Author: Tiamo the Withered

Next, the Magic have another back-to-back game. The next day they will go to the capital to play against the Wizards, which is also the first game of their last 20 games.

During the time when the All-Stars came back, it seemed like they were back to the jam-packed schedule at the beginning of the season. The league was really inappropriate in arranging back-to-back games for the Magic.

When it's loose, it's quite loose. It can be home games consecutively, or it can be separated by several days. But when it's tight, it's really tight. The away games are back to back, first the home and then the guest, first the guest then the home, and the back to back changes.

But the good news for the Magic is that they have injuries, but the Wizards' injuries are more serious than them. Arenas and Butler are unable to play due to injuries, and only Jamison leads the team.

Even so, Van Gundy did not dare to be careless.

After all, the team's current state is indeed not very good. It feels like everyone can win, but also everyone can lose.

Li Chengming and Howard are relatively stable, and Lewis and Nelson are also okay. The key to victory or defeat still depends on the performance of those role players.

It is unrealistic to expect the core to lead the team in every game. After all, this is a team game, and role players cannot stretch their hips too much, especially on the defensive end.

If they can stand firm and help Li Chengming share some of the defense, it will obviously be better for the Magic.

This game was also broadcast on CCTV. Director Zhang first expressed his concerns about the Magic: "The Magic's state has been ups and downs recently. Li Chengming played quite well, but without Turkoglu, it will be difficult for the Magic.

The impact is still very big..."

Sun Zhengping said with a smile: "I think this is also a period of pain that must be experienced. After all, Turkoglu is a very important part of the Magic's system. His absence not only affects the operation of the system, but also affects Van Gundy's schedule.

Soldiers in formation.

"Now that Li Chengming is brought up as the starter, this has greatly weakened the Magic team's rotation. It seems that everyone no longer knows how to play. The new rotation will definitely need to be adjusted. After a period of adaptation,

The effect should be better.”

In fact, putting Li Chengming in the starting lineup at this time is definitely not the best choice for the Magic.

Li Chengming's characteristics, only by keeping him on the bench to score points and "traveling at staggered times" can he maximize his role.

In this way, not only the rotation needs to be re-adjusted, but the starting lineup also needs to be re-adjusted.

But the problem is that Li Chengming can't hold it anymore. It's okay to say that Nelson is injured. After all, it's impossible for Li Chengming to go to the first or second position. After Turkoglu was injured, they didn't have a suitable third player who could fill in.

No. 1 position, instead, Li Chengming was put into the starting lineup and Lewis interacted with each other, and there was also a good chemical reaction.

In fact, although the defensive and organizational problems are not small, the offensive firepower of the Magic's starting lineup during this period is not low. Li Chengxiang can also help the team by relying on singles.

What should be said more is that because of the weakening of the rotation, if the starting lineup cannot always have an advantage, then the points lost in the rotation stage will be the most critical place for them to lose the advantage in the game.

But now that he has embarked on this path, Van Gundy doesn't want to look back. He will try to get to the end first and see what happens.

After all, since we have decided to train the young player Li Chengming, we still have to believe in his ability to learn and adjust.

In fact, it is a familiar process for him to go from substitute to starting, and at least Li Chengming's personal performance is still stable. This is due to his strength - the rookie is the first in combat power, which is already

It is something that is recognized, and it is also the basis for looking forward to good changes in the future.

Even playing a new role and positioning in the starting lineup, it still takes some time to find the feeling.

The coaching staff actually didn't just watch. After these games, they would also record Li Chengming's performance on video, and then give him special attention in the video analysis class to analyze his strengths and weaknesses and help him improve.

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From the perspective of training, Li Chengming still listened to it and made some progress. It just needs to be reflected in the game to be truly effective.

However, whether it is organization or defense, it not only requires his personal efforts, but also often requires the cooperation of his teammates. This is no longer the effect of personal skills or tactical adjustments, but depends on their own understanding.

So maybe as this lineup gets used to the style of play and the tacit understanding slowly grows, progress will naturally occur. In this regard, the entire coaching staff is relatively optimistic.

The Wizards are located in the capital of the United States, the full name of which is Washington, District of Columbia. They were named after the first President Washington. They have been a strong team since their establishment and won the first and only championship in team history in 1978.

After sinking from the 1990s to the new millennium, the team rose again with the addition of Arenas.

This season has been up and down due to Arenas' injury, and the Wizards' Big3 have never been able to play together in complete health.

However, they are still able to stay in the playoffs, which shows that there are many capable players in the team.

For the Magic, even if such a team lacks two stars, it is still a challenge and a good grindstone.

As for Li Chengming, when he woke up early this morning, he suddenly had an inexplicable premonition that he felt very good today and would play well.

This is not the confidence of making a complete shot like a 100% hit card, but a mysterious intuition. In fact, many players, especially stars, have experienced it, and it is under this kind of intuition that sometimes they will make some shots that don't look good.

Reasonable, incredible shots, sometimes a slap in the face, but sometimes they actually go in.

Li Chengming had felt this way before, but there was no competition that day, so he could only squander all his skills in training.

This was the first time that this feeling coincided with the game day, which made him very excited. When he was in the locker room before the game, he kept shaking his body in his position, almost making Howard next to him think he was knocking.

Got the medicine.

Even Van Gundy was alarmed. Li Chengming glared at Happy Beast who magnified the matter and explained that he was just excited, not taking drugs, and he had never done anything like that.

I don’t know if they believe it or not, but there’s nothing he can do if he doesn’t believe it. In fact, to many people present, taking drugs is nothing.

Many people have been exposed to aunties in college or even high school, and may still be in contact with them now. In this circle, many people have smoked to some extent. This is not a secret. Li Chengming has seen it when he went to nightclubs, and even

Some people even brought it to the locker room to show off.

Of course, the idiot who brought the thing to the locker room immediately faced an internal ban and fine. It was okay to discuss it in private. Even if he brought it privately, no one would care about it. But if he brought it to the table, there would be a problem.

But for Li Chengming, who has studied history, he only hates this stuff. He doesn't care about its toxicity or addiction. Anyway, don't get involved with it.

In this environment, he will not judge others as good or bad because of this, and it is even less likely that he will not have contact with others because of this, but he is definitely respectful and insensitive personally.

This was just a small episode, and everyone soon forgot about it.

But after the game started, everyone finally understood what Li Chengming meant by "feeling excited."
Chapter completed!