The Magic's locker room was a bit deserted, the players were listlessly busy with their own things, Lewis was listening to music, Prince Duke Redick was playing with his cell phone, Nelson was looking at the Bible devoutly, and Howard, their core, looked at the opposite wall in confusion.

Stan Van Gundy has previously analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the Warriors, and as for tactics, it has been arranged long ago.

The Magic have been looking forward to this game for a long time.

Howard regrets why the opening game was against the Bucks rather than the Warriors, but they should be grateful, because even when they were against the Bucks, they won quite hard, and it was Redick's victory that he made stabilize at the last moment.

The players started to enter the court, and the atmosphere in the locker room finally improved. Nelson Jr. pulled Howard, shook his head, and said, "Dwight, hurry up, we are going to play, the battle has begun, have you been unable to wait?"

Howard didn't say anything. He looked at his jersey carefully and then put his snow-white robe on his body.

Yes, he could not wait.

Just after the Miami Heat formed the Big Three this summer, when people talked about the league's favorites to win the championship next season, the Orlando Magic was always deliberately ignored.

Will the Magic, who holds the number one center in the Eastern Conference today, be eliminated from the championship? In fact, the focus of people's doubts is Dwight Howard.

There is no other reason. When the Magic touched the edge of the championship for two consecutive seasons, they had no choice but to pass by it. Among them, Howard's restriction was the biggest cause of the Magic's defeat.

In the 209 finals, Park's magic trick, which had previously been high-profile with Park, was actually beaten by Park, who was also a new player in the finals.

At that time, compared with the Warriors' lineup of Chamberlain Iverson, Howard seemed too lonely.

So, last summer, the Magic "rebeled" and set up the Dallas Mavericks. After taking Brandon Bass as he wished, he followed up the opponent's offer against Polish center Massin Gotat, which also provided sufficient helpers for "Warcraft".

After all, Rashad Lewis is not a pure fourth-position starter.

Not only that, they also won the half-man and half-god Carter, one of the four major points and guards. Even though Carter has begun to go downhill, he can still join the top ten points and guards in the league, right?

Even so, Howard still made a fool of himself when he played against the "Raw Melon Seed" Charlotte Bobcats in the first round of the playoffs. Although Magic Park swept through the sweep to advance, Howard made 6 fouls in two games, and the remaining two games were brisk.

In terms of scoring, there were two games that did not exceed 6 points

Howard was able to breathe a sigh of relief against the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The Hawks, who are at a clear disadvantage in height, have no choice but to do anything to Howard. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics have achieved targeted signings since losing last season's playoffs.

The revolving greetings of Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis and Rashid Wallace made the "World" miserable. Although they were in the second consecutively and scored 3 in the fourth game, there was also a third performance with only 7 points, and the Magic finally got out.

With Howard, Magic has the capital of the Xiaoao League. Now it can be said that no matter who other teams exchange it for - except for the two gods, Chamberlain and James, Magic will shake their heads like rattles.

Howard's restraint in the inside is the starting point of all the Magic's tactics. He has been the rebounding champion for three consecutive seasons and the blocking champion for two consecutive seasons, which is the best proof.

But because of this, the Magic team is almost paralyzed by curbing Howard. But if you encounter the Warriors who have already set their teeth in the interior, the Celtics and the Lakers, the Magic's chances of winning are still not high. The reason is that Howard has not yet reached the point of being unstoppable and is not a "shark".

Perhaps Amaretta Demier's experience can give Howard some inspiration. As Howard's previous spokesperson for "Warcraft", Xiao Si could make a fortune by relying solely on her body at the beginning of her career. But after renewing the contract, Xiao Si's playing style changed a lot, the most important thing was to have a mid-range shot.

This does not mean that Howard must also pull to high mid-range shots, but that his style of play at the basket must be improved and perfect. He has successively become a disciple of Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon. Howard has made great progress, but the foul troubles that have been entangled with him for many years have not been truly overcome.

Howard has realized this. As the saying goes, only a powerful enemy can create great players. Chamberlain is powerful enough. Howard finally changed his consciousness.

This summer, Howard did not play for the Dream Team because he went to Houston to practice hard with Olajuwon, and invited CPPCC King Alan Houston to help him develop CPPCC Battle Records.

But at the end of the summer, Howard discovered a problem - he has improved compared to before, but the team has not improved.

Otis Smith, chairman of the Magic Basketball Affairs Department, complained that he didn't want to make a deal, he was probably the one in the league who most eager to complete a deal that would upgrade the team's lineup.

There are also no trade chips in the Magic lineup. The defender Jamil Nelson who returned to All-Star level in the playoffs, solid substitute center Marsin Gotat, powerful power forward Brandon Bass, top outside defender Michael Pitrus, etc. are all very good trade chips.

However, these chips have one common feature - they are all excellent in combat power and can attract teams that need to achieve results immediately. Often, teams willing to give out stars are teams that plan to rebuild. Although the Magic chips are good, they are not up to the appetite of these teams.

Throughout the summer, there have been constant news that stars are willing to join the Magic.

First, Billups, the Magic thought they were only one step away from the old demon point guard, but later found out that this was a natural barrier.

Since then, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony have also said they are coming. The most attractive thing about the Magic is of course that they have a giant like Dwight Howard in the interior. Today, when superstars are becoming more and more popular, many stars are very happy to partner with Howard.

Unfortunately, the Magic really can't come up with chips that can attract the Hornets or the Nuggets. Even if Smith wants to get these players, he can only do anything.

It is worth noting that after losing the finals last year, Smith took out the expiration contract of young player Courtney Lee plus a balanced salary for Vince Carter.

In this year of free agents, the Magic had thought about joining a top free agent. As early as the beginning of the free market, there were many news that the Magic was pursuing a top star.

However, it is too difficult for Magic to win over the top stars with no salary space. As the situation develops, Magic's summer will have to calm down.

The Magic did not make any deals throughout the offseason. Apart from choosing two rookies, the Magic only renewed their contracts with free agents Redick and Jason Williams, and signed Quentin Richardson and Chris Duhon for weak small forwards and point guards.

It is not difficult to see with such a move that Smith still believes that the Magic's current lineup has the strength to compete for the championship, so it only requires various minor repairs.

The Magic's current lineup's salary next season is more than 860,000, even higher than the Champions Warriors' salary. Unfortunately, the contributions of the team's lineup, Lashad Lewis and Carter, cannot be said to be worthy of their huge salary. This may be the Magic's greatest sorrow.

It’s not that the team doesn’t want to invest, but the bad salary has blocked the team’s path to further strengthening. If you want to win the championship, you are always one step behind, but you can’t choose to rebuild quickly, so you can only bite the bullet and go step by step.

Howard walked out of the locker room step by step, and then into the player channel step by step. Finally, with B∫'s roar, he walked into his new battlefield - Amway Center Arena step by step.

This is indeed a new battlefield. The stadium was just opened on October 1 this year. At that time, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dell, Orlando Magic President Alex Martins, Amway Chief Marketing Officer Ma Sikai and Magic Core Howard attended the ceremony to cut the ribbon.

As the most technologically-rich stadium in the United States, the Amway Center costs nearly US$400 million and can accommodate more than 20,000 spectators.

On October 10, the Orlando Magic defeated the New Orleans Hornets with a record score difference of 136 Bl; the highly anticipated 22-year NHA All-Star Weekend will also be held here. In the future, the "Amway Center" will also serve as the Art Center of Orlando, hosting various entertainment, events and community events to inject new vitality into Orlando.

Before moving to the Amway Center, the Orlando Magic's home court was the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida, USA. The venue can accommodate more than 17,60 spectators. It was named the Orlando Arena when the stadium was built in 198.

In February 26, the stadium was renamed TD Water House Center. In 2UU, Richard Viagra, the current owner of the stadium, obtained the naming rights of the stadium, and the stadium was officially renamed Amway. The logo of Amway can be seen both inside and outside the stadium and during TV broadcasts.

Now, in the Warriors' player seats, all seats are printed with a line of words: Nutrilite Sports Nutrition = Health.

When he entered this new stadium, Howard was a little uncomfortable. The fans cheered the same loudly, the Magic team logo was still the same eye-catching, and the opponent was still the same fucking, but he was just not used to it. When he walked into the stadium, he did not feel the same blood rush as before.

Am I a nostalgic person? Howard couldn't help asking himself in his heart when he entered the venue with his arms raised.

In fact, Howard had an answer in his heart. He was not nostalgic, but regretted that he could not avenge his revenge on the original venue. In the past, Howard and Chamberlain encountered too many insults in the old Amway Arena. For example, in the 209 Finals, he was blood-scrapped in that stadium.

Therefore, he has always hoped to wash away his shame in that old arena.

As a result, he never got that opportunity.

At this time, Howard could only focus on the new stadium. He said to himself in his heart, I can't lose, I can't lose anymore

But on the other side, the Warriors were lamenting the luxury of the new stadium: "Oh, look, look, this is what the stadium is so bad. Look at it, there are 6 private suites, bunker suites, premium suites, group suites, and their private suites are distributed on two floors. There are 400 club seats alone..."

"I've made a straw. This are so big. How many floors do I have in total?"

"There are 7 floors in total, the competition floor, the middle auditorium entrance floor, the founder's suite floor, the central hall, the club box floor, the corridor floor, the text press seat floor...

"Damn, Amway is so rich, look, the locker room alone is more NHA locker rooms than our toilets, home hockey locker room, home arena rugby league event locker room, away hockey/indoor American football locker room, official locker room, Ul star actor dressing room, actors on stage and reception lounge, the rest for performers on stage to use auxiliary locker room..."

"Then it must be very good to throw their team in such a stadium?"

"Absolutely good, you must be tragic and magic tricks"

"When you lose magic, let them feel the shame in the new stadium."

"Damn, everyone, I suddenly thought of one thing. This is the second game of the Magic's official NHA game here. They won the last game. If we win today, it would be the first game of the NHA official NHA game in this stadium..."

"You mean we can break the ground in this arena right away?"

"Don't be so vulgar, it's a mess, but I really like it."

"That's it, guys"
Chapter completed!