Sometimes the game gets worse and worse when the momentum is overpowered by others. The Bobcats, who once showed momentum, can also defeat the Spurs with a buzzer beater from Morrison, not to mention the two teams, which are already about the same strength.
The Celtics' offense was extremely difficult. LaFrentz moved to the outside and Mark Blount also mentioned the high position, leaving the empty inside to Pierce. Pierce is more than ten pounds heavier than Robinson, and he has the strongest small forward.
Using his back muscles, he forced his way into the basket with Robinson's back and scored the ball.
Here, Iverson worked hard to score a goal, but over there, Iverson seemed to be in no one's land. LaFrentz and Blount's lack of mobility slowed down the Celtics' entire defensive rotation.
Speed, for Iverson, even a single oversight may allow him to score 30 or 40 points tonight.
Even if they miss, Dalembert and Thomas' excellent frontcourt fighting ability has caused enough trouble for the Celtics.
Payton's spirit seems to have disappeared after the disintegration of the Lakers' four kings. He is completely in a state of retirement. Facing Iverson, he can't even make the most basic breakthroughs and shots. He has no offensive ability at all, although his passing skills are still there.
Yes, but due to the single point of attack, the ball can only be passed forcefully to the star player.
When the score reached 18-9, Rivers finally couldn't sit still and the Celtics called a timeout.
"Move! Move! Keep moving! The big men have to fight with them at the basket. When they go to the outside, they have to open up and create opportunities for Paul to get into the inside. Instead of just blindly shooting from a long distance, if the big man shoots from a long distance
Will lose rebounds and give the 76ers a chance to counterattack..." Rivers shouted over and over again.
After the timeout, Payton was replaced by Marcus Banks, and Ricky Davis was replaced by Tony Allen, who later perfectly restricted Kobe in the Finals.
Although Banks is of average height, he moves extremely fast. Tony Allen can also bring defense and impact to the team. They will be the first defensive gate to restrict Iverson.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the game, Iverson suddenly passed to Aaron McGee on the outside. Tony Allen stabbed out diagonally, intercepted the ball, and was unguarded during the counterattack. He took off one step inside from the free throw line.
, a big windmill slam dunk, and the fans in the audience were activated again.
Heinsohn shouted: "Tony Allen————!!! A perfect dunk, his name will definitely appear on the top ten balls today!"
When it was the 76ers' turn to attack, all the fans in the North Shore Garden Arena shouted along with Heinsohn and Gorman: Defense! Defense! Defense!
Marcus Banks is 1.88 meters tall but weighs 93 kilograms. He is completely like a high-speed small tank. His playing style is more like Lowry of the Rockets later, while Iverson is 1.83 meters tall.
At 74 kilograms, he is not at the same weight as Banks. The most rare thing is that Banks is very fast, otherwise he would not have been selected with the 13th pick in 2003 when there were so many talents.
Banks was selected to the NCAA's All-Defensive Team in his senior year, which is enough to show that his defense at the point guard position is above average. Sure enough, Iverson didn't ask for anything as much as before after facing off against Banks.
, and Tony Allen and Pierce are also cutting off the connection between him and McGee and Robinson.
The 76ers also made changes according to the situation on the court. The shooting guard was replaced by the all-around breakup Salmons, and the small forward position was replaced by young AI Iguodala. If we talk about Tony Allen's running and jumping
If his ability is superior, Iguodala can be described as abnormal.
After this lineup was replaced, the 76ers became faster. Although Iguodala is a newcomer, he is much better than the big dog Robinson who is declining in form. He has stronger confrontation ability and faster reaction speed.
This also makes it impossible for Pierce to get the ball easily to a certain extent. He must squeeze Iguodala firmly behind him before he can get the ball.
Pushing and squeezing each other during defense, Iguodala and Pierce's bodies were so firmly stuck together that even their breath could hit each other's face when they faced each other.
Pierce swayed for a moment, but Iguodala didn't stagger. He swayed again and made the move bigger. Iguodala finally jumped up. Pierce was half a beat slower than Iguodala and jumped up. Iguodala jumped up.
Darla stopped blocking the shot, but his body still hit Pierce. Pierce threw the ball after the collision. The whistle sounded, and the ball hit the basket the moment Pierce landed.
2+1! Pierce then hit the extra free throw and recovered three points.
There were four and a half minutes left in the first quarter, but the game had already reached 25-18. Pierce's 2+1 successfully brought the score to within 10 points. This is the role of stars, but they cannot open up the situation.
He dared to withstand the pressure and shoot when no one was confident.
Off the court, Milicic's blood was racing. He imagined over and over again in his mind how he would choose his position and cooperate with Pierce if he were on the court. NBA games are completely different from those in the Olympics. Milicic's body and consciousness are still weak.
It is more inclined to international basketball. There is no unlimited zone defense in the international arena, which means that Iverson in the Olympics cannot even exert 60% of his usual energy. This is the case for Iverson, Duncan, and James.
This must be the case. Thinking of this, a fire burned in Milicic's chest. There were so many obstacles in front of him. He wanted to level them one by one and finally reach the top.
I will not lose to Brown! Milicic said to himself secretly.
The 76ers were attacking on the field. Iverson held the ball and went outside the three-point line. The 76ers team opened up and Iverson wanted to attack one-on-one. Iverson shouted: "Paul! Come out for a one-on-one!"
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The opponent called you by name and shouted, "If you don't dare to play, you are giving up. This will greatly damage the morale of the team. As the boss, how could Pierce allow such a thing to happen? Pierce came out to confront Iverson.
Pierce was pressing his body against Iverson, hoping to disrupt Iverson's pace, but the little man made a street ball action at this time. The ball passed under Pierce's crotch and went directly into the basket.
In an open space, Iverson actually scratched LaFrentz on the side and then took a rebound shot. The ball went in and the penalty was added!
Here, LaFrentz had already received two fouls in the first quarter. Iverson was not in a hurry to make free throws, but pointed at Milicic off the court and said: "Come up here! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
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As expected, Rivers replaced Milicic. After Iverson made the extra free throw, he smiled at Milicic and said: "I haven't forgotten the Olympics!"
