379: The Bay Area has risen

Both game days of the new NBA season have ended, and all 30 teams across the league have shown their faces in front of fans.

The start of the season has been quite successful for the league. Because in just two days, the teams have exuded the charm of the NBA to the fullest.

What is the charm of the NBA? Uncertainty is definitely one of them. Even a team with a strong squad on paper can play poorly. A team that looks mediocre is likely to play well.

For example, on the day of the opening game, the Dallas Mavericks played away against the Los Angeles Lakers, who make up the F4 combination.

It's been a full year since the Mavericks won the championship, and now the Mavericks have basically said goodbye to the championship race. The Lakers, who have four superstars, Nash, Kobe, Gasol and Howard, are considered the favorites to win the championship.

As a result, the Mavericks were stunned when Nowitzki was out with an injury, and no one on the team scored more than 20, and defeated the Lakers with a luxurious lineup 99-91 on the road!

Gasol had 23 points, Kobe Bryant had 22 and Howard had 19. But apart from the three of them, the Lakers didn't have any other player in double figures. Mike. Brown seems to have an extremely bad grip on the Lakers, who are struggling to play on offense and can be said to be completely disorganized.

In this way, the much-anticipated Lakers lost their debut, and it also made a wonderful start to the NBA this season.

All teams, don't think you're stable.

The defeat of another Los Angeles team, the Clippers, broke the hearts of Los Angeles fans even more.

Facing Link, who is "no longer going to improve", facing Randolph, who is "almost scrapped", and Iguodala, who is "not suitable for the Grizzlies", ...... The Los Angeles Clippers were stunned to play a game that was extremely ugly from the scene to the result.

Spectacle-wise, the Clippers trailed from the first quarter. Although the difference was close to 3 points in the second quarter, it was just a return to the light. Throughout the game, Clippers fans did not see the progress of Griffin and Jordan Jr., but instead saw Link's empty dunk, step-back three-pointers, Randolph's return to form and Gasol's increasing maturity.

As a result, the final defeat also made the hearts of Los Angeles fans painful, and the Clippers and Lakers both lost, which undoubtedly gave them a blow in the face.

The proud Los Angeles fans bowed their heads, and the new season undoubtedly made them understand that the land of Los Angeles is no longer the dominant player in the basketball world.

Of course, in addition to the Lakers and Grizzlies, the hottest team is undoubtedly the Houston Rockets!

The Rockets have done little this summer except for bringing in Jeremy Lin. Just when people thought that the Rockets were going to continue to sink like this, they suddenly traded for last season's Sixth Man of the Year James after all the preseasons. Harden!

Harden joined the Rockets for a simple reason – money and status.

As soon as he transferred to the Rockets, Harden signed a five-year contract worth $80 million, which is a price that the Thunder cannot give Harden. Of course, in addition to money, Harden also has an absolute central position in the Rockets.

In the Thunder, Harden can only be the sixth man after Westbrook and Durant. But in the Houston Rockets, Harden can get the treatment of the star of the house. The deal came very suddenly, and the appearance of the "Harlem Combination" also put the Rockets in the spotlight.

As a result, the Rockets challenged the Pistons away in the first game of the new season, and Harden and Jeremy Lin put on amazing performances.

Jeremy Lin had 12 points, 8 assists and 4 steals, showing all-round. And James. After Harden was untied, he went crazy and scored 37 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals!

Harden also became the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points and 12 assists in his debut on a new team! In the history of the Rockets, there are a total of five players who can score 35 points and 10 assists in a single game, and the person who did it before Harden is called Tracy. Mcgrady. And that was five years ago.

As soon as Harden joined the Rockets, he broke the record. There is no doubt that this makes James. Harden's popularity skyrocketed.

If last season he was just a sixth man who didn't care much, this season he is a rising star who has attracted the attention of fans around the world.

Overall, the Grizzlies beat the Clippers. Hollinger was slapped in the face by the national live broadcast, and the popularity is still not as hot as the Lakers' loss and Harden's history.

But Link doesn't care, what the Grizzlies need is not heat, it's winning. If the heat is everything, Kobe Bryant doesn't have to push himself desperately in Los Angeles.

Although he won his season debut, although he disgraced Hollinger. But after the game with the Clippers, Link still takes training seriously.

And since this season is not a shrinking season, the intervals between each game are not as dense. So, Link can happily practice again.

"You have to keep an eye on that kid, he didn't leave until ten o'clock yesterday. Before, we wouldn't have let him practice that late. "In Stevens' office, assistant coach Elston. Turner started complaining about Link training too long.

Stevens took his coffee, smiled and shook his head. He's probably one of the few coaches in the league who is struggling with players being training for too long.

Everyone else is worried about players not training on time or leaving early, but Stevens has to find a way not to let the players train......

"After that, the basketball hall was closed at eight o'clock, and no one was allowed to enter. Tell Link that if he insists on training later, spend the night in the basketball arena. Stevens then came up with a solution, which was a blissful annoyance.

"I think this will work, or that kid Link will have to break up all the trainers on our team." Turner smiled.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"Just a few days after the start of the new season, many trainers complained that they came home too late and were mistaken by their wives for having an affair outside. After all, a woman wouldn't believe that a couple of big men could work late into the night around a basketball, hahahahahaha. ”

"Link that guy...... By the way, the video of our opponent's game in the next game, are you ready? Stevens finished his coffee, and the chatting time officially ended. Next, it's time to get to work.

"Don't worry, it's already ready. But with only one video of the game, isn't the sample too small? Do we need to find some footage of their game from last season? ”

"No, watching the footage of their game from last season is just a waste of time. This year, they've become completely different. It's not a change in tactics and a change in personnel, it's a change in the whole system. Therefore, the video of their game last season is not of reference value. ”

"Speaking of which, are they really worth your effort? Last season, the Warriors only finished third from the bottom in the West. "Elster. Turner spread his hands, and he thought Stevens, who had just taken office, was a little too nervous.

Fighting warriors is not a problem at all.

However, Stevens remained unsmiling, "Trust me, Turner. If you look closely at their first game, you will know that this Warriors team is very different from last season, and even from the Warriors of the last 20 years. They are definitely a formidable opponent, and if they are taken lightly, they will be the same as the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening game. ”

The young marshal knows that this year's Bay Area is not so easy to conquer.