Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 946 This cliff is an old iron!
on the field.

Holiday held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. He glanced at the timer first. There were 11 seconds left in the first quarter. He gestured to his teammates and pressed the time first, preparing to use up the 11 seconds.

This was the last attack in the first quarter. At this time, the 76ers led by 10 points, and the point difference had reached a critical point. Even if the goal was not scored, they could still enter the second quarter with a double-digit lead.

"Pick and roll."

Holiday made a gesture, Mozkov came up to the pick-and-roll, Holiday took the opportunity to get rid of it, and then passed the ball to Lu Wei, Lu Wei took the ball and made a feint, broke through and went straight to the basket.Magic players rushed forward and blocked Lu Wei's front. Lu Wei was thinking about how to hit the ball, and suddenly saw Kaka standing on the left side, slipping over the baseline.

With a move in his heart, Lu Wei jumped up, faked a real pass, and passed it to Xiaoka who was making an air cut from the left baseline. Xiaoka grabbed the ball and took a step, which was a two-handed dunk.

Not to mention how explosive it is, and the movements are not too gorgeous.

But it was a buzzer, the first quarter just ended, the score was 32:20, and the 76ers led by 12 points.

"It's a beautiful shot."

"Slam dunk at the buzzer, yes."

The teammates patted Kaka on the arm and head, smiling and complimenting him.

The corner of Xiaoka's mouth twitched, showing an ugly smile, it would be better not to smile.

Coach Luke praised everyone with a smile, then straightened his face, and said in a deep voice: "But don't take it lightly, this is only the first quarter, and we still need to expand the point difference as much as possible later."

"Yes."

"clear."

Everyone agreed in unison.

Not far away, the Magic players surrounded Coach Van Gundy, all of them looked unhappy.

This game was different from what they expected, and it could even be said to be the complete opposite. They thought they could "kill you while you are sick" and teach the 76ers a lesson, but in the end they fell behind by as much as 12 points in the first quarter .

"Let me tell you something." Coach Van Gundy said with a gloomy face: "From this quarter, you have also seen that the 76ers are bound to win this game. Whether it is offense or defense, they are very active and serious. We are not as good as Opponents, it’s just that we are not serious enough. So we must cheer up later, put away my contempt, fight seriously, and play with our momentum, understand?”

"clear."

A group of Magic players responded in unison.

At the same time, the fans in the auditorium were also whispering, talking about the game in the first quarter, disappointed with the Magic's performance, and looking forward to their turnaround in the second quarter.

Moments later, the second quarter begins.

Both sides are on the bench, and the 76ers' Mozkov, Thaddeus Young, Kaka, Lu Wei, and Holiday have serious expressions, revealing a chill.

The Magic are also on the bench, and Howard, Anderson, and Turkoglu are not on the court.

This season, the 76ers once had the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, while the Magic were only sixth in the Eastern Conference. This gap is not without reason.In terms of bench depth, the 76ers are much better than the Magic. The Magic have only Jameer Nelson, Glenn Davis, and Chris Duhon on the bench. , Xiaoka, and Mozkov are all inferior.

So the 76ers had the upper hand in the matchup of the bench lineup.

Lu Wei, in particular, deserves to be the "best sixth man". He can shoot from outside, break through the ball, and fast-break and counterattack a lot. He has become the offensive vanguard of the 76ers, almost alone. The Magic couldn't hold their heads up.

"It can't go on like this."

"Yeah, the point difference is getting bigger and bigger, we have to replace the main force."

In the auditorium, the fans were worried.

Coach Van Gundy glanced at the time, called a personal timeout, and replaced the main players, including Holiday and Turkoglu. Only a few substitute players really couldn't beat the opponent.

At the same time, Coach Luke also replaced Qin Hao and Speights.

The two sides returned to the court, the Magic attacked, Chris Duhon held the ball and advanced, facing Qin Hao's defense, he didn't have much thought, and quickly handed the ball to Turkoglu, Turkoglu attracted the defense and opened the way for Howard. Singles space, and then give the ball to Howard.

Before the first quarter, Howard had two fouls on his back early and was replaced. He failed to play the role of a star player. At this moment, he immediately played back singles when he got the ball.

But just as he took a step back, Kaka pounced on him to help Mozkov with his visit, and was about to reach out for the ball.

beep!
The referee blew his whistle and gave Kaka a foul.

Xiaoka didn't care, although he failed to grab it and paid for a foul, but what coach Luke originally arranged was "foul tactics", or it could be called "killing monster tactics".

Like O'Neal, although Howard is an inside monster, he can score and grab rebounds, and his dunks are even more explosive, but his free throws are not good.

So far this season, Howard's free throw percentage per game is only 40.00%, not even 50.00%, which is about the same as O'Neal.

So when Howard can't prevent a low attack, sending him to the free throw line is also a good choice.

"Bang! Bang!"

Sure enough, Howard went to the free throw line and missed both free throws, and I didn't score any of them.

Coach Van Gundy frowned. Howard is the star of the team and a big insider. The 76ers are only better than Nene inside, but they can't fight against Howard. Howard can't be guarded.Originally, Howard should be the biggest reliance on defeating the 76ers, but he committed two fouls early in the first quarter, and now the opponent has used "foul tactics", but it seems that Howard is not in good free throw form today.

This is troublesome.

If Howard, the leading star, is restricted and does not perform well, then the Magic will be really dangerous.

Dozens of seconds later, when Howard got the ball in the low post again, the 76ers still made a decisive foul and didn't give Howard a 2+1 chance.

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, Howard made the first free throw this time.

The fans in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, but the second free throw was a strike, which made the Magic fans depressed again. Howard's free throw was really unreliable.

Seeing that Howard only made 4 of 1 free throws, the 76ers were even more impolite. Xiaoka, Lu Wei, and Speights all rushed to foul Howard one after another, sending Howard to the free throw line.

Moreover, the 76ers will continue to do this, unless Howard doesn't take the ball, let alone his singles with the ball in the low post, even if he takes the ball from the outside, the 76ers dare to foul directly.

Who made Howard really inaccurate free throws.

Seeing him standing on the free throw line, Qin Hao couldn't help calling out "Old Iron".

(End of this chapter)