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Chapter 156 It's a crushing game again, and the east will not be beaten!

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The buzzer sounds, the red light flashes once, and the game time is over.

The Knicks counterattacked in the fourth quarter and did not turn around. The score was 86 to 109. The Magic beat the Knicks by 23 points and won 2 consecutive victories in the new season.

In other words, the eastern team just doesn't play, and the west is strong and the east is weak, and the gap is likely to be bigger than imagined.

With Duncan and O'Neal, plus Magloire's inside lineup, it's a breeze to push the East's inside line across.

In this battle, Duncan scored 26 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. He also dominated both offense and defense. It seems that his presence is not strong, but his strength is crushing.

It can only be said that Duncan's style of play is too plain.

There is no bloody smell of O'Neill's style of play.

O'Neal is still growing, with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. There is still a long way to go before he matures, but no one can underestimate his role on the court.

Tracy McGrady's scoring was also amazing, and his organization forward style of play allowed him to have the most shots. He also seized the opportunity very well, scoring 28 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds.

In this way, even though Hill only scored 11 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, this mediocre data, the Magic still easily won the opponent.

The Knicks double-gunned Houston and Sprewell, who jointly scored 56 points, and their performance was not bad.

只是，坎比只有9分7篮板，托马斯6分5篮板，拉里约翰逊10分5篮板。

In terms of internal comparison, this is the gap between blue-collars and superstars, and this is only in terms of offense, the gap in defense has not yet been reflected, otherwise, the gap will be even bigger.

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On November 11, MCI Center Arena.

The opponent of the Magic is the Wizards.

In the 90s, the Wizards were one of the most frustrated teams in the league.

They went through a rebuild, with two of the Fab Five at Michigan, Chris Webber and Juwan Howard, as cornerstones.

To be reasonable, these two insiders are talented offensively, but unfortunately, their defensive ability is not good, and their overall strength always feels a bit lacking.

In addition, the style of play is not tough, Webber is still a glass man, and the upper limit of the Wizards' rebuilding is not high. In the entire 90s, only in the 96/97 season, as the eighth in the Eastern Conference, won the last game. The last train of the playoffs.

Failed to rebuild, this Wizards team is tasting the bitter fruit of bad vision.

This season, the goal of this Wizards team is to rebuild.

Act out a situation that is being rebuilt, or on the way.

Li Mu glanced at the starting lineup, but it wasn't enough.

Point guard Rod Strickland, just looking at the name, doesn't look like a player who has made a name for himself.

Indeed, this person did not make it to the All-Stars.

However, in the 97/98 season, he won the league's personal honor of assists leader of the year, and was also selected to the best second team.

Peak 19 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds. There is something about offense, but not defense.

This man is the godfather of the 11-year champion Irving, and the two have similar styles of play.

Of course, the environment is different, Owen's personal offense is stronger, and the defense is the same.

If there is 9% of Irving's level, it is indeed enough, but Rod Strickland is 34 years old and is not far from retirement.

The shooting guard is not Hamilton. After all, the team's defense is poor, and Hamilton's hide-and-seek style of play is unpopular.

It was Philip Lopez, the 98th overall pick in 24, with 8 points and 2 assists, which was completely improvised.

Small forward Mickey Richmond, a 5-time All-Star, peaked with 24 points and 6 rebounds.

The problem is that this person is not at his peak. He is 35 years old and is about to retire.

Power forward Juwan Howard has 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists at his peak. This statistic is based on a brush. Fortunately, he is popular and his offense is not bad.

Sorry for the defense, he is only responsible for the offense.

To defend well, you also need to meet a good coach, for example, Van Gundy.

The center is also a tool man, Jahidi White, who is 2 meters tall and averages 06 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Compared with the starting five of the Magic, McGrady, Maggette, Hill, Duncan, and O'Neal, it is simply not a dimension.

So, the game started.

The inside line of the Wizards was blown up by Duncan and O'Neal in turn.

On the outside, facing two veterans, McGrady and Hill, he is also coaching them to be human.

As a rookie, Maggette's physical talent is stronger. When everyone else was crushing the game, he did not hold back and also smashed his opponents.

With a score of 81 to 125, the Magic beat the Wizards by 44 points.

McGrady scored 35 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. He averaged nearly 30 points per game in the first three games, ranking No.2 in the scoring list, only slightly worse than Iverson's 33 points per game.

Duncan had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists. No matter who he played, he was a stable output.

Hill had 13 points and 3 assists, Jermaine O'Neal had 15 points and 9 rebounds, and the Big Four all shined.

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November 11, Philips Arena.

This arena is the new arena opened by the Eagles in the 99/00 season.

However, the new arena did not bring good luck to the Eagles. Last season, that is, the 99/00 season, the Eagles had a record of 28 wins and 54 losses, almost creating the worst record in team history.

The only gain is rookie Jason Terry. In his rookie season, he averaged 8 points and 4.3 assists per game, and was selected to the best rookie second team.

In the 00/01 season, Eagles coach Lenny Wilkens was dismissed and new coach Lang Kruger was ushered in.

Terry pushed from the point guard position to the shooting guard position, copying the homework assigned to Iverson by Larry Brown.

As a result, Terry's offense exploded. In the first three games of the 00/01 season, he averaged 21 points and 3 assists per game.

It's just that the Eagles have been shrouded in injuries over the past few years.

Especially in the 01/02 season, it reached its peak, with a record 319 absent players due to injuries.

Unfortunately, the Hawks star Mutombo missed this game due to injury.

Born in 1966, well, to be reasonable, no one knows his birth date, including his parents.

But so what if you're over 35?

Mutombo still has the strength of an All-Star and is the defensive soul, defensive core and defensive system of the Eagles.

Without his pressure, the Eagles can only rely on Alan Henderson, a 2-meter power forward.

Plus small forward Jim Jackson.

The Hawks' lineup, without Mutombo, is not as good as the Wizards.

So, it was another crushing game, and the Eastern teams didn't even play.

Duncan and O'Neal, who want anything in the paint, are completely crazy.

On the outside, Terry played shooting guard, was strong offensively and weak defensively, and scored against McGrady, which was not enough to watch.

The score was 90 to 126, and the Magic beat the Eagles with 36 points. They won 4 consecutive victories in the new season.

McGrady continued to fire, scoring 31 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds.

Duncan was rock solid, scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

Hill continued to play healthy basketball, with 12 points and 3 assists.

Jermaine O'Neal had 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Terry scored 34 points, still empty-handed and useless.

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(End of this chapter)