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

Chapter 17 This is the NBA
It was the Magic's turn to attack again.

McGrady glanced at Lu Yuanzhi in front of him, and this annoying guy was clinging to him again.

Is such a difficult guy really just a rookie?Second round pick?

Off the court, Rivers raised his hand to signal "2", the No. 2 tactic?
What's the meaning?Is it another set of tactics arranged for McGrady, or is the rest of the team standing up?

The five people on the magic field understood it, and the King could only be more vigilant to see what the No. 2 tactic was.

Lu Yuanzhi now understands the referee's bottom line, reduces hand movements, and increases body contact.

Anti run?

McGrady pretended to run to the outside, and when Lu Yuanzhi followed suit, he suddenly accelerated and ran to the inside.

don't run!

Such a simple back run, how could it be possible to get rid of Lu Yuanzhi directly, he is not the kind of clumsy inside line, and he also accelerated to run towards the inside line.

"Bang!" Lu Yuanzhi, who was only focused on speeding up, didn't notice the magic player suddenly appeared in front of him, and bumped into it, both of them staggered.

No, this No. 2 tactic is to find someone to cover McGrady without the ball.

It was Grant who came over to cover. Cobra was older and fatter. Although it couldn't jump, the cover effect was better.

But on the other side, the Turkoglu he brought over was not slow. He took a big step, hindered McGrady, and blocked the passing route of the Magic ball-handler.

With Turkoglu's obstruction, Lu Yuanzhi also adjusted, bypassed Grant, and reposted McGrady.

But McGrady's running didn't stop, and Steven Hunter came up to cover McGrady again. This time, Divac didn't dare to go up to hinder McGrady, and Hunter was near the basket. If he dared to go up and interfere with McGrady, Hill would Dare to pass the ball directly to Hunter, and then Hunter dunks easily without defense.

However, Lu Yuanzhi was on his guard after the previous attack, easily bypassed Hunter, and continued to chase McGrady.

But McGrady suddenly made another run, using Hunter and Grant who moved over, and finally got rid of Lu Yuanzhi.

Hill gave the ball to McGrady with a precise pass. McGrady didn't stop, and twisted his body in the air forcibly, making a jump shot from the corner three-point line.

"Boom!"

Another smash came out of the basket, and McGrady's touch came down.

But this ball was a long rebound, and it was caught by Grant Hill. Seeing that the Kings' inside line had been turned upside down by McGrady's movement, Hill no longer hesitated and rushed to the inside line.

Hill's first step was once staggeringly fast, but after a serious injury last year, although he worked hard to recover, it was no longer as amazing as it used to be.

However, the king's defense inside is really unsightly. Divac, who has become slower, and Turkoglu, a pseudo-inner, can't stop Grant Hill's layup at all.

brush!
Hill picked the basket and the ball went into the basket.

The Magic scored for the first time in four rounds, but the Kings were not panicked.

Lu Yuanzhi felt that Rivers was a little anxious. McGrady was finding a way to break Deny and gradually adapted to Lu Yuanzhi's defensive rhythm, but Rivers still hurriedly arranged for people to cover without the ball.

Off-ball screens are of course an effective way to break Deny, but McGrady hasn't found a way to get rid of it and directly threaten the basket. Threats to the basket while catching the ball.

Those off-ball screens didn't help the Magic tear through the Kings' defense.

After several rounds of fighting, the focus of the audience fell on McGrady and Lu Yuanzhi.

With his elegant style of play, McGrady already has some fans in China. They never thought that a domestic player could defend their idol so hard that he couldn't catch the ball.

【what's the situation?Who is this Lu Yuanzhi?Why can you prevent McGrady? 】

【Domestic? 】

Many fans missed the live broadcast of the previous game against the Spurs. They didn't know that there was a figure like Lu Yuanzhi in the NBA, and they all expressed disbelief on the barrage.

[It’s nothing to guard Tracy McGrady, he also guarded Duncan, and the effect was good]

[Don’t lie to me because I don’t study well, I remember Duncan was a power forward]

[In the front, Xiao Lu really defended against Duncan]

[Defend from position 2 to position 4? 】

[Be bold, I think I can defend from position 1 to position 5]

【Little Lu is invincible】

[Come on, he’s just a rough guy, stop bragging. Have you ever seen him dribbling and shooting?]

[Yes, you just rely on your physical talent to play, you are a top role player, don’t overdo it]

【No one thinks that Xiao Lu's defense is a kind of torture】

【Torment King】

[Death entanglement, it’s so entangled that you can’t even catch the ball]

[Not only can't catch the ball, I think Tracy McGrady is going crazy because of him.]

Next, a screen of "Death Coil" flashed across the screen. The fans never thought that such a difficult defense was played by a domestic player.

Didn't you always say that the biggest problem for domestic players entering the NBA is defense?

Lu Yuanzhi entangled McGrady very hard, but the pit in the second quarter was too deep. Currently, the Magic still lead by 5 points, and both sides have a chance to win the game.

The Kings failed to score in the next attack, and it was the Magic's turn to attack, and then Lu Yuanzhi was pleasantly surprised to find that McGrady started to control the ball directly in the backcourt.

Sure enough, McGrady couldn't take it anymore, he played awkwardly when he couldn't catch the ball, and his teammates forced him to create opportunities to catch the ball, which would disrupt the entire Magic's tactical system, so it would be better to start getting the ball in the backcourt.

Is it possible that the rookie will start pressing in the backcourt?

McGrady really guessed it, and Lu Yuanzhi started his full-court defense.

The Kings did not intentionally arrange a full-court pressing tactic, and the opposite side had a lot of ball-holding points. If they pressed forcibly, it would destroy their defensive formation. Let Lu Yuanzhi press McGrady and consume McGrady's energy.

Lu Yuanzhi didn't just watch McGrady dribble up the frontcourt with ease. If he did this, it wouldn't consume McGrady's physical strength at all, so what's the point of leading the defense?
Therefore, Lu Yuanzhi kept interfering with McGrady's dribbling, pretending to steal, constantly forcing McGrady to stop and go, and kept making physical contact.

Can't steal you, can't consume you?

At the beginning, the Magic didn't care about Lu Yuanzhi's leading defense. They only thought that the rookie had a rare chance to play, and they were too excited to pester McGrady from the backcourt. The offense and defense of both sides gradually became normal, and the score rose alternately. At the end of the three quarters, the Magic only led by three points 80:77, and the nearly ten-point lead in the first half disappeared.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Christie replaced Lu Yuanzhi, and now it was his turn to mark McGrady.

Only then did the Magic discover that the fierce confrontation with Lu Yuanzhi throughout the third quarter greatly consumed McGrady's energy and cooled down his fiery touch.

McGrady can still attack, but he is no longer as unstoppable as he was in the first two quarters.

Moreover, it was obvious that McGrady was already panting heavily, and his physical fitness was worse than expected.

In other words, Lu Yuanzhi's physical consumption of McGrady exceeded everyone's expectations, so this talented scorer who averaged more than 40 minutes in the game last season had to slow down his scoring.

This is the NBA, where an unknown player can change the course of a game.

McGrady, who scored 31 points in the first half, thought he could easily refresh his scoring record of 49 points against the Wizards last season, but he only scored 7 points in the entire third quarter. In the fourth quarter when the Kings strengthened their defense, The difficulty of breaking the record is not small.

The Magic's offense also fell into a quagmire with McGrady's misfire. Just when the king's soldiers thought they would take away the victory in Orlando, a sudden change occurred. The second-year rookie Mike Miller, who came off the bench, shot from inside and outside. He made three of three shots and scored 15 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, abruptly keeping the victory in Orlando.

At 115:110, the Magic finally won this offensive battle.

Mike Miller rides alone as the savior!

After the game, McGrady came over and gave Lu Yuanzhi a hug. This rookie who caused him a lot of trouble really deserves respect.

Lu Yuanzhi was a little lost and did not take the opportunity to get close to McGrady.

Victory is already within reach, and I have successfully exhausted McGrady's physical strength, but I didn't expect a spoiler to appear, disrupting all their plans.

Lu Yuanzhi stared blankly at the scoreboard, a bit unacceptable.

"Let's go, rookie, this is the NBA!" Bobby Jackson greeted Lu Yuanzhi to leave, "Get ready for the next game. It's less than 24 hours before the game starts, and we have to rush to Miami overnight."

　Only now will the new writers know that what they want now is to follow up, follow up, or follow up!

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