Chapter 1025 1024. The Happy Beast Who Can’t Be Happy

The weight gain has a lot of impact. Kwame Brown, who weighs 122 kg, is a little bit inferior to Howard, who weighs 115 kg. Although it is small, Kwame Brown lost the jump ball for the first time this season when the two focused on the jump ball, especially Howard, who was bullied by the Hawks and took the jump ball very seriously.

The Magic attacked first.

Nelson received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After reaching the frontcourt, Nelson did not pass the ball to Hill, but handed the ball to Rahim. Rahim was forced to start attacking from the outside by relying on his advantage of good ball control and fast speed in the fourth position.

Hill is okay in singles with the ball, but his efficiency is not high. The key is that his ability to organize with the ball has declined. The decline in organizational ability is because his efficiency in singles has declined, which has become a vicious cycle. After playing a few games, he gave up the ball and focused on scoring and grabbing rebounds with his height and wingspan. Of course, he was not very productive. His performance last season can basically be regarded as the last star light.

Nelson and Hill have no interest competition. Nelson is only in his second year, so his contract will not be affected. The contracts of those affected by Hill are only those players who want to renew their contracts, because Hill's contract occupies one-third of the salary cap.

When Hill gave up the ball, Nelson was even happier. After Rahim finished playing, it was his turn.

Rahim received the ball at the top arc, and Rasheed Wallace felt troubled. This former teammate who entered the NBA at the same time as him and was at the peak of his twenties, Rasheed Wallace knew how strong he was. After all, they were both members of the "Girls' Love Group" back then.

Rahim can break through and shoot, can fall to the low post, and has a certain three-point ability. He dare not let go. Rasheed Wallace feels that it is difficult to defend against breakthroughs.

Rahim decisively chose to break through, and Rasheed Wallace hurried to stick to him, but he still couldn't keep up, so he could only closely chase behind Rahim. Kwame Brown under the basket also stood on the right side of the three-second zone, ready to help defend.

Rahim rushed to the inside, attracted Kwame Brown to help defend, and passed the ball to the left side of the three-second zone. Howard received the ball and prepared to take a step to dunk...

Wait!

Wasn't the king of technical fouls chasing Rahim? Howard saw Rasheed Wallace following him and rushed towards him directly! Howard just received the ball and was blocked by Rasheed Wallace in front of him!

Rahim's organization of offense still has some limitations. Vision is not necessarily good if you are tall, nor is it bad if you are short.

Rahim's vision is very average. He basically relies on breakthroughs and passes to organize offense. He didn't notice that Rasheed Wallace, who followed behind him, was not rushing towards him. He saw Kwame Brown coming up to defend and thought he attracted a double team!

Indeed, in theory, Rahim can also attract a double team. Howard's scoring soared this season, which is also largely related to Rahim's ability to attract double teams when scoring under the basket.

Howard saw Rasheed Wallace coming up, so he calmed down, turned sideways and played a low-post singles, and bumped into Rasheed Wallace, ready to use his body to force the ball!

Howard bumped into Rasheed Wallace with force, and Rasheed Wallace suddenly dodged to the side. Rasheed Wallace was too smart and knew how to avoid his disadvantages to defend his opponent. Howard rushed into Rasheed Wallace savagely, but he knew he couldn't stop him, so he grasped the time and played a chair-moving game!

Howard had insufficient lower limb strength, so when he played back, he relied on the explosive power of his upper limbs to hit with all his strength. His center of gravity was high, and Rasheed Wallace pulled the chair and fell to the ground sideways!

In addition to the pain, Howard didn't break the ball when he fell, but the ball fell!

Rasheed Wallace's excellent defensive awareness completed a perfect switch!

Kwame Brown turned and bent over to grab the ball before Rasheed, and immediately passed it to Rasheed Wallace.

Howard, who fell to the floor, reacted quickly. His defensive awareness was impeccable. He pulled Rasheed Wallace's foot. The referee whistled and Howard fouled!

The Hawks' defensive effect when switching defense and defending inside non-super inside players. Except for O'Neal this season, the Hawks' inside defense in the first six games was very good. Gasol was defended to 4 of 14 shots yesterday.

Howard did a good job in tactical fouls. He got up and patted his shoulders. He smiled again and turned back to defend.

The Hawks' fast break was interrupted and fell into a positional battle.

After receiving McGrady's serve, Liu Mang winked at McGrady. McGrady ran to the frontcourt. Liu Mang understood that he would go first and advance to the frontcourt.

McGrady let Liu Mang go first for a reason. The one defending McGrady was DeShawn Stevenson, a first-class defensive player. Liu Mang's opponent Nelson was far behind.

Liu Mang arrived at the front court without stopping. After passing the center line, he began to accelerate to the right. Nelson quickly moved to the left. Liu Mang reached the three-point line and suddenly changed direction to the left.

"Ding... The strongest first step is triggered. The host's speed is +5 within two seconds of this breakthrough..."

With a lightning-fast change of direction, Nelson moved ahead of time, revealing too much space, and Liu Mang broke into the inside without any hindrance.

Howard's potential as a defensive gate in the inside has begun to shine this season. He took a step forward and blocked Liu Mang in front of him, and at the same time blocked Liu Mang's angle of observing the inside pass.

However, because Nelson did not give Liu Mang any hindrance, Liu Mang had already chosen the passing route when he broke through, took the initiative to stick to Howard sideways, and shot the ball towards Howard's crotch...

Crotch pass!

Kwame Brown received the ball under the basket and put the ball into the basket with both hands!

The passing gap between Liu Mang and Rahim is obvious, and the opportunities created are very different.

In transition between offense and defense, the Magic attack.

The Magic's slow start remained the same. Rahim suddenly stopped passing the ball inside and missed a one-step pull-up jump shot on the right side of the three-second zone!

Howard currently ranks second in rebounds per game this season, second only to Garnett's 13.7 rebounds per game. He struggled to push Kwame Brown, trying to grab offensive rebounds. Rebounds were the only one on their team. The advantages.

But... Kwame Brown didn't go to grab rebounds at all. He just wanted to prevent Howard from grabbing rebounds. He used a body stronger than Howard to resist Howard.

Howard rubbed forward, rubbing like crazy, and then...

Feet slipping on the floor!

You can't squeeze in at all!

After Rasheed Wallace was almost shot, Raheem rushed inside and grabbed the ball. Fortunately, Rasheed Wallace reacted quickly and went straight to the block when he rushed in without trying to defend the ball. Cover, and narrowly won the rebound.

The Magic retreated quickly. Their lineup retreated quickly and could always drag the game into a positional battle. Although Hill's offense with the ball declined, his defense became better. The Magic couldn't see it before the start of the season. Hill's decline was so much because of this. Hill's speed and enthusiasm are fine, but his offensive power with the ball is not up to par.

Liu Mang received a pass from Rasheed Wallace, slowly advanced, waiting for his teammates to get into position, and the position battle was a position battle.

After advancing to the front court, Liu Mang passed the center line and continued to accelerate the breakthrough!

After the first attack, the Magic's defense changed. When Liu Mang broke into the mid-range, Hill had already blocked him. Liu Mang quickly took the corner!

The Magic's defense was very selective, letting Prince, the Hawks' worst scorer, open for shots.

After Prince received the ball, Howard was ready to squeeze Kwame Brown to grab the rebound, but to Howard's surprise, Kwame Brown backed away from the free throw line, making Howard very puzzled and disappointed with himself. Are your teammates so confident? Or not fighting for offensive rebounds to prepare for counterattacks? The Magic's counterattack is quite fast, but their counterattack efficiency is not good!

Instead of catching the ball and shooting as the Magic players expected, Prince received the ball and dribbled toward the basket!

Howard's enthusiasm was beyond words, and he immediately turned around and took up his position. As long as Prince takes a shot, he is confident that he will miss it! This kind of breakthrough that goes straight and gives the inside a chance to block defenses. Howard can defend him seven or eight times out of ten!

After Prince rushed to the edge of the three-second zone and jumped up, Howard jumped high and blocked all of Prince's shots. At this time, Prince threw the ball toward the free throw line, and Howard turned his head in the air. At first glance, Kwame Brown's face was already facing him!

Howard was knocked out in the air, and Kwame Brown dunked from behind!

The Magic never expected that the Eagles' opening offense would be all about Kwame Brown!

Moreover, even Prince’s half-hearted dribbling and passing skills chose to pass the ball to Kwame Brown!

It is not uncommon for Prince to provide assists. He also averages 1.5 assists per game when he receives the ball and is defended. However, his breakthrough and distribution is indeed something the Magic did not expect, so they can let him It's so easy to break through and pass.

Kwame Brown scored 4 points in a row!

Next, Howard began the most difficult game in the second year of his career. He discovered that the malice he felt at the beginning of the game was not an illusion, it was real!

The Eagles are targeting him!

Kwame Brown and Rasheed Wallace mainly blocked him from scoring. When grabbing rebounds, they would rather be grabbed by Raheem than block his rebounds.

On the offensive end, if he can pass the ball to Kwame Brown, no matter how difficult it is, he will try his best to pass it to Kwame Brown to score.

The Eagles' plan was strictly implemented. Even though Raheem had a strong rebounding ability and rushed to grab offensive rebounds many times, they still refused to let him go.

Howard was playing and playing, and he couldn't be happy anymore!

At the end of the first quarter, Raheem scored 9 points and 4 rebounds. The Magic scored 20 points in a single quarter. The Hawks did not score many points and the pace was very slow. They scored 26 points, but Kwame Brown alone scored 26 points. Got 11 points! 5 out of 8 shots!

If it weren't for only 1 of 4 free throws, Kwame Brown would have scored more!