The 76ers defeated the Magic and got a good start in the playoffs, but it still took a long and arduous battle to advance to the semi-finals.

"Keep this momentum and state, Moses believes that they will advance, and the goddess of victory is on their side." Does Moses Malone's message bring good luck? Not exactly.

Although "Moses likes him very much" became a joke that was popular in Philadelphia, the 76ers did not go as smoothly as the first game in the second round, the 76ers were still in the first game.

From the beginning of the series, the 76ers' goal was clear.

Howard can rule the inside line at will, and the magic outside line will not be able to open.

In this game, they achieved their established goals.

The Magic made 5 of 23 shots in the field, but the final result was that the 76ers lost 5 points.

Where is the loss? The statistics have clearly shown it.

Comparison of free throws.

There are 36 magic numbers, 76 people and 17 people.

Why did the 76ers give so many free throws to the Magic at home? Of course, it was not the referee's bias, but the 76ers' tactical direction, and Howard gave 19 free throws in the whole game.

But tonight, Howard performed well, made 15 of 19 free throws, and his 75% free throw shooting percentage was really "too" high.

Subtract Howard's free throw and look at the free throws of both sides, it is actually similar, and Howard's score of only 4 goals is the key to the Magic's victory.

In this wave, the 76ers accidentally dropped the knife, and the opponent picked up the weapon and cut it into his main artery.

"When Dwight made 15 of 19 free throws, it's hard for you to lose." Stan Van Gundy's smug face showed everything.

Howard, who played the Big Beast data for two consecutive games, took advantage of his good mood and said: "Orlando is the only place I want to stay. Don't ask me where I'm going next summer, and I won't go anywhere!"

Next, home court is easier.

The 1-to-1 series score is like a brand new starting line. Both sides have the same chances, but the side who sits at home will have more opportunities.

Tonight, the characters are in tune.

Those who wanted to block the opponent's three-pointer turned into magic, and 76ers fired a large number of guns on the outside.

The Magic made 5 of 14 shots, but the three-point tide brought by Wei Xia swept Orlando like a flood.

"Wish front three points!"

"Wish holds the ball outside, Jason Richardson can't stop him! Come! Come! Wish's three-pointer!"

"The bottom corner on the right is wish again!"

"For the last shot before the end of the first half, omg!wish hit a very long hero ball!"

Wei Xia's four three-pointers in the first half were unreasonable, and he almost didn't shoot completely. Two of the four balls were shot with the ball, and one was run out of the opportunity but was followed in time, and he made a strong shot against the defense. The most visual half-time buzzer was a board-to-board.

Wei Xia, who scored 22 points in the first half, said modestly to the camera: "Orlando's basket seems to be better than Philadelphia's."

It is said that because of Wei Xia's words, the Magic used the convenience of the home court to replace the brand new basket during the halftime break.

Although the material is the same, it is no longer the basket that Wei Xia made the best shot in the first half.

In the second half, Wei Xia's shot actually went with the basket change, and the three-pointer was not accurate. Seeing that the Magic was about to launch an offensive, Louis Williams walked out of the bench staggeringly: "Brothers! I'll get Orlando!"

Killed out of the bench and scored 23 points in 24 minutes. As long as Lu Wei is present, he will be the ball-right swallowing machine. The balls passing by him will rarely be divided.

His one-on-one challenge ability is well known to everyone, and almost every team has such a one-way player who can only fight one-on-one challenge.

However, not every team is like the 76ers. The star of the team sets an example to serve tea and water to the one-on-one fight, which makes him happy.

Wei Xia set the tone in the first half, while Lu Wei was buried in the second half.

In another big victory, the 76ers regained their home advantage from the Magic.

2 to 1

"Some people say that every point you get in the playoffs is salt sprinkled on the Lakers' wounds. What do you think about this?"

The timing of the media in Orlando asked questions is sensitive.

The Lakers, ranked second in the West, were unexpectedly won by the Memphis Grizzlies in two consecutive games in the first two games of the first round of the playoffs.

In those two games, only the Gasol brothers, Mark, performed normally. Kobe was affected by injury, and his offensive efficiency plummeted. Bynum had almost any side effects. On the Grizzlies, Randolph seemed to be trying to wash away the cancer that had been besieging him for many years with the blood of the Lakers. Lamar Odom, who came from the trade deadline, gave back to his old owner with a triple-double and a quasi-triple-double in 20187.

The Lakers were shaking in the first round. Some accused Gasol of being completely defeated by Randolph, some accused Bynum of ruining the atmosphere in the locker room, and some accused Kobe of not standing up to change the situation. At the same time, more people remembered No. 1 of the Philadelphia 76ers.

So, Orlando Media asked this question.

"Why do some people say that?" Wei Xia asked back.

"Because..." The reporter wanted to remain neutral as much as possible and not let people find out that he was a bad butt Yin-Yang man, "You were not happy when you left Los Angeles."

Wei Xia shows the nature of the media killer: "What is the basis for you to think I am unhappy?"

"Uh..." the reporter said with little confidence, "They withdrew their offer..."

"Because they knew Philadelphia had offered a offer that I could not refuse, I withdraw it, and I was not dissatisfied with it. Do you think I would choose the Lakers among those two offers?" Of course, he would, at the time. "Leaving Los Angeles never made me unhappy. I returned to my hometown and fought for the city that raised me. It was a god-given honor, and I was only grateful for it."

Wei Xia's answer solved several questions in this interview.

The Lakers no longer bothered him. From then on, he and Los Angeles have dreams in life and each has wonderful ideas.

He expressed gratitude for the Lakers' withdrawal of the offer and refusal to match.

The Lakers' attitude towards him has never been the source of motivation that catalyzes his progress.

For journalists and fans, it is possible to explain.

For the man who has a God's perspective, we all know that he is just talking nonsense.

"And I don't think the Lakers will stop in the first round," he said at the end.

Like a prophecy.

Whether the Lakers, who have been overturned by their opponents in succession, still has a chance of winning remains to be tested.

In the fourth game, the Magic tried their best to prove one thing: Dwight Howard was not a qualified inside core.

Their specific approach is to hand over the ball to Howard, let him play singles, let him create, and let him face the crazy double-team of the 76ers.

Howard is sure to fight Cousins ​​one-on-one.

With his physical and athletic ability, combined with Cousins's malicious plan, if he needs to have a deep enough position, he will be sure to eat one.

If there is a double team, it's two different things.

Wei Xia did not give him a chance to fight alone at all. As long as he put the ball and started playing, the double-team would arrive in half a second.

Howard does not have the ability to dominate the inside, but he has the disadvantage of most insiders being busy after being double-teamed.

Starting from double-teaming, the 76ers blocked Howard's ball path, cut off his connection with the shooter, and asked Cousins ​​to go up and send it. Sometimes, if he had suspicion about himself, Wei Xia would whistle.

Cousins ​​immediately took his whistle and asked Howard to force a foul.

Magic positional battle and 76ers positional battle are two extremes.

The Magic that reached the finals a few years ago was centered on the outside ball holder. Howard was the most advanced basketball player and had a certain tactical position, but the one who decided to attack was the outside.

Now, it has completely changed.

It can be said that Howard's progress was too fast, which forced his teammates to give up the ball. It can also be said that the teammates on the outside have fallen from their peak and have to change their playing style.

However, the continuous singles and repeated mistakes were exchanged for the 76ers' more team-based positional battles and offensive attacks and artistic defensive counterattacks.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Wei Xia took off Howard's pass, picked up the ball, and completed the first triple-double in his career.

His statistics at that time were 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals.

Howard made 9 mistakes in the game, and 6 of them were directly related to Wei Xia.

A complete victory pushes the magic to a desperate situation.

3 to 1

"I don't want to think about the semi-finals yet, the series is not over yet."

The reporter asked various questions to make Wei Xia jump into the pit, and he flashed one by one.

Time flies and the fifth game day comes.

Back at the 76ers' home court, they don't want to drag it on any longer.

Opponents who enter a dead end must be fatal with one blow.

The 76ers team knew that the gap between the two sides was not as big as it seemed on the surface.

Although the game that Magic won was a 5-point advantage, and the 76ers won all the big wins, anyone with discerning eyes could see the problem with Magic.

This team, which was formed in a one-star style from the beginning, suddenly became a one-star team.

The Sagittarius are gone.

What made the Sagittarius disappear was the star itself's light that was too dazzling.

If the game continues like the previous few games, Howard will play beautifully average data.

3017 is a data with extremely strong impact, but Magic will definitely lose the bottoms because Howard's offense will not defeat his opponent.

This is an embarrassment for the basketball center, and it is also an inevitable result of the traditional inside line under the new rules.

The defense of three seconds buried the traditional inside defense, and the joint defense destroyed their inside singles. Apart from being a tool guy, he could only make himself as fast as a forward like a wing, attack with the ball, and shoot three-pointers.

In the not-far future, the skill of low-level back-attacking is like a waste of money for the inside, and today in 2011, it is still a symbol of the inside.

Howard decided to fight to the end with his own way, and he would do whatever he could even sacrifice the team.

The 76ers and the Magic reached the last quarter, and then achieved the most ideal result.
Chapter completed!