I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 132 Preseason

Tuesday, October 10nd.

The Rockets started their first preseason game at home against the Grizzlies.

Preseason is different than summer league.

Although it is only a warm-up match, each team attaches great importance to it, because each team has considerable changes in the lineup in the new season. , The degree of familiarity between players, so that they can invest in the long regular season in a better state.

The standard of the preseason is almost the same as that of the regular season. All players will participate, and the venue is also the home court of their respective teams. For newcomers like Dorsey, it is a good opportunity to adapt to the rhythm and intensity of the NBA in advance.

The Rockets' starting lineup:
PG Alstom;
SG McGrady;

SF Metta World Peace;
PF Kenny Thomas;
C Yao Ming
Behind this starting lineup, there is an unharmonious episode.

After training yesterday, the coaching staff announced the starting lineup for the next day's game.

The only change from today's lineup is the shooting guard.

The coaching staff originally considered that McGrady was injured, his recent training was not systematic, and his physical condition was not good, so he was not arranged to start. After all, in games like the preseason, it is enough to find his state.

However, unexpectedly, McGrady questioned it face to face.

"Why don't you let me start?"

"Uh..." Adelman was a little dazed, thinking that it wasn't because you kept saying that your waist is bad and you can't fight against it?
"Tracey, we are worried about your back injury..."

But McGrady resolutely interrupted the coach's explanation, "I feel very good! The regular season is about to start, and I want to find my status during the game!"

This time it wasn't just Adelman, the whole team was stunned.

Why did the lazy McGrady suddenly change his gender and become more diligent?

Ci Shiping, with a rough personality, laughed loudly, patted McGrady on the shoulder and said: "Brother, this is what you want! This is the number one star in Houston!"

Although he was a little uncomfortable with McGrady's opposition to his deployment in public, it was quite gratifying that he could take the initiative to ask for a game.

Adelman naturally could not refuse.

As for Kenny Thomas's start, it is also the result of the coaching staff's weighing. They want to give him enough opportunities to prove himself in the preseason and see how his true state is.

The opposing Grizzlies' starting lineup:
PG Mike Conley
SG OJ Mayo
SF Rudy Gay
PF Hakim Warik
C Marc Gasol

The Grizzlies are a "Home Alone" team, and the starting five all hold rookie contracts.

Hakeem Warrick, the oldest player, has only played in the NBA for three years.

Among them, there are many old acquaintances of Dorsey.

OJ Mayo is this year's No. [-] pick, three picks higher than Dorsey;
Mike Conley, as the deputy of "The Great" Oden and the second head of Ohio State University last year, eliminated Dorsey's University of Memphis in the elite 8 finals;
And on the bench sat Darrell Arthur, who was inseparable from Dorsey in the final.

In this way, these guys are somewhat at odds with me!

At the beginning of the game, the Rockets relied on their inside advantage and took the lead.

Yao Ming got the ball with a jump ball, and Alston organized and pushed forward, beyond the three-point line, and hoisted the ball to the basket.

Yao Ming has successfully blocked the position, received the ball, turned around, and made a layup, all in one go.

The young Gasol was no match at all, and was crushed by Yao Ming in this round.

Sideline Rockets coach Rick Adelman gave a thumbs up with satisfaction.

He is very satisfied with Yao Ming. After two weeks of training, Yao's condition has recovered a lot.

More importantly, he was completely unaffected by previous injuries.

On the next possession, the Grizzlies launched an offense and the ball came to OJ Mayo.

As a shooting guard, his opponent is Tracy McGrady.

When seeing the tall McGrady blocking the way forward, Mayo hesitated a little.

It's no wonder that anyone who wants to face the defense of a star of McGrady's level has to think about it.

But OJ Mayo is also a genius. In high school and NCAA, he was one of the top four shooting guards. Now the back wave wants to shoot the front wave on the beach!
Mayo gritted his teeth, made a few crotch dribbles, slowly accelerated the speed of the ball, and then suddenly, an acceleration, and killed from McGrady's left side to the basket.

The starting speed of this step is very fast, but because of too much pursuit of speed, the fake action before starting is ignored, and the action is not concealed.

This is also a mistake that "beginners" will inevitably make.

Sure enough, McGrady had seen through his intentions long ago.

McGrady stepped sideways, stretched out his long arms, and scrambled the ball.

However, his moving speed was too slow. In front of Mayo, it was like the difference between a broken old car and a sports car. By the time he moved across, Mayo would have disappeared.

The other players of the Rockets did not expect the top star's defense to become so fragile, and it was too late when they hurriedly came back to defend.

Mayo had already gone straight to the basket, and before Yao Ming came to block the shot, he flew to the layup and dunked the ball into the basket.

After the goal, Mayo was extremely excited, beating his chest with both hands, and shouting to the sky.

Dorsey watched enviously off the court. He was also a first-year rookie. Not only did he start the game, but he also played so calmly and confidently.The Grizzlies have a lot of trust in him and have given him enough expectations, giving him a lot of tactical freedom.

Hmph, just a CBA star OJ Mayo!

Dorsey was full of envy, jealousy and hatred, completely forgetting that he was not much better than others in his previous life!

McGrady's face was a little uneasy, he was actually tricked by a rookie in the first round!

This place must be brought back!

On serve, he asked for the ball, then took on the role of point guard, driving the ball forward.

Everyone knows that Tracy McGrady is about to return one, and everyone is looking forward to him very much. Even his teammates consciously pulled away to create singles opportunities for him.

OJ Mayo is facing the enemy, the pressure on the waist is extremely low, the horse is extremely stable, and the concentration is extremely concentrated.

No one dared to be careless in the face of an opponent like McGrady.

McGrady was the complete opposite. Although he was dribbling, his back was straight and his eyelids were drooping. He didn't seem to take it seriously at all.

Just this calm and disdainful temperament alone is enough to make everyone present feel ashamed.

Mayo's heart was pounding, sweat was on his forehead, and he felt a little out of breath.

He regretted it a little, and scolded himself in his heart: Mayo, Mayo, why are you messing with McGrady?

Maddie's drooping eyelids suddenly lifted, and a pair of sleepy eyes flashed coldly.

I saw his center of gravity suddenly sank to the right, with a huge range and a very fast speed.

Mayo, whose nerves were stretched to the limit, subconsciously took a big step towards that side.

But soon he realized that he had been fooled!

I saw McGrady stepping out of the supporting foot to exert force, and the whole body dribbled the ball and ejected to the other side!
A large crossover with extremely realistic movements, passed through Mayo's defense, and also passed through the souls of the fans!

So handsome!
Mayo was desperate. At that moment, he felt that he would never be able to look up to this superstar!
However, the next moment, a strange scene happened.

McGrady, who had passed his opponent, suddenly lost his feet, staggered a few steps forward, used both hands and feet, and almost fell to the ground.

The ball slid out too.

Everyone present was stunned for half a second, so that no one was in charge of the ball.

When he reacted, Mayo immediately rushed over to hug the ball, and then made a long pass to the frontcourt.

Rudy Gay was already down and caught the ball for a layup.

Turning around, I saw McGrady supporting his waist with one hand, his eyebrows were knit together, and his expression was painful.

The hearts of the Rockets' coaching staff are in their throats.

Adelman quickly asked for a timeout.

Coaches, team doctors, and team members swarmed up and helped McGrady to the sidelines.

All rocket people are praying: don't let anything happen!
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(End of this chapter)