Chapter 134: Battle Magic
The Magic's starters are point guard Mark, shooting guard Rose, small forward Fournier, power forward Gordon, and power center Vucevic.
This starting lineup is the strongest weapon that the Magic team can play at the top of the Eastern Conference, Gordon and Rose needless to say, they are physically strong, they have both participated in the slam dunk contest, one champion and one runner-up, of course, if Gordon participated in Rose's slam dunk contest and showed the state he was in when he fought fiercely with LaVine, then the championship must be his.
The 2013 slam dunk contest was really nothing to see.
Bad teams are rich in data brushes, Vucevic is a more famous bad team brush in recent years, you can see him as a weakened version of Kevin Love, the same mediocre physical fitness, the same rebounding sense of smell, with a soft small hook hand, this season also developed three-point shooting ability.
The most important point is that they have been brushing data for many years in the bad team, no matter how you look at it, this is a magic version of Kevin Love, the only difference may be that he is not as good at brushing as Lefou.
Point guard Mark is an inspirational guard, he is a bit like the old fish Fisher, there are no outstanding highlights, but he is diligent and conscientious, some teams like such role players, so he has been wandering in many teams as a role player, this summer after the Jazz completed his contract, he was favored by the Magic, signed for two years and 12 million, and has been used as a starter during the five-game winning streak, but his playing time is not high, somewhat similar to a "pseudo-starter".
The Magic team is actually not very talented in this lineup, and even Rose and Aaron Gordon, two players with extremely high physical fitness, their ceiling template is only Eddie Jones and Griffin.
That's not the case for the two of them, let alone the others.
Of course, there is no worst, only worse, although the ceiling of the Magic team is not high, but compared to the Bulls, it can barely be called a talent team.
Except for Li Ming, every position is basically not advantageous, and there is even a slight disadvantage.
In addition, this team adapts to the times, starts running, and the chemistry is also very good, so many media have predicted that the Bulls' winning streak will end today.
"Toot!" The referee's whistle blows, and the first quarter begins.
The players who jumped on the pitch were Vucevic and Lopez, with the former having the highest body fat percentage among all major centers in history, around 6.1 percent.
But the body fat rate doesn't really mean anything, all muscles are not necessarily more powerful than all fat, for example, the big shark at the end of his peak has begun to lose shape, but if he slams the dunk with both hands or no one dares to defend it, Vucevic's body fat rate is sky-high, but in the end, some experts still question his deterrent power on the inside.
For the inner line, especially the inner line with a thin skeleton, the body fat percentage does not prove anything.
Fortunately, Vucevic is not only a body fat rate, his arm span is even better, 225.6 centimeters, which is 13 centimeters higher than his height.
Such an arm span should be invincible in terms of jumping balls, but his opponent Robin Lopez has an even longer arm span of 226 cm.
In the case of similar physical conditions, the comparison is whose arm is longer, even if it is 0.3 cm more, that can play a decisive role.
Lopez hooked the ball and threw it to Portis, who gave the ball to Li Ming, who received the ball and accelerated directly to the Magic's basket.
"Toot!" Vucevic fouled and Li Ming made two free throws.
"Wow! Attack as soon as you come up, Li Ming is really aggressive today! In the studio, Wang Meng was frightened by Li Ming's strong goal, which was very abnormal, at least a little different from Li Ming in the past.
“MVP! MVP! MVP! The fans in the audience were excited, they didn't care why Li Ming was so abnormal today, in short, their family was going to score, that was a good thing.
Hit both free throws.
Magic's Mark dribbled the ball onto the court and handed it to Aaron Gordon, and the front line to sort out the offense was a major feature of the Magic team this year.
And Gordon, as a forward in a non-trivial position, has a dribbling skill that is not inferior to Griffin, and at the same time has developed three-point ability, which is the reason why this system is realized.
Gordon held the ball in front of Portis, who was taller than him, but his feet were not as fast as him, and he was dangled directly behind him through his feet, facing Lopez who pounced, and a hand passed from the left side of Lopez's waist to Vucevic under the rebound.
Vucevic held the ball in both hands to shoot, tiptoed a feint to shake off Mirotic, and scored the ball with a small hook.
A 2-2 draw.
Gordon is different from the average dunk, although his explosiveness and bounce are no worse than theirs, but he also has the ability to share the ball and read the defense that is rare for his type.
That's where he differs from Griffin, who sees himself as a point forward, while Gordon is a player who really has the basketball IQ and can play the game.
That goal showed his ability to read far beyond his peers.
Strong one, the second ball Li Ming did not accelerate directly as just now, the Magic team's interior line itself is a little crowded, and now with the Bulls' Mirotic and Lopez two muscle sticks, there is no room at all.
So Li Ming passed the ball directly to Holiday and switched to the low post to receive the ball, ready to hit his back.
This is a very good choice, the Magic team started the guard line of two, one has no defensive attitude, and the other wants to defend but has more than enough strength.
Li Ming played Mark this time, the latter has an NBA-level guard tonnage, is very strong, and can not be squeezed easily, but his athleticism is not outstanding, Li Ming squeezed twice, and then directly threw him behind him with a jump, leaning on Vucevic who did not jump up to score the ball.
Four points in a row.
Magic coach Vogel couldn't sit still, stood up and stretched out his hand to signal, it should be time to adjust the defensive formation.
Li Ming once again won the ball in the low post, this time the defender of him became Rose, still holding the body on top, the core of the back hit is the top, and adjusting his rhythm while topping.
But as soon as he finished his first dribble, Mark, who was one step inside the three-point line, suddenly rushed over and stretched out his hand towards the place where the ball landed, as if he wanted to pull the ball away.
Li Ming hurriedly hugged the ball and wanted to pass it to Mark's defender, but Mark stretched out his hand and immediately retreated back to his defender.
"Shh Li Ming, who could no longer dribble, gritted his teeth, passed the ball out, and gave it to Holiday with little time left in twenty-four seconds, and he could only force his shot.
Missed three points.