After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 144 Singles vs. Groups

However, as soon as the second quarter came up, Lewis and Li Chengming hit three-pointers one after another, and after regaining their touch, they began to set off a frenzy of counterattacks.

In fact, for back-to-back teams, the most difficult thing is the early and late stages of the second game.

In the early stage, it was due to the continuation of the fatigue from the previous game, and it took some time to re-enter the state. In the later stage, it was due to continuous excessive consumption, and physical problems may occur, which in turn affects the physical state and lack of concentration.

And at this time, if one is careless, a tight string collapses, it will cause a chain reaction and then completely collapse.

However, due to foul trouble yesterday, Li Chengming rarely played more than 20 minutes, so his personal physical strength is actually not a big problem. As long as he adjusts and his hand feels restored, he can still pose a great threat.

How to adjust?

Of course, relying on low-post one-on-one back-ups, hitting the basket, and making fouls as much as possible without going in, and the touch can also be gradually developed by relying on this.

The stars find their status in the same game, and they all use a certain method that is not bad, and they are best at.

And the Jazz is obviously a little careless, because Lewis came up in a good state today, and the team was pulled away after he left the field in the first quarter, so when it comes up in the second quarter, the Jazz's defensive focus is on Lewis for a while. , but ignored the point of Li Chengming.

After all, Li Chengming's rise is too fast, and when the Magic has another offensive flashpoint at the same time, it is easy to take away the defensive attention and give Li Chengming a chance.

In the past, the Magic's offense was sometimes sluggish because Lewis was not able to play his due effect. In addition, Howard was often affected by bad free throws, which greatly weakened his role on the court. The effect was not manifested.

As a result, the Jazz just watched Li Chengming explode suddenly. He scored 7 points in a row and assisted his teammates twice. He teamed up with Lewis to lead the team to a 14:5.

The score suddenly approached 5 points, and Jazz coach Sloan immediately called a timeout.

Jerry Sloan was also a player and had a brilliant career. He is a two-time star player with a simple style of play and is known for his defense. This may be why the team's style is obvious and the defense is iron-blooded after he coaches.

Under his leadership, this Shuangsha 2.0 Jazz team quickly became a strong player in the Western Conference, with a sharp offense and a solid defense, especially the defensive champions led by Kirilenko and Brewer in the team, which made the Jazz's striker rotation Defense is terrible.

As the core of the offensive end, Deron and Boozer are not defensive loopholes. Compared with the Magic who rely more on the defensive rotation of Bogans on the outside and Howard on the inside, the Jazz rely more on the system to operate.

Similarly, in a mature system, certain players with specialties are easier to play.

Just like in this game, when Deron and Boozer were in poor state due to being focused on defense, Okur and others stood up.

Okur scored 4 points on all 10 shots in the first quarter, and because of his threat on the offensive end, he pulled the Magic's defense apart and made them exhausted defensively.

But in the second quarter, Okur rested off the court, and the outside shooter Korver replaced by the Jazz failed to play the effect. As a result, the same tactic was used twice in a row, giving the Magic a chance.

Coupled with the fact that the Magic regained their form on the offensive end and prevented them from defending and counterattacking, the situation was reversed all of a sudden.

After the timeout, Sloan brought Harprin up to replace Korver, and Deron returned to the field. The team needed him to organize the offense.

The Jazz stabilized the situation at once, but the Magic also showed momentum, and Van Gundy also brought Nelson up, and then started the "Grand Gate pick and roll".

Regardless of whether it is Lewis or Li Chengming, because of the long range, and one is flexible and maneuverable, and the other is powerful and impactful, the tactical changes after the pick-and-roll are unpredictable. It depends on the opponent's response to adapt to the situation.

Although it is a pick-and-roll team, in fact, this Jazz team can't defend the pick-and-roll well, especially when AK47, who works the most on the defensive end, is sitting on the sidelines to rest.

It may also be because the first quarter led too much at once, which made the old coach Sloan relax a little bit, and planned to give the main players more rest time. Who would have thought that this rest would cause problems.

Deron's pursuit and defense speed, awareness and attitude are not enough. Boozer is also strong in offense and weak in defense. This is also the biggest gap between the new "Shuangsha" and the old predecessors.

Kirilenko is the defensive core of this Jazz team, and the Jazz team's defense has also dropped to a level after he left the field. It is naturally difficult to defend against the Magic team that has regained its offensive state and even played more and more courageously. of.

In fact, there is no need to form a dislocation. If the Jazz don't do a lot of double-teaming and rotation-this especially tests the Jazz players' ability to help defend and rotate. Li Chengming can punish their inside defense in the low post alone.

By the time the two teams switched back to each other's starters in the second half and Li Chengming also took a break, it had become a tug-of-war within 5 points. The two teams had to fight for every goal until the last half minute of the first half.

First, Okur, who was full of touch in this game, hit an open shot again. Because Turkoglu couldn't stand his body because he jumped too hard, he also paid for a foul and made an additional penalty. The Jazz led by 6 points.

Then in the last 8 seconds, the Magic quickly served the ball from the backcourt, Turkoglu handed it to Nelson, Nelson passed Lewis in seconds, Lewis directly missed the shot from outside the three-point line, but luckily grabbed an offensive rebound and made a second offensive throw. Come in, and then the whistle sounds.

At the end of the halftime game, the Magic entered the intermission with a 53:57, 4-point disadvantage.

The locker room of the visiting team in the energy arena is like the oppression of the sound waves imposed by the arena just now. The space is narrow and the cabinets are still very cramped. Especially for Li Chengming, he feels out of breath when he comes in.

But it's not the first time for a rookie to play an away game. For example, he has experienced the dilapidated locker room of the visiting team in the Holy City and the thin air on the Nuggets Plateau. Li Chengming is not so glass-hearted.

It's just that after entering the halftime behind, I was a little depressed, but before the head coach Van Gundy came back, Captain Nelson stood up and applauded everyone.

In fact, Howard is also the captain, but he can't be expected to do this kind of thing, but he has his share in adjusting the atmosphere with a smile afterwards.

This also made Van Gundy's work easier after he came back, and immediately began to seriously point out some of the problems everyone had in the first half.

In the half court, the Magic had more shots, a slightly worse shooting percentage, and more rebounds, but they had less than ten assists.

This shows that they have an advantage in matchups, and it would be foolish not to take advantage of them, but it can also be seen that the opponent's defense against their singles is more of interference rather than direct double-teaming to vacate another opportunity.

Correspondingly, the opposite Jazz had nearly 20 assists in halftime. If 57 points are not counted as free throws, it can be said that every goal is the result of an assist.

"There is no doubt that our defensive oppression is not enough for them to play this smooth cooperation. In the second half, I need you to show your aggressiveness..."

In fact, Van Gundy also knows that it is a bit difficult to say this, because the decline in the Magic's defensive strength must be related to back-to-back exhaustion, and they cannot be expected to have the strength of the second quarter in the second half.

Even if they can't overtake the score in the third quarter, it will be even more difficult for them in the fourth quarter.

But in addition to strength and state, the game sometimes also depends on perseverance and determination.

"Can you do it?"

"can!"

"MIGIC—"

"GO!!!"

(End of this chapter)