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Chapter 193 Everyone Has That Time!
Rodney Rogers was the super sixth man last season, and he is still performing well this season, averaging 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

Kidd chose to play for Rogers, assisted the latter, made an empty cut layup, and scored two points.

24 to 29! !
The Magic attacked, Armstrong broke through Tony Delk's defense, and the basketball shot was made.

24 to 31! !
Tony Delk has good speed. He is 185 tall and Armstrong is 183. There is not much difference in height.

However, Armstrong was born playing rugby and has stronger physical strength.

Rush up and break through sharply, unstoppable.

The Suns attacked, Kidd chose to attack himself, and played a screen with Tony Delk.

Armstrong was crushed with his back.

Step by step, arch to the shooting sweet spot.

When Duncan's help defense block was not in place, Kidd had already pulled the ball up, turned around and made a fallback jumper and hit a two-pointer.

26 to 31! !
He played very smartly, just using his body to force him.

On the court, the Magic continued to attack the inside.

Duncan received the ball and hit the inside line, and Clifford Robinson was unable to parry, so he could only watch as Duncan made an easy pick and scored two points.

The height is relatively disadvantageous.

The Suns chose to speed up.

Marion rushed to the front court, immediately received Kidd's point ball, and shot a three-point jumper...

Swish-!
Three point hit.

29 to 31! !
Hacker Marion has made rapid progress, and his physical talent is too strong.

This season, he averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, almost becoming the Suns' top scorer.

Both offensive and defensive, inside and outside, the only weakness is too ugly.

Moreover, not only is he ugly, but his shooting posture is also extremely ugly.

The second weakness is the average offensive ability with the ball.

Marion's strength is therefore underestimated, and it is believed that his scoring is now very strong because he plays beside Kidd.

Kidd's assist ability is too incomprehensible.

If Kidd is not there, Marion's score will drop by half.

Next, the game played back and forth. After all, the Suns played the main force, and the seven players rotated.

The Magic don't have much of a rotation advantage.

In the 6th minute of the second quarter, the Magic only took a 5-point lead.

Li Mu replaced Hill, Jackson and O'Neal.

With McGrady and Duncan replaced, the lineup remains competitive.

Kidd played almost 20 minutes and only took a 3-minute break.

The Magic immediately opened the point difference to 11 points.

The Suns with Kidd and the Suns without Kidd are not at the same level.

Without Kidd, not only is there a lack of a top defensive master on defense, but also a master of organization on offense.

The Suns were originally inferior to the Magic on the inside, and their outside strength declined. The situation of the game immediately fell to one side.

Coach Skiles could only let Kidd continue to play, which stabilized the situation on the court.

At the end of the first half, the Magic led a 9-point advantage and entered the locker room to rest.

The second half of the game started.

Li Mu sent the starting Five Tigers.

The Suns also started with five players.

In the third quarter, the game got off to a good start and there was a lot of back and forth.

However, soon.

The Suns had problems with their physical fitness, and their state began to decline.

Mario Eli is 36 years old, and his state is already a bit convulsive.

Now I have no physical fitness, I can't get up offensively, and on the defensive end, I was blown away by Jackson.

The second question arises in the interior. Jack Chakalidis is only a rookie, and as an interior, he consumes a lot.

Similarly, he was blown away by O'Neal.

In addition, Duncan played Clifford Robinson one by one.

The Suns' defense was in a hurry, and the defense was completely unstoppable.

Offensively, the state of teammates has declined seriously.

Kidd can only bite the bullet and try to pull out a three-pointer on McGrady's head.

Bang-dang-!
"Kidd's shooting, that's the virtue.

You can't have any expectations for his shooting, so you won't be disappointed. "

Kidd missed a three-pointer, and it felt like he was out of range.

He decided to hit a long two.

However, he had tried his best to overestimate his shooting ability, and finally found that he still underestimated.

Also misses the mark.

Kidd is not good at breaking through, and the Magic blocked the inside.

He shot outside and hit the iron frequently.

The Magic took the opportunity to play a wave and directly hit a 16-5 shock wave to stop the game.

Skiles called a timeout, just to prove that he was trying to adjust.

However, this is a gap in strength.

On my own side, there is another problem with the state, so how can I adjust it.

After the game came back, the Suns still couldn't stand it.

After the first three quarters, the Magic have widened the point difference to 23 points.

Li Mu asked the starting lineup to clock in and rest, of course, McGrady refused.

He will continue to play and strive for the scoring champion.

It's rare that McGrady is self-motivated, and Li Mu can't refuse.

McGrady continued to fight again, although his shot selection was poor and his shooting percentage was not guaranteed.

Fortunately, the hole ahead was dug too deep for the Suns to jump out.

hum~
With the sound of the buzzer, the game time is over.

With a score of 123 to 105, the Magic had an 18-point advantage, beating the Suns and expanding their winning streak to 7 games.

McGrady scored 38 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. The efficiency is average, but the victory is a lot of gains.

Continue to put pressure on Iverson.

Duncan had 21 points and 12 rebounds, an unremarkable performance.

Jermaine O'Neal had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and his double-double performance was very eye-catching.

Hill had 14 points and 3 assists, neither bad nor bad.

Kidd had a triple-double with 15 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.

However, the teammates are not good enough, and the loss is not wronged.

……

On March 2, TD Waterhouse Center Arena.

The score was 107-113.

The Magic lost the game at home.

The opponent is the Rockets.

Tonight's Rockets players are a bit of a villain.

Morris Taylor, a talented player, suddenly broke out in offense.

Marked by Hill.

As a result, catch-and-shoot jump shots...

Swish-!
Hit steadily.

Catch the ball and pose three threats, feint a shot, and accelerate to the inside to break through.

Against the block at close range, he also scored.

He crushed his back and turned around.

beep~~
The referee's whistle sounded.

Swish twice, free throw hit.

20投11中，罚球15中13，泰勒轰出生涯新高的35分6篮板5助攻3抢断2封盖。

This performance simply played out the script of a superstar.

Hill was beaten so hard that he couldn't hold his head up.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg of the performance of the Rockets players tonight.

Olajuwon recovered, scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Coupled with Francis' quasi-triple-double performance of 17 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

And Mobley's performance of 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.

The Magic did not lose unjustly, everyone has that time.

Even if McGrady scored 37 points and Duncan scored 25 points, they still couldn't stop the Rockets who were in better shape.

The Magic's seven-game winning streak came to an end, and they lost their fifth game of the season.

On February 2, the Magic vented their anger of defeat on the Nuggets who came to challenge them.

The score was 132 to 110, and the Magic beat their opponents by 22 points.

Next, beat the Suns and Cavaliers to round out the February schedule.

……

(End of this chapter)