新賽季姚沙對(duì)決火箭主場(chǎng)勝熱隊(duì)英語(yǔ)美文

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MiamiHeatsShaquilleONeal(32)andHoustonRocketsYaoMing(11),ofChina,looktowardthestandsbeforethestartoftheirpre-seasongameSunday,October10,2022inHouston.TheRocketswon85-75.[AP]

MiamiHeatsShaquilleONeal(32)foulsHoustonRocketsYaoMing(11),ofChina,duringthesecondquarteroftheirpre-seasongameSunday,Oct.10,2022inHouston.[AP]

MiamiHeatsShaquilleONeal(32)defendsasHoustonRocketsYaoMing(11),ofChina,lookstoshootduringthefirstquarteroftheirpre-seasongameSunday,Oct.10,2022inHouston.[AP]

Newuniform,sameShaq.IttookShaquilleONealamere22minutestoshowhowseveralNBAnormsremainthesamedespitehisrecentchangeofaddress.Specifically,hecanstilldominateYaoMingandDikembeMutombo,andhistoucharoundthebasketisasgoodashisfoulshootingispoor.

ONealhad17pointsandsevenreboundsSundaynightinhisdebutforhisnewteam,lookingsurprisinglynimbleandquickforsuchanearlypointinthepreseasonastheMiamiHeatopenedtheNBAse*hibitionslatewithan85-75losstotheHoustonRockets.

Followingasummerinwhichheendeavoredtogetinshape,ONeal—listedat325pounds—didnthaveanydunksanddidntevendrawaselloutcrowd.Butwhathediddo,andthemannerinwhichhedidit,wascertainlyenoughtovalidatethehopesofMiamifanswhosee*citementlevelhasgoneoffthechartsthankstotheteamshugeoffseasonaddition.

Mye*pectationsareveryhighforthisteam,ONealsaid.Imherewithgoodguys,afungrouptobearound,andtheyseemtobeveryhungry.Theyhadagoodrun,theywereonlymissingonepiece.HopefullyImthatpiece.

ONealgaveaheartyhandskaketoYaopriortotheopeningtipoff,thenrecoveredfromashakystart—gettingscoredonbyYaoandlosingtheballthefirsttimehetoucheditonoffense—tomakethreeconsecutiveshots.

Wearinganewnumber,32insteadof34,andcladinblackandredratherthanthefamiliarpurpleandgoldhedonnedfortheLosAngelesLakers,oneofONealsbestmovescameinthesecondquarterwhenhedeftlyduckedunderYaosoutstretchedarmtogentlybounceashotoffthebackboard.Theballrolledaroundtherimandoff,butONealstimingwasperfectashewasrighttheretotapitbackin.

WithMutomboreplacingYaoasthestartingcenterforthesecondhalf,ONealwentrightatoneofthebestshotblockersinleaguehistory.Ononeparticularlyniftypossession,hegottheballdeepinthelowpostandsuddenlyflickedahalf-hookoverMutombobeforethe7-foot-2centerhadachancetorealizetheshotwascoming.ItdroppedintogivetheHeata53-51lead,andONealleftthegameforgoodmomentslaterafterpickinguphisfifthfoul.

Foulmeout!heyelledatofficialScottWall,whosewhistlestayedsilentonthene*tHoustonpossessiondespiteONealtakinganoversizedswipeatTyronnLuesdrive.

ONeal,whowatchedtheentirefourthquarterfromthebench,finished8-for-14fromthefieldand1-for-3fromtheline,badlymissingapairoffoulshotsinthethirdquarterastheballcameoffhishandwithasidespin.

Yaohad10pointsandfivereboundsforHouston,andTracyMcGradyscored10pointsin