With the end of the third quarter, the Lakers are now lagging 13 points behind, and the trend of the entire team seems to be in danger.

Although the 13-point difference has not reached a level that is not enough to be smoothed out in a single quarter, it should be noted that the Lakers only scored 55 points in total after the end of the third quarter in this game.

On average, the Lakers cannot even get 20 points in a single quarter, so the current score of 13 points is like a mountain pressing on the Lakers' shoulders.

In terms of the score difference after the end of the third quarter, it can be clearly seen that the investment of both sides in the defensive end in this game is definitely huge.

This can be called an epic defensive battle.

After just returning from the fourth quarter, both sides temporarily replaced the substitute lineup to compete, putting the main lineup off the court so as to restore strength and give a fatal blow at the final moment.

Although the team fell behind by a very big point difference after the end of the third quarter, Phil Jackson obviously did not want to end the game.

In the competition between the substitute lineups of both sides, the Lakers not only pursued and abandoned their attacks relentlessly, but also invested a lot of energy on the defensive end.

But, the entire Lakers didn't feel very good today, and after the end of the third quarter, he dug such a deep hole for himself.

This also led to the fact that even though both sides had no distinction in the fourth quarter, the Lakers even had some advantage, but the score difference on the field was still hovering around ten.

As time goes by, Phil Jackson gradually changed into the final main lineup, and it seems that he wants to make his last struggle.

Seeing that the Lakers made substitution adjustments, Stan Van Gundy did not dare to be arrogant at all.

Even though the Magic still holds a very strong lead, and Kobe also has a low shooting percentage, Stan Van Gundy still dares not be careless.

There is no reason, just because their opponent in this game is called the Los Angeles Lakers, and the star of this team is called Kobe Bryant.

After all the main players of both sides returned to the court, Su Jiu still focused all his energy on the defensive end to ensure that he could continue to complete high-quality personal defense against Kobe.

Because even though Su Jiu felt bad on the offensive end of this game, the entire Magic team was still able to have three players, Iverson, Howard and Lewis, at the same time, continue to provide firepower.

This is also the biggest transformation that the Magic team has produced after the trade came to Iverson.

That is, the entire team does not lack obvious offensive firepower points.

Even if two of the four players, Su Jiu, Howard, Iverson and Lewis, have poor touch, they can still ensure regular offensive firepower.

It can be said that this is the biggest change that Iverson brought to the Magic, and it is also an important condition that Nelson, who was traded and left the team, cannot provide for the Magic.

Because compared to Iverson, a crazy scorer who is brave and fearless as soon as he gets the ball, Nelson's playing style tends to organize offense.

Or use positional battles to grind the division bit by bit, instead of ensuring that the team can provide fierce offensive firepower as soon as possible when the team falls behind.

However, from the current perspective, although the Magic have some benefits, from a long-term perspective, the Pistons' deal is definitely only profitable and not lose.

Because Iverson is now at the end of his career, he has a visible decline in both athletic ability and physical strength of the court.

The most important thing is that Iverson has already had a quarrel with the Pistons to the point where they are incompatible. Even if Iverson is not used to trade, the Pistons will not get much benefit.

After all, the Pistons this season even enter the playoffs.

Even if you finally catch the last bus of the playoffs, you are likely to face the embarrassing scene of being swept out in the first round.

On the other hand, Nelson is still very young and is even far from entering the peak of his career.

So this transaction can be regarded as a reinforcement for the future overdraft.

Both sides have their own needs. The Magic want to make a difference in this year's playoffs, while the Pistons want to get rid of Iverson's burden and make more plans for the team's future.

As Kobe's personal performance is still relatively bleak, at least he will not improve at all.

In addition, the Magic's offensive firepower is not reduced at all. Even if the team's shooting percentage is not very high, at least everyone can score.

Not before Iverson was traded, and Lewis was absent due to injury, once Su Jiu felt a little bad, the Magic had to put the offensive responsibility on Howard alone.

It can be said that today's Magic team looks more like stars using their personal abilities to score.

However, from the overall feedback, it can be clearly seen that the Magic Team is more like an overall battle.

Everyone can play their spare time in their own position and make their due contributions to the team on both offense and defense.

In the end, as the game time became less and less, the Lakers not only did not mean to narrow the score, but instead had a tendency to be further expanded.

This situation also made Zen Master Jackson feel a little helpless. When the game was about to end, he had to replace all the main lineups to avoid some injuries during this period.

Seeing that the Lakers were obviously going to give up this game, Van Gundy also waved his hand off the court and replaced the main lineup.

This time, the substitution adjustment between the two sides also announced the complete end of the game.

In the next period of time, both sides will replace marginal players to train in garbage time.

Of course, when it comes to garbage time, there will definitely be no lack of Sun Yue.

Jackson pointed lightly behind him, and Sun Yue immediately took off his jersey, rushed to the court with big strides, and fought the final decisive battle of more than three minutes...

Finally, with the whistle at the end of the game, the Magic also succeeded at home with:

88:73

15 points beat the Los Angeles Lakers, the No. 1 in the league.

The victory in this game not only allowed the Magic to improve their record to 50 wins and 16 losses, but also became the second team to break through 50 wins this season.

As for the first team, it was the Los Angeles Lakers who lost to Orlando in this game.

In addition to facing a loss in this game, 73 points in a single game also set a new low for the Lakers' single game this season.

Before that, the Lakers scored the lowest score this season, with a single game of 76 points against defending champion Celtics.

So from this we can see how well the Magic did on the defensive end in this game.

And how much the Lakers struggle on the offensive end.

The personal scores of both players on this game are not very high, because both the Magic and the Lakers have invested too much energy in the defensive end of this game.

This high-intensity defensive battle also caused the players' personal hit rate to plummetly, and everyone seemed to have the meaning of an Iron King.

On the Magic, Howard played for a total of 37 minutes in the game. During these 37 minutes of playing time, Howard made 8 of 16 shots and 3 of 7 free throws, and finally scored 19 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks.

In this game, Allen Iverson was the second highest scorer in the team.

Facing Kobe's personal defense, Iverson was brave and fearless in this game. Even though he was at the end of his career, his athletic ability had already declined greatly.

But when facing Kobe's personal defense, Iverson still played very firmly and was not afraid at all.

Iverson made a total of 34 minutes in the game, including 6 of 16 shots, 1 of 5 from outside the three-point line, and 5 of 6 free throws, and finally contributed 18 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.

In addition, Lewis and Su Jiu felt a little bad in this game.

Of course, even if Lewis feels badly in this game, he will always be much better than Su Jiu.

Due to injury in this game, Lewis only played for 23 minutes in total. He made 4 of 10 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws, and handed in total 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

It can be said that although Lewis was due to some injuries, he also added more shots from the outside, and his playing time was also limited.

But as long as Lewis can stand on the court, this is a target for other teams who have to focus on defense.

After all, Mr. "Yi" Yuan in this era is not a joke at all.

In addition to Howard, Lewis, and Iverson, Su Jiu, the last player of the Magic's attacking Big Four, is definitely the biggest contributor to winning this game.

In the 34 minutes of playing in the whole game, Su Jiu only made 2 of 8 shots on the offensive end, including 1 of 5 from outside the three-point line and 1 of 2 free throws, only scoring a pitiful 6 points.

However, while Su Jiu scored 6 points, he also contributed comprehensive data of 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 5 fouls.

The most important thing is that compared with the personal contribution of this game on the offensive end, Su Jiu's personal defense in the whole game is the key to the team's victory over the Lakers.

Facing Kobe's personal attack, Su Jiu insisted on personal defense in this game.

It is precisely because of the personal defense that Kobe has been very successful in limiting Kobe that the Magic do not need to use the double-team tactic to limit Kobe.

Because once the Magic need to double-team Kobe on the defensive end, in this case, Kobe is likely to mobilize other teammates to attack, thus caught the Magic off guard.

Therefore, Su Jiu was able to play a restrictive defense against Kobe, thus avoiding the scene of double-teaming.

This is the main reason why the Magic can always suppress the Lakers in this game.

For the Lakers, Kobe played a bit uncomfortable in the whole game.

When facing Su Jiu's defense like a mad dog, Kobe's offensive efficiency had already fallen to a freezing point.

Kobe played for 39 minutes in the whole game, including only 10 of his 27 shots, 2 of his 9 shots from outside the three-point line, and 6 of his free throws. Although he finally scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, he scored excellent data.

However, this obviously too low offensive efficiency cannot help the Lakers win, and even too many shots have become a major drag on the Lakers.

In other players, Gasol scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game, Odom scored 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Fisher scored 7 points and 3 assists, and Shannon Brown scored 6 points and 2 rebounds.

As for the little shark Bynum, who had been clamoring with Howard before the game, he was beaten to be a grandson in this game.

Bynum played for a total of 27 minutes in the whole game, but he only made 4 of 12 shots at the basket and 2 of 4 free throws, and finally scored only 10 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

And the most important thing is that Bynum had six fouls in the whole game, and in the middle of the fourth quarter, he left the court with six fouls and had to watch from the wall.

As for the two's verbal behavior before the game, Howard used practical actions during the game to teach Bynum a good lesson.

Although Bynum is absolutely dissatisfied, he must stand at attention when he is beaten. Apart from being able to continue spraying a nozzle after the game, Bynum has no other way to get his face back.

Oh, by the way, maybe the scissors and blowing can help Bynum fulfill this wish and allow him to have more news outside the arena...

After the game, the players of both sides hugged each other on the court, and Su Jiu immediately walked towards Kobe Bryant on the Lakers.

After a scan of the previous look of the very flat mouth in the game, he turned into a modest and studious look.

"Hey, Kobe, thank you for letting me go in this game. In order to make my bragging come true, you will never hesitate to lose this game. I am really touched."
To be continued...