"Big Z can no longer keep up with his pace. He stumbles when he turns around too fast. He completely loses the demeanor of the Eastern Conference All-Star back then."
There is never a lack of respect and respect for seniors in the arena, but that is outside the arena. Once the whistle blows, all that is left is naked confrontation. The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit.
In fact, Edison has always been a sentimental figure. When faced with the idols of his memory, he lamented that time is not forgiving, and at the same time stabbed them hard, euphemistically saying, "help them end it early."
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Edison thought of this and called Josh Smith and asked him to replace Brand.
Letting Josh Smith replace Brand is not to say that Josh is better, but that he is more suitable for the team's next play style and more targeted.[
Although Brand is definitely better than Josh in terms of ability, he is too big and not flexible enough. He is more of a stand-up player on both the offensive and defensive ends. His main method is to get stuck and wait for the fight.
Strength, rather than running around and tearing apart the opponent's defensive formation.
Josh is exactly the opposite of Brand. His ability to stay in position is poor and he cannot create any opportunities of his own. His scoring depends solely on the point guard's ability to feed the ball. But he has good athletic talent. He mentioned the three-point line one second, and the next second
He can fall to the bottom line, and in a blink of an eye, the defensive player can cross the court.
And Ilgauskas is not down, but his height and size are there. When Brand is on the court, although the Magic advance just as fast, they are not aggressive enough, so Big Z can withdraw in time and fall down.
When he got to the position, he was not afraid of Brand's Howard on both offense and defense, and could fight with them head-on.
But it's different once Josh comes on the court. It's not that he is faster than Brand when Josh comes out, but that without Brand as a weight and anchor, everyone in the Magic, including Howard and Iguodala, can increase their speed.
When it comes to reaching the top and running like crazy, the speed of the whole team increases.
With all players at full power, the Magic's offensive and defensive conversion speed is 2 seconds faster than before. Don't underestimate these two seconds. Someone once said that the time for you to play freely in NBA is only 0.5 seconds. If you exceed this time
The defensive player will appear in front of you.
So in this league that uses 01 seconds as the unit of time calculation, 2 seconds is already a very extraordinary number.
The Magic's gust-like impact immediately stunned the Cavaliers' insiders.
Ilgauskas is a little better. He also knows that he can't keep up with the Magic's speed at all, so he doesn't try. He just acts as a stake in the paint to make it more difficult for the Magic players to score. Of course, if he can create a
Two offensive fouls would be considered a big profit.
But Gooden still didn't give up. He felt that he was young and tried to keep up with the rhythm of the Magic. But he soon discovered that this was in vain, and the realm was too far apart. Once, Josh and Iguodala even did a cross run.
As a result, Gooden, who was following Josh, failed to keep his pace and collided head-on with the boss, James.
Originally, James was in poor condition today and was very unhappy when Iguodala was locked in a cage. Now that Gooden caused trouble for him again, the little emperor was naturally unhappy to the extreme. He turned around and muttered a few words, and then gave his nanny a wink.
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Although Mike Brown hadn't changed his glasses yet, he had good eyesight and immediately understood what James meant, and then changed Gooden's glasses.
However, replacing Gooden will not solve the actual problem of the Cavaliers. The new Marshall is not much better than Ilgauskas. He also had surgery on both knees n times, and he used his own strength to twist the master who was broken after being hit.
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But just like these two opposing second-level cripples, they really blocked the Magic for several rounds of attacks as soon as they came on the scene.
Both of these people have been in the league for more than 10 years, and together they have played more games than the five Magic players, so they began to use their experience to counter the Magic's athletic talent.
For example: if a Magic player makes a fake move in front of him, they will react, but in the opposite reaction, for example, if Josh goes to the left, they will go to the right. Just as Josh finishes the fake move, he will directly hit him. This is what we often do.
It's about predicting and guarding against the second move.
But this was a crooked approach after all. After the Magic players made two mistakes, they quickly reacted, and now the Cavaliers' old trick didn't work.
As the saying goes, ten years have passed from east to west. Just now, Hughes was playing well and Edison was pulling his hair. Now his magic is working well and Brown is starting to slap his forehead.
Although there is a clear gap between Mike Brown and the famous coach, he has been with Popovich for so many years, and his technical and tactical skills are still very good, so he quickly called a timeout and then made adjustments to the team.
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Brown's way of coping is also very simple, which is to strengthen defense and rebound.[
Brown first saw that after Roy came off the court, the Magic's outside firepower was insufficient, so he asked the team to play a semi-zone defense. In addition to guarding Nash, the others put the focus of defense on the three-second zone. In this way, relying on the local numerical advantage, they did not let the team play a semi-zone defense.
Howard and Josh have too much room to move inside. If the Magic want to continue to score, they must make physical contact first. They can only dig in one by one and cannot score easily. And accordingly, the Magic's offensive speed will be slowed down.
, to relieve pressure on the two insiders.
The key to implementing this tactic of strictly guarding the inside line falls on James.
There is a saying circulating in the NBA that the offense may have ups and downs, but the defense will not. Because offense depends on touch to a certain extent, and on the defensive end, as long as the mind is focused and the body is in normal condition, it can maintain the same level in every game. Of course.
This does not apply to McGee, Birdman and other weirdos. If they are in good condition on the defensive end, they may unexpectedly fall into a foul crisis.
However, James is obviously not the kind of person whose IQ cannot keep up with his physical reactions. Coupled with the star whistle bias, he rarely has trouble with fouls. And with James' physical fitness, once he enters a defensive state with all his heart, he can completely
Nash focuses on Howard, and there is almost no problem of misalignment. Once inside, his body can be used as a half-strength center. In terms of hardness, he is no worse than Big Z.
The current problem of the Cavaliers is that in addition to being unable to defend the inside, they can't score points offensively. Strictly guarding the inside is just passive defense and cannot solve the problem of the Cavaliers' offensive disadvantages. Brown's solution to the offense is fast break.
Shooting requires touch, counterattack layups do not, and the prerequisite for a fast break is the protection of backcourt rebounds.
As the saying goes, "Backcourt rebounds rely on blocks, offensive rebounds rely on jumps." Originally, the Cavaliers' inside line was scattered by the Magic, and they couldn't get stuck. As a result, the Magic grabbed the offensive rebounds. Now James has been added, and he
Can help Ka, whether it is Howard or Josh, no matter who he competes with, he will not be inferior.
Once you can guarantee your own backcourt rebounds, the Magic's aggressive pursuit of offensive rebounds will be a loophole. If all your insiders rush for offensive rebounds, then when the opponent counterattacks, the speed of returning to defense will be slower. It's still the same as in front.
In other words, even if it is just a second slower, it will make a huge difference in the counterattack.
From here we can see how useful James is as a player. He can defend, attack, pass, and can play inside and outside. If you limit him a little, he can also be a decisive factor in the game if he plays in several other aspects.
It’s not that players like Kobe and Anthony who specialize in one aspect are bad, it’s just that comprehensive players are always less likely to be targeted and have more room for maneuver.
Edison did not expect the Cavaliers' adjustment, and the two teams entered a stalemate. The Magic relied on Nash's unpredictable passing and led several muscular players to play basketball on the Cavaliers' basket, but the efficiency
Not high. The Cavaliers, on the other hand, try their best to get inside and then look for opportunities to counterattack. However, if there is no chance to counterattack, they fall into a half-court attack and can only make random shots.
Although the head coaches of both sides later made personnel adjustments, the feeling and feeling of this kind of thing can be contagious. By the second quarter, both sides sent in substitute lineups, but the situation in Chennai did not change and no one could break it.
This deadlock.
By the time of halftime, the two teams were tied at 45-42, with the Magic leading by 3 points.
Because the head coaches of both sides made adjustments in the second quarter, but none of them had any effect, so neither side made any changes after the start of the second half.
The Cavaliers were limited by their personnel, and Brown couldn't make any changes. He could only use the tactics of defending and sneak attacks. On the Magic side, Edison felt that he had the initiative. After all, he was surrounding the Cavaliers on the scene.
It's just that I haven't hit the opponent's vital point. If a wave suddenly breaks out, I might be able to take him away directly.
So both teams pinned their hopes on the other party's initiative to make mistakes.
The head coach had no choice but the players on the field began to try to solve the game in their own way.
Many people are not optimistic about the Magic. A very important reason is that this team does not have a true leader on the court.
Although Nash is the core of the team's offense, basically 80% of the team's offense is initiated by him. However, due to his position and playing style, Nash is not a person who can solve the game on his own, although he is very good.
, but he needs help from others. No matter how good he passes the ball, if his teammates can't make the shot, it's all in vain.
Brand's years with the Clippers have fully proven that he may be able to become an All-Star, but he has never been a qualified leader. He is too stable and has no explosive power on both offense and defense. And a leader is very critical.
The most important thing is explosive power. During a certain period of stalemate, he suddenly stands up and solves the game.
This is also the reason why Edison recruited Roy to join the team early, because historically this guy can be said to be one of the best bosses in the league. His temperament and ability are enough to support a team.
However, although leadership qualities have innate factors, it is not something that will make others bow to you as soon as you shake your body. Roy is still unable to dominate the field, and due to tactical reasons, he cannot be on the field.
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