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

The Rockets lost to the Bucks.

Ending the winning streak.

However, this 11-game winning streak is still the Rockets' longest winning streak since Hakeem Olajuwon left.

Yao Ming's popularity has surged again.

Houston's local vote count has skyrocketed.

More local fans are willing to come to the Rockets' new arena to watch games.

The attendance rate, which once plummeted to 60%, is now rebounding dramatically.

Meanwhile, some fans gradually realized that Glenn Robinson was too consistent, often finishing with 20+ points, which seemed a bit off.

More fans are now watching Rockets games.

Everyone's not blind.

With Glenn Robinson on the team, the Rockets' offense seems stronger, but his impact seems limited, and everyone looks exhausted.

Conversely, the Rockets were more stable when they didn't have a big dog and only had Yao Ming playing with Stephen Jackson and Francis.

However, there are still too few matches, so fans have decided to observe further.

After losing to the Bucks.

The Rockets won three more games in a row, they were really lucky. The Rockets played against the Wizards, Cavaliers and Nuggets in succession.

They are all very weak teams that are currently very difficult to beat.

This match between Yao Ming and Michael Jordan attracted a large number of fans and sports enthusiasts.

Yao Ming also met Kwame Brown.

To be honest, Kwame Brown, who is currently considered the worst draft pick, is not bad at all. On the contrary, he is very talented, and his stats and skills are steadily improving.

In low-post 1v1 defense, Kwame Brown is probably the most talented rookie Yao Ming has ever seen. He is very effective at defending Yao Ming's back-to-the-basket offense.

Unfortunately, Jordan was too strict.

Especially during halftime, he yelled at the camera: "Can't you play like that guy over there? You're as soft as a marshmallow. Go to the basket, that's where you're supposed to be!"

Jordan passionately spoke out, and he didn't spare Kwame Brown on the court either.

Kwame Brown had 7 points and 3 rebounds in the first half, and he had the same stats at the end of the third quarter.

Even Yao Ming is worried for Kwame Brown.

Jordan had 21 points and 9 rebounds, Stackhouse also scored 21 points, and Larry Hughes and Haywood also played well.

But the Wizards' defense was really bad.

In the end, they were easily defeated by Tang Shuai 97-89.

After the game, Jordan even came over to greet Tomjanovich; they've been rivals for many years.

The game between Yao Ming and Michael Jordan greatly boosted the NBA's viewership.

After a three-game winning streak, the Rockets will face the Grizzlies on the road.

In what should have been a sure win, Francis unexpectedly went cold, while Glenn Robinson finished with 20 points.

As a result, the team unfortunately lost the game by 3 points, 79 to 82.

There are no absolutely weak teams in the NBA.

So the Rockets' defeat was not unexpected. It was also around this time that the second round of the NBA All-Star Game began, and Yao Ming continued to advance steadily, with his total votes only slightly less than those of superstar Shaquille O'Neal by 2 votes.

Besides Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady have also been in the spotlight during this period.

They are the two best shooting guards in the East and West right now.

Moreover, the two have a good personal relationship and work for the same sneaker company.

This kind of brotherly yet adversarial relationship in basketball was very popular in the NBA at that time.

And the biggest news recently is also about these two brothers.

Adidas is reportedly considering signing Tracy McGrady to a super contract worth an undisclosed amount.

Kobe was also in the final year of his contract.

Previously, McGrady was exploited by Adidas with a child labor contract. This time, McGrady's performance has led to some resource allocation, which shouldn't be a problem.

But Adidas unexpectedly pulled some crazy moves, perhaps infected by the Magic's previous brainless tactics.

They actually started playing a confrontational game.

Reporters learned that they had drastically reduced Kobe's contract, their reasoning being, "We don't want your contract to exceed Tracy's!"

When it comes to accurately identifying and avoiding pitfalls, no one else can compare.

Now the teams say, "O'Neal is the boss," and the shoe companies say, "We don't want your contract to exceed Tracy's."

Could Kobe still tolerate that?

His agent advised him to be patient...

Yao Ming knew the outcome of this matter; in the end, Kobe switched to Hog Rider and also changed his agent along the way.

And this is the moment that Yao Ming has been waiting for!

On January 14th, the Rockets will host the Orlando Magic.

This is also the last gentle moment for the Rockets recently. I don't know which idiot arranged the schedule at this special time.

The Rockets only had one home game against the Magic.

The next six matches were all away games.

And their opponents are the Jazz, Spurs, Kings, Mavericks, Trail Blazers, and Pacers!

The league's top centers are basically lining up to dribble past Yao Ming.

Who wouldn't get a headache looking at this kind of schedule?

"Sign Bryant and agree to all his conditions." Yao Ming contacted his manager by phone in the locker room.

He has received confirmation that Kobe is discussing with Adidas refusing to renew his contract.

Of course, you still need to pull and tug for a while.

However, Yao Ming was certain that Adidas wouldn't give Kobe that kind of face. Kobe's bottom line was to have the same contract as McGrady, while Adidas' bottom line was not to exceed McGrady's.

Then there's nothing to talk about, so Yao Ming is definitely going to benefit from this.

He has already, through a subsidiary of "Adiwang", reversed the situation and opened a production line in North America.

The funds came from Adi's previous gambling winnings of 5000 million.

Ok.

It was entirely thanks to Adidas, after all, they were the ones who provided the legal team for debt collection.

Adidas is now giving Yao Ming a brand, a contract, and now even players. Yao Ming has no way to repay them.

He even had someone register the "Mamba Series" shoe trademark in advance.

The Magic are currently 18-13 and ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

It's fair to say that McGrady is truly strong right now, but as the intensity of the season increases, the Magic's record has begun to fluctuate.

Although McGrady's performance was still terrifying.

With two 30+5+5 games since January, he's ranked first among guards in the league, but the Magic's decision to trade Mike Brown has severely damaged their team.

This was McGrady's most stable and reliable teammate during this period.

She was traded away just like that, all fresh and beautiful.

McGrady had several arguments with the Magic's management.

There are probably no strategists in the entire league who can understand the Magic's thinking, but they have already achieved a glorious five-game losing streak after Hill's injury, the failed plan to trade Rasheed Wallace, and the departure of Mike Brown.

They only managed to win back two home games recently by picking on the weaker opponents.

A match between the scoring champion and a super rookie is quite a spectacle, though Yao Ming didn't intend to be the only one to compete.

McGrady was my friend in a past life.

Then we should seize the opportunity to bully them even more!

As a teammate, Yao Ming is probably the one who understands McGrady the most. Last time they lost a game, it was because he was a nobody who had just joined the team, and McGrady was really hot!

These league's top scorers all share one characteristic.

When they're hot, nothing else matters, because any opponent can be defeated by their throws.

But Yao Ming is betting that McGrady's shooting touch won't be that hot this time!

Against a team with only one player, as long as the Rockets don't let their guard down, they will definitely win. For this reason, Yao Ming even suggested to Coach Tomjanovich that Glenn Robinson be replaced in the starting lineup!