Chapter 143 The 76ers’ sticky strategy!
After night fell, Lin Yu and Pierce, led by Iverson's driver, came to a famous nightclub in Philadelphia.

When the two arrived, Iverson had been waiting for a long time.

In addition to Iverson, there are also Iguodala and Korver.

Seeing Pierce and Lin Yu coming, Iverson stood up to welcome them very formally.

"Lin, Paul, you're finally here, sit down! Order whatever you want to drink, I'll pay for it later."

Lin Yu was not surprised either. After all, Iverson was a man who was so bold as to bankrupt himself.

Iverson was not polite at all and said to Lin Yu: "Lin, you really made us lose face at the Olympics."

"I asked you to come here because I want to tell you something. I have a habit."

"I will personally retrieve what was lost!"

Lin Yu was not surprised by Iverson's words.

Everyone knows that Kobe is very competitive, but Iverson is no less competitive than Kobe!
"Alan, my habits are very good, but I also have a habit, which is that I don't like to do things that I hate."

"Losing is exactly one of the things I hate. For every game, I will go all out to win!"

Iverson wants revenge, but Lin Yu doesn't want to lose either!
When Iverson heard Lin Yu's words, a smile appeared on his face.

"I don't expect you to show mercy! Cheers!"

"cheers!"

While Lin Yu was talking to Iverson, he also began to look forward to the showdown tomorrow night!

It was already late at night when Lin Yu and Pierce returned to the hotel.

The two fell asleep quickly, and when Lin Yu woke up the next day, it was already noon.

In the afternoon, Rivers used the hotel's basketball court for a simple training session.

Although Rivers is wary of the 76ers as an opponent, he is just wary.

The Wizards at least have three All-Star players, and although the 76ers have Iverson, they only have Iverson.

With Lin Yu and Pierce in his hands, Rivers is not really worried about the 76ers.

When night fell, everyone took a car to the Wachovia Center.

When Lin Yu and others came on stage to warm up.

Iverson also came on the court at this time, following Iverson's appearance.

The cheers of 20,000 fans at the Wachovia Center instantly filled the entire arena!

Dio said with some jealousy, "As expected of the King of Philadelphia, your appearance is so impressive!"

Lin Yu was well aware of Iverson's influence on the 76ers. Even before he traveled through time, he was still warmly welcomed by the fans when he returned here.

The warm-up was over quickly and the game started soon.

The 76ers' starting lineup: center Mueller Dalembert, power forward Kenny Thomas, small forward Andre Iguodala, shooting guard Korver, point guard Iverson.

The Celtics' starting lineup: center Okur, power forward Lin Yu, small forward Pierce, shooting guard Hardaway, and point guard Coach Lue.

With Mueller Dalembert's successful jump ball, the game officially began.

Iverson started to organize the offense with the ball.

Coach Lu directly adopted a tight defense against Iverson.

However, the handcheck rule has been canceled after all, so the defender behind Iverson cannot do it.

Coach Lu's effectiveness in restricting Iverson has been reduced significantly.

Iverson did a butterfly step, shook off Coach Lu, and successfully broke through with the ball.

Lin Yu’s reinforcements arrived soon.

Iverson chose to pass the ball directly.

The general impression of fans is that Iverson plays in a unique way.

But Iverson was really wrongly blamed.

When Iverson first entered the league, his passing ability was indeed not good. But as a superstar, he has been evolving.

This season, when Iverson won the scoring title, he averaged 7.9 assists per game.

In the playoffs, he averaged 10 assists per game.

It can be said that with constant improvement, Iverson's passing ability has made considerable progress compared to his early years.

Although there is definitely a gap compared to historical point guards like Paul.

But he is definitely at the league's average point guard level, or even above that.

After Kenny Thomas received the ball, he took a decisive two-point shot.

This season, Kenny Thomas has a career-high shooting percentage of 48.5% on long two-point shots.

Swish! The basketball went into the net. With Iverson's assist, Kenny Thomas scored the first goal of the game.

When Lin Yu saw this scene, he also started to trash talk Iverson.

"Alan, why didn't you take that shot yourself just now? Were you afraid that I would defend it?"

"Lin, there is still a lot of time left in the game. What I need to do is lead the team to victory, not show you how to defeat you with a single hit."

Iverson also responded without showing any weakness at this time.

"Alan, do you mean you can beat me with a singles?"

"One on one, passing you won't be much more difficult than crossing the road in the early morning."

"..."

When Lin Yu and Iverson were exchanging trash talk, Coach Lu dribbled across half court and wanted to pass the ball to Lin Yu.

At this time, the 76ers' power forward Kenny Thomas decisively stepped forward to defend Lin Yu to prevent Lin Yu from receiving the ball.

At the same time, Iguodala also came over to assist and used a double-team to prevent Lin Yu from catching the ball.

Seeing this scene, 76ers head coach Jim O'Brien on the sidelines nodded with satisfaction.

As the former head coach of the Celtics, Jim O'Brien once helped the Celtics reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

But with Ainge taking over, Jim O'Brien was fired and joined the 76ers.

The love-hate relationship between him and the Celtics cannot be explained in a few words.

But one thing is certain.

Iverson wanted to beat the Celtics.

He wanted to do the same!
Facing a double team, Lin Yu indeed found it difficult to catch the ball.

Especially since the defender in front of Coach Lu at this time was still Iverson.

Although Iverson's defense is limited by his height, it is indeed not good.

But this is a matter of physical talent. There is no problem with Iverson's defensive attitude.

Throughout his career, Iverson's WS on the defensive end has never been negative.

And the most important thing is that Coach Lu is not tall!
Lin Yu was double-teamed and Coach Lu was disturbed by Iverson.

For a moment, Coach Lu was unable to pass the ball to Lin Yu in the high position.

After hesitating for a while, Coach Lu finally passed the ball to Pierce on the wing.

Iguodala returned to defend Pierce at the same time as Lu passed the ball.

The moment Pierce received the ball, Iguodala's help defense arrived.

Although Iguodala is young, he is already very good on the defensive end.

It doesn't work if you're not outstanding.

When encountering a top scorer among forwards and guards, Jim O'Brien directly asked him to defend and help him level up.

However, Iguodala is still too young. Even facing Iguodala's entanglement, Pierce made a steady step back and shot.

(End of this chapter)