Charles Barkley caused a very serious problem due to his previous excessive comments on Sun Zhuo, and Barkley does not dare to comment on Sun Zhuo now, the word Sun Zhuo has almost become a forbidden word in his place, just like those special people or years that do not exist, the definition is forbidden and the discussion is forbidden.

Charles Barkley just wanted to simply evaluate Dwight Howard, a rising star: "The Magic is Sun's team, I thought Dwight Howard's progress would slow down this season, but no, he still made a lot of progress this season, Sun created a kind of atmosphere that he liked, he was like a fish in water, look at his performance in the first round, he controlled the rebounds, and he helped defend extremely well, I think it won't take long for him to get Defensive Player of the Year, that's for sure, and not just one." Dwight Howard is also significantly more dynamic than Shaq, he jumps higher, runs faster, and is strong at the same time, and whether the Magic win or lose, I think Shaq should hand over the league's No. 1 center position. ”

"You just offended Sun, and now you want to offend Yao Ming again?" Kenny Smith joked with a smile, the host and Charles Barkley also laughed after hearing it, Kenny Smith continued, "Dwight Howard is indeed very powerful, you must not treat the Magic as just Sun's one-man team, but what he can do on the court is really limited, especially in the face of Shaquille O'Neal, in Shaq's eyes, Dwight Howard is like himself in college, thinner and taller, Dwight now has the talent and strength, Shaq has it all before, he knows how to deal with it" Young self', look at it, Dwight Howard will be scorched. ”

"Dwight Howard is going to blow everyone's mind, including Shaquille O'Neal." Charles Barkley was adamant about Howard and made another bet with Kenny Smith.

……

In Sun Zhuo's own heart, Sun Zhuo also feels that the Heat is stronger and more experienced, but Sun Zhuo is still confident that the Magic will be the final winner, not because of arrogance, but because he has the ability to change the result.

Sun Zhuo currently has 3 game repeat challenge cards left, that is to say, for Sun Zhuo, the seven-game series, for Sun Zhuo, can play ten, and Sun Zhuo only picks the failed games to repeat, so that the possibility of Magic promotion is greatly improved, even if the Heat was the champion of this season in the previous life, the Magic may also defeat the strong with the weak and extinguish the Heat.

It's just that it's only the semifinals now, and then there's the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals, and if this series is all used up, the championship may not be guaranteed......

Sun Zhuo still has to work hard to win every game, and if he can use one less challenge card in this series, he will use one less time in this series.

……

May 8, 2006, Magic home game, Magic and defending champion Miami Heat Series first game.

"Magic! Magic! ”

"Sun, if you win the defending champion, you are the new champion!"

Finally ushered in a strong opponent, Magic fans are also unprecedentedly excited, this game attracted a lot of people to watch, not only the fans of the two teams, but also the fans of other teams are watching the live broadcast, they don't care about the victory or defeat, they just know that the matchup in this series is absolutely good, because the two teams have Sun Zhuo and Wade.

Before the game, Heat coach Pat Riley stood on the sidelines, still in a suit and leather shoes, full of gentlemanly demeanor, combing his big back in the style of a godfather, and his body was spotless.

Riley glanced at the atmosphere of the scene, and seemed to recall the appearance of the Magic arena in the past ten years, from 1991 when he came to coach the Knicks in the East, and then came to the Heat in 1995, Riley is no stranger to the Magic in the East, but he is really not too impressed.

"I've met Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the playoffs in the past, but I don't remember when I played against the Magic, oh yes, it was 1997 when the Heat eliminated them."

Pat Riley has a relaxed demeanor, he doesn't really look down on the opponent of Magic, and in his eyes, if he wants to defend his title, the biggest obstacle is not from the east at all, but from the west.

"It was a bit of a fluke to win last year's championship, no matter who the Spurs Mavericks enter the Finals in the West, it will be difficult to play, and the series before entering the Finals must be won safely and quickly."

If Pat Riley knew that Sun Zhuo had three repeat challenge cards, he would not have dared to worry about the wolves in the west at this moment, regardless of the immediate crisis.

For Sun Zhuo, it was time to show all his strength, and at this moment, he was also hesitating a question.

"I have a special training card now, should I use it now? Why hasn't the NBA announced the regular season MVP yet?! It's a real rush! ”

Sun Zhuo was very impatient and hesitant, he had been waiting for the regular season MVP results to come out, and then determine how to distribute the special training cards, but now it was the first game of the second round of the playoffs, and David Stern was also on the scene, but he was not here to present Sun Zhuo with awards.

Sun Zhuo took the ball and pretended to be unintentional and walked leisurely to the place where David Stern was sitting, and said hello, "Mr. President, you are also here to present me with the MVP trophy?" ”

David Stern smiled kindly at Sun Zhuo and replied, "Sun, don't be so anxious, if you want to know the result of the MVP, you have to wait." ”

Sun Zhuo nodded and joked: "This season, Steve Nash and I have the highest voice, you have also seen it, now that the Suns are out, I heard that Steve Nash has also booked a ticket to Saipan to fish, if the league awards him the regular season MVP, he will not only have to take time to rush back, but also accept this trophy alone in the company of no one, it is better to give me the trophy, do you say?" ”

David Stern laughed after hearing this: "The results of the regular season MVP have actually come out, but they haven't been announced yet, the situation you said is very embarrassing, but now tell me this, I can't change anything, haha." ”

"So, you know the results, right? Mr. President, give me a look. Sun Zhuo was eager to know the outcome in advance.

David Stern was still smiling, his eyes were as usual, and there was no hint, "I don't know the result, I can't give you a hint, sorry." But don't worry, I promise to announce the results before your second match, play in peace, your opponent is strong today. ”

"Okay." Sun Zhuo guessed that David Stern should have known the result, but Sun Zhuo couldn't see what was behind the smile.

The game started soon, and this game was also broadcast by CCTV.

Yu Jia: "Okay, the game officially started, the Magic starters were Jamil Nelson, Monta Ellis, Sun Zhuo, Turkoglou and Dwight Howard, and the Heat starters were Jason Williams, Wade, Anthony Walker, Haslem and O'Neal, the Magic replaced the previous Stevenson and let this year's rookie Monta Ellis start, Monta Ellis is a little less tall. ”

Zhang Weiping said: "It's okay, Montaelis is defending Wade, and Wade is not high, but Wade is stronger than him, and it is estimated that he has taken a fancy to the speed of Montaellis, and in Wade's current state, no matter who defends it, it is not easy to defend." ”

"That's right, the performance in last year's finals is still vivid, it's really strong, and let's see how the magic parries." Yu Jia was also full of worries for Sun Zhuo.

On the court, until the two sides jumped the ball, Sun Zhuo greeted O'Neal and Wade, the two had already come to Orlando, and during the regular season, they would call Sun Zhuo in advance, and then arrange a meeting as soon as possible, but now that it is the playoffs, there is no longer private contact with each other, there is no phone and no text message, even on the court, Pat Riley also strictly forbade O'Neal and Wade to show friendship with Sun Zhuo.

Just a simple handshake, the eyes of each other are cold and strange, after jumping the ball, the big battle begins!

"I'm going to control the tempo of this game and not lose control of this game." Sun Zhuo is still exercising himself, but he doesn't know how to control this game.

The magic got the ball first, Sun Zhuo still tried to ask for the ball in the low post first, but Anthony Walker, who defended Sun Zhuo, was very tough on the back and Sun Zhuo had a physical contest with him, unwilling to let Sun Zhuo take the ball, Sun Zhuo did the same as before, withdrew to the sideline, and let the ball be transferred to the other side.

The ball was transferred to Turkoglou, and it was Haslem who defended Tekoglou, Haslem defended toughly, Turkoglou's personal offense was not very fierce, and he wanted to pass to Howard, Howard was also clamped down by O'Neal, and Turkoglu finally pretended to attack and distributed it to Monta Ellis on the outside, and Ellis made a direct three-point shot in the face of Wade.

Striking iron.

Next, it was the Heat's turn to attack, Wade held the ball at the top of the arc, and he didn't play it, and it was distributed to Jason Williams on the left, Williams immediately sent the ball to O'Neal inside, O'Neal singled Howard, and everyone stood aside to see if O'Neal wanted to eat Howard!

At this point, Howard was very nervous and physically stiff, and defending O'Neal put him under a lot of pressure.

"This guy should be no longer at his peak, nothing to be afraid of." Howard comforted himself with this.

O'Neal paused after receiving the ball, made sure that no one was coming to wrap it, and immediately dribbled strongly to hit Howard!

“oh！”

The audience at the scene suddenly couldn't help but let out an exclamation, because O'Neal's first blow to Howard made Howard take a step back!

"It's worthy of a big shark, it's really tough, Howard can't stand him at all!"

Howard was also a little anxious, O'Neal took a second shot, and just about to make a shot, Howard directly fouled and asked O'Neal to make free throws.

"O'Neal's free throws are not always very good, look at how it was today." Zhang Weiping said.

O'Neal walked to the free-throw line and missed both free throws.

"It's still the same as always!" Yu Jia said with a smile.

Immediately after, the Magic attacked, Sun Zhuo was still not in a hurry, and Turkoglu sent the ball to Dwight Howard, and it was Howard's turn to eat O'Neal alone.

"Come on! Dwight, get him back one! ”

The fans at the stadium were also excited, and they especially wanted to see Howard beat O'Neal hard.

Howard didn't coward, he had already decided to play singles, Howard was facing O'Neal, he wanted to use speed to get rid of O'Neal and get into the basket, sure enough, Howard suddenly broke through with a dribble, O'Neal's speed was already a lot slower, Howard passed O'Neal and wanted to dunk directly with both hands, but O'Neal jumped up and blocked Howard's ball on the basket in the back!

"Hatted!"

The basketball smashed on the basket and bounced out, and O'Neal jumped up again to get the rebound, and Dwyanwade was already out of half court!

“D-ADE！” O'Neill made a long pass to Wade!

"It's not good, Wade wants to attack quickly!" Sun Zhuo immediately became nervous, Monta Ellis was also very fast, following Wade closely, the two were almost comparable, but Sun Zhuo still rushed over at the fastest speed, because Wade was stronger than Monta Ellis, even if Monta Ellis could catch up, Wade would force a layup, Ellis couldn't stop Wade from scoring fast, if he forcibly stopped, it would only increase Wade's 2+1 chance.

"So fast! They're all so fast! ”

Seeing Wade, Monta Ellis, and Sun Zhuo sprinting to the other half together, the audience was stunned, this is really a scene that only young players can dedicate.

Wade really didn't disdain Montaellis's block at all and directly made a layup, but at this time, Sun Zhuo had already followed like lightning and jumped up to chase Wade behind.

However, Wade seemed to have noticed Sun Zhuo, and quietly passed the ball in the air to the bottom corner, only to see Jason Williams suddenly appear, shoot a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and hit!

"Wade, this guy, except for the three-point shot, there is nothing to find fault with."

After the start, O'Neill and Wade have already shown their strength, at this time, Sun Zhuo can no longer hide, he must stand up and fight with the two good brothers!

Attacking again, Sun Zhuo controlled the ball by himself, pulled away and let Sun Zhuo single Anthony Walker, Walker was very strong, laughed silly, slightly taller than Sun Zhuo, but the speed was not as good as Sun Zhuo, Sun Zhuo broke through strongly after a dribble, passed Walker, rushed to the basket, and went straight to O'Neal!

Bang!

As soon as Sun Zhuo jumped together, O'Neill rushed over directly and hit Sun Zhuo's basketball with one hand, and at the same time, O'Neill also knocked Sun Zhuo to the ground.

Backbite!

The referee blew the whistle, and O'Neill raised his hand expressionlessly, this foul, he did it on purpose.

The scene was silent, I didn't expect Sun Zhuo to be put down for the first time with the ball, or was his former teammate, his good brother O'Neal did this, O'Neal naturally won't hurt Sun Zhuo, he did this, I'm afraid to tell everyone, on the basketball court, I'm O'Neal will not show mercy to the opponent's subordinates.

Turkoglu pulled Sun Zhuo up, Sun Zhuo glanced at O'Neal before going to the free throw line, O'Neal also looked at Sun Zhuo, for a while, Sun Zhuo suddenly felt that the time had returned to 3 years ago, and the two returned to the time when Sun Zhuo did not say "MDP" to O'Neal.