The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 353 352. As stable as an old dog's dominance! !

After returning from the second quarter, the two sides put on the bench to compete, but as a poor version of the Magic, the Bobcats are far from being able to compare with the Magic on the bench.

Except for DJ Augustine, who was selected in last year's draft, the rest of the bench is basically soy sauce.

But even Augustine had to say that he was indeed unlucky enough.

Just entering the league, he needed to play under the guy Larry Brown. It was already his second season at this time, and his average playing time had not yet broken through 20 minutes.

I have to say that this is somewhat bumpy.

After all, everyone knows that Larry Brown is a coach who doesn't trust rookies. Rookies who play under Larry Brown must be prepared to be hidden for several seasons.

At the same time, although they both entered a rotation stage in the second quarter, the Bobcats still have three main players on the court.

The three main players only rested for about 2 minutes in the first quarter.

There is no way, the depth is not enough, and the main force comes to make up.

For Larry Brown, the matter of deadly manipulating the main force seems to have become handy.

But even so, the Bobcats still didn't take any advantage in a brief match with the Magic in the second quarter.

Because the Magic's bench lineup is indeed relatively strong this season.

The back line composed of White Chocolate and Iverson, plus Courtney Lee on the front line, and Bass and Gortat on the inside, this lineup can even compete with the weak teams in the league.

So when the three main players of the Bobcats are still on the court, the Bobcats did not take any advantage when they came back in the second quarter.

There is even a vague tendency to be beaten by the Magic.

Under normal circumstances, there should be a "spring man" Thomas on the Bobcats' bench this season who can score in double figures per game.

However, since the Bobcats have not yet completed the deal with the Bulls during this time period, from the perspective of lineup depth, the Bobcats still have very big flaws.

At least when the main players are off the field, the sense of oppression of the Bobcats directly leads to a qualitative decline.

Perhaps this is the main reason why the Bobcats' starting lineup has excellent defensive capabilities, but the team's overall record has been unable to improve.

Bobcats coach Larry Brown obviously frowned as the team gradually fell into a disadvantage on the court.

Because after the end of the first quarter, Larry Brown had already seen the possibility that the team could beat the Magic.

You know, if the team can defeat the Magic in this game, then this will be of great benefit to the Bobcats.

In addition to the fact that the team will be hyped by the media as the first team to beat the Magic this season, it will also instill a lot of confidence in the players on the team.

After all, this summer, Larry Brown has made a guarantee in front of the management that he will definitely lead the Bobcats into the playoffs this season.

And bluntly said that if he cannot lead the team to the playoffs, he will take the initiative to resign.

So in this case, the pressure on the players may not be too great, after all, the Bobcats have been a bad team since its establishment.

But for the team coach Larry Brown, the pressure he has borne this season can be said to be very huge.

Seeing that the team was gradually losing ground, Larry Brown took advantage of the dead ball stage to make adjustments and gradually brought the main players back on the court.

Seeing the Bobcats' substitutions and adjustments, Stan Van Gundy obviously felt the oppression immediately.

After all, the Bobcats' defensive ability is still relatively strong, but looking at the time on the court at the moment, Van Gundy did not make any adjustments.

Because it was still early at this time, Van Gundy didn't want to greatly increase the chances of players getting injured just for this short one or two minutes.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and in the next period of time, Van Gundy gradually began to bring back the main players.

After returning, the Magic team changed their offensive formation on the field, the most obvious of which was that Vince Carter and Su Jiu showed a strong and weak side, and the two never stood on one side.

The purpose is to prevent Wallace from assisting Su Jiu in defense.

After all, Wallace's lateral movement speed is too fast. In the first quarter, whenever Su Jiu wanted to break through to the inside, or use the pick-and-roll to complete a mid-range shot, Wallace would intimidate Su Jiu on the defensive end.

And because Wallace's defense ability is considered top-notch in the league, this also makes it difficult for Su Jiu to concentrate on attacking.

However, with Vince Carter and Su Jiu showing their strong and weak sides, this will undoubtedly make Su Jiu more comfortable on the offensive end.

Finally, after halftime, relying on a short-term advantage of the bench lineup in the first half of the second quarter, the Magic team:

44:39

Leading the Bobcats by five points, ended the contest between the two sides in the first half.

Throughout the first half, the Bobcats actually did a very good job on the defensive end. They only allowed the Magic to score 44 points in the half, which is obviously very good.

After all, 44 points in the half, which is already the lowest score of the Magic after entering the new season.

However, as the saying goes, the height of the road is one foot, and the height of the devil is one foot. With the relatively huge gap between the two teams in lineup depth, the Bobcats can only helplessly accept this fact.

For Larry Brown, it may be worse that he couldn't let the players play the entire 24 minutes of the first half.

I believe it's not because Larry Brown didn't have such an idea, it's just because the physical strength of the players really doesn't allow it...

"Sue, in the second half, try to play pick-and-rolls with Rashad on the strong side, because Raymond and Boris move relatively slowly, and they can be regarded as the two weakest defensive points in the Bobcats' starting lineup."

"So when the time comes, I will spread out the formation on the field as much as possible to give you and Rashad more opportunities to cooperate."

"In this way, whether the opponent chooses to switch defenses or not, you can adjust again according to the situation on the field."

"Because everyone else in this game will be targeted a lot, it will be difficult for them to open up the situation in a real sense."

"So whether or not we can win in the second half depends on your personal performance, Su."

In the player's locker room, Su Jiu nodded slightly as he looked at the head coach Van Gundy who gave him important advice during the intermission.

And in the new season, Su Jiu has gradually begun to adapt to this tactical arrangement.

It can be said that when a player suddenly changes from a rookie to the core of the team's offense, this mentality change will obviously be more difficult.

Similarly, Su Jiu didn't understand until this time why some people always said that the playoffs and the regular season were two different things.

And for rookies, the playoffs are like a grave.

Because after experiencing the baptism of the playoffs, Su Jiu discovered that the playoffs can really allow new players to grow quickly.

This kind of growth does not necessarily mean the performance on the court. In fact, more often than not, it refers to the evolution of mentality.

After returning from the second half, the Bobcats have obviously become more determined in their offensive shooting.

Needless to say, Larry Brown must have lost his temper during the intermission.

However, even if the Bobcats play resolutely on the offensive end, this still cannot change the fact that his offensive ability is indeed limited.

On the other hand, the Magic team, although on the offensive end, the Magic team has encountered the Bobcats' key targets at multiple points.

But Su Jiu ushered in a personal explosion in the second half. After Van Gundy perfectly divided the court formation, Su Jiu's pressure on the offensive end obviously began to ease.

The Bobcats, who were able to compete with the Magic before, faced a big problem after coming back in the third quarter.

Faced with this situation, Larry Brown called a timeout just over three minutes into the game

It was really because Su Jiu's offensive firepower in the second half was too fierce, and Van Gundy transferred Wallace perfectly to the other side, which made it difficult for Larry Brown to make a choice.

After returning from the timeout, the Bobcats began to double-team Su Jiu, because Su Jiu's touch in this game was too hot.

And when he and Lewis play pick-and-rolls in high positions, the advantage on the offensive end is also relatively huge.

But at this moment, Su Jiu is no longer the boy who just entered the league. Facing the Bobcats' pincer attack, Su Jiu can always transfer the ball to his teammates immediately.

There is no panic at all on the field, and every transfer of the ball is even more calm.

Following the Magic's offensive after returning in the third quarter, it directly stretched the score to double digits.

Even though Larry Brown called a total of three timeouts in the third quarter, it still couldn't stop the Bobcats from losing momentum.

In the fourth quarter, the Bobcats also tried to counterattack under the leadership of "Martial Saint" Jackson, but in the end, the Magic successfully withstood this wave of pressure by virtue of their solid lineup.

In the end, at the end of the game, the Magic team in the away game ended with:

93:82

They defeated the Charlotte Bobcats by 11 points. While winning nine consecutive victories in the season, they also firmly sat on the first place in the league.

At the end of the game, many fans began to discuss frantically on the Internet.

Discuss that the Magic will not have a record of winning a season in the new season, right? !

You know, after the end of the first quarter, when the Bobcats and the Magic were evenly matched, many people began to think that the Magic might capsize in the gutter and send their first defeat of the season to the Bobcats.

As a result, after returning from the second half, under Su Jiu's personal leadership, the Magic team played a wave of counterattacks smoothly, which directly extinguished the Bobcats' defensive momentum.

In the end, relying on the team's very strong overall strength, the Magic defeated the Bobcats in a slightly bumpy situation.

Although this result was already expected by the fans before the start of the game, for those fans who watched the whole process of the game, the magic of this season is undoubtedly too powerful.

Whether it is tailwind or headwind, it can be said to be particularly stable.

The downwind Magic will never lose games because of wild shots, and the headwind Magic can also beat their opponents again through late adjustments.

Although this makes Magic fans very excited, it is obviously not good news for fans of other teams.

In this game, the biggest contributor to the Magic's victory over the Bobcats was of course Su Jiu.

After all, during the game, the Bobcats did bring a lot of trouble to the Magic.

全场比赛，苏久一共是登场了38分钟，个人在进攻端19投11中，其中三分线外6中2，罚球5中5，最终贡献出了29分7篮板以及6次助攻的数据。

In addition to Su Jiu, Lewis' personal performance in the second half was also relatively good, especially the two-person pick-and-roll with Su Jiu on the strong side, which brought great trouble to the Bobcats.

本场比赛，本赛季第一次首发出场的刘易斯则是登场了34分钟，个人在进攻端12投6中，三分线外8中3，罚球2中2，算是比较高效地贡献出了17分3篮板以及1抢断的数据。

You know, the Magic team only scored 93 points in this game, so this data can already be regarded as very valuable.

In addition, the other players in the Magic team did not perform very well in this game.

Even Iverson, who didn't encounter too much defensive pressure on the bench, only managed to send out 9 points.

As the star of the team, Howard's performance in this game was even more dismal.

Howard played a total of 37 minutes in the game, but in the end he contributed 8 points and 13 rebounds.

And this game is also Howard's first game of the new season without scoring in double figures.

It has to be said that although Howard's physical fitness is strong enough, he is not without weaknesses in this period.

When Howard faces Tyson Chandler, who has a very stable lower body and a low-post defensive ability that is also the best in the league, Howard's performance will obviously be greatly reduced.

Even after returning in the second half, Howard tried to do more individual isolations.

But for Howard, who doesn't have any skills on the offensive end, once he meets a defender who can physically put pressure on him.

Then Howard was like a rooster who had lost the fight, and instantly wilted down.

In terms of other people, Vince Carter's performance in this game was also relatively dismal, mainly because when Carter faced Gerald Wallace's personal defense, he obviously seemed uncomfortable.

Originally, Carter failed to fully integrate into this Magic team in the new season. At this time, he is facing a defensive master like Gerald Wallace.

This undoubtedly cost Carter half his life, so in the end, after playing 33 minutes, Carter contributed a total of 7 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

山猫队方面，杰克逊17分4篮板5助攻，华莱士14分9篮板2抢断1封盖，迪奥7分8篮板7助攻。

However, even though the Bobcats' defensive ability this season has been considered good, but due to the lack of offensive end, the Bobcats can only swallow the defeat at home.

But the loss in this game is not unacceptable for the Bobcats. Although it is indeed a pity, the Magic is the real No. [-] in the league after all.

So losing to the Magic seems to be a pity and a normal thing.

And at the same time, as the Magic once again defeated their opponents, they won nine consecutive victories in the season.

This undoubtedly made more and more fans feel palpitations.

Similarly, people are looking forward to which team can give the Magic their first defeat of the season.

Many senior fans even said that it seems that there has not been a level of dominance similar to the Magic this season in the league for many years...

(End of this chapter)