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

Chapter 236
As expected, after the fourth quarter of the game, the referee had the idea of ​​"we tried our best in the first three quarters, and we started to let it go in the fourth quarter", and the scale of whistle-blowing was relaxed a lot.

For the two teams, the situation is so ebb and flow. After the Eagles' shooting was interfered by the confrontation, coupled with the impact of the decline in physical strength, the natural efficiency also declined; Stand up, the other side can't hold him at all.

The tactic of cutting Huo was what they had to use when they really had nothing to do. As a result, Howard actually withstood the pressure at this time, and only missed 4 of 1 consecutive free throws. In just over three minutes, Howard scored 9 free throws. point.

Unknowingly, the point difference was slightly opened up by the Magic.

If it weren't for Smith's state and spirit today, and he bit the score through continuous low-post singles, maybe the Eagles would have collapsed directly under this wave of rhythm.

For the Eagles, which had fallen behind 0:2 in the series, there was no other choice at this time. Woodson then brought all the main players back to the court.

On Van Gundy's side, they only let Turkoglu and Lewis come back, and Li Chengming continued to stay on the court to rest.

Now the situation is favorable to the Magic, they just need to stabilize the situation.

Johnson hit a three-pointer as soon as he came back, and Horford, as a rookie, also performed very well in this playoffs. On the offensive end, he was the most stable member of the Eagles in these three games.

Because he has a stable shot and has a certain ability to attack independently in the low post. Of course, it is mainly due to his offensive positioning in the Eagles. He eats cakes and receives more assists when he is open. It is definitely impossible to fight.

Among the current rookies who have performed well in the regular season, Durant, Jeff Green and others have already gone fishing first, while Li Chengming, Horford, Scola and others have performed well in the playoffs, which also verifies The fineness of this year's rookies is indeed not bad.

It's a pity that after this round of the series, Horford and Scola should also go fishing.

However, although the Eagles' offense has picked up, they still cannot prevent it.

In the absence of Li Chengming, the Magic also have a set of their "regular" style of play. Howard plays singles in the interior to catch the ball, attracting defenses and directing the ball to the outside to transmit opportunities.

And if it is really difficult to pass the ball, Nelson or Turkoglu will implement pick-and-roll tactics. Howard and Lewis are the two most common shooting points. Evans will ambush in the bottom corner. Ready to shoot a three-pointer whenever he catches the ball.

Maybe it's because of the momentum, the state of everyone on the Magic team has improved a lot compared to the first half, and their offensive enthusiasm has increased.

Under normal circumstances, the Eagles couldn't defend them, and finally went back to the old way, implementing foul tactics. In addition to hoping for Howard's free throws to pull the hips, there is also disrupting the Magic's offensive rhythm.

In fact, it has achieved a certain effect. Howard's free throws are still not stable, making two free throws and one in a row, and this has indeed affected the Magic's offense.

Of course, the result of this is that apart from Eagles fans, no fan who sees this kind of game that is continuously interrupted and free throws will be happy.

Of course, everyone still hopes to see wonderful sports goals and a continuous offensive rhythm, rather than such intermittent games, but a game with a full sense of presence of referees and whistles.

However, in competitive sports, as long as you can win the game, even if you play ugly, so what?

The ratings of the finals in 05 were poor, and everyone didn't like to watch them, but after the Spurs won the championship, many people will only remember this championship and ignore the so-called ugly process.

There are even many people who want to find out and reminisce, although I don't know if they can really review the game.

Of course, the ugliness at that time was based on everyone's defensive competition, not free throws.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Van Gundy didn't hold back, and directly took Li Chengming back to the court.

At this time, Li Chengming had also rested long enough, and with his resilience, the remaining 4 minutes of playing at this time were just about the same.

"Li Chengming has played, and now the Magic are still leading, but the Eagles are also playing very tenaciously. This game is likely to be a stalemate until the end. Let's see if Li Chengming can still play a role after he comes back."

After Li Chengming returned to the court, the Eagles' defensive center of gravity was about to shift to his side immediately, and he also cast a shadow on him.

However, the Magic insisted on clearing one side and let Li Chengming catch the ball in the weak side and play singles. The Eagles were not good at stopping Li Chengming from catching the ball. , the Eagles can only flop to cheat fouls.

But at this time, the referee didn't give face so much. He tried twice to let Li Chengming either make a half-open shot, or make a layup with a European step on the move, and he could only double-team honestly.

The overall feel of the Magic outside today is relatively average, wasting some opportunities, but they can always get shots, and they can hit some, and the shooting training may gradually improve the feel, so the Eagles dare not relax. However, there was a loophole in the bottom line after the inside defense, and the Magic would naturally not miss such an opportunity.

Their offense has always been mobile, especially when looking for opportunities. The Eagles are also hard to defend, and they are often slipped through the back door.

There was even a time when Smith blocked Evans' outside shot. As a result, Li Chengming just caught the dropped ball under the basket, went straight back and scored and caused a foul by Horford.

The disadvantage of young people's inexperience is reflected. In contrast, although Li Chengming will pay some young price and expose some weaknesses, compared with Horford, he is often so mature and calm that he doesn't seem to be at this age at all. rookie.

"Li Chengming is the backbone of the Magic's offense. When he came back, he felt that the overall offense of the Magic was different."

Director Zhang's tone was very excited, while Director Sun said: "The point difference is widening. This is bad news for the Eagles. It is about to enter the last 2 minutes of the game. The more they go down, the more they want to close the score. The harder it gets, the more anxious the mentality will become..."

Sure enough, the Eagles are still a very young team. When the time enters the last 2 minutes, because in the past period of time they have been able to respond to the Magic's side every time, but they can't help the Magic's offensive loss. Seizing the opportunity to get close to the score, it was obviously a 7-point gap, but it was like a natural moat, making it difficult for them to overcome.

In this way, my heart naturally became more and more anxious, and as a result, my hand movements became bigger and bigger when defending.

At the beginning, the referee wanted to tolerate the home court a little and turned a blind eye to it, but if it went too far, he had to stand up and limit it at this time.

This time it was Smith who pulled Howard directly from mid-air. The movement was a bit big, and Howard fell more painfully. Fortunately, he did a good job of self-protection. He didn't slow down in one breath.

In this way, the happy beast was also aroused, and as soon as it recovered, it got up and headed towards Smith.

(End of this chapter)