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Chapter 363 Christmas War 6
"Kevin, how is your physical strength? Can you still hold on?" At the end of the third quarter, looking at Kevin Martin who had just sat on the bench, coach Reggie Toyce asked with concern.

The King's main lineup has always been playing against the Magic's main lineup, but the bench lineup was once again overwhelmed by the Magic's bench gangsters. Gilbert Arenas in the second quarter and Ryan Anderson in the third quarter. All of them killed the entire Magic's bench by one person, causing the leading lineup that the main lineup had worked so hard to gain, to be wasted repeatedly.

Faced with this embarrassing situation, Thunderbolt-Toyes had to consider how to deal with it. After thinking about it, Thunderbolt-Toyce finally decided to let Kevin Martin lead the bench to fight with the Magic's bench gangsters.

"I'm fine, Coach." Kevin Martin nodded towards Thunderbolt Troyce while wiping the sweat from his neck with a towel.

"That's good, Kevin, after the timeout is over, you will bring Sergio, Marcus, Dante and Spencer to play. I have no other requirements for you, just a little bit, increase your number of shots. "After receiving Kevin Martin's reply, Thunderbolt-Toyes directly stated his request.

At the end of the three quarters, the point difference between the two sides is still only 1 point. In the direct battle with the main force, it is better to let the substitute fight for a while, and then replace the main force to harvest the game. Lei Zhen-Toyes chose the latter, But I was afraid that the substitute lineup would not be able to handle it, so I had to let Kevin Martin, who was second only to Yan Hua in scoring ability in the main lineup, play with the substitute lineup.

"Don't worry, coach." For the head coach's arrangement, Kevin Martin basically implemented it without any discount.

After nodding in satisfaction, Lei Jian-Toyes looked aside, Yan Hua, who had already put on his coat and closed his eyes, was resting, and Hassan Whiteside, who was behind Yan Hua, was pressing Yan Hua's shoulders and back .

"The young man!"

Hassan Whiteside is the second-round pick selected by the Kings this season. Hassan Whiteside, who was originally top-notch in physical fitness, was predicted to be a lottery pick, but this guy was revealed to have ADHD in the training camp , his head is not very sharp, his skills are rough but he doesn't know it, and he is better than Hakeem Olajuwon everywhere. What's more, he wears slippers to participate in the physical test. Various anecdotes about him are passed down from the training camp. After coming out, Hassan Whiteside was directly ignored by no one, and was finally reduced to the second round and was signed by the king.

And Hassan Whiteside, who was signed by the king at the beginning, was also extremely arrogant. He refused to accept anyone in the king's early training camp, and believed that the king's management did not value him, and repeatedly complained that he should not be dropped. In the second round, it wasn't until Yan Hua returned and beat him up time and time again that this guy learned to keep his head between his legs.

But even so, in the Kings, Hassan Whiteside is not convinced by anyone except Yan Hua, and the second-in-command Kevin Martin is also on the list. In his own words, he just wants to convince me. You, you need to beat me first.

The mind is extremely immature, the technique is slightly rough, the ability to handle the ball is low, and he short-circuits his head from time to time. He thinks about life on the court like Odom. In addition, the king is at the center position. Yan Hua is the starter, and there are substitutes. Spencer Hawes, so Hassan Whiteside's playing time is very limited, and he only made an appearance in garbage time. The biggest role now is to imitate Dwight Howard off the court and serve as a sparring partner for Yan Hua .

However, this guy is very talented. After half a season of confrontation with Yan Hua, he has made great progress on both offensive and defensive ends, especially the defensive end. Thunderbolt-Toyes has been thinking about whether to give him some more playing time recently.

The two sides scored 71 to 70 in the first three quarters, and the Kings entered the final quarter with a 1-point lead.

After the game restarted, Stan Van Gundy, just like the Kings, had a tacit understanding and sent a substitute lineup led by Jason Richardson and Jameer Nelson. Let the main force rest for a few more minutes, and at the final decisive moment, it will last longer.

After the game restarted, the substitutes on both sides, who basically had no defensive system, quickly entered a confrontational state. Before Jason Richardson was traded to the Magic, he was also a fierce man who averaged nearly 20 points per game. With the substitute lineup X**D, that is not easy to catch, and Kevin Martin averaged 25 points per game in his peak season, and he is still averaging 20+ points per game. break out.

There is no defense on both sides, and the offense is full of joy. Although it is a substitute lineup led by one or two main players, compared to the main lineup with a strict eye and a defensive lineup, this kind of mutual scoring and offensive competition The scene is undoubtedly more appetizing to the audience.

Amidst waves of cheers from the audience, nearly half of the fourth quarter passed quickly. The substitute lineups of the two teams faced each other for more than 4 minutes, and finally tied at 83. It felt like the time was almost up. Thunderbolt-Toyes, called a short timeout, ready to replace all the main players, and the decisive battle with the Magic.

Maybe it was a premonition that Stan Van Gundy was going to use Arenas as a surprise soldier at the last moment, maybe he wanted Kevin Martin to rest for a while and recover his strength. Iss called Tony Allen over and asked him to replace Kevin Martin and play with the main lineup.

While Thunderbolt Troyce was pulling Tony Allen and Jrue Holiday to teach them face-to-face, on the opposite Magic bench, Stan Van Gundy also called the main players who were about to debut to his side.

"Gilbert, after playing next time, you will still hold the ball and continue to play pick-and-roll tactics, but you need to strengthen the connection with Dwight. Once Dwight runs out of opportunities, don't hesitate to pass the ball to him quickly. .”

For the Magic, Stan Van Gundy is going to put Arenas in the main lineup and replace Jameer Nelson as the team's main guard. Because Arenas has a strong single-handed ability, when Stan Van Gundy is in the third quarter , When trying to make Arenas and Howard pick and roll, they found that the effect is surprisingly easy to use, especially Yan Hua's success in consecutive misplaced singles by Arenas, which greatly improved the morale of the team.

Arenas is in good shape now, there is no reason not to let him continue to play. As for Howard, Stan Van Gundy also hopes from the bottom of his heart that he can make a big splash in the fourth quarter, so that the Magic have a great hope of winning this game The victory, and he himself will not fall behind in the competition for the strongest center.

(End of this chapter)