In the Magic lineup, the highest salary is Mr. Lewis, who has a salary of $18.88 million in the 09-10 season, but throughout the regular season, Lewis's performance is completely unworthy of this super high salary.

Averaging 14.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, shooting 43.5% from the field, both scoring and deeper efficiency values are far from the mark, and the Wizards alone have Curry, Harden, Jamison and Butler four people with higher scoring and efficiency than him, and the combined wages of these four people are almost the same level as Lewis.

In addition to Lewis, the second most paid team for the Magic team is Vince. Carter's $16.3 million, the former demigod Carter, is now old, and his physical fitness has declined extremely quickly due to injuries.

Carter, who averaged 20.8 points, 5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game last season, averaged only 16.6 points and 3 assists per game for the Magic this season, shooting only 42.8% from the field.

One of the two outside main players averaged 16 points per game and the other scored 14 points per game, and the two combined were only in their early 30s, so such scoring efficiency is definitely not qualified.

It wasn't for nothing that the Magic lost to the Wizards in the race for second place in the East.

When Howard wasn't on the court and the tough defense they relied on was gone, the Magic were immediately bombarded by the Wizards.

The Wizards, who replaced Haywood, reverted back to their previous four-shooter lineup, and continued to impact the Magic's interior under Harden's tandem.

In the first quarter of the game, the Wizards scored 27 points, which is not a high score for the Wizards, because they often score more than 30 points in a single quarter during the regular season.

But compared to the Magic's score, a 27-point score is definitely a high score, because the Magic only scored 14 points in the first quarter.

At 27:14, the Magic trailed by 13 points in the first quarter of the home game!

In the second quarter of the game, Howard finally unblocked the game, and when he wanted to show his strength, he found that there were Haywood and Jordan Jr. standing opposite.

"The second round of wrestling begins."

Wang Xiao smiled and said to himself.

The second quarter of the game seemed to be a remake of the first half of the first quarter of the game.

Howard is still competing with the Wizards' two interior lines, and even sometimes, Jordan Jr. can pull out the outside to assist in defense, because Howard, who has two fouls, is no longer as unscrupulous as he was at the beginning, and his actions are much more cautious.

If there is another foul, Howard will have to wait until the second half of the game if he wants to play.

In the second quarter, the game turned into a contest where I don't score, you don't want to score, both teams did not score more than 20 points in this quarter, the Wizards scored 16 points, the Magic team scored 17 points, and the two teams ended the half with a score of 43:31, and the Wizards still maintained a double-digit lead.

"Hey, is this really a game between the Wizards and the Magic? How do I have the illusion of traveling back in time and space back to the '05 Finals Pistons vs Spurs? The commentators in charge of commenting the game couldn't help but complain. Who said the Wizards were a team that only knew fast break and three-point shooting? Can a team that only plays fast break and three-point shooting play a positional battle with the Magic to this extent? I don't read much, don't lie to me! ”

Admittedly, the reason why the Magic's offense will be defended by the Wizards has a lot to do with the Magic players themselves, who have had many open three-point opportunities in this game, but they have not been able to take advantage of the opportunity to shoot the basketball.

Even so, the Wizards, a team that ranks among the top five in the league in points conceded per game during the regular season, can play to such an extent without their main point guard, which still makes many people find incredible.

If this rhythm continues, the Wizards really have a chance to steal a win on the Magic's home court!

However, Wang Xiao knows that this rhythm cannot last forever.

In the locker room, Haywood and Jordan Jr. sat in their chairs, panting for air, big drops of sweat dripping from their foreheads.

Even if it's 2v1, Howard is not so easy to deal with!

Jordan Jr. played nearly 18 minutes in the first half, and Haywood played almost 16 minutes, and was wrestling with Howard almost every moment.

The large amount of physical exertion has made both of them a little unbearable.

Meanwhile, Haywood has already committed three fouls on his back.

Haywood and Jordan Jr. are still like this, and McGee, who is on the thin side, can't match Howard.

Once Howard starts to work hard in the second half, the Wizards' interior line will inevitably be unable to withstand it.

How do I go ahead and stop Howard?

Wang Xiao thought about it, but there was only one way, so he looked at Harden.

Finding the head coach staring at him, Harden's expression was a little confused.

"James, it's up to you whether we can win this game or not......"

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At the beginning of the second half of the game, as Wang Xiao expected, Howard, who was holding back the fire in the first half, still broke out.

He first pressed Haywood and Jordan Jr. to grab the offensive rebound, and then pulled up the dunk on the spot, and Haywood, who was almost hanging on him, couldn't pull it down.

"Squeak——!

When the whistle blew, Howard not only scored a dunk, but also caused a foul on Haywood, who had already received his fourth foul of the game.

In order to ensure that Heywood could still play at the next critical moment, Wang Xiao had to replace him and let McGee take it up.

After McGee came on the court, the main defense of Howard had to change from Haywood to Jordan Jr., and the pressure on the Wizards' interior line instantly increased.

Howard's free throw didn't hit, and McGee picked up the rebound and immediately handed the basketball to Harden.

Wang Xiao's gaze couldn't help but lock on Harden.

In the current situation, there is only one way to stop Howard from continuing to go berserk, and that is to make him unable to play.

Only when Howard has too many fouls and has to stay off the court will the Wizards' interior line not be in danger!

In the next few minutes, Harden will do everything he can to impact the interior and make Howard fouls, Wang Xiao doesn't know if Harden, who has not fully grown up, has the ability to make fouls with every move in the future, but he can only gamble.

With his teammates blocking and covering, Harden quickly rushed inside and headed straight for Howard.

However, a crisp and neat block flew the basketball fan off the court.

"Drink!"

Howard raised his hands in the pose of Mr. Bodybuilder and roared loudly.

In front of Harden, after all, he is a two-time blocking king, the best defensive player in the league, and the most defensive big man in the league at present!

Harden didn't give up, and thought about the Magic team attacking the interior one after another, once, twice, three times in a row to hit the interior to make layups.

Under Howard's defense, Harden's offense was extremely inefficient, with several throws and layups deflecting off the basket, and when Howard grabbed those rebounds, it was immediately a sharp counterattack.

In the first half, the Wizards' hard-earned advantage was wiped out in the blink of an eye.

But after many attempts, Harden finally found an opportunity.

"Squeak——!

The whistle blew, and Howard covered his head in annoyance.

He finally picked up his third foul of the game.