Chapter 19: China Race (1)

Huang Jun, who set off in the afternoon, arrived at the hotel at night.

Since the coach and teammates knew in advance that Huang Jun had gone home to visit, they didn't worry about anything. During the day, the players went to play.

There are still many famous sights in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, etc., and when Huang Jun returned to the hotel, a group of them had not returned. Seeing this, Huang Jun had no choice but to sleep, there was too little rest time today, plus the tiredness of last night.

Huang Jun, who was lying on the bed, fell asleep after a while.

The next day was coming soon, and the team warmed up in the morning with a simple training, which was considered a pre-game preparation. It's just an exhibition game, but there's still something to have.

In the afternoon, Huang Jun went out to play with everyone, and Huang Jun in Beijing didn't have much fun, in his heart, it was better to put time on playing than on training.

If it weren't for everyone's request this time, he would definitely not go, and this time he went mainly to increase everyone's feelings, after all, everyone still has very little time together.

It was seven o'clock in the evening, and there was only half an hour before the game began, and the arena was already full.

The players on both sides also played one by one, and when it was Maddie's turn and Yao Ming to play, the scene instantly resounded with tsunami-like cheers, and Yao Mai's popularity can be imagined.

And the Cavaliers on this side, James's cheers are also like a tsunami, and Huang Jun's cheers are obviously not comparable to the three superstars, after all, he is just a newcomer.

It's okay if the Cavaliers Beijing fans don't boo him, you must know that he once won Huaqiao and Peking University in this city, and most of the fans in Beijing are fans of these two school teams, so Huang Jun should be thankful.

The match was broadcast live by Central 5 and Beijing Sports Channel.

"There were still a lot of spectators in this game, and there was not a single empty seat in the room. Everyone should be here for James from the Rockets and the Cavaliers," Yoga said as he looked at the big screen.

"Hehe, indeed, the Rockets have been very popular since Yao Ming joined, and it can be said that most of the NBA fans are fans of the Rockets, just because they have one of our Chinese pride, that is Yao Ming, Yao Ming is the Great Wall of Chinese basketball" Lu Shun said with a smile.

There is no doubt that the Chinese team was able to finish eighth in this year's Olympic Games due to Yao Ming's contributions. The Chinese team without Yao Ming is nothing in Lu Shun's view, and Chinese basketball is completely supported by Yao Ming, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the Great Wall of basketball.

Rocket bench area.

Rockets head coach Adelman, this is a very good coach, when he coached the Kings, made the Kings one of the most spectacular teams in the NBA, Adelman's main tactic is Princeton, but Princeton is very demanding.

The reason why he was able to play Princeton in the Kings was because the Kings had a big man center who was very good at passing, Chris Webb.

The reason why Adelman was able to coach the Rockets was because he was attracted by the Rockets' lineup, Yao Mai's combination, coupled with defensive expert Artest, this lineup gave Adelman the hope of winning the championship.

However, the Rockets have not broken through the first round for many years, and the Yao Mai combination has not broken through the first round, which can't help but feel incredible.

This is because the Rockets have too many injuries, Yao Ming or Maddie, so the Rockets have not been able to break through the first round for a long time, and they have always been in the first round.

Of course, coach Adelman can't be blamed for this, the main reason is that there are too many injuries. Adelman joined the Rockets last year, and although he failed to make it past the first round in the first season, Adelman is more confident this year.

He was very satisfied with Morey's deal to Big Ben, and although it was a pity for Adelman to lose Landry and Battier, it was a real hope for Adelman to get Big Ben.

Yao Ming no longer has to play for so long in every game, which is undoubtedly good news for Yao Ming, who has been injured, and the current Rockets can't withstand injuries.

"Today's starts: Alston, McGrady, Artest, Scola and Yao Ming, Maddie, I need you to be team-oriented, it's an element of Princeton, too many singles are allowed, you know? It's just a game that can be said to be insignificant, but I hope you take it seriously. Adelman said.

Maddie nodded, he changed a lot in this area last season, and it can be said that he is adapting to Adelman's tactical system a little bit, which Adelman is still very happy about.

Previously, when the Rockets were not coached by Adelman, the ball was in his hands, and the offense was all around him, and since Adelman came, the team has been team-oriented.

This is what Maddie has always hoped for, he doesn't want to be the scoring champion all the time, and there is no championship, he can sacrifice data for the championship, and now this Rockets team has made him see the hope of the championship, as if he is very close to the championship.

Adelman continued: "We've got new guys coming in this year, we're going to have to rediscover the chemistry, Yao Ming, you've improved a lot in your passing, you've also improved a lot in your air cuts, and that's going to help us a lot." ”

"I didn't ask too much of you at the beginning of the game, I should give you a feeling at the beginning, and the goal of this game is very simple, which is to win." Adelman looked at everyone after speaking.

The Rockets all nodded, signaling that they knew.

Knight's side.

Mike Brown looked at the players standing in front of him and said, "Today's starter is the start I've been thinking about for a long time, this starter is the best, the starter is not necessarily the best, but this set of starters is very good together."

"Today's starters are as follows: point guard Huang Jun, scoring guard Sean Battier, small forward James, big forward..."

Although Asik is a little sad in his heart, he also understands that he is only a rookie at the moment, and Karlandri is a power forward who has proven his ability.

Carl Landry is also very excited, finally ushered in the opportunity, he will definitely take advantage of this opportunity, and this time against his former club Rockets, he also wants to prove that the Rockets gave up on him was a mistake.

In addition to Asik's disappointment, Dronwest is also disappointed, he has been starting last season, but he didn't expect to be out of the starting position now.

However, he also knows that Battier is indeed more suitable for the starting position than him, although disappointed, but he is also a player who is willing to sacrifice for the team, it can be said that every player of the Cavaliers is willing to sacrifice, this is the biggest advantage of the Cavaliers at present, everyone is very united.

Mike Brown took it all into his eyes and then said, "This lineup is defensive, offensive and offensive, and it's undoubtedly the best lineup, and our benches are also very good." Next, everyone prepares, the game starts immediately, you can play as normal, now it's all time for the show, and only at the last moment can it be the decisive moment. I'm sure the manager doesn't want to lose, no matter who it is, everybody wants to win. ”

The next time passed little by little under the expectation of everyone, and the time of the game also came little by little.

The game begins.

Yao Ming and Da Z jumped the ball in the middle line, although Yao Ming had an advantage in height, but in the end he couldn't jump Big Z, and the ball was dialed to Huang Jun's side by Da Z.

Huang Jun received the ball and slowly dribbled to the half court for the first attack of the game.

Huang Jun, who arrived at halftime, directly handed the ball to James, and then ran up and ran by himself.

James catches the ball and faces Artest's defense.

Artest's defense is very good, and his body is also very good, it can be said that using him to defend James is the best choice, and it will definitely have a big impact on James.

Artest stared at it deadly, not letting it break through, but letting him shoot, as long as James dared to throw, he also dared to release, now everyone on the earth knows that James's jump shooting ability is not so good, just prevent his breakthrough.

Because of this, James has been practicing jump shots all summer, trying to get his shooting percentage up, but is this shooting percentage so good?

James was very helpless, and in the face of Artest's defense, he directly took a tentative step, but Artest was unmoved.

Seeing that James made a long-distance two-point jumper directly on a dry pull, Artest was speechless when he saw this, and just shot like this? Is it strange to enter?

However, in the next moment, the result was a big slap on the wrist to Artest, very loud.

James' jumper went into the net. James, who looked at the goal, looked at his hands and then said secretly, "It seems that today's hand is still good." Then he took a deep look at Artest, and then went back to his defense.

Artest defined the ball as a balloon and didn't take it to heart at all.

However, Huang Jun glanced at James deeply, and said in his heart, "Hard work is indispensable for a superstar, it seems that I have to work harder, while I am working hard, don't forget that others are also working hard"

Mike Brown saw the ball without any surprise in his eyes, he was very relieved about James, he knew what kind of person James was.

Alstone received the ball across the half-court and gave it directly to Maddie.

It seems that both sides will give their first ball to the boss of their respective teams to execute the first goal.

Maddie didn't have any hesitation, and in the face of Battier's defense, Maddy continued to change direction, carrying Battier to the inside.

Battier can be called a defensive expert, obviously his defensive skills are also quite good, plus Battier has also been teammates with Maddy, and undoubtedly knows Maddy very well, so Battier's impact on Maddy on the defensive end will be far greater than the defense that Artest brought to James.