On November 10, coordinates TD Water House Center Arena.

The Magic's new season is good, facing the Hornets' home challenge.

The Hornets lost their star Eddie Jones in the offseason. By the way, they also lost their star Rice in 1998.

One city and one star are a legend for a small team.

Stars who have made a name for themselves in small teams, if they have some ambitions and some pursuits, they will be devoted to big cities and championships.

The Hornets are tactful and do not force themselves to keep the so-called boss, Jones or Rice.

Don't ask, they are not superstars of Garnett's level.

You can find a substitute at will.

Moreover, the Hornets are so sensible that they naturally don’t suffer any losses. They traded with the Heat, and they exchanged for Jamal Marshburn and PJ Brown.

To be honest, just one Mashbook is actually enough to trade Jones.

However, Heat CEO Riley did not use Marshburn's instructions and was not well used.

I am willing to hand over PJ Brown, and I also have the intention of being optimistic about Mooning, but man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Mooning's disease is still kidney disease.

Not to mention, Jones was overrated.

The Heat have gone from a strong team to a weak team.

The Hornets have made a lot of money and still maintain their competitiveness in the playoffs.

"The Hornets' double-dwarf combination of the backcourt, plus the beast-like Mashburn, this maneuverability is not easy to defend?

Let's take a look at the Magic's starting lineup.

Hey, another change was made, and it actually…”

Barkley was stunned.

Hill.

Not appearing in the starter.

Could it be that it was injured?

At this time, during the warm-up period, the starting lineup of both sides tonight was played on the big screen in the stadium.

The Magic started five players, Armstrong, McGrady, Jackson, Duncan, and O'Neal Jr.

The Hornets start with 5 Tigers, point guard Byron Davis, point guard David Wesley, small forward Marshburn, power forward PJ Brown, center Elden Campbell.

Li Mu didn't play Hill, so he was naturally worried about his injury. After all, the schedule was too intensive, so there was nothing wrong with being stable.

Moreover, Hill, who has changed his playing style, has now become useless. It is better to let him take good care of his health and train his three-pointers first.

In this way, cultivating Martial Saint Jackson has become more critical.

Beep~~

With the sound of the whistle, the basketball was thrown high.

Duncan and Campbell looked up and jumped up almost at the same time.

Bang-!

Duncan won the first offensive ball for the Magic.

Armstrong returned to the starting lineup and was a little excited. Seeing that the person who was defending himself was 180 David Wesley, who looked like Mickey Mouse, should be easy to bully.

Start, accelerate, break through, use your strong body to knock David Wesley away, break into the inside, dodge Campbell's block, and send the basketball into the basket with a swish.

0 to 2!!

Armstrong's offensive ability is so sharp, his personal singles are excellent, but he is a point guard!

However, looking back, David Wesley copied Armstrong's homework and used the same breakthrough to layup, scoring two points.

2 to 2!!

As a undrafted draft, David Wesley lost 180 and played as a starting player. In addition to being cheap, there are naturally something desirable.

Speed ​​and attack are his weapons.

In this way, the game started and entered the showdown between two poor versions of Iverson early.

Li Mu frowned when he saw it.

In addition to David Wesley of 180, the Hornets also have a bearded Davis of 191.

Now that the offensive rhythm is raised, it is obviously not a good thing for the Magic.

After all, there are Duncan and O'Neal Jr. in the inside. The Magic have too obvious advantages, but now they are mainly attacking the outside. They are simply confused!

Moreover, the Hornets also had great people like Marshburn, so the Magic fell behind in the beginning.

The Magic team could not defend at all when they rushed up at the speed, and the opponent had already finished offense and finished work.

In the first 6 minutes of the first quarter, the score was 17 to 13, and the Magic were on the back.

Li Mu does not plan to make adjustments.

After all, the starting lineup cannot be beaten, and there is also a competition of rotation lineups.

Compared with the Magic, the Hornets are definitely a younger brother on the bench.

On the court, the offensive rhythm is very fast, and the game is played back and forth.

David West broke through like a sharp sword, and he had a three-point shot. It was very difficult to defend himself, just like Mickey Mouse rushing into a rice jar.

The bearded man is the same, with breakthroughs and three-pointers, and he has a good pass.

Fortunately, the Magic have the advantage in height.

McGrady pulled out her hand, and in front of Davis, she was a misaligned defense.

In addition, Armstrong's offensive firepower played against David Wellis in no way.

The only small forward position in the Magic's loss, Martial Saint Jackson could not resist the impact of Mashburn.

Jackson has physical talent among the top ten small forwards in history, but there is still a gap between him and Marshburn.

"here we go again.

Marshburn received the ball, crushed Jackson to play, broke into the inside, and scored the basketball.

I really don’t understand why coach Li Mu didn’t come to Hill to play against him.

This Jackson really can't stop it," Kenny Smith commented.

To be honest, Marsh originally came to the Hornets and played an All-Star performance, averaging 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists per game.

This is a real performance, which is completely different from the rookie period when he scored points in the Mavericks.

Stephen Jackson didn't know where it came out.

It may be just a make-up.

Naturally, I can't stand the scores of players of Marshburn's level.

On the outside, the Magic suffered a great loss.

Fortunately, the Magic team quickly returned it on the inside.

Duncan catches the ball as an offensive threat.

Campbell was in the West and was in the power forward position, and was beaten by the Western Conference teams before he was traded to the East.

In front of Duncan, there was no power to resist.

PJ Brown can block O'Neal Jr.'s offense. When he was on the Heat, his defense had entered the second team of the best defensive team.

However, if the system is strong, the teammates are strong. PJ Brown has benefited a little bit.

Now he is the defensive system, it is not enough to see it.

In the past, Mo Ning was in front, but he couldn't see it. Now he was allowed to stand alone, and his defensive weaknesses have also emerged.

His assisted defense is good, but the single defense is a bit of a little bit of meaning.

When Campbell was beaten, his backup defense was still a one-time gift.

Finally, the offensive rhythm is on the Hornets and the inside has not been beaten.

After the first quarter, the score was 32 to 27, and the Magic fell by 5 points.

Armstrong scored 9 points and 2 assists.

He looks very good, but in Li Mu's opinion, he is a bit useless teammate.

Especially, he has not defended yet.

Fortunately, Li Mu's focus is on rotating the lineup and crushing the Hornets with a strong lineup.

To achieve this goal.

Li Mu asked McGrady and Duncan to continue playing.

Change in, Mike Miller, Margeti and Magloire.

The Hornets head coach Paul Silas chose to deal with it, and he was the main force.

Let David Wesley, Davis and PJ Brown stay on the court, and replace Eddie Robinson and Derek Coleman.

Coleman is the No. 1 pick in 1990, 33 years old, and has oil in the fuel tank. He averaged 16.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game last season. His combat power is quite good. However, this person does not like defense and only works hard on offense.

The Hornets wanted to send him away, but couldn't find a good next home.

Coleman regards basketball as a job, and his skills in the league have not improved. He only has physical talent to play. The Hornets want to trade him, but he is not in the Hornets, and his performance has declined a lot this season.

Eddie Robinson was bought from the market. Like David Wesley, he lost the draft. While he had advantages, his shortcomings were also very obvious.

The second quarter started, and the Magic team quickly gained the upper hand.
Chapter completed!