Chapter 318: Attack on Howard (Part I)

The fifth game of the finals has become more beautiful and attractive.

ESPN:

"This may be the most exciting year of the Finals since 00, the Lakers were forced to the strongest by the Magic, Kobe Bryant publicly said that the next game will be played seriously, Coach Phil Jackson held a meeting within the team, and the Lakers were united. And the Magic team is in great form after two consecutive away reversals, and there is a great hope of winning, and no one knows who will suddenly break out in the next game of the Magic team. ”

"This kind of finals is what fans like to watch."

ESPN is telling the truth.

On June 13, the Magic hosted the Lakers.

At the beginning of the game, Bryant started playing singles.

In the first ball, Kobe Bryant singled Barnes with his back and turned and shot directly in the mid-range position, Barnes defended very well, but there was no way.

The ball goes in.

The Magic team attacked, Qin Yang passed the ball to Howard, Howard hooked his hand and missed, and the Magic team was speechless for a while. Howard's offense was too rough, and even technically inferior to Bynum.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant passed the ball to Pau Gasol, and then ran without the ball, Barnes followed closely, Kobe Bryant received the ball and hit a jumper.

Barnes' defense was in place, but Bryant was fast and paced, and he couldn't defend at all.

The Magic attacked, Qin Yang and Rashad Lewis made a cover and assisted Rashad Lewis to hit a mid-range shot. In both games, Rashad Lewis was in very good form.

The Lakers offense, still Kobe.

Kobe Bryant singled, turned his back directly and broke through, this time Kobe Bryant's rhythm was very good, and the strength was very strong, Barnes could only follow behind, and finally Kobe glided in the air under the basket, and the basketball wiped the board.

A beautiful goal.

Five minutes into the game, the Magic called a timeout.

Barnes and Qin Yang got a foul alone, Kobe Bryant scored 9 points in a direct wave, and the Magic team fell behind 4-9. This was so embarrassing that Kobe Bryant almost broke through the Magic team by himself.

"Bruce, don't panic, press the rhythm, play the success rate, Dwight does a good job of defense on the inside, you must hold it." Coach Van Gundy's adjustments are ordinary.

By this time, there were basically no miracles.

All the lineups are knowable, whether they can win or not depends more on the state of the players.

"Dwight, come on!"

Before going on the court, Qin Yang and Howard high-fived in celebration.

Howard nodded rarely.

The Lakers attacked, Bynum singled in the low post, and when he hooked his hand, he was directly covered by Howard, and Qin Yang rushed directly and got the rebound.

The magic team attacked, and Qin Yang made a gesture.

Rashad Lewis is still blocking and dismantling, Qin Yang slowly walks on the right side after blocking and dismantling, Rashad Lewis goes to the left side, Qin Yang passes to Barnes, Barnes passes to Petrus, Qin Yang and Barnes run without the ball, Qin Yang runs outside the three-point line and receives a pass from Petrus, but Artest follows closely and does not give a chance.

Barnes has a space close to a body, but this distance is not an effective offensive distance for Barnes.

Qin Yang held the ball and was not in a hurry.

Crotch crossover, Qin Yang directly broke through to the right side, then retreated to pull the ball, and then broke through to the left side, Artest was moved by Qin Yang, and finally Qin Yang suddenly turned, a European breakthrough.

Kobe Bryant assisted in defense, Qin Yang relied on Kobe Bryant and went straight to the basket.

Dodged Pau Gasol's defense under the basket and hit a successful shot.

Qin Yang's hand under the basket is very good, when he goes to the basket, he can score a goal by throwing it at will, it is not difficult to avoid the block, most of the time, Qin Yang is reluctant to enter the basket because there are too many people under the basket, and Qin Yang does not have this need.

When he was in the Cavaliers, impacting the basket was James' task and main way of scoring, and Qin Yang went to the basket to grab the position with the boss.

In the Magic team, Howard can't shoot, there are a lot of people under the basket, and at this time it is better to be more efficient to shoot outside the three-point line, so Qin Yang gives many experts the impression that his breakthrough ability is poor.

Qin Yang's breakthrough is slowly improving, although it has not reached the top level of the alliance, it is already very strong.

Qin Yang's simple step back can create many opportunities for breakthroughs.

Artest was defending Qin Yang's shots, and the breakthrough was naturally released, anyway, the Lakers have two superstars inside, so there is no need to worry at all.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe Bryant finally hit the iron.

Howard jumped high and got the rebound, Bynum was a schoolboy in front of Howard, and he was bullied very badly, sometimes it's no wonder that Kobe looked down on Bynum, Bynum was indeed bullied very badly when he met Howard, if it wasn't for Pau Gasol on the inside, Bynum would definitely be beaten out.

got the rebound, Qin Yang dribbled directly across the half court.

One step away from the three-point line, Qin Yang shot directly, but this time Qin Yang hit the iron, Howard jumped high again, and when the position was not very good, he was strong from Pau Gasol to the rebound, and then jumped up for the second time to dunk and score.

The Lakers attacked, Artest was defended by Qin Yang very well, and when he got to the basket, he would only force his shot to hit the iron, and Howard got the rebound again.

The Magic attacked, and Rashad Lewis hit the iron, but Howard got the rebound again and assisted Qin Yang to hit.

The Magic reversed.

A wave of 6-0, the effect was immediate.

Howard got 2 rebounds and a block in it, and it was very useful.

The game continued, and at the end of the first quarter, the Magic led by five points at home 27-22. Kobe Bryant had 13 points and 3 assists, but he couldn't do anything, especially on the inside, Pau Gasol and Bynum were almost completely suppressed by Howard. It's completely different from the previous games, and Howard seems to be a different person.

At the end of the first quarter, the Magic team was in a good mood.

Qin Yang can take a break and fight in the second half, while Howard continues to play.

In the second quarter, Howard still played well.

Even after Odom played, he didn't take advantage, two matchups, Odom all hit iron, Howard's defense was very good, and Gortat also played well on the inside.

The Magic withstood the pressure in the second quarter and did not fail to come back.

After halftime, the Magic team was still in the lead, and the Magic team atmosphere was good during the break.

"Well done, Dwight, I think we're going to win this fight." Qin Yang was very happy, Howard stood up at this time, which was the biggest help to the team.

Qin Yang and Rashad Lewis played averagely, not as exaggerated as the first two games, but Howard scored 11 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks in the second quarter to ensure the victory of the Magic.

The Magic's large lineup with four small players decided that the Magic team could only rely on Howard if they wanted to win.

In the third quarter, Kobe Bryant continued to explode, and Barnes also played, and the battle continued.

Although Kobe Bryant was 5-of-10 in the first quarter and shot an extraordinary percentage, the Magic still led by 3 points after three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant continued to play and became an undercover agent for the Magic.

At the critical moment, Kobe Bryant was 1 of 6, the Lakers who pit didn't want it, and the Magic team relied on a wave of streams to win the game 18-5, and there were still four minutes before the game, and the Lakers replaced the main team to admit defeat.

In the fifth game, Howard got super statistics of 19 points, 26 rebounds and 6 blocks, leading the Magic team to victory.