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Chapter 144: The Fans at the Stadium Turned Against Him! Nelson Was Stunned! He Completed a 17- Point Comeback

Sidelines.

Van Gundy threw his hands toward Gortat, as if to ask, "What are you doing, man?"

Goto shook his head helplessly, indicating that it was his own problem.

The Magic attack.

Turkoglu and Gortat performed high-post pick-and-roll, but the effect was far worse than Howard's, and they did not create any offensive opportunities for the former.

Helplessly, Turkoglu could only force a shot against the defense.

Bang.

No surprise.

The basketball bounced out of the basket.

Gasol grabbed the rebound and passed it to Kobe.

Kobe took the lead, dribbled the ball across half court, and took advantage of the fact that the Magic players had not yet returned to defense and directly shot a three-pointer.

The basketball drew a high arc.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

The Lakers overtook by 3 points!

At this moment, the entire stadium was extremely quiet.

The audience opened their eyes wide, looking at the score on the big screen in disbelief.

The third quarter had only lasted for more than half a quarter, and the 17-point lead was gone?

Are the Magic sleepwalking?

When Turkoglu stood at the top of the arc to organize the offense, there were bursts of boos from the audience.

The audience is very dissatisfied with the Magic's performance so far in the second half.

Hearing such boos, the Magic players' mentality was affected, their morale became low, and they were completely out of game shape.

The Lakers also took advantage of this opportunity to once again hit a 6:3 climax, expanding their lead to 6 points in one fell swoop.

beep!

Van Gundy called a timeout again and began to regret substituting Howard.

Without Howard, the Magic have completely become a second-rate team.

Facing the powerful Lakers team, they couldn't even last three minutes.

As for Gortat, who he had high hopes for...his performance was completely poor.

From this we can see that this is indeed not a problem with Howard, but that Jiang Chen, a Chinese player, does have the ability to limit Howard.

But, how is this possible?

It's really hard to imagine.

Van Gundy scratched his head, feeling that his huge head was not enough and he didn't know how to crack the Lakers' current lineup.

Especially Jiang Chen, who not only set off an offensive frenzy with Kobe, but also had an unstoppable performance on the defensive end!

"Hey guys, get ready, it's your turn!"

Van Gundy waved to Howard.

Howard got up reluctantly and walked towards the court.

What's the point of going up there?

Still can't beat Jiang Chen!

The final result is just being abused.

This is the time for the coach to adjust his strategy, but what are you doing, coach?

Howard was a little disappointed, but since the coach had spoken, he went on the court obediently.

In the first round, he was blocked by Jiang Chen.

In the second round, he was blocked by Jiang Chen again...

The fans covered their eyes and couldn't bear to watch any longer.

It is really a great shame that the league's top center was blocked by Jiang Chen, a small forward, and was completely at a loss.

There is no doubt that this game was definitely the Waterloo of Howard's career.

It was even worse than the game in which Kobe dunked on him as a rookie.

Looking at the young players of the Lakers, they not only blocked Howard twice in a row on the defensive end, but also made two consecutive three-pointers on the offensive end.

The lead was extended to 12 points in one fell swoop!!

The scene was finally filled with warm cheers, and Jiang Chen was given the shout of "MVP".

"Oh? What did I hear? The fans at the scene actually shouted Jiang Chen as MVP! This is unbelievable!"

Mike Breen said in astonishment.

To enjoy MVP treatment in away games, one must be a superstar.

Even if you want to be a superstar, you have to be a star of the level of Kobe and James.

Jiang Chen is only a sophomore, but he is regarded as the MVP by the fans!

This is enough to show how impressive Jiang Chen's performance was in this game, and he completely conquered the fans at the scene.

"I have to say, Jiang Chen always gives people unexpected performances!"

"In this game, he deserves the title of 'MVP'."

Reggie Miller said, his face full of relief.

He knew very well that the three-point shot, a basketball skill, depended on Jiang Chen to be promoted!

So now he is Jiang Chen's number one "Jiang fan"!

On the stadium.

The Magic players were all stunned.

It was okay to be overturned after leading by 17 points, but it was really heartbreaking that even the home fans turned against us.

It's just rubbing salt into their wounds!

Jiang Chen performed Iverson's classic celebration move, putting one hand on his ear, as if listening to the cheers of the fans.

When he ran past Nelson, he stopped deliberately, pointed at the Magic logo on the ground, then spread his hands and showed a helpless look.

It seems to say:

"So what if the Magic's home court is the same? Aren't the fans calling me MVP now?"

Nelson stood there, feeling greatly wronged.

When the game just started, he pointed at the Magic logo on the floor and told Jiang Chen that this was the Magic's home court and they shouldn't be too arrogant.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed suddenly in the second half and all the fans turned against their team.

Instead, it gave Jiang Chen a chance to show off...

The Magic attacked, and Lewis barely hit a long-range jump shot within one step of the three-point line, helping the team score another 2 points and narrowing the gap to 10 points.

The third quarter ends.

The Lakers had a super attack wave of 43:16 in a single quarter.

This is also why the Magic's home fans turned against them at the last minute. The Magic played too badly, while the Lakers played too well.

Especially Jiang Chen, who made 7 of 10 shots and 5 of 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, scored 19 points with a super high hit rate, grabbed 4 rebounds, and had 4 blocks in a single quarter, 2 steals and 1 assist, completely filling the data column, and the blocks broke his personal single-game block record.

Kobe also played well, making 5 of 8 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 15 points in a single quarter.

The two core players combined to score 34 points and directed this stunning reversal.

In contrast, Howard, the core of the Magic team, had a completely poor performance in this quarter. He made 1 of 6 shots and 2 of 6 free throws, scoring only 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 turnovers.

With the star player performing so poorly, the other players are helpless.

The Magic's offensive and defensive system completely collapsed in the third quarter.

The inter-session break is over.

The fourth quarter begins.

Magic head coach Jeff Van Gundy finally made tactical adjustments, starting to reduce Howard's offensive frequency and allowing him to do more pick-and-rolls to help his teammates create offensive opportunities.

At the same time, on the defensive end, they double-teamed Jiang Chen.

But for Kobe and Jiang Chen, who were already killing like crazy, such adjustments had no effect on them at all.

After another half quarter, the Lakers had extended their lead to 23 points.

The game lost suspense.

Van Gundy was very reluctant to replace the main lineup, letting the game enter garbage time.

Finally the game was over.

128:112.

The Lakers won the game by 16 points, completing a 17-point comeback!!

The audience stood up and gave applause to the Lakers player with the best performance in this game - Jiang Chen.