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James' breakthrough caused Leonard's fourth foul. In this game, Leonard was troubled by the foul crisis and his playing time was intermittent. Not only did he not be able to match James on the court for a long time, but it also affected his offensive strength. State, so far only scored 9 points, which is obviously a bit sorry for the position of the second leader of the Nets. Stevens had to replace Covington to go up for a while, and at the same time adjusted his defensive strategy to strengthen the defense and flanking against James, but the defensive focus shifted to James, and Harden naturally played more freely. In this game, Harden completely abandoned the idea of ​​fouling, and went head-to-head with the Nets. This change is very timely at this time.

In addition to James and Harden, Schneider was also desperate to fight against the Nets in this game. At the end of the third quarter, the Nets took the lead in replacing Curry, and at the same time took the risk of taking Leonard up to support the situation, but the 76ers did not Replaced Harden and James, and directly left the two superstars on the court to continue leading the team.

In this round of confrontation, Schneider won a complete victory. Leonard, who was backed with four fouls, was a little restrained when defending James, and was controlled by others. The 76ers took advantage of the trend and widened the point difference to 13 points in the third quarter.

Facing other teams, it is not difficult for the Nets to even out the 13-point difference, but the opponent is the 76ers who have hit hard in this game, and it is a bit difficult to parry. In the fourth quarter, Stevens sent Curry to try to save the situation at the beginning of the game. On the 76ers side, James and Harden also stayed on the court. It seemed that Schneider was going to let Harden and James play the entire second half up.

Curry, who has a heavy responsibility, made a mid-to-long three-pointer from beyond the three-point line in the first round of offense, pulling the point difference back to 10 points. However, Curry's face was still grim. After all, the team was still behind by double-digit points. Bad.

Looking back, Harden forced his way into the basket, took off for a layup, O'Quinn resisted the man below, and Harden, who defended, jumped up and blocked the ball. After falling to the ground, Harden immediately complained to the referee that the Nets fouled, but the referee did not say anything, indicating that this was a very clean block.

In fact, Leonard's block is indeed very clean, but Harden's lower body contact with O'Quinn, it is difficult to judge whether there is an infringement, but first, the Nets are playing at home, and second, after all, they are behind. It is normal for one-third of the penalty to be biased.

O'Quinn took off the rebound and wanted to send a pass, but James, who was desperate to defend, destroyed the ball out of the sideline, and the fast break opportunity became a positional attack.

Although it was not successful, the awareness of finding opportunities to send fast breaks after grabbing rebounds is still very commendable. The pass of this ball is actually not bad, but James' physical fitness is indeed a pervert, and he forcibly destroyed the ball.

The Nets attacked in a positional battle. Curry broke through Beverly's defense with his own dribble, attracted O'Neal who was double-teamed and then passed the ball to the outside. While staying in the position, he forcibly picked melons from the back of his head and grabbed a rebound. He responded with a fast break pass from the Nets. Harden caught the ball in the frontcourt and scored an easy layup, bringing the point difference back to 12 points.

It's really a bit perverted!

Theoretically speaking, fast-paced offense and defense are obviously more beneficial to the Nets. In this game, Curry got longer rest time than James and Harden, and Leonard's playing time was fragmented due to the foul crisis. Physical strength is quite good. However, the 76ers really play fast, and the 76ers do not suffer at all on the scene. Grant is at home in this rhythm, and he has a strong sense of presence on both ends of the offense and defense. Deny, helps immensely.

Harden and James insisted on staying on the court, and Schneider made his position clear. Unless the Nets withdraw their main shots and admit defeat, the 76ers will not replace their core players. James and Harden are consistent with Schneider on this point. In fact, before the game, Schneider has already mentioned to them that this game will be played as the finals.

Unlike the unity of the 76ers, in comparison, the Nets are not prepared for difficulties. In fact, in a long season, it is difficult for you to ask the whole team of the Nets to always tighten their nerves and go all out to cope with every game. No player can do it. Of course, Stevens should not have activated Curry's 100% state in such an important game, and James' overall suppression of Leonard in this game was also beyond Stevens' expectations. out of expectation. The two super giants of the 76ers scored 37 and 36 points in this game, and their performance completely overwhelmed Curry's 33 points and Leonard's 16 points. The victory of the core players made the 76ers finally win the game, ending the Nets' second wave of 10+ winning streak in the season, but also giving the opponent the fifth loss of the season.

Although this victory is of no help to the team's pursuit of the Nets' No. 1 position in the Eastern Conference, at least it has improved the team's confidence in competing with the Nets in the playoffs. After all, in the two matches before the season, the 76ers lost by 20+ points. It is very important to win a game in the opponent's prosperous season!

After losing this game, the Nets' record came to a 47-5 loss, and the prospect of breaking the record with a high probability has become confusing again. This can’t be helped. After all, the Bulls’ record was 72-10 that year. In other words, you can’t break the record after winning 7 games and losing a game. In other words, every loss can shake the team’s confidence. The reason why the record is so hard to break.

This loss is also a wake-up call to the players of the Nets. Now the team's record is indeed amazing, but half-ninety people have traveled hundreds of miles, and they have not reached 73 wins in one day. This record has always belonged to the great Bulls. , Moreover, for this group of players, perhaps this is the only chance to break the record. After all, this is a great achievement at the right time, place and people, and it is not enough to meet the standard just by being strong.

After losing the focus battle with the 76ers, after a day of rest, the Nets went to the Amway Center to challenge the Orlando Magic, which has a stable record this season, away. In the summer of 2014, a daring gamble by the Magic helped the team find a player who was suitable as the core of the team after Howard, Kevin Love. The all-star power forward with considerable organizational and shooting ability came to the Magic and immediately activated a group of strong players on the team. Oladipo's data increased from an average of 16.7 per game to an average of 20.3 per game, and the efficiency improvement was even more obvious. Vucevic's data has declined slightly, but the efficiency has also been greatly improved. The Magic can win this deal. In the final analysis, it still takes advantage of the weak competitiveness of the Eastern Conference. The Timberwolves two years ago, to be honest, different people have different opinions. But the Magic can make the playoffs. Two years ago, the Timberwolves might also be a playoff team in the East, but who put them in the Northwest?

Love has been renewed with a five-year 120 million super contract. The Magic still have great hopes of keeping a playoff spot. Whether it is the team or Love, it seems that the championship is not so urgent. Therefore, the current state of the Magic is also very peaceful.

The Magic started off well, relying on the ability to evacuate from the inside, Oladipo broke through from the outside, and after reaching the basket, his layup percentage was very high. With Love opening up the space, Vucevic also performed more freely. In the first quarter of the game, they led the Nets by 2 points at 30:28.

The game entered the second quarter. Facing the relatively weak bench lineup of the Magic, the veteran Pierce of the Nets began to play his role. Although the decline in athletic ability was irreversible, Pierce did not rely on speed and explosive power when he was young. On the contrary , Technically, he is also at the kaleidoscope level. The confrontation advantage brought by tonnage will not disappear due to the decline of age. The playing time of about 10 minutes per game also conceals his physical weakness.

Compared with Carter, Pierce is more suitable for the Nets. But in the final analysis, the composition of the two people is slightly different. After all, Carter is a famous player on the team. Jiang Mingliang promised the existence of retired jerseys. Pierce, whether it is the Nets or himself, has not yet confirmed whether he will still be there next season. The Nets play.

Pierce's outstanding performance helped the Nets overtake the score, and after all the main players returned, the game was completely brought into the control of the Nets. Leonard played at a very high level in the second half of the second quarter, scoring 13 points on five of five shots, helping the team establish a 12-point lead in one fell swoop. The first half of the game.

At the beginning of the second half, the Magic quickly launched a counterattack. Oladipo became a sharp knife on the offensive end of the Magic. Breakthroughs, mid-range shots, and counterattacks. In just 3 minutes, Oladipo scored nine points in a row, helping the Magic. The team narrowed the point difference to 7 points.

However, this is also the last time that the point difference between the two sides has reached single digits. The overall strength of the Nets, which is superior in overall strength, is playing steadily and steadily. There is no hope for the Magic to see a comeback. The final score is fixed at 107:123. The Magic Lost at home, while the Nets avoided their second losing streak of the season.

In the whole game, Curry made 11 of 22 shots, 32 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. The data is very beautiful. In addition to being at the top of the mvp list, he is also likely to usher in the first steals of his career. He should also be the first player to collect mvp, scoring champion, and stealing champion after Iverson. However, compared with Iverson, Curry is much better on the defensive end of the advanced data. Curry will not lose his defensive position for steals or rebounds. Although sometimes some risky stretches will cause him foul trouble, these risky attempts will not disrupt the team's defensive system. The biggest difference with Iverson and Westbrook.