new lord of the rings

Chapter 203 The fans defect!

game day.

The Amway Arena, which is not very popular on weekdays, suddenly became lively, with a turbulent flow of people, bustling, and the entire arena was packed to the brim. This is not the reason for the Magic. The Magic have been at the bottom of the league in recent seasons, and there is no way to attract fans. .

Fans come for the Warriors. The Warriors are the defending team with a gorgeous style of play. They have been in the limelight recently. They won 13 games in a row at the beginning. Today they may win the No. 14 game in a row!

The arrival of the Warriors attracted a large number of fans to watch the game, and the management of the Magic was both happy and humiliated.

The joy is that the fans come to watch the game, which means that there are a lot of green dollars to earn. The shame is that the fans at home come to watch the game not for the home team, but for the Warriors who are challenging away.

The management is counting money in such a mixed state of mind!

The poor record of the Magic is related to the fact that most of the teams are young players. Most of the rebuilt teams are like this. Now is the time to train young people.

Young people represent not strong combat power, but they also represent full of vigor. The Warriors came with a 13-game winning streak. The young people were not afraid, but rejoiced, thinking what an honor it would be to pull the Warriors off the horse!

When the two sides were warming up, Zhang Xin saw the enthusiasm in the eyes of the young magician, and smiled lightly: "You're still too young!"Of course, the Warriors are not invincible. There are still many teams in the league that have a chance to beat the Warriors, but this does not include the Magic.

How bad is the Magic this season?
The Knicks and the Magic, the two teams with the lowest record in the Eastern Conference, faced each other. In the second quarter, the Knicks made 20 of 3 shots and only scored 8 points. The Magic even made 19 of 3 shots and only scored 7 points. Since 1954-55 when the 24-second shot clock was used, the combined score of the two teams in a single quarter was the lowest!

The 7 points in a single quarter also tied the record for the lowest scoring in a single quarter of the Magic. In the end, the Knicks narrowly beat the Magic 80-79.

And this group of young people are still enthusiastic and full of fighting spirit and want to defeat the warriors. It can only be said that it is good to be young!
Game start.

The starting lineup for the Magic is Tobias Harris, Victor Oladipo, Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier, Channing Frye.

The Warriors started with Zhang Xin, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Bogut, Drummond Green.

Bogut and Vucevic jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Warriors got the ball for the first time.

Curry gritted his braces and dribbled the ball briskly across the half court. Bogut went to the high post to support. Curry threw the ball to Bogut and turned around and got into the crowd. Zhang Xin helped Klay Thompson block Ivan Fournier, and then went down the air Cut, Bogut is a very good passer at the center position. A ground hit pass was passed to Zhang Xin, and Zhang Xin made a layup!

The Magic's starting lineup is still good, at least in terms of height, Tobias Harris 206CM, Victor Oladipo 193CM, Nikola Vucevic 213CM, Evan Fournier 201CM, Qian Ninfry 211CM.

A group of tall men stood inside the three-point line, spreading their arms to block out the sun. Fortunately, the Warriors are not a team that relies on breakthroughs to survive. Open it up, it really blocks out the sun.

But for the Warriors, for the three historical-level shooters, if you dare to shrink, you will get points. The Magic can only expand their defense, but when the Magic expands their defense, their height turns from an advantage to a disadvantage.

The Warriors have a high pick-and-roll, Curry or Zhang Xin, whoever is out of position, Curry and Zhang Xin take turns to attack, forcing the Magic to shrink, and then Thompson from the outside is happy to shoot, and even Green gets two three-pointers. hit a ball.

The Magic are not without advantages, at least they have the upper hand on offensive rebounds. Vucevic has repeatedly grabbed rebounds in the interior and made a second offense. Vucevic's turn and hook are difficult to defend. Even Bogut can't guard against it.

In the first quarter, the two sides did not have a clear distinction. The score between the two sides was 32:28, and the Warriors led by 4 points. When Zhang Xin led the gangsters on the bench in the second quarter, it was the time for the Warriors to start to exert their strength.

And in the third quarter, the Warriors will basically explode, and take away the game in a wave.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhang Xin took Andre Iguodala, Sean Livingston, Leandro Barbosa, and Harrison Barnes to the field.The Magic played big men, and the Warriors simply used a small lineup.

The Magic are still the starters.

Oladipo holds the ball at the top of the arc. Oladipo is a defender with strong impact. Although it is not yet a great time, Barbosa is still quite embarrassed to defend against the impact.

Oladipo called Vucevic to the high pick-and-roll, Vucevic blocked Barbosa, Oladipo wanted to break through when he started, Zhang Xin tried to appear in the position, Oladipo made a few shots Xia did not get rid of Zhang Xin, so he could only dribble the ball out to reorganize.

Zhang Xin returned to the position of defending Vucevic. Oladipo saw Zhang Xin carrying Vucevic, and hoisted the ball in to let Vucevic back Zhang Xin.

Of course, it is difficult for Zhang Xin to defend against Vucevic alone. After all, it is difficult to defend a center with a turn and hook. up.

Zhang Xinli resisted Vucevic with strength. Vucevic is 118kg, which is more than ten kilograms heavier than Zhang Xin, but Zhang Xin's strength can temporarily make up for the lack of weight.

Vucevic received the ball, felt Zhang Xin's position with his back, a burst of force came, and Vucevic praised: "So much strength!"He sat back hard, dropped the ball and prepared to adjust his position and turned to hook.

As soon as Iguodala hit the ball, Iguodala's double-team arrived. Vucevic hurriedly protected the ball, turned around to avoid Iguodala's ball, and just exposed the ball to Zhang Xin's sight. Zhang Xin cut it down with a knife. Vucevic's palm hurts and the ball is out of his control.

Iguodala has quick eyes and quick hands, and immediately controlled the ball. Barbosa has already rushed forward like a wild horse in the pampas grassland. Iguodala made a long pass and Barbosa made a layup!
Amway Arena burst into cheers.

The faces of the Magic generals are ugly, and the fans at home actually cheered for the visiting team. This is a kind of humiliation to the home team, but they have no confidence. The fans were heartbroken.

Since the Orlando Magic sent the team's leader Dwight Howard in 2012, they traded JJ Redick, Ismail Smith and Gustavo Ayon to the Milwaukee Bucks. In the 2012-13 season, the Magic's The record is only 20-62, the worst record in the NBA!
2013-2014赛季，魔术队82场常规赛，之赢下其中的23场比赛胜率仅仅只有28%！

The Magic were abused against strong teams, and abused against weak teams. After being abused for a long time, Magic fans were unwilling to watch the game.

(End of this chapter)