Chapter 218: Knight Tactics

The Warriors players came out, and the Magic home court was full of boos, but they weren't afraid, you booed so loudly, didn't you want to be swept away?

Milicic also pretended to provoke the fans, and Li Zhi immediately pulled him over.

"The people here are mad, don't provoke them." A big defeat has made many Magic fans lose their cool, and if there is no security, there may be a crime.

The game started, and the Warriors' starters remained unchanged, still Nick Young, Jackson, Rich, Milicic, and O'Neal.

Nelson told Nick Young to pay attention to defense, just shoot directly after receiving the ball on the perimeter, and don't stick to the ball. Nick Young drifted a little bit in the last game, and Nelson took the opportunity to hammer him well.

Nick Young's face was sad, and the impulse to pretend to be more indignant in his heart.

The Magic's starters haven't changed, with Alston, Courtney Lee, Lewis, Turkoglou, Howard.

The jump ball was still Howard who jumped first, and the Magic attacked first. Alston dribbled the ball up front, played a pick-and-roll with Lewis, took a sideways step, attracted Milicic's defence, and passed to Lewis.

Lewis took the ball and leaned on Nick Young, turned to the left, Nick Young reached out to interfere, but Lewis took a step back to open up the distance and shot outside the three-point line. 0:3.

This is Van Gundy's arrangement, and the outside line has to be decisive. Van Gundy has understood that it is impossible to create gaps for shooters by relying on Petrus's playmaking style of play, the Warriors' defense is airtight, and Petrus's offensive ability is not to the point of James, and it can't attract defense.

The Warriors attacked, Jackson held the ball in the middle, and after halftime, Li Zhi came to the top of the arc, the two passed the ball hand-to-hand, Petrus and Courtney Lee squeezed together, and Jackson took the opportunity to cut the basket.

Courtney Lee chased the defense, Jackson went to the inside again, and then pocketed out to the bottom left corner to make a block for Nick Young, the two crossed the position, Nick Young went to the basket, Li Zhi passed the ball to Nick Young, who made an easy layup.

O'Neal resisted Howard, Milicic pulled Lewis out in the bottom corner of the right, and the Magic inside line was terrifyingly empty. This tactic comes from the discussion between Li Zhi and Nelson, and is a very common tactic used by knights in later generations.

The Cavaliers and Warriors now have a similar roster configuration, organizing forwards and a few shooters, and as long as the players are willing to run, there will always be open space tactics.

This is a tactic that has been advanced for ten years, relying on the firepower of outside shooters, and it can only be achieved in the current warriors. Nick Young and Jackson have not had a low three-point shooting rate this season, and the Magic didn't dare to let it go, so Nick Young ran out of the open position.

If it is placed in other teams, this tactic is definitely difficult to succeed, first, they do not have a striker organization with super attacking power like Li Zhi. Second, the threat of outside shooters is small, and the Warriors shooters not only have a high shooting percentage, but also have this high shot. With the exception of the Warriors, no team has made the same number of three-point shots as two-point shots.

The Magic attacked, and after a few screens, Alston misplaced Jackson. Alston didn't force a breakthrough and passed the ball to Courtney Lee in the middle, but Lee didn't dare to relax his defense against Petrus to help defend, and Courtney Lee received the ball to avoid Jackson and scored on the basketball.

2:5

The Warriors attacked, and Lee Zhi and Jackson played blocking and dismantling, and after the misplacement, it became Courtney Lee defense, and Lee Zhi did not break through directly, but waited for O'Neal's cover.

O'Neill screened off the ball on the left and ran down the right. Howard kept an eye on O'Neal and didn't switch guards and didn't let Courtney Lee chase Rich, which was a delay.

Li Zhi saw the opportunity, broke through to the penalty area, Lewis returned to the penalty area to make up for the defense, Li Zhi saw Milicic's vacancy in the bottom corner on the right side, and passed it directly.

Milicic has shot 33% from three-point range this season, the highest on the Warriors' team, averaging 3.6 three-pointers per game and hitting 1.2 shots, which is like a top-notch statistic. Of course, this is not that his ability has really reached such a level, but thanks to the Warriors' system, Li Zhi can often attract the bag after breaking through, Milicic shoots in an empty position, and Li Zhi will be scolded to death if he does not score a three-point shot.

Milicic hit a three-pointer to make it 5-5

The Magic team attacked, or the two big men on the front line, Turkoglou took the ball to the left side, Howard Della knife covered on the periphery, O'Neal did not go out of the inside, and Li Zhi changed the defense.

He didn't want to top Howard, if he was squeezed inside, it would be difficult for him to guard against Howard in absolute strength and height difference.

Lewis received the pass and shook it, but Milicic did not jump and interfered closely. Lewis had no space and had to pass the ball. Courtney Lee receives the ball and passes it to Turkoglou, Howard pulls it out and covers Alstom, Turkoglou passes the ball, and O'Neill faces Alstom.

Alston took advantage of his speed to pull away and dodge O'Neal's block throw, but the basketball didn't go in. Lewis obviously changed his style of play this time, and the air cut was very resolute, and Milicic carelessly let Lewis hit a rebound.

5:7

The Magic didn't give Howard the ball, and the outside opened the situation first, and at this time, the Warriors could only block the outside of the Magic first.

Li Zhi did not waste time on the offensive end, facing Tecoglu, who was not very attentive on defense, he directly broke through with butterfly steps, and started the European step when he faced Howard on the inside. Jumping left and right, Howard couldn't keep up with Li Zhi's reaction rhythm at all, and was scored two points by Li Zhi. 7:7.

The Magic also defended the outside line like the Warriors on the court, but Lee Chi was much stronger than Tekoglou, and the breakthrough was not something that could be defended by one person, and the European step on the inside was also a big stunt, and Howard had no place to use his strength.

If O'Neal is on the inside, he will definitely foul the person who violates him, or reward him with a big hat. But Howard can't, he's not that kind of temper, and he's also lucky with his blocks, and his lack of skill makes him suffer a lot when facing this kind of dexterous perimeter.

The Magic started this game much better than the previous one, and although the defense was full of holes, the offense was open.

The Magic attacked, Howard pulled out again, and after a few passes, Lewis misplaced to face Jackson and directly pulled out three points. But he underestimated Jackson, and under the interference, the basketball was missed, and the rebound was picked up by O'Neal.

Li Zhi held the ball, went to the frontcourt, and faced Tekoglu again. Tekoglu was afraid of Li Zhi's breakthrough this time, and took a step back to prevent a breakthrough. But is Li Zhi the kind of person who can let go? He had a good hand today, seeing Petrus step back and shoot a three-pointer straight from the outside. Luckily, I entered.

At 10-7, the Warriors lead.

When Li Zhi opened, the warrior was the most terrible warrior. How to restrain Li Zhi, Van Gundy racked his brains, and he didn't think of a way.

If Li Zhi is like Anthony or Kobe, Van Gundy is not in a hurry, just let him play alone, there will always be times when he feels bad. But Li Zhi is not, he is still thinking about connecting the team all the time, and he will pass the ball whenever he has the opportunity, while the Warriors' outside shooters are a group of brainless shooters, under the influence of Li Zhi, he will shoot when he has space, and he will never hesitate.