Chapter 272

If in a game, one side has no way to retreat and gives it a go, but the other side plays conservatively or even relaxes because of too much lead, it is easy to be beaten in a few minutes.

And if he is beaten up, it is not impossible for the situation of the game to be rewritten.

Strength is the foundation, and it is true that you can't change your fate by fighting chicken blood, but it is based on the premise that both parties take it seriously.

But one side is tight and the other side is loose, and the intensity of the game on both sides is different, so the effect of the game is naturally very different.

After all, who isn't an NBA player anymore?
There are still many accidental factors in basketball games, and many comebacks also appear at unexpected rhythm points. How could it be a miracle?
What's more, Li Chengming is playing with a substitute on the Magic team. From the perspective of the lineup, it is unlikely to be able to match the opponent's main force.

The offense relied too much on Li Chengming, and the defensive zone defense was slow due to the rotation of the forward line. After the opposite side was released, it was impossible to interfere in time. As a result, the opposite three-point line exploded, three consecutive three-pointers.

In fact, this is also part of the head coach's formation. It's not that Van Gundy didn't expect the opponent to put all his eggs in one basket. His purpose is also to use offense to maintain the situation. It would be best if he could open it up.

In fact, if the Magic's lineup makes good use of Li Chengming's restraint, they can get a lot of good opportunities from the outside. If they grasp it, at least the offense will definitely be able to match.

In terms of playing against each other, the Magic are definitely worthy of any team in the league.

As long as such a lead can be maintained, when the main force returns, the game can be closed directly.

But now that the situation has become like this, Van Gundy has to consider whether to bring back the main lineup in advance to stabilize the situation so as not to accidentally overturn.

In the end, he still didn't dare to take risks. Howard, Turkoglu and others all returned to the court. Li Chengming was still in the third position, and the defense was still zone defense. Li Chengming was offline, and he and Howard paid attention to the opponent's bottom line Just cut in.

In this way, whether it is Howard next to him or Evans here on the flank, they can withdraw at any time to help Li Chengming reduce the pressure of the rotation, so as to prevent the opponent from using his speed to play the effect.

However, in the first attack when the main lineup came back, Howard's layup was interrupted by the big Z and the referee did not blow the whistle.

The Cavaliers won another fast-break opportunity. James succeeded in catching the pass from West, and Evans had to avoid it when he couldn't stop it.

The point difference was narrowed to less than 10 points. With more than eight minutes left in the game, this is of course an unsafe advantage for the Magic, and it also gave the Cavaliers hope.

At this time, the home fans also realized that the home team was in danger. Rather than being overturned at home, they would of course prefer to see a smooth victory and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Therefore, many fans stood up directly, and the audience also Shouting "Let's Go Magic" together under the guidance of DJ.

This round, Li Chengming came up to catch the ball, and the opponent did not rush up to double-team, but Smith dared not let him go at all. As a result, Li Chengming lobped him in the low post and faced Turkoglu who was facing West.

After the Turk regained his form, his confidence also improved a lot. Facing West's defense, he took advantage of his height and arm length to make jump shots directly after a little testing.

The height gap between the two is too big. West has tried his best, but he can't interfere with each other at all.

At this moment, Li Chengming suddenly glanced at James, who was staring at Evans in the other corner, with a strange look in his eyes.

Having said that, logically speaking, even if James' defense is not good, but in terms of height and size, the effect of him defending Turkoglu should be better than West, the 1.9-meter "little man".

But I don't know if it was the arrangement of the head coach Mike Brown, or West's own wishes, that he distributed the defense like this.

Of course, it must have nothing to do with James. He has to listen to the coach's arrangement, and he can't compete with his teammates for credit.

That's right, that's it...

But back to the offensive end, James took the ball and used the cover to break through Lewis, because the overall movement speed of the Magic lineup is relatively slow, and it is impossible for Howard to return to the basket immediately after being led away by the big Z, so once James kills Inside the free throw line, Lewis can only foul and pull him down.

James made two free throws, Li Chengming got stuck in the position and hit the ball first, Howard protected the backcourt rebound, and the Magic quickly advanced.

Evans and Lewis went directly to the frontcourt, and Turkoglu responded in the center. After receiving Howard's pass, he took a look and passed to Lewis in a 45-degree three-point position on the left in seconds.

Lewis missed a three-pointer, and Big Z protected the rebound.

However, there are still more people in the backcourt of the Magic, and the Cavaliers have no chance to break fast, so they can only lay down and organize the offense.

Director Zhang said at this time: "It's a pity for this ball. Lewis feels good today and is expected to get 20+ again. Maybe it's because I sat down for a while and felt cold."

Director Sun said with a smile: "If this goal is scored, the Cavaliers may have to call a timeout again."

"But it's obvious that the Magic has stabilized the situation, and the Cavaliers are a little bit more difficult..."

Although West's breakthrough also caused damage in this round, none of the Magic's main players were troubled by fouls today, and Li Chengming, who had the most fouls, only fouled four times.

After the Cavaliers re-sent the frontcourt ball, Big Z hit a mid-range again after receiving the pass.

As a result, the Magic team was formed by the triangle cooperation of Turkoglu, Lewis and Howard, and as long as they can continue to score, they can continue to put pressure on the Cavaliers.

As a result, the Cavaliers had two consecutive rounds. The main ball handlers, James and West, seemed to have made an agreement. Zebiak hastily violated the rule.

When the offensive team is in a favorable position with no one in front of them, the defensive team can choose to entangle with the offensive player in order to destroy the fast break, but if it directly hugs the player like this, it is reasonable to eat T.

Lewis executed this technical foul and made a free throw, and it was still the Magic's possession of the ball.

At this time, whether it is the players on the court or the supporters off the court, the hearts of the Cavaliers are shaky, and they feel that there is no hope of getting back.

Unless a miracle happens!

But if miracles happened so easily, they wouldn't be called miracles.

What's more, the Cavaliers also lack the conditions to create miracles. Their performance in the regular season has declined this season, which is very similar to today's situation. That is, James is "difficult to do it alone." Or is that what they really are.

West, who could help James the most, couldn't move in the second half of the fourth quarter, and could only shoot outside.

As a result, he received two consecutive passes from James and completely buried the Cavaliers' hopes of chasing points.

It went into the ground a few minutes ago, but it's only now completely buried.

After that, the Cavaliers were no longer angry, and James even dedicated another low-level turnover performance, passing the ball directly to Turkoglu.

As a result, Li Chengming, who happened to be next to him, twisted his big butt and moved forward bravely. After receiving a pass from Turkoglu, he jumped past the chasing Szczerbiak and James, and then directly slammed on the spot. .

This ball completely ignited the atmosphere at home, and all the fans cheered up.

Dayao on the sidelines laughed so hard that the word "囧" appeared on his face, and Amy Adams stood up and laughed and applauded.

(End of this chapter)

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