Howard hasn't been doing too well lately, having just lost their last game to the Ross' Bulls.

After the Bulls lost to the Pacers, they held their breath, and it happened that at this time the Magic came to be beaten, and the guard line made Rose violent, and the Magic team won at home, and then the Magic was depressed, until now he ran to Indiana to beat the Pacers, not to mention anything else, it seems that Big Van Gundy really has a little bit of a bamboo in his chest.

In the last game, he figured out how to deal with the Pacers, at least until the game started, the big Van Gundy was in a hurry, that is, bullying and bullying the honest Jim O'Brien...... O'Brien can't help it, who calls his cards not as big as the other party, the magic commanded by the other party reached the finals last year, and the current big Van Gundy is a hot item.

In the Kanghanke Arena, almost all the seats are occupied by fans wearing Pacers jerseys, and of course, in front of this large pile of white balls, there are still two or three Magic fans wearing blue jerseys occasionally.

However, even the most die-hard fans of the Magic do not dare to expect that the Magic may win this game.

After all, when there is no interior line, the Pacers' side has won the Magic, let alone when there is an interior line.

But Big Van Gundy is very sure that this game can take out the Pacers! At the beginning of the game, Howard showed his strong offensive awareness, and after winning the direct jump ball, he received a wonderful pass from Carter and went directly to the indirect ball.

The monster that rushed up, even if Hibbert was stronger, couldn't stop it, all he could do was watch Howard roar by, and smash the ball into the basket with his right hand, not pouring, but smashing! Zhang Kong, who was standing next to the basketball rack, even heard the squeaking sound of the basketball hoop shaking, although this guy's strength was not as big as his own, but in terms of size, he might not really be an opponent...... When attacking again, it was still Howard, leaning on Hibbert, and then making a big turn.

Putting the basketball back into the hoop and watching the Magic score four straight points, Jim O'Brien didn't feel good.

Of course, this is just the beginning, and there is still time! But after Zhang Kong dribbled the ball past half court, the formation of the Magic team slowly changed, from the original half-court man-to-man defense, to a 2-3 joint defense, such a defense, the obstacle to the inside line is not big, specifically restrained is the outside offense, the strongest offensive method on the Pacers' side is three points.

And when it comes to outside defense, Big Van Gundy can be said to be the strongest presence in the league, this time Barnes and Nelson, after the return, the Magic team has more adequate personnel, in the big Van Gundy's view, it is not a difficult thing to limit Zhang Kong.

"2-3 joint defense? Then you are miserable! Looking at the change of tactics on the Magic side, Zhang Kong smiled, did not hesitate and did not mean to play the position, but directly transferred the ball to the right side of Murphy's hand, Murphy faced Lewis, there was nothing to hesitate, directly on the outside dry pull jump shot, the first ball in the opening, the feel may not be very good, but luck is not bad, although the basketball did not hit directly, but it bounced to the rebound and fell into the basket, watching Murphy's ball go in, Jim O'Brien off the court and Zhang Kong on the court both laughed, If the Magic team only has this level, then wait for the corpse to be collected!

Could magic be all there are to it? Naturally impossible, attacking again, it is still Howard, Hibbert has no way to face Howard, he was rushed into the inside again, and then got up and dunked violently, twice violently dunked a hook hand, Howard just came on the court, and directly hit Hibbert, and on the defensive end, looking at the 2-3 joint defense in front of him, Zhang Kong made a heavy move, handed the ball to Murphy and let him play, but this time Murphy stood more inside, and this inside, Howard on the inside line suddenly pulled out, Lewis, on the other hand, ran in front of Hibbert and cut off any ball that could pass in front of him.

"Defending around the front?" Looking at Lewis's movements, Zhang Kong's brows furrowed, if the ball was in his hand at this time, the ball could be hoisted behind him to play, but Murphy obviously did not have such ability, and Murphy's hand had already been raised at this time, he had also dribbled the ball just now, and he couldn't make any more feints, so he could only throw the ball in front of Howard.

"Wooha!" Howard's calf shattered, and his amazing bounce was unmistakable, flying high in front of Murphy, like a wall flying upward, blocking all of Murphy's offensive routes.

"Fight!" At this time, Murphy, who had already jumped, had no time to play any more flowers, Murphy was a 211 cm power forward, he was not a defender, he couldn't play in the air, even if he could play, it was estimated that he couldn't play Howard, so Murphy could only be a dead horse doctor at this time, and threw the ball lightly, in the face of such an opportunity, how could Howard let it go, and slapped the ball directly, but he couldn't die, and when the hand fell, he just scraped Murphy's arm.

If it's at home, it's not possible, after all, it's after the shot, but if it's away, there will definitely be an away whistle.

"Shh The referee's whistle sounded the moment Howard flew the racket, the batter fouled, and there was nothing to say.

In this way, Murphy actually made Howard foul at a not very good opportunity, and Howard, who fell, spread his hands and wanted to explain something to the coach, but the referee ignored him, walked straight to the side, picked up the basketball and signaled Murphy to make a free throw.

Originally, the Magic team's defensive lineup was still very powerful, but because of this foul, Zhang Kong seemed to have noticed something, and when he made free throws, Zhang Kong deliberately walked to Murphy's side and observed Howard's emotions.

"He's in a lot of mood today, hehe, a foul ......" Zhang Kong glanced back, Big Van Gundy, who was sitting there with a gloomy face, and then smiled and retreated to his own half, Big Van Gundy's team is indeed very strong.

If Howard is allowed to open the inside, then the Pacers will have to send someone over to cover it.

As long as the package is clamped, then there will definitely be space on the outside, and in terms of offensive routines, the Magic team has always had no problem, and in terms of defense.

Today's Magic has obviously made a change, and the original half-court man-to-man defense has turned into a 2-3 joint defense.

The best way to break the 2-3 joint defense is to have a crazy player in the team, pumping speed or distance can break this joint defense, as long as you shoot one step away from the three-point line, then it will be difficult for the opponent to interfere with you.

If you score a few in a row, then the opponent is dead, but the Pacers have everything, they just don't have crazy hands.

The three-point shooters on the Pacers' side are relatively stable, Granger, Dunleavy, Zhang Kong, Dundee Jones, are all relatively stable players, Luthor Hyde is prone to convulsions, but he draws a continuous shooting rate rather than distance, if he draws distance, then he is not Hyde, but Brooks, and Big Van Gundy clearly sees this weakness.

And on the inside, Murphy can also pull out the point of shooting, and Big Van Gundy also thinks about it.

That's why there was a scene where Lewis went around and Howard to change defense Murphy just now, no matter how strong Murphy is, it is impossible to escape Howard's poisonous hands, just now is the best proof, but unfortunately something happened and Howard was fouled.

And this foul is fatal in Zhang Kong's eyes! Carter's shooting on the Magic side, Zhang Kong ran to the inside line for the first time uncharacteristically and grabbed a defensive rebound, and then ran directly towards the half court on the Magic side like a gust of wind, watching Zhang Kong run over, Nelson came up to block it as soon as possible, he underestimated Zhang Kong too much.

The Dream Spirit Snake broke through in an instant, and easily drilled past Nelson's side, without giving Nelson any chance at all.

But on the middle of Nelson and Howard inside, Zhang Kong's rhythm slowly changed, from the beginning of the snake layup, unconsciously transformed into a dirt stacker layup...... Yes, dexterity has been changed to strength.

Unbeknownst to Howard, he still took his own big stride to defend himself, but at the moment when he came up, a huge force came from the other side, originally watching Zhang Kong break through Nelson when he should have played dexterity, but now it has become a play power, with mental calculation or unintentional, Howard was hit by Zhang Kong like this, and subconsciously took a few steps back, but Zhang Kong deliberately threw the basketball out when he lost his balance...... The basketball didn't go in, but the referee's whistle blew again.

The whole stadium shouted cacophony, and as long as the referee's decision at home was in favor of the home team, these players did not care whether it was right or wrong.

And Howard was full of doubts, although his face showed that he was surprised and very incomprehensible, but he had already figured it out in his mind that he had let Zhang Kong hack, this kid was too ruthless, he didn't give himself a chance at all, and he directly hacked himself! Two fouls, and for the rest of the first quarter, there was nothing to do with Howard.

The Magic is looking for loopholes on the Pacers' side, and the Pacers are naturally looking for loopholes on the Magic side, and the biggest weakness of the Magic here is Howard, when Howard is on the court, he can play quite dominant, but what if he is not on the court? Howard, who entered the NBA in 04, can be said to have played for many years, and he is still good at controlling fouls, but today, just when he was ready to take revenge, two consecutive fouls made Howard only cover his head and return to the court, looking at Zhang Kong on the court standing on the free throw line, although Zhang Kong's free throw is not accurate, but now it doesn't matter.

(To be continued)