Chapter 285 Opening Battle

Author: Feng Yuanhua

Chapter 285 Opening Battle

286,opening match

On October 30, the long-awaited NBA 2001-2002 season finally arrived as scheduled.

In the opening game of this season, NBA officials also made particularly grand preparations, arranging a total of 12 long games.

More than that, these games can be described as strong dialogues and full of spectacle.

For example, the Lakers played against the Trail Blazers, a matchup between old rivals in the playoffs in recent years.

There are also the Knicks and Wizards. The cities where the two teams are located, one is an economic center and the other is a political center, have always been at odds with each other.

As for the Sonics, their opponent is the Kings.

The Sacramento Kings, the opponent they met in the Western Conference semifinals last season, were not weak.

In addition, the two teams are also known as the most gorgeous teams in the NBA.

This is not nonsense. You can see it just from the points per game. They are basically first and second in the rankings.

However, the slight difference is that the Kings use Princeton's team offensive tactics.

The Sonics also focus on passing and cutting, as well as running without the ball, but the proportion of star players is higher.

In addition, while the Sonics insist on fast-paced offense, they also pay more attention to defense.

"CCTV, CCTV..."

At around 10 o'clock China time, familiar voices once again spread to thousands of households through the sports channel.

It was the familiar Sun Zhengping and Zhang Lili again, and they once again paired up to explain.

"The opening game of the new season, I believe everyone has been waiting for it for a long time, and the next step is the SuperSonics game."

Zhang Lili also said: "Yes, this season, the SuperSonics have not made any major changes, but they have made small reinforcements.

More importantly, today's SuperSonics team is actually a very young team.

Rashard Lewis is in 4th grade, Wang Hao is in 3rd grade, and Quentin Richardson and Michael Reed are in 2nd grade.

Another year has passed, and now, how far have they grown?"

"Coach Zhang seems to be looking forward to the SuperSonics game very much?"

“Of course, I think it’s not just me, our audience friends have also been looking forward to today’s game for a long time.

It's a pity that in the last game, Da Zhi was unable to play due to injury."

That's right, today's CCTV has prepared a big gift for Chinese audiences!

The game between Wang Zhizhi and Wang Hao was broadcast twice in a row.

Unfortunately, during the team training before the preseason, Wang Zhizhi was accidentally injured and failed to appear on the squad.

To be honest, this is not a good thing!

Wang Zhizhi's position on the Mavericks is inherently unstable, and there is no way he and Nowitzki can compete.

His competition can only be other insiders on the Mavericks.

He is better at offense, and the current head coach of the Mavericks, Nelson, is crazy about offense.

Not to mention, Wang Zhizhi actually has a chance to gain Nelson's trust and get more playing time.

It's a pity that he was injured.

Injury at this time actually adds another layer of confusion to Wang Zhizhi's future in the NBA.

Last season, after the CBA game ended, Wang Zhizhi actually played in the NBA and his performance was average.

It can be said that there is no comparison with his performance in the CBA.

This does not make the Mavericks feel that he is indispensable and cannot be missing.

Preseason and the beginning of the season are the times when you put your best effort into performing in front of the head coach and fighting for playing time.

No matter how well you perform in training, it won't be as good as playing a wonderful game.

But Wang Zhizhi happened to be injured at this time.

To be honest, this is very fatal. After all, the competition in the team will not be suspended just because you are injured.

After a period of time, Wang Zhizhi may not be able to find a suitable position for him when he comes back.

Because the team has finished running in, others have found the most appropriate positions.

Of course, in the final analysis it is still a matter of strength.

"CCTV, CCTV, what we are going to bring to you next is the opening game of the NBA in the 2001-2002 season, with the SuperSonics challenging the Kings away from home."

Zhang Lili also said: "This game is still very interesting, a rematch of last season's Western Conference semifinals.

Moreover, the Kings have made huge changes this season, with Mike Bibby replacing Jason Williams as the team's point guard.

Jason Williams, as we all know, is nicknamed White Chocolate and is a very gorgeous player.

In the past, gorgeous play often meant all kinds of magical breakthroughs and incredible dunks.

However, White Chocolate changed this view, and he also played a gorgeous offense with passing passes.

All kinds of passes without looking at people, as well as passes here and there, and even elbow passes, which are very gorgeous."

As a supporter, Sun Zhengping quickly said: "So, Director Zhang, why do you think the Kings chose to give up on him?"

"The offense is gorgeous, but it is not suitable for the Kings. The Kings' offense is wonderful, but it is based on the team as a whole, not one person.

For the Kings' Princeton system, a traditional and stable point guard is more suitable for them."

Perhaps there was a slight problem with the TV broadcast. The footage of the live broadcast had not been shown yet, so Sun Zhengping continued to guide the topic.

"So who is Director Zhang more optimistic about today's game?"

"Of course it's the SuperSonics. Now, many fans say that the SuperSonics are our home team and we have to support them!

But, that's not why I am.

In terms of strength, the SuperSonics are indeed the stronger team, and this was proven last season.

Not only that, a few days ago, during the pre-season, ESPN, an American media, even made a special ranking list.

Through some basketball experts and media people, we ranked the 29 NBA teams.

The first place is naturally the defending champion Lakers, and the second place is the SuperSonics, and the Kings are ranked 8th."

"The American media also believes that the Supersonics are stronger."

"Yes, and we also need to note that Chris Webber had surgery during the offseason and has not recovered yet.

In other words, today's Kings team is actually missing their strongest scorer, and their strength has been compromised."

…

At this point, the TV screen flashed and the game had begun.

Sun Zhengping seemed to have received the notification from the background a long time ago, and immediately ended the chat with Zhang Weiping and said.

"Okay, there was a slight problem with the broadcast backstage just now. It's all gone now. Let's get into today's game."

"What's going on? It's already 11:2!"

As soon as the TV screen came back, Zhang Weiping couldn't help shouting, as if he was a little unexpected!

Because the TV broadcast clearly showed the remaining time of the first quarter: 10 minutes and 18 seconds.

In other words, in less than two minutes, the SuperSonics had already scored 11 points, while the Kings only scored two points.

Sun Zhengping quickly introduced: "The starting lineups of the two teams in this game are as expected during the season.

On the SuperSonics side, Gary Payton and Wang Hao are still partnered in the backcourt, and Rashard Lewis and PJ Brown are on the front line.

Sitting inside is Patrick Ewing, one of the four famous centers in the NBA.

On the Kings side, the backcourt is composed of newly-joined team member Mike Bibby and defensive star Christie.

The forwards are Scott Pollard and Peja Stojakovic, and the center is still Vera Divac."

Just after speaking, Zhang Liyi also said: "I just looked at the statistics, Lewis and Gary Payton each threw a three-pointer.

As for Wang Hao, in addition to scoring two points, he also had two assists. This game is interesting."

In fact, the audience had no intention of listening to them at this time. They were already busy watching the game!

Just now, in the Kings' offense, there was no chance at all from the outside and they could only give the ball to Divac.

Divac was lucky. Facing Ewing, he used his footwork to cause a shooting foul.

After all, Divac is a center born in Europe, and his free throw shooting is actually pretty good. Of course, it is the level of most centers.

Sure enough, he made one of two free throws and gained one point with difficulty.
To be continued...