December 31st.

On the last day of the Gregorian calendar in 2004, Hu Qingniu returned to his place of origin - Washington with the Bobcats.

That night, the home of the Wizards, the MCI arena.

The crowd came more than ever, and the Bobcats had the highest attendance in the league on the road, but this time the fans didn't come to see the Bobcats' players, everyone came to support Hu Qingniu.

As the saying goes, you only know what you treasure when you lose it. Looking at the two years since the Wizards won the championship, they obviously have a lineup that is not bad, but they have been stuck in the position of the middle team in the East, and this year the Wizards are in the fifth place in the East, and they have not changed since the beginning of the season.

The starting lineup of the Wizards is not weak, with Kwame Brown, Jared Jeffries, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Gilbert Arenas.

After a year at the Warriors, Arenas arrived as the Wizards' point guard. However, in terms of the division of labor on the field, Arenas is more responsible for attacking the fortification, and the organizational task is still completed by Hardaway.

As soon as Hu Qingniu first appeared, thunderous applause broke out at the scene, and many fans gave a standing ovation to welcome. Hu Qingniu also waved to the fans.

In the past two years, Hu Qingniu has been treated like this every time he returns here, but at the beginning the fans were grateful and grateful, and now the fans are really nostalgic.

When you think about it, you can understand how abruptly the Wizards' championship came, as if it was stuck alone in the history of the league. The year before, they were still a bad team, worried about getting into the playoffs, and after winning the championship, their strength also declined rapidly, and they fell directly out of the ranks of championship contenders.

Think about how reasonable the Wizards played when Hu Qingniu was on the team, and they were effective after every timeout, and they never suffered in the coach's box.

Looking at the current Wizards, after last season's poor results, Doug Collins took the blame and resigned, and the current coach of the Wizards is Eddie Jordan, who was born a player. He was the head coach of the Kings for two seasons in '96-'98, but his win rate hovered around 30 percent.

In other words, the Wizards' management chose a coach with little experience and no results to lead the team back to the top. The only explanation for this is that the Wizards' slamming owner, Abel Bolin, doesn't want to pay a lot of head coach salaries. Maybe he thinks that as long as the players are good enough, the manager is obviously a by-product. And Doug Collins' contract is not over yet, and at this time, Abel Paulin must not be able to sleep well when he thinks that he has to pay two head coach contracts.

Kwame Brown has grown up this season, and he is currently averaging 13 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, which can be said to be a very good defensive center. Hu Qingniu failed to make him a low-level monster, but Hu Qingniu gave him confidence and direction, so that Kwame Brown did not get lost and continued to grow.

Jeffries is another man who is grateful to Hu, who is currently averaging 16.1 points per game, which is too much beyond his original trajectory. Although he had 11 seasons in the NBA, his highest season scoring was only 6.8 points.

Needless to say, Hardaway and Hill were both rescued from the operating room by Hu Qingniu. But this season both are a little embarrassed. They found that no matter how hard they tried with the Wizards, they couldn't get any better, and the arrival of Arenas this season was a bit of a reshuffle.

Looking at the meaning of the management, they are already a little disappointed with their two veterans and want Arenas to become the new leader of the team. This is how the two new-generation players of Kwame Brown and Jeffries have come to the top.

Both Hill and Hardaway have conceded some possession, both of whom have scored less than 20 points and taken around 15 shots. Specific statistics, Hardaway 17.6 points and 9.6 assists, Hill 18.2 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Arenas, on the other hand, averaged 19 shots per game and had a season stat of 25.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists, making him the league's current hot star.

It can be seen that Hardaway and Hill are in an awkward position in the team. However, the Bobcats really have no conditions, the atmosphere in the team is already very good, and the strength of the players is enough, there is no need to trade at all, but after the transaction, there will be problems that need to be re-run-in, or the ball is not enough to play. Hardaway and Hill are both playing with the ball, while the Bobcats already have three scoring points of Wade, Otto, and Dazhi, and the rest of Josh, Ariza, Bale and Allen are all defensive players, which is just right.

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The game starts at 7 o'clock.

The time was not yet half past seven, and the winner was basically divided just after the first quarter. The Wizards team is now unanimous, how can they fight against the powerful Great Demon King team.

At 43:17 in the single quarter, the battle basically ended. However, Kwame Brown played well, and a large number of rebounding opportunities appeared, and he also took advantage of them, getting 9 rebounds in a single quarter. This is also due to Ao Fat's habitual release of water.

Seeing that Ao Fat was not in high spirits on the court, Hu Qingniu directly let Howard play. The current Kwame Brown is a role model for Howard, and both are players who are not talented on the offensive end, but have historical talent on the defensive end by their bodies alone.

Looking at the situation on the court, Howard did fall a little behind, also playing with his body, and Kwame Brown, the fourth year of his career, was at least far ahead in this experience, and he knew how to use his body to force Howard to use more force to get into position.

At 75:50 in the first half, I thought the game was over, but as soon as the second half came up, the situation changed.

Hardaway and Hill led a wave of offensive surges, and in an instant, the score was chased to 80-75, and the Bobcats only led by five and a half minutes, less than half a quarter.

10 points is a big lead on the international stage, but for an NBA team, 20 points behind is really not a big difference. It is not uncommon for a 20-point lead to be played in waves. Don't come up in the third and fourth quarters, after the break, the state of both sides will change.

The game seemed to be getting interesting, and O'Neill was eager to try again, and he almost asked to play.

But Hu Qingniu ignored him, and the Wizards' recovery of the score was a great opportunity to exercise the ability of young players in the holding stage. Hu Qingniu still had Wade, Allen, Ariza, Dazhi and Howard on the floor.

Generally Hu Qingniu likes to have Allen and Ariza partnered, and then Bale and Josh partnered, because Allen and Josh are both players who have almost no three-point points and need to be staggered.

Allen and Bale are very similar in function except for the three-point game, and they are also players with strong mental attributes, who are not afraid of confrontation and never give up defending the opponent's arrow.

Although Tony Allen does not have three points, his physical fitness is much better than Bale, especially when dealing with strong opponents, Allen is a little better.

Time is limited, and I will thank you all for your blessings and tips when I come back in the evening.