"It's hard to imagine that the Magic team brought us a big surprise with offense in the first quarter, and then brought a surprise on defense in the second quarter, they ran tirelessly, and the two giants on the front line, Crowder and Harris were like two hungry wolves, constantly tearing the opponent, and the clever defense, I am sure the Hawks have encountered problems."

Mike exclaimed again in the commentary seat, but Wilkins's face was about to drip gloomily.

The second quarter has been going on for nearly 5 minutes, as Mike said, the Magic team is completely like crazy, desperately defending, this kind of defensive intensity is almost in time for the playoffs, not to mention any muscle collision, Harris and Crowder are completely like two moving walls of flesh, blocking both wings, especially Harris, and the first quarter is simply like two people, which is not surprising, because this is the manifestation of collective motivation and competitive awareness.

When Harris played the first half of the first quarter with Harden, because everyone was lazy on the defensive end, he naturally followed the crowd, but as soon as the second quarter came up, Crowder and Green put on a mad dog posture, which made it impossible for him not to work the defensive end.

After all, Harris is only a sophomore now, averaging less than 6 points per game last season, and he was lucky to be selected as the starting small forward when he came to the Magic, at least he thinks he is very lucky, but sitting in the position of starting small forward does not mean that he can sit back and relax.

Harris knows very well that the team's thickness and depth on the front line are the strongest in all positions, and the competition is also the fiercest, with stable three-point and active defense Zhu Ba and desperate Saburo Crowder, both of whom are his direct competitors, and even the old AK is also a small forward, and Turner is a swingman.

Therefore, when Chen An asked him to play with Crowder in the second quarter, Harris knew that in order to keep the starter and even win more playing time, not only did he need to perform on the offensive end, but he must not lose to Crowder on the defensive end.

It is precisely because of the desperate defense of the two on the front line that it has brought great pressure to the Hawks' outside line, and the most intuitive performance is that so far in the second quarter, the Hawks have not had the opportunity to get an empty position outside the three-point line, and several reluctant three-point shots have hit the iron.

As for the inside line according to Wilkins, and then the combination of inside and outside, but in the face of the combination of Green and the old AK, Pachulia and Smith really can't eat, the old AK needless to say, he has been selected to the best defensive team three times, and his skills on the defensive end are not covered, Smith tried to eat the old AK alone, but he was blown away once, and was rewarded with a volleyball hat once, so that the new Eagle King began to float outside on the offensive end.

But the real bright spot is Green's side, where the Hawks wanted to make Zaza after a few ineffective offenses. Pachulia used his height to eat Green alone, but he played three low-post singles in a row, but none of them succeeded, and Chen Andu, who was watching, laughed in the coach's seat and said to Cole and Budenholzer: "This is really a villain to a villain." ”

There are many villains in the NBA, but if you want to say that the most impressive villains after the overhaul of the defensive rules, the horror is only the Warriors' double evils - kicking the egg forest and stepping scum.

These two villains who would have fought for the championship together with the Warriors in history, but now because of Chen An's little butterfly, they started to compete with each other in 12 years, and the confrontation between the two is really full of highlights.

Watching the confrontation between the two, Budenholzer said with some emotion: "I didn't understand that you selected Green at the time, but now it seems that this guy's talent on the defensive end is really amazing." I remember when he was in the summer league, he was not so bad in defense, he was stunned, his movements were big, and his shots were relatively frizzy. But now it seems that all kinds of hidden little actions are endless, which reminds me of the villain of the Spurs back then. ”

"Bruce. Bowen? ”

Chen An smiled, to be honest, he didn't expect Green to improve so quickly on the defensive end, of course, this is also because Pachuria's strength is not good, if he is replaced by Horford, if he does not succeed in going around the front and is stuck in the position, Green still can't prevent it.

"yes, this guy is an amplified version of Bowen, I just hope he doesn't get as dirty as Bowen."

Budenholzer sighed, not knowing whether to be relieved or worried by the addition of such a person. To be honest, throughout the history of the NBA, the only people who can compare to Bowen in terms of 'dirty' are the people who fought King Ranbier and the bad boy army behind him.

Bowen is really a pair of black feet, I don't know how many people have been wasted, the Spurs have today's achievements, in addition to GDP, Bowen's credit is also not small.

Chen An nodded, he is not an unscrupulous person, he has always adhered to the concept of defense, defense can be fierce, can continue to bite the opponent, but never dirty, the starting point of actions in defense can only be the need for defense, and should never be aimed at hurting people.

But in any case, Green still had the upper hand in this villain matchup with Pachuria, and such a strong defense inside and outside made the Hawks' offense completely dumb, and less than halfway through the second quarter, Hawks head coach Larry. Drew called a timeout, and by this time the score had become 45:35, and the margin widened further.

Despite the lack of offensive power in this lineup, the Magic team further gained the advantage under the ferocious defense. As for the offensive end, Lillard still has some performance, he is not in a hurry to play alone, he is learning to drive his teammates, although the effect is not as good as Harden, but it is not bad, Green and Crowder have both had opportunities on the outside, but unfortunately the two of them have not practiced their three points, and they have hit the iron, only Harris and the old AK's inside cut scored, otherwise the difference will be further expanded.

'Yes, that's the defensive attitude that the team needs to keep going. In addition, the offensive end must also speed up, especially if there is an opportunity to switch between offense and defense, you must be resolute in playing, and if you have an open three-point opportunity, regardless of whether you have shot it before or not, don't hesitate to shoot resolutely. ”

During the timeout, Chen began to encourage his players, and he was happy with the effort on the defensive end, but he knew that this kind of defense was physically exhausting, and he couldn't win the game by relying on that alone, and he was actually knocking the likes of Harden and JJ Hickson in doing so.

After the timeout, Chen An replaced Harris with Harden, Green with Vucevic, and Turner replaced Crowder, and these five people formed the regular lineup.

After coming on the court, Turner and Vucevic both showed enthusiasm on the defensive end, and Harden, this guy finally focused on defense, although the overall defense was not as good as before, but it was much better than in the first quarter. On the offensive end, Harden also began to consciously make the ball for Lillard, and the two had some cooperation according to the tactics, and the role of the dual core was gradually reflected.

In such a situation, the Eagles, who switched back to all the starters, actually had an irresistible posture.