Six Hundred and Sixty-One. A Superstar Who Needs to Be Coaxed

January 4, 2011, the day of the game between the Grizzlies and the Magic.

At the visiting team training ground at the FedEx Center in Memphis, the Magic players arrived at the visiting team's arena early to prepare for the game.

The atmosphere within the Magic team is very subtle.

It looks harmonious, and the team's record is not bad. It currently has 22 wins and 12 losses, surpassing the Knicks and reaching third in the Eastern Conference.

However, the Magic team is clearly divided into two groups.

One group is Arenas and Howard. After the two became teammates, they got together to play every day.

The other group is the rest of the Magic team.

There is no conflict between the two groups. On the contrary, the other group deliberately said nice things when communicating with Howard, just like coaxing a child.

This is the situation after the coaching staff communicated with other players in private. Everyone coaxed Howard, so the Magic team currently feels like it is thriving.

Because Howard played really well, this season, it was really Howard who carried the entire team forward.

Howard is now smiling in his dreams, this is what he wants!

As the core, the strongest player, and the ruler of the team, he led the team to victory.

He was happy to play, and now he was happy to be commanded by Turkoglu. He was very happy when Turkoglu left last season.

He felt that he was the best player, so why should he listen to Turkoglu's command, but he had to admit that Turkoglu was good at organizing offense, especially his ability to assist from the top arc.

Turkoglu was a player from the peak period of the once gorgeous Princeton system. He learned to pass the ball from Webber, Divac, and Brad Miller. Webber's mismatched low-post singles, Turkoglu was very good at it, and Divac and Brad Miller's high-post assists and top arc assists, Turkoglu also learned them well.

But the more this happened, the more unhappy Howard was. He felt that his brilliance was covered up. In the playoffs, everyone was saying that Turkoglu was great.

Now Turkoglu has been wandering around for a year. Last season, his playing time plummeted and he was not in the core position. He wasted a year. When he returned to the Magic, most of his skills had degraded, leaving only his passing awareness. From averaging 18+5+5 in the last two years after leaving the Magic, he only averaged 9+3+5 this season.

But Howard was very happy.

Turkoglu finally had no strength that could cover up his brilliance. Instead, he was more willing to cooperate with Turkoglu than before.

In addition, everyone is coaxing him now, he plays very hard, and has the best data of his career, and

he just turned 26 last month!

A 26-year-old center, averaging 22.5 points, 13.9 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 59% shooting rate, although 49% free throw rate is a bit tragic, free throws are getting worse year by year, mainly because his body is getting stronger year by year, and his current weight has reached 122 kg. From 105 kg in the draft to 122 kg now, his weight has increased year by year, his arms are getting harder, and his free throws are getting worse... However, with such a weight, he still has the best athletic ability in the center position!

He really relied on his own strength to lead the team to win, making everyone else in the team a foil.

Especially now, he is ranked first in the MVP prediction list!

The day before yesterday, Howard played against the Heat, with 18 points, 24 rebounds and 4 blocks in a single game, helping the Magic beat the Heat 99-91, overpowering James who scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Next, he will play against the Grizzlies, and he is very excited. If he can beat Sun Ce, his MVP probability will be even greater.

The fans like him, the coaching staff pampers him, his teammates coax him, and even the probability of winning the MVP has increased because of a seemingly incredible trade. Howard feels that everything is fine.

However, the other players on the Magic team are under a lot of pressure. Playing basketball is tiring enough, and they have to coax the child...

But they can't not coax him! Once this guy is unhappy, he will be very depressed, and they can only coax him.

Compared to playing basketball, coaxing Howard to be happy is what the Magic players feel most tired of.

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At the home team's training ground, after two days of careful consideration, Coach Hollins made adjustments to the upcoming home back-to-back.

The main reason is that the Spurs finally lost last night. The Spurs, who had won 14 consecutive games, were ended by the Knicks at home.

This game lasted two overtimes. The two teams were evenly matched in the regular time and the first overtime, but in the second overtime, Ginobili missed the key three-pointer to tie the game. Missing the shot is not a big deal, as everyone has missed key shots, but Ginobili missed two in a row, and both were three-pointers... This scene reminds people of the night view of the West Coast.

Paul, who scored 28 points and 17 assists, and Stoudemire, who scored 30 points and 16 rebounds, led a group of former water cooler managers who had never known that they had such shooting talents before, and defeated the Spurs 131-128.

This is the second real loss of the Spurs. In addition to the Lakers defeating them head-on with all the main players, the other two losses were due to rest.

This game provides research material for many teams that regard the Spurs as imaginary enemies.

However, even if the Spurs lose, it is already January, and the Spurs have only lost 4 games...

This is clearly going for 65+ wins! Even...

Just like in the original time and space, before the All-Star Weekend, the Spurs looked like they were going to win 70 games.

Now many media are predicting whether the Spurs can win 70 games.

Faced with this situation, Coach Hollins began to make adjustments according to the season plan he had made after losing to the Spurs for the first time at the beginning of the season...

After the tactical meeting and tactical training in the morning, we started to rest during lunch time, and started to warm up for the game at 7:00 in the afternoon at 4:30 in the afternoon.

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“The battle for the strongest no-fly zone:

Goal 1: In the next game against the Magic, the hosts need to block Dwight Howard at least once.

Goal 2: In the next game against the Magic, the host needs to help the team complete more blocks than the Magic.

Goal 3: In the next game against the Magic, the host needs to help the team get more rebounds than the Magic.

Event reward: Dwight Howard's arm guard, a special reward. If you win the game at the same time, the score of this event will be increased to S.

Failure penalty: This event is graded F.

Note: The events in this stage will affect the final score of the S-level event attack. Each event with a score lower than D-level will reduce the overall score by an additional small level after the overall score statistics are completed. "

Seeing this incident, Sun Ce really wanted to say to Rose: How about you call Thibodeau back and let the two of us compete for MVP?

It's easy to compete with Rose for MVP. They just have to face each other in the air. They are both in the same position.

But competing for MVP with all kinds of other players, the events are all weird.

Whether he can win the MVP or not is a different matter. Whether he can win the MVP has nothing to do with the incident. Of course, now that he has the opportunity to compete, Sun Ce will certainly go. Although he doesn't want to think that way, Gay's reimbursement has indeed given him a chance to become a member of the team. The best outside opportunities can also make better use of the abilities of teammates.

However, events have nothing to do with whether you get MVP or not, but events have rewards! Level reward, Sun Ce used it in the World Championships. That S-level phased burst defeated the American team. Moreover, the special effect of the S-level phased burst using pre-training also made his explosive speed faster than that of an NBA guard. The average level and bullet speed have reached the first-class level of A-level defenders.

The A-level rewards are completely different from the S-level rewards. Moreover, only the rewards for S-level events include mysterious fragments that can be exchanged and drawn.

I looked at the card in the prop space...

Originally, playing Howard was just for fun, and he played the Magic and Mavericks back-to-back. Sun Ce naturally paid more attention to the Mavericks, and the physical potion was originally reserved for playing the Mavericks.

but now……

Is this card used? Or not?

After thinking about it for an afternoon, Sun Ce also watched some video clips of Howard's games this season.

Howard is now heavier than Gasol! And fierce! In the opening game of the new season, Gasol was crushed and beaten by Howard.

The Magic's main advantage is the inside line. Although the Magic team doesn't have many powerful inside lines, Howard alone is strong enough.

It's not impossible to fight directly. Sun Ce is not afraid of the opponent. The overall strength of his team will not lose to the Magic, but he must ensure that the goals of these three events are completed.

It’s stressful!

And MVP, who doesn’t want it?

But it’s difficult to win MVP!

One thing is very important. You must play better than your opponent when playing against your direct competitors in order to increase your chances of winning!

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At 6:40 in the evening, players from both teams entered the stadium after warming up.

After the players from the two teams entered the stadium, Sun Ce looked at Howard who was dancing with Arenas amidst the boos.

"Dwight Howard, 26 years old, weighing 122 kg, ability evaluation S (peak), offense A+, defense S+, rebounds S+, three-point... mid-range shot... layup S, speed A-, strength S, jumping S , Endurance S..."

Really strong!

Invincible physical fitness!

Regardless of skills, Howard's physical fitness can be said to be the most perfect form among athletic centers.

Sun Ce has experienced the beast's body twice, and he can't describe the beast's skills in Sichuan dialect;

Let’s use Sichuan dialect to describe the beast’s body!

The last time they played against each other, Howard scored 16 points, 25 rebounds and 7 blocks in the face of the two Bears + his own Sun.

And so far in the season, Turkoglu's performance on the opposite side is getting better and better. At the beginning, he only averaged 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Magic fans were booing him at home. I think Magic fans were still hoping for stars last season. The moon wants to bring Turkoglu back, so he turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone else.

But for a while, Turkoglu has already averaged 9+3+5 per game. It is impossible to return to the top. But recently, Turkoglu has averaged 12+5+7 per game and performed well!

Coupled with the Magic's top three pitching staff in the league...

Moreover, the Magic team must have made a game plan for them.

Their game plan must be disrupted!

Unlike playing against other stars, Howard's character makes Sun Ce want to catch the opponent off guard from the start.

"Brothers learning machine, use O'Neill card!"

"The host uses the Shaquille O'Neal 1999-2000 version of the peak star experience card."

"Shaquille O'Neal 1999-2000 version, ability evaluation SS (peak)..."

"Hold the sun!"

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Next chapter tomorrow before two o'clock noon.

Time is a bit tight today, so I originally wanted to add another chapter, so I’ll leave it at that and continue tomorrow.