NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 212 Target!champion!
On June 6, the Warriors arrived in Orlando and started training in different places.The atmosphere in the team is good, with O'Neal and Jackson leading the rhythm, the whole team maintains a little tension.

In the pre-match press conference, the two sides didn't say anything harsh. After all, there was no relationship in the past and no enmity in the present. This is the first time the two sides have played against each other in the finals. Generally speaking, they are still very harmonious.

The only connection between the Warriors and the Magic may be O'Neal. The inter-generational confrontation between the old and new generations of the Magic center looks very gratifying, but considering O'Neal's age, many people have lost interest.

Van Gundy said before the game: "We defeated the Cavaliers, defeated the Celtics, and swept the Lakers in the regular season. I believe we are as good as in the Finals."

Old Nelson gave Van Gundy a cup of poisoned milk: "The Magic are a super team. With the superstar Howard in the team, we are far behind. Both the lineup and tactics are better than ours, but we will work hard and strive for a good performance."

Nelson has rich experience and is well versed in psychological tactics. The interview before the game eliminated the line of defense in Van Gundy's mind.

During the period, a Chinese reporter interviewed Li Zhi, and Dong Shanshan transferred to Tencent this time and became a frontline reporter.

Dong Shanshan asked: "Li Zhi, how does it feel to lead the team to the finals in the second year of his career?"

Li Zhi said modestly: "It feels unreal. Our goal this season was the playoffs. I didn't expect to get to this point. For the first finals in my career, I prayed to God to let my teammates take me to bed. I hope Crawford can score 30 points. I am in charge of the handsome towel."

Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "Do you think you can win the championship?"

Li Zhi grinned and said, "I originally wanted to be humble, but I can't be modest about your question. If I say I won't win the championship, I'm really afraid that the domestic fans will send me blades. If the fans support it, I believe everyone will see the championship they want."

Li Zhi's words made domestic fans very excited. Of course, they hope that the Warriors will win the championship.Tencent conducted a questionnaire survey a few days ago, and 95% of domestic fans asked the Warriors to win the championship.Many fans said that if the Warriors do not win the championship, Li Zhi would not return home.

On June 6, the first game officially began in Orlando.

In the locker room, Nelson said to the Warriors: "We have experienced a lot of injuries this season. The departure of George, Jamal, and Stephen made us grow a lot together. In the playoffs, we also defeated the Trail Blazers, Lakers and Rockets in a row. Children, let me tell you now, the Magic are not much better than the Lakers and Trail Blazers. Our goal is the championship!"

"Champion!" All the warriors said in unison, and everyone looked at the stage, their thoughts racing.

O'Neill had the opportunity to usher in his fifth championship, and he felt a little pride in his heart. "You gave up on me back then, didn't you think I would be able to achieve what I am today! I am the indispensable one!"

Milicic clenched his fists, thinking of the Finals when Larry Brown benched himself. "Old man, I'm not a parallel importer. Now I want to let everyone know my role. If you give me a chance, I will slap you all in the face!"

Crawford smiled, imagining the scene of winning the championship. "It turns out that this is the feeling of standing in the ultimate basketball hall. If I can, I would like to come every year!"

Nick Young has a heavy responsibility to calm down his nervous mood. He thought: "I will definitely not disappoint the coach's expectations. I can afford to start."

David Lee said to himself with burning eyes: "Knicks, you didn't think trading me would let me come to this advanced stage, did you? Just wait, I will make you regret it!"

Li Zhi is the one with the purest mind among all of them. He just thinks about what rewards the system will give if he wins the championship.

Players from both sides played, and the classic scenes of the Magic season were played over and over again in the sky above the Magic home court, tearing up the Big Three, overturning the little emperor, the monster roared, three-pointers rained, the Magic home fans cheered loudly, and the Warriors felt the pressure of the finals.Orlando fans have been waiting for more than ten years, and they finally have a chance to reach the finals.

On CCTV5, Yu Jia said: "The Magic's home court is really lively, these fans must be overwhelmed."

Zhang Lili said: "It's all the same. The Warriors and Magic haven't been to the finals for many years. No matter what the outcome is, they are willing to cheer for the home team."

Yu Jia said with a smile: "This is also a confrontation between the coaches of the two sides. Old Nelson and Van Gundy have different styles. The Magic has a monster on the inside and a group of shooters on the outside. The Warriors have three swingmen and two insiders. The lineups of these two teams are very strange."

Zhang rationally analyzed: "This is the trend of the times. Both Nelson and Van Gundy's tactical theories are correct. You can see that the two teams this year are both three-point teams. Without three-pointers, it will be difficult to move an inch in the league."

On the American side, Barkley watched Howard warming up, and joked: "Howard is practicing free throws. It seems that Howard is going to compete with Shaq on free throws."

Smith said: "Both of them are free throws. What's the comparison? Big brother, don't laugh at the second brother. This time, the fans don't have to worry. The coaches on both sides must not dare to use shark-slashing tactics!"

Although the "shark-cutting tactic" is very practical, the fans hate this tactic, because the last moment has become a free throw competition, and the game has completely lost its enjoyment. Barkley's words made the fans very happy.

Magic starting five are Alston, Courtney Lee, Turkoglu, Lewis, Howard.

Jameer Nelson returned to the finals, but Nelson obviously did not enter the starting lineup in this game.

O'Neal's jump ball naturally didn't skip the peak Howard, and the Magic took the lead in attacking.The tactic arranged by Nelson is man-to-man, O'Neal guards the penalty area, and the others rotate at any time, so it is not easy to miss people.

The core of the Magic is naturally Howard. Offensively, Howard has a lot of pick-and-roll cooperation with the outside line. Their outside three-pointers are very threatening. The Warriors don't want to be killed by their pick-and-roll with zone defense.

Alston passed the ball to Turkoglu, and Howard got stuck inside. Howard had to play a single at the beginning.Alston hoisted the ball to Warcraft, and opened the outside line. This is the same as the Cavaliers, leading the team with a single core. When the core is opened, other people have a chance.

Although O'Neal is no longer at the peak, his ability to resist people is indeed first-class. With his weight and size, Howard is not so easy to bombard the Warriors indiscriminately.Howard used to be called a shrunken version of the shark, with thin legs and poor lower body strength.When facing O'Neal, if the strength of his lower body cannot be exerted, he will not be able to enter the penalty area.

Once away from the three-second zone, Howard can only rely on mid-range shots or hooks to score, and the offensive threat is weakened.Howard relied on O'Neal for two steps, and O'Neal was calm and composed. Warcraft only had dunks, hooks and mid-range shots repeatedly. It was a bit like O'Neal in the first finals. Naturally, O'Neal couldn't be passed by him.

O'Neal couldn't bounce and couldn't block the shot. Howard jumped very high, but the shot missed, and Milicic got the backcourt rebound.

The Magic are also a bunch of jumpers, and they returned to defense quickly. The Warriors handed the ball to Li Zhi, who is now a guest guard.

Taking the ball to the front court, Nick Young led Alston to the outside line, Jackson was in the bottom corner, Milicic stood in the other bottom corner, and O'Neal came up to cover for Li Zhi.

In this way, all four of the Warriors went to the outside, but Howard didn't come out of the defense. He believed that O'Neal couldn't shoot from a long distance and stuck to the penalty area.

The Magic's defensive tactics are very simple. Howard hangs around the three-second zone, and the three outside players adopt zone defense. They move fast. As long as the Warriors have players to break through, they will step forward to flank.Howard's ability to protect the frame is top in the league, and the rest of the players don't contribute too much. As long as there is a delay in the opponent's breakthrough route, Howard can come in time.

Li Zhi took the ball to the left, and Nick Yang made an empty cut in the middle.O'Neal continued to cover, and Li Zhi passed the ball in time, giving Nick Young a chance to break into the penalty area.

Howard was attracted by Nick Young and wanted to prevent Nick Young from receiving the ball, but Li Zhi didn't pass the ball at all, and directly passed Turkoglu and chose to lay up.When Howard came over, Li Zhi had already scored two points.

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Turkoglu can't defend against Li Zhi. He is a small forward with the body of a power forward. His speed is slow, and he suffers a bit from defending against Li Zhi. .

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