With three points at the start, Nash begged for a maximum salary to renew his contract

Chapter 105 The entire alliance is shocked, Wang Chao is so strong?
(I wiped it, slipped my hand and typed the name of the main character of the chapter name wrong, the VIP chapter can’t be changed by myself, I can only wait for the editor to go to work tomorrow and then change it.)
The point difference was quickly widened from the beginning, and the strength gap between the two teams can be clearly seen.

For the Bucks, there are very few players who can attack with the ball. Only Maurice Williams, who is one of the four point guards, can pass the ball, and Reed can attack with the ball, and both of them are relatively dependent on their scoring methods. The type of shots taken by COSCO, the outside players of the Magic team follow the principle of preventing shots and not rushing. If you break through with the ball, you can be let in. Anyway, we have Howard guarding the inside, but if you want to shoot from the outside, then Sorry, unless it is a fast-break counterattack, the Magic will not easily lose their position on any outside position to give the opponent an open shot.

During Howard's peak period, the Orlando Magic played a bit like the Rockets' magic ball tactics in the future. A lot of offense focused on three-pointers, inside shots and free throws, avoiding long two-point shots as much as possible.

This makes the Magic's scoring average among the best in the league, but at the same time, the defensive system with Howard as the absolute core of the defensive end is more efficient than the Rockets' magic ball play during Harden's time, and it can also be ranked in the forefront of the league. , The average points per game is second only to the Spurs, Celtics and other teams known for their defense.

Unlike the Suns, who averaged extremely high points per game and conceded a lot of points per game, and the Spurs, who were strong defensively and did not score high offensively, the Magic were truly excellent offensively and defensively at their peak, and the only thing they lacked was the perimeter. There is no one player who can stand up when the situation is close.

Lewis lacks the offensive ability to hold the ball independently. Although Turkoglu and Nelson can attack with the ball, their lethality is limited.

This flaw was infinitely magnified when the Magic faced the Lakers in the only time they reached the Finals.

Of course, in the final analysis, even at his peak, Howard was just a super blue-collar center. He did not have absolute offensive ability in the interior, which was the main reason why the Magic lost to the Lakers 4:1 in the Finals.

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Closer to home, back to the current game.

Wang Chao was the player with the most shots taken by the Magic in the first quarter. Facing the defense of the Arab League, he didn't have the slightest intention of letting go. He made 8 of 5 shots in a single quarter, including 2 of 1 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. The quarter scored 13 points.

On the Bucks side, facing Wang Chao was Michael Reed, who scored 6 points on 4 of 8 shots.

As for the Arab League against Wang Chao, they basically didn't get any chances in the first quarter. Even though Wang Chao didn't show any outstanding defensive ability when he was in the Suns, he was generally regarded as a relatively weak defensive player. In the first quarter of the game, he only got two shots, and only scored 2 points and 1 rebound on 2 of 1 shots.

In the first quarter, the Magic scored a 29-point lead at 24:5. In the second quarter, the situation did not change. The Magic still relied on better offensive and defensive performance than the Bucks to further erode and expand the score advantage.

Wang Chao didn't play much time in the second quarter. He played for about 4 minutes and scored 4 points on 2 of 5 shots. However, Howard and Turkoglu started to exert their strength in the second quarter, grabbing 7 points rebounds, including 2 offensive rebounds, scored 9 points on 7 of 12 free throws, and scored 6 points on 3 of 7 free throws.

This made the point difference between the two teams expand to more than double digits at the end of the half.

After the halftime break, the Bucks tried to launch a counterattack. Reid made two consecutive three-pointers from outside the three-point line, recovering the point difference slightly, but was immediately counterattacked by the Magic with a wave of more aggressive offense. .

In the third quarter, the Magic scored 35 points in a single quarter, Wang Chao scored 9 points, Turkoglu 10 points, Howard 10 points, and only three of them scored 29 points.

As for the Bucks, after Reid scored 2 three-pointers in a row, he made 4 of 0 shots. It was extremely difficult for the rest of the Bucks to score under the sudden increase in defensive intensity on the Magic side. Only 19 points were scored in the quarter.

The fourth quarter has not yet started, and the point difference has exceeded 20 points, and the suspense is lost ahead of time.

110:89, the opening game of the Magic's home court was a 21-point victory, a hearty victory.

Wang Chao made 17 of 10 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored a game-high 29 points and made his debut with the Magic almost perfect.

除王超外，魔术队这边还有得到21分5篮板2助攻的特科格鲁，17分12篮板同时封盖高达7次的霍华德，12分6助攻的尼尔森……

On the Bucks side, only Reid scored 19 points on 8 of 25 shots, and none of the other starters scored in double figures. Maurice Williams only scored 15 points and 4 assist on 9 of 1 shots. As a point guard, he really lived up to the challenge. The prestige of "everything is passed on".

小前锋德斯蒙德.梅森6分6篮板，博古特在与霍华德的04，05状元之争中仅有4分11篮板，全场被霍华德单方面压制，9次出手只命中2球。

至于最后一个首发阿联，出场25分钟的情况下5投4中，得到9分3篮板。

From the point of view of scoring efficiency, in fact, the UAE's performance is not bad, with a shooting percentage as high as 80%. However, it can be seen from his only 5 shots in the game that the UAE basically can't get basketball on the field, and Even for these 5 shots, 2 of them were allocated after the fourth quarter game had entered the garbage time ahead of schedule.

Wang Chao's debut with the Magic was perfect, but the UAE's debut after landing in the NBA was definitely not a success.

……

"The Orlando Magic beat the Bucks by 21 points at home and won their first win of the season. Wang Chao scored 29 points in a single game, proving that his strength and salary absolutely match!"

"The UAE lost the first derby in the NBA, with only 9 points and 3 rebounds. He still has a lot to learn from his predecessors."

"Wang Chao abandoned the off-ball running style in the Magic, and changed to attacking with the ball and the effect is remarkable. Will he continue to play in the NBA with this style of play in the new season?"

In the opening game of the regular season between the Magic and the Bucks, winning or losing is not important to the outside world. It is a matter of course that the Magic can beat the Bucks. Even if they lose in an upset, it is only the outcome of a regular season game.

But Wang Chao's performance during the game surprised many people.

29 points in a single game is certainly not the highest score in Wang Chao's career. He even scored 40+ points in a single game when he was in the Suns.

The important thing is that the way Wang Chao played in the Magic is completely different from the Suns.

When Wang Chao was in the Suns, he mainly ran a lot without the ball. He got open shots through running positions and teammates’ pick-and-roll screens. This is why Wang Chao’s three-point shooting rate can be close to 50%. of the [-]-pointers are all shot from the open state.

It is also for this reason that quite a few people are not optimistic about Wang Chao joining the Magic.

It seems that Wang Chao can efficiently contribute 20+ points per game in the regular season and playoffs last season, but a large part of the credit is based on the Suns running and bombing tactics, fast-paced offense and defense, prone to open opportunities and passing master Nash That's just the right timing of the pass.

The Magic don't play run-and-gun tactics, and they don't have Nash to pass the ball to Wang Chao. Even because of Howard, the style of play is more inclined to the type of positional warfare. Can Wang Chao really play the same efficient performance as the Suns when he joined the Magic?
Wang Chao did show a relatively outstanding scoring ability in the preseason, but it was a preseason after all, and no one would really take it seriously.

But this time is different. This is an official game of the regular season. Even though the overall strength of the Bucks is relatively weak, and the average points allowed per game in the regular season last season ranked fourth in the league, but it is an NBA team after all. The Deer team scored 29 points, and they can also score high against other teams in the league.

Two days later, Wang Chao proved people's speculation with facts.

On November 11, the Magic played against the Detroit Pistons at home.

Last season, the Magic were swept by the Pistons 4-0 in the first round, proving that even the Pistons without Ben Wallace are not something the Magic can compete with.

In this game, the Magic narrowly beat the Pistons with a score of 107:106 and won the game.

Although Hamilton missed the game due to injury, the Pistons still had 6 players score in double figures. Billups scored 18 points and 7 assists, Prince 17 points, and Rasheed Wallace 16 points.

The Magic scored in double figures with only 4 players, but they still narrowly beat the Pistons.

Because Wang Chao made 20 of 9 shots in this game, 6 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 5 free throws, and scored 26 points. Howard scored 21 points and 13 assists, Turkoglu had 17 points, and Bogans had 14 points.

If the game against the Bucks can be explained by the fact that the opponent is too weak, then there is no reason for Wang Chao to score another 26 points in the game against the Pistons.

Throughout the game, the Pistons' main defense against Wang Chao was Prince, who was selected to the best defensive second team last season.

Prince is close to Wang Chao in terms of height, wingspan and weight. He is one of the best defenders in the league at the [-]rd position. Usually, the Pistons are responsible for defending top strikers such as James, Tracy McGrady and Anthony. of.

But in this game, he was extremely uncomfortable with Wang Chao's performance.

Of course, it was mainly because Wang Chao's playing style changed too much, and Prince couldn't react for a while.

After all, Prince was also in charge of defending Wang Chao when he played against the Suns before. At that time, he defended Wang Chao, basically following the opponent and running all over the field, chasing after me.

He has basically never dealt with Wang Chao who is attacking with the ball in front of the frame, nor does he have the slightest understanding of Wang Chao's attacking skills with the ball.

The sudden Wang Chao suddenly began to use a lot of offensive tactics with the ball, and it was really difficult to adapt.

Moreover, Wang Chao's speed is slightly faster than Prince's, and he does not suffer in terms of strength. When he receives the ball from beyond the three-point line, Prince must stand far enough forward to prevent Wang Chao from easily pulling out the shot. The three-pointer also provided great convenience for Wang Chao's breakthrough with the ball.

The superposition of various factors allowed Wang Chao to score 26 points efficiently even in the face of the league's top striker defender.

11月3日，魔术队客场94：92击败奇才，王超19投9中，三分球10中4，罚球4中4，再得26分。

The Magic started with a three-game winning streak, and Wang Chao averaged 27 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists in the three games, and his shooting percentage was as high as 49%.

Wang Chao does have a good scoring ability, but no one expected that after joining the Magic, he could show such a strong offensive ability with the ball.

"Wang Chao's offensive ability has been fully released after leaving the Suns. It seems that everyone has underestimated Wang Chao before. He is not only an excellent off-ball scorer, but also has excellent offensive ability with the ball. But this kind of ability was not shown in the Suns, which only shows that the existence of players such as Nash and Barbosa in the Suns has affected Wang Chao's growth rate."

"If Wang Chao can maintain the scoring efficiency at the beginning of the season, he will definitely be selected to the best team at the end of this season and become one of the league's few super scorers! The true value of the Magic's 5 million spending in five years!"

The three-game winning streak in the regular season made the fans of the Magic team very excited. It is ashamed to say that this is the first time the Magic team has achieved a three-game winning streak in the regular season since the 93-94 season, after O'Neal and Hardaway. .

This is undoubtedly a good sign. With Wang Chao and the Howard Magic, it seems that they are going to soar!

For Wang Chao, the three consecutive victories at the start of the game are like nectar after a long drought.

As early as mid-September, Wang Chao used up all his points, and the training after that can only be carried out with the normal training volume like other players.

Until the official start of the regular season, Wang Chao won another 30 points for winning these three games. Although these 30 points are only enough to exchange for three bottles of stamina potions, it is still better than nothing. As long as the team can win, the points will continue to increase.

The Magic's first loss was in Game [-], an away game against the Timberwolves.

This season's Timberwolves' strength has plummeted because of the wolf king Garnett joining the Celtics. Although the Celtics did not hesitate to use 7 for 1 for stud in order to get Garnett, even 7 players are worth less. It is destined to be unable to compare with the league's top superstars who have the regular season MVP.

Moreover, even with Garnett, the Timberwolves last season were still the bottom team in the Western Conference, which shows how weak they are.

Originally, the Magic thought that this game could be easily won and won their fourth victory of the season. They never imagined that the Timberwolves' players seemed to have divine help, no matter how they shot from the outside.

On the Magic side, Turkoglu, Nelson, and Bogans, Arroyo and others on the bench all shot below [-]% in the entire game. The only players on the team who performed well were Wang Chao and Howard. two people.

Wang Chao scored 21 points and Howard had 24 points and 13 rebounds. It was difficult for the Magic to stop the decline. In the end, they lost to the Timberwolves 103:111.

Losing to the weakest team in the league did not make the Magic players too frustrated. This kind of situation happens almost every day in the league. Not to mention them, even top teams like the Spurs and the Suns are upset by weak teams. when defeated.

The rejuvenated Magic team defeated the Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks in the next two back-to-back away games, with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, temporarily ranking first in the Eastern Conference!

However, next, they will finally face the test of a powerful enemy.

On November 2007, 11, the Magic sat at home and ushered in the Phoenix Suns, the first truly strong enemy since the start of the new season.

As the champion of last season, the strength of the Suns is beyond doubt. Although Wang Chao, the main player in the team, was poached by the Magic, the team's original framework is still there, as long as Nash and Stoudemire are still in the team and Stay healthy and the Suns will always be one of the favorites to win.

At the beginning of the new season, the Suns also achieved a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, and are currently ranked in the forefront of the Western Conference record. Although the record is slightly worse than the Magic with 5 wins and 1 loss, no one thinks that the Magic is better than the Suns. On the contrary, when the two teams meet, the Suns must be at an absolute advantage.

This game is also the first time Wang Chao has played against the Suns since he left the Suns.

Although Wang Chao averaged 6 points, 25.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists in the previous 2.2 games, it has proved that his approach to leaving the Suns is absolutely correct, but the direct dialogue with the Suns still gives people a Hamlet style. The feeling of revenge.

It is no secret in the league that the Suns are unwilling to renew Wang Chao's contract with a maximum salary. Wang Chao's previous game performances have proved that the Suns management is blind. He is definitely worthy of the top spot. salary, the Suns who let him go only got one first round, two second rounds and one trade exception, which is a blood loss.

If in this head-to-head game, Wang Chao can still face the Suns and score high points or even lead the Magic to win the game, it would be a slap in the face of the Suns management.

Wang Chao is actually not very interested in such dramas.

He has already learned from Bill Duffy that the general manager of the Suns is unwilling to let him go, so he has persuaded the team owner many times, hoping that the owner can spend more money to renew Wang Chao's contract. value.

But the general manager is not the owner of the team after all, so what he says doesn’t matter, and even if he fails to convince the team owner, he can’t afford Wang Chao’s average annual salary of 1500 million.

Wang Chao also knew that Nash had also expressed to the general manager that if the team kept Wang Chao, he could consider a salary cut.

When they were in the team, the relationship between Wang Chao and Nash didn't seem so good, let alone the situation where they are almost brothers with Howard in the Magic.

So Wang Chao, who knew these things, was very moved. Before the game, he went to the Suns bench to greet Nash and others.

Of course, like Barbosa, Dior and a few other players who had a normal relationship with him, Wang Chao naturally ignored them.

It is worth mentioning that the culprit that caused Wang Chao to be somewhat isolated in the Suns, James Jones did not get an offer contract from the Suns after the end of this season, and eventually left the team to join the Portland Trail Blazers.

Facts have proved that the small actions off the court can't make him get real benefits, at least until he hugs the thigh of a super big man like Zhan Huang who can control the team, no one will care who he is.

……

Wang Chao didn't plan to do anything deliberately at first, just play the game normally, and it's good to help the Magic win the game, but if he wants to play well to retaliate against the Suns for belittling him There is no idea at all.

But most people who eat melons don't think so, and more importantly, the system doesn't seem to think so either.

The starting players from both sides came to the field and came to the center line to wait for the jump ball. Wang Chao had just stood still when he heard the long-lost voice of the system in his ears.

"Ding—trigger a random task in the system, please player Wang Chao score more than 40 points in this game, and help the team win. After completing the task, you will be rewarded with 100 points."

Wang Chao was taken aback. He hadn't heard the system's voice in the past four or five months since the season's rewards were assessed, and it still felt a little strange to hear it at this moment.

But listening to the conditions of the system mission, Wang Chao couldn't help laughing and cursing in his heart.

The system is really bad enough.

40+ points in a single game, leading the team to victory.

Obviously, he wasn't going to take special care of the Suns, but the system wasn't going to let the Suns go, and even gave Wang Chao a system task directly.

Completing the mission rewards 100 points, which is the reward points for winning 10 regular season games, and it is definitely a valuable reward.

"In that case, Stephen... I'm sorry!"

At the start of the game, Howard easily beat Stoudemire with a jump ball.

The Magic have the ball.

Wang Chao stood at the top arc and received a pass from Nelson, facing Shawn Marion.

Having been a teammate for so long, Wang Chao knows Marion well.

The spring man is extremely fast, especially when he moves sideways and cuts to the basket, it is extremely difficult to defend.

With a height of 2 meters, his wingspan can reach an astonishing 01 meters, which is even more exaggerated than Wang Chao.

In the past few seasons, Marion has always been the main scorer of the Suns, especially in the 05-06 season, when Stoudemire was reimbursed for the season due to injury, Marion averaged 21.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. Offensive burden within the team.

But from the beginning of the 07-08 season, Marion began to gradually go downhill, troubled by old back injuries and foot injuries. Marion's average data dropped to 15 points and 9.9 rebounds this season, and he only played 63 games throughout the season. games.

If nothing else, in the middle of the season, the Suns will use Marion as the biggest bargaining chip and trade for Shaquille O'Neal from the Miami Heat as a weapon against Duncan of the Spurs.

This method, which is almost self-defeating, successfully made the Suns record high this season, ranking only sixth in the Western Conference in the regular season, and then met the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs as they wished, and were eliminated 1:4.

Wang Chao doesn't quite understand. As a running and bombing team, don't leave Marion, who is outstanding in mobility, capable inside and out, and has a certain three-point shooting ability, to replace Marion, who is already getting old and has fast teeth. What's up with the missing sharks?
In his later years, O'Neal's footsteps were slow and his weight was seriously overweight. He was completely incompatible with the Suns under the run-and-gun tactical system on the court. The strength of the Suns declined instead of rising.

It even directly caused the Suns to miss the playoffs after one season. It was not until the team sent O'Neal away in the 09-10 season that they returned to the rhythm of running and bombing before they finally returned to normal levels and successfully swept the Spurs 4:0 in the Western Conference semifinals. One arrow, although they lost to the Lakers 4:2 in the Western Conference Finals, at least they were much better than O'Neal's two seasons.

Wang Chao couldn't figure out the brain circuit of the Suns management team, maybe because he was a time traveler and could see it from the perspective of God.

In terms of defensive ability alone, Marion is definitely not as good as Wang Chao's opponent Prince. Although he has the advantage of crushing Wang Chao in terms of strength and bounce, he is not inferior in speed.

Like Prince, Marion also has no defensive experience with Wang Chao's offense with the ball.

Even though Wang Chao's offensive ability with the ball shown in previous games has surprised all the teams in the league, no team has come up with a defensive tactic against Wang Chao in a short time.

The same is true for the Suns. Marion has watched the videos of all of Wang Chao's games this season, but he is still a little at a loss when facing Wang Chao with the ball.

Thinking of Wang Chao's sharp breakthrough with the ball, Marion's position was slightly back, leaving a distance enough to react to the breakthrough in disguise, and at the same time, he would not be pulled for three points because of his position too far back.

Seeing Marion standing like this, Wang Chao thought about it.

Raise your hand to make a gesture shot.

Marion's heart skipped a beat, and he rushed forward to defend.

How accurate and fast Wang Chao's three-pointers are, the Suns players have the most say.

But just as he stepped forward, Wang Chao retracted his shooting action, and the basketball hit the ground, and the whole person held the ball and accelerated towards the basket.

"be cheated!"

Marion's center of gravity had already risen, and because of inertia, he couldn't immediately stop and chase Wang Chao. He could only watch helplessly as the opponent passed by him.

Wang Chao's fake moves were too realistic. At that moment, Marion really thought that Wang Chao was going to shoot, and his movement from shooting position to breakthrough with the ball was also very quick and smooth, as if he had been tempered for thousands of years.

This is of course a bonus effect of fake pitcher talent.

There was no obstacle in front of Wang Chao, who broke into the inside line, and directly stopped and shot a jumper at a distance of about twelve feet from the basket.

This position belongs to the middle distance. Wang Chao's shooting ability value has reached 90 after dribbling in the middle distance. Without too much interference, he made a steady shot.

2:0, Wang Chao's offense took the lead for the Magic.

D'Antoni stood on the sidelines, watching Wang Chao's attack from a close distance, and he could only sigh with regret.

Wang Chao's shot was almost perfect and impeccable. Marion had to step forward to defend, otherwise Wang Chao would be able to pull up the shot, but he would be tricked into the basket by a fake move just like before.

D'Antoni just didn't understand, when did Wang Chao's offensive methods become so rich and stable after breaking through with the ball?
When he was in the Suns, it wasn’t that Wang Chao didn’t attack with the ball. At that time, most of his choices after breaking through were mid-range emergency stop shots.

But now Wang Chao has so many offensive skills that he can no longer be defined as a pure shooter.

If he had known that Wang Chao still had such ability, he would have found a way to keep Wang Chao no matter what, even if he traded some players in the team to free up salary space. After all, Wang Chao is only 24 years old. His prime hasn't really come yet!

It's a pity that there are so many ifs, and if you miss it, you miss it. A decision-making mistake by the Suns management may directly lead to the team's loss of the chance to defend the title.

Marion couldn't limit Wang Chao's scoring. At the same time, the magic's real killer was Howard inside.

Although Stoudemire plays the center position in the Suns, his style of play is not a traditional center, but a typical face-up power forward style of play, relying on mobility and explosive power.

But obviously in these areas, Howard's ability is far better than Stoudemire.

On the offensive end, Stoudemire faced Howard's defense. He made 4 of 1 shots in the first quarter, only scored 2 points and 2 rebounds, and also committed 2 fouls.

On the other hand, Howard played completely unilaterally against Stoudemire at the basket, scored 9 points and 7 rebounds on 14 of 4 shots, and successfully dominated the weak inside of the Suns.

依靠霍华德的14分和王超6投4中的10分，魔术队首节比赛得到31分，与得到34分的太阳队可谓斗了一个旗鼓相当。

But the variable comes from the second verse.

When the substitute players from both sides came on the field, the situation began to change.

Barbosa dominated the game. He made 8 of 6 shots in the second quarter, including 4 of 3 three-pointers. He scored 16 points in the second quarter and became the biggest variable. He directly helped the Suns successfully widen the point difference in the second quarter to double digits or more.

This is a gap in the lineup, and there is no way around it.

Among the Magic's guards, there is indeed no flexible guard who can effectively limit Barbosa. Even the starting guard Nelson is not good at speed, and it is extremely difficult to defend Barbosa.

Seeing the point difference getting bigger and bigger, Wang Chao became a little anxious.

"I can't go on like this, how can I watch the mission points rewards that I want to get, and just watch them slip away?"

Wang Chao didn't take many shots in the first half. Although Marion couldn't defend him, it would still affect him to some extent. Therefore, in the first half, Wang Chao changed his strategy and only took a few main shots at the beginning. Then he gave the ball to Turkoglu and Nelson, and he played the old-fashioned off-the-ball running on the court.

His purpose is not to run without the ball to find open shots, but to consume Marion's physical energy as much as possible. At the same time, he can activate the second-stage effect of the long-distance runner's talent as soon as possible, helping him score more easily in the second half.

Throughout the first half, Wang Chao made 8 of 5 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. Although 14 points were accounted for, compared with the system task target of 40+ points in a single game, it was obviously just a warm-up stage .

The game soon came to the third quarter. At this time, the score of the two teams was 59:47, and the Magic were 12 points behind. This is not an insurmountable score.

Not long after the start of the third quarter, the whistle sounded, and Stoudemire received his fourth foul of the game, which was caused by Howard.

Stoudemire, who committed four offenses, was replaced and Diaw replaced him. Marion was forced to switch to the center position to ensure the team's mobility advantage.

Wang Chao knew that his chance had come.

Dior couldn't defend Howard, even Stoudemire couldn't do anything about Howard, let alone Dior, so the important task of marking Warcraft was temporarily handed over to Marion.

Speaking of which, Marion was unlucky enough. In the first half, he followed Wang Chao, the core outside scoring core of the Magic team, and in the second half, he had to mark Howard, the core core inside. If you can slightly restrict the performance of some opponents and replace them with other people to defend, the result will be even worse.

Marion went to defend Howard, and the defender who marked Wang Chao was replaced by Dior.

As soon as he saw that he was going to fight Dior, Wang Chao was not sleepy.

The previous conflict between him and Diaw in the Suns was actually due to the competition for positions.

Dior, who is serving as a small forward, conflicted with Wang Chao. The two were direct competitors, and he couldn't compete with Wang Chao.

This made Dior very unhappy with Wang Chao, and deliberately isolated Wang Chao along with Jones and others.

Now that the two are facing each other directly, it can be said that there is revenge for revenge and revenge for revenge!

At this moment, Dior was staring at Wang Chao with all his attention, as if he would never let him score.

But finally came a soft persimmon, how could Wang Chao miss it?

Standing at a 45-degree angle on the left side of the three-point line, Wang Chao directly reached out to ask for the ball, and Turkoglu, who held the ball in the top arc, immediately passed the ball to Wang Chao.

Wang Chao faced Dior with the ball and raised his hand to shoot.

Seeing this scene, Dio stepped forward a little bit and raised his hand to make a disturbing movement, but he didn't fully pounce on it.

In the first half, he saw all the scenes of Marion defending Wang Chao. Wang Chao's fake throw and real sudden move were indeed very realistic, and it was difficult to judge. Dior's defense could slightly interfere with Wang Chao's actions. Pull out a three-point shot, and at the same time, if the opponent wants to break through with the ball, there is still time to keep up with the opponent in time.

If Wang Chao can make a three-pointer under such circumstances, there is nothing he can do about it. Dior thinks that the defensive interference he exerted at this time is not too small. Although the palm of his hand does not completely block Wang Chao's line of sight, it has actually formed interference. .

but……

"Shh-!"

The sound of the basketball brushing the net into the basket made Dior's heart sink slightly.

Go in?
Wang Chao glanced at Dio disdainfully, and said directly.

"You don't think that kind of defense can interfere with my shooting, do you? I just thought there was no defense in front of me."

The core support based on Wang Chao's offensive system is always the three-pointer. It is precisely because of his superb three-pointer that the opponent dare not neglect and involuntarily stand forward, which led to Wang Chao's breakthrough with the ball So efficient.

If this kind of defense can be limited to Wang Chao, how can he rely on this trick to get along in the league?

The 99% anti-interference three-pointer ensures that Wang Chao can maintain a certain shooting rate even in the face of severe interference, not to mention that Dior's minimal interference can have almost zero impact on his shooting.

Dio was very upset by Wang Chao's trash talk.

It's just that he got a maximum salary contract and happened to play a little better in the previous game. What's there to be proud of?
then……

"Shh!"

"Another three-pointer! Wang Chao hit two three-pointers in a row, all from the same position, and faced the same player, the small forward Boris Diaw of the Suns! It seems that he is far behind in defending Wang Chao. Not as good as Marion!"

With 6 points in a row, the 12-point difference between the two teams was directly reduced to 6 points.

D'Antoni couldn't sit still, and called a timeout directly to adjust the rhythm.

"Boris, you must step forward to defend Wang Chao, don't give Wang Chao a chance to shoot a three-pointer." D'Antoni looked at Dior and complained, "Don't you know how terrifying Wang's three-pointer is?"

Dio: "..."

Of course he knew, but just before he went on the field, the head coach told him to be careful not to defend too far ahead and be overtaken by Wang like Marion did.

What exactly do you want from me?

Dior is not Marion. Although he is very versatile on the offensive end, he can pass the ball inside and out, but on the defensive end, Dior, who lacks height, lacks confrontation ability, and slower speed, faces a challenge with the Magic team. Same problem as Koglu.

The difference is that the Magic has Howard guarding the basket to wipe the ass of other players' defensive deficiencies, but the Suns don't.

After returning from the timeout, Dior dared not neglect any more, and defended Wang Chao in a very forward position.

But this is like a multiple-choice question. Since you choose to defend against three-pointers, don't even think about defending against breakthroughs with the ball.

With just one step, Wang Chao quickly passed Dior, rushed to the inside and scored 8 points in a row!
The Suns continued to use the hot Barbosa to attack. The nimble Barbosa even struggled for Howard, scoring frequently, but this time the Magic did not score because of Wang Chao. Did not allow the opponent to widen the point difference.

At the end of the third quarter, the score between the two teams was 85:81, with a difference of only 4 points.

In the third quarter, Wang Chao made 10 of 6 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 14 points. After the third quarter, his personal score reached 28 points, second only to Barbosa who scored 31 points in the third quarter!
Unexpected battle situation.

The Suns were completely overwhelmed by Wang Chao's performance, and they didn't know who to defend Wang Chao for a while.

The team that originally advocated offense actually started to worry about the defensive end during the game. This shows how much pressure Wang Chao put on the Suns.

At the beginning of the last quarter, the person in charge of defending Wang Chao changed from Dior to Marion.

Stoudemire, who had four fouls on his back, made another appearance. Even though he was suppressed and beaten by Howard, he could still make some contributions on the court.

However, when facing Wang Chao again, Marion found that he couldn't keep up with Wang Chao's movements.

It was not surprising that Marion was tired.

When Stoudemire was troubled by fouls and his playing time was limited, Marion assumed a lot of responsibility in the interior. At this time, his playing time had reached 32 minutes before he knew it. Not surprisingly, his playing time ended in the fourth quarter Will be more than 40 minutes.

If it was Marion two years ago, he could still run around the field in 40 minutes, but after two years, he really started to feel powerless.

What's more, Wang Chao at this time has activated the second stage of the long-distance runner's characteristics.

Wang Chao, who is attacking with the ball, may not be able to enjoy the bonus of running speed and shooting percentage in the second stage, but the 20% physical bonus is actually effective, which also makes a lot of physical fitness in the first three quarters. The exhausted Wang Chao quickly recovered to a healthier physical state.

With the addition and subtraction of the two, Marion, who was struggling to defend Wang Chao, was completely unable to defend Wang Chao at first.

Step back and hit a three-pointer!Break through with the ball and score a layup!Counter-attack and fast break for three-pointers!

Wang Chao's scoring on the offensive end is overwhelming, like chopping melons and vegetables.

Although the Suns had Barbosa and Nash scoring continuously to maintain the score, as halfway through the fourth quarter, Stoudemire received the sixth foul whistle of the game and was sent off for full fouls. Finally, the Suns finally couldn't withstand the fierce offensive of the Magic led by Wang Chao, and began to gradually lose.

(End of this chapter)