After returning from the second half, the Cavaliers still followed the tactical concept of the first half, which was to try to compete with the Magic from the offensive end.

And it is not difficult to see in the whole first half that LeBron James' personal touch is quite hot today.

At least in some mid- and long-distance shooting, the average level of the game season is far higher.

The most important thing is that when LeBron James is on the court, Van Gundy can only keep Marion on the court.

When Marion kept defending James on the court, Vince Carter and Lewis would have to stay on the court, which would undoubtedly be greatly reduced for the Magic's offense.

After all, Marion's biggest role in the Magic is counterattack in the fast attack and targeting the defensive end.

If we only look at the offensive three-point firepower, then he is far inferior to Pitrus, who was traded in the offseason.

In the entire second half, while LeBron James was in a hot state, the Cavaliers' offense was still relatively smooth.

In addition, the three referees are also inclined to the Cavaliers from time to time, which obviously makes it difficult for the Magic's offense to achieve a real climax.

Fortunately, the Magic's advantage is that they can participate in the offensive points.

In the entire second half, except for Su Jiu and Howard, both of whom began to exert force on the offensive end, Iverson, Carter and Lewis also contributed their own strength.

After the start of this season, Iverson's personal condition has declined to the naked eye.

At least, it is more aggressive than the offensive performance in the playoffs last season, and Iverson this season seems a little bit Buddhist.

Su Jiu knew that this was not only because Iverson was one year older, but also had a lot to do with Iverson not training much during the offseason.

After all, Iverson has successfully won the championship trophy in his late years, and with many honors in his personal career.

This is enough to make Iverson's induction into the Hall of Fame after his retirement.

You know, Iverson's personal personality is originally unruly. It is undoubtedly more uncomfortable to let him train on time and on time than killing him.

So Iverson's personal condition declined in the new season, and Van Gundy was already mentally prepared as early as the offseason.

In this case, the team still gave Iverson a contract this summer.

It is because the team really needs a player like Iverson.

Not to mention, even if Iverson was paddling in the regular season, once the game entered the playoffs, Iverson's existence will undoubtedly become a "stabilizing needle".

As time passed by minute by minute, even if the referee in this game was obviously favored by the Cavaliers who fought at home.

But the Magic relied on their more dominant lineup depth and still followed the end of the third quarter:

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Leading the Cavaliers by 5 points, ending the competition between the two sides in the first three quarters.

"Allen, Rashad, after returning to the fourth quarter, LeBron and Shaq will definitely have a break during this period."

"If I'm not mistaken, then the Cavaliers can only lead the team by Mo alone during this period."

"So this period will undoubtedly be an opportunity for us, and it is also the weakest stage for the Cavaliers in the entire game."

"I will leave this time period to you. I hope you can control this opportunity well."

"After all, once the game is dragged into the final stage, we will definitely become very passive with the face shown by the referee in this game."

In the short time after the end of the third quarter, Stan Van Gundy said slightly serious to Iverson and Lewis.

Because during the playing time of many main players, Iverson and Lewis played low in this game.

So in the first half of the fourth quarter, Van Gundy will send these two people to lead the team with three substitutes.

During this period, the Cavaliers' lineup can be said to be the weakest period in the entire game.

As the saying goes, hitting a snake and killing him while he is sick. As the team's head coach, Van Gundy will certainly not miss this opportunity that is already in front of him.

After returning from the fourth quarter, the lineup sent by the Cavaliers was indeed not as expected by Van Gundy.

At this moment, both James and O'Neal sat off the court to rest to replenish more physical strength and turn the tide at a critical moment in the fourth quarter.

This also leads to the fact that at this time, the Cavaliers' lineup is Mo Williams, the offensive strength, so for the Magic team with a very deep foundation, this will undoubtedly become an opportunity.

With the two sides fighting in the first half of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers also knew that their lineup was completely incomparable to the Magic.

So in positional battles, the Knights took the initiative to reduce the offensive rhythm. It seemed that they wanted to delay time as much as possible and not be able to get some orgasm by magic during this period.

However, although Mike Brown had a good plan in his heart, he obviously underestimated the Magic's offensive firepower.

You should know that in terms of the lineup of this period, the Magic not only have Iverson and Lewis, but also have Gotat, Brandon Bass and White Chocolate.

Especially when White Chocolate Williams is on the court, it will undoubtedly become very difficult for the Cavaliers to control the rhythm on the court.

In the end, in just over three minutes, the Magic gradually gained the upper hand and had a tendency to further expand the score.

Seeing this situation, Mike Brown was obviously a little anxious off the court, and he couldn't calm down.

Because he was so familiar with this scene, in the previous few matches between the two sides, the Cavaliers seemed to be facing a collapse in the first half of the fourth quarter.

Even if the main lineup comes back in the end, it still cannot make up for the gap between the two sides in lineup depth.

But no matter how anxious he was, when Mike Brown saw the situation on the court, he still requested a 30-second timeout.

Otherwise, Mike Brown would be afraid that the Magic would have a climax during this period. If this were the case, the Cavaliers would be extremely difficult in the next game.

"Sui, Dwight, you guys are ready to play next. I guess Mike will bring LeBron and Shaq back to the court after this timeout."

"Don't hesitate too much, just follow our usual style of playing. Putting aside all external factors, you just need to concentrate all your beliefs in this game."

In these short 30 seconds, Van Gundy gave orders very quickly to Su Jiu and Howard on the field.

Of course, as a hero who won the championship with the team last season, the Magic's style of playing this season has not changed too much.

But during the suspension period, Van Gundy still habitually made repeated instructions, as if he was afraid that if he didn't say a few words, he would be regarded as air by people.

After returning from the timeout, the Cavaliers really brought James, O'Neal and others to the court again.

The Magic also made some adjustments to the lineup.

As the game continued, LeBron James's touch was still very hot, but Su Jiu was not willing to be outdone on the Magic and completed two-player cooperation with Howard many times.

As time gradually passes on the court, the Magic have always been steadily suppressing the Cavaliers and steadily controlling the rhythm of the game.

However, in the next two offensive rounds, the referee forcibly made a splash.

First, he blew up Howard's illegal cover at a high position, and then he blew up a Marion's offensive foul.

These two calls undoubtedly greatly damaged the Magic's own game rhythm.

Faced with this situation, the team's head coach Stan Van Gundy was furious and roared loudly at the referee on the sidelines.

The anger that was suppressed in my heart could no longer be hidden, and at this moment, I blurted out one by one at the referee.

As Van Gundy's personal condition gradually began to lose control, the assistant coach Mondy, who was standing aside, immediately grabbed his old friend.

It was a bit unworthy to pull him away in the direction of the bench, for fear that he would accidentally provoke the referee on the court and be called for a technical foul.

However, even so, after facing the cordial greetings from Van Gundy, the referee on the court still made a gesture as soon as possible and called Van Gundy a technical foul!!

Seeing the home referee's penalty, Cleveland's home court instantly burst into uniform cheers.

Because of the fact that the Magic suffered a defeat on the field, this will undoubtedly make Cavaliers fans feel very excited.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the eyes of the Cavaliers fans, the Magic have become their irreconcilable enemy.

It is because of the magic that the Cavaliers have been ridiculed by the media last season, ridiculed by netizens, and this unforgettable shame last year.

At the same time, as the referee on the field called a technical foul on Van Gundy, the Magic fans who were watching this game online were instantly in an uproar.

Everyone was shouting shady on the public screen, because even the fans could see that the referee's verdict on the Magic in the last two rounds was really too obvious.

This situation obviously made Magic fans feel very angry, and someone even called the league union, saying that they would sue the executive referee of this game.

Because he seriously suspected that the referee in this game was involved in betting on football, otherwise how could the call for this game be so crazy?

Although the outside fans' views on these two penalties are very different, the game still has to continue after all.

However, since the referee played a role as a messenger during this period, the Cavaliers have taken the opportunity to narrow the score to four points.

The suspense of the game was brought back to life.

Faced with this situation, even though Stan Van Gundy was already very angry at this moment, he still called the pause immediately.

After all, this is at the home court of the Cavaliers. Now, with the Cavaliers quietly rising, the fans at home cheered loudly.

This situation will undoubtedly put a lot of psychological pressure on Magic players.

"Fuck, these shameless guys, guys, now there are only three minutes left to the end of the game."

"And we still have some leads, so you must stabilize this situation in the future."

"I believe that after experiencing this incident just now, the referee would never dare to blatantly favoritism at the last moment."

"So what you need to do next is to stabilize the situation on the court and not cause too much psychological interference by the fans on the scene."

"Su, you've grown up to be a very good player, so I believe you should know what to do in the field next."

"Don't hesitate too much if you can get out on the court. Even if we really lose this game in the end, we are still the favorites to win the championship!!"

Listening to Stan Van Gundy's very angry voice, even Su Jiu, who had a good temper, felt angry at this time.

Because Su Jiu is a party involved in this game, he knows very well how huge the two referees from the referee have to the game.
To be continued...