The Magic's offense is all on the perimeter, Dwight? If Howard doesn't take the initiative to ask for the ball in the low post, there is no need to carry out the "chop" tactic.

In fact, magic used to do the same. It's just that when he played against the Cavaliers, the soon-to-retire "Big Z" Igor Skas and the "Fake Wrestling King" Vallejo were too soft to resist Howard, which made him shine.

The Warriors' tactics are to block and pick and roll, combine inside and outside, and work from the outside in. First, the two interior players are pulled to the perimeter, the swingman cuts to the basket, then the swingman attracts the defender to retreat, and the interior player makes a second air cut. Howard followed out of the game, and Randolph and Marion were misplaced and hit the back in the low post. It's not good if he doesn't go out, Margetty and Jackson all have good mid-range shots, and they lose points if they go too far.

The Magic tried to play fast, Howard also played fast, and Turkoglu and Lewis both felt better than the last game. At 25-27 in the first quarter, the Warriors trailed by two points.

Zhou Xuan missed two shots in the first quarter, and his hand was average, but he handed out 7 assists.

Entering the second quarter, the Magic were in trouble again, the starters played well, and the benches were dumb across the board.

Petrus played only three minutes before committing two fouls, and the Magic were forced to bring on Turkoglu to steal points off the bench, and Redick and Nelson were killed by Azubuke and Ellis.

Warriors small forward Jackson continued to play, with Turiaf and Wright on the inside.

To strengthen the defense, Nelson Sr. brought Wright on the court. He's so good at shooting defense, and it's basically self-defeating for a player to want a layup or jump shot right on his head. And Barty's main means of scoring is the jump shot, and Turkoglu is also the main jumper after blocking and dismantling. Wright is thinner, but the Magic don't have anyone on the court who plays hard enough.

Wright, who didn't play much in the regular season, was suddenly reused, and he was really suitable to play under special conditions. As for Morrow, after entering the playoffs, he continued to slump, and his defense was not accurate by three points, and Nelson Sr. had lost patience with him.

After playing 4 minutes, the Magic only had Barty and Redick hit two shots, and the Warriors, led by Ellis, quickly counterattacked and played a 12-4 shockwave to lead by 6 points.

ESPN commentator Jeff? Van Gundy said: "Nelson Sr. is very good at using people, he is very good on the spot, and Wright is playing a role in the defensive system. If it's against a strong inside line, Wright can't defend against it. ”

"Magic" Johnson said: "Compared to the Warriors, the Magic's tactics are still too simple, which is to block a few shots. In fact, you can give Gortat a dozen more, he has good physical fitness, his speed is not slow, and he has a height advantage. The point guard lacked the ability, and Gortat cut in the air after several blocks, but the ball could not be delivered. ”

O'Neill sent Stan? Van Gundy is nicknamed "Panic", and he is really not calm enough. In the regular season, the team led by 20 points, and he could jump in a hurry once he missed. Gortat failed to catch the ball in the low post and hit Turyaf, there was a mistake on the outside line, and Azubuuk was stealing and scoring on the counterattack, and Da Van Gundy immediately rushed and replaced Gortat with Howard. Lewis also came on to replace Barty.

The Magic switched to the strongest lineup early, and if Nelson didn't count, there would be a Redick off the bench. The Warriors are in no hurry to make substitutions and let the bench continue to play.

As soon as the Magic starters came up, the Warriors played tougher, and once the Magic fast-break or Howard cut the basket in the air, they immediately fouled. Turiaf and Wright encircled Howard.

Six minutes later, Nelson Sr. began to change the main force one after another. The team has committed four fouls, and the Magic can't play a fast break, Howard grabbed the backcourt rebound and threw it to the frontcourt, which immediately became a foul without the ball and sent to the free throw line.

Howard had a good performance at the free throw line today, making 7 of 8 free throws, which is very rare. He was efficient in the first half, scoring 15 points, grabbing four of the eight rebounds he grabbed on offensive rebounds, three dunks on the field and one on a single Randolph wipe score.

At halftime, the Warriors led by one point at 53-52. Zhou Xuan had 2 points and 10 assists in the half.

The Magic's defense was much better than it was on the court, and Nelson Sr. changed his mind and said at halftime: "In the second half, when Howard received the ball inside, the side player took it away, helped defend, forced him to pass, Zhou was in the middle, and rotated to defend." ”

Howard also has a weakness, and that is poor passing, and he has never averaged two assists per game in a single season in his career. He averaged 37 per game in the regular season the previous season. 7 minutes 1. 3 assists, up slightly this season, 35. 7 minutes 1. 4 assists. That's right, up 0. One is Howard's progress.

At the start of the second half, Randolph and Jackson wrapped up "Warcraft". Howard made a mistake on the first part, and Zhou Xuan let go of Alstom's gambling steal, intercepted the pass, and assisted Ellis to score on a fast break.

Then the Warriors' bag was more successful, Howard turned to the baseline and made a backhand layup, Randolph followed, Marion let go of Lewis's bag and gave Howard a big hat on the side.

The Magic's outside players also began to decline, especially Alston, who played a mess, two open three-pointers did not score, and the Warriors almost let him and Petrus shoot from the outside, but neither scored. Petrus also had an offensive foul on the ball and hit the man. In the face of tight defense, the young Howard also paid the price for his emotionality, pushing for fouls while scrambling for rebounds in the frontcourt. The Warriors went on an 8-0 run to stretch the score away.

Howard had just two shots in the entire third quarter. And the Warriors' empty interior play didn't give Howard more opportunities to scramble for backcourt rebounds, with 11 of the home team's 22 shots in the quarter coming from beyond the three-point line, and the ball often bounced far if it didn't hit. Howard's dominance on the inside was suppressed to the maximum.

Zhou Xuan made a three-pointer and a mid-range shot, scoring 7 points and 13 assists in the third quarter. The Warriors led by 12 points, 85-73.

The Warriors' marking of Howard on the offensive end was still tight, which made Howard more and more impatient, and he fouled on offense in the fourth quarter, and 4 fouls had to be replaced early to rest.

The Magic relied on shots from two big men, Lewis and Turkoglou, to bite the score. To make matters worse, Howard's first offensive attempt after his return to the court was more unsuccessful, and he was fouled again with 6:45 left in the game. Howard, who was charged with five personal fouls, then behaved very restrained and almost became a spectator on the court. Throughout the fourth quarter, Howard only relied on free throws to score three points, and the sluggishness of the interior core also made the Magic pitchers who were crazy about chasing points seem inadequate.

The Magic scored just 18 points in the final quarter. With Howard being substituted with 44 seconds left in the game, the Monster finally ended another bad night.

The Warriors won Game 2 107-96 to take a 2-0 overall lead.

At this point, is there still suspense in the game? Instead of leaving the stadium immediately, the fans made a wave in the audience. The on-site staff conducted a test, and the noise reached 100 decibels for most of the day at home, and 110 decibels for part of the day, which is equal to the sound of the airport.

The Warriors players didn't leave the court immediately, standing in a row in the middle of the court and waving to the fans who supported them.

Barkley laughed: "It looks like they're going to finish the fight away from home, so it's time to celebrate here in advance." ”

Zhou Xuan didn't shoot much today, shooting 5 of 12, including 1 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds, 15 assists and 2 steals. Randolph's performance continued to be eye-catching, with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Ellis also had 18 points on his account, and all six players on the team scored in double figures.

The Magic had only three players in double figures, with Lewis scoring a game-high 34 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and shooting 6-of-12 from three-point range. Whether it was a misplaced face to Zhou Xuan or Ellis, he was very resolute. Turkoglu had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Howard had 21 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, but he also had a whopping 7 turnovers, but the stats looked pretty.

Jeff? Van Gundy hopes his brother can lead the Magic to the championship and has some regrets about the result of the two consecutive losses. He said: "Although the Magic players were very determined in the game, the two big scorers Turkoglou and Lewis both shot an astonishing 50% from 3-point range, but unfortunately their opponent was the Warriors, and if they had been replaced by the Cavaliers, they would have been defeated a long time ago." The Warriors can counter with sharper offense. And the Warriors rotate more people and bloom more. None of the Magic's benches scored in double figures today, and Petrus was also dumbfounded under Jackson's care. ”

"Magic" Johnson said: "The Finals are down 0-2, and the chance of a comeback in NBA history is less than 6%, so the final comeback of the Magic is almost an impossible task." The Warriors also have weaknesses, and they haven't been tough enough in the face of the Magic's compression defense; In the face of Magic's accurate three-point shot, the Warriors lacked defensive coherence; But the Warriors still have the upper hand. Their coach is Nelson Sr. and can make adjustments in time. Not giving the Magic a chance at all, that's what makes this team great right now. They have the determination to tear apart everything that stands in their way, and the only goal is the championship! ”

"After two games, I believe the Magic have enough understanding of their opponents, and when they return to Orlando, the home atmosphere will lead to an improvement in their competitive form," Zhang commented. The Magic have a chance to win one or two games in Orlando. I think at least they should keep Orlando's Finals history out of the awkward word 'sweep', and I think they should have the ability. ”

Yu Jia said: "I think the main thing is to watch the next game, if the next game Magic does not win, then they will be burdened with huge psychological pressure to fight." This is not good news for an inexperienced team. ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Zhou Xuan and Randolph are still the two most beautiful figures of the Warriors, both of them have won two double-doubles, followed by Ellis, who have played well in both games, and the MVP should be produced among the three of them." Of course, there have been instances where the 2-0 lead in the Finals was overturned, and the Mavericks lost to the Heat in 2006. But the Magic lack Wade's kind of assaulter, and I don't think any comeback is going to happen to the Warriors. ”

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