After scoring a goal, Zhou Xuan knew that Howard's defense had regressed compared to last season, and he was not active in making up for it. In 2009, there is a chance that Howard will fly up and block this ball, and even if he can't cover it, he will jump in the air to spread his wings and show his bounce power. His current teammate, "Big Baby" Davis, was knocked to the ground several times by Howard in the playoffs that year.

Now Howard seems to be too lazy to jump, just stretching out his hand, and it will definitely be no fun to win the best defensive player in a row with this attitude.

Magic offense, Tekoglu is a playmaker in the middle, the same style of play as back then, no more power. After winning the Most Improved Player award, he can also win the fastest regression. Playing small forward, the pace is as slow as the inside.

Turkoglu passed to Richardson on the flank, who in turn gave Davis and Chandler defended. Davis squeezed and turned, and Chandler raised his arm right in front of him, and there was no chance to make a shot, and the ball was passed out again.

Half a lap later, Turkoglu hoisted the ball to Howard in the low post on the left, and Chandler went to the other side to defend and let Davis go.

The basket was handed over to Chandler alone, who moved fast and could defend both sides. It took time for Davis to get the ball in position, and Jamison went straight to the front defense. Davis was too fat to jump and was afraid to go around the front. Howard forced a turn and shot wide, and Gallinari retracted to the basket and grabbed the rebound.

In the Knicks positional battle, the players all pulled away, Zhou Xuan and Chandler blocked and dismantled, and brought to the bottom corner of the weak side, Chandler squeezed Nelson away, and cut in the middle. Seeing this, Howard hurried back to the inside. Davis followed Jamison on the perimeter, and Zhou Xuan observed Nelson's position, made a dry pull-out jumper, and scored a cricket kick at 45 degrees on the left side. Nelson caught up, but was too short to cover. 4 to 0.

The Magic's inside and outside players are weaker than the original, and they can't find a good space for a few passes, except for Nelson and Howard, the Magic don't have a fast person.

The Knicks counterattacked several times, and Zhou Xuan scored two three-pointers at 60 degrees on the right side, bullying Nelson for not being tall. After participating in the shooting competition, his confidence has improved even further, and he has reached the level of a pitcher. He hasn't played to his full strength in the three-point game because he's good at shooting with the ball or catching the ball, rather than shooting with the ball on the rack himself.

Richardson scored on a layup in the middle. 4 to 2.

Zhou Xuan and Jamison blocked and dismantled, and made a one-step stop-and-go jump shot, but Davis did not interfere at all. 6 to 2.

Throughout the first quarter, the Magic had no way to defend Zhou Xuan, Howard was free to go to the basket, and Tekoglu and Davis let Zhou Xuan pass casually.

Zhou Xuan scored 23 points and 1 assist in the first quarter, and the Knicks led 36-23.

Zhou Xuan thought that this was an easy game to get a high score, but he found that he was outrageously wrong, the magic was too vulnerable, and his playing time was destined to be shortened.

In the second quarter, the Magic sent Dujon and Ismael Smith to form a guard line, with small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Earl Clark, and center Jeffries.

This lineup was not good offensively and defensively, and was completely suppressed by the Knicks' bench attack group, and the difference quickly widened to 20 points. After that, the two sides changed their starters one after another, and the Magic offense did not improve.

The Knicks sent Chandler and Anderson to partner up, and the outside line was Battier, Leonard, and Zhou Xuan. On the defensive end, they did a perfect job, Leonard entangled Richardson, and Zhou Xuan defended Nelson on the periphery. Howard couldn't beat Chandler in the low post.

Chandler doesn't need a "shark-slashing tactic" to make it difficult for Howard to make it difficult to make a one-on-one move. The opponent does not foul inside, and when Howard can't shake up space by relying on his physical fitness, his shooting will become unconfident and reduce his shots.

The whole team couldn't open the offense, and Howard followed the switchback again and again, catching the ball inside and dribbling it, watching Chandler raise his arm in front of him to interfere, and then pass it out again. Howard doesn't have the dominance of "Big Shark" O'Neal, and although he has strong upper body strength, his legs are too thin to easily squeeze into the basket. Chandler was taller than him, slightly less fast, and could keep up. Chandler is one of the best centers in the league to defend Howard.

The inside line can't be opened, and the perimeter Turkogru, Nelson, and Richardson take turns to strike iron. "Big Baby" Davis also played badly, and it was still a leaky defense.

Previously, ESPN rated the best and worst signings of the season. The Knicks signed Chandler to be named the best, and he made a qualitative change in the Knicks' defense.

And the worst signing Davis unfortunately made the list. The Magic's uniform team naively thought that Davis would be a decent defensive player, as he studied with Kevin Garnett for several years. But giving a slow-moving fat man $25.7 million for 4 years is nothing short of charity.

Davis, who loves mid-range jumpers, has only shot 28% from the field since joining the Magic. So far, Davis has not been able to figure out what Van Gundy's tactics are.

The Magic scored just 12 points in the quarter. The Knicks scored 32 points to take a 62-35 lead in the first half.

In order to protect the main team and prepare for the playoffs, D'Antoni replaced Zhou Xuan, who scored 29 points, 3 assists and 1 steal in the half.

Zhang reasonably commented on the game: "Fans prefer to watch anxious games, the score difference is so big, Zhou Xuan's playing time must be reduced." Durant can threaten him on the scoring charts if he scores high, and the Magic have really disappointed this year. ”

Yu Jia said: "After sending away Xiao Si, the Knicks' offensive power is still very strong, but the outside shots have increased and the score under the basket has decreased. I think the Knicks are still lacking a guy who can attack in the low post, and the newcomer Jamison isn't doing a good job of that. ”

In the second half, Zhou Xuan didn't play, Beverley, Matthews, Gallinari, Parsons, and Anderson continued to widen the score, relying on crazy shooting from the outside, the Knicks won by 10 points 33-23 in a single quarter, and the difference reached 40 points at the highest.

Howard had no energy, deliberately didn't play well, and the whole court followed the switchback. He took seven shots in the third quarter, hit four of them, and scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, and made six turnovers by making 4-of-6 free throws.

"Magic" Johnson said: "In this game, the Magic showed their poor attitude in front of a national audience, and they didn't have any fighting spirit at all. Howard doesn't look like a superstar at all, either. ”

"The Magic have to start rebuilding, and now Howard wants to take Stan away, and his work ethic is questionable," Van Gundy said. It's incredible that a center who can't even shoot or make free throws can put on such a big shelf. ”

Seeing that the eldest brother was deflated, Van Gundy did not spare any effort to hack Howard.

Zhou Xuan didn't play in the second half, and the Knicks still won by 47 points 128-81.

Nelson, who had the best performance for the Magic, only had 17 points and 4 assists, and the rest of the group sleepwalked, and the bench players and the Knicks bench were not at all on the same level.

The media has become accustomed to giving praise to the Knicks, and it is not surprising that everyone has seen it. The next day's news didn't say too much about Zhou Xuan's half-time high score, but focused on criticizing "Warcraft" Howard, who is becoming more and more like a clown.

At the trade deadline, Howard announced that he would stay with the Magic, and a soap opera came to an end for the time being. And not long after, Howard stirred up another storm, that is, asking coach Van Gundy to step down. Now he's starting to work hard again, as if he doesn't care about winning or losing.

After the game, ESPN expert Gutierrez criticized: "Howard's behavior is selfish and childish, and he doesn't even play well on the court in order to force Van Gundy away." He has replaced James as the league's new bad role model. ”

Barkley laughed at Howard. This will not only be arrogant, selfish, but also hypocritical. I hope he will be honest and brave enough to admit it. If he said that, he should admit it, he should stand up and say, 'Hey, you know what, I said that.'" I have a bad relationship with the coach and I want a new coach. You can't just say it and just deny it. He pretended he hadn't said it, which annoyed me. ”

The Magic have recently suffered a five-game losing streak, the longest losing streak since Van Gundy became the team's head coach. But in any case, it was Van Gundy who led the Magic into a strong team, and they maintained the posture of a playoff powerhouse every year. It was also during these seasons that Howard became a spoiled nucleus who would put the blame on others when his desires were not met.

Although Howard seems funny on the surface, he talks and laughs with everyone. But in fact he is a fickle, individual-oriented player, and his actions are often insulting to the intelligence of onlookers.

Originally, the Knicks uniform team also wanted to bring in Howard in the summer, but now the uniform team unanimously decided that even if Howard was a free man, he would not consider this guy.

On April 1, the Knicks played at home against the Cavaliers.

Stadamire returned to New York to a round of applause from the fans. He played very well last season and still has a lot of support. There were also a lot of fans who were disgusted by it after the trade. However, for now, it seems that Mullin is right, and Xiao Si's average data has increased to 20 per game. 2 points 8. 6 rebounds, but they didn't work well with Irving, they fought on their own, and the Cavaliers couldn't win at all. Which is more important, scoring or winning? Glance.

Stadameyer and Zhou Xuan greeted each other and blessed each other a few words, all of which were polite words. Zhou Xuan said that Xiao Si didn't want the Knicks to win the championship in his heart, and it seemed that he was very faceless, but he was dispensable.

The Cavaliers have injuries, Vallejo and Daniel Gibson are on the injured list, and the offense is even more lackluster. The Knicks showed super defensive intensity throughout the game, winning 102-71.

Stoudamire had just 13 points and eight rebounds, while Irving had just 16 points and five assists. On the other hand, the Knicks blossomed more, and Chandler scored 14 points and 12 rebounds, which is more beautiful than Stoudeyer's statistics.

The Cavaliers are at the bottom of the East, and the Knicks' draft pick is definitely going to be delayed. Owen's evaluation is also a lot lower, it can be said that there are no teammates before, can Xiao Si still be called no teammates when he comes? is also the champion, he really can't compare to James. In terms of organization, he is even more tender than Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan scored 32 points and 10 assists this time, and got another big double-double.