Game 2 will still be played at the Toyota Center, the Rockets' home court.
In the box, wait for the game to start.
Today he also invited Sun Yue to watch football with him.
Of course, CCTV will not miss such an important game.
Two special commentators, Zhang Weiping and Xu Jicheng, came to the scene again, ready to explain.
It is worth mentioning that after the two noticed Shen Fei and Sun Yue appearing in the same box, they asked the on-site staff if they could go to the box for an interview.
"I can ask for you. But we have agreed beforehand that our boss doesn't like to appear in public. He has never agreed to any interviews during the game. This has been the case throughout the season."
The staff member replied after listening.
"Understandable!"
"Please ask for us. It doesn't matter even if you don't agree."
Zhang Weiping replied in fluent English.
Soon, the staff came to the box and informed Shen Fei of the situation.
"Okay, bring it with you."
Shen Fei didn't hesitate much and agreed directly.
His idea is actually very simple.
If interviews were given between games, it might distract Rockets players, so Shen Fei refused.
But Chinese media, especially CCTV... are exceptions.
Shen Fei still has this sense of national belonging.
Soon, Zhang Weiping and Xu Jicheng entered the box with two photographers.
"Hello, viewers, this is NBA game broadcast brought to you by tv5."
"I am Xu Jicheng."
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Weiping!"
"I believe you have noticed that the place where we shot today is different from before. We have prepared a surprise for you, please take a look!"
Xu Jicheng raised his hand as he spoke, and the camera immediately showed Shen Fei and Sun Yue.
"Hello everyone, I am Shen Fei."
"I'm Sun Yue!"
The two of them waved to the camera respectively.
"Yes, today we are fortunate to have the Rockets' boss and a talented manager from China - Shen Fei."
"And national player Sun Yue."
"Shen Fei, Chinese fans have given you many nicknames. Do you know what they are?"
Zhang Weiping said with a smile.
"Oh? What's there?"
Shen Fei asked curiously.
"Some are called Fei Ge, some are called Fei Shen, and some fans call you..."
"Flyboy!"
Zhang Weiping chuckled.
"Fei Zai? That's okay, just don't pronounce it as Fat Zai."
Shen Fei said jokingly.
"Hahaha, that's not possible. If someone dares to pronounce it wrong, your female fans will not agree."
"You may not know that there is a statistic on Weibo that you have more female fans in China than all the men's basketball players combined!"
Zhang Weiping said with envy in his voice.
"Thank you for your support."
As he said that, Shen Fei made a fist-cupping gesture.
"The question I most want to ask this time is - for what reasons did the Rockets sign three Chinese players, Jeremy Lin, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue, in just one season?"
Only then did Zhang Weiping get to the point.
"For what reason...Actually, my idea is very simple. Since I became a team manager, I have only two goals."
"The first is to build the Rockets dynasty and leave my mark in the NBA; the second is to help the China Men's Basketball Team develop rapidly and become a world-class team."
"The purpose of signing multiple Chinese players is to achieve two goals at the same time. It is best to kill two birds with one stone."
Shen Fei answered frankly.
"Doing it at the same time? This seems to be quite difficult!"
Xu Jicheng was a little surprised by Shen Fei's answer.
Having more Chinese players appear in the NBA is naturally something that we would like to see.
But what Shen Fei means is to let Chinese players help him build a Rockets dynasty?
If other people had expressed such an idea, Xu Jicheng would probably say that he was unrealistic.
But what Shen Fei said made him believe it inexplicably.
"It's okay, let's try it."
Shen Fei said lightly.
For ordinary people, it is definitely as difficult as climbing to the sky, or it is simply impossible.
But who is he?
As a time traveler cheating, with double buffs, this idea is not unfeasible.
Seeing Shen Fei's calm face, Xu Jicheng was speechless for a moment.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Weiping quickly took over the conversation and continued to ask, "Then what are the Rockets' plans to sign Sun Yue recently? Are they interested in any of Sun Yue's qualities?"
Shen Fei turned to look at Sun Yue and said with a smile: "Sun Yue is a tall defender and one of the few Chinese players who can play from the 1st position to the 3rd position."
"This season, he may not have many opportunities to perform. But believe me, after training this summer, Sun Yue will definitely give everyone a big surprise next season."
Shen Fei said seriously.
His answer made both Zhang Weiping and Xu Jicheng very happy!
"You mean, will Sun Yue get playing time in the Rockets next season?"
Zhang Weiping quickly confirmed.
"certainly."
"Not just him, Dayao, Ah Lian, and Shu Hao will all be the core rotation of the Rockets next season."
Shen Fei replied.
He does not plan to tell the media about specific plans for the time being.
After all, if you tell the world that the Rockets are going to sign another Chinese player during the offseason, everyone might think he is crazy!
"Okay, okay, this is really good news, haha!"
Zhang Weiping smiled so hard that his face was full of wrinkles.
Basketball players of the older generation like him have a dream in their hearts - to help the Chinese Men's Basketball Team go global!
Zhang Weiping himself struggled for this dream decades ago (he is a former national team player and also won the Asian Games scoring title), but failed to achieve his goal.
The most glorious moment of the Chinese men's basketball team should have been in 2008.
But now, the golden generation is getting older and the new generation lacks talented players.
In such a huge China, the only two people who are truly NBA-level are Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.
Therefore, many experts feel that the Chinese men's basketball team has passed its peak and is now on the decline. It will never be as glorious as the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Of course, such arguments basically disappeared after Shen Fei appeared.
However, fans have been looking forward to more performances from Chinese players in the NBA, not just Yao's standout performance.
"Okay, let's stop here for today's interview. The game is about to start."
Xu Jicheng glanced at the time and said.
Shen Fei nodded.
Before leaving, Zhang Weiping solemnly stretched out his hands and shook Shen Fei's hand vigorously.
He didn't speak, but he seemed to say a lot.
Shen Fei smiled slightly and said understandingly: "Don't worry."
............
This interview was quickly seen by the Chinese fans who were watching the TV.
I thought I was just watching a Rockets game, but I never thought there would be such a big easter egg.
Soon, many fans started discussing this interview on Hupu:
"The God of Basketball has favored us! China has a number one figure like Shen Fei! I think his emergence is even more important than Yao Ming! Fei Zai is the one who can really lead the China Men's Basketball Team to the world!"
"Have you noticed the action of Brother Fei holding his fists? It feels so friendly! He has not forgotten the Chinese customs! He really made me cry to death!"
"Although Shen Fei is great, I really don't think much of Sun Yue. At his peak, Sun Yue could only guard the water fountain with the Lakers. Now that his condition has declined, how can he play an important role in the Rockets."
"Upstairs. It's not that I look down on our players, it's just that Sun Yue's strength is much worse than that of Yao Yilin. Objectively speaking, he does not have the NBA level."
"The first few, you are really funny. According to your logic, it is impossible for the Rockets to become the first in the league, and they should not even enter the playoffs. According to me, what do Feishen say, we are fans Just support and that’s it, what’s the beeping about?”
"That's right! I, the Flying God, have done my best all my life. Why do I need to explain to you?"
...
Fans have different opinions, but generally speaking, they still have great expectations for the future.
The second game between the Rockets and the Grizzlies started while the fans were discussing!
Yao Ming jumped up and won the duel with Gasol.
Rockets attack first!
Curry held the ball through half the court and came to the top of the arc to organize the offense.
Just as he was about to raise his hand to call his teammates to move, Conley, who was guarding him, suddenly made a move.
He missed the ball, but knocked Curry staggering.
"Beep!"
The referee sounded and the Grizzlies committed a defensive foul.
Conley had no expression on his face and continued to stick to Curry's side, preparing to defend.
Obviously, he wanted to use a tough defense to set the tone for today's game.
Curry shook his head speechlessly, turned around and started running.
Soon, with the help of Griffin's screen, Rockets No. 30 got rid of Conley's defense and went to the outside to catch the ball.
When he received George's pass and jumped to take action, Mayo suddenly rushed towards him...
"Beep!"
The whistle sounded again and the Grizzlies committed a three-point foul.
Curry was knocked to the ground.
Ben Wallace stood up immediately off the court.
Lowry next to him quickly stopped him to prevent Ben from being called for a technical foul.
At the same time, in the box, Sun Yue sighed: "The Grizzly Bear feels determined to fuck us today..."
Shen Fei nodded in agreement.
"After the first game, they should be aware of the gap in strength. Curry is basically unsolvable for the Grizzlies."
"So...these two fouls at the beginning were their fear of Curry."
Shen Fei said lightly.
"If I remember correctly, Stephen was troubled by injuries for a long time at the beginning of the season, right?"
"Is the grizzly bear doing this a warning? It's like telling Curry that you'd better take your time in your movements, otherwise you'll be easily injured."
Sun Yue guessed.
"Maybe."
"But...Curry will not back down."
Shen Fei said lightly.
............
On the court, the other four Rockets players all ran towards Curry.
Yao Ming grabbed his left hand, McGrady grabbed his right, Griffin grabbed his left foot, and George grabbed his right foot, lifting Curry up at once.
"What are you doing?!"
Curry yelled.
Then all the Rockets generals laughed.
After putting Curry down, McGrady patted Curry's head affectionately and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
"No problem at all."
Meng Shen said calmly, then turned and walked to the free throw line.
Upon seeing this, CCTV commentator Zhang Weiping commented in due course: "Oh, Curry is very calm. And from this slightly joyful action just now, we can see that the Rockets starters are very relaxed."
As he was talking, Curry had already taken the basketball from the referee.
After three free throws were made steadily, the score reached 3:0.
The Rockets take the lead!
After scoring, Curry looked in Mayo's direction with a smile.
The raised corners of his mouth seemed to be a response to the other party's rude action just now.
However, the rest of the Rockets have no intention of letting Mayo go just like that.
Offense and defense transition.
George and McGrady switched defenses and faced Mayo directly.
Soon, he seized the opportunity, started early, and intercepted Conley's pass to Mayo.
The Rockets launched a counterattack!
McGrady followed up from the left, and after receiving the pass, he used a freehand pass around the back to pass the defending Mayo, and then finished the game with a light dunk.
5:0, the Rockets got a good start.
Grizzlies attack.
Randolph hit Griffin in the low post.
Relying on his strength advantage, he reached near the three-second zone and turned around to hook.
Griffin struggled to take off, but the basketball still flew over his fingertips and fell into the net.
5:2, the Grizzlies also broke the deadlock.
But before they had time to relax, Yao Ming waved his hand and sent a long pass across the half court to find George who stole the fast break.
After Pickle catches the ball, there is no obstacle ahead.
showtime!
I saw him take off with both feet, leap into the air, swing his arms 360 degrees in the air, and complete a windmill dunk!
"Roar!!!"
After scoring, George celebrated passionately in the stands.
The fans at Toyota Center also responded with enthusiastic cheers!
7:2, the Rockets continue to lead.
After changing sides, Conley and Gasol played pick-and-roll tactics in the high post.
With the help of the latter's screen, Conley successfully passed Curry and broke through to the free throw line.
Worried about the Oriental Tower in the penalty area, Conley chose to make an emergency stop jump shot...
"Duang!"
The ball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out.
Yao Ming relaxed his arms, collected the rebound, and handed the ball to Curry beside him.
Rockets No. 30 immediately accelerated and headed towards the Grizzlies half court.
After arriving at the Grizzlies half, Curry keenly noticed that Conley was far away from him.
[good chance...]
Curry was so happy that he immediately stopped the ball at the Rockets' logo and decisively shot a three-pointer...
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a rainbow-like arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
10:2,.
The Rockets got off to a fantastic start.
"Good guy! Will the suspense of today's game be ended early?"
Zhang Weiping shook his head and said.
"The Rockets are in great shape!"
"It can be seen that at the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies wanted to use their fierce defense to give the Rockets a blow, but now the situation seems to be worse than the last game..."
Xu Jicheng added.
"Why did you say you provoked him?"
"If they play the game in a disciplined manner, the Rockets may not be so serious."
"This young team doesn't seem to be afraid of confrontation at all, and their fierce defensive command makes them even more excited!"
Zhang Weiping said with emotion.
In the VIP box, Sun Yue's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Stephen is really not afraid at all! It seems that many people, including me, have been 'deceived' by his appearance."
At this time, Grizzlies coach Hollins saw that the situation was not good and quickly called a timeout.
The team prepared for this competition for two full days.
He didn't want the game to end in the first quarter!