I am super giant

Chapter 154 The Christmas Holiday Begins

What kind of strength is the Rockets without Yao Ming?
After the end of the 2000-2001 season, the Rockets sent away the old "big dream" Hakeem Olajuwon.

So far, the Rockets have entered the era of Francis and Mobley's dual-core leadership.

In the 2001-2002 season, this combination led the Rockets to a "super" record of 28 wins and 54 losses.

In the previous season, although the Rockets did not enter the playoffs, they also won more than 40 victories.

This is the worst record since the establishment of the Rockets team, and it also set a worst record for the Rockets.

Think about it, even in the lockout season of 98-99, there were only 50 games in total, and the Rockets won 31 games.

How "difficult" it is to win only 28 games!But Francis and Mobley did.

Their ability to lead the team is not even as good as Olajuwon, who is too old to jump.

Tumor's double backcourt is indeed well-deserved!

It is conceivable that with Yao Ming present, the Rockets were overthrown by the Cavaliers.

Yao Ming is gone, what will the Rockets look like?

The fourth quarter only took half a quarter, 88:78, and the Rockets directly expanded the point difference to double digits with a wave of 18:9.

Without Yao Ming, James simply regards the inside of the Rockets as his own home, coming and leaving whenever he wants.

Whether to score or pass depends on James' mood.

After half a quarter, the head coach Jeff Van Gundy sent Yao Ming again, hoping that Yao Ming can still perform as bravely as before after a rest.

But this time, Yao Ming failed to fulfill Fan Shuai's strategic intention.

Instead, Francis and Mobley played bravely and once approached the score, catching up to 98:96.

But at the last moment, Ye Feng made a steady three-pointer that went through his heart, completely killing the game.

101: 96.

Ye Feng's Cavaliers won the China Derby.

Ye Feng won the first Ye Yao battle.

The Cavaliers ended their two-game losing streak with a record of 11 wins and 14 losses.

The Rockets are 13 wins and 11 losses.

In this game, the Rockets, who fought back to back, did not perform well.

Francis 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Mobley had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Yao Ming had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks.

Jim Jackson had 16 points and Maurice Taylor had 18.

Five players scored in double figures, but the game was lost.

James had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks.

Boozer had 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Ilgauskas 11 points and 7 rebounds.

叶风19分4篮板9助攻2抢断，其中三分球7投3中，三分球命中率42.9%。

The next day, the Huaxia media reported the game vigorously, and it could be seen in the sports sections of major newspapers, even in the most conspicuous modules.

Chinese basketball commentators and celebrities expressed their opinions one after another, affirming the strength of Yao Ming and Ye Feng, and optimistic about their future in the NBA.

But for Ye Feng and Yao Ming, this is just an ordinary regular season, only 82/1.

After the game, Ye Feng invited Yao Ming to a local Chinese restaurant for a party.

Francis and James also came, and the four ate and chatted.

This is also the norm in the NBA. They are rivals on the court, but they are good friends off the court.

There is no way, the NBA is such a big circle, and everyone is generally friendly.

Unless it's the kind of scumbags like Bruce Bowen and Bill Laimbeer, there won't be too many conflicts off the court.

Inevitably, the two chatted to Suzhou, which is Yao Ming's ancestral home and the place where Ye Feng was born.

Yao Ming also invited Ye Feng to return to China during the offseason, and he will be the host to entertain Ye Feng.

In addition, Yao Ming showed the characteristics of his Internet-addicted teenager.

"Next year, Blizzard will launch the public beta of World of Warcraft in Europe and the United States. How about we form a team to play World of Warcraft?"

After a pleasant dinner, the four of them went back to their respective homes.

Tomorrow, they will face a new match, and they have no time to think about anything else.

Such is life in the NBA.

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12 month 19 day.

The Cavaliers challenge the Philadelphia 76ers away.

Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States, but the strange thing is that the 76ers have not been able to find a strong star to help Iverson, making Iverson have been fighting alone.

This year, the 76ers got "Big Dog" Robinson, hoping to give Iverson a little help.

But just at the start of the season, the Big Dog was injured.

At this moment, the big dog returned from injury, but Iverson was injured again.

It's just a disaster.

The core of the team is not there, but the 76ers never give up.

Even if the lineup is incomplete, they will fight to the death with their opponents.

In this game, "Big Dog" Robinson was the main attacker, and the other four defended. They played a strong momentum, making the Cavaliers only score 88 points.

But the 76ers' offensive ability is even worse. Although the big dog is strong, it is still far behind Iverson.

The Big Dog had 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals in the whole game. He didn't have Iverson's leadership at all, just like an ordinary star.

In the end, the 76ers only scored 81 points and lost to the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers' record came to 11 wins and 14 losses.

12 month 20 day.

On the first day of the long Christmas holiday in the United States, the Cavaliers came to Chicago to challenge the Bulls.

Since Jordan retired for the second time after the 97-98 season and Pippen and Rodman left, the Bulls have changed from an invincible dynasty team to a rotten garbage team.

In the past five years, they have not made the playoffs at all.

Last year was their best in five years with a 30-52 record.In the other four years, they couldn't even achieve 20 wins.

What makes Chicago fans even more desperate is that in the Bulls' current lineup, they don't see the possibility of a dynasty recovery at all.

The best player on this team is fourth-year player Jamal Crawford, who has averaged 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game so far this season.

Crawford is 196 cm, 90.7 kg, and serves as a shooting guard.

His scoring ability is extremely strong, and he can make sudden shots, especially his gorgeous behind-the-back dribble, which can be called an NBA stunt.

But the strong offensive end cannot cover up his defensive problems.

Just by looking at it, you won't believe that this skinny guy can guard those wolf-like shooting guards, let alone the four big shooting guards.

What Ye Feng saw and heard in his previous life also proved that Crawford is not suitable to be the leader of the team, but more suitable to be the sixth man of the team.

Three times the best sixth man, Crawford's achievement is also unprecedented.

In the final 106:87, the Cavaliers beat the Bulls.

Bulls coach Scott Skiles sighed.

Think about a few years ago, the Cavaliers were as big a team as the Bulls.

But now, just two good rookies were selected, and the whole thing was completely reborn.

Skiles is even considering whether to continue to play badly so that he can get a better draft pick.

本场比赛，詹姆斯32分6篮板5助攻2抢断2盖帽，叶风22分4篮板6助攻3抢断，其中三分球2投2中，打出了球星的数据。

In contrast to the Bulls, Crawford, who scored the highest, only had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

(End of this chapter)