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

Chapter 234 The Price of Youth

In the second quarter, the Magic's offensive state recovered and some points were recovered. Lewis made consecutive three-pointers and scored 12 points in a single quarter. The Magic only trailed by 50 points 56:6 at halftime.

Today, CCTV commented on the game again with Sun and Zhang. Because Houston is currently in a bad situation, falling behind by a big score, and there is no hope of a comeback, so more and more domestic fans put their hopes on Series 2: 0 leading Magic team, Li Chengming's head.

And the Magic team did play well, but today, they felt as if they had lost their souls. Not to mention the offense, they were completely beaten by their opponents in defense. Even Howard seemed a little unable to keep up.

In fact, it should be said that it is tied up.

And the two commentators also mentioned some essential problems, such as the state of the Magic, the referee's penalty, and the home momentum of the Eagles. All kinds of reasons made today's game beyond everyone's expectations.

Of course, the Magic rebounded somewhat in the second quarter, so the key to winning or losing should be concentrated in the third quarter. If the Eagles can open the score again, then according to today's situation, the momentum of the Magic will be suppressed again , it will be very troublesome later.

But if the Magic can play back directly in the third quarter like the first game, there will be no suspense about the subsequent results.

Director Zhang said: "I think this game is still very important for the Magic, because if they fail to win the first away game, it may give the opponent momentum, and the next away game may be even more difficult to win. If the series becomes 2:2..."

For domestic fans, this is really a painful experience that they don't want to recall.

You must know that Houston is currently 1:2 behind, and in the game played on the same day, they are also currently behind in score, and it is likely to become a 1:3 result.

It can be said that Houston is already standing on the edge of a cliff.

Now, in the absence of Dayao, facing the opponent who was turned over last season, domestic fans can no longer hope that they can stage a miracle of comeback.

Director Sun echoed: "It is true that the Eagles cannot be brought into play. The players on both teams are very young, and the Magic do not have a lot of experience in the playoffs. If the momentum changes, the situation may be uncertain There will also be unforeseen changes.”

While they were worried, the intermission ended quickly, and the third quarter officially started. All fans were also paying attention to the progress of the game.

Especially for domestic fans, the fourth game of the series at home in Houston on the same day just ended, and the Jazz made another victory, changing the series score to 3:1.

Although the results of these three games are not big, but a loss is a loss. It can only be said that the Jazz is not as strong as imagined, and Houston has experienced 22 consecutive victories in the regular season, and the players have practiced. become tough enough.

However, the gap in hard power made the result of the game develop in a direction that could have been expected long ago.

The only fortunate thing is that they also won a home victory to avoid the shame of being swept away.

So the Magic and Li Chengming have really become "the only hope in the village" at this time, especially when they have a great advantage, they really don't want to see the Magic repeat the mistakes of Houston in the past.

But at Atlanta's home court, with the support of the home fans, the Eagles players showed a good competitive state today. After returning from the intermission, they continued the strength of the first half.

Howard on the Magic side quickly accumulated 4 fouls under Smith's strong kill and had to leave the field early.

Li Chengming also played a bit restrained after he came on the court, not only because he also had 3 fouls on his body, but also because he made a lot of mistakes on the offensive end today. Not to mention the two offensive fouls, it was him at the end of the first quarter. Continuous pass errors were seized by the opponent to widen the point difference.

Obviously, when the defense can be directly scaled, Li Chengming's passing route is grasped, and it is easy for the Eagles' athletic wing defenders to intercept.

Woodson's training on the defensive end has been effective, and his disciples are also able to seize fleeting opportunities.

Li Chengming can truly appreciate the difference between the playoffs and the regular season at this time, and the interval is only a few days. When he was at home before, he felt that he was still at the standard of the regular season, and he even had a bit of an advantage. Now it has reversed all of a sudden. It's too much for him to adapt.

However, Van Gundy, the head coach of the Magic, has seen the world after all, and Turkoglu is also a veteran who has played for 8 seasons and can hold the field. It can be said that after entering the playoffs, he has become the stable morale of the Magic. that one.

In this difficult time, he stood up in time, used cover to kill the basket continuously and caused fouls, which continued the offensive rhythm of the Magic, at least not allowing the score to be further stretched.

And Lewis finally showed the role of Mr. Billion. After many unsuccessful attempts in the first half, he seemed to have finally found a shooting rhythm that suits him. It is not high, but it is also very good at attracting the attention of some defenders on the opposite side.

In this way, an opportunity was also created for Li Chengming.

As a team, it should be driven by each other in this way so that we can move forward together.

The most important thing is that his teammates stood up, which relieved Li Chengming of some of his worries.

Originally, he more or less felt that he was the only savior of the team. Although he wouldn't just drift away, his mentality was still not stable, so he was shaken before. After re-stabilizing his mentality at this time, Li Chengming also went all out and let go. hands and feet.

In fact, sometimes it is good to lag behind, the so-called death and survival.

Moreover, the referee's call depends on the situation. The whistle in the first half was biased enough, and the Eagles have also benefited. At this time, they will return to balance. This is a strategy and everyone's default rule, otherwise It became a real black whistle.

In this case, Li Chengming felt that it was right after two trials, and then directly took over the banner of the Magic's offense.

After all, Howard has the highest shooting percentage on the Magic, but Li Chengming has the most stable offensive efficiency. Basically, being able to hand the ball to him in one round means that the attack has a high probability of success.

It's just that Li Chengming didn't dare to attack before. In fact, his efficiency of 8 of 6 shots was not bad before, but at this time, the Eagles still relaxed their vigilance against him.

Defensive arrangement is one thing, but changes in the situation on the court will also allow players to have their own judgments, and it is not so easy to pull back.

Until Li Chengming made several low-post offenses in a row, and even once faced Williams and turned around and directly killed him to the basket. They all said hi directly, and Howard even waved a towel and danced.

Woodson realized something was wrong, so he quickly called a timeout. One was to interrupt the Magic's start, and the other was to remind the players not to relax their defense against Li Chengming.

Li Chengming finished high-fiving his teammates one by one. Although they were still behind in points, everyone looked very excited.

Even Van Gundy laughed for a while before he began to remind everyone that the game has not yet been won, and we still need to continue to work hard.

(End of this chapter)