Steve Cole suddenly felt that he might have brought the attributes of a light lamp.
Before the Eastern Conference started, he was optimistic about magic.
Of course, it is not the kind of pure optimism, but more importantly, it is because he hates this bobcat.
After the Eastern Conference started, he realized that Magic was no match for the Bobcats at all.
The advocacy of magic has temporarily stopped.
G3, after making changes to the Magic, he started to praise Magic in a brainless way.
But the appearance of G4 and the fifth young master made him turn against him.
Steve Cole still remembers what he said in that game-
"Don't underestimate this style of play, Groom, I have a premonition that this will be a style of play that will change the future of the NBA."
"Remember Pat Riley's discussion on future basketball? The Bobcats' five-small play style is!"
"I even think that with this five-small play style, the Bobcats have the opportunity to challenge the Lakers' dominance!"
"G4 is over, the Bobcats have won the match point. In my opinion, they have won not only the match point, but also the victory in this series."
"Yes, the Eastern Conference Final is over!"
So, the Magic exploded with amazing combat power in the battle when they returned to their home court.
At the beginning, Old Carter played singles continuously, from a sudden stop jump shot through the breakthrough, to a long time ago, a hard dunk at the basket, and then a sudden cold arrow outside the three-point line.
Just 5 minutes into the opening game, Old Carter scored 7 points in a row.
Rivers certainly understood that Old Carter's outbreak was because of this game, the spark's position was fixed to the penalty area to the basket near the low post. As the "little guy" with the best spark-proof effect, Li Ke could only stand in the penalty area.
On the outside, what Old Carter needs to face is Wesley Matthews' defense.
Wesley Matthews' defense is also above average. Unfortunately, Old Carter in this game was obviously in a big state, which was quite a bit like returning to the peak.
Old Carter's outbreak is just the beginning, a magic start to resist the Bobcats' offensive.
Then, Rivers chose the tactic of killing Huo, hoping to get the lead he should get based on this.
As a result, Spark's free throw was like taking medicine. He first made two free throws, giving the Bobcats some hope, and then made two free throws in two consecutive rounds, and the hope was directly shattered.
In this way, at the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats not only did not lead, but instead fell by 2 points behind the Magic.
The second section is the real sudden change—
The spark back to the basket at least maintained his dominance in the penalty area, and the Bobcats' offense could only float outside.
Curry's condition still did not improve. Hua Lao Er was halfway through, and the burden of offense was already on Li Ke.
The problem lies with Old Carter, who returned to the top offense. After an excellent start of four shots, his feel continued.
In the next quarter, Old Carter even competed with Li Ke.
The anxious momentum of the score continued to the second half of the second quarter, with a sudden three-pointer, and the balance on the court.
But the three-pointer that broke the balance did not come from Stephen Curry, nor did it come from the Bobcats.
But—
"Jamaal Nelson, who just came on the court, took the ball from the outside, broke into and shot from outside the three-point line..."
"The ball has entered!"
"The ball has entered!"
"The Magic's lead was directly opened to 5 points!"
At the Magic's home court, cheers were like a tsunami coming, sweeping the entire court with great momentum.
And this three-pointer is just the beginning of the climax of the Magic.
Immediately afterwards, Steve Cole in the commentary seat widened his eyes and watched helplessly:
JJ Redick continued Nelson's firepower, and then Nelson made the Magic's third consecutive three-pointer.
Finally, Old Carter broke through the basket and scored the bottom corner. Ryan Anderson received the ball and hit another three-pointer, ending the Magic's offensive.
Of course, the ending was Doug Rivers, who had a slightly slower reaction. He only realized after four three-pointers and called out a timeout with great urgency.
A pause interrupted the magic climax.
But the 10-point fall has already stood in front of the Bobcats.
After a pause, Rivers, who is good at on-the-spot adjustment, still took out something.
He decisively removed the five smalls, replaced the regular one, one, four smalls, and used Jordan to protect the frame. All other defenses were saved, with the purpose of withstanding the magic's three-point rain.
Success or success, but 10 points behind is not the only problem facing Bobcats.
In addition to falling behind in the score, more importantly,
The small scorers on the Magic's peripheral side are in a hot state, which has led to the Bobcats' defense not being able to find a central point between contraction and expansion like in the previous games.
They can only expand outward infinitely, inside, sparking singles against Jordan Jordan, and they will kill crazy...
At the end of the half, the Bobcats continued to fall behind by 11 points.
The commentator, Steve Cole, who noticed his bright light attribute, touched his chin: "After winning the match point, the Bobcats were obviously a little lazy, and the Magic played at home, with a huge state, the time, the place, the people and... The three are in one. The Magic seems to be going to win back this game."
Mav Albert also nodded: "Although the Magic only led by 11 points in the first half, the Bobcats had no chance."
Indeed, from the scene, the bobcats have little chance.
From the defensive end, they hoarded heavy troops on the outside, but they only stopped Nelson. Old Carters continued to make three-pointers like it was raining.
Inside, sparks directly penetrated the defense line formed by Jordan Jr.
If you want to reverse the situation, the first thing you need to do is not attack, but their defense.
...
The atmosphere in the visiting team locker room during the halftime was so warm that it didn't look like it was a little behind.
"Obviously, we overestimated the intensity of five small ones!"
As soon as he entered the locker room, Rivers spread his hands.
Indeed, the five little ones helped the Bobcats win the G4 with great ease, but the problem is that they won just a magic trick without a top scorer on the outside, and even a magic trick that includes Sparks, including no real top scorer.
And when Old Carter in this game returned to his peak, the problem became prominent.
That’s right, what the five small lineups fear the most is a super scorer who can score indiscriminately singles!
"I originally thought of trying the value of this five-small game in the finals, now..."
The Western Conference Finals next door has been 3-1. The Lakers have reached the finals for the third consecutive year, so there should be no big problem.
If the opponent is the Lakers, with Phil Jackson's triangle offense and Kobe's powerful one-on-one singles, the five small players will definitely hit their minds.
"The 11-point trail is not the end of the world. We still have a chance to reverse this game. Do you still remember our goal before we drove Orlando?"
Rivers looked like a teacher asking questions, his eyes swept over the players in the locker room.
"The next game at Time Warner Center must be the finals!"
The bold words have been finished, and the next step is to make specific adjustments.
Rivers was actually a little hesitant. At first glance, he felt that the role of the five smalls was still there. At least, during the period when the Bobcats used the five smalls, the Magic's offense was all about the singles and feel of the scorers in the chaos.
Bobcats were a little unlucky in this game and met an old Carter who had returned to the top, if not...
But on the other hand, the Bobcats' defense needs to be saved, and the existence of the five small players will cause the sparks in the inside to take off even more.
He had thought of changing Li Ke to the center position and facing the spark.
With Li Ke's single defense ability, it should be no big problem to withstand the impact of sparks.
The problem is that now the Bobcats' offense is also pressing on Li Ke, and they are shoulder to shoulder the offense and defense. Can Li Ke really finish this game?
While hesitating, Rivers chose the regular lineup.
He used Li Ke's option to transfer to the inside as his trump card.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Bobcats' ball rights.
As soon as he came up, Curry tried a three-pointer.
With a clang, the basket ruthlessly rejected him.
Sparks took the rebound and the Magic counterattacked.
The defense on the outside was done well, but at the basket, Sparks caught the ball, turned around, easily crushed Jordan Jr. and made a layup.
"The situation seems to have not changed in the second half."
Groom Albert shook his head, they were ready to comment on the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Final.
In the Bobcats' round, Curry took the ball through half the game, and Li Ke circled around the left side, but still received the ball under Pitrus' defense.
"The Bobcats' basketball was still handed over to Sheldon, which is no different from the first half."
"Although Sheldon scored 17 points in the first half, and even in this series, his average score was as high as 32.3 points, the Bobcats still have no hope of reversing."
"G3 has proved that if the Bobcats want to win, they cannot rely on Sheldon's stable output alone. Either, defensively block the opponent, or Stephen Curry and Gerald Wallace follow him to fire..."
Steve Cole explained why he was still not optimistic when he saw Li Ke, who scored 17 points in the first half.
On the court, Li Ke had already turned around with one back, passed Pitrus, and stopped in the middle distance.
Bang-!
"What's more, in the second half, his feel has not yet returned to his best."
Steve Cole shook his head, he didn't notice that Li Ke on the court shook his hand.
That's right, he was just trying to see the first ball.
The result was very bad, so in the next round, he was about to go to the penalty area and challenge the spark.
As Steve Cole has been saying, Li Ke, who focuses on strong attacks at the basket, will find it difficult to lead the team to reverse no matter how many points he scores.
unless……
Look at Li Ke’s current feel, there is nothing unless it is!
In the third quarter, there is no difference between the first half and the first half.
No, there is still a difference. The difference is that the Bobcats' external expansion defense did strangle the Magic, which could have been a huge three-point rain.
If you ignore the 10-point fall, the score is still anxious.
The last attack of the third shot was Li Ke, who scored a three-pointer from the outside.
Bang!
"I missed a three-pointer, ended with three quarters, 78 to 67, the Magic continued to lead by 11 points. Only the last 12 minutes left before they won the game."
In the last twelve minutes, Rivers had to throw out the trump card he was holding.
However, before throwing it out, he had to ask Li Ke for his own opinion.
"Sheldon, in the fourth quarter, offensive end, you have to continue to score the ball, and on the defensive end, you have to add a task against Dwight Howard to defend, can you do it?"
It's just like this when you take offense and defense.
Li Ke’s choice is: “Leave it to me!”
He didn't say he could do it, he just wanted to try it out.
"Referee Dan Crawford blew his whistle, and the fourth quarter is about to begin!"
"First look at the lineups that the two teams set up in the decisive quarter. On the Bobcats, umm... they used the five smalls again."
Mav Albert turned his head and looked at Cole: "Steve, what do you think?"
"Perhaps, the only correct answer is the fifth little one. When there are no fifth little one, the magic attack is to bloom inside and outside."
"When the fifth small-scale appearance, at least one side of the Magic's offense was silent."
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, after the Magic kicked off at the bottom line, Li Ke directly met with the Spark.
"The Bobcats' five little boys in the fourth quarter are different. Sheldon is actually the one who defends the Warcraft."
Cole shook his head: "The offensive end needs to stand up and score, and the defensive end needs to fight with Warcraft again. This game requires too much for Sheldon."
"At the end of the day, Wesley Matthews and Stephen Curry shouldn't have allowed Vince Carter and Jamal Nelson to take the lead..."
Groom Albert has given the pot to Matthews and Curian in advance.
On the court, with the Bobcats' defense expanding infinitely, Sparks also received the basketball he wanted.
"Now, it's time for Dwight Howard to end the suspense of this game one-on-one, or whether it's time for Sheldon to use his tough defense to continue the suspense."
Under the basket, sparks were thrusting their butts, wanting to step in.
But Li Ke would not let this step go no matter what, so he took it back.
But Spark turned around and hooked his hand, throwing the ball out directly.
Swish—!
The basketball entered the net, the sparks jumped, and waved their arms.
"Warcraft scored this goal, and Sheldon's defense also failed..."
Steve Cole was almost about to announce the end of the game, just like G4, who announced the end of the Eastern Conference Finals.
On the court, Li Ke frowned and turned his head, forgetting this defense.
He patted Curry on the back: "Stephen, remember to come and find me a pick-and-roll later."
"Pick-and-roll?"
"That's right!"
That's right, at the last moment, Li Ke remembered that Kudu again...No... it should be Li Ku's pick-and-roll.
It's time to try to end the magic of this game with future killing moves.
So, in the frontcourt, Li Ke and Curry picked and rolled.
The Magic's periphery defense rushed straight to Li Ke, and Curry was empty.
He raised his hand and threw it...bang!
"It's over, everything is over..."
Finally, the word ended and blurted out from Cole's mouth.
The next round, the Bobcats' defense.
It was still sparks. The inside line forced Li Ke, which was an old routine. He raised his butt and pushed him. After Li Ke pushed him hard, he turned around in one and a half.
But this time...bang!
The sound was not that crisp, so, at the first moment, Mav Albert's judgment was: "The ball fell, Sheldon should not have touched the hand of the Warcraft!"
It must have been something he had never encountered. Li Ke was sure that what he encountered was just basketball.
He controlled the basketball in his hand, jumped out with a low body, and then the counterattack came.
"Break back!"
Bang, bang, bang...
Li Ke hurriedly controlled the ball and led his teammates to the frontcourt like a tide.
Just when the Magic chose to defend by man, Li Ke, who had crossed the half, jumped up at about two steps away from the three-point line.
"Counterattack, the three-pointer that chases you is a bit far away!"
Swish—!
Chapter completed!