Chapter 399 Multi-point bombing
Updated: 2013-03-26
Equalifying? What are you doing? I guess seeing the same two numbers on the scoreboard, many Celtics fans want to ask this question, isn't we still leading the way just now?
Usually, such scenes happen to the visiting team, and at least it is an eight-point gap. Why is this smoothed out in the blink of an eye? Is this an illusion? Or are we all dreaming?
God, have these guys from Orlando taken stimulants? How could this damn shooting be so accurate! Many Boston supporters have not recovered a little yet.
They were just shouting for the Celtics' lead, and..., just after the timeout, why did the score be tied? Could it be that we were letting go? No matter how we look at it, it doesn't look like it!
Including Barkley and Miller on the broadcast seat, they were a little shocked, "Oh no, God, the Magic's offense was as fast as the wind. In less than a minute, these guys actually scored eight points!"
Two three-pointers, a long-distance mid-range shot, no inside cut, and no beautiful action of a slam dunk. It was just a simple shot, starting from outside the three-point line, and the score was tied by shooting alone.
"Reggie, I thought this game would be one-sided, but now it seems that Orlando doesn't want to admit defeat like this."
As a bystander, Kenny Smith is more willing to see such a confrontation happening. After all, the broadcaster also needs to consider the ratings issue. Few people are willing to watch one-sided games. Only with confrontation can there be passion.
Especially since the two sides had been tit-for-tat for so long before the game, if there was no accident, the game would appear dull and boring. Now that the Magic team counterattacked, this kind of drama could continue.
As the broadcaster, Smith hopes that the game will be more intense. At least Orlando's counterattack should be more fierce, and it is best to shake the position of the Celtics, the top spot in the league.
If even a team like Magic admits its conscience, then it seems that the Celtics will only be counted in numbers. There are still many people who are willing to pay for the game without suspense.
Perhaps in addition to Boston's local supporters, Chinese fans are happy to see Chen Feng killing the crowd on the court, but that's not good news for TNT TV's paid broadcast.
Barkley and Miller agreed with Smith's opinion. If the game is not a little confrontation, it is called competition. It's better to just say it's a performance. Even in the regular season, it should be a little spark.
The fierce confrontation is not for people to see, but to make fans and players excited. That is the hot showdown between the needle and the Mai Mang. This wave of counterattack from the Magic team is coming at the right time!
Everyone can see the strength of the Celtics in the new season, especially in home games, these guys are rarely dominated by their opponents, and there are very few situations like allowing their opponents to play a small climax.
Maybe only the Suns' draw pitchers have been crazy here once, and even the guys from the Golden State gang were unable to act here. It is conceivable how ruthless the defensive strength of these guys is.
But just now, less than a minute before, the Magic actually paused again, and fought against the Celtics' defense and scored a 8:0 climax, instantly tied the score.
Rivers didn't have to stop sweating immediately, but he still subconsciously frowned on the sidelines. The Magic's tactics are not complicated, but the opponent's multi-point play style is really a headache.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Magic were suppressed so fiercely by the Celtics. In addition to the atmosphere of the North Shore Garden Arena, their offense was not played out.
Now the Magic can reach the top four positions in the Eastern Conference. Fierce offensive firepower is their biggest reliance. It is really difficult to defend with a tough inside defender and then equipped with a ticket of offensive players.
But after the opening, Howard had to take over the game abnormally. This was mainly due to the excitement of Chen Feng's boy around him, which made the monster lose his calm mind a little, and the Magic's offense became tragic.
Everyone knows how unreliable Howard's offense is, and this guy has to keep Garnett's backup defense at any time when facing Chen Feng's defense. How could he get out under such a double attack?
Howard was very unwilling to let it go, but with Van Gundy suppressing him, he could only return to his defender position obediently, and not be the first choice for an offense.
When the offensive focus of the offensive returned to normal, the Magic will play very naturally, and the three-pointer after Arroyo came on the court was like a detonating point, which directly brought the Magic's feel to life.
The two defenders with disadvantages in height but with quite strong impact, the pressure puts Rondo is self-evident. Otherwise, this kid would not make two consecutive mistakes. The Magic team obviously played this way.
Put the back line into the running and long-range firepower for you to see, are you guarding or not?
Beware? Then you must be careful at any time that these two guys may not necessarily go inside and stir up the mix first.
Not to be aware? Just like the three-pointer Arroyo just now, he and Nelson both have the ability to fire from a medium to long distance. Do you dare say that this kid won't feel hot? If the pitcher gets crazy, you can't even defend.
Ray Allen is in this state on the training ground. You don’t care where this guy’s shooting range is, but if you feel it’s his shot, it may be endless scoring.
What made Rivers feel a little stressed now was not that these two defenders could have committed any evil, but that the opponent's firepower points seemed to be activated all at once, except for Howard, the inside fulcrum.
Especially in the two fast attacks just now, the opponent did not rush into the three-second zone, but when the Celtics returned to defense, they passed the ball back to the offensive point on the periphery to fire.
The second time was particularly obvious. He rushed inward and then turned around and passed. The pitcher also took the position instantly. The ball was in his hand and fired immediately. This offensive efficiency was not only fast, but also made it difficult to defend.
The Magic can play so well in the East because their offensive firepower network is particularly efficient. The area from outside the three-point line to the three-second zone is their range and the shooting percentage is very high.
If it is difficult for a team that has always been jumping into the championship, then the Magic's firepower network can cover the defense of many teams, because you cannot not give them a chance to take action.
Even a team like the Pistons that rely on their own defensive system to survive, they have suffered twice when they encounter the Magic. It is because these guys' actions are unreasonable at all, and you always can't catch the key points of defense.
Moreover, Van Gundy set up such a formation to save defense, and everything was aimed at offense as the main purpose, but the two quick counterattacks just now were caused by robbing on the defensive end.
Especially for the second offensive opportunity, even Chen Feng himself was not on guard against such a double-team. It can be said that the way he came around was really dazzling, and Rondo's pass was cut off.
If this were normal, Rondo would definitely not have such a problem. It was just that he was constantly harassed while holding the ball, but when he passed, he did not see the opponent's siege in the inside.
With Howard behind his back, Chen Feng was careless, and the Magic took advantage of this opportunity to make a quick counterattack, using the shooting from the three-point line to tie the score.
Van Gundy asked for this effect, and he did not intend to get involved with the Celtics in a straightforward manner.
All you need is the word "fast"! The Magic may not be as fast as the Suns and the Warriors.
They didn't play pure running and bombing, and even if they were a big guy like Howard, they couldn't reach the wind-like speed even when they ran, but the projection ability of these guys was very amazing.
Just like the minute just now, these guys snatch, get off, and then take action quickly! All they want is a speed in the offensive, not giving the Celtics the opportunity to calmly gain a foothold and pounce.
And they also have this kind of shooting ability, which can increase the speed and make the shooting accurately!
At the equalization, there may be the problem of Celtics' inattention, but in the next few minutes, Rivers really realized how sharp and violent the Magic's offense was!
Shoot, shoot, and shoot crazy! When your opponent starts to solve problems with jump shots.
You may think these guys are crazy. After all, simple shooting may not necessarily win games, but when the accuracy of the jump shot bursts out, the feeling of oppression is really breathless.
Every time you try to block the other person's vision with your hands, the damn basketball just keeps drilling into the blue frame. What can you do? Should you curse in a low voice or frown?
Rivers discovered that the Celtics are facing this situation now. They are trying to make their opponent's shooting rhythm mess, but after trying, they find that they are themselves.
The shots that hit from all angles were wiped into the basket one by one, causing the net to fly.
"Those guys are crazy!" Murphy murmured subconsciously as he looked at the unreasonable shots on the sidelines.
Going crazy, it is true. The Orlando Magic now fires at all four points on the periphery, just like the US Air Force's b52 bomber. This is no longer a single bombing, but a cluster bombing!
Those shots that cost money were like those high-density missiles, swept over the North Shore Garden Arena and violently hit the Celtics' basket guarded.
An inside fulcrum and four periphery high-intensity turrets opened fire unscrupulously, and the crazy firepower network was cross-covering the Celtics' positions.
Rivers could feel that behind the Magic's crazy projection was a fatal threat...
Chapter completed!