Chapter Seventy-Six: The Bus Starts
After beating the Jazz on the road, the Rockets' record has soared to 22-2.
Such a terrifying record made the alliance look sideways.
However, to the relief of the rest of the league, Olajuwon was injured in the game against the Jazz.
A minimum of 10 games will be suspended.
This means that in the next 10 games, the oldest player on the Rockets' interior line is Kevin Garnett, a young man with only 2 years of NBA experience.
For a time, the prediction of the rocket's losing streak was very loud.
However, the players within the Rockets have not been affected in the slightest.
Concentrate on the next game against the Washington bullets.
On December 28, the Rockets welcomed the challenge of the Washington Bullets on their home court.
This year's Washington Bullets have been doing well under Vic Staff.
A record of 14 wins and 14 losses is not easy for the Bullets.
Chris Webb, who has become the core, and his college teammate Junovan Howard, as well as Strickland, Murray, Capote Cheney, Chris Whitney, Terry Davis and other players have a good fit.
Today, for the away challenge of the Rockets, who have no big dreams, although they didn't say anything, they were determined to win in private.
Before the game, Chris Webb and Kevin Garnett hugged each other.
Webb whispered into Garnett's ear, "Man, you're in luck, we're going to take a win away from Houston today." ”
Hearing these words, Garnett paused slightly, and then said with a smile: "Chris, if you want to take away the victory, then you guys can try it." ”
Today's start for the Rockets was just for the bus to take Olajuwon's place.
Lao Tang considered that a defender like Mark Jackson can pass the ball to a center with some offensive ability with the ball.
But Big Ben obviously doesn't have such ability, and only uses some offensive ability to play the starter.
Big Ben still played with Bodi Roga as the Rockets' bench assault group.
After the game started, what surprised me was the inside combination of the Rockets.
Garnett is an All-Star player.
Against Webb is playing passionately.
What all the American media did not expect was the Chinese who came on as a substitute.
What has he shown before.
If you take the statistics and look at them, they are all stupid.
He averaged 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
He averaged 8.4 minutes per game.
Obviously, it's just a substitute for soy sauce.
But is this guy with the demeanor of O'Neill one smaller now?
He can play alone with the ball, and Terry Davis, who has a lot of power, stumbles.
Once Howard or Webb is in the last game, then the pass will always find the player who is being released.
In just three minutes, it was two fouls from the Bullets' interior players and accurate free throws.
That's where the big guy came from.
I really didn't expect the Rockets to have such a player on the bench.
I used to think that the guy named Ben Wallace could already become a spare tire for big dreams, but I didn't expect that this third substitute on the inside line also has such power.
For a while, all the teams in the league that lacked good centers started to make up their minds.
I was even more excited when I inquired, because this big man has reached the year of contract selection this year.
As long as you can come up with a big contract that is tempting, you have a good chance of getting this player.
Looking at the bus that was raging on the opponent's inside line on the field, Tiger on the sidelines was also very emotional.
Think about the bus that didn't get on the NBA until he was 25 years old, and although he mixed a championship ring in the league, how many people could remember this big man of the Mongolian tribe at that time.
But now it's different, I came to the United States at the age of 20, received special training from the Rocket uniform group, and landed on the Rockets after a year of polishing in the Development League, although I didn't play a lot of time, but under the words and deeds of superstars such as Big Dream, Da Ba has the absolute ability to stand in the NBA, and can become the main player in some weak teams.
Think about it, the huge body, strong strength, more flexible footsteps and a certain ability to carry the body, more than 3 years of adaptation to American basketball, coupled with the unique feel of Chinese players, and after getting rid of some unique problems of Chinese players, a new bus appeared in the United States.
The big man who always likes to float outside in later generations has really become an insider killer.
Seeing the Chinese man running rampant like a tank on the inside of the bullet, Vicstaff could only call a timeout.
"Terry, why can't you get a replacement?" Baker Stave asked, looking at Terry Davis, who was sweating profusely.
"Coach, that yellow kid's strength is too great, I feel like we're not facing the Rockets, but the Los Angeles Lakers, he's like that big monster on the inside, and I can't stand the impact." Terry Davis spoke out about his feelings.
"Yes, coach, I also faced him alone, he is like a big shark one size smaller, this kind of power is really palpitating." Junovan Howard also said on the sidelines.
"So what you mean is that we are going to treat that kid like a big shark with that substitute, do you want all the teams to laugh at us?" Baker Staff's tone grew heavier.
"Then coach, how do you deal with that big Chinese man?" Terry Davis was also a little dissatisfied,
"Limit that kid's catch, after that kid doesn't have the ball, the threat will decrease, go around the front to defend that guy, I found that his arm span is not very good, his feet are a little chaotic in a small area, interfere with his catch, kick him out of the danger zone, he can't help it, he doesn't have the height and arm span of a big shark, go ahead, boys, the victory is ours." Vic Staff's vision is still very good.
"Come on."
The Bullets encouraged each other.
The game continued, and the bullets began to circle the front defense.
Interfering with the route of the bus to catch the ball.
It was a success.
However, Lao Tang, who was standing on the sidelines, saw this situation and shouted.
Attracted the attention of the bus, and then made a gesture.
The bus nodded to indicate that it understood.
In the offense of the round, the bus no longer asked for the inside line, but ran to the free throw and wandered.
This change shocked the coach of the Washington bullets, Vic Staff, and thought to himself: Could this kid have the ability to shoot.
Just as the idea was being tried, Garnett, who was caught deep inside, passed the ball out.
After the bus saved the ball, there was no hesitation and shot directly.
"Huh".
The basketball is a very brisk hit.
This time, everyone was a little sluggish.
What kind of big man is this, an inside player who can shoot, has power, and can play alone.
Such a guy has an annual salary of at least 6 million.
How much does this guy get an annual salary now.
Oh my God, a two-year, 1.1 million contract.
What are the rockets doing.
The first session of the race ended with a bus performance.
Looking at the bus that performed well, the teammates of the Rockets stepped forward to congratulate them.
The bus also accepted the congratulations of his teammates very honestly.
But Lao Tang thought on the side, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep this big man next season.
The second quarter of the game was almost the same as the first.
Garnett and Daba are constantly going deep into the inside line to play strongly, passing the ball if they are trapped, and coming by themselves if they are not packed.
It's exactly the same as the tactics of the big dream when he was in the team, and he made a shot from time to time in the big bus.
The Rocket's strong inside line is undoubtedly revealed.
The second half of the game was dominated by the Rockets' bench players.
A group of substitutes were led by Bodi Roga, the conductor of the pitch.
It made Washington cry even more.
In the second half of the game, Washington bullets also found a weakness of the bus, the physical fitness is average, the bounce is average, and it is obvious that the ground flow encounters a flexible and agile type of inside method is not very many and other shortcomings and restrictions, but because Washington's interior strength is really not seen, the bus teamed up with Garnett to explode.
111:101
The gap of ten points makes Washingtonians come with dreams and let dreams come back.
And this game also announced to the world that the Rockets are still a strong team without a big dream, and it is not something that any team can easily defeat.
The bus had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
The happiest thing is the Chinese media, for a time what {Chinese giant rises Houston} {bus starts to capture Washington bullets} and a series of reports are overwhelming, and a large number of Chinese reporters gather in Houston.
However, the bus, which was the center of the storm, still trained and competed every day, and was not affected in the slightest.
Because these reporters were all sent by Tygra to do a rocket Chinese Culture Week event.
In the end, I just brought the bus for a press conference and it was done.
This kind of initiative made the bus very happy.
He is a low-key and introverted person who does not like to be exposed to the spotlight too much.
He couldn't ask for the freedom from such interference.
It's a pity that he is relieved, but the transfer issues surrounding him linger and make Tiger annoyed.
The last sentence, the reply to be talked about after the end of the season, temporarily suppressed the matter.
However, Tiger knew that before the season was over, a war to rob the Rockets of role players was about to begin.
However, Tiger is full of confidence and knows how serious the contradictions between labor and management are this year.
If I can't take advantage of this, I'm not a crosser.
The Rockets are 23-2 and continue to lead the league.
Visiting Charlotte, I don't know what kind of threat the Hornets with Glenn Rice and Divac will pose to the Rockets.
Rocket vs. Wasp, the big war is imminent.
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