The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 279 278. The first loss in the playoffs; the situation is not good (3.5K words ask for a monthly ticket)

After returning from the fourth quarter, the two sides also temporarily sent substitute lineups for transition.

Because the two teams are relatively clear, the first half of the fourth quarter is just a transitional stage, and the real decisive battle still has to wait until the main players of both sides return.

During the first half of the fourth quarter, the Magic also had a vague upper hand.

However, the magic team is a little different from the past. During this period of time, Van Gundy did not send Lewis and Turkoglu to play, but instead kept Iverson on the court.

Although Van Gundy's employment adjustment also made Rivers feel a little puzzled, but seeing that the team was still at a disadvantage in the contest of the bench lineup as always, Rivers could only keep watching the time and counting the playing time of the main players in his mind.

In the contest between these two games, the Celtics' main lineup is definitely stronger than the Magic.

But in the rotation stage, the Celtics were at a disadvantage as always, and they never had an advantage.

So Rivers, who knows this well, tries to squeeze the time on the court as much as possible, and makes a reasonable allocation between the four quarters according to the time limit that the players can fight on the court.

As the game continued on the court, the Magic also relied on Iverson's presence to suppress the Celtics during the rotation stage.

Even the score on the field is approaching bit by bit.

However, when Rivers saw that the team began to retreat steadily, and the time on the court was almost the same, Rivers immediately called a timeout on the sidelines.

And when Rivers called the timeout, Van Gundy obviously knew what Rivers was thinking.

Presumably after this timeout, the Celtics' main lineup will definitely return to the court.

So during this timeout, Van Gundy also made adjustments to the lineup on the field, intending to have the final decisive battle with the Celtics in the next seven minutes or so.

After returning from the timeout, the Celtics really brought all the main lineup back to the field.

Obviously, the defeat in the G1 match between the two sides in this round of the series also put a lot of pressure on the defending champion Celtics.

So in this game, Rivers did not dare to be careless in the slightest. If the main players can play an extra minute on the court, then Rivers will never let him play less.

After all, in the matchup between the two sides in the Eastern Conference semifinals, only when the main lineup is all present can Rivers feel a little bit of peace of mind.

After returning from this timeout, although the Magic's main lineup has basically returned to the court, there has been a more obvious change in the lineup.

The most notable change is that Stan Van Gundy took both Iverson and Amir Johnson off the court, and instead put Lewis and Turkoglu on the court.

Although this lineup was used by the Magic before the trade to Iverson, since Iverson came to the Magic, this lineup has rarely played under Van Gundy at the same time.

So in the final contest between the two sides in the last quarter at this moment, Van Gundy suddenly changed the lineup on the field. This unpredictable scene also made Rivers feel a little uneasy.

"After returning from this timeout, the Magic completed a change in the lineup. Among them, Stan took Allen and Amir off the court at the same time, but replaced them with Rashad and Shedo."

"We haven't seen this lineup for a long time. Since the Magic traded Allen, this lineup rarely appears on the court at the same time in the hands of Stan."

"So in the current period of decisive victory, Stan is a man of Yigao who has boldly changed the lineup."

"Obviously, for the Celtics' defense in the first three quarters, Stan also felt a little tricky, so he decided to change the lineup to see if he could win a chance for the team."

Kenny Smith: "That's right, because when this lineup returns to the court, the Magic's shooting space on the outside will become more abundant."

"Because compared to Hedo and Rashad, the shooting ability of Allen and Amir can be said to be a little bit worse, and Amir has no shooting ability beyond the three-point line."

"And in the first three quarters, the Celtics' defensive tactics of constantly shrinking inside obviously caused a lot of trouble for the Magic."

"So I think this is the main reason why Stan will make an adjustment to the lineup during this period of time."

As the Magic team changed after the timeout, in the next match between the two sides, the Magic team obviously played more smoothly on the offensive end.

Even if the Celtics are still infinitely shrinking inside as usual, forcing the Magic to finish away from the basket.

But when Lewis and Turkoglu were replaced on the court, this allowed the Magic to have more options to catch and shoot from the outside.

Therefore, when Su Jiu held the ball and broke through to the inside to face the Celtics' shrinking defense, Su Jiu was able to make good use of his own advantages and distribute the ball to the open shooters on the outside at the first time, so as to ensure the smoothness of the Magic's offensive end.

After all, although the current Su Jiu is very comprehensive in terms of offense, he can be said to be easy to catch whether it is shooting from inside or outside.

But if it really comes to Su Jiu's most lethal means on the offensive end, then Su Jiu's imaginative pass must be counted.

After a whole season of training, Su Jiu, who has experienced many legendary point guard experience cards, has also made some achievements in passing skills.

So on the court, this kind of breakout is definitely Su Jiu's favorite offensive rhythm, and there is no one! !

Seeing that the Magic team played such a smooth offense after returning from the fourth quarter, this also made Celtics head coach Rivers break out in a cold sweat off the court.

But the good news is that although the Magic has become smoother on the offensive end than before, after the lack of Amir Johnson on the defensive end, the Celtics' offensive pressure has also decreased.

So the situation on the court at this moment has also evolved from the original defensive battle to an offensive battle.

If in the first three quarters the two teams fought hard on defense and relied more on the personal performance of the stars on the offensive end, then after returning from the fourth quarter, the defensive threat of the two teams has dropped significantly.

This also led to easier play on the offensive end with each other, and the score on the field was also increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But for Doc Rivers, although Stan Van Gundy's change after returning in the fourth quarter put a lot of pressure on the team.

But fortunately, the Celtics' offense also opened up accordingly, so the situation on the court is still led by the Celtics.

As the time on the court passed, Stan Van Gundy became more and more impatient off the court.

Although after the changes in the fourth quarter, the Magic did become smoother on the offensive end, and it also played a cracking role in the shrinking defense of the Celtics.

But what happened to Amir Johnson also allowed the Celtics to play with ease on the offensive end.

Especially when either of Lewis or Turkoglu is facing the double pick-and-roll of Pierce and Garnett, they will be treated as clean as air.

This situation obviously made Stan Van Gundy feel a little annoyed, and he even slapped his forehead anxiously off the court.

"What the heck, what a crime!"

In the end, when the game ended with more than two minutes left, although the Magic team played more and more smoothly on the offensive end, the situation on the field still did not improve much.

In the last two minutes or so, the Magic are still six points behind the Celtics at home.

Although this point difference does not seem to be a lot, based on the current feel and state of the two sides, it is really too difficult for the Magic to even out the six-point difference in just over two minutes.

But even so, Stan Van Gundy had no choice but to grit his teeth and call a timeout to arrange the tactics for the last two minutes.

After coming back from the timeout, at this time, both teams have focused 200% and dare not be sloppy in the slightest.

But in the next few offensive rounds, although the Magic came out with good shooting opportunities on the offensive end.

However, after Lewis and Pietrus missed three-pointers one after another, the Celtics seized the opportunity and quickly played a 6-0 spurt.

And this 6:0 spurt is obviously very fatal for the Magic, because it also means that the Celtics have already led the point difference to a double-digit advantage in the last short minute or so.

Faced with this situation, although Stan Van Gundy off the court was very unwilling, he could only grit his teeth and call out the last timeout to see if he could quickly grab points.

But after Naihe came back from the timeout, the Magic continued to hit the iron outside the three-point line, hitting the iron with one shot after another, which extinguished the last hope of the team's reversal.

Finally, after the end of the game, the Celtics in the away game succeeded with:

93:82

An 11-point advantage defeated the Orlando Magic, and tied the total score of this round of the Eastern Conference semifinals to a 1:1 tie.

After the game, everyone on the Magic team was obviously in a low mood. Everyone walked towards the player's tunnel with their heads downcast. They didn't have the joy after winning the first round of the game.

Because at the last moment, the team obviously had the hope of completing a comeback, but Naihe's strikes outside the three-point line again and again made the team commit suicide on the offensive end.

For the outcome of a game, the most painful thing is far from being defeated by the opponent with strong strength.

The most painful thing is that the team obviously has the hope of being able to comeback, and the decision to make a comeback is in the hands of the team itself.

However, the team failed to seize this last chance to comeback, resulting in a whole game of hard work in vain.

That's why after the game ended, everyone on the Magic team felt a little depressed, especially Lewis and Pietrus, who missed the last key shot, were so depressed that they didn't speak for a long time.

Because everyone knows very well that losing the G2 game at their own gate still has a very big impact on the trend of the entire series.

And what is even worse for everyone in the Magic is that the next round of the G3 matchup between the two teams will be transferred to the North Shore Garden Arena in Boston for the game.

With home court advantage, the Magic failed to seize the opportunity to win both games.

So for the Magic, which will face two consecutive aways in the future, this will obviously be a worse thing.

After all, when the overall strength was originally at a disadvantage, the Magic are now wasting their own home court advantage, so it is very likely that the Celtics will lose two consecutive cities in the future.

Thus rewriting the total score of this round of the series to a 3:1 situation...

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