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"Yeah, I'm old, but I can still contribute, are you going to expect a 46-year-old guy to play three 10 minutes a game?

5 minutes of playing time per game is enough, and the rest I will use to train the defense and rebounding of these little guys. Their defensive aggression and ability are really bad. "Dennis Rodman said to reporters after the game.

Indeed, as he said, Stan Van Gundy didn't expect him to play for a long time in each game. Tonight's performance has completely exceeded his expectations.

But in less than 4 minutes, the contribution to the Magic is definitely not as simple as the 6 rebounds shown in the data, but also the morale of the team and the attitude that drives the team on the defensive end. This is the most important thing.

For others, Rodman was the biggest surprise. For Stan Van Gundy, what excited him the most was undoubtedly that as many as nine players in the team scored in double figures in this game. This is what he values ​​most.

If a team wants to really make a difference, it is impossible to rely on just one or two players. Originally, in his mind, Lin Sen and Howard were the team's first and second scoring points, while Grant Hill and Turkoglu is the team's third and fourth scoring points, while the newly joined Chris Webber is the team's starting power forward.

The five starters all have the ability to score in double figures per game, especially with Lin Sen, Turkoglu, and Webb who can pass the ball, scoring in double figures is not a problem at all, even if he has no tactics. Don't worry that there will be too many problems with the offensive rotation of the team's starting lineup.

Who on the bench can stand up and score is what he is most worried about. Any competitive team has a good sixth man. At the beginning, as the media said, no one in Orlando's bench is available. The team's defeat.

So he considered whether to put Turkoglu or Grant Hill on the bench as the team's sixth man.

If Stan Van Gundy is reluctant to let Turkoglu be the sixth man, after all, the existence of Turkoglu can increase Lin Sen's lethality to a greater extent, then the rest is Grant Hill.

There is no doubt about Grant Hill's ability when he was young, and he is the closest person in the league to average a triple-double after he was a big player. However, with injuries and team tactical needs, there is basically no requirement for his passing ability in the Magic this season. .

If Grant Hill is placed in the sixth man position, then who will replace Grant Hill in the starting lineup.

Stan Van Gundy looked at the statistics of this game. In addition to the starting five players in this game, Chris Webber, Kenyon Dooling, Kelanna Azubuike, and Devin Brown were on the bench. They all scored in double figures.

"If only every game was like this." Stan Van Gundy said to himself.

Chris Webber is destined to replace Tony Batty as the team's starter, and the remaining three plus Carlos Arroyo and Rashad McCants traded from the Timberwolves, the five who start to become Stan. Van Gundy's top priority.

After much deliberation, among the five, although Rashad McCants is a high-achieving North Carolina student and Lin Sen's former teammate, regardless of his physical fitness and offensive ability, his defensive attitude is too negative. Still hasn't changed much, so McCants, the starting target he was optimistic about, was directly ignored by Van Gundy.

Among the rest, Devin Brown, Arroyo, and Kenyon Dooling all need to have the ball in their hands. If letting them serve as pitchers is not a good choice, he is more optimistic about starting from the nbdl Signed rookie Azubuike.

In the last game, he played badly at the beginning but played very well afterwards. He scored 9 points in the whole game. In this game, he scored 12 points, tied for the second highest in the team with Lin Sen, second only to Howard's 14 points .

In addition, what he values ​​more is Azubuike's attitude other than his ability to shoot and cut. Although the defense is not very good, and his height can only be regarded as low for the shooting guard position, the key is to have a positive defensive attitude. .

In Stan Van Gundy's view, attitude is the most important thing, and whether it can be achieved is another matter.

Thinking about Lin Sen's encouragement to Azubuike in the last game and Azubuike's response as a rookie, Stan Van Gundy thought about it and decided to put Azubuike in the starting lineup to replace the team Grant Hill of the Sixth Man.

Azubuike never imagined that he would be put in the starting lineup by Stan Van Gundy because of his positive attitude.

The next day, the media didn't pay much attention to the Orlando Magic's victory over the Eagles. After all, the Eagles are a team that is rushing to the No. [-] pick.

They are more concerned about the performance of Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen. However, after Rodman's speech after the game, they realized that the main concern of the Magic is not to let the two leave the league. People come back to play.

Instead, they expect them to bring more experience to the players, and even this contract is purely to win over each other. After all, both Rodman and Pippen have fallen into bankruptcy.

Another important point is that Rodman and Pippen can bring additional economic profits to the Magic. After all, the two were once one of the fans' favorite players.

On the last day of December, the entire Orlando Magic team arrived in Seattle by plane. Starting from Seattle, the Magic will usher in a four-game Western Conference schedule.

The first game was against the Seattle SuperSonics, and the second game was back-to-back against the Portland Trail Blazers led by rookie Brandon Roy, who performed equally well.

And the third game will be the first time Linsen faces his former club Minnesota Timberwolves after being traded to the Magic. This will also be the last time Linsen faces the Timberwolves in the regular season of his debut season.

The importance of this game to Linsen is self-evident, and Kevin Garnett also returned after Christmas. The Timberwolves in the first game after his comeback continued the state of Linsen before Christmas.

The comeback Garnett scored a game-high 28 points and 14 rebounds, and last season's second-in-command Ricky Davis also squeezed Jaric to the bench after Linsen left.

In the whole game, he scored 22 points in an excellent state and contributed to the victory of the Timberwolves against the Los Angeles Clippers. After the game, Ricky Davis even bluntly said that the existence of Lin Sen made him feel extremely uncomfortable. Lin Sen left him Just felt the fresh air.

In addition, Jamal Nelson, who the Timberwolves traded from the Magic, also performed well in the first game of the new club, proving himself with a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists.

"This is a win-win situation!" Devin Casey commented on the team's trade of Lin Sen for the first time after the game.

This game also made countless people look forward to it. The Las Vegas gaming company even opened the market for what kind of data Lin Sen will play in the first game against his old club.

It is enough to see the fans' expectations for this game, and ESPN has also defeated the three major radio stations of Fox, TNT and ABC to get the right to broadcast the game in the United States. Subconsciously ignored by the fans.

"Wood, playing the game well is the most important thing. After the Denver Nuggets, you just have three days of vacation, and you need to spare these three days."

"Why should it be vacated?"

"Oh, have you forgotten that you once promised Steve Jobs? At the beginning, he said that he wanted you to be the spokesperson for Apple's new products. Now Apple's new product launch will be released on NO.11 in January. You must know that in the past They rarely hire a spokesperson for Apple, so you need three days to shoot the commercial.”

If David Falke hadn't mentioned this matter, he would have forgotten it, and Lin Sen would also think of that night when he mentioned it.

It was also that night that he met Adriana Lima. Thinking that he hadn't seen Lima for a long time, he also looked forward to the shooting of this commercial.

On January 1, despite hitting 2 three-pointers this season, Ray Allen, the second-ranked super-scorer in the league after Linsen, blasted Azubuike, who was starting for the first time, and hit a goal He scored 83 points with 6 three-pointers, but still failed to help the team beat the away Orlando Magic.

Grant Hill, who served as the sixth man for the first time, scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. More importantly, after serving as the sixth man, Hill's possession time was long and he sent out 7 assists, as if he had 90s The demeanor of the whole body skill.

Chris Webber, who also started for the Magic for the first time, scored a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, sharing the pressure well for Howard.

Although Lin Sen still failed to score more than 20 points, he only scored 17 points and his average of 24.1 points per game was not small, but he sent 13 assists again and successfully revitalized the team.

背靠背迎战战绩排在西部倒数第三的青年军开拓者，魔术三人拿到了两双，除了林森贡献了18分12次助攻两双数据外，德怀特.霍华德拿到了23分14个篮板特考格鲁也拿到了13分10次助攻。

Although Brandon Roy performed well and scored 24 points and 7 assists, he still failed to beat the Magic.

Seven members of the Magic team scored in double figures, and finally won back-to-back games with a huge advantage of 7:113 and 91 points.

The Orlando Magic have achieved five consecutive victories for the first time since the new season, and the Magic also relied on this wave of five consecutive victories to climb to the sixth position in the Eastern Conference.

"This is Orlando, which has been in a hot state recently. Orlando's excellent state has surprised everyone. Although their opponents are currently ranked a bit behind in the East and West, what Orlando has shown has shocked the league.

I think what fans are most looking forward to is the next Orlando away game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This game will be Wood Lin’s first return after leaving Minnesota. I think there are already countless fans who will be looking forward to this game. Please Remember to watch the live broadcast of this station. "

Looking at Erin Andrews on the TV screen, Lin Sen smiled and turned off the TV, stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window is Minneapolis, which he is very familiar with. It is still so cold here, but it is no longer his home field. (To be continued.)