Chapter 322 The first victory in the finals?(1/2)
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"Hido, Hido suddenly fell to the ground during the collision with Fabricio. Hido looked a little serious, and his expression looked particularly painful." Charles Barkley stared closely at the man who fell to the basket.
Turkoglu said.
At this time, all Magic fans were worried. These few minutes were crucial for the Magic to catch up with Turkoglu, who was only three points away.
It was Turkoglu who resumed his role as the first playmaker, and Lin Sen, who had a waist injury, was freed to become a pure shooter while allowing his waist injury to be relieved a little.
"Craig!" Lin Sen shouted to the sidelines. The expression on Turkoglu's face told him that the matter might be serious. Nowadays, the Magic's inside line can basically not be counted on on the offensive end. If Turkoglu is injured again, it will be so serious.
It is undoubtedly worse for magic.
After the referee signaled, team doctor Craig Mingze immediately ran onto the court with the medical kit. Stan Van Gundy also stood on the sidelines and stretched his neck, muttering softly: "Don't let anything happen, don't let anything happen."
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"It seems that the situation is indeed serious. All the Orlando players are surrounding Hido. If Hido really cannot play, then Orlando really wants to leave this trip to the finals with a high head rather than leaving with tragedy.
It’s very difficult.” Kenny Smith was also worried about Turkoglu, and the on-site director immediately replayed it.
"Judging from the replay, Fabricio did not make any foul moves, Wood's ground pass was also very good, and Hido cut through with the help of the screen without any problem. Fabricio's defense was in place.
But Hido failed to restrain himself, and their knees hit each other, and that was the problem."
In Kenny Smith's voice, team doctor Craig Mingze turned to Howard and Milicic who were standing and said: "Dwight, Darko, please help me carefully help Hedo up. Hedo's condition is a bit...
Serious. His knee ligaments should be torn, and he needs to be sent to the hospital for examination immediately."
Terkoglu, who was lying on the floor, also knew that the pain in his knee should be quite serious, but after hearing what the team doctor said, he closed his eyes in frustration. If it was really a torn knee ligament, the least serious problem would be
The recovery time will take two or three weeks, which means that he will miss the following games of the finals.
Participating in a conference finals is a rare opportunity for most players, let alone the finals on a bigger stage. Although the possibility of the Magic defeating the Spurs to win the championship is pitifully small, leaving with an injury and fighting to the end is completely
Different.
What's more, there are less than five minutes left before the end of the game. The Magic are only three points behind and are likely to complete a comeback. Turkoglu is very unwilling to do so.
Looking at Turkoglu with his eyes tightly closed, Lin Sen felt particularly uncomfortable. When he entered the NBA, he felt uncomfortable when he saw those who had no choice but to leave the court due to injuries.
"Hido, take a good rest. We still have a chance. I'll go see you after the game!" Lin Sen held Turkoglu's hand and said softly.
"The situation is really serious. Dwight and Darko helped Hido leave. I heard that Hido may have torn his knee ligament. If this is the case, then this trip to the finals will be a big deal for Orlando."
They will lose Hidu.
For Orlando, Hido is not only an all-around forward who averages 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, but also a player who can act as a team organizer, contribute stable outside firepower to the team, and is trustworthy at critical moments.
I hope there will be good news after Hido’s examination,” said Kenny Smith.
Stan Van Gundy said a few words, and with the help of the staff, Turkoglu got on a stretcher and was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital in San Antonio for examination and treatment.
Under such circumstances, Stan Van Gundy had to replace Grant Hill again. This accident also made more people not believe that Orlando would create a miracle.
"When the game restarts, I think it will be clear soon how much impact Hido will have on Orlando after leaving the field injured. Wood, who has been a shooter and transfer station in the second half, should also have to stand up again."
"Kenny, you are right, but I am also worried about Wood's injury. I hope everything goes well." Barkley looked at Lin Sen on the court with some worry.
Tony Parker took Oberto's serve and quickly dribbled the ball past half-time. They did not want to see Turkoglu leave the field injured, but it has to be said that Turkoglu's departure was a significant blow to the Spurs.
A plus.
In the second half, the Magic adopted more zone defense. Lin Sen's back injury also allowed Lin Sen to reduce his movement in one-on-one defense under this defensive formation.
The fourth quarter has now reached the seventh minute, and the big screen clearly shows the score is 89:92. The away Magic is only 3 points behind the Spurs at home.
"Orlando still uses zone defense!"
Following Kenny Smith's words, Tony Parker changed direction and cut directly into Lin Sen's area before Lin Sen could move in place.
"Wood's speed obviously had an impact. Especially the lateral movement, Tony cut directly in and faced Darko's defense!"
Tony Parker looked at Darko Milicic who was rushing towards him and threw it high.
"Damn it!" Milicic complained in a low voice. He was just a little bit close to sealing the ball, but he failed to succeed just by this little margin.
But Milicic soon smiled. Although he failed to block Parker's throw, Parker's throw failed to hit.
Howard directly grabbed the defensive rebound, and his splayed elbows prevented Oberto from stealing the ball.
"It's a pity that TP's throw hit the basket and Orlando turned from defense to offense. This was also a test. Although Orlando has had situations in the past when Hedo was not on the court, it is definitely not the situation now."
With Turkoglu absent, the task of dribbling the ball returned to Lin Sen.
Fortunately, the Spurs did not press hard, so Lin Sen could still dribble the ball calmly.
"Wood's dribbling height is really high. Let's see how Orlando prepares to attack this time."
Lin Sen's dribbling height slowly decreased. This gradual lowering of the body's center of gravity and the slow bending made the pain in Lin Sen's waist less severe than if he bent directly.
When Lin Sen came to the frontcourt, his dribbling height was no different than usual.
Tony Parker watched Lin Sen come to the frontcourt and did not press forward. After all, Lin Sen basically played the role of a shooter in the second half.
Lin Sen observed the positions of his teammates. Howard was closely watched by Duncan, while Milicic was watched by Oberto.
In front of Grant Hill is Bruce Bowen, and in front of Eddie Jones is Brent Barry.
Turkoglu just got injured and left the game, which was a huge blow to the morale of the Magic. Hitting this ball is undoubtedly the best way to stabilize the situation. Especially at this moment, it is only three points away.
Lin Sen looked at Milicic inside, and after the two looked at each other, they understood what the other was thinking.
Milicic lifted directly from the inside line to a position one step inside the three-point line. As Milicic lifted up, Linsen also accelerated.
Although the back injury caused by accelerating caused Lin Sen to gasp in pain at the moment of starting, the pain seemed to disappear after starting, but Lin Sen's speed was slower, which also gave Tony Parker a chance.
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However, Lin Sen did not intend to use Milicic's cover to break through, but directly handed the ball to Milicic with a hand-to-hand pass.
Oberto, who was pulled out to defend, was originally preparing to defend Linsen. When he saw Milicic receiving the ball, he immediately pounced on him. However, Linsen directly regarded Oberto as a cover for him.
Oberto gave way to Tony Parker's pursuit.
"Wood came back, the top of the arc was in a vacuum, Darko passed the ball!" Barkley shouted.
Milicic raised the ball and threw it behind his head with both hands. At this time, Parker also realized that Linsen had returned to the three-point line and immediately got out of Oberto's body and pounced on Linsen.
Although Parker is very fast, Linsen's shooting speed is not as fast as Parker's.
Before Parker pounced, Lin Sen looked at the basket in the distance and flicked the ball out.
"Wood made a three-pointer and TP jumped on it. If the ball hits, Orlando will tie the score!" Kenny Smith said loudly.
The Spurs fans at the scene booed loudly in an attempt to prevent the goal, but the ball still arced and plunged into the basket.
"Three-pointer, three-pointer! Wood's three-pointer helped Orlando tie the score. Greg called a timeout directly. He is still the same extremely cautious guy, haha!" Barkley looked at Vicki who called the timeout and smiled.
said.
"After Greg's timeout, Manu is expected to play. His lethality will be a test for Orlando's defense. However, it is not easy for Orlando to tie the score. I think this is a victory." Ken
Nee Smith said.
Stan Van Gundy, who lost Turkoglu, naturally knew that Ginobili, who had rested for a long time, would definitely play. It was Ginobili's offensive in the second quarter that allowed the Spurs to expand their lead. Once Ginobili came on the court,
It's a huge test for the Magic's defense.
Howard and Milicic have not rested for a minute since the second half. Their presence also allows the Magic to chase points so smoothly. Stan Van Gundy glanced at the Spurs bench and decided to replace Milicic first.
Rest first, and then take turns taking a break with Howard.
"Chris, replace Darko, Dwight, you need to pay attention to your fouls, don't jump easily, even if you are scored on, don't jump. You have already committed four fouls." Stan Van Gundy pointed at Howard and said.
"I will!" Howard nodded heavily.
"Keilana, replace Eddie, you need to help Wood on the defensive end!"
Azubuike looked at Stan Van Gundy and nodded: "Coach, I will."
As the referee blows the whistle, the players from both sides return to the field.
"Manu really came on. Fabricio was replaced by Robert, and Orlando replaced Darko and Eddie with Chris and rookie Kelana." Kenny Smith watched the game.
The team member said.
Ginobili, who had just come on, took the ball directly, and rookie Azubuike immediately pressed forward.
"Rookie Kelana did a good job on defense." Barkley praised Azubuike's defense.
However, Ginobili not only did not call for a screen but signaled that he was going to play in isolation, but Azubuike's defense in the first few seconds also gave him confidence.
However, Ginger is still as good as ever, and Ginobili's breakthrough still tore Azubuike's defense apart.
It's almost a stumbling way of breakthrough. If you haven't seen it, you will definitely think that Ginobili's breakthrough is bad, but this is exactly the way he breaks through.
Lin Sen saw Ginobili break through Azubuike's defense and immediately chose to cover up. However, Ginobili changed direction and let Lin Sen's cover up. Lin Sen's speed was affected and he could only watch helplessly.
Ginobili rushed into the paint.
"Manu rushed to the basket, and Dwight guarded the last line of defense!" Kenny Smith said looking at Howard with his arms raised.
To be continued...