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After a day of rest, on May 15, the Magic and Heat staged another court battle at the American Airlines Center.
As a highly anticipated game, both teams are extremely eager to win this game. If the Magic win, they will eliminate the Heat with a big score of 4-0 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Although the Heat are now 3-
0 behind, only a theoretical possibility remains, but they still hope to win at home. In any case, there is only one way in front of them, which is to win this game and avoid being swept. This is theirs
Bottom line, otherwise you will really lose your underwear.
Before the game, fans and practitioners alike believed that the Heat should be able to win this game, and then the Magic would return to their home court to advance. After all, the strength of the team was there, and the Magic had no obvious advantage over them.
Therefore, the Heat's victory in this game is expected by everyone. Even the odds of betting on the Heat in Las Vegas are three times that of the Magic. But the Heat's players now have no pressure at all, because they no longer want to win and are afraid of losing.
question.
"Everyone feels that we are destined to lose this game. Even yesterday, some colleagues expressed to me that they hope to return to home court and win again, so that the fans in Orlando can enjoy more. I know some of you also have such thoughts.
Thoughts, but let me tell you clearly, put away all those stupid ideas. A 3-0 lead does not mean that we will definitely advance, do you understand? What I want today is a victory." Edison was in the locker room.
It's inspiring the players.
At the same time, Stan Van Gundy was also mobilizing in the home team's locker room, but what he said was much simpler, "Do you want to be eliminated at your home court?" The Heat players were as if they had been beaten to death.
cried out.
Amid the even more passionate shouts from the home DJ, the Heat players walked into the court one by one. Although they were more than 20 meters away, all Magic players could clearly feel the heat erupting from the opposite bench.
"This game is not easy to play." Thibodeau sighed as he looked at the opponent.
"It's not easy to fight, but we still have to fight. Even if we lose, we must try our best to consume the Heat's last breath. Otherwise, if we let them win a big victory, I'm worried that they will take advantage of this energy to directly blow us out.
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In fact, if he changes to another team, such as the Celtics, Wizards, Bulls, etc., Edison may just follow everyone's wishes. The main task of this game is to adjust the player's condition, and then return to the home court for a decisive victory.
burden.
There are three advantages to doing this.
First, the team's income has increased. One more game is not as simple as selling one more ticket. Peripheral income, advertising broadcasts, etc. can also be increased. Although the amount may not be very large, a fly is still a piece of meat even if it is small.
No, a small city like Orlando has to operate on a small budget. And not only the Magic, but also the league's revenue will increase accordingly.
Second, take care of the feelings of the home fans. Both are promoted, but it is definitely different for the fans at home and away. If you win at home, the fans will participate more, and they will subconsciously think that the team
Promotion also has its own merit. In this way, their sense of identification with the team will be higher, and their feelings for the team will be deeper. For a team, the most important thing is the fans. Without the fans, the team players have nothing.
no.
Third, it is good for future game conditions. The Magic are now 3-0, and the Pistons and 76ers on the other side are now tied at 1-1. In other words, if the Magic win this game, then they will be in the Eastern Conference.
When you meet the next team in the finals, you will have to rest for 7 days at the earliest. The 7-day rest period is, at best, a way to relax and wait for work, but it is also very possible to accidentally lose your touch and condition. Then
It’s embarrassing. Some sports experts have done analysis before and said that the most perfect interval between two games in the playoffs is 3-4 days. This can not only catabolize the lactic acid accumulated in the players’ bodies, restore their physical strength, but also ensure that the players
I will not let up mentally...
But the prerequisite for doing this is that you have to have an advantage in strength and be sure to return to your home court to defeat your opponent. But the problem is that Edison is not sure now. The strength of the two teams is similar. Strictly speaking, the Heat still have the upper hand. Before
In the two losses, the Magic took advantage of others' danger. In the last game, Martin suddenly transformed into a Super Saiyan. Now that the Heat's injuries have been resolved, you can't point to Martin's continuous transformation.
"The players from both sides came to the court, and there were no changes in the starting lineups of both sides. Paul Edison did not put Kevin Martin in the starting lineup because of his outstanding performance in the last game. The Magic's forward combination is still Igo.
Darla and Grant Hill’s old-young pairing.”
O'Neal and Howard jumped the ball. Although O'Neal was tall and long-armed, he was too fat and the ball was deflected to the Magic side.
After the jump ball was won, Howard said to O'Neal as he ran past him, "Old guy, we are going to kill you today. The jump ball just now was an omen, you know?"
"What did you say?"
"You-you-can't-do it!" Howard spat out the sentence word by word.
Because Howard spoke very slowly and his mouth movements were very exaggerated, basically everyone sitting on the sidelines could see the conversation taking place between him and O'Neal.
Edison was also very surprised and poked Thibodeau, "What's going on? Two people had a dispute?"
Thibodeau's eyes were not as good as Edison's, "I don't know. But it doesn't look like it. O'Neal looks quite relaxed."
Just when the two were confused, Tony Allen behind them gave them a reasonable explanation, "Coach, it should be DeWalt talking trash. In the past two days, he has been asking me why I talk trash, although he doesn't
Admit it, but I think he was trying to tease O'Neal through trash talk."
Thibodeau was very happy when he heard that. Although trash talk is vulgar in the eyes of academics, it is a very effective defensive method. Did you know that the legendary coach Auerbach at that time was a famous trash talk king, and in the game, Bill Russell
Even the legendary Miller, who just retired, is also a master of trash talk, and often has witty remarks. "Howard finally got it." Thibodeau almost burst into tears.
Edison on the other side slapped his head in pain, "But this guy chose the wrong person."
O'Neal was a person who had experienced the peak era of trash talk. He had experienced the influence of Jordan, Miller, Barkley, Payton and others. He originally mocked Rodman and said, "My grandma can also win the championship with Jordan."
"It can be said that it has been passed down through the ages. The level of trash talk in that period was n levels higher than now, and it was very artistic. Sometimes there was no curse word at all, and it just made people choke. So now you can search for the great masters at that time, and you will basically know it.
There are classic quotations.
What is the trash talk now? In addition to greeting each other's female relatives' reproductive system, it is also greeting each other's female relatives' digestive system, turning over and over again to those four parts. The wording and sentences are too straightforward, not only can it easily lead to fights, but also can lead to memorization. The reputation of inducing young people to be uncivilized, once amplified, will easily discredit the NBA, which is meaningless at all.
Of course, this is not the worst thing. What's worse, for example, in the 2009 Western Conference semifinals, Kobe and Artest exchanged insults throughout the series. You must know that these two people were already well-known trash talkers in the league at that time, but when tnt specially hired a lip reader to interpret their trash talk, and found that the conversation between the two was as follows: "Get out of here", "No, get out of here", "Get out of here"... and so on. It can be seen that the two of them are so lacking in trash talk that they just wish they could give them a Backgammon repeater.
So everyone can imagine what O'Neal's attitude will be when facing Howard's trash talk now...
Sure enough, O'Neal faced Howard's provocation on the court and said with regret, "Rookie, after listening to what you just said, I'm sure your wife will have a lot less fun in the future, your tongue is too stupid. "
Then..., there is no more.
After opening this little tidbit, the magic began to fall into place.
Nash did not engage in a pick-and-roll with the inside, but directly lobbed the ball to Diaw who was standing in the high post, and then slipped to the baseline.
"We said that Martin became famous in one stop in the last game, but in fact, the most outstanding performance in the entire series was Diaw. Diaw's ability to support and distribute the ball is very good. It can be said that the Magic are playing so smoothly now, and against Edison The use of Diaw is directly related. If the Magic is compared to a car, then in the regular season Nash is both the engine and the steering wheel, and one person controls the direction of the Magic. That is to say, his ability is too outstanding, and other The team has not adapted to their style of play, so it cannot completely freeze the Magic. But now Diaw takes on part of the steering wheel and takes turns controlling the direction of the offense with Nash, which makes the Magic's offense more unpredictable."
Before Kevin Harlan finished his analysis, Diaw made a small turn and hit the ball to Nash. Because there was a Shark guarding the Heat's basket, Nash did not dare to break through. He took a mid-range shot and hit it steadily.
When it was the Heat's turn to attack, O'Neal signaled to his teammates that he was coming for the ball.
The big brother spoke, and of course the other boys had to listen, so Damon Jones lobbed the ball to the Shark who was stationed in the low post.
The Shark dribbled the ball, leaned back, and then turned over.
Although Diaw had reacted quickly and came back to help defend against the double team, O'Neal still pushed the ball into the basket against two people.
O'Neal's dominating move can be said to be an unsolvable move in the history of the league. It can be compared with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook and Jordan's fadeaway. In the era of the four major centers, the other three moves of his have no solution. , I even think that even if we transport prehistoric behemoths like Chamberlain and Bill Russell back to O'Neal's peak, they still won't be able to stop him.
Looking at the current league, only Duncan's rebound shot can be compared with this move. Others including Kobe, Iverson, Garnett, etc. are not qualified. By the way, I forgot one person, and James' big move. father.
As the saying goes, "You can be forgiven for the evil you do." Normally no one would dare to talk trash to O'Neal, and O'Neal himself couldn't think of it, but today Howard spoke up, which was a good reminder to O'Neal. So after landing, O'Neal said to
Howard and Diaw, who were standing under the basket, said, "You two are not as tight as the girl I found yesterday."
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Thank you for your valuable comments on this book. I will make appropriate adjustments.
Also, I will soon post an article dedicated to trash talk. Originally I wanted to write it myself, but later I found that this article was very good, so I will share it with you.
