The Godfather of Basketball

This is a subconscious cry, but it also fully reflects Barkley's transformation.

It can't be said to be convincing, but it is also moving!

The Great Wall is one of the eight wonders of the world, and it reminds people of grandeur and magnificence. The combination of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian is worthy of this praise, whether it is offense or defense during this period!

The improvement of Yi Jianlian's strength, coupled with the tacit understanding formed between the two in the national team, was fully demonstrated after the start of the second half.

Billups is the Rockets' floor commander, and he quickly learned that.

The Bucks missed a sideline kick. Billups took the ball to the frontcourt and directly reached out to make a tactical gesture. It was an inside coordination tactic for the Rockets to play positions four and five.

Yao Ming moved low from the free throw line, Yi Jianlian landed in the corner, and the other three pulled to the other side of the court.

Yao Ming hit Bogut with his back, and Villanueva couldn't help defending. Yao Ming turned around and hit a small hook.

Back on the defensive end, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian once again joined hands to contribute to a successful defense. Reed's breakthrough layup was interfered by Yi Jianlian and was directly blocked by Yao Ming.

In the fight for the floor ball, Yi Jianlian threw himself down immediately, holding the ball tightly in his arms.

The referee blew the scrimmage, and after Yi Jianlian jumped and won Millsap, the Rockets played another successful defense!

On the offensive end, with the same tactics, Millsap retracted the ball, Yao Ming made a quick pass, and Yi Jianlian made a decisive three-pointer.

"Shua!"

Still in!

This time, it is equivalent to giving the Bucks two cups of poison, no matter which cup they choose, they will be poisoned to death!

Tang Tian also smiled when he saw this.

To be able to achieve this effect, the premise is that there must be a sufficiently large offensive threat.

In his previous life, Yi Jianlian has always been fantasized by fans to be a perfect space-type four, but in his previous life, Yi Jianlian’s shooting stability was too poor. If he remembers correctly, when he joined the Lakers in 2016, in the small ball era, Yi Jianlian The shooting percentage in the preseason is still terrible.

But now, everything has changed!

The confrontation has improved, the golf quotient has improved, the shooting has stabilized, and the playing has become more confident. This is the real Chinese version of Nowitzki!

The defensive end successfully blocked Millsap, and the offensive end directly made an air cut and forced Villanueva to make a foul.

With Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Billups as his three strengths, Yi Jianlian is completely liberated.

It was also by virtue of his outstanding performance that the Rockets played a 20-6 super attack wave after the opening of the second half, instantly opening the point difference to 20 points.

This is the conclusion of the game.

In the end, the Rockets beat the Bucks 112 to 93 at home, ushering in a five-game winning streak for the third time this season.

Yao Ming scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, McGrady scored 23 points and 6 rebounds, and Billups scored 10 points and 12 assists.

Yi Jianlian had an eye-catching performance in his debut, contributing 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks on 7 of 11 shots!

In just one game, all Rockets fans realized that Yi Jianlian, who can attack and defend well, is their best answer for the fourth position in the new season!

And this is not their illusion!

On December 9, after a two-day break, the Rockets started their four-game away trip, starting with the Miami Heat.

Beasley is the No. 2 pick with comprehensive offensive skills and is the second hurdle to test Yi Jianlian.

In the end, Yi Jianlian also lived up to expectations and contributed 12 points and 7 rebounds steadily. The Rockets also successfully defeated their opponents 99-91.

On December 11, the Rockets faced the Timberwolves, and the team was bloodless. Yi Jianlian played 30 minutes in this game. In the end, he scored 19 points and 8 rebounds again, showing a very hot performance.

On December 13, the Rockets flew to Portland to challenge the Trail Blazers.

The Blazers have risen strongly this season and are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference with 19 wins and 10 losses. The situation of advancing to the playoffs is very good, thanks to the strong performance of Roy and Aldridge.

This is also a test for Yi Jianlian's defense, whether he can perform well in the face of a technical power forward.

However, the final game proved that the answer is yes!

Yi Jianlian suffered a bit on the defensive end, but his excellent range also made Aldridge suffer.

In the end, Yi Jianlian scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Compared with Aldridge's 24 points and 7 rebounds, he did not suffer too much.

The Rockets also beat their opponents 121 to 103, winning 8 consecutive victories in the season!

And this is far from over!

On December 15th, they played against the Hornets. On December 16th, they played back-to-back home games against the Eagles. The Rockets lost first and then won. The 8-game winning streak came to an end. However, Yi Jianlian played steadily and contributed 18 points, 6 rebounds and 16 points and 10 rebounds. His performance was quite outstanding. .

After starting, Yi Jianlian averaged 16.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in 6 games. Not only did he not lose to Landry, but he was even better than Millsap last season!

At this time, on December 18, US time, the first round of voting for the NBA All-Star Game was hotly released.

Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Kobe, Howard, are still the four kings of the league's popularity, and the popularity of James, Duncan, and Wade also remains high.

However, in the voting results of the Western forwards, a name is quite eye-catching.

Yi Jianlian received 432,666 votes, second only to Duncan's 442,203 votes, surpassing superstars such as Stoudemire, Anthony, Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, etc., and ranked No. two!

The results of this vote immediately caused an uproar among American fans.

Yi Jianlian has played well in the first few games, but compared with those behind him, he is definitely not at the same level.

"This is a shameful scene in the history of the NBA. It's not fair!" Some fans complained on the forum.

"It's really not my discrimination, but Yi really doesn't deserve this voting result!" Someone was extremely upset.

"I appeal to those fans who voted for Yi to stop doing this, it's not good for anyone!" Someone directly started calling.

...

Not only the fans, but also the players will be asked more or less when they are interviewed.

Naturally, the Rockets players couldn't escape this, but as teammates, most of them chose not to talk about it.

At the end of the day's training session, the reporters saw that there was nothing to gain from interviewing the players, so they directly pointed their finger at Tang Tian.

"Coach, can I accept an interview?" A reporter came up, followed by a group of reporters.

Looking at their eager and longing eyes, you can guess what they want to ask.

But after being surrounded, they really couldn't leave, Tang Tian nodded.

"Yi ranked second among Western forwards in the first round of voting for the All-Star Game, which caused a lot of controversy. What do you think of this?" The reporter cut to the chase.

"Congratulations to him, he usually trains very hard, this is the affirmation of the fans." Tang Tian nodded.

ha?

The reporters were all stunned, Tang Tian's words were obviously perfunctory.

"Coach, you may not understand what I mean. What I mean is that this matter has caused a lot of controversy. You know that Yiyi's current strength is not enough to reach this position, so I..."

"Wait." Tang Tian interrupted the reporter, and continued, "Isn't the All-Star game starters chosen by the fans? Or is this not an entertainment event?"

Tang Tian answered lightly, but the reporter was speechless.

There is nothing wrong with this.

In the era when voting was not restricted, every time the NBA All-Star Game was held, Americans had to experience the horror of being dominated by Chinese fans...