basketball never sleeps

Chapter 116
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the young people who watched the Spring Festival Gala at night were picked up by the elders at home when they failed to drink a bowl of tea with Zhou Gong. They walked around the streets of the village looking for the elders to start the New Year greetings.

On the phone, I paid New Year's greetings to the elders far away. After eating the dumplings, Zhang Weiping drove to the TV station humming a little song.

On the deserted road, you can still see the gunpowder smoke after last night’s jubilation. At this time, Yanjing has banned fireworks for 11 years, but even the emperor’s feet can’t resist the people’s adherence to traditional customs.

Yangma’s broadcasting building is not as deserted as it appears on the outside, entertainment media workers have no holidays, there is a saying——

"The earth doesn't explode, we don't take holidays, the universe doesn't restart, we don't rest."

The sports channel, which was relatively idle at this time in previous years, was exceptionally lively this year.

"Hey, Teacher Zhang is here. Happy New Year, Happy New Year."

Seeing Zhang Weiping coming, several people in the office bowed their hands and bowed to pay New Year's greetings.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Sun, Xiao Yang, Xiao Yu, you too have a happy New Year."

After a brief meeting, the group briefly browsed the news sent back by American colleagues, and after the left-behind makeup artist put on the "Emperor's New Makeup", they entered the studio decorated in the Year of the Rooster as usual.

"Dayao and Xiaomo are also working hard, and the big ones have to compete during the Chinese New Year."

"It's not the same with us. We commentate when they compete. It's just that we have an extra big red envelope to take, hehe."

"Who do you think will win today's game?"

"If the Rockets don't lose, they can definitely win."

Several commentators in the studio took advantage of the time to debug the equipment to make jokes.

At the moment, Mo Wen was rehearsing today's show with Britney and O'Neill in the lounge arranged separately by the Rockets.

In order to consume his energy, the scheming Rockets also invited Britney. In the pre-opening performance, they arranged a singing program for him and Shaq. The worst thing is that there is no singing fee.

Not only did he not receive a red envelope during the New Year, but he was also paid for nothing. He deserves to be the successor of the 13 billionth pick, purely serving the people.

The Alliance and the Rockets have spent a lot of thought on today's battle. The Rockets boss Alexander, who is usually deadlocked, is also generous once. He took out a budget of hundreds of thousands of dollars to decorate the Toyota Center into a New Year's party hall. The theater troupe and American stars came to perform, and a full half-hour program was arranged before the game, which can be called a small Spring Festival Gala.

Riley, who came with the team, looked at the thriving Toyota Center and curled his lips in disdain. Alexander was willing to spend money because he wanted to make more money.

If the game was held in Miami... he would pay more!

Because of the addition of Mo Wen, the influence of basketball in China is far greater than that of the previous life. Compared with football, which has become less and less substitutable, basketball has become the hottest sport at the moment. , and then compared, apart from a few true loves, there are really few who can bear this sense of gap.

The NBA's New Year's China Derby, which has been publicized for half a month in China, has achieved an effect no less than that of the NBA's promotion of the Christmas game in the United States.

On TV, Zhang Weiping was still leading the team to wish everyone New Year greetings, and the person in charge of the broadcast received the news that the ratings had broken 10.

When the director heard the data, he was happier than the child who received the red envelope.

"There must be a lot of people celebrating the New Year, but don't people nowadays need to pay New Year's greetings?"

What he didn't know was that in order to catch up with the game that started at 9 o'clock, many young people did adopt the speedrun style of New Year's greetings, that is, today is the first day of the junior high school, and it is inevitable to eat fried pork with belts on another day.

And in the webcast room, the discussion column also began to scroll at an extremely fast speed.

"Happy New Year, buddy!"

"Let's get started, let's get started, last night's Spring Festival Gala was boring, I stayed up all night and now I'm waiting to watch today's game."

"I went to the temple in the morning to do the math, and the Chinese players will win today!"

"I came to watch the game without taking the red envelope, brothers, did I do the right thing?"

"Brother Mo's shoes will be officially released at the time of the All-Stars in half a month. Do you regret it?"

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From lion and dragon dances to traditional acrobatics, to singing with traditional Chinese musical instruments, it can be said that today's opening performance has surpassed the opening performances of previous years' All-Stars.

The finale performances by Mo Wen, Britney Spears and Ao Pang pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a small climax.

The Rockets cheerleader outfit that Britney is wearing today is quite cool and hot, and the few interactions with Mo Wen are also a bit provocative.

But Mo Wen was very restrained today, even a little shy.

Not only because his cousin's family was sitting on the sidelines, but more importantly, he knew that his parents and relatives at home must also be watching.

"There is no distinction between genres, and Mo Wen's singing is also very high. You may not know that this song has won the top spot in the music charts in the United States for several weeks. Yes, this is also the achievement that Asians have achieved so far in the European and American music circles. The best result." Zhang Weiping sighed.

"If you ask me, Xiao Mo still can't let go. Seeing him avoiding Britney's eyes all the time, he is just like the kids in school. He is too well-behaved, and he doesn't have the arrogance on the court at all." Yang Jian laughed.

The rich pre-match performance ended with Yao Ming and Mo Wen's New Year's greetings, and the players of both sides, who had seen enough excitement, were finally able to return to their original courts.

Although the posture before the game was not small, the players on both sides of the game did not feel much tension.

Just like the Christmas game, despite the media and official hype, it is just a regular season.

Just because the players are not nervous doesn't mean others can be so calm.

During the warm-up session, Da Fan and Xiao Fan looked at each other in a tacit understanding.

After confirming the eyes, they are all people with missions.

They received almost the same tasks before the game: 1. Win the game; 2. Help their own players to score high points; 3. Try to prevent the opponent's Chinese players from scoring high points.

As the two became more famous in China, the income from Chinese stadium advertisements and broadcasting also increased.

The two teams that have enjoyed the dividends of the Chinese market want to occupy more shares in this big cake.

But who can take advantage depends on the wrists of the two teams.

On the field, after the warm-up, the players of the two teams stood on both sides of the center circle under the signal of the referee.

The Rockets' starting lineup: Musashi, Kojiro, Meow... Ahem, we're on stage...

David Wesley, Sura, McGrady, Juwan Howard, Yao Ming;
Heat starters: Wade, Mo Wen, Rasul, Haslem, O'Neal;

Da Fan and Xiao Fan are not only biological brothers, but also senior brothers. Both of them started their head coaching careers after taking over Riley's class.

The personnel composition of the two teams is very similar, both are combo guards + 3D + ball-handling small forwards + blue-collar power forwards + power centers.

But, a child covered by parents is obviously much more comfortable than a child living independently.

The lineup comparison between the two teams looks a little stronger except for McGrady. In other positions, the Heat's players have completed the full siege of the Rockets on both ends of the offense and defense.

Compared with Riley, who knows how to build a reasonable team, Rockets general manager Dawson is also touted as a "cardinal" figure, but besides mixing two rings with Tang Shuai and Dameng, he is also You can rub the cardinal on the tenure of service.

Don't talk about the merits of choosing Dayao, if someone with a normal mind comes over, the Rockets will choose Dayao that year.

Like his later successor, Gou Lei, he is a guy who likes to study data more than the actual game performance of players for signings, especially for senior players who look better with high-level data.

Doing so will not gamble, but it will slowly drag down the team.

Mo Wen ran to the Rockets' half court position, but before he could stand still, his back was firmly stuck.

Looking back, it turned out to be Wesley who was a head shorter than him.

Wesley, who is only 1 meters tall, can be said to be the first "big mountain", with a strong body, slow speed but great strength.James, who can only top a mountain in Puerto Rico, can't make an inch, but Wesley can push James from the penalty area to outside the three-point line.

This is not an exaggeration. When Wesley was in the Hornets last season, every time he played against the Cavaliers, he was responsible for leading the defense against James. Last year, James played against him in 3 games, and the shooting percentage against James was only 34. %; and this season when he transferred from the Hornets to the Rockets, he deliberately chose the report against the Cavaliers, and in that game Wesley even defended 5 for 0 against James.

Therefore, James was very impressed with Wesley, so if he couldn't solve the problem, he would solve the problem maker. After Wesley's contract with the Rockets ended, the Cavaliers decisively offered him a veteran contract...
It seemed appropriate to let him defend himself. Although Wesley was not fast and a bit short, he had an absolute advantage in strength.

And judging from Wesley's positioning and confrontation skills, he has a lot of experience in confrontation. Defending against players who are not fast like Mo Wen and who mainly rely on rhythm to increase confrontation is indeed the simplest and correct way to solve the problem.

But Mo Wen is not A-Zhan. He did not choose the hard top because of his rich experience. Instead, he performed a wave of Kun’s classic move to the audience before serving - the bear rubbing against the tree (Limited Edition for the Year of the Rooster).

Ao Pang is half a head shorter than Yao Ming, but his wingspan is much longer than Yao Ming. When standing and reaching a height of not less than a few centimeters, Ao Pang, who bounces better, touched the basketball first.

Noticing where Mo Wen was, Ao Pang didn't move inward but pushed in Mo Wen's direction.

Wesley, who was so rubbed and lost his vision, heard the sound of two heavyweight center forwards falling to the ground, temporarily retracted his strength and leaned forward to find the direction of the ball, while Mo Wen, who had just received the basketball, felt the emptiness behind him, seized the opportunity, and turned around deftly. Passed Wesley and headed for the inside.

"Mo Wen received the ball and threw away Wesley... There was someone under the basket, Sura, what did Mo Wen say, three steps slower... Picking the basket, beautiful! Mo Wen's picking the basket has become his signature The way of scoring, you can see that this goal is so smooth!" Zhang Weiping put his hands together to resist the urge to clap.

Sun Zhengping: "Ah yes!"

"Hurry up and give the ball to Yao Ming, give it to Yao Ming! It's right, it's reasonable to let Yao Ming play O'Neal in the middle distance. Look at this dance, Yao showed his real skills when he came up... O'Neal was shaken so badly Yes, Dayao scored with a one-handed throw, which is really beautiful!"

Sun Zhengping: "Ah, that's right!"

"Both the Rockets and the Heat are tall guys holding the ball. Tsk tsk, this dribble really made Mo Wen play well... Hey, he made a shot, super long distance... Hit! Super long three-pointer in regular time, the whole Only Mo Wen has this ability in the alliance, others dare to play like this, but it is reasonable for Mo Wen to vote." Director Zhang pointed out.

Sun Zhengping: "Ah yes yes yes yes"

"The league's current centers are based on Dayao and O'Neal. Duncan is very good but not a center. This year's center is Howard. He runs very fast and jumps high, but it is useless. He has no tonnage, no strength, and poor skills. No, I have to practice again... What is McGrady looking at with the ball, don't waste time, see if there is a chance to pass Dayao, if you don't have a chance to play by yourself... Take a shot, dunk from outside the three-point line, McGrady's shot is considered Repay Mo Wen."

Sun Zhengping: "Ah...ah? A dunk from outside the three-point line?"

　I'm exhausted, my mind is in a mess, after drinking, I'm stuck from 6 o'clock to 5 o'clock, from confused to confused, I have a lot of things to write, and I feel like a thick ball after I finish writing...Delete again, go to bed first, Wake up tomorrow and write again.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)