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Chapter 233 The NCAA finals begin!Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!
Chapter 230 The NCAA finals begin!
Soon the intermission ended, and the second half of the game between the two teams officially began.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, although Howard saw that his opponent had changed!

But he didn't care too much. After all, so far this season, Howard basically doesn't need to be too careful on the offensive end except for a few players.

Howard then bought himself a point of carelessness.

At the beginning of the game, the Magic team first attacked. It can only be said that although Howard’s game state was really good in this game, but the other players of the Magic team were not very good under the strict pursuit and defense of the Eagles. !

And just when Howard was still thinking about directly and casually completing the offensive rebound and completing a slam dunk like he did against Darko Milicic in the first half.

Theo Ratliff, who replaced Darko Milicic, made a stealthy elbow, caught Howard's leaping body, and then put the rebound into his arms without any effort.

After seeing Theo Ratliff receive the rebound, Xu Lang immediately roared and launched a quick counterattack.

I saw Xu Lang quickly receive a pass from Theo Ratliff, and then made a precise long pass from the quarterback, directly assisting Tony Allen to complete a one-handed dunk in a counterattack.

It can only be said that the other players of the Magic team really did not expect that Howard, who was completely different, would fail to grab the rebound.

As a result, the Eagles' quick counterattack basically did not suffer much interference.

And this is not the end, in the rest of the third quarter, Howard suddenly found that the Hawks' penalty area seemed to be no longer a pond that he could swim at will!

Although Theo Ratliff is really unable to jump because of age and injuries!

But Theo Ratliff, as a man who was able to get the honor of a second defense when the four major centers were still alive, is not so easy to deal with!

Of course, Howard is, after all, the center player with the top physical talent in the NBA.

Although, Theo Ratliff is relatively superior in terms of competition experience and tonnage.

Even if it's purely a static physical confrontation, Theo Ratliff still has an advantage!

However, even so, in the first half of the third quarter, Howard's offensive efficiency remained close to 50%!

Of course, that's enough for the Hawks and Mike Woodson!
After all, an important reason why the Eagles fell behind in the first half of the game was that Howard's offensive efficiency in the penalty area was too high!
Now when Howard's offensive efficiency has dropped, the Eagles, who had already mastered the offensive rhythm, naturally began to chase points crazily!
In the end, under the leadership of Xu Lang, the Eagles continued to shorten the gap between the two teams.

Even just halfway through the third quarter, the score was evened out!

However, until the second half of the game, as Theo Ratliff's physical condition began to decline.

It also began to slowly become unable to lock Howard.

Well, Xu Lang also joined the blockade against Howard at this time.

In the past, Xu Lang wanted to help defend inside, but Darko Milicic really killed Howard too quickly!

Let Xu Lang have no time to help defend, and Howard's offense is over!
But it's different now. Even if Theo Ratliff can't stop Howard, he will use some means to delay Howard's attack for a few seconds, which gives Xu Lang time and opportunity to help defend!

Therefore, although Howard's overall offensive efficiency has picked up in the second half of the game, it is still not as scary as the first half of the game!

At the end of the third quarter, the Eagles, led by Xu Lang, entered the fourth quarter with a two-point lead.

In the third quarter of the game, they faced a double encirclement by Xu Lang and Theo Ratliff.

Howard's overall shooting rate dropped directly from close to 70% in the first half of the game to a level of 50%.

At the same time, Howard, who scored 28 points in the first half, only scored six points in a single quarter in the third quarter.

This is the case when Howard won a single game and got 6 free throw opportunities.

If you count the [-] free throw opportunities Howard has already gotten in the first half of the game.

The game has just ended in three quarters, and Howard has already won 22 free throw opportunities!

That is to say, Howard's free throws in this game are really ugly, otherwise it may be very difficult for the Eagles to keep the lead!
At the same time, the referee's frequent whistles also caused at least three fouls on all the inside players of the Eagles.

In the third quarter, Theo Ratliff, who defended Howard in a single quarter, had already been fouled four times!

Three of them were when Theo Ratliff was really unable to guard Howard, and among the four fouls, only one allowed Howard to get a free throw opportunity, and the other three fouls only allowed the Magic to serve again!

It can only be said that this is experience, and this is a timely judgment on defense!
And for the Eagles, although Theo Ratliff has received multiple fouls.

But because of his physical problems, Theo Raleph will not play much in the fourth quarter.

So even if he has four fouls, it will not have a great impact on the Eagles as a whole.

"Dako, did you see clearly? Did you see how Theo defended just now?
In the fourth quarter, you just defend like this. Believe me, your defensive strength and physical confrontation ability are not weaker than Howard's. Don't be afraid, show your tough side. "

Darko Milicic, who waved a game towel on the bench in the third quarter, rubbed his sore shoulders and nodded fiercely at Xu Lang twice.

Of course Xu Lang knew that there was still a gap between Darko Milicic and Howard in overall strength, but the gap was the gap, and the attitude was the attitude.

Especially in defense, sometimes high defensive passion can make up for some defensive gaps!

Then, as soon as the fourth quarter came up, Howard faced a high-spirited Darko Milicic.

It's just that the problem is still there, although Darko Milicic is no longer afraid in terms of defensive attitude.

Also dare to make some tough defensive moves.

However, there is still some gap in physical confrontation ability between the two.

Coupled with the fact that Dakomilici is still a rookie player, his defensive skills and defensive experience are obviously incomparable to Theo Ratliff.

This also led to Howard slowly improving his offensive efficiency in the penalty area in the first half of the fourth quarter.

Moreover, in the 8th minute of the fourth quarter, Darko Milicic's three fouls directly changed to five.

Speaking of the truth, that is, Howard's free throw feel in this game is really bad.

The overall free throw percentage is less than [-]%, but if Howard's free throw percentage is slightly higher by [-]% to [-]%, the Magic can basically declare victory in this game.

Of course, even now, although the Eagles still have a one-point lead, the situation of the game has begun to be precarious.

In the 10th minute of the fourth quarter, Darko Milicicmi committed his sixth foul of the game and was sent off.

The Eagles' inside defense began to completely collapse, and Howard also began to take off again inside the Hawks restricted area.

Even if Mike Woodson put Theo Ratliff back on the court, he only paid two fouls.

At the end of the game, relying on Howard's 47 points and 25 rebounds in the game, the Magic won the final game with a five-point lead.

At the same time, 45 points in a single game is also Howard's highest score so far this season.

25 rebounds in a one-way game also allowed Howard to break the rebound data in a single game this season previously maintained by Xu Lang!
"Look, Xu, let me just say, we are going to win this game."

Looking at Howard with a frightened face, Xu Lang didn't feel annoyed, but just said something leisurely.

"The latest news, the Heat were overtaken by the Cavaliers and dropped to third place in the Eastern Conference!"

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Seeing Dwight Howard whose face darkened again, Xu Lang turned and left leisurely. .

After the end of the game against the Magic, the Eagles fell back to the seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

It's just that this time the team that killed the Eagles and ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference is no longer the Wizards, but the Magic.

And while the Wizards were driven to eighth in the East by the Magic, they are also facing the crazy impact of the Pacers from the ninth in the East.

This also makes the suffering Wizards still have some record gap with the Eagles.

Therefore, although the Eagles will feel a little regretful and upset about losing this game, they are not anxious.

Especially now that the Heat have fallen back to third in the Eastern Conference, the Eagles are even less anxious!

With a peaceful mind, the Eagles, who have gradually adapted to the game approaching the intensity of the playoffs at the end of the regular season, have also regained their true strength.

In the next five games in March, the Eagles won all five games. After losing two games in a row, they pulled the Magic back to the No. Location.

And what's more interesting is that when the Magic were driven back to seventh in the Eastern Conference by the Eagles

The Heat climbed back to second place in the Eastern Conference.

It's also interesting to think about it. At the beginning of the season, the Magic managed to kill the sixth Pacers in the Eastern Conference and ranked themselves in the eighth position in the Eastern Conference.

As a result, they suddenly discovered that their opponent was likely to be the No. [-] Heat team in the East.

Then at the end of February, the Magic started to make efforts again, trying to get rid of the seventh-ranked Wizards in the Eastern Conference, so as to avoid meeting the Heat in the first round of the playoffs.

The Heat fell back to second place in the Eastern Conference unknowingly.

Then, when they defeated the Eagles and climbed back to sixth in the Eastern Conference, the Heat dropped another ranking and came to third in the Eastern Conference.

Now returning to the seventh Magic in the Eastern Conference, they need to face the Heat who are now second in the Eastern Conference.

It's like the Heat are telling the Magic or O'Neal is telling Howard that it is impossible to avoid me.

In the end, with the record ranking rising and falling, the Eagles finished their March game.

In March, Xu Lang also won the Rookie of the Month award in February again.

From the beginning of this season to the present, Xu Lang has won the Eastern Rookie Player of the Month award every month.

Even in February, Xu Lang's overall data dropped, and he almost didn't reach the basic level of 2+20 All-Stars.

Moreover, the overall record performance of the Eagles in February was not very good, and the winning percentage of the game did not exceed 2%.

But in the end, he still won the Rookie of the Month in February.

The reason is very simple. There are no rookies in the East who can put too much pressure on Xu Lang!
At the same time, after the end of the game in March, the entire NBA regular season has officially entered the end.

After entering April, the NBA regular season will be played for about half a month, and the playoffs will start!

And so far, with the end of the regular season, the battle for playoff places between the East and the West has become more and more intense.

For example, in the East, the difference between the Magic, Wizards, and Pacers between the teams with the highest wins and the lowest wins is only two games.

A wave of losing streak is possible at any time, allowing the Magic to fall from seventh in the Eastern Conference to ninth in the Eastern Conference.

It is also possible that a wave of winning streak will allow the Pacers to get rid of the Wizards or the Magic to climb to the eighth or seventh place in the East.

Of course, none of this has much to do with the Hawks and the East teams above them.

After all, relying on a wave of five consecutive victories, the gap between the Eagles and the Pacers has widened to six games. In April, the Pacers only have seven games to play.

In this case, it has basically been announced that the Eagles and the teams above the Eagles have determined their playoff spots.

In fact, wait for the first game in April, and the Eagles won again with a 4-point lead.

After the Pacers lost their first game in April with a two-point deficit, the Eagles officially confirmed that they had entered the playoffs.

After determining their place in the playoffs, the Eagles also began to prepare for this year's playoffs.

On the one hand, it is to study one's possible opponents, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to see whether to choose one's opponents.

Yes, you read that right, the Hawks have the opportunity to pick their opponents.

The Hawks have six games to go, and the win gap between the Hawks and the Magic is only four games.

If the Hawks want to enter the playoffs with the seventh position in the Eastern Conference and then face the Heat in the first round, they only need to deliberately lose a few more games in the next six games!
Of course, the Eagles naturally don't want to pick the Heat as their opponents in the first round of the playoffs!
After all, as a well-known playoff team in the East in the past few years, last year's defending champion.

Although the Heat's overall strength has declined, it is still one of the favorite teams to win this year.

Although the Heat are now ranked second in the Eastern Conference.

Even if the Eagles fail to match the Heat in the first round, they will meet the Heat in the second round.

However, it is definitely a good thing for the Eagles to meet the Heat as late as possible.

After all, as a team mainly composed of young players.

When the Eagles entered the playoffs for the first time, it must be a good thing for the young players on the team to gradually adapt to the intensity of the playoffs by finding a relatively strong opponent.

Obviously, compared to the Heat, the Cavaliers, currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference, are still stronger than the Eagles in terms of overall strength.

But with the addition of the opening game and the two-game winning record of the Eagles and Cavaliers this season, the Eagles have a certain psychological advantage when facing the players of the Cavaliers.

So now the Eagles only need to observe whether the Cavaliers can finally climb to the second place in the Eastern Conference, or stay in the third position in the Eastern Conference!
In the end, the final regular season ranking will be determined based on the performance of the Cavaliers.

In fact, the current record between the Cavaliers and the Heat is only one game away.

There is a high probability that the Cavaliers will be able to complete the overtake in record and regain the second place in the Eastern Conference.

Time flies, and time soon came to April 4th.

On this day, no team in the NBA has a game, because this day is the time for the 2007 NCAA Finals.

To be honest, the popularity of this year's NCAA tournament is not lower than the popularity and public opinion brought by Xu Lang and others last year.

First of all, after Xu Lang left, the Huskies team, under the leadership of Curry and Russell Westbrook, continued to advance to the championship with a record of unbeaten victories.

And as the No. 25 seed, the Huskies went from Game [-] all the way to the final, with a margin of more than [-] points in every game.

And this is not the scariest thing, this season the Eskimo Dogs followed last season's tactical system.

It's just because the team lacks a top NCAA impact power forward like Yi Jianlian.

As a result, the team system of the Huskies team began to gradually focus more and more on outside offense, especially three-point offense!
Relying on Curry's increasingly terrifying three-point ability in the NCAA arena.

The three-point scoring of the Huskies this season has reached as much as 40% of the team's scoring!
And Curry also broke Xu Lang's scoring average record last season in one fell swoop. During the championship, Curry's scoring average was close to 40 points per game.

If Curry's performance is the most terrifying player on the outside on the field.

Then Oden, who slowly returned to the game in the second half of the season, has become the most terrifying existence among the inside players in the entire NCAA game.

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