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

Chapter 106 Howard: Wang Chao, you are a genius!

"brush!"

“天哪！投篮再中！这是王超本节比赛命中的第5记投篮，单节比赛5中5，包括3记三分！王超在第四节比赛已经得到了13分！而且是100%命中率！”

"With this three-pointer, the Magic have successfully established a 5-point difference in the fourth quarter. There are 51 seconds left before the end of the game. The Suns may have no way to recover!"

The cheers from the home fans of the Magic were like waves. They kept chanting the names of Wang Chao and Howard. It was obvious that the team was able to win the game, and Wang Chao and Howard were the biggest contributors.

At the last moment, the Suns made a three-pointer from outside the three-point line. The previous three-pointer was extremely accurate. Barbosa, who made 13 of 8 shots, also lost his accuracy at the last moment when he was strictly guarded. Missing from outside the three-point line, the Suns lost their final chance to comeback.

113: 106.
The Magic won the game by 7 points at home, beating last season's defending champion Phoenix Suns.

"Ding—the task is completed. The player Wang Chao's personal score in this game reached 40+. The team won the game. Now the rewards are being distributed. Please pay attention to check."

The system prompt sounded in Wang Chao's ear.

With the completion of the task, the 100 point reward has also arrived.

To be honest, this task is not particularly difficult, at least it is much simpler than he imagined.

Of course, there are many reasons.

The Suns are not a team that is good at defense. Although Bell, Marion and others have a good one-on-one defensive ability, there are still many flaws in the Suns' fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions.

On the other hand, the overall strength of the Suns this season itself has declined. According to the original historical process, the Suns this season only had 55 wins in the regular season and ranked sixth in the Western Conference.

And the most important thing is actually what I said before, Wang Chao's own evolution made the Suns, who thought they knew him very well, very uncomfortable. Including Marion and others, they would all suffer because of this when defending Wang Chao.

For the above reasons, Wang Chao scored 41 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in this game, and his shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage were above 50%.

The reason for the Suns' loss was not only caused by Wang Chao alone, but Howard's performance in this game was also impeccable.

全场24投13中，罚球16投7中，得到33分18篮板3助攻，其中进攻篮板便有足足7个，完爆太阳队内线。

Under his defense, Stoudemire, the first scoring point of the Suns, only had 13 points and 6 rebounds. He left the game with 6 fouls early in the fourth quarter.

Thanks to the strong performance of the Suns, Barbosa made 28 of 15 shots and 15 of 8 three-pointers. He scored 38 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Otherwise, the game would not have been decided until the last few minutes. .

Calculated in this way, Wang Chao and Howard scored 74 points together. Such an amazing performance, how could they lose the game.

Not to mention that the Suns lost the game, watching Wang Chao score 41 points efficiently made me feel even more uncomfortable.

After the game, Nash took the initiative to hug Wang Chao and send blessings.

"Wang, it is definitely a wrong decision for the team to give up on you, but I am very happy that you can perform well in the Magic. I hope that your performance will get better and better in the future."

Whether it's because the agent of the two is Bill Duffy, or because Wang Chao helped Nash win the championship and FMVP last season, he was quite moved by Nash's kindness towards Wang Chao.

Wang Chao thought for a while and said, "I hope we can meet in the playoffs."

The Magic are in the Eastern Conference, and the Suns are in the Western Conference. There is only one possibility for the two teams to meet in the playoffs, and that is on the stage of the Finals.

This is not the kind of harsh words, "I will let everyone know how good I am in the finals", but to wish the opponent a successful breakthrough in the West.

But in fact, Wang Chao is clear that in the middle of the season, the Lakers will get Pau Gasol through a trade, which will greatly improve their strength and become the only one in the West. 4:1 easily defeated.

And Wang Chao and his team in the east also have a unique team, the Boston Celtics led by the Big Three.

The current strength of the Magic looks very good, but it is very difficult to pass the Celtics.

……

"Wang Chao Howard teamed up to score 74 points, and the Magic reversed the Suns and won the game."

"Wang Chao scored 41 points in a single game, proving that the Suns management has no eyes."

"The two stars of the Magic team shine on the field, and the Magic team in the new season is unstoppable!"

The battle with the Suns successfully pushed the reputation of the Magic to the peak. The Suns are not the opponents that the Magic have encountered before. This is a truly strong team. hot one.

The Magic's ability to beat the Suns proves that their strength can already be ranked among the league's strong teams.

And it's not just the Suns. A few days later, the Magic played against another team in last season's Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The two teams fought fiercely until overtime, and finally relying on a key three-pointer hit by Wang Chao in overtime, the Magic narrowly beat the Cavaliers by 117 point with a score of 116:1.

This is not the performance preseason in Huaguo, but the real regular season.

詹姆斯火力全开，全场27投15中砍下39分13篮板14助攻的大号三双数据。

However, for the Magic, Howard also scored 35 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Wang Chao also scored 28 points.

Seeing the tacit pick-and-roll cooperation between Wang Chao and Howard on the court, James felt sour. He was the one who came first. It was also a step faster for the Cavaliers to offer Wang Chao the maximum salary. Why was Wang Chao the final choice? Is it the Magic?Because Orlando is bigger than Cleveland?

It's really a very sad story.

The Magic, which defeated the Cavaliers, has a record of 8 wins and 1 loss. The Eastern Conference is second only to the Celtics who have won 9 consecutive victories, ranking second in the Eastern Conference and second in the league.

11月16日，魔术队客场95：70大胜篮网，胜场数来到9胜1负。

Never before has such a rich battle been fought, and Magic fans are a little carried away with excitement.

Then, they were hit hard.

On November 11, the Magic ushered in the big devil in the Eastern Conference at home, the Boston Celtics with 18 consecutive victories.

Before the start of the game, many Magic fans believed that even though the Celtics were strong, they were playing at home after all, and there was still a great chance of winning the game and ending the Celtics' winning streak.

But when the game officially started, they realized how big the gap in strength between the two teams was.

From the first quarter of the game, the Celtics kept pressing the Magic. Until the end of the game, the Magic never got close to the score within 5 points.

109: 104.

In the final score of the two teams, the Celtics defeated the Magic by 5 points and won 10 consecutive victories. At the same time, they gave the Magic their second regular season defeat.

In this game, Wang Chao and Howard performed very well. Wang Chao scored 26 points and Howard had 24 points and 11 rebounds.

But in this game, Wang Chao's shortcomings of insufficient defensive ability were infinitely magnified.

Whether it is Paul Pierce at the small forward position or Garnett at the power forward position, they can easily score on him.

Especially Pierce, whether Wang Chao or Turkoglu came to defend, there was no way to limit the opponent's scoring. Pierce made 24 of 14 shots, 8 of 7 free throws, and scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Garnett also scored 22 points and 9 rebounds, plus Ray Allen with 19 points, the Celtics Big Three scored 76 points together, and easily won the game.

Facts have proved that although the Magic, which gained the 04 duo, has made a qualitative leap in strength compared to last season, it is still no match for the Celtics, a top team with a combination of the Big Three and an overall strength that can reach historical levels.

……

After losing to the Celtics, the Magic won the remaining 11 games in November and finally achieved a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The two losses were against the San Antonio Spurs on November 2 and were defeated by the opponent 11:21. Massacre, Howard scored 128 points and 110 rebounds in this game, and Wang Chao also had 34 points and 16 rebounds, but they couldn't hold back the Spurs' six players who scored in double figures. Parker scored 26 points, Manu Ginobili scored 5 points and Duncan scored 32 points.

The GDP combination of the Spurs is also strictly a combination of the Big Three, except that Ginobili, who has the starting strength, ran to the bench.

As for another loss, it was the last game in November, an away game against the Suns on the 11th.

In this loss to the Suns, the Magic faced the same problems as the Spurs. Howard scored 30 points and 23 rebounds in the game. Wang Chao made 14 of 6 three-pointers and scored 25 points, but the Suns had 6. Ren scored in double figures, and the run-and-gun tactics were fully utilized, and finally defeated the Magic 112:109, avenging the previous revenge.

There is nothing Wang Chao can do about it. The Magic can't expect him to score more than 40+ points every time, can they?Perhaps Wang Chao can do it in the future, but it is still difficult with his ability.

In fact, as the season progresses, Wang Chao's style of play has changed, and other teams in the league have begun to gradually adapt and find ways to deal with it.

Although no one can completely limit Wang Chao's scoring due to Wang Chao's strong three-point deterrence outside the three-point line, these teams have gradually realized that although Wang Chao's ability to hold the ball and break through is good, his ability to finish and kill The power is still a bit lacking, far less than the threat from his three-pointer.

Of course, Wang Chao has trained hard for three and a half months, but he has only achieved an average of 88 ability points for layups, short-range shots and float shots. Even the combination of the three ability points for mid-range shots is only 90.

Of course, there is no problem in relying on these abilities to score, but compared with Kobe, James, Iverson and other breakthrough masters, it is obviously a grade worse.

Therefore, when facing Wang Chao, the current team will actively choose to step forward to defend, let Wang Chao break through with the ball, and hand it over to the inside defensive players to deal with it.

Wang Chao can use the time difference to score points when facing the auxiliary defense and supplementary defense, and the shooting rate can also be maintained at a stable rate of more than 45%. But in this way, the extremely explosive three-pointer can kill the opponent alive But there is no chance to display it. Only when playing pick-and-roll tactics with Howard, can I occasionally have the opportunity to display it.

Of course, having said so much, such a defensive strategy is just a compromise that other teams cannot limit Wang Chao's scoring. Contribute more than 45+ points steadily in each game.

As a young player in the fourth season of his career, it is already quite an amazing performance.

After the end of the schedule in November, the Magic, which played 11 games, achieved a record of 18 wins and 14 losses, second only to the Celtics with 4 wins and 15 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference.

Wang Chao averaged 18 points, 24.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 2.2 games, shooting 47% from the field and 48% from the three-point range, ranking fifth in the league in scoring. There are only James, Kobe, Iverson, and Anthony.

Before the start of the regular season, who would have thought that Wang Chao would actually perform like this in the Magic?Who would have thought that Wang Chao would focus on attacking with the ball in the Magic, instead of running without the ball in his old line of work in the Suns?
With such a scoring efficiency even in offense with the ball, Wang Chao is bound to become the league's top superstar in the future!

And the fans of Huaguo, who are far away across the ocean, have already chosen a very "appropriate" name for the combination of Wang Chao and Howard.

"Super Magic Combination"

The combination of the word Chao in Wang Chao's name and the magic word of Howard's nickname "Warcraft" does not sound wild.

The popularity of the super magic combination in China soared rapidly, and it was close to the Rockets' Yao Mai combination, becoming the second most popular partner combination in China after Yao Mai.

……

The schedule has entered December, and the schedule of the Magic team has also begun to become difficult. In 12 games in December, the Magic team will face the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz and other western powerhouses in the away game. The side will also fight the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons respectively.

If you are not careful, it is very likely that there will be a series of losing streaks.

Fortunately, after the schedule entered December, the Magic's Turkoglu began to usher in a wave of strong outbreaks.

Originally, the 07-08 season was the brightest period of Turkoglu's entire career. He averaged 82 points, 19.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 5 games in the regular season, and his three-point shooting percentage could reach 40%. He earned $637 million The annual salary of [-] million yuan is more efficient and outstanding than that of Mr. Lewis.

At the beginning of this season, because of Wang Chao, Turkoglu had fewer opportunities to hold the ball, and his personal statistics did not improve significantly. Obviously, it was much worse than what it should have been.

But the facts have proved that what should come will still come.

进入12月份的第一场比赛，面对洛杉矶湖人队，特科格鲁便强势爆发，得到24分4篮板7助攻，与20分的王超和17分10篮板的霍华德联手以104:97击败湖人。

紧跟着12月3日第二场比赛，特科格鲁拿下22分8篮板11助攻准三双数据，加上同样得到22分的王超和21分23篮板大号两双的霍华德，帮助魔术123:117击败金州勇士。

For a while, the Magic seemed to have a Big Three combination. Howard, Wang Chao, and Turkoglu could each contribute close to 20+ scoring output. Coupled with the stable scoring of players such as Nelson and Bogans, the Magic were in the At the beginning of December, they were still making great strides, winning games continuously.

The Magic's first loss in December came in an away game against the Houston Rockets on December 12.

Prior to this, they had won 7 consecutive victories.

But after facing the Rockets, the Magic's winning streak was ended.

This can't be helped, the rocket's restraint on magic is the suppression of the blood.

The nickname of Dayao eating, sleeping and playing Warcraft is not for nothing.

Howard has an absolute advantage against most inside centers in the league, but he always suffers when facing Yao.

两人职业生涯一共交手过9次，大姚以7胜2负的战绩全面领先，同时两人对位时的数据分别是大姚23.6分10.4篮板，霍华德12.2分9.8篮板。

Even if you put aside the early seasons of Howard's career and just look at the three seasons of 07, 08 and 09, Howard has never had the upper hand in a direct confrontation.

This time was no exception. Yao scored 22 points and 13 rebounds in the game, but Howard only had 13 points and 9 rebounds. His performance was completely suppressed.

At the same time, the two giants McGrady and Lewis scored 23 points and 18 points respectively, playing all online.

Although Wang Chao and Turkoglu also played with 20+ points for the Magic, Howard's hip stretch still made the team lose.

I have to admit that Wang Chao's joining the Magic directly helped the Rockets. They faced the risk of exploding salary space, signed first and then traded for Lewis, and formed a Big Three combination, which is obviously much stronger than the Rockets at the same time.

At present, the Rockets' Big Three, Dayao averaged 21.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, McGrady averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, and Lewis averaged 19.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. From the perspective of data performance alone, they are not inferior to the Celtics' Big Three. .

The current Rockets, with a record of 16 wins and 8 losses, ranks third in the West and ranks second in the odds of winning the championship, second only to the Boston Celtics in the East, and even better than the Spurs, Suns and other teams. Superior.

Maybe this time the Rockets can reach the second round or even the Western Conference Finals, but it is still quite difficult to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

No matter how incomprehensible and powerful McGrady was at his peak, it is an indisputable fact that he is not as good as Kobe in terms of offensive ability, especially on the key stage of the playoffs, McGrady's ability is always controversial.

As for Dayao, considering his physical fitness and ability to resist, it is difficult for him to be the first offensive core to take on the team's tough task, and neither can Lewis.

The Big Three of the Rockets seem to be very powerful, but when it comes time to fight tough battles, this lineup always gives people a feeling of instability, unlike Duncan of the Spurs who is like a needle god in the sea. The three giants of the Walters have top strengths and can complement each other's shortcomings.

……

After losing to the Rockets, the Magic then lost at home to the Boston Celtics on December 12.

The Big Three, who are still in their final peak, are truly terrifyingly strong. What's even more frightening is that they also have one with an astonishing IQ. Although his ability is still somewhat lacking, he can use his superb basketball IQ to bring the team together very well. Point guard Rajon Rondo.

In this game, Rondo, who was still a second-year rookie, scored 23 points and 6 rebounds. Like Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen, they all scored 20+ points. The Celtics scored 20+ points. People, defeated the Magic with a big score of 113:101.

The Magic, which lost successively to strong teams such as the Rockets and Celtics, began to get a little impatient. The remaining few games in December did not perform very well, and they lost the games against the Pistons and Jazz respectively. The losing streak was instantly opened up by the Celtics.

Here is the defect of the lineup being too young. The two inner and outer cores of the Magic are only in their early 20s. They are inexperienced in the game, and it is normal to have some minor problems.

But being young also has another advantage, that is, there are more problems, and the speed of adjustment and learning progress is also very fast.

The three-game losing streak of the Magic quickly adjusted back in the next game, and won consecutive games against the Knicks, Heat, Bobcats and Bulls, achieving a wave of four consecutive victories.

12月份的比赛就此结束，魔术队在12月的赛程中取得10胜5负战绩，总战绩来到24胜9负。

Correspondingly, the Boston Celtics, who are at the top of the Eastern Conference and are far ahead in terms of record, have a record of 12 wins and 25 losses after their December schedule. They only lost 3 games in November and December. Contest.

In terms of wins, the Magic has been completely pulled away by the Celtics, especially in December when they lost more games, which also allowed the Pistons to gradually come from behind. Although the Magic still occupies the No. 12 spot in the Eastern Conference with a record of 24 wins .2 position, but the Pistons are 23 wins and 7 losses, and the winning percentage is higher than the Magic. It is only because of the arrangement of the league schedule that they played a few games less than the Magic. According to the current situation, the record surpasses the Magic. It is only a matter of time before the team rises to second place in the Eastern Conference.

Of course, the Magic don’t want to lose their No.2 position in the Eastern Conference. It’s not just a matter of face. Judging from the current situation, although there have only been more than 30 games in the regular season, it’s not surprising that the Eastern Conference has gone from No. [-] to No. [-]. Fourth, the high probability is the Celtics, Magic, Pistons and Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are far behind the Magic and the Pistons in terms of wins and winning percentage. Therefore, the competition for the second and third places in the Eastern Conference is very likely to determine the home and away advantage of the two teams in the future playoffs once they meet.

Naturally, neither of the two sides wants to lose their home court advantage in the playoffs because they didn't work hard enough in the regular season.

Therefore, for the next January's schedule, whether it is the Magic or the Pistons, they will go all out, and it is bound to compete for a high.

In addition to the game, at the end of December, the 12 All-Star Weekend voting initiated by the league also conducted the first round of voting and announced the results of the first round of voting.

Garnett, who joined the Celtics and helped the Celtics have the best start performance in recent years, became the top voter in the first round, and the number of votes was much ahead of No.2 James.

Howard and Kobe in the West ranked third and fourth in the number of votes, and the situation of qualifying for the All-Star starter is clear.

But Wang Chao's situation is a bit embarrassing.

Wang Chao, who joined the Magic in the new season, has indeed played the best performance of his career, averaging 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, which is quite amazing. This also makes him get a lot of votes in the All-Star voting, and he is also among the best in the Eastern Conference. .

But the embarrassing thing is that he is in the East and voted as a forward, which means that his direct competitors are No. 2 in the first round of voting, Garnett and James.

In Wang Chao's impression, these two players were the two players with the highest vote rate until the end of the voting. In the end, Garnett got nearly 240 million votes and James 210 votes.

As for Dayao, who has the advantage of the Huaguo crowd, this year's votes are only 170 million.

Wang Chao will definitely not be able to compete with the two perverts Garnett and James, at least not yet.

Therefore, there is a high probability that he can only be selected as an All-Star substitute, even if his vote percentage is second only to Wade among guards, he will completely crush all other guards in the East.

In addition to the All-Star voting, other projects of the All-Star Weekend have also begun to recruit participating players.

As the winner of the past two three-point contests, many fans are looking forward to Wang Chao's three consecutive championships.

Therefore, the league officials invited Wang Chao to participate in this three-point contest early.

Wang Chao readily agreed to this.

His three three-point ability values ​​are all as high as 99, which is really rare in the history of the league. It would be a pity if he did not leave some records in the three-point contest that are difficult for future generations to surpass. Wang Chao knows very well that even if it is for entertainment , There is no golden three-point contest champion. If he can win five or six consecutive three-point contests, he will still be talked about by fans as a capital worth bragging about in the future.

This is like Vince Carter. Although he didn't have any particularly strong performance in his career, he was only selected to the second team and once to the third team, but when he mentioned it, he always felt that he was one of the top superstars in the league in early 2. With the title of the four shooting guards, a large part of the reason is that Carter shocked everyone in the dunk contest in 3, was dubbed the title of half-man half-god, and the name has been spreading in the world.

In fact, in Carter's highest scoring season, he averaged only 27.6 points per game, which is not necessarily better than Ray Allen in the same period, and Ray Allen also played 2 teams and 3 teams at a time. Why did Ray Allen Not the Big Four?This is the difference in fame.

Compared with the low-key Ray Allen, Carter, who dunks explosively and gorgeously, and has the handsome title of half-man, half-god, must have more fans and supporters.

Wang Chao still has no way to win the hearts of fans with handsome dunks, so using an alternative way of three-pointers is also a good choice.

Dominating the three-point contest and becoming the most representative three-point shooter of this era is a shortcut for Wang Chao to become a superstar.

While Wang Chao signed up for the three-point contest, Howard also participated in the dunk contest.

It's just that after signing up, Howard was frowning and distressed.

"What kind of movement should be used in the dunk contest?"

Howard participated in the slam dunk contest last year, but was eliminated in the preliminaries. There is no way to do that. Even if he has extremely strong physical fitness, but the big inside players, in the slam dunk contest that pays attention to the slam dunk movements, are generally not good enough. It's hard to make a difference.

In this slam dunk contest, Howard felt that last year's champion, Gerald Green, would definitely continue to compete and try to defend his title. In terms of dunking, he couldn't match his opponent, so he had to work hard on creativity.

Therefore, he started to prepare for the action and creativity of the slam dunk contest early, and he often tries to perform some complex dunks during training intervals on weekdays.

But the pain of the creative process can be empathized by anyone who has had writing or other creative experience.

Within a few days, Howard, who felt dissatisfied with dunking, had nothing to do, holding his head and sighing.

"It seems that this year's slam dunk contest, I still can only be eliminated in the preliminaries like last year."

When Howard sighed like this, Wang Chao sat aside. He thought for a while, and then said to Howard. "Dwight, I have a good idea. I think your jumping and explosive power are just like Superman. Why don't you put on Superman's clothes during the slam dunk contest and have a superman transform into a flying dunk?"

"???"

Howard's eyes widened suddenly, he turned his head to look at Wang Chao in surprise, then rushed to hug him and laughed.

"Hahaha, Wang, I love you so much! You are such a genius!"

One word awakened the dreamer, why didn't he think of such a good idea?
Superman Returns on an all-star stage, complete with a phone booth transformation!
If this scene is really staged on the stage of the slam dunk contest, it will definitely amaze the audience, the creativity is simply invincible!
"Stay away from me." Wang Chao pushed Howard away with a look of disgust.

In fact, even without Wang Chao, Howard would still think of the idea of ​​Superman. Whether it was reminded by others or his own inspiration, the scene of Superman's flying dunk in the 2008 slam dunk contest is one of the classic pictures in the entire history of the slam dunk contest.

Wang Chao just gave Howard a reminder before he thought of this idea.

"Wang! You have to help me. During the slam dunk contest, you help me tie the Superman cape, and then help me pass the ball to complete the slam dunk!" Howard said to Wang Chao: "When I win the slam dunk contest, I hope to have you Help me on the field! As long as you help me, I will introduce you to the best beauties! You must know that the All-Star Weekend is a carnival day for everyone, and there will be many celebrities participating..."

Wang Chao: "It's a deal!"

(End of this chapter)