Chapter 113: Equalization
The second quarter begins.
The two sides are also tacit, and the players on the court are still substitutes, and after about three minutes, Van Gundy couldn't help it first, and with a big wave of his hand, he took all the Magic starters on the court.
This is going to start the real thing, the Magic team has a 7-point lead, according to the momentum of the first quarter, as long as you add more fuel and open up a little bit of difference, it is not impossible for the second half of the game to be reduced to garbage time.
Xiao K didn't hesitate, and immediately arranged for Yi Jianlian and them to play.
The difference in points is still 7 points, and there is no big difference in strength between the substitutes of the two sides, and there is no scoring tide to play, just to go on the court to delay the rest time for the main players.
The Magic team still follows the defensive strategy just now, most of the pressure is given to Mo Williams, and the latter is not allowed to have time to command the tactical run, Mo Williams, who has average organizational ability, is out of order in an instant, and the ball cannot be given to Yi Jianlian well, then the best tactics of the Bucks will never be played.
However, this set of tactics is very targeted, the main force harasses Mo Williams, and the rest of the place is harassing Yi Jianlian, in this case, Mason is very easy to catch the ball.
And when he dribbled to the opposite of Tekoglu, his physical advantage was on full display, and a Buddha worship move flew straight to the latter, and then went straight to the basket.
Howard blocked out, Mason's speed did not decrease, and it seemed that he was going to attack the basket directly, but what he was thinking about was what Little K said, and what I could see was ...... There you have it, Andrew!
Mason found Bogut, well, he was heading towards the basket, and all he could see was Bogut under the basket.
Fortunately, Howard made up for it, and it was a big vacant opportunity!
Bogut dunks well!
Belch......
The fans and Van Gundy were stunned.
This, when did the Bucks' offensive workhorse become these two goods?
No matter, still staring at Yi Jianlian and Mo Williams! Van Gundy dismissed the situation as an accident, and the main goal of the defense remained the same.
"Phew!"
Andrew — then I'll dunk one more — Bogut hit the basket again.
The Bucks scored two in a row, and it was so easy, which made Van Gundy dumbfounded: No, we can't let these two guys continue to work together like this!
Momentum is an indescribable thing, but Van Gundy knows very well in his heart that if he continues to let Bogut and Mason cooperate so smoothly, the Bucks, who have been pressed, may be about to gain momentum!
"Maurice, you go and help Hidedo defend Desmond Mason!"
As a last resort, Van Gundy could only let Morris Evans in the second position help defend.
As the league's underrated jumper, Evans' bounce is no worse than Mason's, and he has had a few flat basket dunks in the dunk highlights.
It's just that like most dunks, Evans is less of a dunk fan and is more focused on defense.
It is because of his existence that Michael Reid is confined to death today.
Right now, Van Gundy asked him to help defend Mason, and Michael Reid had a cheeky smile on his face, finally able to make me ...... No, no, no, no, no, can't laugh, this guy's attention is still on me, pretending to be uncomfortable!
Mason once again forced Turkoglou to succeed and went straight inside, and Evans immediately made up for it.
Great, it's finally time to make a move!
Michael Reed couldn't hold back his expression anymore, his face gradually relaxed, in his opinion, within a second, Mason would look, look, hey, look at me! Look at me! Rather!
Mason is really not a passer, Evans has made up for it, and his subconscious reaction is not to find Reed, but to kill inside.
The teammate he can see is still Bogut - in order to facilitate his breakthrough, Yi Jianlian pulled to the high position on the other side, and Bogut was the only one on the inside.
It's just that this time Howard didn't lose his position, and he saw that Bogut couldn't pass either.
No way!
Seeing that Mason was about to force a layup against Evans, Bogut could only get around behind Howard and signal Mason to pass him.
Mason was still very obedient, bypassing Bogut and slipping to the other side. Because of Bogut's blocking, Evans was thrown away, and now he finally has time to find his teammates, as far as the eye can see, Yi Jianlian!
Hey, that's you!
"Easy!"
The voice shouted, and the ball immediately flew towards Yi Jianlian, who caught the ball, and Yi Jianlian, who caught the ball, successfully attracted the bag of Nelson Jr., drew a scoop according to the gourd, and passed it directly, and Mo Williams scored three points.
This goal is the third consecutive hit by the Bucks after starting the game, and the atmosphere on and off the court is obviously different!
Stan Van Gundy chose to call a timeout, in fact, their offensive efficiency so far is not bad, the three offenses after the main team came on the court, also scored twice, the one that didn't score, it was Bogut fouled, Howard missed two free throws, to be honest, their offensive rhythm did not have any problems.
"After Mason receives the ball, Shedo has to quickly switch defenses with Morris, and don't give Mason any chance to rush!"
The main reason for Van Gundy's timeout was Mason, this guy's ability to impact the basket is a test for the Magic's defense, and he must be blocked to prevent him from rushing.
Van Gundy has just observed, this guy has nothing outstanding except for his physical fitness, as long as he prevents the first break through, he can turn off the fire directly.
However, Van Gundy is arranging, and Xiao K is also arranging: "Next, Desmond will definitely be targeted, and it is possible that Morris will switch defenses with Sido, so, easy, you don't have to open up space for Desmond, you go and make a block for him, no matter what, let Desmond rush up!" ”
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The Bucks and the Magic, in the first battle of the first round, the fighting style of the two head coaches began!
At present, it seems that the chess player is a small K!
He guessed correctly Van Gundy's defensive arrangement for Mason, Yi Jianlian's blocking and dismantling skills have now achieved a little success, and with his help, Mason has had an easy time.
Fourth offensive in a row.
Van Gundy finally gave up on his previous defensive set-up and motioned for the Magic on the court to change their defensive formation and revert back to the basic 2-1-2 formation.
It's clearly a formation used to defend the flanks from breaking through.
It's just that with this formation, Yi Jianlian is not so good-looking, neither Lewis nor Tekoglu can stop Yi Jianlian from receiving the ball.
And once he is pinched, Yi Jianlian's excellent passing ability can help his teammates score.
To put it simply, the Bucks' regular season style of play is back!
In the second half of the second quarter, the Bucks, who had regained their form, began to chase points under Yi Jianlian's strong play, and at the end of the second quarter, the score of the two teams was 57-57, returning to the same running line.