You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 619 Dazzling starlight floods the shooter

The 76ers broke the Magic and made a good start to the playoffs, but it will take a long and arduous battle to advance to the semifinals.

"Keep this momentum and state, Moses believes that they will advance, and the goddess of victory is on their side." Does Moses Malone's message bring good luck?Not really.

Although "Moses likes him very much" has become a popular joke in Philadelphia, but the second game of the first round was still held in Philadelphia, and the 76ers did not go as smoothly as the first game.

From the beginning of the series, the goal of the 76ers was clear.

Howard can rule the inside at will, and the Magic's outside, don't want to open.

This time, they achieved their set goal.

The Magic made 23 of 5 shots from outside the field. However, the final result was that the 76ers lost by 5 points.

Where did you lose?Statistics have clearly shown.

Comparison of free throws.

Magic 36, 76ers 17.

Why did the 76ers give the Magic so many free throws at home?Of course, it was not the referee's eccentricity, but the tactical direction of the 76ers. Howard made 19 free throws.

But tonight, Howard played at a super level, making 19 of 15 free throws, and 75% of his free throws were "too" high.

Subtract Howard's free throws and look at the free throws of both sides. In fact, they are almost the same, and Howard only missed 4 free throws, which is the key to the Magic's victory.

In this wave, the 76ers accidentally dropped the knife when they hacked Huo, and the opponent picked up the murder weapon and slashed his aorta.

"It's hard to lose when Dwight is 19 of 15." Stan Van Gundy's smug face said it all.

Howard, who has scored monster data in two consecutive games, took advantage of his good mood and said, "Orlando is the only place I want to stay. Don't ask me where I'm going next summer. I'm not going anywhere!"

Next, home is easier.

The 1-1 series score is like a brand new starting line. Both sides have the same chances, but the side at home will have more chances.

Tonight, the roles are reversed.

It became a magic to block the opponent's three-pointer, and the 76ers fired a lot on the periphery.

The Magic made 14 of 5 three-pointers from the field. However, the three-pointer tide brought by Weixia swept Orlando like a flood.

"Wish heads three points!"

"Wish holds the ball outside and Jason Richardson can't stop him! Come! Come! Wish's three!"

"Bottom corner on the right, it's Wish again!"

"The last shot before the end of the first half, OMG! Wish hit a super long hero ball!"

Each of Wei Xia's four three-pointers in the first half was unreasonable. There were almost no open shots. Of the four balls, two were shots with the ball, and one ran out of opportunities but was caught up in time.

Wei Xia, who scored 22 points in the half, said modestly to the camera: "Orlando's basket seems to be better than Philadelphia's."

It is said that because of Wei Xia's words, the Magic took advantage of the home court to replace a brand new basket during the intermission.

Although the material is the same, it is no longer the basket that Wei Xia shot smoothly in the first half.

In the second half, Wei Xia's shot actually followed the change of the basket. The three-pointer was not accurate. Seeing that the Magic was about to launch an offensive, Louis Williams came out of the bench unsteadily: "Brothers! I'm going to fix Orlando!"

Breaking out from the bench, he scored 24 points in 23 minutes. As long as Lu Wei is on the court, he is a ball-swallowing machine, and the ball in his hands is rarely released.

His single-handed ability is well known all over the world, and almost every team has such a one-way player who can only play single-handed.

However, not every team is like the 76ers. The leading star leads by example and brings tea and water to the heads-up, making him happy.

Wei Xia set the tone in the first half, and Lu Wei was buried for the Magic in the second half.

Another big win, the 76ers regained home court advantage from the Magic.

2 is better than 1
"Some people say that every point you get in the playoffs is salt on the wounds of the Lakers. What do you think of this?"

The timing of Orlando's media questions is sensitive.

The Lakers, ranked second in the Western Conference, were surprisingly defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first two games of the first round of the playoffs.

In those two games, only younger brother Mark of the Gasol brothers played normally, Kobe was affected by injuries, and his offensive efficiency plummeted. Bynum almost had side effects.

The Lakers were shaky in the first round. Some people accused Gasol of being blown away by Randolph, some accused Bynum of ruining the atmosphere in the locker room, and some accused Kobe of not standing up to change the situation. At the same time, more people thought of the No. 76 of the Philadelphia 1ers.

Therefore, Orlando Multimedia has this question.

"Why would someone say that?" Wei Xia asked back.

"Because." The reporter tried to stay as neutral as possible, keeping the fact that he was a rotten-ass hermaphrodite hidden, "it wasn't a good time when you left Los Angeles."

Wei Xia showed the essence of a media killer: "What is the basis for your displeasure?"

"Uh," said the reporter without confidence, "they withdrew the offer"

"Because they knew that Philly made an offer that I couldn't refuse, so I have no complaints about withdrawing the offer. Do you think I will choose the Lakers between those two offers?" Of course, he would, at the time. "Leaving L.A. has never been a bad feeling for me, and it's been a godsend honor to come back to my hometown and fight for the city where I was born, and I can only be grateful for it."

In this interview, Wei Xia's answer solved several problems.

The Lakers no longer bothered him. Since then, he and Los Angeles have dreams in life, and each is wonderful.

He expressed gratitude to the Lakers for withdrawing their offer and refusing to match.

The attitude of the Lakers towards him has never been the source of motivation that catalyzes his progress.

For reporters and fans, it can be explained.

For the old man who opened the god's eye, we all know he is just talking bullshit.

"Also, I don't think the Lakers will stop in the first round." Finally he said.

Like a prophecy.

Whether the Lakers, who have been overthrown by their opponents in two consecutive home games, still have a chance of winning remains to be tested by time.

In the fourth game, the Magic tried their best to prove one thing: Dwight Howard is not a qualified inside core.

Their specific approach is to give the ball to Howard, let him play singles, let him create, and let him face the crazy double-teaming of the 76ers.

One-on-one against Cousins, Howard is sure.

With his body and athletic ability, combined with Cousins' clumsy one-on-one defense, if he wants to be deep enough, he will be sure.

If there is double-teaming, it is two different things.

Wei Xia didn't give him the chance to single out at all, as long as he let go of the ball and started playing, the double-team would come in half a second.

Howard does not have the ability to dominate the inside line, but has the disadvantage that most inside lines are in a hurry after being double-teamed.

Starting from the double-team, the 76ers blocked Howard's ball path, cut off his connection with the shooter, let Cousins ​​​​go up and send it, and sometimes, if he doubted himself, Wei Xia whistled.

Cousins ​​heard his whistle and immediately let Howard take a foul.

The Magic's positional warfare and the 76ers' positional warfare are two extremes.

A few years ago, the Magic that reached the finals was centered on outside ball-handlers. Howard was the most advanced basketball leader and had a certain tactical status, but it was the outside that decided to attack.

Now, completely changed.

It can be said that Howard's progress was too fast, so that his teammates had to give up the ball.It can also be said that the teammates on the outside have fallen from their peak state and have to change their play style.

However, continuous singles and repeated mistakes, in exchange for the 76ers' more team-based offensive and artistic defensive counterattacks.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Wei Xia shot off Howard's pass, then picked up the ball, and thus completed the first stealing triple-double of his career.

His statistics at the time were 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals.

Howard made 9 turnovers, 6 of which were directly related to Wei Xia.

A complete victory pushed the Magic to a desperate situation.

3 is better than 1
"I don't want to think about the semi-finals yet, the series is not over yet."

The reporter asked Wei Xia all kinds of questions to make Wei Xia jump into the pit, and he flashed them one by one.

As soon as the time turned, it came to the fifth game day.

Back to the home court of the 76ers, they don't want to drag on any longer.

Opponents who enter a dead end must be killed with one blow.

Everyone in the 76ers knows that the gap between the two sides is not as big as it seems on the surface.

Although the Magic won the game with a 5-point advantage, and the 76ers won big victories, but anyone with a discerning eye can see the problem of the Magic.

This team, which was built according to the one-star four-shot approach from the beginning, suddenly became a one-star team.

The shooters are gone.

What makes Sagittarius disappear is that the star itself is too bright.

Playing like the previous few games, Howard will play a beautiful average.

30+17 is an extremely powerful stat, but the Magic will definitely lose, because Howard's offense can't kill the opponent.

This is the embarrassment of the basketball center, and it is also inevitable for the traditional insiders under the new rules.

The three-second defense buried the traditional inside defense, and the zone defense ruined their inside singles, so in addition to being a tool man, they can only act like a wing to let themselves go down, attack with the ball, and shoot three-pointers like a forward.

In the not-too-distant future, the skill of playing low post will be like a tasteless insider, but in 2011 today, it is still a symbol of the insider.

Howard is determined to use his way to fight to the end, even if he sacrifices the team.

The 76ers and the Magic played to the last quarter, and then achieved the best results.

The 76ers successfully eliminated the Magic. Howard scored 35 points and 18 rebounds. They all have a bright future.

(End of this chapter)