Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

2-2!

After dunking, Howard strode back to defense, his happiness visible to the naked eye.

"This ball was played very well. I used Turkoglu's passing and the tacit understanding with Howard to play a pick-and-roll on the wing. If you save it, I will pass it. If you don't save it, I will do it myself." Smith praised the Magic's tactics this time.

Appreciate.

In the next round, the Knicks still used the pick-and-roll, Zuo Li went down to eat the cake, and scored 2 points with a layup in front of Howard.

But then Howard once again used an air cut to complete a dunk, scoring 4 points in the opening game to show his good form.

In this quarter, this kind of tactical magic was achieved 4 times. Howard scored 8 points with 4 dunks in a single quarter. The Knicks also fell behind by 6 points 20-26 in a single quarter.

"You can consider double-teaming. Howard is in good condition. This tactic is a bit unsolvable. Just like the last round against the Cavaliers, the left winger here has to take care of the offense. It is impossible to focus on Howard all the time." Yang Yi analyzed between sessions.

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Yang Yi's statement is in line with the thoughts of most people, including the Magic themselves. Van Gundy even demonstrated how Howard should play when he gets the ball and is double-teamed.

However, in the second quarter, when Howard and Zuo Li returned to the court, everyone discovered that the Knicks still did not change their tactics and just let Zuo Li defend alone!

Moreover, the Knicks went up to the top three, David Lee, Randolph and Zuo Li appeared at the same time, and David Lee went to defend Turkoglu!

"Since you don't double-team me, then pay the price!"

Howard thought fiercely.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the Knicks' neglect of him. He was the man who scored 8 points in the first quarter!

However, the Knicks just don't double attack. Not only do they not double attack, the left winger who is guarding him alone often lets him go to interfere with Turkoglu's dribbling and passing.

Even in the pick-and-roll, Zuo Li was asked to defend Turkoglu, and Randolph was asked to cover Howard.

Naturally, Turkoglu couldn't easily break through in front of Zuo Li. After all, Zuo Li was taller and faster than him. This didn't make any sense.

But he passed the ball decisively, but Howard took the ball and turned around. David Lee immediately slapped the ball and cut it off. The Knicks counterattacked and dunked left to get his 8th point!

Then Howard and Zuo Li fought hand-to-hand, Turkoglu wanted to break through, Zuo Li quickly got rid of the attack, forcing Turkoglu to pass out, Lewis missed a three-pointer, Randolph got the rebound, the Knicks counterattacked, Zuo Li arced

Passing in from the top, David Lee caught the ball under the basket and hit the board again!

Afterwards, Turkoglu faced David Lee and made a strong shot to break the Magic's scoring drought in the second quarter. However, in the next round, Howard caught the ball and could only throw a discus against Randolph.

Bang Dang, Zuo Li collected the rebound and quickly counterattacked and scored!

The same plot followed, Dragic assisted David Lee to catch the ball and score a layup!

The Knicks evened the score!

"Fuck!" Howard yelled, and the Magic called a timeout.

"The Knicks' tactics are good." Coach Zhang praised.

This is the Knicks' tactic, desperately attacking Turkoglu!

Someone once made a summary of Turkoglu on the Internet, saying that he has the physique of the 5th position, the height of the 4th position, the position of the 3rd position, the shooting of the 2nd position, and the organization of the 1st position. In NBA history,

Maybe he is the only one who is so different.

Not to mention, the summary is quite good, but in Zuo Li's heart, this guy is more like a poor version of Magic Johnson. Fans who have watched the past three years from 07 to 09 must know Turkoglu's ability, high-level support and

He is organized, directs and shoots at will, and is always organized. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a low-level magician.

It is precisely based on his abilities that Van Gundy built the core system of Nelson Turkoglu and Howard Lewis this season.

In this system, the cornerstone belongs to Howard, the defensive gatekeeper. Without Howard, this system cannot stand, especially on the defensive end.

But on the offensive end, the soul belongs to Turkoglu, because whether Nelson is a typical short and stocky defender with average offensive passing skills, Lewis is a typical space-based fourth position, James' favorite kind of power forward, who can pull He can go out and shoot three-pointers, but he can also come in to grab rebounds, but he also can't pass the ball. Howard won't mention it. His own characteristics make it difficult to serve him. Not only must the timing be right, but the position must be good. , after all, Howard's attack range is only as large as the penalty area, and his offensive methods are pitiful.

Nelson was injured before the start of the playoffs and would not return until June. Alston, a player who had been playing as a substitute, came on. People thought the Magic were going to die because Nelson was the Magic's second scoring point.

However, it turns out that Nelson can be replaced. He doesn't even need to be at the same level. Alston can be replaced.

In this system, Turkoglu not only plays an important part in firepower output, but also plays the role of organizational forward to the extreme. If Ginobili is the Argentine demon sword, then he is the Turkish scimitar.

His role was fully demonstrated in the last round against the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers used West to defend him. Yes, he was the big brother who later became a beggar on the streets. He is currently the Cavaliers' last single defender at the third position, but he was directly defeated by Turkoglu.

He can directly pull out the shot, pass the ball casually, and even post up if he wants to go deep. There are too many choices, and he also takes great care of Howard and Lewis. How much do they need to eat from Turkoglu in each game? Pass the ball.

The Cavaliers' tactics were unclear. They flanked Turkoglu in one game, and instead flanked Howard in another game. In the end, the opponent was fully blossomed.

And more importantly, next year, after the Magic lost Turkoglu, the system collapsed and gradually began to decline, so much so that Warcraft said the famous saying: "If Turkoglu does not leave, then the Eastern Conference will not be the same." James’s.”

To be honest, it does make some sense.

Therefore, Zuo Li has always believed that Turkoglu, who was at the peak of his form from 2007 to 2009, is Howard's best partner in his career.

And if you want to defeat the Magic, you must solve the problem of Turkoglu.

Warcraft is of course the cornerstone of the Magic team, but the Knicks have Zuo Li, so there is no need to flank him at all. On the contrary, Turkoglu is the one who needs to be taken care of!

Do you still remember how the Lakers defeated the Magic in the Finals?

The Lakers can let Warcraft catch the ball, or even let him catch the ball in the penalty area, but their attitude towards Turkoglu is to completely cut off the connection between his teammates and him, not letting him catch the ball and letting the Turks catch the ball. It all seems extremely difficult. There are big delays when getting the ball, double-teaming, all kinds of physical contact, and a full-court press when the ball is in the backcourt. In short... the goal is to make him uncomfortable and can only pass low-quality balls!

It is not impossible to let Turkoglu shoot. In that series, Turkoglu averaged 18 points per game against the Lakers, but he just couldn't connect the entire Magic team's offense.

This was also Zuo Li's advice to D'Antoni, and D'Antoni also formulated tactics based on the situation.

That's why the opening happened.

The Knicks used David Lee, a tall man, to defend alone. Although he was also unable to defend, he switched when encountering the same situation. The left winger went up to defend, David Lee rotated to the fourth position, and Randolph resisted Howard!

If Turkoglu breaks through on his own, he will flank Zuo Li and shoot casually. David Lee is not as fast as him, but he still has height and wingspan, so he can still face the defense.

This is the best defensive strategy the Knicks can do right now!