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Chapter 112 Chapter 110: Warcraft Hulk (46)

On January 2011, 4, Indianapolis, Conseco Arena.

Starting today, the fierce playoff battle will start in full swing.Every team will fight to the last moment for their own honor.

The most intense physical confrontation, the most violent conflict, the most exciting battle, is about to kick off in Indianapolis.And this place has not experienced the baptism of such a tragic battle for four full years.

Therefore, before the start of the game, the eyes of the whole world were almost focused on the Magic, which had just played in the Finals two years ago.The most high-profile player in the Magic team is undoubtedly the super center Howard who is second only to Rose and James in the MVP rankings.

"Our goal is the championship, so we will do our best to last until the end." Howard showed his iconic charming smile when facing the cameras of reporters on the sidelines.

And his sentence "Our goal is the championship", you can also understand it as "We can't capsize the gutter in the first round."

Sure enough, Howard immediately added: "Indiana better be careful, Superman will destroy everything in his way!"

After speaking, Howard punched the camera.

Henson was not envious of seeing his own half court deserted, and all the reporters surrounded the players of the Magic team for interviews. After playing 82 regular season games, this is not the first time he has encountered such a thing.

Before the start of the playoffs, the media were almost unanimously optimistic about the Magic.Whether the Magic can win the championship is another matter, but no one thinks they will be eliminated in the first round.

And the Pacers' one-round tour sounds much more "reasonable".

This is people's inertial thinking. Even if the Pacers rank higher than the Magic in the regular season, people will habitually think that the Magic is stronger.

But it's good if there are no reporters to interview, at least it will make the group of little guys who are playing in the playoffs for the first time less nervous.

"Dwight looks full of confidence. This guy is the darling of the public everywhere." Looking at Howard surrounded by reporters, Vogel was really a little uneasy.Henson's plan to "wear out" Howard seems a bit too risky.

"You have to admit, Dwight is a heartthrob. But this is basketball, Frank, not a talent show. Popularity is worth nothing in basketball!"

Henson put away his usual hippie smile and looked extremely serious.At this time, the buzzer sounded suddenly.

The horn of battle has been sounded.

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"Hello, audience friends. Welcome to T.NT. This is Kevin Harlan. Next to me is Reggie Miller. Today we will give you the commentary for this game."

If it is said that the electronic buzzer makes the players enter the state of the game, then Kevin Harlan's voice makes the fans who are paying attention to the game all over the world enter the state.

The starting five tigers of both sides have already stood at the designated positions, and the starting position of the Magic team is no different from that of the regular season.

Starting center Howard, power forward Bass, small forward Turkoglu, shooting guard Jason Richardson, and the first position is former All-Star guard Jameer Nelson.

The Magic's lineup looks full of offensive power, but if Henson evaluates it, it is far from the lineup they played in the Finals two years ago.

Except for the Pacers who replaced Dunleavy with George, the other four positions remain the same.Henson knows that although Turkish forward Turkoglu is 2 meters tall, he is an indispensable offensive organization point for the Magic.

Sending a better defensive [-] to guard Turkoglu will undoubtedly put the Magic's offense in trouble.And George's budding performance in the regular season allowed Henson to safely push him to the starting position.

The cheers in the Conseco Arena were deafening. After all, the fans here have not experienced such a carnival for four years.

The referee blows his whistle and throws the orange basketball into the air.Howard used his terrifying bounce speed and jump height to win the first attack for the Magic, and the first playoffs between Henson and his Pacers officially started!
Howard looked very excited, the guy was getting impatient for waiting for this day.Howard was very upset at the end of the regular season when he was overtaken by the Pacers and lost home court advantage.And the double-double data Howard easily got in the last game of the regular season made him think that he would do whatever he wanted in the Pacers' three-second zone!

"The Pacers were just slaughtered by the Magic in the last game, and I think they are also today"

Before Kevin Harlan finished speaking, there was a loud noise from the stadium.Looking up, Howard grabbed the basket with both hands, and he completed the first dunk of the day!
"Oh my God, Howard immediately exploded after receiving Nelson's pass. Horford couldn't stop the taller and stronger No. 12! The brutal dunk, the Orlando Magic played with momentum from the very beginning!"

After the dunk landed, Howard swung his fist vigorously. He must now feel that he is the most unstoppable superstar on the planet.

In fact, however, Henson had no intention of stopping him at all.

"Stay steady, attack patiently!" Henson clapped his hands, slightly stabilizing the morale of the players.Unless Howard can score 100 points, the Magic won't be able to rely on a superstar to win!
With Henson's encouragement, the Pacers' offense was not affected by Howard's dunks.

The players were not in a hurry, and Holiday organized patiently from beyond the three-point line.The Pacers are good at playing fast, but that doesn't mean they can't play slow.

The 32-year-old Turkish forward Turkoglu, who returned after wandering to the Raptors and Suns for a season and a half, has lost his peak state. In the days when the Raptors and Suns kept losing, it seems that this "tall magician" has smoothed the edges and corners.

Facing George who was galloping across the half, Turkoglu felt that it seemed difficult for him to keep up.

Don't look at George's height of 2 meters, but his athletic ability is no worse than that of a small man.

Horford screens, George runs away, and Turkoglu is blocked.Howard will not go out to help defend easily, and his defensive ability must be maximized in the penalty area.

Therefore, most of the Magic's outside players need to get rid of the screen and continue to defend their matchup.

The Turk pushed past Horford and lunged at George.At this point, George has received the basketball and made a shot.

Seeing this situation, the Turks couldn't help speeding up their pace.Although this young man named George is not as stable as Dunleavy in his three-point shooting, absolutely no one will choose to let him shoot.

Just when Turkoglu was about to take off to block, George took the basketball back, and then dribbled through!Compared to shooting, George actually prefers to get rid of the defense with the ball!

Turkoglu had no time to change his center of gravity, and by the time he turned around, George had already made an emergency stop jumper.

The Conseco Arena erupted like a tsunami. After scoring the goal, George raised his right arm high, as if telling the Magic players and Howard, whose territory is here!
"The Pacers' offense is very stable. It seems that they are not afraid to challenge the strong!" Kevin Harlan thought that the Pacers would be frightened by Howard's opening dunk, but he did not expect that George, a rookie in the first year, showed the confidence of the Pacers.

"Afraid of the strong? No, no, no, no, I have to remind everyone. In the regular season this season, the Pacers have won three more games than the Magic! The two sides are evenly matched at most, and it is not certain who is the strong!" Reggie Miller said proudly.

Obviously, Howard didn't want his reign to be broken so soon, and he was still a first-year rookie.

So in the next attack, he jumped high after Turkoglu missed a shot and forced Horford to complete the dunk.

Although Horford is the All-Star backup center in the Eastern Conference, even Henson must admit that he cannot be compared with Howard in terms of athletic ability and dominance of the penalty area.

However, what Henson saw in the defense just now was not Horford's miss, but Turkoglu's strike.

He was right in predicting that the rest of the Magic couldn't give Howard much help at all!

Horford looked at Henson aggrievedly, saying that he really tried his best.But Henson didn't yell, just pressed his hands down, signaling Horford not to worry.

Throughout the first quarter of the game, Howard smashed the Pacers' penalty area like the Hulk in the Marvel comics.He played 12 minutes in a single quarter and scored 12 points and 4 rebounds.

Whether it is Horford or Mike Roberts who came off the bench for the Pacers, there is nothing they can do about this behemoth.

However, after the first quarter, even though Howard had played such an excellent performance, the Magic only led 19 to 18 by 1 point!
"Howard played the ultimate individual performance, but the Pacers unexpectedly carried his offensive!" Kevin Harlan looked at the data of the two teams in the first quarter in surprise, and instantly found the reason.

In the first quarter of the game, except for Howard, only Turkoglu scored among the starting players of the Magic. This is an extremely unbalanced scoring distribution!
As for the Pacers, as many as 7 people have obtained scoring data!
Harlan suddenly realized that playing a team against an individual, isn't that what that boy Henson Joe is good at?

(End of this chapter)