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Chapter 361 Christmas Battle 4
Just 3 minutes into the game, Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy called a timeout, ready to readjust.

The two teams, the Kings and the Magic, are really similar. They are both a pillar of the inside, with a power forward who has a mid-range shot and can even pull up a 3-pointer from the outside. The tactics are exactly the same.

The core of this tactic is the center, and all the details are deployed around the inside center. Therefore, when the center has no way to play the advantage inside, the Magic's tactics are half useless.

The problem facing the Magic now is not just that Dwight Howard can't play an advantage in the interior. With similar lineups and the same tactics, which team has a stronger tactical core will naturally have a better chance of winning. Bigger, judging from the first few rounds, Yan Hua's offensive threat was obviously stronger than Dwight Howard's, which forced Stan Van Gundy to adjust the team's tactical coordination on the court.

After earnestly persuading Dwight Howard for a while, Stan Van Gundy held Turkoglu to give him an opportunity.

After deciding to return to the previous tactics, the Magic executives gritted their teeth and stomped their feet. Last week, Vince Carter was sent away, and the former outside core Hedo Turkoglu was replaced from the Suns.

As the core of the Magic's perimeter, Turkoglu can be said to be one of the most suitable perimeter players for Howard. Like the Kings, the Magic with the center as the absolute core also needs a perimeter with good vision and the ability to attack independently. player.

It is also based on this tactical choice that Stan Van Gundy helped Turkoglu to the core position of the perimeter, and Turkoglu did not live up to Stan Van Gundy's expectations. After taking the position in 06, Turkoglu's The performance is getting better year by year, especially in the 07-08 season, Turkoglu not only got the best player of the month, but also won the most improved player with the data of 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5 assists per game In the 08-09 season, he and Howard brought the Magic to the finals.

Although he lost to the Lakers in the finals, Turkoglu performed quite well in the finals. With nearly 50% shooting percentage and 44% three-point shooting percentage, he averaged 3 points per game. Points, 18 rebounds, 4.6 assists.

It is also based on this premise that Turkoglu jumped out of the contract after the end of the season, directly opened the mouth of the Lions, and asked the Magic management for a big contract close to the maximum salary. Who is the Magic management?That was a group of smart people who didn't even want to give Shaq O'Neal a maximum salary, so the Magic management told Turkoglu bluntly that it was impossible to get a big contract, only 4 million for 3500 years, whether you want it or not.

After all, in the view of the Magic management, it is the Magic system that made Turkoglu, not Turkoglu the Magic system, so even without Xido-Turkoglu, they can still find Dongdu- Turkoglu, or Nandu-Turkoglu, plus the Magic was operating Vince Carter's joining at the time, so Turkoglu and the Magic just broke up.

However, as time passed, everyone saw clearly that Turkoglu's departure was a lose-lose deal for both Turkoglu and the Magic. There was no player who could replace him, and after Turkoglu left the Magic, although he got a big contract as he wished, he could no longer play the highlight performance in the Magic.

Turkoglu, who returned to Orlando, has been holding back his energy to prove his worth. After his reappearance, Turkoglu, who received a pass from Nelson, called Howard's pick-and-roll cooperation according to the coach's deployment. To pull Yan Hua out of the basket.

When playing against other teams, if a center pulls out for a pick-and-roll, Yan Hua will usually switch defenses with Serge Ibaka, stay at the basket and let Serge Ibaka go out to defend the opponent's pick-and-roll , but now playing magic, Yan Hua has to pull it out by himself.

The player configuration of the Magic and the Kings is exactly the same. The former Rashard Lewis and the current Brandon Bass all have the ability to shoot long-range shots. In order to open up space for Dwight Howard on the offensive end, the Magic’s On the offensive end, power forwards are basically floating on the outside. Today's Brandon Bass is also the same. Since the beginning of the game, he has always been hovering near the two bottom corners, waiting for his teammates to feed him.

Therefore, when Dwight Howard stood near the free throw line and prepared to pick and roll for his teammates, Yan Hua quickly followed up. Fortunately, the Magic is now holding the ball. Turkoglu, for such a tall player, Yan Hua He didn't worry about him being able to misplace himself in singles at all. On the contrary, Dwight Howard might go down after the pick-and-roll, which made Yan Hua feel even more difficult.

A player like Dwight Howard, as long as he can't move, then he is not threatening, and once Howard is allowed to run, then you will know what cruelty is.

As Yan Hua expected, through the pick-and-roll cooperation with Howard, after getting rid of the dog-skin plaster Danny Green, Turkoglu did not choose to displace Yan Hua in singles, but continued to move the ball laterally.

As for Howard, who stood in front of Danny Green, he turned around and rushed to the basket in a tacit understanding almost at the moment the pick-and-roll was completed. Howard's air cut after the pick-and-roll is very threatening.

It is obviously impossible for Danny Green to prevent Howard, so at the moment Howard turned around, Danny Green, who was blocked by Howard just now, rushed towards Turkoglu, ready to flank Turk with Yan Hua Grew.

Dwight Howard's mid-range shooting ability is basically zero, so when arranging defensive tactics before the game, the head coach Reggie Hawes' arrangement is that once Howard encounters a pick-and-roll, he will ignore Howard and let Danny Green Or Zhu Holiday cooperates with Yan Hua to pinch the ball holder and force him to make a mistake. If Howard cuts to the basket, then let Serge Ibaka go to make up the defense, delay Howard's cut, and wait for Yan Hua to return to the basket After that, switch defenses.

In this defense, the Kings players on the field firmly implemented the head coach's pre-match arrangement. As for Turkoglu after the pick-and-roll, not only could he not displace Yan Hua in singles, but he also had no vision and route to pass the basketball. Howard, who cut in, saw that Danny Green's pincer was about to be in place, Turkoglu could only pass the basketball in his hand to Jason Richardson, who had moved to the strong side corner.

(End of this chapter)