In the first quarter, the Bobcats led by 19 points, 41-22.

Barkley looked at the stats sheet and exclaimed, "This game is crazy, Chuck delivered 8 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the first quarter, and almost completed a triple-double in a single quarter." ”

Kenny Smith also said: "Durant was also fierce, scoring 17 points in the first quarter. Now the combination of these two can sweep the whole league. Howard was plagued by fouls in the opening stanza, and no one else could open it. The Bobcats' lineup is much stronger than the Magic, and even Camby and Wallace have played off the bench. ”

Barkley laughed: "In the second quarter, both sides usually have substitutes on the court, and the Magic are definitely more troublesome. ”

With Hill on the court in the second half of the first quarter, Billups was given time to rest. So at the start of the second quarter, the Bobcats fielded a combination of Billups, Azubuuk, Gerard Wallace, Bagnani and Camby.

The veteran Camby also didn't play until the second quarter, and this lineup is not much different from the main team, but it lacks Hayes.

The players on the Magic are a bit of a bad one. Point guard Anthony Johnson, scoring guard Courtney Lee, small forward Jeremy Richardson, power forward Brian Cook, center Foyle.

Three of the main perimeter players needed to rest, and Howard was unable to play with two fouls. So the Magic are ready to send a full bench to fight with the Bobcats to buy a little time. Stan Van Gundy was betting that he didn't want to have some of his main players play the full game in a regular season game.

As a result, it became clear that the Magic bet had lost. Gerard Wallace was on the bench for a while and was full of energy. His offensive ability may not be strong among the stars, but against the Magic's current bench lineup, he is as fierce as a tiger entering a flock.

Bobcats played a double-block playup on the bench. Camby is in the high post, Bagnani is on the baseline, and Billups is in possession. The reason for this arrangement is that Camby only has a good shot in the high post, while Bagnani can shoot from any position.

Wallace hit two mid-range shots in the high post, then cut in the corner and scored on a pass from Billups. The Bobcats completely controlled the situation on the court, and the score was further widened, while the Magic team, at this time, had no scoring points, and was completely chaotic.

In two minutes, the Magic were forced to bring on Carter and Turkoglou. The format has not changed, Carter was marked by Wallace and Azubuuk in turn after coming on the court, and could not find a chance to break through, so he could only shoot from mid-to-long distance, and his shooting percentage was not high today. Although Tekoglu scored two goals, the Bobcats' attack was still sharp and could not chase the score.

Stan Van Gundy's head was sweating, and D'Antoni was chatting and laughing with Van Gundy off the court.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Bobcats asked for a substitution, with Hayes coming on for Bagnani and Lopez for Camby.

The Magic also brought on Nelson, Tony Barty and number one star Howard.

The strongest star on the Dwight Howard Magic team, but unfortunately too rigid and easy to break, he is also the problem with the Magic. The Magic can't do without Howard on the inside, and that's a big flaw.

And the Bobcats focused on this shortcoming, the Bobcats launched a positional attack, Lopez pulled to the high post to cover Hayes, Howard followed the defense, otherwise Hayes broke through with the ball, Tony Barty was difficult to follow, Hayes's pull-up jump shot rate was very high, and it was necessary to defend.

Howard knows that Hayes generally likes to dribble in disguise after breaking, and one careless can be passed. So he was very focused, moving in small steps while judging Hayes's movements. He was one step away from Hayes, but this time Hayes didn't change direction to dribble the ball, but took the ball around the covering player and suddenly accelerated into Howard, and the two fell to the ground together.

The referee blows the whistle and Howard blocks the foul. "Warcraft" sat on the bench for more than a quarter because of fouls, and as soon as he came on the court, he was fouled again.

The audience cheered enthusiastically. Stan Van Gundy was furious on the sidelines. yelling: "Why don't you hit someone with the ball?" ”

Dribbling and blocking fouls are common problems encountered by referees in basketball games, and they are also a difficult point for referees to judge and deal with fouls. Because it is difficult to define, no matter how much it is blown, it is easy to cause dissatisfaction among coaches, athletes and spectators.

Howard didn't stand up defensively, but moved to the side, which was the home of the Bobcats again. Of course, the referee had to give a penalty to block, otherwise he would have to endure the boos of the crowd along with Howard.

A minute later, Howard failed to block while defending Wallace and was blown by the referee...... Howard's surname is too impulsive, and when he sees the opponent rushing to the basket, he always wants to block the opponent. As a result, Howard was fouled two more times after the second quarter was played, bringing his total to four fouls, and was firmly pressed to the bench by head coach Stan Van Gundy.

By this time, the Magic had fallen behind by more than 30 points, and Howard was forced to go off the court again, and the game was already decided in the first half.

The Magic also thought about making Hayes foul and knocking Hayes off the court to take the initiative on the court, but since entering the league, Hayes has not been fouled for six times in a game. He knows how to control his emotions and will never make unnecessary fouls, and sometimes he will not hesitate to let the opponent score in order to avoid fouls.

Some people say that Hayes lost his momentum like this, and he is not as good as Kobe and James in terms of momentum. If playing basketball is compared to fighting a war, Hayes's approach is actually understandable. As the saying goes, "stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood", if you foul and get off the field than die on the battlefield, everyone is gone, you lose the war, and no matter how beautiful you fight, there is no point in fighting.

Towards the end of the second quarter, Hayes was substituted to thunderous applause from the fans, by which time he had a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. He played only 18 minutes.

Looking at Hayes' departure, Barkley said: "I guess Chuck won't play again in the second half. He averaged only 32 minutes per game this season, the fewest of all the top stars, and among the starters, Durant usually plays two positions and plays the longest time, only 34 minutes. ”

Kenny Smith said: "It's so easy to play the Magic, there are not many teams in the league that can win the Bobcats, there are only the Hawks in the East, and the Lakers, Timberwolves, Hornets, Spurs and other teams in the West can compete with the Bobcats, what do you think they can achieve this season?" ”

"I think they can break the Bulls' 72-game winning streak. There are not many teams in the league that can compete with the Bobcats, and the eastern teams are significantly weaker than the western ones, so the schedule is favorable. Moreover, the Bobcats are now stronger overall than the 2007 Rockets, so it's no surprise that they have achieved their best record in history. I'm waiting for a miracle to happen this season. Barkley laughed.

Hayes did not play in the game after that. In the second half, he sat on the sidelines with Gerard Wallace and Billups watching his teammates play.

Lopez, Landry, Camby, and Bagnani took turns playing as an inside partner, and the Magic couldn't take any advantage. Howard was substituted again in the third quarter, only to have two more fouls on defenders Lopez and Landry, and was fouled in the third quarter after a "graduation" and was sent off. The Bobcats also have a foul machine, and that's George Hill.

When he was defending Nelson, he was whistled for a foul almost as soon as he made physical contact with the opponent, not because he was bad defensively, but because the Magic were beaten too badly by the Bobcats, and Howard was plagued by fouls, and the referees also wanted to find a balance.

In the NBA league, rookies are always prone to being whistled for fouls by the referees, and even Oden, who is the top pick, has been plagued by fouls in the new season, let alone George Hill?

George Hill was fouled too much and was sent off, and it was hard for Billups. Because the Bobcats only brought two point guards, he had to go up and organize the offense, Billups was also very strong today, shooting several shots under Nelson's defense, Anthony Morrow, Mike Miller, and Bagnani also felt very good today, and the Magic lost more and more.

The final score was 136-87, and the Magic lost by 49 points. It wasn't like a clash between two playoff teams and more like a championship team ravaging the bottom of the pack.

Durant had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Billups had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and Gerald Wallace had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, and the three scored 78 points.

Howard had 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 fouls off the court, and the Bobcats didn't even use foul tactics. The others also played badly, with Nelson scoring 16 points and Carter 14, but on 5-of-17 shooting, Courtney Lee was outstanding, scoring a Magic-high 17 points. This is the only consolation of magic.

After the game, Stan Van Gundy didn't find any excuse, he thought the gap between the Magic and the Bobcats was the difference in the lineup, and a Hayes, surrounded by three-point shooters, couldn't play this game at all.

The Bobcats' George Hill also played to a limited time today, scoring nine points, and Anthony Morrow also hit two three-pointers, and the Bobcats' bench was able to overwhelm the Magic in the fourth quarter.

D'Antoni was uncharacteristically uncharacteristically in an interview, and he was no longer modest, the Magic reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and the lineup has not changed this season, retaining all the main lineup, but it was still slaughtered by the Bobcats.

D'Antoni discussed with Jeff Van Gundy and decided to make a championship declaration in the regular season, allowing the players to play as the favourites to play the championship.

"As you can see, the Bobcats have a almost flawless roster right now, and Chuck has a lot of good teammates around him after last season. As long as we have a full squad and no more injuries, the Bobcats won't lose to any team! We're going to reach the finals this season and win the first championship in team history! ”

Reporters frantically took pictures and made championship declarations during the regular season, which is very rare in NBA history, and the Bobcats are really arrogant to the extreme. It's a press conference that can make headlines. The Bobcats don't seem to care about being treated as the best enemy by the other teams. In fact, even if they don't say these things, will there still be teams that underestimate them at this moment? Even the Lakers, who have an equally strong roster, don't think they can finish the Bobcats, so they rushed to send Wharton at the beginning of the season to further strengthen the roster.

The reporter interviewed Hayes again. "Mr. Hayes, do you think the Bobcats can win this season?"

The coach spoke, and Hayes was not modest, and smiled: "I think it must be possible!" All the players in our squad are strong, they play hard and they have managed to integrate into the attacking system in a short period of time. The other teams are all in a two-core, big three and so on, but we can get together 12 Arhats every game, and everyone can play a role! ”

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(To be continued)