14 to 5, Zhou Xuan's personal 8th point.

Zhang Li shouted: "Beautiful, Zhou Xuan grabbed the rebound in the front court and scored a rebound, continuing the good feel." ”

Yu Jia said: "In fact, the series against the Celtics and the Cavaliers proved that the Magic defense has a big problem. Rondo won super stats, all of which were broken through after blocking and pick-and-roll. And James is also attacking or sharing the ball after blocking and dismantling, and the Magic has nothing to do with him, allowing James to score 49 points in one game, and a big triple-double in another, and the worst performance has 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. ”

"There was news about the Rockets saying that if Turkoglu entered the free market in the summer, he could poach him to the Rockets, and I don't think it was a good idea," Zhang said. Instead of looking for such a striker with leaky defense, it is better to find a way to keep Artest. While Artest's shooting is inconsistent, his iron-clad spirit will make the team's defense better. Defense is very important, and the Warriors are playing better because of Marion, otherwise I think it would be difficult for them to get to the finals. ”

The Magic attacked, the ball was hoisted to Howard, and Randolph was played in the low post, and he turned and hooked this time to finally open. 14 to 7.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan still relied on cover to play, and he faced Tekoglu again, this time Tekoglu didn't follow closely, let Alston chase and defend, Zhou Xuan stopped and missed the jump shot and finally hit the iron, and the rebound was picked up by Howard.

The Magic offense, after multiple passes, Kutney Lee didn't hit a shot.

Both sides fought hard to defend, the rhythm was very slow, and Zhou Xuan passed the misplaced ball, so that Howard could not play the characteristics of the help defensive block. In the first few rounds, Howard played very well in defending the fast break, and the lineup on the field, the Magic five were very fast. The fast break doesn't work very well.

The magic began to guard against Zhou Xuan, and as soon as he passed the ball, he immediately interfered with the ball, so that the ball could no longer be easily returned to him. Magetti and Randolph became the main points of attack.

Zhou Xuan didn't attack strongly, and handed over the half to his teammates to block and dismantle. Margeti quickly became a problem, though, as he teamed up with Randolph to block and head down to the basket, causing a foul but also missing two shots, one of which was a hat from Howard.

Nelson Sr. was furious and brought on Margeti after six minutes. Nelson Sr. knows very well that Margeti is too lonely, as long as the ball is in his hands, he will attack by himself, and if he continues to play like this, the magic may also catch up. The Warriors were replaced with Monta early? Ellis.

The Magic immediately began to shrink the defense. The Warriors are not without their weaknesses, and it is more obvious that after entering the playoffs, their performance outside the three-point line has declined, and their long-range shooting has been inconsistent. Guarding the perimeter, they have a very low hit rate.

The Warriors led by seven points at 27-20 in the first quarter.

Zhang Li sighed: "At this time, the magic has strengthened the defense of Zhou Xuan, and as soon as the ball is passed, it can't come back, how good the opening period is, Margeti is too lonely, and the old Nelson has no choice but to replace him, and now Ellis doesn't pass the ball much, and it's messed up." ”

"But the Warriors lead in the first quarter, which is very advantageous, and they always have an advantage in the second quarter," Yu said. ”

Magic sent Gortat, Tony? Barty, outside Petrus, Redick, Nelson. The Warriors went on Turyaf, Margeti, Azubuuk, Morrow, Ellis.

Zhou Xuan did not score in the second half, and scored 8 points, 4 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter.

"When you have a tight defense, the organization is not so effective, you can only play a single strong attack, or shoot a three-point from the outside, and you get caught in the low post, which is what most teams in the league use, but I think it's a defensive mode that makes the game ugly," Barkley said. ”

"The Warriors can't shrink too tightly, or they're playing in the hands of the Magic, and they just like to shoot threes," Smith said. ”

There's a lot of pressure on the Magic bench players because the Warriors' bench is notoriously bench gangsters. The astonishing high scores in the regular season are not all due to the credit of the starters, and the main team often can press the opponent on the bench after the game, which is a major feature of the Warriors.

After coming on the court, Petrus became the main point of attack, he missed his first shot, the Warriors hit a counterattack, and Ellis passed Barty to score the basketball.

Then Nelson missed the shot, and the Warriors battled in a positional battle, Margeti pulled to the perimeter to block and hit Nelson in a misplaced position, forced a breakthrough and caused a foul, and hit both free throws, widening the difference to more than 10 points.

The Magic's bench can bully the Cavaliers, but they can't clean up the Warriors, and Margeti is also timely on the inside, and he is much faster than the big man at the No. 4 position. The Magic didn't have the low-post talent of Randolph, and Gortat was still close and didn't have enough weight, so he was pushed out of the three-second zone by Turyaf.

Azubuke became the wonder of the Warriors, running from the perimeter, hitting two three-pointers in a row after receiving the pass, and the score stretched to 17 points, and the Magic's shrinking defense was disrupted and hurriedly called a timeout.

CCTV5 Zhang said with a reasonable smile: "In the second quarter, the Warriors widened the score by 10-0, and in the last series, the Lakers were eliminated only after they couldn't beat the Warriors in the second quarter." Magic doesn't work on this side either. ”

Yu Jia said: "I think the Magic bench is not lacking in strength, but the coach asked them to shrink too tightly, the Warriors have multiple scoring points on the perimeter, Morrow and Azubuike come up to shoot, and the Warriors both inside lines are pulled outside to block and dismantle, and the Magic shrinkage is a tactical mistake." There is also Nelson, who came back in the Finals, did not play for most of the season, and needed time to adapt, so it was too hasty to send him on the court. Coach Van Gundy's hiring is debatable. ”

Not only is it debatable, it is simply stubborn. Big Van Gundy likes Nelson so much that even when he just made a comeback, he chose to trust him.

Interestingly, the Magic closed a trade with the Bucks in the middle of the game, desperately trading shooting guard Bogans and a cash compensatory in exchange for the Bucks' playmaker Tyrone? Lou. In the playoffs, Lu was not even selected for the 13-man squad, which made people feel inexplicable.

It is said that Nelson has been very active in training, and I don't know whether Lu Dao wants to help the team win the championship or is unwilling to let Alstom steal his main position.

After the timeout, Nelson stayed on the court and assisted on a three-pointer from Petrus.

Ellis controlled the ball and let the players pull away, and he broke through Nelson's defense and distributed the ball to Morrow, who has been in tension since the playoffs, and his poor play is reminiscent of Hyde, who made a fool of the Rockets as soon as they arrived in the playoffs. No three points were scored. Gortat won the rebound, and the Magic quickly counterattacked. Redick dribbled through the half court and hit a three-point shot from 70 degrees on the right side.

Those two three-pointers helped the Magic close the score.

Ellis controlled the ball, dodged Nelson with Margeti's cover, and singled Barty to break through and make a pull-up jump shot. Once the Magic doesn't shrink the defense, Ellis can play a breakthrough power again by blocking and pick-and-roll, and it is impossible for the Magic interior to keep up with his speed.

In the next round, Nelson missed three points, and the Warriors battled in a positional battle, Ellis blocked and returned the ball to Margeti, and the muscular men's singles played Nelson, relying on his body to squeeze out space, and the middle jumper shot in.

The Warriors defended very tightly on the perimeter, leaving Turiav alone on the inside.

Compared to the other two, Petrus is a poor three-pointer, and Nelson had 45 before his injury. 3% three-point shooting. And Redick didn't look at the Magic as a substitute, he was the brightest star of the NCAA Duke back then. The ACC league record holder for individual total points, the NCAA king for three-point shooting percentage, and perhaps the most outstanding shooter in the entire history of the NCAA. He can shoot accurately anywhere on the field, his jump shot is always standard, and his heart is oversized. The first rule in Duke's playbook for all opponents is not to let Redick shoot.

Petrus played well in the first two series and took over the offensive banner this time, but Azubuuk's interference made it difficult for him to get rid of it, and he didn't have an easy shot. At 6 minutes, the difference was still 15 points.

Barkley said: "If the Magic continues to fight like this, it will definitely be over, and when the main force of the Warriors comes back, I really don't know how they will fight." The old Nelson was replaced, and Zhou Xuan, Marion, and Randolph came on the field. Ellis and Azubuke continue to play. ”

Smith said: "The Warriors didn't call a timeout, Zhou Xuan sat next to Nelson Sr., and I think the coach just needs to talk to him about tactics." The Magic also made a substitution, with Howard coming on to replace Barty and Gortat forming the twin towers. Nelson also remained on the court. Is it appropriate to let Nielsen continue to play in this situation? Could it be that the Magic want to use a game to find him in shape? ”

The commentators all felt that Nelson was going to have an accident on the court, and Zhou Xuan was also very happy to see that he was present, and with a wave of his hand, he let his teammates all pull away and play singles.

"You can't stop me!" Zhou Xuan shouted at Nelson.

"You come ......," Nelson wanted to say, "you try it." Halfway through the words, Zhou Xuan pulled out at the top of the arc, shot quickly, and the ball went in! 50 to 32. 11 points for individuals.

"That's a good answer." Zhou Xuan said with a smile during the defense. Nelson is simply a fool of rest, such a simple trap can be hit, he usually plays expressionlessly, and this time he can't help but laugh.

Magic attacked, Zhou Xuan followed Nelson on the periphery, didn't speak, kept his distance and beckoned, the meaning is very clear, hit me?

Nelson felt like a star player from the bottom of his mind because he was named an Eastern Conference All-Star, even though he didn't play. But seeing Zhou Xuan's provocation, he didn't go on it himself. Zhou Xuan's defense breakthrough effect is very good, he can't mess around, he found an inside cover, Gortat came out to block people, Nelson broke through from the right side, and Marion immediately changed defense.

To put Marion on the field is to break through after the defenders block and dismantle. Nelson's pull-up jump shot was accurate and couldn't be relaxed. Nelson took two steps to Gortat, Zhou Xuanjia elbowed closely, and the action was done in one go, not letting Gortat squeeze away easily, and he immediately got close to him after turning around.

Gortat then passed to Petrus, who forced a pull-up jump shot wide in the face of Azubuuk. Randolph stuck Howard, unable to jump himself and not letting the other party jump. Zhou Xuan advanced the inside line, rushed to grab the rebound in the backcourt, turned around and threw it to the frontcourt. Marion sprinted across the halfcourt with his body down, like a werewolf in "Van Helsing", jumped up in front of the free throw line and won the basketball, dribbled to the low post with his back to Nelson, turned and threw the ball in. 52 to 32.

Before halftime, the Warriors led by 20 points, and the gap between the two sides was too big.