The NBA has had a total of 10 "Chinese Derbys" in the regular season so far. The first time occurred on March 4, 2002, when Wang Zhizhi's Mavericks challenged Battelle's Nuggets.

Of course, this "Chinese Derby" did not cause any turmoil.

It was only when Stern held the "Chinese Derby" that I traced the origins and found that this was the first "Chinese Derby".

Among these 10 times, there is only one that is most successful and most remembered by Chinese fans. That was on November 10, 2007. Yi Jianlian of the Bucks had just entered the league and was full of energy. He met Yao Ming's Rockets. In this game, Yi Jianlian was not afraid of the newborn calf.

Tiger, scored 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, while Yao Ming showed his "big brother" style, scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks...

The two Chinese players represented their respective teams and both performed very well.

This is Stern’s original intention for the “Chinese Derby”, and it is also the “Chinese Derby” that Chinese fans most want to see!

Domestic fans don't care about the result of the "Chinese Derby", as long as the Chinese players perform well.

It's a pity that out of the 10 "Chinese Derbys", only one can be said to be a classic "Chinese Derby". In the remaining 9 derbies, either both sides are playing tricks, or Yao Ming is the only one in the game.

Solo dancing is not the "Chinese Derby" that everyone is looking forward to seeing.

Now, finally, another "Chinese Derby" is here!

This time, domestic fans can be said to be full of expectations.

To some extent, it has far exceeded Yi Jianlian's original expectations when he first met Yao Ming in the NBA.

After all, judging from Lin Ri's performance so far, his immediate combat ability far exceeds that of Yi Jianlian, and perhaps because he has played in the NCAA, Lin Ri has shown a very strong adaptability to this stage.

Ability, from the first game of the season to now, there has been no discomfort at all. Many media have already regarded him as Tim Duncan, a super rookie who reached the top as soon as he debuted!

It is said that Lin Ri's success has made the country realize that playing in the NCAA is a good way to gain experience for Chinese youth basketball. Many "second-generation players" have been sent to the United States to play in high school leagues. As for what kind of results can be achieved,

It will take time to give the answer.

Needless to say, Yao Ming, so far this season, although the Rockets' record is not good, his personal data is not bad, averaging 21 points and 9 rebounds per game, which is the data of the league's top center.

Such two Chinese players will meet in this game. How can Chinese fans not look forward to it?

Just like the first meeting between Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming in the NBA, this "Chinese Derby" was also a "National Live Broadcast" hand-picked by Stern. Therefore, early in the morning of the game, a lot of media entered the Suns.

The temporary arena, and of course a lot of media went to the Toyota Center.

However, it was not until 9 o'clock in the morning that Lin Ri arrived late.

The Suns arranged a pre-game media conference to start around 8:40.

"Sorry, everyone, I'm late!"

This is also the first time Lin Ri is late.

It's not like he was late on purpose.

He accidentally chatted with Yao Ming too late last night, and then slept through it today... After expressing his apology, Lin Ri found out that Yao Ming was also late today, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

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The atmosphere is no different from playing a friendly match.

It can be regarded as setting the tone for the main theme of this game...

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The Rockets have been quite turbulent so far this season. They just sent Tracy McGrady to the New York Knicks, plus Artest lost in the summer... The "Big Three" that the Rockets called last season are all they have left this season.

Got Yao Ming single core.

Moreover, Adelman, the head coach hired by the Rockets a year ago, obviously does not intend to play a strategy with Yao Ming as the core.

He tasted the sweetness of the accelerated lineup, which helped the Rockets reach the second round of the playoffs last season. If Yao Ming had not been injured, they might even have gone further.

He wants to continue to speed up!

This is why there have been rumors since the beginning of the season that the Rockets are going to make a deal with the Kings to replace Kevin Martin. In addition to Kevin Martin, who is also Adelman's old player, he is not only easier to use, but also wants to be on the outside.

Add strong shooting? To help the team speed up.

It's just that this deal hasn't been done yet? Well... chips are also needed to replace Kevin Martin, but the Rockets can use Brooks, Landry, Scola, Shane Battier, and Chase Bar as chips.

Dinger...it sounds like a lot, but general manager Morey is unwilling to give up on any of them, so this deal has been dragging on until now.

But the transaction is dragging on? Armaan's formation changed very quickly. When this guy saw Yao Ming, he immediately wanted to use this guy as Chris Webber. Now he is directly using him as a high-post coordinator, but now he is holding the ball from the outside.

It was Brooks who was unwilling to pass the ball, and then the Princeton system turned into a half-finished run and gun... This is also the reason for the Rockets' sluggish record so far.

Brooks is used as the core ace, and Yao Ming is used as a support. It is strange that this can be so good!

This is also most of what Yao Ming and Lin Ri talked about yesterday. After Yao Ming said this, he said with some emotion: "After playing for so many years, the more I play, the more I can't understand this ball!"

It’s no wonder that Yao Ming’s good attitude also collapsed.

Yesterday, when Lin was watching the Rockets' past two games and studying tactics, he could see that Yao Ming's number of useless runs on the court had obviously increased.

Yao Ming's physical fitness has already become a flaw because of his weight, and now he is asked to do something useless. Isn't this someone stabbing Yao Ming in the back?

No wonder Yao Ming feels that the more he plays the game, the more he cannot understand it.

From Lin Ri's point of view, he couldn't figure out why Brooks could be used as the main core?

There were quite a lot of fans at this game, and the entire Toyota Center was filled.

This has the bonus of Lin Ri's arrival.

Of course, it's also because Yao Ming still exists on this team.

So even if the Rockets are currently ranked tenth in the Western Conference so far this season, fans are still willing to come to watch the game.

However, even though this was the "Chinese Derby", Adelman still decided to use his half-finished "run and gun tactics", which made this "Chinese Derby" not suspense at all.

Just kidding, can there be any suspense when a half-finished "run and gun" encounters a real run and gun?

In the end, the Suns defeated the Rockets by 128 to 110, 18 points.

Lin Ri performed well in this game, with 23 points, 21 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 assists. He got the second "double 20" in his career in the 7th game of his career.

He grabbed 9 frontcourt boards in this game, completely destroying the Rockets' interior rebounding ability.

After this game, Lin Ri found it more and more funny the more he thought about it, how could the Rockets' insiders have the athletic ability to play a fast-paced "run and gun" game?

Are you really just following Brooks and fighting blindly?

Adelman may not know what he ate!

Yao Ming also performed very well in this game, scoring 19 points and 8 rebounds. These ordinary statistics are outstanding because of his 80% shooting percentage.

Yao Ming only missed 2 shots in the entire game, and even made an excellent low-post "2 plus 1".

In such excellent form, Yao Ming only had 10 shooting opportunities in the entire game.

This shot opportunity is a full 7 times less than Brooks.

Brooks took 17 shots in this game, but only shot about 35%. His efficiency was more than twice as low as Yao Ming's. The final data was only 15 points and 7 assists, and there were 5 turnovers in the game.

His statistics surpassed Steve Nash's 16 points and 13 assists, and even Stephen Curry's 18-plus-7 shooting percentage and 43% shooting rate, which came off the bench, were much better than him.

In addition, Goran Dragic also had 14 points and 5 assists in this game, with only 1 turnover.

In other words, Brooks is not qualified to play as the third point guard for the Suns!

Domestic fans are also dissatisfied with Yao Ming's current situation with the Rockets. They believe that the Rockets have not really allowed Yao Ming to unleash his abilities and are wasting his time.

"Leave the Rockets, Dayao, this team is not worth it!"

"I don't know what Alexander is thinking? Do you really just want Brother Yao to make money for you and are reluctant to spend money?"

"What a fool, Morey. If he is with the Rockets for one day, the Rockets will never win the championship. That's what I'm saying!"

Even many domestic fans already hope that Yao Ming will leave the Rockets.

Of course, we also understand the thoughts of domestic fans very well. Yao Ming will be 30 years old next year, and he really doesn’t have a few years of his peak years to waste.

Lin Ri also publicly supported Yao Ming after the game: "If you leave a top center in the league and let a guy who may not even make the rotation in the Suns be the core, the head coach of the Rockets is a pig brain!"

He scolded them harshly, but the two guys he publicly criticized did not dare to respond.

Firstly, they had just lost, and Lin Ri got another "double twenty" in this game; secondly, Lin Ri's popularity made them dare not talk back...

It is worth mentioning that after Lin Ri publicly dissed Brooks and Adelman, a group of experts heatedly discussed "whether Adelman's current arrangement is reasonable" and "Aaron Brooks' role in

Is it true that the Suns can’t play the No. 1 substitute rotation!”

The first question has been discussed for a long time but there is no answer, because Adelman has not played a game with Yao Ming as the core this season, and there is no reference case, so no one can convince anyone.

However, what is interesting is that the experts quickly discussed the answer to the second question: Aaron Brooks really may not be able to play in the rotation with the Suns.

If converted into 36 minutes, the data of these three guys, Steve Nash, Stephen Curry and Goran Dragic, are much better than Brooks...

This is a bit embarrassing.

Afterwards, "Big Shark" O'Neal also expressed support for Yao Ming in front of the media: "If someone doesn't know how great Yao is, then I suggest that he should watch the video about Yao, so that he will not use Yao stupidly.

Give up the idea of ​​running away!"

O'Neal's support has drawn greater attention to the Rockets' use of Yao Ming. As the best second-team center last season, he is now playing run-and-gun with a still-growing second-round pick. This is everyone's concern.

Something I didn't expect.
To be continued...