Time flies. On the day after the unexpected loss to the Celtics, Edison, after consulting Nelson, increased the team's exercise volume by 50% and drilled these players who were beginning to be a little impetuous.
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However, because Edison personally led the team members to train, he was very tired after half a day, and he was in a state of having more air in and less air out.
So in the afternoon, Edison didn't show off and stay with the team members. Instead, he found a way to go back to his office to recuperate.
But as the saying goes, "If people don't look for trouble, trouble will look for people." As soon as Edison sat down and even before the coffee could be heated, Jet, the team's administrative assistant, sent him a dozen documents.
The Jet Magic Team assigned a new administrative assistant to Edison, who is responsible for delivering some team documents or meeting decisions to him. Edison did not have any administrative assistant before, and he could not be found for ordinary things, but once he is needed, then
It's him who makes the decision. So Jeter's arrival may appear to be a way for the team to take care of Edison, but it's actually an opportunity to reduce his chances of participating in decision-making.[
That is to say, Jett is a good person. He is a 28-year-old white boy. He is very ordinary in appearance, but he is enthusiastic about others, dedicated to his work, and full of drive. Moreover, his ancestors are Orlando natives for three generations. His grandfather worked in the orange grove in Orlando.
At work, his father opened a small rubber factory to make balloons. Now Jeter is engaged in basketball. Edison feels that the development of this family is very regular. It is estimated that Jeter's children in the future will be engaged in hot-air balloon related industries.
Because three generations have been in Orlando, Jeter loves Orlando very much, and he also loves the Magic, his hometown team. When he came to Edison on the first day, the way he looked at him made Edison shudder even thinking about it.
It was a kind of surprise mixed with admiration, admiration mixed with excitement... In short, Edison felt that it was an ambiguous look that could only occur between good friends.
However, this also allowed Edison to rule out the possibility that Jet was sent to monitor him. Who kind of idiot fan would be detrimental to the owner?
"Mr. Paul, the league just sent a fax. This is the record sheet for this year's All-Star voting. The email has also been sent to your mailbox. I hope you can reply to them before tomorrow." Jeter said and held his hands.
The fax was neatly placed on Edison's desk.
"Huh, okay, let me take a look and you can pick it up in 15 minutes."
Edison opened it and saw that it was the same as last year. There were 4 tables in total, namely the East and West All-Stars, and first and second-year rookies. However, the candidates for the rookie game were selected by the assistant coach, which was Thibodeau's job. Edison
Only the Eastern and Western All-Stars are in charge.
"You can't choose someone from your own team. This is really nonsense." Edison thought briefly and found that he was frustrated.
In his mind, Howard, Brand and Nash should be substitutes even if they can't be in the starting lineup, but now he can't choose. At this time, Edison's feeling is very similar to that of a cat watching a fish outside a fish tank.
Looking at it, I feel itchy but unable to implement it.
"I can't choose Nash, then let me think about it -" Edison gritted his teeth, looked at the watch in his hand, and then thought about other suitable candidates in his mind.
"Well, I remember that originally four Pistons entered the All-Stars this year, so let's select them all." So Edison filled in Billups, Hamilton and Wallace.
Everything in the world is difficult at the beginning. If the beginning is smooth, the rest will be easy to handle.
So Edison quickly filled in the names of Carter, Pierce and Bosh in the eastern column.
Edison didn't write about Arenas, who is currently popular, because he was afraid that if he chose Arenas and pushed Nash over, it would be a lot of fun. As for Brand, he didn't worry too much, after all, the Eastern Conference can
There are really too few insiders to choose. With Brand's current performance, it is stable. It's hard to say how to roar Tianzun. It will definitely be a piece of cake to deal with Bosh.
Edison has his own little calculation here. After all, although the league does not admit it, star whistles exist objectively. When referees judge who is a star and who is leaning, in addition to the league's internal instructions, a very important hard indicator is the All-Star
race.
We see that the current Curry, Millsap, Iguodala and others have fully demonstrated their All-Star strength, but because they have not entered the All-Star Game, they often suffer from some penalties and cannot offset the home court.
Whistle. So in the All-Star Game every year, although Garnett, Duncan, Kobe and others always say they don’t want to participate because they feel too tired, in fact they have not fallen behind for a year. And some teams have quasi-All-Star players.
The team will mobilize the resources at its disposal to help its players, which may be public opinion, or it may directly follow Stern's line. A similar situation is like the various films released by various film and television companies before the Oscar selection every year.
It will be the same, although what I said was other things, what I was thinking about were those few places.
Compared with the entanglement of choosing the east, it is much easier to choose the west. After all, it has nothing to do with you and there are no interests entangled in it.
Edison didn't think too much and just picked the famous ones. Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, and Ray Allen were filled in first, and then after some thought, he filled in Gasol and Parker.
Edison spent more time thinking about the last two spots. He went through the top eight teams in the Western Conference from beginning to end, and then wrote down Marion and Anthony.
The Clippers are currently fourth in the Western Conference, while the Nuggets are seventh. As a top eight team in the Western Conference, there must be an All-Star, otherwise it is really unjustifiable.[
After finishing writing his All-Stars, Edison began to drink his newly brewed coffee leisurely, and then waited for a few minutes before Jett knocked on the door again and came in to take away the form he had filled out.
Before the All-Star Weekend, the Magic have two tough games. They will play the Heat away from home on the 14th and the Heat at home on the 16th. Although it is not back-to-back, it is boring to encounter the same opponent two times in a row during the regular season.
When playing against the Heat in an away game, "magic calculator" Pat Riley didn't hold anything back. He sent out all the main players and showed 100% of his strength.
On the Magic side, because many players in the team are competing for the All-Star qualifications, and they were scolded for their mistakes in the last game, they naturally need to remember it, so they all hope that they can regain their rhythm in this game, so one by one.
They are all fully wound.
The game was full of excitement from the beginning, with players on both sides making great moves, especially in the paint.
As a result, after one game, Howard and Brand turned O'Neal's sports top into a women's evening dress, with the hem reaching past the knees. Of course, this also shows from another aspect how good the quality of the jerseys provided by Adidas is.
, if it had been replaced by certain brands, it would have been ruined long ago.
There is nothing that can be done about it. If a player on the outside line touches him, it will be a big deal, but when he gets to the inside line, he usually doesn't even touch him, he just bumps and hugs him.
The two teams played very close in the first three quarters, with scores up and down. The Magic entered the fourth quarter with a 1-point advantage at 82-81. However, the Heat beat the Magic 8-0 at the beginning of the final quarter and immediately overtook the score.
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At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wade seemed to be looking for a touch and shot a three-pointer, and it actually went in. On the defensive end, he prevented Roy's attack, and then quickly shot down, taking advantage of no one in the Magic to react.
Come over and get a layup.
Also unwilling to be left alone was Walker, who also hit a three-pointer after receiving Wade's pass.
Edison saw something was wrong and quickly called a timeout.
After returning to the game, although the Magic began to score, the Heat never allowed the Magic to get closer to the score thanks to Wade's performance.
When the game entered the final 8 minutes, the big shark swam back into the field.
O'Neal was also stimulated by Kobe's 81 points. He scored 34 points and 14 rebounds in each of the last three games. O'Neal also maintained a high level of performance in this game, scoring 25 in the first three quarters.
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As soon as O'Neal came on the stage, Edison seemed to have seen a life-saving straw. With a wave of his hand, the Magic began to chop sharks and chase him all over the field.
But O'Neal's touch was amazing today, and he made 5 of 6 free throws. He couldn't believe it because of his high shooting percentage. After making the sixth shot, he looked at his right hand in a daze, and then shook his head with a big mouth.
The most important thing about shark-cutting tactics or foul tactics is confidence, which is psychological warfare. If the opponent fails to score a penalty, their pressure will double, and the players will become more nervous and unable to score a penalty. On the other hand, if they can
If a goal is scored, the fouling team will panic. After all, scoring from the free throw line is the most certain and easiest way to score.
So after three fouls, Edison and Magic no longer dared to use it.
In the end, the Heat maintained their 7-point advantage until the end, defeating the Magic 107-100.
In this game, O'Neal made 14 of 26 shots and 7 of 10 free throws, scoring 35 points. He also had 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Although Wade's total score was not as high as O'Neal's, with only 28 points, 14 of them were scored in the fourth quarter, which played a decisive role in the game at the critical moment.
Other players such as Walker and Payton also scored more than ten points and contributed to the team's victory.[
On the Magic side, Howard was once again suppressed by O'Neal. He played 36 minutes, but only scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks. If converted into 48 minutes of data, this game was reduced by one-third from usual.
Because Pat Riley played more power forwards with Walker in this game, and Walker likes to play from the outside, Brand didn't perform well in this game. He only had 2010, and he could only meet his most basic data requirements.
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But when these two starters performed poorly, Varejao suddenly emerged, scoring 12 points and 7 rebounds in just 12 minutes of playing. Of course, the important reason why he is so good is that Edison arranged for Howard in this game.
He keeps an eye on O'Neal, so Varejao plays when there is no one inside the Heat.
However, when Pat Riley shook hands with Edison after the game, he tactfully expressed his envy of the Magic's inside configuration and asked about the possibility of trading Varejao.
Without Mourning, the fortune teller also felt that his inside line was not stable enough, so he seized every opportunity to strengthen his inside line.
However, this request was flatly rejected by Edison. Just kidding, if he trades with the Heat, it would be tying up the enemy.
After losing in the away game, the Magic returned home and defeated the Heat 113-98, taking revenge.
However, Pat Riley obviously didn't play seriously in this game. O'Neal and Wade only played barely 30 minutes, which was 18 minutes less than at home.
On the one hand, Pat Riley is hiding his strength to prevent his direct competitor, the Magic, from becoming more familiar with his tactics. On the other hand, he is also giving the two players who participated in the All-Star Game a chance to rest and adjust. Don’t play in the last game.
If there is any injury or illness, it means losing the wife and losing the army.
The Magic, on the other hand, are trying their best to get back on the field and win the Heat.
The mentality of the game is different, and the final result will naturally be directly proportional to the attitude.
