NBA: I'm really not a point guard god

During the regular season, the Wizards can be said to have stepped on the Magic step by step to reach the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference.

After an 18-game losing streak at the start, the first victory we ushered in was the Magic.

In the wave of 12 consecutive victories in December, the Magic won the last game.

Crunch time in January's All-Star voting.

It was precisely because of suppressing Magic that Zhou Yao suppressed McGrady.

As a result, Zhou Yao became the All-Star starter, while McGrady could only play as a substitute.

In March, Zhou Yao scored another 3 points on the Magic.

The two teams fought in the regular season, and the Wizards won all 4 games.

Moreover, the Wizards are 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

The Magic are only 41 wins and 41 losses, eighth in the Eastern Conference.

Many people believe that the Wizards can easily win the Magic in the playoffs.

Just like they did in the playoffs last year.

……

On April 4, the Wizards' first home game.

McGrady, who didn't play in the last game of the regular season, was crazy.

三分球4投4中，总计21投17中，罚球10罚7中。

Crazy scored 45 points.

More than that.

McGrady also performed very selflessly, sending out 10 assists in a single game.

Lead the team to win the first game 98:94.

It can be said that the home court advantage was abruptly taken away from the Wizards.

this match.

It can be said that McGrady suppressed Zhou Yao in all directions.

Zhou Yao made only 7 of 1 shots.

3 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals.

It can be said that they are completely different from the regular season.

NBA standard B-level shooting ability?

That's it?

Zhou Yao didn't even feel as good as in the regular season.

Moreover, there is no need for Zhou Yao to feel annoyed.

The media's criticism of him has been overwhelming.

The media in Orlando, in particular, ridiculed Zhou Yao to the utmost.

Fortunately, Zhou Yao never cared about the media's criticism.

A thin-skinned person might even be criticized for being autistic by those media.

……

On April 4, it was still the home court of the Wizards.

McGrady's touch was still hot.

26投16中，其中三分球9投4中，罚球11罚10中。

Crazy scored 46 points.

But McGrady did not get much support from his teammates.

McGrady's personal hit rate is as high as 61.5%.

However, the magic team's shooting percentage is not high.

To make matters worse, the Magic team only grabbed 30 rebounds.

Even if the hit rate is not high, there are not many opportunities for the second attack.

In contrast.

Zhou Yao had 3 points, 18 rebounds, 12 assists, 6 steals, and 2 block.

The Wizards didn't shoot much better either.

But the Wizards grabbed 51 rebounds, 21 more than the Magic.

The score in this game is not high.

87: 86.

But it's enough for the Wizards.

It's just that the Magic returned to Orlando with an away victory.

The Wizards are tantamount to giving up their home court advantage.

Many people began to worry about the future of the Wizards.

……

Facts have proved that people's worries are not superfluous.

Back at home, McGrady controlled his shots.

17投9中，三分球3投2中，罚球12罚9中。

After scoring 40+ in two consecutive games, the scoring in this game seems ordinary.

However, McGrady in this game is more comprehensive.

29 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks.

Moreover, because of McGrady's performance, both Arenas and Zhou Yao got into foul trouble early.

McGrady's other teammates also performed very well.

4 players scored in double figures.

On the other hand, the Wizards.

Even Jordan's performance can hardly be called qualified.

The highest scorer was Boozer with 21 points.

Although, under the leadership of Zhou Yao, the Wizards still scored a higher 47 rebounds.

However, the Magic also had 35 rebounds.

The gap is much smaller than the previous game.

Moreover, the Magic's shooting percentage is higher and the pace of the game is faster.

93: 99.

The Wizards still lost the game.

……

4 month 27 day.

The fourth game is still in Orlando.

The success of the last game seems to have given the Magic team a direction.

Before the game even started, Doc Rivers declared victory.

He seemed particularly complacent.

The performance of the Magic did not let him down at all.

McGrady further controlled the number of shots he took.

26 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, 2 block.

"I'm not like that guy trying to get a triple-double in the regular season."

"My numbers will only show up in the playoffs."

Just one rebound away from a triple-double.

Moreover, in the final stage of the game, McGrady did not force himself to stay on the court just to get that rebound.

McGrady, who played 47 minutes in the last game, only played less than 40 minutes in this game.

In the last minute of the game, he simply stayed on the sidelines to watch the show.

Drew Gooden grabbed 15 rebounds efficiently.

Magic's team rebounds reached 40, the highest since the playoffs.

What's more terrible is that the magic team's shooting percentage reached an astonishing 50%.

The Wizards scored a playoff-high 95 points.

However, the Magic, which scored in double figures with five players, scored 5 points.

McGrady sat on the sidelines for the last minute of the game.

Many people are looking forward to Zhou Yao's magical performance like last season's finals g3.

However, magic is not magic if it happens every day.

……

In NBA history, there have only been two black eight miracles.

The first time was in 1994 when the Denver Nuggets eliminated the Sonics 3:2.

The second time was in 1999 when the New York Knicks eliminated the Heat 3:2.

In 94, the Nuggets won 21 games less than the Sonics.

99 was a shortened season, and the Knicks also won 6 games less than the Heat.

This year, the Magic won 41 and the Wizards 55, which is 14 fewer games.

The boss of the Wizards, Jordan, was once the king. He already has 7 championships and is the scoring leader this year.

McGrady, the boss of the Magic, is now one of the top four points, the face of the league, and only lost to Jordan by a small margin in the competition for the scoring title this year.

Of course McGrady was not convinced.

Tracy McGrady will soon be 25 years old, Jordan is 40 years old.

Jordan is destined to retire after this season.

Could it be that it's time for the old and new kings to hand over the throne?

So far in the series, McGrady has averaged 36.5 points per game.

The scores in the last two games were lower, but that was also compared with himself.

Moreover, McGrady is not impossible to get higher scores.

It's just for the team to deliberately change the style of play.

As long as he is willing, he is still the McGrady who regards scoring as nothing.

"I'm already thinking about my opponent for the next round."

After the game, facing reporters, McGrady said so.

It was also the headline on the front pages of major newspapers the next day.

Orlando head coach Doc Rivers is also looking smug.

He is in his fourth year leading the Magic as a black head coach.

The playoffs also played for the third time.

He had only won one game in the previous playoffs.

This season, it looks like they will break through the first round of the playoffs.

Rivers always feels that a brand new throne is approaching him...