Zhiba NBA

Chapter 129 (120) The Contradiction of Comeback
On January 1, the Houstonians ushered in their old rival, the Spurs.Aiming at the disadvantage of insufficient rotation in the backcourt, Tang Shuai boldly selected Yao Ming and Przybilla as the starting lineup for the twin towers.The effect is surprisingly good, the defense of the Rockets Twin Towers in the penalty area is impenetrable.In particular, Przybilla scored 15 rebounds in 20 minutes, and Yao Ming also scored 13+28, making Nesterovic miserable.After Popovich adjusted in time, the Spurs sent Holly to open the twin towers, and the Rockets also adjusted in time to Bosh, who was faster and more accurate in shooting.Coupled with Manu Ginobili's poor form and repeated strikes, the Rockets, with a weaker lineup on paper, narrowly beat their strong opponents by 8 points at home, with a record of 6 wins and 24 losses, tying the Mavericks, who are fifth in the West at 13-23.

"These two defenses were pretty good. We defended against the Nets and scored 85 points. We defended against the Nets and scored only 70 points. Yao was able to direct his teammates to move loudly on the court, and Chauncey also reminded his teammates of what needs to be paid attention to. I am very satisfied." Tomjanovich smiled so that the wrinkles on his face seemed to be lessened. "I saw that Yao was taking on the responsibility of the leader, and I also saw that Chauncey played a supporting role. I feel that everyone has really grown up, which surprises me as much as winning the championship."

Yuan Fei nodded again and again.Anyone who really loves basketball knows that every year there are three or five championship-level teams, and whoever is in a slightly better state will win the championship by defeating the other teams.But as long as everyone can unite and move towards victory together, even if they can't win the championship in the end, the efforts are worthwhile.The sweat of the athletes is the epitome of basketball and their youth without regrets.

But the next day, the spirit that had just been condensed was about to change again.Yao Ming came to the training ground early and started activities.The old Dawson was born as an athlete, and he couldn't bear to point out Dayao's footwork. The two were gesticulating under the basket while talking and discussing happily, and a person behind him walked into the training ground.Yao Ming saw it, hey, McGrady is back.

But why does this McGrady look a little awkward?Old Dawson took a closer look, and McGrady seemed to be a lot puffy.McGrady was recuperating at home during this period, and he also had a personal trainer. The team never worried about his training at all.But from this point of view, it seems that McGrady has not maintained systematic training at all.

"Tracey, you're back." Billups stepped forward and greeted enthusiastically: "How is your recovery? Can you play tomorrow's game?"

"Well, it should be fine." McGrady smiled.

But soon McGrady couldn't laugh anymore, and they lost to Memphis by double digits the next day.McGrady scored only 19 points on 6-for-18 shooting.Media reports are more tolerant, and they agree that McGrady has not fully recovered from the previous injury.

But the Rockets players are all guessing whether McGrady is in poor condition due to injury or lack of training.This kind of speculation also affected the atmosphere in the team. Yao's core team, which Yuan Fei had painstakingly created just now, seemed to be shaken all of a sudden.

In the back-to-back game against the Pacers the next day, McGrady scored 15 points on 7 of 16 shots in the first half, which was normal. However, in the third quarter, he made 4 of 0 shots in a row, was replaced immediately and never appeared again.In the fourth quarter, the Rockets played a wave of counterattacks and continued to chase points, but in the end they failed to counterattack due to too many losses in the first three quarters.With Jefferson's desperate three-pointer, the Pacers took the victory 87:84.After the game, McGrady's knee was found to have accumulated water.

Waterlogging is not just an injury issue, it's an attitude issue as well.There is a saying among athletes that people who have not trained systematically for a long time suddenly increase the training intensity. Excessive pressure on the knee will easily cause abnormal function of the synovial membrane, which will lead to the inability of the joint fluid to absorb and form hydrops in the knee.In other words, McGrady's knee water this time is just to confirm that his previous poor condition was not due to old injuries, but was caused by his personal lack of hard training.

Yuan Fei's long-term worries finally broke out on this day.The person in front of him seemed to be no longer his good friend Tracy McGrady, but a stranger.Inadvertently, the stranger seemed about to undo his years of painstaking efforts.

Yuan Fei remembered something that Alexander once told him. "Houston Chronicle" sports columnist Fran Bilimpoli is an old friend of Yali, and the two had a discussion many years ago.Bilimpoli suggested that Alexander trade McGrady. Alexander was surprised when he heard that McGrady played just right at that time and was considered the best star among the younger generation of players. He may succeed O'Neal No.1 in the future.And Bilimpoli has been in the circle for a long time, and naturally he has his own unique reasons for making whimsical suggestions.He believes that: first, McGrady is introverted and can only play well by himself. He is not good at reminding his teammates and driving them to move forward together, and he cannot be a good locker room leader;When I first arrived in the Rockets and became the boss, I was very motivated and played very actively.But Jiangshan is easy to change and his nature is hard to change. As long as he is given a chance to be touched, maybe at some point he will return to his nature and become slack again (this conversation happened in real history. Billimpoli is a famous black in the United States).

Alexander regarded these as nonsense. Later, McGrady became the MVP, and Bilimpoli could only pretend that he was wrong, let alone mention it.Alexander took this conversation as a joke and shared it with Wang Yuanfei.But from the perspective of Yuan Fei at this time, Bilimpoli may be right.

McGrady took advantage of the water in the knee to rest again.Yuan Fei was very worried, and finally couldn't help calling McGrady's personal trainer.

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Wayne Hall is a famous trainer in the United States. At this time, he is doing jab training with a boxer.The boxer threw punches at high speed, and Hall caught them one by one with a sponge pad.

"That's right, Jack! That's it. Make the left fist harder and adjust the rhythm. Don't every punch have the same rhythm." Hall shouted while receiving the punch: "Oh, my phone is ringing. Sorry, please wait a while and let me go to mute."

"Dudu." The sound of hanging up on the other side made Yuanfei very helpless.

"I have no relationship with him, and it's normal not to answer my calls. But I'm really worried about Tracy." Yuan Fei's thoughts seemed to go back to 20 years ago, when his American girlfriend in his previous life gave him a playoff ticket at the Toyota Center on his birthday. At that time, McGrady had just joined the Rockets, and he saw McGrady's game on the spot for the first time.Just in that game, McGrady showed his prowess and scored 37 points.The Rockets and Mavericks entered the tiebreaker with a 3-3 tie.

But that's how McGrady becomes a Buddha with one thought and a demon with one thought.In the following seven-game tiebreaker, McGrady kept hitting the iron and lost his position on the defensive end.The role players were even weaker, except for Yao Mai, who scored only 7 points in total.Although Yao Ming used all his strength to score 16+33, the Rockets still lost 10 points to the Mavericks and were eliminated.

In the next few years, Yuanfei witnessed the Rockets' defeat again and again at the Toyota Center.

In the 05-06 season, due to injuries to Yao Mai, the Rockets only achieved a dismal record of 34 wins and failed to make the playoffs.

06-07赛季，火箭在2比0领先的大好局面下痛失好局，惨遭爵士4-3翻盘。

In the 07-08 season, Yao Ming was seriously injured and absent.McGrady's single-core team lost to the Jazz again.

In the 08-09 season, with the continuous signings of Manager Morey, the Rockets' bench has been enriched.Although McGrady missed the playoffs, Yao Ming still led the team to crush the Blazers, successfully reached the second round, and lost 7 games to the championship team Lakers.Yao Ming was also injured in this round of fierce battle until he retired in the future. This was also the last flash in Yao's career.

And McGrady became a dispensable role in the team, and was eventually sold at a low price.However, after he moved to many teams, he failed to reproduce the superstar demeanor, and finally retired in frustration.

Could it be that McGrady in this life will follow the old path of the previous life?
　Contradictions began to erupt, and the core plot began.

　　By the way, sometimes there are no problems with my editing, but there will be some display errors and sensitive words when I post it. I will try my best to check the errors the next morning, and please remind readers in time.

　　
　
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