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"Guys, I believe the media has said a lot about us in the past two days. The game is about to start. I don't want to talk about anything else, I just want Adams to talk about it!"

Instead of pouting, Brooks talked about defense.

Li Muhua raised his head in surprise, Adams is not a defensive assistant, so he has to play defense against the Magic.

Howard is the core of the Magic's defense, and Pietrus is the perimeter gate, especially in the head coach's duel. Van Gundy can be called an absolute defensive coach.

Warcraft's dominance in the interior is at a historical level.

"We are talking about defense today because your defense is not weak. For example, LI, your defense is said by many people, but is your defense really bad?"

Adams directly named Li Muhua.

Under such circumstances, how could he be cowardly? Li Muhua shook his head.

"Leonard, must your defense be weaker than Dwight's?"

Kostic shook his head too.

"In terms of offense, there are Kevin, Russell, Jeff, and LI, but when building a defensive lineup, I also take it into account. The game against the Magic is not very difficult. Come and see!"

Adams took the tactical board and drew:

"Leonard, push Dwight out of the penalty area, Sabo is in charge of assisting the defense, we don't have to look at each other, but use a zone defense to trap Dwight's offense, and in the outside lineup, LI and Russell match up Jamil , the problem is not big, James is responsible for assisting the defense, and directly strangled the two offensive points of the Magic team!"

Since the Thunder was taken over by Brooks last season, it has been dominated by offense.

The defense mostly uses man-to-man, which is not very effective. It is laborious and affects the offense. However, when the zone defense is used, the players can't take care of each other, and there are often missed defenses.

Before this season, the defensive lineup was not practiced.

"Okay guys, I said it before, you guys are awesome, believe in yourself!"

"we are thunder!"

Both sides start.

Magic: Howard, Nelson, Bass, Barnes, Redick.

Thunder: Durant, Westbrook, Krstic, Sefolosha, Green.

The Magic have Lewis, Vince Carter, and Ryan Anderson on the sidelines due to injuries.

Missing two offensive players, one defensive player.

The game starts soon.

Kostic went crazy, changed his soft-ass style, and entered into a state of mutual explosion with Howard, which shocked everyone's attention.

首节科斯蒂奇5投4中，拿下8分，霍华德6投4中，罚球4中2，得到10分。

The two centers are evenly matched statistically.

Westbrook faced Nelson, and he had an advantage in all aspects, constantly rushing into the inside to cause damage.

Howard made two fouls in the first quarter.

Redick couldn't play the role of Lewis, 5 of 1 shots, and the Magic's three-point ability couldn't be played.

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder trailed by 2 points.

In the second quarter, Li Muhua played against Nelson.

In terms of height, Nelson is at a disadvantage, and knowing Li Muhua's three-point ability, he can only choose to be close-fitting. Li Muhua's outside line is more threatening than rushing in.

Li Muhua suppressed the rhythm, and under the cover of Harden, he easily leaned against Nelson and made a layup.

When facing up to ordinary point guards, Li Muhua usually chooses to go straight to the layup, and he will only use the breakthrough ball in front of a strong center.

Substitute center Gortat moved slowly, was stuck by Collison, and had no chance to help defend.

It was a defensive error by the Magic.

Van Gundy was jumping and yelling outside the court, so easy to let someone in, the Magic's bench lineup was vulnerable.

In contrast, the Magic are still good offensively.

After Pietrus received the ball, he pulled up a jumper in front of Harden, made a mid-range shot, and hit two points.

The Thunder attack.

Li Muhua directly handed the ball to Harden and began to run without the ball.

At this time, it can be seen that Nelson's speed is very fast, and he followed closely without pulling away from Li Muhua.

After receiving Harden's pass, Li Muhua didn't stop, and directly passed the cross to Collison.

Collison made an easy hook at the basket.

In the positional battle, the Thunder's defense was not inferior to the Magic's. Pietrus wanted to play another one, but was entangled by Harden and Li Muhua assisted in the defense. Pietrus almost lost the ball and made a mistake.

Pietrus passed to Redick, who was cruising on the perimeter.

Redick made a three-pointer.

Smash the frame and strike the iron.

Sefulosa took the rebound and handed it to Li Muhua again.

At this moment, we can see the impact of the Magic's absence due to injury. Li Muhua rushed to the frontcourt, chasing three points.

"Shh!"

The Thunder opened the score in an instant.

The Magic requested a timeout.

Li Muhua controlled the tempo, and played as fast as he wanted in the counterattack, in order to force Howard to play as soon as possible.

The magic team is very strong. In the summer, through a series of trade reinforcements, Orlando Multimedia announced that the championship lineup has been formed.

In Li Muhua's view, not to mention the main lineup, the substitute lineup is completely weak, the back line lacks a backbone, and cannot organize an effective offense. Instead, it mostly relies on personal ability to maintain the situation.

Back from timeout, Howard and White Chocolate Williams play.

Entering the half-court offense and defense, Li Muhua defended Williams, opened up half a step, and defended against penetration but not against shots.

Williams' three-point ability is average, but with such a large space, Williams still chose to shoot.

It's a pity that it was short, Howard pressed Sefoloza to grab the rebound and made a tip-up.

This kind of ball can't be helped, Howard directly crushed it with talent.

Looking back, Li Muhua easily passed Williams and didn't pass to the inside. Howard guarded the inside. Sefolosha was stuck and couldn't make the ball. Li Muhua passed Harden again.

The open opportunity is good, Harden pouted his butt and shot a three-pointer.

Also hit the iron, and Howard accepted the defensive rebound.

Williams was getting old, unable to play fast break, was marked by Li Muhua, and fell into positional battle again.

Hold down the rhythm, this is Adams' request.

At the end of the first half, the Thunder 53:44 the Magic, leading by 9 points.

Under Li Muhua's marking, Williams made 4 of 0 shots and directly cheated the team. Fortunately, he sent 4 assists and finally saved the face of the veteran.

Joint defense is only a relative term, and Li Muhua usually chooses to do it by himself when faced with a declining veteran.

Go back to the locker room.

"Fighted well, guys defended well!"

Adams clapped his hands, and after attracting the players' attention, he kept praising.

The result of the game was in line with expectations, and the substitute lineup had a good effect in grabbing points. The coaching staff can confidently and boldly arrange the next tactics.

"The decisive victory is placed in the next quarter. LI, you are in charge of the offense in this quarter. We use the first team to expand our advantage. Russell will play in the fourth quarter!"

Brooks marked all the offensive points on the tactical board.