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

Chapter 71 The Best Rookie Contest

On November 11, the Magic defeated the Charlotte Bobcats at home without any suspense.

The Bobcats have been a team that has been steadily delivering points in the past few years since joining the league. It is naturally incomparable with a team like the Magic that has gradually become a powerful team, and it is almost a three-quarter game.

The Magic can often achieve the effect of "winning in one quarter" this season, because the first quarter is when they have the best physical strength and the most concentrated energy. If they do a good job on the defensive end, their offense is easier to achieve results, especially Teko. Both Grew and Nelson have good first passes, and even Howard can play fast breaks.

However, after entering the rotation lineup, or after losing physical strength in the second half, the opponent may gradually catch up with the score.

And this actually stems from the imbalance in the lineup. The gap between the starting lineup and the substitute is too large. Now it is because of the appearance of Li Chengming that the substitute has an extra firepower and support point, and it also gives Van Gundy a better lineup arrangement. many choices.

This time, they directly established a 32-point lead at 17:15 in the first quarter. When Li Chengming came on the court, he didn't feel that he needed to play by himself. The team completely took the initiative and played against the opponent all the way.

On the opposite side is Richardson, the slam dunk king with outstanding physical fitness, and Felton, who is also a stocky point guard like Nelson. As a result, the two main players are in a state of mystery today.

It was only halfway through the fourth quarter, and the point difference had reached 20 points. Li Chengming also rested off the court with the main players, and fringe characters like Gortat and Augustine got a chance to play.

李成名只出战14分钟，投篮4中4、罚球3中2得到11分4篮板，还有一次封盖和一次抢断。

Then they fought back to back at home, and the Magic beat the Heat the next day. The former champion team had no power to fight back against the Magic, and was suppressed for four consecutive quarters.

O'Neal's battle against his old club, and the contest between O'Neal and Howard's two generations of top centers can be regarded as a spectacle. The Sharks performed well today, but compared with Howard, he obviously showed an old state of decline.

In the past, others used fouls to prevent O'Neal from attacking, but today it was his turn to treat Howard, a junior he didn't think much of.

In the two limited rounds of Li Chengming's matchup with O'Neal, Li Chengming also really saw what a player of his own weight looks like.

But now that O'Neal's physical fitness has declined, he has degraded too obviously on the defensive end.

He looks puffy with fat all over his body. He can carry Li Chengming in strength, but his speed is much slower than him. Li Chengming can even play with him with his feet.

If he wasn't afraid of his height and wingspan, and worried that being entangled with him would affect his efficiency, Li Chengming would have to hit him more often. Now he can only see his teammates get a good chance and spread the word.

In fact, even O'Neal at his peak was relatively lazy on the defensive end. If it weren't for two consecutive partners who were both offensive and defensive super shooting guards, O'Neal's weakness in pick-and-roll defense would definitely be maximized.

In fact, apart from Turkoglu and Bogans, the rest of the Magic felt cold outside the three-point line. Li Chengming tried to make a shot and hit the iron. This is the main reason why the point difference was not widened in the first half.

Of course, the opponent's three-pointer is even worse, so it goes without saying.

Perhaps because of the existence of the big sharks, the Heat are still continuing the old style of play. Facing the Magic, they want to keep hitting the basket. Isn't this a dream?

If O'Neal is still the top shark, they might be able to replicate the legend of the Lakers. After all, Wade is still comparable to Kobe during the three consecutive Lakers.

It's a pity that O'Neal is no longer that giant under the basket, and he has to be handled a little when he meets Li Chengming, a "little shark".

It was not easy for him to even score 20 points this season, so he still ate dumplings today.

Although Wade feels good today, he still can't move these teammates.

This game between the two teams is an all-round gap, which can be seen from the statistics of rebounds, assists, steals, and shooting percentage.

李成名也只出战了16分钟，7投3中，但是得到了7次罚球全部命中，砍下13分8篮板4助攻的漂亮数据。

His performance in the transition period is also an important part of the Magic's ability to maintain a steady lead and continue to open up the advantage.

Howard has always been looked down upon by O'Neill, and today he proved himself in front of him, playing the face of the former Magic center. Although the data is only 17+14, he has supported the Magic in the penalty area on the defensive end.

Otherwise, Wade might have to copy his performance in the 06 finals and mess up their inside line. Anyway, whether it is Li Chengming or Lewis, he will target them as a breakthrough.

Li Chengming also has a headache for this kind of guard with a strong explosive speed. As long as he takes a step, he will pass him, and he can't keep up when he turns around. He needs Howard to wipe his ass, but this way Wade can pass the ball to assist his teammates.

It's a pity that whether it's Jason Williams or Smash Parker, they only reward him with blacksmithing.

After the game, the media was preaching that O’Neal is not old, and Howard was suppressed because he was young and inexperienced. You will feel that there is a big difference between the two.

When Li Chengming was interviewed by the domestic media, he was naturally asked about topics related to O'Neill.

Among them, the relationship between O'Neill and Dayao occupies a very important factor. We all know that Dayao, who just made his debut, bumped into a big shark in the sky. The fat man even expressed his disdain for him before the game, as if he wanted to teach him As a result, he was capped by Dayao 3 times in the game.

Although O'Neal still had the advantage in that game, Dayao gradually gained the recognition of the No. [-] center since then.

After that, Dayao gradually grew up, but O'Neal declined due to injuries and other reasons.

Now another rising star from Huaguo is facing O'Neill on this stage. Although the positions are different and there is not much matchup, it seems to be a kind of inheritance of "wild monsters" in the domestic media.

Li Chengming thought of how the team boss Howard and O'Neal were not dealing with each other. He must not be able to say anything good about the other party, so he smiled: "Today's game let me know more deeply that the era of the big sharks has passed, but I regret that I didn't meet them. Shaq at his peak..."

He really felt a little regretful. With the inside dominance of the peak shark, he really wanted to see if he could hold it.

It is definitely impossible to prevent him, the most is to push him with strength.

As a result, the reporters actually thought he was a little crazy, as if he was a little drifting.

So after the interview, the reporter who had a good relationship with him talked to Li's father in private, and Li's father turned around and told Li Chengming about this issue.

Then the father and son looked at each other, both a little speechless.

As a father who gets along day and night, Father Li naturally knows that his son is not drifting away, and it is almost the same to say that he is talking about it.

"Forget it, the more you explain this kind of thing, the more useless it becomes. After time passes, everyone will forget it."

Li Chengming also thinks about it, some things really don't need to be so clear, sometimes when you make it clear, others may think you are guilty.

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After that, the Magic will usher in a terrifying five-game streak in the Western Conference, and one of them will be back to back. The opponents include the Suns who lost in the previous battle of Li Chengming's rise and the Lakers who just made a deal with the Magic.

The first opponent, the Trail Blazers, just happened to be restrained by the Magic. Aldridge and Roy, the inner and outer core, are both sophomores. When the team defended, they still couldn't bear it.

This is because of the existence of Howard, Roy's breakthrough and Ade's inside singles have greatly reduced the efficiency, and it is impossible to expect other teammates to stand up at this time.

李成名出战19分钟，14投7中，三分5中2拿到了19分6篮板，帮助球队轻松战胜对手。

Not to mention the Supersonics, the Magic is now beating them like a father beating his son, and the battle is basically over in three quarters.

Howard scored 40+ for the first time this season, and had 15 rebounds. He overwhelmed the Sonics in the penalty area, causing almost all of their insiders to suffer 4 or 5 fouls.

Of course, the biggest highlight is that he hit 20 of 15 free throws, which can be regarded as a snack.

However, the focus of media attention is still the competition of "the best rookie in the East and West" (pre-game news headline).

This is also something that can’t be helped, after all, the difference in hard power between the two teams is too great, and some gimmicks must be found, and now the rookie list is number one or two—the latest list has been ranked like this, the contest between Durant and Li Chengming, Obviously, it is the only highlight in this game with great disparity in strength and no suspense in the outcome.

Durant seems to be aware of this too, so compared to the Buddha in the previous game, although he didn't directly match up with Li Chengming in this game, he tried his best to perform.

It's a pity that sometimes the more you insist, the easier it is to deviate.

In this field, Durant made 23 shots and only hit 6 goals, which was a 30% shooting rate. He only scored 22 points by relying on free throws.

与之相对的，却是李成名9投6中，拿到15分同时还有11篮板7助攻和3次盖帽的全面数据，其中一次盖帽正好就给了突到篮下的被特科格鲁逼停后直接要投篮的杜兰特。

Durant: This fat man doesn't talk about martial arts, he sneaked up on me from the side, it doesn't count!
The positive and negative values ​​can more intuitively reflect the role of the two. The Magic won 112:93, Li Chengming was +17, and Durant was -21.

After this game, many fans who originally supported Durant expressed great disappointment.

Although they can still convince themselves with the reason that "Li Chengming is in a strong team, standing next to superstar teammates, and facing low defensive pressure, he will have high efficiency and good statistics", but there will not be so many people who can still play. He vowed that Durant must be better than Li Chengming at the moment.

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