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Chapter 201 Van Gundy, start defending again!

The Magic attack.

After McGrady saw through the Knicks' defensive strategy.

In the frontcourt, immediately pass the ball to Hill.

With Hill playing point forward, the effect is the same.

In this way, it should be possible to disrupt the arrangement of the Knicks.

Sure enough, Hill received the ball, quickly passed the ball to the inside, Duncan received the ball, broke through, pulled the ball up, raised it high and hit it, avoiding Larry Johnson's block, with a bang, it was a one-handed dunk.

9 to 6! !
The Knicks attack.

Or pull the inside line to the horn area.

For the Sprewell organization, at this time, Houston and Rice made a side screen at the same time.

With such a tactic, no matter how good the Magic's mobility is, it is not easy to defend.

Houston received a pass from Sprewell and made a two-point jumper.

9 to 8! !
The Magic attack.

McGrady scored the ball to Hill in the frontcourt.

Break through, score the ball...

Hill passed the basketball back to McGrady again, passed the ball quickly, Jr. O'Neal caught the ball, turned around and jumped up, with a bang, dunked with both hands, and his whole body was hung on the basket.

11 to 8! !
Off the court, Van Gundy looked a little ugly.

The Magic's outside three forwards kept shifting, which made the Knicks' defensive tactics all fail.

While the effect could not be achieved, it also exposed the Knicks' basket to the Magic.

Receiving the ball inside is a chance to dunk.

After all, with the Knicks' current lineup, they can't protect the basket either.

To be reasonable, Van Gundy saw the unacceptable situation of tactics, but he still did not adjust.

You said that he can't make temporary adjustments, but he is very stubborn and will not make changes.

Fortunately, all of the Knicks' stud offenses are also very efficient at home.

The madman broke through and scored the ball, assisted Larry Johnson, and scored two points in the mid-range shot.

11 to 10! !
In terms of score, bite tightly.

No one can do anything to the opponent.

The Magic attack.

Hill suddenly made a three-point jumper, and he found that the Magic had a clear advantage inside.

It is completely possible to solve the opponent in an easy way.

Swish-!
Have it.

Hill's three-pointer was equally accurate.

Next, Hill and McGrady shot from inside and outside, and the Magic's inside and outside lines were organized in an orderly manner, and the rhythm of the game was firmly controlled by the Magic.

After the first quarter, the score was 29 to 26, and the Magic took a 3-point lead in terms of score.

In the second quarter, Li Mu made regular substitutions, and McGrady and Duncan continued to lead the team.

Bring in Mike Miller, Maggette and Magloire.

On the Knicks side, in the 8th minute of the start, Van Gundy made a regular substitution, replacing Thomas and Charlie Ward.

In the second quarter of the game, 8 people rotated, and the lineup became Charlie Ward, Houston, Sprewell, Thomas and Camby.

The golden double guns are still on the field.

The game is on.

The Knicks attack.

Houston and Camby, hit a side screen.

Charlie Ward sent the ball to the right corner, Houston received the ball, jumped up, and shot...

The entire shooting, without any extra movement, is as smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water.

Swish-!
29 to 28! !
The Magic attack.

McGrady points the ball to Duncan.

Seeing that Thomas was a bit overwhelmed in the post-up singles, Sprewell rushed to help defend.

Duncan scored the ball to Maggette who cut into the inside, jumped up, slammed with both hands, and scored two points.

31 to 28! !
The Knicks attack.

Charlie Ward gave the ball to the madman Sprewell and singled out Maggette.

Start up, speed up, get in the lane, pull up the two-point jump shot...

Swish-!
31 to 30! !
The Knicks have two guns and are still strong.

Using his personal ability, he fought the Magic [-]-[-].

Bang-!
Duncan catches the ball, backs up Thomas, turns and lays up.

Thomas tried to block the block and hit Duncan's arm with his hand, but he still couldn't stop Duncan from scoring.

Bang-dang-!
At the same time that Duncan dunked, there was a beep, and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time. The two-point goal was valid and an additional penalty was added.

At the free throw line, Duncan made a free throw despite boos.

34 to 30! !
Looking back, the madman made a breakthrough in the front court, made an emergency stop, retreated to the three-point line, drew the bow and set the arrow, and pulled out the three-point shot...

Swish-!
Maggette's physical talent is good, but his defensive skills are still a little bit worse after all.

Besides, no one could stop Sprewell having a convulsion.

Next, Sprewell played how he played, playing the demeanor of the first shooting guard.

Five minutes into the game, Li Mu took the lead in making substitutions, replacing McGrady and Duncan with Hill, Jackson and O'Neal.

Under the leadership of Sprewell, the Knicks once achieved a lead.

However, as soon as O'Mill came on the court, he caught the ball and made a mid-range shot.

Rice's height is completely out of reach.

Jermaine O'Neal's mid-range shot is quite terrifying when it comes to accuracy, reaching the strength of a superstar.

No one can guard against it.

Just one Duncan made the Knicks' defense very difficult. O'Neal's outburst made Sprewell spit out all the advantages of the attack.

With the addition of McGrady and Jackson, the strength is also quite strong.

There's no way the Knicks can keep Sprewell and Houston playing non-stop.

The golden double guns, whoever rests, the one on the field, will be targeted crazily.

This is the crushing of the lineup, the game is the wind direction, and it is back to the Magic.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 60 to 55. The Magic led by 5 points and entered the locker room to rest.

Back in the second half of the game, the two sides changed sides and fought.

Li Mu made the starting Five Tigers play.

On the Knicks side, Rice, who was in average form, rested and replaced with Charlie Ward.

The lineup became, Charlie Ward, Houston, Madman Sprewell, Big Mom Larry Johnson, Camby.

The third quarter started.

Magic team.

McGrady broke through with the first step very quickly, pierced through the perimeter defense sharply, attracted Camby's defense, and then threw the basketball into the sky.

With a bang, an alley-oop, Jermaine O'Neal's entire body was hung on the basket.

The Knicks attack.

Houston screened from the side, and after the madman Sprewell made a three-threat pose, he broke through with the ball.

A post-up pass, Houston catches the ball, jumps up, and shoots an open two-point jumper...!
Swish-!
Also hit two points.

The Knicks clung to the score.

In the 6th minute of the third quarter, the Magic only led by 7 points.

Next, the time enters the 9th minute.

At this time, the Magic has expanded the point difference to 10 points.

“The lineup of the two teams is very different.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks' offensive firepower declined, and the point difference immediately began to widen. "

"The perimeter offense of the Knicks is, logically, even better than that of the Magic.

It's just a pity that walking on one leg is not as good as the combination of inside and outside of the Magic team and running on two legs. "

After the first three quarters, the Magic have widened the point difference to 13 points.

The game still looks suspenseful.

After all, someone has 35 seconds and 13 minutes, and there is still time for the last quarter.

Strangely, in the fourth quarter, the Knicks' offense became somewhat conservative again.

Start to strengthen defense and pursue success rate on offense.

Van Gundy is still Van Gundy, just like a boy will always be a boy.

He was on the defensive again.

Grind the lineup slowly, strengthen the defense, and wait for the Magic to make mistakes.

However, next, most of the Magic's offense was handed over to Duncan.

Let him single out Larry Johnson.

So steady.

The Knicks have achieved the ultimate defense, and Duncan can always hit the board and send the basketball to the basket.

If there is a flank attack, Duncan will not mess around, and will choose to distribute the basketball.

Hill did not shoot a three-pointer, but chose to break through.

Seeing Duncan cutting to the basket, he immediately passed the ball casually. Duncan hit the basket, which was a chance to score.

If the Knicks don't switch defenses in time, Hill will go to the basket and press the basketball into the basket with his own hands.

The two superstars are unstoppable.

Van Gundy and the Knicks can't wait for the Magic to make a mistake.

Waiting, only time consumption.

All that came was a beep and a red light.

The score is fixed here.

119 to 102! !
At the end of the game, the Magic beat the Knicks by 17 points, leading 3-0.

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(End of this chapter)