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Chapter 163 Drag into Overtime

This second quarter has just begun, McGrady has scored 15 points.

8 points in the first quarter, which is pretty normal.

As soon as the second quarter came up, he scored 7 points directly, which surprised Paul.

beep~
Pause time ends soon.

The two sides continued to play.

The Cavaliers attacked and James broke through and scored 2 points.

37: 33.

Offensive and defensive conversion.

The Magic attacked, and as soon as McGrady received the ball from beyond the three-point line, James and Darius pushed forward.

There was an uproar at the scene.

The Orlando fans were taken aback for a moment, then laughed, all kinds of wanton laughter.

Double-teaming McGrady, this is an unexpected thing, but it is a reasonable thing.

"Hahaha, it's McGrady who forced the Cavaliers to take risks."

"McGrady is double-teamed, be careful!"

"What are you worried about? Even if it's double-teaming, it still can't stop McGrady!"

However, the actual situation is different from what Orlando fans are talking about.

The double-teaming of James and Darius, or McGrady had a great impact.

After all, these two people are both extremely talented, and they performed well on the defensive end.The two cooperated to defend McGrady, and the defensive pressure was quite strong.

McGrady tried to get rid of it several times, but all failed.

"It seems that the core of the Magic team is in trouble."

"This is the treatment that every super scorer will receive, and McGrady is no exception. He must find a solution, otherwise the Magic may collapse."

On-site commentary and discussion.

McGrady didn't panic, adjusted his posture, protected the basketball, and then stabilized his rhythm.Slightly squinting his eyes, he carefully observed the situation on the field.

Suddenly, McGrady started again.

Still want to break through?

James and Darius immediately pushed forward, blocking every possible breakthrough line of McGrady, not giving McGrady any chance, and the defense was impeccable.

However, at this moment, McGrady, whose offense was blocked, suddenly showed a playful smile, and slammed the basketball on the floor vigorously.

Snapped!
The basketball passed between James and Darius, and fell into the hands of Uncle Huo who suddenly made an air cut.

Second Uncle Huo raised his hand and shot, making a steady hollow hit.

37: 35.

"The Cavaliers guarded McGrady and kept McGrady from scoring. But unfortunately, they couldn't stop McGrady's pass."

"McGrady is not only a first-class super scorer, but also has good passing skills. The height of 205 centimeters allows him to have a wide vision. He can see almost every place on the court and find every opportunity. This In one point, at least in terms of height, Wu Bo is very similar to Magic Johnson."

The on-site commentary praised McGrady.

In the final analysis, it means that the Cavaliers may not allow McGrady to score, but they still cannot prevent McGrady from driving the team.

But in fact, the Cavaliers' double-teaming did pay off afterwards.

One is that after this pass, both James and Darius began to pay attention to McGrady's pass, and the double-teaming of McGrady became tighter.

The second is that James and Darius started marking before McGrady received the ball, preventing McGrady from catching the ball easily.The rest of you can play if you want, but you can't hand it to McGrady.

The improvement of these two small details has made the Cavaliers' double-team tactics effective, and McGrady's role on the court has been greatly reduced.

Without McGrady, the combat effectiveness of this Magic team has been reduced by at least a few levels, and its offensive ability is quite weak.

As the game progressed, the Cavaliers opened up the gap a little bit.

Coach John Davis called several timeouts to adjust the Magic's lineup, hoping that others could play offense and help McGrady free.

However, after several adjustments, the desired effect was not received.

At the end of the second quarter, with a score of 60:53, the Cavaliers once again widened the gap.

The situation in the third quarter was almost similar to that in the second half of the second quarter. McGrady was restricted, and the Cavaliers continued to widen the point difference.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 88:78, and the Cavaliers led by a full 10 points.

Although the point difference is not too big, according to this situation, the Magic have no chance at all.

McGrady is restricted, and others can't play. How can we make a comeback?

However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, veterans Juwan Howard and Gordon Girisek suddenly showed their strength and scored consecutively, tearing through the Cavaliers' defense.

On McGrady's side, the continuous double-teaming consumes a lot of James and Darius. After all, it is not easy to restrict McGrady, even if it is two people.

Coupled with McGrady's lack of performance for a long time, it also made the two relax.

So, McGrady received the ball with an easy back run.

James and Darius' expressions changed, and they immediately rushed forward to defend McGrady.

But McGrady didn't rush, after continuously dribbling the ball under his crotch, he suddenly stepped back and made a jump shot, and scored the ball against the double-team of two people.

In the next round, McGrady even received the ball directly from the baseline, ran all the way to the frontcourt, passed between the two before James and Darius double-teamed, and scored a layup.

From this moment on, everyone knew that the Cavaliers' double-teaming tactics had failed.

McGrady can score against the double-team, and the Magic have opened up other points. The double-team at this time is tantamount to self-destruction.

Therefore, head coach Paul simply canceled the double-teaming and resumed one-on-one marking.

However, by this time, it was too late.

McGrady once again felt like playing, and his offensive ability was simply incomprehensible.

First, he forcibly hit two three-pointers against the defense, and then broke through and scored several times.

The rest of the Magic team also scored frequently under the lead of McGrady, and everyone fired together.

In this way, the Magic caught up with the Cavaliers at the end of the fourth quarter, only two points away.

At the last moment, Big Z missed a hook at the basket, McGrady grabbed a key rebound, rushed the audience, and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer outside the three-point line.

Jedi comeback, the lore at the last moment?

At this moment, the referee signaled that McGrady stepped on the line for the last three-pointer, which was two points.

The score was 108:108, it was tied and it was time for overtime.

Orlando fans booed and protested against the referee's decision.

However, the replay of the live video clearly showed that McGrady's last shot stepped on the line, and it was undoubtedly a two-pointer.

It's really going to be overtime.

This game was really ups and downs. The Magic fell behind several times and tied several times.

At the last moment, it was almost a lore, which dramatically dragged the game into overtime.

A Christmas game ended like this, it really exceeded everyone's expectations, it was so exciting, and it also made the fans excited.

Especially for Orlando fans, Cleveland fans, and China fans, their hearts are beating faster at this moment, and they feel as if they are playing on the court.

Will it win?
Must win!

Fans on both sides think so.

Overtime in the NBA is five minutes, and it's short, so every second counts.

Before that, McGrady had scored 35 points and hit 5 three-pointers.

Especially in the fourth quarter, McGrady scored 15 points in a single quarter, and even hit a key goal at the last moment, tying the score and dragging the game into overtime.

If it weren't for stepping on the line, the Cavaliers would have even been eliminated.

For the Cavaliers, James scored the second-highest 30 points in the game and performed very well.

The offensive end played better, and the defensive end defended McGrady with great physical strength.Although it was not guarded, no one would blame James, because no one in this league dared to say that McGrady could be guarded.

In addition, Ye Feng scored the Cavaliers' second-highest 24 points, and also scored 5 three-pointers.

No way, the two No. 1 positions of the Magic, Rod Strickland + Tyronn Lue, may be the weakest No. 1 positions Ye Feng has ever encountered.

One is too old, the other is short and thin, and they can't resist Ye Feng at all.

beep~
Overtime begins!

(End of this chapter)