Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Time came to May 5, and the Magic and their team visited the United Center in Chicago, and the Eastern Conference semifinals G4 between the Bulls and the Magic began.

Although he had just finished the tiebreaker, Howard was not tired tonight, but was in good condition.

At the beginning of the game, Howard beat Garnett on the jump ball.

However, Lewis failed to seize the opportunity and failed to make a three-pointer from the bottom corner due to interference from Josh Smith's long arm.

Seeing Lewis hit the shot, Howard reacted quickly, took the lead and grabbed the rebound in the air with his jumping talent.

The problem is that Howard's independent offensive ability is insufficient. After grabbing the offensive rebound, he cannot put the ball into the basket under the attack of Garnett and Josh Smith. At the same time, he does not have the ability to pass the ball.

Not knowing what to do, Howard could only use brute force to hit Garnett under the basket, but Garnett was able to resolve it with his veteran defensive experience.

Garnett deliberately took half a step back. Howard realized that he had an opportunity and jumped for a layup. Unexpectedly, Garnett also jumped up and slapped the basketball, giving Howard a big hit.

Josh Smith, who was behind Howard, immediately jumped up and protected the rebound. Only then did the Bulls gain the ball.

Soon, Josh Smith passed the ball to Ben Gordon, who dribbled the ball down quickly.

However, the Magic's defense was very fast. Ben Gordon dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, but was destroyed by Alston's tactical foul.

Ben Gordon wanted to cause a shooting foul, but he was still a little slow to react. The referee did not give three free throws. The Bulls just got the opportunity to serve from the sideline again.

Fortunately, the Bulls are not afraid of positional warfare.

Next, Duane made a receiving action at the top of the arc. Turkoglu immediately defended him, and Howard was also near the free throw line. Once Duan received the ball, there might be a delay.

However, at this moment, John Salmons cut to the basket.

Ben Gordon saw the opportunity and directly sent the ball to the bottom of the basket. John Salmons received the ball and directly made a backhand layup, helping the Bulls take the lead in this game and score the first 2 points.

After the Bulls scored, the Magic did not choose to slow down, but immediately served to speed up the pace of the game.

The Magic also know that if they play in the normal way, the Magic are no match for the Bulls.

Now if you want to win this series, you can only do what you did against the Celtics' Big Three in the last round, that is, play fast and slow, and rely on the Magic's young players to have enough physical strength to beat the old master to death with random punches.

However, the Bulls' core lineup, except for Garnett, is quite young.

Using magic like this is just treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

In particular, the Bulls have Garnett and Josh Smith on the inside, even if Milicic and Joe Smith are on the bench.

The Celtics couldn't beat the Magic because after O'Neal was exhausted and left the game, no one inside could match Howard.

At the same time, Lewis can rely on Howard to attract defenses inside and get more shooting opportunities from the corners and wings.

The Bulls are equipped with twin towers inside, and both have good single defense capabilities and assist defense capabilities.

Garnett alone can give Howard, who does not have a strong independent offensive ability, a drink. Now add Josh Smith, it is naturally more difficult for Howard to open up the situation in the interior.

The Magic lack Howard's inside scoring and can only rely on outside shooters to provide firepower.

However, the Bulls have Duane and John Salmons on the outside, and Garnett comes out to clean up from time to time. If the Magic wants to rely on shooting to win the game, it obviously depends on luck.

If the Magic's outside shooting feels good, the Bulls may have a hard time playing, but the situation tonight is that the Magic's outside shooting can't make any waves under the strict defense of Duen and others.

After the first quarter, the score of the game was 18-31.

Because both teams played a lot of transition offenses, there were more rounds in the first quarter, and the Bulls scored 30 points.

The Magic's main reason was that they shot a lot, made a lot of irons, and couldn't break into the paint to score, so the point difference was suddenly widened.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Duan did not travel at the wrong time, but the Bulls still had Luol Deng, who was returning from injury, on the outside, plus John Salmons, who was eager to perform.

In addition, Grant Hill also appeared at the beginning to add some ball-holding threats to the Bulls.

In the past few seasons, the Bulls have been a championship contending team, and the quality of their substitute lineup is naturally better than that of other teams.

Although the Magic's record in the past few seasons is okay, they have not reached the level of a championship team, so in terms of substitutes, they will undoubtedly be at a disadvantage against the Bulls.

Seeing the point difference widening, Van Gundy could only rely on the main force and send Howard and Lewis in advance.

The Bulls decisively sent Duane and Garnett back to the court, while Milicic, who performed well at the beginning of the second quarter, remained on the court.

Garnett moved back to the fourth position. Although he didn't face off against Howard, he was able to do more through assisting defense.

Milicic faced off against Howard. Although he suffered a bit in terms of strength, his long arms still limited Howard's effectiveness in attacking the basket.

Howard's offensive methods are still too simple. In addition to layups, dunks and alley-oops, he only has half-baked hook shots. He doesn't even have the basic skills of a center such as small rebounds and small floaters.

Before the game, Milicic, with the help of his assistant coach, had already conducted special training on how to defend Howard.

When Milicic's defense was not out of position, Garnett's assisting defense seemed particularly effective.

At the end of the second quarter, Howard took two shots, both of which were secondary attacks to grab rebounds, but neither goal was scored.

This also led to the Magic falling into a scoring drought again.

The Magic did not have a qualified breakthrough player, and in the end they had to rely on shooting to solve the problem.

However, the Magic's one-star shooting cannot defeat a championship-level team like the Bulls.

At the end of the first half, the score reached 40-59, and the Bulls had basically secured their victory tonight.

In order to find Luol Deng's status, the Bulls did not rush to send all the main players in the third quarter, and Duan also fired up and went all out.

Despite this, the Magic still didn't fight. After three quarters, the Bulls had a huge 24-point advantage, making the fourth quarter a waste time.

也是因此，今晚杜恩只有17投10中，三分3投2中，罚球4投4中，26分5篮板5助攻2抢断的“平庸”表现。

Fortunately, Chicago fans can understand that after playing one less quarter, the scoring data will definitely be discounted.

It was also because the opponent was not strong enough, so Du En could win the game without using all his strength.

However, for some fans, it may be puzzling. Why did the Magic play seven games against the 60-win Celtics in the first round and eventually advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals?

In the final analysis, this comes down to restraint in style of play and luck.

When the time came on May 5, the Magic received a bit of luck.

On the one hand, the Magic's outside players are feeling slightly better, and on the other hand, the league has discovered that the Bulls are too strong.

The Magic finally got an upset and attracted the attention of some fans. If we get to the Eastern Conference semifinals and continue to be upset and win one or two more games from the Bulls, it will definitely be good for improving the ratings of this series.

"Did the referee buy it?"

"Are these bitches going to cause trouble again?"

As G2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals began, the referee made his attitude clear early. The Bulls players and Bulls fans at the scene were not satisfied with tonight's penalty.

But everyone adapted quickly, after all, the first round of the playoffs was played this way before.

As long as the Bulls can win the game, then winning 5 on 8 is quite a sense of accomplishment.

The Bulls players have the possibility of winning in 5-on-8 games by virtue of their own strength.

In addition, the Bulls have Duane. Just like in the previous game against the 76ers, Duane still has the star whistle on him.

It is worth mentioning that the Magic's perimeter defensive capabilities are not as good as the 76ers.

Duane can score whenever he wants.

And because Howard plays more directly, his defense is also straightforward. Duan gets inside with the ball, attracts Howard to help defend, and then throws the ball into the sky, which is an assist.

98比104，在杜恩狂砍35分11篮板12助攻三双数据的带领下，公牛以6分优势再度赢下了G2的胜利。

However, after moving to Orlando, Duane quickly received an unfortunate news - James became the regular season MVP this season, and Duane became the second most unlucky person on the MVP list.

Jiangshan has talented people on behalf of the people, and they have been leading the way for hundreds of years.

The league has reached a period of renewal, but Duan became famous too early and can easily be regarded as a Mesozoic star.

At the same time, it was somewhat influenced by winning the gold medal in the Olympics, so in this period, he has become a stepping stone for the new generation of stars.

But it's not a big problem. This season, Duan has already won a scoring title based on his ability.

The next best lineup is relatively stable. As for the defensive formation, there is a high probability that it will be fine. It depends on whether it is the first defense or the second defense.

Besides, there is no regular season MVP, but there is a finals MVP.

Although the gold content of the Finals MVP may not be as high as that of the regular season MVP, the prerequisite for winning the Finals MVP is to win the championship.

For top stars, the number of championships is the most important honor.

Duan now has no shortage of regular season MVPs selected by reporters' votes. He can rely on his strength to win every game in the playoffs and win a genuine championship. That is his real ability.

"Dunn, how do you feel about not winning the regular season MVP?"

On May 5, the G8 game between the Bulls and Magic was about to start. A reporter asked before the game how Duan felt about missing out on the regular season MVP.

Du En was also very happy when he heard this: "I'm very angry now!"

With some anger, Du En participated in tonight's game.

Similar to the situation in the first round of the playoffs, other Bulls players have experienced huge changes in the game environment, making it more difficult for both offense and defense.

Only in Du En, no changes can be seen.

And Duen also took advantage of this favorable condition to constantly take the ball and break through to the inside.

Howard may not realize what this year's playoffs mean to him. In short, Howard did not make any adjustments after losing in G1 and G2.

Duan went inside and faked a shot, and Howard jumped up in front of Duan.

Ever since, Du En found every opportunity to pass the ball to his teammates again and again, helping his teammates complete simple goals one after another.

The Magic were beaten through the defense by Duen alone. They had no choice but to set up a zone defense.

The Bulls were not accurate from the outside at first, but with Duan's full trust and constant attempts at open shots, they finally found the touch and continued the offense.

In addition, the Bulls have many shooters, and the Magic cannot rely solely on individual defensive strengths to limit the shooting of the Bulls shooters.

Even using aggressive defense to affect the shooting feel of the Bulls shooters will take a lot of time.

During this period, Duan will think of other ways, such as pick-and-roll, pass-and-cut, or transition offense, so that the Magic, who are not good at tactical adjustments, will continue to lose points, and gradually help the Bulls lay the foundation for victory.

This is the meaning of the core of the team. When the team is in difficulty, it can often help the team tide over the difficulties in various ways.

On the other hand, Howard is now at his peak. His personal strength is indeed very strong, but his strength is limited and one-sided. He can only play step by step.

This is why some people feel that Howard is not enough to be the boss of the team. At most, he is a blue-collar star and the core of the team's defense. The main reason is that he lacks influence in the game, especially in scoring.

Basketball is a game where the team that scores more points wins. If the team leader cannot score at critical moments, then if you want to win the game, you have to look at other people's faces.

The Bulls don't have such troubles. Duan can not only score by himself, but also help his teammates score better.

However, if the goal is to win the championship, Duen also needs teammates with certain abilities.

Having said that, it was another 3-0 start to the series, and the Bulls were once again at the stage of being worldly.

I have to say that there were no surprises in this series, and the Bulls can breathe a sigh of relief.

The Eastern Conference semifinals are basically settled, and the more critical next step is the Eastern Conference finals and the subsequent finals.

As long as the Bulls ensure that there are no problems with the main lineup, even if the referee restricts the Bulls from playing at full capacity, they still have a great chance of winning four consecutive championships.

On May 5, 12 to 85, the Bulls returned to their home court and won again, and the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and the Magic came to an end.

"Dwight, well played, the future is yours."

Du En and Howard had nothing to say, so they left after being polite.

As for other Magic players, Turkoglu is worth paying attention to. The problem is that this year is Turkoglu's contract year, and Turkoglu's performance has a chance to get the maximum salary.

The Bulls couldn't sign Turkoglu, so Duane stopped attracting people.

“Our goal has never changed, to advance to the finals and win the championship!

If the opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals isn't the Cleveland Cavaliers, I'm already studying the opponent in the Finals.

You know, that guy LeBron is very good, he just won the regular season MVP.

Coincidentally, there was also a guy last year. I defeated him and took the championship away from him! "

After the game, Dunn answered reporters' questions truthfully. (End of chapter)