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Standing at the free-throw line, O'Neal felt uncomfortable all over, as if he were being tortured.

Holy crap!

Who came up with the hack-and-sharp tactic?

That's so unsportsmanlike! I'll draw a circle and curse you, hoping your son will be born without an anus.

Don Nelson: It wasn't me! I learned it from others. Don't believe me? Ask Wilt Chamberlain; he got slashed too.

Donnie Nelson: I can prove that it wasn't invented by my father, because I have...

O'Neal was troubled, while Yang Lin and Yao Ming were very happy.

The two little brats' playful banter echoed in the shark's ears.

Yao Ming: "Yang Lin, did you really hack the shark? I was just joking."

Yang Lin: "What joke? I only play for real."

Yao Ming: "But if we do this, won't people say we won unfairly?"

Yang Lin: "Hmm... I don't think so, right? Isn't this a legal tactic? Who told that fat guy to miss free throws? He could just chop me up! Chop you up!"

Yao Ming pretended to ponder for a moment, then replied seriously, "That makes sense! Why don't you think anyone attacks me?"

Ah~~~ I roared in my heart!

The shark felt like it was going crazy.

With a whistle, the referee tossed the basketball to O'Neal at the free-throw line.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After dribbling the basketball a few times, O'Neal let out a deep sigh of relief, then raised his hand and flicked the ball towards the basket.

"Thump!" The basketball hit the rim but missed.

"Haha~~"

Seeing O'Neal miss the free throw, Yang Lin immediately burst into laughter and shouted at Yao Ming:

"Brother Yao, do you believe it? My half-court shooting percentage might be higher than some people's free throw percentage."

Yao Ming retorted loudly, "Stop bragging! Midfield is a bit of an exaggeration; at most, it's the shooting percentage from one... two... three steps beyond the three-point line."

O'Neal was red-hot, but his face was still dark.

He complained to the referee, "Mr. Referee, look at them. Shouldn't you do something about it? They're affecting the game."

The referee suppressed a laugh.

He never expected that Yao Ming and Yang Yifan, two Chinese men, would actually break through the defenses of the Great Shark.

You should know that Shaquille O'Neal is notoriously petty, stingy, and shameless; he used to be the one breaking through other people's defenses.

The referee gave Yao Ming and Yang Lin a long look.

The Great Wall of China used to be humble and polite, a typical East Asian trait, and its change was clearly passive.

So there's only one possible outcome, and that is...

The referee noted down Yang Lin, last season's Finals MVP.

Hmm, this is clearly an unstable factor, and we need to pay more attention to it in future matches.

cough cough~~

As part of their duty, the referee warned Yao and Yang: "You two, be quiet and don't disrupt the game."

Yao Ming and Yang Lin exchanged a knowing glance and simultaneously pursed their lips.

"Bang!"

O'Neal missed his second free throw, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.

As O'Neal took the free throw, Yang Lin noticed that his shot had gone astray, so he immediately ran back to his own half of the court.

Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and immediately passed it to McGrady.

Without pausing, McGrady quickly threw the basketball he had just gotten towards Yang Lin as he ran forward.

Running to his own half of the court at the free-throw line, Yang Lin intercepted the ball, marking Jason Williams who was chasing him.

He then suddenly stopped and dribbled towards the three-point line.

Seeing this, Jason Williams was somewhat taken aback and instinctively took a step or two toward the inside.

It's obvious that he didn't read the opposing players' report before the game and didn't know that Yang Lin's biggest advantage was beyond the three-point line.

After realizing what was happening, Jason Williams lunged towards the three-point line.

But it was too late. Yang Lin easily and comfortably flicked the basketball toward the basket.

"Swish!" The basketball went into the net, and the net flew up.

Yang Lin excitedly ran back to the defensive half of the court and shouted to O'Neal, who was still in the paint in his own half, "Shaq, look, shooting is that simple."

Fake!

Is this ever going to end?

After a fierce battle, the second quarter was also evenly matched.

The Rockets won the quarter by a narrow margin of 1 point, 25 to 24.

The two sides battled fiercely for half the game, but unexpectedly, the score ended in a 53-53 tie.

Why haven't they widened the score gap again?

Hasn't our general T-Mac already returned?

Despite the opponent being a mere bottom-ranked team in the Eastern Conference with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses, we were unable to gain any advantage.

Thinking back, the first two games of last season's finals were much more comfortable.

LeBron is a respectable person; he leads his team to a double-digit lead every game, keeping you calm and undisturbed.

Before the start of the second half, Yang Lin, as usual, called on his teammates and boosted their morale.

Yao and McGrady: You only have that one example from the last game, right?

Unfortunately, Yang Lin's call to action this time did not have the same effect as in the previous game against the Nuggets.

In the third quarter, the Heat's Shaq and Wade continued to perform well, but the Rockets' Trish was out of sorts and made a huge mistake.

单节5投0中，三分球2投0中，连踏马的罚球都是2投0中，贡献了0分0板0助攻1失误2犯规。

It makes one wonder if this bastard bought the ticket at halftime.

Fortunately, when Trish made a mistake, Yang Lin stepped up and, together with the still-powerful Great Wall of China, held on to the score.

In the final quarter, the star centers of both teams, who had battled fiercely for three quarters, fell silent.

Dwyane Wade was still impressive, but he struggled against a resurgent T-Mac and Yang Lin, who had been playing defensively in the first half.

They were simply outnumbered and ultimately lost.

"Beep~~" The game is over.

The Houston Rockets narrowly defeated the Miami Heat 103-98 on the road, achieving their second consecutive win after two consecutive losses.

Seeing his team lose again, suffering their tenth defeat of the new season, Pat Riley on the Heat's bench fell into deep thought.

Thinking about it, the team should make some changes.

Did the Heat lose tonight because the team played poorly?

of course not!

The Heat players have performed exceptionally well.

Wade scored an efficient 35 points, O'Neal had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and other players also made their own contributions.

Even so, the team lost.

What does this mean?

This means that this team has no future, and tonight's performance represents the peak of their strength.

Since that's the case, then why not...

Pat Riley glanced at O'Neal, who was laughing and joking on the court, and then at Wade, who was talking to McGrady.

He really likes Wade now.

He felt that although Wade was a bit of a womanizer, he was very well-behaved and obedient.

Hmm~~

To put it bluntly, they're naive and easily fooled.

He inadvertently saw Yang Lin walking back to the Rockets' bench and suddenly felt a little annoyed.

If we can bring this child here in the summer.

With a healthy Dwyane and Shaq, Miami could actually make another run this season.

Yang Lin: No, no, no! There's no need to think like that. We were born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze; we will never get involved with anything black, and like... that's not allowed either.

After defeating the Miami Heat, the Rockets players rushed back to Houston without stopping.

The following evening, November 24th.

The Rockets will host the Dallas Mavericks in a back-to-back game.

This time, the Mavericks have a complete roster.

In the last time the two teams met, Devin Harris, Dampier, and others who had been sidelined due to injury had all returned.

They are determined to avenge their previous home defeat.

Needless to say, they succeeded.

After a hard-fought battle lasting more than two hours, the Mavericks defeated Houston 100-94, securing a victory.

Devin Harris, who missed the last game, had an outstanding performance, scoring 22 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

I have to say, this thing is really fast.

Yang Lin had never directly experienced Iverson's speed before.

But as things stand today, Yang Lin feels that Harris is faster than Iverson.

The Rockets lost tonight, and McGrady has to take the blame.

He took 19 shots throughout the game, but only managed to score 12 points, an incredibly low efficiency.

Most importantly, he even copied LeBron James, committing 7 turnovers in one go.

Yang Lin wasn't too upset about losing the game.

He even thought... um... you know, we have microphones tonight, so...