Team Rocket's training camp went by quickly, and the following events occurred during the period.

On October 2, Yao Ming announced that he would miss the preseason due to toe surgery. Although the Chinese team was eliminated in the first round of the knockout round of the World Championships, Yao Ming played a strong personal role and became the scoring champion of the event with an average of 25.3 points per game. After training, Chuck Hayes publicly wished Yao Ming an early recovery, and declared that he likes China, yearns for China, looks forward to fighting side by side with Yao Ming, and is willing to be Yao Ming's best helper, which has aroused the goodwill of the majority of Chinese fans.

On October 3, defensive expert Sean Battier returned to the team. He started every game for the Dream 7 team and was the best defender for the Dream 7 team, and his fixed-point three-point shooting also impressed. Chuck Hayes asks Sean Battier for defensive tricks.

On October 5, Greek Vasris-Spanooris officially reported to the rocket. He scored 22 points against Dream 7 at the World Championships and led Greece to an upset victory over the United States to reach the final. This unlucky kid became the public enemy of American fans before he even started playing in the first season. The big-hearted Chuck Hayes didn't ostracize the Rockets rookie because of Team America's exit, helping him in practice and becoming Spanolys' best friend with the Rockets.

On October and August, Jeff Van Gundy said at a press conference that the Rockets will vigorously develop new players in the new season, give them enough opportunities to play, and adjust their tactics to try new ways of playing, and will not always focus on Yao Ming or Maddy as the core offense. The Rockets are aiming to break through the first round of the playoffs in the new season. The media reported it loudly, and there was an uproar from all walks of life. Pre-game smoke grenades? Or has Jeff Van Gundy really changed?

The above is something that has been reported in the media.

There is still a lot that the media does not know, and on October 9, a small party was held at Maddie's house. The guest list includes all the Rockets players, the coaching staff, and some of Maddy's friends.

As we all know, Americans are mostly "party animals."

In English, the word "party" and "party" both use the same word, party, and the spelling and pronunciation are the same. Chinese people usually like to transliterate the latter meaning directly as party.

Perhaps there is a basis for the two meanings, in Hayes's view, the political election in the United States is a game, in fact, most people in the United States only see it as a happy party. In addition to complaining about everything, Americans seem to like to engage in so-called open-boiled politics and parties! Hayes has also participated in many kinds of parties, including theme parties, birth parties, makeup parties, festival parties, etc., with many names, and the interesting thing is that due to the wide variety of parties, there is also a special profession called "party planner" in the society, and the surname of the professional division of labor is similar to that of a lawyer who specializes in handling complaints.

Most Americans like to toss, and they never get tired of it, in the eyes of the gentle and thrifty descendants of Yan and Huang, they are really full of food! But there is always a reason for the existence of anything, especially when such things have become a culture. In fact, if you think about it, it's also good to steal a half-time of leisure, and a group of people who know or don't know each other get together, eat, drink and have fun, and have no restraints with each other.

American parties can be broadly divided into three types: gathering, family, and banquet.

The former is the most casual, as long as the organizer sends a notice in advance to indicate the time and place of the party. There is also a sign-in sheet that asks you to respond to whether you want to attend and what kind of food you might bring. On the day of the party, everyone will bring some food, or their own meals, or snacks, drinks and fruits bought in the mall, and go to the venue to put them on the table, that is, let the visitors share them, and share other people's food. The task of the organizer is to contact the venue and set up the venue, which is usually a large conference room in a corner of the park or an institution. The party is mostly about giving speeches, dancing, playing games, and making small talk. When you're done, you can't eat what you can't eat.

A family party is a party that invites people to come to it on a festival or other theme. Usually the host is hospitable to everything, and the visitors are mostly acquaintances, so there is no need to be too formal. Americans often continue some of the European habits, so if you can bring a small gift to the host family as a gesture of friendship, it can add to the effect of everyone's joy. Such as flowers, small handicrafts, fruits, snacks, in short, each is suitable. As for whether the host's family entertained well during the meal, it depends on luck. This is mainly determined by whether the owner is particularly interested in food or research, but has nothing to do with whether he or she is enthusiastic or generous.

As for banquet-style parties, Hayes hadn't been to them, he didn't like them, and he didn't have a chance.

The party culture in the United States actually embodies an attitude of positive communication and interaction between people. It's not a bad thing to have more parties and more opportunities for people to get to know each other and understand each other.

The reason Maddie threw the house party was to welcome a number of new Rockets players and strengthen the bond between the players before the start of the new season.

This was the first time Hayes had participated in the team since being reborn. His biggest impression was that the diet was too simple. There are nothing more than hamburgers, fried chicken, onion beef tenderloin, pork chops, chocolate pastries, pies, salads, cold drinks, and more. Compared with the steaming, stewing, frying and stewing of the Chinese nation, it is 108,000 miles behind.

Maddie hired a chef, but these purported professional chefs are also very ordinary. Hayes suspects that he will do well as a chef in the United States.

To Hayes's delight, Yao Ming also came to the party today. Because of the World Championships and minor toe surgery, the Rockets gave Yao Ming a holiday, and he never reported to the arena for training.

Hayes took a glass of orange juice, drank it slowly, and sat down beside Yao Ming.

A group of people gathered by the pool to dance and it was the quietest corner.

"Hey, you're not going to dance?" Yao Ming asked with a smile when he saw Hayes walking towards him.

"I can't dance. In the past, it could only squirm in the crowd. Hayes twisted slightly and said in standard Chinese.

Yao Ming just took a sip of the drink, squirted out, and continued to say in English: "You...... Do you speak Chinese? ”

"I taught myself, in order to make it easier to chat with you, and in the future, I can also ask Chinese fans to vote for me as an All-Star. Hehe, you can speak Chinese directly, I'm fine. I've wanted to see you for a long time, but you've never come to train. Hayes continued in standard Chinese. This is the first time the two have met, and they finally see their hometown fathers and elders, which is very cordial.

"God, I'm not dreaming, am I? Will you only be able to speak a few words, or will you really be able to talk to me? Yao Ming was a little skeptical and asked in Chinese.

"The two of us just talk and speak Chinese. Times have changed, in the past, Chinese learned English, now Americans learn Chinese, I learned better. Hayes said smugly.

"Are you really self-taught? Speak too fluently, how do I feel that you are more like a Chinese than me, your voice is not as coarse as me, and your speech is clearer than me. Yao Ming smiled, he deliberately spoke very fast, and his words were slurred, and he had the intention to test Hayes. He believed that this speed of speech was difficult for foreigners to understand.

Who knows, after Hayes heard this, he smiled slyly: "Brother Ming, are you trying me?" It's still too clear, I don't want to understand it, at least like Jay Chou singing nunchucks. ”

"......" Yao Ming's chin fell to his chest, and it took half a minute before he lifted his chin and muttered, "If you don't look at your face, I will definitely think that you are Chinese." It's amazing. ”

"Don't be so surprised, right?" Hayes said modestly, his expression was not modest at all, and it was like two words engraved on his head.

At this moment, thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.

Confucius said: "Don't pretend to be b, pretend to be b, and be struck by lightning." Hayes remembered this, quickly pinched his thigh, swallowed two mouthfuls of spit, and restrained.

"Hayes, I want to thank you in advance." Yao Ming looked at Hayes and said suddenly.

"Thank me for what?" Hayes asked inexplicably.

"I heard from the coach that you suggested that I be rested, not in the preseason, and you should be the center forward. I've spent my holidays at the World Championships, and I've been playing too many games lately, so I'm looking for a break. Yao Ming said with a smile.

Hayes shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "It's too polite, I just made a reasonable suggestion, other teams won't let the main team consume too much energy in the preseason, or even not play." If you want to run in, you just need to run in the regular season, and the playoffs are the time to fight hard. Also, just call me Chuck. ”

"My feet are already fine and I'll be training with the team tomorrow. I heard the coach say, if I am not there, you are the best person on the inside, and Mutombo can't prevent you. I'll be able to see it tomorrow. After Yao Ming finished speaking, he found that Hayes had an eager look on his face.

Maddie's mansion is very luxurious, well-equipped, and has a complete basketball court, Hayes felt that chatting was better than exercising for a while, and said with a smile: "Hearing you say that, I want to play basketball now." If it weren't for the party today, I'd definitely be going one-on-one with Corenna. ”

"You don't want to go head-to-head with me right now, do you?" Yao Ming understood what he meant from Hayes's eyes and asked. The theme of the party was to welcome the newcomers, and most of them were players, most of whom were dressed in sportswear. Both of them came in sportswear.

"If Maddie had a game console here, I'd love to play with you. But there is no ...... here So, I want to go head-to-head with you in basketball, I want to see the gap between myself and you, are you willing to play? Hayes asked with a smile. For him, basketball is the best game to play. In his previous life, Xuan Feng was even more crazy, and once fought alone with a good opponent in the heavy rain on the cement field.

"Jeff said you're a training freak, a basketball maniac, and you can think of basketball when you watch a tennis game, and it's true. I'm curious how much you've improved. Let's go, let's go to Maddie for the ball. Yao Ming drank all the drinks in his glass, ready to accompany Hayes crazy.

When the two find Maddie for basketball, Maddie is chatting with Jeff Van Gundy and Mrs. Van Gundy.

After hearing their thoughts, Maddie laughed and said, "You two want to go it alone now?" That must be very interesting, wait a minute. ”

Maddie went to his room to find a Spalding basketball, and Jeff Van Gundy was also interested in the team's two interior matchups, and the two were going to watch them on the court.

Originally, Yao Ming and Hayes just wanted to play quietly for a while. Unexpectedly, the news spread in less than two minutes, and in addition to the players, the female guests also stopped dancing, and all left the venue in high spirits and gathered at the side of the basketball court.

Maddie spoke up on the sidelines, "Welcome to Maddie Garden." It's a beautiful place at night and the lights are charming. Today, the two superstars will bring us a great 1-on-1 match. Please look at Yao Ming from China and Chuck Hayes, who has no nickname for the time being! ”

"Man, we're going to lead today." Yao Ming walked to the middle of the field and said in Chinese.

"Isn't it good? Entertain the public, and show your strength in front of the coaching staff by the way. Brother Ming, don't keep your hands and fight hard. Hayes also said in Chinese.

Everyone else was curious what the two of them were talking about, and Hayes had never spoken Chinese in front of others.

"I'll pay $50 and bet Chuck to win." Maddie, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, suddenly shouted.

"I'll pay $50 too, press Chuck." Juwan Howard also pulled out his money and said.

"Then I'll press Chuck too......" Hyde also said.

Hayes and Yao Ming sweated.

"Why did we turn heads-up into a gamble?" Hayes was stunned.

"I don't know, the question is why are all these people pressuring you to win?" Yao Ming smiled bitterly, he is the scoring champion of the World Championships, and he is definitely the number one in the league in terms of interior singles ability.

Jeff Van Gundy popped up and spoke. "What do you mean by that? Who is allowed to gamble? Does this affect our team spirit? ”

There was silence on the sidelines, and several players who were just about to pay for it were glad that they were slow.

At this time, Jeff Van Gundy took out a bill from his bag, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "I'm kidding, 100 dollars, press Chuck to win!" ”

A circle of people fell crookedly.

In addition to a few fringe players, the Rockets players more or less participated in the game, even the most gentlemanly Battier and "Uncle Mutombo" (Mutombo) were no exception.

Most of the guests pressed Yao Ming, and almost all the players who participated in the training camp pressed Hayes, which made Yao Ming scream and surprised, how can he say that he is also a famous All-Star center in the league, is Hayes really so powerful? His teammates think he can't handle Hayes? Of course, Yao Ming knew that Hayes was a base-salary player, and he didn't take him seriously at all, let alone do his best, and now, he is ready to work harder.

The "bullfight" of the two begins.

The rule is that two people take turns attacking, and the first 10 goals wins.

Yao Ming attacked first. Hayes held off Yao Ming on the three-second line. Yao Ming dribbled with his back and squeezed twice, but Hayes didn't move.

This was Yao Ming's first time playing with Hayes, and he found that Hayes's strength was definitely no less than Ben Wallace's, stronger than himself. Hayes is not good at getting into the three-second zone, and this defensive style can limit him to a certain extent.

Hayes sighed in his heart. It's so tall.,228cmThat's what it feels like in reality.。 Just like when he met a middle school student when he was in elementary school, he had to look up.

Just blocking it for three seconds can't stop Yao Ming from scoring. Although Yao Ming's movement speed is slow, his basic skills are very solid, and his huge body can also protect the basketball well. He dribbled a few times, turned around and jumped, and hit the shot steadily. Hayes's bounce and height are impossible to block Yao Ming.

Yao Ming smiled at the sidelines. Mutombo, who had suppressed Yao Mingsheng, immediately shouted in his hoarse voice: "Yao! Prevent going out. Don't be careless. This kid is hard to guard, don't let me lose money! ”

'Prevent it from going out, it's all inside, it's not necessary, right? Yao Ming said in his heart. He stood near the free throw line, lowered his body, and beckoned to Hayes confidently, smiling, "Come on." Let me see your offense. ”

"No problem." Hayes said, catching the ball on the three-point line and shooting, the ball went in.

didn't listen to the old man, and suffered a loss in front of him, Yao Ming stood on the spot.

As soon as the connoisseur made a move, he knew if there was one, Yao Ming knew that the other party was not blinded by Hayes's shooting action, and the shooting touch was even softer than him.

Maddie and the others, who were watching the excitement outside the venue, had already expected this scene, and they laughed back and forth.

"My offense isn't just under the basket. Brother Ming, be careful. Hayes smiled and switched places with Yao Ming.

Yao Ming still attacked with his back and turned around again to jump and shoot. No matter how dark Yao Hei is, Yao Ming's turnaround jumper at the peak of his peak is really a big scoring weapon in the NBA, and it is almost incomprehensible. Hayes couldn't prevent this move at all, no matter how high he jumped, it would take time to reach the highest point, but Yao Ming made a move as soon as he turned around and relied on his height and arm length, unless he jumped early, he couldn't block it.

Hayes attacked, and this time Yao Ming defended it. Hayes dribbled the ball twice under the crotch, changed direction and broke through Yao Ming, and hit the basket for a layup.

Yao Ming's expression became serious, and he found that Hayes was much more powerful than he imagined, and if he attacked with the ball, he had a clear speed advantage against him. The worst thing he can defend is the players who can break through.

Soon, the two played 5 rounds each, Yao Ming all turned and jumped, and Hayes used a breakthrough pullup jump shot or a breakthrough layup, all of which were all hit.

In the sixth round, Hayes jumped early and finally interfered with Yao Ming's shot, and Yao Ming turned around and missed the jumper. It is difficult to reach 100% no matter how accurate the hit rate of the mid-shot is, seeing this scene, the people who pressed Yao Mingsheng shook their heads and sighed together.

Hayes continued to wander around the perimeter after receiving the ball. Dodge half of his body with his foot advantage and hit a stop-and-go jump shot.

Yao Ming was already a little speechless, and instead of attacking immediately after taking the ball, he asked, "Chuck, don't you want to play center for me in the preseason?" Are you a center forward or a defender? ”

"I'm sorry, but I'm using my own strengths and attacking the enemy's shortcomings. If I go inside and hit you, it's an advertisement!" Hayes replied as a matter of course.

Yao Ming fainted. Where did he hear that? Cover in cover advertising are all done in the United States?

Yao Ming threw the rest of the ball and kept a good hand. He played well, but he still lost. Because Hayes hit all 10 goals, Yao Ming's weakness is obvious, that is, slow movement, and Hayes made full use of his only advantage. The crowd around him couldn't help but sigh that Hayes had improved again, and he played to the results of his daily solo practice with Azubuuk.

Hayes's ball-handling offensive level is still far from that of guards and small forwards. But against most of the interior players, there is a clear advantage in speed and technique. In defense, he has also practiced small steps, which largely makes up for the lack of speed.

Yao Ming wiped his sweat with a towel, not angry at all. Looking at Hayes, he laughed and said, "You're too accurate." Terrible. I didn't expect you to be so powerful, even better than Jeff said. ”

Yao Ming excitedly said three times in a row, and he was very satisfied with Hayes's teammate.

"What do you think of the Rockets having this guy this year?" Jeff Van Gundy walked up to Maddie and asked loudly.

"Do you need to ask? Champion! We're going to win the championship this year! Maddie shouted. He had never been so confident. This year, the Rockets are no longer two people, he and Yao Ming, who have the third scoring point.

"What about you? Do you have faith? This season, you say, can the Rockets take off? Jeff Van Gundy asked loudly as he looked at the other Rockets.

"The rocket wins!" Hayes was the first to roar.

The other players were immediately infected and shouted together: "The Rockets will win!" ”

The party welcoming the newlyweds turned into a unique rally. The shouts of a group of macho men resounded in the night sky, kicking off the new season of the rockets!

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