On June 4, the Warriors arrived in Orlando and began training in an off-site location. The atmosphere in the team was good, with O'Neal and Jackson leading the rhythm, and the whole team remained a little nervous.

At the pre-game press conference, the two sides did not say anything cruel, after all, there was no enmity in the past, this is the first finals meeting between the two sides, and in general it is still very harmonious.

The only connection between the Warriors and the Magic may be O'Neal, and the cross-generational confrontation between the new and old generations of Magic centers looks very eye-catching, but considering O'Neal's age, many people are no longer interested.

Van Gundy said before the game: "We beat the Cavaliers, we beat the Celtics, we swept the Lakers in the regular season, and I believe we were just as good in the Finals. "It's my own milk.

Nelson Sr. fed Van Gundy a cup of poisoned milk: "The Magic are a super team, and with Howard as a superstar in the team, we are much worse, both the lineup and tactics are better than us, but we will work hard and strive for a good performance." ”

Nelson is experienced and knows a lot about psychological tactics, and a pre-game interview removed Van Gundy's defense.

During this period, a Chinese reporter interviewed Li Zhi, and Dong Shanshan transferred to Tencent this time and became a forward reporter.

Dong Shanshan asked: "Li Zhi, how does it feel to lead the team to the finals in the second year of his career?" ”

Li Zhi said modestly: "It feels very unreal, our goal this season was originally to make the playoffs, but I didn't expect it to come to this point." In the first finals of my career, I prayed to God to let my teammates take me to lie down, hoping that Crawford would score 30 points, and I would be in charge of the handsome towel. ”

Dong Shanshan smiled: "Do you think you can win the championship?" ”

Li Zhi grinned when he heard this: "I originally wanted to be modest, but I can't be modest about your question, if I don't win the championship, I'm really afraid that domestic fans will send me blades." If the fans support it, I'm sure you may see the championship you want. ”

Rich's words made domestic fans very excited, and they certainly hope that the Warriors will win the championship. Tencent did a questionnaire survey a few days ago, and 95% of domestic fans wanted the Warriors to win the championship. Many fans said that if the Warriors don't win the championship, Li Zhi will not return to China.

On June 5, the first game officially began in Orlando.

In the locker room, Nelson said to the Warriors: "We've had a lot of injuries this season, the departure of George, Jamal, and Stephen has made us grow a lot, and we've beaten the Trail Blazers, Lakers and Rockets in the playoffs. ”

"Champion!" The warriors all spoke in unison, and everyone looked at the stage, their thoughts racing.

O'Neal had the opportunity to win his fifth title, and there was a hint of pride in his heart. "You gave up on me, but you didn't expect me to be where I am today! I'm the indispensable one! ”

Milicic clenched his fists, and he remembered the finals where Larry Brown pressed himself to the bench. "Old man, I'm not a parallel import, now I'm going to let everyone know my role, as long as I give me a chance, I'll slap all of you in the face!"

Crawford was smiling and imagining what it would be like to win. "That's what it's like to be in the ultimate basketball arena, and if I could, I'd come every year!"

Nick Young calmed down his nervousness with the burden of responsibility, and he thought: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the coach, I can afford to start." ”

David Lee said to himself with burning eyes: "Knicks, you didn't expect to trade me to let me come to this high-level stage, right?" Wait, I'll make you regret it! ”

Li Zhi is the purest one of all people, he is just thinking about what reward the system will have if he wins the championship.

Players on both sides played, and the classic footage of the Magic season was played over and over the Magic home court, tearing apart the Big Three, overturning the little emperor, the Monster roared, the three points rained down, the Magic home fans cheered, and the Warriors felt the pressure of the Finals. Orlando fans have been waiting for more than a decade for a chance to make it to the finals.

CCTV5, Yu Jia said: "The home court of the Magic is really warm, these fans are suffocated." ”

"It's all the same, the Warriors and the Magic haven't been to the Finals for years, and no matter what the outcome is, they're willing to cheer for the home team," Zhang said. ”

Yu Jia said with a smile: "This is also a clash between the coaches of the two sides, the old Nelson and Van Gundy have different styles, the magic inside is a pillar of Optimus, and the outside line is a group of shooters." The Warriors are three swingmen and two interior players, both of whom have odd rosters. ”

Zhang reasoned and analyzed: "This is the general trend, Nelson and Van Gundy's tactical theories are correct, you see that the two teams this year are both three-point teams, and it is difficult to move an inch in the league without three-point shots." ”

On the U.S. side, Barkley watched Howard warm up and quipped: "Howard is practicing free throws, and it looks like Howard is going to fight Shaq on free throws." ”

Smith said: "Both of them are free throws*** What is the comparison, big brother don't laugh at the second brother, fans don't have to worry this time, the coaches on both sides will definitely not dare to use shark slashing tactics!" ”

Although the "shark slashing tactic" is very practical, the fans hate it, because the final moments have become a free throw competition, and the game is completely lost to the spectacle, and Barkley's words made the fans very happy.

The Magic's starting five are Alston, Courtney Lee, Turkoglou, Lewis and Howard.

Jamil Nelson returned to the finals, but Nelson obviously didn't make the starting lineup in this game.

O'Neal jumped the ball naturally without jumping over Howard, who was at his peak, and the Magic took the lead in attacking. The tactics arranged by Nelson are man-marking, O'Neal guards the penalty area, and the others rotate at any time, which is not easy to leak.

The core of the Magic is naturally Howard, and on offense, Howard and the outside have a lot of blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, and their outside three-point threat is very great, and the Warriors don't want to be blocked and played by them in a joint defense way.

Alston passes to Turkoglou, Howard gets stuck on the inside, and Howard has to start with a single. Alston hoisted the ball to the monster and pulled away from the outside, which is the same as the Cavaliers, the single core leads the team, the core is opened, and others have a chance.

Although O'Neal is no longer at his peak, his ability to resist people is indeed first-class, and the weight and size are there, and Howard is not so easy to bomb indiscriminately in the Warriors restricted area. Howard was previously known as a miniature version of the shark, with thin legs and poor lower body strength. When he was against O'Neal, he couldn't exert his strength in his lower limbs, and he couldn't get into the penalty area.

Once away from the three-second zone, Howard can only score with mid-range shots or hooks, and the threat on the offensive end is weakened. Howard leaned on O'Neal two steps, O'Neal was calm, and the monster repeatedly only had a few tricks such as dunks, hooks and mid-range shots, a bit like O'Neal in the first Finals, O'Neal naturally couldn't be passed by him.

O'Neal couldn't bounce and couldn't block, Howard jumped high, but the shot was missed, and Milicic took the rebound in the backcourt.

The Magic are also a bunch of jumping men, and they are quick to return to defense, and the Warriors handed the ball to Rich, who is now a guest point guard.

Dribbling to the frontcourt, Nick Young brought Alston to the perimeter, Jackson was in the bottom corner, Milicic stood in the other corner, and O'Neal came up to cover for Rich.

In this way, all four of the Warriors went to the outside, but Howard did not defend it, he recognized O'Neal's long-range shooting and stuck to the restricted area.

The Magic's defensive tactics are simple, Howard is hanging around the three-second zone, and the three players on the perimeter play a joint defense, they move fast and will step forward whenever the Warriors have players to break through. Howard's rim protection ability is among the best in the league, and the rest of the players don't contribute much, as long as they cause delays in the opponent's breakthrough lane, Howard can come in time.

Li Zhi took the ball to the left, and Nick Young cut through the middle. O'Neal continued to cover, and Li Ji passed the ball in time, giving Nick Young a chance to break into the box.

Howard was attracted to Nick Young and wanted to prevent Nick Young from receiving the ball, but Li Zhi didn't pass the ball at all and went straight past Turkoglu and chose to make a layup. By the time Howard came over, Richie had already scored two points.

2：0

Tekoglu can't prevent Li Zhi, he is a small forward with a big forward body, the speed is slow, and Li Zhi is a bit of a loss.