Adrian, who has turned on the scoring mode, is almost unstoppable. Jose Calderon, Canos Delfino. Jose Calderon is too short, and Adrian can do anything when he is on the court.
The scrupulous **. Canos Delfino couldn't keep up with Adrian's steps, and was always thrown away by Adrian in one step.
Raptors coach Jay even put on the new three-point king Kapono to try it out. He is indeed the same height as Adrian. But compared with Adrian, his steps are slower than Delfino.
, allowing Adrian to break through him more easily on the offensive end. On the defensive end, when Giabono used his somewhat clumsy ball control at the point guard position to face Adrian, he was beaten one after another.
Adrian stole the ball three times and then no longer dared to hold the ball. Especially since Kapono has almost no organizational skills. On the offensive end, he is a pure shooter, and he is also a pure open shooter. If there is no open opportunity, he will usually not take a shot.
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Jay had to replace Calderon on the court again, but even so, he still couldn't stop Adrian's attack, which was completely missed.
What's especially important is that the Magic did a good job on the defensive end. Everyone originally thought that the Magic's inside line would definitely become very weak without Dwight Howard. Sharad Lewis's characteristics of strong offense and weak defense have long been there.
It has been proven countless times in the past few years of his career that no one thought he could shoulder the important task of the Magic's interior defense. In fact, he really couldn't.
But no one expected that Marcin Gortat, the third substitute at the center position who had previously been sitting on the Magic bench, would suddenly stand up without warning.
The Magic's interior defense has indeed declined, but the decline is not as drastic as most people expected. Marcin Gortat has filled the vacancy in the Magic's interior very well. Although he is too slow to leave.
He has such shortcomings in interior defense. But with Kwame Brown, a power forward with outstanding physical fitness who can jump out and defend at any time. All Marcin Gortat needs to do is stand under the basket and protect the back.
He just rebounded the ball and rushed up to teach the opponent a harsh lesson when they took risks from the outside and rushed inside for layups. There was no need for him to leave the paint at all.
As for Kwame Brown, after returning to Adrian and getting enough playing time guarantees, his enthusiasm for the game returned. Bosh, the Dragon King with a multi-million-year salary, once became invisible under his entanglement.
. He is also proving to everyone and the media that maybe Jordan made a mistake in selecting him as the No. 1 pick, but he is definitely not a parallel import!
However, the unexpectedly outstanding performance of the two defensive insiders is not the cornerstone of the Magic's outstanding defense. The key to the Magic's outstanding defense is Keith Bogans.
Keith Bogans is an absolute role player. What makes him successful in the NBA is not his incompetent open three-point shots, but his excellent defense. At the age of 27 this year, he has reached the level of his career.
At the peak of his career, although he did not have any commendable achievements on offense and it was difficult for him to gain any good data on defense, his diligent defense on the outside allowed Adrian to safely enter the inside to help the two teams.
The inside line is an important factor in strengthening regional defense.
In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Adrian was replaced by Arroyo and took a rest. At this time, his data had reached 22 points, 13 assists, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, 22 points and 13 times in a single quarter.
He made 9 of his shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers. The half-time game was close to a triple-double. And the three steals were all obtained from Giabono.
The Magic also successfully expanded the score to 59:47 under the leadership of Adrian, leading the Toronto Raptors by 12 points at halftime on the road.
In the end, the first half ended at 61:52. With a 9-point lead, the Magic returned to the visiting team's locker room.
"Well done, my boys." As soon as he entered the locker room, Stan Van Gundy couldn't wait to praise everyone. To be honest, Stan Van Gundy had absolutely no idea that the Magic could play like this in the first half of this game.
What comes to mind. Especially Adrian's performance. Before this, he had some complaints about trading Howard for Adrian, but now this complaint has disappeared with Adrian's outstanding performance. Unless Howard can compare with his youth.
O'Neal, otherwise it won't be a loss no matter how you change it.
He used to admire Nelson as a player, but now, after carefully comparing the roles of Nelson and Adrian in his mind, he is absolutely sure and certain that Jameer Nelson is a scumbag, and he should be a substitute shooting guard instead.
Not a starting point guard!
After praising all the players who played in the first half, Stan Van Gundy thought for a moment and turned to Adrian: "Ed, you don't want to play in the second half. Arroyo will play for a while. I need you at the end."
Maintain sufficient physical strength in the first quarter." Stan Van Gundy said: "We have few people, and the physical problem will be very serious in the second half. In the last quarter, we need you to score more, so you have to have a good rest in the third quarter, no problem, Ai
Virtue?"
In the end, Stan Van Gundy still asked in a consultative tone.
"Okay, coach." Adrian nodded. Although he felt that his physical strength was not a problem even if he played the whole game, since Van Gundy arranged it like this, he was willing to conserve his physical strength and put more energy into it.
In the last quarter. Moreover, having just gotten along with this new coach, Adrian did not want to give a domineering impression. When Stan Van Gundy had explained his intentions so clearly, Adrian really
It's not easy to refute.
At the beginning of the second half, Adrian, Marcin Gortat and Keith Bogans were all put off the court, but Sharad Lewis remained on the court and returned to the power forward position, led by Kwame
Brown serves as center.
Sharad Lewis was in good condition today. When Adrian was not on the court, he became the core of the offense. Although Lewis did not have many shooting opportunities due to Adrian's explosion in the second quarter, his shooting rate was very impressive.
At the beginning of the third quarter, he carried this shooting rate into the third quarter.
After hitting two consecutive mid-range shots, and then two three-pointers, he suddenly cut inside to receive a pass from Arroyo and then made a backhand layup. Although he failed to hit the ball, he successfully caused a foul on Bosh.
But the Raptors gradually closed the score gap. This problem will occur when Sharad Lewis plays power forward. He is too thin. This thinness gives him a certain advantage in speed, but in confrontation
But he couldn't do anything with the slightly more powerful inside line.
Chris Bosh is not an inside man who is good at confrontation, and his style of play also favors soft play from the outside. But even so, Chris Bosh can still firmly suppress Sharad Lewis in physical confrontation.
One head.
When the game reached the sixth minute of the third quarter, the Toronto Raptors had once again seized the opportunity to overtake the score at 74:75. Adrian couldn't help but look up at Stan Van Gundy, only to see Van Gundy holding his chin.
Paying attention to the situation on the court without paying any attention to himself.
"Coach, let me play."
"No, it's not time yet." After thinking about it seriously, Stan Van Gundy shook his head: "Wait for another two minutes, wait for another two minutes and see."
Van Gundy said this, and Adrian could only sit back in his seat and wait. In two minutes, the score on the court changed from 74:75 to 76:82. Stan Van Gundy finally got up and took advantage of a dead ball to call
Paused.
"Ed, you are on the court now. As long as you score, the Raptors will definitely choose to double-team you. So you have to pay more attention to pick-and-roll cooperation." Stan Van Gundy took advantage of the timeout to quickly explain the next steps to Adrian.
Cooperation: "You played very well in the pick-and-roll between the Lakers and Kwame. I believe you have not forgotten this feeling now. The Raptors' two inside players move very fast, which is very helpful in preventing the pick-and-roll.
But the shortcomings of both of them are almost the same, that is, lack of physical confrontation ability. Neither Bargyani nor Bosh can withstand strong impacts. So Ed, I want you to hit the basket more.
Enter the penalty area! When Kwame goes down after the pick-and-roll, you have to get closer to the basket. You must ensure that you can attack the basket as soon as you catch the ball! Maxin, you stay in this position under the basket. If Bagh
If Yani dares to let you go to double-team Adrian, I believe he will hand the basketball to you as soon as possible. Don't think about anything else then, just don't dunk the basketball. Even if there is no good opportunity for a while,
But as long as you play like this, you can also compress the Raptors' defensive formation. The Raptors' inside line cannot withstand your impact, and their outside lines will definitely compress their defense to consolidate the inside line. With Morris and Keith, you will get a lot
Don’t miss the opportunity to take action in an open position!”
Stan Van Gundy clapped his hands: "Okay guys, we have found their weakness. I believe they can't keep the victory in Toronto tonight. Let us celebrate and let the people of Toronto cry."
In the eighth minute of the third quarter, the Magic re-adjusted their lineup, center Marcin Gortat, power forward: Kwame Brown, small forward: Maurice Evans, shooting guard: Keith Bo
Gans, point guard: Adrian.
Both Sheda Turkoglu and Sharad Lewis were left off the court to maintain their strength for the final quarter. (To be continued..)
