Chapter 1487 1486. South Coast Gunners
Soon, the Hawks' first preseason game began.
On the Magic side, Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Rahim, and Howard appeared in the starting lineup.
On the Hawks side, Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown appeared in the starting lineup.
This starting lineup has appeared more frequently since the second half of last season. It is the Hawks' continued style of play from last season. The main changes are various rotations. There will be adjustments to the starting lineup in necessary games, but the general starting lineup is like this. Rondo needs to appear with Liu Mang, McGrady, and Marion to maximize his shortcomings of not having shooting ability.
As for Wade, although the new contract has begun to take effect this season, with the third highest salary of 12.8 million US dollars in the Hawks, it has been communicated that when he can come back, he will start as a substitute to get a feel for it.
With Liu Mang and McGrady in the starting lineup, and Jason Terry taking the initiative to play as a substitute, it is not difficult to communicate with Wade on this point.
When the team traded Wade, Liu Mang was not opposed to it, and Liu Mang knew Wade's character.
After the game started, the two teams played evenly in the starting stage.
Although Howard's ability is rated higher than Kwame Brown, neither of them can beat the other in the matchup.
Howard's ability is rated higher than Kwame Brown's, mainly because he has the ability to knock off some centers and dunk directly, and the ability to release the ball after knocking off the opponent. Kwame Brown does not have this, and he can't catch the ball, and can't complete the same play. Moreover, his body shape is not quite the same, but Kwame Brown is one of the best inside players in the league in single defense. He is taller and heavier than Howard, and his mobility and agility are not inferior. In the original time and space, even if Kwame Brown did not develop his talent, he could defend Howard very well. Of course, it is easier for Howard to defend Kwame Brown, and it is not easy for Kwame Brown to eat cakes.
However, Kwame Brown has a certain gap in rebounding compared to Howard who is one year older. The Magic team born in Sagittarius is very aggressive on the outside, and the key is accuracy!
Carter is too accurate!
Rahim's cut, Carter's three-pointer, Turkoglu's pass...
The Magic team's offensive tactical thinking is simple and clear, continuing the previous style of play, and it is easy to play a strong firepower.
However, the Hawks did not fall behind. Although the Magic team was very motivated and fought hard, they wanted to have a good start in the first game after forming a new team, even in the preseason, the Hawks also relied on offensive firepower to compete with the opponent.
The Hawks' starting lineup actually did a good job in defense. Although the defensive strategy has changed to a certain extent, the starting lineup has not changed much. The defense prepared by Van Gundy for this lineup and the defense left by Mike Woodson before have not changed much. Of course, good things cannot be changed.
They competed on the field, but the Hawks failed to prevent the Magic from having a tantrum in the first preseason game of the season.
The Knicks can beat the Lakers, Bulls, and Spurs if they are crazy, let alone the Magic.
Coach Kruger saw the situation on the court very clearly. There was no problem with his starting lineup. Seeing Liu Mang responded with a three-pointer immediately after Carter made a three-pointer, McGrady also opened his eyes wide and felt like he wanted to follow the wave. Coach Kruger called a timeout in the sixth minute of the first quarter and replaced Liu Mang, McGrady, and Kwame Brown with the rotation lineup.
It was just the preseason. Coach Kruger didn't want Liu Mang and McGrady to play too hard. If they played too hard, they couldn't be replaced. They had to experiment with various lineups.
There was no limit on the activation list in the preseason. Everyone could be replaced, so it was so valued by coaches of various teams.
The Hawks replaced Rondo, Finley, Mason, Marion, and Brad Miller. They wanted to try Rondo and Marion's pick-and-roll pass-cut play, which was similar to the Jazz's tactical play.
The Magic also started to rotate.
The score is now 18 to 19. The Hawks are one point behind. They have only played for more than six minutes. The starting lineups of the two teams have played evenly. The strength comparison in the starting stage is roughly clear. The Magic team is not inferior to the Hawks. The tacit understanding of the starting lineup is very good. After all, only the shooting guard position has been replaced by Carter from Ariza. Carter is much stronger than Ariza and adapts quickly, which has proved that their signings are very powerful.
At this time, the Hawks called a timeout, which clearly showed that they wanted to test the rotation lineup. Magic head coach Brian Hill also saw Coach Kruger's idea and changed players.
Brian Hill felt the decline of the starting lineup on the defensive end. Carter integrated naturally on the offensive end, but his defensive ability was not as strong as Ariza, and his defensive habits were also very different. This is where the Magic team needs to adjust.
Coach Brian Hill is ready to try various offensive lineups in this game, and make adjustments on the defensive end in the next game.
Liu Mang, Carter, McGrady, Rahim, and Turkoglu were having a great time playing. Kwame Brown and Howard also enjoyed the competition. When both sides were replaced, they were very regretful.
The regret of not being able to play against each other in the playoffs last year was retained this season. The Magic team also formed a "Big Three" this season. The first preseason game was promoted as a hot game by the league, but they were all replaced after a few minutes of attack. The regret of not being able to play well can only be put into the next regular season.
Liu Mang was also a little surprised by the super offensive firepower of the Magic team's starting lineup.
Ariza became Carter, and the shotgun was replaced by a cannon!
Also, after Turkoglu won the trust of the coach with his amazing performance in the playoffs last year, the Magic team resolutely used him as the tactical core this season, and the offense around him was better.
Moreover, Turkoglu himself is a three-point master with a 90 three-point rating. In the past four years, he has been able to shoot about 1.5 three-pointers per game with a three-point shooting rate of about 40% as a substitute. In addition, Carter with a 93 three-point rating, Rahim with strong mid-range shooting and Howard's rebounding guarantee, Nelson is a reckless guy who dares to throw, coupled with reasonable tactics, played a very beautiful Magic-style offense.
The Magic team integrated into the offensive end so quickly after trading for Carter. Liu Mang felt that the Magic team did a good job in this trade. The only drawback of trading Carter is that Carter's contract is a 6-year long contract that took effect in 2006. He will be 35 years old in 2012. He will get 21.3 million when he is 35 years old. But at this stage, the Magic team is still rushing to the championship with Rahim as the star player. A superstar who is in his prime joins. As for the future salary explosion... Generally, it is not considered in the championship year. There are not many opportunities, and they will never come back.
After the game entered the rotation stage, it was the Hawks who played not so well.
This year's team lineup has changed a lot, and the rotation lineup has also changed a lot. Last season basically continued the tactical play of the third championship year, and this season, except for the starting lineup, there is no change in the play, and the rotation lineup has almost changed.
The primary goal of the Magic team this year is to continue the excellent performance in the second half of last season and the playoffs, while strengthening it, rather than changing it. The reinforcement is also to supplement players according to the original characteristics.
In contrast, it was the substitutes of the Hawks, whose players were more famous, who fell behind.
At the end of the first quarter, the Hawks were 7 points behind with 26 to 33.
The first quarter went from being tense to being nearly ten points behind in a single quarter, which was not too unexpected by the Hawks coaching staff. At the beginning of the second quarter, players including Liu Mang, McGrady, and Kwame Brown were replaced or replaced one after another. Liu Mang, McGrady and Jason Terry, who came on as a substitute, were not allowed to play casually. Coach Kruger tried various playing styles with various personnel combinations, recorded the problems exposed, and recorded successful and unsuccessful tactics.
Of course, it does not mean that those tactics will be abandoned if one game is unsuccessful. You have to try more games. The tactics that failed this time may not be good tactics, and the tactics that succeeded this time may not be good tactics in the future. These things need to be considered for a long time in the preseason and even at the beginning of the regular season.
The NBA season is a long process, and it is also a process of constantly finding problems and solving problems to adjust to a perfect state before the playoffs.
The Magic team was much simpler and more brutal. Their system was clear and their offense was coordinated. Carter, Maurice Evans, Jarvis Hayes and other new players were all excellent shooters. While Turkoglu played 37 minutes and scored 19 points and 11 assists, the Magic team scored 118 points.
In the end, the Magic team beat the Hawks 118-99 and won their first preseason victory.
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After losing the first preseason game, Liu Mang and his teammates had nothing to lose, because there was nothing to lose.
Instead, Finley and Mason, O'Neal and Brad Miller, four veterans, were very excited about the strength of the starting lineup!
Finley felt that the Hawks' starting lineup alone could be compared with the Spurs' exaggerated starting lineup last season. This starting lineup was not as strong as the Spurs' starting lineup in terms of defense, but it was stronger in three-pointers and better in breakthroughs. In general, Parker plus himself plus Artest plus Duncan's lineup and the current Hawks' starting lineup were at most in a state of mutual explosion.
As long as the rotation lineup can play out the tacit understanding... Finley was so excited that he almost trembled when he thought about it. This is only the preseason, and he feels that the championship is not far away.
Not to mention O'Neal, Brad Miller, and Mason. Although Brad Miller did not take the initiative to hug thighs, coming here is no different from hugging thighs. O'Neal and Mason are here to hug thighs and win a championship. Among them, O'Neal has achieved the best result, but the Pacers were also defeated by the Hawks. Now that he has been cut, he easily accepted the role of substitute with his not-so-tough heart, and was also excited about the team's starting lineup.
But the coaching staff is miserable...
At the beginning of the season, they have too many things to do!