The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 203 Killing Huo Tactics (asking for a subscription, asking for a monthly pass)

Halfway through the second quarter, the two sides took the lead alternately.

Angrily, Van Gundy called a timeout first.

This guy Redick really pissed off Van Gundy. The reason why this lineup failed to widen the point difference is because of him.

In the first quarter, he made 4 of 1 shots. After this half of the quarter, he shot 3 for 0 and shot 7 of 1 in one and a half quarters. Van Gundy couldn't bear it anymore. He wanted to replace Redick and let him calm down.

Those who don't know think it's an undercover agent. It's okay to be targeted repeatedly on the defensive end, but not on offense.
After the timeout, the Magic lineup changed to Nelson, Barnes, Pietrus, Bass and Howard.

The lineup of the Thunder is Curry, Lin Yue, Durant, Jeff Green and Ibaka.

Both sides wanted to enter the second half with an advantage.

At this time the score came to 37 to 39, the Magic led by two points, and the Thunder had the ball.

Curry drives the ball forward, and Lin jumps up to cover.

After the pick-and-roll, Curry suddenly gave Lin Yue a point.

Howard came to defend. This time Lin Yue did not choose to single out his opponent, but focused on conduction.

After Durant and Curry come back, Lin Yue doesn't need to be obsessed with offense.

He blocked Howard with his back while observing his teammates' running positions. Durant came out from the bottom corner to the top of the arc.

Durant stretched out his hand to ask, and Lin Yue knew how to pass the ball.

After receiving the ball, Durant started directly, and Pietrus failed to brake suddenly and was forced to pull away.

After passing the man, Durant did not challenge the inside line guarded by Howard, but chose to make a mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

With the basketball hollow into the net, the two sides tied again.

Howard is very depressed. You must know that at this stage, he has an average of 2.5 blocks per game, ranking first in the league for the time being. If he wants to get another dopy, defensive efficiency is extremely important, and if he has the blessing of the block leader, it is not impossible for him to win the MVP.

This year he not only wants to hit the championship, he also wants dopy, MVP, FMVP and other awards.

It seems that only Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, can do this. Thinking of this, Howard showed a familiar smile again. Unfortunately, as long as he is on the court, the Thunder will try not to attack the inside line to avoid the risk of being blocked.

"Since you don't give me a chance to block shots, then I'll smash your basket." Howard turned into a villain on the court at this time, with his back against Ibaka, and directly reached out for the ball.

Nelson hung the ball inside again, and he didn't think too much about it. In the Magic's tactics, Howard has always been the core.

There was nothing Ibaka could do about this ball. As a rookie, it was too difficult for him to defend against Howard at his peak. In desperation, he had to foul and send him to the free throw line.

"Dwight is still dominant in the interior, and Segil is too young, even in physical confrontation, he is much weaker." Barkley said that the Magic's outside shooting is not good today, but relying on the advantage of the interior can still play back and forth with the Thunder. It seems that it is very difficult for the Thunder to win this game.

"However, sending Dwight to the free throw line is a correct decision. It's better than a direct dunk." Kenny Smith glanced at the data and said that the free throw percentage of 9 of 6 in the first quarter was indeed not bad, but the probability of making [-] of [-] free throws is high, and a direct foul is a good choice.

Howard stood at the free throw line, and the first free throw was surprisingly missed.

The fans at the scene, the two commentators, and the players on both sides of the field were all dumbfounded. What's going on?
"Is Dwight's hand slipping on the ball? With his strength, it's impossible for him to make a three-point shot." Barkley looked dumbfounded, and the only explanation he could think of was his hand slipping.

It's not that the NBA is not without three non-stick situations. There will be more than a dozen such situations every season, but it's hard to understand that this kind of situation happened to a muscular man like Howard, and it's too inconsistent.

"Probably." Kenny Smith didn't know how to be round, and he didn't know how to explain it other than hand slipping.

The other Magic players held back their laughter and stepped forward to high-five. No matter how this is the boss of the team, he couldn't hold back his laughter at this time, and his life in the team would be difficult.

Howard himself was very embarrassed, "I just wanted to shoot a hollow ball, but I didn't expect the strength to be grasped all of a sudden, and the shot was short."

The laughter at the scene was obviously greater than the booing. In the eyes of the audience, Dwight Howard, a hedonist who loves to laugh, became a comedian. He entertained himself while entertaining others, and he had a dedication.

After getting the ball, Howard took two shots to find the touch, held his breath, focused, and tried not to be disturbed by the opponent.

After opening his eyes suddenly, he aimed at the ball frame and shot again.

"I can't think about the hollowness of this ball any more. Be steady. You can't make a three-point shot. Make it harder. You can score free throws in the first quarter. Dwight calms down." Howard directly split his personality and encouraged himself.

"Bangdang."

The ball made a noise after hitting the basket, but the ball still missed due to too much force.

For some reason, Howard breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this voice, no matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than three.

Before he knew it, he happily accepted the result of missing two free throws. How optimistic he was.

Next, Lin Yue seemed to have discovered the code of wealth. He first organized the offense and passed the ball to Curry on the three-point line. The latter raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.

Nelson dribbled the ball across half court, and Howard hit Ibaka back again. Even if he missed two free throws, the Thunder still couldn't help him inside.

But soon, Howard regretted that he had this idea.

Before he even made a shot, Ibaka fouled first.

Howard:? ? ?

Didn't he make a shot yet, why did he foul again?
Howard couldn't understand Ibaka's move. Isn't this a free foul and points?
Howard stood on the free throw line again, and at this time he found that there was some slyness in Ibaka's smile.

It turned out that in the process of returning to defense just after scoring a goal, Lin Yue told Ibaka that as long as Howard received the ball, don't hesitate to foul.

Ibaka's golf quotient is also very high. He understood as soon as Lin Yue finished speaking, and nodded in agreement.

"Is this the 'shark hacking tactic'?" Barkley wondered, the only one who could get this kind of treatment was O'Neal before, but he didn't expect the Thunder to use it on Howard today.

In Barkley's view, the missed two free throws just now were just a coincidence. You must know that Howard made 9 of 6 free throws in the first quarter, and this kind of shooting rate is beginning to pass.

The fans at the scene made a loud noise in an attempt to interfere with Howard's free throw.

"It seems that it should be called 'Cut Huo Tactics' now." Kenny Smith laughed.

(End of this chapter)