Of course, Deng Fang was not just talking nonsense.
There's a reason why he said that.
First of all, Deng Fang is indeed sure of winning the game.
Deng Fang didn't dare to talk about other teams, but he was too familiar with the Rockets.
Deng Fang was also a Rockets fan. He knew the Rockets in Yao Ming's era very well and knew the characteristics of each player very well.
Yao Ming, the core of the Rockets, was injured in the playoffs last season and will not be able to play this season.
McGrady, who is in declining form, only played 35 games last season due to injury. His statistics have declined seriously, and his relationship with the team is on the verge of breaking down. He may be traded at any time.
The Harden era has not yet arrived, and Howard is still far away.
Generally speaking, the Rockets this season have more than enough momentum but not enough ability.
As long as we take the right medicine, we'll have no problem taking down Team Rocket.
This is also the reason why Deng Fang is so confident about winning the opening game.
Secondly, the system said that just winning is not enough. If you want to get more ability points, you have to be high-profile and show off!
In this way, you can get more ability points by winning.
Of course, more ability points will be deducted if you lose.
However, since you are sure, why not take this opportunity to make more money?!
Deng Fang still has 26 ability points, which is more or less.
After returning home after training yesterday, Deng Fang called up the system: "Can I treat Yao Ming?"
"Can't!"
"Why? Doesn't it mean that the Warriors' opponents can't have injuries? The next game is when the Warriors play the Rockets. As the core of the Rockets, Yao Ming is injured, which has a great impact on the Rockets."
"This rule only applies to the playoffs. If you cure Yao Ming now, wouldn't the Rockets' strength improve a lot? In that case, the rankings at the end of the season will change greatly, which is inconsistent with history."
Okay, what the system said seems to make sense.
Since Deng Fang's coaching ability is to be tested, the opponent's strength really needs to be similar to that in history.
Deng Fang still wanted to heal Yao Ming's injury.
As we are all descendants of China, we should help by the way.
In addition, Deng Fang has been a Rockets fan for a long time.
It is impossible not to have feelings for Yao Ming!
Let Yao Ming fully recover and continue to work hard in the NBA for a few years to see what height Yao Ming can eventually reach. This should be the biggest wish of many domestic Rockets fans.
It was also Deng Fang’s wish.
However, what the system says makes sense.
In this case, all we have to do is wait.
The reporters who heard Deng Fang's arrogant remarks immediately became excited like a cat seeing a fish.
There is no way, the current NBA teams are too harmonious, and they feed each other too much.
There is a lack of people like Deng Fang!
Regardless of the outcome, once Deng Fang's words are published, they will definitely cause controversy and many people will pay attention.
This is enough!
Winning or losing is Deng Fang's business, attracting attention and generating traffic is the reporters' business.
Soon, Deng Fang's pre-match interview was published by major media.
Not surprisingly, keyboard warriors on the Internet once again have another target to attack:
"With a novice head coach and a newly formed team, how can you be sure that they can win?"
"It's just that we won against the Rockets, but we still need to win by 30 points? Who gave you the courage? Liang Jingru?"
"A point guard takes twenty three-pointers in a single game? Is that still a point guard?"
"As a coach, don't you know the iron law that the closer you are to the basket, the more accurate it is?"
"Do you know who has the rookie debut record? What is it?"
"That's Chamberlain! The handsome man! Brother Wei!"
"Chamberlain scored 43 points and 28 rebounds against the Knicks in the first game of his rookie season. This is a statistic that is impossible for a current rookie to beat!"
"How could a skinny point guard break a record that even Jordan couldn't break!"
"The head coach underestimates the enemy so much that the Warriors' opening game will be a disaster!"
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At 7 o'clock in the evening on October 28, the Warriors' opening game of the new season will begin at Oracle Arena.
Their opponent is the Houston Rockets.
The Rockets lost Game 1 yesterday at the Trail Blazers' home court 87-96.
This still has a big impact on the Rockets.
The Rockets played 6 games with the Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs last season.
In the end, the Rockets eliminated the Trail Blazers and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.
Although both Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are unable to play, the Rockets have always been a small force in the Western Conference and are very tenacious.
In the second round of the playoffs last season, although Yao Ming withdrew from the first game, the Rockets still fought the eventual championship Lakers for 7 games.
The good news for the Warriors is that the Rockets are back-to-back today and have a lot of travel and travel, so their physical condition should not be very good.
The bad news is that yesterday's loss will stimulate the Rockets - as a team that reached the second round of the playoffs last season and played seven games with the Lakers, they will never accept a losing streak.
What is even more unacceptable is losing to a weak team!
Especially after Deng Fang's remarks in the pre-game interview came out, the Rockets players could not accept the defeat of this game.
The starting lineups of both teams were given during the pre-match warm-up period.
The Rockets' starters are Aaron Brooks, Ariza, Shane Battier, Hayes and Scola.
These five people are all too familiar to Rockets fans.
Of course the same goes for Deng Fang.
Brooks is fast and accurate in three-pointers. He is historically the most improved player of this season and is also the peak of Little Black Bean Brooks.
Ariza plays excellent defense and is a great three-point threat from the outside.
Ariza won the championship with the Lakers last season and was an important member of the Lakers' road to the championship.
Fatty Mo signed Ariza during the offseason, hoping to develop him as a core player.
After all, Ariza is only 24 years old this year.
The defense is excellent, he has three-pointers, he has long hands and feet, and his physical fitness is also very good. What if he can hit it!
Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady can't play anyway, and the team doesn't have anyone who can be used as a core player.
There is no problem for Xiao Heidou to be an important role player.
It won’t work if it is treated as core training.
After all, his thin body and height of 1.8 meters are still there.
Not to mention Battier, who has excellent defense, accurate three-pointers and rich experience.
The main function of Haiye is defense.
Diamond Scola has outstanding low-post offensive ability, flexible pace and various offensive methods.
These five people have their own advantages, but their shortcomings are also outstanding.
Little Heidou is thin, short, lacks confrontation, and has a low shooting percentage at the basket and mid-range.
What's especially troublesome is that Brooks' passing ability is very average due to his height and court vision.
This is very fatal for a point guard.
Both Ariza and Battier are strong in defense and weak in attack, and their ability to independently attack is very weak.
Hayes' ability to independently attack on the offensive end is even worse, and even his ability to eat pie is average.
Even on the defensive end, Haiye's movement speed is not fast, and it is difficult to defend small defenders.
Scola's defense is average, especially his movement speed, which is not generally slow.
The Rockets' two inside defenders have big hidden dangers when they switch to guard smaller guards.
This is also an important reason why Deng Fang dared to boast about Haikou before the game!
The Warriors' starters are the same as those determined in training camp: Curry, Laga Bell, Azubuike, Prince and Lopez.
Soon the warm-up was over, the referee blew the whistle, players from both sides came on the field, and the game began.
