This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 304 It seems to see the shadow of that man
At the beginning of the game, Dwight Howard helped the team get the first wave of possession through bullet speed, while Sharad Lewis fired from the bottom corner and scored the first goal of this Eastern Conference Finals.

In this round of the series, there is bound to be a lot of shooting.

The Charlotte Bobcats and the Orlando Magic are two teams with similar classifications. They are both teams with a relatively large number of three-pointers in this era, and both teams have hoarded a lot of pitchers.

The two teams met on the stage of last year's playoffs. After a series of loss of generals, the Charlotte Bobcats who eliminated the powerful Detroit Pistons were finally eliminated by the Orlando Magic 2-4.

However, because Zhou Lin and Howard have made great progress compared to last year, they are still slightly different in style.

The Charlotte Bobcats counterattack faster than the Orlando Magic.

Playing against the Cavaliers, Larry Brown asked the team to slow down and complete the offense in a positional battle. When the opponent is the Orlando Magic, the Charlotte Bobcats must change their strategy.

After all, unlike the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic has a monster that can cover the sky and the sun.

Moreover, Warcraft, who was in his early years, had a good foot movement speed, and he was at the highest point of his career whether it was supplementary defense or assisting defense.

Larry Brown has also made adjustments. The reason why he put an orthodox point guard into the lineup is to bring up the rhythm and try to play as fast as possible when he can play fast breaks.

In this round of the series, Zhou Lin is a strong point that must stand out. Whether it is facing Sharad Lewis or Hedo Turkoglu, the point of defending Zhou Lin alone has been proven last year. Can't do it alone.

As one of Zhou Lin's templates, Hedo Turkoglu, although he is also at the peak of his career, is at a disadvantage compared to Zhou Lin, who has already entered the All-Star starting lineup, and this round of the series The template duel battle is also an important part of this series.

Because Zhou Lin will face Turkoglu on both offense and defense.

In the first round against Turkoglu, Zhou Lin directly scored the Charlotte Bobcats' first two points in the Eastern Conference Finals with a mid-range jumper.

"In this round of the series, Zhou Lin's role may be a little different, because both Sessions and Roy can handle the ball, while Zhou Lin in this lineup, on the contrary, has less responsibility for holding the ball. , has become the main point of attack, and now we get the ball anyway, so we have to attack more resolutely."

Unlike the previous round, Zhou Lin was man-marked by James, who entered the double team. In this round of the series, Zhou Lin will face much less pressure on single defense, and this round of the series also requires Zhou Lin and Roy's breakthrough challenged Howard, allowing opponents to shrink the space, not just letting Warcraft guard the inside alone.

The Bobcats' defense is very outside. The Orlando Magic, which has a four-shooter lineup, can open fire from the outside because of the existence of Warcraft Howard. , but relying on the explosive power at the basket, he can still eat most of the centers in the league. Of course, the strategy given by Larry Brown is to defend with all his might.

Let's not talk about whether it can be prevented, even if it cannot be prevented, isn't this still a foul?
The Charlotte Bobcats have 3 centers over [-] feet, plus one who can top Howard Emeka Okafor, the number of fouls is up to you, and you monster Howard, if you can kill us at the free throw line , then the Charlotte Bobcats also recognize it!

Therefore, Roy Hibbert is still working hard on the defensive end, especially with Yao Ming's guidance.

Howard's current upper body strength can already rank very high in the league, but his lower body may not be strong in the center position. This is the main reason why Yao Ming can beat Howard to death.

And in this round, Roy Hibbert received two fouls in a row because of his position. This was really a little bit beyond Larry Brown's expectations, but he didn't have anything to do with his disciples' fouls. Complaining, and after being substituted, he continued to demonstrate how to correctly get stuck with Howard.

Yi Jianlian played much earlier than expected. However, he did not need to assume the responsibility of defending Howard. Instead, he asked Okafor to guard Howard. He is short, but he has the best experience and skills against Howard, and you must know that Okafor's wingspan is at the same level as Yao Ming's at 226cm.

The previous continuous confrontation also made Howard a little impetuous. This time, Okafor's card position came in a timely manner. He defended around the front and the ball hit Howard's body and went out of the baseline.

After all, the relationship between Emeka Okafor and Dwight Howard was bright for a while. Okafor also had an urge to prove himself when he played the current Warcraft Howard.

Larry Brown nodded frequently, and said to O'Bryant and Roy Hibbert off the court: "You must learn from Emeka!"

And once the Magic failed to score, the Bobcats were quick to push the fast break. Although it was a serve after losing the ball, Ramon Sessions also speeded up according to Larry Brown's request.

The ball was given to Zhou Lin, and Zhou Lin raised his hand from the outside, which attracted the attention of two players. Yi Jianlian, who followed up with the hit, directly scored a dunk. Even the Orlando Magic still had a weak foothold.

"This is the rhythm that the Charlotte Bobcats need here. It must be a beautiful offensive and defensive transition. In fact, except for Howard, the talents of the four starters on the opposite side are not strong. It can be seen from their draft picks. Come out, now on the court, the Orlando Magic only has Warcraft Howard as the No. [-] pick, JJ. Redick is the [-]th overall pick, and the other three players are not even in the lottery. With two No. [-] picks and Brandon Roy at No. [-], Ramon Sessions is the only low pick."

This point, the audience in front of the TV can also see that the Orlando Magic team in the shooting team is indeed a bit behind the Charlotte Bobcats in terms of athletic ability.

However, soon, Hedo Turkoglu assisted Warcraft Howard to successfully ravage the home rim and won applause.

Many people at the scene were shaking KT with Howard's photo sticker.

"If this Okafor jumps with Howard, it will be at least two grades behind!"

Although Zhou Lin is also choking Hedo Turkoglu, it is really difficult for Zhou Lin to defend the passing route in the face of Warcraft and Turkoglu's almost proficient pick-and-roll.

The height of these two passing and receiving the ball is no longer something ordinary people can resist.

In the first quarter of the game, both teams played the rhythm they should have. The Charlotte Bobcats tried to play as fast as possible, and then tried to use their height and lower body strength to restrain Warcraft in positional battles. As for the Orlando Magic, Basically, every ball will press the position, waiting for Warcraft Howard.

Zhou Lin once heard such a sentence in his last life, the player who can defend against the peak monster is Jamal Nelson!
This height and one shortness, although they overlapped in their peak period, their technical characteristics are completely mismatched. Jamal Nelson is completely a guard with a small and fast style of play, limited by his height and Line of sight, passing has never been a strong suit.

Jamal Nelson was injured this season, but the Magic team without Nelson played extremely well, which made Nelson a little embarrassed.

Unlike defending James, James is a ball-handler who can use double-teams and presses, but Warcraft is completely in a non-ball-handler position in this lineup, and the proportion of singles is actually not high.

To make an inappropriate analogy, Howard is now a super giant blue-collar.

A large number of his points come from eating cakes, from the second offense of grabbing rebounds under the basket, so based on this attribute, the Bobcats cannot use double-teaming to restrain Howard.

In the first quarter, Howard made 4 of 3 and scored 10 points. Interestingly, Howard, who is not good at free throws, actually made 5 of 4 free throws in the first quarter, and also scored 6 rebounds. Three after three, plus a cap.

Based on the excellent performance of Warcraft, the Orlando Magic at home also led the Charlotte Bobcats 28-22 by 6 points to end the first quarter.

"Howard this year is really amazing!"

The commentator Su Qun said: "Although, Howard is not a player who plays with the ball, but with his terrifying offensive rebounding ability and good frame protection, basically one person determines the entire system of the Magic team." trend."

"After all, he is also the best defensive player!"

In the first quarter of the game, Roy and Zhou Lin were also restricted to varying degrees. In the game against the Cavaliers, the two players who had to eat and drink in terms of breakthroughs entered the three-second zone in the first quarter. Only 5 of 1. Although Howard failed to cover Zhou Lin or Roy from the front, the invisible pressure was still coming.

It is also because of Howard's inside deterrence that Orlando Magic players dare to expand their defense unscrupulously.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Warcraft Howard took a rest. Fortunately, Howard is not a monster like James who can play every game for 45 minutes. Otherwise, this game will be even more difficult to play.

The bench depth of the two teams is actually almost the same.

On the bench of the Charlotte Bobcats, Mike Dunleavy, the former No. [-] scorer of the team, and James Posey, who played a big role in facing LeBron James in the last round, and the team who just got out of the DNP state Sealed by Raymond Felton.

As for the Orlando Magic, Cornett Lee, Mitchell Pietrus, Marcin Gortat, and Tyronn Lue are also good role players.

However, during the transition from the bench, the Bobcats managed to get the score back by relying on Raymond Felton's several impacts.

Raymond Felton is also suffocated, and it is still his contract year.

Whether to get an annual salary of tens of millions this summer, or to leave the team with a basic salary, refers to this year's playoffs. In the last round of the series, although the Charlotte Bobcats advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a tiebreaker, Raymond Phil Dunton only handed over the dismal data of 5.3 points and 2.1 assists per game, and even two of them did not get the chance to play.

However, in this round of the series, Larry Brown will still give Felton some opportunities. Unlike the last round of the series, he was the third choice on the point guard line. In this lineup, he is the point guard line. second choice.

Moreover, regardless of various factors, Raymond Felton has a chance to face Ralph Alston, who is not good at defense, and the old Tyronn Lue, whether it is breakthrough or organization.

Also, as long as Raymond Felton is clear-headed, his passing ability is still remarkable.

Compared with Ramon Sessions, who was once as famous as the other two point guards, his ceiling is much higher.

The individual scored 5 points in a row and sent 2 assists to revitalize the team. This is the performance of Raymond Felton in just 3 minutes. Based on this, Felton was kept on the court On, the partner starts to fight.

"Raymond Felton played well during this time, but he should still regret that he rejected the 800 million contract extension last year."

The main forces on both sides gradually returned.

Roy Hibbert also faced Dwight Howard again, which relieved some of the pressure on Emeka Okaford.

Roy Hibbert, who had gained enough physical strength, finally played his due characteristics. Facing the two strong attacks of the monster, Hibbert failed to let it succeed.

And the Orlando Magic also missed the outside line continuously at this moment. Although Warcraft picked the ball from the head of Hibbert, who was taller than him, again and again, but JJ. Redick and Turkoglu, the two major pitchers Each missed 2 three-pointers.

On the other hand, the Bobcats played aggressively. First, Roy broke through Anthony Johnson's defense, lobbed to bypass Warcraft's five-finger barrier, and then Raymond Felton, who was temporarily trusted by the head coach. A cold three-point shot from the outside, and then Zhou Lin assisted Hibbert, made a monster foul at the basket, and made two free throws!

"The Charlotte Bobcats are showing momentum! I think the Orlando Magic are going to call a timeout!"

But before Su Qun finished speaking, Zhou Lin directly blocked Cornett Lee from the three-point line, forming a counterattack.

Facing the empty basket, Zhou Lin threw the ball to the backboard, and then smashed it into the basket!
Zhou Lin even wanted to say, this is for you, Tracy.

Once at this home court, there was a superstar wearing No. 1, and he performed this signature dunk countless times.

In the eyes of the fans of the Orlando Magic, Zhou Lin also had the shadow of that man looming on him.

45-36, the Charlotte Bobcats played a wave of 9-2 offense and directly stopped the Orlando Magic!

(End of this chapter)