What kind of strength is the Rocket team without Yao Ming?

After the 2000-2001 season, the Rockets sent away the aging "big dream" Hakim Olajuwon.

At this point, the Rockets entered the era of Francis and Mobley leading the team.

In the 2001-2002 season, the pair led the Rockets to a 28-54 "super" record.

In the previous season, the Rockets won more than 40 games, although they did not make the playoffs.

This is the worst record for the Rockets since the establishment of the team, and it is also the worst record for the Rockets.

Come to think of it, even in the 98-99 shutdown season, with only 50 games in total, the Rockets won 31 games.

How "hard" it is to win only 28 games! But Francis and Mobley did it.

The ability of the two of them to lead the team is even inferior to Olajuwon, who is so old that he can't jump.

The double backfield of the cancer is indeed worthy of its reputation!

It is conceivable that Yao Ming was present, and the rockets were overturned by the Cavaliers.

Yao Ming is gone, what will the rocket look like.

It took only half a quarter in the fourth quarter, 88:78, and the Rockets directly extended the difference to double digits with a wave of 18:9.

Yao Ming is not there, James simply regards the inside line of the Rockets as his home, coming and leaving whenever he wants.

Scoring or passing, it just depends on James' mood.

After half a quarter, Coach Jeff Van Gundy sent Yao Ming again, hoping that Yao Ming would have the previous heroic performance after resting.

But this time, Yao Ming failed to fulfill Fan Shuai's strategic intentions.

However, Francis and Mobley played bravely, and once closed the score, chasing 98:96.

But at the last moment, Ye Feng hit a three-point shot that pierced through his heart and completely killed the game.

101：96。

Ye Feng's Cavaliers won this Chinese derby.

In the first battle of Ye Yao, Ye Feng won.

The Cavaliers ended a two-game losing streak with an 11-14 record.

The Rockets are 13-11.

In this game, the Rockets, who were fighting back-to-back, did not play well.

Francis had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Mobley had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Yao Ming had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks.

Jim Jackson 16 points and Morris Taylor 18.

Five players scored in double figures, but the game was lost.

James had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks.

Boozer had 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Ilgoskas had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Ye Feng had 19 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, with a three-point shooting rate of 42.9%.

The next day, the Chinese media reported on the game, which can be seen in the sports sections of major newspapers, even the most conspicuous modules.

The commentators and celebrities of the Chinese basketball world have expressed their opinions, affirming the strength of Yao Ming and Ye Feng, and are optimistic about the future of the two of them in the NBA.

But for Ye Feng and Yao Ming, it was just an ordinary regular season, just 1 in 82.

After the game, Ye Feng invited Yao Ming to a local Chinese restaurant for a party.

Francis and James also came, and the four of them chatted while eating.

This is also the norm in the NBA, where they are sworn enemies on the court and good friends off the court.

No way, the NBA is such a big circle, and everyone is generally more friendly.

Unless it's scum like Bruce Bowen and Bill Lambier, there's not much of a conflict off the court.

Inevitably, the two talked about Suzhou, which is Yao Ming's ancestral hometown and the place where Ye Feng was born.

Yao Ming also invited Ye Feng to return to Huaxia in the offseason, and he would entertain Ye Feng in the east.

In addition, Yao Ming shows the characteristics of his Internet addicted teenager.

"Next year, Blizzard will launch the open beta of World of Warcraft in Europe and the United States, how about we team up to fight Warcraft together?"

After a pleasant dinner, the four of them went back to their respective homes.

Tomorrow, they will face a new game and there is no time to think about anything else.

That's life in the NBA.

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December 19th.

The Cavaliers take on the Philadelphia 76ers on the road.

Philadelphia is the fifth-largest city in the United States, but strangely, the 76ers have not been able to find a strong star to help Iverson, so Iverson has always been alone.

This year, the 76ers got Robinson, the "big dog," in hopes of giving Iverson a little help.

But as soon as the season started, the big dog was injured.

At this time, the big dog returned from injury, and Iverson was injured again.

It's just a lot of disasters.

The core of the team is not there, but the 76ers never give up.

Even if the lineup is broken, it will fight to the death with the opponent.

In this game, "Big Dog" Robinson was the main attacker, and the other four defended, playing a strong momentum, so that the Cavaliers only scored 88 points.

But the 76ers' offensive ability is even worse, and although the big dog is strong, it is still too much worse than Iverson.

Big Dog had 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals in the whole game, and he didn't have Iverson's leadership temperament at all, just like an ordinary star.

In the end, the 76ers scored only 81 points and lost to the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers' record is 11-14.

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December 20th.

On the first day of the Christmas holiday, the Cavaliers came to Chicago to challenge the Bulls.

Since Jordan retired for the second time after the '97-'98 season, and Pippen and Rodman left, the Bulls have gone from being an invincible dynasty team to a sloppy garbage team.

In the past five years, they have not been able to make the playoffs at all.

Last year was their best year in five years, with 30 wins and 52 losses. For the other four years, they couldn't even make 20 wins.

What makes Chicago fans even more desperate is that in the current roster of the Bulls, they do not see the possibility of a dynasty revival at all.

The team's best player is fourth-year Jamal Crawford, who is averaging 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game so far this season.

Crawford is 196 centimeters, 90.7 kilograms, and plays as a shooting guard.

His scoring ability is extremely strong, he can shoot suddenly, especially with a gorgeous dribble behind his back, which can be called an NBA stunt.

But the strength of the offensive end can't hide his defensive problems.

From the looks alone, you wouldn't believe that this lanky lad could defend against the wolf-like shooting guards, let alone the big four.

And what Ye Feng saw and heard in his previous life also proved that Crawford is not suitable to be the leader of the team, and is more suitable to be the sixth man of the team.

Three-time Sixth Man of the Year, Crawford's achievement is also unprecedented.

At 106:87 in the final game, the Cavaliers defeated the Bulls.

Bulls head coach Scott Skels sighed.

Think about how a few years ago, the Cavaliers were the same belly team as the Bulls.

But now, just two good rookies were selected, and it was completely reborn.

Skels is even considering whether to continue to mess around so that he can get a better draft pick.

In this game, James had 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Ye Feng had 22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, including 2 of 2 three-point shots, playing star data.

On the other hand, Crawford, the highest scorer, only had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

(End of chapter)