Basketball: Dayao Reopened

Back at home, the Rockets have to face a challenge from the New Orleans Hornets!

The current Hornets rank sixth in the East.

However, this year's Eastern Conference, let alone the sixth-ranked team, even if the Eastern Conference ranked fourth and fifth, with their record in the Western Conference, they might not even make it into the playoffs...

Yes, you read it right!

If it is in the West, let alone the Hornets, even the Heat, currently ranked fourth in the East, has a worse record than the Nuggets, currently eighth in the West!

Although the pattern of "weak in the east and strong in the west" of the alliance has been formed for several years, this year's "weak in the east and strong in the west" is particularly obvious.

There are so many rebuilt teams in the East this year!

In other words, it can also be seen how bad this year's Magic team is...

Fortunately, the top three in the East, especially the record of the Pistons and the Pacers, can still be seen, especially the Pacers, even if they are placed in the West, they are also the top two!

There are also such two teams supporting the facade of the East, and it is not enough to let the experts in the western cities clamor "Why is the East so weak this year!"

Unlike other Eastern teams with poor records, the main reason why the Hornets did not improve this year’s record has nothing to do with the decision of the management. It was Jamal Marsh, who was considered by many experts as the “Best Small Forward in the League” last season. Ben suffered a major injury and was immediately reimbursed for the season. Before the season was reimbursed, he averaged rebounds in 19 games. It was his outstanding performance that allowed the Hornets to achieve a good record in the first month. Baron Davis can get the "Eastern Player of the Year Award" in the first month!

Now, his injury has caused the Hornets to lose a flanking offensive point that can average 20 points per game, and it has also increased the pressure on Baron Davis. The rest of the Hornets can't fill his vacancy at all...Last month At the end of the month, the Hornets suffered a five-game losing streak, and the record suddenly became mediocre.

However, this season, the Hornets stopped their decline in time. In the 7 games they have already played, their record is 4 wins and 3 losses. Although it is still not conspicuous, it can be regarded as a good result compared to late December. That's a lot better.

The person who played a decisive role in it was no one else. It was Baron Davis, who won the "Eastern Player of the Month Award" in the first month of the new season. In the fifth year of his career, Baron Davis matured quite a bit. He no longer resisted his identity as the leader of the Hornets and began to focus more on the court.

Picked by the Hornets that year, like Francis, he also disliked the fact that the city where the team was located was too small, but the Hornets management was more patient with him.

Now, it has paid off.

So far, he has averaged 23 points and 8 rebounds per game, among which the scoring average is the highest in his career!

He used this performance to prop up the current Hornets!

That is to say, there is no concept of "dual guard". Otherwise, the league definitely has his name when it comes to "dual guard". Of course, if you really want to say that the best representative of "dual guard", you have to be Washington. The "General" Arenas...

"Dikembe, go ahead, how long do you think it will take today?"

"Jamaal Magloire? I think it will take at least three quarters!"

"Three quarters? Kevin, what do you think?"

"I think halftime is enough!"

"Okay, you are three quarters, you are halftime, then bet, there is no suspense tonight, let's play a little bit smaller, a thousand?"

"OK, but Karl, you haven't said yet, how much do you bet?"

"I think one and a half sessions will not take two sessions!"

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Before the game started, Kevin Cato and their three "old men" looked at the opposing insiders again as usual, muttering in their mouths, not knowing what they were talking about, but they could be seen by their looks, and they were discussed. Very eager, Yao Ming was very curious, so he listened and felt speechless after listening.

These three guys are now becoming less and less of their opponents as "people", and they all started to bet...

However, Yao Ming didn’t say anything. The “gambling” culture is very popular throughout the United States, not to mention that most NBA players have no idea about money. The money comes quickly, so “gambling” is more common. How about the famous "God of Basketball"? Isn't it still a gambler?

This is the ethos of this!

If Yao Ming said anything, it would break the rules.

Those who break the rules, don't worry about the strength on the field, it is still not good!

Moreover, Yao Ming knows that these guys are gambled, and those who should be desperate or will desperately get on the court, so he has no reason to stop them.

The game started soon.

The Hornets are missing Marshburn, which is equivalent to missing an important core, and the rest of David Wesley and others can't really play the core position.

The Hornets now have only one core, and that is Baron Davis!

For this reason, all the Rockets' targets tonight are towards Baron Davis.

There is a saying that "two punches are hard to beat with four hands." The Rockets have such a defensive configuration, and Baron Davis has been struggling from the beginning.

However, this guy is worthy of being the captain of the Warriors later. He is indeed tyrannical. He adjusted his style of play. He was stupefied by constantly beating Francis with his body and stabilizing the situation. Until the end of the first quarter, the Hornets also It's just behind by 3 points.

No wonder so many experts later said that if this guy was not addicted to making movies, he could have achieved better results in the NBA!

Yao Ming was also surprised by this guy's performance.

After the entire first quarter, this guy had 9 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds in a single quarter. The Hornets really relied on him to make a **** road!

"Sean, you can change defense with Steve later!"

Tom looked at Baron Davis's data after the first quarter and made some changes.

Francis actually wanted to say to Tom, "Big guy, give me another chance, big guy!" But thinking about his defensive performance against Baron Davis in the first quarter, he finally didn't feel embarrassed to open his mouth. .

Moreover, it's not the first time that Shane has "wiped his butt"... he is more or less used to it.

Then why am I embarrassed?

My skin becomes thinner?

Shouldn't it?

Francis was puzzled. When Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Mobley, he suddenly became enlightened... well, it has something to do with this kid!

When this guy was still in the starting lineup last season, he would be dragged back on the defensive end. Francis is actually better than him.

But now, this guy is no longer in the starting lineup, and the newly joined Lagabere is reliant on the defense to eat in the league. The only person who caused the entire Rockets to drag the defensive end is he...

Can he be embarrassed?

Take a look to train my face...

Nonsence!

wrong!

Not to train my face well, but to train my defense!

He was thinking about it, and the bench rotation of the second quarter was over unknowingly. Mobley took the Rockets' substitute rotation on the court for a while, successfully pulling the point difference to more than 7 points.

"Okay, guys, let's end the fight as soon as possible!"

Before starting substitutions, Tom clapped loudly and yelled at them.

In his opinion, this is a great opportunity for the Rockets to open up the points difference!

Facts have proved that there is no problem with his judgment. The Rockets returned to the court in only three or four minutes, and successfully played a wave of 9-3 scoring. Baron performed very well in the first quarter. Davis was no longer so easy after facing Shane Battier.

No way, his weight and tonnage really crushed most of the players, including Francis.

But in the face of Shane Battier, his weight is not so dominant!

His method of forcibly attacking is naturally not so effective!

What's more, behind Shane Battier, Yao Ming and others are staring at him.

In the end, the Rockets successfully opened up a 13-point gap in the first half.

The Rockets made another sweep in the second half. After expanding the advantage to around 17 points, Tom put all the main players off the court and rested-it could have allowed these main players to play for a while and let the home fans have a little more fun. But there are still several important games to be played next. It took a game with great difficulty, and it is considered an extra time for rest. Let these guys take more rest!

However, the fans at the scene did not feel unhappy because of this.

Because the Rockets' main players sitting off the court in the fourth quarter cheered on the court, including Yao Ming, but also cheered for all kinds of cheers. The white towels in their hands have never stopped flying.

There is nothing particularly happy about him.

After three quarters, his 24 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks are not very outstanding... But when the whole team is very excited, of course he has to be a little excited as the core of the team.

This is called "fitting into the team".

The same is true for teams with good atmosphere.

With this energy, Alton Ford, the Rockets "water dispenser manager" next to him, was stunned, and said: So I didn't even qualify for the "water dispenser manager"!

In the end, the Rockets beat the Hornets 101-86...

8 consecutive victories!

On the second day of the game, Yao Ming also received the first-generation signature shoe designed by Peak for him: Yao phenomenon-originally this shoe was called "The Devil", but recently so many foreign media have mentioned the "Yao phenomenon" ", Peak also quickly changed the name of Yao Ming's signature shoe, from "The Big Devil" to "Yao Phenomenon."

This is a sneaker with red as the basic color.

The first thing Yao Ming thought of seeing this shoe was Jordan's classic "Generation Red".

Of course, the symbolic meaning of the two "red" is definitely different.

There is no need to explain Jordan's "red", and Yao Ming's "red" doesn't need to be explained. In other words, Dawson has notified relevant departments to start designing the Rockets' new jersey in order to please the Chinese fans. During the period, he also consulted Yao Ming. Secondly, as far as the current progress is concerned, it is estimated that next season, the Rockets will introduce the new jersey, which will become the classic "Rocket Red" in the hearts of Huaxia fans in the future. To this day, many fans still believe that it is the NBA. The best jersey version!

The atmospheric "China Red" is the main color, which is destined for the eye-catching of this shoe. Therefore, in the overall design, this pair of shoes does not have too many complicated patterns. The entire upper looks very neat and generous, but it is in the whole body of the sneaker. , But there are many designs, such as the number "1" that symbolizes the identity of Yao's name champion, and the pinyin of Yao's name and surname "yao", you can find the lines around the sneakers, and the sole also has the "MVP" logo, but for To ensure the grip, Peak does not have much design in the words "MVP". It doesn't seem to be that avant-garde, but it is not a big deal. Compared to this avant-garde, Yao Ming obviously prefers the current one. Practicality, besides, the color matching and design of the entire shoe are already very eye-catching, and there is no lack of a little bit of embellishment on the sole.

In short, Yao Ming is still very satisfied with his first signature shoe after reopening!

He appeared at the Toyota Center wearing these sneakers that morning, and he really attracted envy.

"Yao, are these your signature shoes?"

"I'm going, this is too cool, right?"

"Man, you can do it!"

Of course, one by one is so envious, in addition to the appearance of these shoes is really good, more importantly, these guys are envious of Yao Ming has his own signature shoes.

As for them, one counts as one, and none of them have their own signature shoes.

Including Karl Malone, he didn’t...

Moreover, not only does he have no signature shoes, he is also the star most dismissed by sneakers-his former club Converse once fired him directly because he wanted to add 500,000 endorsement fees, and then Converse was acquired by Adidas last summer. Karl Malone was fired by Adidas again!

There is no way, as far as Karl Malone’s looks, his style of play, and the league’s iron rule of “big men don’t sell shoes”, he is really not the kind of star who can have a lot of diehard fans.

It is also really miserable.

Of course, Karl Malone can be regarded as a spine person. Although he was disliked by Converse and Adi, he was actually the man selected by Nike at the time. It was just that Karl Malone was competing with Michael Jordan in the past few years, so he was unwilling to share the same brand with Jordan. , And finally rejected Nike.

It is worth mentioning that Karl Malone, who failed to sign the shoes on his own strength, relied on Mitchell, a junior of the Jazz, to let Adidas send out a signature shoe that he had a lot of contact with after n years.

However, although Francis does not have his own signature shoes yet, they will soon have them.

With the success of last season's All-Star "Slam Dunk Contest", Francis officially signed a three-year 30 million contract with Nike last summer.

This contract contains two signature shoes.

One of them has almost been designed and is prepared for Francis's "Slam Dunk Contest" this year.

Although it is almost time to have his own signature shoes, this is the time when it is the most irritating, especially Yao Ming's design of these shoes is not bad, Francis is even more greedy.

"I don't know what my shoes will look like then!"

This sentence has become the one he said the most during training today.

"Yao, are these your signature shoes?"

When interviewed by the media in the afternoon, the reporters who interviewed Yao Ming also noticed his shoes for the first time. Well, well, there is no way not to pay attention, the red is indeed conspicuous.

Yao Ming laughed and nodded: "Yes, you can pat this pair of shoes more, they will be released soon, just to promote me!" On endorsements, we are professional!

These reporters were really obedient, and Yao Ming asked them to show them to his companions who were carrying the camera frequently, and asked them to pay more attention to giving Yao Ming a few more shots of shoes.

Yao Ming usually provides them with so much material, which is what it should be.

They are so interesting, and Yao's name is unambiguous. He speaks a lot more presumptuously than usual: "Of course we will win this game. Last time we lost to them, this time, we naturally have to win it back!"

The Rockets will play the Spurs in the next game. The beef of the past two teams, although Yao Ming is just such a sentence, it is enough to make the atmosphere tense.

Not to mention, after the media reported on Yao Ming's interview, the media on both sides had already become inextricably engaged.

However, Yao Ming said that he was very confident, but he knew very well that with the current strength of the Rockets, what the result was against the Spurs, you have to fight to know!

After all, they have only met once this season so far. Although the Rockets lost that time, Yao Ming did not play because of injury. Therefore, that time, to be honest, it is not a loss.

At least the Rockets didn't take it seriously.

But if you lose again this time, there will be no reason!

Tom also specially arranged targeted training.

As far as the Rockets have played this season, there are really few teams that can enjoy Tom's treatment.

Of course, for the Spurs, more attention should be paid...

The Houston media and the San Antonio media had a quarrel. This atmosphere obviously affected the Rockets fans. The Rockets fans who came to watch the game that night did not come empty-handed. They either carry posters, cheer sticks, or other various cheering props. The whole atmosphere seems to be about the same as playing in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, they are facing the Spurs. The Spurs who won the championship again last season were baptized in the finals. Most of the people in the team, including Manu Ginobili, who just joined the Spurs last season, are now considered to be People who have met the world, face this kind of situation, don't panic at all.

Budenholzer, the new head coach of the Spurs, who only took office midway through last season, immediately led the Spurs to complete the championship. After almost half a season of baptism, the whole person is obviously more serious than the head coach!

From the fact that he pulled the players one by one to give instructions before the game, the Spurs players who were pulled by him nodded to see, the sense of majesty on his body is not forced by him, but he really has this temperament!

However, watching him beckon to Tim Duncan, the latter immediately ran to him, expressionlessly listening to the training. In fact, it can be inferred that he could have this sense of majesty so quickly, with Tim Duncan. You can't get rid of it!

Obviously, the "Stone Buddha" has taken the lead again.

**Vicci: I thought you were just looking at me, but in fact, you are too lazy to "rebel"...

In other words, because Budenholzer mastered the team so quickly and established his own majesty, the legend of Vicki in the head coaching industry has weakened a bit.

Anyway, as far as the current situation is concerned, as long as Tim Duncan is still on the Spurs, the position of Spurs head coach can basically be said to be...hands!

The game started soon.

In the jump ball session, Yao Ming faced Nestorovic. This buddy was in the Timberwolves last season. This season, he joined the Spurs as a supplement to "Admiral" David Robinson after his retirement.

For this reason, Tom put Karl Malone in the starting position in this game.

Kevin Cato can't deal with this Slovenian with a one-to-one rebound under the basket! We have to let Karl Malone pull Nass aside: "Elbow", we said here.

Yao Ming smoothly grabbed the first strike for the Rockets.

Francis confronted Tony Parker at the front scene and chose to force a breakthrough, but he just squeezed the "French Coupe" away. Tim Duncan rushed over and stopped in front of him. Francis subconsciously sought out these two men. Unfortunately, the space is too small, and the ball can't pass.

But Francis was not in a hurry.

Because this subconscious action to find a gap is just a fake action, just to trick Tim Duncan and Tony Parker into focusing on filling the gap.

Who is your buddy's inside partner, have you forgotten?

That's Yao Ming!

What is the ball hitting the ground?

Give a high arc pass, that's the truth!

Francis, who successfully diverted the defensive attention of the Spurs, then made a high throw, and the ball flew over Tim Duncan's head.

At this height, if someone else has to jump to reach it.

Yao Ming directly raised his hand and held the ball firmly.

Immediately after taking a step, he rushed to the inside.

Nath hesitated for a long time, and finally chose to avoid.

No one is entangled, at his speed, when he gets to the basket to make up the defense, this guy probably also took off, isn't that enough to catch up with the dunk? just forget it!

"Bah!"

There was a loud noise.

At the same time as the loud noise sounded from the sidelines, there were also huge cheers!

Yao Ming turned his head and glanced after he landed, and saw that Neth was picking up the ball. He also ran to the camera on the sidelines and made a move to show his sneakers.

When Yao Ming's red signature shoes appeared on the big screen above the stadium, the whole scene suddenly rang out with greater cheers!

Such a way of celebrating really ignites the atmosphere of the arena!

On the other side of the ocean, Xu Jinnan, who took the time to watch the game, also showed a satisfied smile.

With Yao Ming’s action alone, he knew that it was comparable to an advertisement that would cost two to three million yuan!

Moreover, it will be "All-Star Weekend" soon. If Yao Ming showed his sneakers like this on All-Star Weekend... this would be an advertisement worth millions of dollars!

No, it should be more than that!

If nothing else, Yao Ming will be the "All-Star Ticket King" this year, and this year's All-Star will be at Staples Arena...

Xu Jinnan couldn't figure out how much money he saved for a while. However, even though he has not officially started selling "Yao Times", he can already be sure that signing Yao Ming regardless of everything is undoubtedly the right choice!

The Spurs launched a counterattack.

The ball was in Tony Parker's hands for a long time.

Francis, who was standing opposite him, waited and waited. He couldn't wait any longer, and pounced on Tony Parker. As he pounced on, Tim Duncan from behind him also followed.

A high-quality pick and roll!

Before Francis could meet Tony Parker, he was locked in position by Tim Duncan.

Yao Ming made up. Tony Parker still didn’t mean to pass the ball. He increased the dribble range and added some false movement tendencies. Only a few changes of direction, the "French Sports Car" successfully broke through Yao Ming. Near the branch line, Yao Ming can't be flexible with Tony Parker no matter how flexible.

Tony Parker, who just rushed into the basket, didn't dare to take a shot. Yao Ming is following him. If he takes a shot at will, Yao Ming will be able to get it right away.

Budenholzer reminded him several times before the game started.

So far this season, Yao Ming has averaged 3.6 blocks per game and is currently the league’s "block king".

In fact, it is better for him not to say this.

As soon as I said this and emphasized several times, Tony Parker didn't dare to make a move. He always felt that his shot was too casual and would definitely be covered. After hesitating for a long time, he finally played a "Looking Back and Looking at the Moon"!

Yao really didn't react to the first play.

When this guy made this move, it was too late for him to jump over.

Of course, it is really difficult for a big man to defend this kind of "looking back and looking at the moon" shot!

Yao Ming was not defensive and was not depressed.

Tony Parker let out a sigh of relief when he finished the goal. When he turned his head to look, Yao's name was almost covered...

Well, this is also the influence of Budenholzer's several times that Yao Ming is the current "blocking king" in the league. As long as Yao Ming's final action is to catch up, Tony Parker will unconsciously feel that the goal is very thrilling.

Not at all full of confidence because of scoring!

If Yao Ming knew Tony Parker's thoughts at this moment, I am afraid he would also sigh with emotion: Sure enough, the data are all confusing!

Think about it, too, when you know that there is a "monster" in the opponent's lineup that averages 3.6 blocks per game, you will also unconsciously be cautious about the basket he guards.

It's the Rockets' turn again.

Seeing Tim Duncan's quick double-teaming, Yao Ming deliberately leaned toward the bottom line this time, giving Francis singles Tony Parkra plenty of space.

Tony Parker was just like that.

"Hum hum!"

Francis showed off his biceps in the defense, which caused laughter on the sidelines.

It's just that this guy probably forgot. The last game he was just under the noses of Rockets fans, was eaten by Baron Davis all kinds of relying on a strong body.

Well, this is probably the legendary "big fish eat small fish, small fish eat dried shrimp"!

Shrimp...

Rely on speed!

Tony Parker played a pick-and-roll with Tim Duncan again. The moment he bypassed Tim Duncan, he slammed on the brakes and rushed over, so fast that Yao Ming didn't even react.

"Snapped!"

It’s just that the speed is fast, it just doesn’t dunk...

If you change to other guards, you will definitely dunk directly at the basket.

such a pity!

Tony Parker does not have a "slam dunk cell" on his body, so fast, he can only layup, and such a fast layup, he must use his hand when the ball is shot, otherwise the ball hits the backboard If the force is too strong, it will hit it directly, but if you dial it like this, the ball speed can be slow!

Yao Ming, who followed behind, slapped the ball to the basket.

"Nail board big hat"!

Yao Ming also grabbed the ball easily, turned his head, and threw it under the Spurs' basket. He believed that there was a guy who screamed at this moment must have made a fast break.

"Snapped!"

This is not!

At the same time the ball landed precisely under the Spurs basket, one hand held it tightly.

It was Francis—Yao Ming thought in his heart, the guy who would play the fast break.

There was another "boom".

Francis, who was holding the ball steadily at the basket, turned 180 degrees and slammed the ball into the basket.

The cheers didn't stop from the moment Yao Ming finished the nail board cap, until Francis completed a two-hand slam dunk, and reached the highest level!

In this burst of cheers, Budenholzer chose to call a timeout.

"Yao!"

Francis shouted.

Then quickly ran towards Yao Ming.

Yao Ming understood it, and had a passionate collision with him.

"Cool!"

Francis "Shen Tenghua"!

Tom watched the game time less than 2 minutes ago, Budenholzer called a timeout, and couldn't help but vomit: "How fast Mike called a timeout!" This is really not a timeout!

Thibodeau replied: "No wonder, it's normal to have been with Greg for so many years!"

But they all know that the more such a head coach is the opponent, the harder it is to end the game.

What follows will be a long period of wit and courage!

Sure enough, as soon as the timeout was over, the Spurs immediately played a different offensive wave after Budenholzer's face-to-face death for one minute. As soon as they played five consecutive offensive hits, they quickly played a wave of 7-3. Small score**.

At 7 minutes and 14 seconds in the first quarter, the Spurs already gained a 6-point advantage.

This time it was Tom's turn to call a timeout.

Thibodeau made defensive adjustments: "Bruce can let go, just let him shoot, don't care about him, I don't believe he can kill us, mainly for the defense of Tony, must be fast, the Spurs from the opening to the present , Have been playing the pick-and-rolls between the 1st and 4th positions, put more pressure on him, don't let him go around so easily, Raja, you go and guard!"

It can be seen from his layout, mainly for Tony Parker's defensive adjustment.

Francis is a bit of a hindrance to the Rockets' overall defensive rhythm.

When he heard Thibodeau swapping his defenses with Lagabel, UU read www.uukanshu. Com he clenched his fist unconsciously.

My problem again...

This feeling is really unpleasant!

Yao Ming keenly sensed his frustration and slapped him on the head: "Man, get excited, it's the game!"

Francis nodded: "Know!" He suppressed the frustration in his heart.

It's still playing now!

How can it be in this state!

Let's talk about it after the game if there is a problem...

There was more excitement in his eyes immediately.

Opposite Tim Duncan just turned his head and saw the scene where the famous Yao Yao put his hand on Francis' head. Somehow, he also had an itchy hand. He hurriedly called Ginobili, who was going to play after this timeout. Put his hand on the latter's head: "Manu..."