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Chapter 62 McGrady and Carter scored 40 points together!
In the second half, Li Mu adjusted his lineup, hoping to use Carter as an offensive breakthrough.

That's right, Carter hit All-Star-level data in his rookie season.

The offense can be said to be very powerful, and the defense is very poor in awareness and technology.

Bowen's offensive ability can't do anything to Carter, so Li Mu decided to go to Rice to teach Carter a lesson.

The lineup changed to Billups, Kobe, Rice, Big Ben and O'Neal.

On the Raptors side, the main force played, that is, the starting five.

Alvin Williams, Christie, Carter, Oakley, Wesley.

At the start of the third quarter, Rice used a back run to get rid of Carter's defense, received a pass from Billups, and hit an open three-pointer.

62 to 46! !
On the sidelines, Butch Carter called Vince Carter to let him concentrate on defense.

Of course, he can only go so far.

Defense grows from being abused.

Like boxing, if you want to hit someone, you must first learn how to beat someone.

And Carter is already the strongest firepower output of the Raptors in the offense!
You can no longer ask him to perform defensively and offensively. He is just a kid in the league, just a rookie.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers' offense seemed to turn to the outside, and they also aimed at Carter.

This time, he missed someone again.

In other words, among the "four shooting guards", his defense has never been mentioned, and it is mediocre.

Iverson has a high height, and whether his defensive ability is a top-level "defense" is a question.

Carter, there is no doubt about the defense, but he is really not strong.

Rice is an all-star off-the-ball player, and Carter was blown out on defense.

As the big brother, Christie can only use his early predictions to help defend, but Rice throws the basketball into the paint.

At this time, Kobe rushed in, received a pass from Rice, hit Huanglong straight, jumped up from the basket, glided in the air and dunked with one hand, with a bang, and scored two points.

The Raptors were also blasted out of temper.

Kobe and Rice, two all-stars, still have their cards on the cards, and it's no problem to bully the rookie Carter and the low-key Christie.

The Raptors are now strong on the perimeter. When the perimeter was also blown up by the Lakers, the score began to leak out.

At this time, Tracy McGrady watched with a pair of dead fish eyes on the bench, but failed to play the savior.

He found that the Raptors did not ferry him, only aliens.

After the first three quarters, the Lakers have led by more than 20 points, and it's time to clock in and get off work.

Fortunately, the Raptors still want to struggle, of course, they are not masochists, they just want to improve too much.

So, put aside the distracting thoughts of winning, and think about how to accept more lessons from the Lakers.

As a result, the main players played two old birds Oakley and Wesley.

At this time, McGrady and John Wallace come on stage.

Not to mention, when it comes to physical talent, the Raptors and the Lakers' half-dozen main players are back and forth.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Li Mu replaced Fisher, Curry, Fox, Lewis and Brad Miller on the field to start formal training.

Li Mu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. With this lineup, how dare you say that this lineup is just for training in a few years?

hum~
With the sound of the buzzer, the game time is over.

With a score of 125 to 101, the Lakers beat the Raptors by 24 points and won 25 consecutive victories in the new season.

O'Neal continued his hot streak with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

In the first quarter, Kobe was restricted by Christie, the "nemesis", and still scored 21 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, a quasi-triple-double performance.

Facing his old club, Billups scored 15 points and 11 assists. His first double-double performance this season can be regarded as a proof of his strength.

After all, it is too difficult to get assists in the Lakers!
Carter and McGrady, the two scored 40 points together, the cousins ​​performed very well, not losing to Kobe at all.

Well, that's right.

Carter scored 29 points and Tracy McGrady scored 11 points.

After winning this game, the Lakers also set a record, playing 25 regular season games, and theoretically confirmed a playoff spot.

The Lakers, powerful enough to suffocate the entire league, the news of the regular season victory began to appear in sports newspapers in bits and pieces.

Of course, it is more of a question, who can stop this mighty Lakers?
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At this point, the Magic were pushed out.

Shrinking the schedule by more than half, the Magic have a good record of 18 wins and 7 losses, and the East maintains the top 4 level.

Just looking at the record, the Magic are not even qualified to give the Lakers shoes.

However, the Magic's home record is very strong and they have only lost one game now.

Moreover, O'Neal debuted from the Magic, there should be his instructions.

In other words, the Magic should know O'Neal's weaknesses.

Not to mention, the Magic also has the legendary coach Chuck Daly, whose coaching skills can completely beat Li Mu by a few blocks.

Orlando, TD Waterhouse Center Arena.

July 3, night.

The away game between the Lakers and the Magic officially started.

During the warm-up, O'Neal, who returned to his hometown, greeted his former teammates.

The Magic's starting 5 Tigers who once reached the finals are now only 'Penny' Hardaway, 'Swingman' Nick Anderson, and 'Cobra' Horace Grant.

During the period, on the big screen in the arena, the starting lineups of the two teams tonight were displayed.

The Lakers started with 5 players, Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Big Ben, O'Neal.

The Magic started with 5 tigers and formed a strange lineup of forwards.

Point guard Anthony Hardaway, shooting guard Nick Anderson, small forward Matt Harprin, power forward Horace Grant, center Isaac Austin.

beep~
With a whistle, O'Neal easily beat Austin in the jump ball and scored the first attack for the Lakers.

Looking at Hardaway defending himself in the frontcourt, Billups felt a little uncomfortable.

Perhaps knowing O'Neal's power, the Magic directly shrank their formation.

But he underestimated O'Neal's self-motivation, Austin moved forward, and O'Neal directly got stuck and asked for the ball.

Billups threw a high pass, O'Neal, who is 2 meters tall, took some effort, and finally, finally received the basketball.

Bang-!
O'Neal went all out to dig, and just greeted him with a smile on his face. In the first round of the game, he wanted to knock someone into retirement.

Sure enough, O'Neill's narrow-mindedness broke out, and he was retaliating.

Opening up the offensive space, ignoring Grant's defense, Hardaway came to encircle and suppress.

O'Neill decided, I'm going to play three.

Pulling the ball up the basket forcefully, there was a bang, and the entire basket was shaking.

beep-!
The referee blew his whistle to judge that O'Neal's two-point goal was valid, and at the same time gave O'Neal a chance to add a penalty.

Against the boos of all the fans, O'Neal at the free throw line made a strange free throw and scored a 2+1 start.

3 to 0! !
O'Neill took the overlord's step, his face full of murderous look.

On the commentary stage, Mike Brin said with a smile, "It seems that O'Neal is still very concerned. Between him and Hardaway, the Magic did not use a [-] million contract to keep him, and chose a style of play that is more popular with fans." Favorite 'Penny'."

On the court, the offense and defense transition, and the Magic attack.

In the frontcourt, Hardaway used his left leg, which had been operated on twice, to make a breakthrough.

The first step is fast, McGrady is imitating Hardaway's way of playing.

Breaking through to the inside, immediately pulled the ball up, raised his hand and shot a two-point jumper...

Swish-!
Hardaway made a perfect mid-range shot and hit the basketball steadily.

3 to 2! !
"This is the point forward style of play. Chauncey's height disadvantage against Hardaway is too obvious." Li Mu murmured.

This kind of dislocation play is not unfamiliar. Li Mu thought of the matchup between James and Curry in 2014.

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(End of this chapter)