With plenty of sunset, the city of Dallas is full of two words, oil and cotton. Dallas is an inland city with a lack of water transportation routes, and oil and cotton are the backbone industries of Dallas.

As the plane took off, it passed the hapless President Kennedy Monument and headed southeast of the city, with Houston on the other side.

Finally leaving dry Dallas, Jordan became happy. Also located in Texas, the climate of inland cities is completely different from that of coastal cities. In particular, the dry and bitter cold makes people feel depressed.

In less than an hour, the Wizards were already in Houston. Houston has a subtropical climate, which can stay around 20 degrees even in winter, which is similar to Shenzhen.

The Houston Rockets are a team with a deep center background, and after having Moses in the early days and stealing you on the frontcourt board in every game, Houston then had three star centers each, Ralph Sampson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Yao Ming.

Last season, the Rockets sent away a meritorious center and traded the aging Hakeem Olajuwon to the Toronto Raptors, leaving only Steve Francis and Catino Mobley in the hands of a group of rookies and bench players. The 28-58 disappointment gave the Rockets the right to choose the top pick once again, and they chose the big man - Yao Ming, a giant from China.

Before the game, both Jordan and Old Doug went to exchange pleasantries with Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovic.

Old man Doug is the champion of 73 years, and Tang Shuai is the leader of 70 years, they are opponents on the court.

And Jordan is because of respect, in addition to his legendary career, Tang Shuai is also the Rocket champion coach in 94 and 95, and the sentence "never underestimate the heart of a champion" has made NBA fans around the world remember this great coach. Later, Tang Shuai also served as the head coach of the U.S. national basketball team and won the Sydney Olympic championship.

The bigwigs talked to the bigwigs, and Hu Qingniu went to his little brother to chat.

"Da Yao!" This is a very standard Chinese.

Yao Ming, who was warming up for the long throw on the field, turned his head suspiciously, who else called him that in Chinese. It's not playing the Clippers today, is there anyone else playing in the NBA besides Dazhi?

Hu Qingniu, who was dressed in a straight suit, stood in front of Yao Ming like a dwarf.

"Coach Hu?!" Yao Ming suddenly reacted, these days he also heard Chinese reporters say something about a Chinese Hu Qingniu coaching in the Wizards team, I heard that he has strong coaching ability and a magical medical skill.

Hello, Hu Qingniu habitually stretched out his hand, and after being injured by the giant palm again, Hu Qingniu vowed to get rid of this bad problem of shaking hands with NBA players in the future.

"You just call me Brother Hu, anyway, I'm as handsome as Hu Ge, and it's not a loss. Although I grew up in the United States, I can't choose where I was born, and the blood in my body can't be chosen, and I'm still a descendant of the dragon. Hu Qingniu said from the bottom of his heart that it is not easy for Hu Qingniu to meet a Chinese.

"Brother Hu, I'm so happy to see you," then Yao Ming didn't get up yet, and there was a trace of embarrassment on his face that couldn't be called an emoji, "Eh, it's a string, I've been adapting to spoken English since I came to the United States, and now I see that everyone has Nice to meet you in their minds." ”

"It's really not good to not know English, and if you don't listen to the tactical intentions of the coach accurately, you will be at a loss on the field. Haha, unless you come to the Wizards, I will tell you tactics in Chinese. ”

"Brother Hu, I heard that the tactics of the Wizards were all arranged by you, and in the game against the Lakers, Tang Shuai forced us to watch it in the video room for three days. You're amazing. When it comes to basketball, Yao Ming looks excited.

"Hey, Da Yao, you've leaked a secret. Then I can think that you have studied my 8-figure tactics, okay, I'll explain other tactics later. ”

"(⊙ o ⊙)Ah!" Yao Ming, who was still excited just now, instantly looked petrified.

"Hehe, you have to pay attention in the future, you are talking to the coach of a team." Hu Qingniu laughed.

"Ge, I was so excited just now, I didn't pay attention to Brother Hu and took the Wizards team to kill us later." Yao Ming was speechless.

"Okay, the game is almost starting, how about inviting me to dinner after the game, it's hard for me to be invited." Hu Qingniu asked expectantly.

"Okay, Brother Hu, I'll contact you after the game."

Hu Qingniu returned to the bench with a happy face.

Old man Doug mysteriously pulled Hu Qingniu and said, "Have you inquired about anything?" Michael and I had been talking to Rudy's old fox for a long time, but we didn't come up with a word of useful information. You compatriot looks silly, he must have said something valuable. ”

"Ah~!" This time it was Hu Qingniu's turn to petrify, and the two masters were not going to reminisce about the past, but to set up information, and they really underestimated the NBA's little tricks.

"Well, of course not. My little brother had just arrived in the U.S. and didn't speak much English yet. We only talked about life issues, and by the way, I had to take a leave of absence after the game to catch up with my little brother. Hu Qingniu was full of denials.

Both sides start.

Wizards. Center Kwame Brown, power forward Jared Jeffries, small forward Michael Jordan, shooting guard Larry Hughes, playmaking guard Tyronn Lue.

Rockets. Center Yao Ming, power forward Eddie Griffin, small forward James Posey, scoring guard Steve Francis, and playmaking guard Catino Mobley.

The game started soon, Kwamei rarely lost the jump ball, Yao Ming's reaction rate before he gained weight was not bad, and with his height, he steadily dialed the basketball.

The Rockets attacked first, and the "old cat" Mobley dribbled the ball steadily across the halfcourt, and this season Tang Shuai said that he would try to play positional battles because of Yao Ming. He's a good point guard both offensively and defensively, but he's a little less playmaker. Mobley earned the trust of Tang Shuai with his positioning of three-point shots during the Olajuwon period.

The first ball, as usual, was given to the boss Steve Francis, and it is an unwritten convention in the NBA to let the boss play the first ball. But at the beginning of the new century, there have been fewer and fewer of them, and perhaps the role of heads-up has been weakened by the tactical system.

Francis has averaged 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game this season, which is quite a good two-way guard. Faced with Larry Hughes's not excellent defense, he directly chose to make a strong break.

Francis' breakthrough was flashy and swift, and his strong body allowed Francis to squeeze in with ease. In the face of Kwame Brown's supplemental defense, he chose to burst to the bottom line and pass the ball from behind Kwame.

Yao Ming was unguarded, and his hands were barely buckled, and he came out on top. As usual, Yao Ming pretended to roar a few times, showing his might, which was requested by Boss Fu, although Yao Ming was still very unaccustomed to it.