I don't know how many Chinese fans learned about the NBA on the other side of the ocean because the little giant Yao Ming was selected by the Houston Rockets with the first pick in the first round in the summer of 2002.
And I really began to understand the NBA from the Rockets and The King's trip to China in 2004.
Let me take you to see what unforgettable games and stories have happened in the NBA in the nearly 20 years since the start of the 02-03 season.
2002–03 season
1. Yao Ming's debut
On October 31, 2002, in Yao Ming's first NBA regular season game, the Houston Rockets lost 82-91 to the Indiana Pacers, Yao Ming made two substitute appearances in the second and fourth quarters of the game, but failed to score, only two rebounds, and three fouls.
2. Buckley kisses the donkey's ass
Because the start of the debut season was not very good, after a Rockets game against the Warriors, Yao Ming only scored three points, and "Big Mouth" Barkley shouted that as long as Yao Ming scored more than 19 points at the end of the season, he would kiss rocket star Kenny Smith's ass. As a result, a week after Barkley said this, Yao Ming scored 20 points in the game against the Lakers. Smith certainly wouldn't let Buckley kiss his ass, so in the show he brought in a donkey for Buckley to kiss, and Buckley was willing to gamble and lose, and kissed the donkey's ass happily.
3. Jordan's last All-Star
The 2003 All-Star Game was played at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, and before the game Vince Carter generously gave up his starting position to the god of basketball. Pop diva Maria Carey wore a special dress made of Jordan's Wizards' No. 23 jersey at the midcourt show, presenting the classic "hero" for his final all-star trip.
2003–04 season
1, 2003 NBA draft
In addition to "Postman" Malone and "Glove" Payton joining the Lakers to form f4 this year, the most impressive thing is this year's draft, which has given birth to a number of league-level supergiants. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Cameron Anthony, Chris Bosh, they all quickly grew into the lead players of their respective teams in one or two seasons and were quickly selected as All-Stars.
2004–05 season
1, the man who touched God
On December 10, 2004, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Rockets player Tracy McGrady led the Rockets to an 81–80 victory over the Spurs.
In the final 35 seconds of the game, Maddy shot a total of four three-pointers (including one 3+1), and personally scored 13 points to change the life of the Rockets, I don't know how many people really liked this sleepy guy at that moment.
2005–06 season
1. Kobe Bryant scored 81 points
On January 23, 2006, in the Lakers' home game against the Toronto Raptors, Bryant shot 28-of-46, 7-of-13 from three-point range, 18-of-20 from the free throw line, and scored 81 points, leading the team to a 122-104 victory over the Raptors. Kobe Bryant's 81 points is also the second highest score in NBA history, and I don't know how many Kobe fans are crazy about it at that moment!
2006–07 season
1, the calf is blackened eight
The Dallas Mavericks, who were turned upside down by the Heat 2-4 in the 2006 Finals, made a comeback this season, dominating the league with a regular season record of 67 wins and 15 losses, and Nowitzki also became the first European player to be elected mvp. As a result, the Dallas were blacked out in the first round by the Golden State Warriors led by Nelson Sr. Nowitzki was not stripped of his soft egg reputation until he beat the Heat four years later to win the championship trophy, which shows the shock of the league and the fans this time!
2. LeBron James scored the first final
The young "little emperor" LeBron finally led the Cavaliers out of the East and to the stage of the Finals in his fourth season in the league. But against the old Spurs, James and the Cavaliers did not taste a single victory, and he also suffered the biggest "scam" of his career, Duncan told him: The future is yours!
2007–08 season
1. Green Kai War
In the offseason of the summer of 2007, the most sensational trades were those of Garnett and Ray Allen joining the Boston Celtics. They became the biggest hits to win the championship, and the Lakers also stood proudly in the west after gasol's reinforcement. The two teams met in the Finals as promised, but it was clear that the three old men of the Green Army who were over thirty years old were more eager for the championship than the Lakers on the other side, and when they defeated the Lakers by 39 points in the sixth game, they knew that their careers were complete.
2, the Rockets 22 consecutive wins
This was the last glory of the Rockets' Era, from January 30, 2008 to March 17, 2008, in which the Rockets won all 22 games in this month and a half. Although Yao Ming was reimbursed for the season after 10 consecutive wins due to a broken ankle, the Rockets won 12 consecutive games under Maddy's leadership until they met the championship Celtics slam of the year.
2008–09 season
1. The Lakers won the 15th crown in team history
The Lakers, who had a strong vengeance fire this year, did not wait for the Celtics in the Finals, facing the Orlando Magic led by "Warcraft" Howard, who eliminated the Cavaliers. In the Finals, the Lakers easily took away the O'Brien Cup with a big score of 4:1, and Kobe Bryant also led the team to the championship in the true sense since O'Neal's departure.
2009–10 season
1. Kobe Bryant leads the team to avenge the Green Army
This year's finals Lakers as desired to come to the Green Army, the two sides also had a big battle of seven, and finally in the case of the Celtics taking the Battle of Tianwangshan first, the Lakers won two consecutive cities to reverse the victory. While winning the sixteenth crown in team history, it also became Kobe's last crown.
2010–11 season
1. The top three of the Heat group
In the summer of 10 years, two 03 Golden Generation losers, Chris Bosh and LeBron James came to the South Coast to form the Peak Big Three.
2, the youngest mvp
In 2011, Derek Ross became the youngest MVP in NBA history at the age of 22. Rose averaged 25 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1 steal per game that season, leading the Chicago Bulls to a regular-season 62-20 record.
3. The calf wins the championship
The Mavericks eliminated the Thunder in the playoffs and swept the defending champion Lakers, and on the stage of the Finals, Nowitzki once again faced the old rival Miami Heat. It's just that the Heat at this time has formed a terrifying big three, but Notianwang played the greatest single-core championship performance in the history of the NBA, and his inexplicable shot completely shattered the dream of the big three winning the championship in the first year of the team.
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