People with self-confidence can turn small into greatness and mediocrity into magic.

After the first three rounds of sweeps, the Lakers are not only stars, but also the role players have shown confidence.

On the offensive end, the biggest difference between the Lakers and the 76ers is the ball operation. After entering the playoffs, the Lakers have four players averaging more than 3 assists, while the least O'Neal has averaged 3. Kobe and Guo Xu have averaged more than 5 assists per game. In addition, Horry, Brian Shaw, Grant and Fisher can also quickly transfer the ball to their teammates.

Looking at the 76ers, all assists came from Iverson, Snow and McGee on the outside, and all the inside were blue-collar. Originally, Kukoc had a strong ability to support and pass the ball, and he could also withdraw the basket. He was sent to the Hawks in the middle.

The Lakers keep sharing the ball. Under the constraints of the Big Three, the role players naturally play more easily and more efficiently.

"The Lakers are not under pressure now, and they don't believe they will lose, which is very terrible."

Hovas said: "O'Neal's offense is super strong in the interior, and he double-teams him from the outside, Jason and Kobe will get another chance. I feel that if I want to defeat the Lakers, unless the stars perform poorly."

The three represent three positions, three play styles and different attack distances, which makes their ball rights well allocated.

If there is only the "ok combination", the 76ers can attack, because Kobe cannot make a three-pointer and likes to shoot near the penalty area. If he does not want to occupy the inside space, Kobe has to shoot a long-distance mid-range shot. This is an inefficient way of playing, and there is always someone in front of him.

In Guo Xu's previous life, although the 76ers lost the finals 1-4, the score difference in each game was not big, and they played very anxiously. With Brown's defensive system, both sides were able to compete.

Now the 76ers are not able to attack each other. The Lakers have more Guo Xu and less Taylon Lu. What is this?

Tyrone Lu's offensive ability is not worth mentioning. When he was on the court, Iverson could take a breath and recover his physical strength. Fisher also stood firm on the offensive end and waited for the ball and rarely made breakthroughs. Therefore, Iverson's defensive end was not very stressed in his previous life, and he was undoubtedly the least defensive pressure among the players of the two teams.

Now against Guo Xu, Iverson's defensive work has increased exponentially. He relaxed a little bit, and slowed down in chasing and defense may lead to the team's loss of points. The Lakers have one less marginal player, one more star, and are still a star with averaging 20+ scoring ability per game.

After the call, Brown emphasized defensive tactics and replaced Jumei-Injones with Snow. It would be impossible not to replace him. Jumei didn't perform on both offense and defense, and just ran back and forth. He didn't even adjust his mentality.

Just as the game started, Brown played the team's trump card in advance, but it was not timely in response to on-the-spot changes. If Snow did not play again, there would be no need to play next.

Brown said to Iverson alone: ​​"Allen, I believe you can beat that rookie and prove that you are the best with your actions."

Iverson nodded and swallowed unconsciously.

The 76ers advanced to the first two rounds of the game with a fighting spirit. At that time, they believed that fighting could determine the result of the game. This time it was different, and everyone could see the gap between the two sides.

Iverson knew very well that Guo Xu's strength was better than every point guard he encountered in the first three rounds and was a strong enemy.

Phil Jackson did not substitute or changed his tactics. He praised the players for a few words, asking them to just play, pay attention to passing the ball to O'Neal, and the triangle positions were connected to each other.

Jackson asked Guo Xu alone: ​​"When Iverson fights alone, you have to be unable to defend yourself on the court. Can you do it?"

Guo Xu smiled confidently and said, "I can do not help defend. I often fight against Kobe alone. In my opinion, Kobe is better than Iverson. I can limit him one-on-one. When he plays the pick-and-roll, teammates will help defend."

Jackson patted his shoulder and smiled, "Good words."

Guo Xu was not complimenting Kobe. He asked him to fight Iverson alone, but the result was definitely better than fighting Kobe. Kobe could use his height advantage to jump shots, especially turning around and leaning back to jump shots. He had no choice.

Iverson and Guo Xu are both 180cm. They are against each other. It is difficult to get rid of each other in the face frame. Iverson's shooting percentage is not as good as Kobe. If Iverson hadn't retired after playing for 14 seasons in his previous life, the Iron King of History might not have been Kobe.

The game continued, Snow took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Iverson, who was running without the ball. Grant switched to defend and kept a distance, prevented breakouts but not shots, Guo Xu caught up from behind to form a double team, and went forward to wait for an opportunity to steal.

Iverson has no room for breakthrough. Even if he can pass Grant, Guo Xu will catch up. O'Neal is waiting at the basket, so he chose to pass the ball to Teelon.

Teelon received the ball in the middle, and stopped a quick jump shot in the free throw line. He took another step forward and had to face O'Neal's interference. However, Grant could catch up again at this distance, jumped up his fingertips and gently touched the basketball, blocking it.

O'Neal picked up the ball and passed it to Guo Xu. Relying on the width of the court, Guo Xu led the half steadily, played a pick-and-roll with Grant in the middle, and broke through on the left with the ball.

Te Yilon knew that Guo Xu was fast and he kept up from the side when he changed defense, but he was a little slower after all and could not push Guo Xu directly outside the three-point line. Guo Xu brought it to 45 degrees, and observed Iverson's pursuit of defense with the aftermath of his eyes. He took a step towards Te Yilon and pulled the ball up, and found a double team to pass the ball to the middle with both hands.

Grant received the ball at an open space, and the free throw line easily hit the ball at a distance of a little behind.

19 to 3, Guo Xu was the first assist.

Zhang Heli smiled and said, "Beautiful, Guo Xu attracted a misplaced defense, and passed the ball and broke the double team."

Xu Jicheng said: "He performed like a No. 1 pick, and he performed better than Iverson in the opening game."

As the two were talking, the 76ers made a mistake in cooperation. Iverson passed the ball to McGee who was on the bottom line to the left corner. The latter stepped on the sideline when he received the ball and turned around, giving the ball rights to the Lakers.

The three-pointer at the bottom corner is closer than the three-pointer in other areas. As measured by numbers, the three-pointer at the bottom corner is 671cm away from the basket, which is 53cm less than the three-pointer at the top of the arc. The player uses the cover to quickly move to the other side to run the nearest distance. The angle of turning around to catch the ball and finishing the shooting is smaller than that at 45 degrees and the middle circle position, so it is easier for the pitcher, which will increase the hit rate accordingly.

In addition, in the half-court position, the baseline position and two 45 degrees are called x points by NBA. One hits the inside line, and the four x points positions on the outside line have the largest space and distance between each other, so when the ball is transferred to these positions, the opponent's defense distance is the farthest, and the space and time of attack will be calm. If there are opportunities in the two corners of the bottom line, the opponent's outside line needs to rotate at least twice to get in place, which also increases the chances of defenders making mistakes.

Therefore, bottom corner shooting is a position that all teams will practice, and the 76ers are no exception.

There is only one disadvantage of these two bottom corner catch shots, that is, the three-point line is only about 80cm away from the sideline. A person with a normal height of 180cm generally has a shoe size of 41-43. People with a height of 190cm are too big, and they will step on the line if they accidentally catch the ball.
Chapter completed!