Chapter 143 Let Basketball Talk

Phew~

Otis, who was far away in the general manager's office at Amway Arena in Orlando, followed the game between the Magic and the Lakers.

When the buzzer sounds, the game is over.

The score was fixed at 101 to 90.

He also breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the whole game, the Magic are the team that has the more initiative most of the time.

and finally won.

The advantages are quite obvious...

The Magic, who have Kwame Brown, have been able to compete with the Lakers, who have the "three highs", in terms of interior confrontation and rebounding, and even...

It can also be suppressed!

In addition, the Magic's defensive reserves on the wings are indeed sufficient. Kobe Bryant finally scored 26 points tonight. But based on his state tonight, if the Magic team with only Bogans last year would have lost by 36 points, or even more.

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The Magic now have nearly the deepest wing defense in the league.

These are the good aspects.

Of course there are also disadvantages...

When he thought of this, Otis's eyes gradually became serious.

First of all, Li Wan is not as lethal as Kobe in terms of offensive ability.

However, there is nothing we can do, there is only one Kobe Bryant in the entire league.

Li Wan, a second-year student, is temporarily unable to compare with him, which is actually quite normal.

Moreover, Li Wan's breakthrough points allow him to help his teammates well even when he is restricted, so that the team's scoring will not stagnate.

Moreover, his ability to adjust has indeed improved this season, and the last wave of 8 consecutive points sealed the victory of the game.

In short, this is indeed a problem, but it is not so fatal.

Li Wan has a way to deal with it, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

Compared with the shortcomings in this aspect, the ability of the Magic's bench rotation to grab points is what Otis needs to pay attention to...

In this game, Odom helped the team go ahead twice, and the combined score of tying almost reached double digits!

In terms of the time the substitutes were on the court, this is a very exaggerated figure.

He must find a way as soon as possible to make up for this shortcoming.

Moreover, this substitute with the ability to grab points should also have good ball-handling ability, because the Magic team lacks someone on the bench who can hold the ball.

This is actually the third problem exposed by the Magic in this game.

Looking at this league, among the favorites to win the championship, which team does not have more than two ball-holding points?

Needless to say, the Lakers...

Counting the solid "dribble guard" Fisher, they have at least 5 ball-holding points.

The two giants on the Celtics side plus Rajon Rondo also have three ball-handling points.

The same is true for the Cavaliers, with Mo Williams at the first position, Delonte West at the second position, LeBron James at the third position...

Compared with them, the Magic team really has fewer ball-holding points.

If only this problem could be solved...

There was a little more emotion in Otis's eyes.

The group of people who can help the team win the first championship in team history, whether they are players, head coaches, or general managers. Even if they are just a ball boy, they must take the greatest credit.

Then give it a try...

As the first general manager in the history of the Magic, what kind of deal can I complete?

Yes, Otis already calls himself "the first general manager in Magic franchise history" in his heart.

It's not surprising that he is so "self-effacing". Just look at the comments online. After defeating the Lakers, the fans in Orlando praised him.

After reading what the Orlando fans said, you will find that he is really self-effacing...

One family is happy and the other is sad.

Magic fans were happy when they won, but Los Angeles people were sad when they lost.

Everyone was sighing or missing Li Wan.

It's just that the Lakers players can't see their reaction at this moment.

After the interview, they all stayed in the locker room as Phil Jackson said.

After losing the game, Kobe was in a very depressed mood, causing the small locker room to be completely silent. Most of them were playing with their mobile phones with their heads down. It was like they were finishing dinner at a class reunion 20 years later...

I don’t know how long it took, but the door to the locker room opened, and it was Phil Jackson who had arrived belatedly.

His arrival made everyone raise their heads and adjust their sitting postures.

Phil Jackson's eyes swept across the faces of these people one by one.

Seeing the frustration on their faces, the faint smiles on their lips disappeared.

So far in the new season, the attitude of the Los Angeles media is too optimistic...

He often talks about "defending the title" and fantasizes about "three consecutive championships" from time to time.

Arrogant soldiers will be defeated!

"Zen Master" knows very well that such public opinion will only breed the team's complacency and stall the team's progress.

However, he has never been able to find the right time to correct this trend.

Li Wan and the Magic provided him with this opportunity.

He was not in a hurry to speak, but first asked Phil Handy, who came in with him, to play the VCR in his hand.

This is the video of the game against the Magic that just ended.

Phil Jackson had someone edit the Lakers' "ugly behavior" in this game.

Including almost everyone, including Kobe.

He even replayed that dunk three times.

After the video was played, "Zen Master" could clearly feel that there was a fighting spirit in the locker room.

about there……

Phil Jackson then spoke: "Guys, it's time to wake up. The new season has begun. We are no longer the championship. Tonight's game... I think this has been proven... Let's adjust our position and follow

Like the other 29 teams in the league, we are also challengers this season..."

"The O'Brien Cup is always earned through hard work!"

Phew~

That night, a strong wind suddenly blew in Los Angeles, blowing away all the pride and prejudice.

Li Wan was sitting on the bus heading to the airport, listening to the "whirring" of the wind outside the window, but felt that the strong wind was not blowing hard enough... Tonight was the beginning!

The phone rang at this time, and it was a text message from Daequan Cook.

——Man, I will pick you up at the hotel tomorrow afternoon. Let me know when you arrive.

The Magic's next game is an away game against the Miami Heat.

Li Wan saw the message and responded immediately.

——What, how do you know that I dunked on Kobe? Who told you? Yes, I dunked on Kobe!

Daquan Cook’s reply:…

What the hell, who asked you?

but……

Really awesome!

When Cook learned the news, he stayed for a while.

This is...

Kobe!

The next day, Li Wan and the Magic successfully occupied the sports pages of all media.

Before this game, some media had some doubts about the value of their "8-game winning streak".

I think the Magic took advantage of the schedule. There were 8 opponents at the beginning of the season, so the Spurs are considered a strong team, and the other teams are weak. How different is the Lakers! There is still a "back-to-back" round, but they still only lose one game.
To be continued...