no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 105 Trading
Zhang Weiping: You made me not know how to organize language for a moment...

"Xu Yong's ball jumps really high!" Yang Yi realized something and said quickly.

In the next second, the arena was overwhelmed by violent cheers, and all Chicago fans stood up excitedly.

This dunk directly gave them an orgasm.

Riding Thabeet and buckling Yao Ming, you are really a devil!

Stern almost stood up excitedly, but even though he held back, his trembling hands revealed his excitement.

The buckle just now is definitely a world-famous painting, and it is a hit in China Derby.

Even with this deduction, the outcome of the game is actually not that important anymore, because of it, this year's China Derby is a blockbuster for the Chinese market.

He has already started thinking about which stars to arrange for a trip to China next summer!
Winning or losing is of course very important, especially for Xu Yong and Yao Ming.

How could it be possible for two people who are both competitive and competitive to give up the victory or defeat.

Especially after Xu Yong's dunk, Yao Ming's fighting spirit was fully aroused.

But Xu Yong's performance here is still outstanding.

Facts have proved that even the top defensive players have good and bad parts.

Shane Battier is one of the best players to defend Kobe Bryant, but Xu Yong's violent breakthrough method seems a bit helpless.

And, he was actually in shock all night.

Because of his level, it is naturally impossible not to study the video before the game, but Xu Yong clearly does not change direction without slowing down in the video!
How do you ask him to deal with something he doesn't have?

Moreover, Xu Yong is very smart. When facing him, he never has to hit him with his back, and he will not shoot against him. This makes his best blindfold defense useless.

This is really the spellcasting being silenced, and the Q is tied!
At halftime, the Rockets led 58 to 51.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Rockets took advantage.

The reason for this wave of advantage is McGrady.

McGrady played the best 7 minutes of the season in this focus game, surrendering 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Although the Rockets' Princeton tactic is very good, there is actually a problem, that is, when the tactic cannot be opened and needs to be solved hard, just like when the Bulls chased points in the opening game, the only person they can solve hard is Yao Ming.

But now that Yao Ming has lost weight, his confidence in the low position has declined. At this time, they need hard solutions from the outside.

Artest's ability to handle the ball is limited, and his off-ball shooting is inconsistent. He can only be used as a supplement at best, so Brooks is playing that role now.

So Brooks averaged close to 20 points per game this season and is the Rockets' leading scorer.

But he's too short, and he's not Iverson, so the result is inefficiency and instability.

In contrast, McGrady is the one. Even though he doesn't seem to have much skill left now, the emaciated camel is still bigger than the horse.

McGrady's state is the most positive signal for the Rockets, but the former two-game scoring champion didn't get even a second chance in the second half.

Adelman strictly enforced the Rockets general manager Mo dog's order.

This has also become a key factor in determining the outcome of the game.

After the start of the second half, the Bulls began to catch up with the point difference little by little amid the non-stop cheers of the home fans.

Although at the end of the third quarter, they still had a habitual scoring shortage, but the Rockets' side Yao Ming's physical fitness also began to have problems.

The two teams continued to play until the second half of the fourth quarter. When Yao Ming no longer had the physical strength to make hard tackles, the momentum of the game began to shift towards the Bulls.

Moreover, Xu Yong showed that he has already begun to take shape in terms of physical fitness and is still strong.

He scored the Bulls' final 6 points, helping the Bulls defeat the Rockets 102-96.

At the moment of the final whistle, all the fans in Chicago stood up and cheered excitedly.

The Bulls played another classic battle of the season. Although their overall performance is not very good, they can always win this kind of key battle!

According to statistics after the game, for the Rockets, Yao Ming had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Brooks had 17 points, Artest had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Scola had 9 points and 6 rebounds.

公牛队这边，罗斯16分4板9助攻，邓14分7板，诺阿9分13板3助攻。

徐永全场24投11中，贡献33分5板2助攻1抢断2盖帽。

With 33 points, he not only set the highest score in a single game of his personal career, but also set the highest score for a rookie this year.

Be the best rookie?

Even with a strong competitor like Evans, this matter is becoming more and more possible for Xu Yong.

After the game, the two teams shook hands after the game.

After Yao Ming saw Xu Yong, he bumped his shoulder and patted Xu Yong's back hard.

His mood now is complicated.

Because tonight Xu Yong not only won the statistics, but also won the game.

Just like what he said at dinner yesterday, the Rockets are much stronger than the Bulls in terms of strength, but it was the Rockets who lost, which made it difficult for him to accept.

However, Xu Yong's strength has improved so much compared to the offseason, which means that next year's World Cup is a little more sure, so this is another happy thing.

Not long after Xu Yong shook hands with Yao Ming, he met McGrady.

"I knew you could play." Tracy McGrady was in a good mood tonight. On the one hand, he played well on his own, and on the other hand, he originally taught Xu Yongmai's dry pull now it seems to be worth the money.

"Everything will be fine." Xu Yong also comforted Mai Di, who taught him at the beginning as a kindness.

And what he said is getting better is true. It is torture for McGrady to stay in the Rockets, and the transaction is a relief for him.

In other words, McGrady should be free soon.

……

The influence of this Chinese derby match in China, or in the scope of Chinese people in the world is unprecedented.

Before that, no one thought that anyone could surpass Yao Ming, or even catch up with Yao Ming's achievements in the NBA.

Including Yi Jianlian at the beginning, they only thought that Yi Jianlian could achieve half of Yao Ming's achievements and that he had already met or even exceeded expectations.

But Xu Yong's performance in the past month, coupled with his performance in this focus battle, really gave them hope.

So the impact of this is more than just a few reports.

The most direct thing is that Xu Yong's AJ shoes began to sell well in the global market.

The identity of the yellow race made Xu Yong's basketball journey in the United States much more bumpy than that of people of other skin colors, but at the same time, when he achieved results, it brought the fanaticism of this group.

Moreover, in this era, the Internet information is not so developed, otherwise the editing of this game and the playback volume of related videos will definitely be out of the circle.

Of course, for Xu Yong, the excitement was only for one night.

He really didn't get much sleep on Derby night, so he simply went to train all night.

But the next day, he had already forgotten about the game and focused on the next one.

No matter how much attention the derby gets, no matter how much impact it can have, it's just off the pitch and won't help him at any point on the pitch.

And to be honest, he didn't feel good on the perimeter last night, and his overall shooting percentage wasn't high, and he wouldn't refute it when others said he was playing.

What's more, it's impossible for the Bulls to play him like this every night.

So he is sober in the world.

……

Time flies, and it is late September in a blink of an eye.

The Christmas war is coming as scheduled.

There is only one game on Christmas Day this year, between the Cavaliers and Lakers. Not only is it full of attractions, but the scene of fans from both sides fighting on social media before the game is also rare in history.

The previous battle between the Bulls and the Cavaliers before the game was nothing compared to this.

Jamie and Comey were one of the largest groups in the league during this period.

Although in terms of numbers, Kemi, who claims to have "60 billion", has the upper hand, all of James and Mi have strong combat capabilities and the battle is fierce.

Especially when the Christmas game was over and the Cavaliers beat the Lakers 102-87, James reached a climax.

However, after Comey offered "see you in the finals", a scene that fans are most looking forward to surfaced: 23vs24.

Yes, in this season in history, not many people think that there will be another yellow-green war. With the league's deliberate momentum building, the collision of James and Kobe in the finals is the most anticipated.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Xu Yong and the Bulls, who are still making their way to the playoffs.

公牛队12月的表现要比11月要更好，他们一共打了15场比赛，最终的战绩是8胜7负。

Their ranking has also climbed to seventh place in the Eastern Conference, and their momentum is very good.

However, compared to November, Xu Yong's average data per game in December has declined, especially his scoring has dropped to around 11 points.

The main reason for this is because Rose's state started to improve, and Denagro gave Rose more possessions.

Another part of the reason is that Xu Yong's performance at the beginning of the season was so dazzling that he even overshadowed Rose. This made it difficult for subsequent opponents to study and target him.

To some extent, this should also be regarded as a kind of rookie wall.

It's just that other people's rookie wall is caused by the intensity of the schedule. After all, for most rookies, even including the championship, they only play about forty games in total, but here they have to play a year including the preseason. Ninety games, and the schedule is far more intensive than college.

And Xu Yong's words have already entered the evolutionary process of "opponent targeting→self-improvement" in advance.

All Xu Yong can do is to keep training, and then improve the proficiency of his existing arsenal, especially changing directions without slowing down.

Although he used this move to catch people by surprise during the Chinese Derby, after all, he had only practiced this move for a short time, and the power of the subsequent games began to decline.

At this time, a transaction that Xu Yong expected involved the Bulls unexpectedly.

After Tracy McGrady completed 6 shows for the Rockets, the Pistons shot.

This is a three-party transaction, the three parties are the Pistons, Rockets and Bulls.

The Rockets sent Tracy McGrady and Joey Dorsey for Richard Hamilton, Tim Thomas and Lindsay Hunter;
The Pistons sent Richard Hamilton, Will Bynum and Kwame Brown to acquire Tracy McGrady;

The Bulls traded Tim Thomas and Lindsey Hunter for Kwame Brown and Will Bynum.

(End of this chapter)