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Chapter 444 444. Battle Magic

Magic has always been very ambitious, and there are many big contracts for players, but they often poach the wrong people.

Liu Ren knows that if it is normal, the Magic's lame lineup will not be much better in the next two years. Vucevic is no different from a statistic brush. It looks awesome, but in fact there are no suitable teammates. Sometimes it doesn't really work.

Now the Magic's record is hovering in the eleventh or twelve in the East, not because the Magic are playing well, but because the teams in the East except for the top teams are too bad.

The atmosphere in the team today is relatively relaxed, and D'Antoni doesn't have any pressure to play the Magic. If it is really possible, D'Antoni will definitely let Liu Ren and Gasol rest with Kobe.

But these away fans will definitely not buy it. The magic box office has not been good for the past two years. The reason why this game is full is because they are playing the Lakers. Many fans who came to Orlando from other places bought tickets just to watch Liu Ren and Kobe. .

In the past two years, there have been too many cases of rotation. It even happened that some fans in the slums saved money for three years to watch a game of a favorite star, but the star was on rotation!

In the end, this incident almost caused a lot of trouble. It was the league who gave this fan a package ticket to solve the public relations crisis. Now that the official high-risk period, D'Antoni doesn't want to be targeted by the league.

The game starts at [-]:[-] pm.

The starting lineup of the Lakers is composed of Clarkson, McCollum, Liu Ren, Green, and Gasol. The Magic's lineup makes the Lakers look relatively unfamiliar, with many rookies and second-year players.

Most of the players in this lineup consisting of Payton, Oladipo, Ben Gordon, Aaron Gordon, and Vucevic are not familiar with the Lakers, except for Vucevic and Ben Gordon. Deng has no other reputation at all.

The most famous player in this group is Vucevic, who is dubbed the cornerstone of the Lakers' future by fans.

Youth is the characteristic of this Magic. Except for Ben Gordon, a veteran who was once placed high hopes by the Pistons, the other core members are all on rookie contracts.

As the best big men in the league, Whiteside and Vucevic naturally want to play against each other when they meet, and compare who is stronger.

However, Whiteside will not play until the second half of the first quarter, so he can only hold back for a while.

Gasol's jump ball was a pit as always, and Vucevic won the jump ball.

The Magic attacked first, and Payton advanced to the frontcourt. As the best point guard in this draft, Payton's overall view and organizational skills were revealed early on.

Personal offensive ability may not be good, but Payton showed excellent organizational talent and good defensive awareness in his rookie year.

Payton mobilized his teammates to run. After Oladipo ran out of the open space, he passed it immediately. Oladipo caught the ball and made a close-range throw, taking the lead to score two points for the Magic.

Oladipo's running position and shooting are impressive. The Magic picked up a good seed in the young draft year of 13.

It's a bit wrong to say that it's picking up. Oladipo is the second pick, but just looking at the No. [-] pick that year, you can know how lucky the Magic is.

The Lakers attacked, Gasol played singles inside, facing Vucevic's defense, Gasol seemed to be able to handle it with ease.

Although Vucevic may be a white guy, but his style of play is wild and full of confrontation. He doesn't like Bosh's soft play style. Bosh got more than 20 points, more than 20 or even 30 rebounds on his head.

He is another iconic figure who eats, sleeps and fights the Heat.

This time playing against Gasol, Ucevic wanted to show off again, so he kept using his body to fight against Gasol.

Feeling the pressure coming from behind, Gasol felt that the opponent was not as easy to deal with as he imagined, and began to get serious.

"Little brother, are you ready?" Gasol said gently, and said to Vucevic.

"Paul, Mr. Vucevic has been waiting to beat you up for a long time!" It is said that character determines the style of play, and Vucevic's wild style of play is inseparable from his rough personality.

Gasol exerted force behind him, and Vucevic behind him was like an iron plate.

Gasol had expected this to be the case. When he played Vucevic for the first time two years ago, Vucevic was still a rookie, and he had already left a deep impression on Gasol. High golf quotient.

What is sad is the management of the 76ers. At the beginning, they took Ucevic and threw away the gold nuggets like dung. The modern centers who play the ball are looking forward to one of them becoming a talent, but the big men selected for two consecutive years have not played a game and are reimbursed for the season.

It's such a cruel thing to show bad bloggers...

Gasol is ready to come by himself. He is interested in playing with young people. First, he turns to the left to drive Vucevic, and then turns half to the right, but his body stops suddenly before turning half to the right. Then turn left.

Gasol's beautiful low footsteps stunned Vucevic, and his body jumped up uncontrollably.

Gasol swayed the opponent and then hit the board and threw the ball into the basket.

Vucevic's offensive and rebounding abilities are excellent, but his defense is mediocre. Facing Gasol, a white man who is so strange, he can only suffer.

Magic offense, although Vucevic is the core of the team, but the Magic's offense is played from the outside. The Magic has not changed the way of playing since joining the NBA. Whether it is the O'Neal era or the Howard era, the outside line is the first point of attack. .

The new coach of the Magic is committed to cultivating the team's winning culture. This culture of winning does not necessarily mean that winning must be achieved, but that it brings to the team a belief in striving to win every game. Both coaches and players tried their best to win the game. If they really lose, it can only show that this team is still young.

Today the Lakers are not active in perimeter defense. Ben Gordon easily ran out of the gap and made a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Payton.

McCollum did not pounce, but went inside to block the opponent's outside line to prevent the opponent from rushing for rebounds.

The Magic's outside shooting may be one of the worst in the league. Potential belongs to potential, but it is only potential. Now they are just rookies who have not yet fulfilled their talents.

And Ben Gordon is no longer the best sixth man in the past. He is just a player with a salary of several million for retirement. He has no ambitions and does not occupy the ball. The development of the other four young starters can impart experience to young players.

Sure enough, as Koe McCollum expected, Ben Gordon missed a three-pointer, but Vucevic grabbed an offensive rebound!
Vucevic's teammate's rebounds were judged very well. Coupled with his strong body and blocking skills, he just picked the offensive rebound from Gasol's head.

After grabbing the offensive rebound, Vucevic played hard inside. This is Vucevic's best offensive method.

Let Vucevic get closer to the basket step by step, Gasol just interfered as much as possible to make Vucevic's shot arc higher, Vucevic threw a high shot over Gasol's head, Gasol couldn't stop it. Vucevic's one-on-one offensive skills are much better than Howard's rough brother, and few people can stop him.

But Gasol was not in a hurry, because he saw that guy coming, and he just had to make as much obstruction as he could.

Just when Vucevic's high throw was about to reach its highest point, Liu Ren suddenly appeared in midair, slapped the ball with a big hat, and slapped the ball out of bounds.

Gasol and Liu Ren clapped their hands and looked at Vucevic with a smile. In terms of age, Vucevic is similar to what he experienced in the Grizzlies. He is very strong, but the team will always drag him down. And let him expose all his biggest weaknesses.

Strong teammates, excellent record, no one will think of trading him, Gasol is playing very happily now.

(End of this chapter)