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Chapter 425 Alternative Application of Cowhide-style Defense

The Magic performed very well this season, and they are now the division champions in their region. If nothing else, in this year's playoffs, the Magic will replace the declining Pistons and become the Celtics' main players along with the Cavaliers. stumbling block.Therefore, Rivers attaches great importance to every game between the team and the Magic, especially in this game, Rivers does not want the opponent to complete the three-game killing streak against them.

But what disappoints Rivers is that even though he has done so much work and so much effort before the game, the feedback from the court situation still mercilessly reveals the failure of his previous work.The defensive countermeasures he arranged still failed to prevent Howard from raging to the basket.

But what Shi Lei did in this defense made his eyes shine: "Could it be that Shi found a way?"

Rivers became the only outsider who observed this. Besides, Howard, one of the parties involved, knew that he was in trouble.

Unwilling to give up, Howard sat back fiercely, and pushed Shi Lei behind him away from behind his body, trying to open the gap to complete the turn.But what made him depressed was that his whole movement was not smooth, so he only did less than half of it, and Shi Lei's defense immediately stuck up again.

Now Howard is embarrassed, he is not Kobe, he has such strong body self-control ability.After the foothold was occupied by Shi Lei in advance, he just adjusted the footing position, causing his body center of gravity to shift, but if he didn't dare to back up, he would be punished to walk. In desperation, he I had no choice but to use the legendary skill - Skyhook!
Well, don't think too much about it, it's just an ordinary small hook, but even if it's just a small hook, Howard's hit rate is not ordinary, let alone in such an awkward position, so don't worry. Surprisingly, Howard's shot was rejected by the basket.

"Center" Rondo grabbed the rebound and led the Celtics to launch a fast break.

Shi Lei's knee badly pushed the inside of Howard's knee. This is just a very common trick on the court, but Howard, who is full of explosive power, did not return to the basket of the Magic until the Celtics' offense was completed because of this. .

"I said there must be a way!"

Shi Lei excitedly waved his fist after Pierce made a layup. It seemed that he was encouraged for the team to recover a little score in one fell swoop. In fact, he was happy that he had found a way to defend Howard.

At the same time, he was glad that when he chose to replace the template, he chose Bowen's wisdom.

Rivers was also very happy, Howard, who was pressing on his heart like a mountain, was pried by Shi Lei, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Shi always seems to find a way to lead the team to victory! "

But Magic fans don't see it that way. They think the same as the live commentator who can be heard: "Dwight's small hook at the basket! Oh, it's a pity that he didn't make it. Dwight should find a way to improve his shot. The shooting percentage of the action, even though he is already the number one center in the NBA!"

Howard should indeed be regarded as the number one center in the league, but that is entirely because of the decline of the center.For example, the former No. [-] center in the NBA, O'Neal, even in front of Ben Wallace, who claims to be the most restrained, can score enough points to ensure the team's victory.But Howard can't do this. Once someone catches his weakness, he will almost become invisible.

In the next attack, Howard prepared well and gave himself enough room to attack, but he still couldn't hit the basketball in front of Shi Lei.

After being close to Shi Lei, Howard pushed forward with his back and entered a place one step away from the basket. He slammed into the space and directly completed the take-off movement, intending to complete the turn in mid-air.

But he still underestimated Shi Lei's defense, Shi Lei immediately stuck up in mid-air forcefully, and his chest directly pressed against his weak side.

Do you think Howard wants to complete a turnaround jumper?Stop dreaming, he just wants to complete a hanging frame!So Howard missed another shot.

In addition to the previous two fouls, Shi Lei defended Howard's four offenses, but only allowed the opponent to score one point.With the help of such a defense, the Celtics seized the opportunity and played an 8:1 offensive climax, narrowing the point difference to nine points in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the team was about to enter a scoring drought, Van Gundy called a timeout.Van Gundy may not be as focused on defense as his brother Van Gundy Jr., but on offense, he is indeed a very sharp coach.The Heat who hadn't traded to O'Neal at the beginning, under his command, can get the NBA's fourth-ranked points per game, which can be seen.

After the timeout, the Magic's offense changed significantly. Howard no longer served as the team's main attacker, retreated to the second line, and started a supporting job, which opened up the Magic's outside line.

But what can Shi Lei do?He didn't dare to leave Howard's side, and could only watch the Magic's outside line make trouble.

But don't think that the Magic will immediately open up the score advantage. In fact, the Magic's lead is still shrinking. About 1 minute before the end of the game, the Celtics chased the point difference to only two points.

The only advantage in the lineup between the Magic and the Celtics is the inside. They were able to win only because the inside offense made it difficult for the Celtics to deal with it.When it comes time to compete on the perimeter, the Celtics' two All-Star perimeters are not for nothing.

But it was too late, the gap in front of him was too big, Howard seized the opportunity and caused Shi Lei's defensive foul. After unexpectedly making two free throws, he protected Ray Allen's missed rebound. In the end, Al Stone's layup put an end to the game after regaining a six-point lead.

In this game, Howard scored a large double-double with 24 points and 21 rebounds, and was named the best player in the game. He was also given the nickname "Celtics Killer" by the media after the game.

After the Celtics were "triple-killed" by the Magic, they naturally ushered in another wave of bad news from the media, but the Celtics were not as brooding as the two sides lost in the last game.

Because they found a way to defeat this opponent!

This is also the Celtics' last loss in March. After that, they used a wave of two consecutive victories to defeat the Eagles and Thunder respectively, ending all the games in March.

　Thanks to Archimonde Shenwei and ST Crow for their rewards, thank you for your support!

　　
　
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