The Magic have played well this season and are now the division champions in their division, and if nothing else, in this year's playoffs, the Magic will replace the declining Pistons and join the Cavaliers as the main obstacle in the way of the Celtics. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info so Rivers attaches great importance to every game of the team and the Magic, especially this game, Rivers doesn't want the opponent to complete a season three consecutive kills against them.

However, to Rivers' disappointment, despite all the work and effort he had done before the game, the feedback from the situation on the pitch still showed the failure of his previous work. The defensive countermeasures he arranged still failed to prevent Howard from wreaking havoc on the basket.

But what Shi Lei did in this defense made his eyes light up: "Could it be that Shi has found a way?" ”

Rivers became the only outsider to observe this, and Howard, who was one of the parties involved, knew he was in trouble.

Howard sat back unwillingly, and sat Shi Lei behind him away from behind his body, trying to open the gap and complete the turn. But what made him depressed was that his whole movement was not smooth, and he only did less than half of it, and Shi Lei's defense immediately came up again.

Now Howard is embarrassed, he is not Kobe, he has such a strong body self-control. After the foothold was occupied by Shi Lei in advance, he just adjusted the position of his foothold, and the center of gravity of his body shifted, but he didn't dare to retreat, and he would be punished for walking if he retreated.

Well, don't think too much about it, it's just an ordinary little hook, but even if it's just a small hook, Howard's shooting percentage is not an ordinary cheat, let alone in such an embarrassing position, so it's no surprise that Howard's shot was rejected by the basket.

"Center" Rondo grabbed the rebound and led the Celtics to a fast break.

Shi Lei's knee hit the inside of Howard's knee very badly, this is just a very ordinary small action on the court, but the explosive Howard, because of this, did not return to the Magic's basket until the Celtics' offense was completed.

"I said there must be a way!"

Shi Lei excitedly waved his fist after Pierce's layup, which seemed to be a little encouragement for the team to recover the score in one fell swoop, but in fact, he was happy that he had found a way to defend Howard.

At the same time, he was glad that when he chose to replace the template, he chose Bowen wisely.

Rivers was also very happy, Howard, who was like a mountain pressing on his heart, was so pryed by Shi Lei, he couldn't help but sigh: "Shi always seems to find a way to lead the team to victory!" ”

But Magic fans don't see it that way, and they think the same thing as the live commentator who can be heard: "Dwight's little hook under the basket!" Oh, it's a shame he didn't make the shot, Dwight should find a way to improve his shooting percentage for this shot, even though he's already the No. 1 center in the NBA! ”

Howard should indeed be considered the league's No. 1 center, but that's entirely because of the decline of the center. For example, O'Neal, the last NBA's No. 1 center, is known as the most restrained Ben. In front of Wallace, O'Neill can get enough points to guarantee the team's victory. But Howard can't do that, and once someone grabs him in the underbelly, he's almost invisible.

In the next offense, Howard was prepared and left enough space for himself to attack, but he still failed to hit the basketball in front of Shi Lei.

After being close to Shi Lei, Howard pushed with his back and entered a step away from the basket, he slammed into the space, and directly completed the jump, intending to complete the turn in mid-air.

But he still underestimated Shi Lei's defense, and Shi Lei immediately put it on in mid-air, and his chest was directly on the weak side of his body.

Do you think Howard wants to make a turnaround jumper? Don't dream, he just wants to complete the hanging frame once! So Howard's shot misses again.

Coupled with the previous two fouls, Shi Lei defended Howard four times, but only allowed the opponent to score one point. With such defensive help, the Celtics seized the opportunity and played a wave of 8-1 offensive climax, narrowing the gap to nine points in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the team was about to enter a scoring drought, Big Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout. Van Gundy may not be as focused defensively as his compatriot Van Gundy Jr., but offensively he is a very sharp coach. The Heat, who had not yet traded O'Neal, were able to average the fourth-ranked points per game in the NBA under his command.

After the timeout, the Magic's offense changed significantly, and Howard stepped away from being the team's primary attacker, stepping back to the second line and doing auxiliary work, which opened up the Magic's perimeter.

But what can Shi Lei do? He didn't dare to leave Howard's side, and could only watch the outside of the magic make waves.

But don't think that the Magic immediately opened up the score advantage again, in fact, the Magic's lead was still shrinking, and by the minute or so of the game, the Celtics had chased the deficit to just two points.

The only advantage between the Magic and Celtics' lineup is the interior, and they can win only because the interior offense makes it difficult for the Celtics to deal with. When it came time to compete on the outside, the Celtics' two All-Star outside lines were not given for nothing.

However, it was too late, the gap in front was too big, and Howard seized the opportunity to cause a defensive foul on Shi Lei, and after unexpectedly hitting both free throws, he protected Ray. Allen missed a rebound, which was eventually scored by Alston for a layup, to regain a six-point lead and end the game.

In this game, Howard got a big double-double of 24 points and 21 rebounds, was named the best of the game, and was also happily given the nickname of "Celtics Killer" by the media after the game.

After the Celtics were "three kills" by the Magic, they naturally ushered in another wave of media decline, but the Celtics did not linger as much as the last game loss between the two sides.

Because they have found a way to defeat this opponent!

It was also the Celtics' last loss of March, after which they ended all of their March games with a two-game winning streak against the Hawks and Thunder, respectively.