Turning around, the Timberwolves' madman Sprewell broke through Marion and scored a layup to tie the score.
In fact, I have always felt that Sprewell is simply a replica of Hanamichi Sakuragi in "Slam Dunk". Sakuragi is 190cm tall, while Sprewell is 196cm. They both have an iron body and an unusual hairstyle.
. He is also a strong physical player, running from the first quarter to two overtimes without being tired. His explosive power is amazing, his sudden acceleration ability is the best in the league, and he has a tough body, full of muscles, capable of resisting and fighting, and his motor nerves are amazing, and with his
This kind of physical fitness has given them a certain offensive ability. The most important thing is that both of them are unruly and like to fight, whether it is with opponents, teammates, or even their own coaches.
Time flew by, and the first quarter ended with a ping-pong between the two sides. 32-33, the Magic led by one point.
Both sides of the game were very fast in this quarter. In fact, with Cassell's ability to read the game and control it, he could have slowed down the pace, but he did not do so.
First of all, with the Timberwolves' personnel configuration, it is not impossible to play fast. Whether it is Sprewell, Hudson, Garnett or even Olavokandi's running and jumping abilities are outstanding, there is no problem in bombarding.
But this is not the main reason. What is more important is that my side is playing faster, the number of offensive rounds per unit time has increased, and the assists and points data are better. And the better my data is, the better I will be when I renew my contract.
Have the initiative.
When both sides play fast, the scene is beautiful, the players play happily, and the audience enjoys watching. Edison likes this rhythm for the Magic, and the players adapt to it, but Timberwolves head coach Sanders does not want this. In the middle of the first quarter
He called a timeout and asked the team to slow down and stop following the Magic's rhythm, but it was no use.
Sanders' personality is unassuming and even boring, and his coaching style is also very pragmatic. Although he is very approachable and has made players willing to play for him, his management and style of play are a bit soft. Now he is stuck
You and others just didn't listen to him, blaming the Magic for playing too fast, and being forced to speed up. Sanders had nothing to do about it. Later, it turned out that the players on the court played well at this speed, and the two teams
The score was tight and he didn't say anything.
"We played well in the first quarter, but we must be careful in the second quarter and not be careless. The Timberwolves' substitute lineup is very powerful. Mad Dog Madsen, Szczerbiak and Hudson are all very capable of scoring.
It is very strong, no matter how it is paired with the main force. It is completely different from the weak bench teams we played before. So I emphasize again that no one can take it lightly."
"Also, Garnett performed very well in the first quarter. In addition to missing the opening goal, he scored 4 goals and scored 8 points. Dwight can't stop him by himself, so the outside should pay attention to help him and find opportunities to double-team.
We can't let him score like this anymore. Do you understand?"
Although Edison's arrangements were very thoughtful, he didn't expect that the Magic still suffered two blows at the beginning of the second quarter.
Szczerbiak is definitely not the best player in the NBA, but he is definitely the best-looking. I don’t know if I should say it’s lucky or unfortunate. This guy is in Minnesota. If he were in Los Angeles, he might not have to worry about retirement, but
The performance on the court is another matter. You can refer to Vujacic for this point. Of course, being able to reach the All-Stars in the NBA certainly depends not on his Hollywood star face, but on his actual performance on the court.
Even if you don’t know anyone who doesn’t know this player, as soon as you hear the name Szczerbiak, you can guess what this guy is good at. Yes, three-point long shots. Although he also has breakthroughs and quick shots, and even later
He also developed a post-up game, but his real success is still with his incredible shooting percentage. He has always made 50% of his three-pointers, 40% of his three-pointers, and 90% of his free throws. With 50% of his free throws, this is simply a top-level inside figure...
.
After he came up, Garnett caught the ball inside on his side twice, attracting Marion's double-team, and then scored. Szczerbiak made two three-pointers and scored two in a row.
The score was overtaken.
After these two goals, Edison knew that this was not going to work and quickly called a timeout.
"No, this is my mistake. If Garnett is still on the court after the timeout, we give up double-teaming, resume normal defense, let Garnett attack, Howard, you and Varejao take turns to defend him. And we are the main player in the offense.
For Desen, his defensive enthusiasm and height are not enough."
The bell rings and the players return to the court again.
At this time, Thibodeau frowned and came to Edison, "If you don't double-team Garnett, Howard alone can't guard him, and the Timberwolves will still score."
"I know, but there is no way, he is too strong. We must make a choice now, let him score, or let him help his teammates score. Szczerbiak is in such good condition, if we let the two of them inside and outside
If the connection is successful, it will be difficult for us, so we can only let Garnett go now, even if the score is behind, it doesn't matter. After a while, he comes off the game, and the rest of the Timberwolves feel cold, and we will chase him back." Edison looked at it.
On the court, Thibodeau looked at Edison, both of them frowning.
The current situation of the Magic on the court is not optimistic. Garnett is too comprehensive, and now his body, skills, and experience are perfectly matched, and he is at the peak of his sports career. Such Garnett is a "Warcraft"
"Howard in his current state can't defend himself, let alone the current Warcraft that hasn't grown up yet.
Garnett turned and scored a jump shot, and then attracted the attention of Howard and Varejao. He almost handed Madsen a ball under the basket, and Madsen easily succeeded in the shot.
The Magic followed Edison's arrangement, and Iguodala frequently hit Hudson with the ball.
Hudson is a marked scrambling player and a twitchy player. He is 185cm tall. Although he is a point guard, he has the heart of a shooting guard. When his touch is good, he is like Jordan descending from the earth, and when he is not good, he is Jordan's handpicked player.
Compared with defense, his offense is quite reliable. Because his body does not have an advantage in defense, and his focus is entirely on offense, he gradually gives up defense completely.
In fact, there is an anecdote in the history of Hudson. In 2002, a Timberwolves guard became a free agent, and then he signed a mid-level contract with the Pistons. Later he became the Finals MVP. His name was Chauncey Billup.
Si. In 2004, Hudson also became a free agent. This time, the Timberwolves certainly did not want to let go of this opportunity and offered both hands to the mid-level. As a result, after this season, he completely began to recover from injuries and became a water cooler keeper.
Because Hudson couldn't defend well, Iguodala broke through as soon as he rushed, but this was already expected by the Timberwolves players. Garnett and Mad Dog Madsen had already been prepared to cover up the defense in the interior. This scene is like
It's similar to how Magic players used Nash to set up pocket formations.
But the Timberwolves missed one thing, and that is Iguodala's physical fitness. As I said before, Iguodala and James have the same style. As long as he rises up, ordinary people can't stop him in the third step.
The force is so strong that only a being with incredible tonnage such as O'Neal and Perkins can stop him.
Obviously neither Garnett nor Madsen is a capable person. Garnett's defense relies on his flexible feet, long wingspan and amazing jumping. He has always been unable to deal with flesh bomb attacks. And Madsen
On the other hand, he fights aggressively and stalks you. No matter who you are or how you plan to come, I will block you with my chest and won’t stop. In fact, I have always thought that he is very suitable to be Yao Ming’s partner. What he did today
When this style meets Iguodala, it becomes an acrobatic performance, and the chest is broken by big rocks, but the performance is smashed, and the chest is broken by big rocks...
"Bang, bang, bang!" Three times in a row, Iguodala slammed into it, knocked the opponent's two inside players away, and then succeeded in a layup.
However, after successive solo breakthroughs in Longtan, Iguodala was not good either, but it didn't matter, Edison sent Tony Allen as a new force.
Although Tony Allen doesn't have much playing time this season, his growth is better than in history. Because Edison knows what he can do in the future, he focuses on developing his defense, strengthening his strong breakthrough, quick play and
The ability to cut in, unlike the history of trying to let him organize offense and be an outside shooter.
Tony Allen's physical fitness is also very good. Although he does not have the unstoppable impact of Iguodala, he is not afraid of death and is more determined.
So although the Timberwolves performed very well on the offensive end, they were always beaten by the Magic. But halfway through the second quarter, Garnett finally got tired, and Sanders replaced him and replaced him.
Olawokandi.
Although the Timberwolves without Garnett still have great firepower from the outside, their scoring ability inside is completely gone.
"1-2-2 zone defense, release their inside line and double-team their outside line."
Because of Edison's original selection, Magic players are very good at playing zone defense. Tony Allen, Hill, and Wallace on the outside are strong in individual defense and are active in assisting defense. Varejao and Diaw on the inside are quick with their feet and can
Feel free to patch up external loopholes at any time.
The Timberwolves' players were particularly uncomfortable with the Magic's sudden change in defensive strategy. They really couldn't find good shooting opportunities on the outside, and the offensive capabilities of the two inside players were completely inadequate. Unless they missed the basket, basically don't consider them. There is no way.
, in the end Szczerbiak and the others could only forcefully take action, but the efficiency in this situation can be imagined, and they struck the iron frequently.
When Sanders saw that it was not working, he would definitely lose if he kept shooting like this randomly. So he replaced Cassel to organize the team's offensive routine.
The greatest value of a good point guard is not how many points or assists he can score, but how many other players can perform their duties and clarify their respective responsibilities.
Cassell had an immediate effect after coming on the court, stabilizing the team's position. On the wing, he linked up with Szczerbiak in the corner, forcing a defensive player inside the Magic to come out to defend the corner three-pointer. Then the Magic inside
There was only one person left, and the Timberwolves had two, so they easily resolved the Magic zone defense.
