Yao had 30 points and 17 rebounds and was 12-for-19 from the field in the Rockets’ 96-89 win over Seattle on Monday. Yao Ming has so far topped 20 points in each of his last four games and is averaging 26.5 points and 13.8 rebounds while shooting 59.4 percent from the field in that stretch.
Yao finished 12-of-19 from the field and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line, while Tracy McGrady contributed 17 points and six rebounds off the bench for Houston, which has won two straight and seven of its last nine.
Yao has reached 30 points in seven games this season. His rebound total was two shy of a season high.
Yao Ming’s annual salary was $12,455,000 for the 2006-2007 season with the NBA Houston Rockets team. His contract years is 6 years from contract is thru by in 2010-2011 season.
Basketball giant Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets is ranked first in Forbes’ Chinese celebrity power rankings. Income of Yao Ming in 2003 was the biggest single factor in compiling list of 100 personalities, which attempts to track the transfer of fame into fortune, while media coverage was also counted.
Yao had a pre-tax income of US$14.50 million, which is thought to come from his salary with the Rockets and endorsements with Nike, Apple Computer and Visa. He also had the most press coverage and the second highest number of Web hits, according to the Chinese edition of Forbes.
A lot of people seem to be interested in learning about Yi Jianlian’s vertical standing and stuff. So here it is:
He is 7′0 in without shoes
7′ 1″ when wearing shoes
7′ 4.25″ in is his wingspan
He weighs 248 lbs.
Has a 33” standing verticallay
And 38″ vertical where 3 step also known as max vertical.
There was an interview done by sacbee with nba rookie Yi Jianlian:
Q: How have fans around the league been greeting you as a rookie? Have you been pleased with the reception?
A: I have found that when I get to all the NBA cities, my welcome is really passionate. Coming here (from China) is definitely a big move for me. Coming to the NBA, I can definitely feel that every time that I walk into an arena that the fans are very welcoming.
Q: What has it been like to adapt to American culture?
A: It’s been really good so far, adapting to my life outside of the court in America, as well as playing basketball here.
Q: What has been the biggest surprise for you off the court, in the culture itself?
A: The weather.
Q: It’s been good weather or bad weather?
A: Here (in the West) it’s good weather. In Milwaukee, it’s my first time in the snow in the city. It’s fun. But it’s cold.
Q: How do you think you’ll do in your first winter in Milwaukee when it gets really cold?
A: For me, maybe (I will) stay inside. Stay inside the house. It’s nice.
Q: You grew up in the southern part of China, so there was never any snow?
A: There was no snow. For me, this is the first time.
Q: Was that something that you worried about before you came over?
A: I didn’t worry about it, because I had been to the U.S. six times before. I already knew a little bit about the U.S.
Q: What’s been your favorite city?
A: San Francisco. California is nice.
Q: There was some talk after the draft, when there was uncertainty about where you would end up (while hoping to force a trade) that Sacramento was one of the places you had wanted to go. Was there anything to that?
A: It’s really not important at this point because I’m playing for the Bucks. That’s really what is on my mind.
Yao Ming carried the Rockets without Tracy McGrady through the first three quarters of the basketball against New York Knicks and ended up with 30 points and eight rebounds. Houston Rockets Rookie Aaron Brooks had a huge game night too. “He is an amazing player,” Yao said. “Everyone knows he has very quick speed. He has good skills and very strong confidence. I don’t know where his confidence comes from, but everyone knew that one day, he would play like today. You didn’t know which day, but one day.”
Brooks canned a three-pointer and set up Yao for a short jumper that pushed Houston’s lead back to double digits. Following a steal by Bonzi Wells, Brooks tracked down a loose ball and took it to the other end for a score that boosted Houston to an 86-74 advantage.
Yao Ming swatted shots by Curry and Randolph in the final minutes as the Rockets (17-17) — playing without Tracy McGrady — held off a late Knicks rally. The Knicks again hurt themselves with unforced turnovers, with Randolph and Nate Robinson throwing passes away late in the fourth quarter. Randolph had 6 of the Knicks’ 19 turnovers.
In the beginning of the NBA video, it seemed like the guy was referring to Yi Jianlian saying he is getting worse. That kind of seemed strange if you look at his recent achievements:
Just recently, Sports Illustrated named Yi Jianlian the Rookie of the month. And ESPN has Yi Jianlian among top rookies for long now.
The Milwaukee Bucks ’ Yi Jianlian was also named the Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month for games played for the month of December.
In the recent game against Miami Heat, Yi played total of 21 minutes and 19 seconds. He was 57% from the line with 10 points; made 4 out of 7 shots and 2 out of 2 free throw attempts, 7 rebounts, 2 assists, 3 steals and one block. He did pretty everything you can do in a basketball game.
Here is the full recap of Yi Jianlian in the month of December:
Yi Jianlian, Milwaukee Bucks
Dec. 12 vs. Orlando: Registered 18 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the 100-86 win over the Magic.
Dec. 15 vs. Minnesota: Scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the 95-92 win over the Timberwolves.
Dec. 22 vs. Charlotte: Tallied a career-high 29 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists in a 103-99 win over the Bobcats.
Dec. 29 vs. New Jersey: Recorded 12 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks in a 97-95 loss to the Nets.
Milwaukee Bucks forward rookie Yi Jianlian of China was named the 2007 December month’s NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the month. Yi Jianlian is a 7-footer (2.12m) drafted sixth pick the Bucks and has averaged 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds for the last month. In season, he is averaging second among rookies in points (11.0), third in rebounds (6.1), seventh in assists (0.9) first in field goal percentage (47.1), third in free throw percentage (80.0), fourth in blocks (1.1) and third in minutes (28.3) as of now.
On consecutive Saturdays in December, Yi produced career-highs in points and tallied his first career double-double. Against Minnesota on December 15, Yi was 9-14 from the field on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds in a win over the Timberwolves. The following Saturday he poured in 29 points (14-17 FG) to go along with 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and a blocked shot as the Bucks defeated the Bobcats 103-99. Over his last 10 games, Yi has put up 14.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. He hit 54.1 percent of his field goals and 88.5 percent of his free throws in that span.
Rockets didn’t really play as well as the last two games they played against the Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies. Rockets had a lot of turnover and to make it worse, they didn’t shoot well at all. Yao Ming was swarmed with two to three Golden State Warriors players at any time and therefore he only scored 16 points with some rebounds.
Here is what Bonzi Wells said “”We played like trash in the fourth quarter…We controled the game and played the way we wanted to play for three quarters. But the fourth quarter was just trash.”
Warriors biggest advantage was their three point shooting range skills at the fourth quarter. Baron Davis opened the fourth quarter period by netting a three-pointer and then went on his own personal scoring binge. He scored 10 of his game-high 23 points over a five-minute span that pushed the Warriors to a 91-84 lead.
Last Night was the game Bucks played against Denver Nuggets and lost it with 105-125. The entire Bucks team had a bad night except for Mo Williams who shot close to 50 % field goals.
But as for Yi Jianlian, he made only 2 for 11 FG, although he did made 4 for 4 free throws. He had 2 turnovers and total of 8 points. So why he had such a horrible game that night?
First of all, he is a rookie and he won’t make 20 points every night. He usually plays his best when playing with the home court advantage.
But nonetheless, there is no best excuse than this one - He almost entered the room of Denver Nugget’s dance team. If it wasn’t for the Bucks player Charlie Bell, Yi Jianlian would be in the news all over the places. Charlie Bell yelled “Yi, Yi, you’re going the wrong way.”
This embarrassing moment must have made it hard for Yi Jianlian’s focus on playing good basketball during the game.
On a positive side, he did try to go to the rim and put up the shots, but he was blocked atleast twice during the game by Mike Camby. Michael Redd got blocked by him as well.
I want to try and keep this blog as clean and fair as possible. But I been getting pissed of by how Yao is getting tackled all the time and refree doesn’t do anything. On the other hand, refree has been giving unfair calls on Yao.I am no NBA expert, but I believe one of the main reason Houston Rockets, especially Yao Ming has been struggling is because he is not getting foul calls when other players foul him. On the other hand, we see Yao Ming gets fouled almost all the time he try to defend the basket.
If the situation remains same, it can be pretty much said that Yao Ming stats and scores will either remain unchanged or may even fall down.
PS- Just in case, you are interested in knowing who the referee officiating this call…it’s NBA officila #35 Jack Nies.