The third quarter was similar to the second quarter, with Cassel and Garnett taking turns playing as substitutes.
In fact, from the above sentence we can analyze a problem - a good point guard can really easily improve the team's level, and it is especially easy to provide value for money.
Generally speaking, there are only two positions that can improve the quality of a team through individuals, inside and point guard.
Let’s look at the point guards after 2000. Cassel had a mid-level contract. Billups was also mid-level at first, but later only made more than 10 million. Nash also only made more than 10 million. Can you imagine that shooting guards or inside players at the same level can
Is there anything so cheap?
However, there is a reason for this situation. Generally speaking, the organizational point guard will be 30 when he plays, unless he is a weirdo with extraordinary talents like Paul or a being who is promoted by robbing young people like Rondo. And a 30-year-old player signs
When signing a contract, it is very easy to bargain, and there is a very good reason, just in case you are injured. But the fact is that these players generally rely on their brains to play, and they rarely fight hard with their bodies.
Not easily injured.
For example, if the current Nuggets can find such a guard, their strength will immediately soar to a higher level.
Okay, let’s get back to the game.
With Josh's half-shot shot from the free throw line, 81-85, the Magic led by 4 points entering the fourth quarter.
At this point in the game, Edison was no longer in line with Edison's original basics. Even if Edison had defeated the Timberwolves, the game would have been chaotic even if there was no internal strife. The main player could still hold on with his super personal ability, but the substitutes would definitely
If that doesn't work, Sprewell and Cassell will take over.
But the reality is not like this. Sprewell was not in good shape in this game. He made 2 of 10 shots in the first three quarters, and with free throws, he only scored 6 points. However, he did not strengthen his personal offense because of this, but reduced it.
His own shots focused on defense. Cassel was even more stable. Although he dominated the ball, he never made random shots.
"This is tricky. Tom, do you have any good ideas?" Edison subconsciously asked Thibodeau before the players came back.
"It's hard to handle. I think the key to the fourth quarter is to restrict Garnett, otherwise it's going to be hard to handle."
"Restrict Garnett, but how?" Edison muttered to himself after hearing the answer.
Although Edison was a little confused, when the players returned to the bench, he immediately pretended to be energetic again. Because he knew that he was the backbone of these young people, and if he was negative, they would easily lose confidence.
The game is completely over.
"We must play more aggressively. I hope that before their main force comes back, we can make the score bigger. Josh, don't be afraid of Madsen. Although he looks very fierce and plays very hard,
But his physical fitness is not outstanding, you can definitely defeat him. As long as you are more determined, harder, and collide with him, he will not be able to defeat you. And Hill, you are the only person who can organize on the court now.
, so you don’t want to play a linking role yourself. You played too many singles just now. Now that Garnett is away, you pass more to the inside. We want the success rate now..."
The electronic bell rang and the players on both sides returned to the court again.
"Sanders still didn't replace Garnett. He planned to fight for the last 7 minutes." Thibodeau looked at the infield and Edison and said.
"So I asked them to widen the gap in the score." Edison frowned and watched the scene.
The players on the Magic field are also very impressive. After receiving the instruction, Hill reduced his singles and strengthened the organization of the whole field.
I think Hill's organizational ability has always been underestimated. In his early years with the Pistons, he averaged 6 or 7 assists per game. This number was similar to that of Parker of the Spurs. But after arriving with the Magic, it began to drop to two.
, the same is true in the Suns. The decrease in data does not mean that his ability has weakened, but the team's tactical arrangement...
When he was in the Magic, the Magic didn't have any decent firepower except him. He just passed the ball out, but his teammates couldn't make the shot, so no matter how good you were at passing the ball, there was no data. But by the time he came to the Suns, he was no longer needed.
After organizing the offense, he is responsible for shooting and is the terminator of the offense. All the organization matters are left to Nash.
But now he has picked up his organizational skills again. Hill's organizational skills are very similar to Deron's now, both are based on his super scoring ability. Hill's offensive ability is too strong and too changeable.
He is unpredictable. He is proficient in all kinds of face-up techniques. He can't stop him at all. He has to be defended by others. But if someone comes to help defend, there will definitely be an open player.
Some players, such as Marbury and Pluto Harris in the early years, only have the basket in their eyes at this time. They cannot see the open space and can only attack by themselves. Other players can see this open space, but
They were unable to pass the ball out in a suitable way, and as a result they made mistakes, such as Jeremy Lin. The last one is like Hill, who can both see the space and pass the ball steadily.
After the start of the fourth quarter, Hill first scored by himself and passed to Martin who was ambushing outside the three-point line, scoring 3 points. Then he attacked the inside, attracted Madsen's attention, and passed the ball to Josh from behind.
Smith.
Josh Smith was unhappy when he was on the bench today, and then he was constantly being touched by Madsen. He felt uncomfortable all over. Now he got an opportunity under the basket. Can he let it go? After pulling green onions from a dry land, his left arm
He swung the ball around in a circle and then smashed the ball into the frame.
"Windmill dunk!!!" Although the visiting team scored a goal, the home commentator was not calm. After all, the visual impact of this kind of ball is something that no one can resist.
After the goal was scored, Cassell glanced at head coach Sanders and said, "Not a timeout yet?" But Sanders did not timeout, but waved to the players to continue the game.
Although Cassel tried his best to slow down the tempo in this round and tried to minimize the impact of the dunk just now, it was still useless. The other players of the Timberwolves were obviously unnatural in their running. Szczerbiak and Johnson inside
They ran together. There was no other way, Cassel had no choice but to attack on his own.
Facing Tony Allen's defense, Cassel first crossed to the left, but Tony Allen's center of gravity was very low and he immediately followed. Cassel took advantage of the situation and pulled the ball, and then shot backwards.
.This set of moves is very skillful, as smooth as flowing clouds, but it doesn't matter no matter how beautiful the moves are, it still scores a goal.
There was a "bang" sound, and Varejao steadily grabbed the rebound. Although Nash was gone, finding opportunities to play fast breaks as soon as possible has been deeply engraved in the minds of every Magic player.
Varejao looked forward after landing. Hill rushed to the front of all the players like a horse, and then looked back at Varejao near the midline. Varejao didn't hesitate and threw a shot put.
The action hit the ball towards Hill.
Hill followed the direction of the ball with his right hand and made a huge movement. He easily and deftly offset the momentum of the ball. Then he leaned forward and rushed towards the Timberwolves' basket with all his strength.
Although the current players of the Timberwolves are strong, they are all good at technique or strength, and their speed and motor skills are not outstanding. As a result, the Timberwolves players can only watch from the back as Hill makes an unbeatable run and scores empty baskets.
The score gap widened to 9 points.
At this time, Edison found that the Timberwolves' Garnett had stood up, but after Sanders told him, Garnett sat down on the chair.
Edison looked at it and shook his head, then said to all the Magic players behind him, "Did you see what that guy just did? I hope you can be like him, always full of desire for the game, victory, and ambition for the championship.
.”….
Ordinarily, when Garnett stood up, all the players on the Timberwolves court should have changed. For example, Madsen should have waved his hand to Garnett, then adjusted his glasses, and then made a fadeaway jumper under the basket to score two points, allowing Garnett to score two points.
Nate sat there peacefully. But in reality, the Timberwolves were still the same.
Cassell passed to Szczerbiak, the white shooter struck again, and Josh got the rebound. Then Martin missed a shot during the Magic's offense, and Varejao made a tip-in.
The score was stretched to 11 points, and Sanders couldn't bear it anymore and called a timeout.
"The performance is very good, but the game is not over yet. The last 7 minutes are very critical. We must grit our teeth and persevere. I estimate that Garnett will return to the court later, so Howard, if you come on, you can let
He made a mid-range shot, but we must not let him score directly under the basket. And Nash, you will also come on the court later. We are now leading by 11 points, so if it is not a fast break, we do not need to play so fast. We start to waste time.
, hit the success rate, and grind them to death bit by bit."
Edison's time-consuming tactics are used by many leading teams, but God always favors proactive people more than those who adopt this passive approach.
After the Timberwolves' Garnett came on the court, the team's shooting percentage suddenly jumped up a notch. Cassel made two three-pointers. Sprewell, the madman who performed mediocre in the first half, suddenly broke out and faced Hill.
Scored 6 points in a row with sudden inside and outside shots.
In the last 30 seconds or so, the two teams were tied at 110-110, with the magic ball in hand.
At this time, Edison has two options. The first is to attack first, and then he can have the last chance to attack; the second is to attack slowly, attack one first, and then come back and defend the other. There is no advantage or disadvantage between the two methods, both are fine.
Edison thought for a while and decided to use the second method.
Nash was dribbling the ball away from the top of the arc, wasting time, and when there were 6 seconds left, he made a move. After Josh Smith set a pick-and-roll for him at the three-point line, Nash rushed directly to the basket. Madsen
I still remember that at the beginning of the game, the Magic hit such a ball, so he did not pounce on it because he was afraid of being passed. Instead, he stood on the three-second line and let him break through and shoot. After all, the outside shooting rate is higher than that of the basket.
Much lower.
Nash was afraid that there was no emergency stop. After an ordinary deceleration, he fulfilled their wish and took the shot. The arc of the ball was very large, bypassing Madsen's raised arms, and then went in. There were 17 seconds left on the clock.
The Magic led by 2 points.
Sanderson called a timeout and arranged the final attack. At this time, the Timberwolves also had many choices. They could go for a three-pointer or two-point overtime. Edison didn't know what they would choose, so he could only put on his best
Strong defensive players, and then look at their performance.
Cassell also ran out of time before passing the ball to Szczerbiak on the outside. Szczerbiak pretended to shoot and then passed the ball to Garnett.
The Wolf King didn't make any adjustments after receiving the ball. He turned around and shot a jumper.
Garnett has scored 29 points in this game, which is very outstanding. Neither Howard nor Varejao can restrain him. When he took the shot, he felt that the ball felt very good and his hands were very soft. He thought to himself, "
Got it."
But then, there was a "bang" sound, and the ball was knocked away.
Howard was beaten like this all night by Garnett. When he saw Garnett's posture when receiving the ball, he knew he was going to make a jump shot, so he took an extra step forward and jumped from the side of Garnett.
. He exerted the strength of his lower limbs to the extreme, the blood vessels in his calves trembled, and then he jumped up and fanned the ball away.
After landing, Howard roared, and the red light turned on along with his roar.
110-112, the Magic won the final victory in a thrilling manner.
