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Chapter 205 With Iverson around, it's [-]-[-] against anyone!

This is a purely talented style of play, and the Magic are clearly bullying the height of the 76ers' perimeter.

Iverson is 1 meters and Snow is 83 meters.

The Magic pick and roll, Iverson can only watch, if the 76ers move inside.

Hill or McGrady's air cuts can easily penetrate the 76ers' basket.

The four guarantees and one tactic may be very useful against ordinary teams.

For a team like the Magic, which has half a dozen swingmen, it will be very blind. However, the Magic's inside line has an advantage.

In fact, the Magic singled out can make the 76ers very passive, and now they are playing pick-and-roll tactics.

Iverson's defense will be infinitely magnified.

Larry Brown could see it clearly and called a timeout directly.

However, he knew in his heart that this was of no use.

As long as Iverson is at the core, this flaw will be targeted by the opponent.

This is why the 76ers and Bucks played very painfully.

With Iverson around, it's [-]-[-] against anyone.

This physical talent was originally not suitable for the championship team.

Up to the NBA Finals, they were all teams with almost no shortcomings.

How can someone like Iverson, who lets defense start at the start, go far in the playoffs?
In Li Mu's previous life.

In the 00/01 season, the 76ers reached the finals.

I have to say that Iverson at his peak is incomparably stronger.

However, looking at his opponents, it is not surprising.

None of the other teams are ready to break out of the Eastern Conference.

The 76ers did a good job. Halfway through the season, they traded Mutombo to reduce their shortcomings and became the strongest team in the Eastern Conference.

Pacers, just rebuilding.

The Raptors have just lost their luxury perimeter, McGrady and Christie, both left.

The Bucks have three muskets, but the interior is rotten.

The 76ers have Mutombo, Tyrone Hill and Maggie Geiger, and their internal strength is much stronger than other teams.

Coupled with the departure of Knicks Ewing, the core of the Hornets was dug out, the Heat's Mourning was reimbursed due to kidney disease, and finally the Magic, Hill was injured, and Duncan didn't come.

Weather, location, and people.

The 76ers took all of them. Except for the Pacers who were 3-1 in the first round, the semifinals against the Raptors and the Eastern Conference Bucks were all tie-breakers.

Playing so hard is not without reason.

In the rest area, Larry Brown let Iverson hit a breakthrough point and lost an unknown three-point shot.

Defensively, you can only watch and play.

The game is back.

Iverson was annoyed by Larry Brown, saying he couldn't shoot three-pointers?
I want to vote for you to see.

Outside the three-point line, Iverson still listened to half of Larry Brown's words.

For example, press the offensive rhythm and consume offensive time.

Waited until the last 5 seconds before starting, breaking through, making a sharp change of direction, throwing off Armstrong, and retreating outside the three-point line.

Twist, jump, shoot...

Bang-dang-!
Hit the iron.

Larry Brown rushed to the sidelines, yelling something.

Iverson was unmoved.

His Larry Brown relationship wasn't great.

He needs to be free.

Larry Brown needs to be "not free" and play his "proper basketball."

Iverson has everything Larry Brown hates.

Ego, no defense, no discipline, disobedient, a lot of off-court problems.

However, the two joined together.

Iverson needs credit.

Larry Brown needs to prove himself.

In order to win, everything else can be compromised.

"Iverson hit Jiba again.

He should be hitting the rim, which is his biggest weapon all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Now he has to give up and use his poor shooting to solve his combat power.

This is too capricious.

And this is Iverson, he may become an angel on the court, or he may become a devil on the court. "

On the field.

The Magic fought back.

The 76ers returned to defense quickly from the outside.

However, it's useless, whether Iverson returns to defense or not, it has no effect on defense.

Hill and McGrady teamed up and blasted the basketball into the basket again.

Next, Iverson's offensive efficiency declined, and he continued to attack and failed to score.

Finally, there were foul free throws, so the game didn't get any worse.

Iverson scored the ball, his teammates focused on defense, and the shooting felt frozen.

On the Magic side, Duncan was unstoppable, and Hill suddenly broke out.

Coupled with McGrady's counterattack, the Magic gradually expanded their lead.

After the first quarter, the score was 33 to 21, and the Magic led the 12ers by 76 points.

Iverson scored 13 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds in a single quarter. The offense was not bad. As a result, the 76ers were still behind by double digits.

In the second quarter, Li Mu replaced Armstrong with Jackson.

McGrady, Hill, Duncan, O'Neal, all did not rest.

Fight to the playoffs, fight is the main force.

When the main force can't fight, let the role players play. If you are lucky, you may become a surprise soldier.

If you are not lucky, the main players can also rest and take it easy.

Larry Brown was originally not allowed to make substitutions.

However, the score is too wide, and he needs to strengthen his offense.

Therefore, the best sixth man McGee was replaced.

Mutombo is 35 years old, and he has been playing against Duncan all the time, which consumes a lot of energy, so he was replaced by Maggie Geiger.

At this time, the lineup of the 76ers became Iverson, McGee, George Lynch, Tim Hill, and Marge Geiger.

The second quarter started.

Iverson took the ball to the frontcourt, facing McGrady's defense, he chose to break through.

Pass McGrady sharply.

Under the pincer attack of Duncan and O'Neal, he did not back down and forced a layup.

Bang-dang-!
At the same time as the iron strike sounded, the referee's whistle sounded.

Iverson's impact style of play, either free throws, or rushing to the basket, played very hard, but the efficiency was good.

Swish-swish-!
At the free throw line, Iverson did not miss and made two free throws.

The Magic attack.

McGrady dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Iverson defended close.

McGrady dribbled a few times with his back, turned to face the basket, and directly pulled up a three-pointer and shot a fadeaway jumper...

Treat Iverson's defense as nothing.

At the same time, the reason why he dared to fight like this is that he knew that with Mutombo's end, he would rest.

The Magic's inside advantage has been greatly expanded.

If you can't make a shot, you still have a rebound.

Why not vote?

Swish-!
3 hits.

McGrady's mentality has changed, and the shooting operation has become smoother.

The hit rate has naturally increased.

The difference between the two sides expanded to 13 points.

Iverson went up the court and gave the ball to McGee.

Catch the ball, break through, make an emergency stop, make a two-point fadeaway jumper, and hit two points steadily in front of Jackson.

Swish-!
The point difference becomes 11 points.

McGee's offensive ability is very reliable, especially his chaotic ability, which is very good.

However, the defense is much worse.

Adding Iverson is a double leak in the backcourt.

Jackson easily broke through the double leak, went to the basket, and with a bang, he dunked and scored two points.

The point difference becomes 13 points.

The Magic retreated quickly.

Duncan sits in the penalty area, and O'Neal is responsible for sweeping blocks.

Outside, McGrady, Hill, Jackson, let go of the defense outside the three-point line, open their hands, and block the two-point area.

At this time, the 76ers' offense was a bit of a headache.

The 76ers have almost no three-pointers.

Iverson tried to break through, but was surrounded by Tracy McGrady, Jackson and Duncan, and there was no room for a shot.

Point the ball out, George Lynch made a three-pointer...

Boom-!
He can only defend, let him shoot, which is too much.

Three-pointer from the outside line, but the iron shot missed.

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(End of this chapter)