After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 406 Sudden change, sudden turn for the worse
Howard's unhappy expression after the game was naturally caught by the media and made a big fuss.

In fact, Happy Beast has no other thoughts, but is not satisfied with its own performance.

Although he has been relying on talent to play, he is also competitive, especially when he has won a lot in the past two years.

And especially when he doesn't perform well and the team wins, he will definitely not be too happy in his heart, which makes him feel that his importance to the team does not seem to be that high.

In fact, he still does a lot of dirty work in defense, which is not fully reflected by the statistics. Even if he is not so brilliant, he is still the one who helps out.

Without him, it is hard to say whether the Magic will win the Lakers, but it will definitely not be so easy.

As for starting conflicts with Li Chengming because of this, it's not too much, otherwise, according to the publicity and reports on their relationship this season, they should have been out of their heads.

In fact, regardless of the outside world's attention or other factors, the media will report that the relationship between the two is unstable and they are fighting for the boss. Actually not big.

That's why they were able to set a record in the regular season, and they have come here smoothly in the playoffs, and now they are leading 2:0 in the finals.

At this time, if some selfishness ruined the team's good situation and was finally overturned, wouldn't that be too cricket?

Even if Howard wants it, Li Chengming doesn't mind giving him the FMVP of this finals.

But there is a problem. Compared with Li Chengming, Howard is a real insider after all, and his offense is still a bit rough. It is not so easy to get good statistics.

No matter how many rebounds and blocks, in everyone's opinion, it is not as convincing as scoring and assists.

However, the sluggish performance in this game is not without benefits. At least Howard has dropped from the FMVP favorite to be lower than Kobe, and there are Li Chengming and Turkoglu above Kobe. .

The Turks performed very well in the first two games and did not pull their hips. If Li Chengming did not perform well later, he might be able to come from behind.

Of course, if the sixth player wants to win the FMVP, even if he is temporarily transferred to the starting lineup, it will be too crazy.

The interval between the third game was relatively short. All members of the No. [-] Magic came to Los Angeles to stay at the hotel. Li Chengming also saw Amy on the sidelines of the Staples Arena. We have to go back after a gathering.

However, the Magic team regretted losing in this game. It was not that they were caught off guard. It was due to two factors that had been expected before the game. In terms of penalties, there is always a disadvantage in the away game.

When the difference in strength between the two teams is not that big, the Lakers are in better shape and have the advantage of the home whistle. If they can't win, it's a bit bad, so the Magic can directly complete the sweep.

But obviously, this is impossible.

李成名也体验了一遍科比、詹姆斯的感受，全场27中18狂砍45分拼尽全力，但刘易斯12中3、特科格鲁11中2、尼尔森8中2的场面，实在是惨不忍睹。

Howard recovered and scored 26 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists, as well as 2 steals and 3 blocks. He and Li Chengming blasted the Lakers inside.

But Trevor Ariza and Fisher both exploded from the outside. Kobe also hit 3 three-pointers and scored 29 points and 11 assists. However, he was sent off on the spot because of 6 fouls against Li Chengming.

But at that time the Lakers' lead was already obvious, and it did not affect the overall situation.

At the end of the game, Director Zhang said: "Li Chengming has tried his best in this game, but he still can't change the result. This round of the series must be dragged to the fifth game. I hope they can make good adjustments and try their best to win the next game." ..."

After the game, Li Chengming was very calm. He has experienced this kind of situation in the past two seasons, but most of the time he is crazy and able to move, but this is the finals, the opponent is the Lakers, and this is their home court , this result is not surprising.

Facing the question from the Los Angeles reporter, he just smiled slightly and said, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry, it won't be too late to talk about this after the fourth round..."

Because of losing the game, Li Chengming didn't have the heart to go to Amy's appointment at night, even though the goblin said that he could vent on her.

All members of the Magic team hurried back to Orlando to rest and adjust, preparing for the fourth game two days later.

Van Gundy didn't say much at this time. In the past two seasons, they have experienced a lot. The voices of the outside world will never scare them, but will only increase their motivation.

The media in Los Angeles is well-developed and their voices are relatively loud, but the media in Orlando is also actively standing on the side of the Magic to help them fight back. It is really interesting that the reporters on both sides are arguing.

In fact, during the finals, although these off-court condiments may be a bit disgusting to the opponents, the disgusting explanation is done in place, and it is enough to go back to disgusting, but the onlookers find it interesting.

Even if the two parties don't like it at this time, they may find it a very interesting memory when they come back to read it after a few years.

Anyway, as long as it doesn't hurt people...

But it seems to be afraid of something. In the fourth game of the finals at the Staples Arena on the evening of the 11th, in the second half of the third quarter, Howard landed because there was no Taking precautions, he fell heavily on his back and screamed to let everyone know immediately that the situation was not good.

In the end, he was unable to play again and was carried out on a stretcher, and the uncertainty of his injury also cast a thick shadow on the Magic team.

Even the commentators expressed their pessimistic attitude towards the Magic.

But what they want to talk about is the next thing, this game is not over yet.

When Howard was off the field, the Magic were still leading by 11 points, and there was still more than a minute before the end of the third quarter. Warcraft performed very well this time, and had already scored 25 points, 20 rebounds and 6 blocks. He made 10 of 8 free throws.

As far as this game is concerned, with more time left in the last quarter, the loss of a general will have a huge impact on the Magic's offensive and defensive ends. Disrupt Van Gundy's strategic deployment at critical times.

How to arrange defense without Howard?

He hardly thought about it. Howard has been almost full-time in the past.

This kind of accident is unexpected, but competitive sports will not stay because of injuries, and it is impossible for the Lakers to treat them softly because of sympathy. They chased for 5 points in more than a minute, and only 6 points After the point difference, the momentum of the Lakers seems to be up.

If it weren't for the interruption of the break during the festival, the magic team's life and death would be unpredictable.

However, in the fourth quarter, Li Chengming insisted on staying on the court, and Van Gundy had no good way at this time, and agreed to keep him on the court.

Relying on Li Chengming's persistence, the Magic first made it to the decisive moment in the second half, still retaining a 5-point advantage, but in response to the Lakers' offensive, the defense has become stretched.

Some people seem to be important when they are not around, and Howard is the same with the Magic.

Not to mention that their defense suddenly collapsed. After all, Li Chengming, Turkoglu and others are still there, but the impact is indeed great. At least Kobe's breakthrough and Gasol's low post can limit a lot before, and now they almost Son.

Although they are still leading, it has become that the Magic need to maintain their offense all the time, and there must be no power outages.

Li Chengming is also fully fighting at this time. Whether it is his teammates shooting or his own shooting, whenever he has a chance, he has to go all out to grab the offensive rebounds.

In a certain round, he, a big fat man with a height of only two meters, even ran from here to there, grabbed rebounds three times in a row and pulled the ball out, winning more offensive opportunities for the team. Finally, Lewis in the corner Hit this three-pointer.

This is also a very critical and priceless three-pointer!
Because in the end the Magic only won the Lakers by three points, and they played in a very chaotic manner in the last 2 minutes. Li Chengming was physically exhausted and did not focus on attacking.

Of course, this is no wonder to them. The shadow of Howard's injury has been affecting him all the time. It is really difficult to concentrate when thinking about his absence.

If the Lakers hadn't made a mistake in the end, the Magic would have had a really hard time.

99:96 is the final score of the game.

Li Chengming's rebounds this time set a career high, 24 times, including 9 offensive rebounds, almost approaching the entire Lakers team. The total rebounds of the Magic team are also nearly 20 more than the Lakers. They really won with rebounds .

In addition, he had 21 points and 12 assists, and another large triple-double in the finals. Winning also made this data more meaningful.

On the Lakers side, Kobe Bryant also performed well at 32+7+8, but the chance to equalize in the end was ruined by his teammates' passing errors, which fell short.

However, after this game, there are inexplicably more optimistic about the Lakers, even if they are now 1:3 behind.

According to these people's theories, after Howard was injured, the strength of the Magic dropped sharply, and their confidence would also be affected.

Even if this game is not Howard's good performance before leaving the field to help the team establish an advantage, the Lakers may win directly, and then the total score becomes 2:2. The situation is different, and even the Lakers have a greater chance of winning too much.

Now it all depends on the fact that they still have two games ahead, three more opportunities, and Li Chengming is still there.

Of course, there are also some black people of Li Chengming who think that after Howard left the field, Li Chengming's performance was "showing his true colors", and he almost couldn't hold on to the victory, and they would definitely lose in the next game.

This kind of voice became particularly loud under the spread of the Los Angeles media. Those who didn't know thought it was the Lakers who were leading 3:1 at this time.

However, neither side expressed any opinion on Howard's injury, but both said they would focus on the next game.

(End of this chapter)