the NBA brand, than any other man ❷in_the_history_of the sport.While it's difficult to get exact ratings of the 39 NBA games broadcast in a ❸season in China on CCTV (China Central television), the best available evidence is that ❹approximately 200 million have frequently watched when the Rockets play, which is about ❺one­third of the time.That's 195 million more than watch an NBA playoff game, ❻on_average.It's nearly two Super Bowls worth of eyeballs on any game.Or as former Rockets ❼guard Sam Cassell said ，"Let's just say for the sake of arguing, it's 50 million people.That means Yao ❽attracts a major market all by himself.Actually, that's five ❾major markets.And we all know it's a lot more people than that.It's hundreds of millions watching ❿games for the whole time he's been in the league."

课下作业（二） 高考语篇提能练

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　　When high school girls want to improve their performance in playing basketball, they can work on their skill level. High school players who improve their speed, endurance (耐力) and strength will become tougher to stop in games.

　　Quickness Exercises

　　The ability to move with speed and quickness can help you win more individual battles than any other single quality. Improving in this area will give you great confidence as well. To build quickness, jump rope, run up and down stadium stairs, and do box jumps. These types of exercises will help you become a more explosive player on the court and more effective overall.

　　Jumping Ability

　　Jumping higher than your opponent is an obvious benefit in the game of basketball. You can do exercises every day to jump higher. Stand under the backboard (篮板) with your feet shoulder­width apart，bend your knees, and jump as high as you can.Touch the backboard with your hand. As you come down, bend down in a crouch (蹲伏) and then jump as high as you can again. Do this 10 times, take a one­minute break and repeat the set.

　　Strength Training

　　Getting stronger will help you become a tougher and more effective player. This will help you hold your position when you are trying to play effective defense.You can lift weights to get stronger. For example, you can also use dumb­bells (哑铃) to do strengthening exercises.

　　Competition

To bring your performance up to a higher level, you have to seek out older and more experienced players.When you play with better players, you will be forced to develop your ball­handling, shooting and passing skills."I always thought I had to find better players if my game was going to get better，" said professional female basketball player Nancy