You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 618 Moses Likes Him

Chapter 624 Moses Likes Him
Entering the playoffs with the No.4 attitude, the 76ers have the home court advantage in the first round.

The bad thing is that if there are no accidents, such as the Bulls being hacked, and after the Bulls were hacked, the 76ers successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals and found that the mighty Heat’s Big Three were also hacked in the first round.

Of course, the probability of these things happening is one-in-a-million, and it's basically just a fart.

Game1, the 76ers played against the Magic at home.

"This time is different from the All-Star Game." Howard said sharply, "We came here with the intention of winning!"

Wei Xia said lightly: "I hope we can all get a satisfactory result."

Howard and Wei Xia, at most, are just unwilling and have no personal grievances. When they meet in the playoffs, whoever wins will advance, it's that simple.

Before the opening, the 76ers also invited the famous team star Moses Malone to throw the ball symbolically to both sides.

The reporter asked him who he thought would win.

"Moses doesn't like the current game, but Moses thinks that the 76ers have a great chance of winning because they have Wish. He is like Andrew Tony back then, a person who can win at critical moments." Malone swallowed his voice severely when he spoke. If he hadn't always used the third person to replace "I", his interview might not be interesting at all. "Moses likes Wish."

The official jump ball, the Magic won the ball.

At the beginning, the strategy implemented by the Magic was unexpected: singles for Howard!

Yes, they seem to despise the 76ers' inside line, allowing Howard's singles tactics to be frequently staged.

Although Cousins' current single defense is a joke in many cases, it is not a joke that everyone is qualified to laugh at.

Howard was inefficient in singles, and the 76ers implemented two strategies under the orders of Doug Collins.

Strategy one, Holiday dribbles the ball at the top of the arc, pulls his teammates out to clear the court with a wave, and then, like Westbrook or Harden of the Thunder, luck, luck, luck, call the pick-and-roll to spin twice, lure Howard out, and then transfer to the weak side, use jumpers, weak-side breakthroughs, etc., to insert the back door of the Magic-this trick is inspired by the game between the Celtics and the Magic in the regular season. Lun went to insert the magic back door.

In terms of style, Howard is still an insider of the old era.

Although his style of play and body structure are like a new-age insider who has not fully accepted the new rules, he has grown from the old-age concepts.

When he learned to play basketball, it was the time when the four major centers were in the NBA. Before he entered the NBA, the Sharks had just won three consecutive championships. Since he was a child, he has always accepted the concept that "the center is the core of the team. If the center cannot come out, the center must have the ability to attack independently."This can explain why he doesn't like to play pick-and-rolls, why he doesn't like to leave the basket despite his unsolvable athletic ability, and why he is willing to take on singles tasks knowing that he is not a strong insider.

The concept cultivated since childhood is an inextricable knot.

The second strategy is that if Howard is unswervingly guarding the penalty area, then Holiday will give the ball to Wei Xia.Wei Xia's offensive success rate is higher, and he has a unique aura of hatred in the league.

"Dwight, you're the first person to let me shoot like that."

"You're a nice guy, Dwight."

"Dwight, are you really going to stay in Orlando forever like Mickey Mouse?"

That was the question that caused Howard to break the defense after Wei Xia scored a throw in person.

Just like the brothers of the 03 generation, Howard's generation will soon have to fulfill the second contract.In fact, since DBJ gathered in Miami in 2010, people have been speculating about the future of Howard, Paul, and Deron, a group of young and promising superstars who are in small clubs.

No one expected that Wei Xia, who seemed the least likely to leave the team, left the brilliant Lakers.

But the time left for the Howards to make a decision is running out.

Enraged, Howard frequently disrupted the team's tactics in order to get back on the offensive end.

This led to the ineffective execution of the Magic's offensive tactics. Howard made 11 of 5 shots and made 3 free throws in the half.

In fact, in the second half of the second quarter, he has entered a state of paranoia: a state of eagerly shooting towards the basket as soon as he touches the ball.

The Magic's original offense was centered on shooters. Redick and Nelson treated Warcraft as a summoned beast one after another, telling him to come out as a wall cover, and then shot happily.Now, with Howard as the core, but unable to activate the one-way attack of the shooter group, Orlando has entered an unprecedented predicament.

The 76ers scored 62 points at halftime.

The price they paid?DeMarcus Cousins' ego.

That's right, Cousins ​​has to be patient. He has to make Howard happy, control his fouls, and suppress his desire to attack. Don't think "Why can't I, a hot guy like Howard, dare to ask for a lot of balls to attack?".

During the regular season, the 76ers and the Magic had several confrontations, each winning or losing.

Cousins' main attack was completely blocked by Howard, which eventually caused the 76ers to lose.On the surface, Cousins ​​is a heartless and rough guy, but people like him often have a delicate inner world. He remembers that game, and he knows that he can't challenge Howard yet.

The 76ers were able to score 62 points at halftime. In addition to Cousins' forbearance, it is also thanks to Howard's generous defensive strategy led by him.

The Magic implements the strategy of blocking the penalty area and sticking to the high position. The 76ers' flanks, Weicha or Hayward, no matter who comes, they must block, and then resolutely shoot from the outside.

The 76ers shooters rejoice.

Holiday was fully fired, and even Thaddeus Young went outside to shoot a few shots to find his touch. After Lu Wei came on the court, the 76ers' three-point offensive was so strong that the Magic felt that their strategy was inappropriate and called a timeout adjustment.

It is too late, or not too late, to make amends after a dead sheep, mainly depends on the score difference.

The end of the first half, 62 to 45.

With a gap of 17 points, in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the opponent can score 62 points in the halftime. Everyone who wears a Magic jersey is responsible.

"Moses told you that Wish will be the key to this campaign. Look at Wish's performance. He is the best player in the league. Moses likes him."

Moses liked him. This sentence, which became more and more magical the more he listened to it, was a little more absurd when it was said from the mouth of the person involved.

The 76ers originally thought that the Magic would improve in the second half after the heavy hammer in the first half, such as allowing Howard to recognize his position and create opportunities for outside shooters.

Stan Van Gundy's brain circuits were never understood.

He seemed to appreciate Howard's commitment.

In the second half, not only did the Magic's strategy remain the same, but Howard actually had more possessions.

Magic fans should be thankful that Van Gundy has lost his IQ, and Howard has not.

He knows very well that if he keeps playing singles, although the statistics are good in the end, the Magic will definitely be beaten by the 76ers.

So, in addition to the necessary isolations, he added passing and cutting from the wing to eat cakes.

Therefore, Howard in the second half was unstoppable from an offensive perspective.

Cousins ​​can stop his low-post offense, but he can't prevent him from penetrating the paint from all directions.

Howard's slight adjustments will not affect the overall situation, because the most fatal crux of the Magic has not been changed.

When Howard hit the basket frequently, Wei Xia began to take over the offense and began to call a large number of pick-and-rolls to hit the Magic's penalty area.

The Magic's response was still the same as in the first half.

If you want to rush, I will resolutely stop you, if you want to vote, I will resolutely indulge you.

The only improvement is that Howard will pretend to come up to bluff people, using his three-time DPOY power, he can scare one at a time.

But Wei Xia has rich experience, whether Howard is really assisting defense or falsely delaying, just look at the distance between him and the basket.

Every time Howard defends in a pretentious manner, the power of assisting defense mainly comes from his mouth. His roar is more powerful than his opening his hands two meters away to assist in the void. If the sound is too loud to scare Wei Xia, or the power of opening his mouth too wide to spray saliva on people's faces should not be underestimated.

However, for a defense that spans half the court, one must not count on small probability events to stabilize the situation.

Magic, which counts on this, is doomed to pay a heavy price for its decision.

上半场韦夏只得到14分，下半场暴砍30分，全场44分11篮板3助攻，对面的霍华德39分14篮板，但魔术却被76人主场狂胜29分。

From the statistical point of view, Howard is the only person in the magic circle who is doing personnel affairs.

The others all had a hit rate of no more than 1/3.

Especially the main point guard Jamal Nelson, a fellow player from Wesha, who is also from Philadelphia, made 10 of 0 shots gorgeously tonight.

Maybe Holiday's defense is too good, or maybe the Magic trusts him too much. Today's Nelson has failed the team.

The question is not him, but is he the only reliable master in Magic?The answer is no, they still have a guy named Arenas sitting on their bench.

Both Nelson and Arenas were born in 1982, and both have a history of injuries. Regardless of personal scoring ability, Arenas is at least taller, stronger, and has a wider vision. He passed the ball well during the Magic.

It can only be said that stubbornness is not easy to reason, maybe it is really a genetic disease of the Van Gundy family.

It was a pretty perfect night for Wescha and the 76ers.

Returning to the playoffs and defeating the Magic, he initially proved his strength.

What Weixia needs to prove is that his excellence in the Lakers is related to Kobe and the team, but what is really closely related to him is himself. Only when he is strong enough can he perform well on the court.

(End of this chapter)