The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 310 309. Half a foot into the finals! (4K asks for a monthly ticket)

"We can clearly find throughout the first quarter that the Cavaliers used a completely different offensive and defensive style from the previous three games today."

"Today, the Cavaliers did not double-team Dwight once, so this also caused the Magic to shift most of their offensive focus to the inside throughout the first quarter."

"And this situation is obviously a special arrangement by Coach Mike before the game. Presumably he hopes to focus all the offensive points of the Magic on Dwight alone, and then the team itself seeks a breakthrough from the offensive end."

"But after the first quarter, the Cavaliers still trailed the Magic by three points on the road."

"So Kenny, what do you think is the reason why the Cavaliers are still behind in the first quarter?"

After the first quarter, Barkley asked his partner Kenny Smith.

Obviously, Barkley didn't show much surprise that the Magic were able to lead the Cavaliers after the first quarter.

Because as early as this year when the Magic swept the Bulls 4:0 in the first round, Barkley had already become a supporter of the Magic, and he stood behind the Magic unconditionally in the playoffs.

Even in the semifinals where the Magic and the Celtics played extremely hotly and the situation was at a disadvantage, Barkley still stood behind the Magic without any suspense, and has always supported the Magic to advance.

"Obviously, the Cavaliers did well enough in the first quarter, because they scored 24 points in a single quarter."

"You know, 24 points in a single quarter is already the best game the Cavaliers have played in recent games."

"So I don't think they have any problems from one of their own offensive ends, or in other words, they have already played their regular level this season."

"But even though the Cavaliers scored 24 points in a single quarter, they were still three points behind the Magic in the end. It has to be said that the Magic this season is really strong, and it is enough to make us look differently."

"So I think the main reason why the Cavaliers are still behind in the first quarter is that the Cavaliers are still behind, because the Magic's offensive and defensive balance is really too good."

"On the defensive end, even though the Cavaliers' offensive focus in this game has shifted to the outside shooters, the Magic team is choking your LeBron James performance."

"In this case, the Cavaliers will become very uncomfortable on the offensive end. We don't need to say more about the offensive end. Whether you play Dwight or go to clamp Dwight, the Magic can find reasonable offensive options."

"So I think this may be the main reason why the Magic still have an advantage in this game, and it is also a mountain that the Cavaliers cannot easily overcome."

With the daily analysis of Barkley and Kenny Smith behind the scenes, at this moment, the atmosphere in the entire Orlando Arena has become very lively.

Because as the team is still ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers after the first quarter, it seems that the fans at home have seen the team can seal the first scene in the league.

Even when the fans at the scene think of this, they will feel excited, because apart from winning the championship in the playoffs, I am afraid that there is really nothing more exciting than the first place in the league with zero seals.

After returning from the second quarter, the two sides replaced the substitute lineup to compete.

And in this round of the series, Van Gundy let Iverson play for about half a quarter in the first quarter, and then it was convenient for Iverson to lead the bench in the second quarter.

Because with the run-in in the playoffs, Van Gundy found out very clearly that when Iverson led the second team to play, it was the smoothest period for the Magic to play in the rotation stage.

So since then, Iverson has led the bench lineup to fight in most cases, and the time to play with the main lineup at the same time has become less and less.

With the two sides playing against the bench, the Cavaliers in the away game are obviously at an absolute disadvantage.

Because in the entire current Cavaliers team, only Mo Williams and LeBron James can really play, so in the contest of the bench lineup, the Cavaliers don't even have a backbone, basically they can only counterattack in a passive way.

Faced with this situation, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown directly sent his trump card.

"Come on, LeBron!"

"........."

With the return of LeBron James, who had just rested for only more than two minutes, the Cavaliers finally found their backbone.

After all, even if James feels too bad in a game, as long as he can stand on the court, then for the rest of the Cavaliers, they can safely hand over the ball to James for processing.

As for whether to score or not, that is the next thing, but if James is not on the court, then other players don't know who should be the absolute core to score.

So for the current Cavaliers team, it is no exaggeration to say that this really belongs to LeBron James' team.

Seeing Mike Brown's servant, Stan Van Gundy scratched his forehead while sitting off the court, and then glanced at Howard, who had just rested for more than two minutes.

However, after thinking for a while, Van Gundy did not bring Howard back to the court immediately.

Because the situation on the court at this moment is relatively favorable for the Magic, there is no need to increase Howard's playing time too much.

Otherwise, for the Magic team, which is currently in a good situation, I am afraid it will become a major injury hazard.

On the other hand, for the Cavaliers, taking advantage of Howard did not return to the court immediately, LeBron James can be called ups and downs during this period.

There is quite a chic gesture of a bitter daughter-in-law finally becoming a mother-in-law.

But just after LeBron James performed a one-handed gliding dunk through a fast-break counterattack, the whole person just showed his biceps to the audience, and saw Howard on the Magic bench.

"What?!!"

"You fucking ghost is really lingering, you!!"

LeBron James, who saw this scene, obviously fell to the bottom of his mood. His whole face was obviously fierce just now, but after that, he suddenly wrinkled together, completely explaining what the bitter melon look is.

With Howard, Su Jiu and several other main players returning one after another, the magic team has gradually stabilized the trend on the court.

After all, when Howard returns to the court, it can definitely be called a nightmare for LeBron James, who has always liked to attack the inside to score.

Although LeBron James really has the strength to challenge Howard if he really has an impact.

But you must know that when the Magic defended James, they never played fair competition. Instead, Pietrus first entangled from the outside, and then Howard blocked from the inside.

After this set of the league's top Roujiamo set, LeBron James was a bit miserable being defended in this round of the series.

One of the data about James is even more visible to the naked eye, that is, in the series where the Cavaliers swept the Pistons 4:0 in the first round of this year's playoffs.

James can contribute 38.7 points, 29.6 rebounds and 7.9 assists in 8.2 minutes per game.

His personal shooting percentage is as high as 52.3%, and even the three-point shooting percentage that he is least good at is 31.4%.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks, fourth in the Eastern Conference, James' offensive firepower was undiminished.

After averaging 39.6 minutes per game, James in the Eastern Conference semifinals even raised his personal data to 30.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game.

The shooting percentage is still as high as 52.7%.

And James' explosive performance in the playoffs ushered in unanimous praise from most of the league's media at the time.

Many media have even begun to speculate that James is likely to be crowned the double MVP honors of the regular season MVP and the finals MVP at the same time this season.

But under the anticipation of much attention, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who easily advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, encountered the ruthless massacre of the Magic.

Among them, the team's head star, one of the current cards in the league, LeBron James' personal performance in this round of the series has shrunk significantly.

In the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals between the two sides, LeBron James' average playing time has reached 42.7 minutes per game.

But his personal average data has shrunk to 23.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists.

And even the shooting percentage was also limited to 42.6% by the Magic.

Although the data contributed by LeBron James in this round of the series is still very good, he can even be called a top star in the league.

However, for LeBron James, who has led the team to play first in the league this season and has at least a 75% chance of winning the regular season MVP this season.

This performance seems a bit too sluggish, especially the 42.6% field goal percentage, which makes James questioned at this moment.

It has to be said that Howard in the early years was indeed a major pain for James, and as a man who can change James alone, Howard in his peak period is indeed a nightmare for all players who focus on breakthroughs.

As the performance of the Magic team in the second quarter was still very stable, finally after halftime, the Magic team, which was playing at home, was still under the eyes of everyone:

53:46

Leading the Cavaliers by seven points, the contest between the two sides ended in the first half.

After halftime, the team was already so focused, but it was still seven points behind the Magic.

This result is obviously a very big blow to the generals of the Cavaliers.

Even in the exit stage after halftime, LeBron James even took off his jersey, revealing his black vest, shaking his head helplessly, not knowing what he was thinking at the moment.

However, after halftime, the team was still 7 points behind the Magic. For everyone on and off the Cavaliers, they will definitely bear even greater pressure in the second half.

I believe that after the end of this season, the first thing the Cavaliers do in the offseason must be to strengthen the center position.

Because in this entire round of the series, the Magic simply left too many indelible impressions on the Cavaliers.

"Okay, you guys did a very good job. We will still play like this when we go back in the second half. We just need to keep playing steadily."

"Guys, we are only one step away from the finals at this moment, so not only will the Cavaliers have huge pressure in the second half, we will also have to withstand the pressure and try to end this round of the series at home."

"Because once we can beat the Cavaliers in this game, then we can get more rest time to prepare for the finals."

"Well, the game has reached the current stage, and I don't need to say anything, because the team can get to this point, which is entirely the result of the joint efforts of all of us."

"So what we need to do next is to move forward with a heavy burden, and strive to achieve a real name that will go down in history and be recorded in the annals of history under the circumstances that everyone is not optimistic about!!"

"Come on, 1.2.3. Win!!"

During the intermission, Stan Van Gundy looked at the slightly green faces in front of him, and he also felt full of vigor, and he couldn't hide the excitement from the heart.

But as Stan Van Gundy said, the game has reached this stage. As the head coach, he really doesn't need to say anything.

Because in this entire round of the series, the Magic has always been in the upper hand, so in the entire second half, the Magic only needs to be steady and steady, and they can take away the victory of this round of the series at home 4:0.

As a result, there will be more time to prepare for the upcoming finals.

Even after the finals, no matter whether the Magic can win the championship trophy, this season's Magic will be thoroughly remembered by people.

And this time, it is also the Magic team that has been away for 14 years, and has a chance to return to the finals.

It is no exaggeration to say that at the end of the halftime game, there is already a hopeful road ahead of the Magic.

Even if the road is endless, it is hard to see what is at the end of the road.

But for the Magic, for Su Jiu, for Iverson, and for Howard, this can be called a ray of sunshine in his career...

　It will be updated normally in the early morning, and it will be released at 00:00, and the progress has finally come back, huh~

　　

　

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