The night before the Rockets narrowly beat the Challenger Pistons in overtime, a Rockets veteran completed a "miracle" that was not too small.

Dwight Howard scored 32 points and 30 rebounds to lead the Hornets to a 111-105 comeback over the Nets.

Double Thirty!

For the first time in Howard's career, the entire league has not seen such a miracle for eight years!

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At the pre-game briefing meeting with the Pistons, Yang Yiming, who was uneasy because of the photo of his and his girlfriend Meritis's "tryst", stepped into the press conference room and found that it was rare for the media without any Asian faces to appear, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Head coach Mike D'Antoni was the first to take the seat, with Yang Yiming and Derrick Rose on the left and right. Although Yang Yiming could already answer most of the questions by himself, he still invited Yu Xiaochun to sit on his right hand side in case he needed it.

Coach D'Antoni first answered a round of questions about the Rockets' status. With each day of the playoffs, the interest of journalists increases by one point. It's as if as the days of waiting decrease, the mystery of the ultimate question will naturally emerge.

Does the Rockets really have a chance to win a championship?

It's not always easy to deal with journalistic curiosity.

Take the question above as an example. If you're modest, reporters will make a big fuss about the Rockets' record and statistics. That's their specialty, circumstantial evidence, like a river, with a posture of "if such a team can't win the championship, I'll be a reporter for decades in vain".

But if you really know that the team's goal is to win the championship, these same reporters will turn against you and chase you after you. Want to convince them with their results and stats? No, no, no, you'll only be beaten in what they do best; If you talk about the determination, confidence, courage and desire of the team, the reporters will tell you very clearly: "Everyone has a heart to win a championship, but just thinking about it can work?" ”

If, at the end of the day, you decide to give up on battling with these reporters and dismiss them with vague diplomatic rhetoric, they will only see through your plan. They are quiet on the surface, greet you with a smile, and even praise you hypocritically, "The coach is so wise and hidden"; If you don't get it right, you will compile a black article with the title: "About the championship: The Rockets coaching staff has no answers." It makes you cry and laugh, only to shake your head and stomp your feet.

Therefore, regarding the press conference, Coach D'Antoni also taught Yang Yiming a lot of experience:

"Don't pay attention to what the journalists write, they will always be full of criticism and suspicion, and they will not be satisfied with what you say. They will only use what you say as fodder to add fuel to their own articles and support their ideas that they have planned for a long time. So in this case, why bother with their feelings, just say what you say happily and say what you want to say! ”

Coach D'Antoni is really a temperamental person who does what he says, for example, when asked "what is the chance of the Rockets winning the championship", he showed off his old experience:

"I think the Rockets have a good chance of winning the championship. But the Phoenix Suns, where I coached before, you also think he has a great chance of winning the championship, if not more — you had a lot more confidence in the Suns at the time than you do in the Rockets now. But what happens in the end? Anyway, with a regular season MVP and not winning a championship, I lost my job and didn't find a home for years. What about you? You were wrong, not only did you lose your job, but someone still subscribed to your column for the second season... So, I think the Rockets have a good chance this year, but that's just my personal opinion, a coach's 'immature' opinion. What your predictions and the fate of my job next season will only be known in the playoffs a month from now. ”

Textbook demonstration!

But just when Yang thought Coach D'Antoni had solved the most complex journalist problem and that he and Derrick Rose would have some light questions, a raised hand in the corner caught his attention.

A slender woman with exquisite appearance and full of haute couture professional attire.

In the male-dominated world of sports, the appearance of such a woman is absolutely remarkable.

"I'm Vivian, a reporter for Financial Weekly."

Financial Weekly? This isn't a sports interview, a financial reporter came to join in the fun. Yang Yiming was full of suspicion.

"I have a question for Mr. Derrick Ross."

Fortunately, he didn't ask himself, Yang Yiming breathed a sigh of relief, and let Rose deal with it for a while before figuring out where the other party was coming. He turned his head around Coach D'Antoni and saw that Rose, who was sitting on the far left, had a calm expression. After all, he has been in the alliance for a longer time, and he has seen more big scenes, Yang Yiming thought secretly.

"Excuse me, Miss Vivien." Sure enough, Rose smiled and didn't panic.

"Thank you. I heard that the recent rise in the stock price of Adidas is closely related to the performance of you and Mr. Yang Yiming, do you have any comment on this? ”

"Really? Then I guess maybe my performance in the Rockets is really passable, and after all these years, Adidas finally found out that I can help them sell sneakers again. Ross looked back at Yang Yiming while blackening himself, and the latter also smiled cooperatively: "But you said that Yang Yiming's performance has an impact on Adidas' stock price, I don't understand this very well... Maybe he grabbed the rebound too fiercely, which stimulated Adi fans' desire to buy shoes in China? ”

Rose's humorous diplomatic reply was met with laughter, but it didn't seem to satisfy Vivien.

"My sources say that Adidas intends to recruit Yang Yiming into his command to build the Rocket's Adi 'Big Three'. You, Yang Yiming, James Harden, regain the basketball market. What do you say? ”

This sentence instantly calmed down the laughter in the press conference room, and everyone's eyes brushed to Vivian who asked the question, and then evenly distributed to Ross and Yang Yiming.

Ross also looked at Yang Yiming, to the effect that "I can't answer this question, I can only leave it to you, my brother can't help."

Everyone was looking at Yang Yiming at this time, even head coach Mike D'Antoni.

"This..."

Yang Yiming hesitated for a few seconds, and replied a little innocently: "I haven't heard any news about Adidas, for the time being, I'm still with the team and focus on the playoffs..."

Using basketball as a shield is usually a clever way to deal with reporters' questions, but it doesn't seem to work at all for this unreasonable financial reporter Vivian, so she immediately asked-for-tat: "Then maybe Mr. Yang can let Yu Xiaochun and your agent answer this question." I guess he's taking care of the business. ”

"It's not convenient for us to disclose it for the time being..."Yu Xiaochun gave an answer that didn't count as an answer.

"So if it's not convenient for you to disclose the details about Adidas, can you share with us the details of the Peak endorsement offer? I heard that they were the first Chinese sports brand to find Yang Yiming, and at that time they offered a 10-year endorsement fee of $10 million, but as Yang Yiming's performance got better and better, I heard that they have significantly adjusted their offers, hoping to complete his battle before other international brands. ”

Vivien's revelations caused a commotion throughout the press conference room.

However, the revelations of this small and delicate woman are not over yet!

I heard that Peak also plans to use his NBA spokesperson, Dwight Howard, to be a lobbyist for the brand. He just won the double thirty yesterday and might want to impress you with his performance? Is 11 offensive rebounds a challenge or an invitation from seniors? ”

It's really hard to answer!

Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun were both speechless. Howard, who just took down Double Thirty, really wants to help Peak be their lobbyist?!