“On the Magic’s offensive possession, Nelson Jr. brought the ball to the frontcourt.
Howard didn't stay in the low post waiting for the ball. He ran to the high post first and then dived into the penalty area.
After receiving a pass from Nelson Jr., he made a bold move towards the basket...
Peng——!
Chandler was almost knocked away, and at this time, the Mavericks' double attack arrived.
Howard just rushed and had a comfortable passing space. He passed the ball to Lewis in the left corner. When he saw Butler rushing to help defend, he immediately passed the ball to Carter who was 50 degrees to the left.
When he caught the ball, he didn’t rush towards the basket, but he lifted up the ball, raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper..."
I am almost 34 years old, and the constant body fluids are no longer suitable because I cannot get hard. At this time, I can only last longer if I have skills on my hands.
Although, Carter's three-point shooting is not stable, but playing next to Howard.
No 3, it’s really unreasonable!
Swish——!
With the knife raised and lowered, Carter's three-pointer was not soft and he hit it accurately.
4 to 4!
"The key is Howard's inside impact. As long as the inside plays containment and the Mavericks' defense is exhausted, the defense will not be able to take into account both the inside and outside.
Of course, Lewis's organization passing and Carter's finishing ability are indispensable.
As long as they play the "one star, four shots" system, the Magic's offense will still have something! "
"When the Mavericks attacked, they still dealt cards from the top of the arc. This time, Kidd turned over Su Bei's card.
He catches the ball and poses as a triple threat. After taking a step, he retracts his feet and lifts the ball. Richardson presses.
Peng——!
Su Bei stepped forward, stepped forward to fish, accelerated and changed direction, and thrust forward.
Richardson fought and retreated, then took advantage of Su Bei's right hand to change direction with his left hand. He stepped back and lifted the ball a little...
Huh?
The ball was passed to Kidd, but when he cut back and received Kidd's pass, Richardson's defense lost..."
Swish——!
An emergency stop at close range, before Howard's help defense was in place, Su Bei had already called it a day and scored two points.
6 to 4!
"The Mavericks' main DDM tactics are very smooth. Although Kidd has no breakthrough ability, he has a good grasp of the rhythm. He keeps saying 'I hit, I hit, I hide, I hit again...'. One breakthrough is not enough. Just for the second time, accumulating advantages time and time again is really impressive..."
Off the court, Stan Van Gundy had a headache, and the problem was with the forwards and defenders.
Turkoglu, Bogans, JJ Redick, and now Carter and Richardson...
It seems that the Magic's forward and defensive line are becoming more and more famous, but their real strength has not improved much.
Richardson was already useless when he went to play for the Knicks from the Suns.
Now you are 31 years old and approaching the age of retirement. What can you do to top it off?
Carter is also 34 years old, and he is also in the same state as Wang Xiaoer during the New Year.
In addition to Nelson Jr. who suffered a serious injury, Lewis, who is almost 32 years old...
A peak Warcraft may not be enough!
But there is no choice. The Magic are not a big city after all, and it is not easy to have such a card.
"Offensively, it was Howard who did the trouble. He continued to pull up to the high post and did not dive. Instead, he played a pick-and-roll tactic with Nelson.
Then, Howard made a cut, received a pass from Nelson Jr., and rushed forward..."
Bang-dang——!
Beep——!
The referee's whistle sounded again, calling Chandler's thug a foul.
The power gap is too big. Even though Chandler has reached the blue-collar ceiling, he is still just a blue-collar guy.
In front of a superstar, you will be beaten!
To use Yao Ming's saying of settling old scores, it was really easy for him to beat Chandler.
If Chandler hadn't come across the Heat's big three who had no insiders, Chandler would still have the impression of being the same young boy... second place in the rankings.
Bang-dang——!
Swish——!
Howard is still 1-for-2. He doesn't shoot well and will be targeted no matter how hard his body is.
Fouling if you can't beat him doesn't seem like a bad option.
6 to 5!
In the Mavericks' offensive round, Kidd called Nowitzki's card this time.
After weighing Lewis's strength and testing his own touch, Nowitzki played more calmly this time.
"Beyond the left three-point line, Nowitzki caught the ball and lifted it up, but Lewis did not press.
Nowitzki didn't like him, so he pulled it out and ejaculated..."
At this time, Lewis's flaws were clearly exposed.
Once upon a time, it was not unreasonable for the league's general managers not to select him in the draft.
With a height of 2.08 meters, he is still a shooter at the power forward position.
What about weight gain? The shooting is expected to decline and the speed advantage will be lost.
What about not gaining weight? When an opponent uses weight or height to beat him, what do you use to counter him?
You can't stand it.
You can only listen to the sound of gunshots, betting that your opponent's pistol has no bullets!
No matter how you look at it, it’s all unreliable stuff!
Swish——!
With the knife in his hand and his hand falling, Nowitzki made an independent three-point shot, and he was sure to win without any friends.
9 to 5!
“The Mavericks, a jump shooting team, have too many top shooters.
If Chandler is replaced by Howard, this team will basically have no flaws.
Now the Mavericks have no inside advantage. With their breakthroughs, three-pointers and offensive firepower, they still suppress the Magic..."
Off the court, Stan Van Gundy was also in trouble.
This was a forced killing by a superstar, what else could he do?
You can only let the bullets fly for a while. After all, jump-shooting teams are unstable.
If it feels like it explodes, it will probably kill itself.
Now we just need to do our best offensively.
However, the Magic's offense is not easy to do well.
Without Turkoglu as an adjuster, it's equivalent to Howard missing the ball-handling offense and Nelson missing organizing passes. They also lack stable shooting and a big heart at critical times...
It can only be said that the management played a bad hand with Turkoglu and allowed the Magic to build an offensive system for several years, which was completely useless.
Now I can only play Star Wars.
"The basketball is in Howard's hands again.
This time, Chandler did not let Howard rush up and defended forward. Although Howard got the basketball with his steel-like body, he had no space and fell into the Mavericks' pocket defense..."
Howard didn't have the ability to shoot, and he didn't have the ability to play in singles with the ball in the low post. When facing a double attack, he chose to go up to the man, but found that he couldn't break it, so he could only throw the basketball reluctantly.
"Lewis received the basketball, but had no room to shoot. Nowitzki quickly returned to the defense. Lewis did not wave the ball and passed the ball to Carter, but it was also blocked by Butler.
Carter, whose breakthrough was no longer sharp, handed the basketball to Nelson Jr. to reorganize.
Receive the ball, accelerate, break through, Kidd closes in, Jiangsu North comes to help defend, and there is not much time left for the Magic to attack. Nelson Jr. cannot break in and chooses to throw the basketball out of the perimeter. Richardson receives the pass. After some adjustments, Su Bei also turned around and returned to defense..."
Seeing that time was running out, Richardson had no choice but to bite the bullet and shoot a pull-up jumper in front of Su Bei...
Snapped--!
Su Bei anticipated Richardson's move, jumped up, and reached out to block the shot.
"pretty!
Su Bei's hand touched the basketball, Richardson made a three-touch move, and the basketball flew out of the baseline.
But before that, the Magic's 24 seconds of attack time had ended.
The Mavericks defended a 24-second violation by the Magic, and the ball belongs to the Mavericks..."
"The Magic's offensive flaws are too obvious, and they rely too much on Howard's inside advantage to open them up.
Without Turkoglu, the Magic's offense has changed less. They can still bully teams that are not strong inside. Facing the Mavericks' championship-level inside strength, they want to use Howard's body to bully them. People, efficiency cannot be improved. "
"Next, let's look at the Mavericks' offense. Speaking of which, the Mavericks' starting configuration is also an interior + four shooters.
It can't be said to be similar to the Magic, it can only be said to be exactly the same.
but……"
Chandler is not the main point of the Mavericks' offense, nor does he lead an offensive system.
In terms of offense, it starts from Kidd's dealing of cards, with the forward players' breakthrough and one-on-one as the main attack point, and it is an outside-in attack.
Well, it can also be said that the sound is inside and the outside is attacked, the sheep attacks the inside line, and the actual attack is on the outside line.
"Kidd continues to play Su Bei's cards. This is the rhythm of pampering one person!
Richardson used to be pretty good defensively and hit great shots, but now his athleticism has declined and he's just giving up points.
Kidd's choice is very reasonable!
Su Bei raised his head and took a three-point shot, but Richardson did not press.
After shooting, Su Bei didn't hesitate, as if he had predicted Richardson's move, he pulled it out and shot a three-point jumper..."
Swish——!
Letting the snake go depends on who the opponent is.
The Magic are defending a zone and are not afraid of three-pointers. It is no wonder that Richardson would let Su Bei go.
After all, Su Bei's breakthrough made him worry about one thing and the other, so what else could he do?
12 to 5!
The Mavericks' three-point rain instantly opened the score.
Stan Van Gundy was standing on the sideline, yelling about being on defense and stuff.
In fact, he didn't panic!
Everything is under control of the plan.
A jump-shooting team's feel cannot last forever.
He just had to wait here.
Just wait until death!
It just depends on when the Mavericks' shooting is going to die.
But, basketball is not calculation.
To be fair, Stan Van Gundy did guess the beginning of the Mavericks, but not the beginning of the Magic.
While "waiting to die", the Magic's shot was the first to "kill" themselves.
Bang-dang——!
Facing a double attack and unable to get to the basket, Howard chose to try his shooting touch.
If so, the Mavericks wouldn't dare target him like this.
But if you try, you will die. Howard paid the price for his unreliable shooting because of his body's inability to cope.
His attack failed!
The Magic's "one star, four shots" system brought in by Howard failed to take effect.
The outside shooter can only hold the ball, against the Mavericks' outside defense, and force the shot...
Bang-dang——!
Lewis' three-pointer missed!
…
Bang-dang——!
Carter's three-pointer is gone!
…
The Magic's offense was all misfired.
Since they don't understand offense, then don't let the Mavericks' offense understand it either.
Bang-dang——!
There was a problem with the Mavericks' shooting.
Nowitzki and Su Bei's three-pointers were useless.
However, the Mavericks' offense is not just about three-pointers, but also breakthroughs and individual plays by stars.
Despite this, the Mavericks are still slowly accumulating a lead.
After the first quarter, the score was 31 to 19, and the Mavericks had a 12-point lead.
Su Bei made 5 of 7 shots and 2 of 5 three-pointers. He scored 12 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, and performed like a superstar.
Howard made 1 of 4 free throws, 3 of 6 free throws, and scored 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block. His statistics looked good, but his efficiency was not on the same level as that of Subei.
In the second quarter, Carlisle did not give the Magic a chance to breathe and sent Nowitzki, Marion, Su Bei, Terry and Barea.
On the bench, there are Kidd, Chandler and Butler, and Stevenson is resting. With two playoff-level lineups, it is so simple to fight for wealth.
Stan Van Gundy could only take over, JJ Redick was injured, and he didn't have many cards to use, so he sent Gortat, Ryan Anderson, and Michael Pietrus.
Then, Carter and Nelson Jr. led the team.
To be fair, the Magic's draft vision is still okay.
Gortat and Anderson will both play at a quasi-All-Star level in the future and are good potential stocks.
But the management wanted to cause trouble, but they were both good at it and spoiled it.
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