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Chapter 362 Christmas War 5
"If this game continues like this, it will undoubtedly be difficult for the Magic to win."

The first quarter of the game has not yet ended, and the point difference between the two teams is not too big, and it has always been maintained at about 3 points. However, as a professional who has coached the NBA for many years, Jeff Van Gundy can clearly see what the Magic are facing now. If these problems cannot be solved, then the hope of the Magic winning is undoubtedly very slim.

"Not necessarily. At least on the perimeter, the Magic still have a certain advantage. As long as they can continue to implement the current style of play and strategy, the Magic is not without opportunities."

"Perhaps Gilbert should be put into the main lineup and try the pick-and-roll cooperation between Gilbert and Dwight. After all, Gilbert's singles ability with the ball is much better than Hedo."

We are all professionals, and we can see the problems facing the Magic now, but as a commentator, Charles Barkley cannot announce the death penalty for the Magic right now. After all, as long as it is a competitive sports, we must believe that A miracle happened.

Of course, due to the needs of the show, Charles Barkley has to firmly believe that the Magic can have the last laugh. Otherwise, all three commentators are biased towards the king, so what's the matter.

And after two rounds of fighting each other in the opening game, both the Kings and the Magic began to play tactical coordination step by step, and they all revolved around a center and four pitchers. It's just because Yan Hua and Howard are somewhat different. The reason is that the two sides have slightly different tactical changes.

The biggest change in this still comes from Yan Hua and Howard. Yan Hua has the ability to shoot in the middle and long range, so the King's pick-and-roll coordination is undoubtedly more threatening than the Magic's, whether it is after the pick-and-roll. Shooting, or cutting to the basket, are very efficient. If Zhu Holiday, who is in charge of holding the ball, has poor misplaced singles ability, the Magic may have been beaten long ago.

On the Magic side, Howard, who has basically no mid-range shooting ability, only has an option to cut to the basket after the pick-and-roll. As long as they can't hand over the basketball to Howard, the Magic's tactical system will not work.

The current situation on the court is like this. The king's offensive tactics are simple and efficient. Either everyone opens up the space and lets Yan Hua single out Howard in the interior, or they use pick-and-roll cooperation, and then Yan Hua makes the final decision.

As for the Magic, after starting to play pick-and-roll tactics, Howard basically couldn't even touch the ball. In addition, the King's defensive rotation is very good, often requiring many times, or even more than a dozen complex pass coordination. Only then can you find the right opportunity to make a move.

Fortunately, the Magic's outside players are indeed better than the Kings, so that they can barely maintain the situation on the court, so that the Kings will not widen the score gap in the first quarter.

While the commentators on the sidelines were discussing fiercely, Stan Van Gundy, who was sitting on the bench, was also thinking about how to break the game. The problems facing the Magic now, in fact, were already in the finals with the Lakers that year. I have experienced it once, but the root of this problem is Howard, and there is no way to completely eradicate it, unless Howard can be a blue-collar worker with peace of mind, but without Howard's magic, can it still be called magic?
With 2 minutes left before the end of the first quarter, taking advantage of the free throw gap, Stan Van Gundy replaced Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson and several other main players, and replaced them with the player who had just been traded from the Wizards. Gilbert Arenas wants him to chase a wave of points with the bench lineup, and also wants to try the effect of letting Turkoglu or Arenas and Brandon Bass play a pick-and-roll.

From the last moment of the first quarter to the entire second quarter, Stan Van Gundy was constantly adjusting the lineup on the field, trying one combination and one tactics after another, trying to find a way to break the game .

In fact, Vince Carter was traded last season, Carter was sent away in exchange for Turkoglu this season, and Rashad Lewis was exchanged for Arenas. It took a long time to make up for the shortcomings and defects of the Magic, but after a long time, Stan Van Gundy discovered that as long as Dwight Howard remained unchanged and stronger, then these changes were all natural operations.

Although the main lineup has always been suppressed by the Kings, the substitute lineup led by Gilbert Arenas has successfully moved back to the Magic on the court. Although Arenas has been in poor form after experiencing the suspension, But it is relatively easy to play against the king's substitutes. Basically, from the 1st position to the 5th position, Arenas is always misplaced.

The only point of criticism is that Arenas is still the same as he was in the Wizards. He likes to cast wildly. No matter how good the opportunity is or how he feels, he just wants to vote for you.

However, this kind of crazy player naturally has his advantages, that is, as long as he plays smoothly, he can take you away with a wave of wind, and he can fight back directly against the wind.

也正是依靠着阿里纳斯在第2节后半段的9投6中，单节13分的出色表现，魔术才能在上半场结束的时候，以49比48反超国王1分。

Although the Magic are now overtaking the score, the situation on the field makes Stan Van Gundy unable to relax. After all, you can’t always count on the bench to fill in the gaps for the main force, not to mention the fact that the bench cannot always maintain a fiery touch. Allowing the main lineup to play an advantage is the key to winning the game.

Arenas' outstanding performance in the second quarter also gave Stan Van Gundy the idea of ​​placing Arenas in the main lineup, because compared to Nelson and Turkoglu, Arenas has the ability to displace Yan Hua in singles Yes, and the pick-and-roll cooperation between Arenas and Brandon Bass in the second quarter is also very effective.The king's backup center Spencer Hawes in the misplaced singles is one-on-one.

After deliberating for a long time, Stan Van Gundy finally made up his mind and arranged for Arenas to replace Jameer Nelson to play. Misplaced singles to consume Yan Hua, so that he can't take care of both offense and defense. It would be even better if he could make him a few fouls by the way.

(End of this chapter)