Chapter 32 The Battle of Warcraft and Yao Ming
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All the Magic players gathered together and then surrounded each other in a circle.[]
"Come on, come on, come on!" The Magic generals shouted three times, and then started the season's warm-up exercise in the half of their side.
There are fifteen minutes left before the game begins, and the Magic players only have ten minutes of warm-up time left, but these ten minutes are enough.
With five minutes left before the start of the game, all players from both teams returned to their respective rest areas.
"Guys, the first game of the new season is about to begin. It's time to start fighting. The regrets we left behind last season must be made up for this season. Guys, come on!" Stan Van Gundy said excitedly at Wu Feng and others.
All the Magic Team generals nodded, and their bodies were filled with fighting spirit.
Since Stan Van Gundy had already talked to them about the tactical issues of today's match against the Rockets when he was in the locker room. So at this moment, he did not say anything about tactical except for the words to encourage the players.
The game is about to begin, and the 12-man rosters of both sides have appeared on the big screen. Wu Feng's name is on the 12-man roster of the Magic Team. Wu Feng was very nervous when he saw his name.
To say he is not nervous is a lie, especially for a young man like Wu Feng, who is only 18 years old. Just a month ago, after he was cut by the Pistons, he was still struggling to be able to enter a certain team. Now, he is about to compete for the Magic, how can he not be nervous?
Immediately afterwards, the starting lineup of both sides also appeared on the big screen on the scene.
The Rockets' starting lineup is:
Center: Yao Ming, who is 2.29 meters tall and weighs 141 kilograms;
Power forward: Louis Scola, who is 2.06 meters tall and weighs 111 kg;
Small forward: Sean Bathir, who is 2.03 meters tall and weighs 100 kg;
Scoring guard: Kevin Martin, who is 2.01 meters tall and weighs 84 kg;
Organizational defender: Aaron Brooks, who is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 73 kg;
The starting five tigers of the home team's Magic are:
Center: Dwight Howard, who is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 120 kg;
Power forward: Brandon Bass, who is 2.03 meters tall and weighs 113 kg;
Small forward: Rashad Lewis, who is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 104 kg;
Scoring guard: Vince Carter, who is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 100 kg;
Organizational defender: Jamal Nelson, who is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 86 kg;
At this moment, the starting players of both sides were ready to come to the court.
The referee on duty in this game was Joe Crawford, one of the five famous whistles of the NBA. He officially became an NBA referee in 1977 and has been engaged in refereeship for more than 30 years. Joe Crawford is a golden whistle figure in the NBA. He maintained the record of NBA referee law enforcement playoffs and finals games. The Joe Crawford family can also be regarded as a referee family, and his father and brother were both law enforcement referees of MLB (Major League of Baseball).
Joe Crawford was wearing No. 17 and has always been famous for his "no mercy". His most famous penalty was when the Spurs were in the regular season against the Mavericks on April 15, 2007, when Tim Duncan mocked his penalty on the bench and sent the former directly out.
Joe Crawford held an orange basketball in his hand and slapped it on the ground twice to check whether the basketball could be used. After the inspection, Joe Crawford signaled the players of the two teams to come to the center circle and prepare to jump the ball.
The game will be broadcast live, and the people responsible for commenting on this game are Reggie Miller, one of the most famous shooters in NBA history, Kenny Smith and Jeff Van Gundy.
Jeff Van Gundy once coached the Houston Rockets and was Yao Ming's mentor. In addition to this identity, Jeff Van Gundy is also the brother of Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy.
"My man, I'm so lucky to not explain this game with that damn big ass." Kenny Smith's expression seemed to have just escaped a bad luck.
Everyone knows that Kenny Smith is not in the commentary game, and Jeff Van Gundy shrugged: "Believe me, Kenny, you will definitely comment on the same stage with Big Mouth this season."
"That's really a disappointing thing!" Kenny Smith spread his hands helplessly.
"Jeff, your beloved disciple returns in this game. After he has been cultivated for more than a year, he will fight Dwight in the first game. What do you think?" Kenny Smith asked Jeff Van Gundy.
Jeff Van Gundy glanced at Yao Ming and replied: "Kenny, believe it or not, Yao will perform very well in Dwight in this game."
"You mean, Yao will beat Dwight?" Reggie Miller was obviously a supporter of Dwight Howard. After hearing Jeff Van Gundy's words, he said a little unhappy.
"I didn't say that, who knows!" Jeff Van Gundy shrugged.
"The game is about to begin." Kenny Smith reminded the two.
The three of them placed their eyes on Dwight Howard and Yao Ming in the middle of the court.
Joe Crawford glanced at Dwight Howard and Yao Ming, then arched his body slightly and quickly threw the ball into the air. As the basketball left Joe Crawford's fingertips, a "drip" whistle announced the official start of the game!
Dwight Howard and Yao Ming soared into the sky to compete for basketball in the air.
"Bang", Dwight Howard rattled the basketball rattle towards his teammates with his proud bounce explosive power. After all, Dwight Howard and Yao Ming's jump ball are not very suspense. Although Yao Ming is 2.29 meters tall, his bounce and explosive power are far less than Dwight Howard.
Moreover, throughout Yao Ming's career, he will be more than half of his successful scoring for the ball with a height of 2.29 meters.
The power of the first offense in the game was in the hands of the Magic. Dwight Howard and Yao Ming won the first match in this game. The former won the first victory. The home fans shouted loudly at the heroes in their hearts, and shouts came one after another.
The basketball was snatched by Vince Carter, and he quickly dribbled away Kevin Martin's stealing ball and came to the frontcourt. After arriving at the frontcourt, Vince Carter handed the ball to Jamal Nelson, allowing him to organize the Magic's offense.
Jamal Nelson dribbled with one hand and directed the Magic players to run with the other.
Brandon Bass came up to make a pick-and-roll for Jamal Nelson. The latter seized the opportunity and got rid of the defense of "Little Black Beans" Brooks. After coming to the free throw line, he jumped directly.
"Clang", Jamal Nelson's open shot failed to hit, and Yao Ming grabbed a defensive rebound.
"Aron!" Yao Ming quickly handed the ball to Aaron Brooks.
Brooks was extremely fast, and he drove the ball into the Magic's three-point line before the Magic players finished defending. Jamal Nelson could not catch up with Brooks' speed at all, allowing Brooks to complete a counterattack beautifully.
2:0, the Rockets took the lead.
"Brooks is so fast, I guess no one in the Magic can catch up with him." Reggie Miller commented.
"Yes, Brooks used his speed to complete a beautiful counterattack." Kenny Smith also nodded.
All Magic fans immediately booed the Rockets after seeing the Rockets score first.
Transposition of offense and defense.
Jamal Nelson had a gloomy face and dribbled the ball through half.
Seeing Dwight Howard stuck Yao Ming and reached out to ask him for the ball, Jamal Nelson hit the ball and passed it to him.
"Hey, Yao, with your current strength, can you defend me?" Dwight Howard murmured at Yao Ming.
Yao Ming resisted the invasion of the "Warcraft".
Chapter completed!