hall of fame small forward

Chapter 141
"My Neighbor Totoro, what's wrong with you, are you sick? Why does your face look so bad?"

The Rockets took a chartered flight to Salt Lake City today to challenge their old rival, the Utah Jazz, who knocked them out of the playoffs twice. This year's Rockets have been a completely different team than ever.

However, the Rockets want revenge at the opponent's home court. Totoro, the general in the town, must first maintain his health. It's just that President Shane Battier looked at the opponent with a worried face. He felt it from the moment Totoro got on the plane today. The other party's condition is not right, and his face is almost as pale as that of a white man. Could it be that he has a fever and a cold?
"I'm fine, um, just let me rest for a while, um, yes, I'll be fine when I get off the plane."

Totoro said with a wry smile, how could he catch a cold with such a bug?But yesterday's Shura field was really terrifying. Five flavors of dishes, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, were placed in front of you together, and there were 5 coquettish girls who personally fed the dishes to your mouth. You must finish eating. No one will know the feeling without experiencing it personally.

Anyway, Totoro felt that his stomach exploded after he finished his meal. After he was done, he was helped in by two or three girls. If he didn't wake up this morning and feel a little better, he would have to worry about whether he Food poisoning.
After getting off the plane, hundreds of fanatical Utah fans waited in groups at the airport. When they saw the Rockets players arriving at the airport, they immediately "welcome" the Rockets players in a special way, with boos and signs with slogans.

What Rockets fans hate the most is the Utah Jazz's constant tricks, let alone the fans of Salt Lake City who don't hate the Houstonians?
Due to the deliberate exaggeration of the league, the combination of Utah Shuangsha and Yao Mai has long been a famous pair of enemies, and fans in the two places have naturally hated each other. , Black feet are trivial to both sides. There will always be a few people between the two teams who will see blood between each game. Although most of the injured are the Rockets, it’s right. , Yao Ming's calf, these are the evidence of the Utah Jazz's crimes.

Of course, according to the Jazz's own statement, they are called tough, but they can't be considered dirty.

On the plane in the morning, at noon, the whole team ate a nutritious meal specially prepared by the team, and then did some recovery training in the afternoon, and then all they had to do was wait for the game to come.

The NBA generally does not eat dinner when there is a game, because eating too much is not conducive to intense exercise, and the feeling of fullness will also make the players lazy. Generally, they will only eat a few hours before the game Snacks and desserts fill your hunger and add calories, and you don't eat meals.

It's just that it varies from person to person. If you want to think about big guys like Yao Ming and O'Neal, if they don't eat, they won't have the strength to compete at all.
"Mr. Totoro, you are currently the most popular player to get the [Best Rookie]. Since you entered the NBA, we have seen your outstanding performance."

"Thank you for your compliment, but as far as I am concerned, I still have a lot to work on. Derrick Rose and Westbrook in the East are also performing very well. I don't think I have anything better than them now. "

At the press conference before the game, the media in Salt Lake City praised Totoro for the first time, but the witty Totoro felt that there must be a trap in their words, so he humbly avoided the question.

"Hehe, you are so humble, so what do you think of the Jazz team that you played against today? I mean, what kind of team do you think the Jazz team is?"

Totoro has now replaced Artest to participate in the team's pre-match press conference. This is an obvious status change in the team. At the beginning, Adelman was worried that Totoro, who had little experience in press conferences, would What kind of moths are there for him, but now it seems that his new disciple is quite smart, at least he understands the principle of humility.

The reporter smiled awkwardly. He was going to fall for the other party's boastful talk, but Totoro was cunning enough to compete with a fox. In desperation, he had no choice but to use plan b.

"The Jazz are a team full of fighting spirit. They are tenacious and tough. I don't think any team in the league can beat them mentally, even if you can lead them by 20 points. 30 points, you will never see the look of giving up in their eyes."

Totoro smiled slightly. The other party's question was obviously inclined. It is well known that the Rockets and the Jazz hate each other. If he wants to praise the Jazz, he will definitely be hated by the Rockets fans. If he doesn't know his identity, he can either say some innocuous words, but if he does this, the reporters in the audience will definitely not let him go, and they will definitely continue to ask more painful questions.

So Totoro cleverly used a trick. Literally, Totoro seems to be praising the Jazz for their tenacious style, but what the hell is the 30-point lead behind?Isn't this calling Jazz stupid in disguise?

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But the reporters in the audience are not good at making any further articles on this issue. Although these guys who write the pen know what Totoro really wants to express, they don't have the right words and opinions to embarrass the other party and eat the reporter. The brain and expression must be very clear in this bowl of rice, otherwise they will just ask questions blindly. Totoro guarantees to write a letter of complaint the next day so that the brainless reporter can pack up and leave.

"Mr. Totoro, what kind of players do you think Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams are?"

There are also some reporters who are unwilling to give up and desperately want to induce Totoro to make mistakes.

"I don't think you should ask me this question. I have never played against them, nor have I watched their games. You should ask Yao Ming or other Rockets players of the older generation. Their answers are better than mine. authoritative."

My Neighbor Totoro talked and laughed, and pushed the question out. In terms of Tai Chi, he thinks he can't lose to any current NBA player. After all, when he was a college student in his previous life, he studied law and politics as a lawyer. He often participated in debate competitions. Could it be that he can't handle a few NBA reporters?

(End of this chapter)