NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

After the interview, Tang Yu came early, and the players had not arrived yet.

Stevens was making the final pre-match preparations and confirming the players' playing time.

"Boss, take a look at this list of players' playing time and roster tonight."

Tang Yu took the tablet and looked at the starting five: point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard James Harden, small forward Yi Jianlian, power forward Ibaka, and center Yao Ming.

The rotation lineup tonight is Jordan, Battier, McGrady, Beverley, and Scola.

The players began to come to the locker room one after another, all of them were in high spirits, and when they saw Tang Yu, they came forward to hug him warmly, and even joked with him.

Now the players and Tang Yu are more like friends, and Tang Yu will give the players more space and freedom to play.

After all the players entered the locker room, Tang Yu clapped his hands and focused all the players' attention on himself.

"Okay guys, tonight's game is a milestone for us. I know you are all very excited, but I want to tell you not to get too excited. There are upsets every night here. Paying attention to every opponent will make you invincible!"

After Tang Yu finished speaking, the team's management assistant coach Rasheed Wallace said: "Tonight the opponent will block us crazily. You must show your best condition. After winning, each of you will be recorded in the history of the league!"

After the players changed into their training clothes one after another, they all went to the stadium to warm up. Tang Yu also walked into the stadium. There were more than 30 minutes before the game, but the stadium was almost full.

All the fans were afraid of missing even a minute and a second and failing to witness the historical moment tonight.

After Tang Yu entered the court, he saw that Kyle Lowry had put on the Timberwolves' jersey, and he had already secured the position of starting point guard in the Timberwolves.

After seeing Tang Yu, Lowry immediately ran over, "Coach, thank you, I have already got the starting position in Minnesota."

"This is all the result of your hard work, you deserve it!"

After the two hugged, Lowry greeted his old teammates.

Tonight, the Houston Rockets also held a grand opening ceremony at home, playing the highlights of the previous 33 consecutive wins and the winning streak slogans of the fans in each game.

"Okay, the NBA's winning streak record night, whether this winning streak that has been maintained for 32 seasons will be revealed in two hours tonight." Brent Barry said in the commentary booth.

His brother Jon Barry immediately said: "Brother, let's take a look at the Timberwolves' starting lineup."

Timberwolves Kyle Lowry is the starting point guard, Connie Brewer is the shooting guard, the small forward is Damien Wilkins, the power forward is Kevin Love and the center is Al Jefferson.

"Tonight is a test for the Rockets' rebounding. Love and Jefferson are both very strong in rebounding." Jon Barry said.

His brother Brent Barry disagreed, "Don't forget that the Rockets' inside combination is now the team with the fewest points lost in the league, and their defense is the best."

"That's right, there is another good news for the Rockets. The league has officially recognized the legalization of James Harden's double step-back!" Jon Barry announced the news just released by the league.

As soon as the voice fell, Al Jefferson of the Timberwolves was blocked by Dayao in his first attack, and he flew out of the sideline.

The Rockets Dynasty Center immediately rang with thunderous cheers, and Uncle Mu shook his fingers wildly off the court.

The two injured players Iverson and Carter sat together. The outfit of "The Answer" is always so fashionable. The black Rockets T-shirt with three 999 gold chains is very dazzling.

Both of them made exaggerated expressions off the stage and nodded continuously.

Kyle Lowry forced his way into the paint and scored a layup when his offense was running out. The impact of the little steel cannon was really strong, and he knew the Rockets very well.

Then the Rockets continued to attack but failed. Lowry kept putting his body on Curry, making Curry unable to find his offensive touch after the start. Yao Ming also failed to score when he tried to dig into Jefferson in the paint.

The Rockets fell into a passive position at the start, and the Timberwolves scored points continuously. In the first three minutes of the game, the Rockets did not score a single point and were beaten 9-0 by their opponents.

Tang Yu called a timeout helplessly. The players were too excited and the offense was deadlocked.

"Fuck, you have to forget the damn record. This is just an ordinary regular season game. Louis, you and Sean go on the court." Tang Yu angrily scolded the players on the court.

Tang Yu chose to adjust the lineup on the court by himself, letting the more experienced Battier and Scola go on the court.

After Scola came on the court, Harden gave the ball to the former in the Rockets' first attack. The 'Diamond' used his spinning top stunt to pass the ball to the free throw line.Love, the ‘god of love’, made a layup easily after being shaken.

The Rockets finally opened the scoring, and Tang Yu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. The Rockets, who broke the scoring drought, immediately organized multiple conversion attacks to score, and the score difference between the two teams was slowly eroded by the home team Rockets.

But at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves once again had a small climax, and Lowry and Jefferson led the team to a 13-2 climax.

After the first quarter, the visiting Timberwolves led the home team by 13 points 33-20.

Timberwolves coach ‘Refrigerator’ Kevin McHale was quite satisfied with his disciples in the first quarter, and the smile on his face showed this.

Tang Yu adjusted the lineup again during the intermission, and Curry led the team to partner with McGrady, Battier, Yi Jianlian and 18 Cards.

Tang Yu squatted in front of the players with a tactical board in hand to arrange the tactics of this lineup.

"T-Mac, you are responsible for organizing the team, Sean is in the bottom corner, A-Lian, you stand here to screen Stephen and then cut, Serge, you screen T-Mac, T-Mac chooses to pass the ball to the other four according to the opponent's defensive position. There are three quarters left, one ball at a time!"

Tang Yu drew the entire set of tactics in detail, and the players all nodded to show that they understood.

The Rockets' shooting percentage in the first quarter tonight was very low, much lower than their average shooting percentage.

And as Barry said, the Rockets' rebounding was greatly tested, and they fell behind the opponent by 8 rebounds in the first quarter.

Tang Yu was not too impatient. He believed in the ability of his players and that they could completely turn the disadvantage around if they played normally.

The two Barry brothers joked lightly in the commentary booth.

Brent Barry said, "Boss, do you think we can get a chance to play in this team?"

"Haha, I know what you mean, brother No. 3, do you think we should consider a comeback? If we were at our peak, our three-pointers would definitely be liked by Tang Yu, there is no doubt about that."

"I think you can get a championship ring that way, so we can show off together in front of brother No. 2. Haha!"

"Come on, you are showing off nakedly, I don't like this topic."

"Boss, aren't you worried about the Rockets' lagging situation at all? What do you think the Rockets need to do to catch up?" Brent Barry asked.

"The Rockets' backcourt twins are obviously a little too excited tonight. Sometimes being too excited in a game can backfire. They need to calm down and find their rhythm. I'm not worried about the current lagging situation."

Joan Barry was right. Curry and Harden's poor shooting percentages were all reflected in the score. The two made only 1 of 11 shots in the first quarter, and 1 of 7 three-pointers can be said to be terribly low.

"You're right, they were energetic enough, but they were too excited and lost themselves!"