After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 408 We Are Champions Again, We Are Always Champions [The Finale]

On June 6, the sixth game of the finals finally returned to the Amway Center in Orlando.

Howard in a suit and leather shoes sat on the sidelines. Although he could not play, he insisted on watching the game from the sidelines.

After initial treatment, he is now able to walk normally. Of course, strenuous exercise is definitely not enough, otherwise he will definitely play.

Even though it was uncomfortable to watch his teammates struggle on the field and he could only watch, he still insisted on appearing here because Li Chengming called him before the game and told him that this would be the last game of the season .

The implication is that they will win the game and keep the championship trophy.

Before the game, it was the same as last season's finals. The preparations for the stage layout were made in advance, and everything was placed, and they were just waiting for the end of the game to be installed directly.

NBA Commissioner David Stern and some top executives and celebrities also came to the scene, preparing to witness the final moment.

Of course, no one from the Lakers came over, and they were still waiting to be dragged into the tiebreaker.

In the locker room before the game, the home team was quiet. Everyone didn't speak, only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

Li Chengming did not speak, the leader of the locker room and captain Nelson also had nothing to say, and Van Gundy was also very silent.

They didn't even look at each other, but everyone's eyes were firm, and there was a belief that they must win.

Although the result of the previous game was regrettable, it was not an unacceptable result for them.

If they were behind and on the verge of being eliminated, it might be different, but even if they lost in the game, they are still in a 3:2 lead. This match is actually an elimination battle.

Not to mention, they almost turned over at the end of the game, and most of the performance in the first three quarters was a little abnormal. This shows that in the absence of Howard, it is not impossible for them to play against each other.

Players sometimes need all kinds of hints to increase their confidence so that they can perform better. Obviously, the existence of Li Chengming has become the team's anchor, and the final result of playing also gave them confidence that they can Faith to win.

Not to mention, they still have two chances.

And back home, there is a bonus.

The status of the players of the Magic team, from the time the game has not started, to the commentator and the fans, they all feel that they are quite different from when they were on the court.

After the start of the game, it was quickly confirmed. In the first 3 minutes, the Magic's five offensive starters played very well.

Van Gundy still made adjustments this time and took Turkoglu back to the starting position. In addition to Pietrus, this five-man lineup was also the lineup that the Magic often used last season.

All five players are capable of three-pointers, and the offensive end can be widened. In this way, no matter Nelson, Turkoglu or Li Chengming, there is ample space for breakthroughs, and Lewis and Pietrus are also much easier to cut in.

As for defense, Li Chengming is at the fifth position. Although he has a disadvantage in height when he sits on the inside, his strength, judgment, and ability to grab rebounds can ensure that he will not be at an obvious disadvantage against the opposing three-high lineup. .

And even when the defense was the worst before, his defensive efficiency at the basket was still very impressive. At this time, the overall defensive ability has improved, and he has accumulated a lot of experience. It's a bit difficult for Dajia. For Odom and Bynum, they don't have range. As long as they are not under the basket, it's okay to let them go for a while, and the threat is much smaller.

Afterwards, appropriate personnel deployment will be carried out, but at least one point of controlling the ball, Li Chengming or Turkoglu, is guaranteed to be on the field at any time, so that the team's offense and ball transmission can be smoothed out. question.

Turkoglu finally showed his ability as a Super Six and All-Star player this time. He played better than Li Chengming in the first quarter. Standing up greatly shared the pressure on the offensive end, and also made it impossible for the Lakers to continue. Ignore other players besides Li Chengming.

Many people actually expected this scene. In this case, as long as Li Chengming doesn't pull it himself and his teammates give positive feedback, it will be very difficult for the Lakers.

Of course, the Lakers' triangle offense is also very good. The point difference is approaching in the second half of the first quarter, but if they can only attack but not defend, they are still under pressure.

In the first quarter, Li Chengming came off the court to rest earlier, and then appeared at the beginning of the second quarter, facing the Lakers' bench lineup and began to attack hard.

The quality of the role players of the Lakers, to be honest, is relatively poor. The players they can trust in the past are actually nothing more than Kobe, Dajia, Odom, Fisher, Ariza, and even Bynum. It's worse, Phil Jackson didn't dare to give him too much playing time, for fear that he would suddenly faint after playing for too long.

As for the Magic, even Mbah a Moute has been able to practice a little bit after a season, and the other heroes who won the championship last season have finally begun to exert their strength in this crucial game.

After all, Nelson was also one of the three guards in the regular season, and he was also very good when he played against the wind. The opponent could only use Fisher to match up, and he was undoubtedly blown to pieces.

The Lakers didn't dare to double-team easily. The Magic's outside three-pointers were too scattered, and their accuracy was guaranteed. They could only help defend the basket as much as possible, but this would leak out Li Chengming.

As Li Chengming said before, he and Nelson have cooperated for two seasons anyway, there is no need to be worse than Howard, but they have played less in the past, and the method is not the same.

As the Lakers' defense wavered, Li Chengming began to exert force in the second quarter and hit consecutive shots. The Lakers barely responded by relying on the joint efforts of Kobe and Dajia.

The triangle offense is not necessarily an insoluble tactic, not to mention that the core of this tactic lies in single-handed matchups, but this point has Turkoglu and Li Chengming, and Kobe and Gasol can't play the low post without thinking.

On the other hand, with Li Chengming, they couldn't match up, which became the fatal point.

The two teams were evenly matched in the first half, especially in the last 3 minutes of the second quarter when Trevor Ariza suddenly broke out, scored consecutively, and defended very well, helping the Lakers almost tie the score.

But in the third quarter, the Magic played a wave of 17:5, and the Lakers were stunned.

As a result, the score difference became bigger and bigger, and the "Zen Master" couldn't sit still, and began to call timeouts and adjustments continuously. On the contrary, Van Gundy was able to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, even more Zen master than Zen Master, and almost never yelled loudly.

Of course, shouting may not be audible. The fans at home are really going crazy. They think the Magic can win and will win the championship.

Just today!

Compared to the last championship, this time, for various reasons, they seemed to be looking forward to it even more.

After all, Kobe is not the same as he was back then. The headache was controlled after a while, the Lakers returned to normal, and the offense began to recover, but at this time they could no longer stop the Magic's offense.

It even fell into a vicious circle, either let Li Chengming be killed or let his teammates be killed, and they always seemed to make the wrong choice.

In the third quarter, the Magic scored 40 points in a single quarter, blowing up their opponents and finally establishing the victory.

The Lakers were still very tough, struggling to the end, and even had a chance to drag into overtime.

It's a pity that first Kobe passed Ariza and missed a three-pointer, Li Chengming succeeded in the mid-range, then Kobe's breakthrough layup was interfered, Gasol grabbed an offensive rebound but failed to make up, Li Chengming responded again from the mid-range.

Then Odom caused a foul and made two free throws. Li Chengming hit the mid-range again. Three shots directly fixed the point difference at 7 points, which also completely killed the Lakers' hopes and sent them out.

最终全场比赛结束，魔术队112:105战胜对手，李成名全场40分钟的出场，28中17砍下43分10篮板4助攻3抢断还有5次盖帽，证明了自己也能守护禁区。

Regardless of both offensive and defensive ends, Li Chengming is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to this game. After the game, he was so tired that he could only lean on Howard's shoulders and sit on the bench for interviews.

A reporter took pictures of this scene, which became another classic freeze-frame moment.

The smiles of Li Chengming and Howard seemed to wipe out all the previous rumors that they would break up and fail. At the same time, there was no suspense about the ending of Li Chengming's real ascendancy.

Howard is actually not the kind of person with a particularly high spirit. If you let him completely convince you, it will be like the result now. He doesn't want to compete with Li Chengming anymore, and he can concentrate on assisting him in the future.

Maybe they will be able to win three consecutive championships, establish a dynasty of their own, and even win four or five consecutive championships...

At that time, the big fat man who once laughed at and despised him, he can fight back with reason.

"You didn't compete with Kobe at the beginning, how could the Lakers dynasty end so quickly? Look at how well I cooperate with LI now, and I still defeated Kobe's championship. What, didn't beat you? You f*cked out, I It's the finals again, where are you?"

Thinking about this picture makes me happy...

"The Magic can proudly shout that sentence: We are champions again, we are always champions! They achieved two consecutive championships without the shame of being overturned, nor did they give up because of injuries. The glory at this moment belongs to Li Chengming and belongs to them everyone!"

Without any suspense, Li Chengming won the honor of FMVP again. Anyway, this trophy is now held higher by domestic fans than the MVP, without him, because Li Chengming has two of them, and the MVP has not yet been won.

But it doesn't matter, he is still young, and everyone feels that it will be a matter of time before he gets it.

Maybe in the next season, even if the Magic can't get such a good record next season...

More importantly, the Magic's lineup next season will also fall apart.

The first ones who were about to leave were the Turks.

(End of this chapter)