In the NBA, player battles like tonight's game are definitely one of fans' favorite events.
But at the end of the day, basketball is a team sport.
After all, even if Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single game in the future, the Lakers would not be able to win without the other 41 points scored by the rest of the Lakers.
In this game, Larry Brown had a good idea.
After Iverson returned, the 76ers finally had a stable scoring spot.
Therefore, as long as the 76ers can guard the Wizards, he can use his defensive philosophy to teach Wang Shuo, an outlier, a lesson.
But Larry Brown might not believe it.
As of now, the best defensive team in the East this season is not the Philadelphia 76ers he coaches.
But it was the alien in his eyes tonight, the Washington Wizards led by Wang Shuo.
No way, no way, no one really believes that Wang Shuo is an offensive coach, right?
It is true that Wang Shuo likes to play better in games, but whether he is building a team lineup or recruiting assistants, Wang Shuo's priority has always been defense.
In fact, compared with Larry Brown, Wang Shuo is the real "pervert".
For example, when playing against the Celtics, Wang Shuo enjoyed watching the super wings in his team torturing Pierce on the court.
In the first quarter of the game, when Iverson was scoring points for the 76ers on the court, Barkley, who "didn't understand football" on TNT TV, first noticed something was wrong.
It is true that Iverson, who is so excited to kill, feels extremely hot tonight.
But why after half a quarter of this game, the 76ers...
But lagging behind the Wizards?
On the court, when entering the first official timeout, the score between the two teams was 15 to 13.
In the first half of the first quarter, Iverson, who made 5 of 7 shots, scored a total of 11 points for the 76ers including the extra penalty.
But his other four teammates only made 1 of 6 shots.
As for the Wizards, although they only hit one goal in the next three shots, in addition to Arenas who scored 8 points for the team, Jordan, Hamilton, and Artest all opened their scoring accounts in the game.
After the official timeout, Wang Shuo replaced Jordan and replaced Haywood and Gasol as partners in the paint.
Although they know that it is unrealistic to limit Iverson's breakthrough, in Wang Shuo's view, the Wizards cannot always allow Iverson to get as comfortable shooting opportunities under the basket as before.
On the court, the Wizards have the ball.
After Arenas and Gasol picked and rolled in the top arc, Gasol quickly went down.
In the three-second zone, Mutombo did not dare to neglect and immediately stuck to Gasol.
But at the moment when Arenas received the lob, Gasol directly passed the ball to Haywood, who had just replaced Jordan.
Haywood got the ball and used his strength on the spot, dunking successfully with both hands!
Mutombo, who was about to turn around and serve the baseline ball, was very puzzled as to why Haywood was open at the basket.
Coleman, who saw that he was dissatisfied, spread his hands innocently.
Through God’s perspective, TNT TV station, Barkley reviewed the Wizards’ tactics for the fans in front of the TV: “Actually, after the pick-and-roll between Gilbert and Paul, the Wizards dismantled the 76ers very easily. defensive system.
Because after Allen lost his defensive position, the 76ers had to have someone on the wing to delay Gilbert.
But in this way, the other side of the 76ers will inevitably have a situation where they play less and play more.
Brandon is the only player with less offensive threat on the Wizards field, so it was not difficult for the 76ers players to make a choice at that moment. "
In Barkley's view, there was no problem with the 76ers' defensive handling just now.
The real problem is...
Gasol's quick and clever move on the way down.
Unlike O'Neal who prefers to stay in the low post, Wang Shuo remembers that the Lakers during the "Ke's Wife" period were not as dominant as the "OK" era, but in a sense, the Lakers during the "Ke's Wife" era were The Lakers are the ones who really brought the triangle offense to life.
If you have been lucky enough to watch the Lakers games in these two periods, you will easily find that the role players of the Lakers in the "OK" period did not move as much on the court as they did in the "Kesao" period.
Because of O'Neal's dominance in the low post, your role players on the field are more threatening standing still than running around.
But this way.
Once O'Neal's physical fitness declines, the Lakers can only bet that Kobe's touch can help O'Neal get through this physical peak.
In addition, in the later period of "OK", O'Neal became less and less fond of playing pick-and-rolls, which is why they were so embarrassed by the Kings in the tiebreaker.
Even die-hard Lakers fans at the time had to admit that if Stern hadn't helped the Lakers at the most critical moment, the Kings would have been the team that should have reached the Finals.
Jordan, who was sitting on the sidelines drinking water, found that only when he returned to the bench to rest could he realize how strong this ever-evolving Wizards really was.
"Without me, are you confident that you can lead this Wizards to the finals?" Looking at Wang Shuo sitting back on the bench, Jordan suddenly asked Wang Shuo a question that he really wanted to know the answer to at this moment.
Hearing this, Wang Shuo replied without hesitation: "If it weren't for you, I would be thinking about who should be selected as the No. 1 pick next year."
Jordan was amused by Wang Shuo's answer, "Can you tell the truth? Don't care about my feelings."
Wang Shuo said with a serious face: "I am telling the truth. Michael, without you, I would definitely advise the team to prepare for next season in advance.
Because in my opinion, in the NBA, the championship is the only goal.
But without you, no matter how talented this Wizards is, they are destined to be unable to aim for a championship in the short term. "
At this moment, Wang Shuo was not flattering Jordan.
Because if there is no boss Joe, let alone whether he can persuade Unseld to get him this team.
Even if he can get this team, without the prestige of Boss Joe, how will he be able to control the Wizards' locker room?
In addition, from a technical and tactical level.
Whether it's Hamilton or Gasol...
Or Arenas, Artest, Crawford.
None of them have the hard-solving ability like Boss Qiao.
Let's use the Lakers during the "Kesao" period as an example.
Why are the Lakers in the "Kesao" era no matter how agile they are, but they can't compare to the Lakers in the "OK" era?
Because at the most critical moment, they went from being able to solve the problem with "OK" to a situation where only Kobe could solve it.
In the 2007/08 season, in the famous Lake-Kaike battle, the Celtics' thinking at the time was very clear.
This is the only hard solution to attack you Lakers to death.
And by the 2009/10 season, even the Celtics, whose state was far inferior to that of the 07/08 season, used the same method to create a lot of trouble for the Lakers.
On the court, after the first quarter, the away Wizards led 27-21.
In the second quarter of the game, Larry Brown, who was very dissatisfied with the team's defense, issued a death order to the 76ers players on the field.
As the defensive level of the 76ers players on the court continues to improve, and the referee's defensive penalties tonight are relatively loose, Wang Shuo also looked at Jordan affectionately on the sidelines.
"Look, Michael, now it's time for us to need you." Wang Shuo looked at Jordan and said.
After hearing this, Jordan found that he still liked Wang Shuo better than Phil Jackson back then.
This is not because Wang Shuo's big Kazi Lauder eyes are so charming, but because, in Jordan's view, Wang Shuo understands him better than Phil Jackson.
After Wang Shuo applied for a substitution in front of the technical stage, and before waiting for the dead ball to come out, Jordan finally asked Wang Shuo a question, "If it were me at my peak, what kind of tactics would you design for me?"
Wang Shuo thought for a while and said, "I will buy a whole box of Lay's potato chips and then quietly watch you play."
Jordan glared at Wang Shuo: "Be serious."
Wang Shuo pondered for two seconds and then said: "It's too complicated and I'll talk to you later when I have time. To put it simply, I will still focus on the triangle offense like Phil. But...
I will equip more shooters on the outside who can shoot to reduce the pressure on you on the court and increase your outlet when encountering double teams. "
"Are you so sure that I will pass the ball when I'm double-teamed?" Jordan said with a slight raise in his mouth.
Wang Shuo nodded and said: "I have no doubt that Michael Jordan at his peak could play one on two, one on three, or even one on four.
But I believe that Michael Jordan has never been the kind of person who plays to show off his skills to others. "
At the Wachovia Center, Jordan returned to the court after "Martial Saint" cut off the baseline from Halprin's pass to Mutombo.
At this time, the lineups of both sides are:
Wizards: Haywood, Jordan, Jackson, Jefferson, Crawford.
76ers: Mutombo, Coleman, Halprin, McGee, Iverson.
So far tonight, Larry Brown has not made any substitutions except for Uncle Mu who was taken off the court in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter and took a rest.
Wang Shuo really admires these 76ers players from the bottom of his heart.
I don’t know how Larry Brown usually trains them. They can actually be so disciplined in defense even after playing for such a long time.
On the court, after the 76ers sent the baseline ball, Iverson hit a short half-stop jumper.
31 to 27.
Come back and the Wizards attack.
Since Gasol is not there, the Wizards' offensive triangle at this time is obviously not strong enough to prevent the 76ers players from flanking Boss Joe.
However, at the moment when McGee was flanking Jordan, Jordan's left hand, which was originally protecting the basketball, suddenly grabbed the basketball with one hand, and after a slight spin to the outside, he kicked his legs violently!
This pedaling is so leisurely and free.
The introduction is Michael Jordan.
Nothing fancy.
Swish——!
Throughout the 1990s, what Jordan's opponents feared most was never Jordan's dunks or pull-ups.
But this...
There is no solution for leaning back and pulling out.
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