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Chapter 28 Winning streak
"Hey, Yao, did you watch the news about the game between the Timberwolves and the Kings?" On October 2008, 10, in the training hall of the Houston Rockets, when the Rockets were preparing for the game against the Mavericks at night, the assistant coach of the Rockets Patrick Ewing quietly came to Yao Ming and asked a question that even Yao Ming was a little baffling.

Early this morning, Patrick Ewing was called to the office by Rockets general manager Morey. After watching an edited video, Morey and Ewing sat there silently for several minutes. Yan Hua The Rockets first discovered it and invited them to the United States for trial training. However, after Yan Hua came to the United States, Morey, the general manager of the Rockets, did not immediately make up his mind. Instead, he decided to observe and observe. Hua went to Sacramento under the arrangement of Bill Duffy, and has since completely escaped the sight of Morey's Rockets.

And after the king selected Yan Hua with the No. 12 pick in his hand, Morey was very shocked. In addition to being shocked, Morey was also a little scared, because Morey was afraid that because of his momentary caution, he would miss an opportunity. A player who can become an important puzzle for the Rockets. After all, when Yan Hua first arrived in the United States, as long as Morey gave Yan Hua a little promise, Yan Hua would definitely stay in Houston.

Therefore, after Yan Hua signed with the Kings, Morey has been paying attention to Yan Hua's situation. After watching Yan Hua's performance in the summer league and preseason games, Morey regretted a little. A little promise, even the second-round pick suggested by Ewing, and after watching the video of the game between the Timberwolves and the Kings, Morey's guts are turning green with regret. Puzzle?This is a player who can become a cornerstone. I have worked hard for a long time, but in the end I cooked a good meal for the king, so Morey's current mood cannot be expressed in words.

"Yes, I talked to him on the phone before I came." Like Morey, Yao Ming has been following Yan Hua's every move. Although the game between the Kings and the Timberwolves did not cover the TV stations across the United States for live broadcast, Yao Ming I still watched the entire game through paid Internet TV. Yao Ming was both surprised and satisfied with Yan Hua's performance in the game. To be honest, Yan Hua's performance in his first NBA game was better than Yao Ming's. There is no limit, and in the game, Yan Hua did not see the slightest cramping or discomfort. He didn't look like a rookie at all, but more like a veteran who has been in the NBA for many years.

"Darrell is very regretful now, he asked me to say sorry to you." After slightly nodding to Yao Ming, and then patted Yao Ming on the shoulder, Patrick Ewing turned and left. Yao Ming found Yan Hua, and At Morey's request, Yan Hua was arranged to come to the Rockets for trial training, but in the end Yan Hua went to the Kings, so as the general manager, Morey was also worried that Yao Ming would have an opinion on him because of this matter.

"Actually, I didn't expect him to play so well in the NBA." Looking at the back of Ewing's departure, recalling what Ewing said to himself just now, Yao Ming also felt that his plan for Yan Hua was a little too conservative up.

While the Rockets played against the Mavericks at home, the Kings who had just defeated the Timberwolves ushered in the first back-to-back of the new season. The Kings will face the Charlotte Bobcats at home. Although they will play back-to-backs at the beginning of the new season, It's really a bit inhumane, but fortunately, this is a back-to-back game at home, and the opponent is also a big fish, so the Kings don't have any complaints.

Because of his outstanding performance against the Timberwolves, Yan Hua did his part to start again in the game against the Bobcats. Spencer Hawes, who was horribly blasted by Al Jefferson in the last game , Now I will never mention the matter of starting or not.

The Charlotte Bobcats are a new army, and they only have a history of 6 years so far. In addition, Jordan's nerves are not good at winning, and the "unique vision" always chooses a bunch of parallel imports, so the Bobcats' record has always been There is no improvement, and they are hovering in the lottery zone every season. As for the boss of the Charlotte Bobcats, Emeka Okafor, who beat Dwight Howard to get the best rookie, is also a typical rookie. , After the rookie season, the scoring data has steadily declined, almost every year is not as good as one year.

As the boss of a big team, Emeka Okafor's ability is still very good. Okafor, who currently has an ability value of 82, is a typical offensive and defensive player with a variety of offensive methods and tough defense. Especially the ability to block shots is particularly good, but Okafor's shortcomings are also obvious, that is, height, Okafor's registered height is 2 meters, the real height is about 08 meters, so in the game against the Bobcats, The head coach Reggie Toyce asked Yan Hua to increase the number of mid-range shots and not to blindly play low singles. Okafor, who is 2 meters tall and weighs more than 05 pounds, is not a weak chicken like Jason Collins. .

So in the game against the Bobcats, Yan Hua made 11 mid-range shots crazily, but only hit 4 goals. If it weren't for the three dunks, Yan Hua's shooting percentage today is a bit unreasonable. Finally, today In this game, Yan Hua played 26 minutes, made 14 of 7 shots, 3 of 1 free throws, scored 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. The King also defeated the Bobcats at home 103-89 , achieved two consecutive victories in the new season.

To be honest, 14 shots and 15 points are not very efficient, especially for an insider. There is no dissatisfaction, because today's game is an attempt by Reggie Toyes to pull Yan Hua into the king's tactical system, so Reggie Toyes can barely accept Yan Hua's performance today of.

"Yan, go back and practice your mid-range shots. You need to enrich your scoring methods, and in future games, we will also need you to shoot more mid-range shots, as well as the choice of shooting timing. You also need to improve, you can go and ask Kevin for advice on this." After the game, on the way back to the locker room, Reggie Toyes took Yan Hua to analyze the gains and losses in today's game with him, And put forward further demands on Yan Hua.

"Good Mr. Coach, I will increase my CIC training." Yan Hua chose to accept Reggie Toyes's criticism. Hua Ke was still thinking, when the head coach is happy, he will directly increase his playing time to more than 30 minutes with a wave of his hand. With more playing time, there is a basis for getting better statistics. It's all one point!

(End of this chapter)