"The debut of the century!"

The next day, this was the headline of the sports section of USA Today, and the full text praised Ji Liang's debut!

In addition to USA Today, other media outlets also reported on it, many of which were sports headlines.

There is no doubt that Ji Liang's debut caused quite a stir. It only took 20 minutes to cut 15 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in his debut, which is beyond the category of rookies.

This is Ji Liang's first regular season game, and considering Ji Liang's draft pick, all major media have turned their attention to this Asian rookie for a while.

Since being drafted by the Nuggets, many media outlets have begun to look down on Ryo Chi, believing that Asian-Americans are unlikely to succeed in the NBA.

After this stunning debut, most of the media changed their minds, believing that Ji Liang's potential and immediate power were significantly underestimated, and that his draft pick should be more of a top-three pick than a first-round 23rd.

"Nugglove" is a Denver media, as the mouthpiece of the Nuggets, it is even more boastful, and it also ranks the NBA stunning debut list, ranking Ji Liang's debut in third place.

The first place is the 'Basketball Emperor' Chamberlain, Zhang Dashuai's debut was extremely amazing, with 43 points and 28 rebounds, fully demonstrating his dominance.

In second place is the most recognizable triple-double king of all time, Oscar Robertson, who also started his career debut with a triple-double, and his all-round set the tone from the start.

Although they are all triple-double debuts, Chi Liang's triple-double data is not as good as Big O, plus Zhuyu is in front, which is also the reason why he ranks third.

However, "nugglove" believes that if Chi Liang has enough playing time, the triple-double data is likely to be comparable to the big O, and even has the possibility of surpassing.

As for the players behind Ji Liang, there are 31 points and 11 assists from 'Smiling Assassin' Isaiah Thomas, 30 points and 6 assists from 'Answer' Allen Iverson, 23 points and 17 rebounds from 'Admiral' David Robinson and many other celebrities.

Except for Chi Liang, the rest of the players who made their stunning debuts are all famous players who will definitely be able to enter the Hall of Fame.

The NBA debut, of course, doesn't determine a player's career, nor does it say anything about his ceiling, but at least it says whether a player is talented.

These media unanimously believe that Ji Liang has the talent to become a superstar.

Despite this, some media still have a wait-and-see attitude, thinking that this is just an accidental phenomenon, and the phenomenon of the peak of the debut is not unprecedented, not to mention that Chi Liang is still an Asian.

These media believe that in the next game against the Rockets, Scottie Pippen will knock Ji Liang out of his original form.

Compared to the sixties and seventies, racial discrimination in the United States was much less prevalent in the United States, but it was still rampant, especially for Asian Americans.

The most serious group of people who openly discriminate against Chinese Americans is the black people who have been discriminated against by whites. These blacks have no scruples about discriminating against Asians, unlike whites who care more or less about image.

Whether it is school, public, or even swaggering discrimination against Asian Americans in the media, these are all common tactics of black people.

The suffering of Asian Americans has not won the sympathy of the mainstream media, and all the media do not seem to see this phenomenon.

This shows how unbearable the status of Asians in the United States is.

What Ji Liang needs to do is naturally not to argue with the media, but to prove his ability with facts.

After the victory over the Suns, the Nuggets traveled to Houston non-stop to challenge the Rockets back-to-back.

During the shutdown, the Houston Rockets were arguably one of the most successful teams, signing the Bulls' championship champion Scottie Pippen with an annual salary of 10 million yuan, and retaining Barkley with a veteran base salary to form the Big Three.

Due to age, Olajuwon, Ross Barkley and Pippen are no longer in their prime. If they could be a few years younger, this Rocket team would really be invincible.

But in the end, it is also the Big Three, and they still have strong competitiveness, at least they can get a playoff spot.

"The Rockets have three Hall of Famers who are undoubtedly the favorites this year. Compared to them, we are destined to be just chasers. But that doesn't mean we don't have any hope of winning, they're strong but they also have fatal weaknesses, Olajuwon and Barkley are 36 years old, Pippen is 34 years old, they are definitely the oldest team in the league, and even one of them can be removed! ”

"We are not as good as them in terms of experience and ability, but in terms of age, we have a big advantage, you are all young and have plenty of energy to run them to death. In this game, our tactics are still based on fast attack, and we must speed up the pace of the game and give the Houstonians a good look! ”

In the visiting locker room, D'Antoni pumped his fists hard to get the Nuggets players pumping and reinforcing their hunger for victory.

However, this is a back-to-back game for the Nuggets, and the players' physical fitness has obviously been affected, and they may have collapsed before they ran to the Rockets.

D'Antoni knew this, but he naturally didn't say it.

After deciding on tactics, D'Antoni began to announce the starting line-up.

"Lafrentz, McDyce, Van Exel, Billups, and ......"

At this time, D'Antoni first glanced at Foxen, and then looked at Chi Liang, looking wavering.

As for Williams, it will be difficult to gain the trust of the head coach unless he succeeds in losing weight.

Chi Liang and Foxon were sitting on their laps, looking at D'Antoni with blank eyes, hoping that the coach would choose him.

"Chi Liang!"

After a little hesitation, perhaps the debut triple-double was too shocking, and finally D'Antoni chose Chi Liang.

On the other side, the Rockets fielded center Olajuwon, power forward Barkley, small forward Pippen, shooting guard Michael Dixon and point guard Catino Mobley.

Compared with the Suns, the Rockets' arena was full, and the fans showed an extremely fanatical attitude.

The Rockets, who have won two championships in previous seasons and have added Pippen this year, are not unconfident that they have what it takes to win the championship.

After arriving on the court, the Nuggets players began to be affected, and the voices of Rockets fans filled their ears.

Ji Liang took a deep breath and began to shoot to warm up.

In yesterday's game against the Suns, although he only played 20 minutes, he still consumed most of his physical strength due to the activation of dynamic vision throughout the whole process.

A night's rest did not allow Chi Liang to fully recover.

Not long after, under the organization of the referee, the two sides began to enter the jump ball session, which was played by Lafrenz and Olajuwon.

When both teams were ready, the referee threw the basketball vertically into the air, and by the time the basketball began to fall, the two jumped almost simultaneously.