Chapter 51 Become famous in one battle(12)

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 51 Become famous in one battle (12)

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"At the end of the game, the Magic finally lost to the Suns 109:113, ending their four-game winning streak. In overtime, they had no physical strength, and the impact of back-to-back was still too great. In fact, if in regular time

If Howard could score even one more free throw, maybe it would be better..."

Director Zhang’s words were also full of regret, because the result was indeed just a little bit worse.

At the end of the regular season, Li Chengming scored with an unconventional shot. In the end, Barbosa was actually suspected of fouling, but the referee did not call it, and the two teams tied the score and entered overtime.

In overtime, Van Gundy chose to continue to believe in Li Chengming and left him on the court, but at this time there was a problem with his physical strength.

In this game, Li Chengming has played for more than 25 minutes in regular time. For him now, playing an NBA game at this time, the physical exertion has reached the limit. It can be clearly seen in overtime.

When he came out, he couldn't move much.

In the end, in the overtime, Li Chengming took two shots and only hit one mid-range shot and scored two points. He still failed to save the team and became a hero. On the contrary, Nash, who looked weak and indifferent, scored 6 points in the overtime.

, helping the team win a difficult victory and avoid being ridiculed after a comeback.

Of course, it wasn't just Li Chengming, Howard, Turkoglu, and Lewis were also physically exhausted. In the end, Howard's jumping height when he defended Stoudemire was clearly not good enough.

Li Chengming, who played exactly 30 minutes after the game and overtime, scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, became the focus after the game. He and Howard attended the post-game press conference.

Happy Beast no longer smiled. Firstly, he was really tired. Secondly, he was depressed about losing the game, especially when he thought that the game was all lost to him and his free throws.

This point was also mentioned when reporters asked questions. In response to this, Howard said that he would practice more free throws, but Li Chengming next to him secretly pouted.

In fact, World of Warcraft's free throw shooting is not a question of whether to practice or not. How could it not be practiced? It is not so bad in training, but when it comes to the game, I don't know if it is because of psychological reasons or because the muscles have become stiff after the confrontation and I can't control the strength of my hands.

Anyway, it became a weakness for him.

And more questions converged on Li Chengming. There was no way. Although Howard got the gorgeous data of 34+21, which was the first time in his career that he got 20+20 in two consecutive games. Barbosa on the opposite side also got the highest score in the game.

42 points, but Li Chengming's performance diluted it all.

Of course, if it had been Lewis, Turkoglu or Nelson, it would not have caused such a big sensation. The key is that Li Chengming was an unknown player before, a last-round rookie who received little attention.

The Chinese media pays attention to him because he is a compatriot and a relatively rare domestic player in the NBA, but this is not the case in the United States.

He played well in the summer league and in the preseason, which means that among some fans who follow the Magic, more people will not pay attention to such a rookie.

He was inconspicuous in the first few games, and he didn't even appear on the field.

But in this game, he performed well after coming off the bench, and in the end he almost played a comeback as the savior.

It's true that basketball is a competitive sport, but the NBA is a business league, which is essentially a big show. This kind of "script" with strong storytelling is very much sought after here.

And this is consistent with the American dream that has been promoted. Look at an ordinary college player in China who came to our NBA and performed so well.

This will not only attract the attention of fans, but also attract more players to pursue their dreams in the NBA.

Even NBA officials ranked Li Chengming's last shot of the regular season as the best shot of the day and secretly promoted it. This was also based on commercial interests.

This is naturally a good thing for the Magic and Li Chengming himself. Although they lost this game, the Magic seemed to have dug up a precious rookie, and Li Chengming also relied on his wonderful performance in this game to win the championship among the coaching staff.

His status in his heart skyrocketed.

No matter how well you perform in training, people still have reasons to distrust you, but when you show your ability and big heart in games, they will truly recognize you.

Even Van Gundy felt that there wasn't much reason to keep pressure on Li Chengming at this time. However, the team was shocked when he looked like he was about to collapse at the end of the game. After the team doctor checked, he said it was nothing serious and everyone was relieved.

Fortunately, there is two days of rest after this game, but what is more annoying is that there is another back-to-back. Who knows what the league is thinking, this is not as good as playing every other day.

…

After the press conference, Li Chengming saw Howard's depressed look in the aisle, looked at the mobile phone in his hand, and couldn't help laughing: "Dwight, are you surfing the Internet again?"

Howard is a fun-loving person. Although he is not as lazy as the Sharks and doesn't train, he spends more of his free time flirting with people and often looks for comments praising himself online.

However, if you watch the post-game comments after today's game, you are definitely looking for trouble. Even Howard's own fans may not be able to bear it.

At that time, Li Chengming also felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel, but only for a moment.

He knows in his heart that the Magic still rely on Howard, whose rebounding, defense and penalty area deterrence are essential.

If Howard hadn't been there, he wouldn't have been able to play so comfortably.

How can we criticize him harshly in this situation?

If there really were no weaknesses, Howard would have been the number one center long ago. Although he is almost there now, after all, there are not many powerful centers these days.

For power forwards, you can say Duncan, you can say Nowitzki, you can say Garnett, or there are Randolph, Boozer and others, but there are really not many good centers.

Howard now has a bit of a "monkey calling himself the king" flavor, but of course he is actually not that bad. The rough guy is still the rough guy, and his influence on the game is still very strong.

Moreover, technology is enough for now. Unless his physical fitness declines in the future, he should also undergo a transformation by then.

"Hey, let me show you some comments..."

What Howard was looking for for Li Chengming were comments that would criticize him and praise Li Chengming. Of course, Li Chengming knew that this guy didn't have that much thought, so he just let him take a look.

He immediately chuckled and said, "Dwight, you owe me a favor."

Howard frowned and said, "What, what does this have to do with anything?"

"After all, everyone thinks this game was lost because of you. You owe me once, don't you?"

Howard patted his head, feeling that this was indeed the case, but he always felt that something was not right.

Li Chengming chuckled. Howard was drafted into the NBA right out of high school. You can imagine what level of education he had, coupled with the usual intellectual shortcomings of black people - this is not that he deliberately blackmailed them, but from the black players he came into contact with,

Indeed, none of them seem very smart.

Of course, he has also seen smarter people, like Otis Smith, who has a certain way of dealing with people, but the difference between an individual case and a general rule.

What's more, God also opened the window when he closed the door for them. Their physical condition is really enviable, and their running and jumping abilities are amazing. Anyway, when Li Chengming watched Howard perform various dunks during training, he felt like

I really want to buy a skill like "Jiaotian Monkey" from the mall.

It seems that I have completed another task in this game. After I got 10 points before, I updated a new task, which is to get 20 points. Of course I have achieved it today, and I can get 10 points as a reward. Now the total is

At twenty o'clock, it seems that I can think about shopping.
Chapter completed!