After concluding the communication with Stern, Edison led the team to fly to Dallas that night to prepare to face the Mavericks.
Dallas fans are the most passionate in the league, and the American Airlines Center's attendance rate ranks among the top in the league all year round.
The American Airlines Center itself also has many high-tech applications. A reporter once wrote: "If Madison Square Garden in New York is the most famous and respected 'Arena Mecca' in the NBA, then Dallas
The American Airlines Center is the most luxurious arena built with high-tech equipment in the league."
Whenever the game introduces the entrance ceremony, in addition to the traditional fireworks, the Mavericks logo in the center line of the arena can be projected on every floor of the arena; and when the situation on the court requires it, the surrounding video wall in the middle of the entire arena's stands will flash at the same time.
The words "defense" (defense), "letmavgo" (support the Mavericks) and other words with strong visual effects make it easier for fans to feel close to each other - all of this comes from Cuban, the Mavericks boss who has a background in network technology.
The design concept is "long-term leadership and integration with future technology."
The American Airlines Center was extremely noisy today. The noise from more than 19,200 spectators almost brought down the roof. They chanted the names of players and teams one by one. Under the guidance of the DJ, the atmosphere was even more surging.
The players were doing various warm-up exercises on the court, some were shooting, and others were doing the most basic stretching movements. Both sides were extremely relaxed. Howard also played tricks on the Dallas mascot who came to cause trouble, which made Josh
He and Uncle Huo were laughing so hard that they wanted to roll over. Although there was no anger between the two parties, everyone knew that the tense game was about to break out.
After Nash made two simple shots, he stood between the top of the arc and the center circle, looking at the familiar ceiling and the two jerseys flying above, feeling at a loss.
He was so familiar with the shouts of the fans around him. Five months ago, his name was still in their slogans, and he accepted their cheers. But now everything seems like yesterday. Nash followed the sound and looked at the audience.
Several fans who were familiar with him sang loudly as before. When they saw Nash looking at them, they did not applaud him as usual, but instead booed provocatively.
Nash shook his head helplessly, telling himself, "Everything is different", and then walked to the bench. As a result, the absent-minded Nash quickly bumped into someone.
"Steve, you are going the wrong way, you should go that way now."
Nash didn't need to look up to know who the voice belonged to, his close friend Nowitzki.
Nash and Nowitzki are old friends. They once trained together off the court. The two of them chatted about football that no one else understood in the basketball court. On the court, they trusted each other and fought hand in hand. They are not Stoke.
Don and Malone, but they believe that they will be the best inside and outside partners in the new century league. What do you mean by good friends? They are the best friends. But unfortunately, everything changed this past summer. Although
Now the two of them are still wearing blue and white clothes, but the icons on them have changed. The two have changed from close teammates to rivals, and the prosperous years they once had together have become a blur in the past.
Good friends who fought together a year ago are now fighting each other without mercy. Although the audience may sigh, for the players themselves, all this is so natural. Just like the knot of a spider.
Behind the net, they stick there and wait for prey until the end of their life span, death, and dryness. Everything is preset in the genetic factors. There is no hesitation, no despair, no regrets, and no metaphysical questions or moral concerns.
Entanglement. This is the cruelty of the arena. Even brothers have to be their own masters. The only ones who come to help you when you fall will be your teammates. All emotions will be thrown away when you step onto the arena.
Clean….
Nash didn't want to be so sentimental in front of his friends, so he replied: "That's right, I just want to shake hands with Coach Donald (Old Nelson)."
Old Nelson still thinks highly of Nash, and there is no conflict between the two. The main reason why Nash left the Mavericks was the idea of team owner Cuban. At this time, Cuban and Nelson had already had conflicts over their performance, so Cuban did not obey Nelson.
Comments left by Nash.
When the footage of Nash, Nelson and others shaking hands was shown on the big screen, the entire audience applauded them. Competition only emerged after the game started, and people were still more willing to enjoy the warmth before the game started.
When Nash returned to the Magic's bench, Edison walked up to him and said, "Why, do you feel bad?"
Nash didn't look at Edison, but looked around the arena, "There's nothing uncomfortable, it just feels a little weird."
"When you kill them, you'll feel even weirder."
At this time, Nash saw the Mavericks' boss, Cuban, the most devoted and obsessed team owner in the league. It can be said that the Mavericks' current results are inseparable from his strong support. Cuban also discovered that Nash was
Looking at myself, I waved my fist in a demonstration, as crazy as ever.
This action knocked all the last bit of melancholy out of Nash's mind, and he replied to Edison, "I don't feel weird, I just feel excited."
After hearing this, Edison looked at Thibodeau and nodded to each other, saying nothing.
"Good evening, viewers. Welcome to watch the NBA 04~05 season Dallas Mavericks vs. Orlando Magic game brought to you by TNT. This game will be conducted live by my husband Albert, Kevin Harlan and Steve Kerr.
Commentary: Steve, what do you think of this game?"
"First of all, this game is definitely worth watching for fans. Both teams are offensive teams. The Magic's scoring average is first in the league, while Dallas is fifth. Both teams have very strong firepower.
Moreover, both teams are relatively rare bombardment-type teams in the league. They advance very quickly, the ball moves very smoothly, and they are very entertaining. Although they both play bombardment, there are still big differences between the two teams. Dallas
The offense of the Magic is like a net, with every node connected in all directions, without a real offensive core. The Magic is like a ball of numbness. Although their offense seems to be dazzling with the ball being passed around, you can
If you analyze it carefully, you can figure it out. All the Magic's offense is based on Nash. So as long as Nash can be suppressed, the Magic's offense will be blind and self-defeating."
"Oh, it seems that Steve is more supportive of the Mavericks. What about you, Kevin?"
"The director said that I can't support the same team as Steve. Do you think I have any other options?" Kevin Harlan said, helplessly spreading his hands.
"Okay, don't say anything else, the game is about to begin."
The starting lineups of both sides are: Mavericks: Dampier, Nowitzki, Josh Howard, Finley, Terry; Magic: Howard, Josh, Marion, Iguodala, Nash.
Howard and Dampier stood in the center circle and prepared to jump the ball.
Dampier is indeed a good center, and his rebounding and blocking statistics are good, but he does not have particularly outstanding explosive power and jumping. Most of his rebounds rely on solid positioning and excellent anticipation, and most of his blocking is done while defending closely.
So Howard won the jump ball without any surprises and passed the ball to Nash.
After working hard for the Mavericks for 6 years, he was abandoned by Cuban at an old age. Nash's feelings for the Mavericks can be said to be born out of love and hatred, so today Nash was very active and passed halftime in a flash.
Terry arrived this season for the first time and was still getting used to the team. Originally, the team introduced him to replace Nash, so when he saw Nash passing halftime, he rushed over with all his teeth...
Terry's biggest characteristic is his elegance. He can always appear in a very wonderful position. To be more specific, he can always make sure that there are no other players within two meters around him. Of course, this is a good thing in offense.
Is there an opening? This is also a good thing for the opponent in defense, and is there an opening? It is said that the most suitable position for a player with his characteristics is the sixth man, but now there is a super firepower sitting on the Mavericks bench.
Stackhouse is so fierce that he can only let Terry start.
I saw Nash speeding up, and before anyone could come to pick and roll, he found that Terry was missing. Nash was so angry that he drove me away and only replaced him with such a person. Am I not as good as him?
Fuck him?
After Nash got rid of Terry, he directly faced Nowitzki. Although "German Tank" is known as the strongest international player, that means that his offense and defense were very bad.
Nash knew Nowitzki's weaknesses and habits very well, and even knew some of them much better than Nowitzki himself, so he accelerated and changed direction, and easily made a layup before Dampier could cover up the defense. On behalf of himself
The new club scored the first point against the old club.
When the fans at the scene saw Nash scoring the goal, they burst into boos like a tsunami, and some extreme fans even began to curse loudly.
"The atmosphere of the home stadium here is really good. Compared with the wild cowboys in Dallas, the people in Orlando are much gentler."
After hearing this, Thibodeau rolled his eyes at Edison, "This is far worse than Oracle and the Triangle Center Arena."
When Edison heard these two names, he also took a breath of cold air, "Don't mention these to me, I have a headache."
While Edison and Thibodeau were still fussing over the home atmosphere, the Mavericks also started their first offense of the game.
Dampier passed the ball to Terry, who took the ball slowly through the half court.
After Nelson changed his mind, every time he coached, he would leave his own unique imprint on the team's offensive style - there is no core in the offense, there is a core everywhere. This is why people think that the Mavericks' offense is a net, and every time
One player is an intersection point, connected to four other players. Each player may be the initiator or the finisher of the offense.
Although everyone knows that the future of the Mavericks belongs to Nowitzki, and he is also the main offensive point of the current team, the current boss of the team is still the veteran Finley.
Terry consciously handed the ball to Finley, and then everyone pulled away to watch Finley play in singles. Players' individual singles have always been an important means of scoring for the Mavericks. Now that Nash has left, singles have been upgraded to the team.
core tactics.
Finley dribbled the ball and slowly approached Marion. Although the stadium was extremely noisy, all Marion could hear was the "bang" of the basketball touching the floor.
After Finley dribbled the ball twice, he suddenly started and rushed past Marion. Marion also moved very quickly, half blocking Finley's path.
When Finley saw that there was no chance, he slowed down and did not make a sudden breakthrough. However, he kept observing Marion's every move and took advantage of Marion's opportunity to adjust his steps and faked a fadeaway jumper. The ball bounced on the basket.
After some staggering, he still made it in, got 2 points, 2-2.
"Finley is the best at doing this move since Michael retired." Steve Kerr couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he saw the familiar scoring posture.
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There will be another chapter after about 10 o'clock.
