Because of Hardaway's outstanding performance, Edison was also very happy for him. He handed him Gatorade as soon as he came off the court, then patted his lower back and praised him for his comeback.
"Everyone did a great job, but the game has just begun and we still need to continue to work hard."
After Edison praised the entire team, he squatted in front of the players and began to lay out the tactics for the second quarter.
"At the beginning of the second quarter, we will change the team's thinking and focus more on defense. Except for Brand and Hardaway, everyone else will take a rest first. Rondo, Tony
Allen and Josh Smith, you three come on. Brand, you move to the center position first. Rondo and Tony, I only have one request for you two, show me Paul, even if you can't stand it, you must do your best.
It consumes his physical strength."[
"As for the offense, we mainly rely on Brand and Josh, as well as Hardaway's singles. The Hornets only have two people inside, one Brown and one West, but the only one who is good at defense is Brown, so Rondo waits for the Hornets' Brown defense
Whoever you are, you give the ball to the other person. Of course, it is not scientific to focus on the inside, so you have to distribute the ball to Hardaway appropriately. After all, he has the advantage of height, which was obvious in the first quarter.
In short, Rondo, you will be under greater pressure in the next period of time. Most of the team's organization will be completed by you, and you must connect the internal and external lines."
At this time, Rondo was not the Super Saiyan who could transform later. He was still relatively shy. So after listening to Edison's words, Rondo didn't make any big moves or answer loudly. He just replied,
"I got it, coach." Although the words were short and simple, they were firm and powerful.
Although Edison made various cover-ups, in fact people with a discerning eye can still clearly see that he is deliberately cultivating Rondo and letting him take on more responsibilities.
Edison here is arranging the team's tactics, and Scott on the other side is doing the same thing. It's just that he is not as lucky as Edison. The cards in his hand are really limited, and he only has a few painted faces. Thinking of this
He couldn't help but cast his eyes on Jr. Smith, who was sitting behind the bench and wearing a crisp suit.
"This kid has the ability and talent, but he just doesn't listen. If he were smarter and didn't get into such a stalemate with his superiors, he could be on the field and be considered a rare soldier."
But there are many things in this world that you just have to think about. For example, I clearly knew that Teacher Cang often appeared in a certain area when he was in Beijing, but I can only think about it. The final result still has to be realized in reality, and it still depends on your hands.
What is there? What is the road in front of me?
After the YY pass, Scott finally returned his gaze to the bench, specifically to Paul.
"Nash's defense is not good. Although the Magic have made a defensive system to make up for it, loopholes are loopholes. This is still a point that we must make more use of. So Chris, just hold on a little longer and go out in the second quarter. I
A timeout will be called later to let you take a rest. Mason, please come out later, remember to stay calm and don't be impulsive again."
Paul didn't say anything, just nodded. He also understood the team's current situation, but fortunately he was still young and his body could bear it. Moreover, he was a point guard, so if he took less rest, his technical movements would not change qualitatively.
Mason on the other side also took a deep breath, and then started chattering. Again, few people who can get into NBA have IQ problems. (Of course, there are still a few if you really want to find them,
For example, although McGee Mason has a bad temper, he is not stupid. After calming down on the bench, he realized that what he just did was wrong.
The break between the first and second quarters was very short, passing almost instantly, and the players on both sides returned to the court.
When Scott saw the Magic's lineup, his heart skipped a beat, "Oh no, Edison guessed my plan. It seems that it's not possible to let Paul and Nash fight. Instead, Edison wants to restrict Paul."
In fact, we can see this person's character from Scott's thoughts. He is not a confident or flamboyant person. If it were Popovich or Nelson, he would definitely think, "Okay, Nash is out, our team is here."
The defensive pressure will be much less." They will think that their side has become better, rather than thinking about the worst like Scott did.
As soon as Rondo came on the scene, he found Paul.
The two men look very similar in stature, neither tall nor very lean, but Rondo's body proportions are more exaggerated.
When Paul saw that it was Rondo who appeared in front of him, his heart moved. Edison's previous words came to his mind again. Whether it was out of curiosity or competitiveness, in short, Paul started fighting instead.
I am very energetic and want to have a good fight with this Rondo.
Although Paul had placed Rondo in a relatively high position and valued him more in his heart, once the two people really came into contact, he found that he still underestimated each other.
Paul originally thought he was fast and flexible enough, but Rondo told him through his actions that there are mountains beyond the mountains, and there are people beyond the mountains.
If it was just that he was faster and more flexible than him, Paul could accept it, but the problem is that Rondo's hands are particularly long. If you make a big move, he might accidentally take the ball away.
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Of course, for Paul at this time, Rondo was not the most terrifying thing. What was even more terrifying was Tony Allen, who could come back and double-team him at any time.
Rondo already puts a lot of pressure on Paul. He can almost single-handedly force his opponents to move at a standstill. Now adding Tony Allen is the icing on the cake, a block, a dig, and two
The individual cooperation between Tian Yi and Zhang really feels like a pair of thieves.
This is Paul. If it were another one, he might have been defeated long ago.
But not being intercepted does not mean that the problem is solved. In fact, the Hornets have become worse because most of this team's offense comes from Paul's organization.
In other words, for the current Hornets, their biggest problem is that most of the assists come from Paul. This corresponds to the saying, "Concentrated assists are more terrifying than concentrated scores."
If the scoring is concentrated, as long as you have a reasonable chance of taking the shot and the hit rate can be above 40%, or if the hit rate can reach above 50%, there will be no problem. But if the assists are concentrated, once the ball release point is blocked, everyone else will
It's over, and I can only fall into singles on the edge of comics.
Although in the traditional basketball concept, he is definitely an excellent quality, and the most intuitive data to verify his performance in many people's minds is assists, but the actual situation is really not like this.
American data expert Dion Rivers once summarized the four elements on the basketball court, namely field goal percentage (the defensive end is to limit the opponent's field goal percentage, the same applies later), control of errors, rebounds and free throws. In other words, these four
The level of this data will directly determine the final offensive and defensive efficiency. Assists are not mentioned. It can be said that assists are closer to a "personal data" than a "team data" and are not directly proportional to the final offensive answer.
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Take the just-concluded regular season as an example. The five teams with the highest offensive efficiency in the league, the Thunder, Heat, Nuggets, Spurs and Rockets, ranked 19th, 4th, 7th, 1st and 11th in the league in assist rates respectively.
, basically not a very orderly arrangement. On the contrary, the five teams with the highest assist rates - the Spurs, Hawks, Clippers, Heat and Celtics. The offensive efficiency of the Hawks and Celtics is not very good.
The Magic at 6th and the 76ers at 7th are even the worst offensive teams in the league.
In other words, having more assists on a team is not so much an advantage as it is a style. This type of team often relies more on the cooperation of the team. A lack of singles is sometimes a sign of "not doing it", and sometimes it is simply a sign of "not doing it".
cannot".
Paul couldn't open up the situation, and the Hornets' offense suddenly turned into a stagnant water. Magic substitute Josh Smith took the opportunity to play consecutive singles, helping the team increase the score to more than 10 points.
There was no other way, so Scott had to apply for a timeout immediately.
When he was off the field, Paul was still thinking, "Well, the coach didn't lie to me. He only played for more than one minute and within two minutes, he called a timeout. It was still a long timeout."
If you ask fans what the Magic's style is like, the answers may be all kinds of weird. Some would say a mercury-dropping fast break, some would say breathtaking dunks, some would say a tight-knit and highly mobile defense; it's difficult.
Find an answer that convinces everyone.
But if you ask what the Magic are best at? The answer must be, crushing downwind after taking advantage.
According to ESPN's summary, since Edison took over last season, the Magic have only been overturned in two games after leading by more than 10 points, which is less than 1.5 percent. In most of the games, the Magic took the lead after the team took the lead.
Followed by waves of attacks, and then suddenly defeated the opponent's confidence, making them feel that they no longer had a chance to win the game.
Today's encounter with the Hornets was no exception. With a 10-point difference and the fact that Paul, the team's most reliable player before, was restricted, the players unconsciously thought, "Are we going to lose today's game again?" Psychologically
The lack of self-confidence will soon be reflected in actions. Players' reactions will begin to be slow, their enthusiasm will begin to decline, their defense will become irritable, and they will no longer be patient in their offense.
Although Paul later relied on his own performance to get his teammates back on track, the score between the two teams had expanded from 10 points to 18 points. This was already a huge gap between the two teams with their own strength.
An unbridgeable gap.
At the end of the game, the time went to zero and the referee raised his hand to signal the end. The Magic defeated the Hornets 113-96 away from home.
Paul did not play in the garbage time of the fourth quarter, but with his outstanding performance in the first quarter, he still scored 15 points and 8 assists.
The Magic's Nash also played very little time, only 11 points and 7 assists. Rondo, who replaced Nash, played more in series, so his final performance was also average, 6 points and 4 assists. But his defense was very successful.
, limiting Paul's shooting percentage to just over 30%.
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