Super Legendary Superstar

Charles Barkley's previous excessive comments about Sun Zhuo caused serious problems. Now Barkley does not dare to comment on Sun Zhuo. The word Sun Zhuo has almost become a forbidden word for him, just like those Just like the post forums for special persons or years that do not exist, definition and discussion are prohibited.

Charles Barkley just wanted to simply comment on Dwight Howard, a rising star: The Magic are Sun's team. I thought Dwight Howard's progress would slow down this season, but it didn't. He still has great potential this season. Progress, Sun has created a playing atmosphere that he likes. He is like a fish in water. Look at his performance in the first round. He controlled the rebounds and helped defend extremely well. I think it won't be long before he wins the annual award. Defensive Player of the Year, that's for sure, and there's more than one. Compared to Shaq, Dwight Howard is also significantly more energetic. He jumps higher, runs faster, and is also very strong, regardless of whether the Magic are winning or losing. , I think it’s time for Shaq to hand over the position of No. 1 center in the league to him.”

You just offended Sun Yao, are you going to offend Yao Ming again? Kenny Smith joked with a smile. The host and Charles Barkley also laughed after hearing this. Kenny Smith continued, Dwight Howard is indeed very capable. , you must not regard the Magic as Sun's team alone, but what he can do on the court is really limited, especially when facing Shaquille O'Neal. In Shaq's eyes, Dwight Howard is like a college student. During that period, he was thinner and could jump higher. The talent and strength that Dwight has now were all possessed by Shaq before. He knew how to deal with his 'younger self'. Just watch, Dwight Howard will be burned out. of.

Dwight Howard will surprise everyone, including Shaquille O'Neal. Charles Barkley firmly supported Howard and made another bet with Kenny Smith.

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In this situation, no matter who is optimistic about the Heat and disdainful of the Magic, Sun Zhuo will not feel anything. In Sun Zhuo's own heart, Sun Zhuo also feels that the Heat are stronger and more experienced, but Sun Zhuo is still confident that the Magic will He is the one who wins in the end, not because of his arrogance, but because he has the ability to change the outcome.

Sun Zhuo currently has 3 game repeat challenge cards left. In other words, Sun Zhuo can play ten games in the seven-game series, and Sun Zhuo will only pick the failed games and repeat them. In this way, the possibility of the Magic advancing This has been greatly improved. Even if the Heat were the champions of this season in their previous life, the Magic may defeat the strong and extinguish the Heat.

However, it is only the semifinals now, and there will be the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals later. If this series is completely used up, the championship may not be guaranteed...

Sun Zhuo still has to work hard to win every game. If he can use the challenge card less once in this series, he will use it less once.

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May 8, 2006, the home court of the Magic, the scene of the first game of the series between the Magic and the defending champion Miami Heat.

Magic! Magic!

Sun, if you win the defending championship, you will be the new champion!

Finally ushered in a strong enemy, Magic fans were more excited than ever before. This game attracted many people to watch, not only fans of the two teams, but also fans of other teams were watching the live broadcast. They didn't care about the outcome, they just knew about this series. The matchup in the game is definitely interesting to watch, because the two teams have Sun Zhuo and Wade.

Before the game, Heat coach Pat Riley stood on the sidelines, still wearing a suit and leather shoes, with a gentlemanly demeanor, his hair slicked back in a godfather style, and his body was spotless.

Riley took a look at the atmosphere, and seemed to recall the appearance of the Magic Arena in the past ten years. From 1991, when he came to coach the Knicks in the Eastern Conference, to when he came to the Heat in 1995, Riley was very fond of being in the Eastern Conference. The magic is familiar to me, but it really doesn’t make a deep impression on me.

In the past, we met Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls every time in the playoffs. I don't remember which year we played against the Magic. Oh, by the way, it was 1997. Our Heat eliminated them.

Pat Riley looked relaxed and did not like the Magic as an opponent. In his eyes, the biggest obstacle to defending the title was not from the East at all, but from the West.

Last year's championship was a bit of a fluke. No matter who from the Spurs or Mavericks in the Western Conference reaches the finals, it will be difficult to win. The series before entering the finals must be won safely and quickly.

If Pat Riley had known that Sun Zhuo had three repeated challenge cards, he would not have been bold enough to worry about the Western Wolf Pack at this moment, regardless of the immediate crisis.

For Sun Zhuo, it was time to use all his strength. At this moment, he was also hesitating about a question.

I have a special training card now, should I use it now? Why hasn't the NBA announced the candidate for the regular season MVP?! It's really annoying!

Sun Zhuo was very impatient and hesitant. He had always wanted to wait for the regular season MVP results to be released before determining how to allocate special training cards, but now it was the first game of the second round of the playoffs. David Stern He was also present, but he was not here to award Sun Zhuo an award.

Sun Zhuo took the ball and pretended not to care and walked leisurely to where David Stern was sitting and said hello, Mr. President, you are here too. Are you here to present me with the MVP trophy?

David Stern smiled kindly at Sun Zhuo and replied: Sun, don't be so anxious. If you want to know the result of MVP, you have to wait a little longer.

Sun Zhuo nodded and joked: This season, Steve Nash and I have the highest voices. As you can see, the Suns are now out. I heard that Steve Nash has also booked a flight to Saipan. Fishing. If the league awards the regular season MVP to him, he will not only have to spend time rushing back, but also wear a suit and tie to accept the trophy alone without anyone around. Why not give the trophy to me, don't you think? ?”

After hearing this, David Stern laughed and said: The results of the regular season MVP have actually come out, but they have not been announced yet. The situation you mentioned is very embarrassing, but now that you tell me this, I can't change anything. Ah ha ha.

So, you know the result, right? Mr. President, give me a look. Sun Zhuo eagerly wanted to know the result in advance.

David Stern still had a smile on his face, his eyes were as usual, and there was no hint, I don't know the result, so I can't give you a hint, I'm sorry. But don't worry, I promise to announce the result before your second game. Play with peace of mind, your opponent is very strong today.

Okay. Sun Zhuo guessed that David Stern should already know the result, but Sun Zhuo couldn't tell what the meaning behind that smile was.

The game started soon, and this game was also broadcast on CCTV.

Yu Jia: Okay, the game has officially started. The Magic will start with Jameer Nelson, Monta Ellis, Sun Zhuo, Turkoglu and Dwight Howard. The Heat will start with Jason Williams, Wade and Anthony Walker. , Haslem and O'Neal, the Magic replaced the previous Stevenson and made this year's rookie Monta Ellis the starter, and Monta Ellis is a bit different in height.

Zhang Weiping said: It's okay. Monta Ellis is guarding Wade. Wade is not tall, but Wade is stronger than him. He probably likes Monta Ellis's speed. With Wade's current state, no matter what It’s hard to defend anyone.”

That's right, my performance in last year's finals is still fresh in my mind. It's really strong. Let's see how Magic can resist. Yu Jia was also worried about Sun Zhuo.

On the court, Sun Zhuo didn't say hello to O'Neal and Wade until before the two sides jumped the ball. The two had arrived in Orlando a long time ago. During the regular season, they would have called Sun Zhuo in advance and arranged a meeting as soon as possible. But It's the playoffs now, and they no longer have any private contact with each other. There are no phone calls or text messages. Even on the court, Pat Riley strictly prohibits O'Neal and Wade from showing friendship with Sun Zhuo.

Just a simple handshake, the eyes between each other were cold and unfamiliar, and after the jump ball, the battle began!

I want to control the rhythm of this game and cannot lose control of this game. Sun Zhuo is still training himself, but he doesn't know how to control this game.

The Magic got the ball first, and Sun Zhuo tried to get the ball in the low post first, but Anthony Walker, who was defending Sun Zhuo, was very tough and physically challenged Sun Zhuo from behind, unwilling to let Sun Zhuo catch the ball. Sun Zhuo did what he did before. The best approach is to withdraw to the sideline and let the ball move to the other side. At the beginning of the game, let's check the situation first.

The ball was transferred to Turkoglu. It was Haslem who defended Turkoglu. Haslem defended hard. Turkoglu's personal offense was not very aggressive. He wanted to pass it to Howard, but Howard was also tightly restrained by O'Neal. , Turkoglu finally pretended to attack and distributed it to Monta Ellis on the outside. Ellis faced Wade and made a direct three-pointer.

Blacksmithing.

Next, it was the Heat's turn to attack. Wade held the ball at the top of the arc without playing it himself. He passed it to Jason Williams on the left. Williams immediately sent the ball to O'Neal inside, and O'Neal singled out Howard. Everyone stood aside to see if O'Neal was going to forcefully eat Howard!

At this time, Howard was very nervous and his body was very stiff. Defending O'Neal put a lot of pressure on him.

This guy is probably no longer at his peak, there's nothing to be afraid of. Howard comforted himself in his heart.

O'Neal paused after catching the ball to make sure no one was double-teaming him, and immediately dribbled the ball hard to hit Howard!

Oh!

The audience suddenly couldn't help but let out an exclamation, because the first time O'Neal hit Howard, Howard took a step back!

As expected of a big shark, he is really strong. Howard can't stand him at all!

Howard was also a little anxious. O'Neal took the second shot and was about to take action. Howard directly fouled and asked O'Neal to take a free throw.

O'Neal's free throw shooting has never been very good. Let's see how it goes today. Zhang Weiping said.

O'Neal went to the free throw line and missed both free throws.

It's still the same as before! Yu Jia sighed with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, the Magic attacked, but Sun Zhuo was still not in a hurry. Turkoglu sent the ball to Dwight Howard. It was Howard's turn to eat O'Neal alone.

Come on! Dwight, answer him!

The fans at the scene also became excited. They especially wanted to see Howard beat O'Neal hard.

Howard didn't give up and decided to play singles. Howard was facing O'Neal. He wanted to use his speed to get rid of O'Neal and get to the basket. Sure enough, Howard suddenly broke through with a dribble. O'Neal's speed had slowed down a lot. Howard passed O'Neal and wanted to He dunked directly with both hands, but O'Neal suddenly jumped up from behind to block Howard's ball on the basket!

He's been capped!

The basketball hit the rim and then bounced out. O'Neal took off again and got the rebound. At this time, Dwyane Wade was already outside the half court!

D-WADE! O'Neal passed the ball directly to Wade!

No, Wade wants to break quickly! Sun Zhuo immediately became nervous, and Monta Ellis was also very fast, following Wade closely. The two were almost evenly matched, but Sun Zhuo still went at the fastest speed. Rushed over, because Wade is stronger than Monta Ellis. Even if Monta Ellis can catch up, Wade will force a layup. Ellis can't stop Wade from scoring on the fast break at all. If he forcefully stops it, he will only Give Wade an additional 2+1 opportunity.

So fast! They are so fast!

Seeing Wade, Monta Ellis, and Sun Zhuo sprint towards the other half, the audience was stunned. This is a scene that only young players can truly contribute.

As expected, Wade completely disdained Monta Ellis's block and went straight for a layup. However, at this time, Sun Zhuo had also followed at lightning speed and was ready to chase Wade from behind.

However, Wade seemed to have noticed Sun Zhuo and quietly passed the ball in the air to the bottom corner. Jason Williams suddenly appeared and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner!

Except for Wade's three-point shooting, there's nothing else to fault.

After the start, both O'Neal and Wade have shown their power. At this time, Sun Zhuo can no longer hide. He must stand up and have a hearty battle with the two good brothers!

Attacking again, Sun Zhuo controlled the ball by himself and opened up for Sun Zhuo to hit Anthony Walker in singles. Walker was very strong and had a silly smile. He was slightly taller than Sun Zhuo, but his speed was not as fast as Sun Zhuo. Sun Zhuo once dribbled. After the ball, he made a strong breakthrough, passed Walker, rushed to the basket, and went straight to O'Neal!

boom!

As soon as Sun Zhuo jumped together, O'Neal rushed over and knocked Sun Zhuo's basketball away with one hand. At the same time, O'Neal also knocked Sun Zhuo to the ground.

Beep!

The referee blew the whistle, and O'Neal raised his hands expressionlessly. This foul was intentional.

The scene was completely silent. Unexpectedly, Sun Zhuo was knocked down in his first attack with the ball. This was done by his former teammate, his good brother O'Neal. Of course, O'Neal would not hurt Sun Zhuo. He did this probably to tell Everyone, on the basketball court, I, O'Neal, will not show mercy to my opponents.

Turkoglu pulled Sun Zhuo up. Sun Zhuo glanced at O'Neal before walking to the free throw line. O'Neal also looked at Sun Zhuo. For a moment, Sun Zhuo suddenly felt that time had returned to 3 years ago. The two of them returned to Sun Zhuo. The time when O'Neal didn't say MDP to him.