The second quarter had just begun, and Maddie had already scored 15 points.

8 points in the first quarter, which is normal.

As soon as the second quarter came up, he directly exploded with 7 points, which shocked Paul.

Honk~

The pause ended quickly.

Both sides continued to play.

The Cavaliers attacked, and James broke through to score 2 points.

37：33。

Offensive and defensive transitions.

The Magic attacked, and Maddy just received the ball outside the three-point line when James and Darius pressed it.

The scene was in an uproar.

The Orlando fans were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, all kinds of wanton laughter.

Packing Maddie, this is unexpected, but it is a reasonable thing.

"Hahaha, it's worthy of Maddie, forcing the Cavaliers to take a risk."

"Maddie is caught in the bag, be careful!"

"What are you worried about, even if it's a bag, you still can't stop Maddie!"

......

However, the reality is different from what Orlando fans are talking about.

James and Darius's bag is still a Maddie that has caused a great impact.

After all, these two guys are already extremely talented and have a good performance on the defensive end. The two worked together to defend Maddie, and that kind of defensive pressure was still quite strong.

Maddie tried to get rid of it several times, but to no avail.

"Looks like the core of the Magic team is in trouble."

"It's the treatment that every top scorer receives, and Maddie is no exception. He had to find a way around it, or the Magic team could collapse. ”

The live commentary discussed.

Maddie also did not panic, adjusted her posture, protected the basketball, and then stabilized her rhythm. His eyes narrowed slightly, carefully observing the situation on the field.

Suddenly, Maddie starts again.

Still want to break through?

James and Darius immediately pressed up, blocking every possible line of Maddie to break through, not giving Maddie any chance, and the defense was also leaky.

However, at this moment, Maddie, whose offense was blocked, suddenly showed a playful smile and smashed the basketball to the floor.

Syllable!

The basketball passed between James and Dalius and fell into the hands of Second Uncle Huo, who suddenly cut into place.

Second Uncle Huo raised his hand and threw it, and the hollow hit steadily.

37：35。

"The Cavaliers defended Maddie and kept Maddie from scoring. But alas, they couldn't stop Maddie's pass. ”

"Maddie is not only a first-class top scorer, but he also has good passing skills. Visually measuring 205 centimeters gives him a wide field of vision, able to see almost every part of the pitch and find every opportunity. At this point, at least in terms of height, he is very much like Magic Johnson. ”

The on-site commentary praised Maddie.

At the end of the day, the Cavaliers may be able to prevent Maddie from scoring, but they still can't stop Maddie from leading the team.

But in fact, the Cavaliers' bag did pay off afterwards.

First, after this pass, both James and Darius began to pay attention to Maddie's pass, and the bag on Maddie became tighter.

The second is that James and Darius started marking before Maddy received the ball, preventing Maddy from receiving the ball easily. The rest of you can fight if you want, but you can't give it to Maddie.

These two small details have made the Cavaliers' wrap-and-hold tactics pay off, and Maddie's role on the court has been greatly reduced.

And without Maddie, the combat effectiveness of this magic team has been reduced by at least a few levels, and the offensive ability is quite weak.

As the game progressed, the Cavaliers were pulling away little by little.

Coach John Davis called a couple of timeouts to adjust the Magic's lineup in the hope that someone else would play an offensive role and help Maddie get out of the way.

However, after several adjustments, the desired effect was not received.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 60:53, and the Cavaliers once again opened up the difference.

The situation in the third quarter was almost similar to the second half of the second quarter, with Maddy being limited and the Cavaliers continuing to pull away.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 88-78, and the Cavaliers led by a full 10 points.

Although the point difference is not too big, according to this situation, the Magic team has no chance at all.

Maddie is restricted, others can't play, how can I turn the tables?

However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, veterans Juwan Howard and Gordon Girisek suddenly came out of nowhere, scoring consecutive points and tearing through the Cavaliers' defense at once.

On Maddie's side, the continuous bag clamping made James and Darius consume a lot, after all, it is not easy to limit Maddie, even if it is two people.

In addition, Maddie did not perform for a long time, which also made the two relax.

As a result, Maddie received the ball with an easy backrun.

James and Darius changed their expressions and immediately pounced on Maddie.

But Maddie was not in a hurry, and after dribbling the ball under his crotch continuously, he suddenly stepped back and made a jumper, and scored the ball against the bag of two people.

In the next round, Maddy even received the ball directly from the baseline, ran all the way to the frontcourt, and passed between the two before James and Dalius were trapped, and scored a layup.

From this point on, everyone knew that the Cavaliers' bag and trap tactics had failed.

Maddie was able to score against the bag, and the other points of the Magic team were also opened, and the bag at this time was tantamount to self-destruction.

So, head coach Paul simply did away with the bag and reverted to one-on-one marking.

By this time, however, it was too late.

Maddie is playing with a feeling again, and the ability on the offensive end is simply incomprehensible.

First, he forced two three-pointers against the defense, and then broke through several times to score.

The rest of the Magic team also scored frequently under the guidance of Maddie, and everyone opened fire together.

Just like that, the Magic caught up with the Cavaliers near the end of the fourth quarter, just two points away.

And at the last moment, the big Z basket hooked and missed, Maddie grabbed the key rebound, ran all over the court, and hit a three-pointer outside the three-point line.

Jedi comeback, a last-minute lore?

At this time, the referee signaled Maddie's final three-pointer to step off the line, which was two points.

The score was 108:108, it was a draw, and it was time for overtime.

Orlando fans booed the referee's decision.

However, the video replay at the scene clearly showed that Maddie's final shot stepped on the line, and it was undoubtedly a two-point shot.

It's really going to be overtime.

It was a really up-and-down game, with the Magic falling behind a couple of times and tying a couple of times.

At the last moment, he almost killed and dramatically dragged the game into overtime.

A Christmas battle like this is really beyond everyone's expectations, it is really exciting, and it also makes the fans start to get excited.

Especially the Orlando fans and Cleveland fans, as well as the Chinese fans, their hearts are beating faster at the moment, and they feel like they are playing on the court.

Will it win?

You have to win!

That's what fans on both sides thought.

Overtime in the NBA is 5 minutes, which is short, so every second counts.

Before that, Maddie had scored 35 points and hit five three-pointers.

Especially in the fourth quarter, Maddie scored 15 points in a single quarter, and hit a key ball at the last moment to tie the score and drag the game into overtime.

If it weren't for stepping on the line, the Cavaliers would have even been eliminated.

On the Cavaliers' side, James scored the second-highest 30 points in the game and performed very well.

He played better on the offensive end, and it took a lot of physical effort to defend Maddie on the defensive end. Although he didn't prevent it, no one would blame James because no one in this league dared to say that he could prevent Maddie.

In addition, Ye Feng scored the Cavaliers' second-highest 24 points and also scored five three-pointers.

No way, the two No. 1 positions of the Magic team, Rod Strickland + Tyronn Lue, may be the weakest No. 1 position that Ye Feng has ever encountered.

One is too old, and the other is short and thin, and he can't guard against Ye Feng at all.

Honk~

Extra time has begun!

(End of chapter)