Ariza was a little emotional when he heard about the team deal. After all, the rookie didn’t get many appearances except when he appeared in garbage, but now he can swing to the No.2 position after the team deal. Although the coach won’t say let him play first, he will definitely increase a lot when he plays. He is still looking forward to waiting for Anthony to come over and pat him on the shoulder.
When Ariza reacted, Anthony smiled and said to him, "Treyvaud, although you are not starting today, you should be prepared to fight hard. Kyle’s defense against Allen will definitely not be very good. I’m afraid you will have to keep an eye on it. At that time, Bell worked and hoped you could do it well today."
Ariza was so excited when he heard Anthony’s words that he was selected for the second round show in the nba. He actually doubted whether he could stand in the league because the second round show contract did not guarantee that the team could lay off players at any time. He had always been worried, but now Anthony actually told him that the coach would let him defend Iverson.
Who is Iverson’s sharpest scorer in the league? Although he is not tall, his breakthrough shots are among the top in the league. How nervous and excited he is as a rookie to defend such a player.
Anthony saw Ariza nervous and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don’t be too nervous. Even if you don’t play well, I’m sure coach Mike won’t blame you too much. Just try your best."
"hmm!" Arizali nodded. He has been looking for an opportunity to prove himself since he joined the league, and now it is obvious that this opportunity has come and he must seize it.
Soon the players from both sides were introduced into the stadium by dj.
At the scene, the players shook hands and then played.
Speaking of it, this is the first time that the Nuggets and the 76ers have played against each other this season.
The 76ers are naturally the core of Iverson’s offense, which has not changed in the end. However, with Mutombo’s departure from the 76ers, the defense is not as good as before, which is why the finals team has now become a marginal team in the playoffs.
First, Iverson has no pressure to defend against coval. coval’s three points in attack is a sharp weapon, but obviously defense is his achilles heel.
Iverson butterfly pierced the flower and threw a jumper to break through the three-pointer projection. After hitting coval in the first quarter, some of them could not find the north.
Thanks to Iverson’s strong play, although the strength of the 76 ers is not as good as that of the Nuggets, they are still holding on to the score, and the intensity of the game has also increased.
Soon, both players entered the rotation. Iverson averaged more than 42 minutes per game in his previous career. Now Ariza naturally stayed on the field and was quickly given defensive Iverson by D’ Antoni.
Iverson doesn’t know Ariza, or he can’t know Ariza. It’s normal that there are few opportunities in a team where rookies don’t know him.
Anthony has already had a rest at this time. He watched Ariza set up a battle to defend Iverson on the sidelines, and his mind unconsciously came up with the Ariza he remembered.
Ariza’s defense is relatively tall, and he can defend the shooting guard and small forward at the same time, and sometimes he can defend the other team’s power forward. He was a very practical 3d team when he was with the Lakers, and the Lakers made great contributions to the finals and won the championship.
However, Ariza and Berby also have fatal flaws. It is also because of his height. Bell’s perimeter defense can defend the perimeter point guard or shooting guard at the same time, which can be regarded as a sharp knife on the perimeter. However, Ariza’s defense of the point guard is obviously very disadvantageous in height.
Now he wants to defend Allen Iverson, the short player in the point guard, which is also the most difficult test for Ariza.
Chapter one hundred and seventy-five Ariza potential
Anthony was sitting there watching Ariza, and he refocused his attention on the scene.
Anthony still doesn’t know which defender Vandewich traded Bell to make up for him, or whether he traded back the defender, which he doesn’t know.
Although he also believes that Ariza believes in his ability, if Ariza can’t do well or his performance can’t meet expectations, it is very likely that he will ask Qiqi for a follow-up transaction. After all, Ariza Anthony knew it at the time of the Lakers finals, and it is unknown that rookie Ariza can play the leading role in the team’s perimeter defense.
Ariza has been on the court at this time. He replaced coval and was the shooting guard.
Is Larry the head coach of the 76ers? Brown is a stubborn coach, but his coaching ability is still very strong. The one who entered the finals season certainly had Iverson’s brave performance, but it was also inseparable from the boss’s formation. He let Iverson play the team’s starting shooting guard, which was a breakthrough for Iverson at that time, because Iverson was short and had been playing point guard. If he was allowed to play shooting guard, let alone the ball, he would lose a lot of defense against the opposite shooting guard.
But Brown did it, and he did it very well. After Iverson reduced the number of times he held the ball, his offensive efficiency became higher. For the defensive team, it would not be fixed in the same position to defend the players in the same position, but Brown deliberately let the team trade in a tall point guard, so that Iverson would still be the opponent’s point guard in defense, and the situation would not be blown up.
At the moment, Ariza, the tall one, was right, and Iverson, the short one, looked unreasonable and acted like this.
At this time, the Nuggets maintained a slight lead of 5 points, and Iverson had already scored 1 in 6 of 13 shots in the previous game.
After the Nuggets attacked Dior, they assisted Aucour to hit a three-pointer on the outside line, which brought the difference to a point.
Aucour waved his fist excitedly after scoring the goal, but Iverson’s face changed.
Iverson is a strong player. He has never given up in his career. He is the spokesman of the unruly league. He sometimes disdains all the people who give him advice, but he has the ability to turn the tide by himself. He still has a high reputation and status in this league.
Now Iverson is angry to see Aucour score. Just after half-time, he will cross the ball. He looks at the rookie who is defending him in front of him and rushes forward directly. He believes that his speed can be relaxed. Please come on this rookie.
Ariza was a scoring defense in college, but he also knew that Anthony woke him up before. He positioned himself in this league to defend himself in the Nuggets. At the moment, his posture is very low
In the face of Iverson, he tried not to be nervous and then lowered his center of gravity to defend Iverson’s breakthrough
Iverson’s offensive style Ariza doesn’t know it, but he has the sense of defense, that is, short players are good at breaking through, and his first goal is to prevent the breakthrough.
Iverson was a little surprised to find that Ariza had not been rid of himself-but only a little. He had experience in facing such a tall player, and he took a step back jumper with two flashes.
Ariza’s center of gravity is heavy at the moment, and he won’t be able to react if he adds a higher root.
"Hey!"
Iverson easily hit the record and narrowed the score from the 76ers.
"Oh, the rookie of the Nuggets seems to be a little unresponsive. Iverson is too fast," quipped the commentator on the sidelines.
Ariza also looked a little depressed and shook his head uncontrollably.
Anthony saw Ariza’s state. He knew what was the most important thing for players to be present. He got up and shouted, "Hey, Treyvaud, show your confidence. You want to contain Allen, not defend Allen. You want to be white!"
Ariza nodded gratefully at Anthony’s words and ran to the frontcourt.
Anthony made a sudden move. D ‘Antoni looked back at him in doubt. I don’t know when he became so interested in Ariza, a rookie.
Nuggets attack this time Dior tried to break through the line again, but Iverson predicted that he quickly appeared on Dior’s breakthrough route and then suddenly reached out to him.
"pa!"
A crisp Dior breakthrough was successfully intercepted by Iverson.
After the steal, Iverson raced forward, which felt like a group of cheetahs running fast and fast.
Iverson’s fast break killed several people from the backcourt to the frontcourt.
However, Ariza is always with him at the moment, and he is clinging to Iverson to make him feel uncomfortable.
Iverson quickly killed the Nuggets backcourt. Although Ariza was defending him, he didn’t pay any attention to it. In the free throw line, he needed to speed up his high-speed movement, and then he got rid of Ariza and scored successfully.
Ariza tried to block the ball, but Iverson made a quick shot. Even though he predicted that Iverson would make a shot, his physical reaction could not keep up with him. He could watch Iverson score a goal.
Iverson made his signature move after scoring the goal, and put his right hand to his ear. There was a burst of hiss in the field, but Anthony imitated this move last season, which in a sense exceeded Iverson’s.