Chapter 80: Orlando Strikes (5)
After several consecutive hits, Luke made it all and gradually stifled Maddy's offense. The 76ers pulled the score to around 15 points to end the half.
In the locker room, Doug Rivers was still explaining the tactics (several of them had never been drafted). But Maddie was just drinking water on the side. He knew that the situation was not so simple.
76 people came prepared. Their squad has been put together. The opposing team has a man who is more defensively capable than him (Maddy's defense is still a little flawed, but Luke doesn't have that much.) And Luke uses the method of defending the guard, which is easier to defend other positions, because the guard is the hardest to defend), and the key is that his offensive ability is not bad, which makes him very tricky.
But Maddie is not afraid of anything, especially after arriving at the Orlando Magic, without the pressure of the team, without the pressure of his cousin, he can shoot unscrupulously, score unscrupulously, and no one can interfere with him anymore (of course, part of the reason is that Granger Hill is injured and has to let Maddie take the lead). Although it has only been a short time since the start of the game, Maddie has gradually become accustomed to the life of the team boss. At this time, it is time to test the boss of the team. In order to prove that he is not just a replacement for Granger Hill, not just a small character next to Vinson Carter. Maddie knew it was time for him to step up.
"Well, that's it. The key is to fit. We have to work together to win. Got it? Rivers shouted.
"Understood." The other players said in unison, and then walked out of the locker room in turn.
Rivers looked at Maddie and didn't listen at all, and his heart was very complicated. Sighing, knowing that he is like this, especially since his power is still growing, and letting his own surname be released, which is a good thing in itself, but such a player is not good for playing team basketball. Larry has only allowed Allen to develop his own style throughout his coaching career, and almost no coach can tolerate the team's players (including the core) not listening to him (except for James, when McBrown coached the Cavaliers, Brown was James's "nanny", completely a "mascot" for James, he laid out the tactics for half a day, and finally James just had to say, no, this is not good, we should do this...... So Brown said, okay, play the way James did, this ......). This is a very important point, and it is a very important point.
But now the situation is different. The Orlando Magic's interior is very bad in the East, the 76ers' Tyrone Hill, Ben Wallace, the Hawks have Mutombo, Chicago has Elton? Brand. The Bucks have Robinson, the Celtics have Anthony? Walker, the Pacers have Harrington and O'Neal Jr., New Jersey has Kenyon Martin, the New York Knicks have "Big Mom" Johnson and "Gorilla" Ewing, the Cavaliers have "Big Z" Ilguskas, and the Miami Heat has a "Iron Man" Mourning who has not yet fully degenerated (but now he has kidney disease and kidney failure has begun). Even the unpopular Charlotte Hornets have PJ Brown (a rebounding expert), and the Orlando Magic's interior has no chance to stand out even in the weak East (not to mention the West, three of the four centers are in the West, the four forwards are all in the West, and some are not as famous as them, such as the driver (Nowitzki), the "Postman" Malone (in fact, the current Malone is much more famous than the four forwards) or something. This made Rivers very difficult to deal with. Without the inside, there is no rebounding, and without rebounding, there is a great chance of losing. So there is only an outside line. Thankfully, the Orlando Magic's outside line isn't bad. "Gentleman" Granger Hill, "T-MAC" Tracy McGrady, plus McMiller, who just joined this year, are three tall outside lines.
But there was a problem at the start of the season, Granger Hill was out for the season due to injury, and McMiller was just a rookie who couldn't compare to other "old fritters". But the Orlando Magic have a new takeaway. Tracy McGrady, who was originally brought in to strengthen the team's perimeter defense, broke out in full swing and performed very well on the offensive end. Shoot and dunk, do anything. Now that the team sees Granger Hill injured, they can only hope for him. He's also worked very hard, and the Orlando Magic are not bad, playing 9 games, 6-3, which is pretty good, and there is hope for the playoffs this year. So Rivers didn't say anything and followed everyone out of the locker room.
Back on the court, the Magic quickly attacked. Forehead...... In fact, it was Maddy who launched the offense, he controlled the ball himself across the half court, and then used a step-back pull-up jumper one step outside the three-point line, so that Luke didn't even react, and the ball drew a weird arc in the air for no reason, and then plunged into the Nets.
"......" Luke really has nothing to say about this kind of ball, this ball is completely the surprise of the defender who hit and the infinite trust in his own shot, so that he can throw this ball. Generally speaking, only convulsives will shoot like this, such as "Mo Bu Pass" Mo Williams, Jr. Smith, Ben Gordon are a bunch of nerve knives, crazy and dead.
"Hopefully it's not the beginning of a convulsive show." Luke prayed in his heart.
But the truth is that the more you don't want something, the more he comes.
Luke didn't want Maddie to start jerking off, but Maddie did. In the third quarter, Maddy scored 21 points alone, including 3-of-4 three-pointers and 5-of-5 two-pointers, and also drew two fouls from Luke. Others are also doing well, Magic's point guard Darrell? Armstrong Magic made 2 of 2 three-pointers, and Mike Miller also hit 3 of his three-pointers. The Magic are close to tying the score. The 76ers were also tired enough.
"Huhu...... "Aaron defends Darrell?" Armstrong was a little choked, the latter is only 1.85 meters tall, but he is full of dunk ability. His most famous moments were a chance layup in the 1996 slam dunk contest and a steal in the final 3.3 seconds of a game against the Philadelphia 76ers in 1999.
"It's okay, take a break, Allen, wait for the start of the fourth quarter, you rest first, Reed you play." "And, Luke, don't just focus on defense, you're not going to attack. You're an offensive player, we've got a defensive guy here, I don't need you to defend! Attack, defeat them with offense! ”
Yes, in the game just now, Luke always thought about how to defend Maddie, but he didn't expect to split up with Maddie. I have rebounds on my side, and I'm not afraid of iron. Luke's eyes lit up. Say "Yes, coach, I'll try!" ”
A player who has always liked to be steady is also going to start convulsing.
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