NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 216: Defending McGrady is extremely difficult

The first to attack was the Magic.

Armstrong organized the offense in a regular manner, but in fact, more than anything, he was supported by Hill.

The term "organizing forward" is well-deserved.

In the past, Hill had a quick first step and a sharp breakthrough. However, after a serious injury, Hill no longer dared to make such a hard breakthrough. Now he plays more with changing rhythms and sudden breaks while moving. Transparent pass.

The first "cake-eating man" Hill looked for was Garrity.

Garrity has height, weight, and not slow feet. In normal games, he can often receive passes from Hill and complete offense at the basket.

Garrity's independent offense under the basket is poor, and his finishing success rate is only in the early 40s. He can compete with fringe NBA players such as Dazhi and Daba, but after receiving support from Hill, he can finish the whole basket. The hit rate increases to about 55%.

However, Garrity hit a wall today.

Lu Yuanzhi is not afraid of this pie-eating player at all!

Hill passes the ball very well, but Lu Yuanzhi's speed and jumping have long exceeded the scope of ordinary power forwards, and his height of 206cm and wingspan of 228cm give Lu Yuanzhi a huge range of control in the interior.

If Hill wants to penetrate Lu Yuanzhi's defense, he must give the ball higher and faster.

When the ball was given higher and faster, Garrity simply couldn't catch it.

Hill quickly changed his passing strategy and penetrated the defensive formation with a ground ball.

Lu Yuanzhi really couldn't interfere with Garrity catching the ball, but after receiving the ball, Garrity couldn't squeeze Lu Yuanzhi away, and he couldn't even see the basket after jumping up!

Lu Yuanzhi held up his big hand, and Garrity's poor athletic ability couldn't help him find the angle of release.

"Snapped!"

After another cut-through was blocked by Lu Yuanzhi, Hill completely gave up on looking for Garrity.

Lu Yuanzhi shook his head in Adelman's direction after several confrontations.

The strength is too weak and cannot hold O'Neal and Duncan at all.

Trading Garrity would not help the Kings' defense at all.

Adelman nodded, making it clear.

On the other side, Clark was targeting undrafted player Pat Burke.

Although Burke was heavier, Clark showed his tough side, holding on to Burke and preventing him from finding an advantage in the confrontation.

Adelman is also very satisfied with Clark's performance. It seems that he can fight tough battles and withstand the opponent's inside, which will make Clark more popular in the trading market.

After Hill saw that the two insiders were unable to break through the defense, he stopped passing the ball to the inside and directly handed the ball to McGrady, allowing McGrady to solve the problem.

If the Magic want to win, they still have to rely on the outside.

On the inside?
That has to go back to the O'Neal era!

After letting McGrady take the main attack, Christie's pressure increased sharply.

Christie is the kind of player who uses defensive skills to guard against people. As long as the opponent's physical talent is not strong enough, Christie can lock him up.

But unfortunately, McGrady is the man with explosive physical talent.

When Christie went to defend, McGrady took the first step. He had no time to react and was suddenly rushed over.

Christie had no choice but to let McGrady go. McGrady pulled up again, but Christie was pinned to the spot as if by magic, unable to jump to interfere.

In the first quarter, under the leadership of Tracy McGrady, the Magic were not at a disadvantage against the Kings.

33: 33.

The two teams were tied.At the beginning of the second quarter, the Kings took advantage of the gap between Hill and McGrady to go off the court, and Turkoglu and Jim Jackson led the substitutes to grab points, while the Magic's rotation players, led by Mike Miller, competed with the Kings. Grab points.

As the No. 2000 pick in the first round in 5, Miller was able to play the main role last season. He averaged 33.7 minutes per game, scored 15.2 points, shot 43.8% from the field, and 38.3% from three-point range. He is a very good player. A qualified team is the second/third leader.

But it's useless. As long as Hill returns from injury, Miller will have to return to the bench obediently, because the team's small forward and offensive guard positions will only be given to Hill and McGrady, and Miller has no chance to stand out.

Either you just obediently fight the sixth man, or you prepare to find another way out.

Miller's choice was, I'd play sixth man first and then seek a trade.

Funny to say, the Kings' schedule has been colliding with the first few picks in 2000. After finishing third, they will play second, and after finishing second, they will play fifth.

Two weeks later, they will go to play against the Bulls and Fizer, the No. 2000 pick in 4.

Really catch them all in one go!
The Kings' rotation lineup had a slightly better offensive power. Before the main players of the two teams returned more than 2 minutes into the second quarter, the Kings scored 8:4, leading by 4 points.

After McGrady and Hill returned, the Kings also fielded their main lineup. But what surprised McGrady and Hill was that although the players were still the same, the defensive players standing in front of them had changed.

Lu Yuanzhi defended McGrady, Christie defended Hill, and Stojakovic stood in front of Garrity.

Although Peja has always been in everyone's sight as a shooter, thanks to his strict training since childhood, he is not afraid at all of defending a power forward who is not particularly athletic.

Now that Lu Yuanzhi has tried out that Garrity lacks strength and impact, then Stojakovic, who is 206 centimeters tall, will not suffer at all if he defends Garrity.

Hill received the ball and broke through inside. He changed directions several times, but was stopped by Christie.

After being seriously injured, Hill lost his terrifying first step and his threat suddenly dropped by several levels.

Of course, Hill also has skilled skills, rich experience, and smart passing, but these are not problems for Christie.

He is a master of defensive skills.

As long as it's not someone like McGrady who can overpower him with his talent, Christie can complete the defensive task very well against anyone.

After one round of play between Hill and Christie, he didn't take any advantage and returned the ball to McGrady.

The current Magic is like this. There is no too complicated tactical coordination. The core style of play is "two-person rotation". After Hill plays McGrady, Hill plays after McGrady plays. As for other players, as long as they can eat the pie well, don't take the pie. After vomiting, he is a qualified role player.

The Magic don't need complicated tactics. The immature tactics limit Hill's unbridled imagination and McGrady's terrifying one-on-one strength.

Generally speaking, even if a team can have a top defensive player to restrict one of Tracy McGrady and Hill, the other player will be completely unrestricted and can fully demonstrate his offensive talents.

This is the idea of ​​building a team with the "Twin Stars" on the outside.

But as luck would have it, although the Kings are known for their offense, they have two defensive experts on the team-Christie and Lu Yuanzhi.

What's even more unfortunate is that unlike Christie who is good at defending technical players, Lu Yuanzhi is best at defending those talented players.

However, McGrady in front of him may be the player Lu Yuanzhi hates to face the most.

Yes, McGrady is also a talented player, the type that Lu Yuanzhi likes to defend, but there is a small problem: McGrady's talent is a bit too strong!

Strong enough to surpass others in one step.

Lu Yuanzhi can catch up with most guards who have a quick first step.

But McGrady is different from those small guards. His first step is not only fast, but also has a huge stride.

What makes Lu Yuanzhi even more uncomfortable is that after using the "Deny" tactic for McGrady last season, McGrady went back to find a trainer to practice hard. It would be a bit difficult to prevent McGrady from catching the ball again.

Defending Tracy McGrady is extremely difficult.

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