Basketball Myth: Super Guard

"Yao Ming, Yao Ming..."

In the auditorium, the home fans stood up one after another and shouted Yao Ming's name loudly, cheering for Yao Ming's comeback.

In the past few years, Yao Ming and McGrady's "Yao-Mai combination" has been Houston's business card and the soul of the Rockets, but in the first half of this year, McGrady was traded to the Knicks, and the "Yao-Mai combination" ended. , only Yao Ming remains in Houston.

Therefore, countless Rockets fans were very excited to see Yao Ming's comeback. Some people thought of the "Yao Mai Group" of the past, and even couldn't help crying.

McGrady is gone, can Yao Ming still carry this team?

"I'm back." Yao Ming waved his hand and greeted the audience, he murmured in a low voice, his mood was also very complicated.

Although before the Rockets every home game, and even away games, Yao Ming would accompany the team, sitting on the bench, cheering for his teammates.

But that's just the audience.

And today is the first time he has returned as a player after a one-year hiatus, welcoming his first game after his comeback. One can imagine the emotion in his heart.

After a long while, the audience was quiet.

Qin Hao walked to Yao Ming and hugged him, feeling a little excited. He had been looking forward to this match for a long time: "Brother Ming, it looks like you are in better spirits."

After not seeing him for a few months, Yao Ming has become thinner, but not the weak skinny, but as lean as Garnett, and even his skin has turned a lot darker. Yao Ming used to be very white.

However, Qin Hao could see that Yao Ming was in good condition, full of energy and steady steps, and his physical injuries should have really recovered.

"Haha." Yao Ming patted Qin Hao's back, his eyes full of relief, "You can do it, you didn't let me down. No, you have greatly exceeded my expectations. I thought it would take a while for you to get used to when you arrive in the NBA. , I didn't expect you to adapt to the NBA so quickly, and recently you have averaged 20+ per game, which is much better than when I was at the time."

In 2002, Yao Ming averaged 13.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in his rookie season.

However, among the 2002 rookies, they were already one of the best duo, and Stoudemire, who finally won the Rookie of the Year, averaged only 13.5 points per game, but only 0.6 more rebounds per game than Yao Ming.

Later, in the All-Star vote, Yao Ming was directly sent to the starting lineup, which made Stoudemire's "best rookie" taste a little dull, and the angry O'Neal was furious.

Yao Ming is modest, but in fact his rookie season is also very good.

It's just that Qin Hao has averaged 20+ per game recently. In addition, he can get at least 5 assists and 5 rebounds per game. The data is still inferior.

"Brother Ming, don't brag, it won't be too late to say this when I win Griffin." Qin Hao was a little embarrassed.

"Haha, okay, I'll wait." Yao Ming smiled and said, "I'll say it again when you win Griffin and win the 'Rookie of the Year'."

After some reminiscence, the two returned to their teammates to start their warm-up before the game.

Yao Ming has lost a lot of weight now, but his footwork and shooting feel are still there. I saw him practicing shooting on the court, looking for a shooting feeling.

Here, Qin Hao is also practicing shooting, mainly three-point shooting.

"Shh, shh..."

Shots and hits again and again, Qin Hao's mouth rose, and he was in a good mood. Today's hand was not bad. It was the first time he played against Ming Ge, so he couldn't be too bad.

......

The warm-up is over, players from both sides return to the sidelines, and the game is about to start.

On the side of the 76ers, coach Collins spread out his tactical board with a solemn expression and emphasized: "You must pay attention to rebounding, each of you must fight for rebounds, don't just watch from the outside. Also, shrink the defense, When you see Yao with the ball in the low post, go up to help."

Although Yao Ming has been sidelined for a year, it is hard to say how much his state has recovered, but Coach Collins did not dare to take it lightly. After all, he is an All-Star player.

It's just the inside line that makes him depressed.

Looking at a few inside players of his own, Coach Collins shook his head. Hawes and Nosinho could not be counted on. Speights has been playing well recently, but after all, he is only 23 years old and not mature enough. Whether it is personal ability or the state of the game, there are some instability.

As for Barty, it is similar to Hawes.

With such an inside configuration, against the Rockets with Yao Ming and Scola, even if Yao Ming has just returned from a one-year truce and his state has not recovered, after all, his height is there, and his rebounding will definitely suffer.

"Hey, when will this problem be solved?" Coach Collins sighed.

He has long reflected to the team management, suggesting that a good insider be traded to make up for the team's weakness, but so far there has been no progress.

The Rockets are here.

Coach Rick Adelman also made some arrangements. Their advantage lies in the inside line, but considering that Yao Ming has just come back, Coach Adelman did not put too much pressure on him: "Yao, take advantage of your height, Protect the rebounds. As for the offense, let's take it slow, you've just come back, don't worry."

"Understood." Yao Ming nodded.

The whistle blew, and the game officially started.

Players from both sides came to the court, and the 76ers were still the regular starter, without Qin Hao.

The Rockets will start with center Yao Ming, power forward Luis Scola, small forward Sean Battier, shooting guard Kevin Martin, and point guard Kyle Lowry.

First, the jump ball, Yao Ming's height is there, and now that he has lost weight, the take-off height is higher than before, and he easily jumps to the ball and shoots the ball to the backcourt.

Lowry took control of the basketball and started the offense.

The 76ers set up their defense. After Lowry came to the frontcourt, he asked for a pick-and-roll first, but he had no chance to score directly. He passed the ball back to Yao Ming at the top of the arc. After Yao Ming caught the ball, he raised the ball. The mid-range distance is still very accurate, Hawes subconsciously rushed forward and jumped up to block.

But the next moment, Yao Ming put the ball down and hit the floor.

"What?" Hawes was taken aback. He didn't expect Yao Ming to break through. This is not Yao Ming's game style.

Not only Hawes, but even the Rockets fans in the auditorium were surprised. In the past, Yao Ming mostly played low-post singles, or turned over jumpers, or hooked, or caught and shot at the basket to score points. Even when it comes to high pick-and-rolls, teammates pass the ball back to him, and most of the time they shoot directly.

After all, the height is there, and it is difficult for defenders to block shots.

Yao Ming almost never breaks through. With his height and weight, his speed is too slow, and his dribble center of gravity is too high, which makes it easy to be stolen.

But this time, he chose to break through...