It's no secret that the Houston Rockets have grown in strength this year, losing just one game in the preseason, and all of them in a crushing manner.

Since the beginning of last season, the Rockets have basically bid farewell to the old stubborn disease of weakness in the last quarter.

Because Yao Shu lost weight, his weight dropped visibly, which greatly increased his mobility and relieved the pressure on his knees and ankles.

He is more comfortable using his technique...... He proved to the world that he was the epitome of a classical centre-forward. He is even more gorgeous than Sabonis, the roof of the world back then.

And this... Thanks to a phone call from Lee Jin in the 2009 playoffs, of course. If Yao Shu had forced himself to play at that time, he would have been directly reimbursed for the season, rather than jumping out of the player option this season and signing the largest contract ever created by a Chinese player in the NBA.

Of course, Yao Shu's entry into the peak of his history is not only due to weight loss and his choice to withdraw from treatment in 2009. The bigger reason is that Li Zhen appeared, which gave the Chinese team more confidence.

He doesn't need to run at both ends anymore, he's been enjoying 3 leisurely vacations in a row, and he has more time to relax and recuperate. Because after the national team won the Olympic gold medal in 2008, the leaders kept their political achievements and opened up confidently. Anyway, when the sky falls, there is Li Zhen.

Why not let the young people carry the burden more. Don't invite the gods back in Asia's game, this is out... It's more or less a bit of a martial arts.

Therefore, Li Zhen and Yao Shu did not go back to the Asian Championships this summer, and all of them were handed over to Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian practiced in New York for two years, staying by Li Zhen's side, coupled with the influence of Randolph and others, she became more and more fierce and cunning. He led his team to win the championship comfortably on home soil.

If Yi Jianlian was still an ignorant power forward two years ago, then now... He's even touched the threshold of elite players in the NBA, his physical fitness is still strong, and his shooting is getting more accurate. Moreover, his understanding of defense and card positioning is becoming more and more profound...... He can even fake falls, elbow him, and spew trash talk.

Randolph owes a lot.

He didn't play much in Miami this season, but... With the completion of the rookie contract in the last year of this year, some teams have given him a contract, not to mention reaching the level of Li Zhen and Yao Shu, and it is not a problem to mix a contract of about 8 million to 10 million.

If done properly, there is a chance to get $60 million for 5 years.

After all, a power forward who can shoot, defend, and do the dirty work is now a scarce commodity in the NBA.

Overall, Li Zhen has made the people who followed him better at the beginning, just imagine... Someone like Swift can get a super pension contract, let alone anyone else.

Of course, another reason why the Rockets have become strong this year is that Rick Adelman has brought in Kevin Martin from Suttemento.

And, they cut Tracy Maddy.

They finally don't have a wilting superstar in their team who speaks sour every day.

The whole locker room was cleaned.

Currently, former scoring champion and NBA's first straight calf winner, Tracy Maddy, is actively seeking a base salary contract.

He can't retire, because once he retires, Adidas will have a reason to deduct his endorsement amount.

Recently, I heard that he was in contact with the New York Knicks.

The New York Knicks have an ambiguous attitude, on the one hand, LeBron James praised Tracy Maddy on TV as the most versatile person he has ever met, and of course welcomes him to join.

On the other hand, Jerry West, who spent a lot of money this summer, is making things difficult for his agent in every possible way: the landlord's family has no surplus food, and we probably won't be able to provide you with the full base salary .......

The superstar has fallen to this point, and it has to be said that it is due to his personality.

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The strength of the Rockets has been recognized by authority, and Houston ranks seventh in the league in ESPN's power rankings for the new season. In front of them are the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls.

So, basically all pre-game predictions were that the Los Angeles Clippers would lose the opener at home, and Lee Jin would use a defeat to start his Clippers career.

But either way, it's the most watched match.

This is a matchup between the best point guard and the best center in basketball today, and they are both Chinese.

Therefore, ESPN did not hesitate to choose to broadcast this game live instead of choosing to start at the same time.

After all, there are bull-horse wars every year. And the opening game between the Clippers and the Rockets, that's one time less.

"I think Yao Shu has taken Princeton's tactics to an incredible level after losing weight, and he can not only attack in the box but also with his detached size and agility. But don't forget... Yao's range has been able to expand to the three-point line. ”

"He's not as responsive as Divac. But Divac's offensive level is at least a distance away from Yao's. ”

Chris Webber is the man best qualified to judge Princeton's tactical system.

He teamed up with Adelman to create the best moments of his career. But now, he thinks that the Rockets' Princeton tactics are more perfect and practical than the Kings of the past, and if I have to find a fault, it's nothing more than... The quality of point guards is on the low side.

Although the Rockets did not bring in star players in the offseason, they also recruited a group of elite players. Louis Scola, Kevin Martin, Brad Miller, Jordan Hill, Sean Battier, Kyle Lowry, Courtney Lee .......

In contrast, the Los Angeles Clippers are hard to put into words.

ESPN's experts have been at a loss for a long time, and they can't say anything about the Clippers' current tactical system.

One thing can be said: they are playing talent basketball now, but they have a promising future.

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In the opening game of the Clippers, another Disney princess escaped. Miley Sellers heard the news that Taylor Swift's wish was successful in Las Vegas, and she couldn't wait to come and break her long-cherished wish.

So, she looked crazy, she put on Li Zhen's jersey and cheered for him on the sidelines.

However, when she came to the court, she realized that she had been sloppy.

Once upon a time, the front row of the Clippers could only be described as a crowd, and there would be no Los Angeles socialites coming to watch a Clippers game.

But tonight, with the arrival of Bruce.

There are actually Los Angeles celebrities on the sidelines, who are fat and thin, and have their own styles.

Those who don't know think it's a Paris Fashion Week show.

When the girls appeared on the sidelines, bold or conservative or revealing or gentle, Miley Sellers felt like she had no chance of winning. I knew... I should be wearing a bikini.

Not to mention, there are really female models in the back rows who take off their coats to reveal the swimsuits inside, and the swimsuits are also marked with a big number 10 I love you.

Alas!

Where do these people care about basketball?

Li Zhen patted his head, he was troubled by the unbridled open culture of the West Coast. Although this phenomenon is also in New York, the... After all, it is not so common and crazy.

"Aside from everything else, Bruce is in the right place to come to Los Angeles." Reggie Miller teased with a smile on TV.

"I've heard that the Los Angeles Clippers have increased ticket prices by 30 percent from last season, and they've started trying to get closer to the Los Angeles Lakers' pricing. Today, their attendance rate is more than 90 percent, which is the Clippers' best opening game box office result in years. ”

"Bruce's charm is so great."

"But he's got to use basketball to bring real fans into the stadium."

ESPN's commentators had a mixed conversation before the game.

At this point, players from both sides walked towards the court.

The lineup sent by the Clippers is: Mario Money, Li Zhen, Paul George, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan.

Two first-year rookies (this is Griffin's actual first season), plus two '08 rookies.

Li Zhen's behavior is really risky, and he also plays double point guards, is this going to carry out the running and bombing to the end?

In contrast, Houston's starting lineup has been tried and tested: Yao Shu, Scola, Shaun Battier, Kevin Martin, Kyle Lowry.

"I didn't expect you to be so thin and have such a big head."

"Howard told you that he would bring back the first center."

Before the start of the game, Li Zhen deliberately shook hands with Yao Shu and greeted him, and also gave the reporters on the sidelines some time to take pictures. This is a historic picture for Chinese fans.

Yao Shu laughed.

After losing weight, his body is very well-proportioned, but his head does look a little bigger. "It's called a gyroscope, and it's direction-stabilizing."

"As for Howard, let him wait."

Yao Shu is quite humorous.

Soon it will be the official competition.

Although Mr. Yao has lost a lot of weight, his ability to bounce is still his weakness, and... He also controlled himself not to make a big jump. After all, technology flows, which technology flows are not dealing with the floor.

Syllable!

Jordan Jr. relied on his super long arm span and guard-level bounce to easily slap the basketball to Mario Chamus.

Although Chammos has little creative ability, he has been old since the NCAA, which is why Li Zhen named him to trade him from Miami.

When Chanmos holds the ball and moves forward steadily.

Li Zhen unhurriedly commanded the other players to take position, and Adelman was stunned.

The retired players on the commentary bench were also stunned.

Why did you suddenly change your tone?

Didn't you say that it was good to play talent basketball?

Why did it suddenly become a positional attack?

It is rumored that the Clippers are interested in bringing Larry Brown out of the mountain, do the Clippers really intend to engage in the Pistons system? But do they have the ability?

Just when everyone is confused, no one dares to take a stand first.

Li Zhen slowly leaned on Kevin Martin on the left side of the free throw line, and then reached for the ball.

It's incredible.

In the early years, Li Zhen was known for his weak strength, but now that he is behind Kevin Martin, who is 201 tall, Martin can't move at all, watching him take over the basketball from Chanmos.

Li Zhen received the basketball and quickly turned around.

His movements are very elegant, and even the tentative steps are so perfect.

As he took a step, Kevin Martin subconsciously stepped back.

But just as he retreated, Li Zhen quickly approached, and suddenly turned around as Martin raised his hands...... The turning movements are extremely fast and elegant, and the movements are clean like a dancer.

Kevin Martin's sight instantly lost his sight of Li Zhen.

At this time, Li Zhen was already making a backward jumper after turning around...... His movements are extremely standard, and ...... Swish!

Accurate mid-range shooting pierced the Rockets' basket without suspense.

The Staples Arena was filled with cheers.

Isaiah Thomas couldn't help but be a little stunned when he stood on the sidelines: Bruce has improved so much, and his singles are a bit of a master.

Is his mid-range shooting so solid now?

Isaiah Thomas was full of questions.

That's right, Li Zhen's current mid-range shooting is so stable, and within the free throw line, he has a jump shooting rate of at least 80% when no one is defending.

That's the benefit of increasing Talent Fusion to 88%.

And, with his Coordination Talent of 98, Flexibility Talent of 96, and Agility Talent of 96, plus Explosiveness of 101 and Speed of 95.

His back-to-back singles experience may not be as rich as Kobe's, because of the thickness around him, his stability is not as good as Kobe's. But... In terms of turning, assault, and turnaround jumper fluidity alone, Bryant is no match for him.

Li Zhen's flexible talent has surpassed Kobe.

What he lacks now is the polishing of time, and when his skills become more proficient, his talent will be further improved, and the fusion of talents will be improved again.

Li Zhen can surpass Kobe Bryant and even Michael Jordan in singles ability with great certainty. Even his barefoot height is only 193.

If you add to that his passing ability and overall vision. It's only a matter of time before he becomes the new god of basketball.

For the rest of the league's superstars, it's undoubtedly winter-is-cing.

But they were unconscious at this time, and even more or less ridiculed Li Zhen in their hearts: Why are you so willful? Wouldn't it be good to stay in New York and continue to win the championship with the existing team?

"Li Zhen has shown unprecedented singles ability, and he is now like a classical scoring guard." Reggie Miller was shocked on TV. The ball he singled out for Kevin Martin gave Reggie Miller a glimpse of Michael Jordan's dominance...... They are old rivals, Jordan used this strong-side single method to suppress the whole league back then, and Kobe Bryant later took over his class, but the dominance was a little worse.

Now, I didn't expect Li Zhen, as the active No. 1 point guard, to embark on this path.

While the other commentators were still watching, Reggie Miller was already talking: "I think most people are still underestimating Bruce." His pre-season games may be of no reference. ”

While speaking, Little Jordan locked Yao Shu.

Jordan Jr. is one of the few centers in the league today that is closest to Yao Shu in terms of height, and he is extremely athletic.

If Yao Shu didn't lose weight, he could easily eat Little Jordan in the penalty area.

Although Yao Shu's flexibility and speed have greatly increased after weight loss, his ability to eat with his back in the restricted area has weakened, and this... is Jordan Jr.'s only weakness on the defensive end.

He stared at Yao Shu tightly, from the high position to the low position.

Lee, on the other hand, chased Kevin Martin hard and showed his aggressiveness on the defensive end. At this time, Li Zhen may still be a little powerless in the face of heavy guards, but in the face of this kind of air-cut guards, as well as those speed guards, it is simply a meal.

The two points that have helped Li Zhenli the most with the improvement of talent fusion are: shooting percentage and defensive accuracy.

When Yao Shu was entangled, the number one attacker on the outside was locked.

Princeton's tactics were a little stuck.

Although Princeton's offensive tactics are a freestyle offensive model designed with no fixed structure and five predetermined tactical routines, its purpose is to be the last to come, the first to come.

But when you have two important players who are stifled, you can talk about whatever you want.

Luis Scola played singles.

The old Argentine fox tricked the young Blake Griffin with twisted steps and completed a muddy layup...... Swish.

"Next time, remember, don't jump. He's not as tall as you, he's not as big as you, and you can limit him on the floor. ”

When Li Zhen returned to the defense, he tapped the bear boy and told him: "You are as impatient as those three-second men on the defensive end." You have to hold back, even if you change a few more positions? ”

Blake Griffin thought to himself, yes.

It turns out that the purpose of defense and the matter of the boudoir have such a wonderful linkage. Every time I can't hold it, I will slap my ass and change my position, and if I rush with the momentum, I will most likely disarm...... It's the same as the defense just now. I can't let him writhe around anymore.

Griffin understood.

He likes this teaching mode, which is concise and to the point, touching on the analogy, and revealing infinite common sense of life.

Bruce is such a great teacher!

Yibian fights again.

Li Zhen still wants to be singles.

But this time, the man who defended him became Sean Battier.

Battier is known as the cleanest defender in the NBA and the number one blindfolded defender.

Moreover, he is extremely experienced in defending back-to-back singles, and he has played against Kobe Bryant for many years, and his experience of failure in this area is simply too rich.

And Li Zhen... Soon he was given new experiences of failure.

Now that Li Zhen, who has reached 86 points in strength, is full of physical fitness, it is impossible for ordinary defenders to push him out.

In the face of Sean Battier's unpretentious defense, Li Zhen was very chic and very sharp to get rid of it with spin, and deceived Battier after making a pass feint, and turned over again and hit a jumper!

At that time, Battier had a feeling.

It's going to change.

Following Kobe Bryant's inability to defend, the West has one more uncontrollable flow of technology.

Li Zhen's singles skills are completely born from Kobe Bryant and Jordan.

It's just that his movements are more agile, his turns are sharper, and... His change of direction is too violent, and his explosiveness and speed are really not what Kobe Bryant can count today. All he could think of was Michael Jordan in the tape.

What's more, this guy also has such a terrifying passing ability.

Battier even spread his palms helplessly when he returned to defense.

This scene was captured by the camera and faithfully transmitted to thousands of households.

"Even Battier can't do anything?" Chris Webber was surprised: "Oh my God, how scary does this guy have to be if he continues to grow?" I even doubt that LeBron James would win one or two championships at best, even if he formed a Big Three. Bruce continues to grow, and he is bound to become a behemoth in the West. ”

Chris Webb was thinking a little far.

Reggie Miller suddenly realized: "It turns out that this is the reason why Li Zhen dared to attack in the half-court." ”

"So, all of us were cheated in preseason."

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Back on the defensive end, Griffin managed to contain Scola after a point of play. Deep down, he imagined Scola as an aunt selling vegetables in the vegetable market, with a completely upright figure, how could a spherical creature tempt me to jump?

When the bear child became disgusted with Scola, he began to change his position on the floor to cope with the Argentine's tricks.

In the case of overall superiority in physical fitness.

Scola writhed and couldn't do anything.

had to pass the basketball back to Yao Shu, who used his excellent offensive ability to forcibly eat Jordan Jr.

But before he could eat Jordan Jr., he was almost stealed by Paul George.

Paul George showed his keen sense of smell and physicality on the defensive end, and he turned abruptly to wrap up Yao Shu's hasty shot.

If it weren't for Yao Shu's superb skills, if he was replaced by other centers, he would definitely fall into a dead end.

Adelman stood on the sidelines racking his brains: All the players on the Clippers are naturally against us.

Kyle Lowry was tricked by Chanmoss, Sean Battier couldn't handle Li Zhen's strong side single, Scola had no charm in front of Champion Lang, and even Yao Shu was consumed by Jordan Jr. to a certain extent. And the new rookie, who is really ruthless, full of defensive embryos, and a full-size small forward.

"Isaiah Thomas's ability to select rookies still tops the league." Reggie Miller exclaimed.

At the same time, viewers in front of the TV have changed their previous impression of the Clippers, and it turns out that Los Angeles is not only a talented basketball, they can also play the position, and it is a clear trigonometric logic.

When Reggie Miller called out the tactical name, he was tempted to call Phil Jackson and show him how the Clippers were becoming what he wanted them to be.

This also fully shows who is the more reasonable side in the fight between Li Zhen and the Zen master last season.

Of course, the clearer fact is: Li Zhen has not delayed training at all this summer, except for hooking up with female celebrities everywhere to make illegitimate scandals, and he has improved again! And the progress is terrifying, he has turned into a real scoring guard.

Or a scoring guard with full passing ability.

When he singled on the strong side, defenders such as Paul George, Gordon Hayward, and Chanmos on the weak side, and the Griffins and Jordan Jr. in the penalty area all got full opportunities.

As long as the opponent is clamped, he will pass the basketball as soon as possible.

No one can stop his tandem at all, and his lethality is stacking exponentially.

Although the rookies are not experienced enough.

But this kind of play, which relies on its own ability to feed the rookies with a steady stream of balls, will accelerate the growth of the rookies.

So as to achieve the effect of fighting to nourish the war.

"The Clippers are back on the path of the Knicks. It's just that Bruce has taken a very different approach. Reggie Miller bowed on TV: "This is the most versatile person I've ever seen in basketball." LeBron James is a far cry from him! ”

This accolade is well deserved.

The Clippers clung to the score all the way, much to the surprise of the pundits in front of the television.

At the same time, they felt glad that this time they finally did not make a prediction as before, otherwise they would definitely be slapped in the face again.

However, the game also exposed some problems.

Lee's fitness remains key to limiting the Clippers from moving further.

When he moves into the realm of strong-side singles, his energy is depleted faster than before, and he has to juggle both strategy and defense.

In addition, the experience of the rookies is too low.

The game was almost overturned at the end, if it weren't for Li Zhen hitting a lucky shot from outside the three-point line.

The Rockets will still take away this victory.

Therefore, after Li Zhen hit that shot, he himself secretly said that he was happy.

It's off to a good start!

The post-match press conference was still an Isaiah Thomas output.

He is the team's advisor and also the team's head coach.

Because Jemilin doesn't like to deal with the media, he lets Isaiah Thomas go into the limelight.

"It's not difficult for us to beat Houston. We are naturally restrained by nature, and it is impossible to find a player in the league who can limit Yao more than Jordan Jr., or a player who can limit Kevin Martin more than Bruce. ”

"So, winning was expected for a long time."

'It's a normal consideration about the change in the tempo of the team's attack. We have always had no tricks to win, tonight is fast, tomorrow's position, it's hard to say, genius thinking is not something mortals can follow. ”

Isaiah is always so breezy and breezy and light. From his conversation, he never heard about any hardship, and he didn't respond to the topic of the team being overturned by the Rockets in the third quarter and almost being taken away by a wave in the fourth quarter.

And when the reporter asked what he thought of the Knicks' 22-point victory over the Boston Big Three in the opening game, he was very calm: "Young people don't talk about martial arts." ”

Forehead.

Is there anything else about this thing that is not martial virtue?

It's obvious that Boston's skills are not as good as others.

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[6,000-word chapter, that's it for today. The day before yesterday, I played mahjong for a day and a night, and the state was a little interrupted, and I was looking for it. PS, today there is another big guy who rewarded 10,000 starting coins, plus the previous big guy. I'm trying to get two more chapters back this week. Also, continue to ask for a monthly pass! This month, no matter what, we have to stabilize the top five. 】

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