Chapter 795: Summer League
Amid the overwhelming skepticism in the U.S. media, Ding played in his first basketball game, which was a game in the Las Vegas Summer League on July 9 against the Houston Rockets against the Charlotte Hornets. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The Charlotte Hornets have their chosen roster for this year, and they are playing guard Byron Brown. Davis, he started this game, and he happened to be opposite Ding Hongxing, who played as a playmaker, so everyone was watching what kind of level Ding Hongxing could play against such a high-ranking show.
As a result, Ding Hongxing had the upper hand in the confrontation with Davis, he played 26 minutes on the court, shooting 11 of 15, including 4 of 5 three-pointers, 7 free throws, 33 points, and eight assists, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks, without a single turnover.
On the other hand, Davis, who played 28 minutes, shot 3-of-11, only scored seven points, 3 assists and 2 boards, but had five turnovers, four of which were counterattacked and dunked after Ding Hongxing directly broke the ball.
Several other young players of the Rockets also played well under the leadership of Ding Hongxing, Marion scored 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Mobley scored 18 points, O'Neal Jr. scored 8 points, and Ben. Wallace six-ten-plate, Raga. Although Bell didn't score more than 10, he had three steals and one block, and his performance was also remarkable.
The Rockets also defeated the Charlotte Hornets by one hundred and twenty-three to one hundred and eight.
Ding Hongxing's performance surprised many people, he is really so strong in basketball, and he looks like a veteran who has played professional games for many years, and he doesn't feel uncomfortable at all, but it's normal to think about it, hasn't he played professional games for many years? Although it is football, it is also the top competition, and his adaptability and psychological quality in the face of big scenes are undoubted.
Several other young players on the Rockets have also been amazing, and it looks like the Houston Rockets have picked up a treasure this year.
However, there are also media who say that the performance of the summer league cannot show anything, the opponents in the summer league are too weak, and those players who already have guaranteed contracts will not go all out, and the intensity of the confrontation is not guaranteed, so any data obtained must be discounted.
Regardless of what others say, Tomjanovic was in a state of ecstasy after the first game, Ding Hongxing's performance was self-evident, he was the best controller of the team, and several other rookies and young players who were exchanged also brought him a big surprise, and he was already looking forward to a good result this season.
In the second game against the Chicago Bulls, facing opponents with the champion Brand and the No. 16 show Artest, several young players of the Rockets performed very averagely, only Ding Hongxing's performance was still stable, he played 28 minutes and cut 41 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks, helping the Rockets defeat the opponent 85-79 in a defensive (iron) battle.
Of course, the few young players other than him struggled with shooting percentage, but they showed something different from the first game, which was tough defense, and almost every player had above-the-top defensive skills and toughness.
Ding Hongxing also feels that it is the right time to come to the NBA, and now he has cut good statistics in an ordinary summer league, and the attribute points obtained are almost the same as those obtained in a Premier League last season, and when the regular season and playoffs come, of course, he will get more attribute points.
After seven games in the summer league, Ding Hongxing played an average of 26 minutes per game, and could score 30.86 points, 8.14 boards, 8.5 assists, 2.8 steals, and 2.1 blocks, with only 0.86 turnovers, and the shooting rate reached 61 percent, the three-point shooting rate reached 50 percent, and the free throw shooting rate was 100 percent.
The statistics of several other rookies of the Rockets are also good, Marion and Mobley have averaged more than 15 points per game. Wallace is averaging nearly 10 rebounds per game, O'Neal Jr. is averaging nearly 10 rebounds per game and a few rebounds at 6.00 per game. Bell and Stephen. Although Jackson is not the main scorer, they have shown great ability in defense and have a relatively high three-point shooting percentage, which can be regarded as a qualified 3D player.
Ding Hongxing's data makes the Chinese media write a lot, although the American media does not report much, but there are a lot less doubts about Ding Hongxing, even if the opponent in the summer league is not high, but not everyone can get such data.
Of course, there are a lot of cold water, and some media say that when the regular season begins, those big-name stars in the NBA will make Ding Hongxing taste the bitterness.
There is another section for the Houston Rockets on Galaxy.com, in which Ding Hongxing's fans record every tiny statistic that Ding Hongxing has achieved in the summer league, rejoicing in his every small success, and they joke that from now on, Ding Hongxing's switch to basketball will at least be better than Jordan's switch to baseball.
Although Ding Hongxing's data is luxurious, fans will not be sure if they don't wait for the regular season to start, because they know that the NBA's summer league and regular season are two levels of competition, and if they can enter the playoffs, it will be another level.
Among the fans of the Houston Rockets, there is a lot less skepticism about some of the trades made by the team in the summer, in exchange for these young players, although they are not famous, but their strength does not seem to be weak, this football star named Ding Hongxing seems to play basketball well, and this season seems to be interesting.
In mid-July, Manchester City's China tour also began, although Ding Hongxing has retired from Manchester City, but in recent years, Manchester City has accumulated super popularity in China, they have long become the most popular European team in Chinese, so this trip to China, every game is also full, a ticket is hard to find.
Manchester City's new signing of Zidane and Shevchenko in this transfer period also participated in this trip to China, they showed strong strength in the game, but they still feel a little rusty with their teammates in terms of cooperation, and the eleven lineup on the field is missing an omnipresent Ding Hongxing, which also makes the team feel a little at a loss, this is not a problem that can be solved overnight, it is estimated that the Manchester City team will be confused for a while.