On the court, after the jump ball, the 76ers took the lead.
From the high post, Iverson shook off Arenas' defense with a leisurely left-hand change to his right.
Wang Shuo, who saw this scene on the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
I can't even pull him back!
This kind of one-on-one single-point explosion makes it difficult for teammates to wipe Arenas's ass in the first place.
Iverson suddenly stopped dribbling and hit a half-shot basket.
0 to 2.
On TNT TV, Barkley, whose life has been unsatisfactory recently, feels that he has finally found an opportunity to counter Wang Shuo. He commented: "I don't deny that Wang Shuo does have a certain coaching talent.
But was he taking things too far tonight? He just said in an interview with the live host that Gilbert Arenas will be the key player for the Wizards tonight.
But can Gilbert Arenas really guard Allen Iverson? "
On the sidelines, Kenny Smith echoed: "Judging from the results of the first round matchup between the two teams tonight, it is indeed difficult for Gilbert to effectively restrict Allen in one-on-one defense."
As the shortest No. 1 pick in NBA history, the "HC" rules cannot restrict Iverson, let alone Arenas?
In the future, when many people complain about Iverson's career shooting percentage, they seem to have forgotten what kind of defensive level this "183" scored those magic goals.
Throughout his career, Iverson has a 56.5% finishing rate at the basket.
Although this data is slightly inferior to another "183" Chris Paul in the future.
But Iverson's career average of 6 shots per game at the basket is much higher than Paul's average of 2.3 shots per game.
From the beginning tonight, Wang Shuo never thought about guarding Iverson.
Because in this era, even if you replace coach Lu, you will at most give Iverson another chance to get over his head.
Come back and the Wizards attack.
Jordan and Artest took the initiative to smoke in the bottom corner, and Gasol moved up to the top arc to create a wall for Arenas.
Iverson defended very actively and tried desperately to steal the ball from Arenas.
And it was at this moment that Arenas suddenly dribbled the ball to the left with the help of Gasol's huge body, and withdrew into the vast sea and sky.
Thanks to Mutombo's scalp-numbing performance when the two teams met for the first time, Gasol's pick-and-roll bomb made Mutombo afraid to cover Arenas.
After all, it doesn't matter if you were shown off by a rookie in the first match. At least you can still explain it to others. That's because you are not familiar with Gasol's playing style yet.
But if this game is shown off again...
Then why do you want Mutombo to face the elders of Philadelphia?
From the outside, Arenas, who noticed that Iverson was out of position, did not hesitate and decisively kicked his legs, stayed in the air, and shook his wrists!
Swish——!
What an Answer.Ball with a perfect arc!
After scoring the three-pointer, while hammering his chest, Arenas pointed to the Wizards' bench.
On the sidelines, Wang Shuo was very happy to see Arenas thinking of himself after scoring a goal.
But he didn't like the way Arenas celebrated just now.
In Wang Shuo's opinion, this kind of thumping of the chest and feet, which is like "breaking down a house with two havoc", is too ordinary and not domineering and manly enough.
On the court, a rookie returned an Answer.Ball, and Iverson's competitive spirit was instantly provoked by Arenas.
After holding the ball for half the game, Iverson first handed the ball to Halprin, who stepped forward to respond, and then pulled it to the right side of the court.
Seeing this, the 76ers players very consciously ran to the left half, giving Iverson a stage to perform.
How fast is Iverson's first step?
On the wing, Arenas, who had been mentally prepared to pounce on Iverson's right hand early in the morning, didn't even react and was left behind by Iverson.
The introduction is the NBA version of "Flying Thunder God".
Black Flash in Philadelphia!
Even if you knew I was going to the right, you couldn't stop me!
Iverson dribbled all the way to the basket and sent the ball into the basket against Gasol.
At the same time, the baseline referee blew his whistle.
A foul is committed, the ball is scored, and a penalty is added.
Almost instantly, the atmosphere at Wachovia Center was ignited by Iverson's layup.
The fans chanted Iverson's name crazily and cheered "MVP, MVP" for him.
On the bench of the 76ers, Larry Brown was obviously very satisfied with his disciple's performance tonight.
Although he has always kept his emotions and anger secret, when Iverson scored just now, Larry Brown's action of pushing up his glasses with the word "proud" written on his face still betrayed him.
Hey, when Allen comes back tonight, I don’t believe I can’t deal with you, you little guy!
On the sidelines, when Iverson was about to execute the free throw, Wang Shuo deliberately pulled Arenas aside.
On TNT TV, Barkley and Smith were all guessing what tasks Wang Shuo was assigning to Arenas.
But the two brothers may not believe it.
Wang Shuo did not assign any special tasks to Arenas, nor did he remind him how to defend Iverson.
"Remember the celebration I told you before?" Wang Shuo said, patting Arenas on the shoulder.
Arenas swallowed and said, "Isn't this too crazy, coach?"
Wang Shuo pointed at the 76ers fans behind him and said, "It's such a great stage tonight, do you really just want to be a role player for the rest of your life?"
This sentence successfully hit Arenas' heart.
Wang Shuo likes to watch the stars perform on the court, and he also knows that in this business league, stories are the eternal classics.
Tonight, Wang Shuo didn't just want to win. He also hoped that Arenas could use this game to complete his transformation.
For young players like Arenas, in addition to daily hard training, it is equally important to build confidence on the court.
For example, after receiving the experience package of Mutombo not long ago, does anyone still dare to talk about Gasol's rookie status?
For example, after Xiao Yao in Wang Shuo's memory beat up Chandler, he immediately established absolute confidence that he could play in the NBA.
For another example, after Wang Shipeng beats Slovenia in the future, you can clearly find that in the international arena, there is no three-pointer that this guy dare not throw.
Of course, the story that the men's basketball team was once the only giant in Asia that could defeat the European powerhouses is too science fiction for future fans, so let's not list it for now.
On the court, after Iverson made the extra free throw, Arenas' eyes were always fixed on the text that Wang Shuo had written on the palm of his right hand with a marker just after communicating with him.
"The best shooter in the NBA, Gilbert Arenas."
At this moment, I don't know why.
Anyway, Arenas just felt like he could no longer hear the cheers of the fans around him.
All he could see were the four teammates on the field, the five players on the opposing team, and the man standing on the sidelines for whom he was willing to do anything.
Take a deep breath, catch the ball, dribble, and cross half court.
Lower the center of gravity and stabilize the basketball.
In the 76ers' half, facing Iverson's crazy harassment, before his brain could react, Arenas' right hand instinctively changed hands behind his back and handed the ball to his left hand.
Then, under the shocked look on Gasol's face, who had not yet been promoted to a high position, and under the shocked look on Crawford's face on the Wizards bench...
I saw that Arenas actually moved the basketball that was originally in his left hand through his back again to his right hand with lightning speed!
Iverson, who pounced too hard, never expected that the rookie in front of him had such a unique skill.
However, at this moment, he has lost his defensive position, how can he have time to think about it?
Turning his head to look at Arenas, who was ready to kick off the ground, Iverson did the only last thing he could do in this defense.
Open your arms as much as possible to interfere with Arenas' shot.
But, no matter how good Iverson's static talent is.
His interference can hardly affect Arenas, who is a full 10 centimeters taller than him.
Introduction is the most bullying part of basketball.
Kick your legs.
Stay in the air.
Shake your wrist.
At this moment, Arenas, who was extremely focused, felt that the basket was as wide as the sea for him.
So much so that neither he nor Iverson, who was busy fighting to the death, noticed.
At this moment, the two of them were still one meter away from the top arc three-point line.
On the bench of the 76ers, since Arenas' shot was very close to Larry Brown on the sidelines, when Larry Brown noticed Arenas's confident expression, he was both puzzled and puzzled. He, at this moment, really wanted to crack open Arenas's brain and see what he was thinking.
On the Wizards' bench, Wang Shuo had already raised his right hand in advance and made a three-point gesture.
Wang Shuo admitted that he did gamble on this goal.
But when Arenas turned around and looked at him immediately after shooting the basketball and raised his arms, Wang Shuo knew that even if Arenas messed up the ball in the end, he would never regret it!
There is such a player who listens to you, trusts you, and is willing to fight for you.
What do you want from me?
On the court, when the basketball shot by Arenas flew towards the hoop in an almost perfect arc, many fans at the scene noticed the almost crazy linkage between Arenas and Wang Shuo.
Without absolute trust in each other.
Let me ask, how could such a crazy scene happen?
Swish——!
silence.
Incomparable silence.
Under the disbelieving gazes of nearly 20,000 fans at the Wachovia Center, how sweet and melodious is the sound of the hollow basketball rinsing the net at this moment?
On the court, looking at Arenas who had already rushed all the way to Wang Shuo, Jordan suddenly thought of the reason why he appointed Wang Shuo to take charge of this Wizards.
"Don't give up hope even at the last moment. Basketball games are never determined by the score. If you give up now, the game will truly be over." (Note ①)
Maybe the young coach really has little experience.
But even Michael Jordan has to admit it.
Recently, even he has been influenced by Wang Shuo.
If miracles had color.
So why can't it be Wizards Blue?
On TNT TV, after a few seconds of silence, Kenny Smith commented: "This is definitely the craziest scene I have ever seen in my commentary career!
Ladies and gentlemen, if you have just turned on your TV screen, I can only say sorry to you here.
Because you missed a historic moment that is destined to be mentioned repeatedly in the future! "
The opening scene was a blast.
Two Iverson-style personal heroics.
Rookie Arenas's two Answer.Balls.
And Wang Shuo and Arenas' extremely arrogant early celebration linkage.
Barkley, who was still questioning Wang Shuo before, now knows very well that it is wise to choose to put his hands aside and give in. So he sighed with emotion: "I won't say that this game is the best game so far this season." It’s a nice game to watch, but it’s the truth!”
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