After returning from the second quarter, the two sides also replaced the substitute lineup to compete.

Because LeBron James and Mo Williams on the Cavaliers are basically present at the same time.

So the Cavaliers' main offensive points on the court are Daniel Gibson and Deronti West who got a short break in the first quarter.

Although Deronti West can only be considered a sesame-sized figure in the NBA, he is still able to contribute 11.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists this season.

It can be said that when James and Mo Williams are not on the court, then Deronti West is the absolute commander on the court.

On the other hand, the Magic team has greatly weakened the Magic team's second team because Courtney Lee was promoted to the starting lineup. Currently, the Magic team's lineups in the second quarter are:

Nelson, Redick, Keith Bogans, Tony Barty and Gottate.

Bogans has a very limited playing time per game this season. It can be said that Van Gundy will send him to the field only if the garbage time and point difference are large.

At least in so many games this season, Bogans has only played seven games in total, and his presence can be said to be very low.

Bogans' positioning on the court is a very standard defensive player. His main task on the court is to be responsible for defending the sharp-cut characters on the opposite side.

As for the offensive end, with several injuries in his career, Bogans' offensive ability has basically deteriorated to diarrhea.

And due to the joining of Courtney Lee this season, Bogans' playing time has been compressed, and so far has been excluded from regular rotations.

It was really helpless for Van Gundy to choose to send him to play in this game. After all, there are only a limited number of people available to the team at present.

It can be said that in today's second team, all the offensive responsibilities are basically on Nelson.

After all, except Nelson, the offensive ability of others is too limited. Even JJ Redick of this period can only act as a pitcher without the ball.

And the proportion on the offensive end is really small, at least it is incomparable to the later period in the Clippers.

With the two sides' brief encounter in the second quarter, the Magic have been at a disadvantage.

Facing Daniel Gibson's defense, although Nelson has a good advantage on the offensive end, he is also beaten by the opponent on the defensive end.

After all, Daniel Gibson is able to contribute 7.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game this season.

Seeing the team retreating in the substitute lineup competition, Stan Van Gundy also looked helpless.

For the first time, I even felt that the team's lineup still has a lot of room for improvement.

At least, even if this lineup finally makes it to the playoffs, it may face a great disadvantage.

What's more, no one can predict when the injury will come on the field. Once someone in the Magic was injured in the playoffs, the loophole will definitely be very fatal.

So at this moment, Stan Van Gundy was also thinking about how to strengthen the lineup.

As the game continued on the field, the Magic were also on the suppressed side and had no improvement at all.

Seeing that the time on the court was almost the same, Van Gundy gradually gained his main lineup during a dead ball stage.

Stan Van Gundy was not a player who liked to overuse the substitute.

Although he would not use such a terrifying seven-player rotation like De Anthony in later generations, if the main players can play more, Van Gundy will never let him play less.

So with more than 9 minutes left in the second quarter, Van Gundy took the lead to get Howard back and let Su Jiu continue to sit off the court to rest.

Compared with Su Jiu, Howard also got about two minutes of rest in the first quarter, so he was the first to be taken back to the court by Van Gundy in advance.

Judging from the current situation in this game, it would be better for Su Jiu and Howard to stay on the court, otherwise the Magic would not be able to open the situation on the offensive end.

With Nelson alone's unreliable offensive efficiency, he really couldn't lead the Magic out of the quagmire.

After Howard returned to the court, the Magic's offensive center of gravity on the court instantly became very obvious.

That is, you will try to hand the ball to Howard at the low post as much as possible after the half-time. Once Howard faces double-teams at the low post, other players only need to be prepared to catch the ball and shoot.

Although this style of play seems simple, this is how the Magic have maintained their style of play in the past two seasons.

And in today's era, all offensive tactics seem to be very simple. As long as the team has super stars, others are destined to play the role of a green leaf.

However, after Howard returned to the court, Mike Brown also gave advice to the players on the court as soon as possible.

Once Howard holds the ball too close to the basket at a low post, other players will immediately come forward to double-team it.

It would rather let other players face better shooting space on the court, Mike Brown would not allow Howard to have one-on-one easy singles on the court.

From this we can see that Mike Brown has indeed formulated a very precise defensive tactic for this game.

If Su Jiu hadn't caught the Cavaliers off guard directly in the first quarter, then the Cavaliers' current situation on the court would have been more favorable.

Seeing Howard being targeted after returning to the court, Van Gundy was a little anxious, but he could only pray that other players would try to make the damn pass.

And in his heart, Van Gundy was still calculating the rest time and trying to stabilize the situation on the field while ensuring that Su Jiu's physical strength could be restored.

However, with the Cavaliers Pavlovic hitting another shot outside the three-point line, the current Magic are already 6 points behind the Cavaliers.

After taking a look at the time on the court, Van Gundy finally gritted his teeth, waved his hand at Su Jiu, and took Su Jiu off the court in advance.

Although the Magic lacked the starting point of the offensive in this game, it is very important to reasonably allocate the playing time between Su Jiu and Howard.

But for Van Gundy, at this stage of the game, if the team cannot improve, then they will not be able to hold on to the final decisive moment.

Once the team dug too big in the first three quarters, after the fourth quarter, even if Su Jiu and Howard maintain their full physical strength, it will be difficult to easily fill this pit.

"Su, ready to play, Dwight has been targeting this game, and he is not in good shape."

"So after you come on the court, you try to master the team's offense as much as possible. Remember, don't feel too much psychological pressure. If you can't let go of it, then the team will be really dangerous in this game."

Hearing Van Gundy's serious advice, Su Jiu nodded subconsciously:

"Okay, understand."

After taking a deep breath, Su Jiu also took off his rest suit, and then replaced Nelson on the court while taking advantage of the dead ball stage and made a comeback.

Su Jiu's ending this time only took less than four minutes of rest. If he continued to play at this pace, Su Jiu's playing time in the whole game would probably reach more than 40 minutes.

You should know that for rookie players, playing for 40 minutes is a very deadly thing.

After all, since they have just entered the league, rookie players have not yet developed their own personal peak physically, so compared with those stars who have entered the age of playing, they have a great physical disadvantage in terms of strength.

Once you play too much time, the shooting rate will naturally decrease, and when the foundation is unstable, it is very likely that there will be hidden dangers of injury.

This is also the main reason why rookie players rarely play more than 35 minutes per game during rookie season.

Even except those prides of heaven, most rookies only have about 20 minutes of playing time in their first year.

But facing this situation, Van Gundy was really mute and couldn't say that he had suffered from Coptis chinensis.

As the head coach, Stan Van Gundy is probably more clear about the distribution of physical strength than anyone else, but he is really in a difficult situation at the moment.

After all, this game is not a one-sided situation for the Magic, and there is even a high possibility of defeating the Cavaliers in the absence of Lewis.

That's why Van Gundy gritted his teeth and increased Su Jiu's playing time and sought a glimmer of hope.

If Su Jiu doesn't return to the court and lead the Magic back on track as soon as possible, then after the half, the Magic will probably be on the verge of getting a lunch box.

Seeing the substitution on the Magic, Mike Brown did not dare to be careless at all, and he immediately took back most of his main lineup.

Of course, there must be LeBron James among them. After all, LeBron James' average playing time this season has reached 40 minutes.

And this seems to have become a habit for James, even a normal thing.

If James' playing time is less than 35 minutes one day, then the Cavaliers will definitely face a big lead or lag in this game...

James: "What?? There are still people in the league who averaged less than 35 minutes of playing time?! You lied to me!! This is impossible!!"

After stabilizing his emotions, Su Jiu also returned to the court. It has to be said that Su Jiu's pressure is also very huge at this moment.

Because when he first entered the league, he directly joined this Magic team with great potential.

There are all-star figures like Howard and Lewis around him, so Su Jiu can be said to be more relaxed in most cases and does not have much pressure.

After all, most of the pressure is carried by Howard, and playing next to Howard and Lewis, Su Jiu has never faced a lot of defensive pressure.

Because no matter which team is about to face the Magic, the first idea is how to limit Howard's performance at the basket, rather than whether Su Jiu will continue to shit in this game...

However, as Su Jiu's playing more and more smoothly, his playing more and more dazzling, and his fame became more and more popular, he successfully entered the vision of various teams.

It also made other teams deeply understand a truth. At this time, this Magic team is no longer as simple as Howard and Lewis. There is still a star who was not selected on the outside, Su Jiu.

This kind of scene also made Su Jiu gradually increase the pressure in the next few games.

At this moment, with Lewis watching the wall, Howard's condition was sluggish, and Su Jiu's pressure was getting bigger and bigger.

Even in this game, I felt an unprecedented pressure.

This is the first time Su Jiu felt that the team's power of life and death would fall into his hands after entering the NBA league?!

As a rookie, I have to say that this feeling really made Su Jiu feel a little surprised, but behind the surprise, there is greater pressure hidden...

This pressure also made Su Jiu unconsciously remember Kobe in his previous life. After O'Neal's travel east, Kobe led the Lakers who had not yet obtained Paul Gasol to move forward with difficulty.

I'm afraid that at that time, Kobe had to face not only pressure on the court, but also pressure from fans and media off the court.

So at this moment, Su Jiu really didn't know how Kobe survived it, and how he later became the throne of the No. 1 player in the league...

After halfway through the ball, Su Jiu discovered that Mo Williams did not defend himself as soon as possible, but instead stuck at two steps outside the three-point line.

It seems that there is an invisible red line at that position, and once Su Jiu step into this field, he will face Mo Williams' mad dog-like defense.

Looking at Mo Williams' smile on his face at this moment, and making a gesture of inviting him, Su Jiu seemed to understand the Cavaliers' defensive intentions in an instant.

When Su Jiu turned his head and looked at the Cavaliers' head coach Mike Brown, he saw that Mike Brown was standing off the court and wrapped his arms around his chest. Looking at Su Jiu who was facing his eyes, he also made a gesture of asking for him with a slutty smile on his face.
To be continued...