Zhiba NBA

Chapter 140 (130) An Unexpected Invitation

The day after defeating the Cavaliers, the Rockets ushered in back-to-back games again, this time against the underdog Hornets.Although McGrady only played for 1 minute and ended up injured, the management was so shocked that he was in a cold sweat.But the Rockets relied on Billups' steady performance of 19+6+11 to beat their opponents calmly with 15 points.

On March 3, they came to the Holy City to challenge the big brother Spurs in the Southwest Division again.The panic-stricken management decided through negotiation to let McGrady, who had come to the away game with the team, be exempted from the game.Yuanfei thinks this way. Anyway, the Spurs lead the Rockets 27-51 18-46 by as many as 23 games. Even if they win, they will only narrow the gap to 5 games.You must know that there are only 4 short games left in the regular season after this war. Even if the Rockets end with a complete victory, they may not be able to catch up with the Spurs.

The Rockets without Tracy McGrady are not the opponents of the Spurs. They were tied with their opponents in the first three quarters, but they collapsed in the fourth quarter and finally lost the game by 13 points.This defeat almost doomed the Rockets to lose the possibility of being the boss of the Southwest Division. They started the playoffs with No.4 in the West at most.

In the battle of Salt Lake City on the second day, Yuan Fei once again asked for a rest for the main force, but this time Dawson firmly opposed it.

"Jason, I don't know what you're thinking. You'll have to rest if you play against the Jazz. If this continues, other bosses will suspect that our two teams have colluded in private. The league already has a lot of opinions on our Rockets' rest."

"We are back-to-back away games. Isn't it reasonable to rest the main players?" Yuan Fei's memory came back to life. It seems that the reasonable rotation has gradually become popular after 2011.In 2005, this was an era when the main force should have played 82 games.

"Of course not. Who are the fans coming to see? Watching the stars!" Dawson argued.

"Okay, okay. How about we just rest Yao Mai?" Yuan Fei asked tentatively.

"Yao Mai can't do it either!" Old Dawson's bottom line was very clear.

In this way, the Rockets and the Jazz only rested Yao Ming.Yuan Fei is still looking forward to giving the Jazz another victory, but McGrady, who has been resting for a few days, shows off his power and scores efficiently, scoring 21 points in 44 shots.The Jazz had no choice but to catch Tracy McGrady's unsolvable offense, but his old teammate Okur bullied the Rockets' weak substitute inside and scored a team-high 25 points.The Rockets beat their opponents 99:85 away.

3月30日，波特兰的玫瑰花园球馆又一次东亚巨人之战。河升镇出战20分钟6投0中得到0分4板后惨遭6犯罚下。姚明出战30分钟轻松得到了29分，王治郅也有15分进账。中国长城再次教训了大河马，“韩国姚明”河升镇也再次沦为笑柄，这次连自大的韩国媒体也不敢再把他和姚明并论了。

Next, the Rockets beat the Hornets at home, but were unexpectedly upset by the Warriors after losing to the Suns.Although McGrady scored 44+5+7, Warriors guard Baron Davis broke out and scored 40+5+13+5 abnormal data.After the two-game losing streak, the Rockets' record became 49-26, still behind the 50-24 Mavericks.Since there is not much left in the regular season, the Rockets and Mavericks are far ahead of the Nuggets with 42 wins and the Kings with 46 wins, and are basically locked in the fourth and No.5 in the West. Early encounters are inevitable.In this case, the Rockets must try their best to win and strive to surpass the Mavericks to get home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

The opponent sent to the Rockets at this time is the Los Angeles Lakers.The Lakers are not doing well recently and have suffered repeated defeats. Their record is only 35 wins and 39 losses, ranking No.10 in the West.The Rockets are determined to win in the face of such an opponent.

And 2 days before the game, Yuanfei received an unexpected invitation.After a little consideration, he readily agreed to go to the banquet.

While the players were still drowsy on the flight to Angel City, Yuan Fei had already arrived in Los Angeles first, bringing only one bodyguard with him.Soon they found the person who came to pick them up.

"Good guy, Ferrari ENZO. The price of this car starts at about 70 dollars, right?" Yuan Fei envied secretly, the reception car was eye-catching before the rightful owner arrived.Over the years, Wang Changming's domestic industry has grown bigger and bigger, but he is far from being ranked among the 30 bosses in the league.If the NBA board of directors hadn't taken into account the factors of exploring overseas markets, the proposal that Wang Changming became the majority shareholder of the Rockets last year might not have passed their approval.

(Short story: David Stern is very supportive of adding Chinese owners to the NBA. He said in an interview in 2006 that one day in the future, there will be Chinese among the NBA team owners. Unfortunately, this dream has not yet come true. In June 2016, Chinese businessman Jiang Lizhang acquired a 6% stake in the Timberwolves, but it was only a minority shareholder. I sincerely hope that one day Chinese people can fully control an NBA team.)
How wealthy is the owner of the NBA?Even at the level of flying far away, it is unimaginable.The richest man recognized in the circle is Paul Allen, the owner of the Blazers. This is one of the founders of Microsoft. He is on the Forbes list every year and is among the best.He owns not only the Trail Blazers, but also the NFL's Seattle Seahawks (which won the Super Bowl in 2014), and his total personal assets are close to tens of billions.It is said that his investment in the Blazers has lost almost 5 million US dollars in the past five years.

别说土豪阿伦了，就算是刚刚购买了骑士队的新老板丹.吉尔伯特也是财力雄厚。吉尔伯特在2005年3月以3.75亿美元的高价买下了骑士队85%的股份，专家分析他的个人总资产在8亿美元左右。这位新老板马上计划投资2700万刀用于速贷球馆的翻新和升级，另外还计划投资2500万刀兴建一座训练馆。

"I don't know if Dad's business is going well? I hope the old man can make more money." Yuan Fei kept thinking wildly, and the car had already arrived at the destination.A staff member came up and opened the car door graciously, and Yuan Fei leaned out, only then noticed the location, and was stunned.

"Bel-Air Hotel? Isn't this one of the most luxurious hotels in Los Angeles? It is said that a night in the presidential suite costs 1.5 dollars." Yuan Fei kept his expression on the surface, but secretly admired the other party's magnanimity in his heart.Under the leadership of the waiter, he walked to the door of a suite, and several bodyguards stepped forward to search him.

"Hey, this is not a good way to treat guests." Yuan Fei shouted towards the door.

The door opened, and Jason Bass in a bathrobe appeared in front of him: "Jason King, my distinguished guest! It's a great honor for you to come here." He flattered and hypocritically laughed and said, "Please forgive me for the simple security procedures. The two of us will talk about some confidential business topics next, so naturally we don't want any recording equipment. Of course, I have absolutely no arrangements in this suite."

"Of course that's good." Yuan Fei smiled, but he didn't have any trust in him in his heart.This Bath gave him the impression that he was not an honest and trustworthy person.

　These two chapters promote the development of the main plot.I will generally master the rhythm, play after the plot, share some knowledge of data analysis after the game, then develop the plot, and then compete.

　　
　
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