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Chapter 409 The peak has passed (please subscribe, please support)

Author: Fan Xian Xiao Xianxian

Chapter 409 The peak has passed (please subscribe, please support)

On the last day of 2010, the Knicks visited Orlando to challenge the Orlando Magic.

When talking about Key Yan's coaching career, the Magic basically cannot avoid it.

In the summer of 2005, the Magic were the second team that Keyan interviewed, and they were also the only coach with the opportunity to intercept Hu Keyan from the Eagles. Unfortunately, the two sides had differences in terms of coaching authority, and the Eagles were more demanding.

Thirst; In the summer of 2006, a three-way trade between the Hawks, Magic, and Timberwolves brought Garnett to the Hawks. Since then, under the leadership of Ke Yan, the Hawks have completed two consecutive championships, and the Magic have also grown into a powerhouse in the Eastern Conference after the trade.

And reached the finals twice in 2009 and 2010; in the second round of the 2009 playoffs, the Magic swept the Hawks 4:0, giving Ke Yan the only sweep in his career; throughout Ke Yan's career, with him

Among the coaches who have played against him more than 5 times, Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy is the only coach who has more wins than losses against him...

However, this season, the Magic's strength has declined significantly!

After reaching the finals for two consecutive seasons, they were defeated by the Lakers. The morale within the Magic team was severely damaged. Howard and Josh Smith, two athletic insiders, could not take advantage of the Lakers. The argument that the two relied too much on their bodies was rampant.

Josh Smith took the initiative to make concessions for his friends and "transformed" into a handsome boy from CIC; as he grew older, Peja became older and his power was greatly reduced, and Redick's performance could only be said to be quite satisfactory...

If Howard hadn't taken over the Magic's lower limit, it would have been difficult for the Magic to guarantee the top three spots in the Eastern Conference. But even if they barely suppressed the Heat, no one thought they could dominate the Eastern Conference for three consecutive years. Because Ke Yan has completed the reconstruction of the Knicks.

Work is even more powerful and arrogant than the Eagles back then!

At the same time, in this game, the Knicks also welcomed Holiday, who has returned from injury. However, Holiday was placed on the bench for this game. After a long absence, he first felt the atmosphere of the game.

The Knicks' starting five: Curry, Matthews, James, West, Horford.

Magic starting lineup: Nelson, Peja, Turkoglu, Josh Smith, Howard.

Howard took off with all his strength and successfully passed the ball to Peja, who passed it to Turkoglu, and the game officially began.

The entire Magic team opened up. Turkoglu and Howard played a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line in the middle and dribbled the ball to the left to get rid of Matthews' defense. Horford knew that Turkoglu was accurate in shooting and followed the defense all the way. The Turkish agent kept

He drove to the baseline, took away the defense and threw the ball inside. Josh Smith took off to catch the ball and scored a layup without landing.

Just looking at talents such as running, jumping and impact, Josh Smith is one of the few in the league who can catch the exhaustion of James, but his ball feel, basketball IQ, and movement coordination are far behind James.

The Knicks attacked, and James asked for the ball in the low post on the left. He changed direction and forced a breakthrough through Peja. After attracting a three-person attack, the ball was passed to West. The latter dribbled the ball and dunked before Howard could turn around! Nick

Si's response was very strong.

In the Magic position battle, Nelson used Howard's pick-and-roll, named Horford, and continuously dribbled the ball to the baseline to pass the opponent. James, who was assisting with his backhand, directly blocked the block; Josh Smith grabbed the offensive rebound and jumped directly to attack the frame.

, causing Horford to foul.

Missing backcourt rebounds is Ke Yan's big deal, but that's another story when his opponents are Howard and Josh Smith. The bounce and impact of these two guys are too strong. Garnett will suffer against them, not to mention the height of Horford and West.

More or less, I suffered a loss.

Josh Smith worked hard on mid-range shooting during the offseason. Although the effect in sports battles was average, his free throw shooting rate increased to 68% this season. He also seized the free throw opportunity against strong opponents.

When the Knicks attack, they still leave it to James to hold the ball in isolation.

James picked up the ball on the left side, shook his right shoulder, leaned on Peja, quickly turned around and rushed to the basket, all in one movement. As a result, as soon as the ball was released, Howard slapped it down.

Howard's defensive ability is so strong that he blocked James in the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive seasons and prevented the "23VS24" drama from happening in the finals. In addition to restricting Ke Yan's tactics, he is also James' "natural enemy".

Matthews had quick eyesight and quick hands. He grabbed the ball on the floor and passed it to Curry. Curry took a quick shot from the outside and failed to hit.

Nelson quickly moved across the half court, hesitated for a moment, and instead of attacking by himself, handed the ball to Howard who was asking for the ball in the low post. Howard turned his back, kicked Horford hard twice, forced into the penalty area, turned around and stepped forward again.

One step later, he forced a dunk through Horford and failed to score the ball! However, Horford was fouled.

"???" The Dominican showed a puzzled expression. His defensive action on this ball was very standard and did not infringe on Howard.

However, the Knicks' current outstanding record has determined that the league has "high standards and strict requirements" for them. Horford had no choice but to end the game, and Mozgov came on as a substitute.

Horford is a power forward. Although his playing style is more suitable for playing center, he is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of height. Mozgov has a standard center body shape and a center playing style. As a fairly traditional European inside man, his foot power is quite strong.

It can't limit the Magic's pick-and-roll, but simple top defense can still make Warcraft quite uncomfortable.

Warcraft was very powerful on the defensive end, but failed to show its strength on the free throw line, making one of two free throws.

The Knicks attacked, Curry looked for West's pick-and-roll, forced a breakthrough from the right, dribbled the ball under his crotch, took a step toward the baseline, lightly touched his right shoulder, and made a fake move to break through to the basket. Josh Smith hurriedly moved his body

Moving to the left, his center of gravity shifted, Curry handed the ball to his left hand with his right hand, quickly changed direction towards the center, pushed further and pulled the ball, then took a jump step, half-turned and threw the ball away. While shaking away Josh Smith, he did not give any pass to the ball.

Howard had a chance to defend, and the ball hit the net. 5:4.

When the Magic attacked, Josh Smith faked a shot from the corner, tapped West and then forced his way into the basket to attack the frame. West raised his center of gravity and already had a defensive problem. Knowing that he couldn't defend himself, he chose to pull.

A foul was committed, sending Josh Smith to the free throw line.

This defensive choice was a bit bad, and Ke Yan shrugged helplessly on the sidelines. In less than three minutes of the opening, the two main insiders had already accumulated three fouls. How can this be played?

Josh Smith felt really good today and continued to make two free throws.

The Knicks played a pick-and-roll with Janku, and Curry diverted the defense and hit the ball to James in the middle. James didn't shoot in the face of Howard, and saw the opportunity and passed it to West on the side.

West pretended to pass the ball to the outside, suddenly pulled up and met Josh Smith's straight-arm jumper. He avoided the block and the ball went in.

"Everyone can shoot" in the Knicks, and most people have certain one-on-one abilities. This lineup is more suitable for James.

Looking back, the Magic's offense failed to continue. After causing fouls on the Knicks' inside players for three consecutive rounds, the Magic continued to attack the Knicks' inside weakness. Instead, they were beaten by Howard's inside and were beaten by Mozgov.

interference.

James picked up the basketball and quickly dribbled across half the court. After containing the defense, he passed the ball to Curry. Peja, who was following the defense, choked Curry's chasing three-pointer. Curry easily passed him and scored a layup.

Don't talk about grudges, just talk about chemical reactions. In fact, James and Curry are really a good pairing. It is much better than James and Wade forcibly pairing up!

Looking back, the Russian center continued to make contributions on the defensive end. With accurate defensive judgment, Mozgov successfully blocked Nelson and immediately grabbed the ball and launched a fast break. Curry and James played alley-oops.

Completed another "Zhanku connection"!

On the defensive end, the Magic have Howard as their backup, so it doesn't matter how bad their outside defense is! But on the offensive end, as Peja's condition declines, when Nelson's condition is not good, the Magic's offense will always become very monotonous. This

It was also the key to their two losses to the Lakers in the Finals.

In terms of function, Howard can be said to be a more "extreme" Garnett. His influence on the defensive end is even stronger than Garnett's, but his output on the offensive end, especially in attacking tough situations, is still inferior to Garnett's.

Well. Keyan specially equipped Garnett and Paul with Joe Johnson as a tough attacker, while the Magic only relied on the "King of Killers" Turkoglu.

Come on, are attacking and winning the same thing? Outlaw, Fisher, Cole, and Holly all have a lot of winning shots. You expect them to try to attack.

The Magic team attacked. Turkoglu played a pick-and-roll with Josh Smith. After containing the defense, he separated the ball from the outside. Josh Smith missed a long two-point jumper with a good opportunity. Howard fouled on the rebound and helplessly bounced back.

Arrive at the backcourt.

The Knicks' offense was successful again, with an 8-0 spurt, and Van Gundy was forced to call a timeout.

If we don't adjust, the team will be passive in the first quarter!

At the end of the timeout, the Magic changed to a mixed defense, with Howard guarding the penalty area on the bottom line and relying on four players on the outside to interfere with shooting.

Stan Van Gundy's arrangement prevents Howard from consuming more energy on the defensive end and allows him to focus more on the offensive end. At the same time, the sweeping task is handed over to Josh Smith, and the defensive system is also more layered.

When the Magic attacked, Howard went to the low post on the right to ask for the ball. He turned his back flexibly and dodged the Russian defense. He broke into the basket and forced a attack on the frame, causing Mozgov to foul.

The foul on Howard was a correct choice. Warcraft made one of two free throws, which stopped the team's small scoring drought, but it could not change the Magic's weakness of being relatively "poor in offense" in high-end games!

The Knicks attacked. West received the ball in the low post on the right side and relied on Josh Smith to push inside. Josh Smith's lower body strength was not strong enough and could not carry West. Peja came to help defend. West distributed the ball to Matthews.

, the latter gave the ball to West at the first opportunity, and West pushed away Josh Smith, turned around and made a jump shot. 8:14.

After the opening, West scored 6 points in a row, whether it was a cake, a mid-range shot, or a single, becoming the most powerful output on the field!

The Magic team attacked. Howard took the ball in the low post and was double-teamed by Mozgov and James. One person defended and the other took the ball. Howard passed the ball out. Josh Smith, who was left open, caught the ball and missed the shot.

basket.

Josh Smith's contract is twice that of David West, but his role on the court is completely inferior to that of David West. Even courtside commentator Mike Breen also strongly praised the Knicks' signing of West.

"In the Knicks, almost all contracts are worth the money! The last time I saw such a team was the Spurs in 2007." Even though his brother is on the opposite side of Ke Yan, even though Ke Yan once had trouble with him.

Contradictory, Jeff Van Gundy also does not hesitate to admire Ke Yan.

As a coach, Van Gundy is labeled as being old-fashioned, accepting death, and suppressing talent. But as a commentator, he is fair and objective, and he recognizes various styles of tactics.

Ke Yan used to be Van Gundy's assistant coach. Later, due to differences in philosophy, Ke Yan left the Rockets and served as an assistant coach with the Suns and Lakers. Later, he turned the tide with the Lakers and soared with the Hawks. If Ke Yan had been in

If the Rockets' position was not as an assistant coach, but as a general manager, Van Gundy felt that his experience with the Rockets would not be so miserable.

The Knicks attack, and the Magic insist on a mixed defense approach, acquiescing to West's suppression of Josh Smith. If you have the ability, rely on this to beat me to death.

"Haha!" Others dare not say it. Ke Yan has great confidence in West. In his previous life, whether he was in the Hornets or the Pacers, West was an All-Star insider. That is to say, he was "tricked" by Ke Yan.

He didn't meet Paul, and was sent Marvin Williams to take away his position, so he was reduced to playing in the mid-level. Give him space to play in singles? It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask you.

After Christmas, the Knicks played 4 games in 6 days. They had a physical crisis and could not maintain this level of offensive and defensive intensity. The Magic ignored this and instead gave the Knicks players a chance to breathe.

(End of chapter)