Chapter 177 How strong is Iverson

This action can be described as an action engraved in the old fans' DNA.

They are simply familiar.

At the beginning, the new No. 1 pick Iverson met the God of Basketball and used this highly representative goal to give Jordan a sense of presence.

In the whole game, Iverson only played for 36 minutes, facing Jordan's defense, made 15 of 23 shots, with a shooting percentage of up to 65%. Among them, 5 of 8 three-pointers were made, scoring the highest 37 points in the game, plus 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 rebounds.

Jordan played for 37 minutes that night, making 9 of 24 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 37.5%, and 1 of 4 three-pointers, scoring only 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

However, in the end, the Bulls finally won the game with their overall strength.

This ball means that the 96th year's fresh blood began to pour into the NBA, and they have challenged the supreme kingship.

Times have changed, Chen Cheng, the 2003 first-class draft pick, replicated this goal in front of the already high-profile No. 1 pick Iverson of the 96th-class pick, replicated the goal. This significance is self-evident.

With this goal scored 25:17 on the court, the Lakers' home momentum was completely extinguished.

The deafening music and the cheers of the audience made the entire Staples Center a sea of ​​joy.

Coach Els had to call out the timeout again.

At this moment, the focus of everyone's discussion was shifted from facing the inside of the 76ers in the first quarter, 6 of 9 shots, O'Neal, who easily scored 12 points, to Chen Cheng.

The camera is given to the Lakers' bench.

The young players rushed forward and bumped into Chen Cheng's chest, shook hands and hugged to celebrate.

O'Neal, Payton and other old friends sat on the bench, closed their lips tightly, staring at the floor in front of them with dull eyes.

Those who don’t know think that the Lakers are now behind in a big score and have begun to give their sentient beings.

At this moment, they were not even interested in playing scenes.

All the upset was written on my face.

Facing the camera, Chen Cheng sat next to O'Neal, took a towel and wiped his body.

He loudly discussed the goal just now with his teammates next to him.

"I really didn't expect that I could shake Ai. Maybe he was swinging too hard. What do you think of the ball just now, Shaq?"

Chen Cheng smiled and took the initiative to communicate with O'Neal beside him.

O'Neal looked stern and said nothing, completely ignoring his existence.

All of this happened to be recorded by the camera.

"Shak doesn't seem to be very friendly to his new teammates."

"This is completely different from the pre-match interview."

The home commentator showed a smile full of connotation on his face.

They knew Shaq's character very well. Tonight's return night was the stage for his performance.

Unexpectedly, until now, the warmest applause and cheers in the audience tonight were all given to this guy who had just joined the team for less than a month.

How could he give him a good look?

At the 76ers bench next to him, Ai's eyes kept glancing at the Lakers.

His eyes were always on Chen Cheng, and he didn't listen to what the head coach was saying at all.

"ai,     Hey, ai, listen to me, you are our most important scorer, don't put too much energy on that rookie. Now Shaq is not on the court, we have to seize this opportunity and narrow the score gap. Are you listening to me?"

Iverson turned his head and nodded perfunctorily from him.

From the time he entered the NBA to now, how to get along with the head coach has always been a big problem he faces.

In addition to his Georgetown mentor John Thompson, and former 76ers head coach Larry Brown.

He didn't take the guy in front of him seriously at all.

He is now all about how to respond with goals in the next round.

Seeing that the timeout was over, O'Neal finally couldn't sit still and took the initiative to ask for a game.

If Chen Cheng continues to show off like this, Staples will be his stage tonight.

The Zen master replaced Med and replaced O'Neal.

Chen Cheng also continued to stay on the field.

The 76ers attack was launched again, Snow dribbled in half, and Iverson shuttled through the Lakers' defense, trying to get rid of Chen Cheng's marking and come out to catch the ball.

In this game, it is still allowed to use hand    check, that is, touch the body of the attacking player with his hands to judge his offensive intention.

In that era without body whistles, Chen Cheng could let go of his hands and feet to implement key care for Ai within the scope permitted by the rules.

Even so, how easy is it to keep up with the top AI?

His running position is tricky, flexible and changeable, constantly changing speed, backward running, and empty cuts, like a squirrel, shuttled through the Lakers' defensive forest.

Coach Els's tactics are very simple, almost using the iron barrel formation tactics left by Larry Brown before, and all the staff gave Iverson the opportunity to attack.

Snow's ball was given to him. Facing Chen Cheng's defense, Iverson lowered his center of gravity, and made the ball very low, continuously mobilizing his defensive footsteps.

Chen Cheng had already been defending to the extreme, but he still shook the center of gravity and shifted.

Iverson immediately followed a cross step under his crotch, passed Chen Cheng's defense, accelerated and broke into the penalty area, fighting O'Neal's huge body in the air.

At that time, he was the target of "focusing on" by all referees, not to mention that this was at the Lakers' home court.

Even though O'Neal had violated his cylinder, he still failed to win the whistle.

But even under his physical imbalance, he still struggled to put the ball into the basket.

25:19, the 76ers are still 6 points behind the Lakers.

As the goal entered the net, he almost fell from mid-air. With a muffled sound, he fell heavily on the floor.

Everyone around you could hear a muffled sound.

After falling to the ground, Ai stood up without waiting for his teammates to come forward and pull him up, and stood up and looked at Chen Cheng, and then went into defense.

Chen Cheng now has a deep understanding of Kobe's evaluation of Iverson.

O'Neal served at the bottom line, Fisher received the ball and advanced, and the 76ers suddenly changed their defensive formation and began to close the whole game.

Iverson showed his defensive skills, pestering Fisher and constantly interfering with him.

As long as Ai is willing to devote his energy to defense, he is still the NBA's leading outside defender.

All the players on the back line want to easily pass his ten fingers, which is a delusion.

The league steal king who has won three consecutive terms is not a waste of fiction.

Fisher had long experienced Ai's defensive skills. He gave up dribbling and made the ball very low, always protecting the ball with his left hand, constantly calling his teammates to come forward to meet him.

Chen Cheng, who had already run to the center circle, quickly ran over to receive the ball.

Fisher pushed Averson's close-fitting defense and prepared to pass the ball.

Ai rushed out with a quick step, accurately judged the trajectory of the ball in the air with both hands, and copied the ball that had already been passed between the two.

Chen Cheng quickly stepped forward, activated the only remaining steal card, and launched the counter-robbery on the spot.

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