I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 257
The Rockets lost to the Trail Blazers again at home, with the total score changed from 3:0 to 3:2!

Contrary to the joyous atmosphere before the match, the entire city of Houston was filled with mourning as soon as the game was lost.

A dark cloud hangs over the minds of all Houston fans: We are screwed!History won't repeat itself again!

Although in the NBA for so many years, there has never been a case where a team has been turned over with a 3:0 lead, but there is a saying that is good, records are used to be broken!

The media and fans in Houston feel that maybe their team is about to become this "history-making" team, will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and will be severely punished by the fans of the other 29 teams. ridiculed.

It's not that the people in Houston have no confidence or ambition. It's really the experience of the playoffs in the past few years that has cast a psychological shadow on everyone.

Let’s not talk about it, let’s talk about Yao Mai’s cooperation in the past few years, a team with the league’s top 20+10 centers, four shooting guards, and two-time scoring champions. The history of the playoffs can be called a history of blood and tears. history:
04-05 season: The Rockets had 51 wins and 31 losses in the regular season, won two consecutive games in the playoffs, and then lost to the Mavericks for three consecutive games. Although they won the sixth game, they lost to the Mavericks by 40 points in the tiebreaker!
Eliminated in the first round!

05-06 season: The Rockets had 34 wins and 48 losses in the regular season, and didn't even make the playoffs!
06-07 season: The Rockets had 52 wins and 30 losses in the regular season. Under the circumstances that everyone was unanimously optimistic about, the playoffs started with two consecutive victories, and then they were moved by the Jazz for two consecutive games. After that, the Rockets won the first In five games, one foot has entered the second round, but inexplicably lost two games in a row, and was eliminated in the first round again!

07-08赛季：火箭常规赛55胜27负，创造了自1996-1997年以来最好的常规赛战绩。在季后赛却又好死不死的遇到了爵士，又输了一个4:2！

The curse of the playoffs is entangled with the Rockets like a gangrene, and being reversed has almost become a standard for the Rockets in the playoffs!

With such a dark history, who can believe that the Rockets will not step into the same river again?
Before the game, all kinds of voices that were not optimistic about the Rockets were flying all over the sky. Even the most rational and objective media believed that "the pressure has come to the Rockets' side, and the next game will not be easy!"

Before the game, in the Rose Garden Arena, in the Rockets locker room.

After Adelman finished the final tactical instructions, he led the members of the coaching staff out of the locker room.

He wants to leave space for the players.

As an experienced coach, he understands that at this moment, spirit and fighting spirit are more important than skills and tactics.

At this time, the leaders of the locker room need to stand up and speak out. Their cohesion and appeal to the team are more effective than their own coach.

When the locker room door closed, Dayao stood up.

Although McGrady is back on the team now, after the ups and downs of this season, no one will see him as a leader anymore.

In fact, McGrady is a bit like a lonely ghost now, no one pays attention to him, and the coach does not let him play, he just sits alone in the corner, silently watching the ups and downs of the court, the waves come and go.

Dayao didn't give a shit when he came up, but shared a story with everyone in a calm tone:
"Last year I was in China and participated in the Stankovic Cup with the national team. The venue of the match was in Hangzhou. There was a very famous temple there called Lingyin Temple! It is said that the Buddhist teachings in that temple are superb, and it is very effective to ask for a lottery. Many devout men and women traveled thousands of miles to the Lingyin Temple to burn incense and pay homage to the Buddha.

As you all know, I was recovering from an injury and I didn't know if I would be able to make it to the Olympics.Participating in the Olympic Games in front of my house has been my dream since I was a child. At that time, I was very anxious, and my friends advised me to go to Lingyin Temple to kowtow and burn incense sticks.

I don't believe in Buddhism, but in order to seek inner peace, I still went.

At that time, I asked for a lottery, and the master of the temple personally solved the lottery for me.

He told me that there are times in fate, but there is no time in life, don't force it, let everything go as it pleases!

But what I told him is that I am an athlete, and winning is my only goal. Sometimes I have my luck, and when I miss it, I will change my life against the sky! "

Everyone listened very engrossed and looked at Yao Ming earnestly, especially McGrady, who was sitting in the corner, raised his drooping eyelids and looked at Yao Ming thoughtfully.

Dayao stood up, his voice suddenly increased:
"The next thing, you should all know. I worked hard and finally recovered before the Olympics. I participated in the Olympics and led the Chinese team to the top 8, tying the best in the history of the Chinese team. Achievement, I realized my childhood dream! I changed my life against the sky and succeeded! Today, we are strong and strong, we are united, we have overcome many difficulties, we have put in countless hard work and efforts, and we have reached this point today, but there are still people following us What did I say about the first round of curses, what did I say that I was destined not to pass the first round! Haha, I just want to tell everyone that sometimes there must be fate, and when there is no fate, we will change our fate against the sky!"

Yao Ming's tone was sonorous and full of momentum, and the phrase "change fate against the sky" hit everyone's heartstrings directly.

These days, everyone has more or less been disturbed by outside rumors and troubled by the "first round of curse", but Dayao's words made everyone enlightened and suddenly enlightened.

That's right, we are athletes, we are the ones who play the games, and we are the ones who make the history. What kind of shit "first-round spell", if there is any spell in the dark, then we will break it with our own hands!We have to change our lives against the sky with our own hands!

The Rockets soldiers were enthusiastic, swept away the haze in their hearts for the past two days, and walked out of the locker room with Dayao with their heads held high.

Dorsey was also inspired by Dayao. As a time traveler, he knew very well that God made him travel, and it would never be to make things worse for himself, but to make the team better. good!

As a time traveler, I must do more!Take more responsibility!

At the same time, Dorsey also noticed that McGrady's facial muscles were trembling slightly, and there seemed to be flames flickering in his eyes. It seemed that after experiencing these storms, he was even more touched by this passage.

While Dorsey was observing McGrady, Brooks sneaked up to Dorsey and asked cunningly:
"Joy, what do you think Yao asked for the lottery?"

"Damn, stupid you..."

Dorsey looked at Xiaobu in surprise, and finally understood in his heart that the reason why he couldn't play point guard was not because of his poor body or technique, but because his brain was not enough!

Well, the next time I go back to China, I have to bring some brain-boosting and kidney-tonifying pills to nourish Xiaobu’s brain and Maidi’s body...

(End of this chapter)