That night, Guo Xu and Avril chatted over the phone for more than an hour and made an appointment to meet in Phoenix.

Avril showed a feeling of meeting too late, which made Guo Xu feel a little embarrassed because he was not a real musical talent, but a plagiarist who likes music, but the other party was a real talented woman.

Of course, Guo Xu was interested in meeting this girl. He contacted her because he liked to listen to Avril's songs.

Born on September 27, 1984, Avril is less than 19 years old this year. She has a vibrant personality and innocent and natural beauty. Her voice has a sweet and cute feeling, and a bohemian pursuing freedom. She can master a variety of musical styles and quickly won the love of netizens around the world.

Now, Avril has not won the title of "Punk Elf". She has just debuted and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Newcomer like Guo Xu this year.

Avril likes both rock and roll and jazz improvisation elements. This is the feeling of the song Guo Xu wants to sing with her, and she immediately fell in love with it.

On the 14th, the Suns began a road trip, with the opponent being the Rockets.

The two teams had a game at home in the Suns. They thought it was Frank who led the team and relied on Guo Xu's personal ability to defeat the Rockets. The Rockets currently have a good record, with 21 wins and 15 losses. They are eager for revenge in this game.

Yao Ming has been playing better and better recently, and has developed well in Houston and has a large number of fans.

Now it seems that Yao Ming is a very lucky thing to be selected by the Rockets. If he joins other teams, he may not be able to become famous so quickly and be recognized by all parties. Before he arrived, the Rockets' center was just a blue-collar card, and the inside lacks competition, so he was immediately reused.

It will be troublesome if he goes to the Bulls. He has to compete with Tyson Chandler and Eddie Curry for playing time. It may be better to go to the Warriors. Yao Ming and Jamison seem to be very strong. The current point guard of the team is Arenas, but the Warriors coach may not arrange tactics for him. This is a fast-paced team.

Geographically speaking, Yao Ming joins the Rockets is also a great choice. Houston is the largest city in Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States, and the largest economic center on the Gulf Coast. It has a high exposure rate and is convenient for publicity.

The best thing is the gimmick. Shortly after the Rockets lost their "big dream" Olajuwon, Yao Ming became the successor, which is a kind of inheritance.

This game was watched by the media, tnt, CCTV5 live broadcast, Yao Ming vs Stadameier, Guo Xu vs Frances, and there are matchups that attract fans inside and outside.

Before the game started, the ratings of Chinese TV stations reached a record high, and the attention was far beyond Yao Ming vs Wang Zhizhi's Chinese derby, and it also surpassed last year's one-sided finals.

Most Chinese fans hope that Yao Ming's Rockets will win, and they strengthened their lineup through trades. Small forward James Percy, who was exchanged for the Nuggets, is now playing, and the substitute is experienced veteran Glen Rice. The team's only weakness is power forward. Whether Eddie Griffin or Morris Taylor, both offense and defense are not outstanding enough.

When the player appeared, Rockets fans gave Guo Xu and Xiao Si a boo.

Zhang Heli explained: "The two teams have grudges, Yao Ming and Xiao Si compete for the best rookie. Francis' popularity is currently ranked third in the Western Conference defender. After Guo Xu and Kobe, the Suns are the Rockets' number one enemy."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "I think Francis will definitely be selected as the All-Star this year. With his record and data, it is time for the substitute to be selected as well."

Zhang Heli said: "Francis averaged 21+6+6 per game, which is very comprehensive, a career high of 7.5 free throws per game. As long as he plays a quad-pound with Guo Xu today, the Rockets will definitely win."

During the warm-up, Guo Xu greeted Yao Ming and chatted for a few words, asking him if he was used to coming to the United States.

Yao Ming said: "It's okay to eat or something, but I almost spoke English."

"How about it in the team? Is there a veteran bullying you?" The two of them spoke Chinese and were not afraid of being heard.

Yao Ming smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that someone likes to instruct me to pour water and run errands. I heard that this is the unspoken rule of NBA."

"Who?" Guo Xu asked.

“Cato.”

You are going to die, Katosan. Guo Xu took a deep breath and said seriously: "If it is Kato, you don't need to give him face. The unspoken rule is that the boss is holding a younger brother, which is conducive to cultivating the feelings between players. Kato's waste directly refuses, and he dares to say one more word and let the agent put pressure on him. If he can't finish this season, he will have to get out."

In Guo Xu's previous life, there was a very famous photo. Rookie Yao Ming was tying shoelaces on the sidelines. Kato's expression was very awkward. Those who didn't know thought his name was Olajuwon. After Yao Ming became famous, everyone thought that this blue collar was so bold.

Yao Ming smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't this good?"

"Your All-Star votes are ahead of O'Neal, popularity is status. Do you think O'Neal will run errands for Samaki Walker?" Guo Xu smiled and patted Yao Ming's back. "You should be crazy, but in fact your backstage is bigger than anyone else."

Yao Ming glanced at Kato and nodded vigorously.

Anyone with a little bloody nature will not like to be called out and swayed. NBA players only have teammate relationships, no subordinate relationships.

The NBA's locker room tradition is that veterans like to spoof rookies. Guo Xu was spoofed by O'Neal back then. Shortly after the regular season began, O'Neal gave him a cute cartoon rabbit backpack and asked him to go to the press conference with his back, which made him die of laughter.

The short warm-up time ended, both sides appeared, and the five Suns: Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, Kirisek, Marion, and Stardameier.

Rockets five players: Francis, Mobri, James Percy, Eddie Griffin, and Yao Ming.

Even if the opponent has a tall Yao Ming, D'Antoni did not intend to strengthen the defense. Nene continued to sit on the bench, and the Suns wanted to fight with their opponents and run and fight.

Yao Ming is now lightweight and has a strong jumping ability. He jumps to win Xiao Si by relying on his height advantage.

The players pulled apart, and the Suns 122 defended.

Francis played pick-and-roll with Yao Ming in the middle, but Yao Ming didn't cut it empty, so he stood at a high position and waited for the pass back.

Francis took the ball and made a step into the three-point line and was caught up by Guo Xu, blocking the breakthrough route. He split the ball out of the periphery. Mobri took the ball and stopped a quick jump shot, hitting a hit with Kirisek interference. 0-2.

In the Suns' offense, Guo Xu and Stadameier play pick-and-roll, the Rockets also use joint defense tactics, Yao Ming is responsible for the low-post area, and Griffin is responsible for the pick-and-roll defense.

After watching the game video, the Rockets coaching team led by Tomjanovic carefully studied the Suns' style of playing and did not dare to let Yao Ming guard out. It is a trivial matter to be passed by Guo Xu. If he is fouled by a breakthrough and is soon troubled by fouls, it will be bad. The team's offense will be affected and it will be difficult to open up space.

Guo Xu will definitely not be able to do without changing defense at all. He will take action if he has a chance outside the three-point line. He arranged the pick-and-roll defense at the fourth position to be much more maneuverable. The Rockets were attracted to Griffin because of his physical fitness and speed enough to keep up with many outside lines.

Guo Xu attracted the ball to be replaced and passed to Marion. A simple pass made the Rockets uncomfortable. Yao Ming stayed near the penalty area to defend, and Marion would have a misplaced opportunity to catch the ball.

Yao Ming's position was too close to the penalty area, Marion made a quick move from the left bottom line, and returned one of the mid-range shots.
Chapter completed!