This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 310 Jamal Nelson Comes Back

The Charlotte Bobcats beat the Orlando Magic again. Not surprisingly, the NBA Finals will stage a Chinese derby'

'The Combination of Zhouyi, Debunk the Magic'

"Howard's foul crisis reflects the defensive problems of the Magic. If the Magic wants to reverse, someone must share the defensive pressure of Warcraft"

Although the Charlotte Bobcats only lead this round of the series 2-1, both the American media and the Chinese media now believe that the Charlotte Bobcats are the most powerful contender for the Eastern Conference championship this time .

For the Magic, the biggest problem is not the offense, but the defense.

On the offensive end, Warcraft's statistics even exploded compared to the previous round. Although the other players were slightly off-point, their performance was acceptable.

But on the defensive end, although the team has the best defensive player Dwight Howard, this cannot hide the huge problem of the opponent's breakthrough in perimeter defense.

It is too easy for the defensive players on the outside to let the Bobcats' players enter the inside, which also caused Warcraft Howard to use his body to block the opponent's offensive line again and again after the opponent enters the inside.

It is true that Warcraft Howard has gone all out. On average, Warcraft can contribute about 4 blocks per game, but the foul problems that occurred in two consecutive games still exposed that the Magic lost their most honorable defense. Ability, Warcraft is too tired.

Once G4 loses the game, the Orlando Magic will go to Orlando with a 1-3 disadvantage. The opponent holds three match points. A game to win.

When the Orlando Magic were in trouble, good news finally came.

The team's main player, Jamal Nelson, is coming back.

This season, Jamal Nelson only played 42 games due to injuries, but there is no doubt that Nelson played an efficient first half of the season, averaging 16.7 points and 5.7 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 45%. Can contribute two three-pointers in every game.

If he can play, not only can he give the Magic some support on the offensive end, after all, the Orlando Magic have accumulated a large number of pitchers, but they lack a breakthrough player like Felton or Roy, Jamal. If Nelson can play, it may be able to make up for this shortcoming.

At the same time, Nelson was also selected as an NBA All-Star substitute. Unfortunately, he did not participate due to injuries, and Nelson should have missed the first and only All-Star Game in his life.

In fact, Nelson's injury has not healed. According to the historical line, in fact, Jamal Nelson should have come back on the stage of the finals, and then he became the player who dragged the team back.

Jamal Nelson's forced comeback, in Zhou Lin's opinion, will not change the situation very much.

But the game is not quantitative.

Before the start of G4, Nelson's name has been taken out of the injury list and put into the 12-man roster. It can also be seen from this that Nelson is likely to come out to play.

However, the Magic's starting list is still the continuation of the previous game.

Ralph Alston, Cornett Lee, Hedo Turkoglu, Sharad Lewis, Dwight Howard.

The Bobcats here is the same as the previous game.

Raymond Felton, Brandon Roy, Zhou Lin, Emeka Okafor, Yi Jianlian.

And in this game, the playing time of Roy, who should recover from his injury, will definitely increase slightly.

"Okay, the game started, Warcraft Howard helped the team get the first wave of possession."

In this game, for the Magic, let Lewis, whose performance on the court is second only to Warcraft, open the stage. Although Lewis plays the fourth position, he can play with the ball. Fu, or Yi Jianlian, has a certain advantage in footwork, and is the only player in the current lineup who can use singles to solve problems.

In essence, Lewis still relies mainly on shooting. With the first ball, he broke through Yi Jianlian's defense and rushed to the inside.

"It seems that after the loss of the last game, the Orlando Magic have also made certain optimizations in the game. Also, the players of the Charlotte Bobcats are all tall and can jump better. When you are younger, you are always shooting from the outside, and when the pressure comes up, it is inevitable to lose your focus, so it is imperative to increase breakthroughs."

"Jamal Nelson also warmed up before the game, and I don't know if he will play in this game. On February 2 this year, the eve of the All-Star Game, in the game against the Dallas Mavericks, Jamal Nelson and The center of the Mavericks Dampier bumped into it, and as a result, there was a major injury to his right shoulder. The answer given by the doctor at the time was that he would not only miss the All-Star, but also miss all games this season. Look at the strap on Nelson's shoulder. It can be seen that Nelson has not fully recovered, but the news of Nelson's comeback, for the current Magic, whether it is true or not, is also an incentive for the team."

"Don't underestimate the heart of a championship, and the Bobcats can't let their guard down."

Any team, when forced to the point of no return, will explode some amazing fighting power, and the same is true for the players.

One of the former supersonic twin stars, although Sharad Lewis is not as capable of flying into the sky as he was in the league when he first entered the league, he is gradually turning into a pitcher, but you can't think that Lewis really only has that little energy.

After the coach gave enough trust and possession of the ball, facing the second-year Yi Jianlian, Lewis played very resolutely, and resoluteness paid off.

The United Arab League defended Lewis, and was a bit slow in lateral movement and reaction. Lewis played very well at the beginning. Also, in the right corner, in addition to making Yi Jianlian's foul, he also passed a mid-range shot and a layup. Scored the first 8 points of the team's opening 6 points.

But the Bobcats can only use Yi Jianlian to defend Lewis, because with the presence of Warcraft, if James Posey or Mike Dunleavy is on the fourth position, basically the inside protection is not enough. Can't play Roy Hibbert, because Okafor's defense against Lewis may not be better than Yi Jianlian, and if Roy Hibbert is above, the Bobcats' offense will lose variability. Two standing centers Basically took the inside line to death.

"Yi, you must maintain a good posture, and don't let Sharad shoot in front of you easily."

Larry Brown has also been emphasizing Yi Jianlian's defensive problems.

After this timeout, Jamal Nelson, who was strapped to shoulder protection, was also replaced.

Except for the first game, the team's starting point guard Alston, G2 and G3 were all in a state of stealth, and his shots were gradually lost. He only scored single-digit points in two consecutive games, which is really not qualified. .

"Come on, Jamal Nelson, let's see if Nelson can change the game. Nelson's official height is six feet, which is 1.83 meters, and Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton is only six feet tall. Feet one, 1.85 meters tall, Nelson came up to see if he could limit the opponent on both ends of the offense and defense."

Jamal Nelson's return from injury has already greatly helped the team's morale, but his current competitive state is really average. He just received the ball from Turkoglu on the field. . Nelson made a three-pointer from the outside and directly made a three-pointer.

"It seems that the shoulder injury still affected Jamal Nelson's shooting."

"Jamal Nelson's three-point shooting percentage this season has reached a terrifying 45%, and he averages 2 goals per game. He is the player in front of the Magic in terms of shooting percentage and average shooting number. But now it seems that, Nelson really isn't back to 100%, not even 80.00%."

Larry Brown also made it clear early on when arranging tactics. Once Raymond Felton faces Jamal Nelson, who has not fully recovered from his injury, he must fight resolutely. But Raymond Faye Felton always seemed to lack a bit of luck in the few rounds he played against Nelson. Of course, this was also a matter of height. Jamal Nelson stuck close to Felton, and Felton was also a little uncomfortable.

Just like when the Lakers and the 76ers in the Larry Brown era played in the finals, Phil Jackson used the 1.83-meter-tall Tyronn Lue to stick to Allen Iverson, although many people In my impression, Iverson is the kind who beat Tyronn Lue to pieces.

But in fact, it is the impression flow.

Except for Iverson who scored 48 points in a frenzied game and forcibly took away a victory in an away game, his shooting percentage in the other four games did not reach 40%. Yes, the scoring efficiency is very low, and Tyronn Lue, who is clinging to his opponent, is also very uncomfortable chasing Allen Iverson.

Jamal Nelson also knows that his offensive state is not generally bad, so he chooses more to pass the ball and defend against the position.

In fact, the effect was much better than Zhou Lin thought.

The banner of the Magic's offense was entirely set up by Sharad Lewis.

In the first quarter, Lewis scored a terrifying 14 points, along with 2 rebounds and 1 steal.

For the Bobcats, the highest scorer was Zhou Lin's 7 points.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats also 21-32, 11 points behind the opponent team.

Nelson's comeback and Sharad Lewis' singles not only affected the team's deployment on the defensive end, but even on the offensive end, the Bobcats lost some of their standard.

It is hard to avoid the sudden loss of shooting touch on certain nights.

The Bobcats' shooting percentage in the first quarter was really bad, and even Zhou Lin's shooting percentage was dropped by the opponent's defense that raised another intensity.

"The Magic is a strong team after all. Although Warcraft only scored 4 points in the first quarter, which was also the most silent quarter in the series, the other players of the Magic team have been revived, and the Magic team also I am no longer obsessed with shooting three-pointers. In this game, it is a bit difficult for the Bobcats to overwhelm their opponents as they did in the last game."

Zhou Lin played the first quarter and only rested for a minute and a half in the second quarter.

Because Roy is still within the scope of time control in this game, playing time cannot exceed 25 minutes. Even though this game is very important, Larry Brown will still execute and control this playing time, so the second team The leaders became Mike Dunleavy and Raymond Felton, but in this game, the performance of these two players was average, so Zhou Lin had to play early.

When he played, the score had already been stretched to 17 points.

After Mike Dunleavy came on the field, he missed three consecutive three-pointers. Larry Brown couldn't bear it anymore and replaced him directly.

The replacement James Posey has no offensive ability, and with a standing center like Roy Hibbert, now the Bobcats' scoring is basically directed at Zhou Lin.

In this game, Zhou Lin's shooting touch was not good. He tried 6 shots in the first quarter and only hit one.

The self-adjustment that Zhou Lin made was to constantly use the pick-and-roll to reach the inside. While scoring, he also continued to assist Hibbert. Unfortunately, Hibbert failed to attack twice in a row. Once, it was destroyed by Gortat. After Warcraft returned to the court, Hibbert's side will be even more difficult to fight.

Seeing that the point difference reached more than 20 points, Larry Brown reluctantly called a timeout again.

After the timeout, it was time for Roy to play.

Roy, who has been accumulating energy for most of the quarter, scored two goals in consecutive singles after playing. Whether it is Cornett Lee or JJ Redick, they are a bit disadvantaged in defending Roy.

Zhou Lin assisted Yi Jianlian to complete the relay in the air. The Bobcats relied on continuous defensive counterattacks and played a wave of 6-0 to narrow the point difference.

The Bobcats' rhythm seems to be back.

But at the end of the second quarter, the Bobcats began to make mistakes. First, Raymond Felton was fouled by Jamal Nelson using his experience, and then Okafor, who had been fouled three times, never survived. Pass the last minute.

Larry Brown replaced Emeka Okafor late. Okafor fouled for two consecutive rounds. He should have been replaced, but Larry Brown may have only fifty seconds left in the game. The boil passed, but the referee's whistle blew again.

In the second quarter, Emeka Okafor paid the price of three fouls, which also paved the way for the chase in the second half.

After all, the player with the best defense against Howard is Emeka Okafor.

Zhou Lin's three-pointer at the buzzer locked his score at 15 points in the half, and at the same time controlled the half-time difference between the two teams to 14 points.

59-45!

Orlando Magic played a very smooth first half!

(End of this chapter)