rpbooks Chapter 270 Eating, sleeping and fighting monsters
Chapter 270 Eating, sleeping and fighting monsters
Chapter 270 Eating, sleeping and fighting monsters
After Yao Ming traveled to the East, the Philadelphia team attracted a lot of attention. However, what people did not expect was that before the start of the new season, many experts ranked the strength of each team, and the Philadelphia team ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference. , Compared with last season's regular season ranking, it has only risen by one.
"How much do these experts look down on Dayao, or how much they look down on me!"
Channing was aggrieved. Let alone the Celtics, the championship team of last season, and the Cavaliers led by James, they are better than the unrecognizable old Pistons and the stagnant Magic, right?
But the opinions of these experts are very unified. The Philadelphia team is now completely relying on Yao Ming and Channing. Apart from Battier and Pietrus, they have no other reliable helpers. Whether immature newcomers such as Rajic, Ibaka, and Brewer can grow rapidly, and whether cheap contracts such as Birdman Anderson and Livingston can be worth the money, these are unstable unknowns.
According to experts, although the Philadelphia team got Yao Ming and Channing, but the role players are not enough, coupled with the frequent trades and substitutions in the past two seasons, the whole team lacks tacit understanding. , It is impossible to go further in the playoffs.
ESPN did not forget to complain about Manager Cheeks' operations during the offseason.
Columnist Turwinsky said: "Whether a team can win the championship, such a gene is engraved in the bones, and the Philadelphia team lacks such a gene from the root. Look at their operations in the past two years. They have a lot of money in their hands. But they are stingy, and they traded all kinds of cheap rookies. In order to save money, they signed the birdmen Anderson and Livingston, who are not interested in them. With such a management team, I am really worried that the careers of Yao Ming and Channing hold up."
But no matter whether these so-called experts are fools or simply sour, the fans are very happy with Philadelphia's cash cow combination. The season tickets for the new season of Philadelphia have been sold out, and the Wachovia Center Arena is also full tonight. , fans rushed to watch the performance of the cash cow group.
When Channing and Yao Ming made their grand finale appearance, there was a roar and tsunami in the arena. Ed Snyder, the owner sitting in the first row of the auditorium, was all smiles, and he was very satisfied with the enthusiastic response of the fans.
And when the members of the Magic team entered the stadium, the fans sent boos and abuse that had been prepared long ago, allowing Howard and the others to feel the madness of Philadelphia's home court.
The game was broadcast live by CCTV5. Director Zhang Weiping watched the lively scene and sighed: "The unanimous welcome of the fans in the United States is an affirmation of the strength of Yao Ming and Channing."
His partner Yoga also said: "Philadelphia's new season is full of highlights. Yao Ming and Channing are dual-core inside and outside. Against the Magic's one-star shooting, Yao PK Howard, and Channing singled out Turkoglu and Courtney Lee. Wait for the outside players to see who can gain the upper hand."
Soon, the game officially started.
Magic's starting players are: Howard, Lewis, Turkoglu, Courtney Lee, Nelson.
Compared with Redick, Courtney Lee is slightly inferior in three-pointers, but the defensive end can provide stable and reliable output, so Magic coach Stan Van Gundy boldly used Courtney Lee to make this rookie career He started the first game against Channing, the top outside line star of the Philadelphia team.
The starting players for the Philadelphia team are: Yao Ming, Ibaka, Battier, Channing, Lowry.
Start jumping ball. When he was in the Rockets, Yao Ming basically could not escape the role of jumping ball, but after he came to Philadelphia, Dayao won the privilege of not having to jump the ball. The treatment is the same as when he was in the Chinese national team. Jump ball task.
"Don't worry, just leave this small matter to me."
Ibaka patted his chest, and soon, he lost to Howard on the jump ball.
The Magic's first offense, after Nelson dribbled the ball halfway, handed it over to Turkoglu to handle. The agent took advantage of his height and lobbed the ball from Battier's head to Howard inside, and then pulled away to watch Warcraft singles.
This is the regular tactic of the Magic. When Nelson is not at the top, Turkoglu is the real organizer of the team, and the whole team has only Howard as a strong point of attack. Divide the ball.
Facing Yao Ming, Howard still didn't give in, he turned his back after two pushes with his back.
This is Howard's routine operation. Basically, after this set of combos is over, the opponent will be turned on his back by the top person, lose his defensive position, and then he can only look up and watch Howard perform dunks.
However, when he met Yao Ming, Howard's trick was not so clever.
Although he is losing weight, Yao Ming is still a super giant center with a weight of more than 150 kilograms. Compared with Howard's 120 kilograms, Yao Ming is a circle bigger. Howard's powerful collision is like a rhino meeting an elephant, and he is restrained .
There is no open space, and Howard is too far away from the basket after turning around, unable to force a dunk as usual, and can only hook with an awkward posture.
Unsurprisingly, Yao Ming turned around and took off his first rebound for the Philadelphia 76ers.
"Beautiful job, Brother Yao!"
Qian Ning was delighted to see it. Yao is indeed one of the few talents in the league who can restrain Howard. With his height and tonnage, Warcraft will no longer be able to show off his power inside the Philadelphia team like he did in the first round of the playoffs last season. up.
On the offensive end, Dayao's improvement to Philadelphia is also obvious. Lowry handed the ball to Channing, and Channing used his height advantage to hoist it into Yao Ming's hands inside, and the other players pulled away.
The first offense of the Philadelphia 76ers chose exactly the same tactics as the Magic.
What's different is that Yao Ming pushes Howard on the inside. The huge tonnage gap makes the bottom plate of Warcraft a little loose. Yao took the opportunity to lean on his opponent with his body and ended the fight with a classic small hook.
"Beautiful singles! Yao Ming scored the first score for the Philadelphia team with a hook, and also scored his first point since joining the Philadelphia team!"
It seems that Yao Ming is in good condition. He has lost a little weight, but it has not affected Dayao's ability to fight. He is still the same Yao Ming who eats, sleeps and fights World of Warcraft.
All old fans know that Deron eats and sleeps and beats Paul, and Yao Ming eats and sleeps and beats Warcraft. This is not a joke, but an ironclad fact.
As of this season in his career, Howard has been at a disadvantage in all the previous confrontations with Yao Ming. In the nine encounters in his career, Yao Ming averaged 23.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, beating Warcraft's 12.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks. Also dominated with 7 wins and 2 losses.
Although Howard has reached his peak in the last two seasons, his offensive skills are not proficient enough after all, and he relies too much on his body. Facing Yao Ming's height and defense, he has no way to play. Yao eats, sleeps and plays Warcraft mainly because of his style of play. Can restrain the opponent.
(End of this chapter)