Eric Gordon's fatigue has been shown from the away game against the Pacers.

Although the Rockets beat the Pacers 118-95 and Gordon reached his season average with 21 points, he shot just 3 of 11 shots from beyond the three-point line, shooting just 27.3 percent. You must know that in the previous game against the Grizzlies, he also made 11 three-point shots, but hit 6 balls, which was twice as much as the shooting rate in this game!

"I'm so tired." Gordon, who was used as the team's sixth man for most of his career, was thrust into the starting position this season with Chris Paul's injury in the opening game, and several times he played close to the 40-minute mark. If it weren't for the Rockets' frequent big score lead and the performance of the main team in the third quarter, Gordon's playing time would probably have set a new career high, and it's no wonder that he would be tired!

It's no wonder that when Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun met Gordon, who was training alone, in the practice hall, they proposed to the latter to try Nina's hypnotic massage treatment for free, and the latter readily agreed without thinking about it!

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But unexpectedly, after the Pacers game, the whole team returned to Houston to arrange this recovery treatment, because the housekeeper Penelope issued an eviction order against Nina, and it was not until a week later that the Rockets ended their road game with the Grizzlies.

Lose to the Raptors, win against the Suns, and win again against the Grizzlies.

Despite the ups and downs, the Rockets still clinged to the first place in the West.

There is also good news among them, which is the efficient comeback of Chris Paul. Yang Yiming seems to have found a direction in the journey of the best rookie of the season and the "Eddie Gottlieb" Cup.

Only Eric Gordon's performance has almost fallen off a cliff.

In three games, he hit 4 of 24 three-point shots, and even counting the game against the Pacers, the three-point shooting percentage was only 20%. To know this statistic, there are still 36.2% in the first 13 games of the season!

If you count the goals scored in the field of action, which is the combined shooting percentage of all two-pointers and three-pointers, Gordon's shooting percentage has also dropped from 42 percent in the early season to 32.7 percent in the last four games. The most intuitive manifestation of this statistic on the court is that it is difficult to see Gordon as strong as before, hitting the rim, making layups and even dunking points. And the layup and dunk that are infinitely close to the basket are themselves the means of scoring with the highest shooting percentage!

Further delving into the statistics of shooting percentage, you can also come up with an advanced data of effective shooting percentage, which can more intuitively show the help of a player's shooting to score on the court. The effective shooting percentage is calculated by adding up the number of two-point shots made and 1.5 times the number of three-point shots made (because one three-point shot is equivalent to 1.5 two-point shots) and dividing it by the number of shots taken in the field of play. On this data, Eric Gordon fell from 54% to 39.8%, which is a dismal performance.

The slump in shooting percentage has had a direct impact on Gordon's scoring performance, as a pure plug-and-play scorer with less than three career rebounds and assists averaged, averaging 25.3 to 14.5 points per game in his first 13 games and his last four. Using the NBA's favorite 48-minute scoring system, Gordon's 48-minute scoring has dropped from 33.5 to 23.4 recently, a whopping 10 points less!

This is really, physical strength is tight, and the whole line is in an emergency!

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When you meet your old acquaintance in a foreign country, you will meet a rainy day after a long drought.

In the early morning of November 20th, the sky was still cloudy, Yang Yiming had just finished washing, changed into sportswear, pushed the door out of the guest room, and was ready to start the morning running habit that he had developed in the domestic team, when he saw Eric Gordon walking out of the side door of the main building of the mansion in the distance, wearing only a vest, full of steam, and his round head shining in the sun.

"Yang!" When Gordon saw Yang Yiming go out, he jumped up from afar and waved his hand, and greeted loudly.

Seeing this, Yang Yiming hurriedly ran closer and made a gesture of silence. After all, Penelope, the beautiful butler who is the owner of the mansion, has a lot of rules and is a difficult guy, and it would be troublesome if she was alarmed, "Eric, why are you so early?" You are...? ”

"Yes, I asked Nina out!" Gordon lowered his voice, but still couldn't hide his excitement, "Didn't you give me her contact information, let me take advantage of the rest of the team in the past few days, and go on an appointment with her myself." I couldn't sleep last night, so I just called her. ”

"She hypnotized you?" Yang Yiming pointed to the L-shaped mansion behind him. Penelope seems to be very satisfied with the free service provided by Nina last time, not only canceling the eviction order, but also agreeing to give the massage room that already exists in the basement of the mansion to the other party as a studio.

"Yes, this sleep is so comfortable!" Gordon's eyes lit up with excitement, and he turned his bare arms over and over several times as if he didn't recognize them.

"Well, it's good if you're satisfied."

"Satisfied? It's an insult to say that you're satisfied. Gordon jumped at his feet and pretended to throw a set of combination punches at Yang Yiming's chest, "I'm just surging with strength, like a new life!" ”

Yang Yiming was also familiar with that feeling, and he smiled and nodded.

"Stop jogging, come with me to the arena."

"Oh, what do you think?"

"First the bullfight, the three-point shot, then the free throw. How about it, should you fight? ”

"Let's go!"

The two put their shoulders together, and in the rising sun, the elongated projection slowly walked away.

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"Thank you, Yiming." After the bullfight, three-pointers and free throws, Gordon and Yang Yiming said goodbye in front of the Rockets' practice hall, and it was already noon.

"No thanks." The latter smiled and added, "You can come often." ”

"Well, then I'll go first." Gordon walks to his Porsche Cayenne. The Rockets rested today, and in the empty parking lot, this burgundy Cayenne GTS stood out, "How do you go back?" ”

Yang Yiming pointed to a road in the distance. A silver-gray Mercedes SL400 Roadster was speeding closer, presumably Jose received a call and rushed to pick him up.

"After sending me back, I'll ask José to drive you back." He proposed. The Mercedes-Benz sports car was also borrowed from Gordon to negotiate with Penelope.

"It's okay, you can play first, just let me keep your little gift." Gordon has already taken the Cayenne, "Besides, didn't Mr. Yu say that he was going to get a U.S. driver's license?" It just so happens that this car is for him to use for the test. ”

To put it mildly. Before Yang Yiming came back to his senses, Gordon had already waved his hand, kicked the accelerator, and walked away.

Porsche and Mercedes pass by at the entrance to the parking lot.

"Dr. Yang!"

Before José's Mercedes got closer, his loud voice rang out. shouted several times before the car braked sharply beside Yang Yiming.

What's wrong? Yang Yiming's face was full of confusion.

"Gordon... Gordon, the other, is gone? Jose, who had parked the car, was still out of breath.

"Just left. That Cayenne was him. ”

"Shall we go after him?"

"Chase him? Why chase him. What Jose said after getting out of the car, Yang Yiming really didn't understand a word.

"You don't know yet?"

Know what?! If he didn't have a clue like this, he could barely hold back his patience.

"Mr. Xiaoyu asked me to show you this, and said that you should decide." Jose took out a white note from the inner pocket of his jacket and handed it to Yang Yiming. Although he had not lived in the United States for long, he could recognize it as a check, the amount of which was written "Ten thousand USD" in capital letters, and although the signature underneath was scrawled, the initials "E-G" of the little round-faced Eric Gordon who had just walked away were still legible.

Ten thousand dollars!

This is the little gift he left behind!