From today on is the king

Chapter 1487 1486. ​​South Coast Gunner Brigade

Soon, the Eagles' first preseason game began.

On the Magic side, the starting lineup of Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Raheem, and Howard debuted.

For the Eagles, the starting lineup of Rondo, Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown debuted.

This starting lineup has appeared more since the second half of last season. It is a continuation of the Eagles' play style from last season. The main change is various rotations, and adjustments to the starting lineup will be made in necessary games, but the general starting lineup is like this.

As for Wade, although the new contract has already started to be implemented this season, the Eagles have the third highest salary of $1280 million, but they have already communicated, and when they can come back, they will start to play as a substitute to find the feeling.

With Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady in the starting lineup, and the precedent of Jason Terry taking the initiative to play as a substitute, it is not difficult for Wade to communicate.

When the team traded Wade, Liu Mang didn't reject it, because Liu Mang knew Wade's character.

After the start of the game, the two teams played evenly in the starting stage.

Don't think that Howard's ability evaluation is a level higher than Kwame Brown's, but neither of them can beat the other in the matchup.

Howard is rated higher than Kwame Brown’s ability, mainly because he has the ability to break through some centers and directly dunk and break through the matchup. Kwame Brown does not have this. He can’t catch the ball and can’t complete the same style of play, and his body is not the same, but Kwame Brown is one of the best single defense insiders in the league. Of course, it is easier for Howard to defend against Kwame Brown, and it is not easy for Kwame Brown to eat cakes.

However, Kwame Brown has a certain gap in rebounding compared to Howard, who is one year older. The Magic team born under the sign of Sagittarius can fly outside. The key is to be accurate!

Carter is so accurate!
Raheem's cut, Carter's three-pointer, Turkoglu's goal...

The Magic's offensive strategy is simple and clear, continuing the previous style of play, and it is very easy to play a strong firepower.

However, the Eagles did not fall behind. Although the Magic were very motivated and worked hard, they wanted to make a good start in the first game after forming a new team, even if it was a preseason game, but the Eagles also relied on offensive firepower to compete with the opponent.

The Eagles’ starting lineup defense is actually doing very well. Although the defensive strategy has changed to some extent, the starting lineup has not changed much. The defense prepared by Van Gundy for this lineup and the defense left by Mike Woodson before have not been particularly changed. Of course, good things cannot be changed.

The scene was contested, but the Eagles failed to prevent the Magic's first preseason game of the season from convulsions.

The Knicks can kill the Lakers, Bulls, Spurs, not to mention the Magic.

Coach Kruger saw the situation clearly on the field, and his starting lineup was playing well. Seeing Liu Mang responding with a three-pointer after Carter scored a three-pointer, McGrady also opened his eyes wide and felt like he wanted to follow the wave. Coach Kruger called a timeout in the 6th minute of the first quarter, and replaced Liu Mang, McGrady, and Kwame Brown with a rotation lineup.

It's just the preseason. Coach Kruger doesn't want Liu Mang and McGrady to get high. Once they get high, they can't change, and they have to experiment with various lineups.

There is no activation roster limit in the preseason, and everyone can be replaced, which is why they are so valued by the coaches of the teams.

The Eagles replaced the lineup of Rondo, Finley, Mason, Marion, and Brad Miller, and wanted to try Rondo and Marion's pick-and-roll pass and cut play, similar to the Jazz's tactical play.

The Magic have also started to rotate.

The current score is 18 to 19. The Eagles are one point behind and only played for more than six minutes.

At this time, the Eagles called a timeout, making it clear that they wanted to test the rotation lineup. The head coach of the Magic, Brian Hill, also saw Coach Kruger's idea and also replaced them.

Brian Hill felt the decline of the defensive end of the starting lineup. On the offensive end, Carter is integrated into it naturally, but his defensive ability is not as strong as Ariza's, and his defensive habits are also very different. This is where the Magic need to adjust.

Coach Brian Hill is preparing for this game to try a variety of offensive lineups first, and then make adjustments on the defensive end in the next game.

Liu Mang, Carter, McGrady, Raheem, and Turkoglu played well, and Kwame Brown and Howard also enjoyed the rivalry. When both sides were replaced, it was a pity.

The regret of not being able to play against each other in the playoffs last year has been retained in this season. This season, the Magic also formed the "Big Three".

Liu Mang was also a little surprised by the super offensive firepower of the Magic's starting lineup.

Ariza becomes Carter, shotguns for cannons!

In addition, after Turkoglu won the trust of the coach with his amazing performance in the playoffs last year, the Magic have firmly used him as the core of their tactics this season, and the offense around him has played better.

Moreover, Turkoglu himself is also a three-point expert with a 90 three-point evaluation. In the past four years, he has averaged about 40.00 three-pointers with a three-point shooting rate of about 1.5% as a substitute in the past four years.

After the Magic traded for Carter, they quickly integrated into the offensive end. Liu Wei felt that the Magic did a good deal. The only disadvantage of trading Carter was that Carter’s contract was a 06-year long-term contract that took effect in 6. He was 2012 years old in 35 and received 35 million when he was 2130 years old. Think about it, there are not many opportunities, and you will never come back if you miss it.

After the game entered the rotation stage, the Eagles did not play so well.

This year's team lineup has changed a lot, and the rotation has also changed a lot. Last season basically continued the tactical play of the third championship year, but this season there is no change except for the starting lineup, and the rotation has almost changed.

The primary goal of the Magic this year is to continue the excellent performance in the second half of last season and the playoffs, while strengthening, rather than changing, reinforcement is to supplement players according to the original characteristics.

In contrast, the Eagles, whose players are much more famous, fell behind the bench.

At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles trailed by 26 points 33 to 7.

The first quarter went from anxious to nearly [-] points behind in a single quarter. This was not too unexpected for the Eagles coaching staff. From the beginning of the second quarter, players including Liu Mang, McGrady, and Kwame Brown were replaced or replaced one after another. Liu Mang, McGrady, and Jason Terry, who came off the bench, were not allowed to play casually. Coach Kruger was trying to play with various personnel combinations, recording the problems exposed, and recording successful tactics and unsuccessful tactics.

Of course, it does not mean that those tactics should be discarded if one game is not successful. It is necessary to try a few more games. The failure this time may not be a good strategy, and the success this time may not be a good strategy in the future. These things need to be considered for a long time in the preseason and even the beginning of the regular season.

The NBA season is a long process, and it is also a process of constantly looking for problems and solving problems to adjust to the perfect state before the playoffs.

On the other hand, the Magic are much simpler and rougher. Their system is clear and their offensive cooperation is tacit. Carter, Maurice Evans, Jarvis Hayes and other new aids are all excellent pitchers. After Turkoglu scored 37 points and 19 assists in 11 minutes, the Magic scored 118 points.

In the end, the Magic beat the Eagles 118 to 99 and won their first preseason victory.

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Having lost their first preseason game, Liu Mang and his teammates had nothing to lose, because there was nothing to lose.

Instead, Finley, Mason, O'Neal, and Brad Miller are very excited about the strength of the starting lineup!
Finley feels that the starting lineup of the Hawks alone can be compared with the exaggerated starting lineup of the Spurs last season. This starting lineup is not as strong as the Spurs' starting lineup except for the defense of the inside, but it is stronger for three-pointers and better for breakthroughs.

As long as the rotation can bring out the tacit understanding... Finley is shaking with excitement at the thought of this. This is only a preseason game, and he feels that he is not far from the championship.

Not to mention Jermaine O'Neal, Brad Miller, and Mason. Although Brad Miller didn't take the initiative to hug his thigh, coming here is no different from hugging his thigh. Jr. O'Neal and Mason came here to hug his thigh to win a championship. Among them, O'Neal won the best result, but the Pacers were also a team that was defeated by the Eagles.

But the coaching staff is miserable...

At the beginning of the season, they have too many things to do!
(End of this chapter)