Just like Jiang Hao said, after they left the Canadian Airlines Center Arena, home of the Toronto Raptors, they rushed to the airport without stopping.

And at midnight, they arrived at their new destination, Orlando.

Tonight, they will officially welcome the Orlando Magic, their back-to-back opponent for four consecutive years.

And if nothing goes wrong, the Mavericks can easily win this game. After all, the Orlando Magic today is not what it was back then.

The word "fish belly" is not an exaggeration at all when applied to the Orlando Magic today.

There doesn't even seem to be a true All-Star on the team.

Neither Fournier nor Vucevic can be an opponent of the bayonet.

In fact, the Orlando Magic may be one of the saddest teams in the league.

Strictly speaking, the Oakland Magic are one of the new NBA teams. They officially joined the NBA family in the early 1990s.

The Magic, who had just joined the league, quickly became a strong contender for the championship. Under the leadership of Shaquille O'Neal, they once reached the Finals.

But facing the rising god of basketball, how could Young Shark be his opponent?

Therefore, in 1996, as the Sharks traveled east, this team officially entered the tragic years.

Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, Tracy McGrady, Dwight Howard.

In the past 20 years, the superstars who grew up in the Orlando Magic have become household names, but Orlandoans seem to have suffered a curse. They have the soil to cultivate superstars, but they have no ability to retain superstars, let alone the opportunity to get involved in the O'Brien Cup.

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The first time I met Michael Jordan at his peak, the Orlando people lost.

During his second peak period, he encountered the arrogant Black Mamba, and the Orlando native had his head shaved.

To this day, the tragedy continues, but Orlandoans have not given up. They are making preparations for another rise.

Bamba, Fultz!

This is the Orlando Magic's most valuable asset at this stage.

But for tonight's game, they may just have to wait for failure to come.

"Boss, it's not necessary at all. I don't need such special treatment. Even this kind of behavior makes me feel sad. We are professional players and we are paid by the boss for two games."

6pm.

On the bus to the Amway Center, home of the Magic, Jiang Hao had a dispute with head coach Rick Carlisle. Of course, it can also be understood as an exchange.

Although they won the game against the Toronto Raptors last night, everyone was very tired, especially Jiang Hao.

Therefore, what head coach Rick Carlisle means is that in tonight's game against the Orlando Magic, Jiang Hao can put up a free card and make up any excuse at that time. That's what everyone is doing now anyway.

It is understandable that Rick Carlisle has such an idea. On the one hand, it is an away game and it is a back-to-back game after a fierce battle. Jiang Hao is the leader of the team and he does not want Jiang Hao to get injured. On the other hand, the Orlando Magic is recognized as a weakling. To deal with such a

Team, even if Jiang Hao doesn't play, they still have a great chance of winning.

After taking all these reasons into consideration, Rick Carlisle decided to communicate with Jiang Hao.

But he didn't expect that Jiang Hao's reaction would be so strong, and he would refuse with righteous words without any room for negotiation.

"Jiang, I just suggest that if you think everything is okay, then you start the game."

Rick Carlisle shook his head. He was sure that he could not convince Jiang Hao, because although he and Jiang Hao had not been together for a long time, he already knew that Jiang Hao was a very stubborn guy.

So competitive guys are all stubborn? Is this their unified logo?

Rick Carlisle thought of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant.

"Boss, to be honest, this is one of the reasons why I decided to leave the San Antonio Spurs. The San Antonio Spurs are a great team and I love them there, but I don't adapt to the rotation model there."

Frankly speaking, Jiang Hao is a little worried about this.

Because it was the Spurs' unique rotation model that made him miss out on the best rookie.

Although he won the O'Brien Trophy with the San Antonio Spurs last season, he also won the Finals MVP.

But in Jiang Hao's view, if he had been on any team in the league last season except the Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers, he would have had a chance to compete and even win the Rookie of the Year trophy.

Of course, the Amway Center did not welcome Jiang Hao, so of course he was greeted with boos. Although in Jiang Hao's impression, he didn't seem to have hurt the team in any way.

"Jiang, this is the kind of treatment only a superstar can get, enjoy it."

Dirk Nowitzki laughed.

Dirk Nowitzki is in a good mood. At the beginning of the new season, he basically didn't play much. This doesn't mean that his ability can't support him for a longer period of time, but that he has injuries and hasn't recovered yet.

Completely recovered, Rick Carlisle didn't use Nowitzki much just to be on the safe side.

Of course, from this perspective, Dirk Nowitzki has to thank Jiang Hao.

If there is no Jiang Hao to lead the team to great success, can head coach Rick still allow him to recover from his injuries?

On the court, when the first quarter of the game had been played for more than a minute, Jiang Hao finally realized what "nb has no weaklings" meant.

2912!

Who would have thought that the powerful Dallas Mavericks would be beaten by the Orlando Magic as soon as they came on?

Including Jiang Hao, the Dallas Mavericks' starting five are in a sluggish state, but on the Magic side, the players are extremely hot.

Therefore, the 17-point difference was outlined in an understatement.

"Why do I have a bad feeling?"

There are Dallas Mavericks fans who are sweating on their vests right now.

Will the team that has been in the hottest form since the start of the new season capsize in the gutter tonight?

It's not impossible.

A 17-point difference, especially when the team's starting five are in sluggish form.

"Man, Dallas is definitely going to lose. Look at those upset games. Do you feel familiar? But it doesn't matter. I would rather see the team lose to a loser like the Orlando Magic than see the team lose.

The loss to the Houston Rockets was against a strong team like the Toronto Raptors.”

"So, what I mean is, the winning streak doesn't mean anything. It will only let the opponent know you more directly. Just like the Golden State Warriors, they won 73 games in the regular season and were unstoppable, right? But what about the result?"
Chapter completed!