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

Chapter 51 Fight to Fame (12)

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"At the end of the game, the Magic finally lost to the Suns 109:113, ending their four-game winning streak. They had no energy in overtime, and the impact of back-to-back is still too great. In fact, if the regular time It might be better for Howard to score even one more free throw..."

Director Zhang's words were also full of regrets, because the result was indeed so close.

At the end of the regular season, Li Chengming scored with an unconventional shot. In the end, Barbosa was actually suspected of fouling, but the referee did not call. The two teams tied and entered overtime.

During the overtime game, Van Gundy chose to continue to trust Li Chengming and kept him on the court, but at this time his physical strength had problems.

In this game, Li Chengming has played more than 25 minutes in regular time. For him now, playing an NBA game, the physical exertion of such time is approaching the limit, and he can clearly see it in overtime. When he came out, he couldn't move much.

In the final overtime, Li Chengming took two shots and only hit one mid-range shot to score two points. He still failed to save the team and became a hero. On the contrary, Nash, who seemed weak and unfazed, scored 6 points alone in the overtime , Helped the team win a difficult victory, and also avoided ridicule after being overturned.

Of course, it's not just Li Chengming. Howard, Turkoglu, and Lewis are also physically weak. In the end, Howard's take-off height when defending Stoudemire can clearly be seen as weak.

After the game and overtime, it was exactly 30 minutes. Li Chengming, who scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, became the post-match focus. He and Howard attended the post-match press conference together.

Happy Beast didn't smile any more. First, he was really tired, and second, he was depressed after losing the game, especially because he lost the game and his free throws.

This point was also mentioned when the reporter asked questions. Howard said that he would practice more free throws, but Li Chengming next to him pouted secretly.

Warcraft's free throws are actually not a question of whether to practice or not. How could it be possible not to practice? The training was not so bad, but in the game, I don't know if it was because of psychological reasons, or because the muscles hardened after the confrontation, and it was difficult to control the strength of the hands. Anyway, it became his weakness.

And more problems converged on Li Chengming, there is no way, although Howard got the gorgeous data of 34+21, the first time in his career to get the data of 20+20 in two consecutive games, and Barbosa on the opposite side also got the highest score in the game. 42 points, but Li Chengming's performance made all this diluted.

Of course, if it is Lewis, Turkoglu or Nelson, it will not cause such a big sensation. The key is that Li Chengming was a nobody before, a last rookie who did not receive much attention.

The Chinese media pay attention to him because he is a compatriot and a relatively rare domestic player in the NBA, but this is not the case in the United States.

He played well in the summer league and the preseason, that is, it was spread among some fans who followed the Magic, and more people would not pay attention to such a rookie.

He was inconspicuous in the first few games, and he didn't even appear on the field.

But in this game, he performed well after coming off the bench, and in the end he almost staged a comeback savior.

It’s true that basketball is a competitive sport, but the NBA is a commercial league, essentially a big show, and this kind of “script” with a strong storyline is very popular here.

And this also fits with the American dream that has been preached all the time. Look at an ordinary college player in China who came to our NBA to perform so well.

This will not only attract the attention of fans, but also attract more players to the NBA to pursue their dreams.

Even the NBA officially put Li Chengming's last shot in the regular season as the best shot of the day, and secretly promoted it, which was also based on commercial considerations.

And this is naturally a good thing for the Magic and Li Chengming himself. Although the game was lost, the Magic seemed to have found a baby rookie, and Li Chengming also relied on his wonderful performance in this game to become a leader in the coaching staff. The status in the heart has risen sharply.

No matter how well you play in normal training, people still have reasons to distrust you, but they will really recognize you when you show your ability and big heart in the game.

Even Van Gundy felt that there was not much reason to press Li Chengming anymore, but the team was shocked when he was about to collapse at the end of the game. After the team doctor checked and said there was nothing serious, everyone was relieved.

Fortunately, there are two days of rest after this game, but it's more tricky that there will be another back-to-back next, who knows what the league thinks, it's better to play one game every other day.

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After the press conference, Li Chengming saw Howard's depressed face in the aisle, looked at the mobile phone in his hand, and couldn't help laughing: "Dwight, are you surfing the Internet again?"

Howard is a playful person. Although he is not as lazy as the big shark and does not train, he spends most of his free time flirting with people, and he also looks for comments on the Internet to praise himself.

But watching the post-match comments in today's game is definitely a crime, even Howard's own fans probably can't stand it.

At that time, Li Chengming also hated iron for being weak, but it was only for a while.

He knew in his heart that the Magic still had to rely on Howard. His rebounding, defense, and penalty area deterrence were essential.

Without Howard, he himself would not be able to play so comfortably.

How can you blame him in this situation?
If he really didn't have any weaknesses, then Howard would have been the No. [-] center long ago, although he is almost there now, after all, there are not many powerful centers these days.

Power forwards can be said to be Duncan, Nowitzki, Garnett, or Randolph, Boozer and others, but there are really few center forwards.

Howard now has a bit of a "monkey calling himself king". Of course, he is not that bad. The bad guy is the rough guy, and his influence on the game is still very strong.

And technology is enough for now, unless his physical fitness declines in the future, he should have to transform by then.

"Hey, here are some comments for you..."

Howard found Li Chengming's comments that praised Li Chengming. Of course, Li Chengming knew that this guy didn't have that much thought, so he just let him take a look.

He immediately laughed and said, "Dwight, even if you owe me a favor."

Howard frowned: "What, what's the relationship between this?"

"After all, everyone thinks that this game was lost because of you. You owe me one, don't you?"

Howard patted his head, feeling as if it was true, but he always felt that something was wrong.

Li Chengming smiled. Howard was drafted into the NBA in high school. It is conceivable what level of education, coupled with the consistent intellectual flaws of black people-this is not because he deliberately blacked them, but the black players he came into contact with, Indeed, all of them are not very smart.

Of course, he has also seen smarter ones, like that Otis Smith has a way of dealing with people, but there is a difference between an individual case and a common one.

What's more, God opened the window when he closed the door for them. Their physical condition is really enviable, and their running and jumping ability is too BT. Anyway, when Li Chengming watched Howard performing various dunks in training, he felt I really want to buy a skill like "Jumping Monkey" in the mall.

Speaking of which, I seem to have completed another task in this game. After getting 10 points before, I updated a new task, which is to get 20 points. Of course I achieved it today, and I can get 10 points as a reward. Now the accumulated With [-] o'clock, it seems that it is time to think about shopping.

(End of this chapter)