NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 217 Coach Gap
The focus of the Magic's offense came to the outside. Howard no longer stuck in the low post to ask for the ball. The Warriors were also happy and relaxed. Nelson did not ask O'Neal to take the initiative to attack Howard.

In fact, the Magic did this before, but against the Cavaliers, the soon-to-retire "Big Z" and actor Varejao were too soft.

The Warriors' tactic is to combine inside and outside. The two insiders pull to the outside, the swingman cuts, and then the swingman attracts the defense and goes to the outside to cover, and the other players cut again.

If Howard follows out, O'Neill and Milicic will make an empty cut.But Howard still has to go out. Both Jackson and Nick Young have good shooting ability, and if they shoot too far, they will send points.

The Magic resolutely played fast in this game. Howard did not compete for offensive rebounds. Both Turkoglu and Lewis maintained good hands. At 27:25 in the first quarter, the Warriors only led by 2 points.

Li Zhi felt bad in the second half of the first quarter, but sent 4 assists.

Entering the second quarter, the Magic was in trouble again. The starter was good, but the substitute was not good.

Michael Pietrus fouled 4 times in only 3 minutes. Van Gundy was forced to put Turkoglu on the field ahead of time and lead the bench to chase points. Redick and Nelson were blocked by Barnes and Gerald Green again.

Crawford continued to contribute to the output on the court, with Jordan and David Lee inside.

In order to strengthen the defense, Nelson put Gerald Green on the field. His jumping ability is very good. If the opponent player wants to shoot directly in front of him, he may have to eat a big cap.The main scoring method of the Magic's substitute Batty is the jumper, and Turkoglu is also the main jumper after the pick-and-roll.Gerald Green is not strong enough, but there are no players with outstanding strength among the Magic and his opponents.

Gerald Green, who didn't play much in the regular season, was reused in the playoffs. He worked hard and cherished the time Nelson gave him.After playing for 5 minutes, only Batty and Redick made three goals for the Magic, while the Warriors, led by Crawford, widened the point difference and led by 6 points.

The commentator of ESPN is Jeff Van Gundy, the younger brother of Van Gundy, but he did not favor the Magic at this time, but said bluntly: "Nelson's on-the-spot adaptability is far better than that of the Magic. It is said that Nelson is a coach who focuses on offense and light defense. But since this season, the Warriors' defense has been at the forefront. It is not without reason."

Elvin Johnson said: "The Magic's tactics are indeed a bit simple, that is, pick-and-roll shots. In fact, they can let Gortat play a dozen more, but after the pick-and-roll, no one in the Magic passes him the ball."

Gortat does have a good offensive ability, good physical fitness, good speed, and an advantage in height, but Jameer Nelson lacks ability and wants to score by himself. The passing vision is too narrow to take care of Gortat.

The loss of the Magic's bench group was also due to Van Gundy. His performance on the sidelines has not been calm enough. Other coaches always acted anxiously to stimulate the players, but he was really anxious.With a 20-point lead in the regular season, he stomped on a single turnover.

Gortat made an air cut after the pick-and-roll. Nelson was not good enough outside and made a pass error. After being intercepted by Crawford, he scored a fast break. Van Gundy was anxious and immediately called a timeout to replace Gortat, replaced Howard, and replaced Batty with Lewis.

The Magic finally couldn't bear it anymore and replaced it with the strongest lineup. Now the only substitute on the Magic field is Redick, and Jameer Nelson also started in the regular season.On the Warriors side, Old Nelson showed his prudent side. He was not in a hurry to make a substitution, but let the substitute continue to play.

When the Magic started, the Warriors' substitutes played tougher. Howard fouled fiercely when he couldn't defend against the inside line. Anyway, everyone was a substitute, and there was not much time. The Warriors will start later.

Jordan has a natural penchant for fouls. When he saw Nelson signal him, he immediately went up to Howard.

After 5 minutes, Nelson began to slowly replace the main player. The team fouled four times, and the Magic couldn't play a fast break. As long as Howard grabbed the backcourt rebound, it would be a foul immediately and send Howard directly to the free throw line.

Howard's free throw efficiency is quite high today, which is why Nelson replaced the main force. In this case, the "cutting Howard tactic" is a bit out of order.Howard performed well in this half, scoring 12 points and 8 rebounds in the second quarter, 3 of which were offensive boards.

After halftime, the Warriors only led by 5 points, and the point difference was not widened.

The Magic's defense was significantly tougher than in the previous game. Nelson made adjustments and said in the locker room: "In the second half, if Howard receives the ball inside, the players who are close to him should pay attention to the defense and force him to pass the ball."

Howard's passing is not good. He has not averaged 2 assists per game in his career. Last season, he averaged only 37 assists in 1.3 minutes per game in the regular season. This season has increased, but only 1.4. For Howard, 0.1 is also a huge improvement.

At the beginning of the second half, O'Neal and Li Zhi double-teamed Howard. Howard struggled against O'Neal single-handedly, and could only pass the ball in the face of the double-team.Howard gave Nelson a lot of face and made a mistake on the first pass. Jackson let go of Courtney Lee for a steal and assisted Nick Young for a layup.

The next time the Warriors double-teamed again, Howard wanted to shoot immediately after receiving the ball, but O'Neal was caught off guard, but Li Zhi suddenly assisted in the defense, jumped up behind and gave Howard a big cap.

The inside can't be opened, and the Magic's outside players are also bad. Although the Warriors double-teamed Howard, they didn't compress the defense. Li Zhi's help defense was just right.The three swingmen still brought a lot of interference to the Magic's outside players, and the Magic had Alston as an undercover agent.

In the third quarter, "Streetball King" played in a mess, and missed two open shots. Nick Young almost let him shoot, but he couldn't make it.Michael Pietrus also sent a dribble to the Warriors. Facing the tight defense, the Magic players gradually lost their patience and began to fight indiscriminately.

Howard was in a bad mood and pushed Milicic while grabbing a rebound. He was called for a push foul and the Warriors took the opportunity to open the score.

Howard scored just twice in the third quarter.On the other hand, although the Warriors emptied the inside line, they did not give Howard too many rebound opportunities. With a high shooting percentage, Howard had no rebounds to grab.The fans who watched the game once again realized that Howard really has no dominance. Except that he can be compared with O'Neal in defense, the two are not at the same level in offense.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Magic by 85 points 73:12.

The Warriors still kept a tight mark on Howard, and Howard became more and more irritable as he played. In the fourth quarter, he dribbled and fouled someone. He had already fouled four times and had to go to the bench to squat.

The Magic relied on the two big men Lewis and Turkoglu to shoot as much as possible to avoid being pulled away from the score.This is, Van Gundy was unwilling to replace Howard again, but Howard, who had just played, made a mistake in the first offense, and even got a shooting foul in the next defense.

O'Neal has rich experience and is aiming at drawing fouls, but Howard is stubborn and fouled five times.

In the commentary booth, little Van Gundy said with a look of lovelessness: "The gap, the gap!"

There is indeed a gap between the coaches of the two sides. Van Gundy is too impatient. Turkoglu and Lewis performed very well. He should not have replaced Howard with 6 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game.Now that Howard has five criminals, he has become a spectator on the court.For a calm coach, Gortat should be replaced, but Van Gundy still keeps Howard on the court.

In the final quarter, the Magic only scored 18 points. With Howard's five fouls, the Magic's inside defense was useless. Magic fans left the field early before the game was over.

The Warriors 110:99, leading the finals with a total score of 2-0.

(End of this chapter)