field coach

Chapter 216 Three-Point Team

However, it is clear that O'Neill had the last laugh in this game.

Mourning's state is not very good today, he took 25 shots before scoring 11 goals.

O'Neal scored 32 goals in 20 shots.

莫宁砍下了26分9篮板4盖帽，奥尼尔则是拿下了恐怖的46分20篮板3盖帽的统治级数据。

And Mason's performance surprised Davis very much.

He scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and together with Davis revitalized the offense of the Magic team.

Although Larry Johnson scored 25 points, DeWeese, who beat Boggs violently, became the last straw that broke the camel's camel.

He scored 28 points and 11 assists, and he got what he wanted from Boggs, and he didn't have any temper at all.

There is nothing to do, Boggs is 1.6 meters tall, and Davis' height is now basically fixed, with a height of 1.9 meters. . .

Coupled with Davis' excellent shooting ability, his dry pull is basically equal to no defense in front of Boggs. . .

Speaking of shooting ability, we have to say that because of the change of the three-point line this season, each team has greatly improved their team's three-point shots.

Therefore, the three-pointer does not mean that the defensive rules of the year were so bad, but that the team did not regard it as a conventional tactic.

And this season, the shortened three-point line gave each team a reason to improve the tactical status of three-pointers in the team.

In this regard, the Magic are at least two years ahead of any team in the league.

In the first year when Davis traveled across the country, he began to consciously improve his three-point shooting ability and regarded it as a very important skill to train.

This year, DeWeese's efforts finally came to fruition.

In the first three games, the Magic took an average of 24 three-pointers per game, and they were able to make 10 of them, with a hit rate of more than 40%. Davis's personal three-pointer rate was as high as 48% because of the bonus against Boggs in this game.

Um. . .In this game, Davis took 10 three-pointers and made 7 of them.

However, he rarely missed a free throw, allowing his free throw streak to stay at 76 times.

After winning the game against the Hornets, the Magic returned to Orlando non-stop for their second back-to-back game of the season.

The opponent is the New York Knicks, one of this year's super teams.

But Davis is not panic at all. In his heart, there is only one opponent for the Magic this year, and that is the Super Bulls that have never appeared in history.

The next night, the Magic were at their home court preparing to take on the Knicks.

Ewing has never been so happy. He feels that he has the qualifications to play against Jordan for the first time. In his heart, the Knicks have only one opponent this year, and that is the Bulls led by Jordan.

The Magic started the game today without reservation. Rodman has not yet returned to the team. Facing Oakley, D'Antoni still chose Mason, who performed well in the previous game, to start. Horry continued to be the team's sixth man.

Magic starting lineup: O'Neal, Mason, Sprewell, Anderson, Davis.

Knicks starting lineup: Ewing, Oakley, Wilkins, Starks, Skiles.

The Knicks were eliminated by the Magic in the playoffs last season. After reinforcing Wilkins, the Knicks are very eager to win this game.

Even Ewing beat O'Neal for the first time when jumping the ball.

Skiles took control of the ball and passed it directly to Wilkins in the frontcourt.

Wilkins has become the first scoring point of the Knicks this season. Wilkins, who has a tacit understanding at the peak, has rejuvenated his second spring. In the first three games, he seems to have the demeanor of competing with Jordan for the scoring title, averaging 29.6 points per game.

Wilkins performed the trick of his fame on the first possession when he pushed past Sprewell, who was defending him, to the paint for a dunk.

Davis faced Starks' defense in this game, but Davis said that the pressure was not great.

Starks has been unable to pose any threat to Davis in the latter part of last season, and there is nothing he can do about Davis this season.

DeWeese pushed through Starks' defense almost exactly like Wilkins and rushed into the interior.

But Ewing, who put more energy on the inside frame this season, gave Dewes a surprise.

He squeezed O'Neal away and directly gave Davis a volleyball cap.

While DeWeese was in the air, he heard the system prompt.

"Ewing activated the talent skill."

DeWeese groaned inwardly, but it was too late. . .

Ewing blasted out from the side of DeWeese, and slammed his dunk directly to the sidelines.

Touching his nose in embarrassment, Davis ran to the sidelines to catch the ball.

This time he didn't mess around anymore, and honestly called Mason's pick-and-roll,

After Mason pulled it out, he also attracted Oakley. Davis took advantage of the situation and walked to the basket, and then handed the ball to O'Neal in the three-second zone.

"Professional things should be left to professional people..." Davis stood still and watched O'Neill's performance.

O'Neal caught the ball with both hands and dunked the ball into the basket.

For the rest of the first quarter, the two teams played back and forth.

The Magic still play INSIDE-OUT with Davis and O'Neal as the core, while the Knicks are the performance of Ewing and Wilkins.

At the end of the first quarter, the Magic led the Knicks by one point 24-25.

In the second quarter, the Magic's strong bench lineup demonstrated its power.

Van Exel went crazy on the court again. He made two consecutive ultra-long-range three-pointers, coupled with a mid-range shot by Horry, the Magic beat the Knicks in an 8-0 spurt at the beginning of the second quarter, and the point difference instantly came to 9 points.

Pat Riley couldn't sit still anymore, he replaced Ewing and Wilkins in advance, trying to bring the point difference back.

D'Antoni changed back to O'Neal, and was not in a hurry to replace Davis, because Van Exel's condition was just right, and he wanted Davis to rest for a while.

But he replaced Kerr and formed a double point guard with Van Exel.

This substitution worked wonders.

Van Exel's shooting range was too far, and Cole's three-pointer was too accurate. The Knicks had to assign special personnel to defend these two cold-blooded shooters.

But since then, something has happened inside.

O'Neal, who has basically matured, still has an advantage against Ewing. Ewing's current strength is only about 8% of his peak period, and he may not even be as good as Mourning.

In the second quarter, O'Neal played one-on-one with Ewing in the interior and maintained the form on the court very easily.

The two teams entered the halftime break with an 8-point difference.

(End of this chapter)