Healing Basketball

   Chapter 99 99. Easy Victory

   "Wow! Living Yao Ming!"

  “…”

   After 4 pm, Yao Ming was speechless at the entrance of a modest villa in the suburbs of Houston.

   The Chinese defender's eyes flashed with excitement, which made Yao Ming very useful.

   But what he said…

  Even if he has some understanding of Liu Xiu from Bill Duffy and has psychological construction, Yao Ming still doesn't know how to answer what Liu Xiu said!

   "Sorry, sorry," the overly excited Liu Xiu quickly apologized, "Hello, Brother Yao, my name is Liu Xiu, and my English name is Jess."

   Brother Yao!

   This is the name Yao Ming likes. In Wang Zhizhi's place, he is just Xiao Ming...

  Bill Duffy's evaluation of Liu Xiu - polite, right!

   "What's your name, Brother Yao, just call me Dayao, I'll call you Jace."

   "Okay Brother Yao."

   "Hey, you really... come here, come in and sit." Yao Ming greeted Liu Xiu cheerfully as he entered the door.

   "By the way, Brother Yao, this is a gift."

   "Come here, what other gifts are there..."

   said so, but Yao Ming took the gift (*^▽^*).

   is this familiar rush, Chinese characteristics! Liu Xiu followed Yao Ming into the living room, feeling quite good.

  My uncle and aunt’s house is my own home, and I don’t have this kind of ‘guest’ feeling, only when I come to Yao Ming’s house.

   Entering the living room, Yao Ming wanted to find a place to put the gift, and glanced at the gift bag...Is it an arm guard?

  Basketball equipment, Yao Ming curiously took out and looked at it, and said in surprise: "Jess, these arm guards are really beautiful!"

   "As long as you like it, your center is strong against each other, wear it on your non-dominant hand, and it can play a certain buffering role during confrontation..."

  Liu Xiu has asked about the system, in addition to enhancing confidence and gradually increasing domineering, this arm guard is an ordinary arm guard.

   "You still want to be thoughtful..." Yao Ming said to wear it, the size is suitable, and it is comfortable to wear!

  Yao Ming confirmed that it was not Liu Xiu who bought it and didn't want to give it as a gift.

   Don't ask, just ask is that I received such a gift after I arrived in the United States.

  …

  Although it is vulgar, sending a small gift is definitely a good way to get closer.

  Liu Xiu was a guest at Yao Ming's house, and the host and guests were very happy.

   The two talked about things related to the game and learned about each other's basketball experience.

  Although Liu Xiu has a bad reputation, Yao Ming is very clear that this is not the case.

   Here in the United States, a team like the Trail Blazers would definitely be bullied if Liu Xiu didn't have these behaviors and reputations.

   As he expected, Liu Xiu, who really knew him, was too underwhelmed when he mentioned basketball...

   In other respects, they are all very good, good-looking, polite, honest…

  After dinner at a nearby family restaurant in the evening, Yao Ming drove Liu Xiu back to the hotel.

   Of course, do not drink while driving.

When    and Yao Ming met for the first time, Liu Xiu and Yao Ming only talked about their basketball experience, and this was the only one they could talk about. They just met.

  …

  …

  November 30, the third game day of the Trail Blazers' four-game losing streak.

   At 9:30 in the morning, the Blazers had a very targeted training session at the Toyota Center.

   Today and tomorrow, back to back against the Rockets and Spurs.

  The coaching staff has a choice - the Rockets must win, the Spurs can fight if they can win, and they will fall if they can't.

There is also a camera shooting from the hotel this morning. It is for the game between the Blazers and the Rockets tonight. Pay attention to this game, maybe I can help Liu Xiu with something... The coach is a job, But coaches and players are sophistication.

   After the morning's training and technique, Kevin Pritchard didn't leave.

  When the prep training for the training day is over, Kevin Pritchard is secretly watching their rookies… guys!

   Yes! Not a certain person.

  ‘This kid really didn’t leave… eh? He's not going to the gym! ’

  Kevin Plitcha pretended to flip through the documents and approached Liu Xiu and Randolph on the training ground, his ears almost standing up.

   "...I'll show you a demonstration!"

  Kevin Pritchard only heard this sentence, and then saw Liu Xiu dribbling the ball with his back in the low post... Turn over jumper!

   The movements are slow and leisurely, not so smooth, but the sense of connection of each movement, as a professional coach, Kevin Plitcha can feel it, which is very suitable for Liu Xiu!

   But when was it developed?

  Randolph, as a back-playing genius, also saw it, and asked Kevin Plitcha what he wanted to ask: "Jess, did you get the jumper connected?"

   "Yeah! Want to learn? I'll teach you, I won't charge you."

"Is this a question of receiving money or not? I taught you to play back! I was looking for a way to expand back play this summer, and I found three trainers to work with me to figure out a way, but I haven't turned the jumper yet. Get it done... when did you get it done?"

   "Just these two days."

  Randolph is about to crack - I was the teacher first!

   Liu Xiu looked at Randolph, who was dying, and asked, "Do you want to learn?"

   "Learn...but not necessarily for me."

   "Try it and you won't lose a piece of meat."

   "That's right, then try it!"

   Just finished training, the two moved their joints and started training directly.

   "Zach, when we push like this, our strength is usually stronger than our opponents, so don't worry about the takeoff space, we can definitely hit the space, when we turn around like this... when we take off with force, our body is like this..."

   Liu Xiu demonstrated it again, the action was slower, and the dismantling of one action by one action.

   After reading it, Randolph followed Liu Xiu's movements and tried it... I was thinking about the place where the jump shot was not smooth when turning over, so smooth!

   There must be some details to be adjusted, but that's not the point. The point is that he had an expansion difficulty, and it's done!

  Study skills can be practiced to a certain level, but higher, so high that a genius like Randolph is satisfied.

  Randolph Surprise, Kevin Pritchard Surprise + Confused + Anger + Unhappy + Happy + Self Pity +…

   "Healing value +67, from Kevin Pritchard."

   "Healing value +42, from Kevin Pritchard."

   "Cure..."

  “…”

  ‘? ’

   Liu Xiu turned to look at the chief teaching assistant of the onlookers who had all the documents down, what happened to this guy?

  …

As Kevin Plitcha had expected, he taught Randolph to do back fights twice in the morning, and then called in the trainer who was in charge of the inside line technique, and asked the cameraman from the Imperial Court to help shoot... After lunch, Liu Xiu went to the gym After two hours of soaking...then slept for an hour at 3:30, got up and had something to eat, warmed up...no more low-post rollover jump shots.

   When you have time to practice boxing, isn’t it bad to practice more techniques?

   Also, the cameras of your country's TV station are filming!

   The warden doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and the chief teaching assistant is in no use if he is in a hurry.

   Not to mention, even the TV station people feel that Liu Xiu is not doing a proper job, but he is only in charge of filming.

   Moreover, the people in the imperial court have heard a rumor in the past few days that Liu Xiu can improve faster than others with hard training, so he is very lazy.

  In this way, the embarrassment of the people in the TV station has turned into 'I am a scorpion'.

  Liu Xiu didn’t care so much here, got up at 4:30, ate a strawberry-flavored candied haws, and started to warm up at 5:00.

   At first, he thought about whether to show how hard he worked in front of the camera of the imperial court, but after thinking about it, forget it. The pretended things can be done in a day or two, or a year or two, ten or eight years? Rather than that.

   If you have to create a perfect character design, it will be worse if it collapses. Everyone, there are many things you don’t know.

   Basketball fans will follow him, watch him play, buy his endorsement because of how hard he works? Play well to bring these.

  …

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   On November 30, 2003, at 7:10 pm, at the Toyota Center Arena in Houston, the Blazers and Rockets entered the arena.

   This match was broadcast live on two domestic TV stations, the Imperial Sports Channel and Guangdong Sports Channel, as well as in Hong Kong, Taiwan and island countries.

  Other TV stations are not important. The court sports station said so, which means that this is the first NBA 'China Derby' certified by the domestic official media.

   Tonight, Liu Xiu will make his debut again. After entering the venue, he will shake hands with Yao Ming, communicate with him, take a group photo with Yao Ming... Everything else is fine, this Liu Xiu is really unbearable.

   As for squatting and shooting?

  Fortunately, in just a few minutes, the live broadcast process of the 'China Derby' will end soon, even if it is broadcast on the Imperial TV, the league will not let them delay the game.

   Entering the final preparation stage, Liu Xiu looked at the Rockets' player detection report... 'Is it so outrageous? ’

   Liu Xiu knew that the Rockets had a poor lineup, and the inside lineup was extremely poor, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

   "Yao Ming, 23 years old, height 226 cm, wingspan 220 cm, weight 133 kg, C, ability rating 88... Averaged 31 minutes per game, 17.2 points, 9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2 blocks...

   52% from the field, 73% from the rim, 42% from close range, 41% from mid-range…”

   Yao Ming, a second-year player, is already at an all-star level and is expected to compete for the best team.

   In Liu Xiu's impression, Yao Qing was selected for the third team in the second grade, and from the second grade, he was selected to the best team 5 times in 6 years, but at the age of 29, the theoretical peak age of being selected for the second team, reimbursement.

  The reason, maybe the national team's game is really not particularly tiring.

   No matter how tiring the national team is, can the NBA play more than 80 games for more than 5 months per season, which is exhausting and exhausting?

   "Kevin Cato, 29 years old, 211 cm, 116 kg, PF/C, ability rating 70, offense 62, defense 79...Averaged 6.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.3 blocks per game..."

   "Maurice Taylor, 27 years old, 206 cm, 114 kg, PF/C, ability rating 71, offense 79, defense 60...Averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists per game..."

   Coincidentally, both of them were in the 1997 class. Maurice Taylor was the 14th pick in the first round and Kevin Cato was the 15th pick in the first round.

   Liu Xiu carefully looked at the Rockets' other insider player detection reports, and then looked at the opposite insider players.

   is outrageous!

   These two are Yao Ming's best insider partners!

On the other side, Yao Ming, who was in a happy mood, was adjusting the arm guard on his left arm, and also glanced at Liu Xiu, just looking at Liu Xiu.

  Yao Ming thinks Liu Xiu's eyes are weird, it seems to be sympathy?

  …

   At 7:30 p.m., the game between the Blazers and the Rockets started.

   Rockets starting: Francis, Mobley, Jim Jackson, Cato, Yao Ming.

   Blazers starting: Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, Rasheed Wallace.

At the beginning of the game, the Rockets used Yao Ming to attack and quickly opened up the situation. Yao Ming, who had sufficient physical strength, easily scored two consecutive goals with his huge body and flexible steps, forcing the Blazers to attack.

At this time, Yao Ming passed the ball to three teammates on the outside. Although he could not get assists directly, Francis, Mobley, and Jim Jackson all had the ability to average 3+ assists per game. Yao Ming attracted pinch inside and could hold the ball. Passed out, the perimeter can be very easy to attack.

   Not only that, but on the defensive end, Yao Ming also let Randolph slump, Cato's defense is close to excellent, and Tianzun, who is functional on the perimeter defense and offensive end, has done a good job.

   In the first half of the first quarter, the Rockets beat the Blazers 14-7!

   But after the official suspension of the first quarter, the situation changed suddenly.

After Yao Ming was replaced by Van Gundy, the Rockets' interior combination became Cato and Maurice Taylor.

   The Trail Blazers did not replace Randolph. The two felt cruelty...

   Not only that, but the Rockets' offensive performance plummeted.

  The Rockets' internal and external strengths are not balanced, and the internal skills are poor in all aspects. After letting the outside line break in, they fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness.

   Francis is a point guard across the ages, yes, Cardino Mobley is also a scorer with an average of 20+ per game, but the opponents are more powerful than they can deal with alone.

   Compared with the Grizzlies the day before yesterday, playing the Rockets tonight is much easier.

   Even if Liu Xiu didn't break out, it was just a regular style of play, sorting out tactics, singles when necessary, shooting when conditions permit, assisting defense, shrinking guards... The Blazers also played quite easily.

   The difference lies in the two teams of centers.

   Gasol can play more than 40 minutes, but Yao Ming under Van Gundy is well protected, averaging 31 minutes per game so far this season.

  At 10 minutes and 51 seconds in the first quarter, the Blazers went 11 to 5, chasing the score to 18 to 19, and the difference was reduced to 1 point. Van Gundy was forced to replace Yao Ming.

   The Rockets' substitution immediately brought the situation under control, but this is exactly what the Blazers wanted!

  Yao Ming went up, the Blazers put on a grinding and fighting combination, tried their best to hold off, Yao Ming went down, let Momo and Randolph attack and force Yao Ming up.

   Generally speaking, Yao Ming needs to rest for 15 minutes in the first three quarters of a game, and two or three minutes in the final quarter. Tonight, the first three quarters only got 8 minutes of rest time.

  's intermittent play greatly affected Yao Ming's performance, which in turn affected the Rockets' performance when he was on the court.

  The Trail Blazers tactically executed smoothly…

   After 2 hours and 22 minutes, at 9:52 pm, the game is over.

   Relying on Randolph's 21 points, Momo's 14 points and 4 assists, Tianzun's 16 points, Liu Xiu's 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal... The Blazers reversed the Rockets 98-91 and won the victory!

   (end of this chapter)