Faced with the Wizards' strong offensive momentum, even though they had called timeouts many times, the Magic still had no good solution.

Tkoglu is not a player who is good at offensive ability, and Nelson's shooting percentage in this game is also quite poor, making Van Gundy so angry that his face turned green on the court.

In this rhythm of only Howard leading the team alone, the Wizards, which obviously blossomed at multiple points, eventually succeeded at home:

97:89

The advantage of eight points was below the best and defeated the Magic Team, the number one in the East!!

In the fourth quarter, the Magic were suppressed by the Wizards and even showed the momentum of losing. At that time, the local media in Washington could not wait to report on the game.

Until the moment the game really ended, news about the Wizards' upset defeat of the Magic began to spread.

In the NBA league, the result of this game is eye-catching news.

After losing to the Wizards away, the Magic also felt the taste of losing streak this season for the first time.

He was also successfully overtaken by the Cavaliers behind him and fell to second place in the East.

Compared with the temporary decline in record performance, losing to the Wizards, the last in the league, is a huge blow to the Magic.

Because the Magic were listed as one of the most promising teams to win the championship before the start of this season, the Magic's momentum was even more fierce after the start of this season, and even surpassed the Lakers, Cavaliers and Spurs in a while.

However, after losing to the Lakers in the last game, more and more people began to feel that the Magic is no longer the Lakers' opponent.

Until the defeat to the Wizards in this game, more people discovered the flaws of the Magic.

At this moment, the Magic team, which is invincible and most promising to win the championship, seems to have gradually become a normal playoff team.

Compared with the team's recent praise, Stan Van Gundy, as the team's head coach, is even worse.

After the game, more and more fans and media began to openly criticize Van Gundy.

It means that the reason why Van Gundy was able to achieve such a result this season is entirely because of the Magic's excellent lineup.

Once the Magic team lacks personnel, Van Gundy has no ability to respond on the spot.

Some media even bluntly praised: "Van Gundy will only rely too much on the stars to pick up some ready-made cheapness. Once the team encounters some changes, Van Gundy will reveal his prototype directly."

In fact, the Magic team, which lacks personnel in this game, has already achieved the level it deserves. At least Howard's performance in this game was extremely outstanding.

Howard played in this game for a total of 38 minutes, made 12 of 18 shots, 4 of 9 free throws, and scored 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.

However, Howard alone obviously cannot compete with the Wizards, which bloomed in multiple places.

Apart from Howard, there is only Courtney? Lee's performance in this game was quite outstanding.

Courtney Lee played for a total of 31 minutes, made 7 of 11 shots, 5 of 7 from outside the three-point line, and finally scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.

Among them, playing time and 19 points in a single game also set a record high for Courtney Lee's personal career.

It’s just a pity that Little Li Zi’s milestone came too badly, and this milestone may really turn into a milestone.

Faced with these negative news that are unfavorable to the team, the Magic's coaching staff also felt huge pressure, of course, led by Stan Van Gundy.

This also led to the fact that before the Magic team came, the entire news interview room was already crowded.

Faced with this situation, although Van Gundy didn't want to participate in the post-match news interview, the last bit of reason told him that if he did not appear in the post-match news interview, then the subsequent reports would probably be even more unfavorable to him.

So after adjusting his emotions, Van Gundy also took Howard and assistant coach Mondy to the post-match press conference.

"Coach Stan, Coach Stan, may I ask if the team lost to the Wizards, the last in the league, in this game. What kind of personal feelings do you have as the head coach of the team?!"

As soon as Van Gundy and his men sat down, the media below couldn't wait to start asking questions, and as soon as they came up, they directly pointed to Van Gundy's pain point and asked about this fact that he still doesn't want to face.

"Huh, there are no weak teams in the NBA, so there may be something beyond people's expectations at every moment."

"First of all, I must have a great responsibility as the head coach for the defeat in this game. In the absence of sufficient preparation work for the team, the Wizards also performed far beyond the average season. I feel very sorry for this."

"But although the team lost this game, it seems that losing is not a terrible thing in my opinion, because only after losing can we correctly recognize the team's shortcomings."

"So I also hope that the fans can stay calm because I will try to adjust the team's condition in the next step and be fully prepared to meet the next schedule."

Faced with the media's questions, Van Gundy also took all the responsibility on himself.

In this case, it is already a sure fact that Van Gundy was scolded online. Instead of pulling the team into the water, it is better to take this responsibility directly.

While trying to gain a good reputation, try not to undermine the players' confidence in the next game.

Because compared to veterans who have been in the league for many seasons, the Magic currently have many new players who have just entered the league.

After all, online publicity can make some people successful, but it can also ruin some people.

"So Coach Stan, does the team's recent two losses have a lot to do with the team's current injury causing the team's lineup to be inconsistent?"

After hearing the reporter's question, Stan Van Gundy did not hesitate this time, but replied very simply:

"Of course, because both Sue and Rashad play a very important role in the team, and their absence has a very big impact on the entire team's system."

"Although as the head coach, I have not been able to take some measures to respond to the changes in the player, I believe that the team will definitely rebound in the near future and give all the fans a perfect explanation!!"
Chapter completed!