Chapter 92: The ball is for you, you come to play!

With the shark-cutting tactics, the Wizards slowly chased the points back.
But such chasing points is not without any cost.
The Wizards players have almost three to four fouls per person.
A large number of free throws did not make Howard feel better. Instead, after being sent to the free throw line frequently, Howard's own mentality seemed to fluctuate, and the free throws became more misaligned.
Seeing this situation, Van Gundy decisively replaced Howard on the one hand, on the one hand, he wanted to avoid his edge and ease Howard's irritability. On the other hand, the game has already reached the second half of the third quarter, Van Gundy wants to replace Howard to return to physical fitness, and will debut in the fourth quarter.
In any case, when Howard came off the game, the Wizards' pressure suddenly doubled.
A large part of the Magic's defensive defense is based on Howard's internal defense system. Once Howard comes off the field, there are no personnel who can support the sky inside, and the Magic's defensive front will have loopholes.
Seeing this, Wang Xiao made the decision and immediately put Jamison in the center position to form the five small lineups of Curry, Harden, Danny Green, Butler and Jamison.
After several months of practice training, this lineup of five small deaths has gradually become a synthetic type. Once placed on the field, the lethality is definitely a nuclear weapon level!
But like nuclear weapons, this lineup has great lethality, but it also has a deadly double-edged sword.
In terms of attacking ability, this set of five deaths is not inferior to that of the future warriors. The set of five deaths is even stronger. After all, Green's scoring ability can never be compared with Jamison.
However, in terms of defensive ability, the Wizards' set of five deaths is really very general, especially the inside line. The combination of Jamison and Butler not only has no defense, but the ability to protect the rebound is weak.
The Magic team replaced Howard with the Polish Hammer Gortat. This is a big man with great potential, and he will play a role in the Suns in the future.
But now, Gortat is only a substitute for Howard in the Magic, averaging a long time of only about 14 minutes.
It was such a backup center that averaged 14 minutes per game and could only score 3.6 points and 4 rebounds. In the face of the Wizards' five deaths, he had the illusion of a super center.
When the Magic attacked, Vince Carter missed the ball and broke the emergency stop shot. Gortat pulled up to grab the rebound and then tried to make a shot. Jamison immediately interrupted immediately. Gortat's shot was jammed. Going out, Gortat pulled up again in situ, then rebounded into his arms, and then passed to the outside of Lewis.
Lewis made a three-point shot from the outside, but still did not, and Gortat jumped and picked up the rebound.
This time he finally found a suitable opportunity, suddenly pulled up to domineering the basketball into the basket.
"Drink!!!"
After completing the slam dunk, Gortat's domineering roared, and there was actually a hearty feeling.
He has been playing in NBA for three years, and he played so cool for the first time. The opponent's inside line seemed to be completely free of "sex". Although it was only an attack, he just played Howard.
It's just that his celebration hasn't been completed yet, and once he turned his head, he found that there was no player around him.
The Wizards have finished serving the bottom line, and all five players have rushed towards the frontcourt!
Gortat was not Howard after all, he didn't have Howard's defending speed of explosion.
Half of Lightning Flint's fast break has arrived in an instant.
Harden hit the rim with the ball and then the ball was sent to the perimeter, Jamison shot from the three-point line.
"Swipe!" Basketball responded.
Fan Gandi's face was a little ugly on the sidelines.
auzw.com This kid, how dare I do this!
Experienced, he naturally sees the defects of Wang Xiao's lineup at a glance. The lack of absolute height inside, any center can easily penetrate the Wizards' inside.
Wang Xiao dare to put this lineup on the field, which is simply a provocation to him, that is, to see the gap that Howard cannot play now.
"Slow down the offensive rhythm, play steadily, let Gortat participate in the offense more!"
Van Gundy shouted from the sidelines.
At the same time, Van Gundy could not help but admire the young man on the other side of the stadium who was silently watching the situation on the court.
During this time, he has never heard of this young coach in his early thirties. He played today, and it really deserves a reputation. The quick adaptability on the court alone is an essential element of a good head coach.
"However, to win this game, these little tricks are not enough!"
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At the end of the third quarter, using the superb offensive ability of the five-man squad, the Wizards successfully completed the score lead, from behind by more than ten points to chasing two points ahead.
However, when the game began in the fourth quarter, the form on the court immediately changed sharply.
First of all, Howard came back, rested for a half period of the game, and with a suffocation, Howard gave the Wizards a Mawei as soon as he played.
Facing Curry, who rushed into the inside with a pick-and-roll, Howard directly sent a volleyball smashing cap to fly the basketball out of the field.
Not only Howard, after the start of the fourth quarter, the Magic team’s defensive strength seemed to have increased by one level. In the opening 2 minutes, the Wizards didn’t even get a point. Instead, the Magic team made 4 of 10 free throws. Overtake the score again.
Is this the defensive ability of the Eastern Conference champions last year?
Wang Xiao could feel the suffocating defensive pressure on the sidelines.
This is completely different from watching in front of the TV.
This is still the case with the Magic, and what will the Celtics with a stronger defense look like?
Wang Xiao remembers clearly that the Magic faced the Celtics in the second round of the playoffs this year and was eliminated by 4:2.
The reason why the Magic won the Celtics last year is due to Celtic's main player Garnett being unable to play due to injury.
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On the court, the Wizards' foul tactics were a little slower. Lewis received a pass and took a shot outside the three-point line. The basketball hit the net and the point difference was once again widened to five points.
Wang Xiao called out the timeout without hesitation and called Curry over.
"Steven, next, I’m going to hand over the game to you. You don’t need to wait for the space to take a shot, nor do you need to take care of other players. The only thing you need to do is to send the basketball no matter what method you use. Into the basket."
The Wizards' disadvantage when facing the Magic is a question of restraint in terms of tactics and lineups. To break this restraint, you can only rely on the performance of superstars.
In fact, the reason why the Magic can gain the upper hand in the game, is it not relying on the performance of Howard the superstar?
Wang Xiao knows that it is still too early to let Curry take on such heavy tasks. Although he has a large amount of systematic training and training, he is still not the unrivaled Ku Ritian after the late achievement of the big weapon.
But after playing with the Magic, Wang Xiao understood that with the current tactical system of the Wizards, when facing the Magic, Celtics, Spurs and other strong teams, it is still not enough to watch.
If you want to make a difference in the playoffs, as the team's first scorer, Curry must show a strength that no one can ignore!