legendary point guard

Adriana Lima, a name like this, once relied on her beauty and arrogance on the catwalk to move from South America to the world and conquered countless men.

However, now she relies on the title of goddess of victory, making countless Magic opponents fearful.

Lakers fans also became uneasy, while Magic fans smiled, as if they had been injected with the most beneficial tonic.

"That's just a woman! A beautiful woman, that's all!"

When asked by reporters, Kobe said, "I will not believe in the so-called aura of the goddess of victory. For me and my team, only hard work is the most important, and victory is the most important."

"But now Adriana's magic is recognized all over the world?" reporter Lanter of the "Orlando Sentinel" asked.

Kobe sneered: "Nothing is fixed unless it is an axiom, but obviously there is no scientific explanation. Unless you come up with a scientific proof, it is impossible for me to believe it."

Lakers head coach Phil Jackson also faced reporters: "All rules are always broken by others, just like the historical winning rate.

I know that's going to put some pressure on some people, but at this point I don't think it's going to be enough pressure to overwhelm us unless we don't want to compete for the O'Brien Trophy.

But this is obviously unrealistic and we will not give up.

I will consider buying a bet about the Lady Victory, if the NBA allows it..."

The Lakers represent the NBA, so naturally they cannot openly participate in gambling, especially when this game is about who wins or loses between the Lakers and the Magic.

But this does not stop some Lakers fans from looking forward to the miracle of the Goddess of Victory being broken. Many people went to the website that opened for the Goddess of Victory to buy bets on the broken halo of the Goddess of Victory.

As a die-hard Lakers fan, the elder Nicholson flew to Orlando. In front of the media, he announced that he had purchased the Halo of Victory for $100,000.

The bet between California Governor Schwarzenegger and the Governor of Florida is still going on. Schwarzenegger also announced that he bought $50,000 to break the halo of the Goddess of Victory.

Several big shots in Florida, including the brother of former Governor George W. Bush, also announced their support with actions.

Fans from both sides are cheering for the team to win in their own way. The Waterhouse Center, which can accommodate 17,283 people, only has less than 2,000 seats left for Lakers fans.

One day before Game 6 of the Finals, the Magic began their last practice.

"Dwight, great job! That's how it should be, play more aggressively, be tougher, but don't be blind. If the opportunity is bad, you can identify it immediately!" Stan Van Gundy clapped his hands and shouted towards the court.

Cassel ran forward with the ball, and the substitutes quickly took their positions.

The bench led by Cassell played the role of the Lakers, and they practiced the tactics used by the Lakers.

Eddie Griffin and Chris Webber are positioned inside, playing Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom respectively.

Eddie Griffin was once known as the little guy. He had a good chemistry with Lin Sen in the Timberwolves last year and formed a deep friendship.

It was under such circumstances that Eddie Griffin rejected invitations from many teams and came to the Orlando Magic, which had no advantage at all in terms of contract.

Eddie Griffin has been a powerful addition to the team's bench this season. Cassel lobbed the ball to Eddie Griffin.

The person responsible for defending Griffin is Howard. Although Griffin's technical movements are not as mature as Gasol's, he can still learn the basic offensive methods and routines in a decent manner.

Eddie Griffin, who was leaning on Howard, shook his body and suddenly turned around and retreated.

Howard, who was standing still, jumped up, and Griffin stretched his arm and threw the ball.

Howard, who struggled to block Griffin, leaned forward, but still failed to interfere with the ball.

However, something unexpected happened. Howard stepped on Eddie Griffin's foot when he landed.

boom!

Howard fell heavily to the basket. This incident shocked everyone.

Jeff Van Gundy, who was standing on the sidelines, immediately called to team doctor Paul. He had just seen clearly that after Howard's foot stepped on Griffin, it showed a terrifying 90-degree valgus.

Howard is originally an inside lineman, and his height and weight are much heavier than that of an outside lineman. Such a sprain is likely to cause immeasurable losses.

Stan Van Gundy immediately stopped the training game, and Lin Sen walked up to Howard.

Howard covered his ankles and lay sideways on the floor, with a painful expression on his face.

Injuries are something that athletes have never been able to avoid, but Howard is known as a monster. In the four years since he entered the league, except for being put on ice in the second half of this year under the excuse of injury, he has not missed any other games.

However, everyone realized at this moment that something was wrong. Howard's performance in the previous few games was not good enough.

But having Howard and not having it are two different things for the Magic. The deterrent power in the paint is of great help in limiting the Lakers.

Once Howard is unable to play, the interior line will face tremendous pressure, even if there are Mutombo, Eddie Griffin and Chris Webber on the bench.

"How do you feel?" Lin Sen asked softly as he watched Paul examine Howard.

At this moment, Howard's face lacked the usual childlike smile, and his left hand clenched into a fist made Lin Sen feel his unwillingness.

Everyone on the team looked serious, and Paul shook his head: "We have to send Dwight to the hospital immediately for further examination, but..."

Although Paul didn't say it out loud, everyone knew the situation was serious.

This season has been almost smooth sailing for the Magic. Except for the internal conflicts within the team at the end of the season, almost no one has experienced major injuries and has been absent, and almost everyone is healthy.

This is almost unthinkable for a team, but the Magic did it.

So far in the playoffs, no one on the team has missed due to injury, but at this critical moment, Howard fell.

"The training is over. Let's look at the tactical analysis later. Everyone, relax. Dwight will be fine. Victory in tomorrow's game must belong to us!" Stan Van Gundy said with a frown.

Howard, who was being carried on a stretcher at the side, closed his eyes tightly. This pistachio player who usually looked like a big boy in the team was clenching his teeth and clenching his fists.

Lin Sen patted Dwight's hand: "We are waiting for you to come back!"

Howard opened his eyes and closed them again.

Milicic and Eddie Griffin carried Howard out on a stretcher. Reporters guarding outside the Water House Center saw the car speeding away and immediately realized something was wrong.

What the Magic didn't even expect was that Chauncey Billups, another core member of the team's defense line who played an absolute role this season, strained his ligament while doing strength training.

"F...uck!" Stan Van Gundy directly threw the tactical board in his hand to the ground.

It's not that he can't accept the occurrence of injuries in the team, but he can't accept them at this juncture. What's more important is that Billups' injury is even more weird.

It was as if God was deliberately putting pressure on the Magic. The Magic, which had lost two consecutive games, suddenly lost two important players, one inside and one outside.

The news could not be hidden at all, and the news that Billups and Howard were injured quickly spread.

Even if Stan Van Gundy wanted to hide these two pieces of news, he couldn't. It would be extremely difficult for the Magic, which had lost two important players, to defeat the Lakers, whose morale was high.

"Whatever the goddess of victory, God is on our side, although we don't want the players to bid farewell to the finals in this way." Old Nicholson said in an interview with reporters.

At this time, less than an hour before the game started, everyone in the Magic locker room was sorting out their jerseys and shoes.

Lin Sen sat quietly in front of his locker. The locker next to him was Howard. Howard did not appear in the locker room, but he will come to the scene today wearing a suit and a cane to cheer for the team.

Billups came to the locker room wearing a suit. His injury was not particularly serious. If the team loses this game and enters the seventh life-or-death battle, he may even be able to catch up by playing a closed game.

"Pah! Pah! Pah!"

Lin Sen stood up. Under the depressing atmosphere, as the leader of the team, he had to do something.

After clapping their hands, everyone looked at Lin Sen. (To be continued...)

ps: I don’t know how to thank those who are still supporting Xiao Ai, whether they are watching the original version or the d version. Many people asked me why I didn’t end it. I remember I explained it many times.

I said before opening the book that, not surprisingly, this is Xiao Ai’s last basketball book in his basketball career.

At least this is the last one under the title Xiao Ai Shen. I don’t rule out writing it for fun in the future.

Even if I have no time to write now, I won’t make any money. It’s a pitiful amount of updates in a month, but I want to finish it well, for the sake of every friend who once liked Xiao Ai’s basketball writing, and also to give Xiao Ai the best vest.

of respect.

I don’t expect many people to subscribe. I just hope you remember that there was once such a s-b who wrote a few mediocre basketball books. That is my greatest honor.

So I will continue to update until the book is finished normally. Although I don’t know when I will have time to write how much, I can’t guarantee it. The only thing I can guarantee is that I will try my best to write the final journey!