"Good evening, viewers. Welcome to watch the NBA 03~04 season Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat game brought to you by TNT. This game will be conducted by my husband Albert, Kevin Harlan and Steve Kerr.
Live commentary.”
On March 9, North American time, the Magic's home game against the Heat kicked off at 7:30 p.m.
"The Magic's record this season is now 16 wins and 50 losses, the bottom of the league. The Miami Heat are 32 wins and 31 losses. Now it seems that they will have no problem entering the playoffs. They are only 2 games behind the Knicks. However,
Behind them, the Hornets (the Hornets had not yet entered the West and were still in the East) and the Bucks were chasing closely. Steve, what do you think of these two teams?"
"The Heat are very good this season. Of course, they are only ranked 5th in the Eastern Conference. Except for the center, the players in all other positions are quite strong. In particular, the Heat's forward strength is considered excellent in the entire league.
, Odom, Grant and Cutler are all powerful players. Odom is the most comprehensive forward player now. He has height and speed, can attack and defend, can break through and shoot by himself, and can also organize offense.
, can fight for rebounds, and is active in defense. He is now the core player of the Heat. Power forward Brian Grant has a tough style of play, can fight and dare to grab, defends fiercely and is not afraid of confrontation, and has insufficient offensive skills. He mainly focuses on secondary offense. He is an excellent player.
Role player. Butler is also a player with a fierce style of play. He is a standard small forward in offense. He has accurate shooting and three-point shooting ability. He is physically strong and can break through. He also has the ability to play singles with his back to the basket. Now it seems that he is behind the basket.
His skills among small forwards are second only to the Celtics' Pierce and the Nuggets' rookie Anthony. However, he sometimes sticks to the ball and is prone to mistakes. Butler's defensive awareness is very good, and his athletic ability and defensive enthusiasm are first-rate. He can shoot three-pointers.
Ability is rare among small forwards. However, his playing time has been reduced this season, and his data has dropped significantly compared to last season."
"The Magic have nothing to say. They are the top scorer in the t-mac league, but there is a saying in the league that 'the scoring team always struggles at the bottom line.' The problem with the Magic is not that the players are not the coach, but that
Injuries, looking at their injury history this year, it's not difficult to understand why their current results are so bad." Steve Kerr analyzed the two teams separately.
"Yes, Hill's reimbursement this season has made the Magic completely become McGrady's team. In terms of personal performance, McGrady is good enough, but McGrady has also experienced a period of injuries this season. What the Magic need to start thinking about now is
It’s the draft and next season, and that’s it for this season,” Kevin Harlan said.
Amid the cheers of the Magic's home DJ, the Magic players appeared one by one. Among them, Tracy McGrady was cheered by the audience when he came on the stage, showing his kingly demeanor.
Paul Edison watched and thought to himself, poor fans, you don't know that the hero you are cheering for now has actually abandoned you and decided to leave his hometown.
"What's wrong Paul, it seems you're not in a good mood." Grant Hill was sitting in the audience with Paul in a suit and tie. Hill didn't play a game this season. Today was last year. It was also March.
On the 9th, Hill officially withdrew from this season and next season. After the news came out, although there was a lot of regret within the Magic, it did not feel very sudden because he had been on and off before. Except for Orlando boss Gibb
Apart from Lear lamenting that his dollar was wasted, everyone else's reaction was muted. This is the third consecutive season that Hill has been forced to exit due to injury. In 2000, the Orlando Magic spent $93 million to buy Hill.
After a seven-year contract, he only played 47 of 246 games, and spent most of the time sitting quietly to recuperate. Every time the Magic played at home, Hill came to the arena very dedicatedly to cheer for his teammates and act as a cheerleader.
He and Edison usually have a good relationship, but today he saw Edison's face was gloomy, so he asked...
"I don't have anything, I just feel that today's game... the Heat are very strong."
"yes."
As he spoke, the game officially started. As the electronic bell rang, the referee threw the ball into the sky, and Gooden of the Magic and Brian Grant of the Heat jumped ball. Gooden is 208cm tall while Grant is only 206cm, and Gooden's arms are
Zhan Ye had the advantage, and the physical gap allowed Gooden to easily gain the ball and pass the ball to the team's Stevenson.
However, the Heat retreated quickly and did not give the Magic a chance to open the fast break. Of course, this may be related to the fact that they have not won a few jump balls. The Heat players were ready to defend as soon as they came up.
Seeing that there was no hope for the fast break, Stevenson slowed down the pace and prepared for half-court offensive and defensive positions.
NBA has many unwritten rules, that is, hidden rules. Generally speaking, the team's first attack must be handed over to the team's core ace. They must not only shoot but also provide assists. In short, this offense must
Initiated by Ace.
Of course, the Magic are no exception. After entering the opponent's half, Stevenson consciously handed it over to McGrady. The other players naturally pulled away and watched McGrady play 1-on-1.
McGrady received the ball at a high position of 45 degrees. Odom immediately followed him and wrapped around McGrady like an octopus. McGrady took the ball with his back to the basket, arched his butt back, then turned around and shot a pull-up jumper. The ball went into the basket empty-handed.
.—grady.”
The Heat were not to be outdone. Alston dribbled the ball across half court and handed the ball to Odom. Facing Tracy McGrady, Odom faked a shot and then forced a breakthrough.
McGrady is indeed invincible offensively, whether it's breakthroughs or jump shots, but he can't do it defensively. It's not to say that he has no defensive talent. When McGrady was in the Raptors in his early years, he was active defensively, tall, long-armed and quick-footed, and he also has strong aerial confrontation ability after taking off.
In a 1-on-1 situation, few people can take advantage of him. His grasp of space and understanding of the ball have always made him a shot-blocking expert among defenders. However, after moving to Orlando, he took on more of the team's offense.
In the task, he has relaxed his defensive awareness and his mentality has also changed. The most obvious thing is that McGrady is not focused when he is defending, and he cannot follow him all the time. As long as the opponent is more than half his body, he will no longer pursue him.
Unless he is facing some of the league's top players like Kobe Bryant, McGrady can increase his defensive excitement.
Ordinarily, McGrady should have no problem defending Odom. Odom's offense relies more on comprehensiveness and his inconsistent body. Those who are taller than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as tall as him.
He is tall and fast but not as strong as him. In addition, he has a certain level of mid-range shooting, so he can always find a way to defeat the defensive players. If it is not possible, he can also observe the movement of his teammates and pass the ball out in time. Because of his
Comprehensive offensive and defensive, physical and organizational, he has always been regarded as the hope of the "Second Generation Magician". Unfortunately, he has never shown the demeanor of a magician. However, these advantages of Odom did not apply when facing McGrady.
It's not obvious. The two are about the same height. McGrady has a long wingspan and flexible feet. It can be said that he can restrain Odom in all aspects. However, as just analyzed, McGrady's defensive enthusiasm is divided between others, and it is obvious that Odom cannot attract McGrady.
Due to his defensive interest, Odom broke through easily, and then succeeded in a layup before Juwan Howard could cover the ball.
Gooden sent a baseline ball, Tyronn Lue quickly advanced, then handed the ball to McGrady again, and then pulled away again.
McGrady was set up by Odom just now. He was just about to regain face. He held the ball in front of the frame and swung the ball with both hands at Odom to clear out a certain space. Then he broke through with a fake move. McGrady's breakthrough
Unlike Iverson and other small open players, his breakthrough skills are not very technical. He rarely uses cross steps. Instead, he starts directly and eats his opponents raw. It is a big open and close style. McGrady's first step is extremely fast.
Said to be the fastest in the league, Odom naturally couldn't keep up and was easily broken through. In fact, Odom's defense is okay but not outstanding. As mentioned just now, he relies on comprehensiveness when attacking, but
When defending, this overall situation becomes mediocre. Although the defensive attitude is very positive, it lacks a fierceness. The opponent can always find a way to deal with him. Fortunately, Odom is not at a disadvantage if he resists hard and can protect the rebounds, so
That’s why I’m not called a defensive sieve….
After a successful breakthrough, McGrady went straight to the basket and took off for a dunk. Heat insider Udonis Haslem quit. If you say dunk, just dunk. See if I agree or not, jump up and block the shot.
I just said that McGrady's footwork is not very technical, but his upper body skills are very good and he is proficient in various hand movements. Coupled with his super waist and abdominal strength, he can easily perform various movements in the air. When it comes to changing hands,
Just change hands and pull the stick if you want to. Facing Haslem's block, he also tightens his waist, and then changes to a backhand pull for a layup.
"Good shots, beautiful dodges in the air, and stretched backhand pulls. You can count the number of people in the league who can do this kind of action so easily with just one slap." Harlan praised off the court.
Although the Heat's individual defensive ability is very strong, the overall defense is not systematic, and Van Gundy's tactical intentions cannot be perfectly executed. The Magic's individual defensive ability is even more problematic, and it all depends on McGrady and a group of teammates.
Comparing points with each other, the two sides started to attack each other.
Alston passed the ball to Odom, and Odom broke through and passed the ball to Jones on the outside. Jones succeeded in a three-pointer and scored beautifully, 4-5. Tyronn Lue failed to make a jumper after passing the half-court pick-and-roll, and Trant grabbed it.
Rebound. Haslem succeeded in a fast break layup when the entire Magic team did not react and retreated.
The Magic offense was handed over to McGrady again. Although McGrady looked lazy, he was still reliable and once again broke through Odom for a layup, 6-7.
After 8 minutes, the two sides were tied at 18. McGrady scored 10 points and made 5 of 6 shots. His hand felt hot. Van Gundy felt that this was not the way to go. Odom had nothing to do with McGrady. So he replaced Butler.
Tranter and Odom will play power forward, and Butler will play small forward to guard Tracy McGrady. Butler's body is not advantageous compared to Odom, but he is famous for being a hard-working Saburo who doesn't care about his image when defending.
, never let up in stalking, Odom can't do this, which is also the fundamental reason for the gap between the two defensive abilities.
After Butler came on the court, it became more difficult for McGrady to attack, and his shooting percentage began to drop. However, Juwan Howard and Uncle Huo began to show their strength, scoring 4 points in a row with mid-range hook shots. Haslem, because of the height difference, completely defeated Uncle Huo.
There was no way. At the end of the first quarter, the Magic led 24-20 by 4 points.
In the second quarter, the main players such as Maddie Odom took turns to take a rest, and the substitutes of both sides came on. At this time, the strength gap between the two sides was reflected. There was no clear scoring point among the Magic's substitutes, and the scoring ability of a group of people was mediocre. And the Heat's
Wade, a rookie on the edge, has great personal ability. After the second quarter started, he made sudden shots and scored 6 points in a row. He also blocked Hunter once and took the lead. There was no way for Yoni Davis to apply for a timeout.
The team's tactics were rearranged. Edison felt very helpless about this. The strength of the substitute players was there, but their personal abilities were obviously lagging behind the opponent's. The Magic were not like the Pistons, who relied on overall offensive tactics and rigorous tactics.
The meaning of calling a timeout is also very limited. At this time, he looked at Hill next to him and said: "It would be great if you were on the court at this time. You can take turns resting with McGrady to ensure the continuity of the team's offense.
As for the current offense, it's a piece of shit." Hill could only smile helplessly at this. "By the way, how is your knee recovering? Do you still feel pain now?" "I feel much better, this time.
I have been completely resting for more than a year now, and it will be one and a half years until next season starts. The doctor told me that my knee has been completely repaired and recovered, and it should be fine." "I hope so."
Wade continued to show his prowess on the court, and the backcourt combination with Jones created a magical magic. On the Magic side, only Gooden relied on his height to have the advantage in front of the Heat and frequently hit the inside, but the effect was mediocre.
Originally, the Magic had Garrity, who usually came off the bench and could shoot one or two three-pointers to lead the team. But now, he is sitting next to Hill. The Magic have had a history of injuries this season. The score is fast.
Opened 32-41, the Magic trailed by 9 points...
"It seems that McGrady and other main players must start playing in advance, otherwise it will be difficult for the Magic to fall behind by more than 10 points at halftime." Steve Kerr analyzed.
As soon as the words fell, Davis replaced Tracy McGrady and other main players. However, Van Gundy remained unmoved and continued to play as a substitute.
After McGrady came on the court, the Magic's offense obviously improved, but it did not bring the score closer because Wade was also in hot form. For a while, the game became a two-person show. At the end of the first half, the two sides were 48-58.
The Magic were exactly 10 points behind. The Magic's top scorer was McGrady's 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 18 minutes, while the Heat's top scorer was Jones' 15 points, including 6-4 three-pointers. Odom and Wade also both scored
There were 12 points and 11 points recorded.
After the halftime break, the smoke started to rise again. I don’t know whether it was due to the decrease in physical strength or the tactical arrangement of the head coach. After the beginning of the second half, McGrady significantly reduced the number of personal shots and frequently assisted outsiders, Bogans, Tyronn Lue and Steven.
Sen also took the opportunity to take shots frequently, but his hit rate was not flattering.
On the Heat's side, Odom, Jones, and Wade were all three good scorers on the court, and the offense was running smoothly." "Eddie Jones" "Dwyanewade" After 6 minutes, the score was once again stretched to 56-71. The Magic played at home.
Trailing by 15 points, the fans at the scene still shouted hard and cheered for their team.
"Steve, what do you think of the current situation on the field?" Groom Albert asked Steve Kerr
"The Orlando Magic are very dangerous now. They must close the score as soon as possible. If the score continues to open up, the Magic will be completely out of luck. The fourth quarter will be complete garbage time. Even if the score is close, the Magic are still very dangerous. Now the Magic have nothing but
McGrady and the rest of the offense are completely unprotected. If I were Stan Van Gundy, I would let the main force play the entire third quarter, forcing McGrady not to take a rest. So far, McGrady has played 24 minutes. If he played the entire third quarter, it would be 30.
minutes, then his physical strength in the fourth quarter is a problem. If McGrady is allowed to take a rest, the Heat will quickly open the score to more than 20 minutes. The result will be like what I just said, if the Magic fails to improve at the beginning of the fourth quarter,
The rest of the time is just garbage time.”
In fact, the situation was just as Steve Kerr expected. Van Gundy did not take off the main players to rest in the second half of the third quarter as usual to prepare for the decisive battle in the fourth quarter. Instead, he continued to press the Magic. There was no way to make an appointment.
N. Davis had no choice but to let McGrady stay on the court to see if he could bring the score closer with his personal ability.
Tracy McGrady is indeed great and deserves to be the scoring champion. He turned on the scoring mode like a divine help and successfully brought the score as close as 12 points. But as the advertisement said, "the game is for 5 people", and the game process is often not controlled by superstars.
mastered.
Seeing that the score was approaching, both sides were fighting hard. "Hey, kid, that three-point shot just now was pretty good. I didn't expect you to have such accuracy. I'm confused." Alston said to Tyronn Lue.
He talked trash. And Tyronn Lue is indeed impulsive and falls in love with his head. He immediately shot two three-pointers without hesitation, resulting in two hits. The Heat also took the opportunity to restore the score gap to 15 points. "Look,
It's exactly what I thought, you're fooled." The cheating Tyronn Lue immediately came up and pushed Alston when the offensive movement came into contact. As a result, he didn't expect Alston to lie directly on the ground. And he also
He looked at him in surprise, as if saying what do you want to do. The whistle sounded, the Magic's offense was interrupted, and Tyronn Lue committed a foul.
"He was performing." "I saw you pushing his chest." "How did you see it? Is there something wrong with your eyes?" Tyronn Lue felt wronged, and because the game was not optimistic, he suddenly became popular. Although this season is still
There is no so-called zero-tolerance policy for referees, but this is obviously a challenge to the referee's authority. The referee did not hesitate to directly call a technical foul...
Magic's teammates immediately persuaded Tyronn Lue who was planning to continue arguing. When Yoni Davis saw that Tyronn Lue was out of control, he immediately requested a substitution and replaced him with Bogans. After the free throw, it was still the Heat's ball.
Quan, Eddie Jones made a 3-pointer after receiving Wade's pass, and the score suddenly widened to 20 points. The key was Tyronn Lue, and the Magic's touch that had just improved became cold again, and they scored
It stalled again, but the Heat players still felt hot. At the end of the third quarter, 70-94, the Magic trailed by 24 points, and the game was over.
Two minutes into the fourth quarter, although the Magic players were fully committed, the gap in strength was obvious and they could not bring the score back within 20 points.
"The game is about to enter garbage time, and the Magic have no hope of a comeback. At least now, there is no sign of a comeback. Basketball is a team sport, and individual abilities are limited no matter how strong they are. The injuries to many Magic players have seriously affected the team's performance.
With strength, losing is inevitable." Kevin Harlan concluded.
"In fact, compared to the Magic, I think we should pay more attention to the Heat, especially Devin Wade. The strength of this player's rookie season surprised me. He is sharp in offense and active in defense, and has excellent psychological quality. He has won a game-winner
With his experience, he is a rare talent. If he grows like this for two seasons, he can completely replace Odom as the leader of the team. By then, the Heat may not be able to compete with the Western Conference teams." Marv Albert put forward his own point of view. In addition,
Both commentators agreed.
Three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Magic were still 23 points behind. Head coach Yoni Davis replaced Tracy McGrady and other team's main players and announced that he would give up the game completely. After seeing this, the Heat's Van Gundy also changed to the substitute, and the game was official.
Entering garbage time. One of the things that caught Edison's attention is that the Heat's substitutes include the Chinese player Wang Zhizhi, whom he is familiar with. In fact, Wang Zhizhi stayed with the Heat for a whole season, starting 14 times in the regular season, but the total playing time
In just 105 minutes, he averaged 3.1 points per game, which is really a big deal. Originally, except for Wang Zhizhi at the beginning of the season, Van Gundy tentatively let him start a few games, but later found that it didn't work, and he rarely got a chance to play.
, but it was garbage time now, and he could also show his face. Edison originally wanted to go over to say hello and treat him to a meal after the game, but when he thought that he was a white man now, it was almost unreasonable to do so, so he had to give up.
The home audience also expressed disappointment that the game lost suspense early, and left the game early one after another. The final score was fixed at 93-119, and the Magic lost at home. Tracy McGrady played 33 minutes and scored a game-high 31 points, while Jones of the Heat, O.
Dom, Wade, and Cutler scored in double figures, and the team defeated the individual.
Paul Edison also left the game disappointed, thinking about playing the Wizards in an away game tomorrow, who were also underdogs. He silently prayed for the team, hoping that the next game would have a different result.
