The players came out on time, introducing the visiting team Magic first, and then the home team, the Lakers.

In the finals last season, the Lakers suffered a loss in the appearance ceremony, and the atmosphere at home was too bland, and it looked no different from the first three rounds of the playoffs, which many believe was a reason why they were defeated by the Celtics.

The Green Army was accompanied by the shocking music "Requiem for a Dream", the big screen first reviewed the wonderful pictures, and then the wolf king roared halfway through the earth, and finally Pierce ended with a "let me be hero".

Many people thought that the Lakers would also make a powerful and domineering appearance this time, but the result was a big surprise, and the team's way of playing was more low-key than last season, and even a little casual.

The music was a blues song that Yang Rui had never heard before, and the players were all smiling and waving to the fans when they came out.

Barkley complained: "The Lakers players don't look like they're about to have a big showdown, but like they're participating in the awards ceremony and walking the red carpet, which is the first time in the history of the NBA Finals, and they don't take magic seriously?" ”

Kenny Smith laughed, "I think it's because Kobe Bryant can't play in the Finals." ”

The uniform team is really in a dilemma, Kobe Bryant can't play, it's embarrassing just to review the highlights of the game, edit Kobe's footage, he can't be on, and no one is watching the game on the spot. Without editing Kobe's footage, it's as if the team is isolating him.

Kobe Bryant didn't dare to come to the scene to watch the game, the reporter would definitely interview him, let him talk about his feelings, ask him how the injury was, he would want to hit someone when he heard this kind of question, let alone answer. If the cameraman had given him a close-up, maybe the fans would have seen him cry on the big screen......

The appearance ceremony was very simple, at least to save face for Kobe, which was decided after a meeting of the management.

In fact, no matter what, the atmosphere at the Lakers' home court can't be very shocking, because the home fans often laugh and don't say anything, purely for entertainment.

After the warm-up, the starters came out, and the Lakers changed lineups.

Daniel Gibson, James Jones, Iguodala, Posey, Yao Ming.

Millsap and Odom sat on the bench together, and the two point guards who were good at breaking were also rested, and all the commentators were surprised.

Zhang Reasonable saw the door: "Yang Rui obviously wants to attack with Yao Ming as the core at the beginning, and the players who can break through on the outside line can pull away and shoot three points, which is usually the tactic of the Magic." ”

Yu Jia said: "Many people say that Howard replaced Yao Ming as the league's No. 1 center this season, Yang Rui probably wants them to go head-to-head to see who is the No. 1 center, and fans must also want to see the stars soar points." ”

Magic Five: Jamal Nelson, Petrus, Turkglou, Lewis, Howard.

Howard jumped the ball and the game began.

Nelson took the front court to pass to Turkeglu and ran to the bottom right corner to pull away, Lewis was 70 degrees on the right and Petrus went to the left.

The Magic's tactics were very simple, with Howard with four pitchers and Turkegrew playing as a playmaker in the middle. HE IS 208CM TALL, AND HE AND LEWIS ARE SWINGING AT THE 3 AND 4 POSITIONS, SO THEY HAVE TO PLAY ON THE INSIDE, AND IF THE OPPONENT DEFENDS TOGETHER, THE TWO CAN ALWAYS GET MISPLACED OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES.

Of course, Hollins also hopes that Howard can play like Yao Ming, pull out to block and dismantle, shoot in the middle, and respond. But Howard has been practicing bad mid-range shooting, but the air cutting speed is relatively fast, so it is difficult to break the joint defense by blocking and dismantling.

The Lakers mixed defense, the perimeter was marking, and Yao Ming stayed near the restricted area.

Iguodala faced off against Turkglou, kept a one-and-a-half-step distance, prevented breakaways, and could also interfere with shots. Turkglou took a step forward and used his height advantage to find his teammate and give it to Lewis on the right side.

Lewis didn't play much in the regular season, averaging only 16 points per game, and he got better and better in the playoffs, improving his statistics to 17.8 points, 6 rebounds and 2.7 assists, shooting 45.3% from the field and 40.5% from three-point range.

After discussing with the assistant coaches, Yang Rui arranged for Posey to play the No. 4 position, with a height of 203CM and slightly shorter than Lewis, who is good at preventing breakthroughs and interfering with shots. The scariest thing about Lewis is not only that he can shoot, but also that he has the unparalleled mobility of the No. 4 position, and can break through, and if Odom and Millsap are used to defend poorly.

Posey has no problem, one thing drops one thing, and even Kobe Bryant is difficult to frame him. Lewis couldn't break through and passed to point guard Nelson, who couldn't get rid of Gibson.

Nelson is a short, strong pick-and-roll point guard who is good at pull-up jumpers and not good at breakouts. HE IS 183CM TALL AND WEIGHS 91 KILOGRAMS, AND HE LOOKS LIKE A FAT MAN, WITH AVERAGE SPEED AND ALMOST NO FREE THROWS.

After taking two steps, Nelson moved laterally and passed to Petrus on the left, who couldn't break through with the ball.

James Jones is a tall, thin wing player, 203cm tall, 97kg in weight, and 220cm in reach.

In Yang Rui's previous life, James Jones spent 14 seasons in the league without the slightest offensive ability with the ball, and only retired in 17 years, with three championship rings, a three-point king in the All-Star Game, and one of the best pitchers in the world.

On the other hand, the weakest position for Magic is the No. 2 position.

Petrus, Batum, and Redick shared playing time and didn't score in double figures. The first two can do anything, but they don't have a trick, Redick has a three-point stunt, no body, no defense.

Under this premise, Yang Rui dared to reuse James Jones, and when he got out of the vacancy, he was more sure of three points.

Petrus dribbled to 50 degrees to the left and hit the ball from close range to Howard, the "monster" who asked for the ball in the low post.

All the fans held their breath and looked at the stadium with full attention, for fear of missing every detail, and the two star centers were going to talk directly.

Howard opted for a heads-up, leaned on his back, quickly turned and jumped up in the middle, without any feints, regardless of getting rid of the defender, and hooked the ball to the basket with his right hand like throwing a discus.

It's barely a hook. On the sidelines, Ewing, assistant coach of the Magic center, burst into tears.

Howard embarrassed Ewing from time to time. Before coming to be an assistant coach, they told Ewing that Howard was the best center in the league and a rare talent in 10 years, but Ewing found it too difficult to teach Howard offensive skills after he came, just like the Jiangnan Seven Monsters taught Guo Jing......

When Yao Ming plays against most of the centers, he is an ordinary Yao Ming who is kind and embarrassed. But as soon as he faced the "Warcraft", he couldn't help but transform.

Yao Ming saw the opportunity and jumped up, and slapped the ball out of the penalty area with a slap in the front, this cap was too ruthless, and his palms seemed to emit a dazzling and mysterious light - the monster must die!

Iguodala picked up the basketball solo and went down the fast break, and Turkglou was experienced, retreating at full speed and shooting without stopping.

Iguodala dribbled under his crotch in front of the three-point line and gave his right hand a change of direction to break through, and Turkoglu followed. The first brother took the ball to the horn position, pulled the ball up with his right hand, kept moving, turned the ball from the back to the left hand, and at the same time changed his body to the middle, forced to jump up by relying on Tekglu, and scored a basketball with his left backhand. 2 to 0.

At the small forward position, Iguodala has a clear physical advantage, his explosiveness is among the best in the league, and Turkoglou, although tall, has poor explosiveness and belongs to the floor flow.

Funnily enough, Turkglu's nickname in his hometown is actually "Turkish Jordan", which is so unreliable that even when he was young, he never completed a 40-year-old Jordan-level air show. One-on-one, he struggled to limit Iguodala.