Chapter 931 930. Iverson's Transformation, the Insidious Master and Apprentice (Seeking Recommendation Votes)

After playing for two minutes, Willie Green, who was just showing off, committed two fouls!

Willie Green is not a very important part of the 76ers, so he continued to stay on the court after committing two fouls. Their best outside player besides Iverson is the team's sixth man Samuels.

And they changed players after only two minutes. The 76ers are also a playoff-level team with a relatively complete rotation plan.

Then, after playing three rounds, the Hawks relied on 3 three-pointers and Liu Mang's 6 free throws at the beginning. The Hawks scored 12 points in more than three minutes. The 76ers relied on Iverson's breakthrough to get two points, and passed the ball to Webber for a 2+1, plus Willie Green's dunk to get 7 points.

The Hawks started with a 12-7 lead, and it was the Hawks' turn to attack again. Liu Mang once again switched defense to Willie Green through a pick-and-roll, and Willie Green committed three fouls...

Liu Mang looked for him to attack. He defended McGrady, and Liu Mang would pick and roll with McGrady. McGrady knew Liu Mang's revengeful mentality very well, and it was impossible not to retaliate for such a thing, so McGrady took the initiative to let Willie Green defend whoever, and whoever would pick and roll with Liu Mang to force the opponent to switch defense. If the opponent did not switch defense, Liu Mang would directly throw the ball outside the three-point line, double-team him directly, and then pass it to Korver. Korver made a powerful start and made a three-pointer, and Liu Mang also threw a three-pointer.

After Liu Mang caused Willie Green to commit a foul for the third time, Willie Green was embarrassed and angry. He was rubbed by Liu Mang and took two steps back. He rushed up to push Liu Mang, and Liu Mang blocked it with his arm, and the iron elbow skill took the opportunity to release the force, and dodged sideways, and Willie Green fell to the ground.

Willie Green made such a move, and the other four players on the court of the Hawks immediately surrounded him.

Iverson hurried over to block Willie Green. Although he didn't like this teammate whose personality was more arrogant than his strength, he was still the team's younger brother.

Liu Mang wanted to play tricks on Willie Green, and it was Willie Green who was looking for trouble. Iverson had nothing to say, but he still came up to help immediately if there was a fight.

However, Iverson has now blacklisted Willie Green. This guy, doesn't he know that the bastard on the opposite side is a famous hooligan in the NBA? He has never seen that bastard suffer any loss when there was a conflict. It's fine to be taught a lesson for provocation, but he still wants to fight.

Liu Mang waved his hand, indicating to his teammates that he was fine.

The referee came up to separate the two sides and gave Willie Green a technical foul. Fortunately, there was no conflict, otherwise Willie Green would be sent out directly.

At this time, Jim O'Brien, the head coach of the 76ers, finally called a timeout.

Although the conflict was caused by Willy Green, the referee looked at Liu Mang who was walking to the bench with resentment after blowing the whistle for timeout.

A technical foul was called, and a report had to be written again!

What kind of thing is this! A second-year homeless man went to provoke an MVP-level player. Jim O'Brien felt that although he got Webber to form a double-star lineup, he lost a lot! Almost half of the rotation lineup was used to exchange for Webber. As a result, although there were two stars, the team's strength was no different from the first half of the season.

Fortunately, the cooperation of the two stars was not bad. With such a core combination, they survived this season and had the capital to recruit players in the offseason.

McGrady and Liu Mang returned to the bench together. When he heard Liu Mang humming a song he didn't understand, he knew that Liu Mang had now put aside the provocation he had just been provoked.

McGrady's mood now was not to say that he was relaxed, but... He was relaxed for less than four minutes, and the second-year player on the opposite side fell down. It was useless! Thinking back to the scoring champion of his team, he had fought with him several times in his sophomore year!

McGrady feels that he is destined to be a hard-working person again...

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After the timeout, the Hawks did not make any substitutions, while the 76ers replaced Willie Green with Rodney Rogers, who was bought out by the Nets after signing him after the All-Star Weekend.

The two have similar roles, both are ball-holding offensive players, used to fill the gap in the starting lineup's forward and guard lines.

Korver went up first and made the technical foul free throw, and the Hawks led by 6 points 13 to 7.

Liu Mang continued to walk to the free throw line, calling a timeout to interrupt his good feeling of free throws after the collision, and made 2 of 3 free throws.

After playing for 4 minutes, Liu Mang had already scored 11 points!

The Hawks led the 76ers by 8 points, 15 to 7!

When the 76ers attacked, Iverson advanced to the frontcourt, came to the three-point line, and dribbled with Liu Mang while crouching.

Iverson observed the running positions of his teammates. Rodney Rogers opened up space from the baseline mid-range. Childress was running with McGrady, ready to cut in at any time. Webber was picking and rolling for Childress without the ball. Mark Jackson... it was good enough to contain Kwame Brown under the basket.

Iverson quickly observed his teammates and said to Liu Mang in front of him: "You've played enough with the kids. Now it's our turn."

Liu Mang stared at Iverson very carefully. He didn't lose his mind because of Iverson's words. His team was leading by 8 points, which happened to be the 8 points he got from free throws. If Willy Green hadn't come to make trouble, he would have beaten Willy Green down, and if he really beat him down, it wouldn't have been so easy to widen the gap.

"Ding... The talent skill Unyielding Pride Level 4 is triggered. In this game, before the physical energy is exhausted, the strength will not be affected by the decline of physical energy. Because of dissatisfaction with the host, he is in an excited state, and the comprehensive ability evaluation is +4. From Allen Iverson."

“Ding… Because Allen Iverson is in an excited state, all members of the Philadelphia 76ers are in an excited state, offsetting the morale suppression brought by the Hawks’ devilish home court.”

“Oh, you 183-cm-tall man without a championship,” Liu Mang couldn’t help but exclaimed in his heart after hearing the system’s digitized explanation of Iverson’s current “determination.”

Moreover, the system’s digitized Iverson’s talent skills when he is angry have changed! From playing more and more alone before, he has become a driving force for his teammates!

Iverson’s changes have begun to show more and more obvious after having teammates like Webber! Liu Mang dared not be careless anymore, this 183-cm-tall guy is going to make trouble!

Although Iverson didn’t like Willie Green, and he disliked him even more now, Liu Mang taught his team’s younger brother a lesson in front of him. At that time, Willie Green asked for it, and Iverson would not help. He should be taught a lesson if he caused trouble, but after the lesson, Iverson wanted to get back at him!

Now he is in the same mood as when he saw the OK combination completely ignore him before the first game of the finals. He wants to get back at him!

Iverson saw that Liu Mang was not distracted, and he said, "Huh". If Liu Mang was not distracted, then he was not distracted. Iverson started to dribble the ball between his legs continuously, ready to come hard.

Liu Mang took small steps and kept a close eye on Iverson's movements. Iverson's large-scale butterfly steps could not be judged at all, or even if he could judge the opponent's first breakthrough direction, Iverson could immediately change the rhythm by dribbling the ball in a large range.

The most important thing is Iverson's speed, which is too fast!

Liu Mang was once again beaten by Iverson to break through, and Liu Mang was too late to press on! Although Iverson was short, his strength was no worse than Liu Mang!

At this time, Korver had already double-teamed and blocked Iverson one step inside the right side of the free throw line. Liu Mang was not worried at all about Iverson passing the ball to Rodney Rogers, who was so old that the Nets had cut him.

However, when Korver came up to double-team Iverson, Rodney Rogers had already gone to set a pick-and-roll for Webber. Iverson immediately passed the ball to the left side of the free throw line when he was double-teamed. Webber received the ball and immediately passed it to the middle, then turned around to block McGrady who was defending Childress. Childress received the ball and made a one-step jump shot inside the free throw line to score two points!

The cooperation in a very small space was played by Iverson and Webber twice!

9 to 15, 6 points difference!

Watching Iverson and Webber high-five and retreat, Liu Mang felt that something was not right!

That's right! Although Iverson's average points per game this season is fourth in the league, behind Liu Mang, Kobe, and James, his average assists per game is also in the top ten in the league! Only behind Nash, McGrady, Francis, Brevin Knight, Kidd, Marbury, and Andre Miller, and the difference in assists per game between him and Marbury and Andre Miller is only 0.1!

It was the Hawks' turn to attack again. McGrady pushed forward with the ball. Liu Mang started to run without the ball, taking Iverson everywhere to consume Iverson's physical strength. Although this guy's characteristic is that as long as he still has strength, he looks like he has not consumed any energy, but there is always a limit. After all, he will be 30 in June.

Liu Mang took Iverson to run and scored 11 points in a single quarter. He began to actively screen for his teammates.

When Liu Mang went to screen Korver without the ball, McGrady broke through from the top arc. He did not blindly break through into the double team circle, but broke through to the right side of the free throw line. McGrady passed the ball to the weak side on the left side, but was blocked by Childress who was chasing him. So after Liu Mang screened Korver and attracted Rodney Rogers and Iverson to double team, McGrady passed the ball to Liu Mang. Liu Mang passed the ball to Korver who was pulled to the left at a 45-degree angle. Korver took a three-pointer...

The opportunity was good, but the shot missed. Kwame Brown was blocked by Mark Jackson and immediately chose to retreat. Webber judged the landing point and beat Muhammad to get the rebound.

The Hawks actually played well on this offense. When McGrady returned to defense, he encouraged Korver not to be timid and to continue shooting if he had the chance.

The failure to make the shot was not related to the choice of shot. This shot should have been shot.

When the 76ers attacked, Iverson used the beautiful first pass and Webber's exquisite second pass to contain the Hawks' defense. After Iverson broke through Liu Mang, Korver blocked Webber because of Webber and Rodney Rogers' off-ball pick-and-roll. Iverson made a two-point jump shot at the free throw line.

11 to 15, the score difference was reduced to 4 points!

The Hawks had no problem with their running position, but they just couldn't make the shot. It was the Hawks' turn to attack again. The Hawks did the same. McGrady remembered the timing of the 76ers' switching defense and the rhythm of Liu Mang's pick-and-roll with Korver. After breaking through to free up the outside space, he passed the ball to Korver who ran to the left corner. Korver received the ball and shot a three-pointer... This time he hit it!

Korver made 2 of 3 three-pointers at the start, plus a technical foul free throw, and got 7 points!

18 to 11, the score difference came to 7 points again!

The situation on the court began to become tense.

The 76ers' defense was very targeted. They took advantage of the fact that the Hawks' current lineup's power forward could not open up space, and mainly blocked Liu Mang and McGrady to give Korver shooting opportunities. This kind of defense was the best the 76ers could do.

They were supposed to defend like this from the beginning, but who knew that Willie Green would make trouble and make Liu Mang commit three fouls, which widened the score gap.

The 76ers' offense is also at the 100-point level, especially after Iverson and Webber got better and better. After the All-Star Weekend, the 76ers' average score reached 103 points, and they are about to increase their average score to over 100.

The Hawks' offense mainly relies on two points, Liu Mang's containment defense and McGrady's first pass. Under the opponent's highly targeted defense, they also played well.

The main reason is that the 76ers used Iverson and Webber's offense to play unexpectedly well! The most important thing is that Iverson now drives his teammates to score with the threat of scoring, which is quite powerful!

The score difference has been hovering between 3-8 points. Although the 76ers failed to catch up with the score, they did not let the Hawks open up the score!

After the first quarter, the Hawks scored 15 points in the first 4 minutes, and entered the intermission with a score of 37 to 30, leading by 7 points in a single quarter.

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Coach Kruger did not make any substitutions in the first quarter, mainly because he was surprised by Iverson, who was very different from the last time they played!

This is also what surprised Liu Mang.

When the combination of Iverson and Webber was just formed, although Iverson also passed the ball, it felt very different from now. At that time, Iverson's playing style was similar to choosing some opportunities from shooting to pass to teammates. Although his assists reached a career high, it was not considered to be organizing the offense. He and Webber did not form a combination at all.

Liu Mang thought about it and changed the adjective. It should be that Iverson's previous "organizing" offense was to get assists, not to organize the team's offense.

A superstar like Iverson has never actually shown the ability of a superstar to make teammates better.

Like Kobe, he has a huge bonus to the inside line, and almost all his teammates will stimulate their potential around him and play the best performance of their careers... The one wearing the No. 12 jersey is an accident.

Although James is not very friendly to all-around teammates, pitchers can play better and better around him. McGrady was also said by Mike Miller to be the best passer he has ever met. Generally speaking, McGrady also scored and passed during his time in the Magic, but compared to James, McGrady scored more.

O'Neal always makes the power forward next to him look okay. Even the weakest power forward will play beyond his ability when partnering with him.

Nash is the most typical superstar who can make his teammates better. Kidd is a little short of his personal scoring ability, and his role also has the role of a superstar.

And Iverson, even in his peak 00-01 season, has never shown the ability to make his teammates better.

This is very unreasonable. The reason why a superstar is a superstar is that at least the opponent cannot defend him alone and can always attract double-teaming. Iverson has always encountered this. He has been the target of double-teaming since his rookie season, but he still shoots by himself when he is double-teamed. He still shoots by himself when he breaks into the inside and the opponent's center rushes over. Iverson's assist rate cannot enter the top 50 point guards with more than 100 appearances in NBA history. This is completely incredible for a superstar point guard.

But now, the combination of Iverson and Webber has been running-in very well! With Iverson angry, the 76ers played out their offensive and defensive tactics, using a superstar point guard and a supporting first-class power forward. Although they failed to defend the Hawks, they kept up with their own scoring!

In the first quarter, Liu Mang scored 16 points and 2 assists, McGrady scored 3 points and 5 assists, Korver scored 10 points, Kwame Brown and Muhammad scored 4 points each.

Although Iverson only scored 8 points and 3 assists, and Webber only scored 4 points and 2 assists, the 76ers' offense was completely opened up by Iverson's threat.

Liu Mang thought about it and had an idea. He came to Coach Kruger. The two looked at each other and saw that the other had an idea.

Mainly because Coach Kruger held the tactical board tightly, and Liu Mang didn't pull the tactical board away even when he reached out.

Coach Kruger and Mike Woodson did not make any major tactical adjustments in the first quarter, including during the official timeout. However, they have been studying the 76ers' style of play, mainly because they have been leading the game, so they want the 76ers to kill the tactic, get used to it, and then use it!

The 76ers played very well in the inside line, scoring 27 of the 30 points in the three-second zone, and only Rodney Rogers made a three-pointer.

However, the 76ers did not make any substitutions because of the good tactical play, and are now very confident in this tactic. This gave Coach Kruger a tactical idea after getting Mike Woodson's defensive analysis of the opponent's offense.

When seeing Liu Mang approaching him, Coach Kruger held the tactical board tightly and refused to let go.

The master and apprentice exchanged glances, and the tacit understanding between the master and apprentice made them speak at the same time:

"Stop them!"

"Shrink the inside line!"

The cultural differences between university professors and university graduates are thus revealed. The words used are completely different, but the meaning is the same!

The 76ers are one of the worst three-point shooting teams in the league. Iverson averages 1.6 three-pointers per game, the most for the 76ers, followed by Samuels with 1.1 per game. The 76ers average 4.9 three-pointers per game as a team, making them one of only three teams in the league with an average of less than 5 three-pointers per game.

After observing the whole quarter, Coach Kruger was ready to take advantage of this, and when Liu Mang sat on the sidelines to rest, he changed from an insider to an outsider, and he also thought of this.

At the same time, Liu Mang also thought of Coach Kruger's intention of not changing players in the first quarter, which was obviously to make the opponent shoot less from the outside and get more used to the inside play. It was really... so despicable...

The insidious apprentice and the teacher who was influenced by him looked at each other again.

"This is my teacher!"

"This is my disciple!"

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