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When Presti was worried about Carlesimo's future, Carlesimo was still leading the team to train enthusiastically, preparing for the third game. Regarding the third game, the media still kept talking Seeing the Seattle SuperSonics head-to-head, the only favorable factor for the Orlando Magic is that this is their home court. In addition, it is still the same as the previous two games, and there is no chance of winning.

It’s not that the media underestimated the Orlando Magic, nor did it deliberately tout the Seattle Supersonics, but that many experts couldn’t find the Orlando Magic’s advantage over the Seattle Supersonics even if they were picky. , Offensively they are not as good as the Seattle Supersonics, their defense is not as good as the Seattle Supersonics, they do not have an advantage in the competition at the basket, and they do not take advantage of outside shots.

There are also some media who want to come up with a counter-propaganda, to attract attention, to please Orlando or Magic fans, but many experts pick from the inside out, and they have not picked out any key factors for the Orlando Magic to beat their opponents, unless it is super The overall state of the Sonics is in a slump, and Stephen has to be extremely sluggish, otherwise it will be difficult for the Orlando Magic to beat a Sonics team like this.

As for the home field advantage, in the case of a close match, the home field advantage can play a certain role. If the home field advantage is so useful, there will not be so many teams winning away games, especially the Seattle Supersonics. Their away record is basically the same as their home record, which shows that they are not afraid of playing away games.

More importantly, after two games, except for Stephen who played at a consistent level but did not break out, only Yao Ming really exerted his strength on the Sonics, and even Kevin Durant did not exert much strength, because It is true that the right to shoot is not enough. If it satisfies Yao Ming's side, it cannot satisfy Kevin Durant's side. You must know that besides the three of them, there are a lot of other players. They can't let them touch the ball. , Although the Sonics averaged more than 110 points per game, they still couldn't meet the scoring needs of the team. [

Unless Stephen is willing to reduce the number of shots he takes, but even with the inside team, Stephen is still the one with the highest shooting percentage and the highest scoring efficiency in the team. If Stephen wastes opportunities like Michael Reed and Gilbert Arenas If he shoots, someone will definitely criticize him, but as an outside player, he has a [-]% shooting percentage. Except for those inside players who basically shoot at the basket and jumpers who can only dunk and layup, Stephen's shooting percentage is [-]%. Highest.

This makes people unable to say anything about Stephen, and compared to last season, Stephen has reduced his shot count this season, and even if players with this number have opinions, they dare not say too much, because even if Stephen Giving up the number of shots is also allocated to Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook. It is not bad for ordinary players to take a few shots per game.

However, Stephen's deliberate reduction of his own shots also leaves room for his own explosion, which makes people look like he still has more energy and dare not relax his defense. The Orlando Magic's defense against Stephen is not considered a success. Even if I don't take the initiative to score, I can still score [-] points, and I have left the field early for two consecutive games. Even if the Orlando Magic are at home, their status has improved and they have scored more points. At most, Stephen will leave the field one night Yes, you can score more points by yourself or by assisting others.

The Orlando Magic are also preparing for the game. Experts can't pick out where the Magic will win, but Stan Van Gundy can't say that. Even if he thinks so, he can't show it in front of the players, but encourage him Players, let them feel that there is still hope for victory. Although it is too early to say fighting for dignity, they can fight for the home court and fight for the Orlando fans.

Dwight Howard seems to be unable to take advantage of the opponent's inside fight, and Stan Van Gundy will not spend time on him, but let the team's outside lineup firmly shoot three-pointers without worrying too much. It's been two games, and the Magic's three-pointers have not shown their power. Now it's time. After holding back the feeling of two games, and returning to their own home court, there must be an explosion. Stan Van Gundy can only pin his hopes on the three-pointer. It's tactical.

At the same time, with so many three-pointers in his hands, Stan Van Gundy couldn't believe it. When he didn't have time to play, in order to better limit Stephen, Stan Van Gundy specially sent Michael Pietrus to the starting lineup. Because it is impossible for Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu to be removed from the starting lineup, and at the same time he arranged for Ralph Alston to assist Michael Pietrus. Use smart.

He originally wanted to use the twin-tower lineup, but thinking about it, the three-point firepower on the outside would be lost, so he had to stop this idea and let Dwight Howard carry the entire inside lineup alone. It will definitely be very difficult, but there is no way. Who told him that he is the number one center in the league, he should be a little bit tired.

Stan Van Gundy's main focus is still on the three-pointer. As long as the three-pointer can be opened, the Sonics are not invincible, but if the three-pointer cannot be opened, it is hard to say. This is the third game, or a game Opportunity.

Game [-] of the Finals between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Orlando Magic began at Amway Arena in Orlando. Dwight Howard easily beat Yao Ming on a jump ball and pulled the ball to teammate Ralph Alston, Ralph Alston Tong dribbled the ball past the midfield, and as soon as he was close to the three-point line, he raised his hand and shot the ball into the basket, giving the Orlando Magic the first victory.

Back, Stephen did not compete with his opponent on the three-point line, but continued to pass the ball to Yao Ming, so that Yao Ming could continue to play against Dwight Howard in singles. However, after two games against Yao Ming, Dwight Howard also improved a bit. Smart, when Yao Ming was leaning against him and was about to make a shot, he dodged suddenly, avoided Yao Ming's squeeze, then jumped up with all his strength, swept the basketball with his fingertips, and swept the ball out of the sideline.

This can be regarded as a successful block, and the morale of the Orlando Magic was greatly boosted, and the fans in the stands were also excited as if they had taken medicine. Encouraged by the atmosphere of the home court, Rashad Lewis was very relaxed when he came back. He fired Serge Ibaka and threw the ball into the basket in the space between the square inches, which was also a three-pointer.

With two consecutive three-pointers, the Magic has a [-]-[-] lead over the Sonics. This has never happened before in a battle between the two teams, and no matter who the opponent is, the Sonics are rarely seen It was like this, but after coming back, Stephen continued to pass the ball to Yao Ming, but Yao Ming did not force the shot because he felt that the opportunity was not too good, so he passed the ball to Kevin Duran Special, Kevin Durant did not hesitate after getting the ball, and threw the ball straight to the basket, but it was a pity that the ball hit the junction of the basket and the backboard, and came back, and the ball was still taken by Rashard Lewis. It turned out that although Rashad Lewis missed the shot when he came back, Dwight Howard grabbed the offensive rebound before Yao Ming came back, and then turned over and dunked.

Eight to zero, the atmosphere in the Sonics team fluctuated a little, and many people turned their attention to Stephen.At the same time, Carlesimo was also gesturing to ask Stephen if he wanted to pause. Stephen waved his hand and refused, and then after receiving the ball from Earl Watson, he strode Michael Pietrus behind him and squeezed away. Ralph Alston, facing Dwight Howard who came back, Stephen tricked him into jumping up, and then when he fell, Stephen got up suddenly, and when the two collided, Stephen threw the ball to the basket The basket, the ball was scored, and there was an additional free throw. The audience booed wildly, but Stephen still made the free throw into the basket steadily.