But...

If you're a team with a top forward...

Then playing against the Rockets is almost like hitting a bullseye every time.

Yao Ming's physique decides that like O'Neal, in defense, they certainly provide a visible deterrent.

But at the same time, they are also the ones who need protection.

Historically, whether O'Neal was during the Lakers' three-peat period or when he teamed up with Wade to win a cup with the Heat, he basically always had one or two power forwards by his side who could do the dirty work and had above-average mobility.

As for Yao Ming?

On the court, after Qin Yue landed from a dunk, looking at Qin Yue's impressive figure...

Yao Ming couldn't help but think of this summer's Asian Championship.

That was absolutely the most perfect game Yao Ming has ever experienced in his life.

Because back then, Qin Yue, nominally a small forward but actually doing the work of a power forward apart from handling the ball, allowed Yao Ming to experience a joy he had never felt before.

On the court, after Alston dribbled past the half-court, at this moment, Yao Ming also noticed that tonight Qin Yue was actually taking the initiative to match up against him.

This surprised Yao Ming who was originally planning to crush Brown in a thousand ways before the game.

Honestly, Qin Yue really saved Brown's dog life.

Because compared to the beatings Brown had suffered on the court before...

Since the 05/06 season, in the seven subsequent encounters with Yao Ming, Brown, who was primarily responsible for defending Yao Ming in the games, was completely ravaged by Yao Ming with an average of 30.7 points per game.

Moreover...

The more Brown gained weight in later stages, the worse Yao Ming beat him in the games.

Because no matter how much weight Brown gains, he can never surpass O'Neal.

So his weight gain only made Yao Ming enjoy confronting him even more.

CCTV also noticed the Warriors' defensive setup, and Zhang Weiping explained, "Wow, Qin Yue is taking the initiative to defend Yao Ming today, this game just got interesting!"

Beside him, Sun Zhengping picked up the pre-match prepared materials and read in a broadcasting voice, "Qin Yue is 211 cm tall, Yao Ming is 226 cm tall, according to this summer's national team physical test at the Asian Championship, Qin Yue weighs 121 kg, Yao Ming weighs over 140 kg..."

On the court, by fronting, Qin Yue easily thwarted Alston's intention to pass to Yao Ming.

At this time, Second Uncle Huo, who couldn't bear to watch any longer, hurriedly asked for the ball.

Then, by transferring the ball to the weak side, the Rockets finally got the ball to Yao Ming through Tracy McGrady.

It's just that after such a big detour...

The Rockets had only about 8 seconds left on the shot clock for this possession.

Although Van Gundy did demand the players to run down the clock during offense...

But at this moment, the Rockets' final 8 seconds of offensive time meant...

Yao Ming had to complete this mission immediately.

In Qin Yue's past life, there were always complaints about Yao Ming's bad passing and handling double teams.

But...

If you're only getting the ball to Yao Ming at the last moment, once he encounters a double team, who are you expecting him to pass to?

At the low post, seeing Yao Ming positioned very deep, Brown almost immediately teamed up with Qin Yue to trap Yao Ming.

It turns out that the lesson Duncan gave Qin Yue before was not in vain.

Professional basketball has never been one-on-one.

At this moment, facing two NBA top draft picks, the most irresponsible optimal solution for Yao Ming was to pass the ball to Tracy McGrady on the same side.

But then, even if Tracy McGrady could catch the ball, he would have had to complete the offense within two seconds.

Unfortunately...

Since Yao Ming is not good at tossing responsibility, he chose a more straightforward forced shot.

Seeing this, Qin Yue showed no mercy.

Clap—!

At this moment, the huge block Qin Yue delivered to Yao Ming was named:

——Go ahead, Yao, you owe Houston nothing more.

This summer, Qin Yue had already brought a positive change to Yao Ming.

That is...

Originally, Yao Ming was set to renew with the Rockets for five years, but he eventually signed a four-year contract with a player option in the final year.

This was supposed to be led by Qin Yue's good brother LeBron James in the "3+1" renewal trend.

"The benefit of only signing a four-year contract is that it allows you to take control of your destiny."

"But my team and I still have a lot of investments in Houston..."

"Lao Yao...where else can't you invest in the future? Houston is typically a big city with a small market in the NBA, there are other big cities out there."

Although Qin Yue took a long time this summer to finally persuade Yao Ming...

It must be said that the pile of concepts James instills is indeed very suitable for persuading someone to change allegiances.

Especially after Qin Yue laid out the relationship between NBA teams and players to Yao Ming, who had been in the NBA for three years, Yao realized, "How do you know more about the NBA than I do?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue laughed and said, "Don't forget, I came to the United States when I was 15."

"Will you leave the Warriors in the future, too?"

"That depends on how the Warriors treat me."

"If the Warriors treat you poorly, what will you do?"

"Then I would never let that damned loyalty harm me."

In Qin Yue's view, the so-called one player, one city, must be premised on the mutual efforts of both the player and the team.

It's a pity, considering Houston's city and the Rockets' history of even sweeping out legends like The Great Dream Olajuwon...

By all accounts, it doesn't seem like the city suitable for a one player, one city story.

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