Stern is racking his brains to think about how to tap the commercial value of Li Cheng, but Li Cheng on the other side is already preparing for the game against the Orlando Magic.

This kind of back-to-back competition is really grinding, and people's psychological adjustment is by no means as fast as physiological adjustment. The main thing is that as NBA players, they not only have to face boring basketball, they also have to face those reporters hypocritically.

"Li Cheng, first of all, I wish you a smooth game in the evening." Just came out of the away team's locker room to warm up, Li Chengcheng was caught by a reporter.

"Thank you!" Li Cheng took out a smiling face to face the reporter.

"You made all 59 free throws, can you explain how you did that?"

Li Cheng's free throw accuracy, on the one hand, is because of the ability bonus of the "top of the basketball system", and on the other hand, because free throw is the one he practices the most. In the past, he didn't have a strong ability to score in sports battles on the court, so he could only seize any scoring opportunity, and free throws were the best scoring opportunities, so he did put a lot of effort into free throws. However, Li Cheng was not going to say this, he wanted to give the reporter a lofty answer.

"A lot of people think it's a lonely thing to be at the free throw line, and it actually seems to be. You're alone at the free-throw line, facing the basket alone, with no teammates or opponents, and sometimes frantic distractions from the home fans. ”

"However, I would think of something else. I'm going to be aware of the fact that there are four of my teammates on this court, and they're always ready to fight for me. There were also seven teammates, who were on the bench, and they were always ready to cheer or regret my free throws. I can feel their warmth all the time, I'm not fighting alone, and I have no reason to waste this opportunity to score. ”

The reporter continued: "When do you think the first time you missed?" Or do you think you can break Williams' record of 97? ”

Li Cheng turned the wristband on his left hand and said, "Maybe I will lose the ball tonight, or I may not score a single goal tonight, these are all possible." But I don't care about that, and it doesn't become a burden for me. I think what I have to do is try to score the next goal, for me all the previous results are zero, I just try to do the next time. ”

"And what are your thoughts on the best rookie after the season?"

"If I could give myself an award, I think I would give it my own. But that's not what I'm talking about, is it? Since it's something that someone else says, what am I doing with that heart? Just try to play my own game. ”

"Hmmm! Okay, thanks for the interview. ”

Li Cheng didn't continue to shout with the reporter, and went directly to the court to warm up.

And soon, the Indiana-Orlando match began. In this game, the Pacers faced another Eastern giant, the Magic team with the Monster Howard.

The Magic, Celtics, Pistons and Cavaliers are definitely the four strongest teams in the East this year. Get rid of the perverted triumvirate of the Green Shirts, and the remaining three teams are not far apart in strength.

In the face of the Pacers, the Magic's interior line definitely has a very absolute advantage, and the Monster Howard can now be regarded as the first center in the East, if not the first center in the NBA. And the Pacers' interior line looked so weak in front of the huge body of the Monster after O'Neal Jr.'s season was reimbursed.

In addition to Warcraft, Magic also has two sharpshooters, Lewis and Turkogru, both of whom are shooters with Gundam stature. This game was dubbed "Musketeers' War" by major media. ”

Lewis, Turkoglou, Lee Cheng, Hamilton are among the best scorers in the league, and these are all in the East. Interestingly, the two big men, Lewis and Turkoglou, have a longer range than the two smaller ones, Li Cheng and Hamilton.

Originally, Hamilton's title of "CIC King" was now shared by Li Cheng, but compared with the former, the latter is actually more suitable to be called "CIC King". Li Cheng's three-point shots are too small, if he wasn't forced to be helpless, Li Cheng would never make a senseless three-point shot.

The Magic have the most terrifying group of shooters in this league, and shooting is definitely the most integral part of their tactics. Warcraft occupies the space on the inside line alone, and cooperates with the bombardment of four people on the outside line, and finally wins the victory.

The Pacers relied on Li Cheng's continuous firepower on the outside to help the team accumulate advantages little by little, and finally won the final game.

Shooting is the core of both teams' tactics, but there are some differences. The Pacers rely more on Li Cheng's play, and the Magic have a lot of firepower.

"It's a war between a bunch of musketeers and a musketeer!" Orlando local TV said this before the game began.

"But Orlando still has a terrifying beast in the wilderness, and if we can't solve him, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Pacers to win the game."

"But I'm curious how magic will limit Li Cheng. You know, before this, no team has thought of any good way to deal with Li Cheng. The trick used by the Mavericks in the final moments of the last game may have been an idea. ”

"Violent and ugly defense might be a solution, but I don't think the Magic will do that because they have too much of an advantage in other areas."

The two Orlando local commentators said a word, and the two teams on the field quickly went toe-to-toe.

As soon as the game began, the Magic played with a strong target. They fed Howard the ball almost brainlessly, and Howard distributed the ball.

And as long as the ball hits Howard, the Pacers can't afford not to shrink their defense. However, once they shrink their defence, the four musketeers on the perimeter of the Magic will have a chance. On the offensive end, the Magic's approach is very targeted, but the Pacers are not afraid because they have never relied on defense to win, and the key to their victory is offense. But on the offensive end, they are also a little unable to play.

The Magic didn't pay attention to Li Cheng at all, they strangled Granger.

Granger risked a hat as soon as he got to the inside for a layup, and then there was Turkoglou who kept Granger at bay with his tall stature. In addition, Evans and Nelson went to grab Tinsley's ball almost brainlessly, preventing him from comfortably running the ball.

The intention of the magic is obvious, Li Cheng, you run! You're out of position, you don't have a teammate who can pass the ball to you! What's the use of you running out of space? Do you have a step-back jumper? You're going to have to ask for the ball! I keep you from catching the ball.

As soon as he came up, the magic was very accurate in grasping the seven inches of the walker. The offense was poor, the defense was not good, and after the game began, the Pacers were quickly stretched apart by the Magic. By the 4:41 mark of the first quarter, the Pacers had trailed their opponents by seven points.

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