I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 44 Tit for Tat, the first battle debuts! (for collection)

The big dog Robinson and McGrady already had an old enmity, and the situation was the same. Now, not long after the first game of the preseason, he was shot in the face by McGrady in front of him. The old and new hatred are mixed together, and the big dog wants to tear McGrady apart in front of him.

Cassell had possession of the ball for half the court, and the Big Dog reached out to Cassell for the ball.

Cassell didn't want to give it at first, but seeing that Ray Allen, who was actively running, couldn't get rid of Grant Hill's defense for a while, Cassell passed the ball decisively without hesitation.

The big dog catches the ball with his back, turns to face the frame, and takes three threatening tentative steps, but McGrady has long legs, long hands, and too good physical fitness. The big dog has nothing to do. After trying a rhythm dribble, he can only forcefully retreat.

McGrady was not unprepared for this, he just took a half step forward, and then he jumped back and blocked the sky with one hand in midair.

Big Dog was the best player who used this technology before McGrady entered the league, not even one of them.

However, compared with McGrady's dry pull, Dagou's dry pull is not so elegant, but rather ugly, but both of them have a high hand point and are very difficult to guard against.

If the big dog's dry pull can hit, it will be an excellent response ball.

It's a pity that the dry pull is too demanding, and Dagou is the kind of player who needs to play a few balls to find the feel, not to mention the player who defended him this time is the player who knows the dry pull best in the entire league.

The Big Dog hit the iron with two points, but fortunately the offensive rebound was grabbed by Tim Thomas.

Tim Thomas didn't think about laying up, but chose to pass the ball to Ray Allen, who was actively running. At this time, Ray Allen successfully ran out of the open space with the help of an off-ball screen from Cassel, and made a jumper immediately after receiving the ball.

It's a pity that the goal was not scored!I don't know if Ray Allen ran too fast and lost his touch, or he just finished his vacation and hasn't found the state to play the game yet.

When the Bucks saw the basketball bounce off the hoop, they immediately rushed forward to grab it, but the Magic had Ewing on the inside!Who can ask, Lian Po is old, can he still eat?
Ewing grabbed the rebound and immediately passed the ball to Hill on the outside. At this time, Hill was ready to launch a fast break.

However, the Bucks had been baptized by George Karl's lightning switch tactics in a few days. Cassel had already paid attention to Hill when Ray Allen shot.

"I was careless, I didn't dodge!" Hill regretted a little, and then hurriedly caught up to defend.

Cassell noticed that Hill was catching up, so he chose to fake the real pass, hoist the ball inside, and pass it to the dog who was running down.The Big Dog did not disappoint everyone this time, easily dodged Cobra Grant's defense and made a layup.

The Magic's second attack was still McGrady looking for a big dog to fight.The big dog did not hesitate, and did not slack in defense as before. Instead, he tried his best to defend McGrady as much as possible to prevent McGrady from jumping.

Although McGrady has the fastest first step in the NBA, the Bucks have lightning defenses. Tim Thomas can help the Big Dog share part of the defensive pressure. In addition, there is an experienced center Scott Williams inside.

So the big dog is not worried about being attacked, but is more afraid of McGrady's iconic unsolvable attack.

The big dog defends hard, has good game experience, and defends shots very well.Big Dog thought McGrady would choose to break through.No, McGrady, who sincerely wanted to blow him up, chose to use dry pulling to solve everything.

McGrady is a bit brave, but he has enough strength to support him to be brave, but not this time.

McGrady hit the iron, Ray Allen picked up a defensive rebound, the two teams switched offense and defense, the Bucks quickly launched a fast break, Hill chased Ray Allen, but Ray Allen passed the ball in time to Tim Thomas, who also rushed to the basket, and the latter jumped to complete the lob.

Same recipe, same taste.McGrady took the trouble to find Big Dog for the third time. This time Big Dog defended as hard as last time, but McGrady's dry pull was still chic and elegant, as if he was not affected by anything, and once again scored two points for the Magic!

"This is Tracy McGrady! No one can guard him!"

"Even if it is the ace of other teams, one-on-one is not McGrady's opponent!"

"This is our MVP!"

Many Magic fans shouted loudly at the scene.

A fat man never imagined that McGrady only stayed in the Magic for one season, and won the love and respect of most Magic audiences!
In fact, not only in the Magic, fans in many parts of the United States were conquered by McGrady's outstanding performance led by the single-core team last season!
The number of McGrady fans in the United States is increasing day by day, and the sales of sneakers are getting better and better.

It is precisely because of this that Adidas wants to help McGrady to be Adidas' brother.As a result, the little blacksmith in Los Angeles was angered, and then he learned about Adidas and could not sign other brand shoes within a year.

Even though McGrady is higher than Kobe on the MVP list, but Kobe doesn't even accept O'Neal, how could he accept McGrady, a rising star?
A little mention of the MVP list in recent years, McGrady usually hovers around No.5.In front of McGrady are O'Neal, Iverson, Duncan, and Garnett.

Because Kobe is the No. 10 leader of the Lakers, after all, O'Neal has not always won the MVP. Kobe's ranking in the mvp list is affected by the team's status, usually around No.[-]. It is not unreasonable for Kobe to want to drive Olney away.

Closer to home, Big Dog was hit by McGrady three times in a row, two of which he failed to defend against, and he hit McGrady, but missed the shot. It can be said that in just a few minutes of confrontation, Big Dog lost all face.

Dagou is not a very easy person to get along with. After being made like this by McGrady, Dagou became more irritable and hurriedly wanted to get the place back.

However, McGrady has no solution on the offensive end, and the defensive end is not bad!How to put it, McGrady was also the "Little Pippen" in the eyes of most fans when he was in the Raptors!With McGrady's historical physical talent, as long as he has a positive defensive attitude, he will have absolutely no problem on the defensive end.

Otherwise, the Magic would not specifically sign McGrady to assist Hill in an attempt to form the Big Three of the Magic.

As we all know, after the Bulls won three consecutive championships, other ambitious teams who want to win the championship can only use the method described in the Bulls Dynasty manual to engage in the configuration of the Big Three of Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman.

The Magic first got Hill, Jordan's successor, and McGrady, the little Pippen, from the Raptors, and then got a real champion power forward.

But who would have thought that Duncan's quality was too poor. After running to the Magic to cheat for food and drink, he turned around and returned to the Spurs.

If the Magic's Big Three become successful, the NBA may end early.Even if Hill is still injured, after four years of lying down, Duncan and McGrady alone are not weaker than the super lineup of the OK combination.

But now, the Magic can only rely on McGrady and half of Hill, who is in an uncertain state.

Perhaps it was Hill's return from injury, which relieved the burden on McGrady's shoulders.McGrady put down some offensive burdens, chose to attack and defend, and took the most difficult and most promising path to become a super giant.

The big dog was full of anger and ready to go without hurting McGrady in the slightest, but was defended by McGrady with a wave of 4 shots and 4 irons.

Tracy McGrady "scrubbed" on the big dog's face. Although the shooting rate was sky-high, he felt good. In the first 5 minutes, he made 8 of 4 shots and scored 8 points.

Big Dog thought to himself: "Oops!"

I know I can't go on like this!Because McGrady feels so good today!

If the big dog continues like this, and wants to score on McGrady and defend McGrady, he will end up with nothing, no scoring, no defense, no rebounds, no assists, and even exhaustion of physical strength.

The Big Dog adjusted his state in time, and instead of wasting the team's possession of the ball, he put his physical and energy on defense and rebounding.

The game went on for another 2 minutes, and McGrady hit a goal on the head of the big dog, but the big dog also grabbed two rebounds during this period, and assisted Cassel with a mid-range shot, which can be regarded as making some contributions to the team.

However, George Karl off the court felt that the Big Dog didn't play well enough.

The leading player of the team was beaten by the opponent's boss and dared not respond. Instead, he avoided his edge and did dirty work. Although he had a competitive attitude, he was not passionate enough or tough enough. George Karl didn't like his players being so cowardly.

Ever since, George Karl called a timeout, replaced Big Dog and Scott Williams, and then replaced He Li and Joel.

George Karl suspended substitutions, in addition to the poor performance of the big dog, but also because the big dog and Scott Williams really need to take a break to recover their strength.

Of course, it is also necessary to take a look at He Li's performance in the preseason and see if He Li has a good chemical reaction with the Bucks' main players.

He Li played power forward and Tim Thomas switched to small forward.

George Karl arranged some tactics according to this lineup. He Ligang came on the field, mainly doing dirty work. With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, Ray Allen and Tim Thomas mainly came to attack.

Even though the arrangement is so, the situation of the game is changing rapidly. If He Li has the opportunity, he can naturally play a few inside.George Karl arranged for Joel and He Li to play together, which is probably what he meant.

The Bucks made a substitution here, and the Magic also changed a little bit.Tracy McGrady and Cobra Grant were replaced, and Mike Miller and Pat Garrity were brought up.

The two players newly replaced by the Magic are both first-round picks, both forwards, and they can average 10 points per game in the NBA regular season.

He Li naturally has no impression of this kind of player, but George Carter reminded He Li, and He Li understood what to do.

He Li is facing up to Pat Garrity, a white power forward who is about the same height as him.

As soon as He Li heard about the white power forward, He Li understood how to deal with it.

However, the core of this Bucks team is not He Li. As a role player for the time being, He Li hardly touches the ball in a short time after playing.

Finally, with less than 2 minutes left in the first quarter, He Li finally grabbed a rebound, which was an offensive rebound shot by Ray Allen.

How can He Li not cherish the opportunity after grabbing the ball?
Look who is under the basket? In the 90s, the designated background board of the NBA, the tail of the four major centers - Gorilla Ewing!

Although Ewing is weak, he is still one of the top four centers!
Although he is about to be bald, why not take advantage of him before retiring, isn't that a game in the NBA for nothing?

It was too late to say it, but He Li was excited, turned around and took three big strides to shake off Pat Garrity, and then pressed on Ewing's head to smash Huashan.

But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although Ewing is about to retire, he is still a top four center forward who can play more than ten or two minutes.

Ewing resisted He Li and took off to fight. Through the way of thugs, he slapped the ball in He Li's hand.

The whistle sounded, Ewing made a foul, and He Li also lost his balance in the air due to physical confrontation and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, he didn't get hurt, at least for a short time, He Li didn't feel any strange pain.

He Li was pulled up from the ground by Joel. At this time, Ewing was still talking trash to He Li with great interest: "Didn't someone tell you? Stay away from Patrick Ewing! Otherwise you will get hurt!"

Ewing seemed very proud of welcoming a rookie into the NBA, while He Li clapped his hands, received a pass from the referee, raised his knife and dropped it, and hit a free throw through the net.

Immediately afterwards, under the eyes of everyone, he hit the second free throw.

"I advise you not to foul me, or the Magic will lose the game because of you!"

At this time, He Li, who played for only 3 minutes, scored 2 points, and Ewing, who played for 10 minutes, also scored 2 points.

When Ewing heard a rookie talk so brazenly about him, his already huge nostrils became even more angry.

(End of this chapter)