I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 152

During the intermission, the head coaches of the two teams raced against the clock to arrange offensive and defensive tactics.

On the bench of the Magic, head coach Rivers patted McGrady on the shoulder and said, "McGrady, you played well. Keep going in the next game. If you encounter double-teams, pass the ball out. Believe in your teammates. .”

McGrady didn't answer, but just nodded to express his understanding.

Upon seeing this, Rivers didn't say anything else, gathered the players together, and quickly arranged the next offensive and defensive tactics.

On the other side, the Mavericks bench.

"Although we were temporarily behind, we did a good job in the first quarter. We continued to maintain our advantage in the interior for the next game. At the same time, we resolutely double-teamed McGrady, forcing McGrady to pass the ball, and the others quickly defended teammates. , let go of the player with the weakest shooting ability on the Magic team, I can't have a role player who can shoot us to death."

After the old Nelson arranged the tactics, he asked the players to take the time to rest and prepare for the game.

The intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

The Mavericks players are: Nash, Lagabel, Fortson, Li Xuan, Bradley.

The players for the Magic are: Tyronn Lue, Rod Strickland, Gordon Girisek, Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter.

The Magic had the ball, Lu guided the dribble forward, and came to the outside of the three-point line to organize the offense.

The rotation of the Magic team does not have an offensive core. They can only run according to the tactics arranged by the head coach, and shoot when they have an opportunity.

Girisek cut to the basket with the help of Gooden's screen, but was intercepted by Li Xuan, who switched defenses, and failed.

Director Lu had no choice but to pass the ball to Gooden for misplaced singles.

After Gooden received the ball, he looked at Fortes who was defending him in front of him. Relying on the advantage of his height and wingspan, he directly shot a mid-range jumper.

Fortes immediately rushed to interfere, using the "big blind method".

This trick may not work for some star players. After all, their shooting posture has formed muscle memory, so they don't need to look at the basket, but for role players, the success rate of this trick is very high.

Sure enough, after Gooden was blocked from sight, his shooting rhythm was affected, and his shooting posture was slightly deformed.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Li Xuan, who retreated to the basket, grabbed the rebound, passed it to Nash immediately, and then rushed to the frontcourt.

After Nash received the ball, he quickly dribbled forward and launched a defensive counterattack.

The Magic's retreat was very chaotic. Some players didn't even follow their defenders closely, and only knew to run to the basket.

Nash dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, observed the position of his teammates, and immediately passed the ball.

Li Xuan ran to a 45° angle outside the three-point line on the right, received a precise pass from Nash, immediately pulled up, and shot a three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

26: 27!

The Mavericks once again overtook the score back.

"When the Magic team retreated, there was a huge loophole. Lee, who was outside the three-point line, was unguarded at this time, and he chased and hit a three-pointer!"

In the live commentary booth, Barkley explained loudly and passionately.

At the same time, Magic coach Rivers stood on the sidelines and yelled toward the court: "Speed ​​up the defense, follow your defender closely, and don't give the Mavericks an easy shot."

The players on the field of the Magic heard the head coach's roar and nodded to express their understanding.

The game continues, the Magic have the ball.

Director Lu played a pick-and-roll with Hunter and broke through to the basket.

Nash saw through the Magic's tactics, bypassed the screen in advance, and blocked the breakthrough route guided by Lu.

The tactics failed to succeed, and Director Lu immediately threw the blame out, saying that he did not want to take the blame.

After the fast-running Strickland received the ball, he made an emergency stop and took off to shoot.

Lagabel, who followed closely behind, immediately rushed to block, seriously interfering with the shot.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
"The Magic are playing in a hurry. They should pass the ball patiently and shoot when there is an opportunity." Kenny Smith shook his head, thinking that the Magic's offense was unreasonable.

At the basket, Bradley clicked the ball out, and Li Xuan, who was near the penalty area, jumped up and grabbed the basketball, and immediately passed the ball out.

Jamison, who was rushing to the front court, received the pass, broke through to the basket, leaned against the chasing Magic players forcibly, and scored a layup.

26: 29!

Looking back, the Magic finally scored.

Director Lu used the cover to break through to two or three steps inside the three-point line and hit a long-range jumper.

28: 29!

On the sidelines, the head coach of the Magic, Doc Rivers, saw that he had broken the scoring drought, and he frowned a little, and he didn't need to send McGrady on the field in advance to stabilize the situation.

On the court, when Li Xuan passed by Nash, he whispered a few words.

Nash nodded after hearing this, and said, "Lee, don't worry, I will pass the ball in place."

After receiving Nash's promise, Li Xuan quickly ran to the frontcourt to settle down.

The Mavericks attacked, Nash came to the top of the arc, made a tactical gesture, and called his teammates to come forward and play a pick-and-roll.

Li Xuan quickly stepped forward to make high-quality screens according to the plan.

After the pick-and-roll was ready, Nash used the screen to get rid of Lu's guidance, and broke through to the basket.

Gooden, who switched defenses, had no time to react, and the ball flew over his head, failing to intercept the pass.

After finishing the screen, Li Xuan quickly cut to the basket.

Director Lu, who switched defenses, couldn't stop Li Xuan's progress even by tugging and pulling. He could only watch the Mavericks' No. 10 getting farther and farther away from him.

Li Xuan rushed into the penalty area, jumped with one foot, soared into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

Hunter, who was near the penalty area, wanted to defend, but his movement was too slow. As soon as he ran into the penalty area, Li Xuan was already flying in the air, so he could only watch Li Xuan complete the dunk.

28: 31!

"Beautiful! Very tacit lob cooperation, this is the game that the fans want to see, it is really exciting!" Barkley explained loudly excitedly.

On the sidelines, Magic coach Rivers didn't take the Mavericks' offense seriously, thinking it was just a flash of inspiration, and when the Magic players noticed, they wouldn't make such a mistake again.

But the next game slapped Rivers mercilessly in the face, which made him unexpected.

On the field, the Magic failed to complete the offense. Lu directed a long-range jumper to hit the iron. The Mavericks protected the rebound and launched a defensive counterattack.

Nash and Li Xuan connected in the air again, offering a wonderful alley-oop performance for the fans.

In the next few rounds, Li Xuan cut inside and entered the basket many times, staged an alley-oop dunk.

The Magic's inside movement was too slow, and if the Mavericks were delayed by the inside, it was too late to make up the defense, and the other Magic players didn't have time to rush back to help defend, making Li Xuan overwhelmed in the Magic's inside, unstoppable.

Seeing such a situation, the head coach of the Magic team, Rivers, was extremely anxious, and immediately replaced his Dinghaishenzhen McGrady on the court to stabilize the situation.

(End of this chapter)