Healing Basketball

Chapter 219 219. Go Together! (The third change asks for a monthly pass)

In just over a year, when American fans mentioned the current stars of the Rockets, they already thought of the moving Great Wall from the ancient eastern country.

Yao Ming, a sophomore, already leads the team in points, rebounds, and blocks.

Mobley and Francis, who came out later, were already a foil.

Yao Ming, who is only in the second grade, is expected to be selected for the best team, and this is almost impossible for Mobley and Francis. The former is 28 years old, and the latter is also 27 years old. Both of them have reached their peak and are far away from the best team. With Hamilton, Bibby, Finley, Billups, Ray Allen, Arenas...

But this also shows the predicament that Yao Ming is currently facing.

Yao Ming's two strongest teammates are in their prime, and they can't even touch the edge of the best team. Before he joined, these two brothers couldn't make it to the playoffs together with the old Olajuwon.

Some experts have already suggested that the Rockets will make more signings. Yao Ming's personal performance has been dragged down by his teammates. With Yao Ming's ability, if his ball-holding core is stronger or his role is stronger, his score may be higher.

It's true that he's scoring harder now than it should be for a center on a playoff-caliber team.

The Rockets management also stated that they will do everything they can to recruit teammates for Yao Ming during the offseason...

After the players of the visiting team finished playing, it was the turn of the players of the home team to play. Amidst the cheers of the fans, the warden took the lead, the butcher finished, and ran out one by one.

Zhang Weiping, the narrator of the court platform, said: "Look, it seems that Jess is leading the charge and Randolph is behind to supervise the army..."

Sun Zhengping flattered him in time: "Yes, they are worthy of the name of the prison team. The warden and the butcher are side by side, and no one dares to run away."

Zhang Weiping's heart is broken: I'm talking about their discipline!discipline!Why are you calling me a nickname?Didn't know Taili's goal was to emphasize the names 'General' and 'Rose City'?
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After entering the arena, Randolph complained to Liu Xiu: "Every time I play against Yao, the pressure is so great!"

"Yeah, I didn't feel so oppressive at first..."

Before Liu Xiu finished speaking, Randolph rushed to talk: "But the more times you fight, the stronger the feeling of oppression!"

"Yes, he is one of the smartest players I have ever seen." Liu Xiu praised Yao Ming without hesitation.

Randolph also responded: "Yes, every time I play against him, I can feel that he is more prepared than the last time we played against him, and he has done better offense and defense."

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "But no one can always improve, don't worry, we are always stronger, they are the Rockets..."

Can no one improve all the time?Randolph lowered his head and stared at Liu Xiu for a while... He didn't believe this nonsense, this is the kind of person in front of him!

The trainers said that Liu Xiu's back attack should have reached the limit, but Randolph saw that Liu Xiu's back attack is still improving...

The two teams were making their final preparations before the game. Court TV, Time Warner Cable Sports, Fox Sports, and TNT Sports, which broadcast the game live in the United States, were all discussing the game.

Unlike several other TV stations that honestly report on the game itself, Barkley's side is always special.

"Kenny, did you know that Yao might break the record!"

"What record? Tallest?"

"It's kind of related!"

"Can it still be related? Can he continue to grow taller?"

"No, no, it has nothing to do with height, you don't know, after Yao's debut in tonight's game, he has already surpassed Manute Ball, becoming the player with the second highest number of consecutive appearances among players over 220 cm , played 152 consecutive games, only Rick Schmitz’s 191 times is higher than him, I think Yao may become the first player in NBA history to play more than 220 consecutive games over 220 cm.”

"Uh……"

Kenny Smith looked at the ostentatious Barkley, and he couldn't say that it wasn't great, but it sounded a little powerful anyway.

But it has to be said that this is great, what is so great?
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At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Blazers played against the Rockets at home.

At the beginning of the game, the Trail Blazers gave the Rockets a blow.

Although Yao Ming scored 5 points in the first half, the Trail Blazers led the Rockets by 11 points 8-3 after the first half.

This is the first time the Trail Blazers have taken the lead at the start since the four games against each other!

In every match before, Van Gundy made good use of Yao Ming's most physical strength at the beginning, and beat the Trail Blazers ruthlessly.

But Jr. Van Gundy has the same big problem as his brother-no ability to command on the spot.

The Blazers' defense has changed a lot. They fight on the field, and the pitchers give the most fierce confrontation. The Rockets' three outsiders are single players. They use Kobe Terminator and outlaw lunatics to consume them, and they also suffer fouls. Two people feel.

Liu Xiu retreated to defend Francis. Francis made a shot and scored. There was nothing he could do about it, but he couldn't make the shot.

Francis can give the ball to Yao Ming at the beginning, and he can play well before the Blazers' consumption strategy has taken effect, but Francis can't. He has to come by himself from the beginning. The starting thing...and this is among the predictions of the Trail Blazers!
By the time Francis thought of Yao Ming, the third center in the league, it was too late. Yao Ming played behind him in singles, and the Trail Blazers had already started to frantically shrink and pinch.

The strategy of the Rockets against the Trail Blazers has always been to start a wave, play an advantage, and then bite the advantage, slow down the speed of being narrowed, and see if they can drag the Trail Blazers to death.

Playing teams above the playoff level, the Rockets basically use this strategy.

But tonight the Trail Blazers didn't even give the Rockets this chance. Although the Rockets can grind it out later, the only effect is to slow down the speed at which the point difference is widened.

Even if the Rockets occasionally hit a wave of climax, they are still attacking on the premise of overdrawing the next defense, and they will immediately be chased back by the Blazers' increasingly sticky defense.

The benefits of a rich team are reflected. No matter how bad the Knicks are, there are a lot of available players in every position, not to mention the Trail Blazers. The 12-man activation roster, although several contract premiums, are still available. It can be used, but it is only a premium, and it is quite easy to use. The salary of Little Flying Squirrel is 1238 million dollars, Dale Davis is 906 million dollars, Raheem is 1350 million dollars, Derek Anderson is 779 million dollars, Wesley Pearson's $700 million salary... the Blazers' bench pays a notch more than the entire Rockets combined.

Strengthening the confrontation does not spare physical strength!
After the first quarter, the Blazers led 21 to 19, the second quarter 24 to 21, the third quarter 24 to 20, after three quarters, the Blazers led the Rockets 69 points 60 to 9, slowly, The point difference was opened!
Yao Ming, Francis, Mobley, Cato, Jim Jackson... This group of people is really tough and never gave up.

Even at the end of the day!

末节还真给莫布里飙了一阵，单节9投4中，其中三分球3中1，加上2中2的罚球，单节飙下11分4助攻。

But at the end of the quarter, Flying Squirrel scored 6 points on 4 of 10 shots and Mobley matched. Liu Xiu scored 8 points in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter. His teammates did a good job in confrontation and defense. Use one to rely on waves, one to rely on strength, and harvest the game!

At 11 minutes and 25 seconds into the game, Mobley made a two-pointer and Liu Xiu received a defensive rebound.

The current score is 86 to 95, with a difference of 9 points. Although the Rockets have scored their game-high 26 points in a single quarter in the final quarter, the Trail Blazers have also scored 26 points!
There is still less than 1 minute left, and there is still a 9-point difference. The Rockets, who had already committed a foul just now, did not foul. It was tantamount to giving up and waiting for the end of the game.

35 seconds left, 9 points difference, what to play?

Liu Xiuyun moved to the frontcourt, and when there were 8 seconds left in the attack time, he broke through and used McDyess' pick-and-roll to break into the inside!
Liu Xiu went straight to the basket and flew to the basket. Yao Ming stretched out his hand, but withdrew it.

Liu Xiu made a layup, and the point difference came to 11 points.

Liu Xiu, who scored 11 points in the first three quarters, scored in double figures in the final quarter. This goal went up, exactly 10 points, 21 points in a single game!
The Rockets' last attack was transported to the frontcourt and did not play, which consumed the remaining ten seconds.

最终，靠着刘秀的21分8板3助攻3抢断、兰多夫的11分14板4助攻、小飞鼠的19分、拉希姆的14分……开拓者队以97比86击败火箭队！
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The warden really doesn't lie!
Really treat them like persimmons!
Yao Ming, who scored 19 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, was very upset.

It's okay to play other games, but if you lose, you lose.

But he lost against the Trail Blazers, he was really upset!
Because the rookie on the opposite side is not only his hope in the national team, but also his opponent in the NBA!
Moreover, he and Liu Xiu are the most concerned pair of opponents by domestic fans!
Normally, he wouldn't have thoughts, or if he had them, he wouldn't care too much about them. Every time he played against Liu Xiu, it would especially affect his mood.

Tonight, he's on the court and he's not, the Rockets are really two teams.

Just like before he joined the Rockets, the Rockets could only get 28 wins. After he joined, the Rockets have the strength to hit the playoffs...

On the other hand, Liu Xiu who was being interviewed was much happier.

"Warden, congratulations, you have locked in the 20+ points per game in a single month this month, becoming the third rookie to average 20 points per game in a single month this season after James and Anthony..."

Before this game, Liu Xiu had scored 13 points in the first 315 games this month. As long as he gets at least 5 points tonight, he will have 320 points. Even if he has 0 points in the last two games, he can still average 20 points per game.

And he scored 21 points tonight, which is actually slightly lower than his scoring average this month, pulling his average from 24.2 points per game to 24 points per game...it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that he scored 21 points, raising his total points for the month to 336 points. Even if he had zero eggs in the next two games, he still averaged 21 points per game!
The best rookie of Zhengyue and Nadanyue's scoring average in the team go hand in hand!

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