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Chapter 34 The Windy Iverson

Iverson dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Coleman pulled to the high position, and wanted to help Iverson make a high pick-and-roll cover, but Iverson waved his hand, signaling to get out of the way, and he wanted to single out James.

With a calm expression, James stood with his legs back and forth, bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity, opened his hands, and took a defensive posture, taking a step away, preventing breakthroughs but not shots.

Outside the top arc of the three-point line, Iverson held the ball in the middle, swayed his left shoulder lightly, pulled the ball to his right hand, lowered his shoulders, and lowered his body's center of gravity to make a fake right-hand breakthrough.

Take a step back, step down the dribble and return to your left hand, seemingly about to break through from James' left again.

James looked focused, staring at Iverson's shoulder, shaking with the opponent's rhythm, keeping in front of Iverson, oppressing the ball holder.

Iverson made two fake moves in a row and dribbled the ball under his crotch again. James had been shaken so that his center of gravity was a little unstable, and he couldn't tell which direction Iverson was going to break through.

His footsteps suddenly became uncontrollable, he staggered a little, and almost fell, his feet seemed to be frozen.

Iverson changed hands to the right, and his movements were flowing like clouds and flowing water, without a trace of stagnation, and easily broke into the penalty area.

The audience on the sidelines felt that Iverson dribbled the ball and James automatically moved out of the way. At that moment, his ankle seemed to be frozen, and the only thing he could do was stare blankly, unless James wanted to fall on the floor.

What Iverson is using is exactly what he is good at breaking through - the butterfly step through flowers!

It is also Iverson's famous stunt. In the 2001 NBA Finals, Iverson, who was said to have 27 injuries, used this trick to knock down Tyronn Lue who was defending him. After that battle, he achieved success. Iverson's reputation as the strongest ankle terminator.

The ecstasy of the butterfly-piercing pace left the most romantic memory for the fans of the post-80s generation: being extraordinary like Allen.

After Iverson passed James like the wind, he strode into the penalty area. Boozer let go of Coleman's defense and rushed to cover the defense. Samuel Dalembert also let go of the big Z. Protecting the frame under the basket, I want a two-person connection to repel Iverson.

Iverson calmly tossed the basketball and sent his golfers to heaven.

Coleman on the right cuts to the basket, jumps high, catches the basketball with both hands, and smashes the basketball into the basket heavily. This is his first goal in the 76ers.

Coleman looked a little excited, hanging on the basket, pulled his pull-ups hard, his neck was on the basket, and his legs swung vigorously. It seemed extremely violent.

Alley-oop, the ball scored, 2 to 2! !
Iverson came out of the penalty area with a calm expression, turned back to the defense backwards, and walked with short legs, as if he was entering and exiting his own garden with ease.

If this ball was changed to 2001, he would choose to kill the basket alone, cause damage, and then score the basketball.

However, now, he wants to suppress his desire to attack and activate the team's offense. However, in terms of breaking through, he still does it with ease.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Cavaliers attack, James dribbles to the frontcourt, Iverson close to the defense.

Although Iverson suffers from height, but in terms of strength, compared with James who just entered the NBA, he does not suffer, and he still has the upper hand.

James has not yet practiced his singles from behind, and he can't be squeezed by force. He is too far from the basket, and it is not easy to shoot long-distance three-pointers directly. He also has to worry about being intercepted all the time.

Seeing that James couldn't get rid of Iverson, Ilgauskas took the initiative to pull to a high position and wanted to do a pick-and-roll cover. However, Iverson's speed is not vegetarian, and he easily circled the defense without giving James a chance to break through.

After going back and forth like this, more than 10 seconds have passed. James passed the ball to the right three-point line, opened up and played without the ball. With his height, as long as he cuts to the basket, the catch is an opportunity.

Ricky received the ball and faced the frame. Facing Eric Snow's defense, he did not pass the ball to James, but chose to single out Eric Snow.

Ricky stepped down and dribbled the ball continuously, trying to put defensive pressure on Eric Snow, but Eric Snow remained calm and unmoved.

Ricky couldn't find a flaw, so he swayed a bit, shot a cold arrow at 75 degrees to the right, quickly jumped up three-pointer and pulled out his hand,
Snow's defense is his housekeeping ability, his defensive awareness and defensive skills are not trivial.

His ability to read and defend is very good. He can make judgments by observing the opponent's movement and previous actions, and then quickly make defensive operations. It can be said that his defensive skills are very sticky, just like Bruce Bowen. Difficult guy.

Relying on his experience, blocking an offensive player's shot is like a black ghost that lingers.

Ricky jumps to the top and pulls up for a [-]-pointer with a little fadeaway.

Knowing that he was at a disadvantage due to his height, Snow wanted to block the block, but he was almost sending a three-point free throw, which was not good at all, so he resorted to the blindfold method and rushed forward quickly. His five fingers were about to slap him. to Ricky's face.

The arc of the basketball flying out was very high, and with a bang, the basketball bounced out of the frame.

The three-point shot suddenly missed, Ricky's face was indifferent, and he didn't care about the choice of this shot.

This game has just begun, he just wanted to find the feeling of shooting and the rhythm of scoring in this three-point shot, and James had already wasted a lot of time.

As for whether he can make a shot, it depends on luck and how good the hand feels. It is all within his plan. rabbit.

Samuel Dalembert used his weight to grab Ilgauskas from the left basket, squeezed him out of the basket, and easily took off the backcourt rebound.

Although Dalembert is not good at offense, but he is 211cm tall, but he has an arm length of 228cm. With the help of Dikambe Mutombo, he has made good progress. He has solid basic skills inside, strong body, and is not afraid of confrontation .

After Dalembert took off the rebound, he immediately passed it to Snow. Sisi was not strong in organization, but he practiced well with a long pass. Seeing Iverson's counterattack, he directly sent a long pass to find Iver. Mori.

During the run, Iverson took advantage of the situation and made a simple change of direction from left to right. He passed Miles who came to block him, drove straight in, and formed a one-on-one frontcourt.

James has good speed, quickly retreating to the half court defense, walking and retreating, guarding the basket.

Iverson didn't slow down, he made a feint to break forward in the paint area, but he stepped down and jumped back with a dribble.

After James was shaken, his center of gravity was a little unstable. When he threw himself to block the shot, Iverson had already quickly stepped back and made a two-point shot.
A quick two-point counterattack scored, 4 to 2! !
The Cavaliers attacked, James slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Iverson stepped forward again to press the defense closely.

James quickly adapted to Iverson's defensive rhythm, leaning against Iverson behind his back, protecting the ball to observe the player's movement, and seeing Boozer pull up to a high position to cover the wall.

Suddenly turned around, dribbled the ball with a big stride on the right, and used cooperation to pass Iverson.

Iverson, who wanted to chase after him, didn't have long eyes behind him. With a bang, he hit Boozer's fleshy wall and was blocked. Coleman was seriously injured and his speed was not as good as before. Besides, he He has reached the age of retiring soon, and he is not active in supplementary defense.

After Boozer's pick-and-roll, he made a quick cut and went down. James didn't think much, and it was a beautiful ground pass.

Boozer took a step after catching the ball, leaped high, faced the defense of insider Samuel Dalembert, and slammed the basketball into the basket. This is a dunk by another person!
The goal is scored, 4 to 4! !
Barkley's eyes lit up, and he grinned and said, "The quality of the offense in these rounds is too high. First, Allen fought back and played with the new champion LeBron with a butterfly walk. He lifted the weight lightly and sent an alley-oop. Then Allen During the counterattack, he took a step-back jumper and succeeded. Afterwards, James was also difficult to deal with. After the pick-and-roll, he saw Boozer running smartly, cutting to the basket, and immediately sent a beautiful pass to the ground. Finally, the blood The other person dunked successfully and returned the color."

Kenny Smith nodded and said with a smile: "That's true. Although it's a little too early to vote for today's top five goals, there is no doubt that one of the top ten shots will be selected. Now the stars of the two teams are all open. The next game will be more exciting, the Cavaliers tactics seem to want to open from the outside first, it seems that Allen's natural defensive weakness is still too big!"

Barkley nodded and said: "When the 76ers chose Allen, they had this awareness. After all, where the height is, every team will try to attack the 76ers like this. It depends on their tactics. .”

The backcourt combination of the Philadelphia 76ers is very interesting, and it is not new. Iverson is 183cm tall and has a natural defensive weakness.

To put it bluntly, Iverson has the body of a point guard, but assumes the task of a shooting guard. Generally speaking, in terms of defense, Iverson will choose the object of defense, but he is shorter and has a weaker desire to attack the ball. defender.

Eric Snow is 191cm tall and plays the point guard position, but his main defense is the opponent's shooting guard, and his defense is extremely good.

Iverson is strong in offense and weak in defense, and Snow is weak in offense and strong in defense. Although the body and soul are not compatible, the two complement each other very well.

Only this time, facing the Cavaliers, Iverson was in a bit of a difficult situation. The Cavaliers' backcourt combination seemed to overwhelm them.

Ricky is 198cm tall, James is 203cm tall, and both are swingers. At this time, it is obviously impossible to escape and can only be hard capped. Iverson is a misplaced defense against James and Ricky. Targeting is also obvious.

Fortunately, Iverson can still come back on offense. Iverson dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, faced rookie James, protected the ball and observed the situation.

Derrick Coleman pulls up high, does a pick-and-roll with Iverson, gets rid of James,

Iverson switched his right hand to his left, changed direction, and with a touch of his footsteps, immediately used one of the six navy styles to shave, moved instantly, lowered his body, and easily dodged Boozer who was defending, and dribbled into the penalty area , Ilgauskas let go of Dalembert's defense and came to cover the defense and block,
Iverson pulled the ball up, made a three-step layup, evaded Ilgauskas in the air, and scored easily on the basketball. The goal was scored, 6 to 4! !
Iverson is the son of the wind. When he made a breakthrough, he was on the side of the camera at this moment, and ran to the basket in the next second, using one of the six navy styles of shaving to make a three-pointer.

Boozer is strong offensively and weak defensively. Facing the fast and small Iverson, he was completely wiped out in one encounter.

Ilgauskas is tall and can protect the frame very well. However, he does not move fast and turns slowly. Once he is out of position to face Iverson, he will be given points.

When Ilgauskas turned around and wanted to defend again, he could only hear the crisp netting sound.

Even if the movement is fast, so what if the turn is fast, facing the windy Iverson, the defender turns around, and the only thing he can see is the ball falling into the basket, and the swipe of the pure white net flower Sound only.

Iverson retreated, put his right hand to his ear, and listened to the cheers or boos of the fans.

At this moment, Iverson enjoyed it immensely. The audience outside the court, seeing this action, everyone's blood boiled, every drop of blood was filled with joy and burning...

This is the charm of Iverson on the basketball court. He is the glowing elf in the forest.

(End of this chapter)