Chapter 264 Fierce Confrontation
[Third Update]
"Haha, the magic finally made the attack they deserved. The Holy Temple," Sun Zhenping said with a smile.
Xu Jiping nodded and said with a smile: "Not only that, look, their defense has also risen."
Xu Jiping was right. As the Magic team made their offense, their defense also made them.
Vince Carter made a desperate steal and poked the 76ers' pass out of the baseline. At this time, there were only 5 seconds left to the opponent's attack time.
Andre Iguodala quickly received the ball on the right wing and was about to pass the ball, but when she saw that her teammates were following a Magic player. As time passed, Andre Iguodala quickly retreated, and his body also took advantage of the retreat to jump backwards, and the ball was shot along the basket.
He avoided the front, but he had no time to take care of both sides. When he rebounded, Wu Feng had already known his plan, quickly penetrated from the right wing and slapped the orange basketball.
Fortunately, Andre Iguodala's movements were slightly tilted back when shooting, otherwise Wu Feng's blocking shot would have slapped the ball on his face, but when the ball slid over his head, he was also in a cold sweat.
Andres Nosioni just received the ball outside the three-point line, and the referee's whistle had sounded, and Andres Nosioni obviously had no time to shoot.
The 24-second offensive time for the 76ers has arrived, which is definitely the result of the Magic's collective defense. Vince Carter's steal interrupted the opponent's offensive momentum, and Wu Feng's block rejected the last glimmer of hope for the 76ers.
When Andre Iguodala dribbled through the ball, the ball was cut off by Gerald Wallace again, and the Magic's fast attack character was once again shown, but this attack ended with Wu Feng's right-wing three-pointer.
In a blink of an eye, the gap between the two sides has narrowed to one point. The 76ers temporarily maintained a 1-point lead with 12:11, but the situation on the field has formed a one-sided side of the Magic.
Doug Collins sighed repeatedly in the rest area. The Magic's offense was one aspect, but the team's successive mistakes were the things he felt most distressed. Seeing that the Magic were about to catch up, Doug Collins called a timeout helplessly. The disciples' performance did disappoint him, but he could not watch the team be slaughtered by the opponent.
The 76ers adjusted the lineup. Evan Turner replaced Andre Iguodala, Maris Spencer replaced Spencer Hawys, Louis Williams replaced Ju Holiday. The performance of the two first two was indeed average, especially Andre Iguodala made two consecutive mistakes, and Spencer Hawys did not perform well in the game. Both inside attempts were missed.
Although the Magic's defense has improved a lot, they obviously neglected Maris Spetts, who came on the bench, and took advantage of the Magic's lack of backup defense, he went around from behind Elton Brand and made a layup directly.
However, the 76ers' firepower alone obviously could not stop the Magic's successive attacks, especially Elton Brand, who could hardly see him on the field in the last few minutes. In the end, the Magic ended the first quarter with 29:22. If it weren't for Maris Sbetz's two-point shot after taking the field, the gap between the two sides would be widened to double digits.
Elton Brand scored nine points by one in the first quarter, and Andre Iguodala, who was liberated, did not burst out with the expected firepower in the first quarter. The only change was that he hit two three-pointers.
Compared with the 76ers' unique appearance, the Magic's scores seem very average. Among the eight players on the court, six of them scored. "Warcraft" Dwight Howard had the highest seven-pointer, Wu Feng, Vince Carter, and Gerald Wallace all scored 5 points. However, the most distinctive comparison between the two sides is in the mistakes. The Magic have only made one mistake so far, while the 76ers have six mistakes. The Magic have successfully made four quick attacks after taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes. (")
The 76ers' lineup was adjusted again in the second quarter, with Ju Holiday, Elton Brand, Maris Spetts, Louis Williams, and Evan Turner.
However, such a lineup obviously cannot play the strengths of the 76ers in both defense and offense. Maris Spetts has a very good grasp of opportunities in the game, but this is also based on the performance of other teammates and their pick-and-roll. His shooting near the free throw line was extremely stable. At the end of the first quarter, it was his stand-up that prevented the 76ers from being widened.
However, in the second quarter, under the focus of Gerald Wallace, the opportunity was always escorted by him.
A shot from the right wing missed by Gerald Wallace, and Zhu Holiday picked up an offensive rebound in the chaos.
Wu Feng was still sitting on the bench at the beginning of the second quarter. Stan Van Gundy arranged for him to rest more to allow Wu Feng to perform better in the most important second half. However, in this way, Zhu Holiday got a chance, and Chris Du Hong obviously could not resist him.
Zhu Holiday took the rebound to the bottom line, took a step back and avoided Dwight Howard's defense, and made a backward jump shot.
Dwight Howard then realized that Zhu Holiday appeared in the inside just now, not only stole an offensive rebound, but also took a easy shot at the moment.
"Bastard, you're so good at taking shortcuts." Dwight Howard muttered.
With Wu Feng not present, the Magic are naturally responsible for organizing the offense. He performed very well in the regular season. Although he was deprived of his starting position, the data did not shrink, but instead rose a little in some data.
Especially in defense, Chris Du Hong showed great potential, averaging 10.7 points per game. You should know that after the Magic had four stable scoring players, it was indeed very difficult for him to get so many average scorers. However, it is obvious that his talent in organizing offense is not very outstanding. With Wu Feng not present, Stan Van Gundy prefers Vince Carter to organize offense.
Chris Duhon noticed that Dwight Howard was running in the front, raised his right hand high, and the ball flew quickly to the frontcourt. He recognized the opportunity very accurately. Unfortunately, the height and speed of the ball were both problematic. Zhu Holiday actually jumped directly in the midfield and took off the ball. Fortunately, Gerald Wallace returned to defense in time, which killed the opponent's fast break in the cradle.
With Vince Carter's shot from the right wing, the most chaotic moment appeared on the court in just three and a half minutes. The Magic actually made three mistakes, especially Chris Du Hong made two mistakes by himself. Stan Van Gundy nodded helplessly off the court. Chris Du Hong is indeed a very talented player, but he is a little timid and unable to let go, so he will suffer a lot.
And once it reaches the playoffs, it will be difficult for him to adapt to such a fierce confrontation. In this regard, Wu Feng performed much better than his old bird.
At this time, there were eight minutes and four seconds left in the second quarter, and the game entered the official timeout, with the score between the two sides being 32:25.
The coaches of both teams were obviously dissatisfied with the past few minutes.
After the timeout, the two head coaches made great adjustments to their respective lineups.
Both sides changed into the main lineup at the same time, which made Philadelphia fans more at ease that Andre Iguodala also appeared on the field at this time.
"Wu, Iguodala is very capable, don't underestimate him." Seeing Andre Iguodala return to the court, Vince Carter chuckled.
"Yeah, I understand." Wu Feng replied with a smile.
Wu Feng easily walked around the top of the arc with the ball. Unexpectedly, Doug Collins did not arrange Andre Iguodala to defend himself, but was confronting Gerald Wallace.
Gerald Wallace is indeed an excellent offensive player. His average score is fourth in the Magic. However, before the start of the series, Stan Van Gundy did not require him on offense. He only arranged one task for his task, which was to use his excellent defensive ability to cut off the opponent's organizational support and put the opponent's offense into disorder.
Zhu Holiday defended Wu Feng, but Wu Feng took a beautiful step back and widened his distance.
At this time, Zhu Holiday was quite far away from him, so he could only watch Wu Feng's three-pointer.
"Swish", Wu Feng was very satisfied with such a clean and neat attack. His breakthrough had already made Zhu Holiday feel all the same. With his current psychological state, he was no longer suitable to defend himself.
However, Doug Collins seems to have extraordinary trust in Zhu Holiday, even after he was broken through many times by Wu Feng.
"Swish" was another straightforward mid-range shot. Wu Feng easily broke through the first line of defense of the 76ers and made a quick shot.
The 76ers' ball was quickly handed over to Zhu Holiday. Taking advantage of Gerald Wallace's defense not being in place, he quickly took off the air and took action from the three-point line.
"Clang", the basket rejected his three-pointer again, and his shot in a hurry made his shooting posture a little deformed. He is not a pervert like Manu Ginobili. The more weird the shot, the more he can hit it.
Elton Brand did not jump up to compete for the rebound, but just stuck Dwight Howard's position at the basket.
The muscle collision was filled at the basket all the time, and Dwight Howard didn't even have a chance to jump. The 76ers' muscles were indeed very powerful. Dwight Howard had no way to escape. Seeing Spencer Hawyth pick up an offensive rebound, the Magic's defensive rebound in this game was a big problem. Before half of the game, the opponent had already snatched 5 offensive rebounds, which meant that the opponent had 5 multiple attack opportunities.
Chapter completed!