Chapter 260: Rocket China Tour
After the league confirmed the four teams in China's preseason, the Rockets once again became the focus of the storm, and the Chinese champion Da Yao once again became the focus of all the media.
However, the Rockets, who have experienced a lot, will not take these things to heart, and they continue to wait for the game to come.
Some of the Rockets players are suffering because they didn't pass the medical exam, and waiting for them to come up with a specially developed training plan from the Rockets coaching staff, and at this moment those players who didn't pass the medical exam are really crying.
There's no way, who let them have too much fun during the holidays, and I don't know how to die now.
Da Yao was very excited when he knew that he was going back to his hometown for the pre-season, because this kind of thing of returning home is the favorite thing of Chinese, and he can also show off to the person in his heart, yes, it is to show off, you know, the current Da Yao is still a little boy who has not reached the age of 19, and it is good if he does not get carried away.
However, Tiger can't go, because he is about to get married, and if he is only going to China at this time, it is estimated that Amy can directly pick up a knife and cut people, and it is best not to touch the woman's moldy head at this time.
Hi, women who are preparing to get married are unreasonable. (The heavenly realm has a deep understanding that when that brother gets married in the future, don't find trouble by yourself, you will die a miserable death.) Tiger can only sigh, if not, don't go, there will be opportunities in the future.
In the blink of an eye, it is October, the preseason is about to start, and the Rockets have begun to leave for China, at the Houston airport Tiger is seeing off all the players of the Rockets, watching the Rockets players board the plane one by one and leave, Tiger's heart is a burst of sighs, he really didn't expect that because of his arrival, the NBA's preseason will land in China this year, and the NBA's internationalization process has also been advanced because of his arrival.
On October 13, 1999, the Rockets and Trail Blazers arrived in Shanghai. To be honest, this preseason game is much more enjoyable than the preseason games of the Rockets and Kings in the previous life.
As the top 50 NBA superstars, Pippen and Olajuwon have an unprecedentedly strong fan base in China, and after Olajuwon completed his subversion of the Bulls dynasty, Olajuwon has become second only to Jordan in China.
Also, the team's new generation of leaders, Garnett and Rashid? Wallace is a representative of the big forwards in the new century, one is the fourth in the 95 draft, and the other is the fifth, the two are close in order, and the strength is not much different, so this game is full of confrontation.
Although there are no Chinese players in the Trailblazers, Sabonis's presence has also aroused the memories of some elderly fans, this figure who is a dominant figure in the international basketball world, but many people who didn't see too many NBA games back then, and they are also the only idol of Da Yao, people want to see how the two centers above 2.20 meters fight on the court, well, forget it, see how Da Yao is abused.
In this way, with the addition of some other players, the game between the two sides is definitely at the focus level, although the league decided to come to China in a bit of a hurry, but this year it was the Rockets who chose a Chinese champion, and with the addition of some high-ranking officials and friends of Tiger, the matter was done quickly, and the companies that undertook the two teams to play in China were also very energetic, and in just a few days, a lot of trivial matters were done.
Although they did not come, the team was only led by the general manager Dawson, but the Rockets and their party still received the best hospitality, from all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the Rockets and the Trail Blazers received the highest level of courtesy, which made the players of the two teams very satisfied.
On October 14, 1999, the Rockets and Trail Blazers kicked off the NBA's preseason trip to China at the Shanghai Hungry 80,000 Stadium. At the start of the game, both sides lined up their main players, Olajuwon, Garnett, Ray? Aaron, Horry, Bodi Loga, Sabonis, Pippen, Rashid? Wallace, one of the NBA's superstars, delivered the perfect basketball feast to Chinese fans.
Olajuwon's fantastic dance moves, all the fans present were fascinated, and Garnett's wild surname made people realize that basketball is not as simple as people watch.
Thunder? Allen's precision and elegance have made very female fans fall in love with him, and Bodi Loga's handsome and accurate passing have also made him the favorite of the two Shanghai fans.
And the Trail Blazers also performed well, in front of Pippen, so that all those fans who love the Bulls dynasty can see their idols up close.
Sabonis is old, but the old man's passing is still so threatening, and he can always put the basketball in the hands of the most suitable player at the most opportune time.
Rashid? Wallace and Garnett fought fiercely, but they were just very enjoyable offensively, and both of them relaxed a lot when defending, after all, it was a preseason game that would not be so tightly defended.
The first quarter of the game was a tie between the two sides, in the 5th minute of the first half, Da Yao was substituted, in the face of his idol, Da Yao did not relent, a very beautiful turn, shook off Sabonis's defense, a big stride came to the basket, a light basket for the Rockets to score two points, the hustle and bustle of the Chinese fans present, almost arched the roof of the gymnasium.
And Sabonis also used his own experience and technology to make Da Yao understand what the real 'roof of the world' is.
The game between the two sides was intense, but it was a preseason game after all, after their main players played a full quarter, from the second quarter, the two sides began to replace the substitutes, giving more substitute players opportunities, so that the young players on both sides have more opportunities to train themselves.
However, the young people's game was more intense and exciting, and the wonderful slam dunks on both sides emerged one after another, and even Da Yao and Bodi Loga had a beautiful aerial relay.
The game ended 95:88 in such an atmosphere, and the Rockets only won by 7 points, although the Rockets won the game, but the atmosphere between the two sides was still very harmonious, everyone knows that this is just a show, and winning or losing is not a big deal.
After the game, Da Yao invited all the players of the Rockets and Trail Blazers to eat a good meal of Shanghai's local dishes, although he ate some blood, but watching these NBA stars eat one by one satisfied, Da Yao is also very happy.
And this time back in Shanghai, the famous Yao detachment of later generations has been established, but with the help of rockets, such a Yao detachment is more reasonable.
On the second day of the game, the Rockets' star toured the scenery of Shanghai Beach under the leadership of Da Yao, and Da Yao became the tour guide for the whole process.
The Maverick and the Eagle in Yanjing also fought on a par, neither side thought that the other party would have such combat effectiveness, the Eagle's side, in the bus came Steve? Smith was not sent to the Trail Blazers, and the bus offense was obviously better than Mutombo's, and he was also good on the plus passes, and often played with Steve? Smith formed a joint force and constantly attacked the opponent's defense.
With the addition of newcomers Terry and Coles, the Hawks are still very competitive in the new season.
The same is true for the Mavericks, and now the Mavericks' interior line is also very good, although the physical condition is average, but the pace is flexible in the interior offense, the style is tough and ruthless, and the mid-range and long-range shots are quite accurate, and the Mavericks' interior line has become an indispensable main substitute player.
Another big man, the German Nowitzki, has improved even more rapidly, the height of the big forward, the skill of the small forward, and the addition of a stable mid-range and long-range shot, he and roughly two people have become a headache for all opponents The interior combination, and now the Mavericks lack a real interior defender.
And the outside line Michael? The combination of Finley, Nash and Ginobili has initially shown its power, although there is still a problem with the distribution of the ball, but fortunately Ginobili and Nash are not the kind of sharp characters, and the atmosphere inside is still very harmonious.
The game between the two sides was very intense, the Eagles had a great advantage in the strength of the interior line, and the Mavericks' projection also made the Eagles very uncomfortable, and the scores of the two sides have been deadlocked. However, a group of substitutes from the Mavericks, under the leadership of Ginobili, played a very wonderful wave of attacks, and Ginobili broke through on his own, and the kind of serpentine breakthrough that was famous in later generations is now also very powerful.
The Hawks were caught off guard by the Mavericks with an 8-0 attack wave, and the scores between the two sides ended in the first half, with the Mavericks leading by 10 points.
However, after the start of the off-duty period, Steve? Smith began to explode, this member of the All-Star and Dream Team, who was underestimated by many people, showed his strongest side at the end of this game, and his accurate pull-up jump shot made Finley who defended him very distressed, and he couldn't really prevent it, it was too sharp.
Steve? Smith scored 16 points in the first quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the score was tied again.
After entering the fourth quarter of the game, the two sides were still anxious, probably because of physical strength, Steve? Smith failed to maintain the strong offensive power in the third quarter, and the two sides continued to pull in the final quarter of the game.
The best moment of the game came in the final 7.6 seconds, when the bus used a layup to give the Eagles a one-point lead.
And in the final 7.6 seconds, the Mavericks had the last attack.
Roughly 45 degrees inside the back, 30 degrees outside the three-point line on the left side of the ball to catch the ball, then turn around and jump, the basketball hit immediately, the Mavericks relied on this shot, in the final moment to kill the Hawks.
However, the winners after the game roughly paid a big pot of Donglai Shun, and the players of the Eagles and Mavericks ate a hard meal, so that the rough purse was missing, but this is generally nothing, and the sponsorship for the whole year is a big number.
The next day, I walked around Yanjing for another day, and on the third day, the eagle and the calf flew to Yueben.
(To be continued)