legendary point guard

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"With Dwight, the Orlando Magic's insiders will not be Houston's opponents. However, without Orlando, they can let go of their hands and feet, such as using a fast pace to fight against Houston."

Charles Barkley shook his head and said that recently he stood at the forefront of Headwhite Howard.

"He is a big boy, don't think it's a good word, I just want to tell Dwight that he should hide in his mother's arms and drink milk instead of venting his anger on the court like a child." This is some time ago What Barkley said on the show he hosted.

For this reason, Dan Feigen publicly criticized Barkley in the newspaper, and laughed at Barkley for not having a ring, and Barkley also responded unceremoniously to Feigen. The war of words between the two once attracted a lot of attention.

"Charles, you have great potential as a coach. Orlando can play fast-paced. Although Dwight is missing inside, such fast-paced is a difficult choice for Houston with Yao.

If you want to follow the rhythm, then Yao will definitely not be able to persist until the end, and it will not be easy to try to slow down Orlando. Rick Adelman may feel a headache for this, but he will definitely not give up Yao's powerful lethality. "

"Kenny, let's guess who Stan will start tonight after Dwight is announced to be out due to injury? Is it the Polish Marcin Gortat who was just recruited from the Development League, or the Houston offseason player last season? Dikembe, who is coming to Orlando in the near future, or simply let Darko top the center position?

How about a free meal for the person who guesses right? "Charles Barkley looked at Kenny Smith and said with a smile.

"Of course no problem. But what I'm more interested in is how Wood will play in a not-so-good state recently. As his die-hard fan, Charles, don't you care?"

"How could I not care, I never thought that Wood's state would be affected. Without Dwight Wood, he would play more calmly, oh, who is that? Natalie and Lindsay, what they hold in their hands is definitely It's Amy and Annie," Charles Barkley looked towards the player tunnel.

There were still about ten minutes before the start of the game, but at this moment Natalie Portman, Lindsay Lohan and Carolina walked out from there.

Natalie Portman is holding Anne instead of Amy, and Lindsay Lohan is holding Amy.The on-site director quickly gave a close-up.

Crazy cheers erupted at the center of the water house. The two little guys are only a little over two months old, but they don't know anything. This is the first time they have shown their faces in front of the public.

"Kenny, I think it is impossible for Houston to take away the victory tonight. Wood will definitely not let his son and daughter down." Barkley looked at the court and said with a smile, "They may even take away their mother's demeanor."

In the locker room of the home team, except for Dwight Howard who did not come, everyone else has arrived.

Stan Van Gundy looked at everyone: "Everyone hopes that we will be more depraved and desolate. But I know we will not. We have encountered no matter how difficult the situation is. This is the first time we have played against Houston this season. Their strength I don't need to say much and you all know it.

I just want to say one thing, try my best to give the fans who love you the most and support you a game, no matter win or lose! "

Stan Van Gundy turned and walked out of the locker room after speaking.Lin Sen stood up and raised his fist: "Fight!"

"fighting!"

Uniform shouts came from the locker room of the home team, and the Houston Rockets in the locker room of the visiting team also knew the importance of this game.

Adelman did not relax because of the recent downturn of the Magic. Although the Houston Rockets have an excellent record this season, fans have high expectations.

At the same time, it was also put into the first group of teams competing for the championship by the media, and the Rockets did a good job.

Especially on the offensive end, the arrival of Rashad Lewis and the return of Francis have given the Rockets a lot of help, especially Yao Ming and McGrady, but the departure of Sean Battier has also reduced the Rockets' perimeter defense to a certain extent .

Defensive efficiency has dropped a bit from last season, but the improvement in offensive efficiency somewhat masks this problem.

The Magic is a strong offensive team, averaging 117.7 points per game this season.The Rockets ranked fifth with an average of 107.5 per game.

From an offensive point of view, this is an offensive battle, but relatively, what Language Magic does well is not only offensive but also defensive.

Except for these few games, the Magic averaged only 92 points per game in the past few months, ranking second in the league in defense.Second only to the Boston Celtics.

"Listening to the voices of the fans, they were not depressed because of Dwight's absence. I even heard louder cheers than in the previous games. I don't want to say more about Dwight. He has to grow up on his own. Otherwise, the only thing waiting for him is the result expected by the media reports—leaving the team.”

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two sides tonight. This is a dialogue between two super teams. One is affected and the other is hot. Houston definitely hopes to take the victory from Orlando and continue its winning streak. And Orlando must also hope to regain confidence by defeating a strong team like Houston.

Houston's starting center is still Yao, who has performed as the number one center this season. The power forward position is Luis Scola who just joined the NBA. The small forward position is Mr. 7000 million, who was signed and then traded to Houston in the offseason Rashard Lewis, who averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds per game for Houston this season, is Houston's best scorer besides Yao Mai.

His arrival has become one of the important reasons why Houston has continued to perform well this season. The position of shooting guard is Tracy. After getting rid of injuries, he is still one of the best players in this position. Three years back to Houston's Steve Francis.

He turned down a higher offer in order to return to Houston, which is his home in his heart, and Steve has changed his game this season.Integrate into Houston as much as possible. Although the scoring has declined further, he has made up for the weakness of Houston's point guard. "Kenny Smith said, looking at the Rockets starting list in his hand.

"Let's look at Orlando, I think everyone must be more concerned about who will become Orlando's starting center. Oh, Kenny, who do you think is the starting center?" Barkley laughed.

"Charles, your smile is so... Darko?"

"No."

"The newly promoted Pole?"

"No, you will be surprised anyway. Neither of us guessed right. And this lineup is beyond everyone's imagination." Barkley pouted, "The starting center is Eddie Griffin, and the position of power forward is Sean Battier, Ron Artest at small forward, Chauncey and Wood at back, this is Orlando's starting lineup tonight, not only without Dwight, even Darko was placed on the bench At the table, I don't understand such a lineup?

Is Stan going to play small ball tactics and carry the speed to the end?But neither Ron nor Sean is a speed player? "

Not only Charles Barkley was puzzled.Fans from both sides to neutral fans to the Rockets all don't understand what the Magic's starting lineup is for.

"With such a starting lineup, Yao will completely overwhelm the inside lineup, but the only advantage of this lineup is that Orlando will have strong control over the outside line. Apart from that, I don't see any advantages, and I don't think this lineup Can protect the rebound." Kenny Smith expressed his thoughts.

"Who knows what Stan thinks. To be honest, besides worrying, I am curious about what level this lineup can play." Charles Barkley said with a smile.

"I wouldn't be surprised if it was Phil or Greg who came up with this lineup, because their brains are always different from others, and maybe Stan is working hard on this road.

A good game is about to start. Yao and Eddie stand in the middle of the field. It is said that Eddie was traded by Houston on the draft day. For this they paid Richard Jefferson and Nakba. If they give Dawson again Opportunity, I don't know if he will continue to choose this way. "

"At the beginning Eddie was the next KG, who knew it would become like this, but this season Eddie played well in Orlando."

With a whistle.The referee threw the ball into the air, and although Eddie Griffin bounced much better than Yao Ming, he couldn't get the ball out due to his height disadvantage.

"Yao helped Houston get the opening offense, and Tracy got the ball." Kenny Smith said looking at the field.

Tracy McGrady controlled the ball, and the Magic retreated quickly.

Battier retreated to the inside and stood next to Scola.Artest stood next to Lewis, and Billups stood next to Tracy McGrady.

Lin Sen stood in front of Francis, and Eddie Griffin did not stand behind Yao Ming but directly chose to go around.

Although he was [-] centimeters shorter than Yao Ming, Eddie Griffin, who was much more flexible than Yao Ming, undoubtedly made it easier to get around.

However, the difference in weight between the two made it more difficult for Eddie Griffin to defend around the front, but Eddie Griffin didn't care about his physical strength.

"Maybe I know Stan's plan. Everyone knows that Yao is afraid of going forward, and to solve the problem of being surrounded, other people in Houston need to keep breaking inside. What Orlando is most afraid of is a strong outside team. , After all, Sean, Ron, and Chauncey are all good defensively, if Yao can't catch the ball, then he can't play the strength of Houston's inside line." Kenny Smith looked at the field and said.

Tracy McGrady wanted to hang the ball to Yao Ming, but Eddie Griffin's crazy circling forward made him give up this plan. After passing the ball to Francis, Francis did not attack but passed the ball back to Tracy McGrady again.

At the same time, the rest of the Rockets helped McGrady open up space with a running position. Billups and Tracy McGrady entered the NBA in the same year.

Billups was the No. 1997 pick in [-], while McGrady was the No. [-] pick.

After watching Billups McGrady dribble continuously with a low center of gravity in front of him, he cut in with a big step and then made an emergency stop and jumped up to throw the ball.

The height advantage makes Tracy McGrady's shots less disturbed, especially after he has gained enough space.

The ball got into the basket steadily and opened the scoring for the Rockets.

"Tracy hit a jump shot, well done, how will Orlando attack.. Especially without Dwight and Darko inside, which means they can only rely on the outside to attack, fools also know how to defend their offense, intercept High position." Kenny Smith said as he looked at Lin Sen who was dribbling the ball forward.

The Rockets retreated quickly.As Kenny Smith said, although they feel weird about the Magic's lineup, they know how to deal with it, which is to block the high position as much as possible.

"Wood passed the ball to Chauncey, running without the ball?" Kenny Smith said looking at the field.

In the past, when Lin Sen did this, it was the beginning of running without the ball. In the past few games, all opponents have blocked the Magic's offensive method very much.Now there are two big men missing inside, and Adelman looked at the field with a smile on his lips.

Francis is in charge of defending Linsen. Linsen played against Francis last season. He knows Linsen's ability.

Fortunately, the Rockets have emphasized how to defend Linsen before. It has to be said that the teams in the previous few games provided a template for the following teams to defend Linsen.

"Wood couldn't find an opportunity on the outside at all." Barkley was a little worried.

The on-site director moved the camera from Lin Sen to the sidelines, and Lindsay Lohan and Natalie Portman, who were holding Amy and Annie, appeared in the camera.

In such a noisy environment, the two little guys, who were just over two months old, puffed out their mouths, closed their eyes tightly, and waved their little hands from time to time.

"Amy and Annie are showing us yet again how much a parent's genes can have on a child. Look at them being just over two months old but I can already imagine how amazing they'll be when they grow up."

In Barkley's voice, Linsen threw the ball directly after receiving the ball, and the ball came to Artest's hands in one hit.

However, Artest's shot failed to hit under the interference of Lewis, and the ball hit the basket directly.

"It's a pity that we didn't score a goal. Although it's just started. But I don't see much feeling about this lineup arrangement. I don't know what Stan's arrangement is for.

If it's run and gun, it's straight out of play, but I don't see that on the first down. "Kenny Smith said.

The offensive and defensive transition, the Houston Rockets who returned to the offensive end got a good opportunity. Although Yao Ming failed to get the ball, Lewis got an excellent opportunity from the outside under the tactics.

"Rebound!" Lewis yelled, Luis Scola and Yao Ming in the interior immediately seized the best position.

At this time, the negative side of the Magic's inside rebounding was exposed again, but Eddie Griffin and Battier didn't want to grab rebounds at all.

Lin Sen, who rushed in from the three-point line, jumped up a meter away from the reasonable collision zone.The whole person rushed directly to the ball that came out of the frame.

Yao Ming and Scola really wanted to jump, but Battier and Eddie Griffin didn't make them jump enough. Lin Sen took the rebound directly from the top of Yao Ming's head.

"Wood jumped really high, he could almost ride on Yao's neck, this rebound is really great!" Kenny Smith praised.

Lin Sen, who got the rebound, did not land.Instead, he forcibly turned around in the air and threw the ball directly.

On the other side, Billups had already started ahead of time, and the ball thrown by Lin Sen went straight to him.

Lin Sen who landed did not make any adjustments, and jumped out like a cheetah.

"Orlando's counterattack, fast counterattack, Houston's defense was tested, only Tracy and Steve retreated!" Kenny. Smith shouted.

Although Linsen started slowly, his speed allowed him to quickly keep pace with Francis.

Billups quickly went down from the left, and Lin Sen came from the middle.

All the fans paid attention to the field. When Billups brought the ball to the three-point line in the frontcourt, Lin Sen had already entered the three-point line.

Francis was already one position behind Linsen, and Billups threw the ball without thinking.

McGrady's take-off interference failed to affect Billups' pass, and the ball went straight to the basket.

Lin Sen, who rushed into the free throw line, kicked off the ground, and Francis behind him also jumped up, but the possibility of him wanting to interfere with Lin Sen, who was more than one body behind Lin Sen, was too small.

Under the watchful eyes of all the fans, Lin Sen's right hand met the ball flying towards him, and he received the ball steadily with his right hand.

Bang!

Francis' arm behind him waved in the air.

Lin Sen grabbed the basket with one hand, and the whole court resounded with uniform wood!

"Well done, this is a perfect alley-oop, belonging to Chauncey and Wood's alley-oop. I think this may be Stan's greatest expectation, belonging to Chauncey and Wood's running and bombing, especially Wood's speed to the extreme. " Barkley said with a smile.

"But this is a test for Wood's physical fitness." Kenny Smith said one of the biggest problems.

The game continued, and Adelman on the sidelines looked at Yao Ming who turned back and ran again, and his brows became more and more tight.Because he slowly discovered something was wrong.

Because the game has been played for nearly 5 minutes, although the Rockets have achieved a 4-point lead, Yao Ming has not participated in it much.

Not only was Eddie Griffin constantly circling forward on the offensive end, but he also needed to run back and forth again and again.

The Magic saw that no one inside was able to grab rebounds, but Battier, Eddie Griffin and even Artest kept fighting for positions, and then Billups and Lin Sen kept on the outside Rush for a rebound under cover.

So far Lin Sen has got 4 rebounds.At this time, it is not the end of halftime, it is only 5 minutes before the start of the game.

In this way of rebounding, the Magic didn't lose many rebounds. What's more, the Magic still sat on the bench with Darko Milicic, Dikembe Mutombo and even the newly transferred Polish.

Although the joining of Tony Batty this season has solved the Rockets' internal problems, but Batty can't make up for the lack of Yao Ming.

Once Yao Ming was off the court and Milicic was on the court, Adelman felt that the Magic's starting lineup was intentional when he thought of such a situation.

"Rick called a timeout! Did he find something? Yao wasted almost no time in these five minutes. He only made one of two shots, but his physical energy was exhausted at all.

Of course, Eddie is not much better either, just look at his sweat and you will know how much he has paid in these 5 minutes. "

"I don't think there is any doubt that Wood got a triple-double tonight. Look at his rebounds. He has already got 4 rebounds. Did Stan send such a starting lineup on purpose to help Wood brush up his statistics tonight?" Kenny Smith watched According to statistics.

At 12:16, the Orlando Magic trailed by 4 points at home, and players from both sides walked to the sidelines.

After a short timeout, Yao Ming did not appear on the court but was replaced. Darko Milicic, who did not appear in the starting lineup, replaced Eddie Griffin.At the same time, the Polish Marcin Gortat, who had just been transferred from nbdl, also appeared on the field.

"Oh, Orlando replaced Chauncey and Eddie and replaced two big men, and Houston replaced Yao and replaced Tony, and suddenly there was a contrast in the strength of the inside. I think the good show is about to come out. " Barkley looked at the players on the field and said with a smile.

Adelman looked at the Magic's players, and he guessed almost exactly the same. He was considering Yao Ming and Tony Batty playing together after Yao Ming rested for a few minutes.

Without Yao Ming, the Rockets, like the Magic just now, can only rely on outside offense.

But at the moment Battier and Artest are the turn of small forward and shooting guard, just facing Lewis and Tracy McGrady.

Facing Artest's defense.McGrady, who came back from a timeout, failed to hit the ball.

"This is the NBA debut of the Polish Masin. He got the first statistic in his career, a rebound. The defensive rebound protection just now is very good." Barkley praised.

Gortat was a little nervous, feeling like he was already sweating profusely just after playing.

The ball was thrown to Lin Sen immediately like a hot potato.Lin Sen almost missed the ball.

"Haha, Marcin still showed his rookie nature. Look at his nervous look. He almost made a mistake just after he was praised." Kenny Smith said with a smile.

Lin Sen stabilized the ball and walked towards Gortat who was running over: "Marcin, don't be nervous, we will help you. You grabbed the rebound just now. It would be even better if the pass is better."

Gortat is much older than Linsen, but he knows his position in the team, and Linsen's encouragement to Gortat is still very useful.

"Score one!" Lin Sen raised his index finger and shouted loudly.

"Wood! Wood! Wood!"

There was a uniform voice in the center of the water house, and the Rockets' defense against him was no different from the previous 5 minutes, and they still tried to block his high-post reception as much as possible.

Without the internal restraint, Lin Sen has indeed been tested in this regard. He only scored 5 points in the first 2 minutes, but sent 3 assists.

Linsen passed the ball to Battier who was pulled to the top of the arc, and Milicic pulled it out from the inside.

Adelman looked at Lin Sen on the field, and he was not worried about such an offensive method at all.

At this time, Lin Sen rushed into the inside with the help of Milicic's cover. According to the normal magic tactics, Lin Sen will find opportunities to catch the ball on the outside or in the middle and long distances, especially at the two corners.

However, this time Lin Sen was beyond the expectations of the Rockets, and Lewis who switched to Lin Sen had to stop.

Because Linsen stopped in the low position on the right, and Battier passed the ball immediately.