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

Chapter 177

In the first two days of February, the Magic played another back-to-back away game, first to Philadelphia and then to Indiana.

These two teams are competing for a place in the playoffs, and the fight will become more dangerous in the middle and later stages of the season. However, the Magic still won two consecutive victories without bloodshed.

Coupled with the previous winning streak, the winning streak has been extended to four games, and the record has reached 39 wins and 10 losses. It is only one game away from becoming the first team to achieve 40 wins.

In Philadelphia, Turkoglu and Lewis scored 26 and 24 points respectively, and Howard grabbed 19 rebounds—the last rebound was taken away by Li Chengming. After the game, the gangster pestered Li Chengming to complain for a long time.

李成名则拿到了13分10篮板3助攻，投篮8中3，一个3分，剩下的都是罚球了。

Facing the Pacers, all members of the Magic team exploded, with 7 players scoring in double figures and 15 players scoring [-]+.

霍华德拿到25分12篮板，李成名16分13篮板6助攻3抢断，投篮10中8，全是中投，零罚球。

Compared with the Magic's inside double stars, the Pacers' inside defense without a positive Indian center tonight is really not enough.

Jeff Foster is going to play the fifth position everywhere, can he play it?
You don't have the ability to know, do you?

There is also Dunleavy playing the 4th position. Except that he is not "big" enough, he has all the white softness.

The Magic are able to beat the outside line and break through from the inside, which made these two buddies feel numb. In the end, they were almost on the verge of being sent off for 5 fouls.

If it weren't for Indiana's home court, it is estimated that both of them would have to play.

But staying on the court is useless, Foster is a blue-collar, Dunleavy is not feeling well today, and he can't help the team more on the offensive end, that is, helping Granger share a little shot right, lest he shoot too much Just tired.

And in these two games, Li Chengming's scoring has dropped again. There is no way, his teammates are playing well, and the opponent is double-teaming without moving. , No. 1 tactic one hit five, right?
In fact, this is also the current reality of the Magic, and it may also be a problem that must be solved in the future, that is, the "overflow" on the offensive end.

Originally, Howard teamed up with Turkoglu organization, Lewis projection, Nelson and a 3D, which was Van Gundy's ideal structure of the "one-star four-shot" offensive system.

But now because of the addition of Li Chengming, the inside line has become a dual core, and anyone can play on one side, and then it has become two inside and three outside.

Everyone has the ability, so it is necessary to divide the possession of the ball and the right to shoot. Li Chengming's possession of the ball went up, but the right to shoot fell because of the opponent's double-teaming strategy.

What's interesting is that his rebounding and assist statistics have all gone up. At present, these two items have already surpassed Durant. Li Chengming is obviously doing better than Durant.

But still the same sentence, if they are unwilling to give him, they have countless reasons to exclude him. For example, Durant still has higher scoring and "greater potential". For example, Li Chengming is in the Magic team. better.

Needless to say, that’s what the local media in Seattle said.

Although because of the insistence of the new boss, this is likely to be the last season of the Sonics in Seattle, or even in the NBA, because the name cannot be taken away, but there are still a lot of local fans who support the Sonics and Durant.

After all, this is a rookie selected by themselves, and it is also seen from game to game, and it is still very emotional.

However, in most parts of the United States, more and more rational fans think that Li Chengming is more suitable for the best rookie.

No matter what the award is, since it is called "the best", it must be the best one. Durant may become the best one in the future, but Li Chengming is the best one now.

However, neither of them became the best of the month in the east and west in January without any suspense. Although Li Chengming's performance this month has fluctuated greatly, there is no rookie in the east that can compare with him.

As for the best player of the month in January, here in the East is LeBron James. Under his leadership, the Cavaliers achieved a record of 1 wins and 1 losses throughout January. His personal data is also very beautiful, averaging 11 minutes per game In playing time, he was able to get 2 points, 41.8 rebounds and 32.8 assists, and his shooting percentage was 9.2%.

Compared with him, although Howard's average data per game is not bad, the Magic only achieved a record of 1 wins and 9 losses in January, not to mention Li Chengming, who is not yet a player on the same level as James.

Of course, although they lost a lot, the Magic are still in the first position, and the Cavaliers are still working hard to squeeze into the upper half of the Eastern Conference.

If the Magic can maintain this record advantage over the entire season, Howard is still very competitive for the MVP.

He has personal data and performance, and the Magic team is also very topical and competitive this season. Now they have barely squeezed into the first echelon of NBA teams, and they can compete with the Lakers, Cavaliers, and Celtics for attention. .

The best of the month in the West is very interesting. Dayao won this honor. This is also the second time in his career that he has won the best of the month.

Although Houston only got a record of 1 wins and 9 losses in January, it is not very beautiful, but the West is too rolly, and there is no player who has an advantage over him in both record and statistics.

What's more, 25.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and a 54.3% shooting percentage are already the top performances of centers in this era, and they are currently the only big centers in the league who can compete with Howard.

Of course, compared to the game and what month is the best, the hottest event in the NBA is actually a deal, which directly dilutes the impact of Howard's event.

On February 2, the Lakers announced a deal that shocked the league. They used Kwame Brown, Yavaris Criddenton, Aaron McGee, the first-round picks in 1 and 08, and Marc Gasol's signing rights, exchanged from the Grizzlies to star Paul Gasol and the Grizzlies' second-round pick for 10 years.

After the deal was announced, the head coach of the Spurs, Gregg Popovich, immediately jumped out and angrily told the media that it was a robbing deal. He believed that the Lakers and the Grizzlies must have some secret deal in private. And asked the alliance to set up an investigation team to review this.

Of course, even if he doesn't ask for it, the league will also review whether this kind of transaction is legal and compliant.

But everyone knows that the matter is a foregone conclusion, and no matter how angry Popovich is, he can't change the result.

In fact, many people expressed incomprehension of Popovich's anger, isn't it just a "big white soft"?

Gasol's career in the Grizzlies is obviously not a success. Although he has entered the playoffs for three consecutive years since the third year of his rookie, he was eliminated in the first round. In the last season, due to injuries and other factors, the Grizzlies The Bears didn't even make the playoffs.

Due to the absence of Gasol at the beginning of this season, the team is still in a bad situation. In November, they only had a record of 11 wins and 5 losses. After two months, the team did not run well and continued to accumulate failures. This may also cause the management to learn from it. Directly determine the reason why the transaction is so bad.

What is the use of such a player joining the Lakers?
Just to let Kobe take him to experience the feeling of the second round of the playoffs?

Of course, Popovich may see it differently from people outside. After all, he is the person who is most familiar with the Lakers and Kobe. When the outside world is full of doubts about Kobe, he even still believes in Kobe.

Li Chengming is not very familiar with Gasol. After all, the Grizzlies are quite transparent to him, and Howard and the others don't think too highly of Gasol.

"But...that's Kobe!"

That's right, that's Kobe, and Gasol is also an All-Star player anyway, which is equivalent to a great enhancement for the current lineup of the Lakers.

At least the playoffs are not a big problem. As for the championship that Kobe wants, maybe the Lakers still have the idea of ​​​​a follow-up trade.

(End of this chapter)