NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 220
Li Zhi got the ball, Milicic pulled to the outside to cover, Li Zhi took the opportunity to throw off Turkoglu, broke through to the right, Jackson made a second screen, and blocked Courtney Lee.

The double pick-and-roll tactic was very successful. Li Zhi accelerated to break through to the bottom line, took the ball and made an emergency stop, and Howard jumped out to block the shot.

But as soon as Howard jumped up, he felt something was wrong. The basketball never left Li Zhi's hands.This was a fake move. When Li Zhi took the ball, he kept paying attention to Jordan's position, shook Howard, and then passed the ball to Jordan in the air. The latter caught the ball and dunked with both hands.

The beginning is the combination of inside and outside.

Barkley said: "The Warriors contributed a five-best goal at the beginning!"

The Magic attacked, and the Warriors took a zone defense.Li Zhi is on the left, Milicic is on the right, and Jackson is in the center.The Magic like high pick-and-rolls, so it doesn't hurt to misplace Jackson.

Alston took the ball to the front court and passed it to Lewis. The latter met Li Zhi, missed the shot, and passed the ball to Howard.

Howard dribbled the ball and leaned on Jordan to hit the inside, turned around halfway and hit a jumper. 2:2
The Warriors adopt a zone defense to target the outside line, and do not plan to double-team Howard for the time being, so as not to let the outside shooter find the touch, and it doesn't matter if Howard is arrogant for a while, after all, there is still a "cutting Huo tactic".At the beginning of the game, Jordan couldn't even think about fouling.

The Warriors attack, and the Magic also adopt zone defense.

Li Zhi didn't want to pick and roll, and directly faced Lewis, and the butterfly dribbled the ball in the middle distance.

An ESPN report once commented on the All-Star power forward with the words "I can't even defend a chair from the outside", which shows how poor his outside defense is.He's a liability on defense because of knee issues and can't keep up with quick players.

Li Zhi changed his rhythm and walked left to get rid of Lewis.Howard quickly stepped up to defend, but Li Zhi missed a layup, and with a flick of his left hand, the basketball passed through Lewis' crotch and reached the hands of Milicic who had just run to the bottom corner.

The 23 zone defense has a weakness, the two bottom corners often miss people.Howard had no choice but to defend Li Zhi when he broke through the frame, otherwise Howard would not be able to defend if Li Zhi increased his speed and his sharp change of direction.

As soon as Howard came out, Milicic, who was ambushing in the bottom corner, had a chance. 5:2.
The Magic attacked, and Alston passed the ball to Turkoglu. He was still the person in charge of the Magic's offense with the ball. He met Li Zhi at the top of the outside arc.

In the Magic's starting lineup, there really isn't anyone with better ball-holding offensive ability. The only player with strong ball-holding offensive ability is Alstom, who has a problem with his offensive selection. Unlike the Warriors, all three players in the starting lineup can attack with the ball.

Howard pulled a high screen with a knife, Turkoglu dribbled the ball and broke through on the left, and Jordan quickly circled and switched defenses.This is Jordan's ability. He is fast and is not afraid of the Magic's pick-and-roll tactics. It is a miscalculation for the Magic to rely on Turkoglu to displace the ball.

Turkoglu was followed by Jordan Jr. and kept protecting the ball to the low post. He paused and looked at his teammates. The others did not run out of opportunities.If you are facing an ordinary rookie, Turkoglu is likely to change direction and sway away, but Jordan was told by O'Neal before the game, no matter what he does against Turkoglu, don't stick too tightly.

Jordan gave Turkoglu a step, but Turkoglu still didn't dare to shoot. Jordan is tall and has long arms, and he can cover him with a step away.Not to mention that the Magic's player profile states that Jordan averaged a terrifying 2.3 blocks per game in the playoffs.

In the end, Turkoglu didn't make a strong play, but passed the ball to Lewis. Milicic followed, and Lewis couldn't find a good shot.Pass the ball again, and when the ball finally reached Courtney Lee, there were only 2 seconds left. He missed a hasty shot and the rebound was taken by Jordan.

Nelson's plan is to defend Howard alone and guard against the perimeter.If the Magic can't open to Howard from the outside, the Warriors will foul.The disadvantage of this defensive tactic is that if Jordan fouls too much, he will be sent off, so the Warriors will be delayed in defending the pick-and-roll, and the Magic will take the opportunity to open up space for the outside.

The Warriors attacked, Milicic covered, and Lewis immediately followed.Nick Young blocked Lewis with a second screen on the perimeter, while Milicic cut to the basket.

Milicic's cutting speed was very fast. In order to avoid Li Zhi and Jordan's internal and external cooperation, Howard had to hide under the basket.

Li Zhi got a chance, and Howard didn't come out after the second screen. He stopped in his tracks. At this moment, the magic team didn't think about supplementing the defense at all.

Li Zhi easily hit an open two-pointer, 7:2
The Magic attack, Howard first picks and rolls, and then cuts to the inside. Nick Young defends Alston from the outside. Alston passes the ball to Turkoglu, who then passes to Lewis. There is always a defender in front of him.

The five Warriors' footsteps are fast, and the formation is very wide. Unless they are misplaced in front of Nick Young, there is no chance for the outside line.And Nick Young can't be a defensive loophole. If Alston eats Nick Young alone, the Warriors will have someone to help defend.

Lewis made a hasty shot and missed the shot under the interference of Milicic, and the rebound was grabbed by Jordan.

Howard didn't grab the offensive rebound again this time, and he was furious.The Warriors left a rookie inside, but this rookie's rebounding ability is not far behind him. Compared with defense, rebounding is Jordan's housekeeping skill.

Barkley saw this scene and said: "Before this season, the Warriors were at the bottom of the league in rebounding. With Jordan coming this season, the Warriors' rebound protection has improved significantly. In the playoffs, Jordan averaged 9.4 rebounds per game. You know, he only played 28 minutes. Jordan may lack experience in other aspects, but his sense of rebounding and persistence are at a historical level. He has made great contributions to the Warriors' rebounding."

Kenny Smith asked, "How does that compare to you?"

Barkley curled his lips and said, "Do you still have to ask? Of course I am good. Although Jordan has talent, he still lacks experience, but I am optimistic about him."

In addition to Charles Barkley averaging 8.5 rebounds per game in the first season of his career, he averaged more than 10 rebounds per game in the following seasons, and his average rebounds per game in his career was as high as 11.7. In the playoffs, he often had 15 or 16 rebounds per game. To be favored by such a famous rebounder, Jordan's future is limitless.

The Warriors' offense is still a combination of inside and outside. They are not like the Magic, and no one puts on star airs.The Magic have Howard as a big center, but they rarely use Howard's athletic ability to play off the ball.

Howard is a superstar who can replace James alone. If Stan Van Gundy uses Howard as Jordan, it is estimated that fans will kill Van Gundy.

After Li Zhi shook off Turkoglu, he dribbled the ball to the left, and Milicic waited premeditatedly inside.This time Lewis took another look at Milicic, paying attention to Milicic's running position. The Warriors' first combination of inside and outside failed.

Li Zhi continued to take the ball away, and Turkoglu chased Li Zhi from behind.Li Zhi seemed to have premeditated it. At the moment Turkoglu caught up with him, he accelerated and rushed to the inside. Howard reflexively came over and jumped, and Li Zhi passed the ball through the gap in an instant.

Jordan caught the ball and dunked with one hand, clenched his fists to demonstrate at Howard, Howard's face turned black.Playing with the Warriors not only has to be suppressed in terms of score, but the Magic are also in a bad mood.

Everyone in the Warriors is a pretender, and Li Zhi is a cross-century pretender, and fans of all kinds of actions have never seen it.Milicic and Nick Young are born with pretentious genes, self-taught.The mouth of the old fox Jackson is changing ways to hurt people.

Relatively speaking, Jordan is still an honest person, but it is often this kind of pretending that makes people feel more uncomfortable.He wanted to imitate again, but he still imitated it.

Looking at the score, it's 9:2, and all members of the Magic team held their breath in their hearts, why are they falling behind again?The start of the game is behind!

(End of this chapter)