Landry ≥ Dante Green.

Petrus > Bobby Jackson.

The 2010 second round < the 2009 first round.

The value of this chip is lower than the impression in his previous life that the Rockets traded to Artest.

But this is actually reasonable, after all, Artest at this time only has the right to use it for less than half a season.

The Kings can trade him for a potential rookie and a second-rounder, which is already Morey paying off some of their previous accounts.

And Artest's entry into the team also marks that the Rockets have become the league's first four-core team.

Center: Yao Ming, Jordan Jr

Power forwards: Yi Jianlian, Scola

Small forwards: Artest, Battier, Barry Sr

Shooting guards: Maddy, Morrow, Weaver

Point guards: Billups, Sun Yue, Dragic

It only needs to be supplemented with a few more veterans of the interior line, and the aircraft carrier of the rocket team is officially formed.

Of course, the premise is that Tang Tian can give full play to the strength of this paper lineup.

Two days later, Artest completed his medical and went to the Rockets locker room.

Between coming to the rocket, Yao Ming and Artest had an exchange, and when they arrived, the two also hugged each other for the first time with a smile.

The others reacted more generally to his arrival, only a symbolic greeting.

Petrus and Landry are both old players on the team, they were traded, and the players have more or less thoughts on their minds.

"Ron, the coach told you to go to his office." As soon as he put his things in the closet, Lucas II came and called him.

Artaise nodded, and went straight to the manager's office.

He knocked on the door and entered, and then saw Tang Tian.

Tang Tian motioned for Artest to sit, and then looked at him for a while.

As in the memory of his previous life, Artest at this time was a little less irritable and more calm.

When most people's impression of him was still stuck in the Auburn Hills palace incident, after a series of things such as being banned, his mentor being fired, and the core of the bad team, he had actually changed a lot.

"How do you feel about meeting the players?" Tang Tian asked.

"Yes, Yao is very welcoming, and the others are more average, but I'm used to it." Artest was fairly direct.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, this straightforward personality was very similar to him.

But in this case, it also saves the trouble of beating around the bush.

'Carl and Michael have contributed a lot to this team, they were the ones who won the championship last season, and that's normal, if you want to be recognized by them, you have to show it with your performance on the pitch. Tang Tian continued.

"Yes, I know, in fact I'm excited to go from a team like that to a championship team." Artest is still very straightforward.

"Hmm." Tang Tian nodded, although Artest has a very hot temper, he must admit that he is a very angry player.

"I called you here, on the one hand, to ask how you are adapting, and on the other hand, to tell you in advance about the team's arrangements for you."

Tang Tian said and looked at Artest: "The team is ready to make you the sixth man." ”

"The Sixth Man?" Artest was stunned for a moment, this was the first time he had heard of this decision.

"yes, like Odom." Tang Tian continued, "Of course, part of the reason for this is that I don't want to break the tacit understanding of the existing starting lineup. ”

"I see." Artest didn't show much resistance, maybe because of Tang Tian's confession, or maybe because he really experienced too much.

Tang Tian was slightly surprised, but how much strength Artest could exert could only be seen in the game.

On February 20, U.S. time, four days after the All-Star break, the Rockets sat at home and welcomed the challenge of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This is the second meeting between the two sides this season, and the last time they met, the Rockets won the game thanks to Yao Mai's excellent performance.

However, after more than half a season, the Cavaliers have played their best season since James joined, and they are currently in first place in the league with 46 wins and 9 losses, surpassing the Rockets and Lakers.

Strong matchups, media interviews are naturally indispensable before the game.

"We're here for revenge, we're going to play the game as if it were the finals, and we're going to win this game."

Maybe it was the experience of being swept by the Rockets two years ago, or maybe the strength of this season made the Cavaliers regard the Rockets as the biggest opponent to win the championship, James's attitude is unusually firm.

'We're champions and we're going to make him understand that.' Before the game, the rest of the Rockets were relatively low-key, but Artest, when the reporter talked about James's pre-game words, he responded directly and positively.

That night, the Toyota Center was full again.

The Rockets' Big Four aircraft carrier is formed, and fans are eager to see the team's debut, let alone the Cavaliers, who are the league's No. 1 team.

"No. 9, Yi Jianlian!"

"Number 31, Sean ~ Battier!"

"No. 4, Chauncey ~ Billups!"

"Number 1, Tracy ~~ McGrady!!"

"No. 11, Yao ~~~~~ Ming !!"

……

However, when it came time for the opening ceremony, the fans were surprised to find that Artest did not appear in the starting lineup, which made them wonder.

"Hey, Kenny, the Rockets didn't let Artest start, they didn't make a little noise before the game, what do you think about this?" The commentators for this game were Ross Barkley and Smith, and Barkley asked questions after seeing the start.

"Maybe it's because of the first game, he wasn't very familiar with the team's tactical system." Smith gives a relatively plausible explanation.

By this time, the starters of both sides had already appeared one after another.

On the Cavaliers' side, Mo Williams and Delonti West on the outside, James and Ben Wallace on the front, and Ilgoskas at center.

Yao Ming and Ilgoskas jumped the ball, and the latter flicked the ball back into the halfcourt, and the Cavaliers had a chance to attack first.

Williams carried the ball to the front court and handed it directly to James.

James broke through the middle, and West and Williams took advantage of Big Ben and Ilgoskas to run to the three-point lines on both sides.

Although Mike Brown's coaching level is average, he has coached James for four years and has already figured out the most suitable tactics for James.

Williams sped away from Yao Ming, and James' pass followed.

"Huh!"

Williams received the ball and hit the three-pointer straight into the shot.

Mo Williams has averaged 18 points per game this season and is averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game on 43.9% shooting.