The second quarter only started for more than 2 minutes, 28-37, and the score was instantly stretched to 9 points. Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas saw that the situation was not right and quickly called James and asked him to play again.
Seeing that James was getting ready to play, Edison whistled, making a gesture like Wallace. After Wallace looked at it, he turned to look at James again, and then nodded with his hands in his waist to make it clear.
After James came on the court, he once again took over the Cavaliers' possession of the ball, and Wallace pounced on him immediately like Marion just now.
Gerald Wallace and Marion are two people with very similar playing styles. They have the same height, outstanding jumping ability, fast movement, sufficient strength, and the ability to defend from the 2nd to the 4th position.
He is a defensive gate-level figure. At first glance, the defense of the two looks like clones. However, there are still differences after careful analysis.
Wallace's defense is more aggressive and oppressive than Marion's, and he prefers physical contact, so Edison's arrangement is more to his liking.
However, Marion's steals are even better. After all, his wingspan is so amazing that he can touch the ball while holding someone in his arms. In addition to his wingspan, Marion's ability to continuously take off is really abnormal.
However, before Wallace was injured, his single takeoff height was higher than Marion's, so he blocked shots more severely. In comparison, I think Marion is slightly better. To sum it up with a sentence I have read, "Marion
"Wallace's peak was playing with Jordan, and Wallace's peak was playing for Jordan."
Although there are some slight differences between the two people, in terms of physical confrontation ability, the two people are still comparable.
But compared with James, their physical fitness is still lagging behind.
James dribbled the ball hard, resisted with his shoulder, pushed Wallace away, and then hit the mid-range shot.
"I still can't stop him. His physical confrontation is too strong. Gerrard can't stop him." Thibodeau looked at it and shook his head.
"It doesn't matter, this is within my expectations. To be honest, I didn't expect anyone to be able to defend him alone, but our victory is, how long can he last like this?" Edison looked like he had a chance of winning.
Wallace didn't speak, just stared at James.
When the Magic attack, although Wallace's three-point shooting is really unreliable, Marion can still make one of three shots. Now Wallace may not make one of four shots. But he still stands on the three-point baseline.
The position, for no other reason than to pull James out of the paint, prevents him from making up defense and grabbing rebounds.
Hill on the other side accelerated in an instant and got rid of McGinnis. As soon as he ran out of the open space, Nash's ball came immediately. Hill made a three-pointer, but unfortunately he missed it.
When James is at the basket, he can be used as a power forward. Now that he has been pulled out, he only relies on Ilgauskas and another coolie Traylor. The Cavaliers' rebound protection is not good. Although Josh
He couldn't compare to them in height, but he jumped high and fast, knocked out the rebound, and Nash got it, and the Magic reorganized their offense.
If playing against other teams, when Nash receives the ball from the outside for a second attack, he will usually take advantage of the scramble and chaos in the formation to directly accelerate and break through.
But that won't work today, because he is facing Snow, the league's best perimeter defender.
Snow's offensive ability is very poor. Although he is a starter, it is common for him to not score a single point in a game. His organizational skills are not outstanding, and he cannot pass amazing passes. Even his vision is poor.
Not very wide, basically can only pass to particularly obvious receiving targets...
Since his offensive ability is not good, his ability to gain a foothold in the NBA naturally depends on his defense.
Snow's defensive statistics are not outstanding, but his defense is very strict. His defense is different from Marion and others. Snow's physical fitness is not excellent, and his defense relies on anticipation. Basically, he does not eat.
Feint, unless you can get rid of him in one step like Allen Iverson, or suddenly stop in an impossible situation like Arenas, otherwise he will always stick to you like a piece of brown sugar, blocking your progress.
on the line.
Because of Snow's restraint, Nash gave up playing fast and instead stayed in position.
Nash reached out and pointed in front of him, and Howard leaned over to cover him, his legs straightened, his arms bent vigorously, and his body formed the shape of a Christmas tree.
After Howard blocked Snow, Nash cut into the inside. Ilgauskas had no choice but to come to cover. But as we said before, Big Z's own movement speed is not fast, and his movement speed dropped again after his knee injury.
The grade has become a standard turtle speed.
Nash is so nimble. Facing a stupid big guy like Big Z, he can easily layup in disguise and get 2 points without any pressure.
After Nash's goal, Edison felt that it was time for him to take a rest, so he began to change the formation. Varejao and Diaw replaced Howard and Josh in the inside line. Because Snow's offensive ability is not strong or aggressive, he thought about it for a while.
Later, Edison replaced Kevin Martin and asked him and Hill to take turns playing point guard.
Watching Varejao play against the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Edison felt an unusual sense of accomplishment.
Seeing that the Magic began to replace substitutes, the Cavaliers Silas also began to mobilize their troops, replacing veteran Ilgauskas with Diop. After all, Big Z's physical fitness is an issue, and the time he can play in each game is very fixed.
, if you start to use it too much, he will lose his energy later on. At the same time, Snow was also replaced, and apart from James, only one Jeff McGinnis remained in the main force.
The Cavaliers' bench strength has always been poor. Originally, there was Varejao in history. He could rely on his impact to help James share the defensive pressure when he came off the bench. But now Varejao is on the opposite side, on the Cavaliers' bench.
Each one is more unreliable than the other.
But the Magic's substitutes are extremely ferocious. The all-around Hill, the chicken thief Martin, and the inside-out Diaw. The three of them stood on the strong side, going back and forth, and they played beautifully. What Nash saw off the court was
He was filled with envy, "Coach, why don't you let me play as a substitute? I think it would be fun to cooperate with these three people."
Edison glanced at him sideways, "Okay, let's negotiate to change the contract and use one-third of your salary to buy it out, and then just sign a veteran contract. When you play as a substitute, you have to act like a substitute, don't you think so?
.”
"I'm just saying, don't take it too seriously." Nash laughed and turned the page over.
At halftime, 48-58, the Magic's lead reached 2 digits.
"What do you think of Gerald?" Edison asked with concern, looking at Wallace sitting in the locker room with his mouth open and breathing heavily.
"It's strong enough. That guy's body is really powerful, hard and fast. The last attack of the half made me feel a little tight in my chest." As soon as Wallace finished speaking, he immediately turned on the blower again, and the whole room was filled with excitement.
You could hear his breathing from inside.
Edison nodded after hearing this, and after Wallace took a few breaths, he then asked, "How is James's physical fitness? Do you think his breathing is disordered, and is his body still as impactful as before?"
"Of course, the reason why he hit him so hard in the last attack was because his feet were a little soft, and he couldn't guarantee that he would get rid of me with speed. If Marion was replaced and we played like this again, then in the fourth quarter
He will definitely not be able to fight anymore, he will definitely lie on the ground." Wallace was very confident and proud when he said it. After all, he has contributed to this...
"Very good." Edison said and clapped his hands, "Did you hear that, Sean, you go up to the third quarter and you're still beating me like before. I'm going to make sure he can't run or jump in the fourth quarter."
Get up, do you understand?"
"Understood, coach." Marion responded to Edison expressionlessly.
Originally, Edison was full of confidence and planned to take the opportunity to make a speech, but when he saw Marion's paralyzed face, he immediately withered. He swallowed the words that came to his lips and could only say angrily, "Okay.
I won’t disturb you anymore. Let’s take a rest and recover your strength.”
After the start of the second half, the Magic played as fast as ever. Everyone was like a toy mouse full of wind-up, running back and forth on both ends of the court without stopping for a moment.
However, the effect of this was not to speed up the rhythm or bring up the knights, and the reason still lies with Snow.
Snow's basketball IQ is very high. He was once praised as the player "most suitable for coaching after retirement." He knew that the Magic wanted to play fast and increase the rhythm, but that was not suitable for the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers' inside line was very slow, and
James has already played a lot of playing time. If he is asked to run again, he will definitely not be able to handle it.
So no matter how excited the Magic were, he would pass halftime slowly every time. Even if James had already charged, he would not be very fast. Every time he would pass halftime after 6 seconds, but as long as
After halftime, he said no more because he wanted to give the ball to James.
Snow can't control how James wants to play.
But no matter what, Snow still successfully controlled the Cavaliers' offensive rhythm. Now the Magic players are in pain. If the opponent doesn't compete with you for speed, the Magic players will be like punching cotton. It's completely
Can't exert any force.
Edison looked down and kept shaking his head, "What a good player, but it's a pity that he's just a little short on talent."
After hearing the interface, Thibodeau said: "That's not what you are saying. If you are talented, you may not be able to play as steadily and steadily as he does. You will have started playing tricks a long time ago."
"Tsk, you are right."
"Yes, there are very few people who are talented and honest in playing basketball. If there is such a person, I have to keep him no matter what."
After hearing this, Edison tilted his head and looked at Thibodeau, with a weird smile on his face.
Thibodeau was also a little confused by Edison's look. He inspected his clothes and said, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Or something else."
"No, you're not wrong. But next year I will find you a player like the one you mentioned. Then we will see how you teach him."
"Really? Are you talking about... that!?" Thibodeau immediately became excited when he heard this. Edison did not answer, but shook his finger on the side of his head and made a standard "There is only one truth."
"Actions.
After playing like this for 8 minutes, James finally couldn't bear it any longer. He gasped and started to stick out his tongue. Silas saw that there was nothing he could do and quickly replaced him.
Marion was not much better here, with beads of sweat dripping down his chin like rain. Edison also quickly replaced him so that he could fight James desperately in the last quarter.
At this time, 60-69, the Magic led by 9 points.
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