I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 148 Challenge the Big Three

The Rockets have won three consecutive victories.

This time, not only the media and fans in Houston were excited, but the basketball circles all over the United States re-examined the Rockets.

The cover of Sports Illustrated, the largest sports magazine in the United States, is the family portrait of the Rockets. The "Big Three Rockets" stood in the middle, looking up to the sky, with firm eyes and high fighting spirit.

The title of the cover reads a few large characters: Create a new era!

The title of the "SLAM" article is: The new Big Three make the league tremble!
"Los Angeles Times" sensational exclamation: the Lakers' strongest enemy surfaced, and the Rockets shook the league's order
In the ESPN program, "American Yang Yi" Stephen A. Smith commented: The Rockets have the hope of hitting the championship, and a healthy Yao Mai may be able to aspire to the MVP.

NBA officials also updated this week's strength list based on the team's performance:
The first place is the Los Angeles Lakers who also won all three games.

Official comment: Bynum's comeback made the Lakers finally form a complete body.This Lakers team has both experience and vigor, mature tactics and outstanding stars.Kobe didn't need to give full play, that is, he has won the opponent by 21.7 points per game, well-deserved first in the league.

Second place, the Houston Rockets.

The new Big Three are making their first appearance, and with the running-in in place, I believe they can do better.You know, when Mutombo returns from injury, their bench depth will be further enhanced.

Rockets, the future is bright!
Third place, Charlotte Hornets.

It was another team that won all three games. Even though Chandler was injured, they still defeated the Cavaliers, and the games against the Warriors and Hornets were all on the road. Paul looked like an MVP at the beginning!

……

The defending champion Boston Celtics only ranked eighth with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.

Official comment: Ray Allen is in poor form, Pierce is unstable, and the "Big Three" have not recovered the state they were in last season.

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In the next game, the Rockets will face the Boston Celtics at home.

It's time to really test the Rockets' quality.

The Celtics have an illustrious history.

As one of the founding teams of the NBA, they won the championship 17 times.It is the team with the most championships in NBA history.

Especially from 1957 to 1969, under the operation of Cardinal Auerbach, the Celtics were star-studded, and superstars such as "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell and "the originator of point guard" Bob Cousy emerged. , won 13 championships in 11 years, and set an unprecedented 8 consecutive championships!

In the 80s, Larry Bird, McHale, and Parish led the team to compete with the Lakers and win three championships.

And now the banner of the predecessors has been passed on to the new "Big Three".

Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, the three veterans gathered together at the end of their careers for honor, and promoted the Celtics from the worst record in the league to the best in the league in one fell swoop , and defeated the Lakers in the finals of last season and won the championship.

What the Rockets have to face now is this defending champion led by the real Big Three!

Before the game, Dorsey got a call from Rose.

The Bulls just finished playing the Celtics.The Bulls were a guest at the North Shore Garden and lost 80:96 to their opponents.

However, Rose played well, scoring 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.

In fact, Rose is getting better and better as he adapts to the intensity of the MBA competition.

After half an hour of "simple greetings" with his eldest brother, Rose chatted about the Celtics.

"The Celtics are really strong, in fact, I think this is the strongest opponent I have ever faced!"

Dorsey was amused when he heard it, "Haha, how many games have you played in the NBA?"

"Huh, I have competed with James' Cavaliers!" Rose was not happy.

"Okay, our little bear has seen the big world!" Dorsey teased with a smile.

"Joy, your mouth is still so stinky! I don't know how Yao Ming and Artest can stand you!" Rose thought.But then he reminded, "I have been following the Rockets' games and know that you are playing well, but, to be honest, I think you are far from the level of the Celtics. They are too strong, especially the Celtics. It's those three old fellows, they are simply veterans! They can accurately find the opponent's loopholes, and then quickly launch the most violent blow!"

"Ross, I appreciate your reminder, but it's useless for you to tell me these things, because I don't even know if I can play. If you need, I can give you Coach Adelman's phone number, maybe He will be very interested and hire you as an assistant coach or tactical analyst for our team!"

"Joy, you are really... How do you say that sentence you taught me, kindness is like a horse's heart and lungs!"

"It's a good intention to treat it as a donkey's liver and lungs"

……

April 11, Toyota Center.

Before the game, Dorsey received the task of the game.

"1. Win the game reward 2000sp (the host must play for more than 5 minutes)

2. Reward 1500sp for double-double data"

Dorsey gasped. Although these two tasks seemed simple, the rewards were really expensive!
This is the single game with the highest reward in Dorsey's own system.

You know, this is just an ordinary regular season!

Such a high reward value can only show one thing, the system is not optimistic about the Rockets winning.

In addition, there is a restriction that you must play for 5 minutes, which is equivalent to two tasks!

However, these two tasks are tied together, if any of them cannot be achieved, the sp value will not be obtained, which is tantamount to multiplying the difficulty of the task.

As for the second task, there is also a hidden mystery.

Since I participated in the regular season, I haven't won a double-double.

Moreover, the system only says double-double data, but does not specify whether it is points, assists, rebounds or blocks. It seems to reduce the difficulty, but because there is no clear direction, you need to adapt yourself on the court.

This is actually a test of your own on-the-spot response.

In short, Dorsey understood that this bird system is teasing him all the time!
The Rockets' starting lineup remains unchanged:
PG Alstom, SG McGrady, SF Metta World Peace, PF Scola, C Yao Ming
Dorsey was sitting at the end of the bench, feeling a little worried. Although his playing time has been increasing and his statistics are getting better and better since the start of the regular season, this game is very critical. From the outside world, it is the upstart vs. the old nobleman. In such a critical game, whether the conservative Adelman will relapse and dare not use new players is really unknown!
You know, if you have too little playing time, it will be difficult to complete the two tasks.

The Boston Celtics' starting lineup was star-studded:
PG Rajon Rondo, SG Ray Allen, SF Paul Pierce, PF Kevin Garnett, C Kendrick Perkins

The game was about to start, and the audience at the Toyota Center was in high spirits, and even the Rocket Bear and the cheerleaders were even more excited.

But what everyone doesn't know is that what a tragic 48 minutes will be waiting for the Rockets!

(End of this chapter)