Barkley said: "Howard's offense has been figured out by the Warriors, and they guard the perimeter and leave Turiav on the inside to deal with Howard himself. Just like the win over the Lakers, it had to be split twice, and there was no way to score three points. ”

"If the Magic attack the interior, it puts pressure on the Warriors' defense, but Lewis is becoming more and more of a pure big man pitcher right now, and Carter isn't very comfortable with the Magic's system," Smith said. ”

"The Warriors are actually better at point guard, and I don't think even if Nelson is on it, it won't change much," Barkley said. If the Magic want to really rise and hit the championship, they must first find a good guard. ”

A lot of people put Jamal? Nelson is a cancer, as long as he is on the court, the Magic can easily be misplaced offense, and tall guards can also jump in front of him, but Stan? Van Gundy has always regarded Nelson as a treasure, and he believes that this kind of pick-and-roll pull-and-roll jumper is accurate, and it is difficult to find a guard who can shoot three-pointers from the outside, which is in line with his tactical philosophy.

Van Gundy's tactical philosophy is not correct, it is too simple, and it is completely based on the attack group of shooting players, and the really smart coach should be the kind of person who can play to their strengths and use their strengths to win, such as Popovich.

After the timeout, the Magic did not make substitutions, but just asked the players to quickly return to defense, increase baseline no-ball coverage, and try to hit the basket as much as possible. It did work, and neither Margeti nor Garcia were good enough to defend under the basket.

But the Warriors also had a solution, which was to foul Howard, and the "Monster" received the ball under the basket and immediately sent it to the free throw line. Garcia showed his bravery, twice committing a foul on Howard, preventing him from forcing a dunk, and Howard made 2 of 4 free throws.

Su Qun smiled: "Howard will come out with news every holiday that he has practiced free throws, and the new season will surprise people." Then when the season started, people found that it was still at that level, and there was almost no change. ”

Yang Jian said: "When it comes to Howard, people say Warcraft, Superman, the first center. But in last season's finals, all his shortcomings were revealed. Although the statistics are beautiful, in fact, he is not as good as Randolph in terms of attracting defense on the offensive end and withdrawing the interior line. Compared to Randolph, his low-level skills are very immature. So much so that after the game, many people said that Randolph was the league's No. 1 center. ”

Su Qun said: "I'm afraid this view will change again this time, without Randolph, the warriors still suppress the magic." ”

The Warriors have a chance to attack quickly, but they don't have a chance to let Zhou Xuan go head-to-head, Magic also has a weakness is that there is no outside super defender, Petrus is the best defender on the outside, he relies more on his body and people to fight for muscles, limiting Margeti's type He can indeed reduce the efficiency of the opponent, and against the guard, his lateral movement speed is not fast enough.

Williams' defense of the baseline is even more of a loophole that cannot be filled, Azubuuk can get rid of him with an off-ball screen, Garcia is raised, and both are on the outside, causing Howard to have to defend it. At this time, Zhou Xuan will hoist the ball into the inside, or break through with the ball himself, Turiaf will hit Lewis with the ball, or Zhou Xuan will break through to ensure efficiency, and the magic will not protect the basket enough.

The Warriors led by eight points at 32-24 in the first quarter, and many pre-game predictions for the Magic were shocked.

In the second section, the two sides deployed troops. The Magic defender was replaced by veteran Anthony? Johnson, shooting guard Redick, small forward Barnes, and Gortat and Bass on the inside. Anderson, who was traded from the Nets, didn't get a chance to play.

Warriors Ellis, Green, Azubuuk, Blair, Randolph Jr. Azubuuk shared playing time with Ellis, playing just seven minutes in the first quarter and now coming up to make a consistent shot off the bench.

The inside line of both sides is a big guy with a strong short and fat inside line, and they are mutually restrained. The perimeter Warriors are still desperate to play fast-break, which is a pain for Johnson, who barely played in the playoffs last season, but now he has become an important member of the rotation, making it difficult for him to defend against Ellis, who can get past him for a layup with a dummy dummy counter.

At the end of the season, Anthony? Johnson is determined to retire, and he has no interest in being abused on the field like this.

Barkley mocked Johnson's defense and said: "According to this development trend, next season without human defense, Johnson may be whistled for a three-second violation with the ball and layups." The Magic have lost their previous four games, each of which was because the defender couldn't defend it. ”

"If Howard wins the Defensive Player of the Year this year, you've got to thank your outside teammates, he's got so many opportunities to block and he has to rush back first," Smith said. ”

In the 4 minutes, Coach Van Gundy replaced Williams, wanting to speed up and compete with the Warriors, who continued to play off the bench and used frontcourt pressing and magic to play fast. The score difference widened to more than 10 points.

When Zhou Xuan and Ellis formed a double guard, the Magic perimeter defense was more difficult, Barnes got a lot of playing time, and the average defensive Redick was quickly replaced, but the Magic still did not improve. In the second half of the quarter, it relied on Carter's unreasonable three-pointer from the outside to recover a point. The Warriors led 65-47 at the half.

In the second half, the Warriors sent substitutes to play for a while, Ellis and De Colo partnered on the outside, Green at small forward, and Blair and Randolph Jr. on the inside. This lineup is a fast break, and the Magic fouled as soon as they counterattacked, and the number of fouls reached 4 in a single quarter.

Everyone knows what the Warriors want to do, of course, it is the "shark slashing tactic" to get Howard to the free throw line. Van Gundy let Howard play at least 35 minutes and didn't replace him. As a result, the Magic failed to play a quick counterattack for the whole quarter, and the same dilemma as the Finals, as long as the Magic counterattacked with a pass, they immediately fouled without the ball.

Howard sucked at free throws, making 8-of-16 free throws in the third quarter, half of them. Ellis attacked Williams and scored 16 points in the quarter.

"Whenever you see Howard make free throws, you really feel like the NBA interior talent is withering, and he has such a terrible hand, and it's really disappointing to have such a core," Barkley said. ”

Smith said: "On the defensive end, because of the fast break, Howard chased and covered 4 blocks, but today the Warriors opened up from the outside, and the Magic only made 5 three-pointers. This is the reason why the interior line does not have the ability to attract the bag, as long as the opponent does not compress the defense and stick to the outside, the magic is really difficult to play. ”

Howard's abilities have been questioned, and perhaps as people say, he's just a high-level blue-collar worker. The Warriors players maintained their advantage despite paying for a number of fouls.

Carter's ability has dropped significantly in the last season of the Nets, and the leader of the Nets has become Harris. Last season he was more of a shooting problem than a breakthrough. The "dunk king" has become an ordinary person, and the Magic recruited him to his command because they want him to become the core of the outside ball-handling offense, and Carter is not doing a good job like Celtics Pierce. If it were at Celtic, it might have been a different story, because of the passing guards. The Magic didn't have a guard to feed him the ball.

In the fourth quarter, Zhou Xuan scored 17 points, handed out 14 assists, and grabbed 7 rebounds, which was close to a triple-double. Except for Howard, the others of the Magic are not particularly active in grabbing rebounds, which makes Zhou Xuan have a chance.

Su Qun said: "Zhou Xuan's ability to grab rebounds this season has also improved, it was rare to see him rebound more than 5 last season, and today he has a quasi-triple-double." ”

Yang Jian said: "I used to say that his template was Nash and Stockton, but now it has become Payton and Kidd. He did do more. Today's game is proof of this. ”

Howard played very depressed, with 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, grabbed the frontcourt rebound and scored directly, bent the basket sharply, and wanted to take a bad breath.

He thought that he would win today, and he provoked before the game, but it turned out to be the abused side again. When the Warriors kept running and shot in 7 seconds, he realized that his team's defense had so many holes. Mr. Lewis is a partner he brought in, and his stats have also started to decline this season.

Do you need to bring in a good defender? Nelson has been an All-Star in the East, so how easy is it to find a good star guard? Guards who can shoot and defend are superstars. And Howard's own offense is not very good, and he is at a loss. He fought Turyav with a lot of effort.

"Howard isn't surrounded by teammates who are strong enough right now, and he has limited attacking ability on his own," Barkley said. ”

Smith laughed: "Howard is really not a great center, hopefully he can improve in the future." This year, Yao Ming's data has declined, more for James to block and dismantle, the number of low-post attacks is less, and the playing time is also shortened. There are only a handful of strong centers in the league. ”

Barkley said: "The age of defenders has arrived, Zhou Xuan, Paul, Deron can all get a double-double, Rose, Westbrook have also played well this season, they are all great No. 1 positions. ”

Zhou Xuan and Ellis cooperated with the fast attack, Ellis passed Williams in one step and scored on the basketball, the Warriors led 120-107, and Van Gundy depressedly replaced Williams, who had five fouls.

"White Chocolate" was depressed today, and the attack was all about him as a breakthrough. He defended Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan singles, defended Ellis, Ellis singles. Whether it's a fast break or a positional battle.

Against most teams in the league, Williams felt that he could adapt to the NBA and not need to organize too much, just go to the front court and wait for his teammates to wait for three-point opportunities. But today, his confidence has been hit a lot, and he feels that he is better to retire, and this league is really a young age.

Equally frustrating are Redick and Gortat, who only play 12 and 13 minutes per game on average, and they have the quality, but Van Gundy's personnel are always fixed and can only be used as a substitute for a while.

At the last moment, the Magic bet on three points, and Petrus hit two consecutive shots, but the Magic did not prevent the Warriors' offense. The Warriors won 126-117.