On October 27, the NBA's official website gave the latest power rankings before the start of the regular season in the week after the break.

In this list, changes are mentioned in various teams.

At the top of the list is the Los Angeles Lakers. Ten of the 12 experts voted for the Lakers to win the Western Conference championship, and five favored them to win the championship. Bynum stayed on the team, the combination of Gasol and Odom was still strong, and Artest, the outside and Kobe Bryant were introduced, and in addition to the No. 1 position was not strengthened, the Lakers formed the league's most expensive All-Star lineup.

The Knights came in second. Because of Yao Ming's joining, their strength has been greatly improved, and the only deficiency is Yao Ming's hidden injury.

The Warriors are in third place, and after Marion's departure, the pundits are still not very optimistic about them, and despite being the defending champions, they are eating the same amount as last season.

The fourth is magic. Van Gundy may not be happy with his team's defense, but the Magic's offense has been spectacular this season, shooting 49 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range in the preseason. In addition, they have a good schedule.

The fifth is the Celtics, who have dropped their rankings because of age, and if these old guys are healthy, they could come out on top of the Magic and Cavaliers.

Sixth, Spurs, Richard? The additions of Jefferson, McDyce, and Bogans have strengthened the depth of their roster inside and outside. In addition, the Spurs also signed a 206CM second-round rookie white forward Younas? Jerebko, the weakest striker, has been successfully strengthened. Popovich won't be aiming for the regular season, and maybe they'll be third or further in the West, but it's not out of the question that they'll make it to the Finals.

Seventh is the trailblazer, veteran Andrey? Miller has strengthened the No. 1 position, the main players from last season have stayed in the team, and the forward line has also signed rookie Cunningham and veteran Juwan? Howard.

The Suns are in eighth place, citing Nash and Stoudamire, who are not weak with them.

The team with the biggest drop is the Rockets, ranked 18th, Yao Ming and Artest left, unless Maddy goes back to 5 years ago, they will always be a "mourning army" relying on role players, and it will be difficult to make the playoffs.

Yi Jianlian's Nets are even more embarrassed, because they lost to the Knicks many times in the preseason and ranked 26th.

The worst teams ranked 27th to 30th are the Bucks, Grizzlies, Timberwolves and Kings.

The Grizzlies signed Allen in September? Iverson, there are some good youngsters, but no one is optimistic about them. There are even predictions that Iverson will ruin the Grizzlies' locker room harmony.

On October 28, the Warriors opened their home court against the Rockets. This was clearly deliberately arranged by the Alliance. The two teams had a grudge last season. The contest between Zhou Xuan and Brooks was hyped, which was a major attraction. Late last season, Brooks played well and secured a starting lineup.

Home team dressing room. Ski? Smart wore a crisp suit and was ready to welcome his professional warriors into their official first battle. He arranged: "Zhou controls the ball, Corey (Margetty) is responsible for blocking and picking, Stephen (Jackson), Corunna (Azubuuk) and Zach (Randolph) side, don't force the ball to shoot, hang to the low post to attack Hayes." ”

This is the standard small-ball tactic. Azubuke came into the starting lineup, Smart for his corner three-point ability, Ellis practiced three-pointers, but he shot 60 degrees from both sides and the middle of the corner, and the bottom corner was not accurate. To maximize the amount of space, teams need three-pointers from the bottom corner. So Ellis has to continue to fight for the best sixth man.

Zhou Xuan took a deep breath, he just wanted the game to start quickly, he wanted to shoot, and in the face of Brooks, he was going to let go of the fight.

In the visiting locker room, Adelman is emphasizing the constant sharing of the ball, without Yao Ming, the Rockets' low-post offense is weakened, and there is no absolute height, he is ready to let Chuck? Hayes starts. Is the big forward starting with Luis? Scola, who will replace Yao Ming in the low post as the axis, is also a helpless move.

Small forward Battier, shooting guard Ariza, point guard Brooks.

Root? Wallace, David? Anderson, Carl? The three Landry will be inside substitutes.

Looking at the defensive ability, Ben Wallace dropped very much, he and Hayes had the same defense, free throws and tactics Hayes was better, and Adelman was completely disappointed with Wallace after the preseason.

Adelman said: "The Warriors are likely to force the interior in this game, Chuck doesn't let Randolph into the box, and Trevo (Ariza) and Sean (Battier) on the perimeter have to do their best to limit their breakouts. Aaron chased Zhou Xuan after covering the misalignment, and the others defended the rotation to change positions. ”

The players came out. Last season's champions, the Warriors, received their championship rings at Oracle Arena. Old Nelson also arrived at the arena.

NBA commissioner David? Stern was there to present rings to everyone.

Stern remarked: "First of all, I would like to congratulate Donald? Nelson won the championship ring as a coach and Zhou Xuan, the MVP of the finals, congratulated him on getting the first ring of his career. Also, congratulations to all the Warriors players and coaching staff, congratulations! ”

Under Stern's introduction, Nelson Sr. appeared and received the ring from the president. Nelson Sr. smiled and said, "That's what we're working so hard for." I would like to thank Marion, Morrow, Dolby above all. Although the three of them are no longer in the team, they have contributed a lot to the team's championship. Now, Mr. Zhou, please come up. ”

It's a small event. One by one, the players accept the rings and then introduce the next teammate to the stage.

After Zhou Xuan got the ring, he said with a smile: "He is the best in the league, he can play inside and outside, he played very well in the playoffs, and he did not fall behind in the face of Howard, without him, we would not have this championship." My teammate – Zach? Randolph! ”

Randolph took the ring and said, "Speak in front of so many people...... I was a little nervous. When I came to the Warriors, he welcomed me and helped me, he was a great captain and worked both ends of the floor. Is he Stephen? Jackson! ”

Jackson introduced Margety again, and so on. Everyone enjoyed the cheers of the home stadium. The former owner of the Warriors became the last man to play in the game.

Then, the countdown began, accompanied by Queen's "We Are the Champions", and the latest pennant slowly shone out of Oracle Arena, which read 2008-2009 season, NBA championship, Golden State Warriors!

Before the game even started, the momentum of the Warriors completely overwhelmed the Rockets. The championship ring awarding ceremony is very enviable. Ariza is particularly impressed, as the Warriors eliminated the Lakers to advance to the Finals. If the Lakers advance, they are also confident of beating the Magic, who have obvious flaws in the roster.

CCTV5 broadcasts live across the country, and the Warriors have the most live broadcasts this season. TNT Radio USA also broadcasts live across the United States. After the warm-up of the players on both sides, the starters stood on the field and the game was about to begin.

There was a spectacle in the center circle, Randolph and Scola were two floor-to-ceiling balls that could not jump, and after jumping Scola was obstructed by his long hair, Randolph had a slight advantage and won the ball.

Zhou Xuan controlled the ball past half court, waved his hand to let the players pull away, and in the first round he formed a heads-up with Brooks at the top of the arc.

Brooks was one step away from Zhou Xuan and lowered his center of gravity. Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball under his crotch and took a step to the right, holding the ball in his right hand and bringing his left hand closer.

Brooks immediately moved his center of gravity forward, his actual height was less than 180CM, and he was afraid of Zhou Xuan's jump shot. Zhou Xuan made a feint and used "Buddha worship", and the left side of the change of direction suddenly accelerated past Brooks.

The referee observed his movements, hesitated for a moment and did not blow, although there was a pause, but there was no obvious wrist flip. The rhythm of the ball is very good.

Brooks hurriedly turned around to chase the defense, Zhou Xuan didn't take it inside, and took a quick stop jump shot after the free throw line, Brooks didn't have time to jump up and block, the ball had already been shot, and it was hollow into the net. 2 to 0.

Stanley, the home announcer, shouted: "The first shot of the new season for the Warriors, Stephen hit it every week!" ”

The Rockets attacked, Brooks controlled the ball, and Zhou Xuan defended. Hayes pulled out to cover. Zhou Xuan has already thought of a strategy, if Scola comes out to cover, he will change the defense, because Scola has a stable mid-range shooting ability. If Hayes comes out, just let it go.

Zhou Xuan bypassed Hayes, chased Brooks from the side, and entered the penalty area. Brooks is the top in the speed league, and he accelerated past Margety and was about to go to the basket, but was stopped by Zhou Xuan.

He saw a bad chance and chose to split the ball to the middle. Margeti turned to keep up with Hayes. Hayes could only score from the basket, and after being blocked from cutting the lane, he had to pass the ball out again.

Ariza picked up the ball and singled out Jackson, leaned on Scola's cover, and made a one-step pull-up jump shot on the left, and the ball bounced out of the frame. Now that the Rockets are short of scorers, Ariza has just joined and wants to take on more responsibility. Unfortunately, this is not a good thing for the Rockets, and the ball-handling offense is not Ariza's strong point at all.

The rebound was easily obtained by Randolph and handed over to Zhou Xuan's organization.

The rocket's defense speed was very fast, and Zhou Xuan waved his hand to let his teammates pull away. Smart didn't arrange for him to have unlimited shots, but the possession was in his hands. Zhou Xuan wanted to play singles again.

The experience on the street court, and the experience of constantly going heads-up, Zhou Xuan knows what to do in the face of people who are shorter than him, and the speed of lateral movement is nothing great.

At the top of the arc, Zhou Xuan continued to dribble under his crotch, and the fans were shocked, although he played street ball in Europe, some people also took videos, but the people who saw it were a few.

A trick "herewego! Six crotch dribbles slowly moved forward into the three-point line, Brooks suddenly felt humiliated, this is a standard street ball move, Zhou Xuan began to perform.

Brooks took a step forward and wanted to reach out to steal the ball, Zhou Xuan immediately pulled the ball up, jumped to the right side, and made a quick stop jump shot inside the three-point line. Brooks blocked from the side, but he couldn't reach it because he was short, Zhou Xuan shot with a light tip of the toe ball, and hit again! 4 to 0.

After the goal, Zhou Xuan raised his fist high, and shouted at Brooks in the defense, "Come on!" ”

Many fans doubt that this person is still not Zhou Xuan, he was very low-key last season, expressionless on the court, and would not provoke so loudly. But in the opening game, he seemed to have an extra violent aura on him.

Only Liu Yang, Zheng Bin and a few other Chinese students guessed that it was Nie Yuyan's incident that made his mentality change!