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Chapter 85 Christmas War ([-])
A beep sounded the whistle, and the referee whistled for a foul by Ilgauskas' thug, and stretched out two fingers. McGrady's attack did not end, and his body was very elegant and stretched in the air.

With a bang, the basketball was poured into the basket, and the whole person did not fall, and hung on the basket.

After returning from a short timeout, the Magic's tactics were very clear. They didn't need to float around and shoot non-stop, but let him hit the basket, make kills and get to the free throw line to ensure the score.

McGrady did not choose to pull up, and broke through with the ball in the middle. According to the tactics ordered by the head coach, Gooden mentioned the high position and gave McGrady a pick-and-roll cover to block James' defense.

As soon as McGrady accelerated, he rushed into the inside line, took two steps to the basket, jumped up, and dodged and blocked the block in the air. While carrying Ilgauskas' foul, he still completed the attack and sent the basketball into the basket Here, the two-point goal is valid, and at the same time, you get a chance to add a penalty. This is a tough 2+1! !
Amid the rain-like applause and thunderous cheers from the fans and audience, McGrady and his teammates applauded and walked to the free throw line.

Taking a deep breath, he slapped the basketball twice. Without taking off, he bent his knees slightly, flicked his wrist, and pushed the basketball away. With a bang, the basketball fell steadily into the basket and made a free throw.

McGrady's superstar's true colors were undoubtedly revealed, scoring the crucial 2+1 and recovering the score to 3 points.

100 is better than 97!

At this time, there were still more than 2 minutes before the end of the game. The game had not yet been decided, and there was still a fight to be played. The Magic team tenaciously launched a strong counterattack, unwilling to lose the much-anticipated Christmas game in vain.

The ball was switched, the Cavaliers attacked, James held the ball in the middle and played a pick-and-roll with Boozer, and was flanked by McGrady and Juwan Howard. James still passed a wonderful pass in this situation. Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard passed through the defensive gap and precisely fell into Boozer's hands.

Even Boozer looked surprised when he got the basketball. He dribbled a step, hit the basket, and made a forceful shot from close range. With a bang, the basketball hit the rim and bounced out. Nobody left!

Gooden's defense was in place, he jumped up, and when the basketball didn't fall, he jumped up, successfully predicted the basketball's landing point in advance, and took off the rebound.

Immediately distributed the basketball to Rhodes. The latter took a step and glanced at other teammates. Seeing McGrady who was counterattacking quickly, he directly passed a long pass, found McGrady who passed the middle circle, and took advantage of the trend , with long legs, hit a quick counterattack.

A simple cross dribble easily passed Kapono who was jumping up, Lin Bai and James rushed over at the same time, trying to block McGrady's breakthrough route.

I only saw that McGrady passed Kapono, suddenly accelerated, and the first step was extremely fast, which made the defender feel very desperate. McGrady rushed up, unstoppable, just as everyone thought McGrady would go to the basket, and finished. A wonderful dunk to end this fast counter attack.

No one expected that, one step away from the three-pointer, McGrady jumped up directly and made a three-pointer jumper.

Seeing McGrady's elegant figure and confident shot, Lin Bai felt a little chilly.

Could it be that McGrady is about to break out, and God is possessed by McGrady, and staged a "McGrady moment" that is amazing?
Lin Bai's eyes fell on the basketball flying in mid-air, and his inner worries arose, the arc of the basketball flying out was very straight.

There was a crisp sound of iron striking!
Lin Bairu listened to the fairy voice, McGrady's time has not yet come, McGrady has not met the Spurs, and has not met the right person.

Chasing the body and missed a three-pointer, the basketball bounced out of the hoop, James jumped up, took off the rebound, and the Cavaliers escaped.

It's time for the Cavaliers to attack! !
James slowly dribbled the ball across the half court. The current situation is favorable to the Cavaliers. Now the Cavaliers are leading by 3 points, and there are less than 2 minutes left. The Cavaliers have the ball. Don’t worry about attacking. The Magic should be anxious. You only need to use up the time for 24 seconds, and then make a shot at the last moment.

If you don't make a shot, there are still more than 1 and a half minutes left, and the situation is still favorable to the Cavaliers. If you make a shot, the Cavaliers have almost sealed the victory.

In this way, James took time to protect the ball. When there were still 10 seconds left, James took two steps back, suddenly broke through with the ball in the middle, carried McGrady's body hard, and forced a breakthrough near the free throw line.

With McGrady's defensive center of gravity shifted, James suddenly stopped, dribbled the ball behind his back, pulled the basketball from the right to the left, took a step laterally, and directly pulled the ball and jumped up.

McGrady was focused, and this time the reaction was extremely timely. He quickly rushed up, jumped up, opened his palms, and slapped James in the face.

Of course, this is not really slapping the face, but covering James' eyes.

James jumped up, saw McGrady's five fingers covering the sky, flicked his wrist, and the basketball flew to the left side of the basket.

What?This ball is not a shot?But jump pass?

McGrady is the closest to James and can see it most clearly. However, his defensive actions are already outdated, and he cannot interfere with James' pass in any way. He can only watch.

On the left side of the basket, Ilgauskas saw the moment James made a shot, and immediately turned around to get stuck, ready to keep the rebound at will. Gooden also desperately competed for position, refusing to give an inch, and squeezed with Ilgauskas group.

It's just that the basketball flew out of the bottom line leisurely. This is a non-stick! !
Landing, James saw his pass, and even cheated his teammates. With a bit of bitterness on his face, he spread his hands at Ilgauskas, expressing his helplessness and expressing his own in this game. is a pass! !

Ilgauskas was a little dazed for a while, and his eyes had a dialogue with James: Are you sure this ball is a pass?Instead of dumping the pot?
With only one minute left, Lin Bai took advantage of the dead ball this time and called a long timeout to rearrange his defensive tactics.

On the coaching bench of the Cavaliers, Lin Bai held the tactical panel and arranged the next tactics. First, he replaced Kapono and Ilgauskas, and replaced them with better defensive players Ira Newbell and Eli G Williams.

The tactics are very simple, that is, press the whole court, strengthen the defensive pressure, do not give the Magic a chance to shoot, and the offense remains the same. The main players are James, Boozer and Lin Bai, in the center and on the right.

The timeout ends and the game resumes.

Under the pressure of the Cavaliers, the Magic were almost guarded for 24 seconds. In the end, McGrady jumped up and passed the ball. Juwan Howard made a two-point shot from the right side, but missed the shot and went out of the frame.

Boozer took off the rebound and passed the ball to James. The Cavaliers' offense was not completed. However, James wasted time and was forced by McGrady and Rhodes. Fortunately, James protected the basketball calmly and was in a hurry Next, McGrady also sent a defensive foul and sent James to the free throw line for two free throws.

Amidst the boos of the home fans, James made two free throws and withstood the pressure, pulling the score between the two sides to 5 points, leaving only 41 seconds left for the Magic.

At the last moment, McGrady stood up, made a three-pointer to the top of the arc, broke through with the ball, and against James' defense, he forced a three-pointer and made a precise hit.

However, the referee came out to grab the show and awarded a penalty for McGrady stepping on the line with a three-pointer. After watching the replay, he stretched out two fingers and changed the judgment to two points. Although McGrady's score reached 50 points, he was still behind the Cavaliers. 3 points, time is very unfavorable for the Magic.

(End of this chapter)