Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Speaking of the confrontation between Zuo Li and Howard, it basically lasted throughout the entire season. From the first game when the two met at the beginning of the season until the end of the season, the comparison between the two never stopped.

Of course, the reason why we have to start from the first meeting between the two is because Zuo Li is just a rookie. Although he has an impeccable high school and college career, he has become the second yellow number one pick, and he also has bright blindness.

The physical data of many media and professionals blew up the training camp, but at that time, almost no one would compare him with the current Howard. After all, Howard is a man who can replace James alone, and his popularity and strength are highly praised.

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But ever since Zuo Li beat Howard in that game, the atmosphere has changed.

Zuo Li won the first two fights between the two, which was called a clean win. Howard looked very embarrassed, and Zuo Li kept showing off with various techniques.

Although Howard came back from the team's perspective in the subsequent 3 or 4 encounters, and it seemed that the two had a 2-2 tie in the 4 regular season games, but judging from the personal data, there is no doubt that Zuo Li won.

Moreover, Zuo Li had an amazing rookie season. Not only did he break hundreds of records in the NBA and the Knicks, he also successfully defeated Howard in the dunk contest. Everyone knows what happened next. Zuo Li got better and better as he fought.

Yong, led the Knicks to counterattack and became the biggest dark horse of the season. His personal data also reached new highs, becoming a person who can stand shoulder to shoulder with super rookies such as Jordan and Chamberlain.

In the subsequent awards season, Zuo Li won the block and rebound titles, and deservedly defeated Howard to become the first rookie defensive player of the year.

This almost marks Zuo Li's complete victory. In comparison between him and Howard, Zuo Li has always had the upper hand. Although it was too short and he only played for one season, it does not count to say that Zuo Li is the number one center in the NBA.

Too much, but not too little. By the time Zuo Li led the Knicks to defeat the Bulls and eliminate the Celtics, it was enough to compete with those who supported Howard.

It's scary to think about it, because it only took less than one season.

And at this time, the Magic and the Knicks magically met in the Eastern Conference Finals this season. This undoubtedly made the collision between the two highly anticipated. Many people wanted to see who was the winner in the league this season.

The number one center!

So before this game even started, the ratings were almost as high as the just-concluded Game 7 deciding game between the Knicks and Celtics, which showed how much everyone was looking forward to it.

The scene at this time was a sea of ​​orange, and the shouts of the Knicks fans were shaking the world. The left winger entered the stadium calmly. As soon as he entered the stadium, he met Howard, who had just finished his entrance and was patrolling with his hands behind his back.

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Obviously, Howard came here tonight for Zuo Li and victory. As the "shortest number one center in history", Howard is certainly not willing to have his name taken away from him. He wants to prove that he is stronger than Zuo Li!

Moreover, Howard was still very confident at this time, because judging from the lineup, the Magic were stronger. At the same time, the Knicks had just experienced 7 games, and they were still against the old guys from the Celtics. But Howard knew that

The guys are so difficult to deal with, so the Knicks can eliminate them, it really couldn't be better.

"Hey hey hey, let us eliminate you. We still have to fight in the finals!" Thinking of this, Howard's mouth unconsciously showed a smile.

What a big boy.

I just don’t know if I can laugh for a while.

Zuo Li, on the other hand, felt nothing.

After being baptized in the locker room, tonight he only had one word in his mind: win. Moreover, he also offered advice to D'Antoni. Having watched all the series that year, he had a deep understanding of the Magic's weaknesses.

After the appearance ceremony, the fans began to gear up.

The commentators also began to operate. Barkley rapped and said: "Friends, viewers, guys, waiting viewers, today is G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks and the Magic. These two teams no one thought of before the season.

In terms of team competition, Zuo Li and Howard are about to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. This is their most important match, let’s see who is the best.”

And ESPN's A Smith can't wait anymore: "Why doesn't the game start yet?"

As usual, Yu Jia read out the starting lineup of the two teams: "Both lineups: Magic, center Howard, power forward Lewis, small forward Turkoglu, shooting guard Courtney Lee, point guard Alston."

"Knicks: Center left, power forward Zach Randolph, small forward Chandler, shooting guard Larry Hughes, point guard Dragic."

"It is worth mentioning that this is also the first match between Alston and Zuo Li in the playoffs. It was said before that the two had a match when they were playing street ball. In that match, the little-known Zuo Li won.

He also has the title of the New Emperor of New York Streetball. Let’s see if there will be any new collision between the two this time.” Director Zhang obviously knows his stuff and has done a lot of homework.

This set of duels also caused a lot of excitement in the streetball circle, including professors and others.

Ten people walked onto the court.

The regular season matchup data between the two sides is no longer so important, now everything is unknown.

Zuo Li and Howard shook hands with the referee, then signaled to each other, half squatted, and stood in the middle circle!

The referee gave a signal with his eyes, threw his hand, and the whistle sounded.

The two of them jumped into the air!

Game start!

"Okay, the game officially begins, the Knicks get the ball, Dragic controls the ball, the first attack!"

There is still not much suspense about the jump ball. Howard's bounce speed is really fast. It is definitely a historical level among big men. It is comparable to Zuo Li, but Zuo Li is taller, jumps higher and has stronger arms.

It's long, so as long as Zuoli concentrates, there's no problem with jumping the ball.

All the Knicks fans stood up and shouted. Dragic dribbled the ball forward and stood on the left as a pick-and-roll pillar, separating the defense along the way.

At this time, fans who had not bought tickets at the entrance of Madison Garden gathered in front of the big screen outside the stadium. The dense crowd of fans was even more spectacular than the finals.

The Knicks did not disappoint the fans. Randolph pulled out in the pick-and-roll and used the left screener to open up space and hit a mid-range shot.

2-0.

It was the Magic's turn to attack. Alston dribbled the ball past halftime. Everyone felt that leaving the Rockets was the end of Alston's good days. Who would have thought that Alston would have a second life with the Magic and get a lot of starting time because of Nelson's injury.

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It's just that his passing was poor. Howard stepped forward to pick and roll, but he didn't pass it. Howard was so angry that he almost cursed. Fortunately, Courtney Lee made a screen for Turkoglu, and Turkoglu caught the ball after the screen.

Then he called the pick-and-roll, took a step, and Zuo Li made a decisive defense. The latter passed the ball through the man's seam brilliantly, and Howard caught the ball and completed a dunk!