Two days apart, Los Angeles and the first Western Conference Finals.
Kobe, with Atei's single defense, lost 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in a hot state.
Lead the Lakers and easily defeated the Nuggets with a score of 103 to 94.
"The foundation of the Galaxy Battleship is indeed a bit weak..."
Sitting in the hotel in Orlando, Li Ke, who was idle, watched the game, was left with this emotion.
Although I had known for a long time that the Nuggets would not be the Lakers' opponent.
Li Ke still had fantasies, what if, maybe, the Nuggets will kill the Lakers?
No matter how hard I work hard, kill the Magic and meet the Nuggets in the final, it is really hard to say who will be the final champion at that time.
pity……
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There is little suspense left in the Western Finals, but the Magic is still struggling with the Eastern Finals.
Although Mike Bianchi's post-match column article threw all the pot to Stan Van Gundy, he also reminded Stan Van Gundy from another perspective.
How to deal with the unreasonable killing of bobcats?
Replacing the spark directly is the easiest and most direct way.
But Stan Van Gundy couldn't do this because his magic, all tactical systems, were built on sparks.
This is also the reason why G1 has no action when facing Huo Huo.
Now, Mike Bianchi told him that he could cut each other.
If others hit others, they will cut other people's centers. Anyway, the free throws are not very good, so it's all over the place to hurt each other.
In fact, Stan Van Gundy still felt a little unfair about Mike Bianchi's criticism.
He admitted that he was not targeting enough when he responded to the game.
But later the team fought for pick-and-roll and the offense was booming. Stan Van Gundy felt that at least half of the pot would have to be thrown to the sparks that were unwilling to play pick-and-roll.
If Sparks are willing to play pick-and-roll, how can there be so many things?
Later, he was even more unfair. Is this spark free throw a lot, is it his problem?
To put it bluntly, this magic trick is just a spark.
As a result, this is the top star, but it is still a top star with many problems.
That is, he customized a tactical system to bring this magic to its current height.
If I change someone, I'm afraid I'll go home long ago.
After figuring this out, Stan Van Gundy threw the lost G1 and Mike Bianchi who had been clamoring in his ears.
This has only lost one game, and there is still a great chance of reversing and advancing.
It was after reversing and advancing, thinking about the Lakers in the West... Stan Van Gundy shook his head.
...
Since you want to reverse, you must not miss any adjustments you should make.
So, after careful consideration, Stan Van Gundy had a complete idea.
Looking at G1, he only has two problems, one is insufficient response to the game, and the other is to kill Huo.
Killing Huo is on the spot, and at this time, he is not going to say much.
However, the opening of the show really requires advance arrangement and practice in advance.
To put it bluntly, it is not difficult for this high-level disciple of Pat Riley to add a few more pick-and-roll attack routines.
In the Magic's training hall, low-intensity training between the playoffs is underway.
Stan Van Gundy pushed the ball in and turned his eyes to the field on the left.
He knew that the court was a private territory that sparks could not invade.
Sure enough, on the court, Sparks were practicing free throws with an assistant coach.
Stan Van Gundy shook his head. What's the point of practicing free throws at this time?
He knew that spark's free throws, psychological problems, are far greater than technical problems.
After practicing off-court skills, I felt nervous and got upset again.
Swinging his fat head, Stan Van Gundy clapped his hands and gathered all the players.
When the training hall was quiet, he announced: "The training later will be changed to team-cooperating training, and we will practice pick-and-roll!"
Pick-and-roll?
The sparks in the crowd frowned and swept around him. His teammates had already made some moves.
"Do I want to join too, Stan?"
He also had fantasies that Stan Van Gundy would not force him to hit the pick-and-roll he didn't want to.
As a result, Stan Van Gundy nodded.
Just nodded, the spark with deep brows shook his head:
"I said, Stan, I won't play pick-and-roll."
"I know, I know, Dwight, but the situation is different from the past. You should see that the Bobcats have no chance of defending the big and four small ones, only pick-and-roll..."
"So, just let Brandon play and let him make a wall for Vince, Aaron and the others, don't bring me."
Sparks interrupted Stan Van Gundy who wanted to convince him, and then returned to his "private territory" without looking back, continuing the seemingly targeted free throw extra practice.
Stan Van Gundy was stunned for a moment, then sighed.
...
Except for the parties involved, no one knows about this little episode in the Magic Team.
But the Bobcats can see the general situation of magic from the G2 arrangement.
"The inside starter is Dwight Howard Garlandon Bass, and Mike Bianchi's column article, which is considered to be a bull playing the piano..."
The game started, and the offense and defense during the opening period even confirmed the public-
"From the beginning to the end, there are only Brandon Bass, the big guys involved in the pick-and-roll. The Warcraft will always stay in the penalty area. In the low-post three-point field, where is the change of the Magic?"
In the commentary seat, Steve Cole, who hopes the Bobcats lose, shook his head.
Rivers was a little excited about the Bobcats coaching seat.
He was so excited that he had just passed the first quarter, and he made a gesture to the field.
Immediately afterwards, the Bobcats, who had accumulated four fouls in the half-quarter game, began their attack on Huo.
A beep!
A confused spark stepped onto the free throw line under Dan Crawford's urging.
Taking a deep breath, Spark silently said: "I practiced free throws before the game!"
He raised his hand and threw the ball out stiffly.
Bang-!
"Damn it!"
Dan Crawford was not surprised, got the basketball back, blew the whistle, and passed the ball to the spark again.
This time, Spark transported the ball twice, raised his hand as if it was extremely smooth, and then lifted it to the back, and the movement became stiff again...
Bang-!
"I've obviously practiced free throws!"
Whether Sparks practiced free throws is no longer important.
What's important is that he missed two free throws, and the Bobcats took the rebound, and this Magic's attack was wasted.
"It's better to kill Huo, the bobcat is slowly going to suppress the magic."
The scoring in the second half of the first quarter helped the Bobcats take a 7-point lead in the first quarter of the G2 game.
In the second quarter, the first half of the quarter was still a test of offensive and defensiveness of the two teams. In the second half, after the accumulated fouls, the attack again...
Stan Van Gundy finally reacted and directly chopped each other upside down.
At the beginning, the effect of chopping each other is indeed.
Jordan's free throw is worse than Sparks.
Sparks also have a free throw shooting percentage of nearly 60%. Jordan Jr. is very good, and his free throw shooting percentage is less than 50%.
Just this, saying that he and Spark are both slandering Sparks.
Rivers replaced Jordan Jr. after two outrageous free throws, one substituted Jordan Jr.
As the main four inside players, Jordan Jr.'s free throws are the worst. The free throws of the No. 1 pick and Martin are not much different from sparks.
Only Tagibson is a little stronger, and his free throw shooting percentage is about 70%.
So, after the substitution, Tagibson was the one who replaced Jordan Jr.
Xiaota came on the field, and the magic tricks continued to cut each other with a tough bullet.
The game turned into a free throw match between Sparks and Little Tower.
The result is that Xiaota naturally won a big victory.
In this way, in the first half, he still scored an 11-point lead by scoring Huo.
With 11 points in the first half, the Bobcats played more smoothly than G1 in the G2 match.
You know, during the start of this game, with Stan Van Gundy's advance arrangement, the Magic did not collapse.
Almost all of this 11-point lead comes from killing Huo.
"Dwight Howard's free throw is too dragged. If this is not changed, the Bobcats will grab this and win the entire Eastern Conference Finals series."
In another Eastern Conference Final, Steve Cole and Mav Albert no longer grabbed Huo and criticized him for being very ugly.
They also know that no matter how ugly the chopping Huo is, it is allowed by the rules.
In this game, Rivers became more perfect in the use of the tactic of killing Huo.
This is also why the Magic did not collapse at the beginning of this game, but the half-time lag was more behind.
In the second half, the same plot direction.
First, I did it with real swords and guns, but the magic lags behind to only 8 points left.
But then, the attack on Kowloon arrived.
Stan Van Gundy gritted the bullet and cut each other, but it only delayed the speed of the score being widened.
At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats still scored a 13-point lead.
Then in the fourth quarter, the Bobcats played a regular team attack and smoothly defeated the game.
"It's over, the G2 of the Eastern Conference Finals is over, it doesn't look surprising, the Bobcats win another victory!"
"But look at the total score and think about the pre-match prospects and predictions, I'm afraid many people would never have expected that the Bobcats could actually win two games in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals!"
"Now, they are leading 2-0."
"You know, this is not an ordinary 2-0 lead, this is a 2-0 lead in the following grams."
"Through the history of the league, there are very few examples of two away games first but being turned over..."
After the game, the commentator's analysis was almost about to award the Eastern Conference champion trophy to the Bobcats.
It can be said that the defeat in this battle has forced the magic to the edge of the cliff.
On the sidelines, the Bobcats were celebrating the victory, and Sparks turned around and entered the player channel.
In the stands, in the private room, Magic's management and operations president John Gabriel and General Manager Otis Smith looked at each other.
They would not throw the pot to anyone like the outside world.
But the situation in front of them told them that this magic was about to end.
That's right, it's over!
Nowadays, the magic tricks, holding sparks, Rashad Lewis and Carter have three-pointers with the top three contracts.
Coupled with the middle class of Jamal Nelson, Masingo Tate and Michael Pitrus, Magic has been locked by the big contracts.
This hasn't considered JJ Redick, whose rookie contract has expired and Aaron Brooks, who is about to expire.
This is also the reason why Magic could only let go when facing Chidotkoglu's poaching last summer.
After letting go of Hidotkoglu, Magic introduced Old Carter in a traded manner.
This is equivalent to Magic choosing Old Carter between Tkoglu and Old Carter.
Now, Otis Smith made the most wrong choice.
He looked at John Gabriel and basically understood what the other person was thinking.
It is impossible to break the deadlock.
As the team's management, all they can do is: pour the pressure on the team's head coach.
In this way, after the G2 war, Stan Van Gundy received an ultimatum from Otis Smith.
"Listen, Stan, the team has to win this Eastern Conference Final, this is the goal of this season and the task you have to complete."
Stan Van Gundy understood, and this means: if he doesn't win, he will be dismissed.
To put it simply, the magic requires him to come forward and take the pot.
In fact, for a team like the Magic, the performance requirements should not be so strict.
It was just that the move introduced by Old Carter at the beginning of the season directly forced the Magic to no avenue.
Three large contracts of more than $15 million, plus a bunch of middle-class people with a large amount, Magic spends a high salary, but cannot get even an Eastern Conference champion. No matter how you look at it, it is a failure.
Deep down, Stan Van Gundy certainly doesn't think that the current magic is like this is his problem.
But Otis Smith's call had already told him very bluntly that if the team lost, he would take the blame.
Stan Van Gundy, who didn't want to lose this job, was forced into a desperate situation.
"Dwight, I think we should have a good chat before heading to Charlotte."
In the Magic Training Hall after the game, Stan Van Gundy pushed the spark into the corner.
Although Spark was reluctant, he knew very well what Fatty Fan was going to talk to him about.
But he couldn't refuse because, as the outside world discussed, the magic that was behind 0 to 2 had reached a situation where changes had to be made.
What to change? What else can it be?
"Listen, Dwight, we need pick-and-roll attacks, we need you to stand out and make a wall for Vince, Aaron, and Jamal pick-and-roll. That's the only way we can win the game!"
Sparks are unwilling to play pick-and-roll because he thinks he is a top center and doesn't want to do the job of blue-collar centers.
Second, he needs a certain tactical position, that is, he only wants to get the ball at the low post or at the basket to play singles, rather than lifting it up to the periphery and making a wall for pick-and-roll. When to catch the ball, it depends on the mood of the small players on the outside.
But such a big center will not have a bad effect as long as it is willing to play pick-and-roll. After all, his threat is there.
Facing the aggressive Fatty Fan, Sparks spread his hands, and he really wanted to gather Fatty Fan again.
Chapter completed!