Legend Raiders

Chapter 162 Unblocking and Returning
The ten-match suspension passed very quickly, and Qin Tao's experience was indeed a bit exciting.

In Qin Tao's absence, the Rockets did not show any signs of collapse. On the contrary, they won six of the eight games in December in an astonishing state.

among them.

In the three rounds between the Rockets and the Spurs, the Spurs finally won, pulling the record of the two teams to 2:1 this season.

In another lost game, Harden was quite depressed.

As a star trained by the Thunder, Harden certainly wants to show off in front of his former club.

pity.

I don't know if it's because his condition is really not good, or there is a real gap in the lineup. In the two games against the Thunder, Harden played very reluctantly. Of course, he lost to the Thunder in the second game.

After the defeat, Harden also concluded something, that is, the more he wanted to perform, the more he couldn't play, so he also looked down on these things, and he would do whatever he wanted when he encountered the Thunder.

When the Rockets went to the home court of the Bucks and finished the last game without Qin Tao with a score of 104:92, they were about to go to Cleveland to challenge the Cavaliers, who had not yet returned from James.

Qin Tao was also notified by the team. When they were about to start the battle with the Bucks, he had already gone to the Houston airport to go to Cleveland alone to gather with them.

After landing at ten o'clock at night, Qin Tao took the lead to go to the hotel they booked.

The city of Cleveland is really a little strange to Qin Tao.

last life.

Although he is very strange to James and has been a fan of James for a while, he really has no impression of Kecheng.

However, the hotel they booked was not bad, because it was located on a high floor, so he could see the city from the balcony.

"It's such a small place!"

After watching for a long time, Qin Tao had such emotion.

He didn't know that although Kecheng was the home of the Cavaliers, compared to other cities in Ohio, this city could really be described as a tiny place.

Qin Tao simply didn't come here to enjoy the scenery here. In order to prepare for tomorrow's game against the Cavaliers, he had to go to bed early.

The next morning.

Qin Tao got up early as a habit and went straight to the hotel gym.

After exercising, Qin Tao felt comfortable all over.

After breakfast, Qin Tao walked towards the lobby of the hotel.

Previously.

Qin Tao has already received a call from the team, saying that he will be there around ten o'clock in the morning.

It didn't take long for Qin Tao to come to the hall, and he saw his teammates who were a little tired.

see him.

This group of people started laughing and laughing at that time, some people teased, some ridiculed, and most of them missed him.

In their words, with Qin Tao's Rockets and without him, the entire team looks different.

Thinking back to the game last month, although the Rockets won a lot of games, the start was a bit difficult after all.

it's good now.

With Qin Tao's return, whether they are the main lineup or the substitute lineup, the probability of winning the game will be very high.

After playing around for a while, Qin Tao and McHale greeted each other.

After they adjusted, Qin Tao communicated with McHale.

Regarding the team's recent style of play, it is obviously different from when Qin Tao was there.

Because of the lack of Qin Tao on the bench, in order to make the lineup more reasonable, McHale basically abandoned the previous arrangement of at least three substitutes.

nowadays.

Qin Tao has returned after being suspended for ten games, so he must communicate with McHale about the tactical arrangement.

Simply having the previous tactical positioning, McHale has no major changes at all, and the communication between the two has gradually turned into a small chat.

At around six o'clock in the night, Qin Tao followed the team and drove to the Quicken Loans Center, the home court of the Cavaliers.

After adapting to the venue, Qin Tao and the others did not choose to return to the hotel, but directly rested in the locker room.

An hour and a half later, as the arena staff came to inform, the Rockets players stood up one after another, ready to meet their opponents tonight.

After some pre-match ceremonies, the Rockets were in high spirits.

After stepping out of the player tunnel, Qin Tao was inexplicably excited by the noise in his ears.

Ten games and nearly a month's suspension made Qin Tao extremely eager to return to the court.

He is extremely eager for the taste of tough confrontation, and even more looking forward to winning two consecutive away games for the Rockets.

not long time.

With the explanation of the home team's appearance ceremony, the pre-match warm-up began.

The referee tonight is not very famous, but to be the referee, his ability will not be bad.

But in tonight's commentary, a familiar face appeared, Zajunas Ilgauskas.

After the 10-11 season, because Big Z failed to win the championship with James, he announced his retirement from the league around November 11, ending his 11-year career.

This time, when he suddenly returned to his former home team, Big Z was no longer a player, but returned as a commentator.

As for the other person who commented with Big Z, I am afraid that no one has an impression of it, but presumably some old Cavaliers fans may know it.

His name is Brad Doherty. He was once a rookie in 86 and was won by the Cavaliers with the No. [-] pick.

Throughout his career, Doherty's talent is truly top-notch. Even according to the four major centers in the 80s, he is one of them. Together with Dameng, Ewing, and Admiral, he is also known as the top four of that era.

pity.

The top player who was selected as an All-Star in the second season, but because of a serious back injury, he only played in the league for eight years.

Speaking of his career, there seems to be another interesting statistic.

Because he and Yao Ming have played for the same time in the league, their career statistics are also 19+9, and they also played for the same team. This has to be said to be a very big coincidence.

But what is even more regrettable is that the second place in the same year as them was a tragedy. Len Bias died of an overdose of drugs, and Jay Williams completely ruined his entire career because of a drag racing accident. .

As the guest commentators of this game, having the two of them sitting in charge really adds luster to their home team.

but.

The Cavaliers without James are not destined to be perfect. Since he left, the Cavaliers' record has been lackluster, and they have even been away from the playoffs for several years.

of course.

God is fair, after leaving James, they ushered in the second super core, Kyrie Irving.

Speaking of this guy, Qin Tao was very curious about him.

But when he looked at Owen, he clearly felt what talent is.

With amazing dribbling skills and agile speed, Irving, who was just in the second grade at this time, has already shown the foundation of becoming a super giant in the future.

all in all.

Owen is very strong!
(End of this chapter)