The NBA schedule is tight, with only half a day off after the opening game.

At noon the next day, Zhou Xuan went to eat Mexican food with Jackson, Margeti and other big brothers. Jackson was very straightforward, saying that if you invite you to dinner, you can't go to it. In the afternoon, Zhou Xuan and his teammates flew to Toronto on a special plane to prepare for the game against the Raptors.

Toronto is the largest city in Canada, with a population of more than 3 million and about 600,000 Chinese. It doesn't matter if you don't speak English here, because at least one Chinese person will be in sight at a glance. Due to the rapid growth of the Chinese population in Toronto in recent years, many people nickname Toronto "Chinese". The number of Chinese immigrant students at the famous University of Toronto has also skyrocketed, and the University of Toronto has been nicknamed the "Chinese University". Nie Yuyan also considered going there, and did some investigations, but found that it was a bit messy, so she chose the cleaner Auckland.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the group arrived at the hotel, Zhou Xuan found that next to the main entrance of the hotel, a signboard light box was lit, which said "Wusong Dental Hospital" in Chinese, and he was not light, this doctor wanted to prove that he could extract teeth?

Zhou Xuan feels that the industries that Chinese people are engaged in are restaurants, supermarkets or travel companies, and it is quite remarkable to be able to open a dental hospital.

In fact, there are many Chinese-owned dental hospitals in Toronto, and with the improvement of the quality of new immigrants, immigrants gradually find jobs in mainstream society, and Chinese can often be seen among government employees, executives of multinational companies, and doctors in public hospitals. Just pick up a small shopping mall just outside of Toronto and you'll see a large number of Chinese shops, restaurants and tour companies. In recent years, most of the nail salons in Canada are also owned by Chinese.

Zhou Xuan's opponent in this game is Jose, the famous player of the Spanish national team? Calderon. At first, the old Nelson set him the target person.

Calderon's performance is evident and he is a traditional point guard who stands out. Last season, he used TJ Ford's injury to play 11+8 and squeeze Ford out.

Calderon's most praised is his assist-to-turnover ratio, which is the first among NBA point guards, which means that he is very stable, more stable than Paul and Delon. But he is not famous yet, and he has not experienced a major test, so this first place is not very solid. All in all, his passing ability is very good, and he was the only player last season to average less than 30 minutes per game and provide more than six assists. And he has a very high shooting percentage, free throws, and a high total three-point shooting percentage. So he's a model of a traditional point guard, but he's not physically fit enough to be devoid of defensive ability and athleticism.

Nelson Sr. thinks that Zhou Xuan will play much easier in this game, and Calderon's defense is much worse than Paul's.

The Raptors were generally favored by experts before the season, and the star of the house is Chris? Bosh, who averaged 22 per game last season. 3 points 8. 7 rebounds 2. With 6 assists and 1 block, the efficiency is among the best among interior players in the league. In the 2006-2007 season, the Raptors made the playoffs for the first time in five years, and also won the Atlantic Division championship. Mitchell also won the Coach of the Year title. But last season, the Raptors tightened up and then relaxed, and although they made the playoffs, they went home to fish in the first round, which was like a flash in the pan.

Experts think Jermaine was added this summer? O'Neal, the interior has been strengthened, and the Raptors are hopeful of rebounding again in the new season, but this is still not a championship-level team, and the playoffs are a reasonable goal.

In fact, there are also many "bricks" in the United States, looking at the data nonsense, they completely overestimate the Raptors.

It is said that "Rome was not built in a day", and the addition of O'Neill Jr., although it has positive significance, is not the key to the qualitative change of the team. Moreover, O'Neal Jr.'s injury history in recent years has taken a toll on his recognised talent. And the arrival of O'Neill Jr. is bad news for another person, that is, Italian champion Bagnani, whose playing time will inevitably be affected.

And in order to get O'Neal Jr., the Raptors sent TJ Ford, which directly caused the reality of insufficient depth in the backcourt. If Calderon is injured and out of play, there will be no one to lead the backcourt, and how to play the power of the pick-and-roll attack will also become a huge problem. There are many people who think that the Raptors sending Ford away is a big failure. Ford was the only strongman in the NBA who could beat Iverson with speed, and as early as Ford's rookie season, Iverson exclaimed "Maybe this is the only person in the league who is faster than me". If it weren't for the injury concern, he would be much better than Calderón.

It's clear that the Raptors are a team with weak defenses and a broken roster. But before the game, experts still expressed optimism about the Raptors' victory over the Warriors. They also played well in the first game, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 95-84 on the road, and today is their home opener, so they will definitely have more energy.

There was a small episode when the players came out, and Zhou Xuan received warm applause, and the players on both sides couldn't figure out whose home game it was for a while. At a glance, there were many Chinese in the stands.

Margeti sighed: "This is too exaggerated, just entered the NBA to have this kind of treatment, generation Chinese are really happy." ”

Jackson also patted Zhou Xuan on the shoulder and said, "Cheer up, today is your home game." ”

The largest fan base in the NBA is Chinese, and Yao Ming squeezed O'Neal to become a Western All-Star starter in his first season, which shows the number and power of fans. Since Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, "Komi" claims to have 6 billion, most of whom are also Chinese.

Old Nelson arranges tactics before the game, and he can still play as fast as he can. He said: "Zhou, O'Neal Jr.'s speed is not as fast as before, you must grasp his weakness in the process of switching attack and defense to speed up the tempo, and strive to complete the attack before he settles on the inside, the key to the victory or defeat of this game is you." The Raptors will definitely use joint defense, and one of the weakest points of their defense is Calderon, you can choose to play him alone, or block and dismiss the ball and misplace the offense, let go of the play, and shoot when you have the opportunity. ”

Old Nelson's plan is very clear, that is, to exercise Zhou Xuan, like the previous two years to exercise Monta? Ellis the same. Shooting is practiced, only dare to shoot, shoot more, and find the shooting rhythm in the game, the strength can be slowly improved. As a point guard, as long as Zhou Xuan's shooting percentage can have four achievements is qualified, as long as he can score points, it will help the team win more, and several veteran players have no opinion on this.

If you don't shoot all the time, it will become a habit after a long time. The NBA started to shoot poorly, and there were many examples that were practiced later, such as the Suns' Stoudmayer, who was physically strong, and was a monster under the basket when he first entered the league, and his offensive means was to dunk under the basket and shoot under the basket. Later, Stoudamire developed an accurate mid-range shot and became a superstar.

Before coming on the pitch, the five starters pressed their hands together. Jackson said loudly: "Zhou, beckon when you need cover, Andris pay attention to the rebound in the front court." ”

Zhou Xuan continued: "Everyone is actively running, as long as you reach the position where you shoot or run out of the empty position, I will immediately pass the ball over, or that sentence, I will not let you down." ”

Margeti proposed, "Shout out." ”

Jackson shouted the Warriors' slogan "WeBelieve"! Everyone responds together, and the game is about to begin.

The Warriors' starting five are the same as they are on the court. Zhou Xuan, Jackson, Margety, Harrington, Biedrins.

Raptors starting five: Jose? Calderon, Anthony? Parker, Giamario? Moon, Chris? Bosh, Jermaine? O'neill.

"Champion" Bagnani sat on the bench. He also came off the bench in the last game and performed very badly, scoring a point on 0-of-4 shooting in 20 minutes, grabbing five rebounds and providing two assists. O'Neal Jr. is more of a center than him, at least with a little more power under the basket and a block.

Biedlins jumped the ball to win O'Neal Jr., and the ball was dialed to Jackson, who passed to Zhou Xuan, and the Raptors players were placed in the joint defense, and Calderon defended Zhou Xuan at the top of the arc.

After the first game, it was no longer a secret that Zhou Xuan could shoot, and the Raptors scouts must have given the latest information, Calderon did not dare to let him go two steps to defend, lowering his center of gravity to keep a distance.

Zhou Xuan observed Calderon's body shape, and went through the information in his mind, he was 191CM tall and weighed 95 kilograms, which was the largest among the guards. The lack of long Achilles tendon in the calf proves that the explosiveness is average, and he is not as muscular as the black players and has a surprisingly low fat content. He waved his hand and let his teammates pull away.

In the first ball, Zhou Xuan had to play alone to see how well Calderon defended. After taking two steps, he suddenly accelerated, took a right step across his shoulder, and then turned his left hand to the left side, took a big step forward, and rushed into the three-point line.

In just one step, he passed Calderon and was under much less defensive pressure than he was against Paul, and Calderon did not take a foul and turned from behind to chase the defense. Zhou Xuan was very fast, took the ball three steps in front of the free throw line, and hit the basket head-on. Bosh and Harrington went out, and the man under the basket was O'Neal Jr., who stood a little outside the reasonable collision zone and prepared to block Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan held the ball with both hands and pretended to go to the basket from the right side, attracting O'Neal Jr.'s body to move his weight sideways and twisting his body, and gently sent the basketball out of O'Neal Jr.'s side with his left hand. 2 to 0.

"Good ball, this kid is really smart, I can understand everything he says, and I feel like I'm underestimating him a little bit now when he got to the level of Calderón at the beginning of the season." Nelson Sr. is in a very good mood, and if the rookie in the second round can play a performance of a guard with an annual salary of tens of millions, it is impossible for anyone to remain indifferent.

Assistant Coach Keith? Smart smiled: "I guess he will be more beautiful today, Calderon has a good offense, but the defense is too poor. ”

When they teased each other, they forgot that the Warriors were interested in bringing in Calderon in the summer, but they were scared off by the Raptors' five-year offer of 45 million. For someone who can't defend, that's too high.