Chapter 41 [The Wolf King]

Taylor Swift released the single "TouchMybody" that should have belonged to Maria Carey, and within a week, the song not only reached the top of the Billboard charts, but also held the top spot on the digital download chart with 300,000 downloads in its first week of release.

Although Taylor's previous albums also performed well, many musicians still commented that her voice was not perfect and the lyrics were too childish. This time, Taylor turned over with "TouchMybody". The song breaks through her previous style, and the style and lyrics are bold.

When listening to the song, people's eyes light up, and when they search for the songwriter, it becomes dark.

Chuck Hayes? Does Shrek also compose lyrics and music? The joke is too big.

However, in an interview with the media, Taylor Swift solemnly announced: "This song was really written by Chuck, and it was he who helped me change my style and make this kind of progress, I never dreamed that I could occupy the number one number of downloads." Chuck also wrote me a lot of songs, and I will release them in the form of singles in the future. ”

"I still can't believe it, was it really Chuck Hayes of the Rockets who wrote this song for you? And there are others? The reporter asked.

"Really. Moreover, he not only writes songs, but also has a good voice, and he can release an album by himself, but because he has to play basketball, he has no time. Taylor added.

This interview literally threw a bombshell at the American music scene, and people went crazy. Hayes was on fire as a result, even more so than a triple-double on the court. He became the focus of the nation because of this song, and his popularity once again increased to a new level. In addition to this reputation, he received a large sum of money, which Taylor Swift paid him according to the songwriter's due share.

Most Americans like to divide money very clearly, and Hayes is polite. It is so easy to make money, which makes him more eager to develop in the music scene. It turned out that he didn't have to play basketball, he could easily become rich. In comparison, this year's annual salary of 660,000 in the rocket is simply a drop in the bucket, which is close to voluntary labor.

The trouble is that many musicians want to work with him and ask him to help with lyrics and music, including Mariah Carey. He pushed all these things to his intern agent Gao Tongxuan, and playing basketball is his favorite thing to do.

The Houston Rockets have played three consecutive home games recently and have not had a strong opponent. It was one of their most favourable fixtures of the month, with the players getting plenty of rest.

After getting the Wizards, 92-80, the Rockets beat the Grizzlies again at home.

The Grizzlies now only have three players who can score, one is Mike Miller, who can only shoot threes, and he can't make three-point shots; the second is Hakim Warik, who can only play with his body, and he can't play Hayes physically against him; There's also rookie Rudy Gay, who is eager to prove himself, who set a new high for shots and points today. It seems to be mighty, but in fact he was very uncomfortable defended by Battier, scoring 20 points, which was exchanged for 7-of-21 shooting. How can you win with such a performance? The media called it "Grizzly bears have no generals, Guy is the vanguard......"

Hayes played only half a game, with 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

The Rockets' rampage today was again Bunch Wells, who played 38 minutes and scored 34 points and 10 rebounds, and was named the best of the game. Hyde also had a good performance on the three-point line, scoring 18 points and six assists.

Jeff Van Gundy started to give Hyde more playing opportunities to brush up on the stats.

The veteran Mutombo was also very brave, he played 23 minutes and recorded a double-double of 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. Mutombo also threw a step-back mid-range shot in the game, and Drexler screamed from the commentator's bench: "Mutombo then hit the back!" Did the audience hear the old vertebrae creaking? ”

After a comfortable five-game winning streak, the Rockets welcome their last home opponent of the month, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are not strong, but Hayes attaches great importance to this game for only one reason, and that is Kevin Garnett, nicknamed "kg" and "wolf king".

His favorite guard is Michael Jordan, and his favorite interior player is Kevin Garnett.

Kevin Garnett has top honors such as Most Valuable Player, Olympic Men's Basketball Champion, and more. As a revolutionary of power forward in the new era, he is extremely versatile in on-court technology, even better than point guards, and very deterrent in defense, and is a three-time NBA rebounding champion and one of the greatest power forwards in history.

In 2004-05, Garnett played 82 regular-season games for the third straight season, starting every game. Named to the league's All-NBA Second Team and All-Defensive First Team. For the sixth consecutive season, he averaged 20+10+5 per game, becoming the first player in NBA history to average 20+10+5 per game for six consecutive seasons. He averaged 13.5 rebounds per game this season, becoming the league's leading rebounding leader. In the 2005-06 season, Garnett averaged 20+10 per game, grabbed 12.7 rebounds per game, and was crowned the rebounding champion for the third time. Since the 02-03 season, Garnett has topped the player efficiency charts for four consecutive years.

His toughness is undeniable.

Garnett or Duncan who is the best power forward in the league has been a topic of discussion, Duncan is the most consistent, but Kevin Garnett has a much more beautiful style of play and a more well-rounded technique.

Hayes discussed with Jeff Van Gundy and asked to play with Kevin Garnett full-time. He wanted to see the gap between himself and the peak "Wolf King". Jeff Van Gundy agreed without saying a word. Hayes is a little shorter, but the Rockets don't have anyone better suited to defend Garnett than him, Battier has to defend the perimeter, and Yao Ming's pace is too slow to keep up.

Jeff Van Gundy firmly believes that Hayes can limit Garnett to a certain extent, and even if he can't prevent it, the Rockets will be able to easily take the Timberwolves.

Last season's rout made Garnett, the "King of the Wolves," feel the crisis for the first time in his 11 seasons in the league, and the Timberwolves have gradually drifted away from the ranks of the Western Conference powerhouses, and the failure to make the playoffs for the second year in a row speaks for itself. Obviously, the situation they face in the new season is still not optimistic, and the Rockets and Hornets, who did not make the playoffs last season, have both improved their strength through personnel changes this summer, so it will not be easy for the Timberwolves to break through the siege and return to the playoffs. Their mediocre performances over the past two seasons have a lot to do with Garnett's isolation, and if this problem is not well addressed, it will be difficult for the Timberwolves to bottom out.

The Timberwolves now have a 4-8 record, and they haven't been inactive during the offseason, on the contrary, the Timberwolves have a lot to look forward to at the beginning of the season.

They brought in Mike James, who played at star level with the Raptors last season, with a big contract, and the Timberwolves hierarchy believes that his addition will inevitably revitalize the Wolves guard line that lost Cassell and "Madman" Sprewell two years ago. However, after 10 games, they found out that they had done a terrible business and were stupid. Mike James plays as lone as "lone wolf" Marbury, worse than Marbury.

Another trade for the Timberwolves was the acquisition of former All-Star player Vin Baker, a notorious forward who vowed to "change his ways" and that if he could play half the level he did that year, it would be enough to lighten Garnett's burden on the inside, but unfortunately it may have been just one of the drunken things he said after he was drunk. Wen Baker, who has suffered a serious decline in form, did not play a game in the new season, and was cut by the Timberwolves on November 14.

The Timberwolves' biggest move this summer was to select Brandon Roy with the sixth pick in the first round of the draft, and then they traded with the Trail Blazers in exchange for Randy Foye, who was seventh in the draft. (Many people wonder, why not just pick it?) )

The Timberwolves' brain-dead manager was met with collective taunts from fans. Once when he was watching a game at home, an excited fan shouted at him: "It's better not to go to the street casually in the future, so as not to be fooled and lame to buy a crutch." ”

At present, the Timberwolves have only 14 players in the roster, and the overall strength is not comparable to the strong Rockets.

Hayes remains the Rockets' third-to-last player. But it received the warmest applause from the fans. During the warm-up of the game, the music played on the pitch was "touchmybody".

Since the media knew that Hayes could write songs, his popularity in Houston has vaguely surpassed Yao Ming and Maddie. The teammates were delighted when they saw the slogans displayed by the fans at the Toyota Center. "Don't be tempted by Shrek! You belong in Houston! "Shrek! Far from New York, away from Hilton! "The rocket wins!" Shrek wins! ”

"Shrek...... Fans are worried that you will be abducted by the Knicks, you are getting more and more popular. When will I be treated like this...... Alas. Such words of envy have now become the opening words of Alstom's entry.

"I'm rubbing, don't call me Shrek. Look at the nicknames given to me by Chinese fans! Haiye! Hayes smiled and waved to the audience, whispering to Alstom. I was convinced by the media, and I just said hello to Paris. ”

"The one next to your girlfriend...... Hehe, isn't that beauty your new economic person? Maddie looked at the scene with a smile on her face.

"Well, I introduced them to each other. Gao Tongxuan is really just my economic person, don't use dirty thoughts to guess our relationship. Hayes smiled.

"It's really nice to sit together, I mean...... Your economist is very good, this is Oriental Beauty, right? Alston said as he waved in the direction of Gao Tongxuan and Taylor Swift.

Looking at Alston's silver expression, Hayes felt a chill in his heart, and was about to stab him a few words, Alston whispered beside him: "Man, you can help me add some assists today." ”

Hayes nodded, Spanoulis has been getting better and better in training lately, and Alston has felt that the main position is under threat, and there are strong brush statistics**.

"Wolf King" Garnett looked at Hayes coldly after he appeared, and Hayes smiled at Garnett and tensed the muscles of his whole body. The fans were beaming, the two were in a fierce spirit, and the battle was about to break out.

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