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

Chapter 133 The Magic's Goal
When another star player on the team is injured, Houston's roster suddenly looks shabby.

The five players in the starting lineup can't get three or more decent starting players. Streetball king Alston is actually more suitable as the sixth man. Luther Hyde, Chuck Hayes, which team can start this?
This is on the court, just like Dayao and his three and a half holes.

This lineup plus a former superstar Tracy McGrady who has declined significantly, has just undergone a coaching change and a new tactical style of play, and it is still a system like Princeton that cannot really play out in half a season. It is not surprising that they have a record of 15 wins and 17 losses and are only ranked No. 11 in the West.

Not long after the start of the game with five wins and one loss, they suffered a six-game losing streak. It was probably at that time that the confidence of the players was greatly affected, and it also seriously killed the time for tactical adjustment.

For the Magic, a losing streak is a rare thing. This season is just one time, which has already made fans panic, but for the previous Mosaic, losing streak is commonplace.

Before the game against the Magic, they had just suffered a losing streak, losing to the Warriors and the Celtics in a row, but the game against the Celtics was a pity, losing by 4 points at the last minute of the fierce battle.

But with such a lineup and such a state, they have been fighting with the Magic until now, so are they actually okay, or are other members of the Magic not so good?

Li Chengming's tendency is that when Howard is troubled by fouls and is suppressed by Yao, the Magic's defensive core is pinched, so problems naturally arise on the defensive end. Coupled with Yao's restraint on the offensive end, Let these originally not so strong players also be able to score.

Where is the magic team strong this season?
Different people may have different opinions, but for Li Chengming's own game experience, all of this is based on Howard's current super game influence, so once Howard plays an uncomfortable game, The Magic tend to be tough.

It's not like some people in the outside world say that the Magic will play easily when Li Chengming is in good condition, and lose if he pulls his hips or is absent. This is somewhat of a survivor bias, and the sample is not large enough.

Of course Li Chengming now has the ability to use offense to change the opponent's strategy, but it is still a bit short of changing the game situation. In his opinion, either the offense is strong enough to directly destroy the opponent's system like O'Neal, or the defense The end can support a system.

So there is no problem with Howard being the No. [-] center in the league today. After all, Dayao can’t do this. He mainly has flaws in his physical strength and switching defenses, especially in the second half. The performance is often very different from the first half, which weakens the affected his entire game.

Of course, when Dayao was on the court, Houston's starting lineup was still able to compete with the Magic. At the last moment of the first half, relying on Dayao's containment, Alston hit the last goal of the first half to help Houston The point difference was maintained at 3 points.

The Magic's final attack pushed and shot a three-pointer at halftime. The Magic entered the intermission with a three-pointer behind 55:58 at home.

The home fans were suddenly awakened with a bad feeling. Could it be that they will lose again today?

Don't, don't do that kind of thing!
Why, obviously this year's team has a good record, there are so many good players, and it's Friday's rest time, you can come and watch the game to your heart's content. This is two happy things superimposed. Why is this happening?
……

"Damn, who poured a glass of water on my seat, why does it feel wet?"

"Did you pee your pants?"

"You only peed your pants, you peed your pants when you go to my house!"

When he came to the locker room and heard the voice inside, Van Gundy, who originally wanted to comfort him, was really relieved to hear the words.

For him now, the team's loss is not terrible, but the fear is that it will affect the atmosphere of the team.

As Austin Smith told him earlier, the Magic are now on the right path. Although the fans have great expectations and the outside world is very optimistic about them, even the boss does not think about winning this season immediately. After all, not only Li Chengming, but also Howard is still very young.

To put it simply, this season is mainly about training, sharpening the lineup, and then going through more tests in the playoffs, and then thinking about the Eastern Conference Finals and even the championship.

You must know that throughout the history of the Magic, this relatively young team, established in 1989, not only has not won a championship, it has only reached the finals once, that is, the time O'Neal was swept by Olajuwon .

Therefore, although the management also shouted the slogan of winning the championship, they did not have great expectations for it. After all, they know how difficult it is to win the championship.

Signing Lewis might as well be to keep Howard better, didn't he just renew the contract?

The main reason is that they are still very young, and youth is capital, and they can develop for a few more years.

What's more, now there is such a surprise as Li Chengming?

What Li Chengming brought was not only help in terms of combat power, but also helped the Magic to better develop another market.

Speaking of this point, I have to mention the Bucks again. The history of the Bucks is much more exciting than the Magic, but Milwaukee is really not a good place, and it is definitely incomparable with Orlando. Whether it's the city itself or the football market.

So even if the UAE is selected, the help to the development of the team is actually very limited. Even if it is an investor in Huaguo, they will not take a fancy to them because of this.

On the contrary, Orlando already has a certain foundation, and now with Li Chengming, it is even more powerful.

The general manager Smith asked Van Gundy to give Li Chengming more opportunities. It goes without saying that Van Gundy would do it. Li Chengming is now becoming more and more important in his arrangement.

Not only on the court, he even learned to adjust the atmosphere off the court. Anyway, as a rookie, people don't care much about talking casually with him.

Well, it's mainly because of Howard's cover and his own performance, otherwise it might be another situation.

The voice just heard was obviously Li Chengming's, and after Van Gundy opened the door with a smile, he saw Li Chengming, Augustine and Redick hooking shoulders together and chatting with each other every day.

When they turned around and noticed that the coach had come in, they immediately sat down in their respective seats and began to look serious.

After all, the team is lagging behind now. Li Chengming is okay to say that Redick and Augustine have not yet secured their positions. What if the coach feels that they are not enterprising and have no sense of honor and disgrace for the team?
"Cough, it seems that you are more optimistic than I thought."

Howard looked up and grinned, thinking he was talking about himself.

Turkoglu and Lewis quickly glanced at Li Chengming's side together, and wanted to wave their hands and say that you misunderstood and it has nothing to do with us.

"It's a good thing, let me kick their butts hard in the second half. The home fans are so looking forward to the victory, you don't want to let them down?"

Hey hey hey, this Japanese coach show show way!

……

"The second half is about to start. The magic team seems to have a good atmosphere. Did the head coach say something during the halftime break?" The broadcast screen was all in the arena. I was surprised for a while.

Ma Jian said with a smile: "The atmosphere of the Magic team has been quite good this season, and they may have won more. And their core, Howard is also very similar to the previous O'Neal in character, and he is a big treasure."

He overflowed: "It is true that this atmosphere is better for the whole team, and for rookies like Li Chengming. Okay, the game is about to start. In the first half, Houston still led by 3 points. Then in the second half, let's take a look at the two teams. What kind of performance will there be, can the Magic team take a sigh of relief at home, and let the fans at home breathe a sigh of relief?"

"The game of the third quarter has begun! Houston has the ball, Alston dribbles forward, and Dayao is carrying Howard to ask for the ball again. Howard fouled 3 times in the first half, and he still needs to pay attention to his actions. .Dayao received the ball and turned around and hooked it!"

Ma Jian said: "Howard was suppressed, and he couldn't get up and jump up at the first time. After the interference was in place, Yao also made a shot. This was a failed defense. Yao scored 9 points in 5 of 12 in the first half. , but using his containment force to create opportunities for teammates very well. So there are not many shots, but the efficiency is very high...

"Magic offense, does Howard want to hit one back when he gets the ball? Yao was stuck in the position and he couldn't get into the basket, but he passed it out. Turkoglu's breakthrough layup was interfered, and Yao directly blocked two people , Battier protected the rebound. Houston's fast break opportunity!"

(End of this chapter)