NBA: I'm really not a point guard god

Without Lewis by his side.

Howard just felt much more comfortable playing.

But this doesn't mean that he was really comfortable in the first quarter.

The entire first quarter.

Except for the beginning of the game, both sides had low shooting percentages.

The Magic made 26 of 9 shots and only scored 21 points.

The Bobcats weren't much better, shooting 25 of 9 and scoring only 22 points.

Including free throws, a total of 32 rebounds were generated.

Howard grabbed 7 rebounds.

Other players from both teams scored 14.

The other 11 were won by Zhou Yao.

Howard entered the league in 2004.

In recent years, it is already a very remarkable thing for a player to get 20 rebounds in a single game.

Otherwise, Oden's performance in these games will not be touted.

However, the highest record for rebounds in a single game in recent years does not start with [-].

But it was November 11 last year.

The Bobcats challenged the Spurs away.

Zhou Yao grabbed 38 rebounds in a single game, including 17 offensive rebounds and 21 backcourt rebounds.

I remember that at that time, the reporter interviewed Howard specifically about this matter and asked him to express his opinion.

Howard still remembers that his performance at that time was quite funny.

To be honest, in his opinion.

In this era, there are still people who can get 38 rebounds in a single game, which is really amazing.

Except for Zhou Yao himself.

The last person to grab more than 30 rebounds in a single game was Barkley in the 96-97 season.

Howard himself is a master of rebounding.

He naturally knows best how difficult it is to get so many rebounds in a game.

Regardless of teammates or opponents, the shooting rate cannot be too high.

Just like the first quarter that just passed.

Also, no one else can take too many rebounds.

Otherwise it won’t be enough points.

This guy got 11 rebounds in the first quarter. What is he trying to do?

……

The second quarter also started quickly.

The Bobcats obviously accelerated their offensive pace.

The Magic insist on their one-star, four-shooter style of play.

Both teams took a lot of shots.

With Howard sitting under the basket, Magic players are more daring to take action.

Especially after 5 minutes left in the second quarter, Zhou Yao replaced himself with Oden.

However, facing Howard, Oden is obviously no match.

In less than 2 minutes on the court, he received 4 fouls.

Oden played much more cautiously later.

But it also gave Howard more opportunities.

It can be said that Howard really played with pride in the second half of the second quarter.

Throughout the second quarter, Howard scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

Among them, 12 points were scored from free throws.

Of course, Oden was not without success.

In addition to 4 fouls, he also had 2 points, 2 rebounds, and even 2 blocks.

He had two blocks in just 5 minutes of playing time, and the commentator almost praised Oden to the heavens and the earth.

Of course, if it were Barkley, he probably wouldn't praise Oden so much.

After all, Oden is at an absolute disadvantage in his confrontation with Howard.

After getting 4 fouls, he seemed timid when facing Howard.

For an inside player, Oden's performance seemed too weak.

Barkley doesn't like this soft style of playing.

In other words, it is inevitable for a player who has just entered the league to get into foul trouble sometimes.

The next step is to play smarter, not to be timid.

50: 51.

The Magic finally entered the second half with a score advantage.

The Bobcats also took advantage of the score.

only.

The Magic played like a star.

As a result, Howard scored 22 points alone, and the others combined for only 8 points.

The pace of the game is still very fast, which means that the shooting percentages of both teams are actually not very good.

Howard had 8 rebounds in the second quarter.

He scored 15 rebounds in the first half.

If there are more than 20 rebounds in the game, there is still a good chance.

This is definitely gratifying.

But Howard couldn't be happier.

Zhou Yao played 5 minutes less than Howard.

But when Zhou Yao went off the court to rest, he had already grabbed 22 rebounds.

The rebounding record in the new century is Zhou Yao's 38 times in a single game.

No matter how you look at it, this record may be broken.

In NBA history, the highest rebound record is Chamberlain's 55 times.

This guy would never aim for this ancient record.

If I remember correctly, Zhou Yao is now averaging 9.4 rebounds per game.

Not yet in the top ten in rebounding.

But if this guy really aims at Chamberlain's record.

He can really get 55 rebounds in a single game.

Be obedient!

After this game, that's 12.9 rebounds per game.

Directly surpassing Oden, Duncan, and Chandler.

In front of him, only Marcus Camby is left.

And up there is Howard, who is currently ranked number one.

Back then, Ben Wallace was also a top rebounder in the league.

That season, almost everyone was cheering for Wallace.

Even Barkley, who has a good relationship with Zhou Yao, is on Wallace's side.

As a result, by the end of the season, Zhou Yao actually won the rebounding title as a point guard.

It makes all insiders in the league lose face.

Howard doesn't want to be this stepping stone.

Of course, everything depends on the situation.

If you come back from the intermission, Zhou Yao will appear on the court and he will still be in the center position.

Then Zhou Yao may really be interested in the rebounding champion again.

Of course, it's also possible that he just wants to make big news.

Anyway, he is now the team boss and the team's head coach.

The key is that the team's current record is pretty good.

If he really wants to make big news, he really has this condition.

If Zhou Yao doesn't appear on the court, or he goes back to playing point guard.

Then he just didn't mean it.

……

Intermission is over soon.

Howard was a little surprised.

Zhou Yao appeared on the field again.

But it was Oden who played center, and Zhou Yao returned to his more familiar position of point guard.

"Am I thinking too much?"

Howard was confused.

But the game still has to go on.

It felt like Oden was not affected by the first half.

His performance was very ferocious right from the start.

This also made Howard feel a little uncomfortable.

But that's fine too.

Oden is no match for Howard.

So what if you act a little more ferocious.

Basically, there is not much interference to Howard.

Oden himself got fouled quickly.

Auden behaved rather magnanimously.

I didn’t worry about whether the referee was too harsh on me.

The game continues.

Oden stopped Howard from dunking.

But still unsuccessful.

He got his sixth foul.

Auden seemed helpless.

But he still had to return to the bench.

The Bobcats have two centers on the bench.

Mutombo and Wang Zhizhi.

Scola and Gooden can also serve as center forwards when necessary.

Howard was a little curious.

Who will the Bobcats send up.

As a result, the Bobcats played Rajon Rondo...