After the Magic returned to their full lineup, they relied on the powerful offensive capabilities of Francis, Mobley, and Hill to hit a small climax before the end of the half. The final half-time score was set at 51 to 45. The Magic
6 points behind the Celtics.
Milicic didn't take many shots in the first half, scoring 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. What was even more outstanding today was his inside partner Al Jefferson, who scored 12 points and 6 rebounds in the first half.
, second only to Paul Pierce’s 18 points in scoring.
During the halftime break, Barkley's big mouth started again. With him, the audience will never feel lonely when there is no ball to watch. Barkley said: "Today we saw Al Jefferson's
Energy, although his skills are not as comprehensive as Milicic's, his post-ups and high jump shots are already at a certain level, and his strength and wingspan are not weak. He looks like a poor man's version of Karl.
Malone and the Celtics’ young players this year are all worth looking forward to.”
"First you said that Milicic will grow into a legendary center, and now you say that Al Jefferson is a poor man's version of Malone. You also have a high opinion of Paul Pierce. You said that he is one of the top three young players in the league.
Forward, have you become a fan of the Celtics, or are you coveting Darko's beauty, but I'm afraid you really have no chance now, Hilton has eaten Darko to death."
When talking about this, the camera also found Paris Hilton, who appeared in Milicic's games for two consecutive nights. Even the most obtuse person knew what was going on, but the people on the TV station were not sure
I still like to pay more attention to this kind of thing. The NBA is inherently entertaining and needs something to watch at all times to stimulate the audience.
When the game started again in the second half, both teams fielded their strongest lineups. Payton and Eddie Jones also appeared on the Celtics side. Obviously, the 6-point advantage did not satisfy Rivers, and Payton
Don has also been fully rested. Rivers hopes that he can limit Francis' performance well and allow Francis to make long shots and break into the inside, but as long as he is not allowed to pass the ball, he must fight out his anger.
Although Francis is a superstar, after fighting out his anger, he does not have the incredible scoring ability of Iverson and Kobe. Instead, because he is in the position of point guard, he will disrupt the entire team's tactical deployment.
And this is indeed a problem that Francis has never gotten rid of in his career.
The Rockets met the F4 Lakers in the playoffs last season. It was Payton who was defending Francis. As a result, the Rockets were defeated by the Lakers 1-4. Payton said to France: "Is it because of the playoffs?"
You were guarded like a bitch by me, and the Rockets don't want you."
"I can score almost 20 points per game in the playoffs, but you can't even score 8 points. Do you think you are qualified to criticize me?" Francis also refused to give in.
Payton curled his lips and said with a bad smile: "If I can take nearly 30 shots in a game, then I may get 40 points. If you have only played in the playoffs once in your life..."
Payton kept talking to Francis about the playoffs. Whether it was Francis dribbling, running without the ball, or defending, Payton was always saying that this guy's legs and feet will not be as strong as he gets older.
, but the physical strength of the mouth is getting better and better, and there is a tendency to talk about it all night long.
Although Francis has been restraining himself, he still made a missed shot and a dribbling error under Payton's big mouth. The Magic team's rhythm has been disrupted. Rivers on the sidelines smiled,
It seems like the old guy Payton really didn't disappoint him.
However, Francis is not without achievements. On the contrary, he is more aggressive in personal attacks. Peyton is still reluctant to give up, but he knows best who will suffer. Francis uses his abnormal BT body to constantly fight with Peyton.
After a sudden collision, Payton felt that even when he was young, he might not be able to compete with this guy physically.
After a pick-and-roll by Howard, Francis still squeezed through under the cover of Al Jefferson, broke through to the basket and faced Milicic. Milicic looked at Francis's posture and thought it was a mistake if he didn't try hard.
The background emperor was dunked by someone. After thinking about that moment, Milicic jumped up to face Francis. Francis's dunk was full of momentum. Wearing a blue jersey, he was like a bolt of lightning, rushing straight
At the basket, Milicic also went up to block the shot. Although Milicic was tall and had long arms, the highest point of Francis's bounce was not lower than Milicic, who did not fully take off. The two collided in the air, and Milicic
His hand was tightly covering the ball, but he did not fan it out. As a result, Francic's momentum fell backwards under the resistance of Milicic, and Milicic fell down on his stomach.
When Milicic fell to the ground, he landed on his left shoulder. The pain at that time made Milicic shout in a muffled voice. Francis also fell firmly to the ground on his back. The spectators on the sidelines were stunned by this sudden scene.
After stopping, the whole place was completely silent.
Francis slowly stood up, looking like he was in pain, but here Milicic was still lying on the ground, pressing his left shoulder with his right hand. Du, the Asian physical therapist of the Celtics, quickly went over to see Milicic and checked.
After a few moments, he felt that Milicic could not continue playing in this game, so he quickly called two assistants to lift Milicic and take him back to the locker room.
In the locker room, Du asked Milicic to do a few actions. It is certain that his left shoulder was not dislocated, but it was definitely severely sprained. Milicic calmed down and felt that he was reckless and did not want to be in the background.
It's enough for the emperor to avoid it. Why bother to block shots so seriously? This is just an ordinary regular season game.
When Rivers learned that Milicic could not play, he replaced Milicic with Mark Blount. However, Blount could not compare with Milicic in terms of strength, jumping and defensive awareness. Soon Francis was on top of him.
After completing two attacks, he did not protect the rebounds enough, allowing Cato and Howard to each grab an offensive rebound.
Barkley looked at the situation on the court and said: "After losing Milicic, the Celtics have once again become the team without an inside line last year. I don't know what Milicic's situation is, but it seems that right now
Losing Milicic would be an absolute disaster for Celtic."