Before the All-Star break, the 76ers traveled to Houston to challenge the Rockets.

Before the end of December, Yao Ming averaged 26.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, playing his best season since entering the league, and was truly called the NBA's No. 1 center.

But the good times didn't last long, and in the game against the Clippers at the end of the month, Yao Ming collided with Tim Thomas, resulting in a fractured tibia in his right knee, so he was forced to rest for more than two months and even missed the All-Star Game.

Houston lost its main center, and its record was not as hot as it was at the beginning, but with the performance of Maddy, Battier, Mutombo and other players, it was still able to be in the top eight in the West.

And the biggest significance of this ordinary regular season game is the Chinese derby question between 76ers head coach Wang Mingming and Rockets core Yao Ming.

As soon as he got off the plane, Wang received a call tomorrow.

A deep voice came from the other end of the line.

Yao Ming took the initiative to invite Wang Mingming, which surprised Wang Mingming, the two did not know each other, and they were limited to the divine friendship promoted by the online media.

Regarding Yao Ming's injury, Wang Mingming had also heard about it, and he felt a pity in his heart.

Yao Ming played a career-high 37 minutes this season prior to his injury, which is definitely a burden for a big center who weighs more than 300 pounds.

In Yao's restaurant, Wang Mingming and Yao Ming met.

Taller than imagined, Wang Mingming, who is 1.85 meters taller, is like a child in front of Yao Ming, even if he sits down, there is an obvious difference in figure.

Yao is obviously very excited, and Wang Tomorrow can be said to be the second most successful Chinese in the NBA at present.

There's nothing happier than meeting a compatriot at such a top-notch event.

The two met and exchanged a few words, and then Yao Ming talked about the changes of the 76ers and the trend of getting faster and faster offensive rhythm with the league.

"Every time I meet a team like the Suns, I will be very distressed, whenever I attack in the low post, if I can play into an offense, then it is better, if I don't play an offense, the landing rebound is snatched away by the opponent, the opponent immediately starts to run back and counterattack, I am the farthest away, and I can't return to defense."

"The short sprint consumes a lot of physical strength, so it's a vicious circle, and at the end of the race, there is always a feeling of physical exhaustion." Yao Ming was distressed.

Both of them communicate in Chinese, and they are particularly comfortable talking.

"Have you reacted to the Rockets? What does the Rockets' coaching staff think? ”

Wang Ming thought for a moment, and then asked.

"Coach Jeff Van Gundy told me to stick to myself, and the trend of winning championships in recent years is still that you have to have a super interior in the team to win the championship, and he told me that in the regular season, the Suns can still run, and in the playoffs, when the intensity comes up, the Suns can't do it at all."

"What does it mean to be yourself?"

"It's about attacking low and keeping that weight in order to get more physical strength. It's a pretty obvious change, and if you ask me to wrestle with me when I first entered the league in '02, I'm sure I'll be able to kill it in an instant. ”

Yao Ming said as he joked wittily.

Wang Mingming laughed, "Strength training is almost the top priority in all training in the NBA, and all players who have played in the NBA have become stronger and stronger more or less under this training method." A player like Allen Iverson, who doesn't seem to have changed much on the outside, has actually changed drastically on the inside. ”

"Now some media say that the Rockets are overused, and I have an injury, and I have to rest for two to three months with a broken knee and tibia, which is equivalent to the end of most of the season."

After Yao Ming finished speaking, his eyes were a little gloomy, but he also exhaled and sighed: "Fortunately, I was not injured during the Olympic Games next year, if I didn't participate in the Olympic Games at home, and there was no way to win glory for the country, then I would definitely be very sorry." ”

After he finished speaking, he asked curiously: "By the way, Coach Wang, did the Chinese national team say that you should be the coach?" ”

"Call me tomorrow, what is Coach Wang." Yao Ming is one year older than Wang Mingming, the two are really the same age, Yao Ming is too humble, but Wang Mingming is a little unaccustomed.

"Haha, okay, brother tomorrow." Yao Ming laughed, "Seriously, have you mentioned this?" ”

"I don't seem to have received a notification, and it's probably because I've been single-handed, and most people can't contact me, by the way, how did you have my phone?"

Speaking of which, Wang Mingming also finds it strange that private phone calls are generally more confidential, especially for their public figures, if they generally do not leave contact information for each other, they don't know each other's phone numbers.

"When I was on a trip to the East in December, I played New York-Knicks and the Nets, and the Nets were ....... That's why I have your phone. ”

There are still many people in the Nets who have Wang's phone tomorrow, so Yao Ming also has the heart to prepare for today two months in advance? It's just that I didn't expect it to be such a situation where he was still injured.

Wang Mingming thought about it slightly, and figured out the key to it, and couldn't help but have a good impression of Yao Ming, he was indeed a young man with a very good personality.

"It's a pity." Yao Ming sighed, with Wang Mingming's ability, if he coaches the national team, he will definitely be able to achieve better results - he is already a hot young coach in the NBA.

"There's nothing to be sorry for." Wang Mingming thought in his heart that Yao Ming's injury was more regrettable than being a bad coach.

This thought popped up in his mind in an instant, and he didn't know how to have this strange thought again, and then a strong desire to change Yao Ming's injury came again.

"Medical bandages?"

With Iverson's recovery from injury, Wang Tomorrow has recovered the medical bandage, and the most powerful thing about the medical bandage is not that it can speed up the player's recovery from the injury, but that it can completely heal the injury.

"At the end of the season, I'm going to go back and activate my relationships and see if I can get you in charge of us." Yao Ming is serious.

Wang Ming was a little puzzled, "Why do you have to ask me to be the head coach of this national team?" ”

"There is no other reason, because you are strong, only a head coach of your level can lead the team, the Chinese team can go further, and leading the Rockets to win the championship and leading the national team to achieve better results are the two most important goals in my life." There is a competitive light in Yao Ming's eyes, that is, he regards honor as more important than his own life, there are many small international competitions, in fact, according to his influence, he can not participate at all, but in front of the honor of the country, there is no complaint.

Wang Tomorrow was deeply shaken, the Olympic Games, for the glory of the country....... Scenes flashed in front of me.

The two talked a lot again, and Wang Mingming admired a player like Yao Ming in his heart.

Before leaving the restaurant, Wang Mingming patted Yao Ming on the back, and the medical bandage was used on Yao Ming's body.

"Come on, Yao Ming, you are the most thoughtful player I have ever seen, and you will be even greater in the future."

Wang Ming encouraged Yao Ming.

A warm current emerged from the depths of Yao Ming's heart, as if the knee injury could no longer affect him, and this sense of identity moved him quite a lot.