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

Chapter 126 Mud
"2:0 Celtics, the Magic are back in the championship?"

"Steady No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, the Magic have regained their form, and they are still the strongest in the league!"

"The strongest rookie is already in the lineup! Magic's 19-year-old player Lee helped the team win with 28 points and strongly suppressed KG."

"Howard: Lee is the best rookie, I said."

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This game made the headlines of the major sports media within an hour after the end. It was originally a live broadcast across the United States. It was a match between two seeded teams competing for the number one championship in the Eastern Conference. Li Chengming has also attracted the attention of all NBA fans in the two major countries on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

As we all know, the NBA is actually not the top game in North America, and the attention in the United States once ranked fourth in the professional league.

But they are the one that has done the best in globalization among these professional leagues.

More and more international players are coming to the NBA, and Dayao's joining has directly opened up the Huaguo market on the other side.

Therefore, the commercialization of the NBA is also becoming more and more prosperous, and there are many broadcasts around the world.

And such a key card position battle has naturally attracted the attention of fans from all over the world. In China, they have already fought to the death on the forum two days before the game.

The term "poisonous milk" is not popular yet, and there is no routine of "milking" opponents in advance before the game. Everyone is fighting in the air, ranking each other's advantages and disadvantages in a serious manner, and then making pre-match predictions.

Or it is a direct scolding battle, especially in the hottest post bar today, and even two post bars "conquer" each other.

Today you say that I "disrespect my predecessors", tomorrow I say that you "have no capacity for people", and the day after tomorrow you will say "foreign basketball is rounder", and the day after tomorrow it will be "Chinese people are not black people".

Of course, at the end of the game, this kind of dispute is also the most lively time, and even the trinity of "Magic Bar", "Lee Chengming Bar", and "Howard Bar" combined to explode Garnett's post bar.

However, this kind of thing happens often, and it is not at the level of Kobe, James, McGrady, and Dayao. As for the word-of-mouth that really directly affects the players.

However, the media who questioned the Magic team because of four games and three losses before, now they have changed their tune again.
And for Li Chengming who performed well, he did not hesitate to praise Li Chengming. Of course, Li Chengming's performance in this game is also worthy of their praise.

Barkley even said bluntly in the "NBA Insider" column, "Our little friend Li, he has saved the Magic more than once. I now agree with some fans that Rashad should give Lee half of his salary. It has to be pre-tax…”

Well, Fliggy is good at making troubles and starting groups.

Even though it seemed unaffected on the surface, Li Chengming secretly observed the attitude of his teammates during training.

It doesn't look like much has changed. If there were any changes, they wouldn't be able to hide them so well.

Let’s not talk about acting skills or not. According to Li Chengming’s relationship with them, these guys’ true faces can be clearly seen in the training without external packaging. It doesn’t matter who has conflicts with whom or has a better relationship. It cannot be faked at all.

And there is no need to cover up these things. As long as you don't directly express contradictions to the outside world, there is no big problem. Isn't it easy to talk about scenes?

So all the secrets stay in the locker room. This is also an internal unspoken rule of the NBA, which is already a closed enough circle.

There was even a beating incident on the team before, the cause was just a small quarrel, just because the two of them were drinking fountains, they were easily suppressed and did not cause any trouble.

Of course, this kind of thing will not even get out, firstly, the news value is not high enough, and secondly, everyone consciously keeps silent, and the Magic can still do a good job in internal management.

So what has been presented to the outside world so far is a harmonious atmosphere. The fans will not know how oppressive the atmosphere was when they lost four games and three losses. It seems that everyone has nothing to say and everyone has their own thoughts.

Of course, it is directly reversed now, not only because the team won, but also because they defeated the Green Army. A good opponent even helps them cohere and unite.

Then three days later, the Magic returned to home against the Knicks, which is also the second battle between the two teams this season.

The last time Li Chengming did not play in the Knicks home game in the Big Apple City, but this time he faced the same opponent, but Li Chengming got the chance to start. This is his second start this season.

It's not that the Magic has been sidelined by an injury, and there are no physical problems in the three-day games. It's just that Van Gundy wants to train.

Is there a more suitable training object than Mud?

Sitting in a big market like New York, and the basketball mecca of Madison Square Garden, the Knicks are like a douchebag that can't be supported.

Owner James Dolan didn't want to make progress, general manager Isiah Thomas acted recklessly, and the result was the mess that the Knicks are today.

Since 2000, they have only made the playoffs twice, and both were eliminated in the first round.

In the past three seasons, they have all been at the bottom of the division, 11th in the Eastern Conference, and directly fished at the end of the season. Judging from the current situation this season, it has not improved.

What is even more desperate is that their situation will last at least another 10 years. At that time, the contracts of many players in the team will expire, and there will be some big fish in the transfer market. At that time, maybe they can try The way to clean up the junk contracts and then sign the stars will gather a certain amount of combat power.

The players in their team actually have certain strengths, but in this team atmosphere, no one wants to play well. Everyone wants to make good statistics and get a big contract.

As for victory, what does it matter to them?
For them, the game is a normal clock-in to work, and the honor is not worth mentioning.

No matter how ambitious the players come here, they will sink to the end, and the players who come here will also be labeled as a "tumor".

There are also Zach Randolph, who has experienced the baptism of "Portland Prison".

They are not even sure about a stable starting lineup now, and how they play every day seems to depend on the mood of the coaching staff.

Just like the starting roster of this game is very different from the previous game. David Lee and Randolph started and replaced the substitutes, while Jeffries, who is [-] and usually plays the [-]th and [-]th positions, played the [-]rd position.

结果这场比赛半节就几乎分出了胜负，霍华德7分钟狂抢8分8篮板，带领球队以19:5领先。

Another "Little Shark" Eddie Curry was directly blown up by Howard, committing 2 fouls in 2 minutes.

Li Chengming also went off to rest first. Van Gundy was no longer training, but more like playing. He made three or four substitutions and adjustments in more than half a quarter.

And after Li Chengming came up again, facing Randolph, who was somewhat similar to him in height, shape and even style of play, he felt as if he was looking in a mirror.

I have to say that the Knicks really have a few good players, and all of them are good scorers. Randolph is skilled in low-post offensive skills. But it can definitely be regarded as the first-class level of the league.

It is impossible for Li Chengming to completely prevent the opponent. He can only limit it as much as possible by predicting his footsteps and creating physical interference, especially not giving him room to shoot.

His pair of long arms played a role, coupled with the strength to withstand it, it made Randolph miserable to squeeze around.

But the fat man's hands and feet are extremely flexible when attacking. Even if the ball is cut off for a while, he can quickly find it back. In addition, his floor flow style is more thorough than Li Chengming. He almost walks close to the ground. Even if he staggered, he was still able to stand firm.

What's even more weird is that after he is blocked, the ball often returns to his own arms as if it has suction, and then directly attacks again.

This leads to him not looking very good at shooting, but he doesn't particularly crowd the offensive rounds.

Of course, the current style of play of the Knicks is also very weird. This is determined by their team formation. Marbury and Crawford are good at chaotic warfare, but Randolph, David Lee and others prefer positions Offense, this internal and external division, let them basically play their own way.

But the biggest problem is actually defense. The door of his house is always open, waiting for people to come with open arms.

Everyone seems to have a tacit understanding to focus on the offensive end. It's just a single defense, and occasionally make up for a position. If it's too late, they just ignore it and retreat to collect rebounds.

As a result, although the Knicks scored some points due to the reduced defensive intensity of the Magic in the second half of the quarter, the Magic also did not lose points, and the point difference remained unchanged.

At the end of the first quarter, the Magic led by 37 points with 22:15.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Chengming was still on the court. This time the matchup was replaced by David Lee, and then he saw a defense that was worse than Randolph. Whether it was position selection or marking awareness, he was absolutely amazing. .

Li Chengming even only needs a fake move to shake him away and get a good shot space.

On the offensive end, David Lee and Randolph are two types. They are good at catching and shooting after pick-and-rolls, eating cakes and directly attacking the frame, and second offenses under the basket, which is commonly known as picking up leaks.

This type of Li Chengming is actually more difficult to defend, because his ability to switch defenses is average.

However, David Lee didn't feel very good today, and once he made two consecutive layups at the basket before scoring.

The two sides were deadlocked for 4 minutes, and the Knicks even took a slight lead, because the Magic's offensive efficiency declined, and the appearance of "Little Potato" Nate Robinson also caused a lot of trouble for the Magic.

This "Wu Dalang" player, whose height may be less than 175, uses his speed to frequently break through Li Chengming's side, or make three-pointers from the outside or layups after passing.

What's more, he almost contributed a stun button that shocked everyone, just because Li Chengming had a premonition of his purpose in advance, and he just got out of the way.

When he jumped down, the kid raised his eyebrows at Li Chengming provocatively, which made Li Chengming a little puzzled.

In fact, the game has already lost its suspense. There is already a gap in strength between the two teams. Once the score is drawn, even if the Knicks regain their offensive status, it will be easy for the Magic to score based on their defense. So next It looks more like a game of tacit understanding.

After halftime, the Magic had opened up to a 20-point gap.

Then Li Chengming didn't play again in the second half...

(End of this chapter)