At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides invariably put on their substitute lineups. Kwame Brown, who played the entire quarter at center and power forward, was replaced. Marcin Gortat played at center.
Position substitution, Paul Millsap continued to appear at the power forward position. One advantage of this inside combination is that it protects the backcourt rebounds quite thoroughly, and his ability to fight for offensive rebounds is not weak.
On the outside, Turkoglu replaced him at the small forward position, and Maurice Evans and Carlos Arroyo partnered as backline players.
Although Carlos Arroyo is the point guard on the court, the Magic's organizational strength during substitute time is actually in the hands of Turkoglu at small forward. Stan Van Gundy originally selected Turkoglu to start.
The most important reason is that Sheeda Turkoglu has such good organizational skills. Jameer Nelson, the Magic's starting point guard at the time, was nominally a combo guard, but was actually the height of a point guard.
A true reflection of the shooting guard's playing style. In many cases, he does not know what passing is, but makes the basket his first goal. Hida Turkoglu starts at small forward, which can supplement him to the maximum extent.
The shortcomings of the Magic's lack of organizational skills.
But things are different now. With Adrian, it is obvious that the Magic will not need Hida Turkoglu to organize the team's offense, nor will they let him organize it, because the efficiency gap between the two is quite large.
After taking over the organizational rights, even though he was still the starter, Turkoglu's performance against the Raptors could only be described as average.
Turkoglu, who appeared on the bench, once again took back the organizational rights and led the bench to launch an offense on the field, and his performance was not bad.[
In addition, Paul Millsap's performance is also eye-catching. Paul Millsap's height is only 203 centimeters. Such a height naturally makes it easy to question whether he is qualified for the power forward position. However, Paul Millsap
He also has his own unique skills. That is his strong sense of rebounding and positioning skills that he developed in college and were sublimated in NBA.
With his strong body, he can easily block opponents who are taller than him and win rebounds with his long arms. On the offensive end, his rebound sense can help him better fight for offensive rebounds.
, a half-shot basket can also have the effect of emptying the inside and disrupting the opponent's defense.
Adrian took a sneak peek at Stan Van Gundy and found that Van Gundy had a clear smile on his face. Apparently he was very satisfied with the efficiency of Paul Millsap and Turkoglu in their substitute time.
At about the fourth minute, Larry Brown took the lead in replacing the main lineup. Stan Van Gundy hesitated and decided to wait and see. The substitutes performed quite well. Not only were the points not narrowed in the first four minutes of the second quarter,
However, the score difference widened to 16 points at 46:30.
16 points is already a relatively safe number and can tolerate a lot of mistakes.
After Stan Van Gundy thought carefully for a while, he decided to let the substitutes play a little longer. On the one hand, it gave the substitutes more playing time, and on the other hand, it also gave the main players more rest. Especially Adrian and Sharad.
-Lewis, these two are now the most important figures in the Magic team, and their roles are replaceable. If he suffers an injury due to playing too long, Stan Van Gundy really doesn’t know who he will cry to when the time comes.
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After the main lineup came on the field, the Philadelphia 76ers launched a wave of offensive. Andre Iguodala broke through Turkoglu and then dunked Paul Millsap to improve the sluggish momentum of the Philadelphia 76ers. Then veteran An
Dere Miller went inside and hit a throw-in, which also caused a foul on Millsap. He got a chance to make an extra penalty and made a solid hit. Turkoglu responded with a three-pointer, but soon Willie Green hit consecutive hits.
Two jump shots brought the score closer again. Keith Bogans hit a three-pointer from the outside at this time, stabilizing the score gap.
Stan Van Gundy replaced Paul Millsap with Sharad Lewis.
After the substitution, the offense and defense continued. Sharad Lewis, who returned to the field, was obviously a little colder. He tried three-pointers in succession and missed a mid-range shot. The Philadelphia 76ers took advantage of the situation to further close the score. I felt that my touch was not good.
Sharad Lewis immediately changed his game and began to run more frequently looking for openings and cutting opportunities.
Although the Philadelphia 76ers continued to narrow the score gap, the Magic's Turkoglu performed very well. Under Turkoglu's strong performance, the Philadelphia 76ers narrowed the score gap to 5 after replacing the main force.
Within 10 points, but was unable to tie and overtake.
Stan Van Gundy then replaced Kwame Brown with Marcin Gortat, who had rested for most of the quarter, and replaced Sheeda Turkoglu with Paul Millsap, allowing Sharad Lewis to return to the minor role.
The forward position. It was not until the eighth minute of the second quarter that Stan Van Gundy replaced Carlos Arroyo with Adrian. At this time, the Magic still maintained a 4-point lead at 49:45.
Leading advantage.
It must be said that the performance of the bench led by Turkoglu just now gave the Magic a great advantage. At least in terms of physical strength, the Magic's main lineup obviously rested for several minutes more than the 76ers.
"Maybe letting him on the bench and lead the bench to score points is the right choice." Stan Van Gundy looked at Turkoglu, who had just come off the court and was sweating. He couldn't help but think this. After changing the core players, the ball
The team's entire lineup must make major adjustments. With the current team configuration, letting Turkoglu play 30 minutes on the bench may be more effective than starting.
The only question is whether Turkoglu is willing to accept the backup position. In the Magic, Turkoglu has played as a starter for three and a half seasons, and they want to convince him that he is willing to give up the starting lineup and return to the bench.
It must be very difficult to do so. But Stan Van Gundy still feels that this is better for the team and Turkoglu himself. After all, it is impossible for him to hold the ball when Adrian is on the court.
Without being able to hold the ball, Turkoglu's biggest advantage is gone.
Stan Van Gundy decided to take time to have a good talk with Sheeda Turkoglu in the next few days. It may not require Turkoglu to withdraw from the starting lineup, but he can be allowed to leave early in the first quarter, and then more
As long as his playing time is guaranteed, Turkoglu will be willing to accept this arrangement. After all, he can control the ball during the substitute time...
When the Magic replaced the main lineup, the Philadelphia 76ers, who had already lost a lot of energy in the struggle with the substitute lineup, suddenly felt like they couldn't resist it. Especially after Adrian came on the court just now, it seemed that he continued to
In the last moment of the first quarter, he was in a crazy scoring state. As soon as he came on the court, he pushed away the old Miller and rushed into the inside to score a backhand layup. He then hit a mid-range shot and a three-pointer.
When the 76ers double-teamed Adrian according to the method that Larry Brown had previously arranged and did not cancel, Adrian always chose to pass the ball to the open player without hesitation. His wide field of vision seemed to be 180 degrees, Magic
As long as the team's players run out of space, they don't have to worry about not catching the ball.
Such behavior made the 76ers more hesitant when double-teaming Adrian, and made Adrian's performance even more exciting.
"A monster with the ability of a superstar and the team awareness of a role player!" Larry Brown judged Adrian. Larry Brown no longer cares about the outcome of this game, and you can tell.
Although the Magic only have 9 players rotating on the court, they are all pretty good and in good shape, especially Adrian...[
Compared to the situation of the game, he was more concerned about Adrian's performance. It was not how many points he scored, how many assists he passed, or how many rebounds he grabbed, but his choice between offense and defense.
In the eyes of Larry Brown, Adrian is really weird. He has probably the highest level of physical fitness and scoring ability in the league, but he insists on a team-first playing style. Ordinary superstars will not be so private at all.
, even stars who are praised for being selfish will become 'independent' at the most critical moments.
But after thinking about it carefully, he found that such a player is really perfect. Not only is his ability top-notch in the league, but he also doesn't have to worry about his tactical execution.
Larry Brown couldn't help but think about it. If Billups was replaced by Adrian, he was fully confident that he could lead the Pistons to defend the title and even establish a dynasty!
"The Los Angeles Lakers actually let go of such a person, just for the blue-collar Howard?" Thinking that everyone in the league is talking endlessly now, no one can say whether the Magic took advantage or the Lakers took advantage of the core-exchange deal, Larry Brown couldn't help but
He showed a sarcastic smile.
"If I had a player like this, I wouldn't replace Howard or Kobe Bryant."
In the end, at the Magic's home court at the Amway Center, the Orlando Magic slaughtered the visiting Philadelphia 76ers with a score of 125:98. Adrian only played for half of the fourth quarter and then took a rest.
The playing time was only 32 minutes, but even with only 32 minutes of playing time, Adrian still scored 24 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds and another triple-double.
The top scorer is still Sharad Lewis. Today, Sharad Lewis exploded with three-point shooting in the second half. He scored 7 three-pointers and scored 39 points. He also got 5 rebounds and sent an assist.
This assist was obtained because he did not choose to shoot after receiving Adrian's pass, but pretended to shoot to attract the defensive player and then passed it back to Adrian.
In addition, Hida Turkoglu, who had a poor performance in the last game, improved in this game. He scored 18 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds in 35 minutes, and also made 3 turnovers.
After defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, the Orlando Magic ushered in two consecutive victories. (To be continued...)
