I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 151 Maddie at Full Firepower

The game continued, and the Mavericks sent the baseline ball.

Li Xuan quickly sent the ball to Nash who came forward to meet him, and then ran towards the bottom corner.

After receiving the pass, Nash broke through to the basket, attracted the defense, and distributed the ball.

Jamison, who was near the middle distance on the right, received the pass and immediately took off to shoot.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The opportunity has come out, but Jamison failed to grasp it, probably because the game has not felt hot at the beginning of the game.

At the basket, Nesterovic relied on his height and wingspan to dial the ball out, and the Mavericks got the ball again.

Li Xuan, who rushed into the penalty area to grab a rebound, received the basketball, immediately pulled it up, and shot a mid-range jumper.

Uncle Huo, who was chasing after him, rushed over from the side and stretched his arms to interfere.

The basketball knocked out of the frame and missed.

After landing, Li Xuan quickly rushed into the penalty area, jumped hard to grab the offensive rebound, then jumped again and made a throw.

0: 4!

McGrady, who originally wanted to play a fast break, frowned when he saw that his teammates failed to protect the rebound.

How many offensive rebounds has the Mavericks grabbed by this Nima, and the disadvantage of the inside line is too great!

"If I want to win this game, I can only rely on my full firepower."

On the sidelines, Magic coach Doug Rivers shook his head helplessly. There was really no one available inside, so De Klerk, who was only 208 centimeters tall, was allowed to play the role of center.

There is also a second-round pick in the 03 class, Zaza Pachulia, on the bench.

But that's just a second-round pick, and it can't help the team at all. Even if he knows that De Klerk is not good, he won't use a rookie in a daze.

"It seems that this game can only rely on McGrady. His offensive ability has never let me down."

Rivers is not nervous at all, he has already seen this kind of scene, and he can only trust McGrady to come back.

The game continues, the Magic have the ball.

McGrady, who was standing outside the three-point line on the right, received the pass and faced Finley's one-on-one defense. This time, he still didn't need to use a cover. He directly made a large crossover to pass Finley and broke through to three. Two or three steps inside the point line, he pulled up and shot.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

2: 4!

In the auditorium, after seeing McGrady's goal, Magic fans applauded wildly and cheered McGrady's name.

Looking back, Nash used the screen to get rid of the defense guided by Lu, and made a mid-range jumper to shoot.

For some unknown reason, the basket is like a cover, just not letting the ball go in.

Li Xuan quickly rushed inside to grab an offensive rebound. Seeing the Magic players surrounding him, he immediately passed the ball out.

Finley, who was outside the three-point line on the right, received the basketball, jumped up immediately, and shot a three-pointer.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The basket was in chaos, and everyone tried their best to compete for rebounds.

In order to protect the backcourt rebound, McGrady also returned to the penalty area and joined the scramble.

De Klerk was stuck in position, and it took a lot of effort to grab the rebound, but before he could protect it, Li Xuan stretched out his hand and pressed it on the basketball, trying to forcibly snatch the basketball from him.

"Beep-"

The referee blows his whistle and makes gestures to signal for the ball.

"The Magic team is too weak inside, allowing the Mavericks players to come and go freely. If there are players like me guarding them, they will definitely not lose any backcourt rebounds." Barkley boasted.

In the scrimmage, Li Xuan took off quickly, touched the basketball first, and passed it to Jamison. After receiving the ball, the latter took advantage of the chaos and broke through to the basket, pushing away the chasing Gambles and scoring a layup.

2: 6!

In the next round, McGrady ran to the high position on the right and leaned against Finley to ask for the ball.

Director Lu, the dribbling tool man, immediately passed the ball over after seeing it.

After McGrady received the ball, he made a gesture of holding the ball with one hand. Seeing that Finley did not step forward to press down, he felt a little regretful. He was very happy for the defensive players to step forward to press down.

Because he is extremely confident in his breakthrough ability.

McGrady played handsome for a while, didn't wait any longer, quickly released the ball, used a beautiful retreat to quickly connect with a back turn, directly left Finley behind, and broke into the three-point line.

Seeing this, Li Xuan near the penalty area immediately ran forward to assist in the defense. McGrady couldn't be allowed to continue fighting like this.
After passing Finley, McGrady didn't take it seriously when faced with Li Xuan who jumped out to help defend and Finley who was chasing back from behind.

His shots are rarely blocked, and he can still pull up gracefully no matter how many defenders he faces.

Under the attack of two people, McGrady directly pulled up high and threw the basketball in his hand.

But this time, McGrady obviously underestimated Li Xuan's height and wingspan, and suffered a big loss.

Li Xuan, who was struggling to pounce, stretched his arms and patted the basketball. His fingertips touched the basketball and changed the trajectory.

McGrady was a little surprised. He didn't expect his shot to be blocked. If he hadn't been too careless, this situation would not have happened if he added a little back.

The interfered basketball failed to touch the basket, was grabbed by Nesterovic, and immediately passed to Nash to advance.

After Nash received the ball, he quickly advanced and launched a defensive counterattack, and other Mavericks players quickly followed up.

The players of the Magic team also retreated very quickly. They retreated after McGrady made a shot, not because they believed that McGrady could make a shot, but because they gave up fighting for offensive rebounds to prevent the Mavericks from playing a defensive counterattack.

In the transition stage, Finley misplaced the singles to guide Lu, and after changing direction in front of his body, he stopped and took off suddenly, and shot.

The basketball knocked out of the frame and missed.

McGrady rushed into the penalty area ahead of time to get a good position and grabbed the defensive rebound with difficulty.

If he was a little later, the ball would be snatched by the Mavericks, but he saw Li Xuan and Jamison rushing towards the basket.

After protecting the rebound, McGrady didn't pass the ball to Director Lu, and pushed forward with the ball. When he reached the top of the arc, he pulled it up without warning and shot a three-pointer.

Swipe!Hollow into the net!

5: 6!

"The Magic still can only rely on McGrady to score. His scoring ability is one of the best in the league today. They can't prevent him at all, so they can only limit it a little." Kenny Smith analyzed pertinently.

In the next few rounds, the game was extremely intense and anxious.

The Mavericks may have had a sharp drop in shooting percentage due to back-to-back reasons, and they can only rely on their inside advantage to maintain a weak lead in the score.

Most of the Magic's scoring was concentrated on McGrady alone. After being double-teamed by the Mavericks, he chose to pass the ball, assist his teammates to score, and clung to the point difference, making the game full of suspense.

After about 8 minutes in the first quarter, the head coaches of both sides replaced the main players and replaced them with substitute players.

The Mavericks replaced Nash and Li Xuan, replaced Lagabel and Najera, and strengthened the defense.

The Magic have limited adjustments, but it is impossible for McGrady to rest. He will play the first quarter of the game.

In this way, at the end of the first quarter, the Magic relied on McGrady to score 5 points in a row in the final stage to overtake the score.

The score displayed on the big screen at the scene was 26:24, and the Magic entered the second quarter with a 2-point lead.

(End of this chapter)