The Godfather of Basketball

Christmas is over, because of the Christmas battle, they don't have a moment to spare, and they turn around and throw themselves into a new game.

This year's Rockets Christmas War opponent is the Hornets.

The Hornets performed well last season, and they fought fiercely with the Rockets in the playoffs. The arrangement of the league is to create a feud.

But man is not as good as God. Paul was hit by Boozer on the knee when he was playing against the Jazz before, and suffered a serious injury in his career. Although he came back with the injury in just one week, he completely lost his previous explosive power after his comeback.

Coupled with the injuries of Peja and Chandler successively, the Hornets have been in bad luck this season.

The two sides played three quarters and the outcome was divided. The Rockets finally defeated their opponents 108 to 93 and won two consecutive victories again.

Yao Ming and McGrady both scored 20+, and Yi Jianlian also contributed 14 points and 7 rebounds steadily.

After the lineup stabilized, the Rockets' running-in effect became better and better.

On December 28, with only the last three days left before the New Year, the Rockets ushered in a challenge from the Pistons at home.

Tang Tian's previous words of Billups were fulfilled. After failing to hit the championship last season, the team's top management immediately decided to rebuild.

Rasheed Wallace was traded to the Bulls for Ben Gordon, McDyess was sent to the Spurs, Alston was sent to the Magic, and the team is preparing to rebuild around Sessions and Prince up.

Facing the turbulent Pistons, the Rockets were relentless, beating their opponents 105 to 87.

Yi Jianlian played very confidently against Jason Maxhill, hit 10 goals in 11 shots, and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds efficiently.

The Rockets won 3 consecutive victories again!

On December 31, the last day of 2008, the Rockets visited Toronto.

The Raptors selected Bargnani in 2006, together with the self-trained Bosh and the traded O'Neal, they are also the Eastern Mini Big Three, plus Calderon, Anthony Parker and other powerful substitutes, Not bad on paper.

However, their record is relatively bad. Now they rank eighth in the East with a record of 15 wins and 17 losses, and they are in danger of falling out of the playoffs at any time.

In the game, Bargnani was overwhelmed by Yao Ming on both offense and defense. The Raptors could only use Bosh to carry it, which directly gave Yi Jianlian a chance.

Facing Bargnani, who has average movement speed and independent attack ability, Yi Jianlian played the strongest game since starting.

Played for 32 minutes, made 13 of 19 shots, scored 29 points and 9 rebounds, directly tying the scoring record of last season!

His outstanding performance made him shine tonight even overshadowing Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

It was also by virtue of his magical performance that the Rockets defeated the Raptors 118 to 103, extending the winning streak to 4 games.

After the game, Yi Jianlian also accepted an interview with local media in Houston.

"Yi, your performance is very good, can you share with us the reason?"

"I had a good touch tonight. It has a lot to do with my teammates. They can always pass the ball to me in the most comfortable position... ah!"

Yi Jianlian, who was talking, suddenly let out a scream, and the female reporter on the side was also startled, and then laughed.

It turned out that McGrady didn't know where to find a glass of water, so he jumped up and poured it on top of Yi Jianlian's head.

Yi Jianlian has medium hair, and the water flowed down his hair directly to his face.

He wiped his face, turned around and saw that it was Maddy, and laughed for a moment.

McGrady came up to hug Yi Jianlian with a smile, shouted "Yi! Yi!" to the interview camera a few times, and then ran away with a smile.

In the NBA, cold water pouring is a practice for teammates to spoof, and it is also a great affirmation of teammates' performance.

Yi Jianlian stroked his hair with a smile and continued to accept the interview, but did not show any emotional changes.

With the temperature of performance and the improvement of self-confidence, his personality is also undergoing some subtle changes.

The game with the Raptors is over, and the time has officially entered 2009.

As the game deepened, the Rockets' opponents also began to carry out targeted defense against Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian's performance has dropped, and the opponents in January are very strong, and the Rockets' record has also dropped.

In the middle of the game, the Rockets lost to the Eagles and Bulls and achieved a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.

At first glance, the team's performance is mediocre, but in fact, after halfway through, the Rockets' record has reached 33 wins and 8 losses!

Because of the relationship with the Lakers' point difference, the Rockets once again came to the number one position in the league after half a season!

The time came to January 15th, and the Rockets visited Washington to face the Wizards.

As the defending champion, Tang Tian also led the team to visit the White House again before the game.

The players like Millsap and Barea have no time because they have games, so this time only those players who stayed on the team last season went.

The car drove into the White House, and they got out of the car one after another.

"This is the lawn of the South Court, it's the president..." After getting off the car, a staff member explained to them.

However, the difference from a year ago is that Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Battier are all players who were on the team two years ago and are already familiar with the game. They added what the staff did not explain.

Especially Shane Battier, who has a high IQ and a high degree of education, is full of taste when explaining.

"Xiao En, are you the owner of this place?" Sun Yue couldn't help but smile and said after listening halfway.

Battier was nicknamed "President", and the teammates were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then looked at Battier, and suddenly burst into laughter.

This trip to the White House is obviously much more joyful than the last time.

The team members entered the east room, waiting for the staff to explain and waiting for the arrival of the president.

"Welcome, champions." This time they didn't keep them waiting, and after a while, a black man under fifty came in with a smile on his face and greeted them with open arms.

Tang Tian raised his head to see this radiant middle-aged man, and was quite moved.

The previous presidents of the United States he remembered in his previous life, the one in front of him, nicknamed Ao Guanhai by the Chinese, was the president of the United States who had the most contact with China.

Obama, the new president of the United States, has not officially announced his inauguration, but he has already started working in the White House.

"Coach Tang, I know you, you are an incredible coach, so young." President Obama came over and extended his hand to Tang Tian with a smile.

"Thank you, President, you are just as young." Tang Tian smiled and shook hands with Obama.

Obama smiled happily after hearing this, and then turned around to greet other team members.

"Yao, you have made a great contribution to the overseas promotion of nba."

"T-mac, I like watching you play the most."

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Obama greeted each other one by one, without even needing an introduction from an assistant.

It's not that he has a good memory, or that he is in a panic, but that he is also a basketball fan himself, and he knows something about the stars of the championship team.

After some brief exchanges in the east room, they then headed to the backyard, where Obama had his hands itchy as he asked an assistant to prepare a hoop.

"Coach? Come and compete with me?" Obama took off his suit, revealing his white shirt, and said to Tang Tian with a smile.