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

Chapter 111 Three Sections 20+
After the first half, the Magic not only managed to overtake the score, but even took a 14-point lead in reverse, winning the opponent by [-] points in a single quarter.

The score was 52:42. The two teams scored almost the same from the bench, and the difference was mainly in the main force.

It was said before that Texas Xiaoqiang’s substitute was weak, but he was really weak when he encountered him in the game, and Hyde was not bad, but today he just caught up with a bad touch, and Mike James’ shooting percentage was less than four. Cheng's insiders can play 17 minutes per game. As Dayao's substitute, it can be said that he has no advantages except being able to pull out the three-point line and shoot.

That is to say, Wells broke out today, scoring 11 points in the half, which is on par with the Magic.

Most of the losses are in the main force, and there is indeed a gap between the main lineup and the Magic, especially in terms of offense. Everyone on the Magic side can play, but they still have to keep Hayes, who has no offensive ability. Tow space.

Today, the role of the defensive end is not obvious. Watching the highlights can be regarded as deflated for Li Chengming, but most of the time Li Chengming should play as he should.

And when Lewis was on the court, he had nothing to do, because Lewis floated and shot, and he didn't fight him in the paint at all.

It's a pity that Mr. Yiyuan's shooting is not in the right shape this time. His shots and three-pointers are more than [-]% of his hits. If it is not because of the surprise of Li Chengming this season, in fact, Lewis's ups and downs offensive state will definitely be criticized by Magic fans. Even now, many people think that his big contract is not worth it, at least not worth so much.

Ordinary fans will not see his tactical role, especially in making Howard more comfortable in the interior, and making opponents dare not double-team at will. They only see him as if he is a ghost, extremely unstable.

In fact, shooting players have this trait, and in the end it depends on the overall performance after a season.

Among Texas Xiaoqiang's starters today, McGrady is actually the most pitiful. It can also be said that he dragged down the efficiency of Houston's main force.

It is worth mentioning that shortly after Li Chengming came on the court in the second quarter, McGrady almost sprained his ankle when he slipped from the bottom line and broke through for a layup. Fortunately, he was helped by Li Chengming on the side.

But even if he was not injured, his performance today was a disaster. After returning to the field after a 1-minute break, he only missed two shots. In the first half, he made 11 of 1 shots and only hit one outside three-pointer. , This is the peak O'Neal can't drive it.

The key is that as one of the core of the team, McGrady can't be pressed on the bench yet, he still needs to keep holding the ball and shooting to find the touch.

If it weren't for their defensive restrictions on the Magic, Li Chengming faced Hayes twice in singles, missed a shot and scored once. Turkoglu missed a three-pointer, and the first half of the game might have been spent.

半场李成名出战11分钟有余，出手9次命中5次，罚球6中5，得到15分4篮板1助攻，从数据面板上来看可以说是两队表现最好的一个。

霍华德和大姚表现其实旗鼓相当，一个8中4拿到11分8篮板2盖帽，一个10中4得到10分10篮板1助攻2盖帽，而且两人各自赏了对方一个大帽。

The main reason is that when there were less than 2 minutes left in the second quarter, Howard paid his third foul on Dayao and went off to rest. He only played 15 minutes.

And Dayao made 4 of 2 free throws. In fact, it can be seen that his hand feeling is really bad today, and he is not in a normal state that he should have at all.

At halftime, Su Qun said: "The Magic seemed to have taken a nap in the first quarter, but they woke up suddenly in the second quarter, playing Houston defenselessly. McGrady felt cold in the first half, and they wanted to win , he has to get back his touch, and he can't just rely on Dayao to fight in the paint."

Although Dayao's offensive efficiency is average, he directly restrained Howard, the core of the Magic's defense, when attacking. The teammates couldn't seize the opportunity and couldn't blame him.

After all, compared to Howard, the only good defender anyone else faces is Bogans.

Not only is Bogans reliable on the defensive end, but he is also on the offensive line today, and even grabbed a lot of rebounds, and he seems to be heading for a double-double.

Overall in the first half, the Magic were of course the better team. In the first quarter, Li Chengming played to prop up the offense, and after the second quarter the offense went smoothly, everyone could score.

In contrast, Houston Xiaoqiang is a bit worse here.

Among domestic fans, there are also many people discussing the game at this time on the Internet. Although Li Chengming and Dayao did not face each other in the first half, both of them can be regarded as the best performers of their respective teams. Compared with the Magic, the small strong team played too badly in the second quarter.

The offensive efficiency is low, and fortunately, the speed of returning to defense is fast enough to prevent the Magic from making many counterattacks.

As for the second half of the game and the outcome of this game, most people expect the Magic to win the final victory.

Of course, Houston is not without hope. Although McGrady has been plagued by injuries and his state is up and down, but as a star, his ability to adjust cannot be ignored.

It just seems that coach Adelman's Princeton tactics still don't fit well with this Rockets team.

At the beginning of the game, they played well, but unfortunately, they lost six games in a row, which dealt a heavy blow to the team and fans.

After that, the winning streak and losing streak were intertwined, and before this game against the Magic, they had just lost, and the opponent in the last game was also the Mavericks.

So for the Magic, it is an opportunity to end their losing streak. For Houston, they also want to avoid starting a losing streak.

Then the intermission ended, and after the third quarter, McGrady really recovered some form, scoring 7 points in a row with sudden shots, and once led the team to close the score to 3 points.

But soon Howard caught the ball from the basket and faced Hayes, turned around and succeeded in a one-armed dunk. Then Dayao turned over and missed his jumper. Bogans protected the rebound and returned to the offensive end to use Howard to cover and catch the ball Basket hit.

McGrady played singles with the ball in the waist again. The misplaced attack caused Lewis' defensive foul and made one of two free throws.

Lewis caught the ball and made a throw one step before the free throw line, and Dayao also made a hook when he turned around. The point difference remained at around six points until Li Chengming came on the court.

Houston recovered 4 points in half a quarter, but after entering the rotation, they immediately felt the pressure again.

Wells came on to replace Battier, but he failed to take two shots in a row. On the contrary, after Li Chengming caught the ball under the basket and made a strong play, he protected the rebound and passed Bogans for a fast break dunk, pulling the score again. Arrived at 9 points.

Su Qun sighed: "This game was too difficult for Houston. The substitutes performed well in the first half, but the main force was digging holes. In the third quarter, the starting lineup pulled back a little bit of the score, but the rotation went all out again. "

Xu continued: "There is still a lack of points in the bench that can score stably. Bunch Wells is good at scoring points in chaotic battles. He likes to break through the basket and put the ball in the basket in confrontation. There is no outside line on the court in Houston. The shooting spot can open up the space, which is exactly what the Magic want."

Li Chengming and Howard simply squeezed into the penalty area. Wells even sent an assist to Dayao, but he averaged only one or two assists per game in his career, and he shot less than one shot from outside the three-point line. , it can be said that restricting his breakthrough will halve his threat.

Adelman didn't know what to think, but let him come up to attack, and then Dayao and McGrady turned back and ran.

In this way, Dayao went down to rest after 2 minutes, and McGrady went down after 1 minute, but the score gap widened in the process.

Compared with the kind of defender who relies on speed and rhythm, Li Chengming is really not afraid of a strong confrontational player like Wells. His breakthrough is only two times. Hold him, and his energy immediately goes down.

The flameout of Wells made Houston's substitute even more stretched. Hyde and Scola failed to provide much effective help after they played.

In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, Battier, Hyde and Scola hit the iron consecutively, giving the Magic three or four fast-break counterattack opportunities, and they basically succeeded.

This wave directly widened the point difference to 13 points. In the end, it was Wells who scored 4 points in a row with sudden penalties, so that the team did not lose more.

At the end of the three quarters, the Magic had led by 79 points 67:12.

李成名第三节上场5分钟，先后面对海耶斯、巴蒂尔和斯科拉的防守，5投3中，罚球2中2得到9分，三节已经获得24分6篮板3助攻，眼看着有可能又是一场30+的表演。

(End of this chapter)