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Chapter 10 The First Show of New Magic
本场比赛在魔术队全体出场时间减半的情况下，奥尼尔上场35分钟拿下了30分11篮板3盖帽3助攻的数据，罗德曼上场20分钟拿下4分16篮板4助攻，斯普雷威尔上场33分钟拿下25分5篮板5助攻。

Although the Magic's bench lineup was shattered by the Hawks, the Hawks did not launch a counterattack in the fourth quarter when they dug too many holes in the first three quarters.

Three days later in Salt Lake City, the Magic beat the Jazz by 103 points 113-10, which no one expected.Although it is a preseason game, the Jazz has been a frequent visitor to the playoffs in the past few years under the leadership of Utah Shuangsha, and their strength is much stronger than the Magic.Moreover, although the playing time of Malone and Stockton was not long, Malone still scored 20 points and 8 rebounds, and Stockton also scored 15 points and 10 assists.

Without him, the Magic's defense has directly improved to a higher level after the arrival of O'Neal and Rodman. Malone struggled in the melee inside.

This is the first time that Malone has met someone who can compete with him in terms of strength. O'Neill is just like the oldest center, fighting with Malone in the interior.

And Rodman is stinky and tough. Malone had no choice but to pull outside to end the offense with a mid-range shot when O'Neal was marking him, and hit harder when Rodman was marking him.

Ma Long, who had just finished playing in the Barcelona Olympics in the summer, did not have good physical reserves, so he only played 28 minutes in this game, scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds.O'Neal and Rodman scored 30 rebounds in this game, and the Jazz's inside line was shattered by the Magic.

Two days later, the Magic ushered in the defending champions, the Bulls, at their home court.

Michael DeWeese, like a loyal fan, ditched the Magic and sat behind the Bulls bench.

Jordan only played 15 minutes in this game. After scoring 10 points, he went off to chat with Michael DeWeese. Jordan liked this young man very much. He felt that Michael DeWeese had a very special temperament, which contained confidence, calmness, and even a little conceit.

Jordan is also the kind of person who is the boss and my second child, so Michael DeWeese's temperament is very suitable for Jordan.

Although Jordan only played for 15 minutes, under the leadership of Pippen and "Cobra" Hollis Grant, the Bulls still easily won the victory relying on their strong strength, skilled cooperation and suffocating defense. The final score was 96-91, and the Bulls won by 5 points away.

O'Neal continued to perform well in this game, scoring 28 points, 23 rebounds and 13 blocks in 4 minutes, but Sprewell was completely lost under Pippen's personal marking. He played for 30 minutes and only made 13 of 2 shots and 5 of 1 three-pointers. He scored 7 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds by relying on two free throws.
As for why Pippen would mark Sprewell himself?Because Michael DeWeese said that if the Bulls can limit Sprewell's scoring to less than 10 points in this game, Michael DeWeese will invite the Bulls to the biggest hotel in Orlando for dinner after the game.As soon as Jordan and Pippen discussed, Pippen happily took over the job.

After the game, Sprewell went to dinner with the whole team with a sad face.But he soon became happy, because Pippen pulled him aside and personally taught Sprewell a lot of defensive skills, which benefited Sprewell a lot.

The preseason continued, and the Magic achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in the next five games.

123-100 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Lost to the New York Knicks 90-93.

In an 89-90 narrow victory over the Golden State Warriors, Sprewell made a game-winning shot against his old team in his previous life.

85-76 won the Kings.

88-99, lost to the Houston Mosaics by 11 points.This is also the biggest difference in the Magic's loss in the preseason.As for the reason for the loss, O'Neal was completely suppressed.

This person is - Hakeem - Olajuwon.

In terms of scoring, rebounding, defense, and blocks, O'Neal was all at a disadvantage. He was even sent off by Olajuwon for 6 fouls in the last quarter.This made O'Neill very unhappy.

"Just kidding, he is the No. 8 center in the league. He is also the No. [-] pick. He has played in the league for [-] years more than you. Isn't it normal that you can't beat him now?" Michael DeWeese went to the locker room after the game and saw O'Neal lying on a massage table with a towel on his face.

Seeing that O'Neill didn't respond, Michael Davis directly resorted to his trump card.

"Want to beat him? I have a way."

O'Neill regained his energy in an instant, and looked at Michael DeWeese with wide eyes.

"any solution?"

"One is to gain weight. There is still room for your weight to rise. If you increase your weight by 10-20 pounds, no one in the entire league can compete with you in terms of strength. No, the fat guy in the Suns seems to be able to do it. But he is 20 centimeters shorter than you, and he can't limit you," Michael DeWeese said to O'Neal seriously.

"Gain weight?" O'Neill never expected Michael DeWeese to make such a suggestion.

"Of course, gaining weight will definitely affect your agility and increase your physical burden, but it can make you truly an invincible inside behemoth, and you can even rank at the top of the entire league for so many years, alongside Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Russell."

O'Neill is also well aware of the pros and cons of gaining weight. He put today's victory and defeat behind him and began to think about it.

"The second way is not to gain weight, but to learn the inside footsteps from me, like Olajuwon's script. I wonder if you are interested?"

O'Neill showed his trademark big laugh, "Of course, bro, so I can beat that big guy who's spinning around like a top without gaining weight."

"It's a good idea. If you want to suppress Olajuwon, it will take at least 2-3 years. By then, you will be the real No. [-] center in the league."

很快就到了常规赛开始的日子了，11月6日，1992-93赛季正式打响。而魔术的第一场比赛在11月7号主场对阵华盛顿子弹队。

The current coach of the Washington Bullets is the former NBA star, the famous "Bone Crusher" Wes Unseld.

They just finished their first game on November 11 against the Charlotte Hornets led by "Big Mom" ​​Larry Johnson.

After four quarters of fierce fighting, the Bullets lost to the Hornets 119-126 in the first game.

Johnson scored a game-high 29 points and 13 rebounds.

The Hornets took 38 free throws and made 34 of them, while the Bullets made 25 of 19 free throws.

Although both teams had 3 players scoring 20+ points and 6 players scoring in double figures, the Bullets still regrettably lost.

The next night, the first game of this new Magic team officially started.

Magic starting lineup: Center: Shaquille O'Neal, PF: Dennis Rodman, SF: Dennis Scott, SG: Nick Anderson, PG: Scott Skiles
Bullets starting lineup: C: Pervis Ellison, PF: Tom Gugliotta, SF: Harvey Grant, SG: Rex Chapman, PG: Michael Adams

With the whistle of the referee, the ball was thrown high into the air.

O'Neal won the ball without a doubt, and the Magic got the first attack.

Skiles controlled the ball and pushed forward. After his teammates settled down, he lobbed the ball to O'Neal on the weak side. O'Neal hit the first ball.

(End of this chapter)