NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 268 What the hell is Kong Bu doing?

Because the Lakers have a better record in the regular season, the first two games are the Lakers' home games.

When Comb led the Philadelphia 76ers to appear at the Lakers' Staples Center arena, the hearts of Lakers fans were filled with fear.

Over the years, they have been experiencing the fear of being dominated by Kumbu. Although this year, from all aspects, they have a higher chance of winning the championship, the Lakers fans at the scene are still worried.

Facing a legendary coach like Kumbu, anything is possible, and no one knows what accidents will happen on the field.

Even if Reggie Miller was injured, his nasal bone was fractured in the collision with Wu Sheng, and his head suffered a moderate concussion. He may not be able to participate in the next finals, but this does not mean that the Philadelphia 76ers' combat power has declined seriously. Still has a pretty amazing lineup.

During the warm-up session, neither the coaches nor the players of the two teams spoke much.

That is, Kobe and Iverson chatted for a while.

When the starting lineups of both sides began to play, the atmosphere was a bit depressed, and the starting lineups of both sides were all at the level of emperor superstars.

On the Lakers side are the top three-level center in history, Malone, the top five power forward, Kobe Bryant, the top ten or even the top five point guard Stockton, and Fox, who usually likes to make small movies.

If it's the Utah Shuangsha in 04, it doesn't really matter. After all, they are so old, but now they are still at the tail end of their peak period, and their combat power is still amazing. Playing pick-and-roll tactics is quite a threat.

Without seeing it with my own eyes, it is hard to believe that such a luxurious starting lineup will appear in the NBA.

Compared with the Lakers' luxurious lineup, Philadelphia seems to be of a lower grade.

Yao Ming, Randolph, Kirilenko, Gerrard plus Iverson.

Also on the bench are two of the Spurs' troika, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker.

Seeing that the lineup of the Philadelphia 76ers is not as good as that of the Lakers, Kombu is very confident in his lineup.

The source of Konbu's confidence is the three-point calibration device that has been relatively seldom used.

He only used it twice this season, once on Yao Ming, which made him enjoy a few three-point games, and then on Kwame Brown, allowing him to complete system tasks.

Now is the critical moment of the finals, and the three-point calibration device was used by Combe on Gerrard.

When Gerrard has a top three-pointer in the league, this guy is really scary.

His own technical characteristics are tough defense, and the offensive end is mainly based on breakthroughs and scoring.

But facing the duo of O'Pang and Malone of the Lakers, wanting to break through to the basket to score points is really a dream.

It is equivalent to saying that it is difficult for Gerrard to play on the offensive end, and Kirilenko must not be able to make up for the loss of offensive firepower caused by Reggie Miller's absence.

But when Gerrard is bound with a three-point calibration device, the situation is completely different. A super perimeter defensive gate and a top three-point ability, he is the ultimate version of super 3D, the most perfect 3D, none of them.

"Gerald, when you get on the court, let me keep a close eye on Kobe on the defensive end."

"I won't let my teammates help you double-team Kobe, because that doesn't make any sense. It's time to really test your defensive strength."

"On the offensive end, just give me a good three-point shot, just like we practiced yesterday."

"Believe in your own three-point ability. If you play well enough, you may become the MVP of this round of finals like Marion and Ginobili."

Combra stopped Gerrard, who was about to play, and began to feed him chicken soup.

He didn't talk nonsense. Kumbu has led his team to win four championships and has four FMVPs, half of which are special FMVPs.

One was Marion during the Raptors Dynasty. He was just a rookie at the time, because he played perfectly enough in the finals and was amazing on both offense and defense. Fortunately, he picked up an FMVP.

And Ginobili is a substitute, and it is special enough to win the FMVP as a substitute.

Right now, if Gerrard completely locks Kobe on the defensive end, he can still play a super-high three-pointer on the offensive end without scoring too many points, even if the average score is only [-] points per game. Ladd also has every chance to get involved in FMVP.

Just like Iguodala in later generations.

After being poured with the little chicken soup from Kong Bu, Gerald's blood spurted and his eyes turned red.

That is FMVP, the highest honor that NBA players can get, and it has an extremely fatal temptation for any player.

"Yes, this is the state!"

"Use all your strength, whether we can beat the Lakers or not depends entirely on your performance."

Combe's words almost brought Gerrard to tears.

Gerrard always thought that he was a dispensable role in the Philadelphia 76ers, but because of his height, he was the only player in the team who was suitable for playing at the third position, so Combe let him start. .

On the defensive end, he doesn't have as much defensive coverage as Kirilenko.

Not to mention the offensive end, except for those water dispenser players, any Philadelphia 76ers player randomly pulled out has better offensive ability than him.

I don't have the passing ability like Hill or Pippen, and my ball-handling ability is average, so I can only rush to the basket with the ball in my arms, which is not a superb ball-handling level.

Fortunately, Combe has always regarded him highly and has always given him the starting position. After this season, Gerrard sometimes wonders whether he saved the Milky Way in his previous life, and Combe looked at him so differently.

What Combu said just now made Gerrard realize that he may be stronger than he thought. At the critical moment of the finals, Combu only said that to himself before he appeared on the stage, which is definitely not the usual kind. chicken soup.

"Coach, don't worry, I will let Kobe be the background board for our victory tonight!"

"For three-pointers, I can't guarantee whether I can achieve the same effect as in training, but I will shoot decisively. As long as I can get the ball in my hand, I will not hesitate!"

Gerrard nodded solemnly, and said to Combe.

Kumbu patted him on the shoulder again, indicating that he can play.

The two sides made a jump ball, O'Pang won Yao Ming, and the Lakers started to attack.

The Lakers' first offensive round, if you don't pay attention to NBA fans this season, you may think you are watching a Jazz game at first glance.

After Stockton took control of the ball to the frontcourt, Malone raised the high position to respond, and then the two played a duet.

In the end, the ball was shot by Malone. Even though Randolph tried his best to defend, Malone still scored the goal.

The Lakers fans cheered wildly.

Kumbu shook his head, where is this, just a mid-range shot, worthy of such cheers?

In the offensive round of the Philadelphia 76ers, the players began to run tactics.

This is the style of play that Kumbu led the coaching staff to practice overnight after defeating the Knicks.

After Iverson took control of the ball to the frontcourt, Randolph directly mentioned the high position, and it seemed that he was playing a duo like the Utah Shuangsha.

There was a disdainful smile on the corner of Zen Master's mouth. Although they are all two-person games, the effect of Iverson and Randolph's games is definitely far inferior to that of Utah Shuangsha.

But soon Zen Master's face became serious, and the situation on the court was a little different from what he thought.

Randolph did mention the high post, but instead of partnering with Iverson, he went to set a pick and roll for Gerrard.

Not only Randolph, Kirilenko is also moving towards Gerrard, it seems ready to do a double pick and roll.

This made the Zen master puzzled, not knowing what Kong Bu was doing.

Gerrard is a very inconspicuous presence on the offensive end of the Philadelphia 76ers. In the tactical defensive arrangement before the game, Zen Master even ignored Gerrard directly. Their perimeter defense focused on Iverson and Kirilenko.

Combe asked the players to set up a double pick-and-roll for Gerrard, which seemed really incredible to Zen Master.

In the next second, Gerrard received a pass from Iverson and shot a three-pointer directly from outside the three-point line, and the basketball went into the net in response.

The Zen master was dumbfounded, what the hell is this?Is Combe crazy?Specially arrange three-point tactics for Gerrard?
In the regular season, Gerrard didn't shoot three-pointers at all, but he had very few shots, and three-pointers were not his strong point, so the average number of three-pointers per game was only a pitiful 0.5 times, an average of two. You can only shoot one three-pointer per game.

The shooting rate is not high, only 31%. This shooting rate can't be said to be too bad, but it certainly can't be said that the three-point ability is strong.

The Zen master felt a little bit in his heart. Judging from his many years of experience, as long as Kong Bu did something unimaginable, someone would definitely suffer.

It won't be me who suffers this time, right?
It's the Lakers' offensive round again, still playing Jazz-style, but unfortunately Malone failed to score this time.

There is a kind of image deviation in this player Malone. Looking at his bald and wild appearance like a drizzling monk, he thinks he is the kind of power forward who stands on the basket, similar to Duncan.

In fact, his average shot distance per game is farther than Garnett, between Garnett and Nowitzki, and he is a typical space-based power forward.

Of course, his shooting percentage at the basket is certainly not low.

Malone's most deadly offensive method is the distance between 16 yards and the three-point line, and his shooting percentage can reach an astonishing [-]% or so. This is a shooting percentage that Jordan has not been able to achieve in many seasons.

On the contrary, Malone's hit rate is relatively average for close-range and mid-range shots within 10 yards.

In response to this characteristic of Ma Long, Combe certainly made some arrangements.

As long as Malone and Stockton played a two-person game, Randolph tried to force Malone to the free throw line as much as possible, and did not give him a chance to shoot a long-range two-pointer.

These data are not the memories of Kong Bu's previous life, but are provided by the data analysts in the current team.

Before the Philadelphia 76ers did not have a dedicated data analyst position, it was Adelman Jr. who actually did this job. After he left, the job was handed over to Mike Brown.

Malone missed a shot, and Yao Ming under the basket protected the rebound.

On the stage of the finals, Yao Ming also appeared extra cautious. After grabbing the rebound, he hugged him directly in his arms to prevent Ao Pang beside him from stealing.

After Iverson came to respond, Yao Ming passed the ball to Iverson, and he followed Ao Pang to the frontcourt.

In this offensive round of the Philadelphia 76ers, Zen Master felt that something was wrong.

The 76ers are still continuing the double pick-and-roll from the previous round, creating a very comfortable three-point shot opportunity for Gerrard.

Kobe has worked hard enough, but it is a pity that it takes more time to get around a human-shaped fleshy pillar like Randolph than to get around Iverson.

On the court, things are changing rapidly, even if it is delayed by a third of a second, it is enough for Gerrard to make a comfortable shot.

"Shh!"

It was another three-pointer. Gerrard hit the opening two three-pointers and directly turned the Staples Arena into the Staples Library.

"Good boy, are you here to grab the FMVP?"

Iverson laughed loudly at Gerald.

As the boss of the team, Iverson is qualified. Even if he is really robbed of the FMVP by Gerrard, he has absolutely no complaints, as long as he can win the championship.

It's a pity that Gerrard didn't hear Iverson's teasing at all, and all his energy was concentrated on Kobe at the moment.

Even though the Lakers were playing duo in the first two rounds and Kobe didn't even touch the ball, Gerrard still didn't dare to relax at all.

He has been thinking about what Kumbu said before his appearance. In this round of the series, he is the key to winning or losing. Not only must he perform on the offensive end, but more importantly, he must lock Kobe.

The Zen master quickly called a timeout. Kong Bu's two attacks at the beginning caught him off guard and he had to deal with it.

The short timeout was quick, and after returning to the court, there was no change in the lineup, but the defensive focus must have changed.

Stockton advanced with the ball, and after reaching the frontcourt, this time Kobe took the initiative to beckon for the ball.

He had cooperated with Malone for two rounds before, and if he continued to fight like that in the third round, it would be a good thing to get in, but if he didn't make it, Kobe and Ao Pang must be impatient.

Stockton knew this very well, so he passed the ball without saying a word, and he and Malone started running to create space for Kobe to attack and prevent him from being double-teamed.

"Rookie, do you think you can prevent me with this expression?"

"Your three-pointer did surprise us, but I don't think you have the ability to guard me."

Kobe slowly controlled the ball, looked contemptuously at Gerrard in front of him and said.

Gerald, who had been unable to beat a fart with three sticks, made a rare sound.

"What you think doesn't matter, my coach Comb thinks I can completely lock you up, and that's enough."

Gerrard's words made Kobe's heart tense. He has suffered from Konbu's losses for so many years.

Kong Bu felt that the rough-looking boy in front of him could defend himself?Kobe felt a little pressure in his heart.

A moment later, Kobe made a forward charge to push Gerrard back, then took another step back, and then leaped back to make a mid-range shot.

A series of movements are flowing and flowing, full of beauty, and this mid-range shot really made him score.

Originally, he put some pressure on Kongbu, but when the mid-range shot scored, he immediately burst into confidence.

(End of this chapter)