Howard singled Bogut with the ball, but he didn't get into position.

As Bogut gained weight, his lower body strength also increased, and now Howard can no longer squeeze Bogut as easily as he used to.

Bogut only started to transition to the defensive end in the middle and late stages of his career, and if he had taken the defensive line from the beginning, his reputation would have been much better than he is now.

Anyway, in the era when the traditional center was lonely, his presence once made the Warriors' interior look less thin.

Phil Jackson later said, "Howard has stopped improving since he left the Magic!" ”

In fact, this can be said to be more specific, since Howard led the team to the finals, he lost his enterprising spirit.

Howard dangled for a long time with a fake feint that couldn't be faked.

Bogut didn't move.

Brother, you should move a little!

Howard was very injured and his self-esteem was greatly hit, so he simply relied on the strength of his upper limbs to squeeze away and dunk successfully!

Well...... So what are you doing with all that effort in front of you?

Howard was also helpless.

I see that everyone is so single, why can't they come to me?

Forget it, it's better to dunk it.

Howard muttered to himself as he stepped back and looked down.

Offense and defense switched, and it was the Bucks' turn to attack.

Yi Jianlian was looked at very dead this time, and Williams couldn't pass the ball, so he could only call to block and dismantle himself to attack.

Bogut made a block for him, Howard's footsteps were fast, and he also followed, blocking Mo Williams who got rid of the defense, Mo Williams was also dissatisfied, and immediately ran back with the ball, Nelson Jr. was shaken around and completely out of position, Vince Carter helped him fill the position successfully, and he was not idle, and went towards Courtney Lee.

Mo Williams scrambled to get the ball in place before he could catch Courtney Lee.

Courtney Lee, who took the ball, did not hesitate and hit a strong shot in the face of Nelson Jr., who came from the defense.

Nelson Jr. really can't defend.

Of course, his height is here, and it is impossible to have a good defense at 1.83 meters tall.

The only few who defended well, one of them was Chris Paul, but fans had mixed reviews about his defense, some said his defense was death-entangled, and others said his defense was dirty!

However, then again, a guy with a height disadvantage who can not suffer in defense must make up for it elsewhere, and it is normal for some controversy to be there.

Just like Beverley, who is 1.85 meters tall, is also riddled with various controversies.

Jamal Nelson doesn't have those controversies, so he doesn't defend well.

Nelson:...... Are you asking me to get dirty?

"Change the guard quickly, haven't you eaten?"

Van Gundy was unhappy with the speed of the change of guard on the unexpected line and yelled at them.

The arrival of Vince Carter enriched the Magic's offensive playbook, which is needless to say, but again, Petrus was put on the bench and the defensive intensity of the starting guard line decreased a lot.

Although Van Gundy placed Barnes with good defensive ability in the small forward position, the small forward is more responsible for the defense of the wings, and the presence of Yi Jianlian makes him dare not leave for a moment, and he can't help the Magic's guard line defense at all.

As a result, the Magic's guard line was shattered by Mo Williams and Courtney Lee!

Orlando fan: Hey, why is this scene so familiar?

Bucks fans: Didn't you beat us 4-0 in the playoffs last season because of our defensive holes in the lineback?

Many people only remember the "UFO" that once soared into the sky.

But in fact, after the knee injury, Vince Carter's style of play is not much different from that of Michael Reed, focusing on projection, interspersed with air-cut layups.

It's the same on the defensive end, try your best to defend, and the effect depends on the person.

Players who can't defend can defend well, and those who can defend can become defensive holes.

The Magic took advantage of the Bucks' defensive weakness on the defensive line last season to go 4-0.

This season, he made the same mistake as the Bucks, making the Magic's guard line fragile.

So!

is still the same sentence, the brain circuit of the management of the Magic team is really powerless to complain!

Little K found a loophole in the Magic team and kept playing with the problem, and after about 8 minutes of the first quarter, the Bucks had already built a seven-point lead.

This is still the case when the Magic team is staring at Yi Jianlian.

Van Gundy also looked helpless, didn't he say that Yi Jianlian was the most important guy on the Bucks? I've already let people wrap up Yi Jianlian for the whole quarter, why is the Bucks' offense still so fluid?

The first quarter lasts about 9 minutes.

Van Gundy put Petrus on the pitch to close the holes in the backcourt defence.

The Bucks' backcourt dynamism has dropped a lot all of a sudden.

Courtney Lee has a decent shooting ability so far, and a defensive expert like Petrus comes up and has to stop with a little targeting.

However, Xiao K did not arrange a tactical solution, and the opposite side was so targeted, he simply put Yi Jianlian and Courtney Lee off the court to rest, and let Jamal Crawford come up.

"Don't pass it on" plus "don't pass it on"......

Obviously, the Bucks are about to get into the rhythm of blind JB play.

"Huh!"

"Ke does not pass" comes up and scores.

This made Van Gundy's chubby face twist together.

He didn't know if he should let go of a few of the main forces of the Magic team to take a break, after all, the Bucks had already put down the main forces to rest, if he didn't let go, then I am afraid that this second quarter would be beaten up by a small climax.

But if he puts the main force off the field to rest...... He looked at the Bucks' bench firepower, and the firepower of the bench was not much weaker than the main force!

"Huh!"

One more.

This time it's Mo Williams!

Petrus was still at ease against Mo Williams and Courtney Lee, and he did a very good job of both sticking and supplementing the defense, and he was also very timely.

But now facing two offensive players, it's a bit of a loss of heart.

Little Nelson, who was still a little warm just now and felt that he had something to rely on behind him, was bullied again and wanted to cry without tears.

I don't want you to pick on me so much!

Little Nelson wants to vomit blood, which is too bullying!

Williams Mollam: Didn't you bully me and Michael Reed like that in the playoffs last season?

In the end, the first quarter ended, and the Bucks were 29-20, temporarily leading by nine points.

"I don't think this team is very strong!"

Liu Yifei cheered with the fans in the audience, and after cheering, she always felt that the game process in this section was not as exciting as the last time she came to Milwaukee to watch.

Howard: I'm sorry to disappoint you.

"Judging from the first quarter alone, Yi has not yet made a force, only got 7 points and 3 rebounds, but Yi's data is just like this, but the Bucks have a 9-point lead, only from this aspect, the excitement of this Christmas game is lower than the expectations of the majority of fans, the Bucks are much better than the Magic team as a whole, I think, this will not be just me alone!"

"Maybe you can also say that the Magic team is not at the top level of the league this season, they are not at the same level as the Cavaliers, the Bucks, the Lakers and the Spurs, it's just that their fans don't want to admit it!"

Kenny Smith also thinks that the excitement of this game is lower than expected, and Barkley is even more unkind, making it clear that the strength of the Magic team is only like this, but Orlando fans overestimate them!

"Hopefully, in the second quarter, the Magic players can play more intensely!"

Kenny Smith, of course, couldn't continue on with Barkley's words, he knew that Barkley hated Magic fans, and it was because he knew that he couldn't exacerbate the conflict.

As a narrator, if you really do that, you are undoubtedly pushing yourself into the brazier!

The second quarter of the game begins.

From the beginning, Xiao K took Yi Jianlian and Courtney Lee, who were put down early to rest in the second half of the first quarter.

Van Gundy hesitated in the second half of the first quarter and didn't let go of too many main players in the end, and Vince Carter was the only starter on the court at this time.

To say that Vince Carter was able to carry a team's offense by himself before two serious injuries is definitely not nonsense, otherwise without that ability, how could Vince Carter be called the "big four"?

You must know that the historical three-point king Ray Allen is not qualified to be included in this list, which shows how strong the four "East Aixico, South Mai and North Carolina" were at that time!

But now Vince Carter's ability is barely in charge, and he doesn't have the strength to chase points alone.

This is also the reason why Vince Carter was unwilling to forgive Bruce Bowen for the rest of his life, this bastard ruined everything for him.

Yi Jianlian hit consecutive shots on the court and expanded the difference to 12 points alone.

Only 3 minutes into the second quarter, the Magic were stretched to a double-digit margin by the Bucks, and not many fans could have imagined this situation.

Stan Van Gundy was so anxious that he spun around the sidelines, talking like a series of cannons, but the Magic's bench strength was really limited, and no matter what he said, he should not do it well or not.

No way!

With a wave of his hand, Van Gundy switched all the main players back to the field.

Xiao K followed him closely and replaced the main forces.

He did this because he obviously didn't intend to give Van Gundy or the Magic any chance.

"Phew!"

Howard came up and offered a violent buckle.

When he fell from the basket, he patted his chest and shouted, trying to motivate his teammates.

"Huh!"

But Yi Jianlian turned his head and scored a three-pointer.

The margin widened to 13 points, making Stan Van Gundy's face look ugly again.

Nelson Jr. took the ball, and this time he didn't dare to shoot again.

The situation on the court of the Magic team has reached the point of urgency, and the expression of Van Gundy on the sidelines is the same as how many days he hasn't, if he is still so brainless, he is afraid that the starting position is not to sit down.

He played up with Carter, who cut quickly this time and Courtney Lee was freed off for an easy layup.

The Bucks switched offense and defense, and there was a mistake in the coordination this time, and the passing route of Mo Williams and Channingfrye was predicted by JJ Redick who came off the bench.

Although Redick didn't rush up, but Nelson Jr. rushed quickly, when he fell into the Bucks restricted area, the Bucks players had not yet returned to defense, Redick hurriedly passed the ball, his hand went to his heart, and Nelson Jr. scored a layup.

Mo Williams glanced at Xiao K, who pointed to the point where Mo Williams passed the ball just now, and did not speak, but the meaning was very clear: you have to pay attention, you have passed too many times at that point, and everyone else has already taken precautions!

Mo Williams was obedient and dribbled to the middle this time.

"This way!"

Yi Jianlian, who had been watching, didn't know what to do, broke through the bag, cut into the right side of the free throw line, and Mo Williams gave the ball, the arc was a little higher than usual, but for Yi Jianlian, it was a comfortable receiving height.

Yi Jianlian caught the ball, and the person had already reached the penalty area, but he was interfered with by Howard while jumping.

Didn't go in!

Howard made a quick second bounce and took the ball in his hand.

Passing to Nelson Jr. to the court, Lewis ran out of a big open space and hit a three-point shot.

7-0！

I don't know how!

The Magic team, which was already in a desperate situation a few minutes ago, suddenly rose up and played a wave of 7-0 small climax, chasing the score difference to 6 points.

Vince Carter sat on the bench biting his fingers and looked at the field, with a not very good look on his face.

It's not scary to chase points, and whoever is not there is embarrassed.

The 13-point margin was pulled away while he was on the court.

The six-point difference was what he caught up with.

Vince Carter was tempted to ask: I'm just a newcomer, is it necessary for you to target me like this?

The little K called a timeout to the Bucks players slowly.

By the way, some tweaks were made: Channing Fry was taken down and replaced with TyGibson.

Pause back.

Yi Jianlian got a long-awaited opportunity to go one-on-one on the outside, facing Barnes, and the jump shot after his signature move was successful.

"Wow, aa

Yi Jianlian's goal broke the Bucks' scoring drought, and the audience at the scene also resounded with cheers.

It has to be easy to fight!

Xiao K saw that Yi Jianlian scored as soon as he got the ball, and he couldn't help but mutter.

Channingfrye and Lewis's positions overlapped, and they were both players who waited for opportunities outside the three-point line, which allowed Lewis to defend Channingfrye while also taking care of Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian couldn't get the ball for a long time before, because of the bag between Barnes and Lewis.

Now Xiao K is very simple to take down Channing Frye and replace it with Tygibson, helping Yi Jianlian expand the space on the outside, and at the same time limiting Lewis's defensive space.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Yi Jianlian began to exert power!

However, the momentum that the Magic team has come up is not so easy to suppress.

Although Yi Jianlian began to stage various scoring shows, Nelson Jr. and Barnes also scored two three-pointers in a row, and the score difference in the game remained around 8 points.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 55-48.

The Bucks still have a seven-point lead.

"The Magic team seems to have found their feelings, they played very anxiously with the Bucks in this quarter, and we gradually saw some sparks, of course, but at the moment, the Magic team is still a little disappointing, I hope that in the third quarter, they can show a stronger side!"

Although the margin was not much different from the first quarter, the Magic players were significantly better on the court, which made Kenny Smith look forward to the second half of the game.