Raymond has posted a translation of an interview that Yao Ming gave after the Rockets’ loss to San Antonio where he talks about a variety of things, including a late-game play involving Aaron Brooks where they had a chance to take the lead.

I find it very surprising on that play that Rick Adelman designed it to get the ball to Ron Artest on a long pass from Brooks rather than to Yao in the post, or a pick-and-roll of some sort. What happened to Yao being the first option in late game situations, per Jonathan Feigen’s suggestion last week?

I guess it all depends if you think the Rockets needed to go up by 2 points with a 3-pointer, or go with a higher percentage play with Yao in the post and lead only by 1. What would you have done in that scenario?

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