Jackson guessed right, and the Magic shrank the defense at the start of the second half, allowing Tekoglu to drop back appropriately and be ready to contain Milicic at any moment. Chang Wei looked at Howard's unhappy expression, and laughed secretly in his heart, Warcraft obviously thought that he could handle the opponent alone, and the coach's arrangement seemed to him to be a distrust of his single defense ability, so of course it would be unhappy.

In fact, any head coach would make such a choice, after all, Howard's performance in the first half has proved that he can't eat a slippery opponent like Milicic, so the bag is the easiest and most effective option. For the manager, the mood of the top players does need to be considered, but whether they can win the game is the most important thing.

Milicic is not stupid, don't look at him on the court against Howard and not fall behind, he knows very well in his heart that he has a few pounds and a few taels. Now add to that the presence of Tekoglu, who decisively opted to get the ball out after drawing the defence, especially Ariza. The Magic are not very strict with Ariza's defense, after all, Roy and Jack's offensive firepower is much stronger than Ariza's, so they would rather let Ariza go than let go of Roy or Jack, which is also a normal person's idea.

However, it was Ariza who cut another wound on their already bleeding wound, and Tekoglu's recovery gave him plenty of room to shoot, and Milicic naturally cleverly passed the ball to Ariza along Tekoglu's line. It was at a 45-degree angle on the wing that Ariza hit three consecutive three-pointers to make the Magic dizzy, and his three-pointers also made Turkoglu uncomfortable.

Although Brian Hill asked Tekoglou to shrink and be ready to tackle Milicic at any time, the Turk himself will think about tactics on the court, otherwise he would not be the Magic's de facto ball handler. Before Ariza was silent, he didn't think it was anything, but now he can hit a three-pointer if he is given space, should he shrink or not?

Brian Hill was also entangled on the sidelines, but before he could call a timeout, the difference between the two sides had been further widened, and now the Magic could only rely on Hill and Howard's singles to score difficult points, and it was difficult to play under the pressure of the bobcats like a mad dog, and the opponent's three-point shot was difficult for them to defend, which was particularly tragic.

In fact, for any NBA team, the inside and outside are mutually influencing, and now the Bobcats are attacking from the inside out, and they also owe it to their outside shooters who feel hot, otherwise they will not be able to shoot if they are given the opportunity, and Howard is much better than Milicic in fighting for rebounds, and missing shots will only give the ball to the Magic.

With the help of an outside shooter, the Bobcats led the Magic by as many as 15 points at the end of the third quarter, and their momentum couldn't be pressed any longer. For the Magic, chasing 15 points in 12 minutes is still a certain possibility, but now their morale has reached a terrible level, and giving them 24 minutes may not be able to equalize.

But Jackson didn't take it lightly, and he continued to put the starting lineup on the court at the start of the fourth quarter, only to replace Raheem with Mark Hill. Now the oldest on the team is Rahim, who entered the league in 1996, and it is a little inauthentic to let him play again, Milicic can be easier on the defensive end if he is replaced by Makhill, and the quality of Makhill's coverage is not bad when attacking, and Rahim also accepted this arrangement.

After more than four minutes of play, the difference between the two sides was still firmly fixed at 15 to 18 points, and Brian Hill sighed and began to gradually change his main lineup, which meant that he had conceded defeat in this game. Half a minute later, Jackson also changed to a full bench lineup, since the opponent has surrendered the gun, there is no need to be aggressive, let the substitute players play the rest of the half of the quarter, although it is not back-to-back, but the main players still have some strength for the next game!

The Bobcats' first contributor to this game was undoubtedly Milicic, who made a name for himself on the inside, and in the first half he deflated Howard with his skillful footwork under the basket, and in the second half he turned into a pivot, attracting the defense and sending shells to his teammates. He played 34 minutes in the game, recorded a quasi-triple-double of 24 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, while also dishing out four steals and two blocks. Although it was a pity that he didn't get a triple-double, Milicic couldn't stop laughing when he came off the pitch.

In the previous games, he spent most of his time pulling to the high post or even outside the three-point line to shoot, although under Chang Wei's deliberate cultivation, there are more and more of this type of interior in the league, but this does not prevent many people from laughing at him as a soft egg who does not dare to fight under the basket. Chang Wei didn't take this matter to heart, but Milicic was quite concerned.

After all, he has been called a parallel commodity by others in the past few seasons, and it was the Bobcats who gave him a chance and gave him a starting position. Milicic didn't say anything, but in his heart he still hoped to achieve the desired goal, and this time beating Howard would have made him a name for himself. See, I'm definitely not the kind of guy who only catches and shoots from the outside, and I'm not inferior to my outside shots under the basket. What the? Do you still want to be skeptical? Look no further than Howard! He didn't take advantage of anything.

While Milicic isn't yet one of the league's top interior players with this matchup, at least he's made a name for himself. Whether he continues to play for the Bobcats in the future, or changes the court, the development is definitely not far behind. This kind of performance naturally made the parent team Raptors regret it, although they still congratulated Milicic a lot in an interview for his success, but only they know what kind of sour their hearts are, after all, Milicic is equivalent to giving it away for nothing!

They also don't want to think about whether Milicic can really play at the level he is at if he stays in Toronto. It's good if it's not used and scrapped. The rookie's contract has the rules of the league, so naturally you can't ask for a price casually, but if you can get into a team that suits you and play under a coach who is optimistic about you, it will definitely be of great benefit to their future.

Milicic is a clear example of this, if he hadn't come to the Bobcats and met Chang Wei, he might have been like this for the rest of his life, but now he is starting to shine of his own, fortunately, he has only wasted three seasons.