basketball kingdom

Chapter 93

The most difficult schedule in the NBA is back-to-back, and back-to-back away games are even worse.Of course, there will be back-to-back monster schedules in the shrinking season, but the shrinking season is not common, so I won’t repeat it.

The Lakers players took the team bus to the away hotel, took the time before the game to rest and adjust, and recovered their energy that was almost exhausted in the game last night.

Xu Tian is a young guy. Although his physical strength is not very good, he has a strong ability to recover his physical strength. After resting all night, he hardly felt tired. He drove to the Amway Center by himself to practice.

The day passed smoothly, and the night, which was about to rise in waves, came soon.

Reporters from various sports media stationed in Orlando came to the Amway Center. Too many people filled the player tunnel, preparing to dig out more information about the Paul George trade from the Lakers.

Xu Tianzhong didn't go back to the hotel, but he still didn't escape the siege of reporters.They took it for granted that Xu Tian's self-confidence in the past was based on knowing that George would come in advance, and they were going to ask this outspoken rookie for some inside information that would not be easily obtained.

Xu Tian has already learned how to deal with media reporters, dismissed them with the words of ignorance and talk after the game, and successfully entered the locker room.

Maples was in high spirits. Seeing Xu Tian enter the door, he said excitedly: "Xu, Paul George is coming soon. The Lakers really have a chance to compete for the championship!"

Xu Tian's excitement has passed, and he replied calmly: "Paul George suffered a serious injury, and he hardly played a game last season. It is not known how much of his strength he will recover. It is better not to be too happy too soon."

When Maples heard Xu Tian's words, he suddenly remembered that Paul George had suffered serious injuries, and his mood quickly sank as if he had been poured cold water.

Kobe thought for a long time in the hotel, greeted his teammates and the coaching staff in the afternoon, and took a plane back to Los Angeles alone to communicate closely with the magician and Pelinka.

The home court of the Indiana Pacers also came with enough reporters, preparing to interview Paul George and the general manager of the team, Larry Bird, to show the unknown insider information to fans all over the world.

Since the deal has not been formally concluded, Paul George still needs to play on behalf of the Pacers, and rejected the reporter's pre-match interview on the grounds of pre-match preparations.

The Magic players all saw George's news, discussed the matter in the locker room, and expressed their views and opinions.

The Lakers players are in a situation where everyone is in danger, making the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room much more silent than that of the home team's locker room, as if no one has ever existed here.

Xu Tian was very satisfied with the management's deal, but at the same time, he was also sad that some of his teammates were about to leave. He simply put on headphones and listened to pop music, and spent the pre-match time alone.

The atmosphere of the Lakers team did not improve until the warm-up and shooting session before the game. Even Nick Young, who is usually laughing and joking, did not speak, and silently conducted shooting training.

The live DJ in the Amway Center began to introduce after the lights dimmed, introducing players from both sides to the home fans.

The Magic is a new team that entered the NBA in 1989. The length of the team history is similar to that of the Miami Heat, which is also a Florida team, but the honors of the two teams are very different.

The Orlando Magic are really a lucky team. Within a few years of joining the NBA, they successfully drew the No. 1992 pick in 93, and used this No. [-] pick to bring Shaquille O'Neal under their command. In the [-] draft, they won the No. [-] pick again. After selecting Chris Webber, they quickly traded him to the Warriors in exchange for the rookie "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway selected by the Warriors.

O'Neal and Penny led the Magic to play highly entertaining basketball, and successfully defeated the Bulls led by Jordan, who retired and returned after three consecutive championships, but ultimately failed to win the championship.

After O'Neal's rookie contract ended, he left the Magic and went to the Lakers, announcing the sad end of his and Penny's magic era.

Penny was the earliest Magic No. 1, known as Jordan's successor, and his style of play is chic and elegant enough, but he had a lot of injuries in his career, and in the end he failed to fully realize his talent.However, the elegant legend he left to the league has influenced the latecomers.

"T-MAC" Tracy McGrady made his debut in the Raptors and is well-known by domestic fans in the Rockets, but the pinnacle of his career was in the Magic.

Tracy McGrady's idol is Penny. After coming to the Magic, he inherited the mantle of idol, put on Penny's No. 1 jersey, and continued to let this number accompany his elegant and smart playing style.

The good times didn't last long, and the Magic once again self-destructed, replacing the famous star Tracy McGrady from the Rockets to Francis and Mobley, successfully allowing the Rockets to start the "Yao Mai" era that is cherished by most domestic Rockets fans.However, the Magic also benefited from this, and that is the third No. [-] pick in team history.

The No. 04 pick in 09 was Dwight Howard, nicknamed Warcraft. He was physically talented when he was young. In [-], he was known as the only man who could change James alone.But then he suffered a serious back injury, and was unavoidably swept out by the Magic and traded to the big brother Lakers.

Whether it is for the Lakers fans or Howard himself, his career with the Lakers was not ideal, and the two parties finally announced their breakup after only one season of cooperation.It was from that offseason that the once omnipotent insider Superman became synonymous with happy basketball.

The Magic has entered the finals twice in history, led by O'Neal and Howard, but they failed to be crowned twice, resulting in the team never winning a championship in history.In the final analysis, the magic management's several unwise operations will bear the big pot, otherwise they will be much more brilliant.

The anchor of the text live broadcast began to broadcast the game live, and after greeting them, they announced the starting lineups of both sides.

Lakers starters: Xu Tian, ​​Clarkson, Nick Young, Nance Jr., Hibbert.

Magic starters: CJ Watson, Victor Oladipo, Tobias Harris, Channing Frye, Nikola Vucevic.

The starters from both sides shook hands friendly, put aside all their thoughts, and turned their minds back to the game.

Hibbert and Vucevic made a jump ball in the middle circle, and Hibbert successfully lost the ball for the first time.

Oladipo's horseshoe was light, and he quickly broke into the inside line. Taking advantage of the Lakers' unpreparedness, he quickly scored points by surprise.

Xu Tian looked at the first offense that was similar to Wade, and for the first time faced up to the fact that Oladipo was a template for Wade, and dribbled the ball slowly for half court.

Although Tobias Harris is more inclined to power forward, the Magic only has his height to match Xu Tian, ​​and he took the initiative to come to the top of the arc to defend.

Clarkson forgot about the trade rumors, took the initiative to run to the top of the arc to catch the ball, and quickly broke through to the inside.

Xu Tian ran horizontally, taking advantage of his speed to open up some space, and fully involved Harris' defense.

With anger in his heart, Clarkson temporarily lost the vision of his teammates, and rushed into the inside line with all his brains, repaying him in the same way.

(End of this chapter)