On the night of the 15th, the Wizards continued to sit at the MCI Center to meet the challenge from the Orlando Magic.
Due to the new bet between Barkley and Smith before the game, this game also attracted "100 million" attention among the public.
On the court, when McGrady was interviewed by the on-site host before the game and was asked if he was confident in scoring 20 points on the "Terminator" Ron Artest...
On the sidelines, looking at his sleepy eyes that might open at any time, don't say...
Wang Shuo is really worried that the world will be destroyed in the next moment.
At the scene, after the warm-up, the starting lineups of the Magic and Wizards this night are as follows:
Magic: Horace Grant, Pat Garrity, Mike Miller, Tracy McGrady, Darrell Armstrong.
Wizards: Haywood, Jordan, Jackson, Artest, Arenas.
Before the game, since the Wizards did not release any news about Gasol's injury, and Gasol also appeared on the team's 12-man roster for this game, Gasol was not included in the Wizards' final starting list. At that moment, people were very curious...
Why did Wang Shuo put Gasol, the team's "second boss", on the bench this night when the team was winning consecutive games?
Ouch!
What other reasons could there be?
Isn’t it because Wang Shuo also thinks that Barkley, who “doesn’t understand football”, has no problem understanding basketball?
At the beginning of the century, apart from the unstoppable pull-out, in fact, Tracy McGrady's super ejection is his most terrifying weapon.
You know, in this era of HC rules, you can basically count on one hand the number of outside stars who can achieve "a silver saddle shining on a white horse, and swooping like a shooting star" in the NBA.
Unfortunately, McGrady is one of them.
During the Magic period, McGrady's combination of sudden shots made it impossible for ordinary defensive players to limit his shots during the game.
Because you guard against his sudden advances, he dares to show you.
If you guard against him, he can get to the basket in one sprint.
The only regrettable thing is that after the NBA officially cancels the HC rule in the future, due to the impact of congenital diseases, McGrady will gradually lose the super starting ability he had at his peak.
Otherwise, in that era without HC rules, Tracy McGrady, who rushed cleanly and could fly without relying on Tianlong's eight steps, would definitely become an unstoppable sharp knife in the NBA.
Tonight, the Wizards started Haywood with the purpose of strengthening the team's ability to protect the frame.
Because only in this way can the Wizards put Tracy McGrady in and strangle him.
Anyway, it’s still the same sentence.
The game may not look good, but McGrady must "die" tonight!
On the court, after the jump ball, the Wizards attacked first.
Looking at McGrady who took the initiative to switch positions in front of him, Jordan suddenly became energetic. After taking the initiative to ask for the ball on the left, he shook his shoulders and feinted...
When——!
Then, there was an extremely elegant strike.
In addition to offense, McGrady in his prime was definitely one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA when he was willing to defend.
It's a pity that McGrady's character is destined to be impossible for him to choose to be someone else's Pippen when he grows up.
Otherwise, this guy is definitely the most ideal second-choice model in the NBA, bar none.
Come back and the Magic attacks.
Boss Joe, who just failed to take the lead for the Wizards, is not embarrassed. After all, as a basketball senior, in addition to teaching young people how to shoot the ball on the court, the great and glorious tradition of blacksmithing, in Jordan's view, is also It needs to be passed down.
On the court, after Magic guard Armstrong dribbled the ball through half court, the other Magic players quickly opened up space for McGrady to play in singles.
On the wing, looking at Artest, who had just taught his cousin on the same court the day before yesterday, McGrady, who is not a Barkley fan and had no intention of proving anything in this game, almost used a cool shot as soon as he got the ball. , The elegant Crossover shook Artest's ankle.
On the sidelines, on the Wizards' bench, perhaps they were blinded by the so-called "Praying Mantis Pull" and "Praying Mantis Crossover" before time travel, so that at this moment, they were watching McGrady's agile and light movements on the court. Wang Shuo was surprised to find that his blind eyes regained their sight at this moment!
It turns out that you can be handsome when playing basketball?
However, no matter how handsome you are, you must "die" tonight!
On the court, looking at Artest, who was almost killed by McGrady in one round, "Martial Saint" Jackson shouted "Don't panic, third brother" before he ran into the Fang Tian in McGrady's hand. Paint halberd.
Seeing this, McGrady, who could have chosen to distribute the ball to his teammates immediately, quickly changed hands behind his back and sent the basketball to his left hand.
Among the "four major shooting guards", Iverson, the team must rely on me, and Kobe, who "the team must rely on me", are also different from his cousin who plays more like the second in command.
Even in the two seasons when McGrady won consecutive scoring titles, you rarely heard the media criticize him for playing alone.
In fact, fans who have watched McGrady play know that McGrady's personal style is more "do whatever you want".
When he feels hot, he can score 20+ in a single quarter.
When the team is in crisis, he can also borrow another 35 seconds from the sky instead of throwing the blame to others.
And when his teammates are in better positions, he is also willing to give the ball to teammates who are in the open.
Tonight, Tracy McGrady was indeed not interested in scoring 20 points on Artest's head.
But he is very interested in playing against Jordan!
Therefore, at this moment, McGrady, who did not choose to distribute the ball to his teammates, had only one purpose.
That is, use a cool and handsome goal to summon the dragon Michael Jordan!
If one ball is not enough!
Then McGrady will keep playing!
Can......
Can reality really go as McGrady wishes?
On the court, after McGrady changed hands behind him and cut along the baseline, he soon encountered Haywood's help.
At this moment, from God's perspective, the fans in front of the TV just felt that the Wizards tonight were crazy!
On the side, Jordan, who also felt that this scene was extremely familiar, shed bitter tears in an instant!
Because I remember that when he led the team to play against the Pistons, he received the same treatment!
It was obvious that young Tracy McGrady had no idea of his situation tonight.
So now comes the problem.
How to describe McGrady's situation this night?
In this regard, NBA Roadside News special commentator Shui Danqiao commented: Attacking is like a fierce battle in Texas, and the little emperor is trapped in Dallas; retreating is like Liu Ya's lingering hatred, and the King has no choice but to proclaim himself the deputy GOAT. In front of you are the mountains of muscles and the iron wall of Verdun. Behind you are the angry eyes of Vajra and the evil god of fire and cloud coming to claim your life. Klay was reimbursed, and Curry was defeated in Jinzhou Shuibo; Paul pulled his hips and ran away in singles with no roots. On one side, Olajuwon was guarding the Western Conference Finals, and Robinson was left sighing; on the other side, when he met Jordan again in the Finals, the two Jazz veterans only had a lot of gray hair. It seems that the world is destitute and there is no way out. Even if Chamberlain comes back to life, what will happen?
In this game, in order to strangle McGrady, all Wizards players, except Arenas, need to help Artest defend.
I'm not bragging, but with this kind of crazy defense, even if you are the top boss Joe, you still have to leave a few ribs.
In Wang Shuo's view, McGrady's only way to break the game this night is to pass the ball.
But in the first quarter of the game, after being beaten anxiously, and with the old fritter Boss Joe fanning the wind and lighting up the ghost, how can you tell the young and energetic Tracy McGrady to endure it?
Moreover, even if McGrady can pass the ball, he may not be able to break the game.
Because the Wizards, who showed 100% concentration tonight, dare to play like this because the Wizards' absolute hard power is far superior to the Magic.
Although in the future, McGrady has never led the team beyond the first round of the playoffs, which has become strong evidence used by McGrady to attack him.
But to be fair, as far as the Magic's lineup during this period...
If you were replaced by someone else, he would definitely take the bucket and run away on the spot.
Well, look, Boss Joe's former teammate "Cobra" Grant, who just won another championship ring in Los Angeles last year, can play the main center in this Magic. Can he play? You know you don’t have this ability!
Grant, who is 208 centimeters tall and weighs only 100 kilograms, has never been good at protecting the frame. His biggest advantage is his ability to escape, which can open up space for his team's big center or outside.
Not to mention Garrity, who is 206 centimeters tall and weighs 106 kilograms. As a forward who can swing at the third and fourth positions, his career average of 0.2 blocks per game is enough to prove how good this guy's defense is. .
As for Mike Miller and Armstrong...
If you expect these two brothers to defend during the game, then you might as well expect Steve Nash to be able to defend O'Neal alone.
In short, if the Magic were not so stingy in the offseason in the summer of 2000 and really brought in Duncan, then this Magic would definitely become the most powerful contender for the NBA championship in the next 10 years.
Because they have accumulated a large number of high-quality shooters and various evacuation-type insiders on the outside, as well as McGrady, what they currently lack is such an inside core who can protect the frame and can attack with McGrady at critical moments.
But now this magic...
Let’s think about how to cure Hill’s injury first!
On the sidelines, watching Tracy McGrady being beaten all over the court that night, as the suspense of the game gradually disappeared, Wang Shuo's thoughts had already drifted to February next year.
You said, when we play against the Lakers, if we let Boss Joe tease that black mamba...
How will the Black Mamba deal with the Wizards' gang of wing men?
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