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Chapter 185 Lineup Gap
When the Lakers made substitutions, the Magic also took the opportunity to make substitutions. Gortat was replaced, and the Magic's lineup became Howard, Tony Batty, JJ Redick, Cornett Lee and Tyronn Lue.

This is the regular rotation lineup of the two teams, but the difference in points between the two lineups was immediately revealed.The Lakers' rotation lineup has gone through a season of running-in. The three main players of the lineup, Wu Di, Pekovic, and Sun Yue, have basically not changed, and it can be said that they cooperate with each other tacitly.

But looking at the Magic's lineup, Howard doesn't cooperate with the other four players very much. Although JJ Redick and Cornett Lee were not traded later, they are more often brought on the bench, and they don't cooperate very well with Howard. tacit agreement.

Of course, there are also reasons for Howard. Howard's offense needs to hold the ball, so his tactics almost only stay on piercing and cutting.

Pekovic defends Howard more than Bynum. The two are the same kind of players. Pekovic can keep up with Howard's speed and strength. As long as he doesn't get fouled, he can beat Howard most of the time. Restricted outside the penalty area and not entering the penalty area, Howard's scoring ability is almost zero.

After Wu Di came on the court, he immediately began to attack the Magic inside. JJ Redick or Cornett Lee couldn't defend Wu Di alone. Wu Di went on a rampage and went inside the Magic, forcing Howard to defend.

If Howard doesn't come out, Wu Di will make a jump shot. With Wu Di's current shooting ability, no one dares to let Wu Di shoot casually.In the last game, Wu Di's hit rate was as high as 90%, and the Rockets he hit had no power to fight back.

When Howard came out of the defense, Pekovic got a chance. Wu Di passed the ball, and Pekovic dunked after catching the ball.

The Magic served, Howard singled Pekovic, and Pekovic carried Howard out of the penalty area.Howard rushed into the penalty area, but he couldn't complete the shot within 3 seconds. His scoring was completely dependent on layups and dunks, and he couldn't score unless he was under the basket.

Howard spun twice, but still failed to throw the ball, and was blown a 3-second violation.

Howard smashed the basketball in frustration and then handed the ball to the referee, acting like a child.

Wu Di really wanted to go up and have a joke, but thinking about Howard's mood, he decided to give up.What if Howard thought he was gloating?
Wu Di took the ball from Fisher, faced Cornette Lee's defense, and suddenly took a step forward to the right.Cornette Lee immediately retreated quickly to block Wu Di's breakthrough.As a result, Wu Di suddenly retreated outside the three-point line. Cornette Lee wanted to defend, but it was too late.Wu Di stepped back and shot, the basketball got into the basket and hit a three-pointer.

Howard stared at Wu Di, dissatisfied with his scoring.

Wu Di spread his hands, expressing his innocence.Both teams want to win the championship, and both teams are their masters, no matter how many shots they make, they should.But now that Howard is emotional, Wu Di will naturally not tease him at this time.

Howard hit Pekovic hard again, only to be deflated on Pekovic again.Wu Di couldn't help but shook his head. Howard was a little irrational in doing so. Pekovic obviously restrained him.

In fact, Howard can't be blamed, the Magic's lineup is really not very good now.Tony Batty is a role player, JJ Redick and Cornett Lee are not stars, and Tyronn Lue used to be very good, but he has passed his peak and is almost reduced to a drinking fountain watcher.

It is really not easy for these four players to score in the hands of the Lakers. JJ Redick and Courtney Lee simply couldn't get rid of the defense of Wu Di and Sun Yue. Tyronn Lue was in declining condition and had no ball rights. Tony Barty was a blue-collar player and could only attack with Howard.

It's a pity that although Howard's reputation is great, he is only an enhanced version of blue-collar workers.His scoring method is too simple. If he is restricted and unable to approach the basket, he will lose his scoring ability.

Wu Di is different, he is too versatile, there are three teammates who can shoot outside, and there is a blue-collar under the basket, as long as Wu Di evacuates Howard, Xiang will have no problem playing.Pekovic still grabs rebounds when he misses a shot, and it will take time for Howard to return to the basket. This time is enough for Pekovic to grab rebounds.

This is also the reason why everyone is not optimistic about the Magic. The lineup gap is too large, and winning can only depend on luck.But luck doesn't come anytime. It's good for the Magic to win one or two games at best.If you are unlucky, you may not win even one game.

Obviously, luck was not on the Magic's side in this game, and by halftime, the Magic were already 20 points behind.

In the second half, the Magic desperately wanted to catch up with the score, but unfortunately it was impossible in front of the full lineup of the Lakers.

In the 6th minute of the fourth quarter, the Magic were still more than 20 minutes behind. Vogel replaced the main force and declared surrender.Since he couldn't win, he also started to prepare for the next game, allowing the main players to retain their energy.

At 113:89, the Lakers won by a big score and got off to a good start.

Two days later, the second game between the two sides started.

Howard was in a good state today. He squeezed Bynum away in a row, successfully broke through to the basket, and dunked successfully.

But it is a pity that Howard's personal playoff score was the 40 points he scored against the Cavaliers a few days ago. Howard successfully abused a big Z.

However, the Lakers have more insiders to compete with than the Cavaliers. Bynum alone is better than Big Z, not to mention the All-Star Gasol.

With these two people restricting Howard, Howard is destined not to get high scores.Even though Howard can suppress Bynum for a while, as long as Howard's physical strength is exhausted, he will be restricted, and his scoring depends too much on physical strength.

Kobe continued to single Pietrus, the Magic did not have a super perimeter defensive player, and did not dare to double-team Kobe.If the Magic chooses to double-team, everyone else who is free will be able to score. Even Fisher, who has the worst scoring ability, can shoot an open three-pointer, which is more dangerous than two insiders.

The Magic's point guard in this game is Jamison, who only returned to the team yesterday, just in time for the second finals.

When the Magic selected players for the finals, they did not exclude Jamison, otherwise even if he recovered from his injury, he would not be able to play.But if you play Jamison, you won't go to Alston. The two are point guards in the same style, but Jamison is better than Alston.

However, Jamison recovered from a serious illness, and his performance was not satisfactory, not as good as Alstom.It's just that he cooperates more tacitly with Howard and Lewis. Howard's recovery has a lot to do with his return.

Lewis is also in good form, relying on long shots to bite the score to ensure that the Magic will not be overtaken by the Lakers too much.

(End of this chapter)