So I am the god of basketball?

After this change in formation, Kobe's performance became much more stable.

The rest of the game was almost a competition of who had more firepower.

Meng Lang and Kobe have one-on-one abilities that the Philadelphia 76ers do not have.

Allen Iverson is definitely not as good as Meng Lang and Kobe.

But at the same time, the Philadelphia 76ers also have things that the Lakers can't compare to.

That is, after Divac left the court, their ability to ensure rebounds was completely lost.

Even if they don't let Tim Duncan get the ball under the basket for one-on-ones.

But when he grabs the rebound and makes a second attack, it is often not easy for the double-team to keep up.

In fact, in terms of the points that need to be restricted on both sides, the Lakers' side is obviously more difficult, which is because they have Ben Wallace, a "one in a million" inside defender. Otherwise, the defensive goal that Chuck Daly wants to achieve may not be achieved.

This shows how high the requirements are.

The score difference was still close. Seeing this, Chuck Daly took out his last trump card and moved Meng Lang to the third position and brought Tyronn Lue onto the court to face Allen Iverson.

This was an idea that suddenly occurred to him. Since players who were too big could not limit Allen Iverson, would it be effective to put players of the same type as him on the court to guard him?
As a result, Allen Iverson was really restricted by him.

Tyronn Lue was like his shadow, sticking to him throughout the game. Allen Iverson never turned his head and couldn't see Tyronn Lue's "perch face". He tried to use more fierce attacks to break down this unknown newcomer.

But Tyronn Lue can limit him very well.

Although it didn't mean that Allen Iverson had no performance at all.

But it can further reduce his efficiency.

Allen Iverson's offensive efficiency was originally less than 40%. Even if it increased from 39% to 36%, it would be a very uncomfortable thing for the Philadelphia 76ers.

As a result, the two evenly matched teams suddenly faced a situation where "the east wind prevailed over the west wind".

The team with the upper hand is the Lakers.

Before the end of the third quarter, they led by 6 points.

Although the score difference is not very high, it is the biggest score difference the Lakers have had in the past two finals games. This shows how difficult it is for the Lakers to play this game.

Well, Meng Lang still maintained the basic situation. He was about to score more than 40 points in this game. Without his performance, the Lakers would have collapsed long ago.

After all, this is not the "small ball era", and Horry can only shoot open three-pointers.

In this age where you can put your hands on your opponent's shoulders when defending, there are actually only a few people who can shoot three-pointers from outside without any opposition and still guarantee efficiency.

Therefore, defending the rebounds will win the game, which is a golden rule in this era.

Because there is really no such fierce "three-point rain" that can fall.

If Meng Lang had not made four three-pointers, the Philadelphia 4ers, who were leading by nearly eight rebounds, should have been in the lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Philadelphia 76ers' defense was more purposeful. They no longer made any more arrangements for Meng Lang, but on the basis of the regular defense of Meng Lang, they concentrated all their defensive strength on Kobe.

Obviously they also saw Kobe's eagerness to perform on this stage.

When Kobe wants to perform, it is often a very troublesome thing, especially now that he has not yet grown into a representative player at the No. 2 position. Now he is just an ordinary All-Star level.

Meng Lang continued to maintain his efficiency, but Kobe's singles choices began to have problems.

All kinds of forced sex.

Kobe became more and more impatient as he missed the shot again and again.

Finding that this approach was effective, the Philadelphia 76ers became more targeted. Meng Lang scored three 3-pointers in a single quarter, but the points he scored were not as fast as those scored by Kobe.

He watched the team being reversed.

At the end of the game, the Philadelphia 76ers won another game with a difference of 7 points.

This was the second time in Meng Lang's career that he fell behind 0-2 at the start of the finals.

But the bad thing this time is that the Lakers do not have the same lineup change options as the Magic did before.

In this game, Meng Lang's final statistics were 49 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

In the entire fourth quarter, except for a missed shot at 4 minutes and 5 seconds, all his shots hit the basket. But he still couldn't help the Lakers win the game tonight.

Chuck Daly also had some regrets: "We took some initiative, but we still lost in the final moments."

He made various adjustments in this game, and they all achieved good results:

Horry's three-pointers, increased mobility, and the use of Tyronn Lue as a surprise player to defend Allen Iverson.

Unfortunately, Kobe's one-on-one play ruined everything.

He remained resolute. When the reporter asked him if he would do the same thing again next time if given the same opportunity, he gave a precise answer: "Of course!"

It is this spirit that makes Kobe the "second best shooting guard in history."

But sometimes it can hurt a team.

Meng Lang didn't say much. When the media mentioned Kobe, he said: "He was doing what he should do, but he didn't succeed this time. It's that simple! But he is not important. If I can score 57 points, we will still win the game today."

Whenever Meng Lang said this, it would always make his opponents tremble in their hearts.

The same is true for the Philadelphia media.

When they heard Meng Lang say this, the joy of leading 2-0 was wiped out.

What’s a 2-0 lead?

Facing this man, even if we were leading 3-0 and were leading by more than 10 points at the end of the third quarter of the fourth game, we could not relax as long as the game was not over.

This was a bloody lesson left by the Rockets in 94, so the mainstream media in Philadelphia were very cautious in their articles the next day:
“2-0 ahead, but this series has just begun!”

Next will be the Lakers' first home game in this finals. Only if they win a game at their home court can they really have an advantage.

Being able to scare the opponent to this extent is unique in history.

But who made Meng Lang the only guy in the NBA who has led a team to come back from 3-0 down to 4-0?
It’s not that they are afraid, they are really afraid…

Although Olajuwon certainly hopes that someone will go to accompany him, with such a big "historical background", whoever wants to go can go, but they don't want to go anyway.

Chuck Daly did not schedule any training on his first day back in Los Angeles.

There are training sessions every day, and he can only do so much when changing the lineup. Now the Lakers can only rely on one weapon:
That is their own belief!

To prevent them from being overly stressed, Chuck Daly chose to give them a day off.

I don't know if this is effective, but on the day of the game, when facing the camera, everyone was in good spirits. Kobe has also changed, and this is reflected in the game...

He became the "rational science"!
It can be said that it is completely different from the previous two games.

In the previous two games, he shot as soon as he got the ball, but in this game, it was not the best time to shoot, so he definitely passed the ball.

To be honest, when Kobe said his idol was Magic Johnson, he was a little bit unconvinced.

Now he believed it, as if the only option left in this guy's "arsenal" was passing the ball.

But because of defending Allen Iverson, Tyronn Lue was put on the court.

The Lakers' starting lineup is: "Little Bass", Kobe, Meng Lang, Horry, and Big Ben.

There is a serious lack of offensive talent.

Kobe's pass was reasonable, but the problem is that even if Ben Wallace got the ball at the right time, he couldn't put the ball into the basket!
Otherwise, he scored 2 points in one of the first two games and 5 points in another!

I really don’t have the ability to score goals!
Chuck Daly was getting a little anxious, so he pulled Kobe and said, "I still like your stubbornness. Do you remember what you said to the reporters after the last game? Just keep attacking!"

When Kobe heard this, his eyes flickered and he said nothing.

But when he got back on the court, he finally started attacking on his own.

But he was the one who fought, and his choice of attack was so damn...

Chuck Daly couldn't help but hold his head in his hands again: "God, can you make him balance?"

Thanks to Kobe's performance, the Lakers fell behind by 10 points in the third quarter.

The reporters in Los Angeles were a little confused. After all, the Lakers led by 6 points in the last game, and Meng Lang played perfectly in the fourth quarter, but the team still lost. This time they were 10 points behind, and even if Meng Lang played perfectly again, there was nothing he could do, right?

They mentally sentenced this game to death.

In their opinion, the score between the Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers was about to become 0-3.

But what they didn't expect was that Meng Lang made a 3-pointer from the outside at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and then...

Not one, not two, not three, not four...

In less than 5 minutes, Meng Lang made 6 three-pointers from the outside and scored 18 points by himself. He made the three-pointers that the Lakers couldn't make.

There were bursts of exclamations from the audience.

There were already fans in the stands who had left the stadium, but Meng Lang's "rain of three-pointers" made them scream. At this moment, they forgot all their previous unhappiness, and hope rekindled in their eyes.

There is a reason for Meng Lang's bravery.

The "Buddha's Light Shining Everywhere" that has not been seen for a long time has opened.

The consecutive shots directly forced the Philadelphia 76ers to call a timeout.

But pausing was of no use.

Changing the formation is of no use.

Switching defense is still useless!
Meng Lang continued to receive the ball and shoot outside the three-point line, directly breaking the Philadelphia 76ers' defense into pieces.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, Meng Lang made his 10th three-pointer in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers' lead exceeded 10 points.

Tim Duncan tried to step up, but it was too late.

In the end, Meng Lang scored 38 points in the fourth quarter and 70 points in the whole game, helping the team to maintain its first victory after returning to home court.

The score was changed to 1-2.
After the game, Tim Duncan looked calm, but his tone was still filled with helplessness: "This is Dream. When he finds that terrifying state, no one can stop him from scoring a goal!"

Allen Iverson also said: "That's why he was able to beat Michael. Sometimes, he just seems to be so omnipotent!"

The head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers also said: "When a night like this comes, what else can we say? Victory is inevitable. All we have to do is not be affected and play the next game well!"

Bill Walton made a full-game summary: "At the end of the third quarter of this game, I would give Philadelphia a full score. Well, even for the whole game, I would give them more than 98 points. They didn't make any mistakes. The only problem might be that they were unlucky and encountered Meng Lang in this state!"

On the Lakers side, Kobe Bryant rarely lowered his status: "He saved us and prevented us from falling into the abyss."

Chuck Daly said: "Okay, I have to admit that I fouled and used nuclear weapons. This is not within the scope of the competition between the two teams, but this is probably why all head coaches want to coach Dream!"

Ben Wallace: "As long as Dream doesn't say the game is over, anything can happen. Tonight is the best outcome."

The next morning, Meng Lang's performance of 70 points in a single game and 38 points in the fourth quarter successfully made headlines in major media outlets.

For those fans who turned off the TV after watching the third quarter, this was definitely a bolt from the blue.

Because they thought the outcome had already been decided, but who would have thought that Meng Lang would explode.

And it exploded so thoroughly.

They were really curious about how Meng Lang scored 38 points in a single quarter!
It is worth mentioning that Meng Lang broke many historical records in this game:

Highest score in a single game in the Finals, Highest score in a single quarter in the Finals, Most three-pointers in a single quarter in the Finals, and Most three-pointers in a single game in the Finals...

Of course, it also includes the highest score in the first half of the finals!
In short, this is a game that is bound to be written into the first place of classic battles in the NBA Finals.

The overall score returned to 2-1.

Unexpectedly, more media outlets are supporting the Lakers.

It is true that from the course of the game, the Philadelphia 76ers have been suppressing the Lakers, but the impact of Meng Lang, this unstable factor, is so great that they cannot ignore it.

Let’s put it this way…

They had no doubt that Meng Lang would continue his rampage in the next round.

The Philadelphia 76ers obviously took the media's words to heart. In the fourth game of the finals, their defensive focus was always on Meng Lang, to the point of not allowing him to receive the ball.

Meng Lang could only change his playing style by catching the ball and shooting to reduce the forced passes caused by the opponent's double-team.

He was in good shape tonight.

But in fact, the stage for Kobe tonight is also very big...

Because he basically doesn't have to face help defense, and Chuck Daly has already relieved him of the pressure on the defensive end.

He only needs to do one thing well, and that is to score!
If it was Kobe in 09, this would definitely be a piece of cake for him.

But for Kobe in 99...

But it is something that I am willing to do but unable to do!
Philadelphia 76ers win another game, and the score is 3-1! (End of this chapter)