Build a Dream Dynasty

After three days of rest, the beacon of the playoffs will be officially ignited on the 24th, and the Nets' first playoff game will officially start on the 25th.

An hour and a half before the start of the game, the Continental Airlines Center Arena was already full. The excellent performance of the Nets in the regular season gave the fans hope. Of course, the team's young lineup is a cause for concern. In the regular season, it can still be concealed, but in the playoffs where experience can play a big role, it is likely to become the team's Achilles' heel.

The Magic's starting five are: center Howard, power forward Glenn Davis, small forward Turkoglu, shooting guard Redick, point guard Nelson. Entering the playoffs, Van Gundy's lineup also tends to be conservative. In the case that the Nets can't beat the Nets on the outside anyway, he focuses on strengthening the team's advantage in the penalty area. Glenn Davis' starting can relieve Howard The pressure on the body, as for the outside line, not to mention the defensive end, at least on the offensive end, it can still play a role in opening up space.

For the Nets, the main lineup is: center Baynes, power forward West, small forward Leonard, shooting guard Paul George, and point guard Bledsoe. The game hadn't started yet, but the stern atmosphere had already permeated the entire arena. Howard and West stood on both sides of the referee, their stern eyes meeting together from time to time.

At the beginning of the game, Howard successfully jumped the ball. After Nelson took the ball, he did not rush to take the ball across the half court immediately. The Nets returned to the defense very quickly. After a couple of fiddles, it was handed over to Howard, who was in the inside position. Under normal circumstances, the first target of Nelson's pass was either Howard or Turkoglu. However, with Turkoglu's decline, it also affected To Nelson's confidence in him.

Howard leaned on Baynes, squeezed a few times tentatively, and found that Baynes was stuck in a good position. He didn't choose to attack at the first time, but found Redick by splitting the ball. Ray this season Dick shined brilliantly, and his active interspersed running position is what Van Gundy admired most about him. Many opportunities came out of his non-stop running position.

The moment Howard passed the ball, he just got rid of George's defense. After receiving the ball, he turned around and shot outside the three-point line without any hesitation.

The moment the ball is shot, you know the ball is there.

"Shua!"

Placing Redick on George in this round is a dangerous thing for the Magic. Although the legend of Redick progressing from the end of the bench to the main marksman is inspirational enough, it is not without reason that he has entered the NBA since 2005 and has not been reused until this season. Since his college days, Redick has been an out-and-out sharpshooter. Entering the NBA is also an attitude of immediate combat power, but his physical confrontation is really poor. The defensive end is almost equivalent to Nash in the position. Defensively support him. But Turkoglu is already too busy to take care of Leonard on the defensive end. How can he have the ability to take care of Redick? To deal with such a tragic situation, Van Gundy's method is to first insist on fighting with George from outside the three-point line. If George breaks through to the inside, Redick will resolutely choose to prevent the breakthrough or not. Let George shoot.

With only these cards in hand, this may be the most ideal way. George has a very powerful mid-range shooting ability, but he has not reached the point where Kobe, Durant, and Nowitzki can shoot people alive. In this game, he only hit one goal in his first four shots. , as a "newcomer", my hands are still shaking more or less. The Nets also trailed by six with 7:13 to play in the first four minutes of play,

"So far, Howard has only scored 2 points on the offensive end. This data may not be so good, but on the defensive end, Howard still firmly clamped the Nets. Statistics, the game has progressed so far, the Nets The team only took two shots in the penalty area, and this is not unrelated to Howard's deterrence inside, which is also the role played by a superstar in the playoffs." In the broadcast room of CCTV, Zhang Weiping also advocated Howard.

Of course, putting aside the rhetoric about the role of a big superstar, he also pointed out the problem of the Nets. Facing this papery perimeter defense, what is the matter of stopping in the middle and shooting in the middle when it is time to break through? ah! Fernandez came on the field to replace Baynes, and at the same time brought the head coach's instructions. West pulled to a high position to see if Howard followed.

The effect of this tactical change is very obvious. The national team has experienced various big scenes in the game, and even dunked Howard in the Olympic final. Fernandez's psychological quality is much calmer than the other young people in the team. Using a strong singles to break into the inside and cause Howard to foul, but the big baby raised his hand and carried the gun in time and finally helped Howard block the disaster.

When it was the Magic's turn to attack, Davis pulled the ball at a forty-five-degree angle, trying to use Howard's advantage to attack the Nets inside. However, West put down his body and actively went around the front defense to catch the ball. Weiss hesitated again and again. In the end, he couldn't find a passing line. Seeing that Leonard was in charge of marking him, he wanted to fight with his body. As a result, he overestimated his dribbling skills. Leon Nader's fingertips slid across the basketball. Although it was not enough to steal the ball directly, it disrupted Davis' dribbling rhythm. The big baby tried to catch the ball again, but his center of gravity was not stable. Bledsoe grabbed Nelson. Before getting the basketball, Fernandez had already nimbly inserted into the Magic's defense, and the story that followed was to hit Huanglong straight away!

As soon as Fang changed his formation, he scored four points in a row, and the morale of the Nets was greatly boosted. In contrast to the Magic, although Howard didn't react too aggressively, the reaction of staying at the bottom line of the Nets has already explained everything.

After Fernandez came on the stage, the Nets were more active in interspersed running positions. After Westra caught the ball at a high position, all four ball points were constantly running, and the advantage of athletic ability was maximized. The Nets either went forward, or were in chaos due to the resolute execution of the foul. Fernandez received two fouls on Howard within 6 minutes of his debut. In the first quarter of the game, the Nets led the Magic by 9 points at 32:23, occupying a considerable lead.

For the Nets, known for their offensive and defensive balance, 32 points are higher than the regular season level, let alone in the playoffs, Fernandez, who came off the bench and scored 9 points, is the team's big lead The biggest hero. As for the Magic, Howard played 11 minutes in the first quarter. The team compressed Howard's rest time to a certain extent to barely ensure that the team's defense would not be washed away by the Nets.

But can they play Howard for 44 minutes a game?