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

Chapter 226
After back-to-back, the Magic won two more victories, extending the winning streak to seven games, and the total number of victories also came to 53 games.

Facing the Heat without Wade in Miami, Nelson ushered in an explosion, making all 7 shots and free throws, scoring 23 points.

霍华德狂砍20+20，李成名得到17分7篮板9助攻，特科格鲁手感有所恢复，14中7拿到24分。

Jason Williams on the Heat's side ushered in a big explosion, scoring 34 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. With only 7 players left in the rotation, the Heat actually caused a lot of trouble to the Magic with the advantage of the home court. The two sides fought fiercely. It was not until the second half of the fourth quarter that the winner was finally decided.

It might be better to say that the Heat didn't have much physical strength in the end, but it was the Magic's rotation. Everyone except Howard played less than 36 minutes.

It's not that he doesn't want to change for Howard, but his defense is irreplaceable, not to mention his amazing physical talent and strong physical endurance, which makes Li Chengming very envious.

Especially every time after the game, I still have the energy to go to the nightclub to vent, it is really...

The next day, they played against the Pacers again at home, because Li Chengming suddenly exploded in the second quarter, scoring 7 points on all 15 shots in a single quarter, and the Magic ended the battle in the third quarter, leading by 24 points.

After that, the Pacers still failed to close the point difference, and the main players of the Magic did not return to the court.

For the Pacers who are also trying to reach the playoffs, this result is undoubtedly frustrating for them. After all, with the current ranking of the Magic, even if they can get into the playoffs by luck, they will have nothing to fight back against the Magic. .

But in comparison, of course they still prefer to enter the playoffs and be swept away. Unfortunately, this loss made their situation even more severe.

Two days later, the Magic played against the Cavaliers at home. Compared with the previous two contests, this one seemed a bit uneventful.

Although the media still exaggerated the grievances between the two teams before the game, especially Li Chengming and James as the protagonists, after the All-Star, James, who won the All-Star MVP, seemed relieved in some aspects.

In Li Chengming's heart, he wanted to get some interest back first, but he felt that he had punched the cotton if the other party didn't accept the move.

Fortunately, the Magic still won easily in this game and successfully killed the Cavaliers three times in the regular season.

And according to this trend, as long as the Magic does not train in the next game, it is very likely to complete their sweep in the regular season.

Compared with the last game, the Cavaliers lineup at this time has undergone a major change, which is obviously due to the dissatisfaction that James has accumulated since the beginning of the season.

On February 2, Drew Gooden was sent to the Chicago Bulls together with Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown in the 22-man trade of the Cavaliers, Bulls and SuperSonics, and Newbell and Marshall were sent to the Chicago Bulls. Went to the Sonics.

The Cavaliers got Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Szczerbiak and Delonte West from this deal, as well as a second-round pick from the Bulls in 09.

The Cavaliers obviously intend to increase the outside shooting points and strengthen the inside defense at the same time. This is to deal with potential opponents in the playoffs, especially the Magic and Celtics currently ranked in the top two in the Eastern Conference.

However, the result of this game may disappoint the Cavaliers management and James.

Ben Wallace doesn't know whether it's because of his age and the impact of declining athletic ability, or after leaving the Pistons' defensive system, he can no longer find the deterrence of the best defensive player. Facing Howard, he can't resist it. I can't help but need Big Z to come over frequently to help defend.

As a result, Big Z was troubled by fouls first, and Big Ben also couldn't play for long.

Because when he can't guard Howard, he is almost a side effect on the court, and he can't play a role at all on the offensive end, at least he is definitely out of sync with James.

Just after sending away a Larry Hughes who didn't get along with him, Ben Wallace who didn't get along with him turned around, and the depression in James' heart can be imagined.

James, who scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, was unable to recover from the defeat of the game. In the fourth quarter, he watched the team slide into the abyss step by step and was powerless.

James and Kobe are not the same type of players. When the team really needs him to save by scoring, he is often powerless.

This is also the reason Li Yong looks at James and always feels that he seems to be more suitable as a second-in-command to play as a support, or else he is playing dual-core with another star of the same level. It's okay to play in the game. It depends on luck to reach the finals in the playoffs. It is too difficult to win the championship.

In contrast, everyone on the Magic team is able to perform. Today, this state is not good, but the other will stand up. Li Chengming and Howard are the ones who provide the teammates with one offense and one defense.

So the Magic can not only hold up their defense at critical moments, but also their offense is difficult to stagnate. As long as Li Chengming is brought up, there is always a way to open the situation.

Compared with the beginning of the season, Li Chengming now will not become the opponent's target casually even in the defense that he is not good at.

Unless the Magic team has as few players as before, Li Chengming must be asked to match up with someone who cannot be defended.

Of course, Li Chengming expects that if he still has a chance to improve in the next Olympics, the only problem is probably that the continuous competition will make people physically and mentally exhausted, just like entering the end of the regular season now, everyone in the Magic team Show tiredness from time to time.

Of course, they are like this, and so are their opponents.

However, the performance of the Cavaliers is certainly not just explained by fatigue.

After the game, James returned to the locker room without looking back. He was repeatedly defeated by the same opponent in the regular season, and he basically didn't have the strength to fight back every time. This is obviously something he can't accept.

Even if Li Chengming didn't contribute to his famous scene this time, his performance was relatively average.

Recently, the pursuit of the record between the Magic and the Celtics has become more and more intense. The Magic have won eight consecutive victories during this period, and the Celtics, who narrowly defeated the Spurs in another arena, also gained 7 wins and 1 loss. The gap with the Magic is not even close. Didn't pull away.

The Magic still ranks first with a total record of 54 wins and 15 losses, while the Celtics are close behind with 52 wins and 14 losses, because they have three games less. It is also very promising to continue to maintain a 79% winning rate in the game.

This also means that in the remaining 16 games of the Green Army, they will lose at most 4 games without accidents, so that at least 64 games can be guaranteed.

As for the Magic, there are 13 games left, and they need to win at least 10 of them to ensure that they have an advantage over the Celtics—because all three games between the two teams in the regular season have ended, and the Magic won. According to the relationship between victory and defeat, even if the record is the same, the Magic will be ranked higher.

In the last part of the schedule, although the difficulty of the Magic team is medium, there are also strong opponents like the Spurs, and there are three back-to-backs. If all players play in order to ensure victory, they may also be affected by accidents such as injuries. .

This also made the Magic have to make a decision, that is, whether to "schedule" the players in this final stage in order to ensure the record.

Especially Li Chengming, who has undoubtedly entered a period of weakness both physically and mentally, and is able to maintain his current performance, which is more based on his own strength.

It can also be said that Li Chengming has now truly reached the level of a star.

But even so, the team still needs to protect him before entering the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)