Basketball Myth: Super Guard

"Too shameless."

"Yeah, the 76ers are too shameless. Is this still called playing? Can you still play well? Howard fouls the ball as soon as he gets the ball. Isn't that shameful?"

Seeing that the 76ers fouled Howard one after another, the Magic fans cried out in disgust, eager to rush to the court.

Some neutral fans also frowned and muttered: "How many fouls are these, and the fouls will be fouled in a while, and the game will be interrupted."

"Yeah, is this a game or a free throw contest? It's always so foul, don't we just look at free throws, the key is that Howard still can't make free throws, 1 of 6 shots, really speechless. Even if I go up, he is more accurate than him. , it's the same as the original O'Neal."

"Although Howard's average free throw percentage is not high, less than 50%, but today is too iron. 1 of 6 free throws, tsk tsk..."

This kind of foul tactic will cut the game into very small pieces, and the offense and defense of the two sides will hardly be connected, which is indeed not very friendly to the fans.

What fans want to see is hearty offense and defense, wonderful goals, and explosive dunks. Just watching free throws is really meaningless.

And no penalty.

"beep!"

On the court, the referee whistle sounded again, Xiaoka raised his hand, indicating that he had committed a foul, and this foul was committed on Howard again, which was obviously a foul tactic.

The Magic fans in the audience jumped angrily, and one fan blushed and shouted at the court: "This is a violation, the referee, it should be a technical foul, a technical foul."

"That's right, how can this be? It's interfering with the game and should be given a technical foul."

"Must be a technical foul."

For a time, Magic fans shouted loudly.

The referee glanced at the audience and said in his heart that you were more like interfering with the game, ignoring the clamor of the fans, and only gave a common foul, signaling Howard to go to the free throw line and execute two free throws.

Xiaoka is good at defense, so he will not make unnecessary mistakes in fouls. He is very skillful, so that Howard will not be called 2+1, and he will not be called a technical foul.

As for fans reporting that the 76ers committed too many fouls, this is within the rules. In the past, when each team played against the Lakers, the "shark slashing tactics" had been used 800 times.

Blame Howard for being too hard today.

"I usually have a 50% free throw rate anyway. What's going on today?" The referee looked at Howard and shook his head helplessly.

This is the Magic's home court. In fact, his referee has given Howard a lot of face, and he has called fouls for some people who can be praised or not.

But Howard can't make a penalty.

I saw Howard walking to the free throw line, dawdling for a long time before starting the free throw, he himself lost confidence in himself, and the first ball was thrown with a "bang", another strike.

"Fake." Howard scolded, the second ball simply wasn't so grumpy, watching the hoop toss, he didn't look carefully at the basket, and the result was a hollow hit with a "swoosh".

Howard was dumbfounded and scolded his mother angrily.

Soon, coach Van Gundy called a timeout.

This quarter was considered a dead end. He replaced Howard, and he was indescribably depressed. He made 2 of 8 free throws and made a 25% hit rate. No one else was there.

Continuing to keep Howard on the court can only be a hindrance. In just a few minutes, the 76ers have expanded the point difference to 16 points with foul tactics.

On the 76ers side, Xiaoka and Speights were also replaced.

Although the "foul tactics" worked well, it was inevitable that both Xiaoka and Speights on the 76ers' side had three fouls on their backs, and the team was full of fouls.

"Wait a minute, don't foul easily, our number of fouls is full." Coach Luke spread out the tactical board, laid out the tactics, and waved his hands with a smile, "Okay, you did a great job, that's all. Hit, come on."

"Yes." Several people responded.

There was not much time left in the second quarter, and the 76ers could not continue to expand the point difference, but they maintained a lead of about 15 points.

When the first half ended, the 76ers led by 16 points.

During the halftime break, the Magic fans whispered and all looked sad.

"It's troublesome. It's 16 points behind at halftime, and it's not easy to catch up in the second half."

"Yeah, the key is that Howard is not in good shape today. He was troubled by fouls in the first quarter, and was restricted by the opponent's 'foul tactics' in the second quarter. Will the 76ers still use 'foul tactics' in the second half? I think most Will continue to use it unless Howard's free throw percentage improves."

In fact, the other players on the Magic team played pretty well today. Anderson, Redick, and Turkoglu all played well, but Howard played very depressed and his performance was limited.

A leading star was restricted, and the inside line should have been an advantage, but it turned out to be a disadvantage. It is not surprising that the Magic trailed by 16 points at halftime.

"It's okay." Some fans also stood up, and they didn't know if they were cheering for the Magic fans around them, or comforting themselves, "I believe the second half will definitely get better, Howard is an All-Star player and won't be knocked down so easily. What's more, the 76ers are already full of fouls, can they really foul regardless?"

"Well, that makes sense."

"It's only halftime, come on Magic, come on Howard!"

The people next to him shouted.

......

Halftime is over, and the second half begins soon.

Both sides were in the starting lineup. As soon as he came back, Turkoglu made the first move. After a breakthrough, he hit a pull-up jumper, followed by another breakthrough, and the ball was given to Redick.

Although Redick has not yet reached the peak stage, he has made a good three-point shot. After receiving the ball, he makes a three-point shot, and makes a steady hit with a "swoosh".

For a time, the Magic team chased 5 points in a row, rewritten the difference to 11 points, and it was about to be reduced to less than 10 points, which made the Magic fans applaud and excited.

......

at the same time.

Philadelphia.

Brand sat on his sofa and watched the game live on TV. When he saw the Magic break out, Turkoglu made a jumper and an assist to lead the Magic to counterattack. He sneered and said to himself: " If I were here, I wouldn't let Turkoglu be so arrogant."

For the past two days, he has been waiting for Coach Luke, waiting for Coach Luke, or Qin Hao taking the initiative to find him.

At first, he felt that he had to come and invite him back in person. He was the team's main small forward, and he had to have this card.

Later, Lavoy was dealt with, but Coach Luke did not move. The team continued to train as usual. He began to panic a little, and secretly decided that as long as Coach Luke or Qin Hao, the leading star, made a phone call and asked him to go back, he would be reluctant. Promise.

But until yesterday afternoon, the team was about to rush to the away game and still did not wait for a call. Brand was really panicked, and suddenly he was a little worried, would he be abandoned like Lavoy?