The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Howard played with all his strength, but after he played, he was a little bit restrained.

Van Gundy on the sidelines kept reminding him that he had committed 4 fouls and must be careful.

In this case, it is impossible for Howard to be as unscrupulous as in the previous game, especially when facing a Wizards player hitting the basket, Howard will always hesitate, wondering if the opponent will intentionally make a foul on himself.

In this way, after Howard's reappearance, the Magic's defense has not been improved qualitatively, and the Wizards can still score.

The scores of the two sides rose over time, and soon, there were only about 5 minutes left before the end of the game, and the point difference remained at double digits.

"It's impossible to go on like this, this is simply a slow death!"

Seeing this situation, Van Gundy had to grit his teeth and called a timeout.

The players from both sides had a rest, and Wang Xiao could see Van Gundy saying something to Howard from a distance.

The distance was too far, and Wang Xiao couldn't hear the conversation between the two at all, but he could still make a rough guess.

There are 5 minutes left in the game, and the opponent must be ready to go all out!

Once Howard has no scruples to give it a go, the Wizards' inside line will bear tremendous pressure.

At this time, Haywood had 5 fouls in hand, and Jordan had accumulated 3 personal fouls. Once Howard got mad, it was really hard to resist.

"However... there are only 5 minutes left, and the timing is almost the same."

Wang Xiao muttered to himself, and then called several players to give orders.

After the timeout ended and the players on both sides re-appeared, Howard took the lead and entered the inside of the Wizards.

But when he entered the inner line and took a good position, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

Gone were the two big men who had been distracting him for the entire game, replaced by a stick-thin Jamison.

"Um?"

Howard was still a little confused, but Van Gundy looked at the Wizards' lineup from the sidelines, but his face changed drastically.

The five players on the Wizards field at this time are Harden, Nick Young, Miller, Butler and Jamison!

This is a lineup with no defense at all, but it is also the five most powerful offensive players on the Wizards!

"Oops! They want to..."

Before Van Gundy finished speaking, the whistle sounded.

"squeak--!"

Howard looked blankly at Jamison behind him, who gave him a sinister smile.

With 5 minutes left until the end of the game, the shark hacking tactics reappeared!

Previously, in this game, Wang Xiao had never used the shark-slashing tactic against Howard. The reason was that after changing to the combination of Seawood and Jordan, the Wizards' defensive quality has also improved, and the Magic's offensive efficiency is no better than Howard's. A higher free throw percentage.

Now that the game is at the last moment, the Magic team wants to give it a go. At this time, the shark-slashing tactic is undoubtedly a murderous move.

Howard's free throw percentage is only about 50%, and it may be even lower at critical moments.

It is almost impossible to catch up with a double-digit point difference in 5 minutes only with Howard's free throws!

Will Howard be replaced?

Van Gundy's brain was spinning rapidly.

No, if Howard is replaced, it is even more impossible for the team to catch up with the current lineup.

After thinking about it, Van Gundy only thought of one way, that is to strengthen the defense!

In any case, if they don't want to be caught up with the score, the Wizards must ensure their own offense while attacking Howard.

If the Wizards can't score a point or score less efficiently than Howard's free throws in these five minutes, then no matter how bad Howard's free throws are, little by little accumulation can catch up with the score!

With this in mind, Van Gundy immediately replaced Nelson, the weakest part of the Magic's defense on the field, and replaced him with Michael Pietrus, a backup guard with strong individual defensive capabilities.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xiao raised his eyebrows involuntarily.

Van Gundy's move is clearly intended to do a good job in the next defense, but the death five small lineup is not so easy to deal with!

Howard made 1 of 2 free throws and the ball returned to the Wizards.

Harden advanced with the ball and faced Pietrus. He was not in a hurry to break through the opponent's defense, but called a pick-and-roll from the outside.

Jamison on the inside immediately pulled out to pick and roll for Harden.

Howard hesitated, should he go out with him?

Jamison undoubtedly has the ability to shoot three-pointers, and his accuracy is quite high. It would be quite dangerous to let him shoot from the outside.

But if they follow out and there is no Howard on the inside, wouldn't it be possible for players in other positions to easily rush into the inside and cause damage?

The center pulls out the outside line to assist in the pick-and-roll. This is the most commonly used trick in small ball tactics, and it is almost the main reason for the gradual decrease of traditional centers in the league.

I have to say, this trick is really useful.

After hesitating for a moment, Howard chased after Jamison, because he could not let Jamison shoot outside.

In this way, the Magic's inside line is directly emptied. In such a situation, whether it is Harden's singles or Nick Young's singles, the efficiency is much higher than Howard's free throws.

Since Pietrus was marking Harden all the way, in order to ensure the success rate, the ball was handed over to Nick Young.

To be reasonable, Nick Young's offensive ability is completely commendable, and when he feels good, he can even play Kobe-style games.

Giving the ball to Nick Young is obviously a risky approach, but at this time the Magic team is empty inside, and Nick Young's chance is obviously the best.

Facing Carter's defense, the "Singles King" quickly dribbled and changed direction, stepping over half of Carter's body and rushing into the inside line.

Carter followed closely behind Nick Young, but due to injuries and age, it was difficult for Carter, who was in decline, to catch up with Nick Young, and was always half a body behind.

After rushing to the left and right of the free throw line, Nick Young made an emergency stop and took off. Carter had no time to interfere with the jump, so he could only watch as Nick Young threw the basketball into the basket.

After successfully grabbing the points, just as the Magic sent the ball out, the Wizards players fouled Howard again.

In the next game time, as long as the Magic players, the Wizards will immediately foul Howard, absolutely not giving the opponent a chance to play a tactical attack.

The scores of the two teams not only did not shrink because of Howard's frequent free throws, but even made it bigger.

Three minutes later, the point difference between the two teams widened from a little over 10 points to 15 points. It is obviously impossible for the Magic to catch up with the 15 point difference in the remaining two minutes.

Howard was finally replaced, and other main players were replaced at the same time.

After trying their best and trying their best, the Wizards finally won a difficult victory at the Magic's home court.

The significance of this victory is not only to pull the Wizards back from the brink, which had fallen behind 2:0 before, but more importantly, after winning this game, Wang Xiao's version 3.0 system has finally been upgraded!