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Volume 4 The Golden Years Chapter 986 Great Sorrow

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    Sitting off the court at this time were Courtney Lee, ** Redick, Jamal Nelson, Tony Barty, and Michael Pietrus. None of them could score independently under the Sonics' defensive system.  He has a good three-point shot, but when it comes to other things, he is a bit out of touch.

    No one can open up the space and create opportunities for others. This is the biggest problem of the Orlando Magic. Everyone needs others to create opportunities for him. There are very few people who can create opportunities. In the past, this role was  Hidu Turkoglu, but since entering the finals, under the strict defense of the opponent, Hidu Turkoglu has no ability to step forward to help the team. It is good to be able to protect himself.

    The second person on the Orlando Magic who can create opportunities is Jamal Nelson. Unfortunately, the opponent's thickness at this position is simply crazy. Earl Watson is already a quasi-first-class player at this position.  They also have Russell Westbrook, the fifth pick in the first round, and Jarrett Jack, who is no less than Earl Watson. I really don¡¯t know what the Sonics are doing with so many outstanding point guards.  , they don¡¯t need a point guard to organize, it¡¯s really a huge waste.

    Thinking of this, Stan Van Gundy feels like banging his head against the wall. Dwight Howard is not incompetent. His technical characteristics certainly limit his performance when facing powerful insiders like Yao Ming, but they are becoming increasingly rare among traditional centers.  Now, Dwight Howard is also a killer. Unfortunately, firstly, the team does not have a decent point guard who can comfortably pass the ball to Dwight Howard. Secondly,  Well, Dwight Howard himself is not up to par. He has not been able to find a sense of offense. It is as if he was born with no sense of offense. Moreover, sometimes he has to fight for the ball by himself. When he is good, he looks like a good old guy.  He looks like everything is waiting to be delivered to him, how easy it is.

    Facing a team like the Seattle SuperSonics that is both offensive and defensive, it is difficult for you to make a decision whether to strengthen the offense or strengthen the defense. Facing the SuperSonics, unless it is a team that takes offense or defense to a certain extreme,  Only then can they pose a threat to them. Just like the Denver Nuggets, the Sonics are actually quite dangerous, but if they cannot reach the level of the Denver Nuggets, it will be difficult to pose a threat to the Sonics.

    The Los Angeles Lakers are also a team with both offense and defense, but when facing the Sonics, they were still no match for the Sonics, and were defeated by the Sonics on both offense and defense.  No matter which team makes it to the Finals, it will be very difficult for the Orlando Magic to deal with. Of course, at that time, the Orlando Magic was really fighting hard against the Cleveland Cavaliers, so they didn't have to think about it.

    Stan Van Gundy didn't have any good ideas for this, and finally decided to wait and see. He wanted to try Jamal Nelson instead, but he felt that if he did this, Rafe Alston would definitely be better.  Angry, but he really can't do anything about it, because Rafe Alston is not in the team's long-term plan, no matter how good he performs this season, so Jamal Nelson must be cultivated.

    When the management brought in Rafe Alston, it was already stated that Rafe Alston was only a temporary solution to deal with Jamal Nelson's absence due to injury, because the team could not keep a player with an annual salary of five million US dollars.  backup point guard.

    For more than half the season, Stan Van Gundy is very satisfied with Rafe Alston. His offense is active and steady, his defense is hard-working, and his passes to Dwight Howard are a level better than Jamal Nelson. However, Stan Van Gundy is unable to decide the team's lineup.  He can only use what lineup the team gives him, but he still has to pay attention to appeasing Rafe Alston's emotions in this finals, because for the time being, the local team still needs him more, and Jamal Nelson's condition has not yet recovered.  It's best to let him rest more.

    Stan Van Gundy had no intention of taking action against the lineup on the field, which also calmed down the players on the field. Slowly, their state also improved, especially Dwight Howard. With the help of Marcin Gortat,  His performance was much better than in the last game, and if he can open up this aspect, life on the outside will be much easier, and their three-point shooting will gradually recover.

    Especially Rashard Lewis, because Stephen went to defend Hedo Turkoglu. Kevin Durant performed well against Hedo Turkoglu, but his defense against Rashard Lewis was not very effective, especially  It was due to the failure of the last game. In addition to Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis also received great criticism. There was no way, who said he was the highest-paid player on the team, so in this game, Rashard Lewis played  Even more desperate.

    His personal ability is still very outstanding, as before, if??If he doesn't get such a high salary, then Rashard Lewis's performance is definitely justified for this team, but who asked him to get such a high salary.

    In this state, the Magic once chased the score to two points, but with Yao Ming's hook under the basket, he scored a two-plus-one and widened the point difference again. However, the Orlando Magic were not worried.  , because it¡¯s almost time for Yao Ming to leave the game. No matter how good his performance is now, he will have to leave the game later.

    They wanted to wait until Yao Ming came off the court before attacking and counterattacking. Although it was also good for Kupard to limit Dwight Howard in the last game, I always felt that it was Dwight Howard's problem. Wouldn't this game be much better? In this case, Kupard  PD probably can't guard Dwight Howard.

    Who knew that Yao Ming was in very good condition today. The victory in the last game made Yao Ming feel very comfortable. With his nature, although he would not be upset about Dwight Howard beating him in the selection of the best team,  But he would definitely not be willing to succumb to others, let alone if this person was O'Neal, it would be fine, but facing Dwight Howard, who had almost no winning record, Yao Ming could not tolerate it.

    The victory in the last game only made Yao Ming slightly satisfied, but it could not completely relieve Yao Ming's depression. Therefore, after learning that he would still be the main offensive point in this game, Yao Ming was very much looking forward to this game.  arrived, but after the game started, although his performance was pretty good, he failed to open up the score, and Dwight Howard also performed better than in the previous game. Yao Ming recognized that his efforts were not enough.  , so Yao Ming doesn¡¯t want to take a break now.

    Before Carlesimo decided to make a substitution, Yao Ming made a gesture to the head coach, indicating that he did not need to make a substitution. Carlesimo felt it was very strange, but seeing the way Yao Ming ran on the court,  It's true that he doesn't look like someone with physical problems. In this case, there is no need to replace him, but he replaced Kurt Thomas with Coupard. You use the twin towers, and we also use them. Let's see whose twin towers are better.  .

    Originally, when the Orlando Magic's twin towers faced the combination of Yao Ming and Kurt Thomas, although they had a hard time dealing with it, they were still able to cope with it. Marcin Gortat was responsible for carrying Yao Ming, and Dwight Howard looked after Kurt.  Thomas, while helping to defend Yao Ming, had a pretty good effect. Although Yao Ming still scored 14 points, while Dwight Howard only scored 4 points, the feeling was different from the last game.

    In the last game, the battle between Shuangyan and the inside was the epitome of the entire game. It was completely one-sided. Dwight Howard had no power to fight back. But in today's game, he was able to parry twice, but Coupard came on the court like this.  , facing two heavyweight insiders with enough tonnage, Marcin Gortat can't handle it, and if there is a problem on his side, Dwight Howard can't even handle it. Yao Ming and Coupard team up to take turns to attack, you can deal with it  After getting this, unable to deal with that, the situation that had improved suddenly plummeted, and the score was once again widened.

    What should we do now?  Stan Van Gundy became depressed again. As a head coach, he had to do something to be worthy of his salary and the expectations of the fans, but what could he do? He knew clearly that substitution would not have any effect, but he still  It has to be replaced, which has to be said to be a great sadness.
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