No choice

Author: Tiamo the Withered

No choice

After returning from the timeout, Van Gundy was not in a hurry to get Li Chengming back on the court. He planned to let him save more energy and play the last three minutes before halftime, and also let him play more in the second half.

Rest also so that you can use it to your heart's content later.

Li Chengming is not obsessed with playing time. If the team can win, it will be fine if he can play for more than 20 minutes.

He now has a higher position for himself. He doesn't know what level he will be based on his current strength, but at least in the Magic team's system, he is the role that can supplement the system.

In the past, the key shots for the Magic were taken by Turkoglu, and Lewis was also an option. Forget about Howard, Nelson was ranked ahead of him. Now Li Chengming is the first option, and he has hardly let the team down.

Pass.

Therefore, Van Gundy is also very free to use him now. On the premise of ensuring physical strength and avoiding injuries, he can let him decide the situation on the court, how to play, whether to attack by himself or to assist his teammates.

Li Chengming was not present, but the Magic were still able to play their offensive and defensive system. James was forced to try two mid-range shots, and he actually hit them both.

This gave him some confidence, but it didn't shake the Magic's defense.

Even for mid-range masters like Jordan and Kobe, it is difficult to guarantee the efficiency in this area. It is often a last resort, and in retrospect, it is also necessary to ensure that the team can defend the opponent's attack, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee the efficiency of the mid-range.

"Inefficiency" makes it difficult to guarantee victory.

James lost the next two times. Howard protected the rebound and Lewis only needed to block his opponent.

The Magic started a fast break, and the Cavaliers quickly returned to defense the next time, but the Magic didn't panic even if they fell into position.

Being in a leading position, they are now pursuing the success rate of each attack, and it is best to be able to use tactics.

Even Turkoglu, who is the core of the tactical organization, does not stick to the ball. The Magic have been implementing an offensive strategy of everyone having to run this season, and the same is true in the playoffs.

In this way, sometimes the offense may seem aggressive and reckless and increase some mistakes, but as long as the opportunity arises, it will be easy to attack.

At this time, the Cavaliers did not dare to double-team at will, and Wallace did not dare to go forward easily. Otherwise, a reverse lob from the outside would be an alley-oop to Howard, and he could only stop it by fouling.

After Howard is stuck in position, Turkoglu or Nelson who returns to the court can directly hand the ball to him. It is still difficult for Howard to play Wallace alone. Although he has some advantages in height and weight, he has weaknesses.

Even the bottom plate is still not stable enough.

In addition, Howard's hand skills are too rough, and Wallace also has rich defensive experience. He knows that as long as he is stuck outside the three-second zone, his offensive threat will not be much better than his own.

Toss?

Hook?

Face frame breakthrough?

If Howard knew this, he wouldn't be picked on by celebrities.

Seriously speaking, Stoudemire, currently at the center position of the Suns, can make all kinds of shooting breakthroughs, and can occasionally show off his footwork. Coupled with his athletic ability, he is simply a killer in front of the frame. No wonder he is facing the opponent every time.

Duncan can do it without falling behind.

It's a pity that Stoudemire's defense is not very good. He has not made much progress over the years and is prone to fouls.

If Stoudemire's offense and Howard's defense could be combined, it would be unthinkable.

However, Zhang Fei is a rough guy who can also do fine work. Howard and Li Chengming often train together in the team and often play one-on-one. There is actually some progress in this aspect.

Li Chengming is not very good at defensive backs and breakthroughs, but if you have to beat him hard in the low post or at the basket, he can still withstand one-on-one defense.

At least Howard is used to it now and won't stagger forward as soon as his lower plate is blocked. After stabilizing his body, he can take advantage of the opponent's failure to react or even turn around when he wants to push forward.

The defender can unload his stool and the offensive side can certainly take advantage of this opportunity to create a time difference.

And once Howard has space to rush up, there will be nothing Wallace can do to him.

"Howard turned around and attacked the frame directly for a great dunk!"

Director Zhang, who was somewhat unfavorable to Howard in the past, is now merciful to Warcraft because of Li's fame.

At this time, we don't hesitate to praise. After all, after Houston was eliminated, Li Chengming became the "only hope in the village" for domestic fans. The Magic team's momentum is so good. Everyone really hopes to see him really win the championship.

Champion, stand at the top of the NBA.

Yoga laughed and said: "The goal scored by Warcraft boosted morale even more than Lewis's dunk just now. The home fans also started shouting. The Magic team's offense is so easy, which will also put a lot of pressure on the Cavaliers. Let's see.

How will they fight this time..."

The fans at the Amway Center not only screamed and shouted for Howard, there were even many "MVP" shouts.

This is also a hope for everyone, because the MVP has not been officially announced yet. Although there are already rumors that it will be in Los Angeles, for Magic fans, they obviously prefer their own Howard.

What's more, he has already won DPOY. If he wins the MVP again and then wins the championship, Howard's career will be complete and he will probably become Orlando's favorite forever.

Of course, part of the reason for this is because they are not happy to see Lakers players "steal" the honor of Magic players. Just like O'Neal still resents the Magic's treatment of him, Magic fans still remember the Sharks' treatment.

Leaving the country and poaching from the Lakers.

At this time, the Magic players on the court did not celebrate too much and immediately turned to defense.

In this round of the Cavaliers, Szczerbiak hit an outside three-pointer. He has scored 7 points in this quarter, becoming the Cavaliers player with the most points outside of Big Z.

After a few more rounds, the Cavaliers were able to stabilize the situation and hold on to the score, but this was far from enough for them, but there was nothing they could do.

The Magic also replaced Turkoglu to rest in the middle, and directly played the one-star and four-shot card. The Cavaliers wanted to repeat their same tricks as before, but Van Gundy was prepared, and Howard became a decoy. The real focus is the touch.

Lewis gradually recovered.

As a result, Lewis scored 6 points in a row with a three-pointer and an air cut in two rounds. He also scored 12 points in this quarter, helping the team open the score to 10 points.

When Gibson from the Cavaliers broke through for a layup and caused a foul, the Magic directly replaced Li Chengming, and also replaced Howard, so the court changed from position 1 to position 5, Nelson, Bo

The lineup of Gans, Li Chengming, Lewis and Gortat.

Seeing this, Mike Brown quickly asked the players to form a three-two zone defense. On the one hand, he could keep an eye on Bogans and Lewis's outside shooting, and on the other hand, it could easily flank Li Chengming at any time.

The Magic's lineup is obviously the configuration of a triangle offense with Li Chengming as the main focus of low-post singles. With two shooters, a breakthrough and a blue-collar center, Li Chengming can at least have two inside and outside shooting points at the same time, forming a triangle.

At this time, the main defender became Pavlovich, the one on the upper line was James, and the lower line was Big Z, who had just returned from a few minutes of rest.

Single defense is obviously not feasible. Although Li Chengming is not as tall as O'Neal and has lost weight, he is still the heaviest in the league and has the best strength. No one can compete with him in this area alone.

, even Dayao’s extremely solid bottom plate is difficult to overcome.

What's more, Li Chengming is not a reckless man who only knows how to use his strength. When you are full of energy and want to confront him, he will either turn back and wipe out the basket, or turn forward and go to the free throw line to take off and shoot.
Chapter completed!