Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 167 This day loses, there is no way to adjust!
On the field.

The Magic attack.

McGrady broke through the frontcourt, and after being pinched by Pippen, he immediately jumped up and threw the ball to Jackson.

Cutting, receiving the ball, in the paint, facing Rasheed's help defense, and sending the basketball into the sky.

Clang.

Duncan dunked with both hands, his whole body was hanging on the basket.

2 to 4! !
Outside the arena, Li Mu nodded.

If it was Maggette, the ball would be dunked directly by himself.It's one thing whether you can score or not. If you want to pass the ball, there is no goal.

Jackson can pass the ball, this advantage is very important.

After all, the Trail Blazers' ability to protect the basket is good.

The Blazers attack.

In the frontcourt, Stoudemire and Rashid, who was pulled out, played a pick-and-roll tactic.

Rasheed catches, misplaces a jumper over McGrady...

Swish-!
4 to 4! !
"That's probably why Stoudemire can start.

His breakthroughs, his passing, and his scoring are all very threatening.

No defense is acceptable. said Kenny Smith.

Stoudemire knew that he couldn't defend himself, so he used the method of luring McGrady to break through, and used the pincer attack to take down McGrady.

The Blazers' defense also shrank, allowing the Magic to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

McGrady did not pull out his hand, but played a tactic.

O'Neal pulled out and helped McGrady cover.

Started, accelerated, broke through, and rushed into the paint sharply. Sabonis moved very slowly. With a swish, McGrady passed Sabonis and made a hook to the basket.

Swish.

The basketball goes into the hoop.

4 to 6! !
Sabonis turned around like Yao Ming, McGrady scored the basketball, and his block slowly came over.

The Blazers attack.

The Magic also shrunk.

Smith received a pass from Little Flying Squirrel, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer...

Bang-dang-!
Smith's shot went wide.

Before coming to the Trail Blazers, Smith averaged nearly 20 points per game. When he came to the Trail Blazers, his state declined rapidly, and he averaged only 12 points per game.

Without the shot right to feed the shooting touch, as a star shooter without the ball, it is difficult to regain his previous state.

The rebound was grabbed by Duncan.

Against Rasheed under the basket, Duncan won the game.

Rashid is very comprehensive, but he can't help Duncan.

The Magic attack.

O'Neal continued to pull out.

After the screen, McGrady broke through, and after being flanked, he immediately distributed the ball to O'Neal.

At this time, Sabonis' weakness of slow movement was exposed again.

Jermaine O'Neal's horns, unguarded, lift the ball, jump up, shoot...

Swish-!
O'Neal has a soft shooting touch.

The shot was taken, and it didn't miss.

4 to 8! !
Jermaine O'Neal shook his fist and quickly threw himself into the defense.

At this time, Stoudemire broke through and O'Neal actively supplemented the defense.

Snapped--!
With a big hand, Stoudemire's shot was directly slapped away.

"Jermaine O'Neal played very aggressively and seemed to dominate both offense and defense for a while.

In dealing with O'Neal's contract, the Trail Blazers obviously made a hole.

This kind of talent can still be used for 10 years, and it can be partnered with Rashid.

Dunleavy wasted O'Neal's talent and trusted the veteran too much.

Now, it is punished. "

The basketball was picked up by Pippen, and he took advantage of the chaos to break through to the inside. After being flanked, he handed it over to Rasheed.

Catch the ball, dribble with your back to the bottom line, directly display your unique skills, turn over and shoot with straight arms and backward jump shots...

Duncan guessed Rasheed's shot, but still couldn't prevent Rasheed's trick.

Swish-!
6 to 8! !
The Magic attack.

McGrady dribbled to the frontcourt, changed direction, accelerated, and broke through Stoudemire's defense.

A dry two-point jumper hit.

Then, he played a pick-and-roll tactic with Duncan. Duncan caught the ball, shot it over Stoudemire's head, and scored two points.

Stoudemire's defensive day is negative, and has been targeted by the Magic.

The Magic attacked and succeeded frequently.

Regardless of the cover, or not, Stoudemire is a sub-question.

The Magic gradually opened up the score.

Off the court, Dunleavy was a little restless.

On the field, Pippen's help defense, there is no way to remedy it.

The 35-year-old Pippen's explosive power has dropped a lot, coupled with McGrady's extremely fast first step and terrifying wingspan.

His defense was completely useless.

Seven minutes into the first quarter, the Magic took the lead 7-16.

Dunleavy called a timeout.

But there is no way to adjust.

At the point guard position, there is also a 183 Greg Anthony, plus a 193 rookie.

183 and 178, everyone is the same.

Rookie?

I dare not change it.

O'Neal was not reused.

Not to mention other rookies.

Pause, just to prove that he is thinking of a way.

In the end, we can only find a way to strengthen the offense.

The game is back.

Stoudemire strengthened the breakthrough to the inside.

Sharp breakthrough, extremely low center of gravity with the ball, can easily pass the defense.

Facing pincers.

Stoudemire's assists allowed Rasheed and Sabonis to score frequently.

If you can't break through, use the star to single out.

It was still very easy for Pippen to clean up Jackson.

On the field, the two sides clashed.

After the first quarter, the score was 31 to 27, and the Magic only led by 4 point.

In the second quarter, Li Mu let McGrady and O'Neal continue to play.

Bring on Armstrong, Miller and Magloire.

The Trail Blazers' rotation lineup is also very luxurious.

Stoudemire, Pippen, and Rasheed continued to play, replaced by Bunch Wells, Sean Kemp.

The game is on.

The Blazers' forward line began to play.

Wells has grown into the team's sixth man, and even has the strength to start.

Catch the ball, use physical strength, grind Miller, step by step, into the shooting sweet spot.

Before being flanked, turn around and shoot a jump shot...

Swish-!
The outside figure and the way of attacking the inside make Miller, who is still a rookie, completely unbelievable.

Wells scored easily.

"This style of play seems a little familiar.

Looks very competitive! "Kenny Smith said with a smile.

Barkley smiled smugly, "The strength of the butt is not enough, the bounce is not enough to make a shot, and the shot is not smooth, but fortunately, the shot went in.

He already has his own understanding of the use of power.

This Wells is very promising. "

Wells hits Miller.

Rasheed didn't watch either.

He directly reached out for the ball and singled out his former younger brother O'Neal Jr.

Putting his back, hitting, swaying patiently, waiting for Jermaine O'Neal to be swayed, and then carrying the defense, kicking up and shooting...

Swish-!
beep~~
2+1! !
The referee called O'Neal a thug foul, and the goal was valid.

In front of Rasheed, O'Neill is really his younger brother.

Then, Pippen also shot, hit McGrady with his back, turned around and shot from close range, and sent the basketball into the basket.

The Trail Blazers' forward line showed their power, and the offense pressed the Magic to play.

Seeing that the score was overtaken, Li Mu couldn't sit still, and immediately replaced Duncan, who had rested, back on the court, which stabilized the situation on the court.

The situation of the game has entered a state of anxiety.

The rotation lineups of both sides are very good, and no one can do anything to the opponent.

After the second quarter, the score was 57 to 55. The Magic trailed by 2 points and entered the locker room to rest.

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(End of this chapter)