With the shark slashing tactic, the Wizards slowly chased back the point difference.

But such a chase does not come without a cost.

Nearly every player on the Wizards has been saddled with three or four fouls.

A large number of free throws did not make Howard's hand feel better, but after being frequently sent to the free throw line, Howard's own mentality seemed to fluctuate a little, and the free throws became more inaccurate.

Seeing this situation, Van Gundy decisively replaced Howard from the court, on the one hand, to avoid his edge and channel Howard's irritability. On the other hand, the game has also entered the second half of the third quarter, and Van Gundy wants to replace Howard to recover his fitness and wait until the fourth quarter of the game.

Either way, when Howard went off the court, the pressure on the Wizards suddenly doubled.

The Magic's defensive toughness is largely based on Howard's interior defense system, and once Howard is off the court and there is no person on the interior who can support the sky, the Magic's defensive line will be porous.

Seeing this situation, Wang Xiao immediately made a decision and immediately put Jamison in the position of center, forming Curry, Harden, and Danny. Green, Butler and Jamison's Death Five.

After months of practice and training, this lineup of the Dead Five has gradually been polished into a synthetic type, and once it is placed on the field, the lethality is definitely at the level of a nuclear weapon!

However, like nuclear weapons, although this lineup is lethal, it also has a very lethal double-edged sword.

In terms of offensive ability, this set of Death Five is not inferior to the future Warriors' Death Five lineup, and even stronger, after all, Green's scoring ability is definitely not comparable to Jamison.

But in terms of defensive ability, the Wizards' set of death five is really average, especially on the inside, the interior combination composed of Jamison and Butler not only does not defend, but the ability to protect rebounds is even weaker than words.

On the Magic's side, Howard was replaced by the Polish Hammer Gortat, a big man with a lot of potential who will play for the Suns in the future.

But right now, Gortat is just Howard's backup for the Magic, averaging only about 14 minutes per game.

is such a backup center who played an average of 14 minutes per game and could only score 3.6 points and 4 rebounds, but when facing the Wizards' Death Five small lineup, he had the illusion of a super center.

Magic offense, Vince. Carter ate the ball and broke through the emergency stop and missed the shot, Gortat pulled up to grab the rebound, and then tried to make up the basket, Jamison saw this and immediately stepped forward to interfere, Gortat's rebound was interfered with and missed, but then Gortat pulled up on the spot again, put the rebound into his arms, and then passed to Lewis on the outside.

Lewis made a three-pointer from the outside, but it was still not, and it was Gortat who jumped up to pick up the rebound.

This time, he finally found the right opportunity to pull up the basketball and dunk it into the basket domineeringly.

"Drink, !!"

Gortat, who had completed the slam dunk, roared domineeringly, and actually had a hearty feeling.

He has been playing in the NBA for three years, and it is the first time he has played so well, and the opponent's interior line seems to be completely unconfrontational, although it is just an offense, but he has played the same feeling as Howard.

It's just that his celebration has not yet been completed, and when he turns his head, he finds that there is no player around him.

The Wizards have completed the baseline serve, and all five players are already rushing towards the frontcourt!

Gortat wasn't Howard after all, and he didn't have Howard's guard-like explosive speed.

Half of the flash attack had arrived in an instant.

Harden slammed the ball into the basket and then distributed the ball to the perimeter, where Jamison made a shot from beyond the three-point line.

"Brush!" Basketball goes to the net.

Van Gundy on the sidelines looked slightly ugly.

This kid really dares to do this!

Experienced him, he naturally saw at a glance the flaws of Wang Xiao's lineup, the interior line lacked absolute height, and any center could easily chisel through the inside line of the Wizards.

Wang Xiao dared to put this lineup on the court, which was simply a provocation to him, and he saw the gap when Howard could not play now.

"Slow down the pace of the attack, play steadily, and let Gortat be more involved in the attack!"

Van Gundy shouted from the sidelines.

At the same time, Van Gundy couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for the young man on the other side of the court who was silently watching the situation on the field with his hands on his hips.

During this time, he has heard of this young coach who is only in his early thirties, and today's game really deserves his reputation, and this quick adaptability on the field alone is an indispensable element of a good head coach.

"However, if you want to win this game, these little tricks alone are not enough!"

……

At the end of the third quarter, using the super offensive ability of the Death Five small lineup, the Wizards successfully completed the score overtake, chasing all the way from a dozen points behind to a two-point lead.

However, as soon as the fourth quarter began, the format on the court took a sharp turn.

First of all, Howard came back, rested for half a quarter, and held his breath, Howard gave the Wizards a dismissal as soon as he came on the court.

Facing Curry, who rushed into the interior with a pick-and-roll, Howard directly sent a volleyball smash block and slapped the basketball out of the court.

Not only Howard, after the start of the fourth quarter of the game, the defensive intensity of the whole Magic team seemed to have risen to a level, and in the first 2 minutes, the Wizards did not even score a point, but Howard made 4 of 10 free throws on the Magic side, and once again overtook the score.

Is that what the Eastern Conference champions were capable of defending?

Wang Xiao could feel the almost suffocating defensive pressure standing on the sidelines.

It's completely different from watching it in front of the TV before.

If the Magic are still like that, what will the Celtics look like with a stronger defense?

Wang Xiao remembers very well that this year, the Magic team faced the Celtics in the second round of the playoffs and was eliminated 4:2.

The reason why the Magic were able to win against the Celtics last year was also due to the fact that Garnett, the main player of the Celtics, was unable to play due to injury.

……

On the court, the foul tactics of the Wizards were a little slower, and Lewis received a pass and shot from outside the three-point line, and the basketball went into the net, and the difference was stretched to five points again.

Wang Xiao called a timeout without hesitation, and called Curry over at the same time.

"Stephen, next, I'm going to hand over the game to you, you don't have to wait until the open spot to shoot, you don't have to worry about the rest of the team, there's only one thing you need to do, and that's to put the basketball in the basket by any means."

The Wizards' disadvantage against the Magic is a matter of restraint in terms of tactics and lineup, and if they want to break this restraint, they can only rely on the play of superstars.

In fact, the reason why the Magic team can gain the upper hand in the game is not relying on the performance of Howard, a superstar?

Wang Xiao knew that it was still too early to let Curry take on such a heavy responsibility, although he had a large number of systematic training bonus training, he was never the invincible Ku Ritian after the late bloomer in the future.

But after playing against the Magic team, Wang Xiao understood that with the current tactical system of the Wizards, it is still not enough to see when facing strong teams such as the Magic, Celtics, and Spurs.

If he wants to make a difference in the playoffs, Curry, as the team's leading scorer, must show great strength that no one can ignore!