Howard went on the court with all his might, but when he got on the court, he was a little constrained.

Van Gundy on the sidelines kept reminding him that he had committed four fouls and that he had to be careful.

In this case, Howard simply can't be as unscrupulous as in previous games, especially when facing Wizards players to attack the basket, Howard will always hesitate, wondering if the opponent will deliberately make himself foul.

As a result, after Howard's re-entry, the Magic's defense did not improve qualitatively, and the Wizards could still score.

The score between the two sides increased over time, and soon, there were only about 5 minutes left before the end of the game, and the score difference remained in double digits.

"It's not okay to go on like this, this is a slow death at all!"

Seeing this, Van Gundy had to grit his teeth and call a timeout.

When the players on both sides rested, Wang Xiao saw Van Gundy saying something to Howard from a distance.

The distance was too far for Wang Xiao to hear the conversation between the two at all, but he could guess a rough idea.

There are 5 minutes left in the game, and the opponent must be ready to fight hard!

Once Howard gives it a go, the Wizards' interior will be under tremendous pressure.

At this time, Haywood had already committed 5 fouls in hand, and Jordan Jr.'s personal fouls had accumulated to 3 times, and once Howard went berserk, it was really difficult to resist.

"But...... There are only 5 minutes left, and the timing is almost up. ”

Wang Xiao muttered to himself, and then called a few players to give orders.

After the timeout ended and the players from both sides re-entered the court, Howard took the lead and entered the interior of the Wizards.

But when he entered the inner line and stood in a good position, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Because of the whole game, the two big men who upset him were gone, and they were replaced by Jamison, who was as thin as a bamboo pole.

"Huh?"

Howard was still a little blindsided, and Van Gundy looked at the Wizards' lineup on the sidelines but his face changed dramatically.

At this time, the five players on the Wizards' court are Harden, Nick. Young, Miller, Butler and Jamison!

This is a completely defenseless lineup, but it is also the Wizards' current five most offensive players!

"Oops! They are wanting ......"

Before Van Gundy could finish his sentence, the whistle sounded.

"Squeak——!

Howard looked at Jamison behind him with some blankness, and the latter gave him a sinister smile.

There are 5 minutes left until the end of the game, and the shark slashing tactic is repeated!

Previously, in this game, Wang Xiao had not used the shark slashing tactic against Howard, because after changing to the Woodwood Jr. Jordan twin tower combination, the Wizards' defensive quality has also improved, and the Magic's offensive efficiency is no higher than Howard's free throw shooting percentage.

Now that the game is at the end of the game, the Magic team wants to give it a go, and at this time, the shark slashing tactic is undoubtedly a murderous move.

Howard's free-throw shooting percentage is only about 50 percent, and the shooting percentage may be even lower when it comes to crunch time.

It's almost impossible to catch up with a double-digit margin in five minutes with Howard's free throws alone!

Do you want to replace Howard?

Van Gundy's brain was spinning fast.

No, if Howard is replaced, the team will not be able to catch up with the score with the current lineup alone.

After thinking about it, Van Gundy only thought of one way, and that was to strengthen the defense!

In any case, if they want not to be caught up with the score, the Wizards must ensure their own offense while slashing Howard with shark tactics.

If the Wizards don't score a point or score less efficiently than Howard's free throws in these five minutes, then no matter how bad Howard's free throws are, little by little accumulation can catch up with the score!

Thinking of this, Van Gundy immediately replaced Nelson, the weakest part of the Magic team's defense on the court, and replaced it with a backup guard with strong individual defensive ability. Petrus.

When Wang Xiao saw this scene, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise.

Van Gundy's move is clearly to do a good job in the next defense, but the death five small lineup is not so easy to deal with!

Howard made 1 of 2 free throws and returned possession to the Wizards' side.

Harden advanced with the ball and faced Petrus, who didn't rush to break through the opponent's defense, but called for a pick-and-roll from the outside.

Jamison, who was on the inside, immediately pulled out to block for Harden.

Howard hesitated, should he go out with him?

Jamison undoubtedly has three-point shooting ability and is quite accurate, and it would be dangerous to let him shoot from the outside.

But if you go out with it, and there is no Howard on the inside, wouldn't anyone in other positions be able to easily rush into the interior and make kills?

The center pulls out the outside to assist in blocking and dismantling, which is the most common move in small-ball tactics, and it is almost the main reason for the gradual reduction of the league's traditional center and the increase in functional centers and all-round centers that can be pulled to the outside line.

I have to say, this trick is really useful.

After a moment's hesitation, Howard chased after Jamieson because he couldn't have let Jamieson shoot from the outside.

In this way, the Magic's interior line is directly empty, and in the face of such a situation, whether it is Harden or Nick. Young singles are much more efficient than Howard's free throws.

Since Petrus was keeping an eye on Harden throughout the whole process, in order to ensure the success rate, the ball was handed over to Nick. Poplar.

To be reasonable, putting aside the problems of inconsistent offense, poor shooting selection, lack of defensive focus, and dislike of passing, Nick. Young's offensive ability is completely commendable, and when he feels good, he can even play Bryant-style games.

Give the ball to Nick. Young was obviously taking a risk, but at this point, the Magic team was empty, and Nick. Yang's chances are clearly the best.

In the face of Carter's defense, the "singles king" quickly dribbled and changed direction, and rushed into the interior line by leaping over half of Carter's body one step at a time.

Carter followed Nick. Behind Young, but due to injuries and age, it is difficult for Carter, who is declining, to catch up with Nick. Yang is always half a position behind.

After rushing to the left and right of the free throw line, Nick. Yang stopped jumping out of his hand, Carter didn't have time to jump and interfere, so he could only watch Nick. Yang throws the basketball into the hoop.

After successfully stealing the points, the Magic team had just sent the ball out when the Wizards players fouled Howard again.

In the next game time, as long as the Magic players are on the Wizards' side, they will immediately foul Howard and never give the opponent a chance to play a tactical offense.

Rather than shrinking due to Howard's frequent free throws, the scores between the two teams widened.

After three minutes, the difference between the two teams has widened from more than 10 points to 15 points, and it is obviously impossible for the Magic team to catch up with the 15-point difference from the remaining two minutes.

Howard was finally substituted, along with other key players.

After trying their best to equalize, the Wizards finally won a hard-fought victory on the Magic's home court.

The significance of this victory is not only to pull the Wizards, who had fallen behind 2:0 before, back from the edge of the cliff, but more importantly, to win this game, Wang Xiao's version 3.0 system has finally been upgraded!