Chapter 202: Helpless Defeat (Make Up for Yesterday's)
Magic starters, Petrus, Howard, Vince Carter, Jason Williams. The Bucks' starters were a little more bizarre. With Mike Reid and Bogut sidelined through injury, Blanton Jennings became the core of the Bucks, along with Ilyasova, Delfino, Charlie Bell and Danga Zuric.
...... this lineup?
Aside from Brandon Jennings, who scored 50+ points in his rookie season, who else was on the other side?
Both sides jump the ball, and Howard jumps the ball successfully.
Williams held the ball past half-court and Rashad Lewis stepped forward to make a cover, Williams broke straight through and then passed to the open Vincecart, who made a light mid-range shot.
Boom!
Basketball hits iron, and Ilyasova gets the rebound. Charlie Bell dribbled past half court, the Bucks passed the ball from the outside, couldn't find a chance, and eventually Delfino hit the mid-range.
The Magic attacked, Vince Carter stepped up for a screen, Jason Williams passed the ball to Howard, who faced Gazuric and had a big advantage, but a lame hook slid out of the basket.
Qin Yang sat on the sidelines, tears of laughter were about to come out.
This hook is the same as throwing a discus, and it is very embarrassing to watch.
Gazulic was stuck in position, Ilyasova got the rebound, and Charlie Bell continued to dribble through the halfcourt, attacking with the ball himself. But it's clear that Charlie Bell underestimated the Magic's defense.
After breaking into the basket, Howard made a big hat and hit Charlie Bell doubting life.
Fortunately, Ilyasova got the basketball and shot directly from mid-range.
Petrus has a problem at this time, he is not good at defending players without the ball, and he lost Ilyasova, if Qin Yang is on the court at this time, he will definitely say a few words.
But Qin Yang is no more, and no one reminds him.
Howard wouldn't, and Vince Carter was also very low-key and silent. When he came to the Magic team, Vince Carter won the championship with his thighs hugged, and he didn't want to fight for power and make an unpleasant scene.
The Magic attacked, and Vince Carter finally hit a mid-range shot.
But Qin Yang frowned on the sidelines.
Jason Williams has a problem with his pass, and this pass should have been passed forward a little bit to allow Vince Carter to score directly into the air, Vince Carter's mid-range shot is qualified, but compared to his impact, it is obviously worse.
The Magic started off with a sluggish start, and a dunk was the best option.
The Bucks attacked, Charlie Bell couldn't break through from the outside, squeezed out Jason Williams to shoot, the basketball popped out of the frame, and Rashad Lewis got the rebound.
The Magic attacked, and Howard finally caught the ball and dunked.
The situation of the Magic team's lead seemed to be clear all of a sudden, Qin Yang sat on the court and watched quietly, and applauded and celebrated when his teammates scored.
The Bucks' starting line was clearly problematic, and Charlie Bell didn't play well.
Charlie Beal used to be an all-round point guard with a triple-double of points, assists and rebounds, but such players rely too much on physical fitness, and now that they are older, their performance on the court is much worse.
Breaking through to the inside will meet Howard, and breaking through on the outside is not very good at it.
Charlie Bell was 1 of 5 in the first quarter, and his teammates in the pit didn't want to.
In the final two minutes, Lucredno came off the bench to replace Charlie Bell.
As soon as Luke Ridno came on the court, he didn't seem to have much performance, and his physical fitness was not as good as Charlie Bell, and he was directly broken through and dunked by Vince Carter in a misplaced position, making a wonderful background board.
But the Bucks' offense was much more solid in the coming days.
With the help of Ilyasova's blocking, Lucridno hit a direct jump shot and assisted his teammates to score three times, although there is only one assist statistic, but the overall situation and passing awareness are very good.
Overall, Lucridno is a point guard who has a sparse defense, but is suitable for blocking and pick-and-roll offense, and has a certain level of playmaking and mid-range shooting.
In the first quarter, the Magic easily led by 28-26 points.
When he got off the field, Qin Yang stood with his teammates, and Qin Yang wanted to say a few words, but the team doctor came up and pulled Qin Yang away.
"Bruce, you have the flu, just in case, you better not go with other people, in case you infect everyone, it will be very troublesome."
Qin Yang nodded and did not say a word.
In the second quarter, the game continued.
But as soon as the second quarter began, the situation took a sharp turn.
The Bucks replaced Novak as a center, and Gazuric went off, in this case, it seemed that Howard could be invincible inside, but the game made the Magic dumbfounded.
At the beginning of the game, Luke Ridno used two mid-range shots after two blocks to show everyone his strength.
Immediately after, Luke Ridno assisted his teammates with skillful and spicy passes, and Novak ran from the outside, shooting out of position, shooting 5-of-7 in a single quarter, and the swishing shooting was endless.
Howard was dumbfounded on the inside, a center who can shoot the basketball, and sometimes it works so well.
Ryan Anderson was also on the court, but his 0-of-3 shooting percentage in this quarter was heart-wrenching and almost completely invisible on the court.
The Bucks are really crazy in this quarter, and the offensive end is very well coordinated, Luke Ridno is average, but the overall picture is very good, and he got 4 assists in a single quarter, which is not enough to explain his contribution.
If it weren't for Ilyasova's interference in the face of Rashad Lewis in this quarter, which was also 0-of-4, the Bucks would have reversed the score.
But even so, the Bucks turned the score around after the second quarter, going from a two-point deficit to a four-point lead.
Howard had 6 points and 6 rebounds in a single quarter, to no avail.
The Magic's rebounding was weirdly the same as the Bucks'.
After the end of the second quarter, the Magic players were a little lacking in interest, and Coach Van Gundy stood aside and said even more loudly, not giving the players any face.
Coach Van Gundy is a passionate and at the same time not stingy to play his feelings.
Qin Yang sat far away, and saw Howard turn his face away, with a look of disdain.
Coach Van Gundy laid out the tactics and Howard was substituted.
The game continues.
But in the third quarter, something even more tragic happened, and the Bucks wanted to open today, with Delfino, Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings all shooting players, and this quarter of the game was full of hands.
Blanton Jennings was 6-of-8, Ilyasova was 3-of-4, Delfino was 2-of-2, and the Bucks went berserk in a single quarter, scoring 36 points as a team, and the Magic were stunned.
After three quarters, the Magic trailed by 16 points.
In the fourth quarter, Howard was back on the court.
But this time around, the Bucks were united, with Gazuric on the court and four consecutive fouls off, and Howard made 5-of-8 free throws.
Jason Williams shot 1-of-3 from the field at critical moments, which was not reassuring.
Vince Carter performed well, 4-of-5, leading the team to play some momentum, but the organization of the attack was not good, and with 4 minutes left in the game, Van Gundy practiced to replace the main team and conceded defeat.
The Bucks burst into cheers at home.
Qin Yang was wearing a quilt under the scene, looking depressed.
After the game, Howard was interviewed with a cold face:
'It's normal to lose, I'm the heart of the team, I've only had 10 shots in this game, that's the real reason why the team lost, and if Bruce was there, I'm sure I would have won easily.
"It's clear that one of us made the wrong choice."