Doug Rivers, of course, couldn't receive the curse from Orlando through his mind, and he only knew that his desire to capture was playing a very obvious role. They were rotting at the beginning and trying to fall to fourth, and the Magic were really blinded and they started to rot too. However, they were very unskillful because they neglected the final schedule of the regular season. In the last few games of the regular season, they faced all first-class teams, and at this time, the Celtics had begun to continue to kill opponents, and the record was rapidly improved, and at the same time, the Knicks also entered the sixth place.

As a result, the Magic team simply can't turn back at this time. Even if they lose all their games, they can't get any worse than Atalanta's record, because Atalanta is more thorough than they are. As a result, the Magic team, which is not high or low, can only encounter the menacing Knicks.

Orlandos was visibly frustrated by the outcome.

And even though all the mainstream sports media are trying their best to denigrate and question the Knicks in the regular season, in the playoffs, their prediction report still raises the Knicks' winning percentage to a higher position than the Magic, most of the media predict that the Knicks will beat the Magic in a tough seven games, and ESPN, who has always been very biased against the Knicks, even gave the Knicks an assessment of six games to end the game.

To describe these media in one sentence, it is...... The mouth says don't want to, but the body is very honest.

He has to be honest, because today's Knicks can indeed be described as strong.

Although Xiao Dash was criticized by them for having such and such flaws and shortcomings, they were also very sure of one thing, that is, when Dash wanted to score. No one can stop it. Moreover. The scariest thing is. When this guy is in a desperate situation, he can often explode with incredible scoring explosion, and he can throw almost every key goal, no matter how the opponent defends!

And this point is a problem that has to be taken seriously for every team that plays against the Knicks, and it has completely become an unsolvable problem.

"Now everybody is talking about the 2008-2009 Defensive Player of the Year, the regular season MVP, the Most Improved Player, and so on, but no one is trying to talk about the Rookie of the Year. Because this is an award without any objections. Even the most hateful person cannot give inconsistent answers. That's not to say that the other rookies in '08 weren't good enough, on the contrary, Derrick Ros, Russell, Westbrook, Kevin Love, OJ Mayo, and even Michael Beasley played very well, and this rookie was even called the strongest draft year since '03. And the reason why Xiao Dash can be so unobjectionable is because he is too strong. So strong that he is no longer treated as a rookie, and now his name is more compared to the top 10 superstars. Even I think he can compete with Kobe, Bryant, Lebron James, and others. And this ...... It's just his first season. I have every reason to believe that this is just the beginning of a dashing and legendary career! Yes, a qiē has just begun......"

Charles Barkley doesn't hide his fondness for chic, or rather it's no longer a fondness. It's a complete worship.

To be able to make an elderly second-class patient who once dominated the court and no one including Michael Jordan be so desperate, this is also a big achievement.

It's just that. Not everyone is Charles Barkley, just as not everyone has secondary disease.

Nelson, the Magic's point guard, didn't care about the Knicks at all, and he didn't take the Knicks seriously. He even said proudly in front of the media: "I really don't know what our fans are worried about, and I don't understand why so many media would think we're going to be killed by the Knicks." This boring and comical pessimism hangs over us! Hey, we made it to the Eastern Conference semifinals last year, and we've been in the playoffs for five years in a row. What about the Knicks? Their playoff experience is pitiful, and maybe they have a good regular season schedule, but... It's the playoffs, and the playoffs aren't the same as the regular season. They should learn more if they want to beat us in the playoffs, and with us, there are no miracles, just a step by step with their feet on the ground. ”

"As for the arrogant guard from China, I know he's the savior of the Knicks, and I know a lot of Knicks fans worship him like a god. But... He doesn't seem to be a big deal other than scoring very well and getting the scoring title? He didn't hit the rookie wall during the regular season, and now that the playoffs have arrived, we've got a thick rookie wall for him to make sure he's hit on the head! ”

Nelson's mouth was never small, although he wasn't very tall. But since he joined the Magic in '04, he has basically contracted the team's verbal battles.

Over the years, he has been playing hard, and his skills have been improving, and under Van Gundy's system, he is like a fish in water, and even entered the All-Star Game this year, becoming a glorious All-Star player.

It's just that his current verbal battle has encountered a slump.

Xiao entered the NBA, although he lost the game, he never lost the verbal battle. All those who have provoked him in public have learned a profound lesson.

This time, of course, Xiao Xiao didn't want to encounter accidents.

So, he was interviewed by a Knicks reporter after a training session, and when talking about this issue, he responded to Nelson very dryly: "I can understand why Nelson said that miracles will not happen, because he is a mediocre player, and mediocre players have a limited vision, because they have never had the experience of changing the game alone, and their definition of all games is just sappers, they are just a screw in tactics." It's hard for a screw to speculate about what it's like to explode a nuclear weapon. ”

"I'm very interested in what he's talking about the rookie wall. I wish their walls were built stronger, because I prefer to crush thick things. But at the same time, I'm worried about them. I'm afraid they'll be crushed underneath by the wall I knocked down. ”

Xiao Shi answered one by one. The wording is domineering. Nielsen is not taken seriously at all, and it is clear that Nielsen is not a person who can talk to him on an equal footing.

When the chic answer spread to the ears of Knicks fans, of course, there was a burst of joy, and everyone was applauding the chic response, they liked the domineering chick, and they liked the invincible chick.

For them, the schick of being the leader of the Knicks. Of course, the more rampant, the better. Gentleman is not a New York thing, it's a competitive sport, and aggressiveness is more in line with the expectations of supporters.

Knicks fans praised Xiao Shao, and Magic fans were furious when they heard this response, and they demanded that the team must teach this guy a profound lesson, so they don't like Xiao Xiao's arrogance.

As for Nelson himself, he was even more angry, and quickly responded: "See you in three days, we'll see you at the Water House Center!" ”

"Huh."

Xiao replied with a calm smile.

Because the Magic had a better record in the regular season, so. They were the first to have home field advantage.

In the playoffs, home advantage is a very, very important advantage.

But. It's clear that the Knicks don't take this seriously. There was no tension within the team, even though it was the first time in years that they had made the playoffs, and there were a significant number of players who hadn't even touched the floor of the playoffs.

But led by the scarcity, no one takes the playoffs seriously, in the words of the scarcity...... We're just going to Orlando on a simple mission, does it take that much to take out the Magic? Don't they just have a super blue-collar plus four three-point shooters? If we take this kind of team too seriously, it will seem that we are very unconfident.

Chic is full of confidence, and under his drive, the team's confidence is also full.

At this time, their mentality is simply championship level, and they don't take the Magic team seriously at all. For those who don't know, they still think that the Knicks are third in the East, and the Magic are the sixth in the East in the playoffs.

It's a subversive ...... The teams at the top of the table are nervous, but the teams at the bottom are full of confidence.

Fast by, and the Knicks' charter plane landed in Orlando amid boos all over the city.

The race is also coming at a rapid pace.

For the first meeting between the two teams, more media were more optimistic about the Magic before the game, although they predicted that the Knicks would come from behind to eliminate the Magic in the overall score. However, they still feel that the immature Knicks, who have no playoff experience, will lose the first game and then slowly improve to eliminate the Magic.

Including the most die-hard dashing fan, Charles Barkley, thinks so, after all, the Magic have more playoff experience, which is a fact that cannot be changed.

However, Xiao Wan obviously will not accept this judgment.

So, before the game started, he took the initiative to find Nelson.

When Xiao Shi walked towards him step by step, Nelson was a little timid, he didn't know what Xiao Shi would do, his instinct told him that this rookie was not easy to mess with and dangerous.

"Guess which team will win tonight?" Xiao asked Nelson very 'kindly'.

Nelson was a little hesitant and stunned at the moment, he didn't expect Xiao Sa to ask himself such a question so kindly, is this question suitable to ask at this time? And isn't this nonsense?

Nelson didn't answer immediately, but chic smiled: "Your hesitation has shown me your answer." Well, happy lose, I'll try to be as gentle as I can. ”

After saying that, Xiao Shi turned around and walked to the other side.

Nelson hesitated even more... Is this guy here to say something like that to me? Is he sick?

Nelson couldn't understand why Xiao Dash suddenly came over and asked for such a thing.

But Xiao Shi turned around at this time and reminded again: "By the way, don't forget to build the wall thicker." ”

After speaking, Xiao Xiao walked away.

Leaving Nelson confused... He thought that Xiao Sa would be aggressive when he met him, but he didn't expect that he would really be so gentle.

What the hell does he want to do?

Nielsen is a bit of a mess.

And Xiao Xiao didn't really want to do anything, he just wanted to mess up Nelson, he did it on purpose...... The reason why he asked such a boring and unnutritious question in a friendly manner was to distract Nelson from what he was doing.

After a while, the game officially began.

The Knicks switched to the most commonly used lineup, and it is also the best set of lineups that have been run-in...... Eddie Curry, Milicic, Jeffries, Dash and Marbury.

The starting lineup on the Magic's side is Nelson, Contney Lee, Rashad Lewis, Turkoglou and Howard.

Their line-up was equally unpleasant.

And the game has already started with the referee's whistle!!

………… (To be continued......) R1292