Chapter 184 A game with million viewers!

"The Celtics start to attack. Dio cuts to the low post and successfully backs up Jim Jackson!"

"McGrady used the speed of his first step to break through the Celtics' defense and made a layup!"

"Yao blocks Kurt Thomas' layup and the Rockets start to fight back."

"..."

As Coach Zhang's voice continued to ring out, the game continued.

This game was obviously not as intense as the one against the Spurs.

In fact, for the Celtics, the Rockets are indeed a more easily dealt with opponent.

With inside players who can shoot, such as Okur, Dazhi, and Kurt Thomas, it is easy to pull Yao Ming out of the restricted area.

Without Yao Ming protecting the basket in the low post, the Celtics players can easily break through to the low post and cause damage.

Apart from Yao and McGrady, the Rockets' players are basically role players.

And there are no strong role players.

If Yao Ming is protecting the basket in the low post, it will be difficult for the Rockets to play against him.

But without Yao Ming protecting the rim, the Celtics frequently caused damage in the low post.

The Rockets immediately fell into a disadvantage.

But Yao and McGrady are Yao and McGrady after all. Relying on the efforts of the two, they still kept the score close.

Rivers was not surprised by this and just continued to rotate.

When the Yao-McGrady combination has physical problems, it is time for the Celtics to take down the opponent.

Rivers also showed his high emotional intelligence in this game.

He was deliberately allowed to play against Yao Ming.

Many old Longguo fans saw this scene and cheered!

Blue times!
One of the main reasons why one cannot make it in the NBA is poor confrontation.

Once the confrontation comes, most of the basic techniques cannot be performed, so it is okay for him and Lin Yu to team up to shoot open three-pointers.

But it was a one-on-one game with Yao Ming, and it was a regular season game.

The two sides fought back and forth.

New York, NBA headquarters.

Joke ran to Stern with a look of surprise.

"CEO! Good news! According to the news from Dragon Country, the number of people watching at the same time has reached 2.8 million, and the final number of viewers is expected to exceed 3 million!"

3 billion!
After hearing this number, even someone as calm as Stern was filled with shock!

You have to know that at the beginning of the 20th century, the population of Meili was only over 1 million.

3 million people watched it at the same time, which is equivalent to the total population of two Beautiful countries watching it at the same time!
"NBA internationalization is indeed the right choice!"

As he spoke, a smile appeared on Stern's lips.

Then Stern made up his mind: "We have to support Lin Yu this season! Only when Lin Yu's influence is greater, the influence of the NBA in Dragon Country will be greater!"

……

Fengtian Center.

At the end of the first half, the Celtics entered the second half with a 52-point lead over the Rockets, 50:2.

In the third quarter, Rivers still started his rotation.

Jeff Van Gundy continues to start playing as a starter.

McGrady's physical fitness has always been a problem. This season, McGrady averaged 40.3 minutes per game, a career high.

Jeff Van Gundy basically pushes McGrady to the limit as long as he can avoid tiring him out.

In the first three quarters, McGrady showed his scoring style even in the face of constant defensive support from Dio, Hardaway, Tony and Lin Yu.

15投8中，三分球3中1，罚球5中5，砍下22分的同时送出4助攻，而且还拿到5篮板。

then……

In the fourth quarter, McGrady's physical strength was almost exhausted.

The scoring leader is offline.

Houston Iron King is online!
Bang!

Bang!

The crisp sound of iron hammering echoed in the center of Fengtian.

In the fourth quarter, McGrady made 6 of 1 shots.

This is crazy...

That's too iron-willed!

Not to mention the head coach Van Gundy, even the Rockets fans were speechless. Relying on McGrady's various missed shots, the Celtics took the opportunity to launch a 10:2 offensive wave and widened the score difference in one breath.

But as one of the protagonists of the derby, Yao Ming would naturally not give up just like that.

Facing the restricted area guarded by Okur, Yao Ming scored 10 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter.

but……

The fourth quarter belongs to Lin Yu!

Seeing that Yao Ming was about to tie the score, Lin Yu made two consecutive three-pointers from beyond the three-point line and took the game away with ease.

In the end, the Celtics defeated the Rockets 106:100.

林禹全场19投11中，三分球7中4，罚球7中6，砍下32分12篮板7助攻2抢断1盖帽。

大姚全场18投10中，罚球9中9，砍下29分10篮板3盖帽。

He scored 9 points and 3 rebounds in the whole game. It can be said that this game was a very satisfactory one for the Dragon Country fans.

Lin Yu, Yao Ming and Da Da all had outstanding performances.

After defeating the Rockets, Lin Yu also hugged and saluted Yao Ming.

"I really lost to you, Dayu!"

"We'll wait for the Rockets to get some reinforcements before facing Yao next time."

Although Lin Yu also knew that the Rockets would most likely not strengthen their team.

The NBA is ultimately a business league.

Many bosses are far more interested in making money than winning a championship.

The most typical example is Sterling, the current owner of the Clippers.

champion?

What is that?
Is making money important?

The Rockets currently have the same idea.

Relying on McGrady and Yao Ming to sell tickets is fine, but as for the championship...

That thing requires too much investment!

Dayao didn't say much, just nodded.

Although Yao Ming has a great influence, he is just a player after all.

Today's players cannot, as they will in the future, ask the team to trade them to a certain team, or bring in someone to strengthen the team.

After finishing the conversation with Yao Ming, Coach Zhang also stepped forward to prepare for the interview.

First of all, the people to be interviewed are naturally those with the lowest presence.

"Today's game has 300 million people watching. What do you think of this?"

"Three hundred million...hundred million!?"

He looked at Coach Zhang with a confused look on his face.

"That's right, 300 million." Coach Zhang repeated.

call!
I didn't expect that there would be so many fans watching this game.

"It's a shock to me! I really didn't expect there would be so many fans watching!"

"I really don't know how to answer this."

Coach Zhang didn't care after hearing the general idea. He was also shocked when he learned the number.

Then Coach Zhang pointed the microphone at Yao Ming and waited for his answer.

"This is an incredible thing! I would also like to thank the Dragon Country fans for their support to me, Dayu and Dazai!"

Yao Ming's words reflected his high emotional intelligence, and then Coach Zhang turned the microphone to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu was not surprised that 300 million people watched it. After all, in the original history, Yao Ming and Abdul-Jabbar both had 200 million people watching.

"Thank you for the support of the fans! Yao Ming, Da Zi and I will repay the fans' support with even better performances!"

Lin Yu also said some symbolic words.

After finishing the brief interview, Lin Yu returned to the locker room and went to the press conference with Rivers and others. After dealing with the reporters, Lin Yu returned to the hotel to rest.

Originally, this game didn't have much to watch except for the Dragon Country Derby.

But 300 million people watching is enough to become an amazing gimmick!

The next day, the entire sports section of Beautiful Home was reporting the news.

Even the heat of several other games in the Holy Egg Battle, such as the grudge match between Kobe and the Shark, was suppressed.

ESPN: 300 million people watched! The terrifying Dragon Country derby!

Sports Illustrated: 300 million people watched at the same time! Lin Yu's influence!
Los Angeles Times: Breaking the NBA regular season record! Over 300 million people watched at the same time!

(End of this chapter)