Immediately after the win over the Hornets, the Knicks players flew to another away game, again in Texas, against the Dallas Mavericks.

It was supposed to be a high-profile match, but Nowitzki hadn't come back yet, and Yao Ming had fallen again, so it was difficult for the radio station to guarantee ratings. What worries Chinese fans even more is that Yao Ming's injury is a "stress fracture" of his left foot. ”

The first thing Zhou Xuan did after arriving at Dallas was to visit Yao Ming, and the situation was even more serious than he imagined.

Yao Ming smiled bitterly: "It's not too surprising, this is the last season of my career." ”

"So bad?"

"Well, this is the second stress fracture I have, my height and weight are already more expensive than others, I have been off for a year, and my comeback age is not young, it is difficult to play well, at most it is a year's salary space for the Mavericks. The Cuban is good, I think it's a little sorry for him, it's better to retire directly. Anyway, I already have a championship ring and an Olympic silver medal, so I don't have any regrets. Yao Ming said lightly.

Zhou Xuan sighed. Yao Ming was so tired that he broke bones, and blamed him for pushing himself too hard and pampering himself too much.

If the stress fracture is severe, surgery is used, in which the fracture is immobilized with steel nails. Recovery time from surgical therapy is at least half a year. How did Yao Ming deal with his stress fractures?

On February 27, 2008, Yao Ming suffered his first stress fracture of his left foot. For the Beijing Olympics, he did not receive conservative treatment, but adopted surgical treatment. Six months after the operation, he participated in the Beijing Olympics. In other words, he didn't even wait for recovery to start training. Even after the Olympics, he didn't give himself time to rest before he went back to the game.

A foreign media spoke highly of Yao Ming's participation in the Olympic Games: "Your love for the country is higher than your pursuit of career and salary. ”

After that, Yao Ming was injured in the Rockets, rested for more than half a year, and improved. The Cavaliers and Mavericks are also very important in controlling his playing time. Yao Ming is relatively healthy, but he only plays on two strong teams, and he needs to play harder in the playoffs.

In 2012, after playing in the playoffs, Yao Ming took a month off and participated in the national team training camp to defend the inside line at the London Olympics. Without him, the Chinese team would not have been able to beat France, Russia and other European teams even if Zhou Xuan was there.

One of the risk factors for stress fractures is a history of stress fractures. When he suffered a stress fracture for the first time, Yao Ming, who was eager to win glory for the country, went to the field without waiting for the fracture to heal. After that, he didn't give his left foot time to recuperate, which finally led to another break. The second stress fracture of the left foot became the last "straw" that crushed the giant.

Zhou Xuan sighed: "If you retire, the Chinese team will definitely not be able to beat the opponent in the Men's Basketball World Cup, and I originally wanted to break through." (The World Championships officially changed its name in January)

Yao Ming shook his head. "When you can lead the Chinese group to qualify, I guess the fans won't blame you, it shouldn't be difficult for you to win two games, right? Not to mention Yi Jianlian. ”

"How's he doing?"

"It's still the same, standing outside after the block is dismantled, and the coach arranges this style of play, which is basically finalized. It's possible to get a new contract at the end of the season, but I'm not here, and his playing time is guaranteed. ”

Without Yao Ming and Nowitzki, Yi Jianlian rose directly to the starting lineup and partnered with Brand. Troy Murphy also joined the Mavericks in the offseason, and he was softer than Yi Jianlian, who could only shoot three-pointers and became the team's bench. Yi Jianlian is not very demanding, as long as he can be a role player.

Zhou Xuan asked, "What are your plans for the future?" Do you want to buy an NBA team to play with? ”

"I'm going to go back to my country, and I'm not used to living in the United States. If I want to buy it, I'll buy the Shanghai men's basketball team. ”

"That's not bad, make some contribution to the development of domestic basketball." Zhou Xuan smiled, the topic was not so heavy.

After so many years of fighting, Yao Ming is tired. He is a milestone figure in the history of Chinese basketball, and his influence has long gone beyond the scope of basketball. But for an athlete with a strong competitive mentality and huge expectations for everyone, the impact of constant injuries on mental, physical, and on-court performance, as well as the pressure that comes with it, is difficult for ordinary people to understand and feel. Retiring at this time is also a relief to some extent.

Zhou Xuan understood Yao Ming's thoughts, he had earned money that many people couldn't spend in their lifetimes, and there were still a lot of meaningful things to do if he didn't play basketball, and he wouldn't be empty. There is no benefit in continuing to play, and if there is another stress fracture, not only will he suffer, but the team will also be injured.

In the future, the international competition of Chinese basketball will rely on Zhou Xuan, and he will also have to experience the taste of carrying a thousand pounds of heavy burdens.

In the evening, the Knicks vs the Mavericks.

Yi Jianlian and Zhou Xuan greeted and chatted a few words.

Zhou Xuan whispered: "When you are misplaced, you can catch the ball and shoot boldly, I can't cover you in the middle, and you don't have to work so hard with me when you defend, defend the inside." ”

"You're telling me to play match-fixing?"

Zhou Xuan whispered: "Otherwise, you are also looking for abuse, and you and Brand and Murphy can win us?" ”

It's true that you can't win, isn't that obvious? Yi Jianlian understood what Zhou Xuan meant, both of them brushed the data beautifully, and now that the core is not there, there will be more playing time if they play well. If he doesn't play well in this section and lets Murphy steal the starter, then he won't have to mix it up at all in the future.

The strength of the Mavericks has dropped a lot, and the outside Collisson, Mayo, and Marion are still alive, and it is difficult to break through the Knicks' defense in the opening game. Scola and Chandler broke through the outside line of the main defense, the ball was distributed, and there was a stable three-point shooting point on the outside.

Marion degraded from three-point range in the Mavericks, shooting only 31 percent from the field, and played hard against Leonard, who had a similar style to himself, and barely had a chance to shoot. Mayo was also pestered by Matthews. He's an off-ball runner, and Matthews happens to be good at playing with off-ball players.

Collison had no choice but to divide the ball into the middle, Brand attacked well in the low post, and attracted the defense under the basket, so Yi Jianlian got a misplaced opportunity to face Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan, the Knicks' tactics, told Yi Jianlian directly, and he also wanted to pull him on the premise of not losing.

Yi Jianlian was not polite, and threw the ball when he received it in a high position. If there is no pressure, the hit rate will be higher. Zhou Xuan kept his distance, stretched out his hand to interfere, and couldn't cover it.

The fans couldn't tell that he wasn't trying his best to defend. If Zhou Xuan is serious about defense, he will definitely be close, and he will cut the ball the moment Yi Jianlian turns around. This will disrupt the opponent's shooting rhythm. If the opponent pulls out, he may also stealthily poke someone's waist and eye, and point someone's elbow, but now he hasn't done any of this.

Yi Jianlian scored 10 points in a single quarter, all jump shots, and he has not had a 20+ performance in a single game since he left the Nets, and this time it is very likely to score beautiful data.

Zhou Xuan's performance was even more eye-catching, with 8 points and 6 assists, and he broke through successfully after blocking and dismantling again and again. Yi Jianlian didn't need to release water, and he couldn't prevent Zhou Xuan in the first place. Because of his strong body, most of the time Brand is still under the basket, and the effect is also very poor, and he can't make up for it. Brand has been less productive this year than he was with the 76ers, even if he was given enough playing time.

The second quarter scene turned one-sided. Only Carter is more reliable on the Mavericks bench, and others such as Boubois and rookie Crowder are not strong, and the Knicks continue to increase the score.

Just three quarters for the Knicks sealed the win, sending the Mavericks to three straight defeats. Zhou Xuan was replaced, and Yi Jianlian and Murphy continued to play. He scored 28 points and 7 rebounds in this game, almost tying his personal single-game scoring record.

Yi's previous career high was set against the Bobcats on Dec. 22, 2007, when he scored 29 points on 14-of-17 shooting and added 10 rebounds.

Zhou Xuan scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals in 30 minutes.

Mavericks coach Carlisle summed up the reason for the loss as injury trouble, believing that the Mavericks' record will improve when Nowitzki returns. However, many fans are pessimistic that they will not make the playoffs and that a rebuild is imperative.

Yao Ming's injury has caused Chinese fans to focus on Zhou Xuan. He and Yi Jianlian were the last Chinese players to play in the NBA.

Some experts speculate that Yao Ming is likely to choose to retire, and the Chinese Basketball Association is reluctant to admit this, hoping to see Yao Ming return next season.

Chinese fans did not bombard the Basketball Association for using Yao Ming excessively this time, after all, this was Yao Ming's voluntariness, but I just hope that Zhou Xuan must be careful next and not get injured due to fatigue.

Last season, due to the NBA shutdown, the schedule was tight, and there were many injured players, and this season there are also many injured players. Zhou Xuan is not very worried about this, because he does not want to compete for the scoring title like last season, and he only plays 34 minutes per game, which is one of the few star guards.

With a day off on Thanksgiving Day on the 23rd, the Knicks continued their Texas road trip against the Rockets, who were starting to rebuild.

The previous season, the NBA scheduled games on Thanksgiving Day didn't work well. Last season was cancelled due to a shutdown. This season, the NBA has canceled all of the day's games, otherwise it will cause a boycott among the players.

The Knicks players spent Thanksgiving together, and on this special day, Zhou Xuan paid out of his own pocket to invite everyone to dinner. After discussion, everyone chose to eat the special Spanish food.

There are 4 famous Spanish restaurants in Houston. Famous dishes include fried foie gras, fried pork topped with sugar cane juice, and roast lamb stuffed with red sweet peppers. The dishes are mainly grilled and fried, and it seems that the Spaniards like to eat oil, and the taste is generally good.

A group of gentlemen are not hypocritical, almost do not mention thanksgiving, eat, and talk about basketball.

There's one guy who wants to prove himself in front of the Rockets, and that's Scola, who was sent away by Morey as part of a money-saving plan, and who thought he would die with the Rockets. He hopes that Zhou Xuan can pass the ball more to him and perform well. Battier, who is also an abandoned general, doesn't care, he has no grudges against the Rockets and looks away.

Leonard offered to kill James Harden in this game.

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Cowie, let me ask a question, if you are asked to play Patrick (Beverley) in the wrong position, how many points can you score?" ”

"When I was a teammate, I practiced a lot, and if it was a low-post attack, it was no problem to score 9 goals out of 10, but I didn't feel good about that goal." Leonard said confidently. He has a clear height advantage, and playing Beverley is misplaced.

Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "In that case, Harden will be handed over to me." ”

At the Rockets, Harden was already the leading scorer. With the scarcity of No. 2 stars, Harden is expected to replace Kobe Bryant as the best scoring guard in recent years. However, he is not tall, he has lost weight successfully this season, his confrontation ability is average, and he mainly relies on technique to play, Zhou Xuan is confident that he can prevent him.

When playing fast offense like this, Leonard may play against Beverley, and Zhou Xuan can also play Harden, Harden's defense is very bad.