If Orlandoans were asked to choose their most important opponent this season, the result would definitely not be the favorite Pistons, nor the rival Miami Heat, but the Phoenix Suns.
Although people now know that Tracy McGrady's departure from the Suns was the result of team management or Edison's single-handed operation, they still don't want to accept this fact.
Therefore, the ticket requests for this game have been sold out early. Many fans are holding up signs online and even in person, hoping to get a ticket for this game. Of course, the main reason why Orlando people are so enthusiastic is that now
The Magic's record is amazing, giving fans the confidence to beat the Suns. If the Magic's record couldn't get any worse now, then the fans definitely don't want to come to the scene to witness the scene where the top team beat their old team. No one wants to experience that kind of pain, absolutely not.
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Edison stood in the middle of the locker room, his face sinking, "Today's game is very critical. It can be said that this is the most important game for me this season. I would rather lose in the playoffs. I
I don’t want to lose to the Phoenix Suns at home today. I think you all know the reason. Listen to the voices of the fans outside. Although we just played a game yesterday, I ask you to work hard in this game. In short, today’s
If you lose the game... Hum, I heard that the anorectal department at the central hospital is very good recently."
Edison's threat caused the anal sphincter muscles of all the players below to begin to contract and twitch unnaturally.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the game between the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns brought to you by tnt. I am the great Charles Barkley, and next to me is the tiny Kenny Smith."
Although Barkley was teasing Kenny Smith, Smith was not angry, but laughed. Their bald heads shone in the reflection of the light.
"First of all, let me introduce the current situation of the two teams. The Magic are now 16 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the league, but they have just sent away veteran inside Juwan Howard and brought back 'Penny' Hardaway. But it is a pity that according to the Magic
According to official information, Hardaway will undergo surgery on his left knee and ankle again and will miss all the remaining games of the season. He is really an unlucky boy. This is why I have always recommended that players eat more high-calorie foods and increase their
Because of your weight, being too thin is easy to get injured. You need those fats, they can protect you better." Barkley still talked nonsense and talked about some irrelevant things, but the audience just liked to hear him say these unreliable things.
spectrum thing.
"Actually, the presence or absence of Hardaway has little impact on the Magic. As for Zhu Wan, he was more of a substitute in previous games, so this personnel change has almost zero impact on the Magic's strength. They are still the best in the league.
One of the strongest teams in China." Kenny Smith added additional analysis.
"Let's take a look at the current situation of the Phoenix Suns. In fact, everyone knows that since I left the Suns, this team has never become a top team. This season they bought Tracy McGrady from the Magic like a robbery, and then
They also signed the Clippers outsider Richardson, plus the original Stoudemire and Joe Johnson. The Suns have a very good lineup, but it is a pity that these players have never found the right chemical reaction. Now they have 10 wins.
8 losses, only 8th place in the Western Conference. In this game, McGrady faces his old club. I don’t know how he will perform. If he enters the scoring champion mode, the Suns still have a great chance of winning this game.
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The starting lineup for the Suns is: Center Steven Hunter is also a Magic player, he was originally traded to the Bobcats, and then came to the Suns for some reason; Power forward, Stoudemire; Small forward, Tracy McGrady; Shooting guard, Joe Johnson
Point guard, Howard Eisley, is also a 10-year veteran of the league. Historically, the Suns bought out his contract this season and he went to play for the Jazz. But now that Nash has not come to the Suns, the Suns
The point guard became a shortcoming, so this guy stayed...
The Suns still have strong players like Barbosa and Richardson on the bench, but I don't know if Barbosa can still become the "Brazilian Lightning" without Nash.
Howard and Stoudemire stood in the center circle preparing for the jump ball.
In fact, D'Antoni has always wanted Stoudemire to play center, and the position he moves in and the work he does should belong to the center, but he just doesn't want to play center. He hopes that his team can have someone taller than himself standing in the penalty area.
, I don’t know what he was thinking.
The current Stoudemire has not yet undergone the minimally invasive knee surgery. His jumping ability and impact power are by no means worse than the current Griffin, but Howard is not a soft persimmon.
But in the end, Stoudemire won the jump ball with his slight height advantage, and Eisley attacked with the ball.
The first ball is always given to the boss to attack, and the current boss of the Suns is Tracy McGrady.
McGrady was holding the ball with his back outside the three-point line, while Marion kept grabbing the ball behind him. McGrady turned around and raised the ball high above his head. Now Marion didn't dare to get so close. McGrady's breakthrough
But the league is famous, so he took half a step back to give some space, but kept his attention on Tracy McGrady.
McGrady slowly moved the ball down. He hunched over and put the ball between his legs without moving. Marion, on the other hand, kept shaking his weight and waving his arms. The two of them were still and moved.
A person who moves has his body drifting like dead leaves on an autumn branch. But in the eyes of experts, every move of Marion has an ulterior motive. There is a killer hidden inside, and he seems to be ready to take out the ball at any time. And because of the movement, Marion
Your own defensive vulnerabilities have changed from static to dynamic, making it difficult to accurately grasp.
The quiet person, with his standing figure, is like a pillar in the stormy sea. Not only does he stand like a mountain, but he also gives others a sense of stability. Tracy McGrady knows very well that Marion's defense is airtight, so he has no
With the intention of attacking, he didn't even look at Marion. He just stood there quietly, looking at his toes.
But Marion knows that McGrady’s mind is completely empty at this moment, and he seems to be indifferent to everything. In fact, no one’s every move can escape his mind (or squint). If you really make any move, he will definitely follow.
Come first.
So the two people, inside and outside, moving and still, were in such a stalemate, which formed a strong contrast.
Time passed by second by second, and the tense atmosphere became heavier and heavier. Marion was still shaking and changing his posture, but the audience was already a little dazzled, and they only felt that he kept shaking,
It made me feel dizzy and confused.
If it continues like this, Marion will definitely suffer a loss, because after all, movement cannot last as long as stillness.
But this is a game, and an offense only lasts 24 seconds, so Marion can persist, but McGrady cannot continue like this forever.
Finally, when there were 5 seconds left on the timer, McGrady moved. He straightened up little by little and hunched over, like a leopard hunting.
Marion, on the other hand, was swaying more and more, his feet kept rubbing in small steps, and his sneakers made a harsh "squeak" sound as they rubbed against the floor.
McGrady suddenly leaned forward and rushed to Marion's left side. McGrady's first step was very fast, but Marion was also well prepared. He quickly adjusted his center of gravity, pulled his body back, and continued to block McGrady.
On the forward line. But McGrady's probing step was still a feint. When Marion stepped back, he quickly jumped up and made an emergency stop for a pull-up jumper.
McGrady's body was very straight, from his toes to his wrists, but his fingers were very soft, and he threw the ball with just a flick of his fingers. The ball had an average arc and was not fast, but Edison knew as soon as he saw it,
The goal was scored….
Sure enough, with a "swish" sound, the ball was empty and the score was scored. The Suns opened the scoring 2-0.
"Grady." The Magic's home DJ was still a little uncomfortable with it. He first made a long note, but soon he realized that this was a goal lost by his own side, and that person was no longer the hero in this arena.
So he suppressed the sounds behind him.
"This goal was very beautiful. He fully demonstrated McGrady's talent, speed, body flexibility and balance ability at this moment. It's really amazing," Kenny Smith sighed.
McGrady's offense is very beautiful, but no matter how beautiful the goal is, it is only two points.
Here, Howard serves the ball quickly. Nash makes a long pass directly after receiving the ball. Iguodala has already passed the ball. After receiving the ball, taking advantage of the Suns players not returning to defense, he ran to the basket and scored two points.
.2-2 level.
"The Magic's offense was too fast, and the Suns' retreat was too slow. After McGrady scored, Iguodala had already rushed towards the opposite side at a speed of 100 meters, while Joe Johnson, who was marking him, was still slowly behind him.
Going back, not only Johnson, but everyone in the Suns did not have the awareness to quickly return to defense. This is also a very important reason for the Suns' current poor record. Their defense is too inactive." Kenny Smith analyzed.
"Yes, the Suns' defensive inactivity is mainly caused by two reasons. First, the coach's lack of attention. You rarely see D'Antoni getting angry on the sidelines because his team is beaten on a fast break. If Pop
Vic has long pointed at the players’ noses and scolded them. Secondly, the ace players don’t take the lead. How motivated a team is depends mainly on the performance of the team boss. You see, when I led the team, I just worked hard.
, so my teammates are not afraid of death and must compete for every ball. But the Suns' current Tracy McGrady and Stoudemire are the core of the team inside and outside, but these two people are not active in defense. His defense is more
Relying on their eyes, as long as the opponent breaks through, they will never pursue them again, and they will not make up for the holes in their teammates' defense. With these two people taking the lead, one can imagine the defensive attitude of other players." Barkley also analyzed the game.
Don’t forget to praise yourself.
"On the other hand, the Magic's defense is very active. Although Nash is also a defensive black hole. Players who play against him can score in double figures in almost every game, but his defensive enthusiasm is very high. His defense is very active and defensive.
He also made a lot of hand movements. His poor defense was not mental, but physical. Although he worked hard, he just couldn't stop the opponent. There was really nothing he could do about it. But he didn't just stop because he couldn't guard him.
No matter what, he didn't enter this disgusting cycle, he was still very active. So under his leadership, the Magic team's defense was very active, and the rotation was very timely. They rarely left the opponent open, which is for the always young players.
It’s very rare for the team.”
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Let's not discuss whether the flagrant foul committed by the Bad Boys was right or wrong.
This is the same as the Spurs arranged for the main players not to participate in the game two days ago to recuperate.
If you look at the Spurs' management and coaches, anyway, as long as you think about it from the perspective of the Spurs and even neutral fans, the Spurs did the right thing and giving up one game for the entire season is well worth it.
But if you look at the fans who bought tickets for the game on the spot, it is a naked fraud and irresponsible to the fans.
The same goes for this flagrant foul. If you regard it as a kind of stadium culture, then it is very reasonable. But if you are a fan who was hurt by them, then you should hate them, and their behavior should be despised.
This question completely depends on your perspective, and it doesn't make much sense to argue about it.
