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

Chapter 396 Trouble During The Winning Streak
But no one expected that the fourth quarter would be an exciting scene.

Li Chengming blocked Garnett's dunk, and hit him on the forehead.

The two of them landed unsteadily, but Garnett rushed towards Li Chengming with a roar as soon as he touched the ground and didn't stop.

It seemed that he realized that his teammates hadn't had time to pull him on the way, but at this time Li Chengming rushed over instead, and directly used his forehead to bully him.

Although he didn't move much, Garnett was obviously popular, and finally couldn't help but push Li Chengming.

This time, of course, there was no push. Instead, Li Chengming slammed forward, knocking him back a bit. The strength gap between the two was obvious.

At this time, the teammates and the referee on both sides seemed to have just finished the timeout, and they all reacted and rushed over to stop the two and control the situation.

In the end, amidst the boos all over the sky, Li Chengming was determined to be deliberately provocative and expelled, and Garnett could not escape.

However, compared to Garnett's expressionless face, when Li Chengming entered the player tunnel, amidst the boos of the audience, he smiled as if he was enjoying it.

This made CCTV's commentator not know what to say. After all, he only led the team to win glory for the country in the Olympics, and now everyone regards him as the best hope of his country's players in the NBA. As long as he wins another championship, he can become Huaguo The player is undisputed NO.1.

At this time, it is impossible for them to say that he is wrong, but it is not suitable to praise this kind of behavior. In the end, they can only say vaguely that the two conflicted and were expelled, and the game continued, ending this topic.

By the way, Li Chengming was not like this when he was in China before, why did he become so popular when he went to the United States?
The two left the field at the same time to eliminate the conflict and quickly cool down the field. Both the players and the fans were a little uninterested in the game.

In the end, the Magic still defended the victory, but except for Lewis who was interviewed, everyone hurried back to the locker room.

After the game, Li Chengming naturally did not attend the press conference. Coach Van Gundy was asked this question, but he did not hesitate to stand in line, "I think Kevin, as a senior, should calm down. Li is obviously just defending himself. They fought on the inside for the entire game, and Lee got a lot of violations where the camera couldn't see..."

What the camera can't see, but the referee can see.

But obviously, apart from the slightly normal first quarter today, the next three quarters were more or less biased towards the home team, probably because the referee didn't expect that Lu Kai would almost be crushed by the Magic as soon as he came up.

As for Li Chengming not receiving normal defensive treatment, it is actually not a rare thing. The home game is a little more normal, and the away game is often targeted.

It's just that the overall strength of the Magic is strong enough, and Li Chengming is tough enough, so it doesn't seem to be affected.

Van Gundy obviously also wanted to use this opportunity to put pressure on the league.

If supernovas like Li Chengming are not favored, should they be favored by those old men in Lukai and the little guys who can't shoot?

After the game, this incident became a popular event without any suspense, overshadowing the game itself.

For the league, this is obviously not what they like.

In particular, David Stern has been committed to building a so-called "gentlemen's league" and has been advocating the elimination of violence on the court.

But in fact, this is a bit of an overkill. If there is no adrenaline collision or even a fight in this kind of intense sports, everyone will think that they are really just here to play.

However, this conflict did not become a big deal, and Li Chengming did not impose any additional punishment after the game. As for Garnett, he may not be suspended.

After all, it would indeed be a bit unjust to suspend the game at this level.

But after this time, many people have seen Li Chengming's "toughness". Speaking of which, he has only played a dozen games in one season since he entered the NBA, but he has already had a lot of conflicts with others. The most impressive of these is of course the several fights with Garnett.

Perhaps the only thing that makes people feel "unfinished" is that there was no real fight?

"LI is tougher than I imagined. Although they are all big fat guys, I'm sure he's bigger than O'Neill."

"WTF how do you describe it? But I feel the same way..."

"Hahaha!"

"Actually, I agree with what Mr. Stan Van Gundy said. Lee's game style is full of confrontation. Where the referee can see but can't see, he and his opponents continue to have fierce collisions. Most of the time, he wins. So he was able to overwhelm Garnett."

"I don't think he has overtaken Kevin. The two are different types of players. What's more, Kevin is older and their peak periods do not coincide. What is the need for comparison?"

"Since you can compete on the court, why can't you compete? If you feel that you can't do it anymore, you can't play anymore, then just retire."

Amidst the controversy, the Magic's next two home games were against the Timberwolves and the Thunder, two underdogs in the West, and they continued to sing triumphant songs without any suspense.

Facing the Timberwolves, Mr. Kevin's old club, Li Chengming's ignorance seemed to find an outlet. He scored 45 points in three quarters, setting a new record for his scoring in the regular season.

Playing against the Thunder again, this time Li Chengming won the game and also won the statistics. He played 31 minutes and scored 17 points, 14 rebounds and 33 assists on 11 of 6 shots; while Durant on the opposite side was only 18 of 5, turning into a blacksmith. He only scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and Li Chengming was defended several times in a row in the middle matchup.

It was also this kid who was honest. He lost the game last time and was thought to be afraid to confront Li Chengming head-on, but this time he was foolishly coerced into being tough, but he just couldn't do it.

Li Chengming can restrict him a little bit, but if he faces Li Chengming and his teammates don't help, it will be useless at all.

In fact, with his physical condition, flanking defense and interference is the most effective. If he wants to defend without thinking, how can he keep up with his strength?

Relying on the outstanding performance of these two games, Li Chengming won the Western Conference Player of the Week without any suspense, and Howard also won the Western Conference Player of the Year last month.

The Magic have a record of unbeaten victories. Li Chengming and Howard also have outstanding statistical performance. It is inappropriate not to award them.

In the latest issue of the official MVP list, both Howard and Li Chengming entered the top ten, which can be regarded as the outside world's recognition of the magic dual core.

As for who is more important between the two, it is unclear.

But it can only be said that only the Magic team, whose offense and defense cooperate with each other tacitly, is invincible.

After that, the Magic began to experience a devil's schedule, five consecutive away in the West, and two back-to-backs.

The magician beat the Clippers and the Trail Blazers lightly, and Howard booked the best of the week with 20+20 in two consecutive games; when he met the Suns and hit the end, Li Chengming completed a quasi-lore in 3.4 seconds, and the Magic finally won by 1 point. Narrowly won; then beat the Jazz and the Warriors, because Li Chengming and Howard missed the second back-to-back game against the Jazz and the last game against the Warriors.

For Li Chengming, since the start of the game, his personal consumption is actually not too big, but the schedule is too tight, and this kind of consecutive away games, the coaching staff naturally wants to protect him.

After all, his weight is there. With a body of more than 260 pounds, just running on the court consumes a lot of energy.

As for Howard, it was because a muscle sprain was detected after the game. Fortunately, the problem is not very serious, and he only needs to be absent for at least a week, and he will be checked at that time.

This is also the reason why record records are difficult to break, because in the long regular season schedule, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents.

Howard has been almost full attendance in the past seasons. It can be said that he is an iron man, and he also encountered this kind of thing.

This also makes the coaching staff more cautious about the use of players, because many injuries seem to be accidents, but they are actually related to physical endurance. The last straw for the camel's back.

But even without Howard, the Magic still did not stop their winning streak. After returning to the home court and having a good schedule, the state of the Magic, mainly Li Chengming and Turkoglu, adjusted back.

And what surprised the Magic most was Nelson's recent outburst.

In the game against the Warriors, Nelson scored a season-high 32 points with Li Chengming as the core transfer ball. He returned to the first game at home on the 18th and faced the Western Conference powerhouse Spurs. Scoring 24 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, the efficiency is amazing.

Turkoglu also seems to have finally adapted to the position of the sixth man on the bench, or it should be said that he has actually regained the feeling he once had, with 20+ in the third consecutive game, and he hit at least 3 three-pointers.

The teammates broke out that Li Chengming is the happiest, he is happy and relaxed, isn't it more comfortable to pass the ball?
Originally, his assist data had declined, but he has pulled back in these few games. He has scored 15+10+10 data in a row, and three consecutive triple-doubles are also the most in his career.

After defeating the Spurs, the Magic's winning streak has reached 26 games, and the opening 26 wins is also a new record.

For strong teams, the state of the regular season needs to be adjusted, and it is often not the best at the beginning. Therefore, many winning streaks are in the middle of the season. Adjustments are required in the front, and training should be appropriately relaxed later to prepare for the postseason. Prepare for the race.

And the Magic seems to be taking advantage of the momentum of the new championship, and they have been so successful since the beginning of the season that they have even made the outside world believe that they have basically booked a championship this season.

Even some regular season awards seem to be almost booked at this time.

DPOY, One Team One Defense, All-Star, Sixth Man, as for MVP, almost, Li Chengming and Howard may split votes with each other.

Unless the data of one of the two is more prominent after the end of the season, such as Li Chengming's scoring or Howard's rebounds and blocks, this may add a little extra points.

At this time, it is probably true that the entire league will call for "who can stop the Magic", and soon they will also meet their opponents in the finals of last season. There is no contest.

Lakers!
(End of this chapter)