Chapter 212: Against Iverson

Compared to the cold winter in Philadelphia, the heat of the Miami sun makes you feel warm and comfortable. It's like the whole body's cells opened their mouths to breathe.
On December 19, the 76ers visited Miami to challenge the enemy Heat.
The Heat currently record 17-6, ranking third in the East.
The 76ers have been gaining momentum recently. After starting 0-8, they had a good record of 12-2, catching up to the ninth place in the East.
This time, when the two teams met, it is unclear who will win.
...
Beep beep!
Both sides made their debut.
The Heat start:
Tim Hardaway, Washan Leonard, Jamal Marshburn, P.J. Brown, Isaac Austin.
Sixers starting:
Allen Iverson, Li Nan, Clarence Witherspoon, Derek Coleman, Scott Williams.
Surprisingly, the Heat put power center Mourning and pitcher Marley on the bench.
Some people think that this is the Heat preparing for the Atlanta Hawks back to back tomorrow. Some people are more direct, the Heat are simply despising the 76ers!
But is it really contempt?
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The sidelines before the game.
Pat Riley stroked the shiny hair with both hands.
Stan Van Gundy at the side hesitated. He didn't know why Pat Riley changed his starting lineup temporarily before the game. Do you fight against each other?
After hesitating again and again, Stan Van Gundy finally summoned his courage and spoke quietly.
"Coach, I still think it's better to use Alonzo. If the 76ers rush into us inside, Austin and Brown can't keep it."
"Hen~" Pat Riley suddenly lost interest in stroking his hair. Stan Van Gundy gave Stan Van Gundy a sideways look, and Pat Riley said too.
"Stan, haven't I said that? The game is more than just defense! Offense is also a means of winning that cannot be ignored! You have to learn to offense! Offense knows?"
"But~"
Stan Van Gundy wanted to say something, but Pat Riley interrupted him.
"No but! Look hard, learn hard!"
"Okay." Stan Van Gundy resisted a bit in his heart, but nodded weakly.
At this time, Pat Riley also sighed.
"Stan, your brother Jeff has been the head coach for the second season. You are still many years away from being a teacher."
"I will work hard." Stan Van Gundy is very solemn.
The Van Gundy family are coaches. Now that his younger brother is going down, he certainly knows to work hard.
By the day I become a teacher, I will definitely be much better than Jeff, a lot!
Besides, isn't that guy Jeff also a defensive coach?
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Beep!
A whistle sounded and the game started.
The Heat really came here today, and their small lineup immediately rushed into the game.
The 76ers are also worthwhile, playing small and playing fast. The 76ers have Gemini and are not afraid of opponents playing against themselves.
However, the game lasted 4 minutes.
8-14.
The Heat led by 6 points.
Under the leadership of Tim Hardaway, the Heat have continuously attacked the city, but the 76ers have been unable to attack several times in a row.
Stan Van Gundy narrowed his eyes off the court.
"Our team's style of play is exactly the same as the 76ers! Run!"
"However, our lead was only because Iverson didn't find the form in the opening game."
On the court, Li Nan suddenly came with two 3-pointers. In an instant, the score caught up.
At the end of the first quarter, the score of both sides was 25-24
The 76ers lead by 1 point!
Li Nan scored 18 points in a single quarter, and Iverson scored 1, 2 points and 4 assists in 8.
Li Nan almost beat the Heat alone!
Stan Van Gundy shook his head. "Sure enough, the offensive tactics are not reliable."
However, when Stan Van Gundy was a little disappointed, the situation on the court suddenly changed in the second quarter.
Beep!
"Pulling a foul! 76ers, No. 3!"
Sixers No. 3, isn't it Allen Iverson? This is Iverson's third foul.
With 6 and a half minutes left in the second quarter of the game, Iverson committed three offenses. It should be a substitution, right?
Stan Van Gundy turned to look at Pat Riley who was nodding slightly.
Foul tactics?
It is indeed a good way.
The biggest threat to the Philadelphia 76ers is Gemini. The biggest threat in Gemini is to break through the sharp Iverson. Targeted Iverson down, no one passed the ball to Li Nan, and the 76ers were over.
The offense fouls and gets Iverson down. Isn't the purpose of this offense just to defend?
"Sometimes, offense is a good defensive method, such as: fouling."
Stan Van Gundy wrote down this sentence, but patiently watched the game.
"There should be something behind, right?"
On the court, it was surprising that Iverson waved his hand to reject Larry Brown's substitution option.
Then Pat Riley stood up.
"Tim! Go! Go! Go!"
Tim on the court understood.
On the field, Iverson took three fouls and faced Hardaway's attack, he defended more carefully. He could not prevent Hardaway, but now he has been beaten all over.
The four of Li Nan behind him are also getting more and more difficult.
Even if the defense is not good enough, the key is that Iverson on the offensive end did not play well today.
I don't know why, Iverson always feels that he can't lift the energy today, just like playing too late last night.
However, he was resting at all last night.
Sleeping too much?
Is the journey too tiring?
do not know!
All Iverson knew was that he caused trouble to his teammates, and he wanted to do something for everyone.
The first few times he didn't make a shot in the middle of the field, he felt really bad. This time, he decided to jump into the post.
Relying on the screen, Iverson easily broke into the inside. Facing Austin's defense, Iverson rushed in without hesitation. Although he was thin, Iverson rushed forward without fear of physical confrontation.
What Iverson didn't expect was that Austin didn't jump or move, and when Iverson hit him, Austin fell backward.
Beep!
Hearing the whistle, Iverson was still holding the ball in his hand.
It should be the opponent's blocking foul, right?
However, the referee made gestures.
"Offensive foul! 76ers, No. 3!"
"What?"
Iverson's confused face? Why did I foul?
Li Nan also found the referee's complaint~EbookFREE.me~ Austin just stepped on the arc of the reasonable collision zone. This is a blocking foul! "
However, the referee shook his head and insisted on his judgment.
Four fouls, Iverson had to go off!
Snow replaced Iverson's position.
"Yay!"
Seeing Iverson being beaten off the field, the Heat fans on the scene were extremely excited, as if they had already won the game.
On the sidelines, Pat Riley smiled and applauded, he was very satisfied with the players' performance!
"it is good!"
Watching the game on the court, after Iverson went down, the Heat quickly opened the score, Pat Riley was also particularly happy.
However, in the last few dozen seconds of the first quarter, he was unhappy again.