Chapter 19: Idol Power

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"Tracy. McGrady held the ball high on the left and made a couple of probing steps in succession. Richard. Hamilton used his arm to control the distance between the two men...... "The voice of the narrator came over the TV. Sun Yi sat on the sofa and looked at the sleepy-eyed No. 1 player of the Magic team in the TV screen.

"Is he ready to go inside? Oh, my God. Directly pull out the hit......" The narrator's voice was full of amazement. Maddie's pull-up jumper is very similar to Sun Yi's movements, the only difference is that the arc of Maddie's shot is slightly flat.

Led by the league's leading scorer this year, the Orlando Magic won 104-99 in the Eastern Conference Christmas game against the Detroit Pistons, with McGrady scoring 46 points alone.

Looking at the tall and thin man interviewed after the game, Sun Yi secretly sighed what a huge amount of energy was in this slightly thin body. Although he has mastered the technique of pull-up jump shots, three or four shots at most in a game is almost the limit, this shooting posture is too physical, but this man can shoot a dozen at will in a high-intensity professional game as if it was fine.

Sun Yi ushered in his first winter vacation in the United States after successfully passing his final exams on December 20. From before Christmas until the beginning of February, it was probably a little more than a month of vacation. It's Christmas, and the family is invited by their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Brooke, to celebrate the holiday together.

Turning off the TV, there was a loud shuffling sound in the living room. Every gathering of the two families turned into a fierce mahjong tournament in the end. Even Anna has recently become obsessed with this ancient game, and is now sitting quietly next to Jin Feng, who has the highest poker skills, like a little daughter-in-law.

The two children fell in love and were not stopped by the parents of both sides. But the time spent alone by the two must be under parental control. After all, the two children are still too young, and who can say for sure what will happen in the future.

Known as the "Windy City", Chicago is exceptionally cold every winter. The sword-like wind roared down Lake Michigan from north to south. What people love to do at this time is to gather in front of the fireplace at home and drink a cup of coffee.

In a park in Elmhurst, a thinly dressed teenager sprints and switchbacks in groups against strong winds. The cold wind blew the broken hair that was usually natural and pleasing to the eyes messy, and the bloodshot eyes showed that last night was a sleepless night. What makes this sunny and confident Chinese boy so embarrassed.

Glenn. Sampson, a good friend who has always been regarded by Sun Yi as a catch-up target, returned to the Red Eagles to train to maintain his form during the winter break without varsity games. After a few months of training with the varsity team, Glenn became more sophisticated on the court. In the confrontation with Sun Yi, it can be said that he is at ease. Coupled with the height of another 5 centimeters, Sun Yi's defense is useless.

Sun Yi, who has been practicing hard, is now feeling like in a marathon, trying his best but watching his opponent go away. This deep frustration made him unacceptable to the pride to the core. The pain of defeat kept him awake all night, and he could only use this extreme training to paralyze his proud heart with the exhaustion of his body.

Anna, who didn't know when she arrived, braved the biting cold wind and quietly looked at Sun Yi not far away. Watch him bend over his knees and gasp for air after a set of sprints. With a sour heart, it seems that he can feel the grievances and unwillingness in the other party's heart at this moment.

The icy cold wind poured into Sun Yi's body along his mouth and nose, making his body even more powerless if he was a little deprived of oxygen. "Hey, what are you doing?" A familiar voice came from his ears, and Sun Yi looked at Anna who was shivering in the cold wind with some surprise.

Sun Yi, who is depressed, has been deliberately avoiding Anna for the past few days. He knew he was in poor shape, but he didn't want to see Anna's vulnerable side, especially if he wanted her to be vulnerable.

The more unwilling it is to happen, the easier it is to encounter. Anna's arrival at this moment has aroused the rebellious psychology of adolescent teenagers. "What are you doing here?" Sun Yi twisted his head to the side and said as cold as the waters of Lake Michigan.

Anna seemed to freeze at this cold answer, and tightened the collar of her coat. "You seem to have deliberately avoided me for the past two days, what happened?" Anna didn't care about Sun Yi's unreasonableness, and continued to ask with concern.

As if someone had uncovered his scars, Sun Yi was a little nervous and yelled at the girl: "You take care of me!" Maybe it was because he was a little frightened by himself when he saw the other party's delicate smiling face, and he couldn't bear to lower his voice, but it was still cold. Go home quickly, I want to be quiet. After saying that, he turned around and left.

Anna looked at the departing back, and hurried after the hem of her coat. "Brother Yi, you wait. I thought......" A huge force came from the right arm that had just taken the other person's shoulder, and knocked Anna to the ground as she ran.

Sun Yi saw Anna covering her mouth with an incredible expression, and was full of remorse in her heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the girl on the ground. Anna, who was extremely aggrieved, cried out with a wow. Brushing aside the hand that was reaching out in front of him, he used all his strength to get his body away from the cold ground. With tears in her eyes, she covered her mouth and ran into the distance without looking back.

Looking at the gradually blurred figure, Sun Yi stood there dumbfounded. He didn't even have the courage to catch up and apologize, and the once proud boy was now lying on the ground like a pitiful worm and letting out a heart-rending cry.

Early the next morning, it was Sun Yi who had no sleep all night. With a pair of panda eyes that appeared due to lack of rest, he lingered outside Anna's house for a long time. The young man who finally mustered up the courage no longer hesitated to procrastinate.

Jingling! …… For a long time, the door did not open in time as usual. When Sun Yi returned home, all kinds of worries and speculations came to his mind for a while. It wasn't until dinner that I learned from my mother that Anna's family had gone on vacation to Hawaii. Sun Yi, who got the news, felt a little relieved. Dear Anna, don't give me a chance to apologize.

On January 26, 2003, Sun Yi temporarily put aside the troubles of the holiday. Happy and mom and dad to wear the long-prepared, Houston Rockets No. 11 jersey. Today, Yao Ming's Rockets will challenge the Chicago Bulls away, and the $200 ticket position for the past game with the Rockets is quite good, because of Yao Ming's arrival, Sun Wenyuan spent 1,500 US dollars to buy three tickets with good locations.

The Chicago Bulls, who are in the midst of a rebuilding period, have not had a good season this season. With a 16-27 record, they are currently in the bottom three of the East. After the Bulls fell apart, the once-packed Chicago Union Center fell far behind.

The sparse and sparse audience makes this young Bulls team often lose their spirits. Today, there were a lot of spectators in the warm-up of the team, and although many of them were wearing the away team's shirts, it still made the lads excited.

With super popularity and good performance, Yao Ming now firmly occupies the position of the starting center of the Rockets. The starters at other positions are point guard Francis, point guard "Old Cat" Mobley, and small forward James. Posey, Maurice Grande. Muller.

As Yao Ming gradually integrated into the team, the Rockets' record also rose. 23-18 and seventh in the West, which is not bad.

In the first quarter of the game, Yao Ming played in the opponent's second-year center Tyson. Chandler's marker played mediocre. He made 2-of-5 shooting and finished with 4 points and 4 rebounds. Most of the time, Yao Ming passively followed the team's two small guards back and forth. Tomjanovic watched the performances of Francis and Mobley and shook his head from the sidelines.

In the second quarter, Yao Ming rested off the court most of the time, but fortunately, the other players played well. At halftime, they led the Bulls by eight points at 57-49.

Sun Yi, who had been waiting above the tunnel of the away team's players, looked at the Rockets No. 11 who was slowly approaching and was excited. Yao Ming, who didn't get much chance to make a move, lowered his head expressionlessly at the moment. When he was about to enter the player's tunnel, "Brother Yao Ming." A familiar local accent came to my ears.

Yao Ming stopped and looked up, and at a glance he saw the Chinese boy guarding the railing (children of other colors were automatically ignored by Yao Ming, who was depressed at this time). Looking at the other party's sunny smile, I suddenly felt a lot better.

"Brother Yao Ming, sign it." Sun Yi said happily. Yao Ming, who put on shoes of 2.29 meters, stretched out his arm and effortlessly wrote his name on the No. 11 jersey of the Rockets held by the opponent. "Well, two more. Thank you, brother. Sun Yi winked playfully.

"Brother Yao, you are the best. The Rockets must win today. Taking advantage of the fact that the other party was busy signing autographs, Sun Yi hit the snake with the stick, and even the title became "Brother Yao".

Yao Ming, who has been in a bad mood recently, was also in a good mood when he met this lovely young man from the motherland. "Brother Yao, I have met an almost invincible opponent, what do you think I should do?" Sun Yi saw that the other party was in a good mood, so he muttered a sentence casually, basically not expecting to get a reply.

After hearing this, Yao Ming looked at the young man in front of him, thought about it seriously and said, "Then follow him closely, so that you will have a chance to kill him when he makes a mistake." With that, he gave this funny Chinese teenager a high-five, turned around and walked towards the players' tunnel.

It's enough to get the encouragement of idols, and this kind of positive energy is obviously an incomparably great encouragement for teenagers who are in adolescence. At this moment, Sun Yi is undoubtedly lucky, a few simple conversations with his idol have freed him from the shadow of losing to Glenn and the confidence that he almost lost.

Yao Ming played more confidently in the second half, perhaps because he knew that a teenager was silently cheering for himself on the sidelines. In one of the few opportunities, he shot 4 and 2 free throws to score 10 points extremely efficiently. If it weren't for Francis' throw, the Rockets would never have lost the Windy City by four points.

Throughout the second half, Francis, who was the core of the team's organization, made 3 of 14 shots, plus 4 turnovers, and only 1 assist. Tomjanovich looked at the data sheet in his hand, and his brow furrowed even deeper.