NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 224 Who Can Save Magic
After O'Neal even adjusted his free throws, Stan Van Gundy was unwilling to replace the main players. With 1 minute and 38 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the score was 109 to 90, and the Warriors led by 19 points.

The Magic gave up, and the fans in the auditorium cheered.Several starters of the Magic played for too long, the defense got worse and worse, and the fourth quarter was already very ugly.

Stan Van Gundy's employment itself also has problems. JJ Redick didn't play for 1 minute in this game, and there were only four substitutes in rotation. Batty played 3 minutes and Nelson 11 minutes.

The third game of the finals ended with a big victory for the Warriors. They had an incomparable advantage in the series 3-0. When the Magic players left the court, they were devastated, with no hope in their eyes.

Zhang Lili said: "This is a wonderful game. So far, the Warriors have the upper hand in terms of physical strength. Li Zhi has 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. He is the most efficient player on the court."

Yu Jia said: "The Warriors did very well on both offense and defense throughout the game. Milicic scored 21 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and Jordan Jr. had 16 rebounds. They will also perform well. Once Howard picks and rolls, Jordan and Milicic will immediately go up. In the past, the super center lost three games in the finals, which no one expected."

The Magic had a good offense, with three scoring 20+ points. However, their substitutes were problematic. Pietrus, who played well in the previous series, was defenseless, and none of their substitutes stood up to score. Regardless of whether they were starters or substitutes, they were also disappointing on the defensive end. The Warriors knew all about Van Gundy's use of these players.

Back in the locker room, Li Zhi turned on his mobile phone, many people called to congratulate him, and reporters also came in to interview, which made Li Zhi very embarrassed and didn't know which side to deal with first.Depressed, Li Zhi escaped fortunately, went to take a bath first, stayed behind and then looked at me and I watched you.

When Li Zhi came out of the shower, there was exciting music playing in the locker room, and even Old Nelson was all smiling. They were so happy that they were about to win the championship.

Win another game, and the Warriors will win the championship, but the old Nelson was still very calm in the interview.

"The Magic will definitely counterattack in the next game. We cannot celebrate the victory that has not yet been achieved in advance."

The media asked Li Zhi if he could sweep the Magic in the next game. Li Zhi said: "We still need one more game to win the trophy. This is a very realistic situation. This is not a question of whether to sweep or not. We just want to win the championship as soon as possible. Everyone should understand the reason why we have long nights and dreams. Although we will definitely go all out in the next game, what we want is not to sweep, but to win the championship. This is what I want to express."

Stan Van Gundy said in an interview: "The reason why the Magic are at a disadvantage is that our point forward is restricted by Li Zhi. We should have created better offensive opportunities, but we didn't pass the ball in place. Frankly speaking, I also have the responsibility that cannot be withdrawn."

Turkoglu, who was made 6 turnovers by Li Zhifang, was very frustrated and failed to help the fans win. He must change in the next game.

Howard once again faced the questioning of the media, no longer the big boy who loves to laugh.The three-game losing streak dug a huge hole for the Magic, and it was not easy to climb out.

The media asked: Now, there is only a glimmer of life for magic, can they still create miracles?Howard is not a good leader, who can save the Magic?

It was reported the next day that most of the media had no interest in the Magic, and all the news was about the Warriors' predictions of winning the championship.Losing Game [-] was a huge blow to Magic's morale.

The people of Orlando themselves began to doubt Howard's strength. In the finals, they fell behind 0 to 3 and won 4 games in a row. There was no comeback, but there were 4 times when they swept 0 to [-].When the Magic players saw the media reports, they felt a little bit of despair every time they took another look.

1959 Celtics 4-0 Minneapolis Lakers.

1971 Milwaukee Bucks 4-0 Baltimore Bullets.

1975 Golden State Warriors 4-0 Washington Bullets.

1983 Philadelphia 76ers 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers.

1989 Detroit Pistons 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers.

1995 Houston Rockets 4-0 Orlando Magic.

2002 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets.

2007 San Antonio Spurs 4-0 Cleveland Cavaliers.

Now, will another one be added to this embarrassing record, the Golden State Warriors 2009-4 Orlando Magic in 0, the Warriors became the existence of sweeping twice, and the Magic became the team that was swept twice in the Finals.

At this time, Rick Barry, the old core of the Warriors in 1975, jumped out and said domineeringly during an interview with the media: "Sweep, you must sweep!"

The media commented on the Warriors as a "civilian victory."Li Zhi, O'Neal, Milicic, Jr. Jordan, Crawford, Nick Young, Jackson, and Barnes got together this season and defeated one after another strong teams. They were not expected to go all the way to the finals. Every game is a miracle.

They are very much like the Pistons who won the championship in 04, and Li Zhi is Billups. He glued everyone in the Warriors together.

The only worry for the Warriors now may be the ownership of the FMVP. Both Li Zhi and Milicic have pretty good statistics.Some people are happy and some are sad, and the management should be the most worried about the Magic.

If they can't win the championship this season, many people will give up the Magic this summer.It is inevitable for Turkoglu to jump out of the contract. He still has one year left in his contract. He must jump out this season. The salary in the last year is only 730W, which obviously cannot satisfy the big appetite of the Turks.

Because of Lewis's big contract, they simply can't offer Turkoglu a matching big contract. When the outside line loses the core of the organization, they can only find someone in the free market again.

The Warriors can achieve their current results thanks to the harmony in the locker room. Many people will not hide their ideas if they have ideas. When it comes to critical moments, Li Zhi must have a conversation with Milicic.He knows Brother Jin Mao, this guy looks like a second grader, but his brain is not stupid, he will make a lot of unexpected moves, if he is stupid in the finals, it will be embarrassing.

At noon, Li Zhi called Milicic to have dinner together after training. In order to adjust the atmosphere, he also brought the sullen little Jordan with him.

Sitting down, Li Zhi pointed out the theme directly: "Magic may be desperate in the next game, and it may lose morale, but we will definitely sweep and win the championship."

"Oh." Milicic said while drinking the juice, he probably didn't know what Li Zhi meant.

Li Zhi continued: "The MVP may be one of the two of us. In the last game, we can't have any accidents, do you understand? I don't care about the MVP, as long as we win the championship, do you understand?"

Milicic couldn't understand Li Zhi's thoughts and asked, "Why? Don't you want MVP?"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Of course I want to. From the statistics point of view, I am more suitable, but if there is an accident because of the dispute between the two of us, it will be bad. I will win the championship in the future, and I don't care about this one."

Milicic curled his lips and said, "Can you die if you don't pretend? You own the championship, you can take it if you want, I don't believe it. But it doesn't matter, I don't care about the MVP, just get the ring. Anyway, I will definitely surpass that fat guy. I won't fight for the MVP, but you have to give me back a ring."

Li Zhi nodded with a smile, and the two took a step back, which was naturally the best solution.

In fact, Li Zhi really doesn't care about the championship MVP, because Li Zhi has a system, and he will definitely have a chance in the future.

The first object of study he thought of was Duncan. Duncan had five championships and only three FMVPs, but no one said he hugged his thighs because his role was huge.If Li Zhi also won five or six championships, what would happen without this MVP?
On the contrary, the first championship trophy is much more important than FMVP.Winning the championship in the second year of his career is of great significance. At least in the eyes of the media or some endorsers, Li Zhi’s commercial value is much greater. He will catch up with James and Anthony, and with the Chinese market behind him, he will surpass them and become the most profitable star in the NBA.

Why?Because of the championship.

Now when the media evaluates the players in the 2003 class, Wade naturally ranks first, because no matter whether Anthony, Bosh, or even James who won the MVP, there is no championship.

(End of this chapter)