Yao is swarmed Friday after the Rockets’ practice leading up to Game 1 of Saturday’s showdown with the Utah Jazz. Click here for more photos from the practice.

Our Raymond has translated an interview that Titan Sports did with Yao after Wednesday’s loss against the Utah Jazz in the final, but meaningless, regular season game against the Utah Jazz.

In the interview, Yao talks about how much work he has put into reading the scouting report of the Jazz players, how he tries to increase his confidence leading up to the game, how he wakes up in the middle of the night thinking about the Jazz, and other insightful tidbits.

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