After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 105 Warcraft is unhappy
On Monday, December 12th, last week’s player of the week was announced in time. Howard led the Magic to a record of 17 wins and 3 loss, and averaged 1+24 per game. This is the third time this season. Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors.

And the Magic have only lost one game in the past half month, and if they continue to maintain it, Howard will also be the best player of the month in the Eastern Conference this month.

Although there are many voices who think that Li Chengming is the biggest contributor to the three wins and one loss, don't you think that the Magic will lose when he stretches his hips?
EMMM...

Are you a sunspot?
In short, with the prestige of the best of the week, Howard scored 22 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks in the away game against the Dallas Mavericks that night.

But the team lost again!
In this game, Lewis, the second master, came back, but facing the opposite Nuo Tianwang, he couldn't do the exchange, allowing the opponent to score 31 points, but his own score was only half.

The best performer on the Magic side was Turkoglu, who scored 14 points with super high efficiency on 10 of 26 shots. However, in the critical period of the game, he left the field early due to five fouls. Pulled to 10 points.

After the Turkish agents played again, they hit key goals frequently, but in the end they could only accept a regrettable defeat.

At 108:111, the Magic swallowed the fifth defeat of the season by only 3 points, and got the team's first losing streak this season. The wins rank first in the East, but the Celtics with 21 wins and 5 losses have shown an aggressive trend.

Another key to this game is that Li Chengming did not play.

Naturally, Li Chengming's absence was not because he was buried in the snow, but because he fell ill before the game. He stayed in Orlando to rest for the sake of insurance, and did not go to the away game with the team.

In fact, Li Chengming also thought it was quite strange, and he didn't know if he suddenly caught a cold after kicking the quilt last night.

Having said that, Orlando is located in a subtropical region. Due to the warming and humidification effect of the Gulf Stream and the humid and mild southerly wind, the climate can be said to be very livable. The annual average temperature is stable at 22 degrees, which is relatively mild all year round, which is only 6 The month is slightly hotter.

It is the turn of autumn and winter, and the temperature is relatively mild. The temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is not that big. Moreover, with Li Chengming's current physique, he will not feel cold even if he is shirtless outside.

But I just caught a cold. The symptoms are not very serious, but my body is relatively weak and I don’t want to exercise.

Van Gundy is probably due to the fact that as a rookie, he has too much playing time. He has not missed 30 minutes in the last few games, and the burden is also heavy, and he often fights with the inside.

In addition, just in case, he was not brought, anyway, Lewis just came back.

And it is also "confidence" in the strength of the Mavericks. After all, it is "Dallas is too weak", and the result was taught by reality.

For the first time this season, they have tasted a losing streak, and from 11 consecutive victories to two consecutive losses, the atmosphere of the team has become gloomy, so that Li Chengming felt a little strange when he came to the arena after recovering on Wednesday.

"What's going on here?"

Redick is working on his [-]-point shot, and as a white shooter, it's his long-range shooting that has made him a solid NBA presence.

Of course, as the second position, there are other skills, but it is generally difficult to show him the opportunity in the game, and he dare not, just shoot and it's over.

As a role player, it is most useful to be able to do what you are good at.

"It's nothing, it's just that everyone is unhappy after losing." Redick shrugged, with a "you know" expression.

Li Chengming scratched his head, not understanding at all.

That's right, isn't it just losing a game, and it's not like you haven't lost before.

And to be honest, he was more or less relieved that he didn't play for the team and lose, because he didn't want people to feel that he was dispensable to the team.

Of course, normal people don't think so, but in fact, even without Li Chengming, according to the Magic's lineup configuration, they should be able to beat the Mavericks, but they really didn't play very well.

Van Gundy has been discussing something with the coaching staff today, and it seems that he wants to adjust his tactics again.

However, after playing for so long, the big framework has basically been settled, and they are all minor repairs. If there is a subversion, it will be unpredictable.

After all, they only lost two games, not a complete defeat.

Then Li Chengming found Howard again. Although he scored 22 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists in the last game, and only missed one free throw, he was obviously not feeling well when he led the team to lose, so he looked a little bit Yu Yu, even Li Chengming didn't pay attention when he came up close.

It was Li Cheng who called out his name. Howard looked back and saw that it was him who said hello. Then he suddenly thought of something, looked back at him, and asked, "The next game is going to be against Houston. How do you feel?"

Li Chengming was stunned for a moment before realizing that this guy was actually nervous about facing Dayao, right?

"Are you afraid?"

"Who's scared?" Howard immediately stared at him and instantly turned into Mr. Zhang with leopard head and eyes around him, and then he smiled shyly and said, "I just don't want to lose three times in a row..."

Well, that's what I said, if they really lose again in the end, then they will lose three times in a row, and the feeling will be completely different.

When the team wins in a row, the momentum is very strong, and the players will maintain a good competitive state, reaching the peak physically and mentally; but once the losing streak starts, the more you lose, the more shaken your heart will be, especially if the gap between the front and the back is obvious. , and even start to doubt myself.

And judging from the matchup records between the Magic and Xiaoqiang, Warcraft and Dayao, and the state of their opponents, the probability of them losing this game is really not small.

Howard may be a little worried. After all, the team has such a good momentum this season. Although they have never talked about the championship from top to bottom, they all just say that they hope to go further this year.

After all, it is their first time to form a team this year, especially Li Chengming and Lewis, who are rising. The current important members of the two teams are newcomers. They seem to be well-adjusted, but they still need to continue to cultivate a tacit understanding—— At least as an excuse for failure.

But with the [-]th consecutive victory, it's okay to hope for the championship in my heart, right?

If you keep losing in the future, what's the point of competing for the championship?
"A losing streak isn't a losing streak. You don't know until you've beaten it. What are you thinking about now?"

After Li Chengming finished speaking, he realized that Howard looked at him but didn't speak. He turned around strangely, looked at himself again, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Uh, nothing..."

Seeing Happy Beast frowning and shaking his head, Li Yong also frowned, thinking about it until the end of the training.

He didn't understand until his father put a local Orlando newspaper in front of him and asked him to read an article on one of the pages.

"No way, I'm still a rookie..."

Father Li sighed and said, "The NBA always likes to praise super rookies. If they get over it, they will jump into the dragon's door. If they can't get over it, it's only the players who lose. They'll find another target to brag about."

"But this is a local newspaper in Orlando, shouldn't you wish us well?" After speaking, Li Chengming realized that the media is the media, and if they are expected to be honest, wouldn't that be embarrassing for others?
However, how can I be sure that Howard must have read this report?

In fact, there is no need to be sure, because there is such a voice, it is definitely not just this newspaper, and even the Internet is probably indispensable.

Although Howard has been a little tired recently and probably doesn't have the energy to go online, he can definitely hear the voices of the outside world.

Especially in the last five games, once Li Chengming played well, it was easy to win, he could reverse when he exploded, he lost if he stretched his hips, and he lost when he was absent.

Also said that Li Chengming is not "eukaryotic"?
No matter how happy Warcraft is, he is still a hearty person, and in this regard, he is actually exactly the same as his former idol O'Neill.

The reason why I say it was once is because O'Neill turned his fans away after criticizing him many times.

He still thinks that he is the boss and Li Chengming is just his younger brother, but many of these criticisms from the outside world are true to some extent, which makes it difficult for him to refute.

It's sad...

"You don't need to justify this matter, just deal with it coldly..."

Li Chengming was about to ask, when Father Li's cell phone rang again. He saw his father answering the phone, and his expression changed after a while.

(End of this chapter)