With two consecutive defeats coming to Houston for an away game, the Wizards team is under a lot of pressure, and the most stressful of them is Wu Di.

The pressure on Wu Di comes from the historic significance of the game itself, which was his first meeting with Yao Ming in the NBA and is in the spotlight throughout China. Yao Ming is a Chinese player born and raised in Shanghai Sharks, and he is very popular, and his prospects in the NBA are relatively promising. And Wu Di played in the NCAA in the United States for three years, and then miraculously rose off and appeared on the Wizards' squad, because of the limitations of his size and skills, he was not favored, and this contrast exists in the domestic basketball circle.

Before the game, the domestic media wrote a lot of books about the fact that they made this game the first derby in the history of Chinese basketball, and this is indeed the case. This game was taken seriously by CCTV and became one of the few regular season games broadcast live in China, coupled with the relatively good publicity of the domestic media, it can be expected that the ratings of the Rockets vs. Wizards in China are absolutely high.

Wu Di's exposure only exists in the United States, and it is limited to the East Coast, in China, fans' knowledge of Wu Di is only from the United States, there is very little news, and it is still negative news. This scenario directly led to Wu Di's low popularity in China, and many fans didn't even know how such a forward guard appeared on the court of the Rockets in this game.

Parallel imports, soy sauce, this is used to describe Wu Di, although he doesn't care about these outside opinions, but when the derby really comes, Wu Di still expects himself to have a wonderful performance.

More of the pressure came from his desire to change his mind for the No.11 show, and it was clear that the derby was a good opportunity and it was understandable that the pressure would rise sharply.

The night in the United States is no different from that in China, and it may also be described as cool as water and full of stars.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Toyota Center Arena, above the huge field, on the four screens hanging high, is trying to show the night sky of the city of Houston, under the night sky, the brightly lit city is hazy and wonderful.

On the side of the player's spare seat, Wu Di was looking up slightly, it was the first time he had seen such a scene before an NBA game, so he couldn't help but look at it a few more times, he felt that maybe many years later, when his children asked, he could vividly tell the different nights and characteristics of various cities in the United States.

Soon, the game began under the raving of the fans, and the referees? Wu Di can't be named, but Wu Di, a player from both teams, still knows something.

The Rockets fielded starters were Yao Ming, Zhu Quinn Hawkins, Eddie Griffin, Glenn Rice and Steve Francis. There is no particular threat to this lineup, but for the Wizards, it can be regarded as having its own advantages and disadvantages. For the Wizards' trip today, Collins fielded another starting lineup, Jerry Stackhouse, Larry Hughes, Michael Jordan, Kwame Brown and Brandon Haywood.

As Wu Di expected in advance, the advantage of the Rockets was obvious, and at the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Francis, the leader of the Rockets, launched a fierce attack on the Wizards' defense, and under the bombardment, Francis helped the Rockets take an 8-2 lead in the first three minutes.

It was no surprise that this was the case, which was mentioned several times in the pre-game Collins class, who hoped that someone in the back three would contain Francis. Francis's style is speed, the speed of the wind. He has an explosive style of play at the back, and he has excellent skills and a very strong individual attacking ability. This has been evident since he entered the NBA, and as a six-foot-3 playmaker, Francis's specialty is not passing, but is very offensive and destructive.

The Wizards' concern is whether Francis is going to have a more amazing offense than ever, and if that happens, it will be extremely difficult to defend him. And now, the signs are very obvious.

"The defense against SF3 will determine the trend of this game, and I think they will use Tyronn Lue more in this game."

Unlike the open-air stands of football, NBA arenas also have their own unique side, like the heat in a pot, which can explode at any time. In such a fiery atmosphere, appearing as a commentator on the live broadcast seat of a well-known sports radio station is definitely a good job. At this time, the well-known commentator of **, Mavi Albert, talked eloquently and directly pointed out the key points of this game.

Sitting next to him was his partner, Mike, a white man with NBA experience, with a smile on his face: "Ma Wei, are you giving advice to your old partner?" ”

"You can understand it that way, but sitting on this ground, wouldn't it be more important for me to maintain a neutral position. And if he could hear it, I think it would be adopted. ”

"Obviously, Doug is memorable, he's been in trouble lately, maybe you should try a new job. Go and help him......"

"Besides, who knows what will happen in the future, but I have no plans to make Phil and the others lose their jobs for the time being."

The commentary booth was lively and cheerful, which was out of step with the tension of the arena, but as a competition between TV stations, it was understandable that the commentators were working hard to win popularity.

At this time, the game was still tense and fierce.

Wu Di was a little eager to try, he looked at Collins standing on the sidelines many times, but the other party did not pay any attention to him, which made Wu Di a little depressed, he could only wait, like the audience, what does the game on the court have to do with him.

"It's a bit of a hassle, the little guy is fast, and his destructive power is amazing."

The leader of the locker room, Oakley's eyes widened, and his fingers gestured back and forth, meaning that Francis rushed to the basket from here to make a foul all of a sudden.

Looking at the shot that almost made Andone, Wu Di was noncommittal, from the observation of a few minutes in the first quarter, Francis is not only fast, his explosiveness is very strong, and the confrontation in the air and body is not particularly disadvantaged, and he can always use his strength to play, and the air adaptability is very strong, which makes the Wizards players always pay fouls.

The starting lineup of the Wizards, Larry Hughes, Stark House and Jordan in the backcourt, in this way, there is height and strength, but what is missing is someone who can really limit Francis. Larry Hughes' defense of Francis failed after three minutes of the first quarter, and now it is Stackhouse who defends Francis, Stackhouse has a big advantage in height, but against Francis, who has a good combination of speed and skill, Stackhouse has also performed a little poorly on the defensive end.

Wu Di hopes that Jordan can replace the position and let Stackhouse defend Glen Les, after all, the Flyers' veteran defense and more than ten years of defensive experience are still there. But things are not as Wu Di expected, Jordan did not show this kind of ** at all.

In the ensuing game, Francis chose to continue to chisel inside, which directly caused Larry Hughes to make up for the foul. After two fouls in the first quarter, Collins chose to replace Larry Hughes and replaced him with Tyronn Lue, the fastest player on the Wizards.

To Wu's disappointment, his stalker may have worked for Iverson, but not much for Francis, who is 6'3" tall and explosive. In the face of Tyronn Lue, Francis did not use the limit speed, but gave full play to the advantages of his body and technical skills, and used CROSSOVER again and again to shake or crash Tyronn Lue many times.

"God, Steve is going to be a god in front of Jordan this game."

Wu Di looked behind him when he heard this, and a fat man wearing the No. 3 jersey was intoxicated.

Damn, there are really a lot of NC fans, Michael Jordan and Steve Francis are facing off? If you say this, buddies also have times when they become gods.

After a little contempt in his heart, and then a little self-absorption, Wu Di waited for Collins's order, he was about to play, and the hot feeling on his hands made him feel that there would be a beautiful memory of this night.

"Well done, lad."

Jordan's mouth moved, giving Wu Di encouragement.

The two passed by, Wu Di's heart was still shocked, and after getting along during this time, Wu Di found that on the field, the kind of breath permeated by Michael Jordan's body always made people feel breathless, and people could feel his indelible self-confidence.

Yao Ming, who had been playing soy sauce on the inside for a long time, immediately sent a smile when he saw Wu Di playing, which is an art that can only be understood between their compatriots.

The next moment, Wu Di's actions made the atmosphere of the stadium a little more mocking, and he came up to defend Francis. Stark House frowned in confusion, but then, the curvature of the corners of his mouth betrayed his heart.

This guy doesn't think much of me.

Wu Di thought with disgust.

The score was 14:21, and the Rockets had a seven-point lead, and Collins, who had made several substitutions to no avail, had to put the treasure on Wu Di.

Observing off the field, Wu Di almost figured out Francis's style of play, using speed to kill, but not blindly only speed, the opponent's work is very good, and he is good at making fouls, but his passing ** seems to be almost none.

"Put yourself in their shoes, it's hard to be a good organizer."

Wu Di's low voice reached Francis's ears, but the other party's face still responded to him with mockery and laughter.

Francis racked the ball heavily and motioned for his teammates to pull away.

Wu Di was very upset, and quickly glanced back, only Tyronn Lue was behind him, and Stark House had already followed Glen Les to the top of the three-point arc on one side.

couldn't help but scold in his heart, but Wu Di instantly dispelled this idea, Francis's breakthrough is not so easy to defend, if he is not careful, he may have his news in the headlines tomorrow.

Knowing that the opponent was very strong, Wu Di was eager to try.

It would be wonderful to be able to suppress the number 3 little man.

Wu Di smiled evilly.