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

Kirilenko was the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 99 NBA draft.

However, due to his former team, he entered the NBA in the 01-02 season.

This is his second season!

Sloan highly values ​​Kirilenko, giving him 40 starting appearances last year to gain experience, but this season he has been reduced from a starter to a rotation player.

It may seem like a demotion, but in reality, it gives Kirilenko more freedom.

If the starting lineup is weak, then they have to take the blame.

As for rotation, I'm sorry, but no matter how you play, you're always justified.

本赛季基里连科场均分从上赛季的10分提升到12.8分，出手数削减了三分之一，再加上5.3篮板1.7助攻以及2.2次盖帽。

Kirilenko's data has become much more valuable.

Their appearance times were generally similar.

Both Kirilenko and I are foreigners. After exchanging glances, I suddenly stood up and pulled up for a jump shot!

This move was the result of serious practice.

After all, this is McGrady's signature move. Although McGrady practiced it less, Yao Ming had the complete set of techniques.

The current training method is roughly a combination of shooting drills by McGrady and Ray Allen.

The former involves catch-and-shoot plus tactical positioning, while Ray Allen's method is more complex. Ray Allen's training method is also known for being ruthless, requiring players to lie down and then stand up to shoot immediately, which is not very friendly to big men like him.

The training volume is a bit brutal.

They generally adhered to a meticulous approach.

He and Yao Ming share the same dream.

For basketball to develop in China, the NBA needs a beacon that belongs to China.

Kirilenko jumped up to interfere the moment Ryoma got up, but couldn't touch anything, at most putting some psychological pressure on him.

"brush!"

Goal!

However, it only scored 2 points. The referee slowed down the replay, showing that the person stepped on the line at roughly the moment of takeoff.

This generally indicates that it doesn't matter.

He often steps on the ground during training because he's still not used to this style of play.

Kirilenko was a little confused after one round.

Who the hell has a good center who can shoot threes?

Are you kidding me?

An enraged Kirilenko stole the ball, pushed back, and dunked in one fell swoop.

It was as if Kirilenko had flipped some kind of switch.

For three minutes, the two of them launched a relentless attack!

What should have been a clash of mediocre players turned into a thrilling spectacle for Salt Lake City fans, so much so that Big Dog was booed for quite some time when he was racking up points.

Big Dog couldn't do anything about it; it only got 10 points, and he still had 10 points left to meet his performance target for the day!

Big Dog is obsessed with averaging 20 points per game!

So much so that I didn't see the dark faces of Coach Tang and Yao Ming on the bench.

I can tolerate you farming points during your downtime, and I can't do anything about your lack of self-respect. But now, when every second counts, you're still farming points!

Kirilenko sprinted across the entire stadium with boundless passion.

Various disruptions to the Rockets' rhythm.

While his shots, especially those taken by Dazhi, show considerable skill and finesse, despite his still somewhat immature style, demonstrate a certain level of talent within the Jazz's rotation.

With a shooting percentage of just over 30%, the Jazz were completely bewildered.

Whether you guard against it or not, he'll be uncomfortable.

Ostertag was even more upset. He came out alongside Kirilenko, but compared to his younger brother Kirilenko, he was truly useless at everything.

He couldn't beat Yao Ming in the paint.

I'm playing against Dazhi, but sorry, Dazhi doesn't come to the paint much, so we're not very familiar with each other.

Ostertag was in great pain.

With Rondo missing his second three-pointer, Kirilenko grabbed the rebound, the Jazz scored on the fast break, and the Rockets made a substitution.

Karl Malone of the Jazz didn't play, and Ostertag continued to defend.

Then... he began to miss the days when he was around.

He was completely outmatched by Yao Ming.

It was almost like the game was the same whether he was on or off!

"That bastard Rudy struck gold!" Sloan, on the Jazz side, rested his chin on his hand and frowned.

Yao Ming's draft season was not as exciting as expected.

It can't compare to the glory days of Tim Duncan back then.

Foreign players and weaknesses in physical confrontation have significantly limited Yao Ming's market confidence.

Now Sloan can say that too many people misjudged the situation back then.

This big man is just as mature as Duncan was during his rookie years.

They also have the ability to save a team!

Yao Ming, who scored the goal, gave Francis a high-five.

The two worked together very well.

If Francis's passing was a little better, it would be perfect.

The game completely fell into the Rockets' rhythm.

Karl Malone can defend Yao Ming in the paint, but he's afraid he can't out-exert the stamina of the younger Yao. Offensively, Malone is still efficient, but his offense becomes increasingly difficult as his stamina wanes.

The Jazz are now in a difficult situation, and it seems they will face a serious physical crisis no matter how they play.

Meanwhile, Yao Ming's individual scoring for the Rockets continued to rise.

比赛打到第四节，大姚个人得分来到26分9篮板3助攻3盖帽，失误数达到7。

The score is now 111-102. Jazz's Stockton left the court to rest, while Kirilenko played too passionately and didn't control his energy, almost making himself vomit.

The only player still holding on was Karl Malone.

It's already close to its limit.

Yao Ming's physical strength is also nearing its limit, and he is moving more and more slowly now. Karl Malone is still on the court, and he has no hatred for Yao Ming.

However, if you can instill fear in your opponent on the field, you will win.

Karl Malone decided to leave Yao Ming with a serious psychological trauma!

This will at least ensure that even if he encounters such a situation again this season, he won't dare to act so recklessly as he did today!

As a seasoned villain, Karl Malone had a beautiful dream.

but!

Yao Ming suffered too many losses at the hands of the Jazz, but Karl Malone's character was even worse; he never forgot his malice towards that bastard.

[Kill Value 40%]

Yao Ming's number of blocks was insufficient in this game.

Even if you only use the "Giant God" skill for 4 minutes, you will lose the attribute points gained in this match.

But now is the time!

Karl Malone drove to the basket with the ball, backing down Yao Ming directly.

[Resilience] activated, Yao Ming moved Karl Malone half a step away, and blocked Karl Malone's back with his arm.

Karl Malone committed far too many fouls.

This scene gave Barkley, who was commentating, a very unpleasant experience, but as a commentator, he couldn't say anything at the moment.

All he could do was grit his teeth and say, "Old geezer Karl can't be fought anymore, but even if he can't be fought, he still has experience. He just gets by with some disgusting, intimidating little tricks!"

Kenny Smith's logic is to try to smooth things over.

But everyone here is a seasoned veteran, and they knew Karl Malone had ulterior motives, so they kept quiet and tacitly accepted Barkley's veiled criticism.

Karl Malone suddenly turned around and went for a layup.

The elbow flew straight at Yao Ming's face!

This isn't the kind of intimidation that only touches the surface. A big reason why Karl Malone is difficult to defend is that defenders don't know whether his elbows are real or fake.

[Giant God]!

Yao Ming opened the badge in an instant.

With a forceful elbow strike, Karl Malone's expression froze, and he was knocked over!

Karl Malone, who was lying on his back, suddenly had a clear look in his eyes... What just happened?!