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Chapter 9 Still Evolving Lately

As the biggest player in the team and the core of the team's outside attack, Tracy McGrady actually stood on the sidelines and prepared to serve. Yao Ming, the inside core of the Rockets, stood in the center of the court. At the logo of the team's half.

Two players, Mike James and David Wesley, stood within the three-point line of the Lakers. If someone neglected to defend them, these two players would have a chance to kill the game with 2 points.

This is an unconventional tactic, which was completely unexpected by the arrangement of the Lakers during the timeout. Kobe has not yet been able to make a decision, and the Rockets serve.

McGrady threw the ball directly to the late player in his own half, who was late to catch the ball and pretended to shoot.

Kobe's heart was beating wildly, he yelled that he was not good, and rushed over in a hurry.

He is the closest player to being late, and only he is likely to interfere with late long shots.

But Yao Ming's huge body stopped him. When the final whistle sounded, the ball was already flying in the air, and finally got into the net with a "shua".

At the end of the game, the score was 117:115.

be late!He sealed the game with a 3-pointer in the second half.

An undrafted player, a ten-day short-contract player, used his amazing debut to make him remembered by all NBA fans.

In this game, he also broke two records at the same time. One is the number of 3-pointers made in a single game. The previous record was 12 goals in a single game created by Kobe. 14 three-pointers, including two backcourt 3-pointers.

At the same time, he also scored 17 points with a super high shooting rate of 14 of 45 in the game, breaking the debut record of 43 points created by Wilt Chamberlain.

A frenzied game was over, and journalists swarmed forward, surrounding Late in the middle, eager to put the microphone into Late's mouth, asking questions one after another.

Being late was full of confusion, and said in broken English: "Sorry, my English is not good, and I can't accept interviews for the time being."

Kobe, who passed by him, couldn't help curling his lips. He could talk trash to me, but he dared to pretend that his English was bad?
TNT famous reporter Craig Sager saw that he would not be late for the interview, so he grabbed Kobe and passed the microphone over: "Kobe, can I interview you with a question?"

Sager is a famous name in the NBA, and Kobe has to give him face, and quickly said: "Of course."

"What do you think of the Rockets' No. 66 player? In his debut performance today, he not only broke your record for three-pointers, but also broke Wilt Chamberlain's scoring record for his debut. What do you think? Did you tell him?"

Kobe froze, and said with a wry smile: "Craig, you stumped me with this question. When he was on the court, he spent most of his time against me, but he already scored 45 points. There's nothing more to say to him."

This was just a regular season. After a short period of joy, everyone returned to calm.

As the best player in this game, the feeling of being late is just a little ups and downs. Through this perfect performance, he knows that he is likely to have a firm footing.

Back in the team locker room, his teammates surrounded him and congratulated him.

Yao Ming and McGrady participated in the post-match press conference as team representatives. They were all smiling, especially Yao Ming's smile, which was more like the word "囧".

The two of them would naturally be asked what they thought of being late, and both gave it a very high evaluation.

On the side of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe's expression was quite calm. When a reporter asked him about his late performance today, Kobe also generously commented.

He said: "Late's performance is amazing. The record held by Wilt Chamberlain is not so easy to break. He has proved with his own strength that he is fully qualified to stand on the NBA court. I think other teams should Be wary of his three pointers, he is a natural shooter, given him the opportunity, he will use his precise shooting to end the game. However, I have also found his weakness, he almost does not attack the ball ability, I think the next time I meet him, as long as I close him to defend him, he will not be able to play such a brilliant performance again."

The reporters started writing one after another, writing amazing headlines one after another.

Such as:

"Non-draft rookie breaks Chamberlain's dusty record for many years!" "

"Kobe is impressed by the rookie! "

And so on, there are many eye-catching titles.

However, some people tasted something unusual from Kobe's speech.

On January 2005, 1, the Houston Rockets arrived in the Denver Plateau. They will challenge the Denver Nuggets away on the 9th.

The Nuggets lineup this season is quite strong on paper. Their leading star is Carmelo Anthony, the 03 Platinum Generation pick. With 20.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists, he is already one of the most powerful superstars in the league.

In fact, during his rookie season, Anthony's performance was extremely impressive. Unfortunately, because of his poor background, the league was unwilling to praise him, and finally gave the best rookie to LeBron James.

In addition to Anthony, the Nuggets also have shot-blocking leader Marcus Camby. This is actually a data brush. His defensive efficiency is extremely low. He likes to jump when defending. But who makes him black and hard? With the data of Wang, it is normal for him to get DPOY (best defensive player).

Powerful point guard Andre Miller, very good ultra-short sixth man Earl Boykins, inside potential rising star Nene Hilario, and all-star power forward Kenyon Martin, these people form a digging team. The Golden Team currently has a record of 14-18, temporarily ranking tenth in the Western Conference, but almost everyone believes that they will be a strong contender for the Western Conference playoffs.

Because the latest schedule is a three-game trip, Coach Van Gundy just arranged for some recovery training for the players. After playing against the Nuggets, the Rockets will return to Texas to challenge the Mavericks on the 12th. It is their biggest challenge. The Mavericks currently have an excellent record, ranking third in the Western Conference with [-] wins and [-] losses. Nowitzki, who was sprayed as a super soft guy by the American media, has become the most stable scoring point in the Mavericks.

In the training arena, the sound of banging iron was heard endlessly, and the Rockets players all looked at the late arrival with amazed eyes.

How did that sharpshooter who was able to hit every shot from the outside and even easily complete shots in the backcourt suddenly become a blacksmith?

Andre Barrett has a pretty good relationship with lateness now. After training, he saw that lateness was still on the field, so he went up and asked why: "Hey, brother, are you in a bad state today? I see you're not even shooting 20 percent today."

Late looked back at him, and while continuing to practice shooting, he replied: "Didn't you notice that my shooting movements are different? After eating two big caps on the court yesterday, I found that my physical fitness is in the face. Against these NBA supermen, there is no advantage, even if my shot is accurate and the ball is shot down in the air, it is impossible for me to score a goal, right?"

Barrett subconsciously paid attention to his shooting movements, only to realize that Late's left hand was just showing off and did not participate in the entire shooting action. Late was almost always shooting with one hand, and he shot very fast. Sometimes it's just a blink of an eye, and the ball in Late's hand is gone.

Head coach Van Gundy also came over at this time, persuading him sincerely: "Late, your shooting is already so accurate, changing your shooting posture at will will definitely affect your shooting percentage. At present, your defensive level is only in the league. It can be regarded as an average level. Your stable long-range shooting ability is the foundation of your foothold in the NBA. I don’t recommend you to change your shooting action easily. What’s more, you faced Kobe yesterday. His defensive ability has already got everything. Everyone agrees, you can score 17 points in just 20 minutes with only 45 shots in his hands, which is enough to surprise everyone."

"No, coach, because I was afraid of Kobe's blocking, there were many times last night. When I shot, I was actually not sure in my heart, and Yao's ability in the paint attracted a lot of Kobe's defensive energy. Otherwise, I don't think I can. Got so many points."

"But you almost hit the mark last night." Van Gundy tried to persuade.

But Late replied blankly: "That's because of my good luck. If one day my luck leaves me, at my current level, I will not be able to gain a foothold in the NBA, so I think changing my shooting Posture is necessary, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, not to mention I believe that before you tomorrow night, I can greatly improve my shooting percentage."

People who can succeed must have their own paranoia.

Van Gundy saw that he was resolute in his lateness, so he didn't persuade him anymore. Anyway, it was only a short contract of ten days. If he was late and couldn't show his corresponding strength in the next game, he would suffer the loss.

However, Van Gundy added: "Then I suggest that you also practice passing the ball more. At present, your passing ability needs to be improved. When you have more offensive means, your opponent will not be able to fully defend against you." Shot."

"Good coach, I will work hard."

Van Gundy believes that with his amazing shooting touch lately, his passing ability should be improved soon. If lateness is worth looking forward to in the next performance, Van Gundy is ready to improve in the next training. Late passing ability too.

After training, Carmelo Anthony came to the hotel where the Rockets were staying and invited McGrady and Yao Ming to hang out.

Yao Ming is an honest boy, and he is very clear that he also represents the image of Chinese people in the United States. Going to nightclubs is absolutely not allowed, so he politely declined Anthony's invitation.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Anthony actually invited late.

(End of this chapter)