basketball scientist

The highly mobile inside combination of Howard and Josh Smith has a very obvious curbing effect on the Eagles' offense. At the same time, the Magic's counterattack is very fast, which requires the Eagles to slow down the rhythm and improve the offensive efficiency.

Success rate.

Paul knew this very well. In the next offense, he took the ball to the top of the arc and did not continue to beat Nelson. Instead, he actively sought a high-post pick-and-roll with Garnett. Garnett firmly held Nelson, and Howard took the initiative.

Bring it up and switch defenses, not giving Paul a chance to take an easy shot.

At the peak of his athletic ability, Howard is the least afraid of big defenders in the league. Faced with Paul's adjustment of dribbling rhythm, Howard ensures that there is only one step between himself and Paul, which can block Paul's breakthrough path.

It can also interfere with Paul's mid-range shots in time.

However, with these three or two steps of adjustment, Howard was pulled to the right side of the penalty area. Garnett firmly inserted himself inside. Paul saw the opportunity and sent the ball in. Garnett caught the ball and pushed Nelson away.

Easily hit the board and score points.(7:10)

Howard's defensive ability is indeed buggy, but he is not that rich in experience and is relatively easy to be "hooked". Facing most opponents, with his athletic ability, he may be able to rebound in time and make up for the position, but the Eagles' offense

The configuration is too strong and Howard cannot block all the holes.

Looking back, the Magic attacked, Turkoglu controlled the ball, Peja first came to the corner, and then used Howard's cover to come out. Joe Johnson was only blocked for a moment and chased after him, but Peja seized this opportunity.

Received a pass from Turkoglu and shot immediately, ignoring Joe Johnson's interference.

"Whoosh!"

Peja's shot was extremely smooth, and the basketball slid through a gentle arc and obediently got into the basket.

Using the salary space freed up by trading Francis to sign Peja is a clever move for the Magic. Peja's super shooting ability is suitable to help Howard open up space, and Howard's existence can also make up for the decline in Peja's athletic ability as he ages.

of hidden worries.

The Eagles attacked, Paul and Garnett played a high pick-and-roll, Paul distributed the ball to Garnett, and Josh Smith stepped forward to cover and missed Diaw. Diaw received a pass from Garnett and faked a move to attract Peja to cover.

On defense, the ball was passed to Joe Johnson, who adjusted and hit the ball from mid-range. (9:12)

The Hawks have many offensive points, and it is unsustainable for the Magic to just rely on Howard to make up for the losses. Stan Van Gundy changed the defensive arrangement and asked Josh Smith to switch defenses with Howard, allowing Howard to stick to the basket while Josh Smith came out to sweep away.

Compared with Howard, Josh Smith's defensive awareness and defensive habits are worse. When the defense is small, it is easy to fake moves, and there will also be position selection problems after guarding the pick and roll.

With Howard guarding the basket, the Hawks chose to use more mid-range shots to complete their offense. Paul, Joe Johnson, and Garnett were all mid-range experts, and they could hit the Magic's seven inches.

Stan Van Gundy demolished the east wall to make up for the west wall, but he still couldn't stop the Eagles' offense.

At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles, playing at home, went from being behind by up to 5 points to leading by 3 points, ending the first quarter with a 31:28 lead.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Yin and Ke Yan replaced the main players and sent in a lineup of Gibson, Bobby Jackson, Stevens, Hassell, and Milicic.

Hassell, who is 194cm tall, plays a guest role as a power forward, which puts him at a disadvantage. Ke Yan arranged for him to defend his former disciple, anti-aircraft gun Brian Cook, but the effect was unexpectedly good.

Being 13 centimeters taller than Hassell, Brian Cook should have absolute air superiority and could try to hit the inside; however, the huge height advantage cannot save a "softie" heart, Brian Cook

Nkouk still chose to stay outside the three-point line and act as a high-altitude fort, and the advantage of dislocation was completely unable to be used.

Unable to take advantage inside, the Magic focused on the outside, relying on the backcourt combination of Arroyo and Redick to score points.

The two men have good offensive abilities, but they are completely unreliable on the defensive end. The aging Bobby Jackson can score frequently against Arroyo; and Gibson, who is also a "sharp shooter", plays against Redick, the No. 11 pick in the 2006 draft.

, both offensive and defensive ends are more eye-catching.

The Hawks' "weak" substitute lineup unexpectedly did not suffer against the Magic. This surprised Ke Yan. Before the game, he was really worried about the team's substitute power forward position.

After Howard left the game, the Magic's defensive problems were more obvious, and the substitute lineups on both sides were evenly matched. This made Stan Van Gundy very dissatisfied, so he made adjustments in advance and replaced Howard to limit the Hawks' outside attack.

As soon as Howard came on the stage, he immediately improved the Magic's defense. The Magic went on an 8-0 spurt in the next two minutes, and then helped the team overtake the score. (40:44)

Ke Yan looked at Howard on the sidelines and couldn't help but frown. Warcraft's progress was faster than he thought, especially on the defensive end. With physical fitness alone, the pressure on the Eagles' offensive end had exceeded that of Ben Hua last year.

Come on!

"drop--"

As Howard's "hard-hitting" attack succeeded, helping the Magic widen the point difference to 6 points, Ke Yan finally called a timeout.

Taking advantage of this timeout, Ke Yan adjusted the lineup on the court. Paul, Joe Johnson, Diaw, Garnett, and Milicic came on the stage. Diaw swung from "center" to "small forward."

The Magic have defenders like Howard, and for the Hawks, "moving the ball" is very important. Therefore, Ke Yan chose to keep Diaw on the court to lubricate the team's offense.

In itself, Turkoglu is not the type who has great physical fitness and can handle the ball. He always initiates offense through pick-and-roll, so Diaw on the defensive end is enough to deal with him.

When the Eagles attacked, Diola went to the right to catch the ball and completed the pass-and-run coordination with Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson shook off Peja to catch the ball, dribbled the ball and took a step toward the baseline. He lightly touched his right shoulder and made a move to break through the basket.

fake action.

Josh Smith hurriedly moved his body to the left; Joe Johnson took a step to pull the ball, took a jump step, half-turned and leaned back to throw the ball towards the basket. He took one step from the free throw line and made a mid-range shot, and the ball went hollow into the net. (42:46)

The Magic attacked. Josh Smith asked for the ball on the left side. He hit Garnett in front of the frame. His elbow pushed Garnett into the penalty area. He turned around and took a step forward. He faced Milicic and was interfered with.

, failed to score the ball.

Diaw grabbed a backcourt rebound and quickly moved across the half court. Seeing that Howard was following closely and had no chance to make a fast break, Diaw stabilized and passed to Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson didn't stop the ball and directly passed it to Diaw who came down to the free throw line. Diaw didn't take the shot and waited for his teammates to move.

At this time, Garnett on the right set a ball-free screen for Paul, forming a misplaced defense. Diaw handed the ball to Garnett, who was going down to the basket. Garnett stretched out his left arm and fished the ball down.

Howard, who was on defense, forced a layup. Knowing that he couldn't defend him, Howard chose to foul and sent Garnett to the free throw line.

Garnett made two free throws.(44:46)

The Magic attacked, and Howard provided Nelson with a ball-free screen in the middle. Nelson cut to the right and received a pass from Turkoglu. Milicic changed defense, and Nelson took a step to pull the ball while taking a small step to the right with his right foot.

, then took a step with his left foot and quickly changed direction towards the center, completely passing Milicic, took another step with his right foot, and scored a cricket goal. (44:48)

After Francis left, Nelson became the main point guard of the Magic. Under the team's "trial and error training" at any cost, Nelson's improvement was obvious, especially when the defense was handed over to Howard and the important organizational responsibility was handed over to Turk.

Gru, after he only needed to focus on offense, he found a stage suitable for him to perform.

Diaw served from the baseline and threw it directly to Paul near the midline. Peja's attempt to intercept the ball failed. The Eagles immediately turned their positional attack into an "offense-defense transition". After receiving the ball on the fast break, Joe Johnson followed Josh Smith and forced a pass.

Layup, avoiding Josh Smith's block in the air and sending the ball into the basket. (46:48)

After the main lineup returned, the Eagles clearly had the upper hand. Ke Yan's choice to adjust Diaw to the small forward position was a masterstroke. Not only did he send out wonderful passes one after another in the offense, helping the team open up the offensive end, but he also helped the ball on the defensive end.

The team protected the backcourt rebounds, but it prevented the Magic from taking full advantage.

As Diaw positioned himself in the penalty area and used his footsteps to back up Turkoglu, the Eagles already led the score by 10 points before the end of the second quarter! (64:54)

Throughout the second quarter, Stan Van Gundy did not change his strategy. The Magic's defensive system still revolved around Howard.

Dulin, Arroyo, Redick, Stojakovic, and Turkoglu are almost all "excellent shooting skills, strong in offense and weak in defense". Ariza, the only one who can provide defense and confrontation, has renewed his contract.

They couldn't reach an agreement, and he had too many injuries and was replaced by Van Gundy, which also caused the Magic to have an awkward dialogue.

In the second half of the game, the Magic changed to a mixed defense. Howard guarded the penalty area on the baseline, and relied on four-man rotation on the outside to interfere with the Hawks' mid-range shots. Josh Smith was assigned to mark Diaw, firstly to suppress the threat of Diaw's post-up singles, and secondly,

It turns out that Diaw's shooting ability is relatively unstable, and Josh Smith can free up more energy to help defend others.

Stan Van Gundy's arrangement also allows Howard to save energy and focus more on the offensive end.

When the Magic attacked, Howard went to the low post on the right to ask for the ball. He turned his back against Milicic and pushed inside, attracting Garnett to retreat and double-team him. Then he distributed the ball in time and passed it to Josh Smith. Josh Smith

The open jump shot went in. 64:56.

Being able to force Josh Smith to complete the offense with a mid-range shot is already a successful defense!

Paul dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it directly to Garnett, who was pulling to the free throw line and turning his back to ask for the ball. Garnett turned around flexibly, took a step to the right, pulled out his hand, and hit the ball accurately.

The Magic attacked, and Howard pulled out to cover, helping Nelson get rid of Paul, and his jump shot missed due to Diaw's interference.

Diaw took the rebound and dribbled the ball across half court while directing Paul to move. When Paul reached the "designated position", he suddenly "nolookpassed" the ball directly to Garnett under the basket.

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"Not to mention the defensive players, even the audience at the scene was stunned by Diaw's movements. They thought Diaw and Paul had designed some special passing coordination. Unexpectedly, Diaw came up with a move to "strikes in the east and attack in the west."

After Garnett finished scoring, the fans at the scene all cheered for Diaw's pass!

"French magician!"

"The best passing big man in the NBA!"

“The Eagles’ fourth-biggest team!”

"One of the greatest inventions of scientists!"

Various praises came from the mouths of the on-site commentators, and every word of praise represented the voice of the audience.

At halftime, Stan Van Gundy made a special trip to adjust the team's defensive strategy, but as soon as the third quarter started, his adjustment failed. Faced with Ke Yan's "magic move" of putting Diaw at the small forward position, Van Gundy was stunned.

Without a solution to the defense, they could only watch helplessly as the Eagles slowly expanded their score.

The overall trend of the third quarter was almost the same as that of the second half of the second quarter. After the second offensive bonus brought by offensive rebounds was taken back by the Hawks, the Magic's offensive efficiency dropped and they could only rely on Peja's piecemeal outside shooting and Howard.

The low-efficiency strong offense supported the field; on the defensive end, the Eagles, under the leadership of Diaw, fully blossomed on the offensive end, completely breaking the balance of the game.

The entire second half of the game went by calmly under the control of the Eagles. The Eagles suppressed the Magic throughout the entire process. The final score was 112:92. The Eagles beat the Magic by 20 points and avenged their first defeat of the season.

Revenge!

For Eagles fans, the only regret is that due to Key Yan's tactical adjustments, Battier's position was occupied by Diaw. Counting the garbage time in the second half of the fourth quarter, Battier played a total of 21 minutes, 8

He scored 7 points on 3 shots, and his performance can only be described as average.

Garnett, who scored 27 points and 10 rebounds, became the best player in the post-game selection, but in fact everyone knows that Diaw is the key to the Hawks' victory in this game.

Garnett also mentioned this in an interview: "I have never seen a player like Diaw. When I was in the position, I couldn't believe that he could pass the ball, but he could do it.

a little!"

Diaw not only makes it easier for his teammates to score, but the key is that he does not steal the limelight. His own statistics are very average, so that superstars like Garnett also like him very much.

Who doesn’t like teammates like this!

At the post-match press conference, Ke Yan was also asked about the tactical adjustments for this game.

"This is not what I prepared before the game, but during the game, I was fed up with the hindrance that Howard's huge coverage brought to our offense, and I hope to create more opportunities by moving the ball better. There is no doubt that

, when you need to pass the ball more purposefully and more threateningly, you will always think of Dior. Turkoglu's breakthrough ability is relatively average, so I can arrange Dior to serve as a small forward without worrying about the defensive end. Facts

When I made adjustments, I never thought I could achieve such ideal results."

"How would you rate Battier's debut with the Hawks?"

"Due to tactical changes, he did not get the playing time of the starting player. But in the following season, he will still be our starting player. In future games, we need him to make more contributions. I know he will do

Ready."

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