Chapter 521

"Slap!"

Absolute height advantage.

Da Yao once again tipped the basketball away first, winning the first offensive possession of the entire game for the Bulls.

Su Yan received the ball and pushed it up.

Almost as soon as he arrived at the arc, Glenn Robinson and Snow swarmed over; he accelerated with all his might on one side, shaking off Snow who was far from him.

Glenn Robinson chased him down.

The two rushed to the left low post, he performed a predictive mid-turn, shook off Glenn Robinson, stopped abruptly, pulled up, and shot.

"Hah!"

Power forward Kenny Thomas roared as he lunged out to defend.

There was interference.

But Su Yan still hit this shot.

"He can still make this, it's too fake!"

Kenny Thomas's head was splitting with pain.

Snow narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Thomas, don't worry about it, just listen to the coach and defend; also... give more defensive intensity.

Regardless of whether it's useful or not.

Just apply the pressure."

"Understood."

Kenny Thomas nodded.

【Bulls 2:0 Philadelphia 76ers】.

Transition of possession.

Iverson pushed it up, and Su Yan followed immediately, not intending to dawdle, applying defensive pressure right away to lock down Iverson early.

However.

Iverson didn't play against Su Yan this time; he sought a screen, bypassed Su Yan, matched up against Pippen in a mismatch, lowered his center of gravity, and accelerated in one step.

He blew past him.

In the following few possessions, whether matching up against Hinrich, or Antonio, or Da Yao who was pulled out.

Iverson was completely fearless.

He could shake off the defense every time, either jumping for a shot or rushing into the paint for a layup.

Avoiding Su Yan, the familiar "Answer" with unsolvable offense seemed to have returned once again.

"Double team him!"

Coach Skiles growled from the sideline.

Iverson is the representative of one man, one city, the representative of a lone hero, so... as long as you pinch him off, Philadelphia is done.

The Bulls were the same.

While the 76ers double-teamed Su Yan, the Bulls also double-teamed Iverson, knowing his powerful ball-handling ability and his realm of man-and-ball as one.

So.

Simply don't let him receive the ball.

Double-team him right away; Iverson is certainly powerful, but if it's not a fast-break chaotic battle, he isn't tall or strong in set-piece offense.

It's hard for him to attack against a double team.

However.

Iverson was able to become the number one pick of the "96 Golden Generation" and one of the "Four Great Shooting Guards" with an official height of 183 centimeters.

He naturally has his means of dealing with it.

What is it?

That is... off-ball movement.

If you can't receive the ball, find an opportunity to receive it; if you are constantly double-teamed, use your speed and iron-man-like stamina.

Shake off part of the defense first, then go receive the ball and attack.

7 minutes and 44 seconds.

Iverson received the ball at the left high post, performed a feint, Pippen retreated three steps, and Iverson jumped for a shot.

"Swish!"

It went in.

5 minutes and 1 second.

Iverson cut to the free-throw line to receive the ball, his speed undiminished, rushed in, raised his hands to the sky, and then... performed a mid-air dodge.

Avoiding Da Yao's block, he scored the layup.

3 minutes and 18 seconds.

Iverson cut to the right high post to receive the ball, rushed one step, fast as lightning; Antonio also took several steps, stumbling and nearly falling.

"Screech!"

Iverson stopped for a small floater.

It hit the backboard steadily and went in.

1 minute and 24 seconds.

Iverson cut to the free-throw line again to receive the ball; Da Yao, who had come over to help from the flank, was eyeing him like a tiger, but Iverson didn't even look at him.

He received the ball and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Da Yao stood rooted to the spot.

Was his defensive focus not concentrated?

No.

He didn't dare to move at all, because... once he guessed Iverson's offense and stepped forward, Iverson could accelerate and blow past him cleanly.

That would be a gift.

Fast.

Iverson's off-ball movement, the moment he receives the ball and launches an attack, is fast and explosive, making it hard to judge accurately.

A moment of carelessness.

And Iverson could blow past the defense cleanly.

Very troublesome. ===== CHAPTER 523 =====