The yellow storm in the NBA

Because Quan Xiao did not participate in this year's summer league, the preseason game against the New Orleans Hornets on October 10 was his first NBA game.

There are many firsts in life. The first time is always memorable and unforgettable. Whether it is a good result or a bad result, the first time is always unforgettable.

Because the game was played at the home court of the Hornets, and New Orleans has not yet completed reconstruction after being hit by Super Hurricane Katrina in 2005, so the entire New Orleans still looks depressed.

Most of the time, the players can only stay in the hotel to kill time. Fortunately, Quan Xiao himself is a person who can tolerate loneliness, so he doesn't feel any discomfort.

However, as a rookie, being teased by old players is an essential part of the process, but because the team leader is Yao Ming, everyone did not embarrass the rookies too much and just asked them to help carry their bags.

However, this can only be enjoyed by the main rotation players of several older teams. As for the marginal players, they consciously did not let them carry their bags.

On October 10, 2007, an NBA preseason game will be held here at the New Orleans Arena. The two teams will be the home team Hornets and the visiting team Houston Rockets.

The New Orleans Arena, which can accommodate 18,500 spectators, had a lot of people come today, almost filling the arena. Many of them were Asian faces. Most of them came for Yao Ming, and maybe a few came for Quan Xiao.

Come.

There are many reporters on the sidelines, the number far exceeds the scale of regular competitions, but most of them are from China. Obviously they are here for Quan Xiao. Yao Ming no longer needs to prove himself through this kind of game.

Normally, unless it is a pre-season game in China, there will be no live broadcast of the game, but today CCTV Sports Channel chose to broadcast this game live.

Moreover, the commentary team of Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping were sent to the scene to explain this game, which shows that the country attaches great importance to this game, or in other words, its expectations for Quan Xiao.

Before the game, Director Zhang even asked Yao Ming for a brief interview, but he did not interview Quan Xiao, perhaps because he did not want to put too much psychological pressure on him.

The Rockets’ lineup today is:

Center Yao Ming, power forward Josh Smith, small forward Shane Battier, shooting guard Quan Xiao, and point guard Alston. Except for Yao Ming and Alston, the other three positions are all new additions this year.

The Hornets sent out a starting lineup of Tyson Chandler, David West, Peja Stojakovic, Maurice Peterson and Chris Paul.

Finally standing at the place where he had stood countless times in his dreams, Quan Xiao was not as excited as he had imagined, but instead felt a strange feeling.

Quan Xiao felt as if nothing was so real. But Quan Xiao understood that this was real and not a dream.

In this feeling of true and false, the game began.

Tyson Chandler won the jump ball for the Hornets, Paul controlled the ball, and everyone else moved according to the established tactics.

The preseason is mainly for each team to run in new lineups and practice new tactics. On the other hand, it is also to help players come out of the offseason and get back into shape for the new season.

Therefore, the confrontation will not be very fierce. After all, it does not count for performance. If you get injured because you played too hard in the preseason, it will be more than worth the gain.

Quan Xiao's opponent today is Peja Stojakovic, a player from Serbia with extremely good shooting ability. He has a very fast shooting speed and a good shooting percentage. He won the championship for two consecutive years in the 01-02 season and the 02-03 season.

Winner of the three-point contest.

He was selected to the All-Stars for three consecutive years from 2002 to 2004. He also made the All-NBA second team in the 2003-04 season and finished fourth in the MVP voting that year.

In the four seasons of 00-01, 01-02, 03-04, and 04-05, he averaged 20 points per game. In the 03-04 season, he averaged 24.2 points per game. In the 2002-03 season, he also averaged 19.2 points per game.

One point is his performance of averaging 20 points per game for 5 consecutive seasons.

Although he has passed his peak period, he still averaged 17.8 points per game in 13 games for the Hornets last season, and his strength cannot be underestimated.

Quan Xiao has watched many Peja games before and is familiar with his playing style and characteristics. He is currently one of the best shooters in the league. His choice of shooting timing, shot speed and accuracy are very good, and his range coverage is very good.

Big and capable of cutting and moving.

However, his personal offensive ability with the ball is mediocre, his ability in one-on-one singles is poor, his ball-handling and ball-cutting skills are below average, and his back-to-the-frame attack power is almost negligible.

On the defensive end, when facing most of the No. 3 positions in the league, he does not suffer in terms of strength and footwork. The main flaw is his overly passive and weak defensive attitude, which seems to dislike physical confrontation. When facing a powerful small forward,

, the chance of being blown up is very high.

As soon as the game started, Quan Xiao followed Peja closely. Although the preseason games will not be played very seriously, they will not be completely undefended, which will not achieve the training effect. What's more, as a recruit,

Quan Xiao needs to adapt to the level of NBA competition as soon as possible.

The Hornets' first offense did not allow Peja Stojakovic to attack, but David West received a pass from Chris Paul and succeeded in an alley-oop.

Smith is still not good enough on the defensive end. Although he has athletic ability and good shot-blocking statistics, he is actually not an excellent defender. Yao Ming is involved in the boxing champion, and Yao Ming

Ming's help defense is not good, so this goal can only be ignored and helpless.

Looking back at the Rockets' offense, the first attack was handed over to Yao Ming. Alston brought the ball across half court and watched Yao Ming reach the position inside, so he lobbed the ball to him. Then Yao Ming used a basket under the defense of the boxing champion.

The little hook hit easily.

Obviously, the current Yao Ming has very few centers who can restrain him one on one. They can only use forwards or double teams to deal with him. In single combat, it can be said that he can defeat the entire league. Even O'Neal can only form mutual opponents at most.

An explosive situation.

Yao Ming's goal did not excite the Chinese reporters present. After all, they have seen it often and are used to it. They would rather see Quan Xiao score, but obviously Quan Xiao is not the team's first choice at the moment.

However, this moment came quickly. Because it was a preseason game, neither side tried their best to play, and both sides were holding back. Therefore, the Hornets made mistakes in their offense, and Quan Xiao seized the opportunity.

"Both sides played relatively relaxedly at the beginning. After all, the preseason game is just a warm-up, so they may not be so attentive on the defensive end. Only in the final stage may they fight with real guns."

"At present, both sides have scored one goal. Now it is the Hornets' attack. Paul is directing his teammates to move. Peja has an opening. Quan Xiao is thrown away by Peja's cut and move. It seems that he is still inexperienced. Paul passes the ball.

,Why!"

"Good shot! Quan Xiao stole the ball! He dribbled the ball very fast. Only Paul could catch up, but it was a bit difficult to stop Paul with his height."

"Quan Xiao made a pull-up jump shot at the three-point line. This ball shouldn't have been a three-pointer. With his height, he would have been more confident in rushing in for a dunk or layup! Oh, the ball went in. Quan Xiao's three-pointer, he

First shot in the NBA!"

Yu Jia's tone became high-spirited when Quan Xiao made a steal, and reached its peak when Quan Xiao hit a three-pointer, making the audience in front of the TV worried whether his voice would be broken.

The reporters and spectators from China at the scene cheered and applauded loudly for Quan Xiao's goal.

"Good goal! Quanxiao showed us his amazing physical fitness with this ball. Peja used his experience to throw him away, but he came first and intercepted Paul's pass, and then ran wildly with the ball. During this period

Paul was the only one who caught up."

"But Paul is only 1.8cm tall and is known for his speed. It's really surprising that Quan Xiao, who is 2.08cm tall, is so fast. In the end, his shot selection seemed even more unreasonable, but he can really score goals.

, what do you say?"

Director Zhang also expressed his opinion on this goal, saying that Quan Xiao's choice was unreasonable.

Quan Xiao didn't care whether it was reasonable or not. He only knew that he felt just right today and might be able to make big news.