Edison opened the messages one by one, and they were basically messages from friends and team staff congratulating him on the victory. Edison felt lightly touched when he saw so many people caring about him, so he replied to the messages one by one.
There were 2 missed calls. The first was the phone call from Edison's parents' home.
Although Edison traveled through time, his original memories were completely integrated with his own, so he was still full of indescribable feelings for Edison's original home and parents. When he saw the call from home, Edison
I thought something happened at home, so I called him quickly.
"Hello, this is Edison's house."
"It's my dad. I saw a call from home. Did something happen at home?"
"Paul! That's great, oh, no, nothing happened at home, everyone is fine. That's it, we were watching the Magic game at home today, and it turned out that you became the head coach, although we all knew that something happened to the team.
Some circumstances, but it was a surprise to us that you became the head coach, and you finally led the team to victory, well done..."
"It's good if nothing happened. Because the incident happened suddenly, I had to prepare tactics and so on, so I didn't notify you in advance. In fact, I am not the team's head coach, but the acting head coach. As you know, there are only 2 games left.
After the game, if no one is willing to take over, let me act as temporary agent. After this season, the team should be looking for a new head coach. By then, well, although I really want to continue to lead the team, but, in fact, it is
Such a thing..."
"Oh, no, don't think so. No matter what the final result is, you have to work hard. In short, you are the pride of your parents. From the TV, you have been shouting and moving around. I guess you should be very tired now, then
have a good rest."
"Okay, Dad. When the season is over, I will go back to see you. Goodbye."
After hanging up the phone at home, Edison saw another phone call from Annie. Starting from that encounter in Los Angeles, the two of them actually didn't have much contact afterwards. After all, Edison also stayed in Los Angeles for a few days. He left.
The latter two people only had one phone call, and they had no contact after April.
So Edison was surprised why Annie called him. Did she also watch the game?
"Hello, Annie, what's the matter?"
"Paul, do you know? I'm so grateful to you. The advice you gave me was so right. I passed the interview for the role of "Fantastic Four". You told me that you asked me to work hard to fit the doctor's temperament of the Invisible Woman, and I got it."
I received the approval of director Tim Story. Oh my God, I don’t know what to say now. I will sign a formal contract next week and the filming will start as early as the end of the month. Thank you so much, Paul.”
"Really? That's really great. In fact, I didn't do anything, I just said casually, this is the result of your own efforts, isn't it?" Edison was naturally very happy after hearing the news.
"Anyway, Paul, you have been a big help. I don't know how to thank you."
"You can refer to the plot in Stallone's movie and pledge yourself to me. I won't dislike you."
"Ha~, Paul's suggestion is very good. I can refer to it, but it will have to wait until no one wants me. Okay, I won't bother you anymore, goodbye."
"Goodbye." After Edison hung up the phone, Anne's voice and appearance were still floating in his mind. She was so beautiful and moving. Edison smiled at himself and muttered to himself.
"After starring in the Fantastic Four, it seems that I have met the big stars in Hollywood. Annie is moving towards her dream, what about me?"
Edison was confused about the uncertainty of the future, but time did not allow him to think about life slowly like a philosopher, because the day after tomorrow, the Magic was going to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers away from home, and he had to prepare for the team's game.
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The next day, Edison led all the team members to the hospital to visit the four injured people. God bless, Weisbrod and Yoni Davis had all woken up, but they were still very weak. The hospital conservatively estimated that the two of them would also die.
He spent half a year recuperating in the hospital bed. Because they needed to rest, Edison and the others quickly left the hospital.
On the third day, April 14, the entire Magic team gathered early in the morning to fly to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is located in Pennsylvania on the east coast of the United States. It was the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800. It is now the fifth largest city in the United States, second only to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston. It is the largest city in Pennsylvania and is only the third largest city in New Jersey.
Across a river, the urban population is about 1.52 million. The entire Philadelphia metropolitan area has a population of about 6 million, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. Philadelphia has an excellent geographical location, about 160 kilometers (2 hours' drive) from New York to the northeast, and
The southwest is about 220 kilometers (3 hours' drive) from the capital Washington. The city is also known as the "City of Friendship".
The Philadelphia 76ers are a veteran team in the NBA. The 76ers were formerly called the Syracuse Nationals and are one of the "founding fathers" of the NBA. In the spring of 1963, Philadelphians Yves Koslov and Al
Grammar purchased the Syracuse Nationals. The NBA approved the purchase on May 22. On August 3, 1963, the team held a meeting to prepare to change the team name. Among 500 suggestions
, the team chose the 76ers as the team name to commemorate the signing of the American Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776.
The history of the Philadelphia 76ers has given birth to many legendary superstars. The best of them are "The Marshal" Chamberlain, "Dr. J" Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Charles "Sir" Barkley. In the end, the jersey numbers of these people also changed.
They all retired in Philadelphia. But the arena is always a new generation replacing old ones. Now when mentioning the Philadelphia 76ers, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is "Wonder Boy", "Indomitable Fighter" and "Answer" Allen Iverson.
At 7 p.m. North American time, the Philadelphia 76ers' home game against the Orlando Magic started at the Wachovia Arena.
"Good evening, viewers, and welcome to watch the NBA 03-04 season Philadelphia 76ers home game against the Orlando Magic brought to you by tnt. This game will be narrated live by Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith."
"Charles, what do you think of this match?"
"I think the Magic have a better chance of winning. Originally this was going to be a battle between the scoring champions, but it's a pity that Allen Iverson can't play due to injury. We can see that Iverson has been injured this season.
, only played a total of 48 games, and the attendance rate was barely more than half. The second scoring point, Robinson, was also frequently injured, and his playing time was not as much as that of Iverson. The team's record was also 33 wins and 48 losses, and the last three games were all losses.
end."
"But Charles, the Magic's record is worse than that of the 76ers. They are only 20 wins and 61 losses, and the team also has constant injuries."
"Yes, Kenny, you are right, but the 76ers won almost all games with Iverson participating. The 76ers without Iverson are simply a piece of shit. Therefore, the 76ers without Iverson
The difference in human strength is just like you and me, we are not on the same level at all."
"But the Magic's coach was injured in a car accident, the current acting head coach is less than 30 years old, and the players are all older than him. How strong do you think such a team can be?"
"You must have not watched the last game between the Magic and the Bulls. Although the Magic's head coach is young, his style of play is passionate, his on-the-spot command is calm, and he is very courageous. The Bulls won the game in three quarters. Of course, this is different from the Bulls.
It has something to do with being too weak, what the hell, the Bull of my time was not what it is now."
Edison knows very well that the victory in the last game mainly relied on the players' spirit, which is similar to the Bulls in terms of strength. Although the 76ers in this game are ranked higher, because neither Iverson nor Big Dog Robinson can play, in fact,
The strength is worse than that of the Bulls. But as the saying goes, being careful is the best. Edison carefully analyzed the lineups of both sides and decisively gave up running and gunning. The main reasons are 2 points. First, the reason why they used artillery to defeat the Bulls was to use a smaller lineup.
It's because the Bulls are too strong inside, and they can't beat them head-on, so they have to find another way. Second, it's so-called that after two days of going all out, the morale of the Magic players is no longer what it was before.
Although the Magic went through a lot of hardships, Edison used the injured to boost morale. This is the saying that a sad soldier will win. However, after two days, the players no longer had the same morale as when they were desperate. Edison can't be allowed to do it again.
Play the video again, the players are not fools...
Therefore, in this game, Edison felt that his team's strength was superior to that of his opponents, so he decided to open up a posture and compete for strength.
The main lineup of the 76ers is: Point guard: Snow; Shooting guard: Aaron McGee; Small forward: Kenny Thomas; Power forward: Derek Coleman; Center: Samuel Dalembert
.
The starting lineup arranged by Edison is, point guard: Tyronn Lue; shooting guard: Bogans; small forward: Tracy McGrady; power forward: Gooden; center: De Klerk. Put Huo Ershu and Stevenson away.
On the bench to keep the offense going.
As the electronic bell rang, the referee threw the ball in the center circle and the game officially started.
Although the 76ers' starting center Samuel Dalembert does not have an advantage in height, he has an extraordinary wingspan, good jumping ability, and can jump high and quickly. He easily defeated De Klerk and the 76ers got the ball.
right.
Snow dribbled the ball past half-court, and Tyronn Lue naturally followed up. Although the height difference between the two was nearly 10 centimeters, Snow's shooting ability was really unflattering, so Edison was also very relieved.
Under normal circumstances, the 76ers' offensive routine should be that after Snow brings the ball across the half court, he will quickly hand the ball to Iverson or the Big Dog, and they will decide whether to attack personally. If Iverson and the others do not attack, then
After several passes and catches, if the ball returns to Snow's hands, he will quickly observe the movement of the players on the field. If there is a suitable player, he will pass the ball to that player as quickly as possible.
Before a suitable opportunity appears, he can only use his own breakthrough moves to mobilize other players on the field, so as to have a chance to create a better gap. At this time, another point and an assist will basically be obtained.
But today is not a normal situation, because both Iverson and Big Dog are wearing formal clothes and sitting off the court. Snow is now the team's big brother on the court. As I said before, the first offense in the NBA usually requires the big brother on the court.
To complete it, Snow began to charge Tyronn Lue head-on.
Although Tyronn Lue has a height difference, his body is very strong and very flexible, so Snow did not take advantage. He missed the layup and De Klerk got the rebound.
When it's the Magic's turn to attack, the idea is very obvious, no nonsense for McGrady.
Everyone should have an impression of Tracy McGrady playing against Thomas. Kenny Thomas was once a teammate of Yao Ming. He has solid basic skills in the paint, a strong body, a soft touch and excellent rebounding. However, he is only 201cm tall. If you play power forward, his height is too short.
If he plays small forward, he is not flexible enough, but overall he is still a very reliable player.
When Thomas usually faces ordinary people, his defense is quite good. Unfortunately, today he is facing McGrady. McGrady is at his peak in the past two years. If he wants to score, let alone anyone in the league can guard him or even limit him.
He is unrealistic. The only thing that can stop McGrady from affecting him when he attacks is his own touch.
But today, McGrady's touch was really hot. He once again made a three-pointer and the Magic took a 0-3 lead.
Edison looked at McGrady and thought, how great would it be if you were willing to stay with the Magic? Nash, McGrady plus Howard, supplemented by a defensive player with excellent physical condition and an outside fixed-point shooter, it would really be necessary to attack.
They have defense, they can attack inside and shoot cold arrows from outside. In addition, there will be no super strong team in the next two years. It is not imaginable that the Magic can win a championship. But now it can only be said to be a pity. Old Pat said McGrady
It has been a complete showdown with the team.
Back to the game, both sides were back and forth, and the first quarter ended quickly. The Magic were obviously better than the 76ers, 21-26, and the Magic led by 5 points in the first quarter.
