Chapter 85

The Lakers took a two-point lead at the start.

In the commentary booth, Charles Barkley saw Kenny Smith's frustrated look and covered his mouth with laughter.

The Philadelphia 76ers players were also shocked by Su Pan's amazing performance of dunking at the beginning of the game.

Although a group of people had prepared themselves mentally before the game and thought that Su Pan might score a goal that was beyond belief.

But when they really faced Su Pan, they couldn't help but feel powerless.

How to defend against such a monster?

Soon, the ball was transferred.

The 76ers organized the offense and came to the Lakers' half.

Philadelphia's offense was very simple, which was the pick-and-roll offense they were best at.

Ishmael Smith took the initiative to move up to the three-point line, let Towns pick and roll to assist him, and then pass the ball to Towns.

The latter needed to face Su Pan directly.

The good news is that this pick-and-roll tactic was very effective, giving Towns a chance to shoot a three-pointer in the bottom corner.

Towns was holding the basketball in the bottom corner and was in hesitation.

He actually wanted to try to shoot a three-pointer directly because Su Pan gave him a big step.

However, he was a little afraid of Su Pan's jumping speed, because this distance might be Su Pan's regular defensive distance.

Looking at Su Pan who had already made up for it but was defending at a longer distance, Towns felt a little uneasy. He did not make a decisive shot, but kept making tentative steps while protecting the ball.

Da! Da! Da!

Towns took tentative steps from a distance and clicked five or six times in a row.

It seemed that he was seeing if Su Pan was interested in coming up to defend.

This seemed very reasonable in Towns' eyes, but it seemed a little funny in Su Pan's eyes.

After all, Su Pan was still some distance away from him, which made Towns feel like he was fighting wits with the air.

This made many 76ers fans' eyes go dark.

76ers coach Brett Brown was also anxious.

""Shoot! What are you doing?"

Towns reacted and chose to shoot.

But he just shot and Su Pan blocked his shot, not giving him any chance to react.

Bang!

The basketball flew away.

After landing, Su Pan looked up and down at Towns who was stunned in the spot for a while, and complained mercilessly.

"What the hell are you doing here? Do you have a cerebral thrombosis?"

When Towns heard this, his face turned green.

Cerebral thrombosis?

I'm just testing the ball, understand?!

And because he wasted too much time, the 76ers could only shoot hastily after serving again.

However, the 76ers did not lose morale because of this.

The coach still chose to give Towns another chance.

In the second offensive round, Ishmael Smith still gave the basketball to Towns.

Seeing this scene, Kenny Smith in the commentary booth suddenly became energetic.

"I'm coming!"

"Although Su Pan performed very well in the West, there is also a newcomer in the East."

"Towns, who entered the NBA this season, has shown his offensive talent in many ways."

"Towns is also one of the few players in the league who can attack with the ball starting from the three-point line."

Hearing this, many fans in front of the TV showed surprised expressions.

Attacking center with the ball?

This term sounds a bit novel to them.

Hearing Kenny Smith's boasting, the fans are also more looking forward to the performance of Towns, the representative of the center in the new era.

On the court.

Towns dribbled the ball across the top of the arc.

He was going to use the new ball-holding offense he developed after entering the NBA to play against Su Pan.

But as soon as he walked to the three-point line with the ball, he felt something was wrong.

Looking at Su Pan's amazing wingspan, Towns wandered around the three-point line with the ball, looking for a breakthrough.

Logically speaking, Towns would be very relaxed when facing the perimeter defense of ordinary center players.

But facing Su Pan, he didn't feel relaxed at all.

Going around After going around and trying to break through twice, Towns' expression changed.

He can't get through!

What to do?

In the end, he could only choose the safest way.

Sit and fight!

And positional warfare happens to require a lot of strength.

Towns' eyes were red, and he used all his strength to fight against Su Pan.

However, Su Pan stood in the low position without moving, while Towns retreated again and again.

Kenny Smith was also dumbfounded.

Fighting in the low post.

As a result, he pushed himself out in the fight!

What is Towns kidding?!

And Su Pan still had a blank expression on his face, watching Towns who was operating frantically in front of him but couldn't get in.

Bang!

Then, he raised his hand and blocked another shot.

The referee's whistle on the sidelines sounded immediately. Take the Philadelphia 76ers' 24-second offense as an example

"Is this what you call progress?"

Su Pan walked to the sidelines, took the basketball from the referee, and glanced at Towns who was walking by him.

"Why do I feel like you've regressed?

Downs gnashed his teeth, his face becoming more and more ugly.

In the commentary booth not far away, Charles Barkley was in full swing.

"This is Su Pan!"

"In the first two defensive rounds, Su Pan blocked shots. It was less than 50 seconds and he had already blocked two shots!!"

Kenny Smith looked ashen.

He obviously did not expect this scene.

……

When it came to the Lakers' offensive round, the Philadelphia 76ers did not dare to be careless.

The Lakers still chose to let Su Pan single-handedly fight Noel in the low post.

The 76ers' defensive strategy was to let Noel defend Su Pan alone, and then Towns helped defend from the wing. The two of them would double-team and disrupt the opponent's offense when they had the chance.

Noel was excited to see that he had the opportunity to face Su Pan directly.

""Anti-python, today I will let you feel the power of Philadelphia's two inside heroes."

This voice is indeed enough to boost the team's morale.

However, Noel obviously overestimated himself.

Su Pan actually dribbled the ball with his back to the basket, pushing Noel all the way into the inside.

When he reached the basket, Noel's face turned purple, and he couldn't stop Su Pan at all.

Then Su Pan entered the inside and turned around, making a light fake move. He first used his skills to shake Noel away, then faced Towns head-on, resisted Noel from the side, and completed an inside dunk by facing two people alone.

"Is this the Philadelphia duo you mentioned?"

After the dunk, Su Pan shook his head.

Then he looked at the great Embiid off the court.

"If you really can't do it, you can also play. With the level of these two people, I want to beat 10!"

Su Pan made a 10 gesture with his fingers.

At this moment, Noel looked desperate. Standing under the basket, he was like the second brother of Brother Qian, completely wilted.

Noel always wanted to prove himself.

Tell the management and the whole team that he will be able to replace the great Embiid who has been reimbursed for two consecutive seasons.

But after a collision with Su Pan, he understood one thing.

To prove yourself, you have to choose the right tool.

Su Pan is definitely not a tool to prove yourself.

On the contrary, it is a tool to expose yourself.……

(It's a pity for the Mavericks. They lost Game 1 without Kawhi Leonard. This was already a good opportunity. If Kawhi Leonard returns, the game will be even more difficult. For tomorrow's game, I predict that the 76ers will beat the Knicks and the Nuggets will beat the Lakers!! Welcome to slap my face!!)

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