From sparring to superstar

Chapter 294 292. T-Mac is on full fire!

After finishing the on-site interviews after the game and chatting with celebrities and dignitaries, Li Ao returned to the locker room. His body had cooled down and he stopped sweating. He went directly to the bathroom to take a shower, which was... convenient.

Open the system and check the task progress.

"Glory belongs to Angel City...Goal 2:...Leading the finals with a score of 1-0..."

Tonight went better than he thought.

After the Magic advanced to the Finals, the Clippers held a preparation meeting. Gentry proposed several strategies to defeat the Magic. The Clippers' style of play tonight is one of the established strategies.

It can't be said that it went smoothly, and the whole process was completely under their control.

But it was a little too smooth. It was so smooth that Li Ao felt that it was really difficult for the TT team to enter the finals.

If McGrady hadn't taken the initiative to learn the pick-and-roll offense, he might not have been able to pass the Nets' test.

Li Ao returned to the locker room after taking a shower, and his teammates were also talking about how smoothly they won tonight's game.

Jordan had the word "arrogant" written on his face at this moment, and he laughed at the Magic team's response. He also used some personal information to emphasize that he scored 7 points in the second quarter at the beginning of the second quarter and forced the opponent to replace Tracy McGrady in advance.

Li Ao was a little speechless. The God of Basketball is really going to be strong in his life.

As the playoffs progress, Jordan's personal strength advantage becomes smaller and smaller... When his physical strength is at its best, he is naturally the best singles point, but most of the time he can only rely on deterrence and experience to help the team.

Of course, even so, Jordan is still the key and indispensable member for the Clippers to have a chance to win the championship. If Jordan hadn't joined, the Clippers would have had to wait at least two years to get to where they are now. , O'Neal Jr., Big Q and others have grown up. It is estimated that Li Ao and Big Q will have a chance to compete for the championship in the last year of their rookie contracts.

Moreover, Jordan's current operation of bringing in private goods is not bragging. He just wants to emphasize that without his explosion at the beginning of the second quarter, the strategy they chose after the first quarter tonight would not have been implemented so smoothly in the last three quarters.

After ridiculing Rivers, Jordan became serious: "Although we won smoothly tonight, we can't be careless and be careful about the changes they make."

Odom asked: "Isn't Rivers' adaptability very poor? Do we still have to worry about him?"

Jordan glared at Odom and said: "His adaptability is poor, but Duncan and McGrady are not bad. We are playing in the finals, and winning will be the championship. Under this kind of motivation and pressure, it is easiest to inspire Duncan...is a little bit rigid in terms of player potential, but McGrady is a genius as talented as me and Leo."

McGrady is a super genius. When the Magic gave McGrady a seven-year, $7 million contract, he was laughed at.

Now, everyone is praising the Magic's management for being able to uncover the pearl that had been gathering dust in the Raptors.

But compared with Jordan and Li Ao, Clippers players feel that McGrady is still a bit behind.

Jordan, the god of basketball, and Li Ao, a 20-year-old double-team genius, these two are the same genius in the eyes of the Clippers players.

Is McGrady worthy?

But the words came from Jordan's mouth, and they had a completely different meaning.

Jordan continued: "And Rivers just has poor adaptability. His tactical ability is not bad. We can't guard against the tactics he created for Duncan and McGrady, and he is good at integrating the new play styles developed by his players. When it comes to tactics, in this aspect, among the coaches I know, few can compare to him.

If you have time to watch all 7 games of the Eastern Conference Finals, you will know how terrifying McGrady's talent is and how strong Rivers' ability to build a tactical system is.

We have advantages, but we must not be careless!It's best to defeat them within 6 games. The further you go, the scarier they will be. "

When Li Ao heard this, he recalled the Eastern Conference Finals and quickly sorted it out... The God of Basketball was right!

In the first few games, Kidd almost played the TT combination by himself. Of course, he made good use of the advantages of role players, but being able to make good use of the advantages of role players is part of his strength.

But as the Eastern Conference Finals progressed, Kidd could no longer suppress the TT combination. Later, McGrady even broke Kidd's restrictions on him.

This style is similar to Stone Buddha - I always win in the end.

The Clippers have the ability to limit the defense developed by Tracy McGrady in the Eastern Conference Finals, but as the finals progress, God knows what tricks these two superstars will come up with.

Li Ao raised his hands to support Jordan's caution.

He is worthy of being the god of basketball who has won all 6 finals. He is proud, but he never treats the game carelessly.

His teammates also expressed support for Jordan's analysis. At this point, if they lose... at least at this moment, they feel that they would rather die if they lose!
At this moment, Li Ao received the task prompt, and he quickly opened the system to check.

"The host is creating a terrifying competitor for itself..."

A terrifying competitor? TT combination?It's quite scary. If the Magic can change to a coach with better on-the-spot command ability to pick Rivers' peaches, or Hill can recover, or send Hill away while his trade value is still there, even if It’s a free gift to make room for free agent signings…

But what does this have to do with him? Whether the TT combination can become as invincible as the OK combination in 01 depends on the operations of the Magic team's management.

He continued to watch...

"...If the host leads the team to win the championship with Michael Jordan this time, Michael Jordan's status as the god of basketball will be even more unshakable. With such an opponent for the host to catch up with, the host's basketball career will be more exciting and he will enjoy competing with the gods. Be happy with the crown... Mission: Dancing with the Gods triggers..."

It turned out to be this.

Li Ao thought about it and it was true!

The 39-year-old Jordan came back after three years of retirement. In the first year of his comeback, he won the championship as the main player or even a key core player. Regardless of whether he won the FMVP or not, his status will be more stable.

It's not a matter of how many championships you win, unless you do something similar.

If the Clippers win the championship this year, Li Ao can't think of how to surpass Jordan.

If the FMVP is won by Jordan...

But, who cares?
I don’t want the championship that is not my FMVP?

If you want FMVP, go get it on the basis that you can win.

In tonight's game, Jordan also diligently did what he should do, with winning as his first goal.

Li Ao actually didn't think much about surpassing so and so.

He just likes to play basketball, wants to win, and wants to defeat stronger opponents. His current thinking is quite simple.

Li Ao cursed the matter of surpassing Jordan and put it behind him. Even if he has such ambition in the future, it will only happen in the future, and it will take a long time to accumulate.

不说6个FMVP，就10个得分王、5次常规赛MVP、10次一阵、9次一防……都得积攒好久，乔丹都花了13个赛季。

Li Ao continued to read the mission.

“Dancing with God:
Goal: Beat the Magic and win the championship.

Reward: 50000 achievement points.

Advanced goal: Speedrun Finals.

Advanced rewards: Winning 5 games will reward you with the skill 'Three Steps to the World Level 1'. If you sweep through and advance, you will be rewarded with a level 5 skill upgrade card and an advanced attribute point. "

Three Steps to the World... Li Ao thought of McGrady's breakthrough.

As long as there is space for McGrady to rush forward, players who are defending alone will not be able to catch up. Therefore, when McGrady has a strong inside teammate in the pick-and-roll, Kidd can't even guard him.

The Clippers could only limit McGrady's pick-and-roll offense in less than 30 minutes when Jordan played.

The level 5 skill upgrade card, 'residual blood', is already level 4. If coupled with dry pull and 'three steps to the world'... Li Ao thought of a wonderful number.

The God of Basketball is still too conservative. Why win the championship within 6 games and sweep it all!Must sweep!
...

The next morning, Li Ao saw the news, all talking about the Magic's sudden collapse in the second half of the third quarter.

Many fans didn't understand why the Magic suddenly collapsed. The Magic clearly dominated the Clippers for most of the game.

Many people watch football just to see the excitement and the score, and of course the media reports in this direction.

In fact, fans who listened carefully to the analysis of some professional commentators know that the Magic did not lose unfairly. Rivers was played by Gentry in terms of on-the-spot command, just like Kidd was played by Kidd in the Eastern Conference Finals.

But most commentators are not professional, or are unwilling to analyze from a professional perspective, preferring to make gimmicks.

And those fans who understand the game are not all willing to explain it to others. The explanation often turns into an argument, which is tiring.

After breakfast, Li Ao watched the video clips of the Magic's Eastern Conference Finals and G1 all morning.

Thinking of the resentful look in the editor's eyes when he sent the video in the morning with a chicken coop and dark circles under his eyes, he said you're welcome, you deserve the overtime pay.

The goal has become higher, and naturally we have to work harder.

It's already the finals, and there are only a few days left in the season. Extra practice or something is not as useful as studying your opponents and your own team.

During the preparation training in the afternoon, Li Ao took the lead and shouted the slogan "Sweep and win the championship" to the cameras, and the young teammates responded one after another.

G1 gave the Clippers players huge confidence.

Steve Kerr said to Jordan, who was in charge of the training: "Spider-Man is really confident, but isn't he afraid that this will irritate the opponent?"

Jordan said with an expression that I had seen through his intentions: "He did it on purpose. If the opponent wants to make changes, they have to think calmly. If the players on the opposite side hear what he said, their emotions will definitely be affected. Most of our young players , making good use of our momentum is also a good way.”

Steve Kerr rolled his eyes, the old bully.

In fact, Jordan had the same idea as Steve Kerr at the beginning. Why did the Big Spider become more and more unstable at the critical moment? But there are people who think the same as him, so he must change his view and think from another angle... After analyzing it, he felt it made sense.

After finishing the bar, Jordan added: "It is not a good thing to be overconfident. I will have to be stricter in the following training."

Ever since, the excited teammates met the harsher and more ruthless god of basketball...

This year's playoffs started with God vs. Two Shams, and the popularity continued to rise. Although the popularity of the finals was not as exaggerated as the Los Angeles Derby, G1 also had more than 2500 million paid reservations in North America, which was no less than last season's finals. .

When the footage of Spider-Man shouting for a sweep in training was played, the fans were even more excited and eager for the second game to start immediately. They wanted to see how the Magic would respond.

Like Steve Kerr, the media and fans felt that Li Ao was too crazy and wanted to sweep the championship. You must know that since 1976, more than 20 years have passed, and the NBA has only swept the championship twice.

The first time was when the Lakers played the Pistons in 89, which was the time when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was forced to retire by the devil's training camp and Magic was forced to retire early due to injury before even finishing the Finals.

The second time was in 95. Dameng and Glider relied on their rich experience to sweep the Young Sharks and Penny. That sweep was quite thrilling. The G1 and G3 Rockets only won by 5 points combined.

Rivers is not a ruthless person like a magician who gives himself a blow, and Duncan is not a rookie like Shaq and Penny who entered the finals for the first time. Instead, he is the second youngest FMVP in NBA history. He has already won the Finals in only the fifth year of his career. The stone Buddha is full of honor.

It's the finals, and the fans no longer support the Clippers one-sidedly.

In addition to the fans of the Trail Blazers, Celtics, Pacers, and 76ers who thoughtlessly supported the Clippers to win the championship because of their hatred for the Lakers, fans of other teams supported the Magic more. many.

Including a lot of Bulls fans, they don't want to see the Clippers win the championship.

Jordan didn't win the championship with the Bulls, they don't want it.

The fans were not kept waiting for too long, and the rest time passed quickly. On June 6, the second match day of the finals arrived.

At 8 p.m., Game 2 of the Finals between the Clippers and the Magic started on time.

After the game started, the Magic played as aggressively as the previous game...even more aggressively. Duncan and McGrady started the game directly.

Being able to reverse a 3-1 lead many times, Rivers' coaching characteristics are distinctive - there is no need to worry about him taking the initiative to make changes in a series where tactics have been prepared.

McGrady and Duncan have played under Rivers for two years and have become accustomed to Rivers' characteristics and have been forced to learn to make adjustments proactively.

But in just one day, it is really difficult for them to come up with something new. When they played the Nets, it took them a week to use McGrady's pick-and-roll offense in G5, let alone when they encountered strength. A significantly stronger Clippers team.

In addition to time constraints, emotions also affected the two of them.

Buddha also had three points of fire, and Duncan was stimulated by Li Ao's sweeping declaration.Scold him, mock him, hate him...it doesn't matter to him.

But some people dare to look down on him!

The last person who dared to look down on him was already swept by him in the second round, and now he has no chance to take revenge on him. Every time he fights with the fat man, he can look at him with contempt, making the fat man howl with anger, and the fat man Can't beat him in the regular season.

The boss got angry, and McGrady got angry too.

The two started in violent mode.

When McGrady attacks in the pick-and-roll, the Clippers can rely on Matt Halprin and Jordan to limit his direct attack on the frame.

To be able to defend like this against McGrady and Duncan's pick-and-roll, normally you need at least top-notch defensive power forwards such as Brian Grant, P.J. Brown, Malone, Te'lon Hill, and Dale Davis. Just fine.

It is precisely because of Jordan that the Clippers' starting lineup can perform offense and defense without a real power forward. Without Jordan, the Clippers do not have a power forward who is good at defense, so Li Ao has to do similar things. , so that the outside line lacks a single defensive arrow and an inside and outside defensive link.

However, this kind of defense is no longer enough under McGrady's reckless attack.

Duncan, who has an excellent sense of splitting, took Li Ao away. McGrady attacked hard, and O'Neal Jr. and Jordan couldn't stop him. McGrady proved this in the second quarter and the first half of the third quarter of the last game.

When McGrady gets tired of chiseling, Duncan can continue chiseling.

The peak combat power displayed by the two people is indeed comparable to that of the OK group.

However, the OK group has physical strength and blames Kobe...

So the Clippers chose to endure. Seeing that the TT combination not only went all out on the offensive end tonight, but also worked hard on the defensive end, the Clippers players were more patient.

首节前半段，魔术队16比10领先6分，后半段14比11领先3分，以30比21领先快船队9分进入第二节。

In the second quarter, the Magic still maintained strong offensive firepower, scoring 28 points in a single quarter, but the defensive end dropped a lot. They did well in defense against Li Ao and O'Neal Jr., but they did well against Bibby, Jordan, and the rotation players. Big Q's defense was not good, and all three scored 6 points. With the sporadic scores of Li Ao, O'Neal Jr., Campbell and Odom coming off the bench, the Clippers also scored 28 points in a single quarter.

After halftime, the score was 49 to 58, and the Clippers were still 9 points behind. They did not allow the Magic to continue to widen the gap and stabilize the situation!
Entering the halftime break, Li Ao returned to the locker room and immediately took Gentry, Jordan, and Bibby to discuss the details of the first half of the game, analyzing the status, strengths and weaknesses of the players on both sides, hoping to take advantage of them in the second half.

Jordan didn't play much in the first half, 14 minutes, 4 minutes before the first quarter, 4 minutes at the end of the quarter, and 6 minutes in the second half of the second quarter. This period was when McGrady was fully attacking.

As the most experienced player in the team's finals, Jordan will not be vague on such serious matters. After analyzing it for 5 minutes, his mouth was dry and he wanted to get up to get a glass of water, but he was pulled away again. Sitting down to discuss the details of the second half counterattack.

Looking at Bibby drinking water aside, Jordan was so envious, but he still had to continue. Who makes him the most experienced player in the team's finals.

Bibby basically didn't speak. His way of analyzing the game was very different from the real core players. He was purely pulled in by his juniors to make up the numbers.

He didn't feel annoyed about this, but was very grateful. If his junior brother hadn't led him, he would have offended all his teammates in the new team.

...

After returning from the intermission, the Clippers began to counterattack with all their strength. Jordan was the main attacker, and Li Ao moved to take shots and provide support. However, facing the angry and furious TT combination, the two of them and O'Neal were also at a disadvantage and could only barely hold on to the score. .

In the anxious stage, Bibby's role was reflected.

In order to guard against Jordan, who is assisted by Li Ao, the Magic team's defense must move in advance. Although under the leadership of Duncan, the movement of the other three players of the Magic team is very integrated and can make up for the players who need to be briefly released in time. There will always be loopholes, and this is an opportunity for Bibby!

Bibby lived up to the trust of his teammates. He played 8 minutes in the third quarter and made 4 of 2 shots, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws. He scored a team-high 7 points in a single quarter and 2 more. assists.

Although he didn't score many points, he caught the Magic's defensive flaws in several shots, which in turn affected the Magic's overall defense and helped his teammates create better offensive conditions.

毕比的7分，加上李敖的6分、乔丹的6分、小奥尼尔的4分，替补上场的格雷格-安东尼进了个三分、奥多姆4分2助攻、马特-哈普林2分……快船队单节狂轰32分！
Under the leadership of TT, the Magic scored 27 points in a single quarter, and the score reached 85-81, leading the Clippers by 4 points.

But even the Magic fans in front of the TV saw a problem - McGrady and Duncan seemed to be playing in the fourth quarter!
But this is only the third quarter...

At the end of the quarter, Li Ao's style of play did not change much from the third quarter. He actively moved around to find opportunities to catch and shoot. However, McGrady, who was guarding him, began to lose pace in the middle of the third quarter, and now he can't keep up at all!

Li Ao came up and scored 4 points on 3 of 6 shots!
The Magic have nothing to do about this and can only hope that Li Ao's touch will decline.

The reason why they still use McGrady to guard Li Ao even though they know that Mike Miller, Monty Williams, Jaren Jackson and others cannot guard Jordan is because they are afraid of this.

As long as the Magic are given a perimeter with good off-ball defense capabilities, or a human shield that can only protect the frame, the defensive pressure of the TT combination will not be so great.

But they didn't. They couldn't recruit people with high salaries in the past two years.

As for trades, most of the outsiders with excellent single defense are in the hands of the strong teams in the Eastern Conference, and they are unwilling to trade to them. Most of the meat shields are concentrated in the hands of the teams competing for the Western Conference championship. The Western Conference championship teams themselves do not have enough. Such a big peak The Sharks are there, and the Clippers can only compete with the Celtics.

The Magic worked hard to withstand Li Ao's firepower, but were overtaken by the Clippers in the middle of the final quarter.

96 to 94, the Clippers scored 15 to 9 in the half quarter, leading the Magic by two points and entering the official timeout.

After the official timeout, the Clippers went on a 6-0 run to seal the victory.

After leading by 8 points, Gentry replaced the combination of Big Q, Li Ao, Matt Halprin, O'Neal Jr., and Campbell with Gentry. He was on defense and just let Li Ao and Big Q wave on offense. If they can score, If you advance, if you don't advance, you will defend yourself to death, highlighting your stability.

The TT combination fought for three quarters in anger. Duncan was relatively okay, but he is not the type of insider like Nowitzki. Even if he can score a single goal at this time, he will not play a decisive role, and he is facing a small team. O'Neal + Campbell's encirclement and suppression... hit the street.

McGrady was at the end of his strength. He didn't have the physical strength of a god-like player to throw the ball even when he was extremely tired. However, the Clippers still didn't care. Matt Halprin defended McGrady, and Li Ao chased after Mike- Miller and Big Q are targeting Troy Hudson...the Magic are also attacking from the outside.

In the last 3 minutes or so, the Clippers only scored 4 points, but defended the Magic to only 5 points. McGrady threw 4 three-pointers, missed once, and only got a big Q foul once. , made two of three free throws.

At 10:22 p.m., the final whistle blew.

李敖出场39分钟拿到26分6板3助攻2抢断2盖帽、毕比18分6助攻、乔丹22分6板6助攻、小奥尼尔10分10板、奥多姆9分11板3助攻……

邓肯打了46分钟拿到32分14板4助攻2盖帽、麦迪打了44分钟拿到28分5板8助攻2抢断1盖帽，两人表现相当出色，而且还把迈克-米勒、特洛伊-哈德森、尤因三人带动起来，三人合砍30分，但依旧没能守住优势。

The Clippers defeated the Magic again 106-99!
...

The Clippers lead 2-0!

Most fans of G1 didn't understand why the Magic suddenly collapsed.

But this time everyone understood.

The Magic took the same path as the Lakers crushed the Clippers in the first half of the Los Angeles Derby. The TT combination battled the entire Clippers team.

Duncan did no worse than O'Neal. Even due to the difference in playing style, he played better against the Clippers than O'Neal did against the Clippers. He was also able to face the Clippers' internal battle with ease. Although in His performance in offensive rebounding is far inferior to that of O'Neal, but his defensive rebound protection is better. Although the strength of the inside frame protection is not as strong as O'Neal's, the defensive area is larger.

But McGrady is not a physical maniac like Kobe. Kobe always plays slowly to recover his strength no matter whether he is attacking or playing defense. McGrady is far behind in this regard.

G2 Tracy McGrady tried his best to play a combination of offense, defense, and offensive organization, but it only lasted less than two quarters. This was still done with Duncan's help. Counting the time when he put aside the organization of offense and was only responsible for offense and defense, it was not enough to play a full game. By the end of the third quarter, McGrady was left with only one score, and his shots were very inaccurate.

The Magic's poor lineup of role players is a sequelae of offering two maximum salaries and one sub-maximum salary in 2000 to directly form the core lineup for the championship. Last season was due to the extremely difficult playoffs, with several games in a row. In the tiebreaker, they finally lost in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This season until the end of the second round, no one said anything about the Magic's role player lineup, mainly because the TT combination was too stable. Although there was no long winning streak in the regular season, there were only a handful of losing streaks. Their opponents in the first two rounds of the playoffs could not shake their stability. It was not until they met Kidd that the problem of their poor role players was exposed.

The Lakers' lineup of role players is not great either, but it is much better than the Magic. Players in every position are suitable for Zen Master's style of play, and they can help the OK combination when they come on the court.

Here on the Magic team, the two cores are accommodating to others and are being dragged down.

Just as the whole world supported the Clippers during the Los Angeles Derby, now most basketball fans are supporting the Magic.

Honest people can be popular as long as they are strong enough. For example, Duncan is much more popular in the vast basketball market on the south coast than he was with the Spurs. He has become the third most popular superstar in the Eastern Conference. Only Carter and Iverson were ahead of him.

As he has been partnered with Duncan for a longer period of time, McGrady has also gained the temperament of the No. [-] pick in the same year. Coupled with his chic playing style, he ranked fourth among forwards in this year's All-Star Weekend votes. If he moves to the back line, he will be selected as an All-Star starter. No problem.

Mainly because there are objects to compare with. Look at the Clippers. People hate the God of Basketball. They are rampant and violent Spider-Man.

Compared to the Clippers, who have their arrogance written all over their faces, most fans support the Magic more in winning the championship. Only fans of four teams including the Celtics, Trail Blazers, Pacers and 76ers firmly support it. The Clippers win the championship.

Two days passed by in a flash. On June 6th, the third game day of the Finals arrived. Home and away games alternated. The Clippers arrived in Orlando yesterday morning for an afternoon of preparation training.

At 8:40 pm Eastern time, the Clippers entered the stadium first, and were greeted by crazy boos.

There were scattered small groups of Clippers fans at the scene, but they only occupied less than one-fifth of the seats, and the vast majority were fans of the home team.

No matter what the final outcome is, after the finals, the grudge is settled.

Just like after the Lakers won the championship last season, Kobe was booed by his hometown folks when he won the All-Star MVP in Philadelphia this year.

Magic fans remain hopeful.

Being behind 0-2 doesn't mean the Magic have no chance.

In the finals, the probability of coming back from a 0-2 deficit is higher than in previous rounds.

The 2-3-2 format is actually more beneficial to teams that do not have home field advantage.

有的球队极为擅长主场作战，0比2落后也有可能连赢3场将大比分变成3比2。

At that time, the team with the home court advantage will be very passive. The opponent has won three games in a row and is full of momentum. Even having two home courts is of little significance.

Of course, leading 2-0, we still have the absolute initiative.

Tonight's game is extremely important for the Magic. If they win, there is hope for a comeback. If they lose, they will basically lose the championship. There has never been a comeback from 0-3 behind in NBA history, and it has never happened in any series.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, the third game of the finals began.

Duncan lost the jump ball twice in a row, and finally won tonight. He beat O'Neal to win the jump ball, and the Magic attacked first.

The starting lineups of the two teams have not changed. Now that we have reached the finals, no coach will easily change the lineup.

Troy Hudson received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt to pass to McGrady.

Just like in the previous game, after his teammates settled into position, Duncan brought Matt Halprin out to help McGrady block Li Ao.

McGrady used the screen to break through, tried to get as close to the basket as possible, and took off before Jordan, who was coming up to defend him, could catch him. His body was slightly tilted, and he avoided the block of Matt Halprin who was chasing after him, and hit a jump shot from close range!

Unable to guard against it, Jordan and Matt Halprin were not discouraged. Instead, they showed joy on their faces. The opponent's play was solid!

However, some Magic fans at the scene were a little discouraged. They expected the team to adapt and stop fighting as hard as in the previous two games, but obviously not. McGrady played even more decisively than in the last game.

Although a little disappointed, they still tried to cheer for McGrady who scored.

But when the Clippers attacked, changes occurred.

McGrady didn't guard Li Ao, but guarded Jordan!

Bibby was also surprised to see the opponent's forward and defensive lines switch defenses, but he still chose to push forward slowly and pressed for time. They fought a war of attrition. Spending less effort on the offensive end would be helpful in the later stages of the game.

Li Ao came to the right side of the three-second zone and said to Mike Miller: "I'm so happy. You haven't guarded me in two years. Come on!"

Mike Miller ignored him completely and had a serious look on his face. He was like this when he was guarding Jordan. In this trip to the Finals, he has grown a lot... Isn't he just Spider-Man who has such good touch at the start of the defense that he can hit McGrady? ?They were all beaten up anyway, so it was his blessing to be able to help McGrady reduce his physical exertion.

Li Ao was not angry when he was ignored. He took one step after receiving the ball and turned over and hit a jumper!

Easy and freehand!

Mike Miller turned his head and watched the ball fall into the frame. Without blinking, he turned back and ran forward. God knows what he went through in this finals. He was numb.

When the Magic attacked, Jordan retreated and called on his teammates to strengthen their defense against McGrady.

In just one round, the experienced Jordan had already guessed McGrady's response method-concentrated firepower output!
McGrady's contingency choice made Jordan feel itchy, but he still restrained his impulse and dealt with it calmly.

Li Ao, who was guarding Tracy McGrady, was also prepared. He also saw through the opponent's intentions and did not dare to be careless at all... At the same time, he also had the same impulse as Jordan, but the difference with Jordan was that he did not have to suppress it!
Duncan pulled out to help McGrady block Li Ao, and McGrady used the cover to break through. Matt Halprin did not press forward, but blocked McGrady's breakthrough line.

McGrady braked in time, and his braking ability was comparable to Arenas, but instead of shooting directly, he took a step horizontally to avoid Li Ao who was rushing around the pick-and-roll, pulled up, and shot a three-pointer...hit!
(End of this chapter)