Zhiba NBA

Chapter 188 (180) The New Season Begins

On November 11st, the new season officially started.On the first day, strong teams such as Niu Mayang appeared one after another, while the Rockets ushered in the Kings at home.This is also the first game coach Adelman coached after leaving the Kings, and coincidentally faced his old club.

Before the opening game, the Rockets team received last season's championship ring.David Stern came to the scene and shook hands with the Rockets players one by one. The championship ring was presented by Wang Yuanfei on behalf of the team owner.After the players received them one by one, the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak. Rudy Tomjanovich, respected by the fans, appeared on the scene. He accepted the last championship ring in his career with a smile, marking a successful end to his successful basketball career.Tomjanovich dedicated his entire career to the Houston Rockets. When he joined the team in 1970, the team was still named the San Diego Rockets and played their home games in San Diego instead of Houston.He played for the Rockets as a player for 11 years, was selected to the All-Star 5 times, and led the Rockets to win all 4 championships in team history as a coach. In addition, he won the Olympic gold medal as the coach of the US team. His basketball life is perfect.

Adelman applauded earnestly. He also had a long-standing admiration for Tomjanovich.Now it is his turn to coach the Rockets, the championship ring that he has coveted for many years, this time there is really hope.

Rookie players Johnson and Spanoulis are also very serious, they are full of expectations and visions for the new season.

The starting players of both sides debuted, the Rockets are still the traditional CTM plus Jefferson and Bosh, and the Kings are Brad Miller, Sharif Rahim, Bunch Wells, Peja Stujakovic and Mike Bibby.

The game started, and the Kings played against the guest as soon as they came up. Brad Miller made consecutive fouls and went to the free throw line. Wells, who had just transferred from the Grizzlies, and Raheem, who had transferred from the Trail Blazers, also played well.The Kings took a 9-point lead in the first quarter, and Miller scored 6 points on 5 of 15 shots in a single quarter.

Adelman's face was a bit ugly, he was going to be taught a lesson by his old disciples.Fortunately, he has been in the league for many years with ups and downs. He is experienced and thick-skinned. He still keeps calm and encourages the players.

Yuan Fei's expression was not very good either. He had bragged with Adelman before that he would win 73 games. It would be a shame if he failed in the first game.Playing against other teams can slowly come back by relying on the depth of the bench, but the King's bench is also very good.Kevin. Martin, Kenny. Thomas and this year's first-round pick Francisco. Garcia have a certain strength.

Raheem's emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. Although his strength is no longer at the peak, he still uses his skillful footsteps to point Bosh to turn around and make a shot.

"The soul is light!" Bosh was angry, and he thought that I was the man who was tough and tough against Rashid in the finals. After a summer of hard training, he wanted to take on a more important role in the team, but he was beaten like this by a guy who was in decline.

Bosh's speed was far higher than that of Raheem, who had a knee injury. Yao Ming was playing singles with the ball in the low post. Raheem was a little distracted and wanted to double-team.When Raheem came back to his senses, Bosh had already pulled beyond the three-point line, received the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Ow!" The roar of the Tyrannosaurus rex resounded through the Toyota Center again.

The King quickly replaced Kenny Thomas with a better defense, but Wells' pass to Peja was intercepted by McGrady. McGrady dribbled the ball all the way to the basket.

Thomas is an old player of the Rockets, but this is for old people like McGrady.Bosh doesn't care about this, he and Billups pick and roll and then shake off Thomas Windmill and make a dunk.The home audience cheered thunderously. Bosh is thin and long, and he is very stretched when he chops and buckles, which is very interesting to watch.

Yao Ming loudly directed his teammates to run and defend, and he himself kept a close eye on Miller.Miller is getting tighter with the ball in the high post and doesn't get as many easy shots as he did in the first quarter.He turned around and hit the iron on a jumper.

Bosh protected the rebound and immediately made a long pass to the frontcourt, and McGrady was already running.He caught the ball and formed a one-on-one in the frontcourt and easily passed Garcia and made a layup.

In this way, the Rockets firmly controlled the situation in the last three quarters, and finally defeated their opponents by 19 points.McGrady only scored 23 points despite his low shooting percentage, but defended against Stujakovic with only 13 of 3 shots.Yao Ming contributed a 22+10 double-double, and Chris Bosh scored a game-high 24 points.

Through this game, many media took Bosh seriously.In the past, people regarded him as a green leaf around CTM, but this third-year player has gradually grown into a force that the Rockets cannot ignore.He is not like James Wade Anthony of the same level who came up to play the leading role in the team, but he continued to grow.He has slowly evolved into a quasi-first-line power forward in the league.

On November 11, the Rockets played against the New Orleans Hornets at home.This year's Hornets are no longer a big team. In the draft, they picked Raymond Felton, the brain of North Carolina's fourth-middle school, and through a trade, they acquired Desmond Mason, the former slam dunk champion of the Bucks who averaged 5 points per game last season. Young players David West and JR Smith are also fighting well.Mustache head coach Byron Scott is known for coaching star point guards and has worked closely with Jason Kidd. The media also expressed confidence in Felton's future.

Before the game, Wang Yuanfei specially organized a fundraising event for the city of New Orleans, and received a lot of donations for disaster relief.The home of the Hornets just suffered the largest hurricane disaster in American history in the summer. Hurricane Katrina caused at least 750 billion US dollars in damage and at least 1836 deaths.The Hornets were also forced to temporarily relocate their home court to the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.Unexpectedly, the fans at home in Oklahoma City are very crazy. They love the Hornets, a temporary team, so that the league has to face up to the voices of the fans.This ultimately led to the birth of the Oklahoma City Thunder a few years later.

(Paul, who just joined the Hornets in history, gave back to New Orleans many times: On Thanksgiving Day, Paul provided food for 200 New Orleans families, and on Christmas Day he brought gifts to 100 local children. He also provided funds for the construction of the local basketball court. You must know that Paul’s income on the rookie contract is not high, but he still contributes a lot to the city)
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