NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 211
After Barkley came on the field, O'Pang's offense was blocked.

Yao Ming is in charge of defending around the front, and Barkley is in charge of defending the position behind Ao Pang. This is the most effective way to defend a super center. Even Ao Pang can't continue to score points under this kind of defense.

But the price is definitely not without it. Ao Pang's side is restricted, and Malone's side can get some open shots from time to time.

Fortunately, Ma Long's mid-range shot is definitely far less lethal than Ao Pang's dunk at the basket.

The dunks are 100% hit rate, and Ma Long's mid-range shot can't reach [-]%, so he can only let Ma Long go.

The game passed minute by minute, and the four-point advantage that the 76ers got at the beginning has long since disappeared, and the situation has gradually tilted towards the Lakers.

The 76ers have two guards here. Iverson is now being guarded by Kobe, and it is difficult to play at a normal level on the offensive end.

Bryant's current thinking is very simple. Since Zen Master decided to play under the basket tonight, he simply put all his energy on defending Iverson.

I can't score by myself, and Iverson can't even think about scoring.

Reid is now being strictly guarded by Harper. Harper's defense is not one star and a half stronger than Xiaoyu's. Whether it is defensive experience, defensive awareness, or even defensive enthusiasm, it is far better than Xiaoyu.

In this case, Reid can hardly run out of open space. If he pulls up a three-pointer in front of Harper, his shooting percentage will definitely not be much higher.

The 76ers' main outside attack points are Iverson and Reid. After they misfired, the team struggled extremely offensively.

Yao Ming's offensive end at the basket can't get whatever he wants as before.

He couldn't stand up to O'Pang at all, and O'Pang's defensive coverage was very large. If Yao Ming wanted to make a shot, he could only use a hook.

Hook shooting rate is definitely not as good as attacking under the basket, so Yao Ming's offensive efficiency tonight is not high.

The only good thing is that Yao Ming's rebounding has a big advantage, which also caused the Lakers to fail to quickly open up the point difference.

When playing 10 minutes in the first quarter, Combe decided to make some changes.

He replaced Reed and replaced Ginobili on the bench.

Since Reid can't make a shot, let Ginobili play to break through. After all, Harper is an old man, and it is difficult for him to keep up with the Argentine Demon Sword.

"Manu, this game may depend on your performance."

"Allen, try to pull Kobe away from Manu after playing, and then pass the ball to Manu."

"After receiving the ball, Manu, you go straight to the basket. I believe in your breakthrough ability."

Kumbu called Ginobili to his side and said loudly in front of the generals.

Yaodao is rather shy. When Kongbu said this, he couldn't help but feel drummed. He was just a substitute in the 76ers. The victory or defeat of this game really depends on his own performance?
"Coach, I will work hard."

"But I can't guarantee how good I can play on the court."

Ginobili said modestly.

Kong Bu quickly shook his head, "No, don't tell me you can't guarantee it."

"Your breakthrough ability, in this league, is at least in the top five ranks, and even the top three ranks are not a problem."

"I believe in you, and you should believe in yourself."

Kumbu didn't talk nonsense, he has now coached most of the top shooting guards in the league.

Among the four shooting guards, except for one Kobe, the other three have all played under the hands of Combe, so he is very aware of the breakthrough ability of these shooting guards.

Iverson is naturally the one with the strongest breakthrough ability, and McGrady and Carter are equally matched. McGrady has 92 points and Carter has 93 points, which is slightly better than McGrady.

And Ginobili's breakthrough ability is as high as 94 points, even stronger than Carter.

In terms of overall strength, Yaodao may not be as good as the four major shooting guards, but in terms of breakthroughs alone, he really has something, and there are many things.

Hearing that Comb gave Ginobili such a high evaluation, Iverson couldn't help staring at Ginobili curiously.

Usually he didn't take Ginobili seriously, mainly because Ginobili's physical fitness is not good, he can't run fast, he can't jump high, and his shooting is not accurate. Whether it is offense or defense, the upper limit will not be so high.

Now that Kumbu said that his breakthrough ability can rank among the top three in the league, Iverson does not believe it in his heart.

Barkley on the side clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Here, come, Kumbu is going to cast his magical magic again."

"Or witchcraft? Magic? Anyway, it's just magical."

"Son, if someone says that you have the breakthrough ability of the top three in the league, I will definitely laugh out loud. How is this possible?"

"I can't see any potential to break through to a master in you."

"But since Kong Bu said so, then you are a master who breaks through the top three. Even if you are not, you will soon be."

"Let's wait and see!"

Barkley is like a magician's assistant on the stage, chattering.

Kumbu waved his hand angrily, signaling to Barkley not to continue talking nonsense, he was still behind on the court, and now was not the time to play around.

The timeout ended and both players returned to the field.

Zen Master didn't make any substitutions at all. Even if it was just a regular season, the Lakers treated it as the finals.

Apart from replacing Reid, Kumbu did not make any substitutions. He can always pay attention to the health of the players on the field. If there is a problem, it will not be too late to change.

In the first round after the opening, the 76ers had the ball.

Even though Iverson didn't believe in Ginobili's ability to break through, he still followed Kumbu's instructions to pull Kobe away while holding the ball to prevent Kobe from defending Ginobili in a short while.

After a while, feeling the timing was right, Iverson passed the ball into Yaodao's hands.

Then Ginobili moved, starting from outside the three-point line towards the basket.

The first step was very fast, but the next steps seemed a little funny, the speed was like an old man walking by the river in the evening.

Iverson sighed in his heart, with such a breakthrough speed, after reaching the basket, it would be no wonder he wasn't blocked.

His thoughts just rose, and the performance of the demon knife began.

The speed is indeed not fast, but the pace of the layup is extremely swaying, which is very confusing. Harper has no idea where the demon knife will go next.

Not only the footsteps are very confusing, but also the arms are shaking in various ways, anyway, it is just a shaking.

Just past the free throw line, Harper has been shaken out of his defensive position.

Then Ginobili continued to advance, and Ao Pang hurried forward to make up the defense.

"Dudududu!"

The referee's whistle sounded, and Ao Pang successfully received a foul.

After walking to the free throw line, Yaodao made two free throws and played a big role as soon as he appeared on the court.

Kongbu sat on the sidelines and applauded repeatedly.

When Ginobili first came into his hands this season, he actually didn't know how to use the European step on the court, so he didn't use it much in the previous games.

However, he has a strong learning ability. Kumbu found him the game video of Sarunas-Matthew Leonis half a month ago, and asked Yaodao to study the breakthrough of this Lithuanian player. In the end, he only used After half a month, Yaodao has already mastered Europe's footsteps in a decent manner, and the combat power it has displayed is even stronger than that of Matthew Leonis.

This Matthew Leonis is almost recognized as the inventor of the Eurostep, but there are relatively few fans who know him. Most fans may think that Ginobili is the inventor of the Eurostep.

After being selected by the Warriors with the No.87 pick in the sixth round in 13, he, like Ginobili, took two years to really land in the NBA.

The same place as the demon knife is not limited to this.

He played as a backup shooting guard in the Warriors, and then averaged 18.9 points per game!
The next shooting guard who can score such a high score as a substitute is Ginobili.

So Ginobili is Argentina's version of Matthew Leonis.

In the next offensive round of the Lakers, Malone failed to make a mid-range shot, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and passed it directly to Yaodao.

Yaodao once again staged a European step, tossing and turning to the basket.

"Dudududu!"

The referee's whistle blew again, and this time another foul was called for O'Pang.

Ao Pang was almost impatient, and hurried to the referee to seek justice.

It's a pity that the referee didn't pay attention to him at all. Even if he was short-sighted at [-] degrees, he could clearly see that Ao Pang hit Ginobili's hand. There was nothing wrong with the whistle blowing.

"Swish!"

Another two free throws in a row.

Ginobili scored four points in just two rounds.

Kong Bu looked overjoyed, the demon sword on the field was a demon sword, not a demon sword.

Under normal circumstances, Ginobili's breakthrough is extremely sharp, but his ability to draw fouls after the breakthrough is average.

Not bad, but certainly not top notch.

When Combe asked Ginobili to record the Matthew Leonis game, he also specifically asked him to study the games of various foul makers.

Compared with the demon sword Ginobili under normal circumstances, Ginobili on the field is more like Harden, the son of JDZ in later generations.

Ao Pang was very angry. In the first 10 minutes of the first quarter, he only committed one foul, which was committed on Yao Ming.

As a result, after Yaodao came on the field, within 1 minute, he was blown twice, and the number of personal fouls directly came to three.

It didn't take long for the first quarter to end and players from both sides left the field.

In the last 2 minutes, Yaodao won four shots, two of which were fouled by Ao Pang, one shot was missed, and the last one was a successful throw.

A total of 6 points were credited.

Scoring is secondary, mainly due to the two fouls made by O'Pang, which are too fatal for the Lakers.

If O'Pang is deeply troubled by fouls and cannot stay on the court for a long time, what capital does the Lakers have to challenge the 76ers.

"Has everyone seen it? This is what I call magic power!"

"Kumbu said you can do it, you can do it, and you can do it if you don't."

"If you say you are a breakthrough master, you are a breakthrough master. Based on your performance in the two minutes just now, I don't think anyone in the league has a better breakthrough ability than you."

Barkley grinned wildly touting Ginobili.

Iverson looked embarrassed on the side. He relies on breakthroughs to make a living, and is also known as the No. 1 breakthrough in today's league. Barkley's words are a bit too embarrassing for him.

After seeing Iverson's embarrassing expression, Barkley quickly smoothed things over for himself.

"By breakthrough No.1, I mean No.1 with a different style from Allen."

"Allen is the No. 1 breakthrough relying on speed, and you are the No. 1 breakthrough relying on rhythm."

"It's No.1 anyway."

Barkley can talk when he's not talking.

"Manu, remember the feeling of those 2 minutes just now, those 2 minutes will become a microcosm of your entire career."

"After tonight, you're going to be the nightmare of every lumbering center in the league."

Comb was very excited, and Ginobili's growth gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Although there is a blessing in the field of training, Ginobili is different from other players. He belongs to the kind of player with specific skills. If he does not have such a unique skill as the European step, Ginobili's combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least five become.

If Kumbu did not point out the direction for Ginobili to improve, then even if there is a training field, Ginobili will not be able to grow.

Kong Bu's side was excited, but Zen Master's side was miserable.

Originally, the situation on the court was very good. If they continue to play in such a step-by-step manner, the Lakers have almost no possibility of losing.

But suddenly the Argentine was killed halfway, which directly reversed the situation, and the Lakers became the disadvantaged party.

Harper defended Reed very well. In his more than ten years of career, he spent most of his time dealing with traditional shooting guards like Reid.

As for defending against Ginobili, he would be a bit overwhelmed.

The Zen master had a terrible headache, and even Harper couldn't guard against it. You can't expect Xiaoyu to be able to guard against it, right?

However, Xiaoyu is stronger than Harper in terms of offensive and organizational capabilities. Rather than letting Harper be useless on the court, it is better to let Xiaoyu play.

A few minutes after Xiaoyu played, Combe replaced Reed again.

After Reid went up, Zen master replaced Harper again.

The head coaches of the two sides began to fight wits and courage around the point of shooting guard. If you change players, I will change players. No one wants to suffer.

In addition, Kumbu was not idle against Ao Pang. Although the league issued a rule restricting shark-slashing tactics, it was only the last 2 minutes of each game that could not be chopped, and the remaining 10 minutes could still be used. Shark-slashing tactics.

When it's really impossible to defend O'Pang when he catches the ball under the basket, Barkley or Yao Ming will take the initiative to send O'Pang to the free throw line.

Ao Pang played very well in the first 10 minutes of this game. He took 10 shots and hit 8 of them. From time to time, Bu would slash the shark, and he became more and more angry.

On the other hand, Yao Ming has gradually found his own rhythm.

Since you can't stand up to Ao Pang, then don't stand up at all, and keep your physical fitness on the offensive and rebounding ends.

Playing around, Yao Ming's stats don't look much worse than Ao Pang's.

By the end of the third quarter, Ao Pang had scored 32 points and 9 rebounds, while Yao Ming had 24 points and 14 rebounds. Ao Pang's shooting percentage at the basket must have been much higher, but Yao Ming's true shooting percentage was slightly higher.

When three minutes into the fourth quarter, Combe replaced Yao Ming and replaced Ratliff as the center.

The reason for this arrangement is that Comb felt that Ratliff's fouls were not for nothing, and it would be good to go up and make O'Pang feel sick.

In just a few minutes, Ao Pang took ten free throws in a row and only hit five.

(End of this chapter)