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Chapter 102 The Situation After the All-Star Weekend
After Jonny flew back from Cleveland, he and his teammates started the running-in and sprint of the second half of the season. Anfernee Hardaway returned and Dennis Scott returned. The tactics centered on Jonny were formed in January , obviously needs to change, especially after Johnny decided to focus on the hero Spear of Vengeance.

In the second half of the season, the Magic's starting lineup was also determined early. The starting point guard is obviously Anfernee Hardaway. After Penny returns, the Magic's possession of the ball will also be handed over to him. There is no need for Quan. Johnny is more used to off the ball now. After all, the skill of the Spear of Revenge is more inclined to off the ball. If Johnny plays off the ball, it is obviously easier.

The starting shooting guard is naturally Jonny, and now Jonny seems to be dependent on the offensive end of the Magic. Compared with Anfernee Hardaway, the two of them have different roles. It can be explained in one sentence: Anfernee Hardaway Determine the lower limit of magic, and Johnny decides the upper limit of magic.In the role of the team, Anfernee Hardaway is obviously the organizer, and Jonny is the offensive terminator.

The starting small forward is Doug Christie, a swingman who has gradually revealed his single-defense talent. Obviously, he will fill the lack of the Magic's perimeter defense, while the power forward is Ronnie Secali, and his existence is to fill the Magic's interior. Offense, while center Marcus Camby is responsible for protecting the penalty area and assisting defense.Judging from the starting lineup, the current Magic is already a very reasonable lineup, with defense and offense, and there is no overlapping of functions in the Magic starting lineup.

As for the bench, although there are a few good players left, the three outside players, point guard Darryl Armstrong, shooting guard Brian Shaw, and small forward Dennis Scott, still make the Magic's outside bench look like a Very strong, especially Dennis Scott, who was a starter averaging 16 points per game before, but now he is a substitute, and his scoring is destined to decline, but the threat will not be less than that of the starter.

It's just that the Magic's inside line is still as good as before. Sharon White and Derek Strong are the best inside substitutes for the Magic, but this combination is obviously worse than many substitute insiders in the league.But in general, the current Magic is already very strong, and its strength is already catching up with the Magic that broke into the finals two years ago.

And the run-in began after the All-Star Game. The return of Anfernee Hardaway made the Magic's offensive and defensive tactical system need to re-adapt. Rich Adubato saw Jonny in the second quarter of the All-Star Game After his performance, he already had a plan in mind, that is, Anfernee Hardaway's organization, Jonny without the ball. The ball, singles, and catch-and-shoot three-point shooters from the perimeter.The tactics were designed very quickly. Jonny soon had his own three-point tactics and singles tactics, and the off-ball tactics developed by Rich Adubatu for him were also very complete.

However, these tactics need time to test, but at least from the current point of view, this set of tactics is the most suitable for the Magic, and it is also the easiest to form.

And after the end of the All-Star Weekend, the first game started at the home court of the Magic. When he met the Nets again, everything was different. Not to mention other things, the current Jonny’s mood when he saw Kerry Kittles was already the same as that of the Magic. It was very different before. He made the All-Star, won the All-Star MVP, and won the Player of the Month before. It can be said that the current Jonny has already surpassed the rookies of the same class.

And now the Nets are quite different from before. They just completed a deal with the Mavericks. After the poor record in the first half of the season, John Calipari finally couldn't help it. He used Sean Bradley plus Robert Pike traded for players who could play his tactics, the aliens Sam Cassell and Jim Jackson, but this deal overwhelmed the Nets' perimeter at once, although John Cassel Lipari got the players he wanted, but in fact the strength of the Nets inevitably declined, especially inside.

In this game against the Nets, Jonny hadn't exerted his strength, and the opponent had already fallen. Jonny only scored 22 points, while Anfernee Hardaway scored 32 points and Ronnie Secali scored 28 points. The battle was resolved, and Jonny was a little happy about it. After all, the team could win the game without him, but he would not be happy soon.

In the next game, when the Magic met the Pistons, the Pistons' short backcourt combination was overwhelmed by the Magic. After three quarters, the Magic led by 27 points, and the Magic made 27 of 17 three-pointers. Had to disarm at the beginning of the fourth quarter. In this game, Jonny also only scored 22 points. He did not play in the fourth quarter. The continuous rest made Jonny very relaxed. Of course, Jonny will not be able to relax in the future.

The Magic faced the Minnesota Timberwolves in an away game. Facing this bad team, the Magic continued their winning streak, and Jonny did not make many shots because of the team's inside performance. In the end, he only scored 19 points and watched his teammates end the battle. .Richie Adubatu's new tactics are surprisingly effective. The Magic can always find the firepower to attack, so after winning 8 consecutive victories, the players of the Magic began to relax. The main tactics have played several easy games, and in the next game against the Bulls, they still played with this idea.

Even in this game, they still had very high expectations. They were looking forward to beating the Bulls, but what this game finally brought them was a fright.

When there were 5 minutes left in the third quarter, the Magic players all had a sad look on their faces. They discovered a terrible fact, that is, they are all very dependent on touch!Among the Magic's shooters, there is only one who can create a hot touch by himself, and that is Jonny, but Jonny is also very depressed in this game.

Phil Jackson deserves to be the top head coach in the league. He found Jonny's weakness, which is poor physical fitness!Although Jonny ran all over the field in the All-Star game, Phil Jackson still noticed this very keenly from the few games after the All-Star game. Jonny took a lot of rest in consecutive games!So in this game, the Bulls implemented a wheel battle against Jonny, and the constant rotation defense also made Jonny's off-ball running always ineffective. Without the R skill bonus, Jonny was also unexpected in this game Misfiring.

So, when there were 5 minutes left in the third quarter, the Magic found that they were 33 points behind the Bulls!This is such a huge point difference that the commentator on the scene couldn't help exclaiming: "The Bulls are too powerful, and the Magic can't stand it at all. Is this the gap between the second in the Eastern Conference and the first in the Eastern Conference?"

At the end of the third quarter, Rich Adubatu replaced all the main players, and Jonny who was sitting off the court was silent, but at this time Rich Adubato came over.

"Johnny, how do you feel about this game?"

How could Johnny feel without talking?Of course it's a bad feeling.Rich Adubato also knew this, but the purpose of his chatting with Jonny this time was not to ask Jonny how he felt about the game, but to tell Jonny another fact.

"Johnny, do you know? After this game, Michael Jordan's scoring average will rise from 30.2 to 30.5 points, and your scoring will drop from 30.8 to 30.4, so your scoring average It’s going to be lower than Michael Jordan’s!” Rich Adubatu said these words suddenly, making Jonny stunned.

In this game, Michael Jordan broke out and scored 45 points, while Jonny only scored 12 points. This back and forth gap made Michael Jordan overtake Jonny all of a sudden.

"Before, wasn't there still a big gap?" Johnny was stunned, then asked.

"You have scored less than 50 points in several consecutive games, so your scoring average has been declining sharply, while Michael Jordan has scored more than [-] points in several consecutive games, and there is even a game with [-]+ points." Chiadubatu helped Jonny analyze it, and Jonny was stunned. Was he surpassed by Michael Jordan just like that?

Jonny immediately felt a sense of crisis. Of course, he would not forget the scoring champion he had promised during the All-Star Weekend. That's why Jonny now knows that he is on the verge of breaking his promise.And his opponent is Michael Jordan!

(End of this chapter)