The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

In fact, Wang Xiao also considered for a long time what tactical skills to use in this game, and finally felt that the cost-effectiveness of a master card was higher.

After all, the famous center Takenori Akagi once said that those who can control the rebounds can control the game.

There is absolutely truth to this statement.

Compared with slightly increasing the offensive attributes, Wang Xiao is more like improving the team's rebounding protection ability.

As for what kind of efficiency value the improvement percentage mentioned in the skill briefing of the card position master will translate into on the field, Wang Xiao can't grasp it.

The Magic still adopt a steady and steady style of play, first focusing on the outside, and constantly trying to shoot from the outside in the middle and long distances, and then Howard sits inside and grabs offensive rebounds.

After a few rounds of offense, Howard was a little depressed.

I don’t know why, in today’s game, when he was competing for the basketball several times, the opponent was able to judge the basketball’s landing point one step ahead of him, and made a card position in advance, and several times when he stood in the position ahead of time, Heywood He can also dial the ball out before he has a firm grip on it.

"Is it because you are not in a good state today?" Shaking his head with some doubts, Howard couldn't figure out what was going on.

After the entire first quarter of the game, Howard only grabbed 2 offensive rebounds in the frontcourt, which was not very efficient, and he was inadvertently grabbed 1 offensive rebound by Heywood in his own chassis.

With 2 offensive rebounds in a single quarter, it seems that the efficiency is already very high. If it is put on the whole court, it will be a full 8 offensive rebounds.

But on the court, it is not calculated in this way. As the game progresses, any player will consume a lot of physical energy, and his performance will also be affected, and things like getting stuck and grabbing rebounds require physical support.

The first quarter of the game is when the players are most physically fit, and it is also the most efficient time to grab offensive rebounds.

If it is an ordinary center, grabbing 2 offensive rebounds in the first quarter of the game may already be considered very efficient.

But as a super center, Howard faced a notoriously weak inside team like the Wizards. It is already a very average performance to only grab 2 offensive rebounds in the first quarter.

"strangeness……"

Van Gundy frowned too.

In this game, the opponent's center seems to have a particularly good sense of rebounding. Many times, he can pre-judge the rebound's landing point one step in advance, so as to block in advance.

"How is this going?"

Wang Xiao didn't expect that the effect of this tactical skill would be so good.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem particularly incredible.

The skill of position master is to improve the players' ability to block and grab rebounds by percentage.

Haywood's rebounding ability has always been very good. In the case of averaging 25 minutes per game this season, Haywood averaged 8.5 rebounds per game, including 3 offensive rebounds. Fabi, but this efficiency is already very good among centers.

And when Heywood is equipped with the card position master skill, it is not too much to wrestle with Howard on the backboard.

Of course, this is only limited to card positions and rebounds.

Howard's strength is not just rebounding, his sturdy defensive ability and ability to follow up and counterattack after blocking shots are unmatched by Heywood.

What Wang Xiao wants now is just not to be overwhelmed by the opponent's rebounds. If this is achieved, the Wizards will not be particularly passive on the field.

In the first quarter, the two sides played a 50-50 split, with the Magic taking a slight lead, but when the main players gradually stepped off the field and replaced with substitute players to grab points in the second quarter, the Magic couldn't hold back.

On the bench of the Magic, there are a few good players, such as shooter JJ. Redick, defensive champion Pietrus and Polish hammer Gortat.

But obviously, the Wizards' bench lineup is more luxurious.

Mike Miller, the best sixth man in the 2006 season, Mad Dog Beverly, singles king Nick Young, and of course, Jordan Jr. who can also enjoy the bonus of a master card.

With Howard off the court, the Magic's rebounds looked a little unprotectable in front of Jordan!

Gortat's rebounding ability is not bad, but Jordan has a BUFF bonus after all, and in the future Jordan will also be the player who won the rebounding title for two seasons, and he has a good sense of rebounding.

Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Wizards' substitutes, the Magic's substitute line was quickly defeated. In just a few minutes, they were hit with a 12:2 offensive wave, overtaking the score and widening the gap in one fell swoop.

Van Gundy was so angry on the sidelines that he had to call a timeout and began to replace some of the main players.

However, the main players do not have enough rest time to recover their physical strength well. When facing the Wizards substitute players, they cannot immediately defeat the opponent to recover the score. They can only rely on experience and steady play to slowly chase points.

And when the score gap gradually narrowed, Wang Xiao also replaced the main lineup that had been fully trimmed.

At the end of the half, the score of the two teams was 56:49, and the Magic trailed by 5 points at home.

...

"Dwight, what's wrong with you today? The team needs you to open up the situation and cheer up. Your opponents are just blue-collar players who are not even All-Stars. Use your strength to blow them away!"

During the intermission, Van Gundy said to Howard.

"I understand!" Howard nodded, scratching his head in frustration, "I don't know what's going on today, the Wizards guys are very accurate in judging the rebounds, and they can always get in the right position. If I rely on There is a high possibility of being called a foul for bouncing and forcibly grabbing rebounds."

Of course Van Gundy could see it, and he couldn't figure out why, but he couldn't let it go like this, could he?

On the other side, in the Wizards locker room, the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic.

"Brandon, what's wrong with you today? Are you so awesome?"

Butler patted Heywood on the shoulder, smiling quite brightly.

"That monster didn't take advantage of you when it faced you. You got stuck behind you several times and could only watch the rebound fall into our hands. DeAndre is also, you two are like today Like an All-Star, it's amazing!"

Both Haywood and Jr. couldn't stop laughing, but they were also very puzzled in their hearts.

They also don't understand why they suddenly feel so good today.

"Okay!" The only Wang Xiao who knew the truth clapped his hands and said with a serious expression: "We had the lead in the first half, but don't be careless. This is the enemy's home court. If you want to win the game here, We must always stay focused, make more pass and cut cooperation, reduce mistakes, and play every attack well, let us beat them at their home court!"

"Fuck them!!!"