Chapter 320: Last Stand]
This is the second time in three years that the finals have been one-sided.
This is a situation that the league does not want to see, as the championship loses suspense and the ratings decrease. Thankfully, the Warriors are an offensive team. Even if it is about to be swept away, it will have a lot more viewers than the 2007 Cavaliers VS Spurs, at least, the Chinese audience will definitely buy it.
The Magic players are already lacking in confidence, they can't win on the inside, they don't win by hitting 50% of three-point shots from the outside, and they don't win by limiting the Warriors' outside shots. If you want to win against the Warriors, I'm afraid you really have to play superstar and score high points in a single game. But that won't win the championship, the Lakers who were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals are an example, just looking at the personal data, Kobe Bryant is unstoppable.
In the locker room, the Warriors players are talking and laughing, and there is a strong aura behind the smile, ready to explode at any time.
If you don't die in a great calamity, you will have a blessing in the future. Zhou Xuan now believed this sentence more than anyone else. Before entering the league, he was unlucky, and he could only rely on watching Korean dramas to find psychological balance, at least he was not hit by a car, did not have amnesia, was not abandoned by his parents, and neither he nor the woman he loved had cancer. Now he feels that life is going well. In the first year, there was a group of macho teammates around me, and I fought all the way to the finals, and I was not even one step away from the championship trophy, and I could reach it with my hand.
The only thing that didn't go well was that when Zhou Xuan called his girlfriend to "report the good news", Nie Yuyan was depressed and said that he wanted to prepare for the exam, let him play hard, and he must win the championship, and then hung up the phone. But Zhou Xuan knew that Nie Yuyan's last exam was over on the day he arrived in Orlando.
Nie Yuyan seemed to have a lot on her mind, so she lied, which made Zhou Xuan a little uneasy, and when she called again today, her mobile phone was also turned off. Whatever it is, he has to go back and ask after the game, and now he can't be distracted.
When the players came out, the Magic did their best to create an atmosphere, the stadium lights went out, and the fans were still enthusiastic and hoping for a win for the home team.
TNT Radio commentator Ross Barkley laughed: "The Magic fans are still great, and they continue to support the home team in this situation, and they don't defect, unlike the fans in New York. ”
Kenny? Smith laughed: "No way, the fans in New York are too difficult to serve." But if anyone can play well there, they will definitely get more attention, but unfortunately New York hasn't had a decent star for many years. ”
CCTV5 commentators are counting Zhou Xuan's data, Zhang Li said: "In the first three games, Zhou Xuan only scored more than 20 points in the first game, but he had a lot of assists and excellent defense, I don't know how he will play this time." ”
Yu Jia said: "Hopefully he can still guarantee the number of assists, as long as he has eight more assists, he can break a Finals history." After the Magic's retirement, only Stockton averaged double-digit assists per game in the playoffs. And in the finals, Stockton didn't play so well. ”
Zhang Li smiled: "So no one calls him 'China's Stockton' anymore." In its place is the 'Mage'! ”
On ESPN's side, Van Gundy said, "This game is the Magic's best chance to play the back game. I don't think they want their opponents to lift the trophy on their home turf. ”
"Magic" Johnson sighed: "Zhou Xuan's second assist is a god, there has been no guard with such a wide field of vision for a long time, he can always find the position of his teammates, whether it is a position or a fast attack." I think there will be big changes in the Rockets in the summer, and Zhou Xuan has stimulated them too much this season. ”
Van Gundy said: "Rocket management likes to save money, and if they were willing to give Zhou Xuan a non-guaranteed contract with a base salary, maybe everything would be different this year." So far, it can only be said that their lives are not good. ”
The Magic started the same lineup, with the Warriors starting Margeti this time, and Wright returning to the bench and enhancing the frontcourt attack.
The referee threw the ball up, Howard easily earned the ball, Courtney Lee immediately went down, Turkoglu passed the ball to the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan stepped forward to block Courtney Lee's breakthrough route, so that he was forced to slow down, the players were in place, and the Magic wanted to make a surprise announcement of failure.
Zhou Xuan continued to follow Courtney Lee, and Jackson set his sights on Alstom. Turkoglu received the ball against Margetti, he took the ball back to the frame, changed direction to hand the ball to his right hand, and then dribbled to the baseline, Margeti leaned on him to follow from the side, and Turkoglu was not dominant physically, and the back guard passed to Alston on the outside.
Lewis blocked Jackson without the ball on the perimeter, Alston ran out of the three-point line, and grabbed a three-point shot without waiting for Marion to come up, the ball was short, and the front of the basket fell, and Randolph grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a fast break.
The ball was passed to Jackson first, and Jackson then gave it to Zhou Xuan. The front court is misplaced, and Kutenny is single-handed.
Zhou Xuan didn't wait for his teammates, quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and entered the three-point line in the middle, Kurtney Lee wanted to block the breakthrough route, lowered the center of gravity, and unexpectedly Zhou Xuan pulled the ball up outside the three-point line, and took three steps with the ball. He changed direction much faster with the ball than with the ball, and he passed Courtney Lee in one step.
What does this guy want to do? Kutney Lee hurriedly turned around to chase after the defense, he didn't believe that Zhou Xuan could make a layup from such a distance.
Of course Zhou Xuan can't, he will do this because the magic and the others have not come back yet, and there is no one inside. He took the second step and threw the ball to the rebound with a low hand, then accelerated forward, jumped up to catch the rebound ball with both hands, glided to the right side, and scored with a low hand in his right hand. 2 to 0.
Kutney Lee was a little slower when he turned around, and was thrown away by Zhou Xuan, and could only stare dryly.
Zhang Li shouted: "It's so beautiful, Zhou Xuan played a trick on the first ball, and he didn't take Kutney Lee in his eyes at all." ”
Yu Jia said with a smile: "Li was one of the 22 rookies in the first round last year, and he also played well among all the rookies, but he and Zhou Xuan are not at the same level at all, and Zhou Xuan is more and more confident." ”
Zhang Li said: "Some people are born to be suitable for big scenes, and this kind of person is a real genius. The magician is, so is Zhou Xuan, and it is not a problem to enter the alliance for a short time. ”
The Magic offense, the Warriors used a joint defense, Zhou Xuan was on the left, Jackson was at the top of the arc, and Margety was on the right. Howardra went to cover from the perimeter, and Lewis shook off Jackson and misplaced Randolph, changed direction and broke through to the basket, forcing the ball in. 2 to 2.
Zhou Xuan took the ball to the front court and gestured to his teammates, and the two interior lines pulled out, gave up the low-post offense, and covered Zhou Xuan near the free throw line together, and Zhou Xuan burst into the three-point line from the right side.
The Magic's joint defense is more vulnerable at the free throw line and two 45-degree angles, with relatively large space, and this area is also a battleground, once the interior line is in the center, it can not only shoot directly, but also revitalize the entire team's air cut mobile offense and outside offense.
The Warriors have identified a weakness for the Magic, and Howard doesn't protect the free-throw line enough, whether it's blocking the guard or retracting into the interior when he blocks and pick-and-rolls.
At the same time as the pick-and-roll, Jackson went down to the baseline first and then pulled out from the other side in a V-shape. Zhou Xuan went to the right to attract Howard's defense and passed the ball out to Marion. Randolph and Margeti formed a wall in the high post, blocking the opportunity for Jackson to run back. A few big men are all concentrated around the free-throw line.
Jackson received a pass from Marion at the top of the arc and made an open three-point shot, but he didn't miss the chance and the ball went in. 5 to 2.
Van Gundy Jr. said: "The Warriors have too many offensive points for the Magic to defend. If you double cover in the high post, the magic's shrinking defense will become a cocoon. Maybe today the Warriors will resolutely play on the outside, and as soon as the outside line is opened, the game will be won. ”
Magic offense, the Warriors continue to defend 32 together, the main defense is outside, and the formation is expanded very far. Howard asked for the ball in the low post on the right, and Lewis dropped it in. Howard catches the ball in the low post and hits Randolph with his back, and no one goes up to the bag.
Howard quickly turned around and hooked his hand in the middle, jumped very high, and the opportunity came out, but he didn't grasp the feel well, and hit the iron. Randolph didn't jump either, turned around and grabbed the backcourt rebound, which was handed to nearby Jackson.
The Warriors had three people rushing down together, and Jackson passed to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan received the ball with his back against Alstom in the front court, took the ball to the middle and turned to the frame, and handed it to Margeti, who was fast down on the right side.
Margeti singled out Turkoglou, dribbled to the baseline, turned to the middle and jumped up the air lever to avoid the block, and scored a backhand basketball! 7 to 2.
The Magic offense, after a few passes, Turkoglu singled Margeti in the middle and wanted to return one, the jumper was missed, the rebound was won by Marion, and the Warriors fell into battle.
Turkoglu can blow up some people with his height advantage, but he doesn't include the Warriors, and he doesn't get easy shots at all.
Barkley couldn't help but complain: "Many people say that Turkoglu is Mr. Key, in fact, whenever I see Turkoglu shoot a stunner, I secretly scream for the defenders, it's really not that you don't defend well, but that guy is too slow, when you are ready to block and have jumped to the highest, but helplessly find that the guy hasn't jumped yet, you can only watch him rise and fall!" Margeti was clever just now, and he jumped a little late. ”
"Turkoglu is actually quite strong." Smith laughed. I thought that Ba Fat was too lacking in morality, and Turkoglu was likely to jump out of his contract this season, which was simply a drop in price for him. If he doesn't get an annual salary of 10 million in the summer, he should get a Barkley villain to get a needle prick at home......
Zhou Xuan and Randolph took the cover to the side and passed the ball to Randolph.
Randolph squeezed Alston away, received the ball in the face frame, and shot without waiting for Howard to turn around and chase the hat, he barely jumped, his hand was very soft, and he was hollow into the net. 9 to 2.
In the defense, Randolph and Zhou Xuan clapped their hands.
Magic attacked, Alston relied on cover to avoid Zhou Xuan's defense, and against Marion, he chose to throw very irrationally. I dodged the cover, but I missed it.
If Alston only shoots from the spot, he can at least guarantee a shooting rate of more than 40%, but he likes to try knowing that his throwing shooting percentage is low. He felt a sense of accomplishment when he gently threw the ball out of the curd, a perverted hobby that bordered on drugs.
The rebound was again obtained by Randolph, who was not out of the line, and showed his talent.
The Magic continued to use joint defense, Randolph and Marion pulled out outside cover together, and Zhou Xuan broke through and pulled away from Howard and missed the pull-up jump shot. The Warriors' scoring streak was finally curbed, but the score was already open.