The five-game team was brutally mentally tortured, and the Warriors took two days off after playing the Heat, and the players regained their physical strength. On the third day, everyone flew to Houston to prepare for the race against the Rockets.

As soon as he arrived in Houston, Zhou Xuan immediately called Yao Ming. Through Yi Jianlian's introduction, Zhou Xuan had already got in touch with Yao Ming and Sun Yue on the Internet, and occasionally chatted with the computer to care about the other party's situation.

The two made an appointment to meet at Yao's restaurant, and Yao Ming invited him to a meal as a landlord. Zhou Xuan greeted Yao Ming's family, and then entered the private room under the leadership of Yao Ming and Ye Li.

After some polite words, Yao Ming smiled and said: "You are so good that people can't believe it, rookies lead the assist list, if they let you join the Olympics, we may be able to overturn the United States and Spain." ”

Ye Li was also curious and asked, "How did you do it?" You haven't played a few professional league games before you got to the NBA. ”

"It would be very immodest for me to give my true reasons." Zhou Xuan smiled and pointed to his head. "It's all about the brain, I'm a genius."

"yes, they all say that your physical fitness is not good, you really can't dunk?" Yao Ming asked.

"I don't plan to deduct if I can, in case someone standing next to me is in danger of serious injury, I have to protect myself, there is nothing more important than health." In fact, Zhou Xuan often fantasized about participating in the slam dunk contest in the past, but he had no choice but to think about it.

"You're smart, and newcomers often do dangerous moves for the sake of performance." Yao Ming said with a smile.

"There's a reason why I thought so, because when I first started playing, I was knocked and rolled all over the ground." Zhou Xuan paused for a moment and asked a question he was concerned about: "My level is already very high, the 2010 World Championships Basketball Association should invite me to join the national team, right?" ”

He was not interested in participating in the 2009 Asian Championships, the level was too low, and he used a knife to kill chickens?

"I can't say this, it depends on what the Basketball Association thinks." Yao Ming's implication is that 2010 is also uncertain.

"Then I'll wait for news." Zhou Xuan didn't plan to ask more. On the contrary, the NBA is the highest-level game, and playing the NBA well is the top priority. He didn't know the formalities for entering the national team, and it was useless to think too much.

Of course, Yao Ming hopes that Zhou Xuan will enter the national team, and now the name of the Chinese men's basketball team is just two words "Yao Ming", without Yao Ming is nothing, and Asia is thankful that it can win the championship. But he knew that what he said didn't count, Wang Zhizhi was an example.

After eating for a while, the three of them chatted about Los Angeles, and Ye Li asked, "Zhou Xuan, you have been in Los Angeles and have met many celebrities, right?" The news said that you and Sister Olson made commercials and endorsed them. ”

"Yes, but my girlfriend is Chinese and I am a classmate in elementary school. If Brother Yao and sister-in-law are interested in making cameos in movies, I can talk in Hollywood, I know a famous director. ”

"Really? What can I play? Yao Ming asked.

"Playing a giant, what props, special effects and the like are all in the province." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

"I've played a giant, playing myself in "Yao Next Year", do you mean a cameo in an American blockbuster?" Yao Ming laughed and became "embarrassed", that was his first electrocution, it was a documentary. The film details the experience of Yao Ming's first NBA season. From becoming the NBA's top pick, to his initial poor performance, to his sudden explosion after adapting to the NBA, the film does not let go of any stage of Yao Ming's growth, and it is also interspersed with Barkley's prophecy of failing to pro-donkey ass.

"It should be a blockbuster, the script hasn't been decided yet." Zhou Xuan thought of Gilmour's invitation and looked forward to it very much. If it's a movie like "Hellboy", it's definitely cool to play a role in it, and he likes movies of mythology or superpowers. "I also go to Los Angeles in the summer, I love it."

"You're not going back home for the summer?" Yao Ming was a little surprised.

"I don't want to go back, it's convenient to practice here, I can play with some friends, and there are some commercials to shoot, so the time is very tight.

"You are much better than Yi Jianlian, probably it has something to do with your personality. I guess you're going to be on those Forbes lists next year, and when I first arrived in the U.S., I was far less popular than you're now. ”

"Does that mean I'm going to be an All-Star this year?"

"Don't you know the Chinese fans? I bet you're a starter, but I don't know how Nash, Paul, would feel. Yao Ming sighed: "It's a pity that you didn't come to the rocket...... But if you get to the rocket, you probably won't be able to hit it. It's impossible to keep you in possession for a long time like the Warriors do. ”

"In that situation, the Rockets couldn't keep me, what about the assistant coach later?" Zhou Xuan asked with a smile.

"I've been scolded by the media all the time, and so has Brooks. I don't like Brooks, this kid has a problem, he always makes very low ground passes, and I have to hunch over to catch them, isn't that a test for me? I've told him 10,000 times. Yao Ming shook his head as soon as he said this.

When it comes to the new season of the Rockets, Yao Ming's mood is not very high, and it can even be said that he is very depressed. The Rockets' Big Three, which was hyped up in the summer, didn't play well, with only 12 wins and 7 losses. The Warriors have one game in hand, but they lead the Rockets with a 13-5 record.

The Rockets stars are much more famous than the Warriors, and no one has ever called the Warriors a giant. According to Summer's judging criteria, they are now a combination of Martial Saint, Cancer, Muscle Man, and a second-round rookie.

In the summer, people compared the Rockets Big Three to the Celtics Big Three, and now it is found that there is a fundamental difference between the two teams.

Among the Rockets' Big Three, only Yao Ming performed relatively consistently, but there were still weaknesses, mainly physical limitations, and the crucial fourth quarter was not as good as the first half. Maddie has never been a good leader and is often invisible when it matters most. Artest, on the other hand, is just a decent player, working hard defensively and often throwing away offensively.

The Celtics triumvirate Pierce, Garnett, and Ray Allen have no doubt about their ability, and when they are not on the same team, they are all absolute leaders of their respective teams, and from this point of view alone, the Rockets are far behind. And Maddy is becoming less and less of a star, he was not selected as a Western Conference All-Star last season, and this year's statistics have set a new low since joining the Rockets, and the shooting percentage is less than 4%.

While chatting, Zhou Xuan guessed that the inside of the rocket was by no means as harmonious as rumored by the outside world.

Yao Ming was reluctant to even talk about Maddie and avoided topics related to him. Maddie's loose defense, his actions of playing two games and one break, his usual sleepy appearance, and Lai's chirping expression, if any of his teammates said that he liked him very much, it must be crazy. Yao Ming may be very depressed, but he has words of suffering. Whining creates tensions in the locker room and does not have any positive effects.

Zhou Xuan felt that Yao Ming and Maddie were just colleagues. Just like all people, with a job, there will be colleagues, form a team, and work together to achieve the goal. But not all colleagues will become friends, in fact, most colleagues will not become friends, just work intersections.

As long as you are a Chinese fan, you must have cared about Yao Ming and the Rockets over the years, and you must have heard a lot of stories about Yao Ming and Maddie. In many stories, they are described as brothers. The two came together in 2004.

That summer, Orlando's former savior, Maddie, couldn't stay there any longer.

The Orlando Magic is Maddy's second stop in the NBA. Grant? Hill's injury never recovered, and Maddie became the male number one and the only star on the Orlando stage. He controlled all the offensive opportunities, and his scoring skyrocketed, averaging 26 points in his second year with the Magic and jumping to 32 in his third year. 1 point, becoming the youngest scoring champion in NBA history. No one doubts his individual ability, especially his offensive ability, but the Orlando fans are starting to demand more. It's really cool to watch Maddy score like a machine, but what's even cooler is the team's collective victory, making the playoffs, and getting closer to the championship step by step. This is another hurdle in front of Maddie, and to this day, Maddie has not been able to cross it.

After leaving the Magic, Maddy even admitted that he chose to give up a year after the Magic's worst game, and many times he didn't give his best in the game, which made him even more infamy. The fans sarcastically said: "Thanks to Maddie's abandonment, we can have such a bad record and get the top pick." "After all, Orlando drafted center Dwight with the No. 1 pick? Howard.

There's no denying that Maddie has an amazing talent. The NBA's history spans six decades, and there have been countless stars whose physical gifts rank in the top 10 among thousands of players. MADDIE IS 203CM TALL AND HAS AN AMAZING ARM SPAN. Can run and jump, vertical jump height 93CM, participated in the slam dunk contest, once took off nowhere, riding on the opponent's head and smashing the ball into the basket. His flowing and sharp style of play has fascinated many people, and in China, his admirers are called "maltose" and are all over the country.

But Maddie has always had problems with her personality. Most of the time, he is gentle and quiet. He had a girl's name, and it was a perfect name for him. When he walks, he always puts one hand in his pocket, lowers his head slightly, and has a soft voice. Maddie also spoke softly, and over the years, reporters who interviewed him knew that no matter how many people were around, he would never let go of his voice, and let all kinds of microphones close to his mouth, still slow and unreasonable.

Maddie once told reporters: "I'm lazy, I like to stay and do nothing. "He does everything in a way that saves energy, including walking and talking, so he is famous for his sleepy eyes.

In the rocket, he actually died for a long time. The speed is getting slower and slower, almost walking to play, the ability to break through and make fouls is poor, and most of the points come from dry pull-up jumpers. There are many players in the league who give Maddie so many shots and will never score less than him.

In contrast, the group of teammates around Zhou Xuan were more aggressive, young, and energetic. Even if Randolph is lazy, he has a strong lethality on the inside.

When he was about to finish eating, Yao Ming asked, "Which of us do you think will win the game?" ”

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "It's hard to say, but I hope it's the warriors who win." ”