NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 225 The Finals After 18 Years

The old Thomas wanted Comb to intercede and asked Mark Lodge to let Childs go. The main reason was to let Childs focus on the next game. After all, if he owed a debt, no one would Not in the mood to play well.

It's a pity that in the face of the millions of dollars that are about to be obtained, how could Mark Lodge give up? Even if Kongbu stepped forward, it might not be effective, and there was no reason for Kongbu to step forward.

In G6 of the Eastern Conference finals, the two sides have already scored a big score of 2:3. If the 76ers win this home game, the two sides will return to the same starting line.

"Kong, I'm Michael, Michael Curry."

Michael Curry called Combe, but his call was more to get to know Combe, and he definitely didn't mean to intercede for Charles.

His playing career was not considered successful, but his personality is very good, and he has a very good relationship with the Pistons, especially with Dumars, the current helm of the Pistons.

With this relationship, and his own retirement soon, Michael Curry must have the idea of ​​​​entering the coaching business.

Under normal circumstances, he has coached the Pistons for several years.

Since he wants to enter the coaching industry, he will always deal with Kong Bu. Taking this opportunity, he will show his face in front of Kong Bu first.

Comb thought that Michael Curry had something to do with him, but he talked for a while without saying a word of usefulness.

"Dudududu!"

The sixth game officially started. Players on both sides were injured and retired. The 76ers lacked Ratliff, and the Knicks lacked Payton.

Childs started the game tonight, looking haggard, and guessed that he must have not slept well in the past few days.

Just at the beginning of the game, Iverson caught Childs and strangled him. The anger that Peyton defended in the previous few games was all poured on poor Childs.

Childs' defense is okay, at least better than the old Mark, but it is too far behind Payton, and it is impossible to effectively suppress Iverson.

After the game ended, the 76ers won again, winning by 106 points with a score of 91:[-].

In this game, Iverson took 26 shots, which already exceeded the number of shots that Kumbu set for him, but Kumbu didn't say anything, and he even felt that Iverson could actually take more shots.

26 shots were exchanged for 34 points and 11 assists and 4 steals. Tonight's Iverson is definitely the biggest contributor to the win.

Iverson can rise, which means that Yao Ming has more opportunities to catch the ball at the basket.

Yao Ming also scored 30 points and 16 rebounds tonight, playing the demeanor of a super center.

Old Thomas's face was ashen. He knew that the Knicks were getting farther and farther away from the championship.

Three days ago, they were only one step away from eliminating the 76ers.

If Payton was injured 10 minutes later, they would have eliminated the 76ers at this moment, waiting for the Lakers and Spurs to decide the outcome.

It's a pity that if there is no if, Payton's injury has slowed down the 76ers. They have won two games in a row and have already tied the big score. The two sides have entered the tiebreaker.

In the four years since he entered the league, Kumbu seems to have fallen into some kind of curse. As long as it is the Eastern Conference finals, it is very likely that there will be a tiebreaker in the end. On the contrary, the finals often go smoothly.

Because the regular season record is better than the Knicks, this tiebreaker is the home of the 76ers.

After a fierce battle, the 76ers won with difficulty and reached the finals again after 18 years.

The last time the 76ers reached the finals was in 1983. At that time, they were in the same situation as they are now. After the Eastern Conference eliminated the opponent Knicks, they encountered the Lakers in the finals, and then swept the Lakers with a big score of 4:0 to win the championship.

The last time the 76ers were in the Finals was in 1982. The opponent was still the Lakers, but that time they lost to the Lakers and missed the championship.

Looking at it this way, the Lakers can be regarded as old enemies of the 76ers, but the number of championships in the history of the 76ers is not enough, so generally no one says that these two teams are rivals.

The Western Conference finals have also been decided. The Lakers eliminated the Spurs with a big score of 4:2 and got the tickets to the finals.

The Spurs are not wronged at all. In fact, they can win two games under the hands of the Lakers, which has exceeded everyone's expectations.

The Lakers now have O'Pang and Malone. Facing the Spurs' twin towers, the advantages are obvious. The general's aging has become more and more obvious. The Spurs' outside lineup is now only the little general and Uncle Bao. There is no such thing as that. A first-class blaster who can score points at critical moments.

After a lapse of 18 years, the 76ers and the Lakers once again met in the finals.

Comb is in a great mood. In his opinion, the Knicks are the biggest obstacle for the 76ers to win this season.

Now that the biggest obstacle has been cleared, they will face the Lakers next, and the probability of winning the championship must be at least [-]%.

Although Ratliff is still unable to play, but facing the Lakers' Malone, Ratliff's role may not be as great as Barkley or Oakley.

In Kongbu's office, three of his teaching assistants sat in front of him.

Several people are analyzing the situation of the next finals.

"We don't actually have to worry about the Lakers at all, they are different from the Knicks."

"Because the Knicks have Payton, they restrain us very much. The Lakers don't have such a strong defensive point guard."

"Even the Raptors are a greater threat to us than the Lakers."

Little Adelman said relaxedly.

Before he knew it, he had followed Kongbu for more than two years. He had won two championships with Kongbu before. If he wins another championship this year, he will be the assistant coach of the Triple Crown.

It's a pity that he is not very interested in being a coach, and hopes to become the general manager of a certain team.

It's a pity that the general manager is different from the coach. The coach is responsible for the team's record, while the general manager is more responsible for the team's profit. The young Adelman has no chance of becoming the general manager for at least ten years.

"Rick, things are not as simple as you think. The Lakers can let Kobe take charge of our Allen."

"Who do you think is more threatening to Allen's defense, Payton or Kobe?"

Brian Hill reminded aloud.

Last season, Kobe was selected for the defensive team, and this season's defensive efficiency has improved a lot. If he was specially in charge of facing Iverson, he might be better than Payton's defense.

Combe shook his head. "Relax, old fellows."

"Don't forget, we still have Manu on the bench."

"The Lakers asked Kobe to defend Allen? I wished for it, and it happened that Manu could match Fisher."

"Maybe we'll see a FMVP off the bench this year."

The three assistant coaches relaxed after listening to what Konbu said. What Konbu said was right. The Lakers are different from the Knicks in that they don't have the Knicks' backcourt lineup.

The Knicks have Payton, Houston in the backcourt, and even Wu Sheng can't defend the second position.

As for the Lakers, there is only Kobe Bryant who is tough enough to defend. Fisher Fisher's ATM defensive level, defending whoever is the MVP, and the veteran Ron Harper on the bench. It's too old, and I can't stop it anymore.

Harper was born in 64, entered the league in 86, and is now 37 years old. It is obviously difficult for a strong man to expect him to lock down a player of Ginobili's level at his age.

"No matter how we play in the backcourt or how the opponent defends, we must have the upper hand."

"As for the frontcourt, Karl Malone doesn't have much ball possession at all. He averaged only 13.5 points per game this season. Let the two old Charles in our team defend, and he will definitely be able to defend."

"The only thing to worry about is the center. If Dayao can tie with that fat man, we may even have a chance to repeat the feat of 83 and shave the Lakers' head."

Combe said with a smile.

Brian Hill also laughed, "Actually, I'm the least worried about the center position. After all, Shaq has obvious shortcomings."

"His free throws are ticking time bombs, and we have those two Charles harassing him every now and then to send him to the free throw line."

"Believe me, Shaq will definitely pay for his immaturity."

"In terms of maturity and stability, I think Yao is much better than Shaq."

Hill smirked as he spoke.

He said that when Barkley and Oakley sent O'Pang to the free throw line, it was not just a shark-slashing tactic, but also some trash talk or small moves. With O'Pang's temper, he played against Barkley and Oakley on that field. It's not impossible to get up.

On the other hand, Yao Ming did a very good job in this respect. No matter what the opponent said, he didn't understand it at all, and he was a bit of a dumbfounded demeanor.

Both Barkley and Oakley have never won a championship, and now the opportunity to win the championship is in front of them, how could they miss it.

"You guys say that, I think our chances of winning the championship are infinitely close to 100%."

Combe laughed.

This is the fourth time he has led his team to the finals. Regardless of whether Stern is willing or not, Kumbu must still want to win the championship.

He didn't want any stain on his 100% winning rate in the finals.

It's fine if you don't make it to the finals. If you make it, there is no reason not to win the championship.

It may be because during the regular season, the teams of both sides had too many spats, so before the start of the finals, both sides were too lazy to talk nonsense.

On June 6, the first game of the Finals began, the home of the Philadelphia 1ers.

Kong Bu stood on the sidelines and looked in the direction of the Zen master.

It can be seen that the Zen master is very nervous, and is wandering around the sidelines like a headless chicken at the moment.

Kong Bulong has been in the NBA for four years. In the playoffs of the four years, he met Zen Master in all four years and won the series in all of them. It is no wonder that Zen Master is not nervous.

Not only Zen Master, O'Neill and others also looked dignified. This finals is of great significance to them.

The core players of the Lakers are all without a championship at the moment.

It's a coincidence that all the core players of the two teams don't have a championship in their hands, and they are all waiting for this championship to improve their status in the league and even in history.

At the beginning of the game, the lineup that Kumbu brought out was simply a big move, Yao Ming, Barkley, Kirilenko, Ginobili and Iverson.

The Zen master's expression became more solemn, and the thing he was most worried about happened.

Both Ginobili and Iverson have first-class ball-handling offensive ability. Theoretically speaking, when these two play at the same time, it will only produce an effect of 1+1 less than 2. After all, there is only one basketball, and they both need to hold the ball.

But against the Lakers, the situation is different, because the Lakers have an obvious defensive shortcoming in the backcourt. No matter whether Kobe defends Iverson or Ginobili, the other person can hold the ball and play against the Lakers' backcourt defense. short board.

Within a few minutes of the opening game, Zen Master quickly called a timeout. The situation was already quite unfavorable for the Lakers.

Kobe has been looking for Iverson to match up, which caused Ginobili to play very comfortably. How can the little fish Fisher defend against the demon knife.

In a few minutes, Ginobili directly sent 4 points, 2 assists and 1 steal.

Before the centers on both sides could make a move, the backyard caught fire first.

Of course, Zen Master is not a vegetarian, so he simply came up with a trick to get rid of the salary from the bottom of the pot, and directly took Fisher down, and did not play Harper. No. bit.

The height of the lineup is directly full.

Fox's defense against Ginobili is always better than Fisher's.

In addition to the changes in the defensive lineup, the offensive style of play has also been greatly adjusted.

Zen master simply imitated the 76ers' style of play, allowing Kobe to break through with the ball in various ways. If he can make a shot, he will make a shot.

Doing this really gave the Lakers momentum. Kobe's sudden pass made the Lakers stabilize the situation.

A tie is definitely not a situation that Kumbu can accept.

In the second half, Kumbu directly came to an extreme lineup, took Barkley down, replaced Reid at the third position, and let Kirilenko go to the fourth position.

With such an adjustment, the effect immediately appeared.

Horry is not a serious outside player, how can he keep up with Reid's off-ball running, and in a few minutes, Reid got three open three-pointers and scored two of them.

In addition, Kirilenko's flexibility is far stronger than that of the old Malone. His offense is not easy for Malone to defend.

As for Malone's offense, he doesn't have much possession of the ball. If Kobe wants to make a shot, even if he can't find room to make a shot, his first choice must be to pass to O'Pang.

No matter how bad his relationship with Ao Pang was, he wouldn't be so stupid as to play petty temper on this occasion.

When there is really no way to pass to Ao Pang, he may choose to pass to Malone, and there are not many ball rights left.

Unknowingly, the game turned into a battle of wits and courage between the two coaches, much like the Eastern Conference Finals between the Raptors and the Bulls a few years ago.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the 76ers won by 11 points at home, and Xiti got off to a good start.

The Zen master sighed in his heart. In the direct dialogue with Kong Bu, he lost again.

And the reason for the loss is very similar to the past, that is, the loss is due to the team's lineup background.

In terms of the team's high-end combat power, the Lakers are definitely not bad. With Oban, Kobe and Malone on the team, who can say that the Lakers' lineup is bad.

However, apart from these three, the Lakers have too little high-end combat power, and Malone also seems very out of place in this lineup.

On the other hand, for the 76ers, even if the team's high-end combat power is not as good as the Raptors in previous years, it is not comparable to the Lakers. Comb can at least produce five or six high-level players to play.

(End of this chapter)