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Unlike Baynes, who used his own strength to hard-cap Howard behind, to Braden Wright, Stevens gave him a much simpler tactical arrangement, that is to resolutely defend around the front, once Howard receives the ball , try to slice the ball directly, if not, foul in time.

Of course, I don't expect these tactics to prevent Howard. Stevens' real purpose is to consume. The Magic cannot leave Howard for a minute now. According to Van Gundy's use of him in the first half, if the two sides fight to the end, Howard will play. The time guarantee is more than 40 minutes. Since you don't protect your superstar, the Nets can help you speed things up.

Facing the Nets' highly targeted defensive strategy, Van Gundy did his best to deal with it. After Nelson advanced the half court, the ball was handed over to Turkoglu, who was taller and had a better vision. Although the Turkish agent's athletic ability and shooting feel are far inferior to those of the past, the skill of passing the ball to Howard with this hand is still there. This hand adjustment prevents Howard from being too ineffective and wasting precious physical strength.

Stan Van Gundy's defensive system construction and on-the-spot adjustment are among the top coaches in the league. However, the shortcomings in operation make the Magic's lineup extremely inconsistent with his tactical needs. Don't say that operation is the general manager's business. In the normal operation of the team, even if the general manager and the head coach have differences, the general direction is absolutely the same. The Magic's perimeter players are either short or poor in athletic ability, but the three starting perimeter players of the Nets are all known for their physical fitness, and there is almost natural restraint. This is also compared to the Eagles. The Nets are more willing to play. The reason for the Magic.

In the remaining time of the third quarter, the two teams played back and forth. The Nets maintained a double-digit lead, but slowly pushed the Magic to a corner. Howard was exhausted on the court. As for the last two minutes, Van Gundy had to replace him for a while anyway, otherwise, it would be a slow suicide.

Fortunately, in the last two minutes without Howard, the point difference was not further widened, and it was still 11 points, which can be regarded as retaining the Magic's last hope.

The question came to Van Gundy, how to use Howard in the fourth quarter?

Put him on the field at the beginning? Certainly not! From the time he was replaced, to the break between the festivals, it took only five or six minutes to complete the calculation.

According to the normal rotation? That's not possible either! The Magic don't have this capital! Although the outside world has always been optimistic about the Magic relying on Howard's role and the team's many years of experience in educating the young Nets in the Eastern Conference powerhouse, but when it comes to fighting, this group of people under him is really being beaten by the Nets. Van Gundy would rather use his starting perimeter trio to replace Jeremy Lin, Korver, and Fernandez for the Nets' bench three. It is conceivable how desperate he is in his heart.

After thinking for a long time, Van Gundy set a psychological bottom line of 15 points for himself. When the point difference on the field widened to 15 points, Van Gundy would immediately send Howard for the final fight, and if the game entered the last 3 minutes, the difference would be If it is still more than 4 points, replace Howard and give up this game in advance.

At the other end, Stevens also did some ideological struggles in his mind during the break during the festival. If it was in the regular season, he would not hesitate to try to play the main force at the beginning of the fourth quarter, to catch the opponent by surprise and end the suspense of the game, but, now in the playoffs, it is not only the players who are inexperienced in the team , and Stevens, the "baby handsome". He was also a little bit reluctant to gamble, lost his previous courage, and still dispatched a rotation lineup to deal with the Magic team step by step.

Then, Stevens paid the price for his conservatism. The problem appeared at Korver. The excellent pitcher's crotch performance against the Celtics in the playoffs last season was the Nets' original An important reason for forcibly training Leonard in the season! In the time before this game, he made two shots from beyond the three-point line and hit a ball, and his performance was not bad, but in this transition period, he suddenly lost his accuracy.

Based on Korver's scoring and shooting percentage in the regular season last season, if he can guarantee efficiency in the playoffs, I am afraid that the Nets can sign it for 24 million in four years. He is really suitable for a good regular season. Play, after the playoffs confrontation, the defense is more targeted, the performance is really unstable. Moreover, Fernandez, who played well in the first quarter, did not perform well at this stage. The rotation players of the Magic team won an unexpected rest time for Howard.

On the sidelines, Jiang Mingliang's relaxed demeanor also turned serious at the moment, which is not a good sign. The more the last moment is reached, the more the experience of the Magic's old fritters can play a role. As the "Bricks" say, the game was out of the Nets' control.

Stevens took the lead in making adjustments, Leonard replaced Anderson, George replaced Korver, and the Nets' formation changed back to one big and four small. The Nets returned to the configuration of the strongest offensive lineup. At this time, the center on the court was Rasheed Wallace, who was also a veteran with three-point shooting ability.

On the first attack of the main lineup's return, the ball was transmitted to Rasheed Wallace, who roared Tianzun with a bow and arrow, and raised his hand to hit a three-pointer, helping the team to bring the difference back to 12 points. In a subsequent attack, he grabbed an offensive rebound in the penalty area, made a direct tip-up without stopping the ball, and scored 5 points in a row, bringing the difference between the two teams back to 14 points.

"Yes!" Jiang Mingliang also excitedly waved his fists to celebrate, just for the 5 points to stabilize the military's heart in this game, even if the 400,000 US dollars spent on Wallace was not in vain!

"The Nets, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com won the veteran at the critical moment. Wallace's 5 points are too critical!" Zhang Weiping, who didn't mention Wallace before, was closely following the game at this time. The current situation praises the "veteran's role". Anyway, the Magic team's dominant position is "superstar leading the team", and the Nets' turnaround is "veteran's meritorious deeds". He did not say anything about the adjustment of skills and the change of tactical thinking.

The Magic called a timeout and let Howard, who had been given a lot of rest, go back into battle. As soon as he came on the court, on his first offense, Rasheed Wallace stopped Howard's offense with a timely foul.

The reappearance of the "shark slashing tactics" also made Stevens feel helpless. He replaced Redick with Courtney Lee to enhance the team's strength on the defensive end, and at the same time, it also added a score point for chaos.

The Nets also took the opportunity to put West, Baines, Bledsoe and other main players back on the court.

A premise of using the "Shark Tactic" is that you have to ensure your own offensive efficiency. For the cut side, the method of cracking is also very simple. You defend well and don't let the opponent score.

Howard hit one of two free throws, and the ball was returned to the Nets.