The China race in the capital station attracted more attention than the Guangzhou station, and the competition was more intense than the Guangzhou station.

The Mavericks' bench showed inconsistency in Game 2.

At the end of the game, Howard and Daniels together scored 10 points.

And that's a natural thing.

No matter how good Howard and Daniels are, their stability can't be compared to Bodi Loga and Curry Sr.

That's something Johnson needs to tackle in the new season.

The good news is that it's just pre-season and there's a whole season to tweak for him.

But in such a game, Yi Jianlian once again performed amazingly, and he once again got 17 points and 7 boards!

Although it is only a preseason, the performance of these two games is completely worthy of the identity of the No. 5 show of the platinum generation.

After the China Tournament, both teams returned to the United States to continue their preseason journey.

While roster changes have made the team a little less consistent than last season, the Mavericks have been strong in the preseason.

In contrast, the Lakers' F4 performance has been a bit up and down.

Especially Kobe, and that kind of feud between Kobe and O'Neal.

This past summer has been extremely torturous for Kobe.

He was approved for arrest, then he appeared in court to deny the crime, and then his wife Vashani had a miscarriage, but she still stood by his side and stood unwavering in support of him.

Until now, the Eagle County incident has not ended, and he basically has to cooperate with the investigation every other day, and his personal status can be imagined.

and the phrase "Shaq did it too" he uttered in the summer, which made him and O'Neal break with each other completely.

Before, it was just an OK combination that looked like a god, but this season it has basically been 0 exchanges.

This situation has also made the outside world re-examine the strength of the Lakers and the possibility of the Mavericks defending their title.

Even, it is impossible to predict who will win this season's championship in the end.

It was definitely the most complicated season in almost a decade.

In this context, the curtain of the NBA2003~2004 season opened.

The Mavericks' opener was against ...... Nuggets.

Stern's fixture schedule will definitely not disappoint the fans.

After James said that he wanted to challenge Sun Hao at the draft meeting, this schedule has been arranged.

Coupled with the huge contracts signed by James and Nike, Sun Hao and Adi in the summer, No. 23 vs. No. 95 has become a game that fans are looking forward to.

There is no such thing as a step-by-step process, and this competition will be arranged for you to be the most exciting!

According to ESPN's "What opener do you want to see the most" survey, 80% of the votes were cast.

The long-awaited game.

Here's a word about the Nuggets' operations this summer.

In this year in history, the Nuggets signed Andre Miller, the former Clippers "Karen Mok", in the free market, and used him to partner Anthony.

Anthony is the scorer, and with Miller as a passer, the two are very compatible, and they also made the playoffs in this year.

But now that history has changed, Miller didn't make it to the Nuggets.

The reason is also very simple, James's technical characteristics are completely different from Anthony's, one is good at shooting and the other is good at shooting, and the management will naturally consider it when signing people.

The Nuggets' current option is to recruit Jason Terry of the former Hawks with a three-year, $25 million contract.

Terry averaged 17.2 points and 7.4 assists per game for the Hawks last season, but shot just 42.8 percent from the field and wasn't an efficient guard.

This, combined with his 1.88-meter-tall style of play as a shooting guard, made him struggle when he signed a contract extension with the Hawks in the summer.

The Hawks were only willing to offer a three-year, $22.5 million contract, and the Nuggets signed him to a slightly more lucrative contract.

The Nuggets did this in the same way they have historically been motivated to sign Miller.

They are eyeing Terry's nearly 40 percent three-point shooting rate in the last three seasons and his average of two per game.

Such an outside scorer is obviously a good match for James.

As for the organization, Terry is just a scorer, and James can fully share the load.

In addition to Terry, management also signed the original veteran Walsh Leonard.

This person is also a three-point shooter, and he has won the three-point shooting contest this year in history.

It can be said that compared with the management of the Cavaliers in the same period in history, the Nuggets' ability is definitely a notch better.

This also makes the height of the Nuggets Zhan look higher than that of the Cavaliers Zhan.

That night, the National Route Center was already full of seats in the morning.

In addition to the game itself being in the spotlight, tonight is a special day for Dallas fans.

Because the opening match is also the night when the defending champions present the championship ring and raise the championship flag!

"Sun, your challenger is here."

As the locker room was ready, Nowitzki said with a smile as he rubbed his feet.

"It's a pity that Dejan has returned to Europe."

Sun Hao didn't seem to care too much, but regretted that Bodi Loga and James couldn't get on top.

Speaking of which, the two play in a similar way.

Nowitzki laughed.

Sun Hao's mentality really can't be more stable.

By the time the Mavericks players came out of the aisle, the fans in the stadium had already given a standing ovation.

Although more than four months have passed since the championship, the night of the championship is still like yesterday, and the glory has always been in my heart.

James looked up at the atmosphere around him.

He'd seen it on the Mavericks' championship night.

The only difference is that he was a high school student at the time, but now he is in the NBA.

The first regular season game of his career against the defending champions is such an arrangement...... Very good.

Defeating Sun Hao, along with defeating the defending champion, such a script couldn't be better for him, the chosen one!

Shortly after the Mavericks entered the field, the championship ceremony soon began on the spot.

The lights of the arena hit the center of the court, which was already filled with championship rings belonging to the Mavericks.

Of course, more than 15.

In addition to the members of the Mavericks, the team's coaching staff and management will receive their own championship rings.

However, these rings are not identical.

Only management, coaching staff, and players who have played in the Finals will receive a "custom ring" engraved with their name engraved on it.

The rest of the people got no names.

The first championship in the history of the Mavericks, Cuban, who has always spent a lot of money, is naturally not stingy.

This time, the total cost of the championship rings was more than $1.2 million, as there were not many of them, and each ring was worth more than $40,000.

Don't think this ring is cheap, this is the beginning of the century, the Kuban investment in the ring has been auctioned in history.

Under the light, the two rows of rings reflect a dazzling light.

The front of the ring is covered with white diamonds, and the Mavericks icon outlined in the center is filled with white diamonds.

The remaining crevices were stuffed with blue diamonds.

It really embodies the word "trench".

And Cuban also fulfilled the promise he had made, and under each ring, there was a gold-plated mouse.

Send one get one free, which is also the first of its kind at the NBA championship award ceremony.

Once everything was ready, the award ceremony officially began.

The team management who receives the ring first, then the coaching staff, and finally the players.

Nelson Sr. is now with Anne in Europe, and Nelson Jr. receives his ring.

There are also some players who have left the team this season, and those who are still playing in the NBA, will be awarded before the game between the two sides, and those who have retired will be sent over privately.

This is also a common practice for the awarding of championship rings.

The first player to get a championship ring was Sun Hao.

When his name was called out at the scene, Nowitzki, Bell and others behind him directly pushed him out.

Sun Hao's contribution to last season's finals is obvious to all, and it is natural that he will be the first to go up to receive the award.

"Congratulations."

Stern said as he gave the ring to Sun Hao.

"It's a good start."

And after the congratulations, I also added a sentence by the way.

This sentence is meaningful.

However, Sun Hao didn't think much about it, and after saying thank you, he looked at the ring.

In addition to the diamond-encrusted front, the year of the championship on one side is 2003, and his name is engraved on the other

Pinyin, of course.

He took one look at it, put it on his finger, and kissed the front of the ring under the camera.

The first NBA championship ring in my life, a ring that took three years to get!

This kiss is an affirmation of his efforts in the past three years.

This scene was also frozen by the photographer at the scene and became one of the classic pictures.

At this time, on the other end of the court, James still couldn't help but show envious eyes.

Although he has set defeating Sun Hao as his first goal, he watched others take the championship ring in front of him in the first game of his career.

That...... It's still hard to be envious and jealous!

However, he will be able to do it soon!

The championship award ceremony was followed by the unveiling ceremony of the championship.

Unlike the World Series flag, the NBA championship flag has already been hoisted over the arena, just waiting for an unveiling.

At this time, next to the banner covered with the curtain, there was already an uncovered flag, which was the flag of last season's Western Conference champions.

After the countdown on the spot, with the cheers of the scene, the first championship flag belonging to the Mavericks was slowly unveiled.

Sun Hao looked up at the flag printed with the words "NBA championship in the 2002~2003 season", and the inside line was also full of pride.

It was the first banner of his career, but soon there was a second, a third...... Side N.

The beginning of the century was an era of shining stars, but what about Jordan's era?

In this era in history, every champion represents a story and a legend.

And what Sun Hao has to do is to do what Jordan did at the beginning, and make those stories and legends the best foil!

After the unveiling ceremony, he turned his head to look at James, the young man with envious eyes in his eyes.

Although it is cruel, but when it hits the muzzle of the gun, this belief can only be started by James!

After the unveiling ceremony, after a simple warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony not long after.

When the Mavericks starters came on the pitch, the cheers from the crowd were overwhelming.

Obviously, after the championship ring presentation and the unveiling of the championship flag, the atmosphere reached a high point at the beginning.

Of course, it's not just the fans who are inspired, seeing the eager faces of the Mavericks players.

The start of James' career looks going to be tough.

But it is precisely this kind of difficulty that James seems to be very excited.

He always firmly believed that he was the chosen one, and he was the one who wanted to defeat Sun Hao and take out the nickname of "Little Emperor"!

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started one after another.

On the Mavericks' side, Sun Hao, Bale, Finley, Nowitzki, Dampier.

On the Nuggets' side, Terry, Leonard, James, Nene and Camby.

As soon as the whistle blew in the game, Camby put the ball back in the Nuggets half, and the game officially began!

Terry was holding the ball up front, and he beckoned Nene to pull to the outside to block the pick-and-roll.

Although James was the champion of the '03 class, the Nuggets obviously didn't want to pull out the seedlings to help him, and they still let him adapt to the game at first.

The Mavericks couldn't change when they were blocked, and Terry dribbled directly to a three-point shot.

Although Terry does not have the nickname "Jet" now, his style of play has not changed much from his peak.

Bell was a little too late to get around the pick-and-roll, watching Terry's three-point shot.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, Terry's outside three-pointer fell!

He's not a nobody!

The Nuggets take the lead!

Looking back, Sun Hao also beckoned Nowitzki to block and dismantle, and the Nuggets went directly to the bag, and he gave the ball to Nowitzki.

Nowitzki received the ball and went straight to the basket, and after gaining weight, he looked fierce.

Camby was afraid of Nowitzki's shot, but Nowitzki took advantage of the momentum to accelerate and squeeze through, and then sent the ball into the basket with one hand.

A classic pick-and-roll combination from Sun Hao and Nowitzki.

The Mavericks' first offense also went in!

Coming back, Terry's replay was interfered with by Bell's early save, and his second three-point shot smashed into the frame.

Dampier defended the defensive rebound, and the Mavericks played defensive counters.

Finley followed up on the right side and received a pass from Sun Hao and flew to the basket.

It was a typical Mavericks-style defensive counterattack.

But at the moment Finley made a move, a figure flew from behind him.

It was lightning fast, and Finley didn't have time to dodge.

"Bang!"

In the stunned eyes of the fans at the scene, James chased from the front court to the back court and directly staged a pegboard hat on Finley!

This talent directly stunned the fans at the scene.

Is this the 2003 Top Show?

That's why he was able to suppress Anthony, who was omnipotent on the offensive end, and became the top pick!

After the block, James also took advantage of the situation to win the defensive rebound, and after landing, he turned around and played a fast break!

This amazing bouncing power is combined with the balance of the body against the sky, this kind of physical fitness, rare in history!

The Mavericks are all on the fast break, and only Dampier hasn't gotten past halfway to the free-throw line, where he can defend both penetration and shooting.

But James didn't mean to stop at all when he got to the three-point line, and just rushed to the frame.

Dampier reached out to stop him, but he soon realized that he was not prepared and was knocked out of the way.

The referee's whistle blew on the sidelines, signaling Dampier for a blocking foul.

But James' castration didn't stop at all, his feet seemed to step on a spring and soared into the air, and his right hand directly pulled the ball to the highest.