"Play well, and the rest will depend on your performance." Before leaving the field, Adrian patted Love on the shoulder and said this to him.
In the seventh minute of the first quarter, the score was 19:7, and the home team Magic was in front. Marcin Gortat, Rashard Lewis, Michael Pietrus, and Adrienne were substituted.
The new lineup is: Center: Kwame Brown, Power Forward: Kevin Love, Small Forward: Hedo Turkoglu, Shooting Guard: Van Weaver, Point Guard: Sean Levine.
ston.
Except for rookie Kevin Love, all the main players were replaced.
Preseason, although it can be regarded as part of the NBA's official games of the season, does not calculate results, nor does it involve the final ranking of the season, so it is essentially a very formal warm-up match. Since it is a warm-up match
, then just let the main players move their hands and feet, and more time should be reserved for substitute players who usually play less time. The real role of the preseason is to run in the team lineup and test the team's tactics.
, and observe the quality of the team's rookies through this more formal game.
On the contrary, winning or losing is not important. When the Magic put on the bench, the Hawks also put on the bench, center: Zaza Pachulia, power forward: Solomon Jones, small forward:
Thomas Gardner, Shooting Guard: Philip Murray, Point Guard: Ace Law.
It's the same substitute lineup, but the level is completely different. When facing Marvin Williams, Kevin Love still seemed too immature, which was a bit unfavorable. Coupled with the Magic's overall offensive power, especially
It's because Adrian's offensive power is too strong and it's too easy to beat Mike Bibby in isolation, so Kevin Love doesn't get any good opportunities.
But when he entered the bench to face Solomon Jones, a bench player, Kevin Love immediately came to life.
Jones is a typical second-round pick. After being selected by the Hawks in the second round, he served as the third substitute inside for the Hawks. He averaged about 10 minutes of playing time per game and scored 35 points.
, grabbed 29 rebounds. His performance was not good, but he was still qualified as a third substitute. If he continues to grow like this, maybe one day Solomon Jones can grow into a stable substitute and get at least
It was a contract close to the mid-level. But a severe left knee ligament tear ruined this gradual process.[
In his first season with the Hawks, Solomon Jones played 58 games for the Hawks. He even got some starting opportunities due to injuries to Josh Smith and Marvin Williams. But at the end of the season, he
After a serious injury, Solomon Jones only played 35 games for the Atlanta Hawks in the second season, without starting a single game. His average playing time was only 41 minutes per game. Even his field goal percentage dropped from 508 in the previous year.
% of the relatively stable inside shooting rate has dropped crazily to 40%, and the serving shooting rate has plummeted from 78%, which is qualified inside, to 50%, a "superstar" level shooting rate inside.
This kind of degeneration is very disappointing to the Hawks. This year is also the last year of his contract. If he can't show anything that makes the Hawks think it's worth keeping this guy, next year he may be like many predecessors in history.
, becoming another bum in the NBA. In the original history, Solomon Jones, like almost all players who could not survive in the NBA, went to play overseas.
Facing an opponent of this level, Kevin Love immediately relaxed. In addition, Kevin Love, the fifth rookie, is clearly the key training target of the Magic in the new season, and the current Magic team has experienced
After some cleaning, the prickly players basically disappeared, and the ball was naturally handed over to Kevin Love.
After getting the ball, Kevin Love quickly showed his advantages in shooting range and physical strength. Solomon Jones was almost beaten by Kevin Love. Kevin Love made three of five shots.
, grabbed two more rebounds on the defensive end, scoring 6 points and 2 rebounds in just four minutes, bringing the total data to 6 points and 5 rebounds.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 30:15. After the substitutes were replaced, the score gap between the Hawks and Magic not only did not narrow, but further widened to 15 points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Magic still allowed Kevin Love to run on the court with a bunch of substitutes. After his performance in the last moments of the first quarter, Kevin Love seemed more confident in the second quarter. The score
There was a tendency for the gap to widen further. The Eagles immediately made the decision to make substitutions, replacing the out-of-service Solomon Jones with Marvin Williams and Joe Johnson.
Although the outcome of the preseason is not important, it is just an excellent platform that relies on super team tactics and the strength of newcomers and substitutes. But it cannot be an ugly loss. If the victory is determined before halftime
, it was also a huge blow to the team's period.
After replacing the inside partnership of Marvin Williams and Josh Smith, the Hawks' offense and defense immediately improved. Restricted by Marvin Williams, Kevin Love's performance also plummeted.
Both shots missed due to interference from Marvin Williams, and Josh Smith even flew up to give Kevin Love a thunderbolt block.
"Welcome to NBA, rookie!" After blocking Kevin Love, Josh Smith challenged Kevin Love with a look of arrogance.
Seeing Kevin Love on the court turned red with anger under Josh Smith's provocation, his performance thereafter continued to decline due to psychological imbalance. Adrian, who was watching the game on the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh softly.
In terms of tone, Kevin Love is still not mature enough after all.
Regardless of past history, how unstoppable Kevin Love will be in the Timberwolves a few years later. At this time, Kevin Love is still a newcomer who has just entered the NBA. Even if he has the league in him
He has superstar-level qualities, but has not been polished by NBA-level competition. At this time, Kevin Love is still a young rookie who has just stepped into the NBA.
Both his skills and mentality are very immature.
However, Adrian believes that Kevin Love will one day fully exert himself. Although the competition inside the Magic may be more intense than that of the Timberwolves, which is not conducive to the growth of young players, but since it is pure gold, even if
It is buried in the sand and washed by the waves. It will eventually emerge one day.
In the sixth minute of the second quarter, Kevin Love, who had played for nearly a quarter and a half, was substituted. Marc Gasol was substituted. Also substituted was point guard Sean Levine.
Stan and shooting guard Van Weaver. Michael Pietrus was replaced in order to increase the offensive power on the court. Carlos Arroyo was replaced...on the one hand, because Adrian is not suitable to play at this time.
, on the other hand, Stan Van Gundy did not dare to let Shaun Livingston play for too long. Since breaking his leg, Shaun Livingston rested for twenty months, twenty months. It is enough for most players to play.
Patient people have lost faith in Shaun Livingston.
If it weren't for the fact that it was really difficult to find a suitable point guard substitute in the free market, and the Magic really needed to find a suitable substitute for Adrian, the Magic would not have thought of signing Shaun Livingston.
Let’s try it.[
Shaun Livingston has played 7 minutes so far, scored 2 points on 1 of 4 shots, and sent 4 assists, a steal and three fouls. The performance is not very good, but at least it is not disappointing.
disappointment.
Stan Van Gundy feels that if Shaun Livingston can play 60% of his level before the injury, then he will be enough to serve as Adrian's first substitute. Of course, the premise is that his injured leg...
Don't let anything go wrong again.
After Kevin Love came off the court, Adrian did not look at him. Kevin Love took a big towel and wiped his face vigorously. At this time, it is best to let him figure it out by himself. If he can do it by himself
If you want to understand, it would be better to tell him than others.
The second quarter was basically substitute time. Stan Van Gundy constantly adjusted the lineup and replaced people one by one. He played for a while and then replaced them. The Atlanta Hawks took advantage of this opportunity to get closer to the score.
By the end of the second quarter, at 48:42, the point difference between the Magic and the Hawks was narrowed to 6 points.
But at the beginning of the third quarter, the Magic once again replaced their main lineup from the first quarter, and Adrian finally got on the court again after playing for a few minutes in the first quarter.
Adrian, who had just appeared on the field, gave the Atlanta Hawks a head-on blow as the score kept getting closer. He first made a three-pointer from Mike Bibby's defense. Then he suddenly let go of Mike Bibby in the middle of the defense.
-Bibby's defense sent a huge fire to Josh Smith who inserted into the inside. Then he broke through Mike Bibby's eye-level defense on the offensive end and penetrated into the inside, causing a defensive foul on Al Horford.
Score the basket at the same time.
Three consecutive blows after coming on the field suddenly cut down the improving morale of the Atlanta Hawks. Then it was Marcin Gortat who showed off his power. In the first and second quarters, Marcin Gortat frequently
He played for Kevin Love on the outside. He basically didn't take any shots. In the third quarter, Marcin Gortat began to use his height advantage to bully Al Horford.
For a 208-inch center, this height disadvantage cannot be compensated for. In fact, the most suitable position for Al Horford should be power forward rather than center. Unfortunately, the Atlanta Hawks have too many swingmen. I don’t know if the Hawks
Does the team's general manager have the intention to confirm Pat Riley's future basketball system?
Anyway, when Marcin Gortat was playing high and taking advantage of his height advantage, Al Horford really wished he could grow another five centimeters... Of course. If Al Horford could grow another five centimeters, then
There will be no other candidate for the No. 1 pick next year except him.
After being hit hard by Marcin Gortat twice, Marvin Williams had to assist Al Horford in defense more inside, and did not dare to leave the inside easily. This was just the right time to let go.
The defense against Kevin Love started, and when Kevin Love hit three consecutive mid-range shots half a step from the free throw line, the Eagles' defense in the penalty area was once again stretched.
Faced with the Orlando Magic's layered offense, the Atlanta Hawks simply couldn't carry out targeted defense, and the situation slipped step by step towards the abyss. If Stan Van Gundy hadn't attached great importance to victory in the preseason, he would have
The main lineup was replaced to give the substitutes more playing time for observation. In the third quarter, the Magic were able to end the game.
But even so, the rhythm of the game was still firmly in the hands of the Magic. When Stan Van Gundy replaced Adrian again in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Atlanta Hawks finally got close to ten points and once again stretched the score to 15.
points or more, the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks chose to give up the game and took the lead in putting on a full bench lineup. Stan Van Gundy also wanted to offend the Hawks too much and also put on a full bench lineup.
The final score was 101:90, and the Orlando Magic won an easy victory in the first preseason game. Adrian only played 24 minutes in this game and made 4 of 12 shots, including 1 of 6 three-pointers and 6 free throws.
He made 5 free throws and scored 14 points. Although he did not score many points, Adrian also sent out as many as 12 assists, achieving his first double-double of the new season. Another Magic player who scored a double-double
It's Kevin Love. Although it's only a preseason game, Kevin Love has already shown his potential and ability as a double-double machine. Stan Van Gundy gave him 30 minutes of playing time. This is the best time for the entire team.
Kevin Love led the team in playing time with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Magic's top scorer was Lewis, who made 6 of 13 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws for a total of 16 points. Pietrus scored 15 points, second only to Lewis, and Marcin Go.
Tate scored 10 points. Although Shaun Livingston did not score in double figures, he still delivered 6 points and 5 assists. Although there were 2 turnovers and 4 fouls, considering that this was Livingston's second
This is the first official competition in ten months, and it’s hard to find fault with such a performance.
"I feel very good now. The atmosphere of the Magic team is very comfortable. I feel that it is very easy to play here." After the game, Shaun Livingston said in an interview with the media: "But I have to do more.
I have to work hard to keep up with my teammates. The most important thing for me now is to shake off the 'rust' on my body."
The five starting players all scored in double figures, which easily made people feel the spread of the Magic's attack points and the terrifying power of the attack. Everyone in the game controlled the rhythm, and the Magic's state in the new season is chilling. (Unfinished)
