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

Chapter 243
At this time, Lewis returned to the court, and the Magic changed another offensive mode. The four of them looked for opportunities through outside pulls and covering air cuts, helping Li Chengming clear one side and let him play singles.

Turkoglu and a point guard can control the ball and decide the transfer of the ball at the same time on the field, and this method can often create opportunities for open space at the basket. As long as the opposite one fails to keep up, the pass is a success Attack, and even have a chance to score 2+1.

Of course, the most important thing is Li Chengming's position. His ability to attract double-teams and deliver the ball in time can find opportunities for teammates in an instant and tear apart the opponent's defense.

His passing has become more and more secure and sharp. Before the playoffs, he also exchanged for a "Hawkeye" skill, just to increase his vision and instant judgment, and the effect is naturally not to be said.

In the last minute and a half of the first quarter, the Magic scored a 7:1. The Cavaliers only relied on Pavlovich to cause Li Chengming's foul, and scored 1 point with one of two free throws.

By the end of the first quarter, the Magic had already led by 9 points, which made the home fans very excited.

Since entering the playoffs, the Amway Center has been full, and the ticket prices have repeatedly hit new highs. Ticket prices were originally only in the middle of the league, but now they are approaching the upper reaches of the league.

The NBA's home ticket prices are not static, but will change with various factors, mainly depending on the appeal to fans.

For example, the attendance rate of the Bucks is usually [-] to [-]%, but combined with the ticket price, it looks very shabby.

This season, especially in the second half of the season, because of the team's excellent performance, the Magic has experienced two waves of sharp rises in home ticket prices. After the first round of the playoffs, the opponent in the second round is still the Cavaliers. The home fans are more emotional, and the price increase is a matter of course.

Of course, it is still incomparable with places like Los Angeles and New York, but among the current playoff teams, they are at least in the middle.

If it continues, it may reach an unimaginable level in the finals.

This is also a great advantage for the team to enter the playoffs. The ticket revenue for a home game is considerable, and the farther you go, the more you earn.

After all, next season may need to face the pressure to renew Li Chengming's contract early, and it is always good for them to make more money.

The score in the first quarter was 18:27. Except for the Magic scoring 7 points in the last minute, they scored 20 points in the first [-] minutes and the Cavaliers actually felt a little different.

Director Zhang of the CCTV commentary seat smiled and said: "The offensive efficiency of the two teams in the first quarter was actually not high. The Magic team only played an efficient offense in the last minute or so. Opportunities to get unguarded under the basket by the opponent's defense expanding out."

Yoga added: "This is actually a manifestation of the strength gap between the two teams. The Cavaliers' defensive strategy is very correct. They can't let Li Chengming open, so they can only bet that after the ball is passed, other Magic players can't play. Enter.

"However, the Magic also know this, so they increase the players' ball passing and off-the-ball running and air cuts. This kind of offense has high risks and high returns. The Cavaliers' defense is too inclined to the outside. So that after the ball is passed to the basket, they must have no time to return to defense."

Director Zhang also said: "In fact, the defense of the two teams in the first quarter achieved the desired effect. The biggest problem for the Cavaliers is the offense. When James was targeted, other teammates failed to stand up.

"But James' shooting is a big problem. If it was Kobe, if you dare to let me shoot, I will shoot directly. I will never have to break through and fall into the opponent's defensive trap. I can't hit in this way, and my teammates can't pass it out. It’s good to go straight…”

Some Cavaliers (James) fans directly pressed mute, at least to make themselves more comfortable.

However, the sound could not be heard, but the screen could still be seen. After the second quarter continued, the Cavaliers' offense still did not improve much, and in the end it turned out to be Big Z's singles.

Director Zhang just said that the rest of the Cavaliers cannot stand up. At this time, Big Z relied on a few tough singles to tell everyone that he still has strength.

It's just that the efficiency is not high, and the lethality is not strong enough, which is completely acceptable for the Magic, and it is not enough to change their defensive strategy.

Just let you fight slowly, how can you beat us all by yourself?
The reason why Mike Brown has led the team well in the past two years, but he is still quite criticized is because in the eyes of many people, especially James fans, he has no real skills at all.

The team is led by James, and it is also his credit for the credit. What does it matter to the head coach?

On the contrary, the strength of the Cavaliers has declined this season. This is because the manager's deal has not been done well, and the state of his teammates has also declined. It has nothing to do with James.

Anyway, no pot...

Of course, although Mike Brown is not that bad, he still has two brushes in training defense, but on the offensive end, I don't know if it is because of the lineup configuration, or because he really has no idea, and it is true that he has not been able to bring the team. nice change.

It was not obvious during the regular season, because at that time James could use his breakthrough to drive his teammates as much as he wanted. Under the premise of low-intensity games, other people are more suitable to play.

But in the playoffs, not to mention the objective external reasons such as shooting and confrontation, the shortcomings of the players' own psychological quality have also been exposed.

After playing for more than two minutes in the second quarter, the Cavaliers not only failed to close the score, but were also stretched to double digits. This is still in the case that the Magic's offensive efficiency is not very high today.

Maybe it was really too long a rest, even Howard and Li Chengming, who were originally the most stable, seemed a little unfamiliar.

I don't know whether it was James or Mike Brown who couldn't stand it first. Anyway, after the timeout, the Cavaliers immediately replaced James, who had just rested for more than three minutes.

James' physical fitness has always been praised, not only because of his body's amazing strength, explosive power and even speed, but also because of his abundant physical strength, which can support him enough to stay focused in a game of more than 40 minutes.

Of course, distributing physical strength is still very important, even if it is James, it is impossible to hit the ball hard, so it is estimated that he will have no physical strength before the fourth quarter.

So this time he came back, played a supporting role for a while to see the effect, and let Delonte West handle the ball.

West is a combo guard with good ball handling and shooting. The first step of the breakthrough is very fast. The key is that he has a strong body and is not afraid of confrontation inside.

The guard group on the Magic team hates this type of guard the most, because they are also not afraid of confrontation, but they often can't keep up with the speed, not to mention that West's offensive rhythm is also good.

However, West didn't feel very good today. He missed both of his two shots in the first quarter, and he missed both of his shots this time.

The Magic now often use lineups without point guards in the transition phase of the rotation. It is either Turkoglu or Lee Chengming who dominates the ball, so Arroyo is gradually being marginalized.

In fact, since Arroyo returned from that injury, his performance has not been very good. During Turkoglu's injury, Van Gundy did not fail to give him a chance, but he did not grasp it.

Entering the playoffs, he doesn't have too many opportunities to perform, especially now that Li Chengming has also increased the role of holding the ball. Arroyo's role is gradually becoming irrelevant, and his shooting does not support him too much. play.

It is estimated that the Magic will not renew his contract next season.

(End of this chapter)