NBA: I'm really not a point guard god

Chapter 372 The Troubles

11 month 18 day.

An away game against the Magic.

After two seasons of hard work, the Magic seems to have reached the time to reap.

In his rookie season, Howard showed strength far beyond other rookies.

If it weren't for Jr.'s data that year, the Bobcats' record would be far superior to that of the Magic.

The Rookie of the Year that year must be Howard.

Moreover, Howard is always improving.

This season, no one believes that the Magic will not make the playoffs.

But it's a bit uncomfortable.

Everyone is optimistic that the Magic can make the playoffs.

But no one is optimistic that they can reach the second round of the playoffs.

"Is the gap between the first round and the second round of the playoffs so big?"

Howard once publicly expressed his confusion in front of reporters.

"You're not strong enough."

"In addition, the amount of help the team can provide you is still limited."

This season, the team has a new coach.

It's Jeff Van Gundy, who was fired ruthlessly by the Heat.

Of course, it can also be said that it is not ruthless.

Ruthless is just Pat Riley.

For Van Gundy.

He is now trying to build the Magic into his ideal team.

Moreover, the current Magic already has the cornerstone of his ideal team.

Now, he just needs to build a team with one big player and four small players around Howard, or a one-star team.

Of course, the first thing he needs to face before that is the Bobcat who comes to challenge.

……

Both for Howard and Van Gundy.

Any game against the Bobcats was a nightmare.

With Howard as the core, Van Gundy worked hard to build the team into a defensive team.

However, facing the Bobcats' three-point rain.

The iron wall that Van Gundy worked hard to build seems to be made of paper.

Everyone knows that the Bobcats' weakness lies in the paint.

The Magic has Howard inside.

Zhou Yao grabbed 38 rebounds in the last game.

Van Gundy was also prepared for this.

The Magic seem to have an advantage in the paint.

But it couldn't stop the Bobcats' consecutive three-pointers.

Later in the game, even Howard had to be pulled near the three-point line frequently.

The Magic's so-called inside advantage also vanished in an instant.

And the game also exposed a problem.

Without outside support, Howard's own offensive power will inevitably be compromised.

Unable to defend the opponent, the offense was compromised.

It can be said that the Magic had no hope of winning from the beginning.

Van Gundy is not frustrated.

At least, he now has a goal for further reinforcement.

……

After the game with the Magic, the Bobcats won all four games this week.

Then consider Zhou Yao's own data.

The best of the week in the third week is naturally Zhou Yao's.

Not to mention anything else, just 31 assists against the Hornets and 38 rebounds against the Spurs.

If there is any one of them, this week's best must be Zhou Yao's.

What's more, these two data belong to Zhou Yao.

Whether in the media or among the fan base, this is the best of the week.

There shouldn't be any controversy at all.

Can happen.There are still gossip.

I think Zhou Yao scored too few points this week.

Although there was also a 30-point game and a 33-point game.

But don’t forget that Zhou Yao still has a 3-point game and a 15-point game.

On average, that's just 20.2 points per game.

It doesn't stand out much.

There are still teams in the Eastern Conference with 3 wins and 1 loss, averaging 29.5 points per game.

Zhou Yao won the best of the week, which is not justified.

Most people find this statement ridiculous.

But there are people who are spreading such remarks.

Moreover, when they mentioned it, they only said that Zhou Yao averaged 20.2 points per game, and the other averaged 29.5 points per game.

They won't say that the Cavaliers lost a game.

Not to mention that Zhou Yao's other statistics are far higher than his opponent.

……

11 month 20 day.

vs. the Mavericks at home.

It is not the same as the prediction at the beginning of the season.

Nowitzki suffered a minor injury at the World Championships.

It was originally thought that he would be healed before the start of the preseason.

In fact, Nowitzki didn't officially return from injury until he played two games in the regular season.

Moreover, it may be a relationship that has just been healed.

Nowitzki's state has had its ups and downs.

It also hurt the Lone Ranger's record. It doesn't look good.

If they can't win a few more games, the Mavericks may have trouble even making the playoffs.

After all, the competition in the West is still fierce.

As for this game.

Nowitzki's performance was terrible for almost the entire game.

却在第四节最后3分钟7投4中，其中三分球2投2中。

Made 6 of 6 free throws.

Scored 16 points in a very short time.

The success helped the team win an overtime opportunity.

By the way, Kenyon Martin was also given three fouls in succession.

Send the opponent's 6 offenders directly.

"With these 3 minutes alone, who will say that Dirk is a softie in the future?"

"Have you ever seen that softie fight so hard."

"People's status will always have ups and downs."

"Dirk is just unlucky."

"Without those bad lucks, Dirk might already have his own championship."

"At least there is a chance to reach the finals."

"I admit, if Dirk had a good touch from the beginning today, the Mavericks might have won the game long ago."

"There's no need to play overtime at all."

"However, even if the state is not good, Dirk is still helping the team in his own way."

"Except for the last 3 minutes."

"Dirk, who had a bad touch, tried to reduce the number of shots he took."

"Give opportunities to teammates who feel better."

"Moreover, he also grabbed 18 rebounds and sent 6 assists."

“Both of those are team-highs.”

"I just want to ask one question."

"Those who say Dirk is a softie, did you really watch the game?"

Barkley doesn't have much of a relationship with Nowitzki.

And to be honest, he doesn't like Nowitzki's style of play.

But it's obvious that he doesn't like those guys who call Nowitzki "soft."

However, for many fans, Barkley's emotion before the start of overtime seemed funny.

Dallas fans who were still waiting to see Nowitzki turn the tide expressed great disappointment.

The Lone Ranger's offense was blocked by the opponent for two 24-second violations.

There isn't much time for overtime.

Two 24 seconds, for example, almost ruined all the team's efforts.

The players are still desperately chasing victory.

But even the fans have seen that the Lone Ranger is powerless.

Nowitzki failed to perform a miracle at the last moment.

"If miracles can happen anytime, anywhere, what kind of miracles are they?"

In the end, he lost the game, and Nowitzki seemed a little frustrated.

Facing reporters, he could only truthfully express his feelings.

But at least, his troubles all come from inside the stadium.

Things off the court don't require him to be too distracted.

In comparison, Zhou Yao is not so lucky...