After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 100 Covered a Cap
However, the Bucks' shooting percentage has also declined during this period. Desmond Mason hit the iron when he returned to the court, missed the tip-up at the basket, Bell's three-pointer was not good, and Mo's touch also declined. .

So in 3 minutes, the two teams performed the so-called defense (fight) and defense (iron) battle, which made the home fans drowsy.

The attendance rate of the Bradley Center Arena has continued to decline in recent years, and it is estimated that it will hit a new low this year. It has been poor for two consecutive years, and the enthusiasm of the fans will also be consumed.

However, the fans are not enthusiastic and the home atmosphere is not enough, so the home court advantage is also a question mark.

Then the team did not perform well, and the enthusiasm of the fans dropped again, forming a vicious circle.

However, the Bucks are still a little better than the Magic. At least Mo can break through, and without Howard and Bogans on the court, the Magic's defense has gone down to another level.

The score was stretched to 5 points again, 80:85.

After that, Van Gundy urgently brought Howard and Lewis back to the field together, intending to increase the three-point firepower. As a result, Howard caught the ball inside and fell into a double-team. After a mistake, he stood on the free throw line twice in a row, 4 of 2.

On the contrary, Reed, who had just rested for 3 minutes on the Bucks side, also returned directly to the court. First, he broke through and scored a 2+1 foul on Lewis, and then hit a three-pointer.

He doesn't take many three-pointers but is quite accurate. He is currently 5 of 3 with good efficiency.

Xu Jicheng said: "Five minutes into the fourth quarter, it seems that the Magic can't keep up first. The Bucks' lead has reached 5 points, and it's almost double digits."

Su Qun sighed, "Howard's free throws are going to fall on this again. If the statistics are counted after the end of the season, it is estimated that there will be no less than ten such games."

Before, everyone didn't pay much attention to the Magic. They only knew that Howard was very good, but every time they met Dayao, they felt deflated, and felt that he didn't seem that good.

Now that he has become teammates with another Chinese player, the attention of the Magic and Howard has more than doubled. Now many people have really seen how good he is, and feel that he can easily cut Statistics like 20+15 are everywhere on the defensive end, helping teammates to check for gaps and fill in gaps from time to time.

But on the other hand, free throws are really good. I have to say that this is his biggest flaw now.

Especially at this time, it is necessary to chase points, but unexpectedly the score gap has been widened.

At this time on the forum, many fans directly broke the defense because of Howard's free throw:

"WC, can you replace Howard?"

"Who will defend when Howard is replaced?"

"I wondered who he could defend against on the field. Anyway, everyone avoided him. If he could score, it meant that he couldn't defend. On the contrary, the offensive end dragged him down too much..."

"Why is Fat Brother still not playing? It's so difficult for the Magic to score. If this continues, they're really going to lose. Why is it so difficult to win ten consecutive victories?"

Not only in domestic forums, but also in local discussions in the United States and even in Orlando, many fans are dissatisfied with Howard's performance at the free throw line.

Shaquille O'Neal was also troubled by inaccurate free throws back then. Now everyone talks about how dominant the Dynasty Lakers are, but they don't know that when O'Neal was troubled by fouls, it was the black mamba next to him who stood up in time.

Even on the defensive end, because O'Neal is unwilling and not used to pulling out to defend, Kobe needs to bear more burdens, especially when he always needs to wipe his ass when defending pick-and-rolls.

If O'Neal is so dominant, why didn't he win the championship when he was in the Magic?
You must know that he also had a teammate like Hardaway at that time, but he reached the finals but was swept away by Olajuwon, who is also the top four center.

And now Howard's performance on the defensive end seems to be much better than O'Neal, but he has not yet been able to dominate the offensive end, and his destructive power is obviously not as strong as O'Neal.

However, he seems to have a "Kobe" around him now who can help him wipe his ass, but this "Kobe" is also an insider, and his performance on the defensive end is not very good.

However, Li Chengming, who only played 23 minutes in the first three quarters, is now in good physical strength, so Van Gundy brought him up again at this time.

It's just that the Magic's offense is guaranteed, but the defense is still unstoppable.

And at this time, Li Chengming became a defensive gap, and was hit by the Bucks twice in a row. When he needed to attack, Li Chengming just got the ball and Howard was fouled.

After another 2 minutes like this, Van Gundy really couldn't bear it, and he had to make a choice, because obviously Howard and Li Chengming were not suitable to be on the court at the same time at this time.

"Van Gundy chose to take Howard off the field, and Li Chengming and Lewis partnered inside?" Xu Jicheng thought it was a little weird seeing this. After all, at a critical moment, Howard's defense was still very effective.

At least it can make opponents dare not enter the penalty area casually, but today the Bucks are too accurate, even if they don't come in, they can hit mid-range or throwing shots.

Su Qun guessed: "Maybe it's because Howard has already fouled five times. Want to protect him?"

This reason is a bit nonsense. After all, this is the critical moment of chasing points, and there is not much left in the game. At this time, the decline in defense is equal to giving the opponent a chance.

Of course, in this way their offense has been strengthened in disguise, mainly because the Bucks can no longer use the "cracking tactic".

After Li Chengming caught the ball at the basket, the opponent did not dare to foul again. After Li Chengming turned over and hit a jumper easily, the score was once again pulled to single digits.

But one result of this is that the defense of the penalty area has declined. Although Li Chengming can also guard the penalty area in zone defense, he can't help defend and protect rebounds like Howard.

So the next time, although Reed's breakthrough was prevented, the UAE behind him was missed.

But this time after the UAE grabbed the rebound, Lewis returned to the defense. He didn't have a chance and didn't dare to force it casually. He could only pass it out and catch it again.

Li Chengming helped to block the position, Turkoglu got the rebound and launched a fast break, three-for-two in the frontcourt, the Magic counterattacked successfully and added two points.

In the next round, the Bucks still missed a shot. Defense is one thing. By this time, the decline in physical strength will also affect their efficiency.

Especially Reid, who played almost the entire game, knew that the shot was obviously short.

Li Chengming directly missed the rebound at the basket, but this time the Bucks retreated quickly, and the Magic could only slowly land.

But with Li Chengming in the positional battle, if he defends alone, he will go up by himself, and if he is double-teamed, he will pass the outside line.

The Bucks suddenly lost power on the offensive end, which no one expected, which gave the Magic a chance to close the score.

Without Howard, they didn't dare to foul casually. After all, everyone else on the Magic team made free throws very accurately, which was equivalent to sending points.

At this time, everyone on the Magic team knows that they should give the ball to Li Chengming, because he is the only one with the greatest and most stable offense on the court.

And at this time, everyone is also actively helping him create opportunities for matchup advantages, including helping him open up space for singles, or passing inside after breaking through.

At this time, Nelson finally made a difference. He cooperated with Li Chengming's pick-and-roll twice in a row. Li Chengming caught the ball and layup directly with his left hand. The difference in size between the two was too big. , so that he can put the ball in the basket with his non-dominant hand steadily.

Lewis and Turkoglu also took advantage of Li Cheng's outside opportunities after the singles play, and directly tied the score with two three-pointers.

The Bucks had to call a timeout. At this time, there was less than 1 minute left before the end of the game, and the two teams had already tied at 93.

"In the last minute of the game, the two teams were tied!" Xu Jicheng couldn't help but raise his voice, "The Bucks immediately called a timeout. Their next attack is particularly important. It should be to compress the time and then The success rate..."

Su Qun said: "The Bucks still have to give the ball to Reid, and they still have to watch the star at critical moments. The Bucks are playing a bit messy during this period, and they should need to adjust."

Even if Reid's hand feeling declines, he is still the most stable point of the Bucks. The star's singles at critical moments are also their greatest significance to the team in the stalemate.

Xu Jicheng said: "In fact, the Magic's defensive end has weaknesses. Ah Lian has a height advantage. Today he is very accurate and allows him to shoot more. It's just that the Bucks are used to the entire game's offensive style and failed to match up. Change for the Magic."

Of course, they also have a position in explaining the game, but both teams have their own players, and even emotionally they are more inclined to the UAE. At this time, they will naturally speak to the side that is not in a good situation.

After returning to the court after a timeout, the Bucks did give the ball to Reed again, and Reed also chose to split with the inside partner, especially the Arab League who came up after resting for most of the quarter.

The offensive was completed, and the UAE has also scored 18 points, and 11 of 7 shots appeared to be very efficient.

From a blue-collar perspective, he has played his role well.

In 42 seconds, the Magic attacked.

Li Chengming received the ball from the low post and the Bucks immediately came up to double-team, and at the same time the defensive rotation was completed in an instant. The ball passed by Li Chengming went through a circle of conduction and finally reached the hands of Turkoglu in the horn position.

The Turk had no choice but to force himself up. Mason hurriedly followed his footsteps, but Turkoglu did not expect Turkoglu to pull the ball to the right for a drift shot.

"It's not shooting, it's passing!"

When he saw clearly the trajectory of the basketball passing by, Bobby Simmons under the basket realized that it was too late to take off. Lewis caught the ball and succeeded in a one-armed dunk. It turned out that Turkoglu had seen it before. Strauss covered Lewis who was coming through.

"Turkoglu made a wonderful pass, and the Magic tied again!"

At this time, the fans couldn't help standing up and watching the game, and the voice of shouting for defense also fell under this forceful dunk, like a duck being strangled by the neck, and lost its voice for a while.

Because Bogou's previous six offenders left the field, the Bucks could only move Ah Lian to the fifth position and bring Simmons up, but obviously his height and wingspan are not as good as Lewis's, let alone he has not jumped to the position. The highest was knocked down.

beep!
And this time the referee actually whistled for a foul, and another penalty was added.

"Shh-"

"Referees suck!"

Normally, referees must be greeted by the home audience at such times, and the three referees pretended not to hear this. If they didn't have such a big heart, they wouldn't be able to be referees.

The will of the referee cannot be diverted by the home audience. Simmons did foul just now. Who told him that he can't touch the ball with short hands?
After Lewis walked to the free throw line, the boos rang out again. Although the fans were disappointed with the performance of the home team this season, if there is a chance to overthrow a strong team like the Magic, this will definitely change for them. The best Wednesday ever.

How can they allow any factor to destroy this happiness?
Of course, Lewis would not be affected. After steadily scoring the goal, the Magic took the lead instead.

The Magic grabbed the attack. There were 29 seconds left. The Bucks did not choose to call a timeout. I came here to make the final attack directly.

If you enter, you will win. If you don't enter, you will foul directly, and you will have another chance.

When the time was pressed to the last 8 seconds, Ah Lian came up to do the pick-and-roll again, but this time Li Chengming communicated well with Lewis and changed positions in advance, so Reed faced Lewis who was more mobile and broke through to the basket Afterwards, he was completely covered by Lewis.

But Reed still found a little space when he flicked around——

"Li Chengming! It was Li Chengming who suddenly came out and blocked Reid's shot. Du Lin protected the ball, and the Bucks directly fouled him and sent him to the free throw line."

Su Qun couldn't help laughing at this moment: "Who would have thought that at a critical moment, Li Chengming helped the team in a way he was not good at."

The ball was still being replayed at the scene, and it could be seen that Li Chengming, who found that he was forced to stop the ball before Reed shook the shot, seemed to have a premonition that he was about to make a shot, and Mason, who let go of his defense, came to help defend.

Xu Jicheng sighed: "This ball is a bit risky. To be honest, if Reid can find the gap and pass the ball, it will be an opportunity."

But Su Qun said: "I think this ball is very smart, because Mason has no range, even if he receives the ball at his position, he can only transfer or kill the basket, so the time is not enough, it may be 24 seconds directly .Even if Reed sees it, he probably won't spread the word..."

Reed squeezed the time to the end because of his confidence in his offense, but he had no chance to "snap the blame".

This successful defense also made Li Chengming unanimously appreciated by the coach and teammates, and Du Lin successfully made two free throws at the free throw line, opening the score gap to three points.

With the last 3.6 seconds left in the time, the Bucks still have one chance to attack, and they can only choose to shoot a three-pointer.

The Bucks called a timeout, but fortunately they didn't call a timeout before, otherwise this opportunity would be gone at this time. If the ball is served from the backcourt, this time is hopeless for them.

At this time, Van Gundy finally dared to bring Howard back to the court. In the last defensive round, they naturally had to defend the three-pointer. Even if the opponent really chose to go inside to get two points, they could directly put it down.

"Li, you too... stay on the field."

Li Chengming was stunned for a moment, and looked at the coach strangely. Usually, he would end up in this kind of defensive round. Could it be that he gave him a chance just because of his blocked shot?
"After the timeout, Coach Van Gundy didn't take Li Chengming off the court, but at this time they just need to defend the outside three-pointer. The Bucks served. Reid was pestered by Bogans and had no chance. Xiao Mo came out to catch the ball. The Magic immediately went up to double-team, he had to play the ball, and Ah Lian got the ball.

"There's no time! A three-pointer from the top of the arc is shot directly——Oh, what a pity!"

"Let us congratulate the Magic. They finally made a comeback and achieved ten consecutive victories. This is also the second team with ten consecutive victories this season. The Magic still retains the hope of competing for the first record..."

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