Chapter 32: Houston's Street Court
The next day, Liu Hao flew half a country and appeared in Houston.
After hanging up the phone with Sun Yi, he immediately contacted Yao Ming, a giant he had only heard of names and watched on the screen in his previous life.
In the conversation with Yao Ming, Liu Hao found that this giant was not as domineering and strong as he imagined, but a little more civilized.
After the two met, he felt that Yao Ming looked like a shy big boy, with a slightly green face and a body that was still as thin as a bamboo pole, the most prominent of which was his terrifying height of 226cm.
No matter where he is, walking on the street with such height will attract the attention of a large group of people, and Yao Ming has long been used to this.
What can two men who have never met do when they meet in a foreign land?
Basketball, of course!
And Yao Ming was also interesting enough today, and directly invited Boss Fu.
This person named Steve Francis has been sheltering Yao Ming when he first entered the NBA, and the most classic scene is that in the face of Xiao Si's provocation of Yao Ming, this hot-blooded man directly pushed away Stoudemire, who was a head taller than him.
It is precisely because of this that Chinese fans affectionately call him Boss Fu.
Steve Francis was born in Washington, D.C., USA. In those days, the Washington area was flooded with drugs, spreading like a virus, and completely destroying Boss Ferdin's neighborhood. His father was also imprisoned for robbing a bank, and his brother was "notorious" for committing something similar, and it was his mother who raised him alone.
Such an environment has created his prickly character, and Boss Fergus is well known on the NBA's technical foul list.
However, such a boss has nothing to say to Yao Ming, even he has said that Yao Ming is his best little brother.
This season, Francis is averaging about 20 points per game and is an All-Star caliber guard.
After a short exchange, the three decided to go to the field to exercise their muscles.
The street court at the Toyota Center in Houston is famous because NBA players are popping up here every now and then, like today.
When Yao Ming and Francis came here with Liu Hao, everyone on the field was stunned.
"Oh my God, is that Yao, and Francis!"
"Oh my God, is this true?"
Today's two can be said to be the inner and outer core of the Houston Mosaic, and it is natural that this place can cause enough sensation.
Although Yao Ming's first few games were indeed unsatisfactory, since Barkley kissed the donkey's buttocks, Yao Ming began to show his inner talent as if he had been opened to the second vein of Rendu.
"Let's add a group and play 3v3!"
Boss Fu directly entered the arena domineeringly, as if to say: ten! Lao Tzu wants to fight ten!
Yao Ming followed behind and smiled shyly, and Liu Hao on the side seemed a little non-existent.
"What, the three of them? It's not a joke, is it!? ”
"Hahaha, I'm so excited, I'm going to guard against Francis later, and I'll leave it to you as for Yao!" One of the players tactfully handed Yao Ming to his teammates.
Just kidding, this kind of 226cm center, who has a bad brain to go to the opposite position.
Liu Hao was even a little relieved by this, but fortunately they didn't say, "Give me the ball, I want to go home!" But it's unpleasant to be ignored.
The first team to challenge them was made up of three black guys with an average height of about two meters.
Jennings is the best of the three, with a height of 205cm but a defender-like possession skill and decent pace.
The first ball was naturally handed over to him, and in the face of Francis and Yao Ming, the two Houston and outside heroes, Jennings was not afraid at all.
Because, he won't go head-to-head with these two people at all, his breakthrough is Liu Hao!
By blocking and changing defenses, Jennings got a one-on-one opportunity with Liu Hao.
"Good boy, it's a big deal that Yao and Francis are afraid that they won't be able to beat you?"
The corners of Jennings' mouth couldn't help but show a triumphant smile, in his opinion, Liu Hao was just here to play, and an Asian defender would never be able to stop him.
In the face of Liu Hao, Jennings accelerated directly, trying to use a large disguise to throw off Liu Hao to complete the score.
Syllable!
No, the ball slipped straight from under his crotch to his back.
Taking advantage of Jennings' inertia and inability to pull back his body, Liu Hao quickly got the ball.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a lightning-like figure sweeping towards the basket, and Liu Hao threw the ball high up.
Bang dang!
Francis directly completed the empty dunk, and the basket kept "squeaking" under his rage!
"Well done, lad!" Francis gave Liu Hao a thumbs up.
This kind of dunk is simply commonplace for such a powerful guard.
You must know that when Carter won the first battle of the slam dunk contest, the short guard who won the runner-up did not lose much to Carter.
Jennings, who was put on the sidelines, was a little annoyed and angry, and he directly defended Liu Hao in the next ball, wanting to make this yellow-skinned defender he looked down on suffer a little.
I don't want to, Liu Hao has a c
ossove
Shake him a meter away.
Then break through to connect Yao Ming, who stands under the basket and slams a dunk with a slight touch of his foot.
At this time, the players on the sidelines began to pay attention to Liu Haolai, how could the person who could walk with Yao and Francis be a parallel import?
Then there was almost no suspense in the next game, how could passers-by win this combination from the NBA?
As long as every game is not blown up, it seems to be a blessing in misfortune.
"God, who will save us!?" Jennings, with an explosive mentality, climbed into a chair on the sidelines.
At this moment, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of several tall figures walking out of the Toyota Center.
"That's ......"
"Catino Mobley, and James Posey, and Kenny Thomas!"
"Oh my God, look, Houston's starting five are all together!"
"Hey! Francis, add us too! Mobley said to Boss Fern with a smile.
This "old cat" is known as the "old cat" Mobley Yao Ming's second leader in Houston before he came, he and Francis are like brothers, and their scoring ability is extremely strong!
On top of that, "Old Cat's" defensive ability is also a nightmare for countless defenders, and he is not someone who can pass by speed alone.
You can see how tough a small man he was to play against Kobe Bryant in the playoffs that year.
The 203cm man in the middle is called Posey, and his defense is even better than Mobley's, and with his experience and intuition, it is difficult for anyone to score easily on him.
Kenny Thomas, who is the only man who can average a double-double per game with a height of 201cm this season, is a strong forward who is both offensive and defensive!
Looking at the other three tigers in Houston, Francis's unruly personality naturally wants to have a big fight with them.
"Come on, wait for whoever loses to have a dinner!"
The players silently withdrew from the court, quietly enjoying the performance of these six people.
Of course, Jennings is more looking forward to seeing the yellow-skinned defender who makes him ugly.
"What, you're going to come with this guy to play against us?"
Posey looked at Liu Hao, and there was no intention of taking Liu Hao seriously in his eyes.
"Of course, he's my friend!"
In Yao Ming's heart, Liu Hao will not be much worse than these people, and with him and Francis, it is difficult to win the game on the other side.
"Then let's play a 21-point system and give you the first serve!"
With that, Posey threw the ball to Liu Hao.
However, at this time, Liu Hao seemed to be unaware and was hit on the head by the ball, which caused a burst of laughter.
"Hahaha, he won't be so scared that he doesn't even dare to touch the ball!"
"I think so, hey! If you can't do it, or you will pay me back, hahaha! ”
Jennings taunted Liu Hao vigorously.
Yao Ming next to him looked at Liu Hao worriedly, he shouldn't be really nervous to this point, right!?
At this time, he recalled the nervousness he felt in his first game, and couldn't help but worry more about Liu Hao.
"Oh, it's okay, let's go!"
Liu Hao seemed to have suddenly sobered up, but in fact, he was ...... Open plug-ins!
Before the game, it must be opened, so that you can not be defeated!
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