super point guard

Chapter 263 On the edge of the cliff
Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy hopes his players can make up for the 5-point deficit with less than [-] minutes left in the third quarter, so that the team faces the fourth quarter. The pressure will be less.The Orlando Magic players naturally hope to catch up with the score, but the [-]-point difference is like a natural moat to them, and the task of catching up with the [-]-point difference is simply impossible.

And the final fact is exactly that, at the end of the third quarter, the Indiana Pacers in the away game still led the Orlando Magic at home by 72 points with a score of 58:[-].That's right, the point difference facing the Orlando Magic is still [-] points, no more, no less.

So, before the start of the fourth quarter, Coach Stan Van Gundy looked as sad as if someone had just died in his family.At this time, coach Stan Van Gundy knew very well that his team had no hope of winning. That is to say, this year's Orlando Magic will be sent home by their opponents in the first round of the playoffs just like last year. .

Unless the players under him suddenly explode collectively, it is simply impossible to catch up with the [-]-point difference in the last quarter of the game.Although major reversals in the NBA have long been commonplace, with the current lineup of the Orlando Magic, it is still very difficult to reverse the Indiana Pacers with a well-organized and strong lineup.If the Orlando Magic lose this game, then the team is really on the verge of being eliminated if they lose another game, and then the exit from the playoffs is a certainty.

Nevertheless, coach Stan Van Gundy still has to cheer for his players and let his players put their minds right to face this last quarter of the game.

"Guys!" said coach Stan Van Gundy, "don't think we're down fourteen now that we're in despair. There's still twelve minutes left in the game. Our season will be made or lost in those ten minutes." It's two minutes! From now on, we have to forget about any games we played before, and put all our attention on these last twelve minutes. After all, miracles are created by people, and we have to believe that we must It will work miracles!"

Coach Stan Van Gundy's words of encouragement reached the Orlando Magic players' ears, but not their heads.Now all the Orlando Magic players' minds are full of chaos. They can't tell what is north and south, and they can't even tell what kind of situation they are facing now. They all have a blank look on their faces. And numb expression.

Seeing his disciples who had no fighting spirit, coach Stan Van Gundy even wanted to jump in front of every player, slap them hard, and knock the players out of this chaotic state. Awake.But coach Stan Van Gundy can't do this. The only consequence of doing so is to push himself to the forefront of the media and suffer verbal criticism from all media.

But seeing the team go out in the playoffs so badly, the Orlando local media has already prepared tons and tons of slobber for coach Stan Van Gundy as soon as the Orlando Magic are out. Head, that's when Coach Stan Van Gundy was in the most trouble.

The referee on duty for this game, Tom Washington, blew his whistle, and the fourth quarter officially began.Coach Stan Van Gundy sat on the Orlando Magic dugout and watched his proteges step onto the court.

"These guys will ruin our entire season's efforts!" Patrick Ewing, one of the assistant coaches of the Orlando Magic, said next to coach Stan Van Gundy.

In fact, what Coach Patrick Ewing said was exactly what Coach Stan Van Gundy thought, so Coach Stan Van Gundy had nothing to say about it.Although coach Stan Van Gundy was still cheering for his players before the start of the fourth quarter, but seeing the muddled state of the players, coach Stan Van Gundy was already desperate.

He even said that he had already given up.

However, coach Stan Van Gundy should never forget that in the 2006 NBA Finals, the champion Miami Heat trailed the Dallas Mavericks by [-] points in the closing minutes of Game [-] of the Finals. The situation facing the Orlando Magic is even worse.However, that year's Miami Heat finally made a comeback in the third game, relying on "Glove" Gary Payton's lore two points to narrowly beat the Dallas Mavericks.What the Miami Heat were able to do back then, why can't the Orlando Magic be able to do it now?

Of course, with the current lineup of the Orlando Magic, it is indeed difficult to achieve this.The Miami Heat had "Shaquille" Shaquille O'Neal, "Flash" Dwyane Wade, "Gloves" Gary Payton, "White Chocolate" Jason Williams and "Toutuo" Ann Towan Walker and other good players have gathered superstars in the lineup, and the current Orlando Magic is more than one level behind the Miami Heat back then.In addition, is the current Indiana Pacers really weaker than the Dallas Mavericks back then?

Coach Stan Van Gundy thought so, buried his head deeply in his arms, and looked very distressed.

The head coach off the court looked sad, and the players on the court were also having a hard time.Although backup shooting guard JJ Redick used free throws to score two points for the Orlando Magic after the start of the fourth quarter, the promised two consecutive assists extended the team's lead to [-] points.The last flame of hope ignited in the hearts of the fans in the audience seats in the Amway Center Arena was completely extinguished.

"There is no chance of winning." The fan who had questioned referee Tom Washington said with a hint of sadness.

"With this situation going on, another fiasco is inevitable." Said the companion sitting beside him.

In the first two series, the Orlando Magic lost on the road by [-] points and [-] points respectively, and now the Orlando Magic are [-] points behind the Indiana Pacers again.Perhaps, the final point difference in this game will still be over [-] points.

At this time, coach Stan Van Gundy, who was sitting under the court, even thought about his future plans in his mind, and his attention was completely out of the game itself.

With the current situation and the current state of the Orlando Magic, the fourth game the day after tomorrow is like going through the motions. The Orlando Magic has completely lost hope of advancing to the next round and was swept by the Indiana Pacers 4:0 It doesn't seem impossible.In this way, the Orlando local media will definitely not let go of coach Stan Van Gundy who is the head coach of the Orlando Magic. As mentioned earlier, coach Stan Van Gundy has already prepared piles of verbal criticisms.

At this time, coach Stan Van Gundy suddenly realized that he had no nostalgia for this team.Perhaps, voluntarily resigning after the end of the season is a good choice, at least it is much better than waiting for the team to fire him.And after leaving the position of head coach, I can have a lot of time to rest well, and I no longer need to face all kinds of troublesome things every day...

Coach Stan Van Gundy was thinking this, when a cry of exclamation from the stands around the stadium pulled him out of his own thoughts and brought him back to reality.On the court, Xu Nuo jumped high and pinned Glen Davis' layup to the backboard, causing the surrounding fans to gasp in wonder.

The point guard Xu Nuo, who is only 1.9 meters tall, actually blocked the layup of power forward Glenn Davis, who is nearly [-] meters tall. What an excellent jumping ability is needed!

However, Indiana Pacers backup power forward Tyler Hansbrough failed to control the falling ball and the ball rolled out of the baseline.Just then, Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown stood up and called for a timeout.

The main purpose of coach Larry Brown's request for this timeout is to make substitutions, including Xu Nuo, Paul George and Tyler Hansbrough and other substitute players.By the time the game resumed, the Indiana Pacers had point guard Darren Collison, shooting guard George Hill, small forward Rudy Fernandez, power forward Ronnie Turiaf and Center JJ-Hickson.It seems that, in the eyes of coach Larry Brown, now has become a garbage time.

However, coach Stan Van Gundy did not make any substitution adjustments. The five Orlando Magic players on the court are still Jameer Nelson, JJ-Redick, Jason Richardson, and Glenn Davis. and Ryan Anderson.Although coach Stan Van Gundy had already intended to give up the game in his heart, he could not show this emotion.

Still, coach Stan Van Gundy couldn't prevent the team from losing to the Indiana Pacers for the third time.Promised [-] points, [-] assists, [-] rebounds and [-] steals all-around data helped the team take the Orlando Magic lightly, forcing the Orlando Magic to the edge of being eliminated after losing another game.

(End of this chapter)