The Magic traded for Turkoglu and Lewis in an attempt to bolster their outside firepower.

Barkley said: "The Magic replaced Gortat. The Warriors are too fast, and if you want to defend it, it's best not to play two big men, unless two interior players can guarantee offensive success. ”

Smith agreed. "Gortat is now a man of the match and has made a name for himself in the playoffs. He did a good job in the last series, and many fans expected Gortat to play with Warcraft, but the odds were very slim. The Magic tried to get them on the court at the same time, but it didn't work well, and Howard's offensive efficiency would be greatly diminished by Gortat's presence. As a result, Gortat is still the league's best backup center, and he is only suitable for coming off the bench. The twin towers must be built on the foundation that one person is good at shooting. Gortat's offense is also mostly in the low post. ”

The game continued, the magic perimeter kept passing, the Warriors were still man-to-man, and they changed the defense after the dislocation, Ellis is also an expert in preventing breakthroughs, and if he wants to shoot, he can't break through. Lewis and Turkoglu couldn't get into the box either. Relying on the height advantage, Lewis shot the ball and bounced out of the frame, and the rebound was obtained by Ellis.

The Warriors attacked the position, went to the frontcourt Zhou Xuan asked his teammates to pull away, and then played a blocking and dismantling cooperation with Randolph.

Zhou Xuan took the ball down the right side, and Howard moved along the three-second line, preventing a breakthrough but not a shot, because Randolph cut inside. Zhou Xuan held the ball frame, observed the distance of Tekoglu, and stepped back to make a quick stop jump shot. Nelson was slow to chase the side jump block and hit the ball on the board. 54 to 32. 13th individual point.

Zhou Xuan didn't practice in vain during the holiday. When he practiced, he didn't simply shoot, but fantasized about what kind of way the opponent might defend, which position was easy to get opportunities, and what technique was more appropriate to use.

The situation of the Magic and the Warriors is somewhat similar, with only one big man defending on the inside, and once Howard leaves the basket, it is difficult to even protect the backcourt rebound. Lewis and Turkoglu are not as good at rebounding as Marion. This situation makes Howard dare not completely save and shoot the defender, otherwise the opponent may grab the rebound even if he can't shoot.

When playing the Cavaliers, the Magic also had a headache for Ilgoskas to pull to the perimeter to block and pick-and-roll, and the emptiness of the interior made James play well, so the Cavaliers started with him despite being the slowest in the Big Z speed league. When playing against the Celtics, it was "Big Baby" Davis who was pulled to the periphery, and he also had a stable mid-range shot. The Warriors pulled out more completely, with Marion and Randolph both shooting from the perimeter.

Magic attack, Zhou Xuan is still with Nelson. Nelson has been out for four months and is a little lacking in confidence, so he chose to pass the ball to Turkoglu in the front court, and Azubuke defended in the middle. Turkoglu and Howard dodged defenders.

Randolph didn't hesitate to switch guards, and Azubuuk bypassed the cover to form a trap and empty Howard in the middle. Turkoglu passes to the middle, and Howard is unguarded and shoots in the open space.

Barkley sarcastically said: "I heard a lot of news before that Howard practiced mid-range shooting, but I think he is still just a dunker. The shooting percentage is high, just because most of the goals are scored under the basket. ”

Smith also said: "Howard needs to carry the ball, especially in the playoffs, he needs to attack. Once he occupies the right position, no one can stop him. But when the tempo slowed down and the positional battle began, Howard tended to be tied. He needs to learn more offensive tactics, especially mid-range shots. Now the Magic will be at a loss if they meet a team with a strong interior line. All you have to do is fight with him. ”

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan and Randolph blocked and dismantled, broke through on the right side, this side was the weak side, and there was no one on the bottom line. After the block, Zhou Xuan distributed the ball to Randolph, and then ran to the bottom corner.

A simple running position, Howard faced an embarrassing choice, without the ball with Zhou Xuan, and Randolph in the middle was going to play Nelson alone, without Zhou Xuan, the bottom corner would be empty.

Randolph received the ball and made a shooting move, Howard saw that Nelson was squeezed behind him, so he had to defend against Randolph and let the guard chase Zhou Xuan, and Randolph passed the ball to the bottom corner.

Zhou Xuan took the ball and took aim, and Nelson caught up from the side and jumped up to block it. Zhou Xuan didn't shoot, faked to shake off the opponent, dribbled the ball into the three-point line, and hit the shot in the open position. 56 to 32.

Zhou Xuan's three points in the bottom corner were not accurate, so he chose a more secure style of play, and he scored the 15th point.

Magic or Howard and Nelson blocked, this time Nelson passed, and Zhou Xuan was low and misplaced against Howard. "Warcraft" resisted and turned around, ready to hit Zhou Xuan for a dunk, Zhou Xuan didn't wait for him to get the ball and fouled, and the referee blew the whistle.

Even if Howard was in the right position, the Warriors wouldn't let him score easily, but would make free throws. This was Howard's weakness, and he made one of two free throws, and the Magic finally scored, 56-33.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan took the right side after blocking and dismantling, Ellis on the left side ran the middle and Randolph covered again, which disrupted the Magic's defense, Howard defended Randolph, Nelson chased Zhou Xuan, and after blocking and dismantling, Zhou Xuan scored a point, and Ellis, who shook off Petrus, received the ball and entered the interior line, scoring a layup. He was so fast that Howard didn't even react. 58 to 33.

Zhang Li smiled: "Half the game is not over yet, but I think the Warriors have won, although the pre-game prediction that the Warriors will win is relatively large, but no one thought that it would be such a one-sided situation." Not only the guard line, but also the Magic's interior offense was not opened. Howard didn't show the leadership qualities he should have in the face of Randolph. ”

Howarddra went out to cover and then cut to the basket, Lewis misplaced in front of Ellis and forced a miss, and Howard grabbed the rebound. Azubuke rushed to the basket and hugged Howard directly from behind, and Randolph also played in front of him, and the foul was counted on Randolph at the back.

This time, Howard played well, hitting both free throws, and the Magic still didn't score in the athletic battle. 58 to 35.

The Warriors played very patiently, and every attack was initiated by Zhou Xuan and Randolph's blocking. This time Howard didn't come out, Lewis switched defenses, and Howard was on the baseline with Marion.

Zhou Xuan thought of a few possibilities, passed back to Randolph, Turkoglu defended on the side, and Nelson went to defend Azubuk to complete the rotation transition. Giving Ellis a one-on-one Petrus, the Frenchman's defense is not weak. The third is to pull away and single-handedly pick up Lewis, once the breakthrough is successful, the basket is empty, attracting Howard's defensive pass Marion to easily get open spots. The fourth is that Randolph goes to the basket, which can directly attract Howard's defense.

Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball horizontally to the left side and shouted at Randolph: "Zach go to the basket." ”

Randolph acted immediately, Howard hurriedly retreated into the interior defense, and Zhou Xuan jumped sideways and moved the ball from the top of Lewis's head to the right baseline with both hands.

As soon as Howard got inside, Marion was completely empty, and Nelson couldn't go that far in the wheel turnover. Marion made an empty three-pointer and didn't waste a chance. 61 to 35.

The Warriors had a lot of open shots and were on the verge of vomiting blood from the Magic players.

The Magic attacked, Howard covered Nelson in the middle, Marion switched defenses, and Randolph followed Lewis on the perimeter. This time the inside line was empty, Howard received a return pass and was about to burst into the basket, Zhou Xuan did not chase the guard, and went around to the front to defend Howard. Standing in front of his feet, his body leaned back slightly, Howard received the ball and turned to Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan fell to the ground and fell on Howard's breakthrough route.

The referee didn't blow it, this is a rather creative defense, Howard's rhythm with the ball is disrupted, if you dribble in a straight line, you will accidentally step on Zhou Xuan, if you dodge Zhou Xuan with the ball, it will be a waste of time, the Warriors can complete the rotation transition, or foul Howard. The best part is that even though there is no one in front of him, Howard is not sure about the shot.

You can't do this when you play the Lakers, Gasol or Odom can shoot directly, Howard chose to continue to dribble the ball, stepped on Zhou Xuan and lost his balance, and the ball fell.

The crowd erupted in exclamation. Fortunately, Zhou Xuan was prepared, he didn't want to leave a Da Vinci code for Howard on the court, and put himself in the position of "Vitruvian man" and lay flat. He curled up, and Howard's foot was on his leg, and it hurt a little, but it was fine, much lighter than the people on the football field who were tackled.

The referee has a headache, who is this ball awarded to, Zhou Xuan shrank and obviously hid, Howard stepped on someone and threw the ball out of the bottom line, if Zhou Xuan was sentenced to foul, the home fans would definitely boo together. It was also inappropriate to award Howard for a foul, not intentionally. After discussion, the ball was ruled out of bounds, and the Warriors won the ball.

Of course, the magic coach Big Van Gundy was not satisfied, and stood up and shouted at the referee, wanting to argue, but his voice was completely drowned out by the cheers of the home fans, and the referee didn't hear it, and fortunately he didn't hear it, otherwise he might blow him for a technical foul.

The Warriors made substitutions, Jackson came on, replaced Azubuk, increased the height on the court, and he was more suitable to defend Turkoglou.

Zhou Xuan controlled the ball, and then blocked with Randolph, and Howard defended it. Randolph went to the basket again, and Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball on the weak left side. Ellis ran to the middle, leaving only Zhou Xuan on the left.

Howard didn't want to mention how uncomfortable it was, he couldn't immediately put the ball into the basket to fight Randolph, he had to block it, otherwise Zhou Xuan would shoot again.

Ellis and Randolph played an off-ball screen, Ellis went to the right and Randolph ran low on the left to attract Lewis's defense. Zhou Xuan didn't play hard in the face of Howard, and the pass was hoisted to Randolph, who had a heads-up chance in the low post.

The fat man leaned two steps, turned to the middle, and shook the ball with both hands, Lewis didn't look at it, and Randolph jumped forward with his physique and scored with a cricket ball with his left hand. Howard was a little far away, and the defense was not covered. 63 to 35.

The Warriors' lead reached 28 points, and the Magic were all out of sorts.