But after all, he is only 1.98 meters tall, and his vision is definitely not as good as that of a striker.
At this moment, he was surrounded by Gay and three other people, and all he could see were the arms of six Grizzlies players.
At this moment, a pair of long white arms suddenly appeared in Roy's field of vision in the distance.
It's Yao Ming!
Only the height and arms of a little oriental giant were enough for Roy to see him in the encirclement.
Huang Mamba didn't hesitate, kicked off the ground with both feet, jumped up with all his might, and threw the ball in the air in the direction of those long arms.
However, in order to avoid being intercepted, Roy's pass was high and fast, and the trajectory was not very accurate.
In the blink of an eye, Yao Ming moved quickly, leaped high at the last moment, and caught the ball with difficulty.
In order to catch the ball, he was forced to face the basket sideways.
After catching the ball, there was only 1 second left on the timer, and there was no room for adjustment.
Yao Ming took off a second time, twisted in the air, and quickly completed the shot...
The originally noisy FedEx Arena was now completely silent.
All the fans in the audience, including the players and coaches present, held their breath and watched quietly as the basketball flew towards the basket.
In order to take the shot immediately, Yao Ming specially adjusted his shooting action (shaking his wrist quickly without any follow-up action), so the range of the ball became particularly high.
Moreover, he took the shot from about two meters outside the three-point line, and the ball flew very far.
This high and floating shot seemed to have been flying in the air for a century...
"Shua~"
Basketball goes hollow into the net.
At the same time, the red light on the timer lights up and the game is over!
106:105, the Rockets overtook the score at the last minute.
"Knockout!!!"
"Yao Ming completed his first career-defining kill!!!"
In the CCTV commentary box, Yang Yi and Zhang Weiping celebrated loudly.
On the court, after Yao saw the basketball falling into the net, he raised his arms and shouted: "Hoo!!!"
Immediately, other Rockets players rushed towards Yao Ming excitedly.
The group of people were so excited that even the Rockets players on the bench rushed to Yao Ming to celebrate with him.
On the bench, Tracy McGrady, wearing a suit and tie, was chatting and laughing with Mark Jackson: "Yao has always been a big-hearted guy. I knew the goal was going to go in as soon as he took the shot!"
On the Grizzly Bear side, the group looked helpless and ashen-faced.
Especially Rudy Gay.
As a discarded player from the Rockets, he is too eager to prove himself in this game, more than in any previous season!
After all, the Rockets are number one in the league this season and are already considered the favorites to win the championship.
I'm afraid that no player doesn't want to prove his worth with a victory in front of such an old club!
But...all the hard work in the whole game fell short because of Yao Ming's extremely difficult three-pointer.
"What...such a long distance and such a hasty shot, it's obviously a lucky shot..."
"Damn it!"
Guy lowered his head and roared in a voice that only he could hear.
Throughout the entire game, not only did he fail to lead the team to victory, but he was also suppressed by the opposing first-year rookie, Paul George.
In other words, this game is considered solid, and the Rockets' previous operation of trading Gay away was no problem.
The Grizzlies' big brother, Zach Randolph, saw Gay's frustration, stepped forward, touched the junior's head, and comforted him: "Just come back next time. You're still so young, why are you so anxious?"
"
Unfortunately, Guy didn't appreciate this and left with his head lowered without looking back, leaving Randolph with a confused look on his face.
............
After the game, the visiting team's locker room.
Yao Ming accepted an exclusive interview after the game and was the last one to return to the locker room.
As soon as he entered the door, two Rockets players suddenly appeared on both sides of the door - Shane Battier and Scola.
The two of them each took a bottle of ice-cold mineral water and poured it on Yao Ming.
The next moment, other players in the locker room shouted "surprise!" and then rushed to Yao Ming one by one and poured ice water on him.
For a time, the entire locker room was filled with laughter and laughter.
Yao Ming celebrated happily with everyone, smiling so much that the wrinkles on his face deepened!
When everyone was almost done celebrating, head coach Mark Jackson spoke:
"I just received a call from the general manager."
"Shen is very happy that everyone can show resilience at the last moment."
"He also said that today's game allowed him to truly see the possibility of winning the championship. Because a championship team not only needs strong strength, but also a firm belief in adversity."
"Everyone is great! We, the Houston Rockets, are invincible!"
Mark Jackson said with a smile.
"undefeated!"
"undefeated!"
"undefeated!"
.......
The Rockets generals repeated the coach's words in unison.
At this moment, an invisible force grew in their hearts!
Mark Jackson was overjoyed when he saw the players united as one.
As a veteran who has played in the NBA for many years, he knows very well that this Rockets is building their own winning culture!
However, while everyone was celebrating happily, a discordant voice suddenly sounded:
"Actually, if you had focused your tactics around me at the last minute, you might not have to fight until the last minute..."
The person who spoke was Lawson, who performed well in the first three quarters today.
When he said this, his voice was not loud, as if he was mumbling to himself.
But because the content was so harsh, other Rockets players were keenly aware of it.
"what are you talking about?!"
Lori stood up first and asked in a serious tone.
"Nothing... I just feel that I feel hot today and should get more opportunities."
Lawson didn't dare to look into Lori's eyes, but he refused to give in.
"Don't you have any idea how you played in the last few minutes?"
Lori laughed angrily and asked speechlessly.
"There was one mistake, but I only made three mistakes in this game."
"You can't deny my performance in the entire game just because of one round, right?"
Lawson remained unconvinced.
Lowry wanted to say more, but Yao Ming stretched out his right hand to stop him.
"We will play how the coach arranges."
"I won the game today. It's a happy day. Don't make yourself unhappy because of this kind of thing."
Dayao said calmly.
He was one of the few people on the Rockets, other than Mark Jackson, who knew that Shen Fei was going to trade Lawson away.
For this kind of "people who are about to leave", Yao Ming feels that there is no need to affect the team atmosphere for him.
Seeing Yao Ming speak, Lawson closed his mouth and stopped talking.
The young guard did not realize that after this battle, the favorability of other Rockets players towards him had plummeted...
A young man who just joined the team and played a few good games has already shown his thorny attributes.
Such players are definitely not qualified teammates.
McGrady on the side was very calm from beginning to end.
[How many more days can this little fool stay on the team?]
He thought in his heart.
.............
Early the next morning, Shen Fei, who was far away in Houston, dialed the number of the Warriors manager again!