Chapter 280: Conspiracy
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"We have a big man, his name is Warcraft, and we have a small man, his name is wood."
The fans at the Waterhouse Center couldn't help but sing out loud as a way to express their excitement.
Skels couldn't help but be frightened by Linson and Howard's three consecutive aerial relays, although the aerial relay was only two points at a time, but the success of the opponent's aerial relay three times in a row was undoubtedly an insult to the Bulls' defense, and it was also a blow to the Bulls' morale.
Skyles made a gesture to the court, and the Bulls players on the court immediately understood what Skyles was thinking.
Skyles doesn't plan to do anything to Howard, after all, Howard's physical fitness is indeed non-human, but what Skyles doesn't do to Howard doesn't mean that he will let Howard continue to receive air, his idea is to act from the source of the air, that is, to control Linson's pass to Howard.
But is the pass so easy to defend?
And the Magic is not a passer for Linsen, the core of the Magic before Linsen came to the Magic, the core of the Magic was Stan. Van Gundy created the Turk, and after Linson arrived, the Turkish Tekoglu was relegated to the second core position, more for use when Linson couldn't lead the team.
In the regular season, Linson rarely played badly, so there was not much time for Tekoglou to organize the game directly, and when Hinrich defended Linsen so tightly that it was suffocating, Tekoglou took over the game.
"Wood passes the ball to Sido, who attracts the defense and passes the ball directly!" Kenny. Smith shouted. I saw Tekoglu throw the ball out. Dwight. Once again, Howard descended from the sky. Both hands slammed the ball into the basket.
"How many are these? I dare say Dwight has never played such an easy game, he just jumps up and presses the ball into the basket. "Charles. Barkley looked at the stats, "It turned out that the first quarter was seven minutes old and Dwight had already scored 14 points, six of which came from dunk points, and five of them were aerial relays. β
"Could it be that this is a deliberate tactic by Stan, using Ben's footwork and height bounce disadvantage combined with Wood and Sido's passing and Dwight's non-human physicality? So as to achieve unexpected results, such as now at 22:16, Orlando leads by 6 points. "Kenny. Smith said.
Skyles was depressed. I finally saw Linsen turn off the fire, but I didn't expect the Turk to light the fire, and the height of 2.08 and the big picture Tekoglou made the Bulls' defense miserable.
After gesticulating, Tekoglu's defense strengthened a lot, but at this time, Lin Sen, who had been out of fire for a while, started again.
There was a direct interaction between Linson and Tekoglu, and eventually Linson threw the ball out again after attracting the defender, and Howard pressed the ball into the basket again, as Barkley said, like a hungry dog that can gnaw on any bone.
"Could it be that Orlando is going to skin the bull with one empty catch after another tonight? If that's the case, I can't even imagine the result of Zuihou, and one thing is that although Dwight is easy to just jump and put the ball in the basket, it seems that jumping off and jumping is not a small requirement of physical strength. Once Dwight is too physically exhausted, Orlando's interior defense is likely to have a big problem, causing the entire Magic to collapse. β
Kenny. Smith's words are good, and Stan. Van Gundy thought of this, too. In the first quarter, Howard's hurricane was more of a tactic he arranged tonight, and this idea also came from Linsen's idea, Van Gundy thought about it and felt that it was very feasible and agreed, which led to Howard's very cool situation so far.
Scott made a substitution, and Kirk was replaced by Chris Chris Brown. Dujon replaces, Chris is not an easy guy to deal with, especially his defense. "Kenny. Smith said.
While studying the Bulls footage and scouting reports, Linson noticed that Chris was studying the Bulls. Duhon, a small player with a height of only 1.85, is in his third season in the NBA.
The most impressive thing for Duhong Linsen is the defense, in the regular season, Linsen played a poor game was taken care of by Duhong, and only hit 4 goals in 12 shots.
In particular, his defensive pace is extremely skillful, a pair of fast hands and judgment, and the defensive end is particularly diligent, and he never takes a chance to break the ball.
For Linson, Dujon is a little better at defending him with the ball than Hinrich, but the two meetings in the playoffs have given him some experience, so Linsen is not at a loss.
Chris, who just came on the pitch. Dujon passed the ball to Ben. Gordon, no fancy moves are ordinary passes, Ben. Gordon picked up the ball and threw it straight after receiving it.
The ball didn't smash out of the basket as Magic fans would like, but got into the basket safely.
"It's not easy, Ben. Gordon scored his second goal of the game, how many times has he already shot? Barkley said as he looked at the stats, "Oh, this is his seventh shot, and he has seven shots with more than four minutes left in the quarter, and this is his second shot." β
With this. Gordon's goal put the Bulls behind the Magic 20-26.
Facing Chris again. Du Hong's defense, Lin Sen still felt Du Hong's strength on the defensive end, and under Du Hong's care, Lin Sen finally chose to pass, but replaced Grant. Hill's Azubuike didn't get the ball to the basket.
Two minutes later, Lin Sen was killed by Stan. Van Gundy with Carlos. Arroyo replaced, and after playing ten minutes in the first quarter, Linson made only 1 of 3 shots and two free throws to score a pitiful 4 points, but Linson's 7 assists were particularly eye-catching when his eyes moved from the scoring column to the assist column.
The two sides entered the second team one after another, and the Bulls relied on the veteran PJ Brown and led the second team Nochioni and Magic to a tie.
And after the main forces of the two sides returned in the first half, the Magic could not open the difference.
Linson still puts more energy into organizing the team's offense, of course, in the eyes of many Bulls fans, Linsen's performance is undoubtedly extremely sluggish. And the role of Hinrich in this is naturally great in their eyes.
Skels smiled with joy at the sight of the situation. His idea was to hold on to magic. Then it was time for Zuihou to exert his strength in the first quarter, and when the first half was over, Skars couldn't help but nod with satisfaction as he looked at the score of 53:55.
And Michael, who was watching from the sidelines. Jordan was also very happy, because the Bulls played well in the first half, and of course, the most important thing is that Linson's rookie was completely bad on the offensive end in the first half, only scoring 7 points in the first half, although he only took 5 shots.
Seven points is probably not bad for other rookies, and 15 points in the second half is already an excellent statistic. But for Lin Sen, such a score is indeed a bit low, and more importantly, Lin Sen seemed to be completely defended in the first half.
The fans in the audience used Lin Sen to stimulate him with a lot less boos, how could Jordan not be happy.
At the end of the half, the Orlando Magic at home only led the Chicago Bulls by only two points, as the leader of Orlando, Wood seemed to be strangled by Kirk and Chris's defense in the first half, especially in the second quarter, Wood just hit a goal, Scott discharged Chris and Kirk's two-guard formation to double Wood. Kenny. Smith said.
"Kenny, you're right, Chicago defended Wood really hard in the first half, but Wood's individual desire to attack was not strong, but I don't feel like Wood is in that bad shape." Barkley glanced at Kenny. Smith. "I don't think he's in good shape based on his 12 assists in the first half, my gut tells me that Wood seems to be setting up a plot on the offensive end."
Bulls fans in front of the TV were clearly unconcerned about Barkley's remarks. In their eyes, Lin Sen was prevented from death, although the team was still behind, but they believed that Lin Sen was prevented from winning as a matter of course.
Lin Sen waved at the fans and walked into the players' tunnel, and Howard followed Lin Sen with a smirk.
"Wood, I still want to, you break the record tonight, how about I score?"
Lin Sen turned his head and glared at Howard: "Dwight, do you think the bull is a stupid cow with a negative IQ?" They are not, so let's follow our jihua, at least for now they have a lot of confidence in themselves. β
"Okay, listen to you." Howard hung his head, he was so comfortable in the first half that he scored 25 points in the first half, and it didn't take much effort at all, but Linson's words undoubtedly told him that it was impossible for him to play like he did in the first half.
The 20-minute break passed quickly, and at the referee's whistle, the starters of both sides re-entered the game, exactly the same lineup as the game started, with neither side making any changes to the line-up.
Kirk. Hinrich controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, and Linson stood in front of Hinrich.
Hinrich did not choose to single Linson but chose to pass, a direct pass to the ground, and the ball was given to Lohr, who cut in. Deng, Lore. Deng didn't shoot the ball himself after receiving the ball, but directly transferred the ball to Ben on the other side. Gordon.
Root. Gordon was in good shape in the second quarter, and his excellent touch allowed the Bulls to bite the score proudly.
"Maybe a twenty-minute break is too long, Ben. Gordon's hand has cooled. "Kenny. Smith quipped, Ben. Gordon's shot smashed out of the basket.
Linson rushed inside and grabbed a defensive rebound on Nocioni's head.
"Wood is really positive, he starts with AndrΓ©s who is half a head taller than him. Nochioni grabbed the rebound on his head, which is rare for Wood to be so active in grabbing the rebound, and perhaps Wood converted his offensive form into rebounds and assists tonight. "Kenny. Smith said with a smile.
"Kenny, didn't you notice that Wood was likely to create a triple-double? Of course, the premise is that he still maintains this rebounding efficiency. β
"Really?" Kenny. Smith glanced at Barkley and looked at the big screen.
"7 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, oh yes, I even ignored his rebounding stats, as you said, Wood is likely to have his first career triple-double tonight, even though it's a playoff game and not a regular season, of course, it's just a possibility, there are a lot of players who have been trying for a long time when they were just one stat short and couldn't make it."
"Kenny, can't you say something nice? I'm a big Wood fan. Barkley was dissatisfied, at this time Linsen on the field dribbled the ball through the half, and Hinrich, who defended Linsen in the first half, defended early.
After Lin Sen made a gesture. The frequency of dribbling increases. It looks like a prelude to an active attack. The Linsen fans, who were depressed for half the game, couldn't help but get excited.
Hinrich is also nervous, his feeling is similar to Barkley, he doesn't feel how bad Linson's state is, it's just that Linson's desire to attack is not strong, which is completely different from bad form.
"Is it finally coming?" Xinrich stared closely at Lin Sen's waist and abdomen, the source of this human body's strength.
Syllable!
Lin Sen slapped the ball, and the ball hit the ground in front of him to his left hand, and the left hand pulled the ball high. It looked flawed, and it was possible to interfere with the slightest move, but Hinrich didn't reach out.
Syllable!
The left hand slapped the ball, and the ball hit the ground again to the right hand, and the right hand pulled the ball high.
But Lin Sen's right hand did not slap the ball again, but suddenly flipped his palm, and the ball was directly pushed out.
"It's not about attacking but passing, and Hedo catches the ball." Kenny. Smith shouted loudly, and Linson's fans looked a little disappointed, after all, they wanted Linsen to attack himself instead of passing.
Xin Li Qi also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, although Lin Sen was a rookie. But this rookie is not ordinary, and the rookie's poor performance in the first half still brought him a lot of pressure.
However, Hinrich had just breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Sen ran out, but only after a few steps to a stop, just 45 degrees to the right of the three-point line.
And Tekoglu, who received the ball, signaled to Grant. Hill made a cover for him, and the interior was the same as for most of the first half, with only Howard and Ben. Wallace, Howardra from outside the three-second zone to the free-throw line.
"Still coming?" A disdainful smile flashed across Skyles' lips.
"SIDO PUSHED THE BALL STRAIGHT OUT, DWIGHT GOT UP TO SPEED, OH, BIGBEN WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF DWIGHT, LIKE AN INDESTRUCTIBLE WALL, DWIGHT WAS BADLY BLOCKED." Kenny. As soon as Smith's words fell, a figure rushed in from the three-point line like lightning.
Xinrich only felt that before his eyes could catch Lin Sen, Lin Sen rushed in.
"Wood, Wood rushed inside, he was so fast that the fast Kirk didn't even realize it." Barkley shouted.
Lin Sen, who was still one step away from the reasonable collision zone, stepped on the floor with his left foot, and jumped up in front of everyone's eyes.
The left arm was pulled to the back of his head, and then quickly pulled back, just in time for the ball to come to his left hand.
Syllable!
Lin Sen exerted a force with his left hand, which directly changed the course of the ball.
"It's really good, and it's a left-handed aerial relay, and the dunk is also very beautiful, and you can feel his straightness all the time when you look at his arms, which is why Vince's dunk in the dunk contest is not very good now, but it can enter the ranks of the best dunks in the history of experts, because Vince's arms are straight all the time." Kenny. Smith's comments made many pseudo-fans understand.
Looking at the replay, they immediately turned on the computer to download Carter's slam dunk contest dunk and compared it with the same actions of others, and they realized that this was the most fundamental reason.
Skeles didn't say much, in his opinion it was just a positive reflection of Linson and didn't say anything else. Jordan kept a faint smile.
The offense and defense switched, and the Bulls, who failed to get off to a good start at the beginning of the second half, counterattacked very quickly.
Eventually by Lore. Deng scored two points on a high-post jumper, and the Magic still only led the Bulls by two points.
"Lore. Deng, steady Low, and the Bulls still trail Orlando by two straight points. β
In Kenny. In Smith's words, Linson dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, and when he was close to the three-point line, Linson greeted Howard on the inside and signaled Howardra to come out to cover. Wallace didn't stop coming out, he didn't want the basket to be dunked by Howard, so he just followed out and stuck to Howard.
Howard crossed his hands on his chest while Linson accelerated, and Lore on the other side. Deng watched Lin Sen use the cover to accelerate and immediately pounced, and at the same time shouted at Xin Liqi: "Change the guard!" β
While Linson was getting up to speed, Howard took a big stride after moving half a step from above the free-throw line and headed straight inside.
"Wood passes again, does Dwight get open again? This is the easiest way to score points on shijie. "Kenny. Before Smith finished speaking, Lin Sen was not an empty pass but a simple short pass.
This puzzled everyone, Howard had almost no offensive ability with the ball, and it was incomprehensible that Linson would choose to pass such a ball.
However, the moment Howard took a big step and forced a cut, the ball in his hand was passed directly and went straight to let go of Lohr. Lin Sen of Deng slippery bottom line.
Lohr. Deng's follow-up defense was very tight, almost at the moment when Linson received the ball. Deng stood in front of Lin Sen.
"Dwight's pass is still a lot worse, and if he just passes a little bit forward, Wood can just get a dunk." Kenny. Smith commented, and at this moment, Lin Sen directly braked.
At the same time as he braked his body, Lin Sen raised the ball with both hands.
Seeing this scene of Lore. Deng couldn't help but jump.
Lohr. Deng's jump was what Lin Sen needed, but Lore. Deng didn't press forward, so Lin Sen had to give up the plan to make a foul and play two plus one, but directly accepted the ball, turned around, and picked the ball to the basket with his left hand.
"Wood hit the second in a row, and although it was all from a team-mate's pass, Wood's desire to attack was clearly stronger than in the first half, and it was time for Chicago to test, and look at Michael's expression." Barkley quipped as he watched the replay of the live broadcast just when Linson scored. (To be continued......)