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Chapter 100 McGrady's Approval

McGrady took a few glances at Yang Di, this rookie is really full of energy.

In fact, he noticed Yang Di from the very beginning. Since Yang Di started to appear on the field, there were some boos in the American Airlines Arena. In the history of the NBA, rookies who were booed by home fans may also find There is no second one, it's hard not to pay attention.

But after Yang Di came on the court, the style of the entire Heat team suddenly changed and became more passionate.

Yang Di can grab offensive rebounds, pick and roll for his teammates, resist people, and make up defenses. Three times, a make-up dunk, an alley-oop slam dunk, and a forced dunk with the ball.

He reminded McGrady of the just-retired "Rain Man" Sean Kemp. The dunks of both of them were so full of strength and passion, just like a black lightning.

Oh no, Yang Di's complexion is not dark enough, it can be regarded as yellow lightning at most.

Yang Di, who was off the field, was treated like a hero. Odom and others touched him here and there, clapped their hands and bumped their shoulders, and celebrated each other.

Stan Van Gundy saw that Yang Di was playing well, so he simply let him play for a while, and this time it was several minutes.

When Grant came on as a substitute, there were only a little more than 4 minutes left on the court. Most of the second quarter passed, and his body was cold.

The Magic as a whole is not good. McGrady's efficiency is not as high as in the first quarter. Before the halftime break, the Heat led the Magic by 49 points 41 to 8.

In the second half, Yang Di still sat on the bench and chatted with his teammates first.

He covered his head with a white towel, recharging his energy, and from time to time he gave a cheer, applauding for Wade, Odom and others.

This is a kind of NBA culture, reciprocity, others cheer for you, you should also cheer for others.

In the middle of the third quarter, McGrady suddenly woke up, like a sleepy lion with his eyes open, and his state was raised to an extremely hot level. He scored 7 points in a row from inside and outside, helping the Heat narrow the gap.

Stan Van Gundy panicked and called a timeout.

"This is the ability of a superstar, convulsions, it's very troublesome." Malik Allen and Yang Di said.

Yang Di took it for granted: "It's okay for ordinary players to explode, but McGrady is the scoring leader and the best team player in the NBA. This is troublesome."

"The last time our Dwyane broke out and finally reversed the Lakers, don't you remember?"

"Fuck, you can't memorize it like this?" Yang Di complained: "Magic is the last in the East!"

The two of them thought with some worry in their hearts, but they really came here for whatever they were afraid of.

After McGrady came back from the timeout, he was in a better state, and he was able to pass some good shots, which could be thrown into the hands of Juwan Howard or Drew Gooden. The Magic's offense immediately improved. With 3 minutes left, the Magic tied the score at 67.

Wade and Odom haven't shot a goal from the outside for a long time. The biggest problem for the Heat right now is that the offensive end is particularly bad.

Stan Van Gundy knows this. Fortunately, Malik Allen was replaced. He is not as defensive as Yang Di and is far behind Haslem, but he is quite alive on the offensive end, and he is a jack-of-all-trades player.

After being dunked by Yang Di, Juwan Howard held his breath. Seeing the unknown Malik Allen defending him, he exploded with energy like 5 years younger. Up to 20, the Magic ended the third quarter with a 75-69 lead.

At this time, Yang Di only appeared in the game.

He didn't get any particularly good opportunities when he played. After grabbing two rebounds, he was replaced by Van Gundy. The Heat used the opening lineup to face the enemy.

At this time, the magic momentum has been established, and they can all score consecutively from the second half of the third quarter, which greatly encourages every Magic player.

McGrady caused Grant's fourth foul, went to the free throw line and made two free throws to score his 30th point of the game.

Momentum is a very mysterious thing. After failing to make a shot, the hand feels contagious. The Heat lost their way on the offensive end, and even Eddie Jones began to miss open shots.

By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Magic had already led by more than ten points.

In the last wave of the Heat's counterattack, between the 5th and 4th minutes, it was 5-0, and then the Magic called a timeout. McGrady came back and hit a three-pointer to calm the game.

Wade missed his 15th shot and the game ended. The Magic beat the Heat by 106 points 91-15.

The best performer in the game was McGrady, who scored 24 points on 11 of 35 shots, followed by Juwan Howard, who scored 24 points and 8 rebounds.As for the Heat, the one with the highest shooting percentage is naturally Yang Di, who scored 3 points on 3-of-6 shooting. Whether it is Wade, Odom or Eddie Jones, the shooting percentages of the rest are less than [-]%.

In addition to scoring 6 points, Yang Di also had 7 rebounds and 1 block, still very efficient.

After the game, ESPN interviewed the best athlete McGrady.

Reporter: "You played a beautiful counterattack. Can you talk about how the Magic team adjusted from the backward situation?"

If Yang Di is here, he must say, what is there to say, we made the shot, they couldn't make the shot, that's it.

McGrady was very modest and analyzed in a systematic way: "It is mainly due to enthusiasm. We played more aggressively in the second half and hit several key goals. We passed the ball and shared the ball. Everyone did a good job. .”

Reporter: "You scored 35 points today. The Heat's defense doesn't seem to work for you?"

McGrady smiled and glanced at the reporter.

The young young reporter looked at him nervously, his hand holding the microphone seemed to be clenched tightly, and he was slightly trembling, Maddy knew in his heart that he was a rookie reporter, no wonder the questions he asked were so boring.He thought for a while, then smiled and said, "The Heat's defense is pretty good."

He paused and continued: "I like their No. 8 very much. This is a rookie with great potential. He can grab offensive rebounds on the court, can complete dunks, and is also very good defensively. The Heat adopt a pair As soon as they were marking, they also caused problems for me. I remember their No. 3 cut me off a dribble."

After the game, McGrady praised Yang Di as only an episode, and the loss at home to the Eastern Conference was a big deal for the Heat. After returning to the locker room, Stan Van Gundy was furious.

The middle-aged man with a big belly is like a Gallic warrior, with a beard and eyes, and a temper, cursing from the top of every player's head, even a multi-millionaire star like Lamar Odom can't avoid it.

It wasn't until he was trained and he went to the post-match press conference that everyone was relieved.

Yang Di took a shower and changed his clothes and was about to leave. Wade secretly complained to him, "The head coach is too aggressive. Didn't he just lose the game, as if we deliberately wanted to lose."

After the two stuffed their clothes into their backpacks, they left the dressing room side by side.

"He probably felt that it was a pity that some goals were too bad. After all, he failed to achieve his goal. It is really sad to see the big victory being overturned."

"According to me, I should have replaced you earlier. Juwan Howard felt so good in the third quarter. It doesn't make sense to keep him doing whatever he wants." Wade said dissatisfied.

Yang Di looked at Wade movedly, thinking that Wade really treated him well, but unfortunately, the team is not under his control. Although he is now a training target for the Heat, he has not yet become a core player. the point.

"I think McGrady's shooting is really good. Tonight he hit a lot of long-range balls." Yang Di said with admiration.

"His shooting point is too high, too difficult to guard, and when the touch comes, it is a series of shots." Speaking of McGrady, Wade is also very helpless. He is ten centimeters shorter than McGrady, and the coach did not arrange for him to go. The task of defending McGrady, so this game is to watch McGrady make a lot of goals.

"The personal defense may be blocked, but it is easy to foul." Yang Di thought for a while and said.

Wade nodded in agreement, "I don't know how his low-level ball is practiced. It really tests the core strength of the waist and abdomen."

The two chatted about the game, and then left the arena together.

Outside the arena, it is already dark night in Miami, the lights are flowing, and there is a lot of traffic
(End of this chapter)