legendary point guard

At 45:56, the score on the big screen made the Orlando fans at the scene unable to believe it.

Before the game, almost all fans believed that the team would be able to defeat the New Jersey Nets, but the actual course of the game was completely different from what they expected.

Fortunately, the 11-point difference is not too big. As long as the team can adjust well during the halftime break, there is still a great chance for the second half.

"The 34-year-old Jason Kidd made Wood Lin, who is 14 years younger than him, suffer a lot. Regular season data shows that Wood and Jason played three times, all representing Orlando.

Orlando has achieved 2 wins and 1 loss in three games. Wood averaged 22 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals per game.

But this data still looks very good, but when compared with his season average data, we can clearly see that Wood is far less good when facing Jason than when facing other people."

Bill Walton looked at Hoffman and said: "Yes, it is true, especially Jason's experience is far beyond comparison with Wood's, and Jason's physical strength can also cause trouble for Wood.

In addition, Vince's defense was very timely tonight, so Wood played a bit poorly in the first half, and I believe that the recent rumors did affect him to some extent. What do you think of this matter, agree or disagree?"

"I don't think there is anything wrong with this. Wood is now an American national, so why is he not eligible to enter the national team? As for what Wood will choose, that is his own freedom and we have no right to interfere. After all, many people still have serious discrimination in their hearts.

mentality, so I tried my best to oppose it.”

In the home locker room, Lin Sen was shirtless. Stan Van Gundy stood in front of the tactical board.

"We played very passively in the first half, but I can understand it. Compared with them, we are still a rookie, but this is our home court and we have to play our own characteristics even if we lose, not to mention that we may not lose yet.

"Stan Van Gundy scanned the entire team, and finally his eyes rested on Lin Sen.

Now Lin Sen's upper body is much more tangible than the Lin Sen he saw in the draft, and the muscles on his arms are the best proof.

"Wood, how do you feel?"

Lin Sen raised his head and looked at Stan Van Gundy: "I'm okay as a coach. The pressure is a bit greater than in the regular season, but I think I can adapt."

"That's good!" Van Gundy nodded. Although Linson didn't perform well in the first half, he was much better than at the beginning. After all, the team was still too young except for Webb Rodman and Pippen.

Growing up requires paying tuition. Although he imagined that Lin Sen and Howard would grow up all at once, he knew that this was not realistic.

Even if he loses, he can accept it as the head coach. Of course, the key is that the team can learn something and make progress after losing.

Van Gundy did not change the tactics too much. After all, the team's main problem in the first half was that they were too young and were nervous when the rhythms of the playoffs and the regular season were completely different.

"Dennis, you and Scottie are ready to play in the third quarter." Van Gundy looked at Pippen and Rodman and said.

The two did not play in the first half. Van Gundy planned to let the experienced Pippen and Rodman play in the third quarter. Even if the team failed to adjust in the third quarter, their experience will undoubtedly improve after they play.

It helps the team. It helps the team grow.

"No problem, I've had enough of sitting in the chair." Rodman laughed.

The atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room seemed very lively. Nets head coach Lawrence Frank smiled and clapped his hands: "Guys now is not the time to celebrate the victory. There is still a second half. Keep working hard in the second half and then celebrate again."

"Yes, let them see who should be the celebrant after the victory." Vince Carter said with a smile.

"We will not interfere with Wood's choice. It is his own decision, whether he chooses China or the United States." Otis Smith said looking at Li Wei beside him.

"I know, but I still hope you can help. You should know that for the United States, there is no shortage of players like Wood, but for China, we urgently need an excellent player. This is the wish of 1.3 billion people in China.

Especially when our home stadium hosts the Olympics next year.”

"I understand, I will try my best." Otis Smith nodded.

In addition to Otis Smith, the people in the box were Li Wei, Wang Lin and Liu Li. Wang Lin looked at the figure beside the court and his heart was filled with excitement. He had also played with foreign women, but the woman in front of him was far from him.

He had been there, and he was surprised that the other party didn't reply to that text message yesterday.

In his opinion, although foreign women are not as open as ordinary people think, for artists, they should not refuse opportunities that can help them. Nowadays, China's economy is developing rapidly, and more and more foreigners want to open up.

Chinese Market, so he wanted to touch Carolina's heart through that text message.

If Carolina's woman agrees to him, he is absolutely confident that she will become a first-line star in China. He believes that he has this ability, even though he is just a side branch of the Wang family, the founding hero of China.

Wang Lin was only thinking about these things and didn't pay attention to the conversation between Li Wei and Otis Smith at all. He didn't think that one player could make any big waves.

He doesn't care whether he joins the Chinese Men's Basketball Team or not, and he believes smart people should know how to choose.

And is Linsen a smart man? Obviously yes, but what will Linsen choose? At least for now, Linsen has not expressed his attitude to anyone. As he said, the playoffs are the most important at present.

The twenty-minute intermission passed quickly, and the Magic players walked out of the tunnel amidst the cheers of the fans at the Waterhouse Center.

"Come on Wood, you are the best!"

"Wood, the American team welcomes you."

"Kill those New Jersey bastards."

"go! go! go! Long live Orlando."

As Lin Sen ran, he high-fived the fans on both sides of the player. In the past two days, regarding whether he would join China or the United States, the Orlando media basically expressed support for any decision Lin Sen made. There were also many people who expressed their hope outside his home.

He joins USA Basketball's slogan.

"The second half of the game is about to begin. I don't know how Orlando adjusted during the halftime break. I hope we can see a wonderful second half." Hoffman said while looking at the players from both sides walking to the sidelines.

"Yes. A wonderful game is the best reward for the fans." Bill Walton said with a smile.

"Come on. You are the best!" Carolina looked at Lin Sen in front of her, and then kissed Lin Sen on the cheek without hesitation.

Lin Sen also didn't expect that Carolina would take the initiative to kiss him. In addition to being surprised, Lin Sen felt more happy and happy.

How could the on-site director miss such a scene, and the Orlando fans at the Waterhouse Center also gave bursts of cheers. They also expected Lin Sen to explode and lead the Magic to a reversal with Carolina's encouragement.

"Happy Wood, I hope Wood can show his due strength under the power of love." Bill Walton said with a smile.

"Hey, Bill, this isn't love, it's family affection." Hoffman joked.

"Do you believe it?" Bill Walton asked with a smile.

"What do you think?" Hoffman looked at Bill Walton jokingly.

Li Wei in the box looked at this scene and smiled. Lin Sen really looked like the one in the rumors, while Wang Lin beside him inadvertently raised the corners of his mouth.

As the whistle blew, Jason Kidd took the serve from Kostic, and the second half of the game officially began.

Lin Sen stared at Kidd who dribbled to the frontcourt. Kidd didn't directly take the ball too much but passed the ball directly to Vince Carter.

In the first half, Carter scored the highest score of 17 points. He was in a hot mood. His outstanding performance in the first half made him confident. He jumped up in front of Azubuike without any adjustments. Azubuike did not expect Carter to be like this.

When Azubuike jumped up, the ball in Carter's hand had already flown out.

The ball went into the basket cleanly, which made the fans at the scene depressed.

"Vince scored at the beginning of the second half. It seems that the excellent touch in the first half is still the same. This is not good news for Orlando."

As Hoffman said, being unable to contain Carter's excellent touch is not good news for the Magic. After all, if you want to reverse the situation, in addition to being able to score goals yourself, you must also contain the opponent's goals.

Lin Sen took Howard's serve and brought the ball across the half court.

Carter's hit on the first goal of the second half was a pressure for the Magic. If the Magic failed to score this time, the morale that had been adjusted after the halftime break would undoubtedly be affected.

In the first half, except for Chris Webber, who had a good touch and scored the Magic's highest 10 points, everyone else's touch was average. Lin Sen thought about it and decided to take the first offense in the second half.

Approaching the three-point line little by little, Kidd, who made him very uncomfortable in the first half, stood on the three-point line waiting for his arrival.

Kidd's body is something Lin Sen can't compare to yet. In addition, Kidd's experience is also incomparable to Lin Sen. In the first half, Lin Sen's breakthroughs were often blocked by Kidd, who has a good body and experience.

So Lin Sen doesn't plan to go one-on-one directly.

He made a gesture to Chris Webber in the paint, and Webber immediately understood what Lin Sen was thinking and ran directly to the free throw line.

Collins, who was responsible for guarding Chris Webber, immediately followed him. Chris Webber was not Dwight Howard. He had no threat other than the three-second zone.

Seeing Weber pull out, Lin Sen pulled the ball to a large extent, and then directly accelerated one by one.

Kidd quickly retreated, but he was quickly blocked by Chris Webber, and Collins immediately left Webber behind to cover Linson.

Collins is a 2.13 post player, but his rebounding ability and offensive ability are almost negligible. His biggest role in the Nets is defense.

However, his pace was the biggest problem. When he just pressed against Lin Sen, he only slowed down Lin Sen's pace for a moment and then lost control of Lin Sen.

After getting rid of Collins, Lin Sen threw the ball directly.

The ball crossed an arc and then went cleanly into the basket.

The ball went into the basket, and the fans in the Water House Center immediately applauded.

During the transition between offense and defense, Carter caught the ball again, but instead of taking a shot, he passed the ball to Richard Jefferson. Jefferson's mid-range shot hit the basket.

Turkoglu got the defensive rebound, and Lin Sen quickly ran forward without catching the ball.

Jason Kidd saw Lin Sen running forward and immediately followed him. Turkoglu, who got the rebound, dribbled the ball forward.

Turkoglu brought the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Lin Sen.

Lin Sen put the ball between his waist and abdomen with both hands. He raised his head and looked at Kidd's defense. Kidd's defensive position this time was slightly closer to him than last time.

Although Vince Carter is guarding Azubuike, he is not far away from Lin Sen. He can come up to defend at any time at a glance.

Lin Sen took two tentative steps twice in a row, but Kidd did not respond.

Another test step, Kidd still didn't react, but at this time Lin Sen directly raised the ball with both hands.

Kidd immediately raised his right hand and took a step forward. Linsen immediately collected the ball and cut to the left side of Kidd's body with his left foot.

Seeing Lin Sen's move, Kidd immediately stepped back, but then Lin Sen swatted the ball with his right hand. The ball passed through the gap between him and Kidd and reached his left hand. At the same time, his right foot reached toward Kidd.

The right side of Germany's body.

Kidd was somewhat unexpected by such a change of direction at such a close range. When Kidd wanted to defend, Lin Sen had already accelerated and cut past him from the right side of his body.

Richard Jefferson on the other side was considering whether to leave Turkoglu to cover when Linsen pulled the ball horizontally.

"Wood didn't choose to attack the inside. Did he want to shoot?" Hoffman said looking at Lin Sen who pulled the ball.

"Obviously." Lin Sen jumped up at Bill Walton's words.

He raised the ball high with his right hand, looked at the basket in the distance and flicked the ball out.

"Wood's pull-up jumper!" Hoffman shouted.

The ball quickly crossed an arc and fell straight to the basket.

Whoosh!

There was a crisp sound of the net being wiped, and the ball passed through the net and hit the floor.

"Hit again, two consecutive goals in the second half, and this time it was a pull-up jump shot, which is rare. Today's first goal was also a pull-up jump shot. Could it be that Wood is going to use a jump shot to save New Jersey tonight? It's incredible when you think about it.

"Bill Walton said with a smile.

Nets coach Frank on the sidelines was also in disbelief. Everyone knew how bad Lin Sen, a rookie, was at mid-range shooting. He did not defend Lin Sen's mid-range shooting at all.

In the practice before the game, he mainly focused on Lin Sen's defensive arrangement outside the three-point line and at the basket. However, Lin Sen had already made two mid-range shots tonight and had to be careful.

Frank decided to wait and see. If Lin Sen was still like this, he was going to call a timeout and arrange a targeted defense.

In the transition between offense and defense, Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt.

Kidd is a traditional point guard whose primary purpose is to organize the team's offense at all times. The Nets immediately started running under Kidd's command.

Snapped!

I saw Kidd pulling and pushing the ball, and the ball went directly through Lin Sen's body.

A ball hit the ball directly to Jefferson who was using the cover. Lin Sen quickly shrank his defense.

However, Jefferson directly passed the ball back, which was completely beyond Lin Sen's expectation.

Kidd, who received Jefferson's return pass at the top of the arc, immediately raised the ball, and Lin Sen also pounced on it.

Lin Sen's jumping ability was beyond Kidd's imagination, and the ball he almost shot was blocked by Lin Sen.

clang!

After Lin Sen landed, Kidd's ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

Lin Sen jumped up with a lunge and easily received the defensive rebound.

Without any pause, Lin Sen directly pulled the ball, turned around and ran towards the front court.

Kidd subconsciously stretched out his hand to stop him, but Lin Sen dodged it.

Azubuike on the other side activated at the same time, and Lin Sen attacked in both directions.

Although Vince Carter retreated quickly, it was still difficult to face Lin Sen and Azubuike who were attacking from both sides.

Seeing Lin Sen making a move towards the basket, he immediately pounced on Lin Sen. Lin Sen directly passed the ball to Azubuike with a back pass, and Azubuike easily dunked the ball into the basket.

beep!

The referee blew his whistle.

"Lawrence couldn't stand anymore and was scored by Orlando in three consecutive rounds. Although the team still led by 7 points 58:51, Orlando's morale has obviously increased." Bill Walton looked at Frank on the sidelines and said.

After three consecutive attacks, the entire Shuiwu Center was in a completely different state than in the first half. Although the team was still 7 points behind, Lin Sen's performance in the second half made them believe that the deficit was only temporary.

"wood! wood! wood!"

Uniform cheers rang out in the center of the water house. Li Wei in the box felt even more eager to invite Lin Sen when he heard the cheers belonging to Lin Sen.

"This is a cheer that belongs to Wood. Although the second half has just begun, Wood's condition has obviously recovered. Just like the fans at the scene shouted, the revived Wood is the team's hope for victory." Hoffman said.

After the timeout, the Nets did not hand the ball to the outside when the Magic was tight on the outside, but handed the ball to Kostic inside.

There was only Howard inside, one-on-one offense and defense, but Howard failed to prevent Kostic's turnaround jumper.

During the transition between offense and defense, Linsen handed the ball to Howard who wanted the ball, and Howard directly beat Kostic.

However, Collins' cover interfered with Howard's hook shot, and Kostic grabbed the defensive rebound.

However, the Nets, who returned to the offensive end, failed to attack again. Jefferson rushed inside and was slapped out by Howard.

Lin Sen got the ball that was slapped by Howard, but this time the Nets retreated quickly and Lin Sen had to give up his fast break plan.

The game continued. Although the Magic did not hit a goal all of a sudden, they eroded the Nets' lead little by little. When the game came to the seventh minute of the third quarter, the Nets, which had led by 11 points in the first half, could only lead by 11 points.

Leading by 1 point at 71:70.

"Is Wood still passing the ball this time? In the second half, apart from the offensive shots after the opening, in these few minutes he attracted more defenses to help the team with passes. I think Lawrence must be very depressed that Wood did not get into the ball he customized for Wood.

Instead of using defensive tactics, he took advantage of the tilt of his defensive center of gravity to help his teammates score goals continuously." Hoffman looked at Lin Sen who dribbled the ball past the midline.

"I will score the goal myself this time!" Lin Sen said as he pulled the ball away from Carter's pressing.

"Really? Let me see your clumsy attack!" Carter responded with a smile and bumped into Lin Sen again.

"I will tell who is clumsy!" Lin Sen rushed up as soon as he finished speaking. (To be continued...)