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Chapter 40 Fighting the Eagles Again

Edison looked at Anne Hathaway in front of him and felt very uncomfortable. Did he really have no feelings for her? Do he just treat her as a highly simulated and fully automatic doll? The answer is definitely not. Edison likes her very much, even

This kind of love can be traced back to before I traveled through time. I liked this actor very much in my previous life.

But now Edison doesn't know what to do.

Edison did not dare to look at Anne Hathaway who was squatting in front of him. He raised his head and looked at the sapphire night sky in Orlando and the shining stars. He remembered Kant's classic sentence in the history of philosophy - "In the world

There are two things that can deeply shock people's hearts, one is the brilliant starry sky above our heads, and the other is the lofty moral principles in our hearts."

The two of them were in a stalemate, as if time and space had been frozen.

Hathaway's cries continued to reach Edison's ears, and the sound became increasingly sad, and Edison gradually couldn't bear it.

"Morality...fuck morality."

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"Then what?" The author once further asked what would happen next for Edison.

But Edison smiled and did not answer. This book is a documentary novel, and the protagonist is not revealed, so I cannot subjectively make assumptions about how things developed later.

That would not only slander Edison, but also be irresponsible to the readers.

But what happened later, and the birth of their children, we can know that Edison took care of everything that day, and the two people got together. Although from a universal value and moral perspective, their union should not be happy.

, and should be blamed, but happiness or unhappiness is never what others tell you, but what you feel yourself.

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No one except the person involved knows the specific events that night, but the meeting between the two people in the parking lot became widely known the next day.

It turned out that the meeting between Edison and Anne Hathaway in the parking lot was photographed by a paparazzi who happened to be passing by.

So the next day was very lively, and all the entertainment newspapers focused on the incident, and suddenly the storm was about to come.

"Why isn't the storm about to come? Then Rachel won't see these." The housekeeper of Edison's villa was very smart and collected all the newspapers immediately and handed them to Edison.

, without letting Rachel see it.

However, paper could not contain the fire. Rachel would know about such a big scene sooner or later, but Edison decided to delay it as long as he could and not to die on his own initiative, so he hurriedly left home and went to the Water House Center.

Arriving at the Water House Center, Edison received a call from David Stern.

The old man retracted his criticism of Edison yesterday on the phone today. It turned out that he had misunderstood Edison before. He did make great moves, but it was different from last year's routine. Finally, he said, "Young man,

You have a future, you have the same demeanor as I did back then, I am optimistic about you."

In addition to David Stern, Edison's mother Lina also called and expressed strong concern about her son's private life. Finally, she once again expressed that she liked Anne Hathaway very much.

Although Edison was tired of receiving calls from these people, he was also very happy because Rachel didn't call him and Martin didn't call him either, which meant that the grape trellis at home had not fallen down.

So with an uneasy mood, Edison flew to Atlanta with the Magic to play the Hawks away from home again.

Back-to-back games are cruel in themselves, and two consecutive days of games are a big test for the physical fitness of the players. If the teams remain unchanged, then in addition to physical fitness, the players' willpower will also have to be tested...

Because this kind of game is like playing half of the game yesterday and playing the second half today. Players are not very excited and easily irritable. They will relax in tactical execution and make more mistakes. Especially young players, who are inherently patient. If you are not strong and have no similar experience, you will be more likely to perform abnormally in this kind of competition.

Both the Magic and the Hawks are teams dominated by young people, but the Magic are better because Nash, the core outside player, and Brand, the inside pillar, are both veterans. They are more mature and can better control their emotions.

Although the core of the Hawks, Joe Johnson, is not a rookie, this is his first year as the boss, and he is not yet able to control the overall situation and cannot control the situation. Harrington, another key player, has always been known for his passion. , he is easily affected by emotions. If you ask him to control his emotions and lead the team, it would be a joke.

In fact, the Eagles' players also want to win. After all, no one wants to lose to the same opponent twice in two consecutive days. In addition, their players are all young and physical fitness is not an issue, so they were very motivated and fought hard at the beginning. It was very fierce. Woodson also planned to take advantage of the players' spirit and set up a tight half-court defense.

The half-court press is a very aggressive defensive tactic. Basically among all defensive tactics, only the full-court press and foul tactics are more fierce and aggressive than the half-court press. If the opponent's ball carrier Due to lack of experience, there was an error in judgment. The ball was not released in time and was forced into the corner of the half court by two players of the opponent. The final result was either to lose the ball or to return to the court. If you did not want to make a mistake, you could only request a timeout.

It can be said that this defensive tactic is very consistent with the athletic ability, impact and physical fitness of the Eagles players.

But the only problem is - Nash doesn't look like a player who is inexperienced and prone to making mistakes in judgment.

And it is not difficult to break the half-court press. You only need to do one thing - pass the ball quickly and send the ball to their key position before the opponent's defensive circle is formed.

So at the beginning of the game, although the Magic were taken aback by the momentum of the Eagles, after all, three people rushed towards them as soon as the half was over. Anyone who met them would panic. But Nash quickly took control of the situation, and not only did he not make any mistakes, Instead, he cleverly took advantage of the space created by the opponent's half-court press and passed the ball to his teammates to score.

As a result, the Magic quickly took the initiative and then achieved a nearly 10-point lead, forcing the Eagles general to give up his pressing tactics.

The Hawks didn't press hard at halftime, and the rhythm of the game fell completely under Nash's control. Although the score did not open up and remained around 10 points, the Hawks' players just couldn't catch up.

Finally, a certain player broke out, or caught up with the Magic and missed consecutive shots, bringing the score closer. The Magic players suddenly increased their defensive intensity, and then "bang bang bang" chased two goals, and the point difference came back. .

This is just like the previous Hawks. After playing with the Magic's playful style for two or three times, the Hawks players became a little convinced and their spirits were no longer so high. Then they remembered the game the day before, so

There was a thought in my mind, "We lost to them yesterday. Looking at the current situation, we still have to lose to them. But today is more decent than yesterday. The difference in points is not that big. It's okay. I'll stay."

Use your physical fitness to fight the next opponent."

As a result, some players gradually began to give up on the game, and this emotion was contagious, and the Hawks did not have the passionate and never-say-die character of Garnett to break this negative emotion, so one passed it on to two, and gradually

All the main players of the Eagles have begun to work hard.

Woodson also tried to adjust the players' emotions through substitutions and other methods, but the strength of the substitute players was obviously insufficient. Although there was enthusiasm, the gap in strength could not be made up...

So after winning three quarters, the game entered garbage time early in the fourth quarter.

In the end, the magic score was 120-102, and he once again rode the neck and fucked the eagle.

The MVP of this game was won by Howard, who returned to his hometown. In this game, he scored a double-double with 22 points and 23 rebounds. You read that right, 23 rebounds, one more than the score, there is nothing the Eagles can do

The inside line was too weak, and Zaza Pachulia was no match for Howard in terms of body or anticipation. In addition, the quasi-Warcraft also blocked 3 shots, guarding the Magic's basket tightly.

Generally speaking, if Howard scores more points, it must be Nash's assist. But that's really not the case today. Most of Howard's points today were scored in two attacks after grabbing offensive rebounds. This guy grabbed 11 frontcourt rebounds.

Backboard.

As for Howard's good data, in addition to his own good performance, it also has a lot to do with Brand's poor condition today. Brand was a little uncomfortable in this game and may have eaten something unclean before the game.

, so he played very little time and only scored 12 points and 5 rebounds.

Nash still had a double-double in this game, with 16 points and 11 assists. Now Edison feels that he is more stable than Brand.

Brand played less time, so Josh Smith naturally played more. Josh, who also returned to his hometown, didn't perform very well. I don't know why, but this guy didn't jump to the basket today and started to make mid-range shots. Maybe

It was influenced by Brand. But his shooting level is much worse than Brand's, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%. This is also an important reason why Howard can grab so many offensive rebounds.

In the end, Josh finished the game with 12 points and 8 rebounds, but his defense was still very good. He slapped anyone he caught and blocked 5 shots.

For the Hawks, the best performer was Joe Johnson. He made 9 of 21 shots and made 6 free throws, scoring a game-high 26 points. However, he only had a measly 2 assists, which was not at all.

Data of a main outside defender.

Al Harrington's performance of 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists cannot be said to be particularly outstanding, but compared with his salary, the price/performance ratio is quite good.

The victory in this game also made the Magic's super back-to-back trip end with three wins in three games. The winning rate once again exceeded 50%, returning to the top eight in the Eastern Conference.

After the game against the Hawks, the Magic ushered in a three-day break. Edison stayed at home for these three days with trepidation, but Rachel seemed to be fine, "Does she really know nothing?" But the agent

Martin soon confirmed that Rachel had gotten wind of something.

But if people didn't talk about this kind of thing, Edison couldn't take the initiative to explain it, so there was a strange calm in the family.

However, the media could not keep them calm. After continuously interviewing the parties and being rejected, these guys began to work as screenwriters. And the conclusion they finally came to was even what Edison wanted - this was a hype, and they were setting up for it.

Movies released next month are building momentum.

So these three days passed by inexplicably.

On November 22, the Magic flew to Washington, D.C., to challenge the Eastern Conference away from home - I said I was going to Washington to play the 76ers, do you believe it?

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