The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 135

When Yuan Man walked on the court, he found that although Howard was only 2.11 meters, he was very strong, with broad shoulders and thick back. Compared with Howard, Varejao, who mainly played inside, looked much thinner.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began!

There is no doubt that the Magic won the ball.

On the first offense, the Magic lobbed the ball to the inside. After holding the ball, Howard faced Varejao directly. His strong biceps almost overturned Varejao. Take the lead for Magic.

The Cavaliers were also relentless. Yuan Man didn't make any adjustments after receiving the ball. Facing Lewis's block was a jumper. Although Lewis was 2.08 meters tall, there was nothing he could do about Yuan Man's unreasonable shooting. .

After the cores of the two teams each opened up the offense for the team, the two sides started a fight. The Magic's tactics were very clear. They kept attacking the basket at the beginning. Howard and Bass took turns to attack. , The Cavaliers gradually appeared powerless.

In the middle of the first quarter, Howard wanted a position inside. As soon as he received a pass from his teammate, Scott immediately commanded loudly: "Two-team, double-team!"

Varejao and Jamison immediately stepped forward to encircle, Howard skillfully flicked the ball to the outside, and Lewis, who ran to the bottom corner at some time, caught the ball and shot a three-pointer and hit it!
This is Howard's second three-pointer in the first quarter, and Lewis and Carter opened respectively.

With the score now 11-19, Scott called a timeout.

It seems that the situation is worse than what Scott and Drew thought. After all, this is the fourth game in five days. Good fight.

The Magic's tactics have not changed in the past three years, that is, Howard is the center, and there are a few muskets outside the three-point line, ready to respond at any time. The style of play is similar to Olajuwon who won the championship back then. The Houston Rockets at the core and the New York Knicks with Ewing at the core reached the finals.

However, although he knows the tactics, there are not many players in the league who can defend alone with Howard. Before Yao Ming fell, Yao Ming was Howard's nemesis, but after Yao Ming was injured and fell again, Howard was happy in the league. Damn it.

Even before this game, knowing that the Cavaliers had a Chinese player, Howard played even harder. After all, he had been bullied by Yao Ming for so many years, and Howard had never recovered. This time, he was finally able to vent his anger completely.

After the timeout ended, Scott had no choice but to sacrifice the offense, replacing Jamison and Leon Bowie, in an attempt to use Bowie's toughness to confront the Magic inside.

Howard holds the ball, but Bowie, who is 2.03 meters tall, stands in front of Howard.

"Lyon, are you sure you want to defend me alone? You are not the material." Howard is also famous for his big mouth.

"Try it and you'll know." Bowie never flinched.

Howard made a jump in the face of the frame, approached the basket, and made a small throw, but the ball was touched by the tenacious Powe.

"Rebound!" Bowie immediately turned around and shouted.

Yuan Man, standing outside the penalty area and defending Lewis, saw Bass go over Varejao's position, grabbed the offensive rebound before Varejao, and then dunked into the basket with both hands!

"Strike!" Howard and Bass high-five.

"Rebound" Yuan Man knows where he should focus in this game.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers trailed the Magic by 17 points 27-10. The players were gasping for breath, showing a lot of physical exertion.

"Guys, cheer up!" Yuan Man's voice sounded, "Byron, I have an idea."

The players of the Cavaliers gathered together and listened to Yuan Man's opinion. After a while, everyone looked at Scott. Scott nodded, took out the tactical whiteboard, and began to draw on the tactical board.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers made substitution adjustments, and Alonzo Key replaced Anthony Parker to improve the team's mobility.

Mo Williams' shot missed, Howard immediately stuck Varejao behind him, and Bass also firmly pushed Powe outside the penalty area. Seeing that the ball was in the pocket of the Magic, a pair of slender hands Appeared suddenly, under the watchful eyes of Howard and Bass, grabbed the rebound and immediately dunked it into the basket!
Everyone saw that the player who grabbed the offensive rebound was Yuan Man!

This kind of supplementary dunk is quite common in Yuan Man's offense, so the players on both sides were not too surprised by this goal.

In the next round, when the Magic attacked, Howard's inside attack was overwhelmed by Powe, and the throw missed the basket. Before Howard could take a position, Yuan Man had already rushed into the inside, leaving Baska behind.

"What does this kid want?" Bass was a little surprised, but the next second, Bass was surprised to find that the rebound bounced in his direction, but he was stuck behind Yuan Man.

Yuan Man, standing in an excellent position, quickly jumped up and put the rebound into his arms!
"Good shot!" Scott could not help but praise loudly. Rebounds are the most critical part of Yuan Man's proposal. Unexpectedly, this kid dared to say and do it, and he actually grabbed rebounds in a row!

Yuan Man, who grabbed the defensive rebound, turned around and threw the ball forward. Ji had already set off a fast break. After catching the ball, he easily picked the basket and scored 2 points for the Cavaliers. The players of the Magic team are still standing outside their ambush three-point line, waiting for a rebound from Howard or Bass.

"Good shot, let's keep playing like this!" Yuan Man clapped his hands vigorously to encourage the team.

"Come on, give me the ball!" Howard was displeased when he was successfully defended by Powe, who was 8cm shorter than himself.

But this time, just as Howard received the ball, there were actually three Cavaliers double-teaming. Howard was so scared that he shuddered and immediately passed the ball.

Nelson catches the ball and makes a three-pointer!

"Can't make a shot, can't make a shot" the Cavaliers team is praying together, because the current Cavaliers' tactics are to grab rebounds and play fast breaks, and bet on the Magic's low three-point shooting percentage.

"When", for the Cavaliers, this is an extremely beautiful sound.

"Rebound!" The Magic players immediately squeezed inside.

Just when everyone was huddled under the basket, Yuan Man ran to the corner of the court.

"This kid gave up this rebound?" Scott was a little surprised.

Who knew, after the three-pointer was missed, the ball hit the outer edge of the basket and bounced directly in Yuan Man's direction, leaving several players in the penalty area who were about to fight for rebounds in place!
"Impossible!" Howard couldn't help but sigh Yuan Man's good luck!
Yuan Man grabbed the rebound, and the Cavaliers launched another fast break. Ki scored another 2 points for the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers began to close the gap.

Yuan Man kept his composure and continued to prepare for rebounds, but if there were careful fans who observed carefully, they would find that there seemed to be a baton in Yuan Man's wide shorts, directing Yuan Man's whereabouts of each rebound.

(End of this chapter)