I really play basketball

Chapter 95
"What are you still doing in a daze? Paused!"

After pausing for a while, Penny was still standing on the field dumbfounded.

Seeing this cowardly look, Brian Hill got so angry that he yelled at him shamelessly.

It was only then that Penny came to his senses, and slowly moved to the sidelines, his face turning blue and then red.

Then you have to get into the crowd and find a place to sit down.

This is the privilege of the main players. After a timeout, the players on the bench have to step aside and let the main players rest for a while.

When he got in, he realized that the domineering shark occupied two positions.

Penny didn't think too much, turned around and wanted to squeeze the shark away and sit in one of the seats.

What he didn't expect was that the shark wouldn't give in at all, and even pushed him away roughly.

At this time, the Oakland Stadium was still in the aftermath of shock, but not many people noticed the episode that happened on the Magic bench.

Penny, who was pushed aside, spread his hands, expressing his perplexity.

But the shark just looked up and stared at him coldly, without saying a word.

This time, Penny was even more aggrieved.

He thought to himself: It's obviously your own lack of strength that caused you to be detained, so what's the matter if you spread the fire on me?

As for him being knocked down by Lin Xing, that's his business, what does it have to do with you shark?
Penny, who was in distress, spread his hands and looked up at his coach and teammates, wanting to ask for help.

But in the end, his teammates either didn't look at him, or looked at him with cold eyes.

Looking at his coach again, Brian Hill is even more excessive.

He slapped the tactical board directly: "Substitute, Anferni, come down first, what did you hit!"

"?"

Penny directly threw a question mark over, huh?Am I playing badly?

Not to mention the offense, the defensive tyrant was 6 for 1 in the first quarter, and the second quarter...

The question mark disappeared, because Penny's mind was full of paste at the moment, and then he remembered that in the second quarter, he was beaten to death by Lin Xing.

Lin Xing did play badly in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, he shot from mid-range and made 8 of 6 shots.

In addition to a dead button, in the second quarter, he was 9 of 7, scored 14 points, and went completely berserk.

All of this, to say that it is all penny pot, would be too much.

It can only be said that Penny's poor defense accounted for 99.9% of it.

The remaining 0.1% is because Brian Hill did not stick to his point of view and used Nick Anderson to talk to Fang Linxing.

Now, Brian Hill has realized that, as the head coach, he still has to develop the habit of saying the same thing.

Just like at this moment: "Nick, you go to mark that tyrant, and be careful not to give him another chance to take an easy mid-range shot!"

Nick Anderson nodded, it should have been so defensive.

If he had been allowed to defend from the beginning, the Tyrant would not have scored 14 points in the second half of the game and the return of the king.

Then, Brian Hill held the shoulder of Shaq with great concern: "Shaq, keep playing and prop up the penalty area, is it okay?"

Sharks are of course no problem, he is one of the top four centers, and a death button cannot defeat him.

He nodded. "No problem, Brian!"

His eyes are firm, his expression is firm, and his tone is extremely certain and affirmative.

"That's good. There is still half time in the first half. Our goal is to lead at halftime. Shaq will continue to play. We will surround him and move towards this goal!"

Bryan Hill cheers on his players, save for Penny.

In Penny's eyes, this scene is just two words: double standard!
He was cold-eyed, already disappointed in this team, especially this shark and this head coach.

"Don't let me take a chance, let me take a chance, you all need to get out of Orlando!"

Lin Xing didn't know that this game was going on, and the Magic was already fighting among themselves.

If you let him know, he will applaud fiercely and fan the flames fiercely.

The timeout came back, and the penny didn't come back.

Lin Xing frowned at this.

Before the game, he didn't care who Penny was at all, but now, he suddenly cared a little bit.

The reason--

For an opponent like Penny whose defense is extremely poor, it would be great if he could always defend himself.

Just like in this quarter of the game, he had already scored 14 points in half the quarter.

If Penny is still defending him, 20 points, 30 points in a single quarter, is it still far away?
What a pity, what a pity...

A timeout came back for the first turn, the Magic's offense.

Everyone thought Sharks had taken a hit and his performance would have plummeted as a result.

but……

As soon as the timeout came back, he rolled over the Warriors' center Chris Gatlin at the time, turned around and dunked.

After dunking, he roared, as if venting something.

Lin Xing was dumbfounded. Does this mean that the shark was provoked by him?

Using the word provoking may not be accurate.

But on the court, the Sharks really went berserk.

He began to crush the Warriors' inside line, catching the ball in various positions, or jumping near the frame, or rolling to the basket, throwing shots, layups, hooks, and even dunks.

It can be said that in the second half of the second quarter, Sharks started his personal performance.

On the other side, Lin Xing encountered Nick Anderson's marking.

Regarding Nick Anderson, how strong is his single defense?

simply put--

In Jordan's first season back, the Bulls lost to the Magic in the playoffs.

And in that series, it was Nick Anderson who defended Jordan against him throughout the game.

Of course, his restrictions on Jordan were not successful.

乔丹6场场均还是得到了31分6.5个篮板3.7个助攻2.5个抢断1.8个盖帽，并且命中率也有47.7%。

It's just that the Magic chose to let him face Jordan, which has already shown that he is the best perimeter defender of this Magic.

Nick Anderson couldn't guard against Jordan, who came back after retiring. With the cooperation of Sharks in the interior, it was not difficult to guard Lin Xing, who was difficult to make long-range shots under confrontation.

So soon, Lin Xing hit two irons at a distance, and could only rush in with a muffled sound.

The difference from the first quarter is that he is a threat in the middle distance, and occasionally Nick Anderson can't keep up with his rounds, so he can do it himself.

Or attract help defense and divide one out.

Overall, the Warriors' offense is alive and well.

In this way, the game finished halftime, 49 to 46, and the Magic in the away game led by 3 points.

Only 3 points behind in the half game, it is a completely negligible score gap.

But both teams are a little anxious, you know, this game is the much-anticipated Christmas game.

No one wants to lose a nationally televised focus battle. Although it is only the regular season, its importance can be compared with the seventh game of the playoffs.

So in the second half, both sides began to increase their intensity.

On the Magic side, the sharks continued to fight, and Penny came back.

But it was Nick Anderson who defended Lin Xing.

Compared with Penny, Nick Anderson's defense is much stronger, and the picture of Lin Xing stepping over has obviously disappeared.

For the Warriors, the so-called increased strength actually means that many balls no longer need to go through Lin Xing's hands.

Xiao Chong, Madman, and Mullin rushed to the frontcourt with the ball and did it directly.

Soon, the Warriors seemed to go crazy, shooting all kinds of long shots.

Bang, bang, bang...

The sound of hammering irons continued, but the Warriors' long-range shots were surprisingly unstoppable.

Keep hitting and throwing, keep throwing and throwing, and keep throwing...

In this way, the second half played half a quarter.

Looking at the score, the Warriors who have been striking the iron did not fall further behind.

"The official timeout of the third quarter, 65 to 64, the Warriors at home are still only one point behind."

The groom Albert and Matt Gudica in the commentary also had doubts on their faces.

But on the sidelines, Old Nelson looked like he was in control of everything.

Let me tell you why——

First of all, three points are already one point more than two points.

The Magic scored 3 two-pointers, which is equivalent to the Warriors scoring [-] three-pointers.

Although I saw that the Warriors made a lot of irons, the gold content of each entry was much higher than that of the Magic.

Secondly, the Warriors' strength is not blindly long-range.

More importantly, it is still to grasp the counterattack and the conversion of offense and defense.

In this half of the game, the Warriors seized a lot of opportunities to switch offense and defense.

Offensive and defensive transitions, under normal circumstances the sharks cannot come back.

In this case, the Warriors' offense becomes very simple.

Just paused, old Nelson was still not satisfied.

Because of half the game, they only chased 2 points, and they were still 1 point behind!

After thinking about it, he decided to stagger the playing time of Lin Xing and Xiao Chong.

Immediately a substitution was made, and Xiao Chong was replaced.

Then Lin Xing continued to run with Madman, Mullin and Cole. At the end of the third quarter, the point difference was evened out.

At this time, the main force should go down and rest.

So, on the Magic side, the Sharks went down, and they replaced Skiles to lead the team.

For the Warriors, Xiao Chong has the advantage of going down to rest earlier.

When Lin Xing, Mu Lin and Madman went down to rest, Xiao Chong came up to lead the team.

With Dale Ellis, and Chris Gatlin, who was not suppressed by the sharks and played the core insider level at once.

Playing until the end of the three quarters, 77 to 81, the Warriors in turn led by 4 points.

At this moment, Brian Hill on the Magic's side was in trouble.

According to the regular rotation, the Sharks should rest on the bench for another two or three minutes, and when there are about 3 minutes left in the game, they will play and take away the victory in one wave.

But now, Magic is behind.

If it is other opponents, other games, falling behind at the end of three quarters is not a big problem.

But in this game, Penny's mind was abnormal after being abused by Lin Xing.

For the rest, Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott are just pitchers, and Skiles is just a passer.

It is unrealistic to expect them to stand up and lead the team through this period of time.

After hesitating for a second, Brian Hill pressed the shark's shoulder again.

On the Warriors side, although the team took the lead, Nelson still emphasized:
"We have to continue to speed up, don't stop!"

Lin Xing's mind was full of——

"Looking at the situation, the shark-slaying tactic is useless..."

He shook his head, seeing through:
Although the Magic at this stage has Sharks + Penny and two top long-range shooters, their overall strength is very weak.

To put it simply, the problem of penny and shark compatibility is more serious than imagined.

The four major centers are ranked according to strength, and Ewing is at the bottom.

But if you rank according to the strength of the team at this stage, the Magic and Spurs are probably at the bottom.

For the first half of the fourth quarter, he was still sitting on the bench, his thoughts flying like this.

But soon, the Sharks who came on stage in advance ravaged the inside and hit Lin Xing on the court in advance.

For the Warriors, Lin Xing is not only the starting point of the offense, but also the best candidate for defending against the Sharks on the defensive end.

His appearance eased the crisis on the court, and the Warriors who maintained the lead still looked like they were sure of winning.

until……

In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Magic continued to play steadily and mainly on the inside.

The Warriors are still racing at a high speed, making almost crazy shots from the outside line, maintaining their leading momentum.

The next second when the progress was going smoothly, a wave of low tide suddenly ushered in.

Bang, bang, bang...

The Warriors hit the iron a series of times, and the Magic, which was originally lagging behind, caught up directly.

Not only that, Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott broke out and hit three-pointers one after another.

The score jumped to 101 to 94 in an instant, and in an instant, the Warriors fell behind by as much as 7 points.

The old Nelson's reaction was already very fast, but when he called a timeout, the Warriors were already 7 points behind.

And the game, there are only the last 4 minutes left.

If the timeout is called a little later, I am afraid that the Magic will take away the victory of this game in one wave.

Fortunately, there are still 4 minutes to go, 7 points behind, and there is still room for struggle, so it is not enough to directly declare the end of the game.

Lin Xing walked off the court, wanting to spread his hands:
Is it agreed that the shark-killing tactics will not be used?Still have to use it!

On the sidelines, Old Nelson was holding the tactical board, still having a headache.

The main reason is that the Sharks are too stable. As long as they receive the ball at the basket, either he scores or his teammates score.

At the end of the quarter, aside from that part of the strike, the Warriors' offense was already very efficient.

As a result, the Magic can still bite the Warriors and not relax. This can only be attributed to one point-the shark is too buggy!
In three and a half quarters, the Sharks have scored 34 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 caps.

A 7-point lag doesn't look like much, but the sharks can't be guarded. This 7-point lag is no different from a natural moat.

"Headache..."

At this time, Lin Xing came.

In the high school league and NCAA, Lin Xing has the habit of taking away the tactical board from the head coach.

But after entering the NBA, it is a pity that this good habit was forced to correct.

The main reason is that old Nelson's authority is very heavy, and Lin Xing can't smoke anyone's tactical board.

But this time, Lin Xing decided to smoke once.

Old Nelson was still thinking hard when a big hand suddenly appeared and snatched the tactical board from his hand.

"Fuck!"

Old Nelson was stunned. He looked up to see who it was, so bold.

Seeing that Lin Xing was still a rookie, he frowned immediately: "Sida, what are you going to do?"

That is, Lin Xing. If it were a madman, Old Nelson would probably turn his back on him right away.

Lin Xing saw that old Nelson was going to turn his back on him, so he quickly put his arms around him:

"Don't worry, Don, that's right, I have a way to stop Shaq."

"The way to prevent Shaq... Let me hear it?"

Soon, Lin Xing said a few words, and the frowning old Nelson gradually relaxed his brows, and even smiled.

"Why didn't I think of this tactic! It shouldn't be..."

He patted Lin Xing on the shoulder: "It's still the brains of young people!"

The predecessor of the hacking shark tactic was actually the hacking tactic.

The ancient beast Wilt Chamberlain is also a center who is not very good at free throws. During Chamberlain's rookie season, the Celtics found this problem and developed a slashing tactic.

Because of Zhang Zhang, the game is full of all kinds of off-ball fouls, so the NBA changed the rules.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, fouls on players without the ball will be punished with two free throws and one throw.

This is also the reason why Nelson thinks it should not be. You must know that when the Celtics chopped Zhang Zhang, he was also one of the killers!
"What is Shaq's free throw percentage this season?"

"57.8%."

"It's a bit low, then cut him off!"

The timeout ended, and the Warriors launched a wave of offense.

Lin Xing accelerated and broke through Nick Anderson, and the Magic's flank defense was not in place.

So, Lin Xing directly pulled out one from the middle distance, huh——!
101 to 96, the score is close to 5 points behind.

Then, the Magic's offense.

The madman on the wing specially released a passing line to help Penny easily pass the ball to the Sharks.

Then, Langley, with the shark on his back, pushed the shark directly.

The referee was stunned for a moment, but he blew his whistle in time.

After being pushed, the shark, who was a little staggering, spread his hands, expressing his confusion and dissatisfaction.

Soon, the referee confirmed that the number of fouls was up and the Sharks had to go to the free throw line.

So, at the free throw line, the Shark tremblingly made one of two free throws, ending the Magic's offense this round.

Until now, except for the Warriors, no one has realized that Longley's pushing foul was actually intentional.

Turning around, it was still the Warriors' attack.

Lin Xing accelerated and made another jump, and Nick Anderson followed his footsteps.

There is no help defense in the middle distance, and there is no space on both sides.

Without even thinking about it, he rushed directly to the basket.

Killing a shark is not just fouling a shark.

There is also the continuous breakthrough on the offensive end to find the sharks, and the seemingly suicidal attacks continue to consume the sharks.

If you can get a foul from the Sharks through a frontal confrontation, that would be even better.

This is the case with Lin Xing's ball. He accelerated with the last two steps, and he threw away Nick Anderson.

Rushing to the basket, he leaned directly against the shark and raised his hand.

The shark didn't even think about it, and raised its long arms to interfere.

Lin Xing swayed for a while before making a move, and with a bang, he still missed the basket.

The layup attribute in the early 70s is really not enough...

The goal was missed, but it was also exhausting for the Sharks.

That's not a simple confrontation at the basket, it's Lin Xing's tank attack!

Turning around, the Warriors' defense, point-to-point outside, still missed the shark.

When the Sharks got the ball easily again, Matt Gudica in the commentary still had some doubts:

"Let Shaq get the ball so easily, what kind of defensive arrangement does the Warriors have? Why don't they go around the front, why don't they cut off the Magic's inward pass route?"

In the end, it was Langley who directly slapped the shark's arm hard.

There was a snap, and the crisp loud noise was heard throughout the Oakland Stadium.

The shark almost jumped up in pain, Lin Xing grinned.

Langley's foul was taught by him.

Langley's first offense was just to push the shark, which gave Lin Xing a headache.

In the previous round, the Sharks made one of two free throws, which was Langley's fault.

"You can push him with a hammer, and slap him directly on the arm. When he makes a free throw, even if he feels like making a free throw, it hurts so much that he can't make it."

This time, the Sharks really missed two free throws.

The Warriors took the rebound, turned around, and another wave of offense.

The Magic still didn't let go of the perimeter, Lin Xing rushed to the basket again and made a layup against the sharks.

102 to 98, the Warriors are only 4 points behind.

When Longley pretended to cut the ball for the third time and actually hit the shark's arm hard, he sent another foul.

It was only then that the well-informed Matt Gudica realized: "Cut Zhang... oh no, hack shark tactics?"

On the other side, Brian Hill also realized the Warriors' tactical thinking.

But the shark-slaying tactic, even if it was on the bright side, Brian Hill couldn't think of a way to crack it.

Because the Magic at this time is still a Sharks-only team.

Just look at the performance of the Sharks in the first three and a half quarters. It can be said that the Magic can fight the Warriors to the last moment, relying on the strength and support of the Sharks alone.

Bang, bang!

Another two missed free throws.

Turning his head, Xiao Chong hit one and made a layup under the basket.

102 to 100, only 2 points away.

By the time the Sharks were sent to the free throw line for the fourth time, he was no longer confident of making free throws.

The first free throw came out of the basket with a bang.

For the second free throw, he raised his hand, but he was nervous and didn't throw the ball.

It was as if he was holding the ball and making a shot gesture, shaking the hands of his teammates and opponents on both sides of the free throw line, and even the referee was shaken.

The referee was stunned, and directly gave a free throw violation.

Then, the Warriors got the ball.

Turned around and attacked again, the score was equalized.

At this time, Brian Hill wanted to do something, but found that he couldn't do anything.

Although the game has entered the last 2 minutes, the Warriors can no longer foul people without the ball.

As long as there is a foul, it is two free throws and one throw.

But for the Magic, the Sharks have to catch the ball.

What's the difference between the Sharks and those blue-collar centers who don't catch the ball?
Therefore, the off-the-ball foul rule in the last 2 minutes has no effect on the Warriors at all.

Brian Hill wants the Sharks to get out of the dilemma of being fouled, making free throws, and failing to make free throws. There is only one way to change the Sharks.

But what is the difference between changing the shark and giving up the game?

In the final analysis, Penny is not the Triple Crown Kobe. He cannot stand up and lead the team to victory when the Sharks suffer from a final crisis or a shark-killing crisis.

Just give the Sharks an All-Star guard to win the championship?Not to mention Eddie Jones, not even a blown penny can do this!
Penny didn't think so. On the court, he watched the Sharks keep missing free throws.

The Magic went from leading to being tied to falling behind.

He even sneered: Everyone doesn't want to see me, but in this game, didn't they lose to the Sharks' free throws?

The last 2 minutes of the game ended when the Sharks kept making free throws and missed free throws.

The final score was 103 to 109. In the last 4 minutes, the Sharks only scored 2 free throws.

The Warriors broke through various positions, counterattacked fast and scored as many as 15 points.

In a wave of 15 to 2, the Warriors took away the victory of this game.

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