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Chapter 260 All Stud Cards!

January 6, Staples Center Arena.

G4 of the finals started, and in the first half, Kobe was like a god of death, all kinds of explosions.

McGrady's main defense was not good enough at all, too soft. On offense, he failed to retaliate. After a while, he lost it quickly.

In terms of hardness and persistence, McGrady is a few streets behind Kobe.

With Kobe's character, he is best at playing big-time games like this. McGrady knew that he hadn't woken up just by looking at him.

To be reasonable, Kobe's state has also fluctuated, but he played very strongly.

If the hand feels bad, he will resolutely drive the ball in and break through, rush to the basket or make a foul to the free throw line.

McGrady can only do all kinds of tricks, hits floatingly, and if he misses the shot, he is an undercover agent.

Finally, Duncan and Jermaine O'Neal were in a hot state, so they clenched the score.

With O'Neal's efforts, the first half ended and the Lakers led the Magic by 62 points 55 to 7.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Billups and Lewis hit consecutive three-pointers, expanding the point difference to more than 10 points.

Fortunately, Kidd's shooting touch came, he made consecutive shots, stopped the bleeding in time, and did not let the game take away.

Next, the game played back and forth.

The game time lasted 7 minutes, and it was still quite anxious.

Subsequently, the Lakers' physical fitness declined severely. Under the Magic's full-court pressing tactics, the physical energy consumption was even greater.

You know, the Lakers played the tiebreaker with the Kings in the Western Conference Finals, but the Magic took a week off.

"Magic team's pressing tactics, waiting here!
In the G3 game, the Magic's tactics obviously didn't work. The Magic still didn't give up and fought the Lakers until the last moment.

It turns out that the tactics of the Magic team consider not only the outcome of a game, but also the overall finals series.

Think of the race not as a sprint, but as a long run! "Mike Breen commented and explained.

At this time, O'Neal's physical decline was the most serious.

He was injured on his feet during the regular season and was overweight. The Magic also raised the tempo and added a lot of confrontation.

With Duncan and O'Neal sitting on the inside, the Magic's inside advantages began to gradually show.

At the end of the first three quarters, the Magic have narrowed the point difference to 2 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Magic's offensive momentum was strong, and Kidd scored 3 points.

Jackson rushed to the basket and O'Neal made a mid-range shot.

A small climax was played, and the Sharks were pulled out of the bench in advance for a decisive battle.

Then, O'Neal ran into the Magic's hacking shark tactics.

His physical fitness has declined, and his free throw percentage has worsened.

At this time, McGrady woke up from sleepwalking and hit two consecutive three-pointers to take the game away.

Kobe had a blast all night, and as a result, lost for a while in the fourth quarter, the game was lost.

hum~
The score was 118 to 110, and the Magic had an 8-point advantage, beating the Lakers and tying the score to 2-2.

Kobe scored 36 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds, and O'Neal scored 27 points and 10 rebounds. His performance was not bad, but at the critical moment, he lost the chain.

McGrady scored 23 points and only played 8 minutes of good shots.

Dun Ao scored 26 points and 11 rebounds, Jr. O'Neal scored 19 points and 9 rebounds, coupled with Kidd's quasi-triple-double performance, the Magic had the last laugh.

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January 6, Staples Center Arena.

In G5 of the finals, the coordinates are still at home for the Lakers.

半决赛和分区决赛，都是2-2-1-1-1的赛制，总决赛却是2-3-2赛制。

In the Tianwangshan battle, the Magic did not have home court advantage.

The game started, and the Magic were still pressing hard.

Billups responded calmly, and while organizing the offense, he continued to snipe.

The three-point shot sees blood, and the ball kills the heart.

As soon as the Magic closed their defense, they were immediately punished, and Mr. Key showed a tough temperament.

When Billups opened up the space, the two offensive cores of the Lakers' triangle offense began to harvest points continuously.

One-on-one no one can stop.

Even if it is blocked, split the ball out.

In addition to Billups, Lewis and Kirilenko also did very well, basically grasping the opportunities.

On the side of the Magic, McGrady is tough, soaring points soaring, and making a breakthrough and a breakthrough.

Duncan was completely out of shape, and he didn't look stable at all.

Kidd and Jermaine O'Neal were in good or bad form, and the pressing tactics did not work.

With a score of 119 to 104, the Lakers had a 15-point advantage and defeated the Magic. With a big score of 3 to 2, they took the lead in winning the finals match point.

For the Magic, the only good news is that the next games will be played at home.

On June 6th, Orlando, TD Waterhouse Center Arena.

At the beginning of the game, Duncan's offense went wild, and Lewis was completely unstoppable.

Kirilenko's defense is indeed quite good, but he is still too young.

After being fit by Duncan, he rushed over and was still cleaned up together.

Kirilenko's state fluctuates greatly.

After all, he is only 20 years old, and this year is his rookie season, and he will play in the finals.

No way, this is the price of being young.

Duncan was unstoppable, replaced by Horry or Samaki Walker, and was also beaten.

In the middle, McGrady stood up and continued the Magic's offensive firepower.

Dry pull.

With a purely physical style of play, Kobe has nothing to do with McGrady, who has a good shot.

McGrady first hit a three-pointer, then lifted the ball, shook Kobe's defensive center of gravity, rushed inside, and with a bang, the dunk was successful.

After attracting the offense, he can also organize the pass and assist O'Neal to score in the mid-range shot.

At the end of the first quarter, Kidd controlled the field and used his strong organization to assist his teammates to score easily.

And this is just the Magic's offense.

Defensively, resolutely implement the pressing tactics.

The Lakers' offense was fragmented, and they couldn't play the offensive momentum of holding the ball.

After the first quarter, the Magic have already taken a 9-point lead in the score.

In the second quarter, only Jackson came off the field to rest and replaced Maggette.

Kidd, McGrady, Duncan, and O'Neal continued to play.

At this point, the Magic stud out the cards, and their physical fitness can't keep up, so they just slow down their pressing tactics.

Take a break, and continue to press.

The Magic have made a move, Jackson can only bite the bullet and accept the move, and also use the main lineup to fight.

After playing for 5 minutes in the second quarter, Jackson came back and McGrady took a rest.

Jackson also rotated slightly.

The outside line and forward money can still withstand it.

As soon as O'Neal left the field, the inside of the Lakers was immediately overwhelmed by Duncan and O'Neal in turn.

Lewis, Horry, Walker and Kirilenko…

In front of Duncan and O'Neal, it's not enough.

If O'Neal doesn't take a break, he won't be able to sustain his physical fitness in the third quarter.

Moreover, with O'Neill's weight, it is no longer a matter of physical fitness.

O'Neal could only rest for a few minutes.

Then, the Magic blew up inside and the score began to widen.

At the end of the first half, the Magic had a 15-point lead.

Duncan and Kidd did not rest for 1 minute.

In Barkley's words, after his death, he will have a lot of time to rest.

For the championship, the stars of this generation are willing to do their best, even at the cost of their health.

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(End of this chapter)