The Basketball Court Swordsman

At the end of the half-time game, Howard sat in the locker room with a towel, sweat formed a small drop of water on the tip of his nose, and dropped drop by drop.

Tired, this is the only way Howard feels after playing the first half. He was not at all happy with his 31 points in the half, because he knew very well that he was able to score 31 points not because of how good his performance was, but because he had to!

"The shooter gives Dwight La, and then you must make those **** three-pointers!"

Stan Van Gundy was still shouting in the locker room, but Howard couldn't hear a word anymore. He felt extremely disappointed, disappointed with the performance of his teammates, disappointed with the operation of the team's management.

Two years ago, they were a team that could kill the Celtics and James and reach the finals in one fell swoop.

Now, two years later, they can't resist even their opponents in the first round.

Howard himself has not changed, he is still the behemoth that can wreak havoc on the basket. What has changed is his environment. Maybe the Magic never thought of winning the championship from beginning to end. All they need is their own box office guarantee.

He suddenly had an idea, although the idea was only a flash, but it was deeply rooted in Howard's head.

This omnipotent "Superman" wants to leave Orlando!

"Well, the second half is arranged according to tactics. There is not much difference in points. We must win an away game!"

Stan Van Gundy waved his hand and everyone returned to the court. Howard stood up mechanically and walked out, what Van Gundy had arranged, he didn't remember a word...

"The reason why the Magic are behind is very obvious, that is, other people must help Howard! The Magic scored 48 points in the first half, and Howard scored 31 points alone! This statistic illustrates Howard's strength on the one hand, and at the same time It also reminds others of the inaction."

"Coach Van Gundy's strategy for Howard's shooter is correct. The question is whether the outside shooter can make the ball in the face of the Pacers' strong defensive change."

Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller say you and me, the Magic are not far behind now. If others can recover as soon as possible, they still have a chance to come back.

"Don't be complacent because of this small advantage. After I play, I need you to continue to play a tight defense! No one can relax me until the game is over!" On the other side, Henson did not sit as firmly as people thought. Diaoyutai. He looked more excited than Van Gundy, as if the Pacers were behind at this time.

Henson was actually very calm inside. The reason why he yelled was to tighten the spirits of those young people. In the playoffs, there are too many cases of losing due to laxity, and Henson does not want his team to make such an idiotic mistake.

So after the start of the second half, facing the Pacers' excellent defensive speed, the Magic's shooters still did not find their sights.

"Did these guys collectively forget all the sights in Orlando?" The Magic outside players were so suppressed that Kevin Harlan felt unbelievable.

Is it because the Magic slaughtered the Pacers in the last regular season, so everyone in the Magic thought that they could easily win in Indianapolis in the state of the regular season?

Magic's outside line is still not working, and what is more frightening is that Howard seems to be unable to save the situation.

Howard scored a foul as soon as he came up in the second half, but missed two free throws. If it was Howard who had plenty of energy, he wouldn't have been dragged down by Horford at all in that ball.

Later, Horford used his own footsteps to torture Warcraft's nerves inside. The upset Howard was fouled several times, causing him to fall into foul trouble.

This is definitely the situation that Van Gundy is most reluctant to see. If Howard wants to stay on the court, his defense will definitely become intimidating.

The fact is also true, Howard in order to avoid fouls, on the defensive end of a sharp drop. The Pacers began to break through the inside more and more frequently, and the Magic's outside defense is simply a colander full of holes.

In the 5th minute of the third quarter, Danny Green made a three-pointer and Al Horford had a rare offensive rebound on Howard's head. Horford did not hesitate and directly took off for the second attack!

Angrily, Warcraft pushed Horford hard behind him, and Horford flew to the reporter area.

The scene was suddenly chaotic, and Stephenson walked up to argue with Howard. Regardless of the huge gap between the two bodies, Stephenson has never been afraid of such things.

Fortunately, Granger caught Stephenson in time, which did not escalate the conflict. But the players on both sides huddled together and inevitably pushed and shoved, and the smell of gunpowder was still strong.

As a result, Howard suffered a technical foul, and the referee's decision was undoubtedly worse for the Magic.

Seeing Howard's face gloomy, Henson felt that he was so strange to Howard. The big sunny boy with a charming smile seemed to disappear.

After Horford executed a technical free throw, the score became 71 to 54. The Magic collapsed directly, falling behind by 17 points before finishing the three quarters. And after Howard had a technical foul, the Magic's morale dropped to a freezing point.

"Superman, maybe he can no longer save his team." Reggie Miller said meaningfully.

Although at the end of the third quarter, the former All-Star guard Jameel Nelson finally broke out and shot 3 three-pointers in one fell swoop. But the Pacers' offensive has been difficult to contain, Henson eventually ended the third quarter with a score of 85 to 71.

Stan Van Gundy can't figure out why the seemingly average Pacers are so tough. During the regular season, the situation of each match between the two sides was very anxious, and 4 duels, the two teams also won two games each.

But in fact, Henson basically didn't let the team play the game with full strength after ten consecutive victories. And Van Gundy's team desperately worked hard and still missed the Pacers by three wins.

The problem of the Magic's weak lineup may not be exposed in the regular season, but it will be infinitely magnified in the playoffs. The Pacers who "played dead" at the end of the regular season came to life in the playoffs.

And don't forget, the reason why Henson desperately wants to squeeze into fourth in the East is because the fourth most likely opponent in the East is the Magic and the Knicks. These two teams are the kind of teams that rely heavily on superstars but rarely play role players.

Henson has the best experience in playing this kind of team. From the beginning, Henson calculated everything. Van Gundy and the Magic are not fighting the Pacers at all, because the hunter and the prey are not confrontational, but slaughtered and slaughtered. relationship!

"Lance, I'm glad you just controlled your fists. I don't want you to cause trouble on the court. Of course, if you can provoke Howard without the referee's affection, I will be very happy." , Henson pulled Stephenson into his ear and whispered a few words.

The last time Henson did that, "Mr. Good" Wade immediately got a technical foul.

As soon as the fourth quarter started, Stephenson's breakthrough put Howard on his back for the fifth foul of the game.

The guy Stephenson kept talking in Howard's ear, making Howard upset. Although Howard did not do anything out of the ordinary, but his state has been fouled by repeated fouls, huge points difference and Stephenson's trash talk.

Two minutes later, Stephenson reached the penalty area again. Howard was obviously annoyed by the words, so he deliberately rushed forward and knocked Stephenson off the bottom line.

After this, Howard did not even defend himself, but walked directly off the court with no expression. With 6 fouls, Howard graduated with an exaggerated score of 46 points and 19 rebounds. But his team has fallen into dire straits.

When Howard left, there were 6 minutes and 37 seconds left in the game. The Magic are 18 points behind.

In other words, the next 6 minutes and 37 seconds will be all garbage time!

Without the data table, Henson can easily see the Magic's 27.3% of the magical three-pointers through the data analysis module.

Now that Howard is gone, do the Magic want to kill themselves with 27.3% of their three-pointers?

With 46 points and 19 rebounds, Howard's data really looks bluffing. But for Henson, being able to embrace victory is enough.