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Atai: The 09 Rockets are the most in-depth team I have ever played for. If McGrady doesn t hurt, we may win the championship

6:18pm, 30 June 2025【Basketball】

June 29th News Recently, former NBA player Artest talked about the Rockets' experience on the show "Gil 'sArena".

Atai said: "That was the most in-depth team I've ever played for. I just got there and only played for 5 minutes. I was still in my prime. Battier was still there, they had chemistry, they had a long winning streak before.

"We played with the Lakers to G7, and there was no McGrady, Yao Ming and G3 injuries, and Deakinbe had a knee injury. If McGrady was not injured, that team might have won the championship. ”

In the 2009 Western Conference Semi-finals, the Rockets lost to the Lakers 3-4, Artest averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Yao Ming only played 3 games, averaging 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

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