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Chapter 207 Finals, Four or Six Opens!

East G5, the coordinates are still the home court of the 76ers.

The 76ers have no way out, and if they lose, they will go home and fish.

Mutombo is 35 years old. Trading him to the 76ers was originally not a long-term plan, but a short-term impact on performance.

Not to mention, the conflict between Larry Brown and Iverson has been suppressed.

The 76ers need to divert the conflict, that is, they must win.

Tonight, Dikembe Mutombo shined, showing superstar style.

On the defensive end, he finally adapted to Duncan's rhythm and froze Duncan's offense.

Then, on offense, Mutombo felt so good that he exploded. He continued to face Duncan's defense and still hit steadily.

By the fifth game, the inside of the 5ers was no longer a weakness.

The trade for Mutombo paid off.

On the outside, Iverson also changed his playing style, losing three games in a row, letting him know that there is no way for one person to beat the current Magic team with the Big Three lineup.

He chose to follow Larry Brown's tactical play, focusing on breakthroughs and scoring, supplemented by personal scoring.

At this time, Iverson became more dangerous.

However, his Iverson's three-pointer also came alive at this time.

The 76ers made a sudden outside shot in Iverson and played a three-dimensional offense.

At this time, McGrady was invisible again, and repeatedly failed.

There is no back up, and it looks like a good opportunity to pull up in front of Iverson. You have to throw the basketball into the basket.

Hill continued to explode, scoring 31 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds.

Reluctantly, McGrady only scored 19 points, and Duncan failed to clean up Mutombo on offense.

比分98比105，76人队7分优势，击败魔术队，将大比分扳成2比3。

Mutombo scored 23 points, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals, vaguely returning to the peak.

Iverson scored 35 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds.

It is not unjust for the Magic to lose by forcing Iverson to become the king of assists.

Li Mu was not worried.

After all, the next two games will be home to the Magic.

As long as the next game is won, the Magic can advance.

Wanting to come back from a 1-3 deficit, relying on Mutombo's reflective performance, Iverson's awareness, and McGrady's poor state, he recovered a game.

In the next game, the Magic will not give the 76ers a chance.

really.

It's the G6 battle, TD Waterhouse Center Arena.

The Magic didn't give the 76ers any chance throughout the whole process, and easily defeated the 125ers by 97 to 28, 76 points.

In the first quarter, Hill broke out and scored against Iverson.

Finally, Hill finally became that omnipotent and all-powerful warrior.

To be reasonable, the striker of the 76ers is much worse than that of the Magic.

George Lynch was blown up, and there were no players on the bench.

Lagabert just made up the numbers.

Hill was fully fired, and first made two consecutive three-pointers, which shook the determination of the 76ers tortoise.

When the 76ers expanded their defense, Hill immediately became a nightmare for the 76ers.

Breakthrough, mid-range shot.

Swish-!
Break through, then toss.

Bang-dang-!
Air Relay.

Break through and hit the basket.

Bang, split the buckle with one hand.

Hill scored 39 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, becoming the brightest star.

Indeed, it is not as good as Iverson's 47 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.

However, Hill is not fighting alone, there are McGrady and Duncan behind him.

On the 76ers side, Mutombo did not explode, but was in a bad state and was beaten by Duncan.

McGrady also killed the Quartet.

The game is no longer a question of whether Iverson and the 76ers played well, but that the Magic are too strong.

When Hill's offensive ability rushed back to the top five, McGrady, who was number one, and Duncan, who was in the top fifteen, were still standing beside him.

The fate of the game was sealed.

The Magic won the Eastern Conference Finals trophy and reached the Finals with a score of 4-2.

……

"Head Coach Li Mu, the Magic will face the Lakers team that you have led before in the Finals.

How are you feeling now? "

"Now the Lakers are showing incredible strength, swept all the way to the playoffs, and have never lost a game. Do you have the confidence to beat such an opponent?"

"..."

At the press conference, Li Mu answered the questions one by one and said calmly.

"Mood thoughts?
From the moment I left the Lakers, I had this matchup in my mind.

So, I'm really sorry, my heart is at peace. "

"As for the confidence to beat the Lakers.

To be honest, there really isn’t any, I originally played with the mentality of learning. "

"but!"

Li Mu paused, showing a bright smile.

"I didn't expect Hill to come back to form so well.

In the Magic team, there is also the new scoring champion Tracy McGrady and the regular season MVP.

Now Jordan's successor, Hill, is resurrected with full blood.

I think the one that should be worried should be the Lakers! "

"The triangle offense they played, the so-called hard-working stars.

Sorry if it's better than a star.

'The strongest Big Three are already in the Magic's lineup', I can't imagine the Magic losing. "

……

Even though Li Mu said so.

Outside basketball experts still don't look at the Magic, predicting that this is a [-]-[-] situation.

The Lakers have six and the Magic have four.

As for the point guard, the Lakers have Billups, who has already shown the demeanor of an All-Star, both offensive and defensive, and has almost no weaknesses except for his good looks.

The serious point guards on the Magic's side, Armstrong and Maxon, are no match.

Unprincipled Maddie or Hill?
Ordinary point guards can still have the upper hand. Facing the two consecutive champion point guards, the Magic are still at a disadvantage.

The shooting guards, Tracy McGrady and Kobe, were evenly split.

At the small forward position, Hill has an absolute advantage against Lewis.

At the power forward position, Big Ben is against Duncan, and Duncan has the advantage.

At the center position, the Lakers have an absolute advantage, no explanation.

On paper, it was a 2-2 tie.

In fact, as the defending champion of the Lakers, the players have proven themselves, and they have an absolute advantage in psychology and experience.

Looking at the bench lineup, the Magic are full of talent, but too young.

The Lakers are all famous players, Horry, Lao Yu, Bowen, Fox, Ginobili, Grant and so on.

Li Mu was stubborn, but he knew in his heart that if there was a fight, the Magic still had a chance to win.

7 battles and 4 wins! !
The Magic really don't have a chance, so they can only watch on the spot.

Fortunately, at this point, the Magic players don't want to lose, and they all work hard enough.

After the Eastern Conference finals, they are all training and preparing seriously.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, April 6 has arrived.

Orlando, TD Waterhouse Center Arena.

The first game of the NBA Finals in the 00/01 season was played at the home court of the Magic.

At this time, the entire arena was full, and there were no empty seats. It was a sea of ​​people!

On the court, the cheerleaders danced hard to warm up the game.

The live DJ was playing.

"Welcome, our protagonist tonight is here."

"..."

……

McGrady, Hill, Duncan.

Players came out amidst the cheers of mountains and tsunamis.

During the warm-up, the Lakers players, O'Neal, Kobe, Ben, Bowen, Billups, etc., all came to say hello.

Tonight, we will be opponents.

However, the good times in the past will not be forgotten.

……

(End of this chapter)