The Fifth Point Guard

"What? You gave LeBron your new walkman?"

Jefferson was so excited that the whiskey he just drank flowed out of his nostrils.

"Watch your manners, there are two hot girls over there looking at you."

Hearing what Shen Tong said, Jefferson quickly cleaned up his face.

After returning to normal, Jefferson made a handsome gesture, shook his head, and said, "Where is it?"

Shen Tong laughed "puchi" and said, "You are a guy with no hair, why do you shake your head? Besides, you have Marybu now, and you dare to mess around outside?"

When Shen Tong mentioned Marib, Jefferson suddenly showed a dejected expression.

Shen Tong was astonished and said, "You guys broke up, right?"

Jefferson shook his head and said, "No."

"Feeling faded?"

"It's okay, it's just that we get together less and leave more. Sometimes when she is busy, she doesn't receive a call for a whole day. She is much busier than us."

Jefferson sighed, drank the whiskey in the glass, and said, "Don't talk about me, talk about you, how are you and Avril?"

Shen Tong said with a smile: "When the championship ring was presented last time, she flew from Los Angeles to Cleveland to witness it, and even sang a song live."

"Not bad." Jefferson said with an envious look, "You and Avril Lavigne are the perfect couple."

One o'clock.

Jefferson was drunk.

"Say! Are you empathizing with someone else!"

Faced with Jefferson's drunken questioning and the strange eyes of the people around him, Shen Tong could only bite the bullet and carry Jefferson back home.

"Shen, I asked you for something, but you have never given it to me so readily. Why did you give LeBron the earphones you just bought when you first arrived in the Cavaliers?"

STO:"."

"I'm your good buddy, you actually...vomit."

Shen Tong quickly helped Jefferson to the side of the road.

Jefferson exhaled fragrantly.

Shen Tong covered his nose and patted Jefferson on the back repeatedly.

"Idiot, you and I are good buddies, so you don't need to pay attention to worldly skills like other people."

"Fuck——"

Shen Tong was awakened by a roar.

"Yo hoo!!!"

"Plop."

What's the situation?

Shen Tong came to the balcony of the master bedroom and found that Jefferson was swimming in the swimming pool in the yard, and he was having fun.

Seeing Shen Tong appearing on the balcony, Jefferson immediately shouted: "Shen, is this the house you bought? It's great! If I were a woman, I would definitely stay here and be the hostess."

Shen Tong replied loudly: "Come on, with your appearance, I don't even like a woman."

"Cut, I only care about your Avril."

Jefferson plunged into the water.

There was a splash in the water.

When he got up again, Jefferson had a big bag on his head.

"Damn it, why didn't you tell me that the swimming pool is only 2 meters deep?!"

Before parting.

"Byron must be angry because he didn't come home last night."

"Don't worry, I've texted Byron, he knows you stayed at my place last night."

"Yes, that's good."

"Richard, come on!"

"Yeah, by the way, Shin, isn't it a bit wasteful for you to live in such a big house by yourself, why don't I move to Cleveland and live together."

"Go away!"

After defeating the New Jersey Nets, the Cleveland Cavaliers won their first three consecutive victories!

Opponents include the Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers and last year's championship New Jersey Nets, and the three-game winning streak is full of finesse.

Barkley even declared at the end of the last game: "This year's Cavaliers are the Kings of the previous two years."

Who is the answer for the Nets to enter the finals twice and win a championship?

Shentong or Kidd?

Someone started this poll online.

Shentong slightly beat Kidd by 52%-48%.

While the topics on Shentong's side are constant, the Houston Rockets on the other side are also attracting people's attention.

After spending his rookie season, Yao Ming, a sophomore, took off with the Rockets.

Francis said last season: "When we teach this big man how to play, you wait to be abused!"

Now, Yao Ming seems to have learned "how to play".

Since the start of the game, the Rockets have also won three consecutive victories!

Yao Ming, Francis, and Mobley have become the Rockets' new trident.

In the first three victories, Yao Ming averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 55%.

Francis averaged 16.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game.

Mobley had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

These three can contribute up to 53 points per game!

In addition, the Rockets quickly made reinforcements after Yao Ming entered the team.

They found a veteran Jim - Jackson, as the team's starting small forward.

Jackson seems to be very adaptable to the Rockets' system. Although he only contributed 12 points per game, his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 50%! 4 shots per game, hit 2 goals.

Kevin Cato was mentioned as a power forward to enhance the tonnage of the inside.

Cato's task is very simple, defense, rebounds, dry language.

Maurice Taylor, the main power forward last season, was placed on the bench by the team, but Taylor did not show any discomfort. Instead, he was quite efficient when he came off the bench, averaging 11 points and 5 rebounds per game.

In addition, the Rockets also introduced the veteran who is about to retire, Charles Oakley.

Oakley's main task here is not to play, but to teach Yao Ming some of his experience.

Oakley: "Yao, standing on the court, our first point is to understand what our mission is on the court."

Yao Ming: "Playing ball?"

Oakley shook his head: "When hitting someone, play the ball by the way."

Yao Ming: "."

In addition to finding a mentor for Yao Ming, the Rockets also specially invited veteran Mark Jackson in order to cultivate Francis' passing awareness.

The guy who averaged 8 assists per game in his career came to the Rockets to teach Francis how to pass the ball and when to choose to pass the ball through actual combat on the court.

In addition to these veterans, Eric Piakowski, Scott Padgett, and Persian Jane Nakba all brought guns to shoot.

The Rockets this season can be described as strong and strong. They only need to achieve good results under the leadership of Tang Shuai and make it to the playoffs in one fell swoop!

After the Cavaliers just defeated the Nets, the heat of the Chinese derby immediately occupied major websites.

The Cavaliers led by Shen Tong and the Rockets belonged to Yao Ming are currently undefeated. Who will win the Chinese Derby has attracted the attention of fans at home and abroad.

On a certain wave forum.

"Does this still need to be asked? Of course it is the Cavaliers. They can beat teams like the Kings and the Nets. Why can the Rockets stop them?"

"That's not necessarily the case. The Rockets' tactics this season are very mature. Yao Ming plays inside alone, surrounded by a group of shooters. This is the configuration of the Rockets when they won the championship. Coupled with Tang Shuai, who has championship experience, compared Paul Silas and the Cavaliers are too young, and I'm more optimistic about the Rockets."

"I don't know whether Shen Tong and James are the more powerful pair of gentlemen, or the trident of Yao Ming, Francis and Mobley is more powerful, but I am really looking forward to this game!"

"Damn, the live broadcast time is 11:00 in the morning, it seems that I have to skip class early again."

The heat of this game far exceeds the Chinese Derby last season.

Mainly because of the Chinese players Shen Tong and Yao Ming of the two teams, the influence of these two people is increasing day by day.

After Shen Tong won the championship last season, he was recognized by more people, not only as the potential best rookie, but also became a first-tier star in the league.

Yao Ming got rid of the title of No. 1 pick and began to show dominance on the court, and whether it was players, coaches, reporters or even the staff of the arena, they all praised Yao Ming.

Although the domestic fans are divided into two factions about who can win, everyone is looking forward to the start of the game.

November 5, 2003.

The Chinese Derby, which has attracted much attention from Chinese fans, is about to start.

Of course, CATV will not miss such a wonderful game with gimmicks.

"Padded table, padded table"

"To protect your throat, please use golden throat lozenges."

"This year, we will show filial piety to our parents, and give gifts and melatonin."

"The hair is smooth and slippery. This feeling is elegance!"

Since they tasted the sweetness, various advertisers began to pay high prices to seize various time slots of NBA live broadcasts.

The Cavaliers' home court is still hard to find.

Not even the players' family tickets are enough.

"Shen, I really didn't expect that besides you, there are so many people here who like Yao. You Chinese are crazy about star chasing." James said.

Shen Tong laughed.

Where is this? If he went to 2019, he would feel that chasing stars is nothing at all.

At least these people are just appreciative, and do what they can, not brainless fans.

Not to mention pasting the QR code on the glass with the mobile phone for so-called celebrities to scan.

Warm up before the game.

Shen Tong and Yao Ming walked to the center line and embraced under countless cameras and flashing lights.

"Yao, your live game is really bad."

"I've made progress, okay?"

"I don't understand why you insist on using the Chinese team every time. In this case, next time I will play against you with the Thai team. Maybe your chances of winning will be higher."

"I don't need you to give in, but if you use the Thai team, I can pour you 5 balls at will, and finally give you a face ball, and beat you 5-1."

"I'll wait and see."

The two smiled and talked to each other under the spotlight.

Of course, no one knows what they are talking about just through the camera.

The warm-up is over and the game is about to start.

The starters from both sides took to the court.

Cavaliers starting: Big Z, Boozer, James, Shentong, McGinnis.

Rockets starting: Yao Ming, Cato, Jackson, Mobley, Francis.

Sun Zhengping explained: "The biggest highlight of this game is naturally the derby match between Shentong and Yao Ming, but at the same time, we saw that the player who played against Yao Ming was center Ilgauskas from Lithuania. 2.21 meters, like Yao Ming, they are all players over 2 meters, and the confrontation at this position is also quite interesting.”

Zhang Weiping: "That's right."

Amidst the roaring cheers of the Gund Arena, the game officially began!

Yao Ming won the ball first for the Rockets.

The Rockets attack first.

Francis broke through McGinnis with speed as soon as he came up, and when Shen Tong and James shrunk their defense at the same time, he distributed the ball to Jim Jackson standing in the bottom corner.

Jackson raised his hand, and Boozer, who was supplementing the defense, had already rushed over.

But instead of shooting, Jackson chose to send the ball inside.

Yao Ming holds the ball with his back to Big Z.

For the first offense, the Rockets chose to launch from the inside.

At this moment, due to Francis' breakthrough and scoring, the Cavaliers' defensive position has not yet returned to its original position. Therefore, Yao Ming has obtained sufficient offensive space in the interior, and Boozer has been pulled out.

After dribbling the ball with a low body and resisting the big Z twice, Yao Ming turned around and raised the ball to shoot.

He raised the ball above his head with both hands, and with a flick of his wrist, the ball hit the ball firmly.

"It's so easy. Even in the face of Big Z who is 2.21 meters tall, Yao Ming is not disturbed by the opponent's height at all." Sun Zhengping said excitedly.

Zhang Weiping: "That's right."

It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack and Shentong got the ball.

James took the initiative to step forward to pick and roll, and the Rockets' defense formed a dislocation.

Shentong took Jackson aside and passed the ball to James.

The 2.03-meter-tall James misplaced and hit the 1.93-meter-tall Mobley.

10 cm height difference!

James started back hitting.

Mobley held the other side tightly, his body was almost parallel to the ground.

James jacked three times but didn't move.

Just when James was hard-pressing Mobley, Shen Tong immediately cut to the basket while Jackson was not paying attention.

James has a good view of the overall situation, hitting the ground and passing the ball just right.

After receiving the ball, Shen Tong didn't wait for Yao Ming to make a move. He made a quick shot to wipe the board, and the ball bounced into the basket after hitting the board.

2-2

Both teams' first offenses were scored by Chinese players!

After Tang Shuai's one-year training and the guidance of a group of veterans, the Rockets really reborn.

Francis is no longer obsessed with individual singles, and his breakthrough points are very destructive.

In particular, McGinnis was not able to have any sense of pressure on Francis one-on-one defensively, and was suddenly crushed by Francis.

But Mobley was blown away by Shentong.

After the growth last season, Shentong's height has also reached 2 meters, and the move of the backward jumper has become more and more mature. Mobley can only look forward to the ocean and sigh, hoping that Shentong will not feel good today.

James encountered the veteran Jackson at this point, which can be regarded as a hard stubble, but since leaving Dallas, Jackson has begun to go downhill, dealing with James' brutal collision, more than he can do, but not enough.

Boozer was completely suppressed by Cato on rebounds. Cato, who has an advantage in height and weight, almost swept all the defensive rebounds in Boozer's position, but on the offensive end, Boozer's mid-range shot made Cato Lost.

The competition between Yao Ming and Big Z is quite interesting. Big Z's scoring mainly depends on the players' breakthrough points or second offense at the basket. In comparison, Yao Ming's core position is very prominent, either attacking or passing, Played the role of the Rockets inside fulcrum.

The two sides played back and forth in the first quarter, and the fight was inextricable.

With Francis's buzzer shot hitting the board, the Rockets led the Cavaliers 24-20 away.