Chapter 32, The Wrath of the Beast.
Orlando, located in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida, is one of the best leisure cities in the world, and the Magic are in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Thunder flew from Toronto to Orlando on a three-hour flight.
It was already late at night when they checked into the hotel, and their busy schedules left them with no time to enjoy the night view of this tourist city.
After checking into the hotel, Collison began to recruit, there are a lot of nightclubs in Orlando, Collison organized a very high, constantly pulling people to nightclubs, but this time several core players of the Thunder team did not dare to go again, they went to nightclubs back to back last time, and the next day they played again and all of them were empty, this time it was the Eastern Championship last season, how dare you.
Collison had no choice but to go on his own ....
Tyson Chandler had a slight ankle sprain while playing the Raptors and was on injury watch!
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In the 2006-07 season, Howard's strong rise to become the league's most lethal center.
In the 2007-08 season, the Magic acquired free agent Rashad Lewis and returned to the ranks of the Eastern Conference powerhouses with Dwight Howard's outburst and Hidayette Tekoglou's rapid improvement.
In the end, the Magic returned to the playoffs in third place in the East. eliminated the Toronto Raptors 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs, breaking the embarrassing record of not breaking the first round for more than 10 years. However, the Magic faced a strong opponent in the division semifinals, the Detroit Pistons, and was eventually eliminated 1-4.
In the 2008-09 season, in the three-way trade of the Rockets, Magic, and Grizzlies, Ralph Alston was traded to the Orlando Magic and became a strong point guard for the Magic, and in the playoffs this season, the Magic defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and reached the finals again after 13 seasons, but lost 1-4 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals, unfortunately and the championship passed.
This summer, the Nets and Magic reached an agreement a few hours before the draft began, with the Nets sending demigod Vince Carter and big shooter Ryan Anderson to the Magic in exchange for Ralph Alston, Tony Barty and Contney Lee.
Their squad has been further strengthened and the goal is to reach the finals again.
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Before the game, the media interview area.
Today is a strong dialogue between the East and the West, which has attracted the attention of the national media.
"Dwight, is there anything you would like to say to the Thunder three young people who have risen to prominence this season?"
A big-bogged female reporter with blonde hips interviewing Howard at ESPM.
The Monster's eyes stared at the female reporter's chest and swallowed, Howard felt that the cheerleaders of the Magic team were still a little inferior to the female reporter's figure.
The monster showed a smiling smile, and said in a slightly domineering tone that thought he had a man: "Three guys who haven't experienced the baptism of the playoffs, I haven't paid attention to it, don't want to rush in tonight, let's cover one by one inside." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Howard also winked at the female reporter, suggesting that she could stuff a small note for herself.
The blonde female reporter pretended not to see it.
Howard's self-righteous smile was slightly disgusting to the female reporter.
“OK! So how do you think you can stop their outside three-pointers tonight? You must know that Kevin Durant and Lee Forest's three-point shooting rate is above 40%. ”
The blonde female reporter continued to ask.
Howard felt that the female reporter should not have seen his hints, so he immediately increased the range of facial expressions, leaned in and said:
"I'm going to expand my defensive zone and get out there to frighten them from beyond the three-point line, and they're worried about being blocked by me at any moment, and they're going to have concerns about shooting."
The female reporter watched Howard approach, and immediately took a step back and dodged. The female reporter was clearly unconvinced.
Can Warcraft help defend three-point shots? Then it's not called a demonic beast, it's called a divine beast.
The female reporter was about to continue asking questions.
It was at this time.
"China Lee is here!!"
A male reporter from Fox Sports shouted in a tenor.
Sure enough, when the female reporter looked back, she saw Li Shulin wearing red-framed sunglasses, a hat on his head, a tights that could cover the back of his hands, a tight fit on his chest muscles, and a pair of pink pants on his lower body and walked into the interview hall!!
The blonde female reporter instantly became a fan girl in front of Li Linlin, who was dressed in such a fashionable outfit, directly abandoned Howard next to her, and followed a group of media to surround Li Linlin!!
Li Forest is handsome and handsome, has many fashion topics, and has many fans, compared to a few muscular ugly men on the Magic team, media reporters naturally prefer this kind of topic characters.
Poor Warcraft, ignored by the media on his home turf.
“FUCK!”
Seeing the reporters around him abandon him one by one, Howard felt a little embarrassed, the smile on his face instantly froze, his face turned dark, and he turned around and walked directly towards the locker room!
Warcraft hates the Chinese a little!
China's Yao Ming on the field made Warcraft very unhappy, and then this Li Forest off the field made him even more unhappy.
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Li Forest had no idea that he had hurt the heart of the Warcraft....
"We're going to win tonight, or in a word, we have only one goal for this season, and that's the championship !!"
Looking at Li Linlin's confident confidence, he answered the interviews of other reporters.
The eyes of the blonde female reporter with big hips were shining, and she hurriedly rushed into the group of reporters and secretly stuffed a small note with her phone number in Li Linlin's hand.
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The other side of the interview hall.
Carter said to the interviewer: "I prefer Russell's explosive dunk, haha, you know, KD and Lee are a little soft, and they will see how good we are tonight." ”
Carter's confidence was buomy after joining the Magic, and this was the season in which he felt he was most likely to win a championship.
Last season's Eastern Conference championship was enough to give Carter that confidence!! Powerful as the Celts and the Knights were defeated by Warcraft.
As the monster in the league who can be single-handedly replaced by LeBron, Carter has rekindled his expectations for the championship!!
Although this guy is a bit annoying, Carter can still put up with it.
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"I haven't seen the three young men of Thunder in a few days, I miss them!"
Charles Barkley sat in the commentary box of TNT Sports and said to the camera!
"Haha, that's it, during your absence, their record is very good! It's 4 wins in a row! ”
Kenny Smith smiled and said cooperatively!
“OMG! I love the Thunder! However, they will face a strong opponent today, Orlando lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in June this year, and now they have a kind of hostility towards the team in the West, and the Magic will continue to test the Thunder's toughness on behalf of the East. ”
"Well, the Celtics' strength has degraded more obviously this season, their current record is not as good as the Magic, and the Magic's strength has become stronger after the summer recruitment, plus the Thunder are back-to-back in this game, and the physical strength is not dominant. I'm more bullish on the Magic team today to end the Thunder's winning streak! ”
"Yes, the three boys of the Thunder are in danger today, back-to-back away games, and Chandler may not be able to play if he is injured! If they really don't play, it will be difficult for their interior to defend against the impact of Warcraft. ”
Barkley also frowned, worried about the Thunder.
"But the good news is that Magic's Lewis will miss this game! This makes the Thunder's perimeter defense much less pressurized, and Carter's three-point shot is very average. ”
"Well, the Magic who made a comeback this summer were even more terrifying, and the Magic traded for a perfect score, and although they let the Turks go, they put together a team that could play until 2013. Carter, Lewis, Dwight, Nelson, Bass, Petrus, and Gortat have enough lineups to ensure that they all have a chance of winning the championship for the next four years. ”
"Yes, Dwight on the inside protects the box in the central axis, plus two striker combinations (Bass or Tony Barty, Lewis or Anderson, Tekoglu) who are tall enough and agile enough to rotate at high speeds and have a wide range to completely block the passing lanes on the weak side, and a strong press at the top of the arc and on the flanks to force the opponent into the periphery of the Wolves (Barnes, Lee) in the trap on the edge of the box, such a lineup is given to Van Gundy, who likes it very much."
"It's true that on the offensive end, Van Gundy likes to have a giant in the low post, a forward who can open up space with a long jumper, and a forward who can use space at the top of the arc to cut in."
The two TNT commentators also crackled into discussions with the camera before the game.
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"Tyson won't play tonight!! Get ready! He needs to rest. ”
Coach Brooks told everyone the news in the pre-game tactical setup in the locker room!
Tyson Chandler also looked at his teammates with rather helpless eyes. It was a very crucial battle against the Magic, and it was of great significance, and the Thunder interior without Chandler was bound to be completely destroyed by the Monster.
Chandler also wanted to play and fight, but injuries dragged him down once again.
The Thunder's winning streak during this period has made Chandler more and more fond of spending time with these energetic youngsters.
Chandler completely regained himself with the Thunder, and the inside line he guarded became a no-fly zone, which was the key to the Thunder's winning streak.
"Tyson, take care of your injuries! It's just a regular season, just leave it to us, and don't forget that our goal is the playoffs, and it's up to you to play the playoffs. ”
Li Linlin patted the shoulder of the fierce-looking big man and said comfortingly.
"Hmm!"
Chandler also replied in a deep voice!
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