Topic: Sick and tired and tough: Rockets 91, Raptors 79. Tough night for Yao offensively, because every time he touched the ball in the paint, the Raptors and what seemed like half of the Toronto Maple Leafs surrounded him, pushing, pulling, tugging. Tough night for Yao mentally, because he started the game hitting just 2 of his first 9 shots and had to convince himself that things would get better on another evening without Tracy McGrady. Tough night for Yao physically, because he's been fighting off the effects of flu symptoms for most of the week and this was the back end of a back-to-back. "I just want to go home and sleep," Yao said. But not before he played a very wide-awake fourth quarter that finally nailed down a second consecutive win and got the Rockets back to the .500 mark. There was nothing soft about Yao on this night. With McGrady resting his aching left knee, Yao has to do all of the heavy lifting and he toted 25 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots out of this one. There was especially nothing soft about Yao coming down the stretch, when the Raptors were still hanging around at 72-70 and the game could have slipped away like many have before in this uneven, disappointing season. But after Luis Scola stabbed in an 18-foot jumper, it was Yao Time. He hit a running, jumping, leaning, 9-foot, half-hook shot. Then on the next possession, Yao nailed a 10-foot jumper. Two more times in the final five minutes, he made a quick, decisive move in the lane, drew fouls and made four straight free throws. "You have to go," Yao said. "It's the time you have to go. In the fourth quarter, you can't make any mistakes. I knew I had 7 turnovers going into the fourth quarter and I didn't want any more. I want to put the ball into the hoop." As Rafer Alston said, you couldn't ask to play with a more accommodating, unselfish superstar than Yao. He is a capable, willing passer, who is often still catching the pass into the post and already looking to find an open teammate. But there are times when the best shot -- and the best person to take that shot -- is Yao. Even five years into his NBA career, he is still learning to be more selfish. In a good way. In the manner of Hakeem Olajuwon, who often just said get out of the way and I'll take us home. "At those moments, you have to be aggressive and you have to shoot the ball," Yao said. Truth is, he still has to remind himself of that, because his first instinct is to pass. "Yeah, because I know even if I miss some of those shots, I can get a foul and get to the line or something," Yao said. "Tonight I had 9 free throws and that's all from being aggressive in the paint. I have to keep doing that." Then he began coughing, wheezing, hacking again. "I'm having a lot of problem with my breathing," Yao said. "There is a lot of fluid in my lungs and in my nose. But I don't want to slow down." Yao can't afford to slow down. Not when there is a season hanging in the balance so early. Tough night. Tough win. Tough guy. | 厌倦和不耐烦和强硬的火箭队-91::猛龙-79 姚明拉过自己的球衣和咳嗽。然后他unlaced其大小18胶鞋和wheezed 。然后,他用一条毛巾,在他的中科和中跋涉往淋浴室。不过在此之前,他披荆斩棘,不如我试图撞向另我的一个发球枪声出粗糙。 强硬晚上姚明在进攻上的,因为他每次触及球在油漆,猛龙队和什么好像有一半的多伦多枫叶包围了他,推,拉,牵引。 强硬晚上姚弱智,因为他开始打游戏只有2他的前9枪,并已说服自己这件事会得到更好的另一个傍晚,没有麦蒂。 强硬晚上姚身体,因为他的被击退的效果感症状为本周多数,这是对后端一个背靠背。 "我只是想回家睡觉, "姚明说。 不过在此之前,他发挥了非常广泛的苏醒第四季度最后钉下了连续第二年捧走这一奖项,得到了火箭队回到了0.500马克。 有什么软,姚明就这个夜晚。麦蒂休息时,他着能够左膝,姚明已经做了所有的重型起吊和他toted 25分, 11个篮板和2次盖帽列这一项。 有没有什么特别是软约姚下来满目,当猛龙队仍然赖在那里,在72-70和游戏可以逃之夭夭许多人一样都在本不平衡的,令人失望的赛季。 但经过路易斯斯科拉被刺中了一个18英尺的跳投,这是姚明的时候。他投中了一个跑,跳,一边倒, 9英尺,半勾手命中。然后就下藏,姚钉在一个10英尺的跳投。两个时代,在最后五分钟,他作出了一个快速,果断的行动,在车道,并提请犯规,并提出了四项直次罚球全部命中。 "你必须到, "姚明说。 "它的时候,你必须去,在第四季度,你不能犯任何错误,我知道我有7次失误,进入第四季度,我不希望任何更多的,我想提出的把球箍咒" 。 正如阿尔斯通所说,你不能要求扮演一个更包容,无私的超级巨星,比姚明。他是一个有能力,肯匆匆过客,谁是往往仍醒目通行证进入后,已经找找到一个开放的队友。 但有些时候,最佳相片-和最好的人采取这种枪杀-就是姚明。甚至五年到他的NBA生涯中,他仍然在学习,以更自私。在一个很好的方法。在该地的哈吉姆奥拉朱旺,他们往往只是说,走出了路,我将带领我们的家。 "在这些时刻,你必须是咄咄逼人,你一定会责怪球, "姚明说。 事实是,他仍然要提醒自己这一点,因为他的第一个本能反应是要通过。 "是啊,因为我知道,即使我错过一些那些投篮,我可以得到臭,并结识线或东西, "姚明说。 "我今晚有9次罚球,这一切被侵略,在油漆,我要继续自己的" 。 然后,他开始咳嗽,喘鸣,乱砍。 "我有很多的问题,与我的呼吸, "姚明说。 "有很多的流体在我的肺部,并在我的鼻子,但我不想慢下来" 。 姚不能放慢。不,当有一个季节悬挂在平衡得这么早。 强硬的夜晚。艰难取胜。硬汉。 |
[Reader Greg's comment] If She-Mac only possesed 10% of Yao's mental Toughness, She-Mac could dominate the league. Think about what Yao Ming has had to face over the years and still faces each night. He's Chinese, playing in a foreign land. Playing with a big burden as millions back home watch his every move. He's had to deal with terrible officiating. Unintelligent teammates. Then when the seasons over, he has to deal with a communist government that forces him to play for his Chinese team. Yao Ming may be mentally, the strongest player in the NBA. He is certainly one of the hardest working players. It takes a very very strong man inside and out to deal with everything Yao deals every night. Can you imagine She-Mac in Yao's shoes? Forget it. She-Mac would quit in 10 minutes. That's the difference between a True Champion, and a pretender. Yao may win the Championship one day and he'll deserve every bit of it. She-Mac? Get out of town! | 如果她-陆委会具备的,只有百分之十的姚明的心理韧性,她-陆委会能称霸联赛。 想想如何,姚明不得不面对的,经过这些年来仍然面临着每一个夜晚。他的中文,打在外国的土地。同场的一大负担,因为数以百万计回家看他的一举一动。他的不得不面对可怕的主。愚蠢的队友。那么当赛季结束了,他不得不面对一个共产主义的政府,他的力量发挥,为他的中国队。 姚明可能是心理上最强的球员在NBA赛场上。他肯定是其中一个最困难的工作球员。它需要一个非常非常强,发现内有出,以应付一切姚涉及每一个夜晚。你能想象她麦蒂在姚明的鞋?忘记。她-陆委会会辞去了10分钟。 这是区别一个真正的冠军,并假装。姚明可能赢得总冠军一天,他将应得的每一点。她-陆委会?走出镇! |