NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

Since voluntarily giving up the game with the Mavericks during the devil's schedule, the Rockets have won 5 consecutive games and now rank second in the West with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, and third in the league.

And, for the next three games, the Rockets will have a very easy schedule. They will play against the Celtics at home after two days of rest, against the Kings at home after one more day of rest, and then challenge the Trail Blazers away for two days after rest.

Immediately afterwards, the Rockets' schedule will begin to tighten, experiencing a wave of back-to-back away games, but the opponents are the Warriors who are rebuilding and the Sonics with playoff strength.

Among these five teams, except for the Kings who were defeated by the Rockets in the opening ceremony, the only one that could cause trouble for the Rockets should be back-to-back matches, with the league's top shooter Ray Allen and the All-Stars. Star player Rashard Lewis' Sonics are gone.

However, in Zhang Jinshui's view, the Supersonics with strong offense and weak defense can hardly cause too much trouble to the current Rockets with high morale and abundant physical strength. The only variable may be the second back-to-back game. affect this factor.

But Zhang Jinshui felt that they should not spend too much effort to solve the Warriors in the first back-to-back game, and would not cause too much burden on the second game.

Therefore, when Van Gundy and Yao Ming answered vaguely whether they could win 10 consecutive victories, Zhang Jinshui confidently believed that the Rockets could.

His steadfastness was not because of his great success in front of the media, but because he really felt that it would not be difficult to win these five games.

Of course, when the media asks such a question, it is not simply to let Zhang Jinshui express his confidence, but there are still a series of foreshadowing questions waiting behind.

For example, why does Zhang Jinshui think that they will be able to beat the Kings who just traded for Artest and are in good condition?Why can they win the Sonics with the league's top three-point shooter Ray Allen?

And then, the question they most want Zhang Jinshui to answer is who Zhang Jinshui thinks is a better three-point shooter, him or Ray Allen.

Before this season, Ray Allen has always been recognized as the best three-point shooter in the league, and many media have even supported Ray Allen to surpass Reggie Miller and become the best three-point shooter in NBA history.

After Zhang Jinshui was born this season, he immediately attracted the attention of all those who are keen on three-pointers. His various LOGO shots, ultra-long three-pointers and three-pointers at the buzzer subverted the offensive weapon of the NBA world. cognition.

At the beginning, a large number of fans and public opinion gathered and became Zhang Jinshui's diehard fans, and directly put the title of "historical No. 1 creating a new situation in three-pointers" on Zhang Jinshui's head.

Those fans and public opinion who disagree with this point of view naturally moved Ray Allen out as a shield, claiming that if Zhang Jinshui wants to be the No. Ray Allen, who divides the ball, compares first.

Therefore, whether Zhang Jinshui or Ray Allen is a better three-point shooter has always been a hot topic in the NBA, and reporters naturally hope to get the views of the parties on this topic.

In fact, Zhang Jinshui has always respected Ray Allen deep in his heart. In the 2013 season of his last life, the three-pointer that Ray Allen made at the buzzer in the sixth game of the finals was always missed by Zhang Jinshui. It is regarded as the most classic three-pointer in history.

Of course, respect is all respect, Zhang Jinshui is confident that he is definitely a stronger three-point shooter than Ray Allen.

However, there is no need for him to express these views in front of reporters, just to increase their conversation.

And when the questions asked by the media reporters were becoming more and more irrelevant to this game, Zhang Jinshui gradually realized that he might be too patient with the reporters today, causing them to misunderstand.

Soon, under Zhang Jinshui's silence, the post-match press conference was over.

However, although the post-match press conference is over, the media reporters' new round of focus on the Rockets has just begun.

Because just later that night, in the midst of much anticipation, the NBA, which had just experienced a complete November game, finally announced their first best of the month selection officially by the league.

According to the usual practice, this selection mainly includes the six awards of the best coach of the month, the best rookie of the month and the best player of the month in the east and west.

In the selection of the best coach, Van Gundy, who led the Rockets to a record of 11 wins and 13 losses in November (the just-concluded game between the Rockets and the Grizzlies in December), overwhelmed Popo, who led the Spurs to remain unbeaten in November. Veitch, along with Johnson, who also led the Mavericks to a stunning 2-12 start, were named Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

This is also the first time Van Gundy won the very important honor of the best coach of the month in his coaching career.

The best coach in the East was won by Philip Sanders, who led the Pistons to 14 wins and 1 loss and was the best in the East.

In the selection of the best rookie, Zhang Jinshui, who played 11 games in November and averaged 13 points, 24.9 assists, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals, beat Chris Paul and Deron Williams, and won without any suspense Won the title of best rookie in the Western Conference.

In sharp contrast to his data, Bogut, who won the best rookie in the Eastern Conference, averaged only 12.5 points, 8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

In fact, Zhang Jinshui won the best rookie of the month, and even the best rookie of the season, in the eyes of many people, it is a certainty.

And many people believe that Zhang Jinshui is not only the only rookie in this class, even in all the rookie seasons in NBA history, he is definitely ranked first.

The best proof of this is that in this month's best selection, he not only won the best rookie in the Western Conference, but was also nominated for the selection of the best player in the Western Conference.

A rookie who has only been in the league for a month has been nominated for the best player of the month, and no one has questioned it. This in itself has explained a lot of things.

而火箭队不仅是他，还有姚明和麦迪，也分别以24.5分11.8篮板2.1盖帽和25.5分5.2助攻5.1篮板的优异表现获得了西部最佳球员的提名。

But it is a pity that because of the mutual restraint of the interests of the three on the same team, the Western Conference Player of the Month award was finally awarded to the Suns' head guard Steve Nash.

Although the Suns' record of 10 wins and 5 losses is not too outstanding, Nash can contribute 21.1 points and 13.5 assists per game, and the three shooting percentages have reached a terrifying 52+43+89. The offensive efficiency value is the best in the league. , is definitely well-deserved.

The award for the best player in the East was finally won by LeBron James. He averaged 31.1 points, 7.8 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game. Although the Cavaliers only ranked fifth in the East with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, the little emperor's personal performance Definitely monster level.

In this selection of the best player of the month, although the Rockets did not win the most important player of the month award, they are still regarded by many media teams as the biggest winner of the November selection.

After all, they not only won the best coach and best rookie, but also very rarely contributed to the nomination of the best player for 3 months.

And more importantly, they have Zhang Jinshui, a rookie player who can definitely be regarded as a historical level.

When many media reported on the Rockets' emergence this season, it was difficult to bypass the golden point of Zhang Jinshui, and when they retrace the process of the Rockets using the No. 11 rookie to obtain Zhang Jinshui, they exclaimed that the Rockets What a gorgeous operation it is to exchange an ordinary guard who is still recovering from an injury for a young man who has the opportunity to become a historical super giant.

And then began to review the Rockets' recent lineup adjustments. They used the veteran contract to get Sprewell, the second leader of the Timberwolves, the former Western regular season champion, and also traded for the league's top 3D player Sean Battier. , it seems to be a very good operation now.

Superposition The Rockets just won a crushing victory against the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies, which has always been known for their tenacity, are still ranked sixth in the Western Conference. More and more media voices are beginning to regard the Rockets as It is the biggest surprise of the NBA this season, and it seems that they may even be stronger than the Pistons in the East and the Spurs in the West.

Of course, there are still many opposing voices. They admit that the Rockets' performance in November was phenomenal, but this team that turned out to be out of the sky still needs a longer period of stable performance to prove its strength.

After all, the 4-month regular season is a very long process. In the history of the NBA, there are many teams that performed amazingly in the early stages of the game, but ultimately failed to make it to the playoffs.

In the current official strength rankings, the Rockets are still only ranked third. Many people are waiting to see whether the Rockets can play convincing stability in the next relatively loose schedule.

In fact, within the Rockets, after Zhang Jinshui answered the questions of the media reporters very clearly, they took winning ten consecutive victories as their short-term goal.

Especially the madman Sprewell, in the training the day after the game against the Grizzlies, he had already started to brainwash other players: As an NBA player, it would be a great pity if he never won ten consecutive victories .

And this point did hit Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. These two superstars have never led the team to 10 consecutive victories so far.

Especially Tracy McGrady, who has been in the league for 8 years. Although he has entered the playoffs in both the Raptors and the Magic, he is far from a record of 10 consecutive victories, which is usually only obtained by top teams. It's still a little far away.

Coupled with Zhang Jinshui's fueling and Van Gundy's silent onlookers, the 10-game winning streak has become a very clear goal for the Rockets.

And in such a desire for victory, the Rockets, who have won five consecutive victories, waited for work, and the game against the Celtics at home officially kicked off at the Toyota Center.

However, in the NBA, every team does not lack the determination to become stronger when it is strong, especially knowing that the Rockets are the hottest team in the league at the moment, and competing with it on the same stage will attract the attention of the media.

Although the Celtics have only achieved a record of 6 wins and 9 losses so far this season, ranking 10th in the East, and have lost to the Rockets at home.

But their head star "offensive kaleidoscope" Paul Pierce is definitely not someone who is willing to play a supporting role on stage, coupled with the support of Ricky Davis, who has always regarded attracting public attention and playing gorgeous data as his top priority, Kay At the beginning of the game, the Walts played an 11-2 offensive wave relying on the two inside and outside shots, which surprised the media who were almost one-sidedly optimistic about the Rockets before the game.

The atmosphere of the Toyota Center, which has been singing and dancing recently, began to be depressed after a long absence.

Fortunately, this Rockets team is definitely not just superficially imposing.

The outstanding performance in November has gradually cultivated extremely strong self-confidence in the hearts of the Rockets.

They didn't even need Van Gundy to call a timeout. They first worked together on the defensive end, and Zhang Jinshui deliberately controlled the rhythm on the offensive end, and immediately stabilized the point difference on the field.

Then, according to the usual rhythm of the Rockets, Zhang Jinshui resolutely handed the ball to Yao Ming, who took the position in the interior, and the latter hit the big baby Perkins in consecutive singles to cause damage, narrowing the point difference.

And when Yao Ming was double-teamed by the Celtics belatedly, McGrady immediately stood up.

He was tough on both offensive and defensive ends and the opponent's strongest point, Paul Pierce. While limiting the opponent's offense, he also used two unreasonable pull-up jumpers and a breakthrough layup to chase the score of the two sides to 12. than 13.

At this time, the first quarter of the game has come to the 6th minute. Van Gundy did not covet McGrady's fiery state and continue to put him on the court. Instead, he replaced McGrady according to the tactical arrangement planned before the game.

Next, it was Zhang Jinshui's turn to take the initiative to attack. He first used Yao Ming's high pick-and-roll to get an open three-pointer in the bottom corner by running without the ball, and made a steady three-pointer. Then he used Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to break into the After passing the ball inside, Sean Battier, who was ambushing in the right corner, assisted the latter to hit another three-pointer.

And after Yao Ming rested, when the Celtics were trying to counterattack under the leadership of Paul Pierce, Zhang Jinshui controlled the rhythm of the field well, and triggered the golden breakthrough badge [best route], making consecutive rounds. The inside scored 4 points, offsetting Paul Pierce's two turnaround jumpers.

When the first quarter ended, the Rockets led the Celtics by five points, 27 to 22, as if their three-axes early in the first quarter never happened at all.