The Bucks' first game back at home was against the New Jersey Nets.

With Jason Kidd gone, the Nets are completely rotten.

Devin Harris's arrival proved that he had the potential to play All-Star numbers, but he really didn't have the ability to lead the team to victory.

They didn't win the first 11 games of the 08~09 season, and the head coach Frank was cut because of this, and it has been a bit of a recovery recently, but they have won 2 games before this game.

is currently ranked first from the bottom of the east, and it is clear that it is signed for the champion of 09.

In fact, the Nets still have a lot of strong players in the current lineup, "Half-Man, Half God" Carter, Brook Lopez, and "Most Improved Player Award" Bobby Simmons...... With the exception of Lopez, who is a rookie this year, these are the original members of the Nets' roster core last season.

But the record is a far cry from when Jason Kidd was there.

Perhaps, this is the difference between Harris and Jason Kidd!

Speaking of which, this team is also inextricably linked to Yi Jianlian.

In the previous life, Yi Jianlian was given up by the Bucks just after his rookie season and sent to the Nets, which can be regarded as having a heart. After all, the Nets were the only team that was still interested in Yi Jianlian at that time and was willing to train him as a core, and whether it was Frank, the head coach when Yi Jianlian first entered the Nets, or Van Dewicz, they were all head coaches who were very willing to give Yi Jianlian a chance.

More importantly, the new head coach of the Chinese men's national basketball team at that time, "Silver Fox" Harris, happened to be the chief assistant coach of the Nets, and after Frank got out of class, he could even replace the newly appointed Vanderwich to exercise his rights.

If it weren't for the impact of injuries, this could really be a turning point for Yi Jianlian's performance - in the second year of entering the Nets, Yi Jianlian can contribute an average of 12 plus 7 data per game, which can be regarded as a quasi-main data.

It's a pity that everything is going in the worst direction, Yi Jianlian was injured, the Nets did not get the top pick and completely pushed to the rebuild, Harris also chose to leave the Nets at this time, and finally Yi Jianlian was traded to the Wizards......

However, these regrets are unlikely to appear in the current Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian's fate with the Nets is naturally unlikely to be renewed.

"Yi is a very good player, even though he is a Chinese player, his style of play often makes me forget his skin color, no offense, I mean, he is more like a pure American genius with the physicalities, he is one of the best strikers in the league at the moment, but he is only 21 years old, it's hard to imagine how much more he can improve, but I'm sure he can definitely improve!"

But this did not affect Van Dewy's appreciation of Yi Jianlian, and when he was interviewed before the game, he gave Yi Jianlian a good milk.

This milk made Yi Jianlian's performance in the first half a little sluggish, and it was not until the second half that he eased up, cutting 11 points and 4 assists in the third quarter, leading the team to a wave of 16-5 scoring climax, which established the victory.

In the end, the Bucks defeated the Nets 91-83, and Yi Jianlian got 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds.

It is worth mentioning that he wore the signature sneakers designed for him by Nike in this game, which can be regarded as a good start for the performance of this signature shoe.

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After playing the Nets, the Bucks continued to sit at home to welcome the Houston Rockets.

The NBA's third "Chinese derby" is also the first of this season.

Just like last season, the game was scheduled to be broadcast live across the United States.

However, it is a pity that Yao Ming missed this "Chinese derby" due to injury.

As the time approached 2009, it may be the perennial play for the country, or it may be the load on the knee caused by the increase in weight, in short, Yao Ming's injuries are also the same as in his previous life, inexplicably more frequent.

Yi Jianlian doesn't know if Yao Ming will be injured in the playoffs in 09 this time, but he knows that no matter whether there is an injury this time, Yao Ming's retirement will not be too late.

Yi Jianlian still remembers that during the period when Yao Ming was reimbursed for injury in the previous life, he was still on the list of the Chinese men's basketball team's training camp.

The Rockets have also changed a lot this season.

First of all, the addition of Artest has given the Rockets their own "Big Three", he plus the core lineup of Maddie and Yao Ming, supplemented by Battier, Brooks, Scola, Lowry, Mutombo, Landry ...... In short, there are at least 12 or 3 people on the 15-man roster of the Rockets this season who can be put on the court, which is a real sense of the whole people.

This is also the reason why Maddie broke out with back and knee injuries at the beginning of the season, and Artest was also affected by injuries, which was still high in the West!

All fans know that the league has been "strong in the West and weak in the East" for many years, and other teams in the East may not be able to enter the top eight except for the top three teams in the West who can still maintain a high ranking in the West.

But the Rockets can still fight from this pattern to the second position, which shows their strength.

It's no wonder that many years later, when recalling this year's Western Conference playoffs, many Rockets fans sighed, this is the closest the Rockets have come to winning the championship, and if they can step past the Lakers, they will definitely win the championship......

In today's "Huaxia Derby", Maddie is still absent due to injury, and Yao Ming is also absent due to injury, and the leading brother of the Rockets is only Artest, who has just recovered from injury.

Artest also has a name that must make some new fans more familiar, and that is Ci Shiping - yes, the same Ci Shiping who beat Harden to the point that he can't take care of himself.

It's not the first time this thing has been in such a disaster, when Jordan was about to make a comeback, he called him to spar, but he broke Jordan's ribs, so that Jordan's comeback had to be delayed.

After 04, the "Auburn Hills Palace Brawl" was also caused by a follow-up incident caused by a fan pouring beer at him, and he was angry and rushed over directly to beat the fans.

After this fight, multiple people were suspended, and Reggie Miller, who was not retired at the time, was completely in vain.

Well, a werewolf too.

But no one expected that such a violent guy would change his name to Charity-World-Peace!

He suddenly wanted to have love!

Where is the reasoning on this!

Artest, who has not yet changed his name, has also not completely regressed in strength, but without Yao Ming and Maddie, the Rockets' firepower on the offensive end has suddenly weakened a lot.

"Chinese Derby" became Yi Jianlian's solo dance.

With 28 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Yi Jianlian led the Bucks to two consecutive home wins!

With this two-game winning streak, their record tied with the second-placed Magic, and with the regular season record, they pushed the Magic to third place.

Second!

Looking up, the only thing left above the Bucks' heads is the Cavaliers!