Orlando, Amway Center.

Two hours before the first match of the Eastern Conference Finals began, the Bobcats' bus drove into the old stadium that was about to be demolished.

The new Amway Center has been built not far away, and it has even been almost done. It will be put into use at the beginning of next season.

The fifth place in history has won the sparks of MVP and DPOY at the same time, the new arena, and the continuous entry into the Eastern Conference Finals and the possibility of continuous entry into the finals. It seems that the future of Magic is very bright...

"It's time to end their beauty..."

Li Ke clenched his fists and led the Bobcats' large army into the visiting team's locker room.

The game strategy has long been determined. The defender is targeting people, and the offense is still unchanged in the penalty area.

Then there was nothing to say, and Rivers was silent as soon as he entered the locker room.

Li Ke silently changed out of his formal clothes, put on his jersey and sports jacket, and then sat upright and stared at Rivers.

He knew that Rivers would not be so quiet all the time.

Time is one minute and one second, and there is still an hour before the game begins-

Sure enough, Rivers began: "I don't think I'm a failed coach, I have a best coach trophy."

As he said that, he pulled off his backpack and revealed a new best coaching trophy.

"It's it. When I picked it up, it happened that it was the head coach of the Magic."

"But I coach the Magic, and the playoffs only reach the first round at most."

"Later, coaching the Celtics, relying on the Big Three, I finally broke through the first round..."

At this point, the players in the locker room didn't know what Rivers wanted to express. Li Ke had already thought of the Eastern Conference Final in 2008.

"Then the second round, it was also in the Celtics, and then the Eastern Conference Final... No, there was no Eastern Conference Final, because I lost that Eastern Conference Final."

Lost? The players present were stunned, but the old players of the Bobcats had already followed Rivers' thinking and remembered the Eastern Conference Final in 2008.

"I lost with the unprecedented Big Three!"

"I gave it to me that defeat, it happened that the Bobcat I am coaching now..."

"At that time, no one could have thought that the Bobcats could win and the Celtics would lose, but it really happened."

"I am the loser of the Eastern Conference Finals, and you are not, Sheldon, Gerald, you are the successful ones, Stephen, Wesley, you are the first-time rookies to participate in the Eastern Conference Finals, and you are not the losers."

"I am the only loser..."

“That’s why I joined the Bobcat.”

"It is the Eastern Conference Final in front of us. As long as everyone here fights side by side with me, we can be branded as an eternal successor!"

Li Ke touched his chin and thought to himself: The angle of this chicken soup is really a bit clear.

What's the effect? ​​It's average.

But when Li Ke turned around, he found that Curry and Jordan, who were still a little nervous, all showed relaxed smiles.

Immediately, he understood the effect of Rivers' words.

It’s not that the chicken soup makes people excited, but that the young players of the Bobcats have eliminated their nervousness.

Li Ke knew why these young players were not nervous anymore. To put it bluntly, someone led them.

But Li Ke also thought that the strong men in the locker room of the home team next door seemed to be successful in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This year's Eastern Conference Finals can also be regarded as the Eastern Conference champion in 2008 and the Eastern Conference champion in 2009.

The difference is that the Eastern Conference champion entered the finals in 2008 and defeated the Lakers.

The Eastern Conference champion entered the finals in 2009, but gave the Lakers a championship. This is the gap...

...

Amway Center, the real Eastern Championship meets the fake Eastern Championship.

TNT's commentator seat, Kenny Smith and Barkley were replaced by Steve Korgamuff Albert.

In the discussion before the game, they each have their own opinions—

"In the regular season, the Magic 3-1 Bobcats may open the timeline. From the 2008-09 season, the Bobcats will lose more than they win when they face the Magic. In last year's playoffs, the Bobcats lost to the Magic, and still lost with a total score of 1-4 without any strength to fight back..."

The opening passage of Steve Cole has been made very clear, and he is not optimistic about the Bobcats.

The reason is to simply and roughly list the Bobcats’ past achievements against magic.

Indeed, as he said, the Bobcats' past record against Magic cannot be more miserable.

Steve Cole is still conservative. If he pulls the timeline to 07-08 season, the Bobcats will still lose more than they win or less than their Magic.

Mav Albert disagreed: "The past record doesn't mean much. Steve, we have to see now, sweeping the Bucks 4-0 in the first round, and sweeping the Cavaliers 4-0 in the second round. How outstanding the Bobcats are, you won't be able to see it?"

"State? Is the Magic's state very bad? They also swept the first round, and the second round, they just lost one more game."

"Yes, I lost one more game in the East, but the Bobcats swept the third in the East. The regular season record shows that in the East, the Magic, the Bobcats and the Cavaliers are in the first echelon. Isn't it telling the problem that the Bobcats can sweep the Cavaliers in the same echelon as them?"

"The Cavaliers are regular season teams. In the past three seasons, they have always achieved excellent regular season record, but they can never reach the division finals in the playoffs."

"Then let's talk about the last regular season game between Bobcats and Magic..."

To put it bluntly, before the Eastern Conference Finals series really started, the Bobcats and the Magic were too evenly matched.

It is difficult to analyze substantive things from past records and player matchups. If the game doesn't start, no one knows who wins and who loses.

Even Li Ke on the court didn't know the future direction of this round of series...

As a bobcat, he can only be sure of it, that is, the bobcat can make many changes, but magic cannot.

Before the game, he shook hands with referee Dan Crawford, who was killed by his eyes several times in the previous series, and Li Ke stood in the center of the stadium.

He soon saw the Magic's starter, and it turned out that there was no change.

"Center Dwight Howard, power forward Brandon Bass, small forward Michael Pitrus, shooting guard Vince Carter, point guard Aaron Brooks..."

The Magic's power forward position is the only uncertainty for the Bobcats, but when he saw Brandon Bass, Li Ke was happy.

Stan Van Gundy seemed to remember that the Bobcats fought against rebounds at the end of the regular season, so in this game, he did not dare to start with Mr. Billion Rashad Lewis or Ryan Anderson, but instead made Bass, who could protect the rebounds, start.

"Stan Van Gundy probably didn't expect that we were a pure one, one, four, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one

Not only Stan Van Gundy did not expect it, but also Steve Cole and Mav Albert on the commentary seat.

"Point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Wesley Matthews, small forward Sheldon, power forward Gerald Wallace, center DeAndre Jordan... This is actually a lineup that is almost a big and four small. Are the Bobcats preparing to give up their defense against Dwight?"

Looking at the first two rounds of the playoffs, Sparks have no exception, double-teamed.

Without being tied up, the opponent will not be able to hold on to this rushing monster.

The Bobcat's first and fourth-year-olds do not seem to have the conditions for double-teaming, which is naturally surprising.

"Jumped the ball, DeAndre Jordan vs Dwight Howard!"

Bang!

As soon as the whistle sounded, Jordan, who was holding his energy, jumped first and drove the basketball.

Then he landed on the ground and waved his fist excitedly.

The Spark of the Big Boy's mentality is not angry, but this is a forged person. The Spark has made up his mind and will return to the offensive end later. He will score a goal and then swing the fist back...

What sparks think, let’s not mention it for now.

The Bobcats, who got the opening ball, quickly attacked the frontcourt, and there was no doubt that the one who controlled the ball was Curry.

For Magic, the focus of the offensive end is on the outside. After all, entering the penalty area requires facing the dominant defense of the peak spark.

So, on the outside, Li Ke quickly circled around the sideline, rushed to the top of the arc, and gave Curry a single block.

Everyone except the Bobcats believed that this was not a cover, and it should be a hand-in-hand cooperation.

Looking at the game where the Bobcats need to open the offensive from the outside, Li Ke is the first to attack the box.

But in this game, the Bobcats came in a different way.

"Outdoor, single block, Stephen Curry went around!"

"The Magic's outside defense was wrong, and they completely let Stephen Curry go..."

"This is fatal!"

Before Mav Albert finished speaking, Curry rushed out two steps and raised his hand to shoot the ball without anyone being guarded.

Swish—!

"The ball went in, and the Bobcats opened their attack at the beginning!"

Although it was only a 2-pointer, Steve Cole and Mav Albert both understood that this means-

The Bobcats' offense and Magic's defense will be expanded infinitely.

And this is exactly the perfect seven inches of magic.

If you want to talk about whether the Magic's defense is strong or not, in terms of data, the top two levels in the league this season.

But the Magic's defense is the strong spark in the penalty area. Everything is based on the dominance of the Sparkle single player's penalty area.
To be continued...