Standing pretty old

Chapter 709 Time Comes and Turns, Salted Fish Turns Over

"What are you XX here for? If XX doesn't want to win XX's ball, you shouldn't step on the plane..."

Star Van Gundy's roaring mode is expected by all Magic players, otherwise he would not be Da Fan if he had a meal like this.

Every Magic player in the visiting team's locker room was uncomfortable. Who blamed them for being suppressed by the Hawks in the first half?

In fact, since last season, many people have been comparing the Eagles and the Magic, the two powerhouses in the Eastern Conference. Many experts even said that the two teams actually play the same offensive routine. The four players took long shots.

但客观来讲，斯塔*范甘迪从07-08赛季就将魔术队的阵容模式给确定了下来，反倒是亚特兰大老鹰的阵容成型，要从07-08赛季持续到08-09赛季。

First traded Bibby from the Kings, then traded Marvin Williams + Salim Stoudemire for John Salmons and a second-round pick, and used this second-round pick to get Goran Dragic.

So, if you have to line up first come, first served, it is because the Hawks copied the Orlando Magic to some extent.

But no one has talked about this argument as early as last season. What qualifications does a team that has been swept in the playoffs call itself original?

Moreover, the ability of the Eagles to switch offense and defense immediately after getting the ball in the backcourt, and to form a deadly five-shot lineup on the court at any time is something that the current Magic team cannot do.

Howard's insinuations before the game can almost be called provocative. It seems that a center like Er Niu who can shoot from the outside is not a pure inside player.

In fact, the fact that Sparks are currently able to live so well in the league is due to the magic offensive system created by Dafan, and the focus of this system is the combination of internal and external + three-pointers!

The basketball concept of the United States is very particular about physical confrontation. Once long shots are added in the game, it seems to become synonymous with "soft".

The funny thing is, the so-called "hard" won't lose?
Anyone who understands mathematics understands that if the shooting percentage of three-pointers is increased, it is more efficient than two-pointers. After all, there is no difference in the points obtained for two three-pointers and three two-pointers.

Star Van Gundy ended his hair dryer mode. As the head coach of the team, he definitely hopes that the team can cheer up, but in this game, whether the Magic can reverse the win or not depends on how God arranges it.

On the other hand, the lead is much higher, and Woodson didn't talk nonsense in the home team's locker room, but just emphasized that the Eagles should stay focused on the defensive end.

Mike Woodson, who has led the team to win two consecutive championships, is no longer the down-and-out man who was rumored by the media to be laid off at any time at the beginning of the 07-08 season.

With a good hand of eggs, he has enough chips to deal with the regular season.

To put it bluntly, even if they lost to the Magic, it would not be the end of the world for the Eagles. Those who aim to build a dynasty have enough fault tolerance.

Simply put, they can afford to lose!
The second half of the game began, and both sides sent their main starters.

Jason Williams held the ball across the half, and after shaking Bibby's defense, a through ball was sent to the sparks in the low post.

The spark of not being reconciled to failure also became ruthless, leaning on Er Niu and killing in. Although he failed to score in the end, it caused Er Niu to foul and got two free throw opportunities.

Er Niu stayed quietly near the baseline and waited for Warcraft's free throw.

"brush!"

Sparks paused for a long time after raising his hand, and miraculously made a free throw when he completely lost his shooting rhythm.

This free throw speed is about to catch up with the Rockets' Hayes.

If the second goal is still the same, Lunar Eclipse, Lewis, Ruan Erniu and others who are about to grab the rebound are almost in danger of entering the line early.

"boom!"

Sparks' second free throw was fast enough, but the ball bounced to the front of the basket, and it didn't...

One click, two clicks, three clicks, four clicks.

The naughty basketball bounced on the hoop for a long time before falling into the hoop reluctantly.

Howard actually made 2 of 2 free throws!

If this were in the Magic's Amway Center Arena, the fans would be cheering wildly!
Er Niu, who had grabbed the position at the basket for a long time, felt a little bad. At the beginning of the second half, the touch of the sparks was so good, which was not a good sign.

But the Eagles still have a lead of 20+ points on the scene. No matter how you look at it, the Magic don't seem to have a chance to comeback.

The Eagles have the ball, the Eagles start with five players to pass the ball patiently, the two bulls inside attract a double-team and pass to Salmons, Salmons passes to Lunar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse passes to Jiongsen, Jiongsen passes to Bibby .

Bibby got a wide open, 45-degree angle on the flank, and made a long-range shot when no one was watching.

"boom!"

Missed!

Howard protected the backcourt rebound.

Atlanta's offense was smooth and smooth, but at the end, it was not perfect.

On the offensive end of the Magic, Carter held the ball and forcibly hit the basket. After entering the penalty area along the baseline, he pulled the bar in the air and passed Erniu's supplementary defense.

Unknowingly, the fortunes of the two teams are changing!
In the case of poor shooting touch, the Eagles generals did not turn to more secure low-post singles or breakthroughs with the ball, but tirelessly started the wave shooting mode.

On the contrary, the Magic, which lost too much in the first half, firmly grasped the opportunity, pursued the success rate in every attack, and combined the combination of surprise shots to the extreme.

Especially Dwight Howard, this standing center completely gave up his delusion of taking Ruan Erniu in the low post.

The selfless Carter also sent strikes for the Sparks several times while attracting double-teams. For a while, Howard, who was attacking facing the basket, became that omnipotent monster again.

Small hooks under the basket, dunks under the basket in empty cuts, and small throws in three seconds.

The spark that hit the basket suddenly became omnipotent. Howard, who is at his peak, has this talent, and a terrifying opponent like Ruan Erniu is enough to make Spark let go of his so-called center self-esteem.

In the era of the weak and the strong, it is meaningless to cling to those illusory faces after being defeated again and again by younger juniors and taking away the position of the first center forward.

Woodson should take the main responsibility. In the case of the Eagles' continuous shooting, he should call a timeout in time, but he didn't do so.

It wasn't until the Magic played a wave of 17:4 at the beginning of the second half that Egghead woke up like a dream and called a timeout, but at this moment, the point difference between the two teams was about to fall below double digits.

Magic, the salted fish, is about to turn over!

After the timeout, the Eagles didn't have many coping strategies, but once again concentrated the ball in the hands of Er Niu and Jiong Jisen, letting the superstars solve the problem.

Er Niu's touch on the outside tonight is quite good. He made 4 of 3 three-pointers in a single quarter, which helped the team stabilize the situation very well, but Jon Jonsen did not have the bravery of the first half, and made 6 of 1 shots in a single quarter. , Wasted a lot of scoring opportunities.

The touch of other Eagles players also dropped from boiling point to freezing point together. Eclipse made 3 for 0 shots, Bibby made 2 for 0 shots, Salmons made 2 for 0 shots, and Crawford made 2 for 0 shots.

Such a group squandering opportunity is also an extremely rare scene in the Eagles' regular season throughout the season.

It wouldn't be a surprise to say that the Hawks were possessed by a ghost in the third quarter.

At 37:16, the Hawks had their worst quarter of the season.

They still led by 24 points in the first half, and before the start of the final quarter, they only had a 3-point advantage left.

77:79, the fans in the Philips Arena suddenly became nervous, and they booed the visiting team the loudest.

Slowly known as the devil's home stadium, the Atlanta fans gave the home team the greatest support in their way.

Ruan Erniu was probably the only player on the team who played normally. He made 20 of 17 shots in three quarters, including 9 of 7 three-pointers, 8 of 6 free throws, 46 points and 17 rebounds.

If it weren't for the super performance of the Celestials, perhaps the Hawks would have collapsed directly in the third quarter.

(End of this chapter)