Chapter 19: Exploding each other with Iverson!
Iverson's individual offense is really sharp, but his defense is also a hole.
Iverson and Zeng Zhen are just blowing each other up right now.
Iverson has a lot of individual offense, while Zeng Zhen's offense is more about working with teammates to create openings together.
Iverson couldn't defend Zeng Zhen either.
Zeng Zhen did a much better job of driving the team in tandem.
The rest of the 76ers defense wasn't as aggressive as the Lakers players' defense.
This also resulted in the score coming to 58-50 at the end of the first half.
The Lakers got the lead on the road.
Zeng Zhen was a standout individual in the first half as he poured in 20 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Odom came over and slapped Zeng Zhen's ass and said, "Zeng, good job, keep playing like that."
Bynum wiped his towel and laughed, "Andre provoked you before the match and you left him speechless this time."
Walton, Vujacic and others were also coming over to chat with Zeng Zhen.
In Kobe's absence, the crowd felt quite comfortable playing with Zeng Zhen piece by piece.
Zeng Zhen took off his own shoes to relieve the pressure a little and said with a smile, "I never took his words seriously, he's not qualified."
Zeng Zhen's tone was very confident and all the Lakers players could see it.
Zeng Zhen's eyes are only AI.
Only the AI can be his match.
As for Iguodala, Zeng Zhen did not even look at it, the two are not the opposite, the style is completely different, the team's requirements for them are also different, there is nothing to compare.
Bynum said, "Hey, you can beat Allen Iverson!"
Zeng Zhen said, "Of course!"
Odom smiled, he was a little envious of Bynum's youthful drive with Zeng Zhen.
There was a time when he was like that.
It's just that over time, Odom has learned that the NBA is not dominated by players like him, but by those who are the pride of the sky.
The only people who can change the game and change the situation in the league are guys like Kobe and Iverson.
The atmosphere in the Lakers' halftime locker room was very harmonious, but the 76ers' was not so harmonious.
Iverson got into an altercation with head coach Chicks.
"You're supposed to drive the team, not just score yourself." Chix said.
"I can handle the offense, you need to set up the defensive plays, Fark, all I run into on defense is coverages, no one to help me switch." Iverson shot back.
The two went toe-to-toe, neither one letting the other go.
Eventually it was Webber and Dalembert who stepped in to calm the two down and didn't continue to erupt into a more violent locker room scandal.
Barkley said: "76 people in trouble, they are now playing not as united as the Lakers, Iverson did not play the role of tandem drive the whole team."
Miller said, "It's similar to the previous Lakers, too, where Kobe was strong, but Kobe didn't drive the team."
Said Barkley: "Of course, it also has to do with the individual ability of other players to finish rather than letting them finish."
Miller said, "Zeng Zhen is the kind of system player who will knead the team into a system."
Come back quickly in the third quarter.
76ers offense.
Iverson continued to do what he was doing, and instead of tandeming with his teammates when he got to the frontcourt, he just signaled for a single.
Zeng Zhen saw Iverson's single is scalp numb ah.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
After two consecutive drastic changes of direction, Iverson burst in from the right side.
It's just that the Lakers are all up and down the court now, surrounding Iverson, and after Zeng Zhen was passed, Odom immediately assisted on defense.
Iverson makes a sharp jump shot.
It was a difficult shot, and there wasn't much interference from Odom.
"Swish!"
An arrow through the heart.
58 to 52.
"Iverson blew Tseng out of the water."
"Had's defense was a little bad."
"There's no way around it, it's pretty much the same for anyone facing Iverson's defense."
The fans are talking.
It looked like Iverson blew Zeng Zhen out of the water.
Laker offense.
Vujacic carries the ball across half court to Odom.
Odom faced Webber with a right-side explosive break while Zeng Zhen made a run around Bynum on the other side.
Odom's feet are quick and he drills through, with Dalembert's assist.
On the other side, Iverson, who was chasing Zeng Zhen, was blocked by Bynum, and Dalembert didn't fill in anymore as Odom slammed the ball to Zeng Zhen, who was running to the three-point line.
Zeng Zhen was ready to throw the ball before he caught it.
Stomp the ground, catch the ball, and make a quick push.
The basketball cuts a rainbow.
"Swish!"
An arrow through the heart!
61 to 52.
Zeng Zhen also quickly responded to Iverson.
"Why is it that I'm watching the Lakers' offense be more pleasing to the eye and the 76ers' be a little one-dimensional."
"This should be determined by the style of play, Iverson raw with his individual ability to eat Zeng Zhen, but Zeng Zhen gave a response with the power of the whole team."
Two fans on the Tigers discuss it.
76ers offense again.
Iverson brings the ball across half court before giving it to Webber down low.
Webber beat Odom down low, flipping a jumper after consecutive bumps.
It's a tough shot, and Webb hasn't taken a shot in a while.
"Frame!"
The basketball hit the basket hard and bounced up.
Bynum keeps the rebound under control.
The 76ers were slow to get back on defense in this round, and the entire Lakers team quickly got up to speed.
Iverson had two hands toward the crowd, and as long as the pass was going out, no one else was as good a finisher as he was.
On the court, the Lakers counterattacked quickly.
Bynum gave the ball to Walton, who blitzed with a quick dribble.
Walton wasn't fast, but he stumbled and dribbled upfield to break in.
Inside Iguodala back in place, Walton has no way to go further deeper, he has a sharp eye and saw Zeng Zhen who followed behind him.
Walton slammed the ball backward to Zeng Zhen at the top of the arc.
Iverson's return defense arrived, but he was still too short.
Zeng Zhen took a quick three-point shot in the face of some interference from Iverson.
It's a difficult ball, and Zeng Zhen hasn't quite got his balance under control.
Iverson lands a light touch and Zeng Zhen crumbles to the ground.
The basketball made a wonderful arc.
"Swish!"
The basketball went dry through the center and into the net.
"Beep!!!"
The referee's whistle also sounded slightly late.
The referee signaled that the goal was valid and that there was an extra penalty.
64 to 52.
"AHHHH!!!"
"Great job!!!"
Bynum comes over and pulls Zeng Zhen up, giving him a hard high five in celebration.
The fans in the crowd were silent.
In this case, it's hard to say that Iverson blew Zeng Zhen out of the water, except to say that the two just blew each other out of the water.
"Good job, rookie." Walton was also excited.
There were times when Walton felt that Zeng Zhen was more useful than Kobe.
Zeng Zhen's individual ability is not as strong as Kobe's, but his style of play adapts to almost everyone, which makes the entire Lakers team cohesive now.
"Fark, I didn't touch him." Iverson complained toward the referee.
"T!"
Hearing Iverson curse, the referee was not polite at all and gave Iverson a technical foul straight away.
The scene booed.
"Calm down."
"What the hell!"
On the sidelines, 76ers head coach Chix was also yelling at Iverson.
Zeng Zhen didn't pay attention to the 76ers up and down there to make a demon as he stepped up to the free throw line.
Very cool to make free throws.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
66 to 52.
"Give me the ball."
Iverson yelled at Iguodala.
Iguodala didn't dare disobey Iverson as he sent the ball to Iverson.
Iverson dribbles past half court.
Iverson faced Zeng Zhen and charged in after an extremely large change of direction.
Bynum's assisted defense, and Iverson fought off Bynum before driving up for a layup.
"Bang!"
"Pop!"
"Swish!"
Iverson was knocked off balance by Bynum, but he still scored the ball.
"Beep!!!"
It's also a two plus one.
"Allen - Iverson!!!"
The DJ on the floor drove the beat and the fans cheered.
Iverson was also up and shouting in celebration.
The next time, Zeng Zhen also experienced the feeling of being beaten up once.
Iverson got in the mood and attacked with the ball.
Back-to-back cuts from the inside and outside.
The live DJ's chants continued to be shouted at a high pitch as well.
Three-point shot!
Sharp stop mid-distance!
Penalty!
Iverson's performance lit up the room.
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
The entire crowd chanted MVP as Iverson made his free throws.
The Zen Master didn't just put Zeng Zhen on Iverson's defense, Vujacic and Walton were on it, but just couldn't defend it.
Zeng Zhen didn't have many possessions during this time either, with Odom and Bynum becoming the main point of attack with average efficiency.
The 76ers also upped their defensive intensity as Zeng Zhen was subbed out with four minutes left in the third quarter.
He's also had to watch Iverson kill it on the field all this time.
The score came to 80-77 between the two teams after three quarters of play.
The 76ers are down by just three points now.
Iverson blasted over 20 points in a single third quarter.
Domestic Tiger Poker forums with the live bar is also uproar.
"Crap, Iverson exploded."
"Iverson bull."
"That's the answer."
"Iverson is venting his anger."
Holiday breaks.
The Lakers are feeling the pressure of playing on the road up and down the lineup.
The 76ers were in a constant deficit, but they kept tightening the score with Iverson at the helm.
Just turn the momentum back around and the Lakers will struggle.
Zeng Zhen was also in his seat, constantly panting and wiping his sweat.
He watched Iverson blow away the entire Lakers team.
A peak scorer like that can't really be defended when he explodes.
But even for a super-scorer like Iverson, his field goal percentage is still being held down by the boss, Kobe.
The Zen Master was setting up the play on the sidelines, "Clip, get me on the clip, don't let him score like that."
The entire Laker team nodded.
Zeng Zhen's offense is strong, but the defense still doesn't have much to do against Iverson in this state, and the Zen Master misses Kobe a bit.
If Kobe is there, he should be able to limit Iverson slightly with his single defense.
After all, if it has been clamped down, Iverson in case the whole team will also drive up, then the lakers will face more trouble.
The defense is set up and the offense can't break.
The Zen Master looked to Zeng Zhen in his eyes.
The man with the most firepower on the Lakers right now is him.
Accurate jumpers, sharp breaks, and the occasional deft pass!
"Play around Tsang on the offensive end, Tsang, you take more shots."
This is the first time the Zen master has given unlimited firing rights to Zeng Zhen.
Zeng Zhen also nodded excitedly.
Iverson has been on a rampage and Zeng Zhen wants to fire back.
It's just that he's not kind of the only shot option on the team, and his teammates don't intentionally come to make plays around him every single time.
That way he won't have many chances naturally.
There were times when it made Zeng Zhen a bit stifled.
Now that Zen Master has emphasized playing around Zeng Zhen, that gives more support to Zeng Zhen.
Zeng Zhen also wanted to see if he could respond to Iverson's firepower.
Neither Zeng Zhen nor Iverson made an appearance in the opening stages of the fourth quarter, both sitting on the sidelines and resting.
Four minutes later, the score on the court came to 84-80, with both teams having a relatively tough time scoring.
After the Lakers called for a timeout, Zeng Zhen re-entered the game, and on the 76ers' side, so did Iverson.
The two teams went into a duel.
The Zen master also continued to emphasize to the Lakers players to play offensive plays around Zeng Zhen.
Laker offense.
Walton sent the ball to Odom.
Odom was on the line with the ball and organized.
Odom can't draw a clinch with his hold, but he's patient and keeps watching.
Zeng Zhen ran out from the right bottom corner to the left three-point line.
Odom gives the ball to Zeng Zhen.
Zeng Zhen was more than a meter away from the left three-point line.
Iverson was stepping over the three-point line to play defense.
Iverson instinctively didn't press on, and he was too late when he saw that Zeng Zhen was about to take a shot.
Zeng Zhen seized the opportunity and went over the top, three quick pushes.
Zeng Zhen throwing shots too fast for Iverson to give interference.
The ball is still arcing high.
"Swish!"
The basketball exploded like a cannonball and tumbled out of the basket.
87 to 80.
Superb three-point shot.
Zeng Zhen turns around, shaking his head and shaking his shoulders in celebration.
Iverson looked so angry at Zeng Zhen's celebration but couldn't do anything about it.
Odom also didn't expect Zeng Zhen to throw it straight away like that.
That position is a super long three.
But the pitch still goes in.
That's pretty cross.
The cheers of the fans at the venue were all shot to a halt by Zeng Zhen as well.
76ers offense.
Iverson dribbles to the frontcourt.
Iverson gives the ball to Iguodala, who comes out to meet him.
Iguodala pressed for his own offense, and he quickly gave the ball back again.
Iverson continued to have to pull away after receiving the ball.
At this point, the Lakers didn't let him pull away, and Walton went up with Zeng Zhen to pin Iverson down.
Instead of taking the first shot, Iverson dribbled back and tried to avoid the clinch.
Zeng Zhen's hands were quick, and Iverson was a bit reluctant.
"Pop!"
With the help of Walton, Zengzhen made a flying grab of Iverson.
Zeng Zhen didn't quite have his balance under control on that one and instead went flying off the ball, Zeng Zhen saved it for Walton.
In order to save the ball, Zeng Zhen also crashed his whole body into the front row of spectators.
"Bravo!"
"Great job!"
"It's too much of a fight."
"Zeng Zhen's punch can be."
The fans were excited as the offense and defense on the field went into overdrive!
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