On October 7, Wukesong was already full, with 20,000 domestic fans making this iconic domestic basketball stadium as popular as the home court of the NBA Devils.
The Rockets and Cavaliers came out, and there were constant cheers, shouts and screams in the stadium.
Judging from the atmosphere at the scene, this game was a pure competitive match without any other unnecessary content.
The fans on the sidelines just want to see a wonderful confrontation, and the players on the field don't value the outcome of the game that much.
In short, try your best to fight, try your best to show off, and that's it!
"Okay, guys, although this is just a preseason game, the season starts from this moment!"
After the warm-up, Mike Brown clapped the tactical board in his hand and continued: "From now on, we must pay attention to every game we play, and we must play every game well in our title defense journey!"
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Again, if there had not been Lin Yu's contract incident and Rashard Lewis' departure, Mike Brown's chicken soup would still have had some effect, but now, many teammates will think that Mike Brown is talking empty words and nonsense.
However, after the first appearance, the fiery atmosphere in the stadium still made the five starters on the field high-spirited.
"Come on, Dayu!"
Lin Yu could hear cheers and screams from the sidelines. Scanning the audience, he saw a large number of fans wearing Cavaliers No. 0 jerseys, but it was hard to say how many of them were genuine.
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"The game is about to begin. The first China Derby in NBA history to be held at Wukesong Stadium. Although it is only a preseason game, the atmosphere created by the fans at the scene makes people feel like a regular season game or even a preseason game.
It’s like the playoffs.”
"I hope the players on the field can spare no effort to make this game as exciting and intense as the regular season or playoffs!"
Yangwu broadcast the game live, with Director Zhang and Yu Jia sitting in the commentary box.
The moment the game started, they continued to exaggerate the atmosphere in the stadium and began to look forward to the wonderful performances of the two teams.
The camera swept across the private room behind the technical desk, and a familiar face appeared in the center of the camera: David Stern.
"NBA Commissioner David Stern also appeared at today's China game, which expresses the importance he attaches to this China game and the importance he attaches to the Chinese market..."
In the history of Lin Yu's previous life, the NBA has rapidly expanded its influence in China in recent seasons. After 10 years, the NBA has become more and more popular, and even Yao's retirement cannot cool down the NBA.
Kobe and James attracted countless fans, and later Curry, Durant and even Harden benefited greatly from this.
It's a pity that a stupid guy named Morey has successfully cooled down the NBA in China. It seems that Morey is even more "great" than Yao and David Stern. After all, it only took him one summer to destroy the NBA.
Losing the Chinese market that the NBA has built over decades.
There was a beep, and Joe Crawford, the league's leading referee, was the referee of this game. He blew the whistle, walked to the center of the court, and then threw the basketball into the sky.
"The game started, during the jump ball, Dayao won the giant battle between him and the Lithuanian Big Z. Alston, the street ball king, got the ball, and the Rockets began to rush forward..."
The Rockets' five starters are still their main players from last season. The point guard is street ball king Rafe Alston, shooting guard McGrady, small forward Sean Battier, power forward Chuck Hayes, and center Dayao.
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This lineup has proven to be competitive in the regular season, so Rick Adelman has just taken office and has not made any changes.
On the Cavaliers' side, Delonte West plays against Alston, Lin Yu plays against Tracy McGrady, James plays against Battier, Milicic plays against Hayes, and Big Z's opponent is Dayao.
Alston, who had the ball in the frontcourt, just went through the motions and handed the ball to Dayao immediately.
"The focus of Adelman's Princeton system is the high-position support of the inside players. This is a tactic with the center as the core..."
At present, domestic commentators, ball commentators and fans are very optimistic about Adelman coaching the Rockets, not for anything else but because Princeton's offense is a tactical system with the inside as the core.
Yao will thus gain a core position, more ball rights, and better statistical performance.
Lin Yu could only shake his head secretly, these domestic football critics and fans are too young.
At present, in the preseason, the Rockets have very few offensive routines, which are just a set of Yao Ming's high post support, pick-and-roll or hand-off coordination, and then hand the ball to the singles scorer on the weak side, that is, Tracy McGrady.
Therefore, in fact, the core of the Rockets' style of play is McGrady, and it is McGrady who gets the most ball rights.
Mike Brown has studied Princeton's offense, and he responded early.
"Darko, take a step outside your defensive position and use your help defense to lock down singles on the strong side!"
"Lin, your defense must be fast, don't give McGrady room to catch the ball!"
"LeBron, your defensive pressure is not that great, so rotate your defense more and cover the strong side more often."
The Cavaliers stacked their defense on the strong side, while the Rockets tried to play on the weak side. Tracy McGrady faced Lin Yu one-on-one. It was not that difficult to catch the ball, but he couldn't stand Lin Yu in the one-on-one combat after receiving the ball.
More aggressive confrontation.
"When McGrady received the ball, he took a quick step and made a pull-up jump shot!"
"He failed to get rid of Dayu's follow-up defense. Dayu's interference was perfect. The basketball hit the edge of the basket and bounced out!"
On the first ball of the game, McGrady failed to find the target under Lin Yu's single defense.
In the confrontation under the basket, Big Z carried Dayao behind him, and the Cavaliers did not miss the iconic rebound. James rushed into the penalty area immediately and picked up the rebound.
"Fight back, fight back!"
On the sidelines, Mike Brown was giving simple instructions, and the referee didn't say anything. Who said this was just a preseason game?
Preseason games are very much like training games within some teams, and it is common for the head coach to give orders from the sidelines.
If it changes to the regular season or playoffs, if the head coach is still so noisy, the referee will issue a warning.
The two big men on the inside couldn't keep up with the Cavaliers' counterattack, but Lin Yu, whose speed had increased by a large level, made the Cavaliers' three-man counterattack extremely sharp.
Three or four seconds later, Lin Yu and James holding the ball appeared in the frontcourt at the same time. James attracted the defense in the middle, and Lin Yu received the ball from the wing. Although facing McGrady's marking, he immediately reached the three-point line.
After an emergency stop, he successfully hit a mid-range shot!
Amid the cheers, Lin Yu just raised his hand. He was thinking that this goal was the beginning of his changes in the new season.
"LeBron, pass the ball to me and I'll throw it all out!"
He has already thought about it. In the new season, he will become the end point of the Cavaliers' ball rights. As long as he gets the basketball, he will shoot it. It doesn't matter whether he assists or not. Scoring is what he wants!