216: First match, opponent, Houston

Early the next morning, Chris Paul rushed back to New Orleans, while Caron Butler, Chris Webber and Allen Iverson stayed. Several people gathered together to discuss how to oppose the league's clothing order. After discussing for a whole afternoon, Iverson proposed to hold a press conference directly, demanding that the league respect the freedom of black players' clothing and ban the rule that was unfair to black players.

At noon that day, Rachel summoned forty or fifty reporters to his garden, and then mainly used Iverson to express his attitude to the media, and tried to put pressure on the alliance.

The press conference was held very successfully and also attracted great attention. Most players in the league clearly expressed their support for Iverson, including Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Stephen Jackson, Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, etc. In short, there are definitely fewer people who support it than those who oppose it.

Rachel said in an interview: "You know that wearing clothes is just to make yourself comfortable. If you have to make a rigid standard, I think it will be difficult for me to accept it. Yes, it will be difficult for me to accept it!"

However, the stars' turnaround did not make David Stern stop his clothing order, but claimed to improve the professional and cultural style of the NBA. David Stern's stubbornness made him saliva more. The Warriors' dunk king Jason Richardson even claimed that David Stern was racist.

Although the opposition continued, it still failed to stop the implementation of Stern's cloak order. This matter was as irreversible as time. Soon, in saliva, the preseason of the new season ended. The Kings' record was not very good, with four wins and three losses, but no one saw the Kings clearly because of this. Because Doug Rachel and Artest did not play at all in the last three games. Because their physical strength was all left in the training room. After three days of back-to-back training,

On November 1st, the Kings made their debut in the new season, but Doug Rachel was wearing jeans and a suit sitting off the court. In fact, Rachel needed to be on the bench for two more games, because in the last game of the playoffs last season, he limped on the court with one leg and defended the five Seattle Supersonics players. Although he played the mad dog's bloody nature in that battle, the suspension was necessary, just like the clothing restriction order issued by David Stern.

On that day, the attendance rate of the Arco Arena was still 100%, or even more than 100%, because many people sneaked in. The Kings' debut opponent was the New Orleans Hornets, a team in the lottery zone, and the game was very easy. The length of garbage time exceeded twelve minutes. Well, in fact, after the first half, the Hornets announced their surrender. In the whole second half, Rachel kept sitting happily watching Chris Paul brushing the data. Whenever Paul hit a ball or made a good assist, Rachel would always smile knowingly and even stretch out his hands to applaud him. The reason is that Chris Paul is his brother, and more importantly, Chris Paul is also the spokesperson of his brand, so naturally he has to pay attention to his debut.

In fact, Chris Paul did not disappoint Rachel. He scored 17 points, 16 assists, three rebounds and four steals in the whole game. It can be said that he is the best-looking rookie in his debut in recent years, and even surpassed LeBron and James. After the game, Rachel ran to Chris Paul excitedly and gave him a hug with great enthusiasm.

"Congratulations, you have a very perfect debut, and your NBA career will be as brilliant as your debut data! Welcome to NBA!" Rachel's excitement was beyond words. At this time, Rachel had no business factors in her heart, but she regarded Chris Paul as a good brother, a good brother for life.

"Thank you! I think I will! I will win next time I meet again!" Chris Paul said confidently.

"The possibility is slim!" Rachel also smiled and punched Chris Paul.

Sure enough, the sports newspapers reported this news significantly the next day. After all, Chris Paul's data in his debut was indeed amazing. Even if most of the data was obtained in garbage time, it was still commendable. After all, he was just a first-year rookie. This was just his first official NBA game, right?

The next two opponents of the Kings are the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks. Unfortunately, in these two games, the Kings finally lost the game with a slight difference. However, although the Kings lost the game, the outside world's evaluation of it has not been reduced, because Dallas and San Antonio are both strong teams, and the Kings are away games, and in addition, Doug Rachel, the inner defense backbone, is still suspended, so losing is understandable.

After losing two consecutive games, the Kings' opponent is the Houston Rockets, a team that has the strongest internal and external duo combination in the league. In an interview, Rachel also announced arrogantly: "Houston Rockets? Well, I think I have to play at least 30 minutes. You know, they have two All-Stars in their team. Well, in fact, I think our team has at least five All-Stars. Do you think the five All-Stars are powerful or two All-Stars are powerful? What? You say they have the second highest center in the league, okay, let me tell you, the center in the league, which was known as the highest center in the league last season once played a game under my crotch."

Rachel's arrogance did not cause any big stir in American society. After all, this is already very restrained for Rachel, and the entire league will say such things, so these are not seen in the media. But on the other side of the ocean, the hometown of the Rockets All-Star Center has fallen out. After all, in a sense, for those fans of ancient Eastern civilizations, the Rockets Center is the embodiment of basketball in their hearts. Behind him are thirteen million people. Now he is provoked by a guy with a dark complexion, and the whole public opinion orientation begins to shift. In fact, Doug Rachel has always been dissatisfied by the media. After all, it is difficult for a thorn to be welcomed in a country with a civilization of 5,000 years.

CCAV, the backbone of Doug Rachel's critical power, also decided to broadcast the game live. At the same time, in its broadcast trailer, it openly played a propaganda slogan like "The Giant is about to beat the Mad Dog". Although the Giant himself has never responded to this matter, great media workers can always figure out other people's ideas. At this point, the Chinese media is far stronger than the American media. Some things are innate, just like only Chinese and Jews in the world love to play mahjong. (A word here, some people advocate that mahjong be spread as a national treasure. Xiaohua thinks it is better not to spread it, after all, mahjong is better to stay at her own home.)

Unlike major portals or mainstream media, some people on small forums are not particularly angry about this, but instead appreciate Doug Rachel's performance. Of course, these people are generally labeled as "beat generation" and "rebellious generation".

Although it was already unsuccessful because of Rachel's provocation on the other end of the ocean, this still did not affect Rachel's mood. Just imagine that the slander of the media that is so close to him cannot change anything, let alone the ancient Eastern civilization thousands of miles away. Therefore, Rachel's unmoved is also an extremely normal thing.

The Kings rushed to Houston for one night. After resting for a day, they rushed to Toyota Center to warm up on the third morning. During the warm-up, Rachel found that the reporters with yellow skin and dark eyes had already gathered. Although this was not the first time Rachel played against the Rockets, there were indeed a lot of reporters this time.

While Rachel was practicing football, several reporters wanted to interview Rachel several times, but in the end they still lingered and didn't go. Perhaps because Rachel's reputation was too bad, they were afraid!

Rachel saw it in her eyes and remembered it in her heart. After they wandered back and forth for more than ten times, Rachel finally stopped practicing the ball, walked to the side, then raised her hand and said loudly: "I am in a good mood today. If you have any questions, please ask! All of this is for the sake of looking at Bruce Lee, not big yao!"

In fact, Rachel has a good impression of people with yellow skin and dark eyes, because his idol since childhood was Bruce Lee, and he has been connecting Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do.

The reporters were not stupid either. They heard the tone of jokes in Rachel's mouth, so they walked forward happily and handed over the microphone or recorder.

"Do you know Chinese Kung Fu? I'm talking about Wing Chun, Bajiquan, Tai Chi, not the kind that fly around!" Before the reporters asked a question, Rachel asked a more professional question, which immediately narrowed the distance between them.

Everyone shook their heads, after all, there were really not many people willing to work hard to practice.

"Well, this is a very regrettable thing. In fact, the martial arts school should be open all over the world like McDonald's and KFC, and it is chain operation. Yes, the benefits brought by this are very considerable." Rachel said with some disappointment. In fact, if some of these reporters just said that they knew how to work, Rachel would definitely ask to compete with him.

"Mr. Rachel, do you like Chinese food?" Every Chinese is kind, especially after Rachel released her kindness, so the first question mentioned is quite kind.

"Uh, I like dumplings! But unfortunately, my trainer told me that I could not eat anything like that anymore, saying that there is a lot of starch." Rachel raised her eyebrows and said a food he liked to eat very much.

"Oh, this is indeed a pity, but I think you will have a chance in the summer." A reporter also smiled and joked, and the atmosphere became very harmonious in an instant, even more harmonious than interviewing big yao.

"Uh, I'll try something secretly when I can't resist the temptation."

Hahahahaha! Everyone was amused again.

After the laughter, the reporter finally asked a question about the game. "Uh, Mr. Rachel, what do you think of tonight's game?"

"Victory must belong to us!" Rachel said with a solemn look on her face. When talking about the game, Rachel always becomes extremely serious, even if he smiled happily before.

"So, what do you think of big yao?"

"Uh, he's a tall big man, he feels good. Uh, that's it." Rachel replied a little perfunctorily, even though he had watched Yao's video countless times before the game.

"So, will you be right against him tonight?"

"There will be this opportunity. You know I like to challenge heights, just like I once slapped Bradley." Rachel said with a stubborn look on her face, which was in a sharp contrast with her previous smile.

"Uh, then, is your dunk great or Tracy McGrady's?"

"I haven't compared it, I don't know!"

"So, what is the final score of this game in your mind?"

"Well, I really don't know about this, but I can be sure that Sartmento will win!"

The more the interview goes to basketball, the colder the atmosphere becomes. After all, in a sense, the reporter and Rachel are in opposition. As Chinese journalists, they naturally hope that the Rockets will win deep down, while Rachel cannot accept the theory that the Rockets will win. Therefore, it would be strange if the atmosphere is not cold under the impact of two opposing ideologies. The final interview ended with Yao's entry.

Rachel also let out a long sigh and ran to the sidelines to practice balling...

After practicing the ball, I was about to go back to the massage room to get a massage, but was pulled by Sheryl Miller.

"Doug, tonight is your first game in the 2005-06 season. What are your expectations for yourself tonight's game?" Sheryl Miller asked with a smile on his face.

"Well, victory is my greatest expectation, and it is also my only expectation." Rachel answered a little helplessly and perfunctorily. After all, he has used such an answer countless times.

"So, do you really want to dunk a basket on big yao's head?" asked Sheryl Miller.

"If I have the chance, I will definitely deduct it!"

"So what do you think about Coach Van Gundy's appreciation for you?" Sheryl Miller asked a question that everyone is more concerned about recently.

"Well, he is a good coach. In fact, since he was beaten to the point of bleeding in New York, I think he is a good coach. I even think he is better than Pat Riley!" Rachel is indeed very loving to Van Gundy, because a coach who is willing to block fists for players regardless of his demeanor must be a good coach, at least he is also a real man.

"So what you mean is that you are willing to work with Coach Van Gundy?" Sheryl Miller continued to ask in depth.

"If I had this opportunity, I think I would be very happy because he is a very manly coach and I like such a coach!"

"Okay, thank you for accepting my interview, and I wish you a victory in this game!" Seeing Rachel's answer, Sheryl Miller glanced at Rachel with deep meaning, but in the end she did not continue to investigate this issue.

"Thanks!"

"Doug, let me get a little more tonight!" Bonchi Wells smiled at Rachel in the massage room inside the Toyota Center.

"Why?" Rachel was a little uncomfortable with Bonchiwells' sudden request.

"Today is his brother's birthday." Artest on the other side smiled.

"Uh, I will make more balls for you!" Rachel was able to agree to such a request, after all, he is also a person who values ​​feelings.

...

At 7 p.m., the Toyota Center visiting team locker room.

"Guys, our starting lineup tonight is still center Brad Miller, power forward Doug Rachel, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Kevin Martin, point guard Michael Bibby Doug, on the defensive end, you must help Brad more, Yao is a very difficult basket scorer, use your flexibility and strength to deal with him, Ron, Tracy will be handed over to you, as for Michael..." Adelman explained while spitting on the tactical running map drawn on the blackboard.

After nearly two or three minutes of commentary, the preaching was finally over, and Rachel ran to the middle of the locker room after he finished speaking. "Guys, we have lost two consecutive games..." Rachel scolded him with a sharp voice.

Silence, all players are silent.

"We lost eight points in the first two games! So we have to pay back today. We will win at least sixteen points today. Who is the Texas team!" Rachel shouted with a rogue temperament.

Everyone raised their heads and looked at Rachel with a determined look on their faces.

"Kill the Texas guys! Kill the Texas guys!" Rachel waved her arms and shouted a slogan!

"Kill the Texas guys! Kill the Texas guys!" The entire locker room sounded neatly and unanimous slogans.

"Satmento will win!" Rachel roared, and without waiting for the managers to come and urge him, he quickly ran out of the locker room. It seemed that he was really exhausted, and Doug Rachel's first game in the 2005-06 season is about to begin!

"Satmento will win!" The Kings players shouted slogans one by one and quickly ran out of the locker room...

The battle is about to break out...
Chapter completed!