Chapter 124: Howard: Wang Chao's good brother

"Wang Chao scored 70 points in a single game and led the team to defeat the Celtics!"

"Wang Chao, a new member of the 70-point club, is the only two active players who have scored more than 70 points in a single game."

"Unstoppable, Wang Chao's last three-point shot from the middle line was too far away to lock up 70 points, and the Green Army tried all to stop it without success."

After the end of the day's game, Wang Chao scored 70 points in a single game to lead the team to win the news immediately occupied the headlines of major media. Booker and Mitchell also received a lot of attention when they scored 70+ points, even if they brushed more obvious ingredients than Wang Chao, but after all, there are too few players who can score 70 points in a single game, and the right time and place are indispensable.

If you go one step further and get 80 points, 90 points or even 100 points, it will really be the only honor that shocks the past and the present.

Kobe Bryant's future status in the league is ranked, and the honor of 81 points in a single game is extremely heavy, and even no less important than a championship.

And Chamberlain is relying on the prestige of 100 points in a single game to the present, with the change of the times, no one cares how Chamberlain's 100 points are obtained, they will only feel incredible, after all, even if it is brushed, it is not easy for ordinary players to brush out 100 points.

Wang Chao's 70 points in a single game directly established his qualification as a super scorer in the league, and with this experience of 70 points in a single game, more and more fans will admit that Wang Chao is a top scorer whose strength can be compared with Kobe, James, Iverson and other top scorers.

This is a benefit that even if Wang Chao averaged 30+ points per game, he could not get it before.

Of course, for Wang Chao, the ethereal status has little to do with him now, he has signed a contract with the team with a maximum salary, and he is also the main core of the Magic team, and the endorsement contract is also endless, and the further improvement of his reputation has not been able to bring him more and greater benefits, in contrast, when he scored ultra-long-distance three-pointers, the Celtics were silent at home, and the fans made him happier with the same expression as if they had eaten Ollie.

It's a nice thing to shut up these low-quality Boston fans.

This ultra-long-distance three-pointer, Wang Chao also has an element of gambling, the sniper's talent can only ensure that he is within 9 meters of the three-point line, when the projection distance continues to expand to 9 meters away, the shooting rate will begin to decay rapidly, but even so, Wang Chao's three-point shot at ultra-long distance is a little bigger than that of ordinary players, 99's three-point ability value, sniper talent and marksman's 5% shooting rate bonus, or let Wang Chao bet this goal.

It can only be said that his 70 points in a single game also have some luck bonuses, otherwise in Garnett and Toney. Under Allen's defense, under normal circumstances, Wang Chao can score 30+ points, which is considered good.

The system task is completed, and 200 points are also credited to the account in real time, although it is not very much, but it is equivalent to the reward of 20 regular season victories, which is better than nothing.

At the press conference after the game, in the face of an interview with reporters, Garnett, who was in charge of defending Wang Chao throughout the game, was still not convinced, and said stiffly: "He is just lucky, it just feels good in this game, how to shoot, how to shoot, it is not surprising that anyone in a professional player will have such a time, and the other players of the Magic team have been covering and assisting Wang Chao to score points throughout the game, and he is not the 70 points he scored by himself." ”

As a long-established top superstar, Garnett, who is known for his offensive and defensive versatility, certainly doesn't want to admit that he was blown up by a rookie who has only been in the league for a few years.

But everyone knows what the truth is.

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After the Magic defeated the Celtics on the road, they have reached an astonishing 17-1, and after the Green Army, the Magic team has encountered a well-known weak team in the league for several games in a row.

Timberwolves, Thunder, Clippers...... These are all teams at the bottom of the Western Conference, and their fighting power is extremely weak, and it is difficult for the Magic team to lose.

On December 9, the Magic played the Portland Trail Blazers again, which is the only team that has brought defeat to the Magic team so far at the beginning of the new season, but this time the result was that the Magic team defeated the Trail Blazers by a large score.

Roy and Aldridge scored 30 points and 25 points and 13 rebounds respectively, but on the other side, Wang Chao Howard also scored 32 points and 29 points and 15 rebounds, and the two NBA top centers played a direct duel again, and then Oden played only 11 minutes, with 2 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole league was shocked by the horrific state of the Magic.

Although it is true that the opponents in front of the Magic team are generally not strong enough, they are inevitably too stable, right? At the end of 22 games, the Magic team has achieved a 21-1 record, and if this rhythm continues, I am afraid that it will not break the Bulls' 72-10 record and create a new NBA regular season record!

However, the excellent record inevitably made the Magic team start to flutter, led by Howard.

The monster who advocates happy basketball itself, he is not too happy recently, the team can win the game, his personal data is also very good, after 22 games, Howard can average 23 points, 14.7 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game, without any pressure, he began to let himself go a little.

On December 12, the Magic suffered their second defeat of the season against the Phoenix Suns on the road.

In the face of the dying O'Neal, Howard was not able to suppress O'Neal to have the upper hand in the game, O'Neal scored 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Howard had 17 points and 8 rebounds, which was slightly inferior to O'Neal.

In fact, there is no way, Howard is not an offensive interior line, as a super blue-collar player, his interior offense is basically based on physical fitness, once he faces players who are stronger than him, and have rich game experience, and know how to deal with him, the performance will inevitably decline.

This is the case when facing Da Yao, and it is no exception when facing O'Neill.

Losing is actually nothing, after all, the Magic team has won so many games before, and two losses in one game are insignificant.

But Howard was clearly in the backward stage during the game, but he still didn't care, and his appearance of giggling off the field was photographed by the media and criticized by some celebrities.

"In the fourth quarter of the game, the Magic team was already in a double-digit deficit, Wang Chao was still trying to score to help the team narrow the score, but Howard looked unimpressed, seemed to be completely indifferent to the outcome of the game, he did not perform well in this game, in the face of the old Sharks, the whole game was only 17 points and 8 rebounds, and the defeat of this game Monster was at least 60% responsible."

Howard was unimpressed by this and said it publicly. "We're 21-2 and we're at the top of the league, but we just lost one game and some people can't wait to jump out and criticize us, and we're going to keep winning and respond to those guys with our performances."

Obviously, Howard didn't answer the question, and what people questioned was the nonchalant attitude he showed when the team was behind, not the team's record, but Howard secretly changed his concept and avoided talking about his own problems.

However, Wang Chao, who is a traverser, knows what kind of person Howard is, even Kobe Bryant can't change him, Wang Chao never thought about making Howard mature through himself when he joined.

In fact, this is a good thing for Wang Chao.

Howard, who has a lively and cheerful personality, likes to giggle on the field, and at the same time is open-minded, and will not be jealous because of Wang Chao's performance on the field.

And even if he doesn't have a strong mentality, Howard is still the strongest interior player in the league in the seasons of '08 to 12, and his defensive dominance is unique in the league, even if Duncan faces Howard on the defensive end, he has to be a little bit back for the time being.

Of course, Duncan's defensive ability has been the same for more than ten years, always with the top level in the league, and is the mainstay of the Spurs' ability to win 50+ in the regular season for more than ten consecutive years, and the offensive end is also extremely stable, with a sharp weapon that can help the team attack at critical moments - 45-degree shooting on the board, which is far from comparable to Howard, who can eat cakes and dunks that can rely on physical fitness and mobility.

And after Howard has passed the short peak period of the past few years, his speed and explosiveness will decline rapidly, and after he does not have the terrifying defensive radius and the dominance of the no-fly zone, his defensive ability will shrink sharply, and he will be reduced to an ordinary blue-collar interior line, which is completely incomparable with Duncan.

Wang Chao came to the Magic team, and he ran to Howard's peak in the past few years, a player with the top level of defensive ability, who does not grab the ball on the offensive end, and will not be jealous because of Wang Chao's excellent performance, trying to snatch the position of the boss, is simply not too suitable.

Therefore, although the media criticized Howard's professional attitude, Wang Chao did not care at all, and even spoke up for Howard in front of the media.

"Dwight has done a very good job, and the reason why the Magic team is now able to achieve the current record, his contribution is higher than the rest of us, it is because he has him on the inside to support the defensive system of the whole team, we outside players have a better chance to play, Howard's contribution on the court cannot be measured by pure statistics."

"As for his attitude on the court, I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and when the team is in a tense atmosphere, having a teammate like Howard who is livening up the team isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Wang Chao's words came out, and he moved Howard not to want it, a good brother is a good brother, it's really righteous! You can also stand up and help him speak at critical moments!

(End of chapter)