In order to cooperate with Stern's global promotion of the league, tnt also pays more attention to games involving Chinese people, and dispatches tnt's strongest commentary team at a time.
In the tnt studio, Buckley and Kenny attended together.
"Barkley, which team do you prefer to win today?" Kenny started digging.
"Kenny, don't lie to me about bets again. I will never be fooled." Buckley said with an expression that said he knew everything.
"Haha, Barkley, you have finally become smarter. But you still need to predict which team can win?" Kendi was amused by Barkley's expression.
"I think...both teams have a chance to win." I won't be fooled by you, you are trying to hurt me.
"Barkley, what's wrong with you today? I think the Grizzlies have a chance to win this game." Seeing that Barkley was not fooled, Kenny had no choice but to give up.
"Why do you think it's the Grizzlies?" I'm too smart to dig a hole for you.
"Let's take a look, the Grizzlies beat the Mosaics yesterday with steals; both of their rookies performed very well, Conley's organization and offense, Lee's three-pointers and defense; plus All-Star power forward Gasol. The Bucks' rookies are very good, but they don't have All-Star players." Kenny doesn't care about Barkley's stunts.
"No, haven't you seen the Bucks' number one center in the league?" Barkley dared to criticize anyone.
"He, that person is better than Duncan, O'Neal is old, and Yao Ming is not his opponent? Then forget it, Milicic can teach him how to behave."
The attendance rate at the Milwaukee United Center this year is much higher than before, and many yellow-skinned spectators appeared. The arrival of Yi Jianlian helped the Bucks attract many Chinese people to watch the game.
When Yi Jianlian came on the field, the fans cheered and shouted, and looking at the audience wearing the No. 9 jersey, Li Tian knew that Yi Jianlian was telling the truth.
Now Yi Jianlian has become the future of the Bucks, and is no longer "Space Yi".
At the beginning of the game, the Bucks' first attack was handed over to Yi Jianlian.
"Ah Lian, you are doing much better than me. This is the difference in draft picks." Li Tian was very pleased.
Yi Jianlian directly mentioned the high position and signaled his teammates to get into position.
Bogut is ready to receive the ball at any time under the basket, Mason is ready to step forward for a pick-and-roll near the free throw line, Reed is ready to respond at the top of the arc, and Mo is ambushing in the weak-side corner.
Yi Jianlian held the ball and broke through Gasol head-on. Li Tian's prompt made Yi Jianlian pay more attention to Gasol's defense.
First, take a tentative step, ready to launch an attack at any time.
Gasol kept stepping on small steps, his left hand was stretched out to prevent Yi Jianlian's breakthrough, and his right hand was waving in preparation for a steal.
The audience also shouted "Yi", "Yi" and "Yi" loudly.
Feeling the encouragement of the audience, Yi Jianlian suddenly accelerated, stopped and retreated. It happened very suddenly. Gasol took a step back and did not have time to defend. Gay, who was about to cover up from the other side, was blocked by Mason for the free throw. near the line.
Yi Jianlian took the shot calmly and hit the mid-range shot while retreating.
The Bucks scored the first 2 points in the game.
Reid stepped forward and gave Yi Jianlian a high-five to celebrate.
During summer training, Li Tian told him some of the cultural habits of the beautiful country, and Yi Jianlian learned a lot. When he came to the Bucks, the relationship between him and his teammates was very harmonious, and he no longer thought that just playing basketball well would be enough.
After hitting the mid-range shot, Yi Jianlian quickly settled into a defensive position.
Gasol wanted to use his strength to push Yi Jianlian into the penalty area. What he didn't expect was that Yi Jianlian looked very thin, but his strength was not weaker than his own.
After trying several times, Yi Jianlian could not move at all.
Seeing that Guy was open on the other side, he passed the ball directly to the open Guy.
The moment Yi Jianlian saw Gasol passing the ball, he realized that he could not complete the steal. He immediately turned around and stuck Gasol behind him, preparing to rush for the rebound.
Gay missed the shot and the rebound bounced to Yi Jianlian's side. He jumped up and pocketed the basketball.
Reid saw Gay shooting and hit the ball, so he rushed directly to start a fast break.
Yi Jianlian also got the ball and made a long pass from the four-point position. Reid made a fast break layup to complete the score.
"Let me go, when did the Arab League even improve its passing? It seems that they haven't relaxed their training since they came to the team." Li Tian was surprised.
"What did I see? Not only did Yi succeed in beating Paul, he also blocked Paul's offense, grabbed rebounds, and launched fast breaks. He had a strong sense of presence." Kenny couldn't help but sigh.
"No, I think there is still a lot to be done. If we had that time, who would be able to step back and shoot a jump shot? He would have just pushed his butt to the basket. It was too soft." Barkley began to recall his past years.
"Haha, you can't do that now. It's so easy to get called for a foul. Who has a butt as big as yours?" Kenny did not forget to tease Barkley.
Gasol's success in isolation against Bogut also broke the Grizzlies' scoring drought at the beginning.
The two teams exchanged hits, and the score always hovered between 3-5 points.
Reed made a layup, and Yi Jianlian flew to the basket, squeezing away Milicic who was grabbing the rebound, and dunked, scoring two more points.
The audience exploded instantly, and the cheers reached their peak.
"Li, your compatriot's jumping is too strong, he flew and dunked." Conley was also surprised by Yi Jianlian's jumping, which was not like the previous draft news.
Yi Jianlian also used several games to conquer the Bucks audience.
"It's indeed very good, but there is still a gap compared with me." Li Tian didn't blush.
While the two were chatting, Li Tian did not forget to glance at Mark.
Mark's expression was solemn, as if he was thinking about something.
Make a gesture and ask Gasol and Gay to switch defenses and see if Gay can stop Yi Jianlian.
After Gasol changed defenders and got rid of Yi Jianlian, he felt like a duck in water.
After beating Mason twice in a row, the Grizzlies gained momentum.
Bucks head coach Kriskowiak also changed the starting point of the offense, indicating that the ball should be handed over to Yi Jianlian.
After changing the offensive tactics, Yi Jianlian directly pulled Gay down from the three-point line, using a V-shaped tactics.
Just when everyone was expecting Yi Jianlian to break through Gay with the ball.
Yi Jianlian went directly outside the three-point line, raised the knife and dropped it, shooting a three-pointer.
Gay, who was guarding him, was stunned. The three-point shot was so fast that he didn't even need to adjust. He shot it directly.
All the Grizzlies players were also confused. When did the big men start shooting from outside the three-point line? It seems that the only one who plays like this is the "old driver".
Li Tian had long seen that the Bucks were starting to formulate tactics specifically for Yi Jianlian.
Three-point hit.
The DJ shouted "Three... points, easy... easy... easy...".
The audience was also driven by the live DJ, and the cheers became louder and louder.
"Wow wow wow, it's so exciting, Guy was stunned, the three-pointer is so beautiful." Kenny saw Yi Jianlian's elegant shot and began to like him.
"Shit, what are you hitting? He is a big man, how can he throw three-pointers from the outside?" Barkley continued to complain.
"Barkley, you can't make a three-pointer at all, and you have the nerve to tell others." Kenny looked at Barkley next to him with contempt on his face.
Barkley is very thick-skinned, but he does have a poor three-point shooting percentage.
Seeing Yi Jianlian suddenly shooting a three-pointer, Mark wanted to call a timeout, but he held it back, hoping that Gay would be able to adjust his defense next time.
Guy, who was raped, was angry.
When I came back, I no longer executed tactics at all, and didn't care about the position of my teammates. I just wanted the ball when I came up, and I wanted to beat Yi Jianlian alone.
Gay wanted to break through Yi Jianlian head-on. After changing direction, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket.
The sudden change of direction gave Guy enough room to break through, and Yi Jianlian turned around to pursue Guy's breakthrough.
At this time, Yi Jianlian still had not gained weight and was faster than Gay.
He also accelerated toward the basket.
Yi Jianlian is slightly faster, but Yi Jianlian is much taller and faster than Guy.
Gay saw that he had broken through Yi Jianlian's defense and went straight for a layup.
When the basketball was about to reach its high point, a figure appeared from behind Gay.
"Snapped!"
"What?" Guy's mind was full of questions at this moment. Didn't I already pass him? Why did he still catch up and cover me?
"easy"
"easy"
"easy"
The moment Yi Jianlian blocked Gay, he also collected the rebound.
Shout out "Reed".
Reed took the rebound from Yi Jianlian, turned around and accelerated to launch a fast break.
The Bucks hit the fast break again.
This quarter of the game feels like Yi Jianlian's exhibition game, with offense, defense, mid-range shots, three-pointers, steals, blocks, all the statistics filled up, leading the Bucks to an 8-point lead before the first quarter is over. .
"Yi, your defense is great, your shot chasing is so handsome, I'm starting to admire you." Xiao Mo ran up to Yi Jianlian and said.
"This is not difficult. As long as you train seriously in the summer, you can do this. I trained all summer." Yi Jianlian knew that the popularity of his teammates was based on his strength and had nothing to do with his position.
Reid and Yi Jianlian high-fived and celebrated, "Thank you for giving me another chance to score."
"But my assists are gone, you dribbled a little too much." Yi Jianlian's words made his teammates laugh.
"Barkley, isn't this handsome shot blocking? I can see that you are jealous because you can't do it at all." Kenny was not afraid of offending Barkley.
There was only one minute left in the first quarter, but Mark still held back and did not call a timeout or replace Gay.
Yi Jianlian caught the ball from the baseline, and Guy stepped forward to defend closely.
Several other Bucks teammates stretched out to create offensive space for Yi Jianlian, while Bogut and Mason blocked their defenders.
Yi Jianlian directly used the dream steps he learned from Dayao.
He suddenly turned around and made a fake shot. Guy had seen Li Tian use this step and studied it before. Yi Jianlian suddenly turned around, but Guy was not shaken by him.
Yi Jianlian kept turning around, and when he saw that Guy was still not shaken by him, he suddenly slowed down his turning speed.
Guy was stunned when he saw Yi Jianlian suddenly slowing down.
Yi Jianlian pressed his body hard against Guy, and Guy took a small step back.
After getting enough space to shoot, he turned around and shot with a small hook.
"There is another user of Fantasy Footsteps in the league, but his footwork is still a bit rusty, but he already has the essence of Fantasy Footsteps, and he also saw Yao's little hook. The combination of these two is invincible." Barkley reappears Yao Chui.
The hook hit steadily.
At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 23-33, and the Grizzlies ended the first quarter trailing by 10 points.