That night, Hayes wanted Gao Tongxuan to go with him to watch the Rookie Challenge, but Gao wanted to stay in the hotel. Taylor Swift won't come to the All-Star Game because of work, and Gao Tongxuan is worried that attending the game with Hayes will spread a "scandal".

"Just watching the game together, what are you afraid of? What's more, we are not scandals, we are just together. Hayes sighed.

"Who knows what will be written on the news? Now that the two of us are intimate, if the news spreads, everyone pays attention to me. What about Taylor? She doesn't want to give up on you...... You are all public figures, and you are watched by a lot of people. If in the future it is said on the news that you are stepping on two boats, it will ruin your image. It's okay for me, I'm your economic man out there. At home, if only you could be nice to me. Gao Tongxuan smiled.

"I'm sorry. Always aggrieved you. Hayes kissed Gao Tongxuan lightly and said.

"It's okay, you go and watch the ball, I'll watch live TV at the hotel, and I'll wait for you to come back." Gao Tongxuan said.

Hayes left the hotel alone and arrived at the New Orleans Arena. Taylor, this little girl is really torturous. He and Taylor didn't get much chance to meet, and their relationship didn't get any closer. Because of Taylor's existence, he couldn't propose to Gao Tongxuan. The three of them live together, don't get married, don't make it public, do they live like this for the rest of their lives?

Hayes thought all the way, and the stadium found Yao Ming and sat with Yao Ming.

"Didn't you bring your wife with you?" Yao Ming asked with a smile.

"Don't laugh at me. Don't you know a little bit about our situation? In fact, I am content with one. Hayes sighed.

"Let's talk about the team, is there a trade for the Bobcats? There's no more frequent trade in the league than yours, and now that your roster is flawed, why hasn't there been any movement? Are you ready to play like this for a season? Yao Ming asked.

"We tried to make a deal, but the proposals we came up with failed. We had made an offer for Gasol and wanted David Lee and Aldridge, but we ended up switching back to Bagnani. Yao, if Bagnani doesn't get hurt, I think the Bobcats have a 70% chance of knocking out the Hawks in the playoffs, but it's not going to be good right now. Hayes said slowly.

Yao Mingyi smiled: "We also regard the Bobcat as our main competitor, so we pay special attention to your movements. Josh (Smith) defends well, but it's too hard to limit you. You're getting better and better this year, if only I could practice like you. ”

"If you practice like me, with your height, will you still let people live? Want to average 40 points per game? Hayes smiled wryly.

"You're exalting me too much." Yao Ming shook his head, he had always been a very smart person and knew where his weaknesses were. It's a pity that he can't make up for it, because his talent is a shortcoming. "I don't have the physical strength you have. I can't make up for the lack of consistent scoring. I'm playing around 33 minutes now. You envy my height, I envy your physical strength, you never seem to be tired when you play. I think the league MVP will be yours sooner or later. ”

Hayes smiled, undeniable. "Guess who wins today?"

"Second grade, of course. I haven't won in the first grade for many years. And the rookies haven't been good this season. Our team's Starkey is injured, and if he comes to play the rookie game, he can be a little better in the first year. Didn't the bobcats take a fancy to him in the summer? You're really eye-catching, he's really good. If you add in the results, I think he should be the best rookie. Yao Ming said with a smile.

If it weren't for the accidental selection of Starkey, the Hawks might have now found a way to trade the Kings in exchange for Mike Bibby. Now everything is different.

The first-year rookie team played first. Yi Jianlian looked cold and not very excited. Landry, on the other hand, was smiling happily and eager to try.

First-year starters: point guard Mike Conley, scoring guard Kevin Durant, small forward Carl Landry, power forward Yi Jianlian, center Horford.

The selection of the first-year team was not very reasonable, so Landry was placed in a position that he was not familiar with, and the coach's purpose was to let him and Yi Jianlian switch positions at any time, and Yi Jianlian preferred to pull out the mid-range shot.

Sophomore starters: point guard Daniel Gibson, shooting guard Brandon Roy, small forward Rudy Gay, power forward Aldridge, center Josh Boone.

Due to the injury of champion Bagnani, the Nets' blue-collar Boone was selected for the Rookie Challenge, and he averaged 25.3 minutes per game, scoring 8.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1 block, which was very efficient.

Even without Bagnani, the strength of the second grade is a cut above that of the first grade. Millsap played as a starter for the Rockets, contributing a career-high 12.6 points and 7.2 rebounds, and could only appear as a substitute in the rookie game.

"Your little brother Yi Jianlian doesn't look very happy. He's the best rookie, why do you still have this expression? Hayes asked.

"If he's happy, it's weird. In fact, he didn't want to go to the Warriors, but he couldn't help himself, and he didn't understand it when he told you. He knew that you and D'Antoni were in the Lynx, and he was so angry that he was going to scratch me and said that he wanted to kill the agent. His stats are out, but what's the use of the team's bad level? Next season's draft picks are back to you. Yao Ming squinted at Hayes and said with a smile: "You won't calculate all these things, right?" Hijacked the Warriors' Biedrins and left them without anyone inside. They also took away two role players, messing up their roster. ”

"If I pick the top three in the Bobcat draft next year, I'll thank them." Hayes doesn't deny that he did count the Warriors. I just didn't expect them to fight so badly. In fact, Azubuke should have been to the Warriors, and he was the strongest defender on the Warriors' perimeter.

"If the two of us were still on the same team, how many championships would we have to win. It's a pity......" Yao Ming sighed.

The two chatted for a while, and the game began.

People's memories of the rookie game are nothing more than white chocolate's elbow passes, little emperor James's thunderbolt dunk, and those individual shows and dunk shows have long distorted the meaning of the rookie game.

Last season in particular, Hayes scored 101 points. The rookies dodged out of the way for him to shoot three-pointers, turning the Challenge into an exhibition game once and for all. David Stern was unhappy with the situation and asked the rookie game to increase the intensity of the confrontation.

Antagonism? Do you use it with these rookies in the first grade? At the beginning of the game, the second year took their opponent lightly, after all, the second year is full of stars.

While the sophomores were still staging the aerial relay, they suddenly realized that the rookies really wanted to win!

Durant was the first to score, scoring six points on a burst shot, and Conley also assisted Landry to perform a dunk under the basket. The first-year team opened the game with an 8-2 offensive run**.

Roy took the ball in the frontcourt, and Durant immediately opened his long arms and stuck to the defense.

What does this kid want to do? Haven't you played enough when you're training? When it comes to the rookie game, do you still defend like this, just want to prove that you are better than me? Roy was a little frustrated and passed the ball to Rudy Gay, who turned and scored with a jumper.

Except for Yi Jianlian's movements that were a little stiff and seemed to be unable to let go, everyone in the first-grade team played very actively and energetically. Landry received another pass from Conley and scored with a one-handed dunk.

When defending, the first-year team worked even harder, and Durant played against Roy, and there was no intention of letting go of the water.

People call Durant Wheat Dee. If Durant's surname is mentioned, the first thing that comes to people's mind is easy-going, humble, and restrained. He has great talent, but he is a very low-key person who never puts on any show. However, that doesn't mean Durant isn't pursuing. He wants to be a star, not a fixed-point pitcher.

In practice, Durant has shown a high standard, but within the team, the first choice for offense is always Roy. Durant has some dissatisfaction in his heart, and his agent has also proposed to the Trail Blazers executives to arrange tactics for Durant, and he should be the focus of the team's training. However, the Trailblazer's reply was firm. "This is Roy's team, the other core is Aldridge, and Durant is just the number three. Aldridge was also the leader of last season, he played for Randolph for a season as a substitute, and this season has begun to explode, Durant is also the leader, what is the advantage over Aldridge? He should grasp his position. ”

Durant's request to increase ball possession is just a sign of arrogance in the eyes of the Trail Blazers' top management and coaches. They even regretted their decision in the draft, and they only selected the more famous Durant because they didn't like Al Horford's height. If Horford were selected, their interior line wouldn't be in a situation where they were often beaten into a sieve. Now fans are very dissatisfied with the interior of the Trail Blazers, and they have jointly proposed to trade interior players, only in this way can the team have the possibility of impacting the playoffs.

The Trail Blazers missed Horford because of Durant, so fans blamed Durant for the weak interior line, which made Durant very unhappy.

Durant is the kind of person who likes to keep words to heart, but it will be shown in action, and he will compete with his teammates on the court.

Roy happened to be opposite Durant, and in a few minutes, as long as Durant received a pass, he would not pass it out again, and immediately singled Roy. Roy's defense isn't very strong, and he doesn't want to take it seriously in his rookie game, let alone defending his teammates in the Trail Blazers.

When attacking, Roy is also mainly passing. He wants to save his strength for the All-Star Game, but Durant has no such concerns, the two have different mentalities, so Durant overwhelmed Roy in this game. Durant relied on his height advantage to make several jumpers and scored a game-high 14 points in six minutes. Roy also played six minutes, with just one dunk and three assists.

Most of the fans want to see the rookies perform. As a result, the players are now playing very seriously, especially the first-year team, with very few offensive dunks, most of which rely on jump shots. Such a game makes spectators who want to see a dunk drowsy.

After all, the strength of the second year is stronger. In the first half, the two teams were evenly matched, and in the second half, the second year was a little more serious, and the score was gradually pulled away. Durant is the most active person on the first-year team, Landry has also staged violent dunks many times, Scola and Yi Jianlian, who are not good at performing, play soy sauce, and Brooks, who has strong offensive ability, was ignored because of his lack of height...... The first-year team ended up losing 102-111.

Rudy Gay won the MVP with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, and Durant scored a game-high 29 points.

It was a game that was more intense than exciting. The hit rate of both sides is not high, and the iron is crazy to strike. Hayes was pleased, he found something very interesting, the Trail Blazers didn't seem to be in harmony internally. Durant doesn't have the ball, a bit of water; Rondo hasn't played so far, and he's still a fringe player. At the beginning, he was worried that the four super-rookies would become invincible when they got together, but now it seems that he is too worried.

(To be continued)