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

Chapter 398
On December 12, the Magic team played against the Warriors and also ushered in the comeback of Warcraft Howard.

Van Gundy didn't give Howard too much playing time this time, but he seemed to hold back his anger. After all, during his absence, Li Chengming led the team and still played well, and even defeated strong enemies, which made the outside world a lot more Harsh voice to him.

他只能用表现来证明自己，这场只出战25分钟，却11投10中拿到25分16篮板的大两双，另外还有4次盖帽。

For Howard this season, the block data has improved the most. While ensuring the defensive effect, he can also brush up the data, so why not do it.

Li Chengming is also willing to be a green leaf, he did not steal his role, only scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, connecting the whole team.

Now his organizational attributes are stronger than Turkoglu, which is why the Turks are becoming more and more convinced as a substitute.

There is nothing he can do if he is not convinced. The team is in a good situation now. It is not good for him to make trouble at this time. Compared with Li Chengming, there are still many inferior places.

This is naturally a good thing for the Magic, and it is also true for him. After clarifying his position, he played more and more "individually" and better.

Facing the Hornets three days later, the Magic played a 37:16 horror suppression in the first quarter. Its offensive and defensive comprehensiveness is amazing, and it is simply a show.

At the beginning, Li Chengming and Howard wreaked havoc on the inside. First, they beat the opposing main center, Tyson Chandler, to two fouls. Then, no matter whether it was Paul or Devin Brown, if they dared to enter the three-second zone, they would block him. of.

Then when Turkoglu came off the bench, he scored 10 points in the first half of the quarter, adding fuel to the fire.

In the second half, the Hornets were completely discouraged. In the end, the Magic held back a little in the fourth quarter and only won by 35 points with a lead of up to 22 points.

In this game, except for West, everyone else of the Hornets was suppressed, and their offense and defense were completely smashed.

Li Chengming, Turkoglu, and Lewis scored 20+ points. Howard and Nelson both scored 15 points. The offensive advantage is very obvious. Li Chengming and Howard also jointly scored 10 blocks.

Afterwards, the Timberwolves won easily, but in the face of completing a deal with the Nuggets, Billups was traded for Iverson's Pistons.

But in fact, what many people didn't expect was that the biggest impact of Billups' departure on the Pistons was not defense, but offense.

Because there is one less person who sorts out the organization, Iverson has never been able to do this.

The Pistons' plan may be to train Stuckey, but he is also too young.

The Magic finally used defense to make the Pistons' "double guns in the backcourt" slump at critical moments in the fourth quarter, while Li Chengming, who had been silent for the whole game, suddenly recovered and scored consecutive points.

In the end, the Pistons completely collapsed. Li Chengming scored 13 points in the last quarter, exactly half of the quarter. The 21+11+13 in the audience helped the team win this not easy victory. The penultimate hurdle of the record.

The subsequent Bulls and Heat did not cause any obstacles to the Magic, even if they were both teams in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Bulls don't have superstars. If they are too balanced and not outstanding, they will be easily beaten to death by Li Chengming.

The Heat do have Wade, but he can't support him alone, and the other teammates can't match the rest of the Magic. Li Chengming and him both scored 30+ points, and then the Magic won.

So far, the Magic have won the opening 33 consecutive victories, only one game away from setting a new NBA record.

In the first game of the new year and the new month, such an achievement was accomplished at home, which is great news for Orlando. The home court also specially distributed commemorative books and other gifts to the fans, and held a lottery. Unfortunately, The next game is to go abroad to the home of the Raptors. Even if the record is broken, the joy for Orlando fans will probably be relieved a lot.

Of course, there must be many fans who want to go to the away game together to witness such a special moment.

There is also good news. Last month's Eastern Conference Player of the Month also fell into the hands of Li Chengming without any suspense. The Magic maintained a complete victory. It is reasonable for each person to take one.

At present, because of the Magic's astonishing record, Li Chengming and Howard's configuration as the league's number one insider has been fully recognized by the outside world, because this is a real fight, and their recognition is just a little more topic of discussion.

On the eve of leaving Orlando, the training hall was for many reporters, all of whom came for the birth of a new record.

Not only here, but the Raptors will also have a lot of pre-match interviews about this, and the NBA officials will also publicize it.

Although Orlando is not a big city like Los Angeles, and the Magic is not a giant team favored by high-level executives, such a big event is undoubtedly helpful to the development of the league, and there is no reason not to publicize it.

Even in the previous All-Star voting, the officials put the Magic, Howard, and Li Chengming in a more prominent position, almost equivalent to official canvassing.

This naturally makes the fans of the Lakers and Green Kai very dissatisfied, but it is useless to be dissatisfied with the actual record performance thrown in front of them.

What's more, the number of fans the Magic has increased in the past year is already the highest in the league because of its smooth and beautiful style of play and outstanding results. The attendance rate is also undoubtedly the best in the league. The rise is unstoppable.

If they win another championship this season, it may even make them briefly among the giants.

And now, they are still on the road, first preparing for the first important "honor" of the season.

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"We will never let the Magic come to show off their power, and we will definitely defend our home court. I hope they will not be afraid when the time comes!"

Dragon King Bosh's declaration in the face of the interview seemed to be confirmed before the game.

Especially when the Magic players came out, the boos all over the sky made them even wonder if they had come to the home of their deadly opponent.

And it seems that with the blessing of this home court, the Raptors pressed hard after the start of the game, leading by double digits in the first quarter.

There have been a lot of mistakes on the Magic side. It can be clearly seen that the players seem to be a little absent-minded. This is a predictable thing.

After all, when it came time to create a record, and the only thing left was this finishing touch, everyone had to be nervous.

What's more, the core of the Magic team is mostly young people. Even Li Chengming, who was able to maintain stability before, feels a little unstable at this time.

Coach Van Gundy himself can't keep calm, let alone cool down the players.

But anyway, he still knows to call a timeout, not for anything else, just to let the players "cool down" and return to the time when they can use their brains.

The commentator of ESPN commented: "Everyone knows that breaking the record is not an easy task. Being able to get to this point shows everyone's strength, but whether we can do it or not depends on the mentality. Prepared for the testimonial after breaking the record, not how to play this game well."

Barkley also said: "LI, Dwight, Hedo, what are you doing? This important moment is for you to sleepwalk on the court?"

The cheers of the Raptors at home are wave after wave. Although the team's performance since the new season is not satisfactory, I'm sorry for everyone's expectations of them after the offseason trade, but if this game can really end the Magic The winning streak and destroying their chances of setting a record while rubbing the defending champions on the ground should be enough for them to be happy for a week.

The game itself is a kind of entertainment for the audience, what is needed is the stimulation it brings to them, especially the victory of the weak against the strong, and some meanings behind it.

But after returning from the timeout, although Van Gundy didn't make any adjustments, the Magic did regain their senses.

It's just that it is not so easy to recover the score. After halftime, they still entered the intermission with 47 points behind 53:6.

Maybe Van Gundy needs to make a good bowl of chicken soup, and they also need to think about what to do next.

(End of this chapter)