legendary point guard

"Man, do you think this will affect me? I have always been like this in my career of more than ten years, but I have never lost my fighting spirit in the game. The facts will tell you that only useless men will say that.

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Dennis Rodman was blocked by reporters outside the Waterhouse Center early the next morning.

"If you have a lot of time, you'd better enjoy being a human being instead of being a disgusting reporter."

After Rodman finished speaking, he pushed aside the reporters surrounding him and walked into the Water House Center.

"Hey, how were you guys last night? Boy, let me see if you are a soft-footed shrimp today. If you are sorry, you should go home to your mother instead of me."

Rodman said, taking off his shirt and throwing it aside, and walked directly towards Howard.

Stan Van Gundy, who walked to the sidelines, said nothing but asked everyone to stop and watch the duel between Howard and Rodman.

"You're a little better than yesterday, but you're still not good."

"Your force is in the wrong direction. Even if it is a three-year-old child, you can't hit it."

"Yes, that's it, hit me again!"

"Well done!"

Rodman's voice kept ringing, and Howard's back-up play was corrected little by little.

Howard kept carrying Rodman until a minute later when he deflected Rodman's hook.

Unfortunately, his hook hit the basket directly, and Rodman, who was pushed away by him, jumped up and took the rebound.

"I think I'm on the right team." Chris Webber said softly.

"Obviously yes, I believe you will witness the birth of a strong team here." Pippen said with a smile.

After the duel between Howard and Rodman, the team began normal training.

Rodman and Pippen were pulled by the physical fitness coach for recovery training during the team's basic training because they had been away from the court for too long.

Half an hour later, Stan Van Gundy conducted a joint training session with the entire team. Finally, there was a group confrontation.

Dennis Rodman's state shocked everyone. Rodman, who came on as a substitute, grabbed consecutive rebounds within ten minutes of playing. Dwight Howard failed to grab even an offensive rebound under Rodman's care.

Rodman even made exaggerated rebounding moves on the court. Not only that, when the team was defending, Rodman's voice resounded throughout the court, constantly urging the players to be tighter and more aggressive.

At 7 pm on December 30, the Water House Center was once again overcrowded. Many fans who had not been able to buy tickets were unwilling to leave and chose to stay outside the Water House Center arena to watch the live broadcast on the LED screen.

Thirty minutes before the game starts, Stan Van Gundy is sitting in the locker room making final arrangements.

Tonight's opponent, the Atlanta Hawks, has much less pressure on Stan Van Gundy, and this is Linson's third time facing the Atlanta Hawks this season.

However, the first two times he represented the Timberwolves and played against the Hawks. This is the first time that he represented the Magic and played against the Hawks.

This meeting is also the second time the Magic have played against the Hawks this season, which means that Linsen will not surprisingly play against the Atlanta Hawks five times in his rookie season.

This is not a big deal to Lin Sen, but it is undoubtedly a naked injury to Atlanta fans.

In particular, Lin Sen, whom they gave up, is heading on a bright path, and their choice of Sheldon Williams can only be a blue-collar team player at best.

The Hawks' poor record did not affect the enthusiasm of the fans. Every Magic player received loud cheers when he came out. Especially when Rodman came out, the cheers even surpassed that of Howard.

"Dennis is still very popular even though he has been gone for so many years." said the Orlando on-site commentator.

Howard easily succeeded in jumping the ball, and the Magic successfully scored in the first possession of the offense, and also used an alley-oop.

"It seems that we are really going to become the city of alley-oops!" the on-site commentator said while looking at Howard who was high-fiving Lin Sen.

Although the Hawks quickly responded with a mid-range shot from Joe Johnson, Lin Sen returned to the offensive end and went directly to the basket.

Facing Josh Smith's top defense, he not only sent the ball into the basket but also caused a foul on Josh Smith.

Then the Hawks missed a shot, and the Magic's counterattack started immediately. In the end, Turkoglu hit a three-pointer from the outside.

If it weren't for Joe Johnson's good touch and scored 14 points in a single quarter, the Eagles would not have been only 6 points behind in the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, the Magic's second team was led by Chris Webber. Dennis Rodman, who had just joined the team, undoubtedly became the focus of the audience.

His iconic colorful hair won applause from the fans in the audience, but Rodman obviously didn't come on for a stroll, and soon he made rookie Sheldon Williams pay the price.

Sheldon Williams jumped up immediately when he saw the ball bounce out of the frame. In his imagination, this defensive rebound was 100% his.

But soon he knew he was wrong. The colorful head appeared in front of him, and the arm covered with tattoos grabbed the backboard before him.

"Rookie, I appreciate you having the courage to grab a rebound with me!" After saying that, Rodman threw the ball directly out of the perimeter.

Rashad McCants on the outside caught the ball and shot, but he knew the ball would not go in the moment he took the shot.

Before McCants could remember to call for a rebound, Dennis Rodman in the paint had already moved his steps.

Sheldon Williams tried his best to occupy the space, but he couldn't push Rodman.

Sheldon Williams watched helplessly as Rodman jumped up in front of him and fired the ball into the basket.

"Rookie, the bench is your best destination!" Rodman glared at Sheldon Williams.

Just as Rodman said, Mike Woodson replaced Sheldon Williams off the court in less than three minutes.

Originally, he was counting on Sheldon Williams to protect the team's interior defense and rebounds during this period, but he was directly overtaken by a 46-year-old veteran who had left the league for six years.

In less than three minutes, Rodman grabbed 5 rebounds. This rebounding efficiency shocked everyone, especially Rodman's continuous jumps to grab rebounds, which made people doubt that the Rodman they saw was still 90.

The Rodman of the era.

However, Rodman played less than four minutes on the court before being replaced by Stan Van Gundy. Two or three minutes of continuous high-intensity competition was fine for Rodman, but problems would arise if it lasted longer.

Rodman's outstanding performance directly stimulated the performance of the Magic team. By the end of the first half, five players on the team had scored in double figures, leading the Hawks by 18 points.

By the end of the third quarter, as many as eight players on the team had scored in double figures, and the Eagles surrendered early.

Mike Woodson stood on the sidelines and felt as if his whole body was on fire. When the game ended, the Waterhouse Center once again became a sea of ​​joy.

Nine players on the team scored in double figures, and finally defeated the Eagles 134:88 to win three consecutive games.

But the biggest surprise in the audience was undoubtedly Dennis Rodman, who had left the NBA six years ago and grabbed 6 rebounds in less than 4 minutes at the age of 46. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better updates on the novel. Faster!

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