Throughout the first quarter, Vince Carter allowed Hawks players to clearly feel the changes in their season.

The one who felt the deepest was naturally Wu Feng, who was confronting Vince Carter head-on. He did not expect that Vince Carter would be so strong this season.

Especially last year, the two were teammates, so Wu Feng also has a good understanding of Carter's situation.

Although the recovery performance of "half-man and half-god" last season allowed him to enter the third team of the best team, his outstanding performance was also due to Wu Feng.

Nearly half of his scores were obtained through Wu Feng's assists, but this season, Vince Carter, who was extremely trusted by Stan Van Gundy, was able to perform such an amazing performance, which surprised many people.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, Vince Carter's outstanding performance this season is not all unexpected.

Since the end of last season, Vince Carter has become the second only to the Magic's after Dwight Howard and Wu Feng.

After Wu Feng left the Magic Team, he naturally became the second leader of the Magic Team and the boss of the backcourt.

In addition, this season is his contract year again, so he naturally has to work hard.

As the first quarter was about to end, the Hawks made adjustments to the lineup, with McGrady and Iverson coming on the court at the same time.

McGrady and Carter, the cousin, are one of the most talented players in league history, and the peak battle between Carter and Iverson in 2001 has added a lot of fans to the two.

When McGrady and Iverson came up, Carter had not yet ended, so the three of them stood on the court at the same time, immediately attracting countless pairs of eyes.

Chris Duhon chose to break through forcibly when facing Iverson's defense.

But what made him depressed was that although he broke through, the ball in his hand was cut off by Iverson.

Iverson seemed very active as soon as he arrived on the court, especially on the defensive end, and immediately contributed a steal.

"Damn it!" Chris Duhong swears and chases Iverson.

Vince Carter, who was closest to Iverson, also chased Iverson.

However, Vince Carter and Chris Duhon were still slower. When the two chased to the three-point line, Iverson had already passed the ball to McGrady, who was tangenting to the basket at the same time.

McGrady jumped high and raised the ball with both hands.

"Bang", McGrady's powerful and powerful dunk made Hawk fans scream.

Although McGrady's current bounce is not as good as before, he can easily do this kind of dunk with less difficulty.

However, just five seconds after McGrady completed a dunk, the "half-man and half-god" Carter used the double cover of two teammates to hit the basket and hit the dunk with one hand.

This goal immediately made the fans of Amway Center Arena excited.

Carter, who had dunked, looked at Iverson, McGrady and the others smiled, and then ran towards the backcourt.

"Vins' state this season is simply too weird." Iverson murmured at Vince's back.

When McGrady beside him heard this, he nodded with deep consent.

McGrady knows his cousin best. He thought the other party was going downhill like him, but who would have thought that Vince Carter made a 360-degree turn last season and his career turned around.

This season, Vince Carter seems to be back when he was with the Raptors, scoring like taking pictures and dunking is shocking.

Sighing, McGrady glanced at Wu Feng, then retreated.

Seeing Vince Carter's one-handed buckle boosted the Magic's morale again. Hawks head coach Larry Drew asked for a timeout without hesitation.

After this timeout, the Hawks also made substitutions.

Jeff Teague replaced Wu Feng, Anthony Morro replaced Josh Smith, and Zazapachulia replaced Al Horford.

The Magic also adjusted the roster. Vince Carter was replaced by JJ Redick, Gerald Wallace was replaced by Michael Pitrus, and Ryan Anderson was replaced.

"Swish", a jump shot was made by a sudden stop. After landing, Jeff Teague looked glad when he saw the ball enter.

Jeff Teague didn't have much hope for the goal just now. Even though he chose the shooting timing, JJ Redick still interfered with himself when he shot. In order to avoid his defensive slap, Jeff Teague raised his curve a little while shooting.

I was secretly grateful in my heart. Today's feel was so good, and God seemed to be on his side, and he could score such a difficult ball, but thinking about it, in his opinion, he was in really good shape today.

If Wu Feng did not come to the Hawks, then the unstoppable choice for the Hawks' point guard in the new season is Jeff Teague.

However, when Wu Feng came, he could only be the substitute.

The Magic attacked, JJ Redick missed a three-pointer, and Tracy McGrady grabbed the defensive rebound.

McGrady first handed the ball to his teammate Jeff Teague, then raised it from the bottom line to the outside line to meet Jeff Teague.

McGrady skillfully carried the ball, and on the timer behind him, the second jumped to 8 seconds. This was the last offensive opportunity before the end of the first quarter.

After halftime, McGrady passed the ball to Iverson and asked him to organize the team's last attack.

Iverson's expression was a little elusive, his eyes were gently aiming at the timer, just one step away in front of him, JJ Redick had already been waiting for him to sweat profusely, and at this time he didn't even dare to wipe the sweat beads on his face.

Wu Feng came out, and the Hawks' last offense would obviously be completed by Iverson.

In the sudden moment of Iverson, JJ Redick didn't even react at all. His loss officially announced the decline of the Magic's defense line.

JJ Redick could only watch Iverson quickly break into the inside, and flew into the air toward an eagle.

"Swish", Iverson completed the Hawks' last attack with a beautiful throw.

With the whistle sounding, the first quarter officially ended.

With the strong outbreak of Wu Feng and others, the Hawks led the Magic with 4 points 31:27.

Soon, the second quarter began.

Chris Duhon carefully led the ball through the half, but this time he did not habitually transfer the ball to Vince Carter's hand, but accelerated and easily passed through Jeff Teague. He shot from a mid-range shot and the ball fell steadily into the basket.

Jeff Teague spread his hands helplessly, and the main responsibility for this ball was him. His habitual thinking made him too careless in defense. Even if defense is not his strength, Duan Wu has such a reason to easily make his opponent break through, and his opponent is just a player like Chris Duhong.

Jeff Teague passed the half-time with the ball. Chris Duhon quickly posted it up and blocked Jeff Teague's breakthrough line. This was the first time Chris Duhon's active defense appeared in this game, but in defense, attitude is of course very important. Wisdom is also indispensable. A player who only has a body but no mind will definitely not become a successful defensive player.

A realistic fake move, Jeff Teague had easily touched his center of gravity. The right foot of the void squad quickly retreated. Such a simple fake move had already made Chris Duhong unstable and the center of gravity float. He could only watch Jeff Teague pass by easily. A breeze raised and gently patted his cheek.

Break through, pass the ball, Iverson on the right bottom line jumped up gently, the ball quietly slid in his hand, and a textbook-style three-pointer came into the net.

On the Magic, Nazl Mohammed made a throw shot from the basket.

Iverson ran and was entangled continuously. Finally, taking advantage of JJ Redick's unstable pace, Iverson unexpectedly ran back and ran for himself. He had a chance to take action.

At this time, the ball was controlled by Jeff Teague's hands, and the Magic's defense line had been disrupted by Iverson. He just needed to gently split the ball, and Iverson got an open three-pointer.

Facing Iverson's earnest eyes and having already stepped forward to ask for the ball, Jeff Teague quickly passed the ball to Iverson.

Iverson opened his hand and scored a three-pointer, "swish", and the ball entered the net!

JJ Redick held the ball at the top of the arc, but suddenly hesitated for a moment. The momentary hesitation was obviously fatal in the eyes of some players, and the grasp of opportunities has always been what Iverson is best at.

Iverson took his hand and JJ Redick's ball was cut off by Iverson.

Iverson can average steals per game in his career. Although in the 1vs1 defense, due to his own physical reasons, his defensive pressure on the opponent is not very high, his stealing balls has always been one of the opponent's careful focus.

After breaking the ball from JJ Redick, Iverson took the ball and quickly stepped down, and then made a wonderful pass to follow McGrady.

McGrady ended this fast break with an exciting dunk.

"Bang", the dunk cheered up all the Hawks players.

Since Iverson and McGrady came on the court, the Hawks' momentum has quickly been driven.

The experience of the two veterans has also brought great help to the Hawks, and even Hawks head coach Larry Drew nodded with satisfaction.

After a timeout, the Hawks' lineup was adjusted again, Wu Feng replaced Jeff Teague, and Marvin Williams replaced Tracy McGrady.

In contrast, the Magic team, Vince Carter came up, replaced JJ Redick, Ryan Anderson also came up, replaced Brandon Bass, and Dwight Howard also replaced veteran Nazl Mohammed.

The game continues, the Magic's offense.

Michael Pitrus scored a free throw from the sideline, and Jason Kidd took the ball from his hand and slowly advanced towards the frontcourt. After halftime, Jason Kidd passed the ball to Vince Carter.

As soon as Vince Carter received the ball, Iverson posted it up.

Seeing the head-on face of ‘ufo’ and ‘Answer’, countless fans began to recall the exciting battle of the 2001 playoffs.

In the 2001 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, this is a playoff meeting considered to be the closest to the 20th century in the matchup between the Magician and the Big Bird.

Vince Carter and Allen Iverson, two superstars with different styles, are destined to be remembered by countless fans.

In the first game, Iverson scored a game-high 36 points. No matter how many points the Raptors were leading, he always led the 76ers to counterattack again and again. With 16 seconds left in the game, the 76ers narrowed the gap to two points.

Carter, who just led the Raptors to defeat the No. 4 seed 48 hours ago, advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, faced Alon McGee, broke through and stopped and jumped out. The ball bounced out of the basket.

But Carter was the first person to rush to the basket and hit the ball, and he put the ball into the basket. He scored one point less than Iverson in the whole game. But the Raptors won away and changed home advantage.

In the second game, the small man, who was only 1.83 meters tall, made 21 of 39 shots and made 9 free throws. He scored his career playoff highest 54 points.

With 8 points and 52 left in the game, Iverson made a three-pointer, giving the 76ers 80-75 lead. Before that, he captured all 19 points the team scored. A large part of it was extremely difficult shooting.

Amid the cheers of the fans of the audience, the 76ers won the game 97-92.

This great solo performance aroused Carter's fighting spirit, and the teams returned to Toronto in the third game.

Carter set off a purple heat wave at the Air Canada Stadium. In response to Iverson's 54 points, Carter made eight consecutive three-pointers in the first half, setting a record in the NBA playoffs, surpassing five people including Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller.

He made 19 of 29 shots and 9 of 13 three-pointers. With 2 minutes and 56 seconds left in the game, he scored his 50th point. He was then substituted amid the cheers of 20,436 record-breaking audiences.

The Raptors easily won 24 points, 2-1, and the victory balance once again tilted towards the Raptors.

Although the Raptors led 2:1, the series lasted for seven games.

In the entire series, Carter scored equally and Iverson scored equally. Two scoring masters with different styles fought to the last moment in seven games.
To be continued...