After two straight wins, the Rockets have two days off before heading to the road.

Two games away, first against the Bulls, and then against the Nets, the opponents in the two games are one weak and one strong, and in general, Qiao Hai is not under much pressure.

He arranged the Rockets' travel and accommodation in advance, and arranged a day of training before rushing to the road.

The Rockets' tactics need to be further refined, and additional training days are inevitable.

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Taking advantage of the break, Qiao Hai went to Clemmons High School.

The reason is that the high school league in the Houston region also kicked off at this time, and in the first game, Clemmons High School's opponent was Beleri High School.

Beleri High School was a Houston region powerhouse last few seasons because they had a current NCAA superstar, Emeka Okafor.

But Okafor went to the NCAA, and the enrollment of Belerary High School in the past few years has not been good, so naturally it has plummeted.

Clemons High School, which has Jimmy Butler and Mike McKrueger, two junior league stars, naturally has a big chance of winning this game.

Qiao Hai sat on the sidelines and watched the game, and the camera of the live broadcast was always aimed at Qiao Hai.

For stealing the limelight from the protagonists of both sides in this game, Qiao Hai made a helpless move, saying that he was helpless.

The head coach of Clemmons High School is called Chris Finch, and Qiao Hai has communicated with him, and this is a very thoughtful coach.

Clemons High School's tactics are special, Chris Finch encourages breaking inside, encouraging three-pointers, but discourages mid-range shooting.

As a result, Clemmons High School made very few mid-range shots, basically three-pointers.

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Clemmons High School's lineup was superior, but in this game, they didn't play well, and Mike McRuger Jr.'s long-range shooting touch didn't seem to have been recovered, and he missed consecutive outside shots in the opening game.

However, Jimmy Butler performed well, breaking through the basket in a row, scoring layups, and making two three-pointers from the outside.

At halftime, Mike McKrueger scored five points on 2-of-8 shooting, Jimmy Butler scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and Clemmons High School led by five points at 34-29.

The lead is not huge, but Clemmons' victory is not in doubt, because the American high school league is actually playing superstar.

With Jimmy Butler at Clemons High School, there would be no doubt about victory.

In the second half, Jimmy Butler showed his killer nature on 7-of-7 shooting, and after 7-of-7, Clemons High School sealed the game.

Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 33 points on 14-of-18 shooting, along with seven rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block.

The commentator at the scene even exclaimed: "Michael Jordan of the Houston region has appeared!" ”

On the contrary, another projection type "Michael" Mike McKruger, who did not perform well in this game, saw Qiao Hai again after the game, and asked with a distressed face: "Mr. Joe, I have been practicing for more than a month, but my shooting touch has not returned, what should I do?" ”

Qiao Hai smiled and asked as if he didn't answer the question: "How long did it take you to practice the outside long-range shooting with 100 shots?" ”

Little Mike tilted his head and thought, "From the age of 6 until I was 11 years old." ”

"So it's five years, little Mike, you're now the equivalent of when you were six years old, and your original muscle memory has been lost, and some people may take a little time to get their muscle memory back, but some people will take an incomparably long time to get their muscle memory back."

"You've already practiced the source of the perimeter shot, which shows that you have the potential, so keep working hard, keep practicing, and it's only a matter of time before you regain your shooting touch."

Mike McRuger Jr. nodded, and he strengthened his confidence again.

In fact, Joe Hay discovers, why didn't Mike McKruger succeed in his previous life? Perhaps there is something wrong with his perseverance and mind.

Qiao Hai doesn't know if his encouragement to little Mike McKruger can really make a difference, but at least for now, Mike McKruger is growing up gradually, and is growing in the right direction.

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On November 3, the Rockets embarked on an away trip.

Chicago, the first away game, they played the Bulls.

Last season, Joe, along with Larry Bird, pitted the Bulls hard, and Joehai took Ron Artest and Jamal Crawford from the Bulls.

Now one is the Rockets' No. 3 starter, the outside gate, and the other is the Rockets' bench sixth man.

Larry Bird took Brad Miller and Ron Mercer from the Bulls, and now Brad Miller has been traded by the Pacers for the Kings' Hidottko Gruga Scott Polladega draft pick, and the other is still a mainstay on the wing within the Pacers.

The Bulls have acquired two star wings on their own, Jalen Rose has been reimbursed for the season with a serious injury, and Catino Mobley has proven to be of great use.

It can be said that these two transactions of the bull lost to grandma's family.

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And in this game, the starting lineup of the Bulls is point guard No. 7 rookie Kirk Sinrich, scoring guard Catino Mobley, small forward Kendall Gill, big forward Eddie Curry, and center Tyson Chandler.

Looking at the lineup, it's not bad, but if it really starts, the Bulls' lineup is only Mobley.

Rookie Kirk Sinrich is only making his official game debut and is still adjusting to the NBA for the time being.

Eddie Curry, known as the Shark on the inside, is highly anticipated, but he has a trait that at the beginning of each season, he has to languish for a while, because he will have a lot of fun in the offseason, and he is always bloated in November, and he needs 1-2 months to get back to competitive form in the regular season.

So, relying on a half-hung Catino Mobley, the Bulls have no chance.

In the first quarter of the game, the Rockets led the Bulls by 7 points at 29:22.

Then, in the second quarter, the Rockets directly blew up the Bulls on the defensive end, and in this quarter, the Bulls only scored 13 points in a single quarter, so that at halftime, the Rockets had a 55-35 lead over the Bulls by 20 points.

In the second half, the Rockets continued to extend their lead, and finally at the end of the final game, 98-66, took a crazy victory! Get off to a good start on the road!

The Bulls scored just 66 points in the game, setting a new season low for points scored in a single game.

In the Bulls, Catino Mobley scored 19 points on 6-of-18 shooting, and Eddie Curry made 0-of-8 shooting, without scoring in the field.

Rookie Kirksinridge played 30 minutes and finished with just five points, three rebounds and two assists on 2-of-9 shooting. The best performance on the Bulls was Tyson Chandler, who had 14 points and 17 rebounds on 3-of-8 shooting.

The Rockets played very easily, Yao Ming only played 21 minutes, and in 21 minutes he got 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Wade didn't make any free throws on 5-of-8 shooting in the game, and finished with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Rookie battle, Wade wins again!