The raising of the championship flag and the award of the championship ring have undoubtedly excited the fans.
Before, of course, those were just appetizers. As everyone knows, today''s highlight is the Grizzlies vs. spurs game, a confrontation between the old order and the new order.
The last time the Spurs won the title was in 2007, and a few months later, the old big three gathered in Boston for several years in the east end. But now, after all, the green shirts can''t stand the erosion of time. By pressing the rebuild button in the summer, Garnett, pierce, and Ray Allen have all left Boston. At the end of the 2007 season, most of the same team''s core can be kept.
The San Antonio Spurs are the championship level team almost every year, and they have been one of the dominant players in the West.
But in the past few years, the Spurs'' position in the West has been challenged by the new players in the West. They were first eliminated by the rising Grizzlies for two consecutive years, and then toppled by the young thunder last season.
This season, they urgently need to be a veteran in the West.
The most important thing for such an old team to maintain its dominance in the fierce competition in the western region is that the Spurs are "counter growing".
"No. 21 rookie" Tim Duncan once had signs of decline in the past few years, but last season he suddenly put out a high light score of 23.6 points and 13.2 rebounds every 40 minutes, ranking sixth in the league. In terms of output per minute, Duncan is not much different from peak period! He just can''t play 40 minutes like he did.
And Tony Parker, the youngest person in the GDP mix, is well over his prime. It is reasonable to say that the "small sports car" which is not so fast should have fallen. But last season, Parker''s shooting rate was 4.2 percentage points higher than the previous year, even three-point shooting rate was 35%! Parker''s percentage of possession of the ball is the fourth highest in the league, but the real shooting rate is better than the new generation of point guards such as Westbrook, Owen and wall in front of him, ranking seventh!
Maybe that''s why the Spurs have been able to stay in the West. This year, though, the Spurs are still one of the oldest teams in the league. But everyone is looking forward to Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and others to continue their reverse growth.
Spurs players are eager to try, no one does not want to start their new season well. Although it''s the Grizzlies'' home court, there are also some fans in Spurs'' uniforms cheering for their home team.
"The San Antonio Spurs are still hot to win this season. Seriously, as long as the three GDP players don''t dissolve, they will always be the favourites to win the championship." Mike brin looked at the court with a smile, and as ESPN''s trump card commentary, he would naturally appear in this live national game.
"There''s a lot of favourites every year, Mike, but there''s only one championship. Believe me, the Grizzlies will explain in the game why they put the flag of honor in the stadium Hobby Brown continues to play in the Grizzlies, and although he is old, he still loves the field.
"The Grizzlies won''t be easy because the Grizzlies'' new coach, Dave Joel, is too young to Popovich. Coach Joel''s left and right hands are Elson Turner and Quinn Snyder, who plays in many leagues. To be honest, there is still a big gap between the two teams. If something goes wrong on the court, coach Dave Joel may not be able to deal with it in time
Mike brin''s worry is not unreasonable. Although the Grizzlies'' players'' lineup has not changed much, the coach''s lineup is almost a change of blood.
The impact of changing the head coach on a team is very huge, from the system to the employment strategy, will change.
Although Joel won the championship with Grizzlies last season, he is only a defense coach after all. Although Quinn Snyder has a rich curriculum vitae, he has not been in the NBA for a long time.
How strong is the Spurs'' coaching team? Popovich''s right-hand man last season, Mike budenhozer, was signed as head coach by the Hawks as soon as he announced his solo flight this season.
The Grizzlies'' new coaching team is the biggest worry.
The first five tigers of both sides stepped into the field, and there was no big difference between the two teams'' starting and last season.
On the grizzly side, Conley, link, igordala, Randolph and Gasol are still there. Five starts, all of which were selected into the ESPN''s top 50 stars list in the 13-14 season.
The Spurs, on the other hand, are Parker, green, Leonard, Duncan and split, compared with last season can be said to be completely unchanged.
After the referee''s whistle, split was the first to fight for the Spurs to attack the ball. The cheers of the scene reached a climax, the Grizzlies'' new season journey finally began!
As soon as they came up, the Spurs'' attack was flowing.
Timely conduction, subtle running, tacit pick and roll... The Spurs are like a complex machine, each step will involve thousands of parts. And these individual parts will never go wrong.
Link is close to Leonard, but his attention is on Parker and Duncan. If these two guys want to break through the basket, link will make up for it in the first time.At this moment, Leonard suddenly ran back to the right three-point line.
Link didn''t expect Leonard to be so active. Isn''t this guy''s job always defensive?
But link''s reaction was still timely enough, and he quickly turned and ran toward Leonard. However, the next second, the expressionless "Stone Man" is in front of him.
Link was blocked by Duncan. Leonard, who was in position outside the three-point line, took the ball and shot it directly. He was very decisive!
It can be seen that the Spurs have increased the proportion of Leonard in the offensive end this season. Last season, Leonard''s offensive part was the supporting role level, but in terms of efficiency, he definitely deserves more responsibility. His singles and low position holding data are great. Although the three-point ball is not very stable, but the shooting rate is also above 37%.
This year, what kind of role Leonard will play in the offensive side has always been the key to whether the Spurs can go further. And the new season first attack, the Spurs seem to have given the answer.
Leonard took it easy, and Duncan''s cover was so good that even link didn''t get through the screen quickly every time.
Leonard didn''t waste the precious opportunity to get into the net by three points! San Antonio Spurs lead at FedEx stadium!
"The ball went in, and it was on link''s head! Leonard is very calm. He is definitely one of the best small forwards in the league. He scored on link''s head in the beginning. Leonard is not afraid of strong opponents
Mike brin praised the expressionless spurs No. 2, but not all the young players can keep calm against link.
Who is link? That was last year''s finals did not lose James, this summer in Rock Park hammered out Durant''s presence.
Of course, some Spurs fans in front of the TV also think that link can beat Durant in Rock Park this summer because Durant has been away from training for a long time and has been caught by link. From now on, link is nothing.
"Oh, my, mine." Link raised his hand and shook his head apologetically at his teammates.
Link didn''t expect Leonard to be so decisive, or he would have bypassed the screen faster.
"But that''s OK. I''ll get it back." In the latter sentence, link reassured everyone.
Yes, it''s not the first goal that wins the basketball game.
Change grizzly attack, from Conley''s meticulous organization, we can see that grizzly''s attack rhythm is very slow.
Stevens would occasionally speed up the pace at Grizzlies, but Dave Joel''s style was more traditional.
Relying on defense and slow-paced positional attack to strangle opponents is the coaching idea of Dave Joel.
Conley slowly close to the three-point line, link but suddenly positive.
He went around Conley to catch the ball, but Leonard clung to him, his long arms still waving in front of link. Even if Conley is called the league''s top five point guard by ESPN, it''s hard for him to get to link.
"Kawai has made great progress! It''s not just offense, it''s also defense! He''s definitely the number one star killer in the league right now! Look at this momentum. He doesn''t care who he''s facing. He just wants to win
As soon as Mike brin''s voice dropped, link suddenly ran backwards and cut to the basket!
Leonard didn''t expect link to run so fast. He just turned around and found that link had gone several steps.
This guy seems... Faster?
"Link''s anti run cut, very fast, but... Conley actually passed the ball in, a beautiful pass!"
Conley finds link in the crack and puts the ball into link''s hand. In a basketball game, it''s not like an attacker can get a chance if he cuts in successfully. You have to see if the point guard can deliver the ball.
And just now, Conley undoubtedly showed the strength of his league''s top five point guards.
In an extremely narrow space, Conley pushed the ball to link. No one thought the ball could pass so fast and so accurately. So that when link hit the penalty area with the ball, split did not react.
In the blink of an eye, how did the ball come in!?
Brazilians run to link like crazy, he raised his arms, trying to stop link to lay up!
However, the next second, link ignored split standing in front of him, directly burst!
Splinter only saw link, as if he had a rocket in his foot, straight off the ground and jumped up!
He had a secret uneasiness in his heart, but it was too late to avoid misfortune.
Then link and split collided. Although split raised his arms high, link was still passing the Brazilian and smashed the ball into the frame!
There was silence for about a second, and then the volcano erupted!
"Split split, link is merciless! He completely ignored the height of the Brazilian, he completely ignored the Spurs center! God, this dunk is perfect! But split, he thought that raising his arms would stop link from attacking the frame. It turns out that such a barrier is too low! Yes, it''s too short! "Link releases his hand, lands from the basket, and then looks up at split.
Split intentionally did not have eye contact with link, but his expression that he was about to cry could not be covered up.
Link was so thrilled! Now he wants to dunk, feel more powerful than before.
Are Duncan and Parker going against growth? Now, let''s see what real reverse growth is!
"You''re next, boy. I haven''t forgotten the three points I just scored After splinter, link points to the expressionless Leonard.
He is a man of hatred.
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