Chapter 317: The Last Scorching

Zhou Xuan played well in the third quarter, with a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists entering the fourth quarter. The Warriors outscored by two points 78-76.

Old Nelson said that he wanted Zhou Xuan to play the whole game, and he didn't let him rest in the fourth quarter. The other four are Moreau, Azubuk, Wright, and Turiaf.

People don't understand what Warriors are replacing with four substitutes, Nelson Sr. gave the answer, these four are full of physical strength and use full-court pressing! He also has height and speed in positional battles, and can shoot with 32 joint defenses.

As we all know, pressing in the front court is a kind of gambling defensive tactics that are mainly anti-guest and try to reverse the game when the situation is passive. It is to start implementing the man-to-man defensive method in the opponent's half, when the opponent's point guard is weak or has poor physical fitness, the implementation of this defensive effect is very good, which is a great test of the player's physical strength, so it is generally used when the game reaches the fourth quarter, the scores of both teams are very tight, and there is not much time.

Now at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors are pressing forward. The Magic replaced Alston, the king of streetball, with Nelson. Zhou Xuan interfered with it with all his might. Nelson Sr. still wants to bring out the characteristics of a large number of players, and in order to break the press, the Magic team also has to consume physical strength. Can the Warriors afford it, will the Magic do?

The magic ones are Nelson, Kooteney Lee, Petrus, Tecoglu, Howard.

Nelson is not a guard who is good at organizing offenses, and he has been sitting off the court for too long, and his body has not even warmed up before he is pressed, and soon there was a passing error, and Zhou Xuan was stealing and scoring quickly.

The Magic's offense was also thwarted, and it was a small lineup, with the Warriors having a Turiaf on the inside, and continuing to interfere with shooting from the perimeter. The fast attack can't be played, both sides are fast. The Man-to-Man Magic have no physical advantage in all positions, and several of the main players have played too much time and are tired.

Nelson played badly, but Stan? Van Gundy didn't replace him until five minutes later. Petrus and Turkoglou ensured the offense, so they didn't let the score widen, and the two sides gradually changed to starters, and the Warriors committed four more fouls in a single quarter.

Playing at home against the Magic also got some benefits, making a lot of fouls, Marion and Randolph four fouls, Jackson three fouls, control fouls, and the reason why Nelson Sr. let the bench play more.

Zhou Xuan and Ellis played together again, and the Magic tactics also made mistakes, and in two minutes, Gortat and Howard were on the court together, and the periphery was empty.

Zhou Xuan sent assists many times, and he also scored another pull-up jump shot, and he played very flexibly.

At the moment of time, the Magic's Lewis and Howard stepped up. Lewis hit a three-pointer and a mid-range shot. Howard helped the team with free throws. The Warriors used the "hack tactic" again, but Howard made good free throws today to catch up with the score.

With 1 minute and 47 seconds left, Zhou Xuan relied on Randolph's cover to break through, attracted the defense on the right side and gave the ball to Margeti, who cut in the middle, who passed Lewis and scored a basketball, with a score of 101-98.

This is Zhou Xuan's 16th assist, and whoever is far away from Howard will pass to, and Howard did not make up for the block in the fourth quarter.

Stan? Van Gundy asked for a timeout, and the fans in the audience also quieted down, although they were only three points away, but the Magic starters played for too long, and the defense broke through worse and worse, showing a defeat. Big Van Gundy's employment is also very problematic. JJ Redick didn't play a single minute in this game, and there were only four players on the bench to rotate, Barty also played only three minutes, and Nelson played 11 minutes.

Barkley said: "It was a wonderful game, and the Warriors must have the advantage in terms of physical strength so far, Zhou Xuan has 16 points and 16 assists, and he is still the best person for the Warriors." ”

"The Warriors players are very efficient, and other people are playing well. Randolph scored 24 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block today, and his performance was too good. Once the Warriors separated Howard from Randolph with a pick-and-roll, Randolph could be powerful in the low post, a cancer in the past, and a super interior player today. Who would have thought that he could be so good as a center forward? ”

Barkley said: "The Magic offense is also good, the three are expected to score 20+, but the problem is still the bench, the first few series of excellent form of Petrus was not able to play defensively, they have to have someone on the bench to step up and score, instead of the starters on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Van Gundy always uses those people, too stubborn." ”

Barkley was right, now Van Gundy is not planning to make a substitution, but is emphasizing tactics for defending Randolph. Once Howard is misplaced, he doesn't know who will go up to defend it, and today Randolph is God. At this time, I arranged a bag clip, and I was afraid that the Warriors' outside players would be powerful. When it comes to opponents playing well, Van Gundy is sometimes hesitant to arrange his tactics. O'Neill says he's prone to panic, and it does.

In the playoffs, the Magic have played their opponents to the bottom of the game many times and have some experience.

Big Van Gundy drew quickly on the tactical board and said: "Control the tempo, play the success rate, give the offense to Sidhu (Tekoglu), let him organize at the top of the arc, Dwight to cover in the high post, and after the misalignment, Sido can single Randolph, Lashad (Lewis) and Michael (Petrus) to attract the defense on the baseline, so they can't wrap up." Raff (Alstom) is looking for opportunities on the periphery. After shooting, you have to return to the defense as soon as possible, don't let the Warriors play a fast break, when the defense position is attacking, Dwight your task is very heavy, don't let Randolph catch the ball, go around the front to entangle him, if he relies on blocking and dismantling the run, Lashad should immediately stick it up, say whatever he says, and never let him enter the restricted area, so that he can only shoot. Do you understand? ”

"Understood." Magic players don't treat Randolph as a cancer now, hearing is false, seeing is believing, his offensive ability is stronger than Howard's, and the statistics in these three games are not inferior to Howard's, and this is when Howard is cut.

At this time, the easiest way is to rely on the individual ability of the star, and the offense is handed over to the person who has the best offense in the team. The Warriors just want to find a way to hand it over to Randolph, the defense arranges people to mark people, and the players on the court, the old Nelson still let the three swing men go up, and especially told Marion to protect the rebound, and Howard should quickly foul when he wins the rebound. Ellis was on the bench, and there wasn't much to do with it, and it was important to stay steady.

Nelson Sr. felt like a dream, and when he was traded at the beginning of the season, he worried more about Randolph than he expected, and how did he know that in the playoffs, the fat man became an important scoring point for the team.

At the end of the timeout, the players of both sides returned to the field for the final showdown.

Howard was under too much pressure at this time, and he silently thought in his heart: "It's just a game, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it doesn't matter if you lose." ”

If Zhou Xuan knew that he would decompress like this, he would definitely laugh. Is it really okay to lose? LeBron? James was good at everything, just because he disappeared a few times in the fourth quarter, and there was a group of people who said he was invisible. In contrast, Howard's stealth is much more thorough.

Zhou Xuan was not under much pressure, he stood beside Alstom and took a few deep breaths. He's tired now, he's only had three games off a season, it's time for a strategic adjustment, and no rookie this year has played more than him, but the championship will be his biggest motivation.

At the beginning of the game, Alstom's control of the ball was slowly brought to the frontcourt, controlling the situation, and Zhou Xuan did not go up to press, and both teams wanted to delay time. Alston played the ball to Turkoglou down the middle, Howardra went to the high post to cover Margeti and Randolph switched over. At this time, the Warriors must guard against three points.

Tekoglu's slow shortcomings were undoubtedly revealed, and Randolph struggled to bring it to the baseline, and chose to pass the ball to the perimeter, and Petrus hoked it to Howard on the right. "Warcraft" was resisted by Margety, he had a height advantage, singled Margeti quickly turned to the baseline, and hit the board with his right hand to shoot the basketball. 101 to 100.

Nelson Sr. stood up on the sidelines, unhappy with the defense. Margeti had a chance to foul, and letting Howard go to the free-throw line would be better than letting him shoot.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan took the ball to the front court to find cover, was blocked by Lewis outside the three-point line, he passed to Jackson, Jackson and Randolph played a block, misplaced against Howard, and the Magic also defended very strictly, Petrus went around, Jackson couldn't pass back, brought to the baseline and handed it to Zhou Xuan.

With five seconds left on the clock, Randolph pulled out to cover, Margeti cut through from the right, and Turkoglu made a timely change. Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Randolph, and Lewis also defended the ball in place. There was not much time, Randolph could only lean on and force a jump shot, although he dodged the block, but the shot was a little reluctant, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Howard grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, and Alston received the pass without rushing and brought it to the frontcourt.

The Magic players kept running, passing, failing to pass the chance, and with 7 seconds left, the ball was in Alstom's hands again. Lewis covered from the perimeter, and after the misalignment, Alston passed back, and Lewis singled Zhou Xuan.

The Magic also have a "cancer" that they want to prove themselves, and that is Lewis. Since he got the 100 million yuan contract, the talk about his high salary and low ability has not stopped. He took a step hard with the ball and turned to the left, but Zhou Xuan couldn't completely block it, and followed to the bottom line from the side.

At a 45-degree angle, Lewis leaned on Zhou Xuan with his body and took a step, with his left foot as the axis, and turned around to the bottom line to jump, this action also added a little backwards, and Zhou Xuan's full strength could not reach Lewis's eyes.

Brush, key ball Lewis hollow throw! 101 to 102.

The Warriors attacked, the Magic began to compress the defense, Zhou Xuan covered and sent the outside line to Jackson, who handed it to Randolph, who singled Howard in the low post, dribbled two steps, and Turkoglu went to help defend. Randolph passed the ball to the perimeter, Margeti received it, and Petrus rotated to defence.

If it was Zhou Xuan and Jackson, the ball would definitely be passed, but Margeti was very alone and chose a pull-up jump shot, but was interfered with by Petrus jumping, and the iron popped up, and Lewis grabbed the backcourt rebound and hugged it tightly in his arms.

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