Chapter 243: An Unforgettable Night

"Doodoo~~~~" The long whistle sounded, and the battle between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers officially came to an end.

In the end, the game ended with a big victory for the Knights.

Throughout the game, the rebounding of the Cavaliers was seriously inferior, losing as many as 12, but fortunately, the Cavaliers' shooting rate was higher than that of the Rockets, which made up for this shortcoming.

There is another one, which is the number of mistakes.

The Cavaliers controlled a lot of their mistakes, and the team only had 12 turnovers, while the Rockets had 22 turnovers, 2 short of 2, which was twice as many as the Cavaliers.

The other is the hit rate.

The Cavaliers' shooting percentage in this game is also surprisingly high.

The two-point shooting rate reached 45%, and the three-point shooting rate also reached 36.5%, and these two data, the Rockets are lower than the Cavaliers, and they are several points lower, taking two points as an example, their shooting rate is only 41.2%, and the three-point shooting rate is only 29.8%.

This is analyzed in terms of the big picture, but down to the individual.

The Rockets lost, not without reason.

Among them, an extremely important point is Cao Jian's control of Francis, which has also become the most critical place for the Cavaliers to win.

In this game, because of Cao Jian, Francis was also plagued by fouls, and he only played 21 minutes in the whole game, which was more than half of the time compared to his usual 40 minutes.

It is precisely because of the lack of him. The Rockets' offense also ran into a lot of trouble.

Without Francis, the Rockets' lack of a strong scoring point is one, and one more important. That's because of the lack of Francis, few people on the Rockets' side can send the ball to Yao Ming and to the hands of this super big man on the inside.

In this way, on the offensive end, the power that the rocket can exert on the offensive end is also halved.

On the offensive end, it's not as good as the Cavaliers, which should be nothing.

The Rockets weren't a team known for their offense. Defense is the rocket, defense is the characteristic of the brother-in-law, and it is the characteristic of the current rocket.

But today. In the game against the Cavaliers, the Rockets' proudest defense was ruthlessly disintegrated by the Cavaliers, to be exact. It was disintegrated by Cao Jian.

Full game. Cao Jian made a total of 20 shots, hitting a total of 14 of them, and the shooting rate also reached 70%, including 9 three-pointers, and a total of 37 points in the game.

This also made Francis's guarantee of his brother-in-law's arrogance before the game a laughing stock.

In fact. That's not the point, it's extremely important. Because of Cao Jian's existence, Cao Jian created countless opportunities for his teammates, among them, he only gave away 10 assists.

In addition to assists, there are also some opportunities he created for his teammates after he attracted the pack.

With such a performance, if Cao Jian is not the biggest contributor to the Cavaliers' victory in this game, then no one is.

Of course, in addition to the biggest hero Cao Jian, the performance of the other knights also played a great role.

For example, James, who scored the second highest score of the Cavaliers and the second highest score in the game, scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, and his performance was also extremely good, almost a triple-double.

In addition to James, the other main players of the Cavaliers are also extremely good, Eric 15 points and 7 rebounds, Boozer 18 points and 9 rebounds, and Big Z performed slightly worse in this game because of his resistance to Yao Ming, scoring 11 points and 9 rebounds in the game.

In addition, in the Cavaliers bench lineup, Jeff's performance was also remarkable, scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in the whole game, playing a very good role in leading the bench.

In this game, in the so-called Chinese derby, Cao Jian's performance of 37 points, 10 assists and 2 steals also beat Yao Ming with 18 points and 15 rebounds, and also won Yao Ming's supper.

After the game, it is often a winner's paradise, as the Cavaliers performed the best, the best two individuals, James and Cao Jian also attended the post-game interview.

This game, in the United States, is an ordinary regular season, and for many Americans, it is like this.

However, for Chinese fans, this is not the case.

This game is the first game in China, officially a Chinese derby, which is a milestone in the history of Chinese basketball, so there are also many Chinese reporters on the scene, and these reporters are more than three times as many as before.

In Michael. It is also an indisputable fact that the basketball market has languished after Jordan the Great's retirement, but this has not stopped Stern's determination to promote basketball to the world.

Constantly cultivating Jordan's successor is a, to be exact, cultivating new talents, and reserving follow-up talent for the NBA.

In addition, in order to make the NBA begin to be in line with international standards, these drafts are also constantly joined by overseas players, which is also an extremely important and critical link.

In order to cooperate with the publicity, it is only natural that these reporters appear here.

In addition to the Chinese media, some well-known American media also appeared at the venue, such as well-known ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today and other well-known media, as well as some local small media, also appeared at the venue.

If it were a normal time, it would have been very good to have more than a dozen reporters appear in such an ordinary regular season, but today, there are dozens of reporters, which is extremely rare.

Obviously, in this game, Yao Ming and Cao Jian also became the protagonists, and it was inevitable that they would also become the targets of media bombardment.

After the discipline of the venue was organized, the reporters also began to ask questions.

Cao Jian's side.

"In this game, the Cavaliers vs. the Rockets, I heard that there are almost 200 million people watching, are you surprised by this? How do you feel? ”

"China is a country with a large population, and. I am not surprised that the Chinese nation is also an extremely united nation. It's amazing and it's what keeps me motivated. I will work harder to play every game and not disappoint the fans who support me. ”

"Winning the first derby, did you expect that?"

"Oh. No, I couldn't have predicted that. ”

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Yao Ming's side.

"It's a shame to lose today, but I still want to ask you about this game. How do you evaluate yourself? ”

"The opponent played very well in this game, especially Cao, the Cavaliers because of him. It's on the offensive, and it's something we can't guard against. Also, on the offensive end, I missed a lot of balls that I shouldn't have conceded. We still have a lot of mistakes. ”

"Your Chinese teammates did a great job today. on this. What do you have to say? ”

"Bless you, Cao. On the career path, the smoother it gets. ”

"As a man who has come over, though, only for a year, what do you have to say to him?"

"Experience, I can't talk about it. Maybe he's better than me. In terms of communication, he can be the main player of the team. And, do a good job of implementing the coach's intentions. There's obviously nothing wrong with that. I think what I need to remind him now is that even though he has a lot of potential and he's not afraid of physical confrontation, he still needs to increase the strength of his upper limbs. In the NBA, the opponent's defense is very fierce, and the intensity of physical confrontation when fighting for positions is very high, and it is difficult for Cao Jian to use his skills in this situation. "So, he needs to grow more muscle." ”

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Cao Jian also gladly accepted the suggestion or opinion given by Yao Ming, isn't this exactly what Cao Jian is doing, and what he is trying to do?

As soon as the interview ended, various media also wrote articles to report the results of this Chinese derby.

Regarding the first Chinese derby between Yao Ming and Cao Jian, the Associated Press wrote a lead when reporting on this game: For Chinese basketball, Yao Ming is always the king, but Cao Jian is also quietly coming and will soon replace !!

USA Today: Yao is not in the lead, Cao will take office

The United States Today used the title "In the confrontation between Chinese stars, Yao's advantage is not there, and Cao will take office" to report on the game.

In the article, Cao Jian's role in knighthood and Cao Jian's performance among knights are also emphasized.

However, in the article, it is still concluded: However, both players were the winners of the game today, Yao Ming scored 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Cao Jian scored 37 points, 10 assists and 2 steals.

Rocket Official Website: Rocket Lost Rider

The official website of the Rockets reported on the game with the title "Rocket Lost Rider".

In the article, Yao Ming's contribution of 18 points and 15 rebounds was also highlighted, but in the end, he still lost to the Cavaliers. It was not until the end of the article that it was mentioned that Cao Jian's performance, which was extremely good in this game, and one of the highlights of this game was the "Chinese Derby" between Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

Compared with the stinginess of the Rockets' official website, the famous basketball media and Sports Illustrated gave a very inflammatory marker:

Historic Meeting!!

Sports Illustrated is one of the best-selling magazines in the United States, and he used very brilliant language to describe the game.

In the article, the myth of Yao Ming and Cao Jian, what Yao giant, Cao Jian called Cao Lightning, blowing it out of the sky.

The Rockets and Cavaliers, an ordinary regular season, were blown by the media as if they were Gu Long's Ximen Blowing Snow and Ye Gucheng, this battle.

The article also mentions, "In a matchup between China and China, idol vs. idol, and height vs. speed, Cao Jian's knights defeated Yao Ming's rockets 113-84. It's also a matchup between two of the best Chinese players. ”

Sure enough, the cowhide is blown out, and the kung fu touted by the media is really not covered.

And the NBA official: Fans gathered to watch Cao Yao's battle

The NBA's official post-game campaign was "More than 400 enthusiastic fans gathered to watch the battle between Yao Ming and Cao Jian." As a result, the Rockets defeated the Bucks 113-84, Yao Ming scored 18 points, and Cao Jian scored a game-high 37 points. to sum up the game.

It is estimated that the audience for this game will be more than 200 million people!

ESPN: Knight Cao defeats Yao Rocket

ESPN used after the game: "In the first meeting, although Cao played at his best, Yao Ming lost at home. "Summed up the game.

Chronicle: Rockets lose home to Cavaliers

The Houston Chronicle's title was a little "bland", and they used a not-so-exaggerated headline to comment on the game. Yao Ming lost to Cao Jian 18-37 in scoring. In the end, he failed miserably. ”

The reason the Houston Chronicle went so "flat" to record this game was because they lost, and of course they were.

Fans won't want to read one. It's all about losing.

Of course they do.

However, this is not the case with the media on the Chinese side.

Because, whether Yao Ming wins or Cao Jian wins, at the end, China is winning, right. It's a game to win anyway, and of course they have to write about it.

Among them, Sohu Sports, which intends to enter the NBA. For this game, it is even more of a big book, for publicity. They even accompanied such a shining headline:

"Killer Cao Jian's perfect performance, controlling the overall situation, Yao Ming's giant potential is undoubtedly revealed"

article. It also writes:

Catch, turn, step back jumper, the ball hollows into the basket...... Today, we feel the dominance of Yao Ming; Today, we admit once again that he is the best center in the league!

Possession of the ball over half court, a big wave of the hand. In the face of the defenders' face-to-face defense, Cao Jian was still calm and calm. Sell! Ball in! Shot, ball in! It has also become Cao, the main theme of today's game. Today, we must admit that Cao will be one of the best point guards in the league.

Yao Ming conquered all fans at the Toyota Center with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks;

And Cao Jian won the game with 37 points, 10 assists and 2 steals, guarding the Cavaliers' thirteenth consecutive victory, Da Yao and Cao joined hands to dedicate the most exciting game of the new season to the 200 million fans who followed the game.

"Yao Ming's Amazing Physical Strength Dominates the Horror of the Audience, and the Personal Data is the Best"

Yao Ming's rocket system is indispensable, both on the offensive and defensive ends.

It can be seen from the time Yao Ming was on the field that the 39 minutes proved extremely convincing that Yao Ming's status in the coach's mind.

The 6 frontcourt rebounds in the whole game are believed to be able to deliver a lot of "shells" to teammates who are littered on the outside. Not only did he "fight bravely to kill the enemy" in the frontcourt, but Da Yao's feeling and hard work when defending in the backcourt completed Van Gundy's tactical arrangement well. 3 hot pot hats, the highest in the audience.

Perhaps physical fitness is only the only negative factor that affects Yao Ming at the moment, but after his teammates get backcourt rebounds, Yao Ming can always go deep into the opponent's penalty area as quickly as possible. Although Yao Ming's fitness problems have a great impact on his shooting percentage, we can clearly see that the impact of fitness problems on him is getting smaller and smaller.

In the NBA in the future, there will definitely be a place for Yao Ming, comparable to the sharks, and it is not impossible to enter the Hall of Fame.

"Three-point rain is undoubtedly the best scorer in history, the most organized point guard"

Ruyu's three-point shot also completely buried the Rocket's overtaking score, chasing the close score, and the last thought, the crazy nine three-pointers in the whole court completely conquered the entire arena. Before starting, the fans who collectively booed Cao Jian, and at the moment when Cao Jian soared, they were silent.

At the beginning of the game, Cao Jian did not perform well. The Rockets fans at the scene, in order to interfere with him, also went crazy to boo him. The opening two defenses against Francis were unsuccessful, allowing him to hit the head several times, however, this did not make Cao Jian lose confidence, on the contrary, Cao Jian faced the blow, as everyone knows.

In the face of difficulties, Cao Jian will never back down, not a single step, and go directly. In the face of Francis, who is tall and weight, and extremely savage, Cao Jian, who is relatively weak in physical fitness, did not have the slightest fear, and won a cheating foul, and scored the ball to get a chance to add a penalty. Francis went down, Cao Jian's limit was small, and the three-point shot was opened.

The Rockets couldn't sit still, and Van Gundy adopted a wrap-and-hold defensive strategy, which is the consistent defensive strategy adopted by other teams in the league against Cao Jian. Like all previous Cao Jian competitions, Cao Jian chose to wrap Cao Jian, and Cao Jian also made them pay a heavy price. His other skill, passing, is also vividly reflected. In this game, Cao Jian was not only refreshed, but his teammates were also fed by him, with ten assists, which is the data of a top defender.

It can be said that Cao Jian is the top defender in the league.

On a weekend night in Houston, the Chinese twin stars are particularly dazzling.

Looking forward to it, the Chinese giant and the Chinese flash can create more exciting games for the Chinese people.

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After the game. Many media also reported on these news.

And as the protagonist of this game. Yao Ming and Cao Jian, after the game, disappeared directly.

After the battle against the Knights, the next day the Rockets did not play, and Yao Ming could relax.

And the Cavaliers, the next game, is also an away game. The match was against the San Antonio Spurs, but three days later, so. The Cavaliers weren't in a hurry, and they chose to stay in Houston for a day after the Rockets.

On the night of the Rockets, the players were also free. Since. It is a free activity, and Cao Jian also has the opportunity to go out.

Whenever the team is free to move, it is the players who want to play, and when they are the most refreshing, they are used to collective activities, so a small group has also become their first choice.

This time, Cao Jian didn't choose to go out with Jeff and them, but went to have supper with Yao Ming and them.

Yao Ming said before the game. Cao Jian didn't forget about eating supper so quickly.

After the game. After enough rest, I was hungry, and I thought about finding a restaurant to eat, but the rest of the evening was McDonald's and KFC.

Unable to find anything to eat, Yao Ming couldn't do anything.

He also chose to go to the 24-hour convenience store to buy some cooked food, went back, bought two dozen beers, and invited Cao Jian to his home in Houston, where he wanted to cook for Cao Jian.

Hearing this suggestion, Cao Jian pursed his lips and thought: Do you still cook things? Don't tease me? Da Yao.

Cao Jian's thoughts are all written on his face, although Yao Ming is tall and big, but his heart is still quite fine.

"Why don't you believe me?" Yao Ming said.

Cao Jian shook his head.

After that, Yao Ming didn't say anything, but, without saying a word, drove back to his home in Houston with Cao Jian.

Yao Ming's house in Houston is also in a community, and Yao Ming's house is also a four-bedroom apartment, and the decoration is not luxurious, but it is also extremely thoughtful, with a dignified Chinese style.

In fact, these are not what Cao Jian cares about the most, what he cares about the most is whether Yao Ming will get it, and if he can't get it, what should he do if he eats a bad stomach?

This idea, when Cao Jian saw that the tableware in Yao Ming's house and the kitchen were not dusty, Cao Jian was even more worried.

This guy doesn't want to get revenge on me because he lost.

Cao Jian really spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain this time.

Yao Ming really didn't have this idea, as for whether he would cook or not, there was really nothing to say about this.

I was busy for about half an hour, and the meal was just right, and the dishes were just right.

Yao Ming, who came out of the kitchen, said to Cao Jian while untying his apron, "Aren't you hungry?" What are you doing sitting? Try my craft. ”

However, Cao Jian still didn't.

The things made by Yao Ming looked very good, but Cao Jian just didn't move his chopsticks.

Yao Ming served a good meal, sandwiched a piece of chicken thigh, put it in Cao Jian's bowl, and said to Cao Jian: "Eat, this is a good thing, in the United States, it is difficult to eat, and I don't know what shit luck we took today, unexpectedly, it is so late." ”

Yao Ming said, yes, in the United States, in addition to pizza, hamburgers, or pizza, hamburgers, in terms of diet, Americans are indeed no better than Chinese will eat.

This time, Cao Jian couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the chicken nuggets, and took a bite, and his eyes were wide and he exclaimed: "Hmm." Not bad. Brother Yao, your cooking skills are really not good. While speaking, Cao Jian also gobbled up a chicken leg.

Chicken legs, this is chicken legs, although it is not a domestic chicken, but Cao Jian does not have so many requirements, and it is already very good to have meat to eat.

Moreover, Yao Ming's cooking skills really have nothing to say, but it's really not covered.

Cao Jian was full of praise.

Later, I learned that Yao Ming's cooking skills were also practiced.

When he first came to the United States, Yao Ming was also extremely unaccustomed to eating hamburgers and hamburgers in addition to pizza and pizza every day.

Although, he is also used to this thing, but he still misses the meals that have accompanied him for decades, so he also purchased this series of tableware, as well as prepared rice, and if he is free, he will also make something to eat by himself.

Although, most of the time, it's not available.

For this reason, Cao Jian was also ashamed of the doubt just now.

Finished eating.

Yao Ming opened the wine directly.

Originally, at the beginning of the season, Yao Ming quit drinking, but now because of Cao Jianlai, this is his hometown, and he is also doing the same profession, which is equivalent to half of his relatives in the United States.

Therefore, Yao Ming also made an exception today.

Originally, these two people were gathering in a foreign country, and they should have said that they drank white, but considering that it was not appropriate to drink white, they changed to drinking beer.

However, they didn't drink much, and they stopped chatting until they were ordered.

It may be that Yao Ming is alone, in a foreign country, and after a long time, he talks a little too much today.

Cao Jian, who has always been silent, is a bit much today.

Of course, the topic is basketball, how to fit in, and how to overcome setbacks in the process......

The two started at two o'clock and talked until five o'clock in the morning, before they went to bed.

For them, tonight is destined to be an unforgettable night for these two people.

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