204. Give it a go
As all the main players of both sides returned to the court, the two sides also had a very fierce battle.
Especially Su Jiu and Iverson, I don’t know if it was the illusion of the fans on the scene. After returning from this timeout, Iverson seemed to play more easily on the court, and his match with Su Jiu and the others entered a white-hot stage.
Facing Su Jiu, Iverson seemed to turn this game into a personal singles show. This lonely hero scene also made the fans on the scene exclaim.
It seemed as if I saw the man who once stood at the top of the alliance again.
Finally at the end of the midfield, with Iverson's dream of returning to the peak, the Pistons ended with:
49:53
He was four points behind the Magic and ended the first half.
Throughout the first half, Iverson perfectly explained what a lone hero is.
In the 19 minutes of playing, Iverson made 7 of 13 shots, 1 of 4 from outside the three-point line, and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the first half.
21 points in the half also set a new high for Iverson's halftime score this season
As for the Magic team, Su Jiu's personal performance was not at all inferior. Facing Iverson's sharp attack, Su Jiu was not afraid at all.
Instead, they had a very fierce confrontation with Iverson throughout the first half.
Even with his outstanding personal performance, Su Jiu successfully made Howard play the role of a blue-collar boy in the first half.
"Okay, then the first half has ended now, and the Magic also led by 4 points and ended the first half of the match between the two sides."
"We can also see throughout the first half that although the Pistons are currently behind, Allen's personal performance can be said to be a dream come true."
"After all, Allen's performance this season has always been questioned by fans, so this game has really surprised many fans, saying that the man is really back."
Karen: "That's right, both Su and Allen had a very strong desire to attack in the whole first half."
"And during the game, the camera was also given to the two on the field many times, and I found that the two of them had been communicating on the field."
"And from the expression, the two people seem to be quite close to each other. I wonder if the two people's offensive desire in this game will have a direct relationship with this."
After returning from the second half, since the two sides had a fierce battle in the whole first half, everyone in the second half gradually understood each other's offensive and defensive routines.
This situation also caused a very intuitive decline in the hit rate of both sides.
Especially Iverson, in the first half of the third quarter, Iverson received a sufficient rest in the midfield, so his personal state was still maintaining the courage of killing gods.
But after the second half, Iverson on the offensive end also exposed his shortcomings of gradually losing strength. After all, Iverson is now a veteran in his 30s.
No matter how brave Iverson was at his peak, he still couldn't overcome the destruction brought to his body by time.
This also led to the Magic's climax of a counterattack in the second half of the third quarter, under the joint efforts of Su Jiu and Lewis.
At the end of the third quarter, the Magic also succeeded with:
81:72
The leading score was expanded to nine points.
After returning from the last quarter, the two sides temporarily replaced the substitute lineup to compete.
Since Staki suffered some small losses in the first half of the quarter, Staki also opened fire at this time and led the Pistons to catch up with the score.
However, Van Gundy, who had obviously suffered a loss in the first half of the quarter, also made good adjustments to the field.
In the first half of the fourth quarter, Van Gundy also knew that it would be too much of a loss to let Nelson defend Stucky.
So Van Gundy also used the defensive sharp knife from the bench to go against Starkey on the defensive end.
Courtney Lee is 1.96 meters tall and weighs 97 kilograms. The two of them are similar in shape on the field, and they don't have much speed disadvantage when facing Stucky.
After all, Starkey's athletic ability is also a low-end in the entire league, so it is not a problem for Little Little to defend.
Facts have proved that Li Zi's defense replacement also played a crucial role.
Even though Starkey's offensive firepower was still very fierce after returning in the fourth quarter, he was completely indifferent to the play, but when facing Courtney Li, his offensive efficiency obviously decreased like a straight line.
Because Stucky was unable to lead the Pistons to open up the situation, the Pistons also lost in the competition of the substitute lineup and were at a disadvantage.
Michael Curry was also very helpless when he saw this situation. After all, the team is just like this lineup. How do he replace people? There are only a few people who can use it.
It can be said that Michael Curry has already put all the players who can play on the court. The current substitute lineup, even Su Jiu, who has returned from time to time, has many unfamiliar faces.
So after a few temporary adjustments, Michael Curry found that the team's offense still failed to improve, and finally he asked a timeout helplessly and had to take up his main lineup in advance.
After all, there is not much time left on the court at the moment, and the Pistons are currently even behind by double-digit disadvantage.
If you don’t take the main lineup and give it a try, then this game will really be final.
Seeing Michael Curry's substitution, Van Gundy was not proud at all. Even though he currently holds a double-digit lead, he is still gradually bringing the main lineup back to the court.
After all, compared with the Pistons, the Magic's main lineup has obviously more rest time off the court.
It can be said that in this game, except Su Jiu, the other main players did not play very high.
The purpose is also very obvious, which is to give the Pistons a fatal blow in the fourth quarter.
As both sides' main players basically returned to the court, Iverson also led the Pistons to give it a try.
After all, Iverson can be called a cliff stop at this time, and Iverson no longer has too much psychological pressure.
Because even if the team loses this game, this is as expected. After all, the Magic are the real number one in the Eastern Conference.
Chapter completed!