basketball task

Chapter 222 Vigorous Warcraft
On April 4, the first round of the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia's away game against the Magic officially kicked off.

During the warm-up phase, acquaintances from the two teams simply greeted each other. In the middle of the season, Dalembert of the Philadelphia team was at odds with the team, and Cheeks traded him for Gortat of the Magic. And Tony Batty, and then traded Tony Batty for rookie Belinelli. Unexpectedly, meeting Lao Dai again has become a life-and-death opponent in the playoffs.

"How are you doing lately, Old Dai? Are you happy with your new team?"

"No, I've been dozing off since I came here, and my butt hurts when I wake up, oh I mean, the butt sitting on the bench is going to have hemorrhoids."

Dalembert still has a bitter face. After being traded to the Magic, Dalembert became Howard's chief substitute, and then there was no more.

Superman Howard, who is in the super god stage of his career at this time, does not need a substitute at all. Dalembert's playing time has been squeezed to less than six or seven minutes per night, and his average data per game has also been cut in half. Old Dai won a big contract.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Qian Ning had a concerned look on his face, but he was secretly happy in his heart. Old Dai really deserved it. If he was willing to stay honestly, assist Qian Ning, and be a good blue-collar insider for Qian Ning, then he would still be in Philadelphia. The team's starting center is a win-win outcome for both sides. Why should the troubles become like this? It's their own fault.

Before the start of the game, the state of the head coaches of the two sides was completely different. Stan Van Gundy looked leisurely and content. Facing the weak Philadelphia 76ers inside, the Magic could be said to have no pressure.

"Haha, I bet Dwight Howard is going to kill again tonight."

And Coach Cheeks, in terms of how to defend Howard, seemed a little helpless.

It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. The only serious center of the Philadelphia 76ers is Gortat. After thinking for a long time, Cheeks felt that he had to fight.

Soon, the starting lineups of both sides have been fully released.

For the Magic, starting point guard Jameer Nelson, shooting guard Keith Bogans, small forward Hedo Turkoglu, power forward Rashad Lewis, and center Howard.

For the Philadelphia team, starting point guard Jarrett Jack, shooting guard Iguodala, small forward Battier, power forward Channing, and center Gortat.

In order to defend Howard, Cheeks deliberately made a change, letting Gortat, the only full-size insider, serve as the starting center, trying to give Howard a fight.

"Don't worry, Boss. I have been Howard's substitute for a long time. I am the only one in the league who understands his weaknesses best. In fact, his inside skills are very rough, and he relies on his body for food."

Gortat slapped his chest loudly in front of Channing, promising to complete the task of defending Howard.

"This guy, can't he be General Pan Feng?"

Qian Ning was a little skeptical, but he had no other choice but to let Sister Iron Hammer go.

However, as soon as the scene started, Channing regretted it.

Howard easily won the jump ball. Although he was about the same height as Gortat, Warcraft's jumping ability can be said to have surpassed Gortat. The two are not in the same dimension.

As soon as the game started, Howard showed his invincible dominance at the basket. After Nelson hit the iron with a long shot, Howard jumped from behind Gortat, grabbed an offensive rebound and directly made a dunk.

"Sorry, boss, I was careless, I didn't flash."

Gortat quickly got up from the floor and raised his hand to signal to Channing.

In the next defensive round, Howard received the ball inside, countered the last jump, and then rose to the ground and dunked Gortat with one hand.

Gortat took a look at Channing with a complicated expression, and without saying a word, he sent the baseline ball directly.

"We call back!"

The Philadelphia team attacked, and Channing broke through Lewis, attracting Howard to take off and stuff the ball into Gortat's hands.

Gortat wiped the sweat off his face, turned his head back to defend without saying a word.

The Philadelphia team retreated quickly. Iguodala, Battier and Channing took the lead to block the Magic's third-line fast break. Turkoglu held the ball from the three-point line and signaled for stability, then shook his little hand Warcraft suddenly sped up and ran back, throwing Gortat away and rushing into the inside line, completing a beautiful alley-oop cooperation.

Gortat rolled his eyes, his face flushed, and he didn't dare to brag anymore.

6-0, Howard showed invincible dominance at the basket from the very beginning. All three offenses in the opening game were completed with dunks, and the Orlando Amway Center suddenly exploded.

"It's too cruel, this is a terrifying monster!"

"Dunking inside Philly is easier than drinking water."

"The little ones in Philadelphia don't get beaten and cry, hahaha!"

Qian Ning glared fiercely at the clowns on the sidelines. As the boss of the team, he had to do something to respond to his opponent.

With Howard guarding the inside line, it is not so easy to challenge. Philadelphia's two offenses at the beginning were all in vain. The first time was Channing's breakthrough to score Gortat, who was blocked by Howard's invincible continuous jumps. The second time was Qian Ning himself made a high throw after breaking through. He had already adjusted the arc of the throw to the maximum, but it was still ruthlessly blocked by Howard at the highest point.

The only way left was to shoot. Channing changed direction continuously, broke into the three-point line one step, and made a jumper with a sudden stop. He hit two points in front of Lewis, making it the first time for the Philadelphia team.

Howard shrugged. He was going to wait for Channing to come in and then block the shot. Unexpectedly, Channing would not come in. At the mid-range position, Howard's defense still couldn't cover it, so Lewis and the others could only defend alone.

"Team double team!"

After scoring a goal, Channing raised his arms and shouted, since Gortat can't compete with Howard alone, then double-team more. In fact, most teams dare not not double-team when they encounter Howard.

But the question is, in Philadelphia's lineup, who should double-team Howard inside?

Andre Iguodala?Jack?The figures of the two of them are free to face Warcraft.

Battier?Channing?The two of them can act as a hindrance, but Lewis and Turkoglu are staring at the three-point line, which makes people worry. Especially Turkoglu, he not only has about 2% of the three-pointers, but also With a height of 08 meters, playing a small forward with such a height puts Battier under a lot of pressure and dare not take a step away.

In desperation, Channing could only shrink the basket and try to double-team, but the effect was not ideal.

Neither Gortat nor Channing could compete with Howard in terms of height, tonnage, and confrontation. Howard turned around to push Gortat, blocked Channing's long arm, and dunked the ball.

"This shit can't be helped!"

(End of this chapter)