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The Orlando Magic are not reconciled to being swept away like this. Although they don't have much hope of winning this championship, but for the sake of dignity and face, they must win a game, so as not to be so embarrassing.

Although everyone said they were all young people, they were all stars. If they were swept like this, the Sonics would honorably become the ninth team to sweep their opponents in the Finals, because the eight teams in history None of the teams are repeated, but if the Orlando Magic are swept again, it will be the second time. Although the Lakers accounted for three of the eight teams that were swept before, one of them is in tomorrow. Neapolis, and likewise, another team that was swept twice was the former Baltimore sub-team, later the Washington sub-team, now renamed the Wizards.

The Washington Wizards is a very interesting team. Like the Sacramento Kings, it changed its name. At first it was called the Chicago Packers, then it was renamed the Chicago Zephyrs, and after moving to Baltimore, it was called the Baltimore Sub-team, and then It was also called the Baltimore Capital Sub-team, and then changed its name to the Washington Sub-team. Due to the sub-team's tendency to violence, it was finally changed to its current name.

If you regard being swept as a great shame, then the greater shame is being swept twice. Naturally, the Orlando Magic really wanted to avoid such a fate, so they launched a fierce attack from the very beginning of the game. Like the last game, the last game gave them great confidence, and this game they stuck to the previous game.

However, their shooting percentage was not as miraculous as in the previous game. It was basically in a normal state, but the Sonics were a little too relaxed and didn't take their opponents too seriously, except for Stephen and Yao Ming. , both of them have been tested by major competitions. Although Yao Ming has not played in the finals in the league, he has much more experience in the playoffs than others, especially his character so that he will not be too contemptuous of his opponents. . [

Stephen is still the same as before, putting the main force of the attack on Yao Ming. It is a waste to have such a heavyweight weapon, waste is the biggest original sin, and Yao Ming earns more than himself. This season's salary is his own. Three times, more than myself, Kevin Durant, Coupard, and Russell Westbrook.

Yao Ming is in a good state today, much better than Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard faced him, just like the previous two games, basically he couldn't fight back. So amazing, but also able to maintain a general level, the two sides basically tied the offense, the Sonics did not pull the score, but the Orlando Magic also failed to lead as they did on the field.

But this has already given the Orlando Magic a lot of confidence. They are confident that they can continue to play like this if they can compete with the Sonics. Stephen is also not in a hurry, although he also wants to sweep the opponent early and win the championship. , but this is a contest for the entire game, and it cannot be won by gaining the upper hand for a moment, so Stephen is not critical, and he played very patiently, even though Kevin Durant lost his usual calmness and shot The rhythm is much faster.

The two sides competed with each other until the end of the first quarter. Stephen also tried hard to widen the point difference, but the three-pointer from the Orlando Magic suddenly became accurate again. As a result, it was still 31 at the end of the first quarter. At 33, the Sonics are only two points ahead.

In the second quarter, as the Orlando Magic replaced the bench lineup, the Sonics also replaced their own lineup with more than half of the bench. The Orlando Magic's bench lineup also has a good three-pointer. Redick, such as Michael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat, did not compete with Coupard at the basket after they came on the court. They also frequently pulled out jump shots. The Orlando Magic became the Orlando shooting team. From the start, the scene looks very impressive.

At this time, Stephen also began to take over the team's offensive power, although passing is still his top priority, Dan M. Wilkins, Russell Westbrook, including Coupard and Serge Ibaka After receiving the pass from him, the Orlando Magic played the three-point offensive they wanted, and the Sonics' offense was also blooming everywhere. Both sides are still you lead and I will overtake. After you overtake, I will overtake again. .

The shooting percentages of both sides are very good, which also makes Stephen's assist data rise in a straight line. When others shoot, Stephen has a very high chance of grabbing a rebound. Soon, the first half is not over yet, and Stephen has already got the rebound. Nineteen points, six rebounds and eight assists in a near triple-double.

This data also means that Stephen's probability of getting a triple-double in this game has greatly increased. In this way, Stephen will get a triple-double in four consecutive games. If the Sonics can win this game and complete a sweep of Orlando For the Magic, it means that Stephen averaged a triple-double throughout the finals. No, it should be a triple-double, which is much more difficult than averaging a triple-double.

An average triple-double is not necessarily a triple-double per game, it is just the average of several games, but a triple-double per game must be an average triple-double per game. The level of difficulty is obviously higher. Stephen continued to break through, hit the basket or He scored a layup or passed the ball to his teammates to open the point difference to five points in one fell swoop, but Redick made two consecutive three-pointers, not only turning Stephen's efforts into nothing, but also overtaking by one point.But Russell Westbrook also followed suit, making consecutive breakthroughs to the basket to score points, and overtook the score again.

At this time, Jamal Nelson also seemed to be aroused and continued to break through. With his height and agility, Russell Westbrook had a hard time defending him. The two teams fought in the first half. In the last few minutes, both teams played in an excellent state of play. In particular, the two teams reversed the previous game mode and rarely chose to shoot. Instead, they hit the basket instead, which also made the fans happy. .

In the end, it was Stephen who relied on his superior skills to make a long-range three-pointer at the last moment of the first half, widening the point difference to six points in one fell swoop, and ended the first half with 72-66.

The six-point difference is actually nothing. If you don’t count the last three points, the Sonics are only leading by three points. The Orlando Magic don’t think this difference can break their confidence. In the locker room , Stan Van Gundy cheered up the players in a passionate tone, telling them with various examples that the Sonics are not invincible and must fight for honor and dignity.

In the locker room here, Carlesimo seriously criticized the players for their relaxed performance. Although he did not name them by name, it also made Kevin Durant very uncomfortable. In fact, it is not only the players who do not play hard. Kevin Durant is alone, but he always feels that the head coach is targeting himself.

Carlesimo stopped after talking for a while. He had nothing to arrange for the second half of the game, so he let the players rest well. Although Chris Hansen had never been to the locker room, Carlesimo, the main The coach really did it with peace of mind.

The facilities in the locker room of the visiting team at Amway Arena in Orlando are not bad. There are two TVs and two massage tables. As for the other teams, there are only small sofas to sit on. The reason why they are small sofas is that these sofas are The standard size of ordinary people is indeed a bit too small for these two-meter-high players, so the two massage tables are used for massages for big players such as Yao Ming and Coupard, and the other There are several people sitting on it, at least sitting on it, the legs can relax and straighten.

At this time, the game was broadcast on TV. Since the last game was broadcast on ESPN, it was naturally TNT's turn to explain this game. Their trump card combination Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith were responsible for explaining the game. When the two were discussing who is the real No. [-] center in the league between Yao Ming and Dwight Howard, suddenly Charles Barkley pressed the earphones behind his ears, and after listening with a heavy face for a while, he looked at him seriously. The camera said: "A very important message is broadcast below."

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