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Chapter 234 It's a bit useless teammate!
On June 12th, Orlando, TD Waterhouse Center Arena.

The Magic sit at home and welcome the 76ers, their opponents in the Eastern Conference finals last season, to challenge them.

Li Mu originally thought that this would be a difficult game, but he didn't expect that the 76ers would be so careless.

In other words, the regular season record of the 76ers this season is like a roller coaster. They lost 5 games in a row at the beginning, and then they won another 7 games in a row, showing the demeanor of a strong team. Unexpectedly, in the last 8 games, they only won 1 game , has lost 5 games in a row.

How about the 76ers, you ask?

Don't ask, the question is that Iverson is out due to injury.

The 76ers with Iverson and the 76ers without Iverson are not in the same dimension at all.

Of course, as a team in the Eastern Conference finals last season, without Iverson, it would not be like this.

In addition to Iverson, Snow and the newly joined Coleman also missed due to injuries.

Plus the departures of George Lynch and Tyron Hill last season.

In this game, the 76ers' starting lineup only maintained one of the starting five tigers last season.

Still unknown Mutombo.

Such a 76ers team is no different from rebuilding, a gamble of last season.

In other words, the gambling in the past few years was to play four guarantees and one, and to find a supporting lineup for Iverson.

The 76ers have exhausted the bargaining chips they have accumulated over the years.

Without Iverson, such a 76ers team really has no choice but to lose.

Sure enough, when the game started, the Magic lost the game, and the situation was overwhelming.

Mutombo can't stop Duncan.

Iverson's substitute is the 180 Speedy Claxton.

It can only be said that the 76ers are too poisoned.

Such a defensive failure, in front of Kidd, is simply courting death.

Can't stop inside and outside.

For the forward line, the 76ers are all candidates who make up the number, and undrafted picks like Lagabel are also used to fight.

Or be a rookie.

How to be the opponent of McGrady and Jackson.

In the first quarter of the game, the Magic had already led by 12 points.

In the second quarter, Li Mu thought about stopping the call, but he didn't expect that all the main players would be rotated, and the 76ers were also weak, completely powerless to fight.

After the first half of the game, with Reid's 4 three-pointers, the Magic widened the point difference to 25 points.

There are some main players who rest after a quarter, so Li Mu can't stop them.

The opponent is too good, and it is very difficult to release them.

Moreover, this is the home court of the Magic. In order to be worthy of the fans' tickets, the Magic decided to go all out.

After all, the 76ers are just opponents, and the parents of the Magic are fans and spectators, so they still take care of the 76ers.

In the third quarter, the 76ers continued to be beaten.

The point difference widened to 40 points.

In the fourth quarter, Li Mu really stopped.

The 76ers still don't work.

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

比分137比80，魔术队送给76人队一次58惨败，连胜达到21次。

Kidd had 15 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds, a quasi-triple-double performance.

Duncan had a solid performance with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

With 35 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, Tracy McGrady has the demeanor of the new scoring champion.

O'Neal had 18 points, Jackson had 13 points, and Reed had 19 points... It was a situation where more points bloomed again.

The only players the 76ers can play are Dikembe Mutombo and Aaron McGee.

Fortunately, the 76ers breathed a sigh of relief, the next game, Iverson and comeback.

If Iverson continues to rest, it is estimated that he will not be able to hit the playoffs stage.

It can only reduce the recovery time and come out in advance.

……

On March 12, TD Waterhouse Center Arena.

The Magic played back-to-back at home against the challenging Nets.In other words, the Nets and Suns did not achieve a single swap between Kidd and Marbury, and their record did not take off.

11 wins and 10 losses! !

Hanging in the top eight position in the Eastern Conference is not because the Nets are too strong, but because the Eastern Conference teams, except for the Magic, are all rubbish and none of them can play.

Just looking at the starting lineup, the Nets are not weak.

Marbury, Corey Kiddles, Richard Jefferson, Van Horn, Kenyon Martin.

In terms of offensive firepower, the Magic's lead is really not much, just a few hundred million points.

The Magic started with 5 players, Kidd, McGrady, Jackson, Duncan, and O'Neal.

The game is on.

Facing the No. [-] control in the world, Kidd sent the basketball to the inside.

Duncan singled out Van Horn.

For defense, Van Horn is a stream of consciousness defense, which is a bit more advanced than eye defense.

However, for Duncan, they are all the same and cannot be stopped.

The offense became simple. Duncan copied O'Neal's homework, knocked away, turned around, slammed with both hands, and scored two points.

0 to 2! !
The Nets rushed up.

Marbury stepped down and turned around, rushed to the frontcourt, continued to break through, and then scored the ball to the outside three-point corner.

Van Horn stepped on the three-point line, raised his knife and dropped it, and shot a long two-point jumper...

Swish-!
Have it.

2 to 2! !
The Nets want to increase the offensive rhythm, and the Magic are not afraid.

Kidd also automatically increased his speed. Sure enough, he flicked his right hand in the frontcourt and easily assisted McGrady.

2 to 4! !
With physical talent, the Magic's offense is terrifying.

Kidd naturally knows the strengths of the Magic, and playing the game in this way will become simpler and easier.

The pace of the game is fast.

Looking back, Marbury broke through for a layup, Kidd couldn't stop it, and made a small throw...

Swish-!
4 to 4! !
Offensive and defensive transition, the Magic attack.

Kidd made a three-pointer.

Bang-dang-!
It's hard.

Nothing.

Kidd hit the rebounding idea.

O'Neal grabbed the rebound and hooked the basketball into the basket.

4 to 6! !
The inside line has an absolute advantage.

Kidd can fight blindly.

If you don't make the shot, you still have a chance.

The Nets naturally knew that the Magic had the advantage, but they had given up on defense and had to fight for offense.

Raise the speed and increase the offensive space.

It was still Marbury's breakthrough, the Lone Wolf's breakthrough, without passing.

In the face of pinching, he was still strong and sent the basketball to the basket.

For Kidd alone, Marbury, who is at his peak, really has no solution to the offense.

The score continued to be tied, and the two sides started off evenly.

Soon, the Magic gradually began to take the initiative.

On the court, it's not a five-on-five situation, but a one-on-five situation.

Marbury felt that he was in a good offensive state. He deducted the pass button and shot from inside. The offense was unstoppable and he looked like a superstar.

He's a point guard, though, playing like a shooting guard.

The score goes to the score, but it is a bit of a useless teammate.

One-on-five, Marbury is obviously in a storm, especially the Nets' defense, which can't keep up with the stage.

The difference between the two sides began to gradually widen.

Marbury is still obsessed with personal singles, and can't extricate himself.

Kidd organized the Magic team in an orderly manner, and played a multi-point offensive situation.

It was still the flower of a superstar, and the game quickly fell to the Magic.

After the first quarter, the score was 33 to 20, and the Magic led by 13 points.

……

(End of this chapter)