The matchup between the Wizards and the Magic is something that many fans in the league have been looking forward to for a long time.

These two teams are currently the teams that shoot the most threes per game in the league.

The Wizards are averaging more than 40 three-point shots per game.

The Magic also made nearly 30 three-point attempts.

With the exception of the Wizards and the Magic, the rest of the teams have basically taken less than 25 three-point shots per game.

The same team known for its three-point shooting, the Magic and the Wizards are significantly different.

On the one hand, the Magic have the presence of Howard, an interior monster.

O'Neal is dying, Duncan and Garnett are also past the peak of their careers, and Oden, who has high hopes, is still watching the excitement on the bench, and Howard, who can average 18 points, 13 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, can be called the strongest interior in the league at present.

On the other hand, the Magic's outside lineup is also quite luxurious, with the demigod Vince introduced in the new season. Carter, Mr. Billions Salad. Lewis, along with excellent outside shooters like Petrus, Nelson, Redick and Barnes. And these shooters are quite good defensively, and in Stan, who is known for his defense. Under Van Gundy's tutelage, the defense of the entire Magic team is impregnable.

This season, the Magic are third in the league in points conceded at 95 points per game, while averaging 105 points per game is sixth in the league.

This is definitely a strong team with a strong balance of attack and defense.

And the Wizards are a lot more bizarre.

The average of 117 points per game is the highest in the league, and no team can match it, but at the same time, the average of 107 points per game is also the lowest in the league.

Compared to the Magic, who are steady, the Wizards are dancing on the tip of a knife, which is why the team's style of play has always been criticized.

Although the current record is quite good, can you really win all the time by blindly relying on three-pointers and offense?

A lot of people are skeptical.

Now, at last, the time has come to verify this issue.

Wizards VS Magic, is it a steady three-point game that can win, or is an unreasonable tactic better?

The game was played at the Amway Center in Orlando, the home of the Magic.

As soon as the game began, the Wizards playing away from home fell into passivity.

Howard is in quite good shape, and the Wizards' starting center, Haywood, is also a defensive center with strong strength on the inside, but he has no resistance in front of Howard, and that guy is like a real monster, all kinds of catch-and-dunk, grabbing offensive rebounds and dunks.

As the last super center in the post-center era, Howard is really terrifying!

In the first quarter of the game, Haywood, Jordan Jr. and McGee took turns to play, but they were still abused without suspense in front of Howard.

If it weren't for Curry's good hand and three three-pointers in the first quarter, the difference between the two teams would have been widened in the first quarter.

Howard's horror is not only in the lethality of his inside terror, this big man is no less fast than a small man's guard when he sprints!

The Wizards' most commonly used pick-and-roll combo doesn't have much advantage against Howard at all.

When the interior center came out to block Curry, Howard immediately followed and made up for the defense, so fast that Curry didn't even have a little space to shoot threes!

When the game entered the second quarter, the Wizards' players' hands began to decline with their physical strength, and the scores of the two teams began to gap.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 58-47, and the Wizards trailed by 11 points on the road, and it was also one of the few times that the Wizards did not score more than 50 points at the end of the half.

"Sure enough, the Magic lineup, or Howard, is still very restrained from our tactics."

In the locker room, Wang Xiao shook his head and said.

The players were all silent, and none of them had a good way to deal with Howard.

The Magic's defensive tactics are simple, they don't shoot and don't break through, and the four players on the perimeter are all strict about their shots, so they don't hesitate to put them inside.

But after rushing into the inside line, they faced the defense of Howard's monster, even if it was a small fight with a certain advantage, how could the offensive efficiency be very high in front of this monster?

"Hywood, Jordan Jr., McGee." Wang Xiao looked at the three major inner lines. "In the second half of the game, let's cut the shark."

The shark-slashing tactic, derived from former Mavericks head coach Nelson Sr., is a set of tactics specifically aimed at O'Neal.

O'Neal at the peak is an existence that no one can stop on the inside, no matter who you send or how many people you send, there is no way to stop him.

But O'Neal has always had one shortcoming, and that is free throws.

Grasping O'Neal's bad free throws and constantly fouling O'Neal is less efficient than letting O'Neal attack with the ball and sending him directly to the free throw line to score.

Although Howard's offense is far inferior to O'Neal's, his free throws are just as bad, and using shark-cutting tactics against him is naturally not as profitable as using O'Neal at the peak, but it should be able to recover some rounds.

In Wang Xiao's team, the most important thing is the center.

Haywood, Jordan Jr., McGee, the three big centers, and a big forward like Brach, who can reach the center position, will definitely not worry about having no one to play because of too many fouls.

As soon as the third quarter began, the team began to execute.

As soon as Howard was on the inside and began to ask for the ball, and as soon as the basketball was delivered to him, Jordan Jr. immediately fouled.

Howard, who was at the free throw line, didn't realize what was about to happen.

The Wizards had good luck as Howard missed two free throws.

The Wizards, who had the ball, took the opportunity to play an offense.

The Magic side had just served when the whistle sounded again.

Stan. Van Gundy couldn't help but get up from his seat.

Slashing shark tactics.

Turning his head to look at Wang Xiao, Van Gundy's eyes narrowed slightly.

"This kid is quite decisive."

On the field, Howard began to get depressed.

At this time, he also knew that the opponent was going to foul him.

"Hey, aren't you afraid I'll be punished for everything?"

Howard's words made both Butler and Jamison laugh.

"Okay, then you can get it all in, and I hope the basket is the sea in front of you."

Howard grinned and walked to the free throw line.

First penalty.

"Box."

The crisp sound of striking iron made Howard's face darken.

He was followed by a second free throw.

"Box!"

Wang Xiao on the field couldn't help but be happy.

4 free throws and 0 hits, it seems that luck is really good!

Seeing that the effect was good, the Wizards intensified, and in the next few rounds, as soon as they saw Howard, someone immediately ran up to foul him.

For a while, the court resounded with boos for the Wizards' shameless tactics, but Wang Xiao was unmoved.

As the saying goes, soldiers don't get tired of cheating, as long as they can win, what does it matter if they are booed twice?