One day later, the 76ers and Dallas Mavericks finally defeated the Celtics and Houston Rockets respectively with a score of 4-3 to advance to the East and West semifinals.
Another day passed, and the second game between the Magic and the Heat started again.
Compared with the first game, Wade's condition this time was not good. In the first half, he made only 2 of 10 shots and only scored 6 points. Wade did not perform well, and the rest of the Heat failed to step up in time.
At halftime, 48-34, the Magic beat the Heat by 14 points.
"In the second half, let's change the way we play. Don't play so fiercely. We can be a little more chaotic when attacking. Don't widen the score gap. Just keep the current score difference." Edison suddenly said during the halftime break.
An order was given that caught everyone by surprise.
When the Magic players heard this, they were a little confused. The situation on their side was so good now, why not pursue the victory to expand their advantage? But soon Nash, Hill and other old players understood what Edison meant.
"Coach, are you going to consume their energy?" Nash asked Edison uncertainly.
"That's right." Edison tapped his finger twice in front of him, "I just plan to consume their energy. As long as we ensure this point difference, the Heat will not give up the game, including Wade and other main players.
Come out and play. The Heat are not like us. They rotate very few people, and the main players play a lot of time. The playoffs are played every two days, so the more games they play, the more serious their physical problems will be. And everyone knows,
The Heat are not the strongest now. Without O'Neal, their strength has dropped by two levels. Therefore, I plan to try to expand our advantages before O'Neal comes back, not only in terms of wins and losses, but also in terms of physical fitness. If O'Neal comes back,
But if the other main players of the Heat can't win, then we will definitely win."
The players in the underground understood it immediately. This was a dirty trick, but it was also a strategic tactic, not a negative game, and everyone could accept it.
"But I would like to emphasize one last point, everyone can only be properly waterproof on the offensive end, and the defensive intensity must not be reduced, otherwise I worry that you will not be able to tighten up if you relax. And you must maintain the current point difference, I don't want to
At the end, they made a comeback. Did you all hear that?"
"Got it, coach."
"That's it, now everyone has a good rest."
Edison thought very simply, just let everyone play a little looser, but the players didn't think so. Especially a few young ones, they had never done this before, so they all had fluctuations in their hearts and began to think about how to play immediately.
You can't score points, and you can't let the opponent see any flaws.
As a result, at the beginning of the second half, Edison nearly spat out a mouthful of water, and Howard lost the jump ball to Haslem.
"Did they go a little too far?" Edison asked Thibodeau next to him.
"It's okay. What Howard did is quite similar. He just started too early. It's not that he didn't skip Haslem." Thibodeau pinched his chin and hypnotized himself.
The Heat's players recovered their strength during the halftime break, and then asked Van Gundy to cheer up their emotions. When they came on the court, they were all in high spirits. In addition, the Magic's play was relatively chaotic, and they were allowed to play continuously.
He made two fast breaks and narrowed the score by 8 points.
When Edison saw it, he thought to himself, "Whatever you are afraid of will come." He quickly applied for a timeout.
Once a person's attention is relaxed and they want to raise it again, it is not a temporary thing, so Edison replaced Howard, Iguodala, and Diaw, leaving only Nash and Hill, two veterans.
Then replaced Josh, Varejao and Marion.
The Magic's consecutive points loss just now was originally a man-made disaster, but now they have changed a group of people, and as soon as they pay attention, they start scoring immediately. The Heat experienced a timeout, and the momentum at the beginning was also exhausted. As a result, here you go
I went and played a few rounds on both sides, and slowly the magic opened the score to 15 points...
Edison thought for a while and decided not to chase and fight fiercely, but to slow down the pace and fight for consumption. But this time he learned from the previous experience and did not dare to waterproof the players again, but used another method.
Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, Edison replaced Hill and Nash and replaced them with Tony Allen and Wallace.
The players currently on the court for the Magic are Tony Allen, Iguodala, Wallace, Josh Smith and Varejao. First of all, this lineup has no problem with defense. Although the five players are young and inexperienced, they are highly motivated.
, and has hardness, speed, and height, which can completely limit the Heat's offense.
Compared with defense, the offensive end of this lineup is even more staggering - first, no one can organize; second, the outside baskets are average.
Although Iguodala's assist data has always been pretty good, with 5 or 6 assists, he has never been that kind of organizational player. His assists are more sudden points, fast and low-tech.
Cooperating within the range, his vision is not enough for you to let him play with 4 people. Moreover, he does not have the intelligence to release the ball instantly. Iguodala's assists are generally implemented in the arranged offensive routine and are arranged by the coach. If his teammates
Without greeting him in advance, he suddenly moved and he couldn't react. He didn't know how to pass the ball immediately. This ability to release the ball in an instant is the most important talent of a point guard. Let's look at Jeremy Lin now. Although his
He made a lot of mistakes, but he could pass the ball suddenly while moving, but his confrontation ability was still insufficient. When he released the ball, his movements were easily deformed and mistakes occurred.
Josh Smith is in a similar situation on the Magic team, but he is not as good as Iguodala. He just eats his teammates. If he is paired with Miller and Ray Allen, maybe he can get double figures in assists.
Although no one could organize it, the game was still very exciting. Five people took turns holding the ball and rushing towards the Heat's basket. Although the Heat did not have O'Neal, Haslem and Doleac were not weaklings.
Knowing that my body can't hold you, I will never hide. So the two sides are facing each other under the basket, and no one will let the other go.
If the previous game between the two teams was a magical movie, with smooth delivery and lightning fast breaks playing a gorgeous movement that made the audience addicted and unable to extricate themselves. Then what is being staged now is an R-rated gunfight movie, full of
It shows the original wild explosive power, and the confrontation between muscles on both sides makes people see the adrenal glands soaring and the blood surging throughout the body.
However, the Magic's style of play is too simple after all, and there is no basket on the outside. So when Van Gundy shouts and the Heat players move inside, you can imagine the Magic's success rate.
But it goes along with Edison's plan. I don't get points, but you also get points, and everyone just wastes it.
Because the fight was fierce and everyone was very excited, the wrestling match came to an end unknowingly. 70-57, the Magic entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point advantage.
In the fourth quarter, Edison didn't dare to act so randomly. Instead, he let the players play the game honestly. If they were really overturned, it would be great fun.
However, it was no coincidence that Eddie Jones of the Heat suddenly started to show off his power in the fourth quarter. He made two consecutive three-pointers from the beginning, and then assisted Haslem for a dunk at the basket, bringing the point difference back to single digits.
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If you are behind by more than 10 points, it makes sense for you to give up the game early, but a single-digit gap has to be fought to the last minute. So even though Wade's shoes are soaked, he can only bite the bullet and go on the court, and then play with his life against the Magic.
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However, the Magic's strength advantage was more obvious after all. In the end, they defeated the Heat 98-89 and won two consecutive home games.
The Heat players fought hard until the last minute before giving up. Wade played the entire game for 42 minutes, scoring 26 points, 6 assists, and a block each from Hill and Nash. Eddie Jones scored a team-high 28 points for the Heat.
points, he made 5 of 7 three-pointers today....
The Magic had a chaotic fight in the third quarter, so everyone's statistics shrank. Nash had 12 points and 9 assists, Hill had 14 points, Diaw had 12 points, Howard had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Iguoda, who played the most minutes
Larze scored a team-high 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
After winning two consecutive games, the Magic's promotion situation instantly improved, so reporters from all walks of life began to sing their praises at the post-game press conference.
"Congratulations on winning the game. Now you are leading 2:0. What do you think of your opponent?"
"Everyone knows that the Heat are not in the best condition now. It is said that O'Neal can return to the game in the next game. I think that time will be the real challenge for us." Edison is still so modest.
"It seems that you are very afraid of O'Neal. Do you have no information about your players? Do you think they can't stop O'Neal?"
After listening to the reporter's question, Edison smiled and said, "No, I am very confident in my players. If it were the beginning of the season, I might be a little worried. After one season, our players have improved a lot, and we will meet O'Neal again.
He will definitely not be as passive as he was at the beginning, especially since O'Neal is still suffering from injuries. Moreover, O'Neal's dominance has dropped a lot this season. He is no longer the unsolvable existence. He has shown his age.
.Compared with O'Neal, I am more worried about Wade. In my opinion, the Heat is Wade's team now. O'Neal can only help Wade when he comes back, helping him to share the pressure of offense and defense at ordinary times, but at critical moments.
Look at Wade's performance. But there was a problem with Wade's defense in the previous two games. Although we scored with all our strength, he still scored a lot of points. This will be a hidden danger for us in the future." Edison took advantage of the opportunity.
When he starts to drive a wedge between Wade and O'Neal, regardless of whether it works or not, he will be hit first if it is possible or not.
When the reporters below heard this, they thought this was too surprising. Although all the reporters knew that Edison was deliberately looking down on O'Neal, the readers didn't know. As long as they add a little subjective color, they can incite the fans.
So these guys immediately seized on this topic like bloodthirsty sharks and pursued Edison fiercely.
But Edison also knows very well that he relies on connections to get around. It doesn't matter if he talks about O'Neal a little and teases him. Everyone has been in the league for so many years, and they are all aware of the psychological warfare. If they meet and laugh with each other in the future, it will be over.
. But if I never finish it, then I will really lose my character. Moreover, Shark has always had a good reputation in the league. It is not worth it to make a grudge against him and offend him to death. If he has a bad reputation
It will be difficult to do things in the future.
So in the face of reporters' crazy questions, Edison began to talk about him and started to praise his players.
So a press conference came to an end amidst these ulterior motives, but unexpectedly the situation arose again the next day.
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