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

Chapter 180 Only Three Points Away
"Howard has accumulated three fouls in the first half, which will be a big hidden danger for the Magic."

Although Howard's opponents on the court can still use hacking tactics to limit him. He has suffered many losses before, but there is no way. No one called Howard's free throws.

When he is good, he can only miss two or three. When he is bad, he can also miss four consecutive shots like the previous game against the Mavericks.

Of course, from the perspective of probability, his overall hit rate of less than 60% can be regarded as a very real reflection of this point. It is only reasonable to be targeted by the opponent, after all, everything is for victory.

And the more critical the moment, the more unstable the mentality, the more critical it is to use this trick.

But before the opponent used this tactic in this game, Howard himself banned himself first.

Of course, he is also to make up for his teammates. In fact, if he is pulled out, whether it is Li Chengming or Lewis inside the Magic, under the pick-and-roll attack of the Lakers, there will be problems in defense, and it is impossible for him to let it go. in spite of.

If he didn't move because he was afraid of a foul and let the Lakers attack the frame, then he wouldn't have such a defensive effect. After all, the Lakers paid the price of wasting some offensive opportunities in order to beat him down.

Of course, this is definitely worth it for the Lakers, because Howard's impact on the Magic's defense is obvious. He is the kind of man who can support a defensive system on his own.

He is also currently the strongest contender for DPOY this season. Even compared to MVP, he may be more competitive for this award. The biggest opponent is Garnett of the Celtics.

In terms of defensive data, he is still inferior to Garnett, because the overall defensive performance of the Magic this season is relatively average, the team's defense can only be ranked in the top ten in the league, and many victories rely on Their offense is open, that is, they score more than their opponents. Once the offense is unfavorable and they fail to defend, they can only GG.

But the Magic does not have any impressive defensive champions, and it is completely supported by Howard alone, which is also a plus.

Apart from the two of them, Camby and Battier are also good, but their stars are not as good, and they are not impressive enough. They are basically running with them.

Yang Yi said at this time: "The Lakers' tactical idea just now is actually very clear. Kobe's purpose is to beat Howard down, so that the Magic's defense will be directly weakened, and Van Gundy's formation seems to be a bit The problem has become that Li Chengming and Howard are almost at the same level."

Li Chengming is because he has been playing for a long time, and he can't let him consume too much energy. He has to take it off and rest for a while. At the same time, all the generals rested off the court, watching helplessly as the opponent overtook the score.

Seeing that the timeout came back, the Magic's offense improved, but they still couldn't defend. Van Gundy was not in a hurry to put Li Chengming back. Instead, when the ball was dead in the last minute, he took Howard back first and held it well. After two defensive rounds, although he only defended one, it was considered a waste of opponents.

Moreover, the offensive has also been completed, which can be regarded as the achievement of the strategic goal.

What I didn't expect was that when the Lakers attacked for the last time, they made a mistake in passing and receiving the ball themselves, and gave the ball to the Magic in vain.

In the last 11 seconds of the game, the ball was dead, and Van Gundy took advantage of the opportunity to bring Li Chengming up again.

"Li Chengming came back to play the last attack of the first half. Actually, Li Chengming didn't get too many shots in the first half, but he created a lot of opportunities for the Magic's outside line. They also grasped them. The shooting percentage is good. But the Lakers' shooting seems to be more accurate, and the score is still leading..."

"Let's take a look at the last offensive round. Li Chengming was defended around the front again. Turkoglu didn't pass the ball rashly and let him pull out to cover. Both of them were misplaced after the pick-and-roll. Turkoglu made a three-pointer Off the line against Odom dribbled a jumper and shot straight—”

After the light was on, the ball swiped into the frame. The Turk's attack timing was very precise, especially when the opponent dared not defend for fear that he would pass to Li Chengming.

Director Zhang immediately said: "At least half of the credit is due to Li Chengming. He restrained the Lakers' defensive attention. Otherwise, Turkoglu couldn't shoot so easily if Odom came up to interfere."

Filled with a smile: "After the goal was scored, the Magic team was only three points behind and entered the halftime break. There is still something to play in the second half."

Director Zhang said: "The Lakers had a big problem in the last attack. If there were no mistakes, Kobe would definitely be able to score one under the pressure of time. Here and there are four points out. But the Magic also seized the opportunity. The first The two teams led each other in the first quarter and the second quarter, so it was a tie."

Yang Yi suddenly asked: "Director Zhang thinks, does this lineup of the Lakers have been able to compete for the championship?"

In view of the early confrontation between O'Neal and Dayao, and then McGrady and Kobe's matchup between South Murong and North Qiaofeng, coupled with Kobe's continuous scoring performances, and the influence of Director Zhang's commentary, the number of domestic Comets is still quite large. Yes, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is now the number one star in the NBA in China.

Although there may be more supporters of Dayao, it is mostly out of compatriots' standpoint.

Jordan was strong back then, but when he was strong, many people in China didn't watch the game. In the eyes of many people who just watched the game, Kobe was like "first love", and the meaning was extraordinary.

It's a pity that after O'Neal left, the Lakers were struggling on the edge of the playoffs. No matter how good Kobe's personal data was, he couldn't compare his results with others.

Now the Lakers have really strengthened. Even if many people don't think Gasol is so good, they at least see hope.

Zhang directed the hard-core Comey to think for a while before saying: "I think there is still a dream, what if it comes true? At least now with Gasol, the Lakers finally have a reliable star inside, with Kobe As a bottom line, if other players can play more stably, the upper limit of this team can still be expected."

This is nonsense, and then they immediately discussed the Magic and the comparison between the two teams.

Director Zhang said: "The current Magic team, after all, is the number one team in the league. It must be better than the Lakers. This game does not explain any problems. My opinion is that the Magic team is now a better team, but The Lakers have stronger individuals here!"

Yang Yi hurriedly added: "This is a personal subjective opinion. I have the same opinion as Director Zhang. But I am actually quite optimistic about the current head of the Hornets, Chris Paul. He is also ranked at the top right now. The top three on the MVP list, the Hornets have a good record this season..."

In the latest issue of the official MVP list, because he leads the league first, Howard also temporarily ranks first, leading the Hornets to get rid of their status as a big belly and rank among the top three in the Western Conference, and Paul, who leads the list of assists and steals Ranked second, suppressing James, Garnett and Duncan.

The sixth to tenth places are Nash, Kobe, Dayao, Ginobili, and Stoudemire, that is, the Pistons and Jazz. The top three, but no one entered the top ten of the MVP list.

Of course, Boozer was once on the list because of his outstanding performance at the beginning of the game. The Pistons are really not popular at all. Who told them that they can't overwhelm others?

So it is not wrong to say that they are "civilians", at least there are no bright spots in the statistics, which is not good for personal honor, but if they can keep winning, this is not a problem.

(End of this chapter)