1039 Chase
Xiao Han stood up with applause. Although he knew very well what was going on, he would still appreciate and encourage Lowry's outstanding points and be recognized by the team leaders, especially the leaders he admires. This is very important for every substitute player.
34 to 29, the score difference is only 5 points left.
Alston is so slammed in possession of the ball. He is looking for opportunities, especially his own direct attack. The Magic now does not have a real big name on the field. In other words, as long as the opportunity appears, he can score by himself without considering the feelings of others.
Of course there are opportunities.
At this time, Lowry was in deep anxiety. He wanted to apologize to McGrady, but he didn't know where to start and couldn't find a chance. Alstom was pushing him very tightly. Lowry didn't know that McGrady was actually very appreciating his pass just now. Although it was a little out of place, McGrady was still lamenting his own regression.
Alstom broke through Lowry successfully. As a new generation of traditional point guards, Lowry is good at everything, but it is too traditional. He doesn't know much about Alstom's ever-changing fancy dribbling, and he is even less prepared.
When someone leaked from the outside, the Rockets' powerlessness in the inside was reflected. Although Landry was conscious, he could not have been able to hit Alston to block the block when Gott did not let him go. There was nothing he could do about it. One of the two was the center and the other was the power forward, both of them were very orthodox. The orthodox meaning was that Landry couldn't even be considered a second center. Although Landry relied on strength to play, it only refers to his style. His strength was the most right to Gott, but there was a clear gap in tonnage between the two.
This problem has actually existed since Yao Ming was injured. However, the Lakers' outside line was dominated by Kobe, and he scored. Everyone took it for granted and didn't care. Only when old guys like Alstom broke in, people would find that, it turned out that the Rockets' inside line had degenerated to this level.
At least this season, this problem cannot be solved. Whether it is the team or the fans, everyone can only choose to accept it. But to be honest, Shanghai Yes may be a good choice at this time. Of course, this is not Adelman's fault. After all, Hayes almost played the entire first quarter, and it may not be possible to have good results when playing on the court.
The Magic are quite tough and have widened the score to more than 5 points, which once again made Adelman realize his mistake. When the Scholars are not satisfied with their admiration, the Magic have become the Eastern Conference champions, so how can they blindly look at them with the eyes of the two teams meeting in the regular season?
It must be admitted that McGrady's comeback played a key role in this game. If it weren't for him, Xiao Han would probably not have had a three-minute break in the second quarter, which is of course extremely beneficial to the counterattack in the second half.
In these 3 minutes, McGrady didn't score much. Apart from the all-over catch just now, he just scored 3 points with free throws. On the contrary, Bathir contributed a three-pointer and Landry also made a mid-range shot, but his deterrence was not mentioned. He only made great contributions to the team's close score, and this was just his superficial contribution.
Three minutes later, the score became 43 to 37, and the score difference was basically within the range of 5 to 10 points. It can be said that the two sides played evenly.
Questions arise. Since McGrady is present and his role is so great, why can't the Rockets get closer to the score? This has to be mentioned Alstom's contribution. He can be said to have played as a performance no less than his professional masterpiece. In this short period of time, he made 1 of 2 three-pointers and also assisted Gott to dunk once. He also had several wonderful passes. Unfortunately, **? Redick did not show his magic when he was in college, and he missed opportunities for open positions. Instead, Contney Lee had a strong attack at the basket to receive his pass, causing Landry's foul, and one of them made two free throws.
This makes it clear that overall, both sides have not had a very high offensive success rate, both missed shots, and scored 3 points. It is really hard to say that the team is more beneficial to the team when they are playing like this, because neither side has sent any main players on the court. It can only be said that both sides can accept this result.
Then, something strange happened. The Magic took the lead in substitution, and the first time Stan Van Gundy replaced it was the best player on the court, Raf Alstom. Not to mention that Alstom was puzzled, even Xiao Han stared at his eyes wide, looking incredible.
When it comes to this rotation period, Alstom's performance is definitely better than Lowry, but even Lowry's performance Adelman can accept it. Why can't Van Gundy allow Alstom to play longer?
But although the substitution is messy, you can't stop someone from being lucky. As soon as Nelson came up, perhaps seeing Xiao Han is not there, he was so angry that he was so angry that he raised his hand and scored a three-pointer. This made Van Gundy very happy. Alstom could only put away his complaints and sat aside with a dejected look.
Adelman was calm and calm. After he returned to his calmness, he became a master again. He keenly discovered his own problem. The rotation started with strengthening the inside line, and the average performance of Hyde and Scola.
The Argentine is just a glimpse of the sky. Without Howard in the inside, Lowry is happy to give him the ball. Within two minutes of playing, he scored twice at the basket, one of which was a beautiful two-plus one.
However, after scoring a goal, Nelson remembered to assist his teammates. He obviously also took Alstom's excellent performance just now. The first choice to pass was Gotat, but he didn't think about how the Poles were already trapped in the siege of Landry and Scola. How could he easily succeed?
After a while, Nelson scored 3 points for the Magic, but because of his improper choice, the team returned in the offense. In the blink of an eye, the score difference was only 4 points left.
42 to 46, this score seems to be getting closer and closer. Of course, the base is larger, and even if the gap remains unchanged, it will make people feel more insignificant.
The situation was urgent, and Van Gundy quickly replaced Howard. It must be mentioned again. From this time of substitution, we can see that Van Gundy really regarded "Warcraft" as the best defensive player, and his scoring ability can only be said to be ordinary. Even considering Howard's dominance, "Warcraft" is just a "best firefighter" in the eyes of his coach.
From a high-level perspective, the Magic have major problems in the team building system. No wonder they are despised by the entire league. It’s just that one thing that really makes Adelman helpless, that is, in today’s game, the Magic players, especially Howard, are in such a good state, surprisingly good.
As soon as he got up, he made a hook shot from 8 yards. Although Howard claimed that he had mastered this technique, everyone knew that what he called mastery was probably just learning. He rarely used it in the game, and his hit rate was quite poor.
Adelman made another adjustment. He followed Xiao Han's advice, went down to Landry and got on Xiao Han. In this way, the Rockets were truly only left with Scola, and Bathir was pushed to the fourth position.
For the time being, Bathir has no important defensive task, so he has the time to pay attention to Howard at any time and prepare for double-teaming at any time.
Although it is the Rockets' turn to attack now, Van Gundy suddenly realized that it was not possible. The pressure on the Rockets was too small. In his eyes, Howard was not a big man with all the skills. As long as he pushed the back from the basket, he would have to stop immediately. So he also requested a substitution, and Tkoglu and Lewis were all taken up at once.
Chapter completed!