Author: Tiamo the Withered

This is also a back-to-back game for the Magic. In their last rematch with the Bobcats in Charlotte, they easily defeated their opponent by 20 points.

The Bobcats were aggressive in the first half. Bogans and Lewis on the Magic side were not feeling well and missed all three points. Howard was also troubled by foul tactics. The Magic were temporarily behind by 8 points.

But in the third quarter, they immediately scored 34:13, winning by 21 points in a single quarter. The heroes were Nelson, Dulin and Li Chengming.

Anyway, whenever the Magic team is behind in chasing points, Li Chengming is definitely involved in it. Sometimes he can even contribute on the defensive end. He contributed three steals in this quarter.

One of them was due to luck, but the ball came to him through the dribbling of Raymond Felton, who was on the opposite side. There were also two direct interceptions on the route of predicted passes.

Because after the defensive victory in the last game, Li Chengming thought about it and decided to enhance his defensive awareness, so he exchanged it for the ability to see the "preview" of the opponent's attack (8).

He actually knows one thing very well. Defense requires physical talent, but awareness is also indispensable. Many people with strong athletic ability can only be a pie-eating and dancing man, and Duncan does not rely on athletic talent to defend.

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Li Chengming actually has the foundation to grow into a defensive strongman. His wingspan, his big hands, and his ability to fear no confrontation are all very good foundations. And consciousness can sometimes make up for the lack of speed.

It can even improve his reaction.

In fact, in this game, the opponent "Elvis Presley" Gerald Wallace was a good role model for him.

The only thing I can't learn is probably the weight of only 100kg...

After that, the Bobcats still wanted to catch up, but Turkoglu stood up again at this time. At the same time, Lewis and Bogans felt warmer and hit three-pointers one after another. By the 5th minute of the fourth quarter, the point difference had widened.

By 20 minutes, the suspense of the game was no longer high.

In the last three minutes or so, Van Gundy called in his troops early and saw that the team finally won a hearty victory. He was relieved in his heart.

Ten consecutive victories is an honor for them, but it is also a pressure. As the head coach, he does not really want the team to be tight and constrained by the pace of winning streak. He hopes that the team can always maintain the

A strong competitive state, but there is no need to be full all the time.

But it's impossible for him to let the players let go. Is it wrong for them to want to win?

Fortunately, in this game, it seems that they have adjusted. Although Howard is still not good at free throws, he controlled his mistakes and fouls very well today. Lewis just missed the shot and the opportunity came up, and Nelson's recovery was in the game.

When Royo is destined to continue to be absent, this is undoubtedly what he is most happy to see.

As for Li Chengming and Turkoglu, they are relatively stable and have nothing to say.

After the game, Howard scored 29 points and 19 rebounds. Li Chengming relied on his outstanding performance in the third quarter, making 7 of 11 shots from the field and 3 of 7 three-pointers to score 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Both rebounds and blocks broke personal records.

Nelson made all six shots and scored 15 points and 7 assists.

Then the next day at home, facing the weak Grizzlies in the Western Conference, the Magic finally overturned.

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The house leaks and it rains all night long, which is not an exaggeration to describe the current Magic team.

Before the game against the Grizzlies, Lewis confirmed his truce due to a neck injury, and the Magic added another injury number.

Without a star and a major scoring point, the Magic's offense was undoubtedly weakened a lot. Van Gundy had to put Li Chengming into the starting lineup, which also weakened their bench in disguise.

Moreover, Li Chengming's condition in this game was not good. In the first half, he struggled both in catch-and-shoot and singles. He only hit one goal in 6 shots, and only scored 4 points including free throws. This is a great achievement for him.

Very abnormal.

Since settling into the rotation, Li Chengming rarely encounters this kind of situation. It's not like when he played against the Eagles and was tortured by the opponent's forward defense. He just couldn't make a shot.

In fact, the performance of his teammates was very good. Howard made some free throws today. Bogans has regained his touch. Nelson seems to have finally realized that the big contract he signed must be worthy of the money he earned. Even after being promoted,

Redick, who came into the rotation, also seized the opportunity to perform.

So in the first three quarters, everyone took turns to perform "Rescue Soldier Li Chengming". A group of amazing teammates dragged Li Chengming, a pig teammate with a big hip, forward, which was also a response to the sentence "Before we had you, now you have us."

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However, the two teams were still very stalemate in the first three quarters. Although the Magic took the lead, it was not by much. This was not just a problem for Li Chengming, but the lack of Lewis seemed to have caused even greater gaps on their defensive end.

Of course, this is also an old problem. The opposing back line explodes. Whether it is Navarro, Miller, Lowry, or another Miller on the bench, they can take advantage of their backcourt defense. Without a strong striker,

Help, it's too late for Howard to fill in.

As a result, three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies caught up and even overtook the score.

Li Chengming was hit as a breakthrough. The sophomore Lowry, who finally started to show off this year, is short, strong and fast, and is as agile as a little mouse. He jumped up and down on the court. In addition, the white shooter Mike

Miller's off-the-ball movement made one bully Li Chengming's slowness, while the other bullied Li Chengming into being unable to defend.

When it was supposed to be a winning point, Li Chengming led the team to lose 0:9.

In fact, the main reason is that he still hasn't regained his accuracy in attack, otherwise he could at least maintain the balance and wait for the starter to return.

In desperation, Van Gundy saw that Li Chengming was really dying today, so he had to take him down first.

He was afraid that if he continued to let Li Chengming stay on the court, it would be a small matter to lose the game. If it affected his confidence, it would be terrible.

After all, the endurance of rookies is still a little worse, especially when they are just high-spirited and suddenly fall down, this kind of wake-up call is more painful. Li Chengming will see in an instant what the media that praised him to the sky a while ago is actually.

Virtuous.

This was a kind of protection for him, but the hole dug was a bit too big, and it also allowed the Grizzlies to gain momentum. As a result, the main force was unable to recover the score after returning.

At the critical moment, Howard made two free throws, directly destroying any hope of tying the game.

In the end, the score was 123:119, and the Magic lost another home game.

So far, three of their four losses have been at home. The home crowd is really going numb - could it be that they actually have bad luck, or simply not come to watch the game at home next time? Would it be better if the home court is empty?

Let them play?

Of course this is a joke. I can only say that the NBA really has some metaphysics in it. It is not necessary to believe it, but it is not okay not to believe it.

After the game, Li Chengming came out of the shower and was blocked by reporters in the tunnel. Looking at their excited faces, Li Chengming knew that for these guys, the Magic's loss and his poor performance were probably a big problem for them.

Double the happiness.

It’s not that I have any grudge against Li Chengming or the Magic, it’s just that the traffic is so high, and people who like me love this sense of gap from heaven to earth.

Isn’t your Magic team number one in the league? Isn’t your Li Chengming competing for the Rookie of the Year award?

How crazy are you guys now?

We are not crazy at all...

After dealing with these reporters, Li Chengming walked outside the arena with his father. He was surprised when he heard the cry of "LI" outside. When he looked over, Li's father explained beside him: "This should be

Your fans..."
Chapter completed!