NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 108 Thrilling clearance, rewards are coming!
(I'm a little stuck today, I can't find the feeling, the number of words is a little less, sorry.)
Things seem to be going well, but more often than not they don't.

On January 1, the Magic defeated the Memphis Grizzlies with a score of 23:112 in the away game. The winning streak came to 85 games. Then as long as they win in the 9th game, which is the second game with the Pistons, they will win the game. The number will reach 10 games. Even if they lose in the next game with the Celtics, the record can stabilize the Pistons and rank second in the Eastern Conference.

In this way, Wang Chao's system tasks can be successfully completed and he can obtain system rewards.

Then on Jan. 1, the Magic arrived in Detroit for another game against the Pistons.

In the last game, although the Magic team won, the process was quite thrilling, especially in the mid-term, because Wang Chao was double-teamed, the Magic team was once in a disadvantageous state of falling behind by more than double digits.

Fortunately, Wang Chao turned the offense with the ball into an offense without the ball in time in the second half, and scored consecutively to help the Magic recover the point difference in one go. At the same time, the shooting percentages of the Magic's outside shooters are also online. Otherwise, it is hard to say who will win and who will lose. .

At present, the true strength of the Magic and the Pistons are at a [-]-[-] level. This is based on the premise that the main striker of the Magic has changed from Lewis to Wang Chao.

Assuming that Wang Chao did not choose to join the Magic this season, and the Magic still acquired Lewis from the Supersonics with a contract of 59 million yuan, they would not have the ability to compete with the Pistons for the second place in the Eastern Conference. The final record of the two teams in the regular season should be It is the Pistons with 23 wins and 52 losses and the Magic with 30 wins and 7 losses. The difference between the two teams has reached [-] games.

After entering the playoffs, the Magic and Pistons met in the conference semifinals because they were the second and third teams in the Eastern Conference respectively. As a result, the Pistons easily defeated the Magic 4:1. Not an opponent of the Pistons, even if the Pistons don't have Ben Wallace.

The arrival of Wang Chao changed the situation.

Although Wang Chao’s overall ability rating is only 75 so far, the system’s overall rating calculation method is different from that of 2K games. Without the overall rating compensation, the system’s overall ability rating of 75 is actually equivalent to 2 or more in 80K, or even 83 to 84. Left and right, in this case, it is actually almost the same as Lewis.

At the peak of Lewis, his 2K ability value was only 86 points, and it was adjusted temporarily after he played a very good performance in the middle of the season. The average value for the entire season should be around 84 points.

Although Wang Chao is still lacking in many aspects, he is definitely stronger than Lewis in terms of offense, whether it is long-range shooting ability or ability to attack with the ball.

It is precisely because of this that the Magic can slightly beat the Pistons in the current regular season record, and they can go back and forth or even gain the upper hand in direct confrontations with the opponent.

It's just that even if Lewis is upgraded to become Wang Chao, the Magic can still only compete with the Pistons. After all, although Wang Chao's current scoring average has increased to 26 points per game, he ranks fourth in the scoring list, and James, Kobe, Iverson , Anthony and other top players are in the same ranks, but in terms of real ability, they are still lacking.

Just like the current rematch with the Pistons is a clear example.

Before the game, the Magic were full of momentum. They wanted to take down the Pistons in one go, double kill each other and win 10 consecutive victories.

But as the game started, the Pistons quickly seized the initiative and completely overwhelmed the Magic.

The Magic's outside shooters, who played well in the last game, felt cold at the same time today. Several wide-open shots missed, and even Wang Chao's shooting percentage was affected and slightly dropped.

When the team's overall offense was blocked, Howard and Wang Chao joined forces to take over the game and played pick-and-roll cooperation on the court. Either after the pick-and-roll, Wang Chao rushed to shoot a three-pointer from the outside, or Howard quickly went down after the pick-and-roll to receive Wang Chao's pass. basket.

The effect of this trick is good, but it can only barely support the Magic's offense in the first half.

Nelson, Turkoglu and others have poor outside touch, which also allows the Pistons to defend Wang Chao more recklessly, even if it gives others open shots.

In this situation, no one can do anything, after all, even if they are as strong as Kobe and James, they still lose games, let alone Wang Chao and Howard, two rookies in 04 who have not yet reached their peak?

101: 93.

The Magic eventually lost the game on the road.

Howard scored 32 points and 14 rebounds, and Wang Chao also had 27 points and 3 rebounds. However, apart from the two of them, only Turkoglu scored in double figures, and his shooting percentage in the early 40s barely scored 10. point.

This result made Wang Chao a little depressed.

Although losing one game to the Pistons does not mean that the mission has failed, even now, it is a high probability that the Magic will rank first in the Eastern Conference before the end of January, as long as they have two games against the Celtics and the Heat Even if they win even one game, the Magic's record will reach 1 wins. Even if the Pistons win all the remaining games in January, their record will only be 35 wins, and they will never be ranked ahead of the Magic.

But I'm afraid that something will happen again at this critical moment.

Wang Chao really guessed it right, he was really afraid of something.

After losing to the Pistons, the Magic played against the Celtics at home, 93:96, and then swallowed another defeat.

This game was not because of the poor performance of other players, but simply because of the gap in strength.

Facing the experienced Big Three, the Magic are indeed no opponents, especially Howard is not good in the inside of the Celtics. It is not because Garnett can withstand him. Nate can't guard Howard, but the Celtics have a very good blue-collar center.

Kendrick Perkins, with a height of 2 meters and a weight of 08 kg, does not have many advantages on the court. His footsteps are slow, his offensive skills are rough, and his free throws are poor, but he has one advantage, that is, his strength and confrontation ability powerful.

Parsons is not afraid of any inside players in the league, and his defensive moves are rough enough. The contest between him and Howard in the game is more like a wrestling fight.

Of course, Howard can win the contest with Parsons, but he still consumes a lot during the game. Just like in this game, Parsons played for about 25 minutes and was sent off for 6 fouls. His The fouls were almost all on Howard, and every action was very fierce, which caused Howard, who was not very good at free throws, to make an exceptionally low free throw percentage in this game, only 48%.

In the end, Howard only had 17 points and 16 rebounds in the game. Although he performed well in rebounding, his scoring was obviously hindered, and his shooting percentage was only in the early 50%.

Wang Chao scored 27 points, the highest in the Magic team and the highest in the game, but to no avail. In the first season of the Big Three, the Celtics were really the only team that existed. The team, even the Lakers that Gasol joined, are not opponents.

Only in this way, the game against the Heat on January 1 became the key to Wang Chao's mission.

At this moment, Wang Chao is really very fortunate. The battle with the Pistons was successfully won with his efforts. Otherwise, even if they beat the Heat, it still depends on whether the Magic can reach the second place. The face of the Pistons' game results.

If both sides win the same number of games, then the mutual wins and losses will become a key reference factor in determining the ranking. The Pistons who have won more games will overwhelm the Magic and return to the second place in the Eastern Conference.

But if the Magic can beat the Heat and achieve 35 wins, the Pistons have no chance at all. At least during this time period in January, they no longer have any theoretical possibility of surpassing the Magic.

The Miami Heat, if it was two seasons ago, might have been a terrifying opponent no less than the Celtics. The peak Wade plus the Shaquille O'Neal who is still capable of fighting, coupled with a group of outstanding role players on the Heat team However, the Magic's two weights may not be enough.

But the current Heat is completely different.

The 07-08 season was definitely not a friendly season for the Heat. At the beginning of the season, the two core players in the team, Wade and O'Neal, were both injured and absent from the game. The Heat could only rely on Ricky Davis , Haslem, Jason Williams and others supported, how could it be possible to have combat effectiveness?
The Heat's current record is 9 wins and 35 losses, ranking first in the league.

In this game, neither Wade nor O'Neal will return. The Magic are facing a team of role players without stars.

But even so, in order to ensure that he could win the game steadily, Wang Chao did not dare to neglect at the beginning of the game. In the first quarter of the game, they scored 15 points in a single game, helping the Magic gain a 35-point lead at 22:13.

In the next few quarters, the point difference continued to expand. When the game came to the second half of the third quarter, the Heat had already started to replace the substitute players.

This Heat team doesn't have any fighting spirit to win at all, it's almost just playing badly with peace of mind.

Wang Chao, who is a time traveler, also knows very well that the head coach of the Heat, Pat Riley, has long been ready to fight for the No. [-] pick.

In the 08 draft, there were many players with great potential, including Rose, Westbrook, Love, Mayo and others.

The Heat's favorite is forward Michael Beasley, one of the top picks. Beasley's draft template is Anthony, who has excellent static and dynamic talents, outstanding skills, and diverse offensive abilities. , will inevitably become the league's top superstar.

……

This was generally believed in the United States at the time, just as they were sure that Oden, the No. 07 pick in [-], would rule the entire league, and everyone knew the final result.

Until now, there are always people complaining about Oden, thinking that if it is not for injuries, Oden will inevitably become the super center who will rule the league for the next ten years, and there is nothing wrong with Durant.

Such a view seems ridiculous to Wang Chao.

How to judge a player's ability?It is nothing more than personal skills, physical fitness and teamwork.

Physical fitness plays a vital role in this. Counting the top centers in the league, whether it is Chamberlain, Russell, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in ancient times, or the four major centers in the 90s, or the current Warcraft Howard. Possess a physical quality that ordinary people can't match.

Oden's frequent injuries are actually a manifestation of his physical fitness. It is precisely because his body's bone density cannot withstand the high-intensity level of the NBA that he will continue to be injured on the field and in daily training.

For the same reason, after the draft, Griffin and Embiid were reimbursed for the injury season before they had time to land in the NBA. Embiid even missed two seasons, but these two inside players returned from injury. Quickly adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game, and play the performance and worth of an All-Star or even a top superstar. Oden can't do it when it's your turn?
So in Wang Chao's view, Oden just can't do it.

The same goes for Beasley.

Although the draft template is Anthony, Beasley can't compare with Anthony at all. His style of play is typical of the four different, the outside line is not good, the inside line lacks height and sufficient strength, and at the same time he lacks strict self-discipline. Body management ability, This caused Beasley to quickly sink and degenerate within a few years of joining the league, from a highly promising potential star to an ordinary role player.

Of course, this is just an evaluation given from a historical perspective as a traveler. It is nothing special, and it does not mean that the Trail Blazers who chose Oden and gave up Durant and the Blazers who chose Beasley and gave up Westbrook, Love's Heat are stupid.

……

In the game against the Heat, the Magic finally won by a big score of 119:91.

Wang Chao scored 28 points in 31 minutes of playing. In order to ensure that he could complete the task, he worked hard, and he also used his full strength to play the Heat, a weak team at the bottom of the league.

And the current result finally did not disappoint his efforts.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Wang Chao, who was sitting on the bench, was relieved. At the same time, a system notification sounded in his ears.

"Ding—the task is completed, the January schedule is over, the Magic team has a record of 1 wins and 35 losses, and the Pistons have a final record of 13 wins and 34 losses. The Magic team ranks second in the Eastern Conference!"

"The rewards are being distributed now, please pay attention to check."

Hearing the system's words, Wang Chao couldn't wait to close his eyes and enter the consciousness space.

Because this time is a random talent skill reward, unlike the last time, there is no pesticide box that can choose the specific location of the talent tree to spray in the consciousness space, but a new branch gradually spread out.

Immediately, Wang Chao rushed over to check.

(End of this chapter)