In the next attack, Pau Gasol finally didn't score again.
I don’t know if Marc Gasol’s defense really made Pau Gasol feel uncomfortable. Or if Pau Gasol wanted to save some face for his younger brother who had just stepped onto the NBA stage, the next two attacks
, Pau Gasol didn't even score. A feint shot after a hit, although he successfully deceived Marc Gasol, but he didn't make the shot. The basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced out, just in time.
When it reached Adrian near the free throw line, Adrian took advantage of the situation and launched a fast break. After getting the basketball, he ran all the way and scored a dunk.
The second time, Pau Gasol attracted the defense and passed the ball to Trevor Ariza. Ariza's shot hit the basket and bounced out. In turn, Adrian
After a small collaboration with Turkoglu near the free throw line, the ball was passed to Turkoglu who successfully got rid of the defender. Turkoglu hit a three-point jumper.
The Orlando Magic scored five points in a row, 37:25, and the point difference between the two sides once again expanded to double digits, reaching 12 points. There was not much time left in the first quarter. 28 seconds, only two attacks left.
, if the Los Angeles Lakers consume all 24 seconds of attack time, then there will only be four seconds left for the Orlando Magic to attack.
Phil Jackson did not call a timeout and chose to let the players on the field handle the ball on their own.
As expected, the Lakers players chose to stall for time when there was not much time left, not leaving enough time for the Orlando Magic to attack. The basketball was moving back and forth on the perimeter. Time kept running back here.
The ball was quickly consumed.
The Lakers are not in a hurry. The Magic are even less anxious. They have a 12-point lead. If the key is any more impatient, it will be unless the Magic players' brains are broken.
Time ran out quickly after the ball was tipped, and the basketball finally fell into the hands of Pau Gasol. With only 8 seconds left, Gasol stood on the left side of the top arc of the free throw line, with his back turned.
His younger brother Marc Gasol was stuck. Although there was not much time left, Pau Gasol also did not choose impatient singles.
He raised the basketball high with one hand. Pau Gasol used his left foot as the axis, turned left and right several times, and suddenly swatted the basketball toward the inside.
In the past few times, Pau Gasol chose tough singles but failed to benefit from his compatriot brother. This time, the cut was very sudden. With one move, Marc Gasol was thrown away by a large distance.
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Breakthrough is also a sharp weapon for Pau Gasol to score. Like most big men facing the frame, Pau Gasol has a long pace. Although the absolute speed is not very fast, within two or three steps
.But he can break through a long distance and go straight to the basket. Pau Gasol raised his hand for a layup.
Adrian rushed inside like a gust of wind!
The moment Pau Gasol chose to cut inside for a breakthrough, Adrian let go of his defense on the outside and rushed inside. When Pau Gasol provoked a layup, he rushed towards Pau Gasol.
Adrian on the side and behind was also raised high. In terms of bullet speed, there was an essential gap between the two. Pau Gasol's feet had just left the ground, and Adrian was already high above him.
The thug slapped the basketball in Gasol's hands as quickly as lightning!
Snap~~~~~!
A huge force came from the basketball. The unprepared Pau Gasol had no way to resist this powerful force. The basketball suddenly flew out of his hand and bounced on the ground. The Magic's basket was completely deserted.
chaos,
Before anyone else, Kwame Brown grabbed the basketball first.
"Here!" shouted a loud voice. After completing the block, Adrian was already about to go down. There was not much time left...
Kwame Brown didn't think much, he just threw the basketball in the direction of the sound.
Only one player on the Lakers has followed in Adrian's footsteps, Derek Fisher.
Although he had no way to compete with Adrian in terms of speed, his rich experience allowed him to predict Adrian's next move in advance. With the advantage of making the first move, Derek Fisher successfully
Adrian was entangled near the three-point line.
At this moment, Adrian looked up at the sky and took off without hesitation!
"Are you crazy?" Derek Fisher had such an idea in his mind. Without him, because the position where the ball is now pulled is too high, although there is already a tendency to fall, but
That kind of position is obviously not a position where you can catch the basketball.
Normally, at that height, even if you jump with all your strength, even if you barely stretch your arms, there is still a big gap between being able to touch the basketball at that position.
but……
"Pa..."
Adrian not only caught the basketball, but he also caught it very steadily. Adrian took off with all his strength and his feet almost surpassed Fisher's chest.
After landing, there were 3 seconds left at the end of the first quarter!
Adrian even had time to glance at the basket, take a deep breath to adjust his breathing, and then take off again. Everything was adjusted to perfection, and then he took the shot!
Oh~~~~~
The moment the basketball entered the frame, the red light came on on time.
"15 points, every point is a lot!" Adrian smiled and said to Stan Van Gundy.
"Great job!" Stan Van Gundy laughed.
In the following second quarter, Adrian was put on the bench by Stan Van Gundy.
Adrian played the entire game in the first quarter. In order for Adrian to maintain sufficient physical strength for the following games, a relatively long rest period is definitely needed. However, the Magic now have such capital.
After the end of the first quarter, the Magic entered the inter-quarter break with a fifteen-point lead. After the start of the second quarter, this fifteen-point lead also gave the Orlando Magic a large margin of error, which allowed Stan-
Van Gundy can safely deploy his troops without worrying about the chance that a bad move will lead to a comeback for the Lakers.
In fact, Adrian played for less than 3 minutes in the entire second quarter. In the second quarter, although the Lakers launched several counterattacks, the Orlando Magic's defense was not a fortress built on the beach.
The lead was lost, but by the end of the second quarter, the Orlando Magic still maintained a 5-point lead at 66:61.
In the third quarter, Adrian, who was fully recovered and refreshed, once again returned to the court and took up the offensive banner. However, unlike the first quarter where he focused on shooting, in this quarter, he tried several times
After the unsuccessful shot, Adrian decisively tried his best to break through.
Although his fiery touch has declined somewhat, Adrian's sharp breakthroughs have shown their power at this time. With strong breakthroughs inside again and again, Adrian's purpose is not to attack the Lakers' insides as much as possible.
Carry out killing.
Although there are some running-in problems, there is no doubt that the Los Angeles Lakers' interior line is very strong. The interior combination of Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard is not counting the young interior lines of the Magic who have not yet fully grown up.
In the entire league, only the Rockets insiders with Yao Ming, the Spurs insiders with Duncan, and the Celtics insiders with Garnett can compete, but they are just confrontations. In terms of luxury, they cannot compete with the two superstars of the Lakers.
The combination's luxurious inside lineup is still slightly lacking in depth.
But unfortunately, the Lakers' luxurious inside lineup cannot perform as well as it should.
To talk about the reason, it is obvious that the Lakers hope that Howard will become an interior defensive gate who focuses on defense. From a tactical point of view, this is undoubtedly a very correct decision. After all, there are only so many shots in a game.
, Kobe needs to ensure the number of shots. Gasol, as the core of the triangle offense, cannot guarantee the number of shots. Coupled with the shots taken by others in various roles, the number of shots left for Howard is very few.
In addition, Dwight Howard is not a very reliable inside offensively. His offensive methods are very poor. Apart from alley-oops for catching dunks and second attacks after grabbing rebounds, there is no other
The offensive methods are quite certain. It is obviously uneconomical and unscientific to waste the limited shooting opportunities on such a person.
But obviously Dwight Howard himself doesn't think so. He doesn't want to change from an inside superstar to a defensive coolie. He came to the Lakers for his own commercial value, and he came to the Lakers for the championship, but he also wants to become
It is a crucial part of winning the championship, rather than becoming a dispensable little role. The result of the lack of ideological unity is that Dwight Howard always behaves out of touch with the Lakers as a whole when he is on the court.
The Lakers will not design special offensive tactics for Dwight Howard's two-knife offensive method, so Dwight Howard cannot have a wonderful performance on offense, and because of his dissatisfaction with his tactical position, Howard plays defensively
His performance at the end was not as sharp as in the Magic.
But...Phil Jackson still can't put Howard on the bench.
On the one hand, Howard does have strength.
On the other hand, after signing the new contract, Howard's annual salary has reached tens of millions, allowing an insider superstar with an annual salary of tens of millions to sit on the bench without any injuries or illnesses. Even Phil Jackson's prestige cannot do it at all.
