Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"shit!"

After Howard took off and landed, he showed a depressed expression on his face. He wanted to defend the ball so much that he used too much force. Larry Hughes knocked him away with a simple fake shot and a true pass.

So much so that the connection between Larry Hughes and Zuo Li was completed.

The whole process can be described in four words: ruined!

The commentator who was crazily praising Howard's defensive skills just now couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed after seeing this scene. He could only explain in pale language: "Well, Larry Hughes passed the ball well. Zuo Li just made a simple counterattack."

If you run, you will eat the cake smoothly."

He could only weaken Zuo Li's role in the ball and surround him to save Huo. After all, just before the game started, he spent a long time saying that Howard was much better at defending Zuo Li. This ball was a slap in the face.

But there was no rush, because after Howard's defensive failure, he strode into the Knicks' half, and the Magic counterattacked quickly. Apparently Turkoglu also understood Howard's idea of ​​regaining the field on the offensive end, left

Two seconds after scoring the goal, the baseline ball was served.

Turkoglu dribbled the ball across the half court in stride and then passed it to Nelson. Then he slipped to the baseline to take away the defense, then received Nelson's pass, and then passed it to Howard, who had just stood up with his back.

Seeing this set of combos, Zuo Li really wanted to give Turkoglu a thumbs up.

If Howard was the defensive core during this period, the offensive core must be Turkoglu. He is definitely the most suitable forward swingman that Howard has encountered in his career.

Able to control the ball, have a high IQ, be good at the perimeter, have a big heart, and can play as a power forward when necessary. Turkoglu had many advantages in his prime.

In the Magic's current lineup, except for Howard, they are basically shooters. Point guard Nelson is also good at shooting. Turkoglu has been given a lot of opportunities to handle the ball. He basically has the decision-making power after holding the ball.

in his body.

Of course, he also fully realized his talents. As we all know, Howard cannot attack with the ball by himself. At the same time, his offensive methods are very scarce, his post-up skills are poor, he can't shoot, and he can't make free throws. He is far worse than O'Neal back then.

Far.

This can be seen from the fact that two super centers, Ewing and Olajuwon, failed to teach him a lesson in 6-7 years.

This also leads to the fact that sometimes defenders pass the ball to him, but he cannot score.

Then he got angry and felt that he received too little support...

Looking at the data, it is true that Howard's scoring average this year has reached a record high, which is just over 20 points. Next season, it will return to below 20 points. In his career, he has only averaged more than 20 points per game in 4 seasons. In the playoffs, he averaged more than 20 points.

3 times.

Putting aside the defensive ability, this data belongs to a good star, far from being a super star. You will understand it if you look at how O'Pan was wreaking havoc on the offensive end during his peak period.

After leaving the Magic, he changed to three or four teams, but the same situation persisted. In each team, he complained that he received too little support. Finally, around the age of 30, his body deteriorated and his true colors were revealed.

At his peak, Howard's only superpower was his physical fitness. As long as he received the ball in a specific area, Howard was quite sure of finishing.

And throughout his career, Turkoglu, an alternative point forward, can provide him with the most comfortable ball.

Just like this ball, Turkoglu first opened up the defense to prevent Howard from being flanked, and then came out and passed a comfortable ball. This ball is so comfortable, Howard can dunk it if he resists it.

It's just a nanny pass.

Howard is also very happy. This position has been his favorite position since he was a child. The only dissatisfaction is that the one guarding him is not Zuo Li!

But Randolph, the big black bear!

The Zen Master once joked: If Randolph hadn't been short of neck, he would have been at least 2.10 meters tall.

But even if Randolph is only 2.06 meters, he has never depended on his height. His wingspan is 224 centimeters. Before meeting Zuo Li, his wingspan was his greatest pride, which made his rebounding ability and defensive ability better than those of others.

Imagine better.

Of course, his biggest advantage is his weight!

Now he weighs a full 120 kilograms, which is almost the same weight as Howard. In addition, he is shorter than Howard, so there is no problem at all against Howard.

And Howard is afraid of this kind of big meat shield, because he lacks the strength of his lower limbs, so it is really difficult to push up. Even if it is OK once or twice, Howard will probably be hospitalized for the whole game.

But this was just the beginning, and Howard fought hard to get in and hit the board under Randolph's interference.

Didn't score!

Zuo Li laughed at the rebound and started a fast break with the dribble. Instead of playing fast, he waited for Howard to come over angrily and gave Randolph an assist. Randolph dug open Turkoglu with his big butt and easily

Scored under the basket!

"Nice! You are such a flexible fat man!" Zuo Li smiled and high-fived Randolph, and even rubbed Randolph's huge buttocks. Not to mention, it felt great.

Randolph smiled happily. Before the game, he discussed the tactics with Zuo Li. He was responsible for defending Howard, putting pressure on Howard first and increasing his intensity. Now it seems that this tactic is very successful.

The Magic continued to attack. Tonight, his teammates intentionally helped Howard score points. Nelson also honestly did not choose to play singles by himself, but lobbed the ball to Howard.

But Randolph was so tough that Howard couldn't handle it, so he could only use a kindergarten-level hook to hit the ball near the basket.

Then Zuo Li collected another board!

Howard's turning movements are really easy to judge. No wonder Dayao can bully him. As long as he can withstand Howard, he is not difficult to guard against.

The commentator on the scene was extremely embarrassed. What happened to Howard tonight? Why did he like to slap himself in the face so much?

Director Zhang will tell you!

"The only advantage of playing Randolph Howard is that he is tall and faster, but he can only use his size in the opening game. If he can shoot or hook, he can hit him accurately every time!"

"Yeah, isn't it a matter of hitting but not scoring..." Yu Jia is so sweaty. If Howard could know how to hook, he would have become a god long ago. How could he be beaten by Yao for so many years.

On the other hand, Howard was defending Zuo Li, but this time Zuo Li did not pass the ball, but held the ball at the top of the key to attack personally. Suddenly his shoulders shook, and Howard was staggered. Zuo Li made a crossover and then quickly rushed inside. Howard followed.

The defense is indeed very fast, but the left stance is also not slow. He does not stop the ball in three steps and directly takes off to complete the dunk!

6-0!

Howard was so angry that he started asking for the ball crazily. However, with the help of Randolph and Zuo Li, Howard made an embarrassing 1-for-6 shot in the first quarter and suffered two fouls.

Fortunately, Turkoglu stopped it in time and switched to the outside. Nelson scored 6 points efficiently, plus Turkoglu's own 7 points, and barely ended the first quarter with a 23-30, 7-point disadvantage.

In the second quarter, the Magic strengthened their protection of Howard and started to pick and roll on the offensive end. He finally completed a dunk, but overall, the game was still very miserable, with only 6 points scored in the half.

Zuo Li has already scored 16 points and his performance is perfect.

This made Howard very unhappy. He said directly to reporters at midfield: "Zuo Li is a coward. He doesn't dare to face me at all. He only dares to hide behind Randolph. If we can, we will fight for real."

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It can be seen that Howard was really angry with Zuo Li, and he said such childish words. Of course, this is actually the epitome of Howard's career.

Childish, immature, and emotional.

But obviously, his words played into Zuo Li's hands, because Zuo Li was already preparing to exert his strength in the second half.

"Swelling, it's a disease, it needs to be treated!" Zuo Li said before playing, looking at Howard who was chattering away.