Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Comics -> Beast Basketball

Volume 4 The Golden Years Chapter 1000 The Magic Team¡¯s Reluctance

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    The Orlando Magic are not willing to be swept away like this. Although they no longer have much hope of winning the championship, for the sake of dignity and face, they must win one game so that they will not be so embarrassed.

    Although they are all young people, they are all stars. If they are swept like this, the Sonics will have the honor of becoming the ninth team to sweep their opponents in the finals, because these eight teams in history  No team is the same, but if the Orlando Magic is swept again, it will be the second time. Although the Lakers accounted for three of the eight teams swept before, one of them is tomorrow.  Minneapolis, too, was swept twice by the Baltimore Bullets, then the Washington Bullets, now the Wizards.

    The Washington Wizards are a very interesting team. Like the Sacramento Kings, they changed their names. Initially they were called the Chicago Packers, then they were called the Chicago Zephyrs, and then after they moved to Baltimore, they were called the Baltimore Bullets, and then  They were also called the Baltimore Capital Bullets, and then changed their name to the Washington Bullets. Because the Bullets had a certain tendency toward violence, they finally changed their name to their current name.

    If being swept is a great shame, then a greater shame is being swept twice. The Orlando Magic naturally wanted to avoid such a fate, so they launched an onslaught from the beginning of the game, just like  Like the last game, the last game gave them great confidence, and in this game they stuck to the way they played in the last game.

    However, their shooting percentage was not as amazing as in the last game. It was basically in a normal state. However, the Sonics were a little too relaxed and did not take their opponents too seriously. Except for Stephen and Yao Ming  , both of them have been tested in major competitions. Although Yao Ming has not played in the finals in the league, he has much richer experience in the playoffs than others. In particular, his character prevents him from looking down too lightly on his opponents.  .

    Stephen is still the same as before, putting the main force of the offense on Yao Ming. Wouldn't it be a waste to not use such a heavyweight weapon? Waste is the biggest original sin. Moreover, Yao Ming earns more than himself. This season's salary is his own.  Three times more than himself, Kevin Durant, Coupard and Russell Westbrook combined.

    Yao Ming is in good condition today, much better than Dwight Howard. When Dwight Howard faced him, just like the previous two games, he basically had no ability to fight back. However, although the Orlando Magic had a better shooting percentage from the outside  It's not that magical, but it can still maintain an average level. The two sides are basically tied in terms of offense. The Sonics did not open up the score, but the Orlando Magic also failed to take the lead like they did in the last game.

    However, this has made the Orlando Magic very confident. If they can compete with the Sonics, they are confident that they can continue to play like this. Stephen is also not in a hurry, although he also wants to take advantage of the opponent early and win the championship.  , but this is a battle of the whole game, and it cannot be won by gaining the upper hand for a moment, so Stephen is not critical and plays very patiently, even though Kevin Durant lost his usual calmness and shot  The rhythm is much faster.

    The two sides were competing for the lead until the end of the first quarter. Stephen also tried to widen the point difference, but the Orlando Magic's three-pointers suddenly became accurate again. As a result, by the end of the first quarter, it was still three points.  Eleven to thirty-three, the Sonics only led by two points.

    In the second quarter, as the Orlando Magic changed to a substitute lineup, the SuperSonics also changed their lineup to most of the substitutes. The Orlando Magic's substitute lineup also has a number of three-pointers, such as **  Redick, such as Michael Pietrus, and Marcin Gortat did not compete with Coupard at the basket after they came on the court. They also frequently pulled out jumpers. The Orlando Magic became the Orlando Shooting Team, and they became famous for a while.  From now on, the scene looks very impressive.

    At this time, Stephen also began to take over the team's offensive power. Although passing the ball was still his first priority, Danmei Wilkins, Russell Westbrook, including Coupard and Serge Ibaka were among the players.  Inside, they all received his pass. Just after the Orlando Magic played the three-point offensive they wanted, the Sonics' offense also blossomed everywhere. On both sides, you are still ahead and I will overtake. After you overtake, I will overtake.  .

    The shooting percentages of both sides were very good, which also caused Stephen's assist data to skyrocket. If someone else shot, Stephen's chance of grabbing a rebound was very high. Soon, before the first half was over, Stephen had already got it.  A nearly triple-double of 19 points, six rebounds and eight assists.

    This data also means that Stephen¡¯s probability of getting a triple-double in this game has greatly increased. This means that Stephen will get triple-doubles in four consecutive games.If the Sonics can win this game and complete the sweep of the Orlando Magic, it means that Stephen has averaged a triple-double per game in the entire finals. No, it should be a triple-double per game. This is comparable to the average per game.  Triple-double is much harder.

    Averaging a triple-double per game is not necessarily a triple-double per game, it is just an average of several games, but a triple-double per game must be an average triple-double per game. The level of difficulty is obviously higher. Stephen continuously breaks through, reaches the basket or  He scored a layup or passed the ball to his teammates to score, opening the point difference to five points in one fell swoop. However, Redick hit two consecutive three-pointers, which not only negated Stephen's efforts, but also led by one point.  .  But Russell Westbrook also followed suit, making continuous breakthroughs to the basket to score points, and took the lead again.

    At this time, Jamal Nelson seemed to be aroused and made consecutive breakthroughs. With his height and flexibility, Russell Westbrook struggled to defend him. The two teams fought hard in the first half.  In the last few minutes, both teams played in an excellent state of the game. In particular, both teams changed from the previous game mode and rarely chose to shoot, but instead attacked the basket, which also made the fans excited.

    In the end, Stephen relied on his superior skills to hit a long-range three-pointer at the last moment of the first half, widening the point difference to six points in one fell swoop, and ended the first half with 72 to 66.

    The six-point difference is actually nothing. If you don't count the last three-pointer, the Sonics are only three points ahead. The Orlando Magic don't think this point difference can destroy their confidence. In the locker room  , Stan Van Gundy used a passionate and high-pitched tone to encourage the players, using various examples to tell them that the Sonics are not invincible and must fight for honor and dignity.

    In the locker room here, Carlesimo very seriously criticized the players for their relaxed performance. Although he did not name them by name, it also made Kevin Durant very uncomfortable. In fact, he was not the only one who did not play hard.  Kevin Durant is alone, but he always feels that the head coach is targeting him.

    Carlesimo stopped after talking for a while. He had nothing to arrange for the second half of the game, so he just let the players have a good rest. Although Chris Hansen had not been to the locker room, Carlesimo, the main player,  The coach really did it with ease.

    The facilities in the locker room of the visiting team at Amway Arena in Orlando are quite good, with two TVs and two massage beds. As for other teams, they only have small sofas to sit on. The reason why they are small sofas is that these sofas are  The standard size of ordinary people is indeed a bit too small for these players who are often two meters tall. Therefore, in addition to one of the two massage beds used to massage big players such as Yao Ming and Kuppard, the other  There are several people sitting on it. At least sitting on it, you can relax and straighten your legs.

    At this time, the game was being broadcast on TV. Since the previous game was broadcast by ESPN, this game was naturally the turn of TNT, and the ones responsible for commentating this game were their ace combination Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.  When the two people were discussing who was the real number one center in the league, Yao Ming or Dwight Howard, suddenly Charles Barkley pressed the headphones behind his ears. After listening with a heavy face for a while, he spoke seriously.  The camera said: "A very important message is being broadcast below."
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report