Chapter 455: A Battle That Must Be Won

The entire MIC center was silent, completely silent.

Only the big towels waving from the Orlando Magic bench, only the cheers of the Magic players.

The Wizards' fans all looked at Lin Sen, who was being pushed by his teammates in the center of the court, and the Chinese and Lin Sen fans who came to the scene also did not cheer.

They are not the same as the fear of Wizards fans, they are enjoying the feeling of MIC being muted because of Chen Tian.

The Washington Wizards local narrator opened his mouth, but didn't know how to say it.

Eddie. Jordan showed a wry smile, and with Lin Sen's heavy dunk across the beige, the difference was stretched to 9 points.

With only one minute to go before the end of the game, he knew that even if the Magic only led by five points after this dunk, it would be almost impossible for the Wizards to regain the victory.

Eddie. Jordan called a timeout, and he chose to forfeit the game.

"It was horrible that Wood was almost silent for the entire game, and before that he had only scored 12 points, scoring mostly from his teammates on the offensive end except for passing, and rarely scoring straight singles in the past.

But he just dealt us all a hard blow and threw us to the end of the defeat.

If Gilbert is here, then we will win tonight. The on-site commentator sighed.

However, he apparently chose to forget about Lin Sen, who was a rookie last year, and staged a difficult whistle-blowing counter-shutout on this field in the third game of his career.

And Lin Sen saved up the whole game, just for the last moment. If it weren't for his teammates' excellent play in the fourth quarter, he would have chosen to step up and take over the game, let alone wait for the dunk in front of Jamison.

Wipe the sweat off your body. With a drink, Lin Sen sat on the bench.

Stan. Van Gundy and Eddie. Jordan also chose to make a substitution, and although there was still more than a minute left, both sides understood what the other meant.

A little more than a minute later, the whistle blew for the end of the game.

The Orlando Magic, which trailed by as many as 16 points, finally completed the comeback and broke the MIC in the second game of the back-to-back, or the unfavorable situation of home and away.

The biggest feeling in this game, in addition to Linsen's crazy dunk Jamison at the end, is that Dwight, who was once rumored to be refrigerated until he left the team. Howard's play.

It was Howard's play that changed the Magic's unfavorable situation. However, reporters and fans want to know more about whether Howard will leave the team and why he is being refrigerated.

"Dwight had some minor injuries, so we gave him a break. There are no bad words about zĂ i, he has always been an important part of us. "Stan. Van Gundy replied to reporters' questions after the game.

"Dwight is OK now, we're all waiting for him to come back, and he showed great form tonight. This is what we all want to see. Lin Sen also did not say the real reason in the face of questions.

In the morning, there were still rumors that he would definitely leave the team. In the evening, it became a stay, and there was a very harmonious scene between the whole team, from the management to the coaching staff to the players.

Such a turn of events has made many people feel cheated, but the reporter of the Orlando Sentinel, George . Diaz's release of the Orlando Big Three photos he took during the game in the "Orlando Sentinel" still made many people see some clues.

In the photo, Howard and Milicic are running on either side of Linson, but Howard's smile is obviously unnatural, and a closer look at Milicic Linson will clearly reveal the similarities and differences.

And Howard's eyes feel complicated, not as natural as the photos that have been taken in the past.

Referring to the news some time ago, everyone still believes that there is still a gap between Howard and the Magic.

And John, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, said on his Twitter that the Magic and the Lakers did negotiate about Howard. The biggest chip the Lakers took out was Bynum.

But for the Magic, it seems that the unhappy is over, at least the team looks like it is moving closer to the past.

The only bad news for the Magic is that the season runs from November to February. Lin Sen's all-time record of winning Player of the Month four times in a row has finally come to an end.

Due to the team's problems in March, Linson eventually lost to LeBron, who was unusually brave in March. James.

Despite losing the best of the month, Linson was not affected at all, and in the subsequent game against the Atlanta Hawks, Linson scored 24 points and handed out 18 assists, which once again broke the hearts of Hawks fans.

The Atlanta Tribune once again hit the headline "If We Had Chosen Wood" after the game, but time would not turn back, and the Eagles could only accept this fact with frustration.

As the season drew closer, the Big Three Celtics didn't rotate.

The reason is that the Orlando Magic, under the leadership of Linson, only bit the Celtics, and if it weren't for the Magic turmoil in March, the Celtics would not have been able to climb to the first place in the league.

And after getting the first spot, the Celtics naturally don't want to meet the Magic or the Cavaliers in the second round, so Doug . Rivers and Celtics general manager Danny Brown. Angie gave up his plan to rest the Big Three.

Doug. Rivers can only reduce the playing time of Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen as much as possible so as not to cause the Celtics to lose because of the rotation.

When the time came to April 8, the Orlando Magic was 62-15 behind the Boston Celtics, who were the first in the East and the first in the league, with 63-15.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who are third in the East, are currently 59-18, three wins behind the Magic, and it won't be easy to catch up with five games remaining.

The Celtics have played the Magic three times before this season, losing two and winning one.

Except for Linson, who did not play well in March because of the team, the other two games were played very well, especially in the first quarter of the season, which set a new single-quarter scoring record in the NBA.

The Celtics don't have the same record against other teams in the East as the Magic, and the Magic and Celtics meet for the fourth time in the regular season on April 9.

One more game against the Celtics. Magic is one less game to play in the case.

Once the Magic win the fourth game against the Celtics, the Magic will be locked in the first place in the East without losing more than one game in the remaining four games, and they will not need to play the Cavaliers in the semifinals.

And if nothing else, sit back in the final and wait for the winner between the Celtics and the Cavaliers in the semifinals.

Whether it's for the Cavaliers or for the older Big Three. The semifinals will affect the performance of the Eastern Conference Finals to some extent.

So both the Celtics and the Cavaliers want to grab the first place in the East, but it is almost impossible for the Cavaliers to grab it, and even the possibility of competing for home-court advantage in the semifinals is very small.

They can only wait for the semifinals to be against the Magic or the Celtics, but the Cavaliers still expect the Celtics to meet in the semifinals instead of the Magic.

Of course, if it was the Magic during the turbulent period in March, the Cavaliers would definitely want to meet it, but since Howard's comeback against the Wizards, the Magic's cooperation has been better and better.

Although Lin Sen's offensive firepower seemed to have come down all at once. He hasn't exceeded his season average of 28 points per game in consecutive games, but Linson's assists per game are climbing a little bit.

With 15 assists in six consecutive games, Linson finally pushed his season-long assists per game average to double digits after the home game against the Toronto Raptors on April 7.

Linson also became the second player this season. Paul, Steve. Nash, Delon. Williams, Jason. After Kidd. The fifth player to average a double-double number of assists per game.

And as long as Lin Sen maintains this kind of assist firepower in the last few games, then the 2007-2008 season will be the second season in history to have a single-season five-man season average assists per game.

Howard's form has also stabilized since his comeback, especially after Linson's assists were fired, and Howard's points per game average was no less than when he played too many singles in March.

The Magic team is in excellent form. And the same is true for Celtic. This makes the match between the two sides on April 9 destined to be particularly interesting.

However, compared to the Celtics, the Magic cannot afford to lose this game, because once they lose this game, they will lose the initiative in the first place in the East, and more importantly, they also need to face the Houston Rockets away on April 11.

It was their last meeting with the Rockets this season, although without Howard, Linson led the Magic to hold the home court with 42 points, 21 assists, 18 rebounds, 5 steals, and 2 blocks.

But the game against the Celtics is destined to consume too much energy, and flying to Houston overnight, even one day of adjustment time will not necessarily restore everyone's energy.

And the season is coming to an end. Although Lin Sen has been named the best of the month for four consecutive months, this month has also been outstanding. But James, Chris. Paul, Kobe Bryant and even Garnett are equally impressive.

Even if most of the media put Lin Sen as the first choice for MVP without any suspense, Lin Sen knows that he needs to continue to maintain it if he wants to win the MVP.

And the game against the Celtics is his chance to show himself to the national media again, so the game against the Celtics is a must-win game for the Magic and Lin Sen himself.

The good news under pressure is that the Magic defeated the visiting Toronto Raptors at home on the 7th, and the Magic against the Boston Celtics on the 9th is still at home and does not need to fly to Boston.

On April 9, the whole of Orlando was already in playoff mode, and this game was no less than a playoff game for the Magic.

"It looks like Orlando is ready for Wood to win the MVP." Garnett, who was sitting on the bus, looked out the window and said.

The signs on the side of the road are all pictures of Lin Sen, and many of the slogans directly carry the slogan of Lin Sen's MVP.

"I'm not surprised at all that he was elected this year, he is really good, and there are not many people who can threaten him, LeBron. James, Kobe. Bryant, Chris. Paul, of course, and you. "Paul. Pierce said with a smile.

Thunder on the side. Aaron stepped up. Looking at Garnett, he smiled and asked, "KG, if you hadn't traded Wood in the first place. Lin, what will happen to Minnesota? ”

"No ifs!" Garnett shrugged, but his attitude towards this matter was far less relaxed than what appeared to be in his heart.

"Anyway, we must defeat him later!" Pierce said with a smile. (To be continued......)