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Chapter 154 The Victory of the Nine

Artest said that he was shocked. The night before being traded was calm and there was no sign, but after only one night, he was woken up by his agent on the phone the next day.

"Are you sure you're not joking? April Fool's Day has passed!"

Artest was hanging out with his group of cronies in the nightclub last night, celebrating his rebirth in Houston. Unexpectedly, his agent called him this morning and asked him to pack his bags and prepare to go home. This turning point Can it be bigger?

Beast's first reaction was to call Totoro. As the new face of the team, it is impossible for Totoro to not get news of such a big deal.

"My Neighbor Totoro, I'm going to be traded to Philadelphia, do you know about this?"

Artest's tone sounded very anxious. He really doesn't want to leave Houston now. He just disposed of the property in Sacramento and bought a house in Houston these days. Selling your house in Houston and buying a new one in Philadelphia, what's the trouble?Besides, he did not choose to sign the 800 million contract offered by the Kings last summer. Instead, he accepted the [-] million offer from the Rockets just to fight for the championship. , even if he can get a championship ring in the future, it has nothing to do with him.

So he hoped that Totoro could come forward to help him keep it. If Totoro is willing to open this golden mouth, no one in the current Rockets can refuse.

"I also just got the news this morning."

After Totoro returned from Boston, he enjoyed another night of fish and water with Ivy, so he is very happy now.

"I'm sorry about this incident, but I think the Philadelphia 76ers should be a good fit for you. The teams in the East don't have as much pressure as the playoff teams in the West. They are a bunch of rabble. You can run to the Philadelphia 76ers. Can be the boss."

But when others are in a good mood, they will always say some good things, but when Totoro is in a good mood, he will always say some mocking words in a cheerful tone. This is also a strange place about him.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's not interesting. Don't you care about statistics? Wherever you go, no one will compete with you for the right to shoot. You can definitely use your career statistics there. For example, you can average 40 points per game with 30 shots per game. And Philadelphia It’s a small town, so you don’t have any pressure to play wherever you go. Eastern teams are generally weak. If you’re lucky, you can lead the 76ers to the finals. I’m looking forward to meeting you in the finals. "

"You traded me?"

Artest's tone became cold, even the most stupid people could hear the nonsense of Totoro's nonsense, this transaction was premeditated, and he was already preparing to drive him away behind his back.

"I tell you that you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately. This is Morey or Adelman's idea. They are just out of respect. I told this to me. I am a player. How can I participate in the team? What about high-level decisions?"

Totoro sneered, just kidding, how could he admit this kind of thing, he is not stupid, who knows if Artest on the opposite side will suddenly have an IQ, and then quietly turn on the phone to record and insult himself?
"Clap!"

The Beast hung up the phone directly, and now the Chinese Totoro has become one of the players he hates most in the NBA, but the conditions are not allowed, otherwise he really wants to punch him on the nose.

The first brother is also very depressed. If Artest was traded, there is still some evidence to follow. He did not make any mistakes and knew nothing. Then he was thrown to Houston by his own team. .

It’s just that Iguodala is in a better mood than Artest compared to the beast who doesn’t want to leave. It’s different from Artest’s aggressive personality. Yi can hear that Godala is a little indifferent for a long time. Fame and wealth, he is not the kind of person who likes to be the boss of the team. He can accept the position of the team's second and third leaders, as long as he can guarantee his long-term performance, even if he is the best sixth man Iguodala unacceptable.

The Rockets made another move after completing this big deal at the All-Star level. They sent the Grizzlies' first and last round pick + Francis together to the Raptors who had just won their own. Calderon, the main point guard who is not popular but rarely out of order, this time, the general manager of the Rockets Morey announced through an official press conference that all the deals of the Rockets this season have ended and there will be no more in the 08-09 season changed.

The Rockets' current roster is center Yao Ming, Marc Gasol, Dikembe Mutombo

power forward, randolph, david lee, hassan adams

small forward, totoro, harris
SG, Iguodala, Battier

point guard, calderon, lowry, anthony parker
They hold the first-round pick of their own team in the coming year and the first-round pick of the Knicks. Although judging from the current record, their own picks are estimated to be ranked after the 20th, but New York in the East The team is very strong. They sent the few players who can play to their own team. They received a Tracy McGrady who only shone for about ten games and was suspended indefinitely due to a back injury. Now the New York Knicks are playing players. It's just a Crawford, what do they rely on to achieve results?
Now the New Yorkers are the bottom team in the league, and the first-round pick in the hands of the Rockets seems to be no way out of the top three.

New Yorkers have been yelling at the Knicks owner Dolan and general manager Downey for being stupid. Originally, they could get the once-in-a-ten-year team-building core Totoro, and embarked on a path similar to the Cavaliers, but Dolan handed them over. He was sent to Houston, and he also picked up the "No. [-] pick" next year. In this way, the Knicks' championship is not like a championship and rebuilding is not considered rebuilding. God sees the poor Knicks team spending the most expensive money every time. Buying football tickets but seeing no hope every year, this kind of sadness really has no place to complain.

However, although the transaction is completed, it is impossible for the players to go to the new club immediately. Moving, dealing with family and local relations, physical examination and joint training with the new team will take time. The Rockets will face Oklahoma City at home on January 1. When the Homer Thunder team challenged, only a poor 10 people responded. Fortunately, the Rockets have not encountered any injuries recently, otherwise they may not even be able to make a rotation lineup.

The Nirvana-reborn Thunder team has had a bit of ups and downs recently. Durant and Westbrook, the two favorites of heaven, are still in an unstable state. Now the Thunder team can't win against a strong team, and it may capsize against a weak team. The team's record fluctuates between 11th and 13th in the Western Conference, but Oklahoma fans have not lost hope in the team. The potential of Du Shao and Westbrook is obvious, and they have enough time to wait for the two to turn their potential into strength.

In this game, Artest went to Philadelphia, and the Totoro officially faced Kevin Durant. The two strongest small forwards in 07 and 08 began their peak duel in this game.

"Today I will lead the team to defeat you! I will also defeat you in terms of personal data!"

Du Shubao said to Totoro with a very backbone today, recently he found that Totoro's reputation has risen to the top, and it has only been half a season, and his reputation is comparable to his own who has been in the NBA for a year. Is this worth it?

"You think too much, James can't beat me, what qualifications do you have to say that you can beat me?"

The corners of Totoro's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a very mocking smile. Although Durant was clearly one year older than Totoro, the communication between the two was like Totoro, a battle-tested veteran, and Du Shubao was a Like a rookie who just entered the league.

"Don't be complacent for too long. It's all about your luck. Today I can score 40 points on your head, let the world know that you are just a rookie who cheats the world."

As soon as Durant heard James' name, his face turned red. When he first entered the league last year, he played a position with the little emperor and naturally attracted a lot of attention, especially when the two faced each other for the first time. When they played against each other, the attention was even more explosive, but this time the result was not very friendly to Durant himself.

Durant was completely overwhelmed. Durant's body that would collapse in the wind could not withstand James' tank-like impact. The little emperor scored 34 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists without any hindrance. The team won, Durant only had 8 points and 2 rebounds.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a complete explosion. At first, people didn't think there was any problem with it, but in the same first year, after Totoro, who was also a small forward, had just played a game with the opponent, the fans hated Duran. There was a comparison between Totoro, and of course Du Shubao was very upset.

So the last thing he wants to hear now is the name of the gorilla, and now his nasty little notebook is going to be filled with the name of a chinchilla.

At the start of the jump ball, Yao Ming earned the ball for the Rockets.

Originally, the Thunder team should have a Spanish black insider Ibaka with explosive physical fitness this year. However, due to his home team in Spain, the medical insurance card will not be able to log into the NBA until next year. Now the Thunder will still use Collison and Green. With a weak combination of insiders, few of them in the league can beat them.

Lorian safely handed the ball to Totoro. Durant wanted to use his height and wingspan to interfere with Totoro's pass or to make a shot, but Durant forgot one thing, that is, Totoro also He is abnormally tall and long, and Durant is strong, which is very important.

Du Shubao was confinement close to his body, Totoro made a three-threat move, and Durant immediately took a step back involuntarily. He felt at the moment like he played against James last season. Physically lost to Totoro, who had just entered the NBA for half a year?
Totoro squeezed the schoolbag to get space. In fact, at this time, he also had room to break through or shoot, but Totoro didn't even think about it, and sent the basketball straight to Randolph.

The big black bear arched his butt twice. Green, who is not a power forward, couldn't bear the strength and took a step back involuntarily. Randolph immediately sent the ball into the basket with his soft touch.

Randolph is undoubtedly a very talented player. He has a weight close to that of O'Neal, and has the same soft touch and flexibility as O'Neal. He is not as good as O'Neal in jumping, and he cannot make that overwhelming dunk. But the above three points are enough for him to become an All-Star player.

It’s just that Randolph’s several teams before coming to the Rockets were not doing well. He was either excluded or wasted money all day long. Black Bear sometimes performs well and other times he performs very sluggishly. If he can pass this painful period and stabilize his state completely, then he will be a real All-Star.

Today the rocket's policy is very clear, that is, the opponent's three-second zone, Randolph, Yao Ming, and Totoro himself are all strong men over 2.05 meters. With these three people hitting the penalty area, the Thunder still have rebounds to speak of ?

"Pull it out, we'll kill them, and get the three big guys out of the paint!"

The long lineup of the Rockets is a headache for coach Brooks. This kind of talent crushing is the most troublesome disadvantage of all coaches. I am taller and stronger than you. No matter how awesome your coach is, can you make people grow taller out of thin air?

Brooks racked his brains, and he could only make his team strengthen the online offense and make a fuss about Yao Ming Randolph's slow moving ability, but before this plan was implemented, he already knew in his heart that it should fail, because his mother The few insiders in my team are not space-type insiders who are famous for their three-pointers.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of hammering iron resounded throughout the Toyota Center. The Rockets seized the opportunity to quickly pull the score to double digits. The Totoro scored 0 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 0 turnovers after the first quarter. Ron Williams passed out crying in the toilet.

However, facing such a huge disadvantage, Coach Brooks and the entire Thunder team still did not give up treatment. Brooks, a young coach, has all the potential to become a great coach.Today I will let my young team members run to see how long your physical strength can last?
However, the rhythm of this game is a very mysterious thing. Sometimes you can't speed up the game if you want to be fast or run fast. The only way to seek speed is to die faster.

Westbrook is not slower than the old man in terms of speed, and he is better in terms of impact, but he is indeed not suitable for fast breaks. After halftime, the Rockets pulled the point difference to more than 20 points, and they ended the game early.

(End of this chapter)