds after quick use. O'Neal grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.

Without the coach's call to pause the timeout, the Lakers players spontaneously played the tactics against the Spurs.

Guo Xu took the ball to the frontcourt, and Horry pulled out of the three-point line in the middle to cover him, creating a pick-and-roll misplaced attack opportunity. O'Neal stood at the low post on the right, Kobe and Ledel were at the right 70 degrees and the bottom corner on the left, respectively, with the formation completely widening and able to play a triangle attack.

Guo Xu held the ball and attacked from the right to attract Kukochi to replace the defense. The ball was passed to the middle, and Iverson chased the defense and left Horry empty.

Horry took the ball very quickly, and he didn't waste any chance. The ball was hollowed out into the net! 22 to 22.

The big man who was responsible for screening when Iverson chased the point guard would have a chance to catch the ball, and Horry was most suitable for this job.

Horry's overall shooting percentage is very low, less than 40%. In fact, his efficiency is still good. All his shots are shot from long distances during the ball. In this era, his 35% three-point shooting percentage is excellent among the big men.

Moreover, Horry is a very selfless team player. He never plays randomly, nor does he occupy the ball rights. In the peak 95-96 season, he averaged 10.3 shots with the Rockets per game, and he averaged less than 5 shots in 20 minutes in these two seasons. The Lakers Trident needs such a person the most as teammate.

76ers attacked, McGee broke through with the ball and caused a foul by Ledel, making both free throws. 22 to 24.

During the dead ball, Jackson made another substitution and Brian Shaw appeared to replace the absent-minded Ledel on the defensive end. In this game, Jackson did not plan to let Ledel play again.

Although Ledel swore to be a new player when joining the Lakers, he disappointed everyone again and again. Not only did he not become a substitute for Leice, he could not even be considered a qualified substitute. With Guo Xu now, the Lakers can guarantee a substitute offense if they don't play against Ledel. It would be better if he doesn't play against defense.

On the side of the 76ers, Todd Mark Rocky appeared and replaced Teelon Hill.

Teelon is 206cm tall and weighs 109 kg. It is difficult to limit O'Neal's single defense. Todd is 213cm tall and weighs 127 kg. He is a heavy blue-collar insider. He can't defend himself and chop the sharks if he can't help it.

The game continued, Guo Xu and Horry opened up the space, Kobe ran to the left to catch the ball with his back, and singled out Snow, who was 191cm in one go, turned around and jumped to the ball. 24 to 24.

The 76ers attacked, Iverson beat Guo Xu alone, dribbled the ball under his crotch and shook his left shoulder slightly, and then changed direction to the right. The first time Guo Xu followed, Iverson took the ball and retreated, and did the same move again. The second time the change direction Guo Xu moved horizontally and half a beat slowed down, and the two pulled apart.

Iverson did not wait for the Lakers to come up to make up for defense, and stopped and jumped. He made a quick shot. He shot very quickly and shot at the basket without jumping to the highest penalty. Guo Xu jumped a little slower, and his eye blocking was invalid. 24 to 26.

Iverson used the standard jump shot posture in his rookie season, jumping to the highest point to make a move. However, with the 76 team's dependence on him on the offensive end and the opponent's strict double-team, he no longer has room to take action calmly, and gradually changed his shooting hand shape to an irregular super fast starting style. This season, he has completely abandoned his orthodox play for the speed of shooting.

His shot is similar to a low-handed push shot, with a very high arc, and often with various difficulty max lateral drifts. With a lightning-fast emergency stop and quick start, he avoids the opponent's block with extremely strange rhythm changes.

This offensive style lacks regular shooting guidance, and there is no follow-up action after shooting. It relies entirely on Iverson's soft touch to ensure the hit rate. Gradually, he even developed this strange pushing habit in open shots and free throws, so he made some simple open shots and was not very stable.

No other NBA active player can face double-teamed in the opponent's penalty area like Iverson, and take action calmly. He can guarantee that his shooting rate is no less than 40% of the 76ers. After watching the game, he will think he is a genius.

Guo Xu's personal ability is now not comparable to Iverson. He is still a good match for one person, and he can only pass the ball when he encounters a double team.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu attracted the defense and passed it to Kobe, and Kobe was suspended to O'Neal. O'Neal played second-year rookie Todd with a low post, turned around and threw the ball and hit the board. 26 to 26.

With the 76ers attacking, Iverson dribbled the ball under his crotch and changed directions. He relied on his speed to get rid of Guo Xu, and then plunged into the crowd.

Guo Xu has been doing well since he entered the league. Although his offensive performance is not very stable, his defense frame breakthrough has always been good. His opponent usually relies on his height advantage to jump shots. This is the first time he has been played by others. If teammates don't help double-teaming, Iverson won't know how many points he can get in singles.

The penalty area was blocked by the Lakers players, Iverson was forced to pass the ball to the outside, and Snow missed the open mid-range shot from the basket.

The 76ers' blue-collar players are as good as the defense, the offensive end, and the hit rate is touching. If Iverson is surrounded by a group of 3D players, it will not be so easy for his opponent to double-team him.

Unfortunately, as long as coach Larry Brown is there, the 76ers will not have 3D players. They rarely practice three-pointers during training.

It is not appropriate to use the few three-pointers to describe Larry Brown's team, and it is right to say that he does not make a shot. He strictly requires every player to make more than five three-pointers in a game, it is like Brown's enemy who kills his father and must die.

Iverson averaged 6 three-point shots per game and made 2 goals in the rookie season. At this time, his overall shooting percentage was only 41.6%, but his scoring efficiency was higher than that now. He liked to shoot three-pointers. Then Brown joined the 76ers. Iverson's three-point shots in the second season plummeted to 2.9 times, and his overall shooting percentage rose to 46.1%, and began to break through.

Iverson was injured later, which was directly related to Brown's request for his playing style. A man with a height of 183cm and weighing 75 kilograms killed seven in and seven out in the penalty area in each game, and was knocked over by a tall opponent several times. Unless he was a robot, he would be injured.

In the 1995-96 season, when John Lucas was the 76ers coach, the 76ers averaged 17.5 three-pointers per game; in the 96-97 season, John Davis coached, and the team averaged 16.5 three-pointers per game; 97-98 Brown took over the 76ers, and the team made 9.9 three-pointers; in the 98-99 season, it dropped to 7.4 times; last season 7.8 times.

After Brown completed the transformation against the Sixers, they made fewer three-pointers than the Jazz, and they were the last in the league twice. Brown limited Iverson's three-pointer shots, and after his rookie season, Iverson never practiced three-pointers again.

Iverson was eager to shoot three-pointers in his bones. Last year, he participated in the three-point shooting competition on the weekend. During the game, he performed incorrectly but could still smile at the audience.

Well, this is either inaccurate. He only scored 6 points, just to play.

Iverson's shot was awkward to get the ball and couldn't find the rhythm. He ran out of time in the end and didn't finish his shot. The pitcher who often practiced three-pointers could not make such low-level mistakes.

In a sense, Brown harmed Iverson. If Iverson kept practicing three-pointers, his soft touch would definitely not be worse. If he mainly attacked with three-pointers outside the three-point line and took a three-pointer, Guo Xu would definitely be in trouble with him with one and a half steps away from him...
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