On December 9, the Clippers came to the Wachovia Center to challenge the 76ers away.
After the players from both teams entered the stadium, the 'Basketball God's Eastern Tour Fan Meeting' began.
Li Ao and Gerald Wallace came to the opposite half to practice free throw shooting. Iverson also came to the side to practice mid-range shooting. Gerald Wallace was so busy that he served to two people.
After 10 shots, Li Ao asked: "Allen, won't you attend the fans meeting of the God of Basketball?"
Iverson responded: "I'm not interested. I want to play against you as soon as possible. When I could play last season, you were suspended. When you could play, I was injured. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time."
"I've been looking forward to it for a long time, but shouldn't you 'Jordan successors' be keeping an eye on Michael?"
Iverson tilted his head and responded: "No, I never want to be him. I like to play against him, but he is a player from the previous era. I pay more attention to my opponents, such as you."
"It's such an honor...but isn't it said that you never train? Why are you so interested today?"
Iverson rolled his eyes and said: "Who said I was here for training? I was competing with you in mid-range shooting. You only scored 9 just now, I scored 10, and I won."
"Wow, you look like a trapeze artist now. Come on, let's see who can jump and touch higher."
"Hahahahaha..."
Iverson smiled so big that his teeth were exposed.
The three top shooting guards all have aspects of each other that they dislike, are jealous of, or admire.
Although he said he didn't care who the league favored, Iverson and Kobe were unhappy with the fact that Carter was favored by the league. They were also unhappy with each other. The former was jealous of the latter's championship, and the latter was jealous of the former's MVP.
Carter likes to compare with Iverson and Kobe very much, but his honor, record, and points are not as good as these two, so he often says some sour words.
Not only does he love to compare with the two of them, but he also loves to 'fight' with all opponents, trying to outdo each other in some bits and pieces.
Iverson very much looked down on Carter's petty attitude. Although he judged that Li Ao's nonsense was not intended to be directed at Carter and was just a joke, it did not prevent him from listening happily.
After chatting for a while, the two continued to engage in the pre-match warm-up session.
After a while, the 'fan meeting' and Jordan's pre-game interview ended. Li Ao returned to the bench and listened to the coaching staff make the final arrangements before the game.
There was no adjustment. Gentry kept emphasizing defense. Li Ao looked at Larry Brown on the opposite side. Students are still very nervous and cautious when meeting teachers.
But he could hear the confidence in Gentry's voice.
This season's most amazing dark horse and most disappointing team are both among the Clippers' six consecutive away opponents.
The most amazing dark horse is naturally the Nets.
The most disappointing team is the opponent in front of Li Ao.
"Philadelphia 76ers, 10 wins and 9 losses, averaging 91.2 points per game, allowing 91.4 points per game, shooting 44.1% from the field, limiting opponents to 43.3% from the field, 29.9% from three-point range, and averaging three-point field goals per game 2.8…”
The defense is still top-notch, and the point control is the third lowest in the league. Only the Heat and Magic are one point lower than them.
However, the offensive performance has plummeted compared to last season. The introduction of Derrick Coleman not only failed to improve the 76ers' offense, but as Iverson's strength continued to improve, the team's offensive efficiency dropped sharply and the points scored Far lower than last season's 94.7 points.
The iron wave is getting stronger and stronger, and it is not impossible for the 76ers to average less than 90 points per game this season.
The 76ers' management didn't make more than this. After reaching the finals, their IQ seemed to have been exhausted, and each operation was more outrageous than the last.
For example, when other teams offered a maximum of 3 years and 24 million U.S. dollars in contracts, they completed a 4-year, 65 million contract extension with Mutombo, whose official age was 35 years old.
Magic head coach Doc Rivers laughed like a pig during an interview. It took him a while to control his expression and said: "The 76ers made the right decision. They kept a great center. This He's a four-time Defensive Player of the Year."
76ers fans can only laugh at themselves: Mutombo might have taken a bullet for our general manager.
This operation is equivalent to tying the 26-year-old Iverson's peak period with the 35-year-old Mutombo.
As for not giving Te'lon Hill, who averages 9 points and 9 rebounds per game, two years and US$13 million, and Matt Geiger, who averages 6+4 per game, for two years and US$16.9 million, the 76ers will The fans are all indifferent.
Operations that are unimaginable to normal people happened to the 76ers.
However, although the 76ers' strength has plummeted due to the management's manipulation, they are still a headache for every team after encountering them.
Two key words - defense and Allen Iverson.
"Allen Iverson, 26 years old, 183 cm, 77 kg, overall evaluation 98...averaged 44 minutes per game, 32 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6 assists and 2.8 steals per game..."
In terms of scoring, rebounding, assists, and steals, Iverson is even better than when he won the MVP last season and has entered his peak period.
The reason Gentry is confident but extra cautious is because the opponent has Iverson and defense.
Although the 76ers have nothing to do with the championship-level teams, they can still mess with it. Anyone who encounters them will have a headache, and the pace of the game is appallingly slow!
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At 5:58 in the evening, the referee informed the players of both teams to take the field.
Li Ao came to the technical stage, applied magnesium powder, walked onto the court, and the task prompt came!
"Answer:
Goal 1: Limit Allen Iverson to less than 30 points.
Goal 2: The host scores at least 25 points.
Reward: 1 speed basic attribute point. "
Li Ao recalled the 76ers game reports he watched in the past two days (へ)
Iverson's scoring distribution this season is obviously different from other scorers.
In those games when the 76ers easily defeated the Grizzlies, Bulls, and Warriors, Iverson only played more than 30 minutes and left work after scoring more than 20 points.
But against playoff teams such as the Lakers, Magic, Kings, Pistons, and Raptors, they all played the entire game and scored 35 points, 37 points, 38 points, 38 points, 58 points respectively...
It's a bit difficult to limit Iverson's scoring.
In 19 games, the 76ers only allowed two players to score 25+, Duncan and Carter, and even the top scoring players like Kobe, O'Neal, and Webber couldn't do it.
A task that directly rewards attribute points is really difficult!
Turning off the system and coming to the midline, Li Ao looked at the opposing starting lineup, Eric Snow, Iverson, Malik Rose, Derrick Coleman, and Mutombo.
Little O'Neal came to the center circle and felt the unkind eyes of the African mountain. He dismissed it.
He is lucky to have teammates such as Spider-Man, the God of Basketball, and Big Q.
At 6 o'clock in the evening, the Clippers' away game against the 76ers started.
O'Neal Jr. quickly bounced up and caught the ball before Mutombo, and the Clippers attacked first.
Li Ao came to the frontcourt, and Snow was not afraid of the more than ten centimeters height difference to get up against him.
Li Ao moved his position, and Snow stayed close to him, as if glued to him.
He moved a few more steps and saw that whether the ball was in Bibby's hands or Bibby passed it to Odom, Snow was between him and the ball.
This sense of position has been learned and learned.
Li Ao saw that Snow's strength rating was as high as 87. In the live broadcasts and videos he watched, this 191 cm, 93 kg guard with a stocky physique had to fight against tall guards such as McGrady, Ray Allen, and Houston. Advantage.
But guard against him...
Li Ao moved to the right side of the free throw line and blocked Snow behind him. Snow struggled to get around, but still failed to prevent Li Ao from catching the ball.
Snow lowered his center of gravity and held Li Ao's waist firmly.
Li Ao tried to lean in, but the opponent's foot was really stable! The top position is just right too!
He is fortunate that he did not follow Nowitzki's offensive line after entering the NBA, otherwise he would have been unable to do anything about it.
Taking a step closer, Li Ao turned around and rushed behind Snow. Before Snow turned around and got close to him, he stopped and jumped, and hit the mid-range shot one step away from the free throw line.
After scoring the goal, Li Aobi blew his gun and turned around to retreat.
He feels that if he scores 25 points tonight, he might have a chance!
When it comes to the 76ers' offense, who says Fisher is the strongest advancing defender in the league?
Eric Snow is!
In the past, when he advanced, he only needed to advance for Iverson. Iverson was tired and needed to recover slowly in a short period of time. He could still hold the ball and organize the offense.
But now, in addition to pushing for Iverson, we also have to push for Coleman.
But he didn't want to give the ball to Coleman. After reaching the frontcourt, he didn't even give Coleman a chance to ask for the ball and passed it directly to Iverson.
If Iverson takes the ball and attacks the ball, Coleman will be convinced.
In fact, he was not convinced at first. Everyone was the No. 1 pick and the best rookie, and he was still a senior. After the opening game, he had an argument with Iverson in the locker room.
After a quarrel, he gave in. He admitted that he was old and the first main attack point should be Iverson.
It was definitely not because he arrived at the parking lot that night and was about to start the engine, but the car was lifted up by a group of people. He was very grateful to Iverson's fanboy Speedy Claxton for calling Iverson's friends to let him know him. For a moment, he likes to make friends.
Iverson attacked with the ball and encountered Li Ao's defense.
In fact, Snow is the point guard and Iverson is the shooting guard. The two should have faced each other.
No one has ever said that Li Ao defends like a stupid tall man, but tonight, the commentator said so.
Li Ao was so shaken that he knew Iverson would go from the right, but he couldn't stop him at all.
This is different from the All-Star Weekend. During the All-Star Weekend, he is backed by Kidd, O'Neal, and Garnett. He is more confident and unrestrained on defense. In the club, he is more careful and cautious. The more things he needs to do, then The cleaner you are.
At this moment, he deeply felt that Tianzun's words were correct - playing in the All-Star Game will leave you with a gap.
With a huge sense of gap, he turned around... and saw Iverson slamming the basket hard.
It’s so ironic that no one is surprised at all.
O'Neal blocked Mutombo, and Odom was about to collect the defensive rebound. Coleman pushed Odom. The referee's whistle sounded and Coleman committed a foul on the rebound.
Odom doesn't have a good temper. His good temper is only in front of Spider-Man.
He turned around to return the favor to Coleman, but Iverson yelled, "Boy, calm down!"
Odom stopped his movements instantly, glanced at Iverson, and went up to stop the boss who was walking towards Coleman.
The head coaches of both teams stood up at the same time and made substitutions while the ball was dead.
At this moment, neither Larry Brown nor Gentry were worried about a conflict on the court at all. They were both extremely confident and felt that it would not be his side that would suffer in the conflict.
Gentry replaced Odom with Matt Halprin, and Larry Brown replaced Coleman with Raja Bell.
Li Ao followed Iverson and ran to the front court. As he ran, he asked: "Are you deliberately creating conflicts and trying to make us lose our composure?"
Iverson pursed his lips and asked, "I said yes, do you believe it?"
"That's not, you know, a Coleman kind of guy, and I put him in the hospital and everyone would be applauding me."
"Haha, Spider-Man, you can't scare me. You are calmer than anyone else. How about I tell you his license plate number? Or should I take you there directly after the game?"
Li Ao reached the three-point line and was stuck by Snow again. Iverson ran to the top arc and waited for Bibby to come over.
Li Ao went directly to the right side of the free throw line and looked at his teammates and opponents whose body movements were even bigger... Who said that all black people have brains full of muscles? The answer to the seemingly thick eyebrows and big eyes is that the person who claims to be 183cm tall has grown to have 381 tricks!
No matter which side is causing the conflict, a group of NBA players whose bodies are mainly made up of muscles will take the lead.
If a conflict really breaks out, the two sides will push and push each other for a while, and then the referee will separate them. Once the energy is vented, it will be over. In most cases, both parties will calm down.
But the conflict didn't start, it just almost came to a conflict, which made both sides simmer in anger.
Who is better off? Of course, it is more beneficial to the 76ers, the leading team in iron-blooded defense!
Li Ao caught the ball from a high position and hit Snow with his back, and continued to turn around and break through.
In the last round, he felt that he had a hand at 25 points, but now he said, "Fuck!"
As soon as he turned around, Malik Rose got in his face!
Li Ao calmly grabbed the ball and turned sideways to look for Odom. Snow was turned around and moved between Li Ao and Odom. His sense of position and decisiveness of movement were breathtaking!
Li Ao failed to hit the ball at the first time and stopped the ball. It was not a rational choice to turn around and shoot directly. Malik Rose, who was close to him, weighed more than 110 kilograms.
Fortunately, his arms were long enough to avoid Malik Rose's hand for the ball. Malik Rose did not go around to grab the ball. The rest of the 76ers' defense was not impulsive. No one tried to steal the ball. He waited patiently. When Jordan arrived, he ran over to answer.
Defending Jordan was Raja Bell.
Jordan received the ball and feinted a shot, but the opponent didn't falter at all. He took a step and suddenly pulled up a fadeaway jumper... Laga Bell made accurate judgment and immediately pressed forward to interfere.
Jordan's hammering sound is even clearer than Iverson's, with a resonance unique to the God of Basketball.
Brother Choke is very defensive!
Li Ao took a look at Raja Bell's player evaluation report. The overall rating was only 69, but the defensive rating was as high as 84!
Different from the original time and space where Laga Bell was not taken seriously under Larry Brown, the 76ers here failed to introduce Matt Halprin and also lost George Lynch in the trade for Coleman. Larry Brown was forced to use the second-year player Prince, who averaged 3 points and 1 rebound per game in his rookie season with the Pistons, to bring in second-year Raja Bell as the main force.
You don’t need to know that once he used it, Laga Bell became Larry Brown’s favorite player.
Ragnarok Bale is 196 centimeters tall and weighs 97 kilograms. He is strong and has rough defensive moves. At the age of 25, his physical condition is at its peak. He studied vegetarian nutrition and studied in college for 5 years and played 5 games in college. After playing in Europe for another year, his defensive skills matured and he became a rising new defensive force.
Li Ao, who was retreating, thought about whether to tell the God of Basketball to be careful about his neck, but thinking about an old gun like Jordan, he didn't need to remind him.
Advancing defender Snow came to the frontcourt, and Li Ao was ready to defend against singles.
Unexpectedly, Iverson didn't ask for the ball, but ran along the middle and into the inside.
No more status in the music world? The symphony has just started the first chapter, which is not the style of the answer.
With confusion, Li Ao followed in, but did not go deep. Iverson could go around wherever he liked, so he could just wait for the other party to come out.
There's no white chocolate on the opposite side, so you don't have to worry about a ball flying under your armpit.
Iverson ran out from the three-second zone, and Li Ao moved to the left elbow area to intercept Iverson's baseline pass and mid-range shot.
When Iverson ran out, Snow started a pick-and-roll attack with Malik Rose in the top arc.
A very simple pick-and-roll attack, Snow rushed from the right, Malik Rose cut in from the left, and Mutombo went around the baseline to prepare for the response.
Snow relied on his speed to successfully get rid of Matt Halprin, who was changing defense, and broke into the inside.
Li Ao didn't care about that side. With O'Neal there, he took a few steps up to block the cutting Malik Rose.
Snow burst into the depths and passed the ball to the left baseline. Li Ao was already prepared and turned around to make up for Iverson. Whether Iverson caught the ball in the mid-range and shot, or cut in to catch the ball and attack the frame, he was confident at this distance. …
Iverson took a step outside the left sideline of the three-second zone to catch the ball. When he received the ball, he stepped into the three-second zone with one foot. He quickly bounced up, as if his legs were equipped with propellers. He jumped up and his head was even with the backboard. Hand slams the ball into the basket.
After landing, Iverson raised his head and said to Li Ao, whose eyes were wide open: "We can compete to see who can jump higher!"
Li Ao came to his senses and responded: "I don't, you should go and compete with Fisher."
Iverson turned and ran to the backcourt. Not to mention the brainless New York group, his fists were tight.
This big spider is not as smelly as the high school student in the City of Lakes, but it is even more infuriating.
The 76ers retreated very quickly, and Snow and Laga Bell still had delays in advancing. Li Ao did not start a fast break, which wasted energy. He ran slowly forward.
He didn't expect that the 76ers actually played tactics... Can this thing be called tactics? It's just a tactic.
It's a pity that this tactic can't be copied. Other conditions are easy to find. You can find a few people to get it together. It's also easy to find a small player who can be ignored by the opponent when he is at the bottom line. They have even smaller ones, even 1.7 meters tall. arrive.
But the 76ers may be the only one who can stand still, catch the ball, take one step and jump up to a height of more than one meter without a run-up!
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Today is just 5,000 words. I’m a little tired. I need to take a shower and go to bed early. I took half a month off and went back to work. After a busy day, Xiaofeng will try to find time to finish the work early tomorrow and write 15,000 words~
(End of chapter)
