Chapter 116: The Lonely Little Giant

The game with the Rockets was spent without danger, and when Yao Mai was not on the court, a group of substitutes from the Rockets broke out again.

The coaching level of the old coach Adelman is not bad, and he once coached the Rockets to an amazing record of 22 consecutive wins, and Adelman's amazing tactical skills are in the eyes of everyone.

It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, today's Rockets really need to enter a period of reconstruction, the once beautiful MM combination is no longer what it used to be, the little giant Yao Ming is reimbursed for the season, and Maddie has also confirmed that he will not play in this season's Rockets.

When the team's two leading stars are gone, the two pillars that support Houston, the space city, are undoubtedly down, and the chances of the Rockets entering the playoffs this season are really slim, and it is really panicked to rely on a group of benches to break into the thorny playoffs.

This season's Rockets roster is seriously disorganized, and the decline in strength is certain.

Artest "The Beast" left Los Angeles in search of a high salary and championship ring, Yao Ming and Maddie were unable to play for the team due to injuries or form, and it can be said that most of the former Rockets in Space City have been scrapped.

The Rockets' record this season is obviously not ideal, with no team star leading the team, and a group of role players with a total annual salary of less than 30 million yuan have supported the team.

Anyone can see the frustration on the faces of the Rockets, and no one wants to spend this season in an ordinary way.

Next summer is when the free agency market opens, the water is very deep, and the stars of the 03 platinum generation have expired their contracts, such as Bosh of the Raptors, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and so on.

Everyone knows that the water in the free market next year is very deep, and not a single team in the league does not want to muddy the waters in order to profit from them.

The Rockets also have a group of players whose contracts are expiring, including a group of players led by Ariza, Kyle Lowry, and Scola who are all about to test the free market next summer.

Especially Kyle Lowry and Ariza, this year's team lineup has suffered a big change, the pressure and opportunities are on them, and they have more opportunities!

As long as they play phenomenally this season, they will not be disappointed by next year's contract or the next team.

After the Rockets' loss to the Timberwolves, the Western Conference ranking immediately dropped one place to the tenth position, and the original ninth position was replaced by the Timberwolves.

The competition in the West is getting more and more fierce, it is simply outrageous, to be honest, the Rockets' record is not bad, with a 21-19 record ranking in the weak East can definitely break into the playoffs, and the winning rate is definitely not bad if it is more than 50%.

Before the start of this season, everyone was not optimistic about the Rockets, and the Rockets did not get a national live broadcast this season, and the big-mouthed Barkley even said: "The Rockets will not win more than 13 games this season!" "Proper bottom of the league.

It is under the pressure of such public opinion that the Rockets led the team to a 50% winning rate by a group of role players with cheap annual salaries.

If it weren't for the Timberwolves' sudden appearance, the Rockets might have been the most unexpected team this season, the most successful dark horse team.

After the game, Yao Ming found Li Shihao, and the little giant who couldn't play for Houston was obviously not in a very good mood, and his expression was depressed.

"Haozi, this season is really over, I'm afraid it's going to be rebuilt, and Houston is going to change dramatically!" The little giant took a sip of beer and spat out bitter water.

Since he was selected in 02, Yao Ming has been in the rocket, for so many years, it is false to say that he has no feelings for the rocket, and the racial discrimination in the United States is very serious, just look at Nowitzki's constant finger at the spine and scolding the "soft egg".

However, in Houston, for Yao Ming, it is undoubtedly a pure land, quiet and indisputable, and the fans here tolerate him and trust him.

Even when he made his debut with 0 points in his rookie season, there was still an expectation of him.

"Haozi, I'm afraid it's not a few years old, my ankles won't last long, retirement will only be a matter of time, and the brothers who play together with the Rockets are leaving."

"The dream of the championship is gone!"

Yao Ming's eyes flashed with crystalline light, his eyes were slightly red, his snort was spurting with wine, and his eyes were full of loss and melancholy.

Li Shihao was silent, pinching the wine bottle, unable to think of anything to comfort him.

Maybe he will be like this in the future, injuries are the biggest enemy of players, when knee injuries, back injuries, and foot injuries are lingering in the body, I am afraid that all that will be left for him is loneliness and coldness.

"Haozi, you are still very young, I can't play for a few years, the future of Chinese basketball depends on you, the situation of the United Arab Emirates in the NBA is getting worse and worse, you are different, your starting point is higher than ours, you can try to sprint for the championship! Go for more honors! ”

Li Shihao nodded, sighed, reached out to help Yao Ming's shoulder, patted it, and was silent.

That night, the little giant Yao Ming was very drunk, Yao Ming has always been very careful about his diet as an athlete, and he never drank heavily, but the little giant was so patient that he was drunk like mud.

The little giant mentioned that although the Basketball Association has indicated that it will accept Li Shihao's attitude, but in the 10 years of the World Championships, the leaders of the Basketball Association obviously do not want Li Shihao to play, and they still want to get some benefits from Li Shihao in exchange for Li Shihao's qualification to play in the national camp.

The little giant can already think of the performance of the Chinese team at the World Championships, and Yi Jianlian, who is still a little immature, is obviously not enough to take on the heavy responsibility of the offensive and defensive pillars of the national team.

In this year's World Championships, the national team is afraid that it will fail, but I don't know who it will lose.

Li Shihao didn't say much all night, and was a good listener to listen to Big Brother Yao Ming's complaints.

When it was dawn in the early hours of the morning, Li Shihao left silently alone, settled the expenses for the whole night, and asked the waiter to provide a sobering and washing service after Yao Ming woke up.

The Timberwolves are now in ninth place in the West, three wins away from the Thunder, who are eighth in the West.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are now on a winning streak, and the Thunder newcomers led by Durant and Westbrook's outside twin stars are now in full swing, winning four straight games and not being chased by the Timberwolves in the short term.

In the long regular season, the chase for a win ranking is never something that can be completed overnight, and the Timberwolves still need more effort to hold this breath, not relax, and use this energy all the way to the end.

This year's competition in the West is too fierce, it is impossible to enter the playoffs without a 60% win rate, the arms race is intensifying, and the opponents in the same division of the Timberwolves are extremely strong, and none of them are easy.

The Timberwolves need more punch!

Fighting！

GO! GO! GO!