Chapter 194: Five Consecutive Victories, Heading to Minneapolis [First Update]
"Yes, I'm old, but I can still contribute, do you expect a 46-year-old guy to play thirty minutes a game?
Five minutes of playing time per game is enough, and I use the rest to train the defense and rebounding of these little guys, who are just so poor in defensive aggression and ability. "Dennis. Rodman said in an interview with reporters after the game.
Indeed, as he said, Stan. Van Gundy didn't expect him to play for much in each game, and tonight's performance has completely exceeded his expectations.
But in less than four minutes, the contribution to the Magic is definitely not as simple as the six rebounds shown on the stats, but also the team's morale and the attitude that drives the team on the defensive end, which is the most important thing.
For the rest Rodman was the biggest surprise for Stan. Van Gundy's biggest excitement was undoubtedly the team's nine double-doubles in this game, which was what he valued the most.
If a team wants to really make a difference, then it can't rely on just one or two players to play, originally in his mind, Linson and Howard were the team's first and second scorers, and Grant. Hill and Tekoglou were the team's third and fourth leading scorers, while new signing Chris. Webber is the team's starting power forward.
The starting five have the ability to score double-doubles per game, especially with Linsen, Tekoglu, and Webb, who can pass the ball, scoring double-doubles is not a problem at all, even if there is no tactic, he is not worried that the flow of the team's starting lineup will be too big.
Who can step up on the bench to score is what worries him the most, any competitive team has a haode sixth, and at the beginning, as the media said Orlando's bench is not available, it will directly lead to the team's rout.
So he thought about whether to add Tekau Grew or Grant. One of Hill's was put on the bench to act as the team's sixth man.
If you let Tekoglu be the sixth man Stan. Van Gundy was a little reluctant. After all, the existence of Tekoglu can make Lin Sen's lethality greater to a greater extent. Then the rest is Grant. Hill.
Grant. Hill's ability in his youth was unquestionable. He is the closest to averaging a triple-double per game since the league's big O, but with injuries and team tactical needs, the Magic have basically no requirements for his passing ability this season.
If you would Grant. Hill is placed in the position of the sixth man, so who will replace Grant. Hill starts.
Stan. Van Gundy looked at the stats for the game, which was in addition to the starting five, and Chris on the bench. Webb, Kenyon. Doolin, Kailana. Azubuuk, Devon. Brown scored in double figures.
"It would be nice to do it every time." Stan. Van Gundy muttered to himself.
Chris. Webb is destined to replace Tony. Barty became the team's starter, with three men left plus Carlos. Arroyo and Rassad, who was traded from the Timberwolves. McCantz, one of five who served as the starter became Stan. Van Gundy is the most important thing to consider.
Come to think of it, among the five, although Rashad . McCantz is a top student in North Carolina and a former teammate of Linson's teammate, but his defensive attitude is too negative. Even if he said it, it still hasn't changed much, so McCantz, who originally looked like Haode's starting target, was directly ignored by Van Gundy.
And in the rest of the people in German. Brown, Arroyo, Kenyon. Durin needs to have the ball in his hands, and if they are allowed to be pitchers, it is not an option for Haode, who is more likely to see Haode as a rookie signed from the NBDL, Azubuk.
In the last game, except for a poor start but a good follow-up performance, he scored 9 points in the game, and this game scored 12 points, tied with Linson for the second-highest on the team, behind Howard's 14 points.
In addition, what he values more is Azubuike's attitude beyond his ability to shoot and run in the air, although the defense is not very good, and his height can only be regarded as low in the scoring guard position, but the key is to have a positive defensive attitude.
In Stan. For Van Gundy, attitude is the most important thing. Whether it can be done is another matter.
Thinking about Linson's encouragement to Azubuk in the last game and Azubuk's response to the rookie, Stan. Van Gundy thought about it and decided to put Azubuk in the starting line-up. Replaced Grant, who was the team's sixth man. Hill.
Azubuke would never have imagined that he would be beaten by Stan because of his positive attitude. Van Gundy was included in the starting line-up.
The next day, the media didn't pay much attention to the Orlando Magic's crazy win over the Hawks, after all, the Hawks are a team that is rushing to sign for the top pick.
They are more concerned about Dennis. Rodman and Scotty. Pippen's play, but with Rodman's speech after the game, they realized that the Magic's main intention was not to let the two people who left the league come back to play.
It's about expecting them to bring more experience to the players, even if the contract is purely to woo each other, after all, Rodman and Pippen are both in bankruptcy.
It's also important to note that Rodman and Pippen could bring extra financial profit to the Magic, after all, the two were once among the fans' favorite players.
On the Zuihou day in December, the Orlando Magic arrived in Seattle by plane, and from Seattle, the Magic will welcome a four-game tour in the West.
The first game was against the Seattle SuperSonics, while the second game was back-to-back against the equally good rookie Brandon. The Portland Trail Blazers led by Roy.
The third game will be the first time Linsen has faced his old club Minnesota Timberwolves since he was traded to the Magic, and it will also be the first time Linsen has faced the Timberwolves in the regular season in his debut season.
The importance of this game to Lin Sen is self-evident. Garnett also returned after Christmas, and the first game after his comeback with the Timberwolves continued his pre-Christmas form from Lynson.
The returning Garnett had a game-high 28 points and 14 rebounds, while last season's second-time leader was at home base. Davis also squeezed Jaric to the bench after Linson's departure.
The whole game was in excellent form to score 22 points for the Timberwolves to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers and contributed. Davis even bluntly said that Lin Sen's presence made him feel extremely uncomfortable, and he felt fresh air when Lin Sen left.
In addition to this, the Timberwolves traded Jamal from the Magic. Nielsen also had a strong first game with their new club. He proved himself with a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists.
"It's a win-win!" After the game Devon. For the first time, Casey commented on the team's trade for Linson.
This game has also made countless people look forward to it. The Las Vegas bookmakers even opened the market with what kind of stats Linson would play in the first game against his old club.
It is enough to see what the fans are looking forward to this game. ESPN also defeated FOX and TNT and ABC to get the national broadcast rights of this game, and it seems that the opponents of the first two games, Seattle SuperSonics and Portland Trail Blazers, have been subconsciously ignored by fans.
"Wood, playing well is the most important thing, and you have three days off after the Denver Nuggets, and you need to spare those three days."
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If it weren't for David. Falck said he had forgotten, and Tillinger remembered that night.
It was also on that night that he met Adriana. Lima, thinking that I haven't seen Lima for a long time, is also looking forward to the shooting of this advertisement.
On January 2, despite hitting 83 three-pointers this season, he is second in the league behind Linson's supershooter Regent. Allen beat Azubuike, who made his first start, hitting six three-pointers to score 34 points, but still couldn't help his team beat the Orlando Magic on the road.
Grant, who was the sixth man for the first time. Hill finished with 14 points and five rebounds, and more importantly, after being the sixth man, Hill had a long time in possession and handed out seven assists throughout the game. It's like having the style of the 90s.
Chris, who also represented the Magic for the first time. Webb had a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, and it was very good to share the pressure for Howard.
And Lin Sen still failed to score more than 20. He only scored 17 points in the game and was not far short of his average of 24.1 points per game, but he once again delivered 13 assists to revitalize the team.
Back-to-back against the Trail Blazers, the third-to-last youth army in the West, the Magic trio got a double-double, in addition to Linson's 18 points, 12 assists and a double-double, Dwight. Howard had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Tekogrew had 13 points and 10 assists.
Although Brandon. Roy had a strong performance, finishing with 24 points and seven assists, but still couldn't beat the Magic.
The Magic team scored in double figures with seven players and finally won back-to-back games with a huge margin of 113:91, 22 points.
The Orlando Magic won five in a row for the first time since the new season, and the Magic also relied on this five-game winning streak to climb to sixth place in the East.
"This is Orlando, who have been on a hot streak lately, and Orlando has surprised everyone with their excellent form, and despite their opponents currently being a bit lower in the East and West rankings, Orlando has shocked the league.
I think the most anticipated game for fans will be the next game in Orlando away against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and this game will be Wood. Lin is back for the first time since leaving Minnesota, and I think there are already countless fans who will be looking forward to this game, so be sure to tune in to watch it live. ”
Looking at Erin on the TV screen. Andrews, Lin Sen smiled and turned off the TV, stood up and walked to the window.
Outside the window was Minneaponice, which he knew all too well, and it was still so cold, but it was no longer his home field. (To be continued......)
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