After narrowly defeating the Timberwolves, Edison and Rachel returned to Orlando to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their acquaintance. However, what was not a big deal was that the Magic unexpectedly lost to the New Jersey Nets that day.
Vladimir Putin, who switched to the net, was in great form. In 36 minutes of playing time, he made 13 of 20 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers. He also made 7 free throws and scored 36 points. Of course, Vladimir Putin did this.
Behind the sharp offensive performance is half of Nash's credit. If it weren't for his cheating defense, Fred wouldn't have had so many opportunities.
In addition to Fred on the outside, Martin on the inside of the Nets also limits the Magic's inside performance. Before Martin's knee injury, his physical fitness was definitely the best in the world. The Magic's Howard and Josh are two young men.
Compared with him, the gap between the head boy and him is still very obvious. Whether it is speed, jumping height or strength, Martin is superior.
In Edison's tactics, the Magic's offensive starting move was Nash and the inside high-post pick-and-roll followed by a double-cut attack. After this offensive routine was blocked, the Magic's offense had problems. Although Edison quickly adjusted and added Diaw
, the playing time of Hill and other technical players completely turned the Magic into a perimeter technical team, continuing their offensive momentum, but unfortunately this style of play was too weak in defense and could not stop the opponent with one defense and one defense.
In the end, 104-109, the Nets played away from home and won the final victory.
After losing to the Nets, the Magic adjusted quickly. After two consecutive victories, they ushered in a strong opponent-the Seattle SuperSonics.
Last season, the SuperSonics won 37-45 and did not enter the playoffs. In addition, the main point guard last season, the leader in steals and assists in the summer, Barry, left for the Spurs. And only the Mavericks abandoned Ford was introduced.
Sen, without any other tricks, before the start of the season everyone thought that they were just here to make soy sauce and belong to the lottery team. Intuitively speaking, in people's minds, they are the Orlando Magic of the Western Conference.
But just like the Magic, after the season started, people discovered that the Sonics did not follow the original script. The original extra changed the script privately and added scenes for himself.
This weak team in people's minds played very well in November, with a winning rate close to 60%. But people didn't care about it at the time, because they rarely won big games, and they usually only won by 4 or 5 points, and had to fight their opponents.
Until the last second, people thought they were just lucky, and their record would return to normal as time went on. But they became more and more courageous, and were firmly in the first group in the Western Conference, even more so after the All-Star Game.
Suddenly, they overtook the Mavericks, and now they are only behind the Spurs, ranking second in the Western Conference. This can be said to have broken the glasses of the commentators.
The current Seattle SuperSonics are a very special team. They are the most standard outside jump shooting team. Note that the jump shot does not have running characters. They only have one big man inside, and the tallest one is Jerome James at 216cm.
But he is the only one. Then there is Rashard Lewis, who is 208cm, but everyone knows Lewis's size. It can be said that there was no one in the Sonics' paint area who could be used as a human shield most of the time, not even Diva.
There is no pseudo-human shield like Ci.
Has this kind of pure jump shooting team ever appeared in the history of the league? It has definitely happened, but generally such teams have very bad records, but this year's SuperSonics performance is extremely abnormal.
Normally, such a team would be easy to deal with, as long as they hit the inside. But the Sonics can't do that. Their record is either from a weak team without an inside line, or they encounter teams with strong inside lines like the Spurs and Heat.
It's incredible to win.
So some people say that SuperSonics coach McMillan is like the Edison of the Western Conference. Now he is also a strong contender for Coach of the Year...
But Edison knew very well that although McMillan was excellent, his command was not the biggest reason why the Sonics performed so well.
The most important thing is - this team has a bunch of players with contract years.
The performance of players in contract years has always been a major x factor in the NBA. We all know that material determines consciousness, and consciousness has a reaction on material, and players in contract years have taken this reaction to the extreme. Many people have performed well during this year
They are all like Kobe and O'Neal. Those who were not good at mid-range shooting in the past suddenly became enlightened and can shoot three-pointers. Even those who are not tall enough can get 8 or 9 rebounds in a game. It is like Rodman was reborn and became a player.
Winning rebounds mainly relies on predictions and living evidence of hard work. In short, it makes you feel that the task of maintaining peace on earth can be placed on them. However, after signing the new contract and turning to the New Year, they one by one began to maintain the peace of the water cooler.
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Before the game, Edison also repeatedly emphasized the need to pay attention to defense and not give them a chance to shoot, and then asked Nash to hit inside to improve the success rate. However, after halftime, Edison discovered a very embarrassing situation.
The Magic scored 58 points at halftime, which was a lot. The score in the paint was as high as 42 points. Howard had 12 points, Josh had 14 points, and Varejao had 7 points. This was almost as much as the three of them usually scored in a game.
, but the Magic are still lagging behind.
The Sonics scored 61 points at halftime.
Edison originally thought that his team was playing well, and the three inside players were like tigers descending from the mountain. However, Lewis, Ray Allen and Radmanovic shot three-pointers as if they were free, just one shot when nothing happened.
In their eyes, the Magic's basket is simply a sea. They can make whatever shot they want. In this situation, Edison is embarrassed. After fighting for a long time, he scored a goal, which is 2 points. If someone gives it back to you, it will be wrong.
One point more than you, you have absolutely no place to reason.
In the end, the SuperSonics scored 11 three-pointers in the half, almost tying the Mavericks' record of 12 three-pointers in a half, and are now on pace to hit a record of 19 three-pointers in the entire game.
When Edison and the players returned to the locker room, they found that everyone was very depressed, as if they had just been constipated, and they all gritted their teeth and arched their noses. Only Howard and Marion were laughing and joking, and they were very eye-catching.
Edison looked at it and thought to himself, "Weak children are much happier." Then he clapped his hands to encourage the players.
"We played very well in the first half, scoring high points, and defending well. We didn't give the opponent many open shooting opportunities. They made a total of 15 three-pointers and scored 11. This is not everyone's responsibility.
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"In the second half, we stuck to the same style of play we played in the first half, hitting inside and towards the basket. Let our inside players take turns attacking them. I don't believe their shooting percentage throughout the game can be so high."
But the result was that the Sonics made another six three-pointers in the third quarter and slapped Edison so hard that Edison almost flipped the table. Moreover, after Jerome James returned to the court in the third quarter, the Magic insider
The height advantage is no longer so obvious. At the end of the third quarter, the two teams were tied at 87-89, which could be the Spurs' final score of a game.
At this time, Edison was suddenly in a hurry. He no longer paid much attention to the outcome of the game. He just thought about how to contain the Sonics' scoring.
"In the fourth quarter, Nash, you and Hill don't have to play. Tony Allen and Iguodala come in. I don't believe I can't guard them."
So the Magic sent out a strange defensive lineup composed of Tony Allen, Iguodala, Wallace, Marion, and Varejao.
"Tony, your main task is to interfere with Ridnour and put pressure on him. Don't let him organize attacks so calmly anymore."
In fact, the SuperSonics' outstanding record this season is inseparable from Ridnour's work...
Although his own assist data is not particularly outstanding, less than 6. But in this team that advocates fast breaks and long-range shots, a field commander who controls the rhythm and organizes the offense is really important.
If Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis are the team's golden guns, Radmanovic is the substitute, and Reggie Evans is the team's blueprint machine, then Luke Reed
Noze is the commander-in-chief who regulates all this.
His ability to read the game is very strong. When everyone is running, he knows where his teammates are without looking, which is not easy. For example, let's take Deron, although his performance
Very outstanding, but he can't do it yet.
Deron's passing is generally divided into two types. 1. The tactical coordination arranged by the coach, such as the return pass after the pick-and-roll. This kind of tactical passing is a necessary quality for a player. 2. The sudden score after attracting double teams.
, this is also a very basic organizational method. Both of Deron's passes have one thing in common, that is, they are all based on his offense with the ball. If you want him to be honest at the top of the arc,
In terms of organization, he is very average. He can only pass the route map drawn on the tactical board. He does not have the freedom to play freely, which is amazing. Moreover, sometimes the height of his passing is not particularly good, so we see
In the current Nets, sometimes players make air cuts but Deron doesn't pass the ball, or the ball is passed and the player can't catch it. But his offensive power with the ball is too lethal, which is why his organizational data has been achieved.
Ridnour has very solid passing skills and a very agile passing awareness. He can't pass the ball as elusively as Alston, but as long as you run out of space, his passing route will
He can pass to the point without being blocked. He can't do it like Nash or Kidd, who can immediately discover the flaw in the opponent's defense and then penetrate the opponent's defense. But he can clearly know which side is easier for him.
Once you have an advantage, send the ball over there, and then the scoring will be a matter of course.
When Nash guarded him before, he had no pressure and could pass the ball as he wanted, and occasionally he could force a breakthrough. But after Tony Allen came up, his good days came to an end.
Although Tony Allen's defense is not as proficient as it was later, and he still doesn't know how to use various small skills and awareness, he does not naturally hate defense and is very active. Coupled with his good physical condition, he successfully restricted Ridnour.
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Without Ridnour's lubricating connection in the middle, the Sonics' perimeter became a one-on-one battle between a few pitchers, but the Magic's players were not something they could defeat alone. The Sonics' scoring began to stagnate.
Only 4 points were scored in the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter.
However, the Magic's side is not much better. No one can organize the offense. They rely on Tony Allen, Iguodala and Wallace to forcefully attack the basket. However, the SuperSonics are not good inside and cannot protect the basket well.
Of the three guys, it was the boss who scored 9 points, helping the team overtake the score.
When the main players on both sides returned to the court, the initiative returned to the Magic. This is not because the Magic are now leading the score, but because the SuperSonics' hot feel is gone. What the touch is about is continuity.
, Sonics originally had a good feel. However, Edison used a steel bar to stir the shit up, and the lineup was completely destroyed.
Although the Magic's outside touch is gone, the Magic's main idea is to play at the basket. Attacking at the basket does not depend on touch. If you insist that someone with poor touch can dunk, then there is nothing I can do.
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So relying on Josh and Howard's bombing of the basket, the Magic opened up the score gap little by little.
When there were 2 minutes left before the end of the game, the Magic pulled the score to 10 points 115-104...
Normally, 10 points in 2 minutes is a relatively safe lead difference, but Ray Allen of the SuperSonics began to find his touch. Ray Allen first received the ball from outside the three-point line and then shot like lightning, and then came back and grabbed the rebound.
, he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then made a pull-up in front of Iguodala, instantly turning the point difference into 4 points. Edison was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat and could only ask for a timeout.
After coming back, Josh and Nash doubled up. After knocking Lewis away, Josh dunked. But when he came back, Lewis made another three-pointer.
Fortunately, Hill once again played the role of stabilizing the sea, giving the Sonics a three-pointer from the bottom corner and re-stabilizing the situation. Then the Sonics started foul tactics, but Iguodala and Nash withstood the pressure and made 4 free throws.
In the middle, there is no chance for the opponent to make a comeback.
When the final bell rang, 124-115, the Magic won.
However, in the last quarter, the SuperSonics scored 5 more three-pointers, totaling 22 three-pointers in the game, setting a new NBA single-game three-point record.
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Second update.
Also, let me complain, why are you starting to write basketball coaching articles now? As soon as the great boos fell down, several more appeared immediately. I feel that there are no fish in this pond, and it is useless to stir up the water. There are previous
The Godfather of Dynasty is such a classic online novel, and the alternative novels that follow are basically just like this, and there is no room for a few great gods.
So if I were to open a new book, I would not write about coaching, but about returning players. The one that is better now is Milicic’s.
I suggest that those who are interested can write about Oden, and the title of the book is "Oden the Great". This guy has been away from the NBA for a year, and all kinds of expectations have been fermented.
Or maybe wait until Roy retires again and write "Contra Roy", which is guaranteed to be popular, and at least it will have enough gimmicks in the early stage.
