Super Legendary Superstar

Halftime, Magic locker room.

The strong opponents made every main player of the Magic exhausted, and the players who had no chance to play were also nervous. The Spurs deserved to be the championship in the previous life in 2007. They were also the only problem the Magic encountered in the playoffs.

In the previous games against the Heat and the Cavaliers, the Magic went well, but they were all a little uncomfortable with the current situation, especially Sun Zhuo.

Coach Hill walked up to Sun Zhuo and put his right hand on Sun Zhuo's shoulder. In less than two seconds, his right hand had followed his breathing up and down several times. He also knew that although Sun Zhuo didn't score many points in the first half, The physical exertion was still very high. Coach Hill said: "Sun, I expect they will still guard you like that in the second half. Are you confident in your shooting?"

Sun Zhuo took a sip of water, stared sharply ahead, and said, "I will find the right time to take action. Once I get the feeling, they are done."

"That's right, Sun, shoot boldly. I'll rebound for you under the basket. That guy Tim Duncan can't jump over me!" Dwight Howard was also very confident, so Sun Zhuo didn't have to worry about shooting casually.

Sun Zhuo smiled at Howard. Having a beast like Howard under the basket would indeed make Sun Zhuo feel more at ease, especially when his mid-range and long-range shooting ability is still average. Sun Zhuo knew that Howard's offensive rebounds were He will be among the top ten in NBA history, but unfortunately, in this game, there is another person who ranks among the top ten in offensive rebounds in history, and he will be in front of Howard, and that person is Tim Duncan.

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Spurs dressing room.

Tony Parker pulled a poster off the wall and yelled, "Oh, shit! What bastard put this poster up here?"

The poster clearly shows James dunking on Duncan.

"This must have been done by Sun or Dwight Howard again. These two guys love doing this kind of thing. I heard that during the series with the Cavaliers last year, they even gave bananas to LeBron James. Fortunately, our team Everyone on the team looks normal." Ginobili gave him a cold look and brushed his delicate hair with his hand.

Duncan didn't take it seriously and said: "I saw it earlier, Tony, this should have been done by Dwight Howard. I'm curious why they didn't use Sun Qi to dunk my one."

Seeing Duncan's lack of reaction, Tony Parker asked, "Aren't you angry at all?"

Popovich, leaning against the locker, crossed his arms and yelled at Parker: "Shut up, Tony Parker."

Then, he looked at Duncan in front of him and said: "This is exactly what I want to tell you, Tim, Dwight Howard is a very naive guy, don't be serious with him, indulge him, let him ignore him The mature side is completely released, and in a one-on-one duel, you can even make him think that he can completely defeat you."

"This will make Dwight Howard very confident." Tony Parker worried.

Popovich chuckled: "I'm not just trying to make him confident? I'm trying to make him expand."

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The second half has begun. After Sun Zhuo called for a pick-and-roll, he once again tried to enter the penalty area, but was blocked by the Spurs again.

Zhang Weiping explained: "The 'human wall' woven by the Spurs at the free throw line is still there, and Sun Zhuo still can't get through. Let's see if he can shoot more decisively in the second half. As long as the touch comes, that 'human wall' It’s self-defeating.”

Yu Jia nodded and said: "Yes, Sun Zhuo's playing style today is also very rational. In fact, even if he plays like this and defends against the Spurs, the Magic may not lose."

Just as he was talking, Sun Zhuo had already faced Bowen's defense and made a long shot.

"Go in." This time he was forced to take action, so Sun Zhuo felt very confused.

boom.

When it comes to blacksmithing, luck is obviously not as trustworthy as ability.

However, Howard jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound, and Magic fans were delighted again.

After Howard got the ball, he pushed Duncan aside in a domineering manner and dunked with one hand. Duncan raised his hands above his head blankly, looking like a second-rate player in front of the active and domineering Howard.

After the dunk, Howard quickly returned to defense in excitement.

"Great job." Sun Zhuo also waved and clapped Howard's hands.

At this moment, NBA commentators and Magic fans all over the world are praising and thanking Howard. Howard's performance today is very good. His role on the court is no less than that of Sun Zhuo, and it reminds people of O'Neal during the Lakers period. .

The commentator on the scene also said: "If the Magic can still win the championship this season, I suggest that Sun cut the FMVP trophy in half and give it to Dwight Howard. Dwight will become very important in this series, not only this game, but the entire In the series, his statistics and contributions will be very great. Of course, we can't forget that these also come from Sun's containment of his opponents."

Sun Zhuo himself is also very grateful to Howard, "If it hadn't been for Howard, I would have used that special training card by now."

Sun Zhuo currently only has one special training card, and he needs to collect three more special training card fragments to redeem the other one. With only one special training card, it can only upgrade CIC from A+ to S. This is not a quality. The change will not bring much change to the current situation, because the S-level mid-range shooter still does not have many opportunities to perform against Bowen and this Spurs team.

Therefore, Sun Zhuo wanted to wait for the two special training cards to be used together, and Howard gave Sun Zhuo this time.

The Spurs had trouble shooting in the first half, but started their smooth offense in the second half. Their teamwork and tactical execution are definitely at a higher level than the Magic. If Howard hadn't grabbed so many rebounds in this game, I'm afraid The score has already been drawn.

At this time, Sun Zhuo finally found an opportunity to quickly break through Bowen's defense from the left corner!

"Oops!" Bowen had no way to deal with Sun Zhuo's attack. Sun Zhuo was too fast and had already rushed over in the blink of an eye. Sun Zhuo's breakthrough from the bottom corner was so unexpected that the Spurs The team didn't even have time to build the "human wall" to stop him.

Sun Zhuo jumped up in one step, and Duncan was not going to ask for trouble. Since Sun Zhuo had broken through the defense, he could only watch the score.

After Sun Zhuo jumped up, he made a big windmill and dunked the ball into the basket!

This dunk instantly boosted the momentum!

Yu Jia was also excited: "The wait is finally here! Sun Zhuo actually performed a windmill dunk in the finals! Duncan was watching right in front of him."

Zhang Weiping laughed and said: "Haha, it seems that Sun Zhuo is also holding it back. It is impossible for the Spurs not to let Sun Zhuo break through and dunk for the whole game. Spurs players are generally older than Magic players. The more they play, the more When testing physical fitness, this is an advantage for Sun Zhuo and the Magic players."

After dunking, listening to the cheers from the scene, Sun Zhuo glanced at Popovich on the sidelines. When Popovich saw Sun Zhuo looking over, his originally angry face immediately smiled brightly and said to Sun Zhuo raised a two-finger thumbs up.

"This cunning guy..." Sun Zhuo couldn't help but chuckle. Howard also smiled and bumped Sun Zhuo with his shoulder: "Boss, your dunk is too fierce, haha!"

This dunk greatly boosted the morale of the Magic team. After that, Sun Zhuo's offense became more decisive. Anyway, Howard was grabbing rebounds under the basket. Sun Zhuo also started to score continuously, with a pretty good shooting percentage. He once helped the team overtake the score. However, The Spurs are very tenacious and always take the lead back quietly.

Until the end, the Magic were still one point behind.

In the last attack, Sun Zhuo made a hasty shot and the basketball bounced out of the frame!

At this second, the hearts of countless Magic fans fell to the bottom, thinking that the Magic would lose the first game.

However, Dwight Howard, who was under the basket, was squeezed by Duncan and Finley. He was the first to touch the basketball and gently pushed the basketball to the basket...

The ball went in!

The goal is valid!

Howard made a tip-in under the basket for a sure win!

"Ah!" Howard excitedly got up from the ground and rushed directly to the locker room without bumping shoulders with his teammates to celebrate. Everyone followed him and rushed to the locker room, and the scene was even more revelry.

Yu Jia laughed and said: "It's so thrilling! The Magic's first victory was so thrilling! Fortunately, Howard touched the rebound first, and with the last tip-in, Howard got 20 rebounds in this game! In addition, he scored 27 points! You know, Sun Zhuocai only scored 22 points!"

Zhang Weiping said: "Yes, Howard's statistics are incredible, 27+20, and 3 blocks. Not only did Sun Zhuo score less than Howard, but his shooting percentage was not as high as Howard. To win this game, Howard contributed the most. This It's normal. The Spurs' defense against Sun Zhuo is tighter. All the offensive methods that Sun Zhuo is good at are blocked, so when the shooting rate is low, the rebounds will increase. Moreover, Sun Zhuo didn't take many shots today, and he gave many offensive opportunities. teammates."

Yu Jiadao: "I can't wait to watch the next game. Sun Zhuo can't only score 22 points in every game. Will the Spurs stick to Sun Zhuo's defensive strategy to the end? We will continue to bring you more information in three days. Come to the second game of the finals..."

Magic locker room.

The whole team came up to Howard and made various celebratory gestures. Howard was laughing so hard that he could hardly stand. He enjoyed this moment very much. Sun Zhuo also kept praising Howard. Although his statistics in this game were not as good as Howard's, he was not Don't worry that Howard will steal the Finals MVP. Sun Zhuo can still control Howard, and Howard's performance is very unstable. Who knows whether he will suddenly misfire in the next game?

Of course, Sun Zhuo definitely doesn't want Howard to be like this. Even if Howard performs well in every game, Sun Zhuo is confident that he will be the final FMVP.

After the game, Sun Zhuo and Howard, who had changed into suits, attended the media meeting together. During the interview, Sun Zhuo kept praising Howard and called him the league's number one center.

Not only the Magic, but the Spurs also praised Howard to the sky when interviewed after the game. Popovich said: "You all saw that Dwight Howard got 20 rebounds on us. Our Tim Duncan was complaining that he didn't want to face him again in the next game. Obviously, we did a good job defending Sun Yat-sen today and almost stole a victory, but we lost because of this Dwight Howard.”

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In the evening, Sun Zhuo had a dinner with Wade, Kobe, and Vanessa at home. During the meal, the voluptuous Vanessa did not forget her "kind words" to remind Sun Zhuo: "Sun, you have to be careful not to let Dwight Howard I stole your FMVP trophy, that big man scored 27+20 today."

This is only the first game. Howard obviously has not threatened Sun Zhuo, and Howard, a simple guy, has never thought about competing with Sun Zhuo for FMVP. Vanessa said this, but it only made Sun Zhuo more worried. That’s all.

However, even Wade also said: "Vanessa is right. If he can get so many rebounds every game, it will be useless even if you score more points than him in the end. With a dominant center, Competing for Finals MVP is very difficult, and Kobe should know that."

Kobe thought of O'Neal, but dismissed Howard: "Dwight is not a dominant center yet. Sun, you don't have to worry about this for the time being. What you have to consider is finding a way to win. The Spurs are very strong. If you today Not lucky, they are in the lead now.”

Sun Zhuo nodded and said: "Yes, I just want to win now and don't think about these things, but thank you for reminding me. I'm not worried because I won't be restricted by the Spurs in every game. After two more games, they won’t dare to guard me like that.”

An important reason why Sun Zhuo is confident that Howard will not steal the FMVP is that he will soon have two special training cards, which are enough to upgrade his mid-range shooting ability from A+ to S+, and also upgrade his long-range shooting ability from S to SS!

No matter which one is promoted, the scoring will increase rapidly and catch the Spurs off guard. By then, if Sun Zhuo scores 50 points in a game, won't he make up for the data he lost to Howard before?

"The special training card fragments are what I should be concerned about."

After the meal, Sun Zhuo immediately started the challenge of the Superstar Summit again.

This time, Sun Zhuo challenged: O'Neal's terrifying triple-double!

It happened on November 20, 1993. O'Neal, who was not yet 22 years old, got the first special "triple-double" in his career in an away game against the New Jersey Nets. The reason why it was special was because of these three. The double data is not points, assists and rebounds, but 24 points, 28 rebounds and 15 blocks!

"Damn, O'Neal, a BT, blocked 15 shots, how did he block it?" Sun Zhuo simply didn't dare to think about it.

Soon, he entered 1993 to challenge...

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At this time, Popovich had not fallen asleep. He originally planned to go to sleep, but Chad Forhill, the new assistant coach who joined the team, suddenly came to Popovich.

"I think we can't condone Dwight Howard so much. We should let Tim Duncan teach this newcomer a lesson, or use some other methods!" Chad knocked on Popovich's door with an anxious look on his face.