In the end, the Cavaliers did not stage a comeback in the fourth quarter, and the Magic defeated the Cavaliers 122-97 away from home.
The best of the game went to Brand, who has been controversial before. Not only did he score 21 points and 10 rebounds as usual in this game, he also sent 8 assists, which were basically direct rebounds from the backcourt.
Looking for a fast break in the frontcourt. If Edison hadn't replaced him after seeing that the last 4 minutes were completely reduced to garbage time, it would not be impossible for the captain to get a triple-double. His excellent data, coupled with the team's long-lost game
The victory made Brand feel proud.
Nash gained too many opportunities with Snow's inseparable defense in the first half. His final 13 points and 16 assists also showed the shadow of the MVP engine from last season.
With more assists from Nash, Howard's scoring will definitely go up. Quasi-Warcraft played 30 minutes and scored a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds. However, because James of the Cavaliers rarely broke through today, Howard rarely blocked a shot.
Substitute player Rivarejao performed very well. Although he was a substitute and played in garbage time at the end, he still played very energetically in the end. In less than 20 minutes, he actually scored 12 points and 9 goals.
Efficient performance in rebounding.
In this game with Wallace, they focused all their energy on fighting with James. After one game, they played a lot of time, but they only scored 5 points when they were out of touch.
Although the Cavaliers lost the game, James really did what he said before the game. He made 12 of 25 shots and 5 of 6 free throws. The little emperor scored a game-high 34 points and 7 more.
With 5 rebounds and 5 assists, it can be said that his performance was very comprehensive.
Another player for the Cavaliers who can take shots is Ilgauskas.
In fact, Big Z was the Cavaliers' top scorer besides LeBron on many occasions during that period, and he even surpassed LeBron at some moments. Although he complained about the decline in his shots, he did not slack off in his work.
, he still works very hard on the offensive end to fight for frontcourt boards, and on the defensive end, he works hard to help defend and cover positions, even though his footsteps are not flexible.
As long as he receives LeBron's pass in the right position, Ilgauskas can make exquisite mid-range shots that few centers in the league can make. The pick-and-roll between him and LeBron is very effective, although his
The speed is slow and the impact is not strong, but it is indeed one of the knight's most powerful attacking weapons.
Although he didn't take many shots in this game, Big Z was very efficient. He made 9 of 15 shots and made 4 free throws. He also scored 22 points.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Howard not being good at defending European-style centers. Now Howard is still a dazed young man. He often flies away when someone else makes a move. For a player like Ilgauskas, if he turns around several times in a row, he will
I was already confused, wishing I could get a foul on my hand.
At the post-game press conference, Edison was very low-key. No matter what reporters asked, he always gave the same answer, "We were very lucky today. The opponent missed too many shots. No matter how you say it,
We are still only 2 wins and 3 losses, less than half of our wins. If this continues, it may be difficult to even enter the playoffs."
In short, Edison used this indifference to respond to the previous accusations made against him by the media.
Edison didn't say anything, but the knights were lively.
James and Brown are both guys who often talk out of their minds and cause trouble. Today's game was obviously not what they expected. They may have even thought about losing before, but they never expected to lose so much.
, so they became a little angry.
"This was an ugly game. We missed too many shots and wasted a lot of opportunities. If we could seize those opportunities and score, I think the game would have a different ending. Although I don't want to feel sorry for losing.
The ball makes excuses, but I think the Magic players are too rude. Look at that Wallace, is he a koala? He kept hanging on me throughout the game, and then used his elbows, shoulders and other parts intentionally or unintentionally.
He hit me. But unfortunately, his bad behavior escaped the referee's eyes, and I only got 6 free throws."….
When the reporters below heard this, they were almost bursting with joy. They all thought to themselves, isn’t this how defense is now? Isn’t it you who are also defensive like this?
Seeing that James was being laughed at for being unreasonable, head coach Mike Brown rushed to defend his proud disciple.
"As LeBron said, we actually performed well in this game. We were under control for most of the game. Although the Magic's defense was very targeted at James, he still achieved 30+ data. This is
A very remarkable performance. At the same time, we remind everyone that although we lost this game, we are still first in the Eastern Conference. I believe my team will maintain this result. For the Magic, I can only say congratulations to them, they were lucky today
Not bad. But in the next game, they won't have such good luck, we will definitely beat them."
After defeating the knight, Magic finally had a chance to relax. The big stone pressing on his chest was moved away a little, and Edison could take a few steady breaths.
After the game in Cleveland, the Magic took a day off and headed to Charlotte to play the Bobcats away from home.
The Bobcats didn't make any big moves this summer. They basically renewed the contracts of the players they poached last season, and then signed contracts with this year's rookies Felton and May.
Because they are a new team, the team does not have any big names, so neither the fans, owners nor the media have high requirements for them. The Bobcats' uniform team is also very aware of this situation, so they are not in a hurry and plan to continue with this season.
Okafor, May and Gooden form the inside line, and then Felton controls the outside line, mainly to run the lineup and train new players.
But when they met the Magic, neither side showed mercy. The reason was very simple. Edison was petty, and I still remember when others questioned him for not picking Okafor. Magic players and even the opponent Bobcats also knew that Edison was like this.
mood, so both teams went all out in this game.
However, the strength gap between the two teams is obvious after all. The gap was clearly felt in the first quarter. So the Bobcats began to find another way. Instead of seeking to win, they let Okafor brush up the data and beat Howard.
After Edison discovered this problem, he became very childish. If you fix it, we will fix it too.
And compared to the Bobcats' most primitive method of giving Okafor more balls and letting him take more shots, the Magic's method of brushing up data is much more advanced.
Okafor's kind of brushing has to be done by himself, which is not only tiring, but the effect is not necessarily good. On the Magic side, Nash and Howard pick and roll, the two of them play two-man rotation, and Brand and Howard play in the high and low post.
Connect the line to make the Bobcat undefeable.
In the end, this farce did not end with the victory of one party, but with Okafor's accidental injury.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Magic made their second offense of the quarter. After Martin made a weird run, he got rid of Jumaine Jones who was defending him. After receiving a pass from Hardaway, he made an emergency stop.
Jump shot.
When Martin took off, his feet were stained with sweat. He slipped slightly and did not fully exert his strength. Although he made maximum adjustments in the air, his release was still a little bit wrong. The ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced high.
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Howard and Okafor were ready to grab rebounds.
If Howard was slightly inferior to Okafor in physical strength last year because of his youth, after a year of development, the two are now almost the same. However, in the end, Okafor, who was defensive, occupied a favorable terrain and firmly held Howard
He got stuck behind him and then took off the backboard.
But he soon became extremely happy and sad. Because he was stuck on a favorable terrain, Howard did not use all his strength to rush for the ball. He did not jump high and landed quickly. As a result, before Howard could turn around and run back, Okafor fell down.
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What a coincidence, Okafor's right foot happened to step on Howard's right foot.
Basketball players are heavy enough and can jump high. It is especially easy to get injured if you land on someone else's feet. Okafor had already fallen, leaning to one side. Then he threw the ball, leaned forward, and fell down.
Got to the floor.
Slow motion showed that at the moment when the two people's feet met, Okafor's ankle almost turned 90 degrees. Then with the support of the team, Okafor returned directly to the locker room. Fortunately, after the game
He went to the hospital for further examination and found that no bones were injured, just a serious sprain. He could continue playing after resting for 10 days a week.
As of now, Okafor has scored 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, while Howard has 26 points, 14 rebounds and 1 block. Howard has dominated Okafor, which is completely made possible by his teammates. Nash has a total of 14
10 assists were given to Howard. The same goes for others. If Howard can get rebounds, they will never move. They will help Howard get stuck in the Bobcats and wait for him to pick them up. Brand's comeback will be the most expensive in the game.
After the game, Edison and others were shocked to discover that Brand's statistics were actually 17 points and 9 rebounds, breaking his legendary 20+10 streak.
With one less protagonist, there was no point in fighting, so the Magic returned to their usual style of play, and Howard did not further achieve new highs in personal statistics.
The final game was 98-110, and the Magic easily won.
Originally, according to Edison's plan, if Howard won based on personal data, he would be beaten hard after the game. But Okafor was injured, so if you make sarcastic remarks at this time, it would be too ungraceful.
So Edison temporarily changed the script that praised Howard and praised the team's excellent performance, active defense and smooth offense.
After this game, the Magic had three wins and three losses, and their winning rate reached 50% of the playoff line. And after returning to Orlando, Nelson told him good news: Roy can practice with other players. It is expected that 10
He will be ready to play in about a day.
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The two meetings were held, and we started to work overtime. We didn’t get off work until 10 o’clock every night. Moreover, the leaders’ inspections became more frequent. So we could only make single updates.
