Varejao made a free throw. Although he usually only has a 50% probability of taking a free throw, he performed well today and scored both goals.
These two goals expanded the Magic's lead to 15 points, and the time was already at the end of the third quarter, which meant that the Suns only had a chance to counterattack in the last quarter.
But D'Antoni was still not in a hurry, and instead replaced McGrady and Stoudemire. His current idea is very simple, which is to let these two people have a good rest and then decide the winner in the last quarter.
This is also the idea of many teams with superstars, leaving the last quarter to the superstars. This is also an unwritten rule in the league.
The tense fourth quarter began, 87-73, with the Magic leading by 14 points.
According to the general situation, the first 2 or 3 minutes of the fourth quarter should still be played as a substitute, and the main force should wait until the last 10 minutes to fight. But now the Magic is a bit ahead, and D'Antoni is afraid that it will be too late and the main force will not have time to catch up.
So the strongest lineup was fielded at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Hunter, Stoudemire, McGrady, Richardson, and Joe Johnson lined up.
On the Magic side, Hill is still leading the game with Varejao, Diaw, Wallace and Iguodala.
Although the Magic are on the bench, their scoring is not ambiguous. Hill and Diaw frequently take shots from the outside. On defense, because there is no obvious shortcoming of Nash, one defense and one defense are opened, which is very effective. After 3 minutes
, the Suns, which used all their main strength, did not get close to the score, and the two sides still maintained a gap of about 12 points.
The game entered the last 9 minutes, and there was finally a change on the Magic's side. Howard, Josh, Marion, and Nash came on the field, and Iguodala's original starting position was replaced by Hill. Edison thought clearly.
In the last quarter, I guess I still have to fight for points, so it is not as good as playing Hill, and the game just proved that Hill is not incapable of defending Richardson.
When the score is behind, someone has to step up, and in the Suns at this time, everyone is turning their attention to McGrady.
McGrady, as the scoring champion last season, is now the top star of the team and even the league. In addition, it is the first game with his old club. He should perform well both in public and private. So although he is still more white and less black
He had squinted eyes with astigmatism, but McGrady's eyes began to focus. He no longer looked lazy, he was ready to explode.
When Joe Johnson advanced past half-court, McGrady took the initiative to ask for the ball. After receiving the ball from outside the three-point line, McGrady faced Marion's defense, made a fake step, fired up Marion, and then moved laterally, directly
Pull-up, three-point shot.
According to a CCTV commentator, "This shot was very unreasonable. The big man inside was not in a good position. If you don't make the shot, the rebound is not guaranteed. Moreover, it was shot against a defensive player, so the interference was relatively large."
, very unreasonable.”
But he just scored. Sometimes for such a superstar, it is unreasonable and unscientific for him to pass the ball to find an open position and not shoot against the defense.
In the Magic's offense, Nash was still in the high post with Josh doing the pick-and-roll, and then the two of them doubled down. However, Stoudemire was in a very good position this time, stuck between Nash and the basket, and Josh was also
Joe Johnson blocked the path forward. But fortunately, Hill ran into a gap and Nash passed the ball to Hill.
Hill made a jump shot, but Richardson, who was guarding him, chased him back in time and blocked the shot from the side. Although he did not touch the ball, it affected Hill's movement and the ball did not go in. Stoudemire grabbed it
He got a backcourt rebound and then handed the ball to Joe Johnson next to him.
At this time, McGrady rushed towards the Magic half like an arrow. Marion followed him closely behind him, playing one-on-one in the frontcourt. Joe Johnson saw that it was in his favor and passed the ball with a flick.
Got McGrady….
McGrady dribbled the ball forward, while Marion ran back desperately, intending to block the shot from behind. But what he didn't expect was that McGrady suddenly stopped and rushed over.
McGrady took the shot a long way from the three-point line, chasing a three-pointer, and scored again.
As soon as the ball was scored, Edison knew something was wrong and quickly called a timeout, firstly to rearrange the offense and secondly to interrupt McGrady's fiery touch.
At the critical moment, the most important thing for the team is not offense, but defense. As the saying goes, if you tighten the fence and build a high wall, you can be king in the future. And although the Suns are chasing fiercely now, the Magic are still in the lead, so we need to emphasize it even more.
Defense. Even if no one scores, the Magic will take advantage.
"Our defense must be more active, and everything starts with rebounds. We must protect the backcourt rebounds, hold them firmly, and not lose any. We must also fight for offensive rebounds. Even if we can't grab them, we must rush for them.
Get up, suppress your opponents with momentum, so that they can't counterattack quickly after getting the ball. You must also be careful not to foul or send the opponent's players to the free throw line. Do you understand? Let me arrange the next step.
Ball tactics..."
The Magic players, wiping their sweat and drinking sports drinks, listened to Edison's arrangements squatting in front of them and nodded to express their understanding.
"With a little more than 6 minutes left in the game, the Suns successfully reduced the score to 6 points through a wave of offensive. The game was once again suspenseful. The Magic's attack was very critical. It can be said that it will determine the rest of the game.
Process. If the Magic score, it will be an 8-point advantage. This is a relatively safe lead. The opponent needs at least 3 attacks to catch up. If they do not score, and the Suns score in turn, the point difference will be 5 points.
Within, in this case, the lead within 5 points is almost negligible. Let's see how Paul of the Magic arranges this strategy." Kenny Smith introduced the situation on the court, and Barkley
He was looking at the sky from the side, not knowing what he was thinking.
The Magic's Hill sent the ball upfield. Obviously the Suns also knew that this ball was very critical, so everyone marked people very tightly without leaving any space. Hill sent the ball, but Nash was cleared before catching the ball.
Chadson encountered it, but luckily there was no steal and the ball went out of the baseline.
Hill served another baseline ball. Because the sideline ball just failed, the Magic players were under great pressure and all the fans in the audience held their breath.
At this time, the experience of the old players came out. Hill was calm and unhurried on the baseline, as if nothing was wrong. He saw that all the Suns players were busy marking people, all with their backs to him, and no one was paying attention to him. So he put
The ball hit Stoudemire on the back, then he entered the court and caught the rebound, and made a layup directly under the basket.
After Hill scored, Stoudemire just realized that he had made a personal wall.
"At the most tense moment of the game, Hill scored a goal in the most entertaining way. This goal not only stabilized the Magic's morale, but also severely suppressed the morale of the Suns. After all, being teased like this will definitely affect the players' psychology.
Changes mean we can no longer be as calm as before."
The Suns attacked again. This time it was obvious that Stoudemire couldn't hold his nerve. The ball just made him feel humiliated and he needed to find his place. He has been with the Suns for two years and is the mainstay of the team.
Compared to McGrady, a latecomer, the entire team is more willing to cooperate with him.
So Joe Johnson naturally hoisted the ball into the paint, and Stoudemire caught the ball with his back to the basket in the penalty area. But now Stoudemire's back-to-the-basket ability is almost zero. In 2012, his back-to-the-basket ability successfully improved to 1, the same
It's a tragedy.
So he turned around, Stoudemire with his back to the basket was like a worm, but the one facing the basket was like a dragon. He has the body and speed, especially the explosive power. Stoudemire is the most explosive inside player in the NBA.
He couldn't react to a direct breakthrough from a traditional inside line, and the bodies that could react weren't strong enough to stop him...
Magic's Josh is also of the same type, but the current Josh is still too young and his body has not yet fully grown. He is not in the state of the devilish muscular man like the Eagle King later. (PS: Who is the Eagle King? In the past, Joe
Johnson, Josh and Horford are all said to be the Eagle Kings, which makes me very painful.)
Moreover, in addition to Stoudemire's physical dominance, he also has a good mid-range shot. It is not as good as it was later, but it can be regarded as developed. The inside threat with mid-range shooting ability will directly rise to a level, because your fake moves will
It's more realistic, and it's harder for defensive players to judge. If you're a player like O'Neal, you don't care how he shoots at the free throw line, just stick to his bottom plate, because you let him shoot.
He can't get in either.
Sure enough, facing the basket, Stoudemire made a shooting posture, and Josh flew up. There is no way that young players are prone to fake moves, especially those with younger IQs like Josh.
After hitting Josh, Stoudemire had two ways to end the attack, namely a layup and a dunk. But he, who had always been unhappy, naturally decided to vent his anger completely.
Stoudemire swatted the ball with all his strength, and all the muscles in his body expanded rapidly. He wore a large jersey that felt like a tights, and then he jumped up and dunked. After dunking, he put his body
He hung on the rim and did a pull-up. It seemed that the dunk that just shocked the whole audience did not release all his strength. Of course, at that time, if he did this now, it would be a direct foul.
Although Stoudemire's dunk was very domineering, it did not cause a change in the morale of the whole team. Morale is really a wonderful thing. Sometimes a block and a dunk can make a significant difference, but sometimes a dunk doesn't make a difference.
What kind of reaction, no matter how beautiful the dunk is, the key is to look at the timing of the appearance of this kind of ball, to see if it is at the right time when the quantity changes to the quality change.
The Magic attacked, and Nash shot after a pick-and-roll, but the result was missed. Stoudemire, Howard and four other people pinned each other's feet under the backboard, stuck in position, and pressed their shoulders. No one could jump up. Everyone looked up at the ball.
Wait for it to fall and see who can pick it up.
But just as the four people looked up, a player came directly in from the outside, and his blue jersey "pop-pop" sounded in the air. Marion, who had been silent for a while, finally broke out. He rushed directly to the basket and hit the ball high.
He jumped up high and pushed the ball into the basket with both hands.
"This goal is very critical. This is Marion's 8th point of the game. He has been focusing on defending Tracy McGrady before, and he didn't see many of his usual fast goals today. But in this most critical moment
At the right moment, when we needed to score the most, he stepped up."
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I have always been quite proud of it, but only now do I realize how interesting this book is.
There are less than 3,000 collected so far, I am helpless. Please recommend and collect.
