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Chapter 241 Back on track
With the same smile on his face as usual, O'Neal waved to the fans on the sidelines.

He ran straight to the bench and seemed to be fine.

D'Antoni said a few words to O'Neal off the court, and then directly called a timeout.

"Shaq, are you alright?"

The first thing Davis said after leaving the field was to ask O'Neal.

"Well, it's a blemish. It'll be fine after a while." O'Neill grinned and patted Davis on the shoulder.

"It seems that your situation is not very good."

"It's a bit bad, but you're back, we can definitely win this game."

"Of course, are there any games that O'Neill can't win?"

D'Antoni took the time to arrange the team's tactics after O'Neal came back, and then put O'Neal back on the court.

After playing again, DeWeese felt that the vision of the entire court was different.

Forehead. . .Specifically, the space inside the line has become smaller again.

But anyway, the Magic have a second stable scoring point.

Thinking of this, Davis looked at Nick Anderson, who was not moving in the bottom corner.

Davis found that Anderson was running less and less this season. Most of the time, if it wasn't about his tactics, he would lead defenders to squat in the bottom corner. . .

Shaking his head, DeWeese still ran to the 45-degree angle and passed the ball to O'Neal.

O'Neal, who was back on the court, was very excited. He wanted to be very deep. He made two arches and directly grabbed the ball and made a dunk on Olajuwon's head.

Olajuwon's block was only a little late, but it turned out to be the complete opposite.

It can be predicted that this ball should be among the top five today.

O'Neal, who dedicated a wonderful dunk after playing, directly mobilized the enthusiasm of the whole team.

In the remaining minutes, the Magic completely suppressed the Rockets on the scene.

If it weren't for the running out of time left in the second quarter, the Magic might have evened or even overtaken the score.

With a difference of four points, the two teams returned to the locker room.

During the halftime break, D'Antoni did not make too many tactical arrangements, because O'Neal + Davis is equal to all the tactics of the Magic.

In the third quarter, Davis continued to play. He was not going to rest until the team confirmed the victory.

The combination of DeWeese and O'Neal is now more effective than Olajuwon + Drexler.

Because DeWeese can reduce his shots and organize the team's offense, but both Drexler and Olajuwon need to attack with the ball.

Coupled with the depth of the Magic's bench that can be called the league's first, the scene was slowly brought back by the Magic.

Even if Olajuwon had a higher shooting percentage than O'Neal in this game, even if he and Drexler scored 65 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in the whole game.

However, with the Magic scoring in double figures with 6 players in the game, the Rockets were still reversed by the Magic in an away game.

In the third quarter, Mason, who came off the bench, scored 10 points and 5 rebounds in a single quarter, becoming the biggest contributor to the Magic's overtake.

Both Horry and Anderson also had stable output, scoring 12 and 13 points respectively.

Except for Davis and O'Neal, the sixth person who scored ten points surprised everyone.

Steve Kerr, who can be called the magic team's pinnacle on the bench, made 6 of 4 three-pointers in just 4 minutes of playing time, scored 12 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, helping the Magic completely establish the victory in the fourth quarter.

The Magic won the home game without any risk, although O'Neal's absence once again reflected the current weakness of the Magic, that is, without O'Neal or Davis, they don't know how to play.

But Davis has only missed less than five games from last year to the present, not because of injuries, but because of conflicts on the court.

Therefore, with DeWeese starting steadily, the Magic can be said to have suffered from "O'Neal dependence."

With O'Neal, the Magic can compete with all the strong teams in the league, including the Bulls and Knicks.

But once O'Neal is missing, today's game is very telling.

Facing the only super team in the West, the Magic without O'Neal was completely suppressed on the scene.

Davis, however, doesn't think so.

He thinks this is because he is not as strong as Jordan, and he cannot influence the outcome of the game by himself.

Back home, Davis turned on the TV on the sofa to watch the second Christmas battle, and at the same time he and Anna shared his thoughts.

"My dear, you are only in the second grade this year. You are already the top star in the league. You are stronger than Jordan. You only won your first championship in the 6th year of your career. There is nothing to blame yourself. Just play your own ball with peace of mind."

Davis hugged the understanding Anna in his arms, but there was a wry smile on his face.

Sitting on the system, if you can't surpass Jordan and become the number one in history, it will be a real joke.

Moreover, after those players grow up after [-], especially after entering the post-Jordan era, the competition in the entire league will only become more intense.

A bold idea suddenly appeared in Davis's mind.

"If I frantically hoard the draft picks from 96, will the general trend of the entire league be changed by me?"

After this idea was born, it stuck in Davis' heart like a thorn.

Just when Davis was seriously considering the operability of this matter, in the broadcast on the TV, the third quarter of the game between the Bulls and the Knicks began.

Because when the Magic game ended, the Bulls-Knicks game had already begun.

By the time DeWeese had showered and changed and was driving home from the press conference, the first half of the game was over.

The Bulls led by eight points entering the second half.

In the third quarter, Jordan played and scored two points on Starks' defense in his first attack.

Just like an old dog.

Seeing that Jordan not only did not decline in physical fitness, but also possessed the incomprehensible back-hitting ability in the past and future three consecutive years in advance, DeWeese regretted preventing Jordan from retiring.

The two villains in Davis' mind started fighting.

"Let you pretend, now this Jordan is obviously half a grade better than in the previous life and the last three consecutive years. With him pressing on all the teams in the league, why do you win the championship?"

The black villain slapped the white villain to the ground.

The white little man jumped up suddenly, and punched the black little man in the face.

"If you don't challenge Jordan in this era, even if you win a hundred championships after he retires, you can't say that you can surpass Jordan, and since you want to be the strongest, shouldn't you beat Jordan in the strongest state?"

Davis listened to the quarrel between the two villains, and watched the TV calmly.

(End of this chapter)