As mentioned above, Bosh is an athlete with strong shooting ability. He can deal with 90% of the league's team insiders, but he is powerless for the remaining 10%. Coincidentally, the Magic happens to be one of these 10%.
At the beginning of the game, Raptors head coach Sam Heicher arranged for Bosh to guard Brand. Bosh did a good job at the beginning. Because he was more focused, he interfered with Brand's mid-range shot.
But Brand quickly adjusted his style of play, sitting low and relying on beating the Dragon King. Bosh was no longer able to do it now. Brand's arm was almost catching up with his thigh, and Bosh couldn't stop him even if he fouled.
Give others a chance to shoot free throws
The Raptors then changed their tactics and asked Villeneuve to fight Brand and Bosh to guard Howard.
But everyone soon discovered that this was a crazy decision.
Not to mention that Howard has no mid-range shooting ability, so he hits the basket more resolutely. More importantly, with Bosh's fragile position, Howard rushes for the offensive rebounds like picking up cabbage.
The inside line was blown out, and the Raptors' original script couldn't be performed at all.
Because the inside can score stably, the Magic no longer need outside scoring, so they let Wallace start and let him and Iguodala wipe Nash's butt.
In the end, the Magic defeated the Raptors 93-109 on the road
Nash scored 17 points and 16 assists, winning the game MVP. He also rarely started his personal scoring mode in the middle of the first quarter, scoring 8 points in a row. He was probably a little excited to return to Canada.
Brand was as stable as ever with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Whether it was against Bosh or Villeneuve, he could find a way to deal with it. What made him even more happy was that after this game, media experts began to criticize him.
There has been a change
Before this, Brand has been considered to be an important reason for the Magic's poor performance. It was not because of his poor performance, but more because everyone was confused and dissatisfied with the Magic's deal in the summer, so their requirements for him were even more demanding.
, even if there are problems in other aspects of the team, they like to find trouble on him.
For example, if the outside performance is not good, some people say that Brand's passing ability is not good. If Diaw is here, his passing can make it easier to score from the outside. So what ability should Brand strengthen and how should he play in the game?
How to fight
Faced with this accusation, Brand never said anything, just suffered it silently, and then used game after game to defend himself.
The public's eyes are naturally sharp. At first, they may have been misled by the opinions of experts, but Brand's performance was real in every game. Gradually, they felt that Brand was also very good.
The reason why experts are experts is that they are keenly aware of the psychological changes of fans, and before they define themselves as nonsense, they can even turn the limelight and put themselves back in the front row of public opinion.
They all began to praise Brand in unison, and some even began to think that Brand's importance to the Magic should be no less than that of Nash.
Although he was recognized and praises began to fall on him frequently, Brand did not get carried away and was still so calm and even boring. He still came to the training ground early every day and left every night, just like clockwork.
In addition to these two people, the Magic's Martin also performed very well in this game. Once Hill and Diaw left, Martin became the Magic's number one scoring point from the outside. He took 15 shots per game, which was definitely No. 1 in the Magic.
In the first grade, only Brand can compare with him, others like Nash are inferior to him
With the shooting rate still above 40%, the increase in the number of shots directly led to an increase in scoring. Martin scored 20 points again in this game. His average scoring this season has reached 18.7 points, ranking third in the Magic.
Two, also only behind Brand's 20.8 points...
Although the Magic's starting lineup has not been completely determined due to the team's turmoil, everyone believes that if Martin can continue this form on the bench, he is fully capable of competing for the best sixth man.
On the other hand, the Raptors, although they were ravaged by Brand and Howard, the last game statistics showed that Bosh still scored 17 points. This shows that Bosh's offensive ability is still very powerful. However, the rebounds are a bit miserable.
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There's no way he can't beat Howard in the starting lineup, and he can't beat Varejao as a substitute, and there's Villeneuve next to him who doesn't know how to benefit a leader.
After defeating the Raptors, the Magic flew to the big city of New York
It can be said that New York is going to be more lively and lively this summer.
In addition to signing rookie Nate Robinson, they first traded Quentin Richardson from the Suns, then signed Jerome James for 30 million in five years, and then at the end of September, they reorganized the Knicks and Rockets.
, the Bulls' three-way trade used Anthony Davis, Sweetney, and Juwan Howard, the draft picks traded from the Spurs in 2006, and a sum of cash to acquire Shark Curry from the Chicago Bulls.
The Rockets used the first-round pick of 2006 and a trade exception to acquire Uncle Huo-Juwan Howard. The reason why the Rockets wanted Uncle Huo is very simple. Yao Ming was accidentally injured in the summer, and his exemption card was high before the All-Star Game. The Rockets urgently needed an inside man.
fill vacancy
The Rockets looked around and finally decided that Uncle Huo was more suitable.
Needless to say, the second uncle's ability can be paired with the Rockets' Mourning in the paint, and the price is cheap and cost-effective. The most important thing is that Howard can accept sitting on the bench.
Because the Rockets are obviously looking for a temporary worker now. When Yao Ming recovers from his injury, he will definitely still be the main force, so you will still have to sit on the bench after you go to the Rockets. You must know that there are not many good insiders in the league today, and even fewer are willing to play as substitutes.
Uncle Huo played as a substitute when he was with the Magic, so he is best suited for the Rockets
The Bulls sent Curry and got draft rights from the Rockets and Spurs, Anthony Davis, Sweetney, and a sum of cash. In fact, the Bulls didn't want to let Curry go, but they had no choice. Curry
It has been made clear that he does not want to renew his contract with the Bulls, so the Bulls have no choice but to trade him out quickly to obtain maximum benefits.
Since the Rockets are without Yao Ming and only have Kidd left, their performance this season will not be very good. In the Western Conference with so many strong players, it is hard to say whether they can make the playoffs, so the Bulls think this pick is very good.
At this time, New York's lineup looks absolutely domineering, with Currie plus rookie Frye on the inside, and Marbury + Crawford + Quentin Richardson on the outside. They are absolutely talented and energetic, and one of them has announced his retirement.
But Alan Houston is still getting paid
Just when everyone was looking forward to the future of New York, manager Isiah Thomas did the most classic thing
Thomas definitely has nothing to say about his lineup. What they lack is a championship-level coach to lead them to victory, so he hooked up with the best head coach in the league today-Larry Brown.
Larry Brown, commanding a group of players known for their talent, has predictable results
First there was a disagreement between the generals, and then there were frequent conflicts among the players, competing for the right to take shots. New York went from being a team that could compete for the championship to being a weakling, and it was still in the Eastern Conference.
As a team hungry for victory, Edison will naturally not let go of a feast like New York on the table.
94-118, the Magic almost took only 3 quarters to win the game.
Brand, who returned to New York, used his 18 skills in front of his hometown elders, relying on hitting, hooking, mid-range shots, blocking shots, drawing fouls, cutting after pick-and-rolls, alley-oops, basically what an inside man should show. Skills, he showed them all in this game...
Edison, who was watching, frequently explained to Josh Smith, David Lee and others, "Did you see it? Did you see this technique? You go back and practice hard and learn from Brand." The Magic's substitute insiders also watched it. It's like being intoxicated, fascinated for a moment
The fans in New York also felt very uncomfortable. Many old fans said privately, "If Ewing was still here back then, you would have allowed Brand to be rampant." But someone soon corrected his mistake, "Don't. It’s nonsense, Ewing is also the coach of the Magic now, and he is also from the other side.”
Because of Brand's strong request, even though the final victory was determined, Edison did not replace him, so Brand miraculously scored 29 points and 14 rebounds, but it was still an extreme variant of 20+10+ and 29 The score was also the highest in the game, and he also won the mvp of this game.
Although there is a defensive master like Larry Brown, the Knicks' interior defense is really not very good. Howard also scored 13 points and 12 rebounds.
And Edison's bad taste broke out. David Lee, the main player, also scored a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds on this court that was advantageous to him.
In this game, Nash saw that his brothers were very good at playing, so he didn't take many shots, and he didn't get off the court during the garbage time in the fourth quarter. Therefore, his data shrank, only 7 points and 10 assists. But veterans like Nash no longer take the initiative. This kind of personal data is taken seriously. He has won the regular season MVP once, but now he only cares about the championship.
After beating the Knicks, the Magic faced the Boston Celtics at home
The veteran team, which had undergone a major overhaul in the summer, was confused throughout the team. The players were not familiar with each other, so the current results were very bad. Moreover, they could not form a lineup that could restrain the Magic, so the Magic was also 110-104, without a fight. won the game
In addition to the victory, the most gratifying thing for Edison is that Roy made his first appearance in this game. Although it only lasted 4 minutes, he was in the rotation lineup at the end of the second and third quarters, and only had 4 points. 1 assist performance
But what Edison values is his tactical awareness during the game, as well as the normal physical examination results after the game.
"Finally, he's on the stage," Edison said silently to himself. "Now it seems that the next terrifying schedule is not completely without success.
