NBA: No. 1 Forward

As the Knicks played defensive counterattacks one after another, Van Gundy put the formation closer to the backcourt this time.

This is to prevent the Knicks\' fast-break counterattack.

This was originally the formation that the Magic used before, but because of Howard\'s reimbursement, the deterrence at the basket is not as great as before.

Therefore, Van Gundy gave up this lineup and turned to shrink inside.

However, seeing that the Knicks\' fast-break counterattack could not be stopped, Van Gundy had no choice but to sacrifice again.

However, this is just right.

After pulling to the perimeter, the Magic just emptied the basket in disguise.

This also gave Ryan Anderson the opportunity to find a cut-in, receiving a pass from Nelson and directly completing an alley-oop dunk!

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Ryan Anderson is similar to Yi Jianlian. He is not good at physical confrontation and he is not good at dribbling, but his ability to shoot three-pointers and eat cakes in the air is very good.

8:17!

This goal scored, although the trailing score did not shrink much, but it still greatly improved the morale of the Magic team.

Back on the defensive end, the morale of the Magic is clearly reflected in their defensive enthusiasm.

The Knicks made two passes and cuts in a row, but failed to find a suitable shot.

The ball finally returned to Lian Dao\'s hands.

Lian Dao held the ball again and was flanked by Richardson and Turkoglu.

Lian Dao decisively chose Richardson as a breakthrough point.

This guy has all the "hardware" to be a top defender, but doesn\'t have the defensive awareness and enthusiasm to match.

Lian Dao easily accelerated in disguise and shook Richardson away.

Then Lian Dao took a step back with the help of Turkoglu\'s physical confrontation!

Turkoglu\'s physical fitness declined too quickly, and under the confrontation of Lian Dao, the distance between the two was one step.

Now, the front of Lian Dao can be said to be an open space.

He made a three-pointer without hesitation.

"brush!"

The basketball went straight into the net!

8:20!

The members of the Magic team were stunned!

Really double-teaming with ease?

The most difficult thing for Lian Dao to guard against is that he has both body and technique, but the key is that he is still not good at playing.

To deal with him, even if two people flank each other, one of them needs to be the top defender in the league.

But if you look at the current Magic, which one is like a top defender? !

The fighting spirit rekindled by the Magic was extinguished by the Knicks again.

Nix True Fire Captain!

The scene shot was given to the Magic team members, and Richardson lowered his head, showing no fighting spirit.

He feels that he has done his best on both ends of the offense and defense, but the opponent can still score.

This was a big blow to Richardson, which made him feel that the Knicks were invincible, and at the same time, he also had the idea of ​​​​giving up in his heart.

Turkoglu is too familiar with Richardson\'s character. Turkoglu was teammates with Richardson when he was in the Suns.

The two were later traded to the Magic together.

From the look of this guy losing all energy, he knew that he wanted to give up.

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Turkoglu pulled Richardson over to say a few words.

Richardson nodded, recovering a little.

The Magic attacked, and Turkoglu asked Nelson for the ball after Nelson dribbled the ball for half court.

Turkoglu took over the organization of the team.

…

Turkoglu\'s physical fitness is just like that, mediocre or passing.

What is surprising about him is his big vision and organizational ability, which is due to his height advantage and the edification he received in the Kings and Spurs in his early years, which makes him play very smartly.

But Turkoglu\'s technical characteristics also predestined him to be a system player.

Under certain team systems, he can become the league\'s first-class playmaker.

For example: Orlando Magic with Howard and Lewis!

Of all the partners Howard has played so far in his career, Turkoglu is the one who feeds him the best.

His feeding made Warcraft, who has never had a substantial breakthrough in his inside skills, steadily maintain 20 points per game in those few years.

And compared to Nelson, who is too short, Tegcrew has height vision and advantages in handling the ball.

However, Turkoglu\'s decline has been very serious in the past two seasons.

Especially without Howard, Turkoglu\'s role on the court will be greatly weakened.

…

Turkoglu held the ball, and Lian Dao did not choose to attack in single defense.

His passing is more threatening than Nelson\'s, and as long as the Knicks defend well, he won\'t have a chance.

However, Turkoglu did not choose to attack in singles, and he also knew that it was impossible to break through Lian Dao\'s defense.

Davis\' big meat shield made a pick-and-roll from the outside, and then Turkoglu made a breakthrough towards the weak side.

Cousins ​​switched defenses, and after the big baby screened, he ran to the left near the bottom corner.

Turkoglu looked at the big baby, but didn\'t pass him the ball.

Instead, he threw it to the basket unexpectedly.

Richardson, who got rid of Danny Green\'s defense, rose to the basket.

His body leaps high in the air, and his powerful explosive power combined with his excellent bounce makes him look very elegant.

Worthy of being the champion of the two-time All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!

Grab the basketball with both hands, and then press it towards the basket!

pity…

"Snapped!"

Lian Dao was like a magic soldier descending from the sky, and his slap destroyed the alley-oop that should have been stunning.

"All!"

When the referee\'s whistle sounded, Lian Dao was stunned.

foul?

"Mr. Referee, this is definitely a clean defense!"

Lian Dao walked up to the referee and smiled.

But the referee just nodded, but did not change the penalty.

Richardson\'s two free throw opportunities.

"when!"

He missed his first free throw, but as an outside player, his 59.4% free throw percentage is really difficult for him.

"when!"

The second penalty is still missed!

When Richardson made a free throw, O\'Neal shook his head when he saw the stiffness of his shot.

In addition, he had regained some mentality, but was slapped again by Lian Dao\'s slap.

Now Richardson has completely lost his fighting spirit.

"The Magic need to take Richardson off the court and make some adjustments!"

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Mike Breen gave a reasonable suggestion in the commentary booth.

Putting a player on the court who has no desire to fight is not a good thing for the Magic.

But this time, the Magic retreated very quickly, and the Knicks did not play a fast break counterattack.

Lian Dao came to the frontcourt, and Holiday handed the ball to Lian Dao.

After receiving the ball, Lian Dao glanced at Turkoglu who was defending him.

Directly and quickly break through and then pull back after an emergency stop.

After throwing off Turkoglu, Richardson flanked him.

Lian Dao glanced at it and shot a mid-range jumper.

When Richardson saw Lian Dao make a shot, it was just a symbolic interference.

Even if he tried his best to seal the cover, it would not necessarily interfere with Lian Dao, let alone a symbolic one.

"brush!"

The basketball was easily scored again as if it had been equipped with a positioning device.

8:22!

With a 14-point difference, the Magic are about to be beaten!

Van Gundy made a substitution adjustment at this time, replacing Jason Richardson with Quentin Richardson.

Richardson went to the bench and sat down. After the staff handed over the towel, he covered his head in frustration.

Although he knew that there was a gap between the two teams, he didn\'t expect the gap to be so big.

Richardson\'s end did not change the situation on the court,

To put it bluntly, the Knicks are much stronger than the Magic.

Especially for Lian Dao, they have no way to solve it When Howard was here, Lian Dao was difficult to solve, let alone without Howard now.

…

81:108.

After a nearly torturous game, the Magic finally lost a big away game.

Although in terms of scoring, the Knicks did not score too many points.

But anyone who has watched the game knows that the Magic did not have any power to fight back.

Especially in the last quarter, D\'Antoni implemented a large-scale rotation, almost using the playoffs as a training ground.

After the game statistics, the Knicks got Lian Dao, 30 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and 5 blocks, and clocked out of get off work in three quarters.

Holiday contributed 15 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and Stoudemire had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

For the Magic, Jamal Nelson had 17 points and 9 assists, Glenn Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Jason Richardson had 12 points and 5 rebounds.

After the game, the entire Magic team looked like eggplants beaten by frost, wilting!

Big Van Gundy shook his head helplessly after seeing it.

Although he knows that this year\'s playoffs may not be able to recover, but as the team coach, he can\'t show decadence.

After the game, Van Gundy rubbed his face, then clapped his hands to comfort the Magic players.

"Guys, this is the first game, we still have a chance!"

"Coach, do we really have a chance?"

Ryan Anderson spoke in a little confusion.

He didn\'t play very well today.

Just won the Most Improved Player Award, but he was defended and only scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 turnovers!

It can be said that it is a bit horrible!