McGrady, who was extremely hot in the first three quarters, completely failed in the final moments of the fourth quarter. Yao Ming, who had blown up the Bulls inside, was also trapped by the Bulls' heavy double-teams and was unable to score any more. His scoring stopped until the end of the game.
At 28 points, this data is still eye-catching.
Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady both failed to contribute, and the Rockets fell into a complete collapse.
In the last two minutes, they didn't score a point, but the Bulls scored seven points using free throws and shooting. The final score was fixed at 101-94. The Bulls won the first game of their Western Conference journey.
The last two minutes of the game really exceeded everyone's expectations.
Looking at the first half, it seemed that the Bulls were in dire straits. Even if they started to counterattack in the third quarter, everyone thought that the two teams would definitely hit Maimang at the last moment and even enter overtime to decide the winner.
However, who would have thought that the Bulls' final victory would come so easily.
Although McGrady scored a game-high 38 points, he still watched the team collapse again at home. Even with a 19-point lead, they were reversed by the Bulls. The moment the final whistle sounded, McGrady's face was full of
Feeling disappointed, he didn't even say hello to Chen Jie and just walked back to the locker room with his head lowered.
Chen Jie scored 34 points in this game, surpassing Yao Ming in personal statistics, and the team also won. In this Chinese derby, it can be said that he won a complete victory. Although this is not enough to show that he has defeated
Yao Ming has since become the number one star in China and even Asia, but he definitely deserves Zhang Weiping's praise.
"Chen Jie performed very well in this game. Although he couldn't let go in the first half, but starting from the second half, he played superstar-level data. It is precisely because of Chen Jie's outstanding performance that the Bulls set a good example for their Western Conference.
The journey has gotten off to a good start. Although one performance cannot tell the true level of a player, at this point in the season, what we can say is that Chen Jie is definitely the best rookie this year. No, it should be said that he is the best in recent times.
The last rookies in the past few years, LeBron James, Yao Ming, none of these people performed as well as Chen Jie in their rookie seasons. Given time, we believe that Chen Jie will definitely become a real superstar and he will step into Tracy McGrady
He is in the ranks of people like Kobe Iverson. Of course now, he is actually no longer afraid of facing these people!"
Although what Zhang Weiping said is a bit too subjective, the reason why Chen Jie seems to be able to perform well against some superstars is not because he is really better than these superstars, but because he is a rookie who has not been thoroughly studied.
As a new player in the league, he can bring out his own characteristics. What makes those superstars better than Chen Jie is that even after being understood by others, they can still use their strength to perform well.
But I have to admit that some of Zhang Weiping's words are quite right, that is, at least, if you compare his rookie season alone, from 2000 to now, Chen Jie is definitely the best rookie, even the little emperor James can't compare.
on his performance. In the future, as long as Chen Jie can maintain his performance, he will definitely become a dazzling superstar in the league, and his future will be bright.
From November to December, many games have proved this point.
Yao Ming scored 28 points and 16 rebounds in this game, a dominant performance, but he still lost to Chen Jie.
Although Yao Ming praised and congratulated Chen Jie for his performance after the game when he hugged and greeted Chen Jie, it was still difficult to conceal Yao Ming's disappointment.
When being interviewed by reporters in the locker room, Yao Ming's words revealed an unconcealable disappointment.
"I don't know what happened to us. We once led by 19 points, but we lost the game in the end. This situation has happened many times. I think there must be something wrong with our team, but I don't
We know what the problem is. The season is still very long, and I still believe that we can overcome these problems and enter the playoffs!"
Yao Ming replied.
In this game, because the stars of the two teams have a good relationship, the reporters actually couldn't find a good gimmick. Many questions were asked about the game itself.
When Tracy McGrady was asked why his touch disappeared in the fourth quarter, his expression was also very gloomy.
"I don't know, I don't know about this problem. I felt very good. I shot those shots and I felt they were all going in. But they didn't. I don't know what happened. Maybe God stopped being biased in the last quarter.
We lost. I did the same thing in the first half, but those shots went in. I tried to change, but the Bulls defense was very good. Yes, we lost. It was my mistake. If I made the shot
Those goals, the result was not like this. But I don’t know why those goals didn’t go in. I did the same thing as in the first half, but they didn’t go in!”
McGrady shook his head and kept repeating the same content, seemingly puzzled by his repeated missed shots at the last minute.
"Tracy, last time you went to Chicago away from home, Jay Sean was suspended, and you lost an opportunity to compete face to face. In this game, you and Jay Sean finally faced off, what do you think of him?
What? In the end, the Bulls won the game, does this mean that your performance was not as good as his?"
A reporter asked Chen Jie.
McGrady pouted, as if he was very dissatisfied with the last sentence. Even if he lost the game, he was still the tmac who refused to admit defeat.
"Jay is my friend, he is a good player. His performance is very good. When I was a rookie season, I did not perform as well as him. His future is bright. I believe he will become a superstar.
But now, I don’t think he is better than me. In this game, he just had better luck than me. He made some shots, but I didn’t, that’s it. I look forward to playing against him again, I believe
,Next time, I will defeat him!"
"Tracy, you said you believe he will become a superstar, do you mean that he is not a superstar yet?" A reporter asked maliciously, seeming to want to get something out of McGrady's mouth.
Chen Jie has always said that Tracy McGrady is his idol. It seems that this reporter wants Chen Jie to know that his idol actually doesn't like him very much.
"Whether he is a superstar is not decided by me, but by you. Do you think he is considered a superstar now?" Tracy McGrady, who is also an old man, glanced out of the corner of his eye and threw the question back.
The reporter curled his lips, of course Chen Jie is not a superstar. If two months of performance can make him a superstar, then a superstar is too worthless. In fact, many rookies will perform well when they first enter the league, and of course they may be worse than Chen Jie.
Yes, there are many dazzling rookies. A real superstar must maintain such performance. It only lasts two months. We won't talk about him being a superstar until he has done it for two years.
You know, there are 82 games in a season. The NCAA was not that long before. Rookies may perform well in the first games and look like superstars. But they are just like that.
NBA is not a sprint, but a marathon. Starting from the training camp, the rookies train twice a day, then eight preseason games, and then the season begins with a long road of 82 regular season games. This long road is filled with back-to-back and endless games.
Days of flying, hotel stays, and bus rides, and if your team does well, you also have to add maybe a few weeks or maybe more than a month of playoffs. Basically, the college schedule is multiplied by three.
The NBA is similar, and the competition in the NBA is more intense and the physical exertion is greater. Eventually, when your mental and physical strength begins to collapse, your state will begin to decline.
In fact, this is the so-called rookie wall.
Although Chen Jie's performance is unparalleled now, the media still don't think he has become a superstar.
The reason is actually that a large part of it is because he has not yet reached the rookie wall. The media does not judge whether his performance will continue to be like this or it will only be a flash in the pan.
The reason why Tracy McGrady just said that Chen Jie is not a superstar is actually because of this. It’s just that he didn’t want to give the media a handle and give them a hype gimmick, so he put the question back. (To be continued...)
