The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 309 Shock Streak?Attacking monsters!

On December 12, Oracle Stadium was packed.

Countless fans in orange and yellow jerseys held up signs such as "Continue Winning Streak" and "Ninth Game", hoping that the Warriors can beat the Magic at home and win nine consecutive victories.

After the warm-up, the referee took the basketball to the center of the field.

The two sides perform a jump ball.

While stretching his knees, Zhang Bolong looked at the opposing Magic players:

Center Dwight Howard, power forward Rashard Lewis, small forward Hedo Turkoglu, shooting guard Keith Bogans, point guard Jameer Nelson.

It can be said that this lineup is already the core framework for them to reach the finals in the future.

The "Warcraft" on the inside is becoming more and more powerful, and there are four turrets with excellent shooting ability on the outside.

Especially the command and dispatch of the organizational forward and "Turkish magician" Turkoglu made the team's offensive and defensive operations seamless, and the tacit understanding doubled.

Zhang Bolong didn't dare to underestimate him.

Although the Warriors have fought back to back, the Magic have also just experienced a big battle.

They battled the Lakers for four quarters at the Staples Center, winning by just five points.

The Warriors who beat the supersonic early, on the contrary, have a little more advantage in physical strength.

"Try to play fast, don't fall behind that guy."

In this way, the referee threw the ball high.

Xiaojia's legs suddenly exerted strength, ready to jump and fight for the ball.

But this foot had just left the ground, only to find that the basketball above his head had disappeared.

Howard has successfully jumped to basketball!

"So fast!"

This is Gasol's intuitive feeling.

In the backcourt, Zhang Bolong also narrowed his eyes.

Under such a body size, there can still be such an abnormal bullet speed. Even Rodman back then could not bring a comparable visual impact.

Howard's progress this year is too fast.

From being overwhelmed by Okafor in his rookie season and missing the Rookie of the Year award, to this season he has been in the limelight and played the first center performance.

It only took him three years.

Every year, the young "Warcraft" will cross a huge step, making everyone look up.

In the last game, the Magic relied on his tip-up on the top of Bynum, Gasol and Odom at the last moment, which completely established the victory.

And for the first goal of the game, he couldn't see the slightest fatigue from him.

The basketball came to Nelson, who quickly dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Turkoglu.

Although Nelson is the team's point guard, Turkoglu, with his basketball IQ, is the real brain of the Magic.

Many of the tactics developed by Stan Van Gundy started from him.

As soon as Turkoglu got the ball, Jackson quickly went up to him, with his arms outstretched for interference and defense.

Turkoglu took no surprise, turned sideways to protect the basketball in his hand, and observed the situation on the field.

As a rare point forward in the league, his dribbling level is not low and he rarely makes mistakes.

However, his pace and speed, which are slower than Zhang Bolong's, are also the biggest factors restricting his performance.

Faced with Jackson's aggressive defense, Turkoglu had no good way to get rid of it. He could only signal Lewis to pull him out for a pick-and-roll.

At the same time, Howard and Nelson also cleverly came up with a small cooperation without the ball in the pick-and-roll.

Turkoglu used the pick-and-roll to pull to the bottom corner, and Zhang Bolong, who was defending the inside line, directly bumped into Howard.

Such a great time machine, of course Warcraft will not miss it.

"Oh!"

Muscles collided, and Zhang Bolong rarely retreated too much.

But this does not prevent Howard from leaping high and using a non-standard hook to put the ball into the basket that is close at hand.

The Magic scored two points first.

Zhang Bolong dribbled the ball across the half court, handed the ball to Dior to organize on the outside, and he pulled the ball to a 45° angle to find space and opportunities for running.

But before he could take any further action, the referee blew the Warriors a mobile pick-and-roll.

Jackson's turnover was +1, and the Magic continued to attack.

This time, Nelson received a pass from Turkoglu on the outside and used his speed to get rid of Zhang Bolong's defense.

After breaking into the inside line, Gasol was afraid of Howard behind him, so he didn't dare to go forward to block the shot.

It also gave Nelson a chance.

He made a fake fax shot, which completely made the defensive player lose the best time to block the shot and made an easy layup.

In the next round, Zhang Bolong made a three-pointer after circling the baseline. The basketball hit the front of the basket and missed.

The Magic quickly pushed back.

Lewis made an emergency stop near the free throw line and scored again!

A wave of 6:0, Orlando took the lead in the away game!

Old Nelson had a calm expression on the sidelines and had no intention of suspending adjustments.

Just two or three goals, this small scene is nothing, the players on the field are enough to deal with it.

The fact did not disappoint the old man.

Looking back, Zhang Bolong assisted Xiaojia to score a slam dunk inside.

A big center with a strong lower limbs and a solid weight like Xiaojia is not very disadvantaged against Howard.

It's a bit like Dayao restraining Howard.

Zhang Bolong still remembers his previous life in 2019, when the Raptors finally won the Eastern Conference semifinals.

"The Great" Embiid, one of the best centers in the league at the time, had no good way to face Xiaojia, who was already in the twilight of his career, and even contributed to the famous scene of being "kneeled".

The poor performance of the top star is also one of the reasons why the 76ers' "five-star lineup" was sent home by Leonard at the buzzer.

Although Xiaojia is still far from his peak, this body is not bad.

In addition to finding a good opportunity for Howard to rely on bounce and mobility to suppress, it will not be easy to go head-to-head.

In that shot just now, it was Xiao Jia who used his buttocks to drive away the defense of Warcraft, and only then found the opportunity to dunk under the basket.

Then, the Magic attacked and Lewis made a breakthrough and missed a strong shot.

Dior protected the rebound, rushed all the way to the top of the arc, and handed the ball to Zhang Bolong.

Facing Nelson's defense, Zhang Bolong simply shuffled and dodged, went around the inside line and scored the ball with a reverse basket.

Howard, who wanted to block, was blocked because of Nelson's pursuit.

Since then, Bogans, Bell and Nelson have shot hard.

It's just that in this round of steel torrent, Howard still grabbed two offensive rebounds from the head of Gasol Jr. and assisted Lewis to hit a three-pointer.

After yesterday's game, today's feeling of both sides is not good.

But compared to the Warriors, the Magic relied on Howard's advantage in the interior and played well at the end of the quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, they led the Warriors by 30 points with 21:9.

In addition to Lewis in the team, Bogans and Nelson also scored three points.

In contrast to the Warriors, the team made a total of 11 three-pointers in the first quarter, and only Zhang Bolong made 5 of 2 shots and did not score zero.

(End of this chapter)