NBA: Yao Ming at his peak returns to his rookie season

After trading away Danny Green, the Rockets will host the super-favorite Orlando Magic.

After Duncan, Yao Ming also encountered a young Tracy McGrady.

This old comrade-in-arms.

Injuries during their time with the Rockets completely ruined Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. They were together for five seasons, but they only played two full seasons together. Most of the time they played together was just waiting for each other to return.

Unfortunately, neither McGrady nor Yao Ming got to see it.

This was the first time Yao Ming had seen a young Tracy McGrady in top form.

Wow...that's amazing!

During this period, McGrady played like a taller Curry, with all sorts of shots that were completely unreasonable. He was not only tall, but also had unpredictable shots and outrageous physical attributes.

There's simply no one on the Rockets right now who can defend him.

McGrady scored 41 points in a single game, leading his team to a resounding victory over the Rockets.

He single-handedly defeated the under-resourced Rocket Team.

In six games in mid-December, the Rockets went 1-5. After the game against the Magic, Mobley was unfortunately placed on the injured list due to a recurrence of fasciitis.

A gloomy, rainy atmosphere enveloped Houston.

It seems that ever since the Houston Rockets played a little better...

Key players Cato and Mobley were both eliminated.

【I am the core!】

[Interlocking Mission]

[Task Difficulty A+]

[The Warriors, having lost their leader Cato and key teammate Mobley, are forced to continue fighting, and will receive a bonus for each game based on their winning streak.]

This is a 'Ring' quest.

[Regular adventure rewards will be cancelled during the mission]

The rewards for completing daily quests will increase significantly as your winning streak improves.

【Whether to accept? 】

This is the first time Yao Ming has experienced consecutive missions.

The Rockets are currently 1 win and 5 losses.

The league will hold All-Star voting after the Christmas game on December 24th.

Yao Ming knew he would make the All-Star team.

Then a media war will break out, since he has replaced O'Neal.

Meanwhile, Francis's involvement in the "small bet" also indicates that he will repay the 1.5 million yuan he owes Yao Ming after the All-Star Game.

With such a large sum of money, Yao Ming was wondering how he could possibly spend it.

Comparable to a career salary!

However, whether they will actually give it to them is another question.

The instructor's story taught Yao Ming that in such situations, one should make a big deal out of it, so that one has more friends and fewer enemies.

In the end, they will have no choice but to pay!

So Yao Ming contacted Adidas before the All-Star voting.

He will invest 3000 million to help Adidas build a domestic production line!

This was funded by an individual!

At the same time, they shyly revealed that it was "gambling money" and didn't know if it was illegal.

His real question was whether he could get his money back!

It originally had nothing to do with Adidas.

But if you're talking about building a production line domestically, then I'm sorry.

Adidas also has a lot of connections!

At this time, Adidas had not yet been embroiled in the controversy surrounding Nike; in every respect, Adidas was the leading sports brand.

These are small bets between players.

Hold it in your hand and pinch it.

The person who contacted Francis was handed over to the legal staff brought by Adi.

……

With the debt collectors found, Yao Ming then focused on organizing the team.

The Rockets have made several profitable trades recently. If Cato and Mobley hadn't been injured, they could have easily added Yao Ming to their roster, and with Yao Ming averaging 3.5 points per game, they would have dared to go all out in the playoffs and compete with the likes of Hughes and Mavericks.

Don't be fooled by the fact that his average score is lower than that of the Martial Saint.

But they are very useful to Yao Ming.

Unfortunately, the Rockets were shorthanded, but the mission required them to restart their winning streak.

Yao Ming is about to make some arrangements.

After taking the "Mental Energy Potion," Yao Ming's thinking became much more flexible and open-minded, and his mental fatigue was completely swept away.

[Mental Energy Potion: Little Blue Bottle, eliminates brain fatigue. Drink it and you'll be the coolest kid in the party. Effective for 30 minutes.]

This thing has a very short usage time.

However, the effect was very good.

Originally, he only intended to relieve fatigue, but Yao Ming suddenly felt like he had a breakthrough, and he felt like he could fly. He was incredibly energetic and became even bolder!

He quickly sketched out his "own ideas" and then found Tang Shuai.

The team has been having a rough time lately.

Tang Shuai's body became weaker, and he lost a lot of weight.

But he still listened carefully to Yao Ming's thoughts: "After you retire, you will definitely be a very good coach."

Tang Shuai discovered that Yao Ming knew a lot.

Moreover, he really has his own opinions on the players and the pace of the game!

Just like Kidd!

If it were a young Tomás, he wouldn't like players like this, since the head coach's authority is absolute!

Fortunately or unfortunately, Coach Tomás is now getting old.

As people grow old, their hearts grow old as well.

Now, when Tomás looks at players with ideas, he no longer sees it as a provocation, but rather as a new hope.

Furthermore, Yao Ming's politeness is off the charts.

He adopted an attitude of "asking for advice" and "inquiring".

This pleased Coach Tang greatly.

In late December, Coach Tomjanovich began using a "new tactic," and the starting lineup was adjusted to include: Francis, Yao Ming, Posey Jane, Stephen Jackson, and Eddie Griffin.

A sixth man rotation is the general rule.

The Rockets' roster is still in a very bad state.

But Yao Ming played very smoothly.

The Rockets have four games scheduled for late December, but they will miss the Christmas Day game.

Many fans petitioned to see Yao Ming, but the schedule was arranged at the beginning of the season.

So, their first match before the Christmas Day game was against the Pacers, a strong team in the Eastern Conference.

This is a team whose fighting spirit and combativeness are no less than that of the Pistons. The current Pacers have veterans like Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, and Ron Artest.

Reggie Miller is a bit lacking now, but Artest and O'Neal are both All-Star caliber players.

The Rockets beat this opponent by 16 points!

With a new lineup and new tactics, Wu Sheng surprised everyone in the first match.

This player, who was very famous and had outstanding skills, but was said by many commentators to be "unsuitable for basketball", was completely reborn in the hands of Coach Tomjanovich!

His fight against Artest was incredibly intense and brutal!

The important thing is that he persevered!

Without Artest's interference, the Pacers' fighting power was reduced by 3%, and they were brutally beaten by Yao Ming and Francis!

The Rockets don't really have a strong foundation.

But given Yao Ming's current roster and his incredible performance, he could still put up a fight against a team like the Pacers!

The Rockets' victory over the Pacers has once again brought the team into the spotlight of heated discussion!

Yao Ming's playing style has also begun to be seriously studied by major teams.

Although Yao Ming has started to gain weight and is eating nutritious meals to systematically increase his weight, he is still relatively light overall.

After all, Yao Ming doesn't intend to lose his ability to play in fast-paced games like he did in his previous life.

In a game, there are only about 20 minutes of intense play under the basket; the rest of the time, Eddie Griffin and Posey Jane are used as much as possible to share the pressure.

In addition, there's the slightly enlightened Martial Saint, the Spring Man Francis, and the surprisingly good sixth man, Dazhi.

It's worth mentioning that he wasn't a center for the Rockets.

At Yao Ming's suggestion, Coach Tang gave him the position of rotation small forward.

Leading a group of towels.

He largely relied on his shooting and height, and surprisingly performed quite well in the regular season rotation.

Actually... it also resulted in a loss of points.

But if you play seriously and aggressively, you still lose points. If you play passively and let the opponent drag you down, you still lose points. So why not just play passively?

It can also save the Rockets some energy.

December 22nd, the final battle before the Christmas Day showdown.

Rockets vs. Suns again!

Fans jokingly call this a Christmas battle between Yao Ming and Amar'e Stoudemire, their arch-rivals!

Stoudemire has been under immense pressure lately, ever since Yao Ming emerged as a star player, he has been facing tremendous public scrutiny.

Although Nene and Mayo were ahead of them in the draft.

But no one else is as arrogant as him.

To be honest, even in his rookie season, Little King's playing style was very flashy, and his face-up skills were becoming more and more refined.

He has now secured a core rotation position with the Suns.

In his rookie year, he had an advantage over another high school number one draft pick, Kwame Brown.

As a result, they encountered Yao Ming, who had been upgraded.

This pre-Christmas battle started off intensely, with Stoudemire attempting to save face by cleaning his teammates' shoes for a month.

Besides starting, he also had extremely long playing time, relentlessly tearing apart the Rockets' interior defense.

However, the result was rather disastrous.

Yao Ming didn't even need to unleash his full potential before establishing an absolute lead in the third quarter, and then in the fourth quarter, he turned Stoudemire's do-or-die attempt into a personal showcase for Yao Ming.

This is a Christmas-themed battle between two super rookies.

Yao Ming won a resounding victory!