The refereeing issues between the Warriors and Spurs were boiling after the game, but the next day, the fans' attention was drawn to another game.

The Pelicans and Cavaliers, last season's Finals rivals, will open their respective seasons on the Pelicans' home court.

The scene of being forced 3-1 to 3 last season is still vivid, and Tang Tian's performance of grabbing 73 and 62 is also like yesterday.

Now that the season has just begun, the two teams are facing each other, and the league is familiar with shaping old rivals.

And this season, the Cavaliers also signed Whiteside, the only veteran who fell out with the Pelicans.

At the beginning of the season, the league served fans a feast.

On game day, the Cavaliers had an open practice session in the training hall.

Training was taking place on the field, and reporters were standing around the stadium.

In such a topical focus battle, they changed their methods to set something out before the game.

The mentality of the Cavaliers players looks very good, the players are talking and laughing, and James is also relaxed and practicing one-on-one offense and defense with Whiteside.

From this, it can be seen that the Cavaliers are determined to win the championship in the new season, and they are also full of confidence in the games that will start soon.

After the training session, reporters flocked to the team, with a large number of fans gathered around head coach Tyronn Lue and the team's core James.

But in addition to them, there was another person who was also surrounded by reporters, not Owen or Love, but Whiteside.

Whiteside has a well-known feud with the Pelicans, but he's a good player, having been a quasi-All-Star with the Heat last season.

The contract he signed with the Cavaliers is also the salary of the Big Four.

And his not-so-good personality is also known as his exposure increases.

If a journalist wants to set something, it is easiest for him.

"What do you think of tonight's opponent, the Pelicans? We all know you've played for the Pelicans for two seasons. ”

The reporter's first question was very straightforward.

"They're paper tigers."

Whiteside really didn't disappoint the reporter, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he rushed to make trouble.

"It's like their starting center, white and soft, I don't know when the center will start to play like that."

The center he refers to is Jokic, and even though he has been away from the Pelicans for more than a year, he is still unhappy with the competition with Jokic in the first place.

"Do you think the team can win tonight?"

The reporter then asked.

"Of course!"

Whiteside replied without hesitation.

'Before I was here, this team was in a tie-break with them, and now that I'm here, we're going to win and it's going to be an easy win.'

Whiteside's confidence overflowed.

If you weren't a fan who watched the finals, you would really think that what he said made sense.

The content of Whiteside's interview was reported, and Cavaliers fans were excited.

The strength of the Cavaliers is enough, they always felt that something was missing before, and now they find out that it is this kind of domineering.

James is domineering on the court, but he is low-key and humble in front of the media, and so are Owen and Love, and now Whiteside is here to make up for it!

Pelican fans were furious when they saw it.

The Cavaliers didn't have a lot of pressure on how to get to the tie-break last season, and Whiteside did it himself at the beginning, and he turned around and attacked Jokic.

It's really bad brain!

And the hatred value is completely full!

Other fans don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, and Whiteside's remarks only make the already high-profile game more exciting.

On game night, the New Orleans arena was packed.

Not only because the opening game is against the Cavaliers, but also because as the defending champions, the season opener at home will have a championship ring award ceremony.

The ring belongs to the team, but the honor belongs to the fans, who will also witness the team's first championship flag hoisted in the arena.

No Pelican fan would miss such an occasion.

There was still an hour left before the game, and the players of both teams entered early for warm-up training.

Tang Tian practiced for a while and then sat on the sidelines to rest.

Soon a reporter approached him.

"What do you think of Whiteside's remarks?"

Whiteside's words were reported and stirred up, and now they are known to everyone.

"It doesn't matter."

Tang Tian replied very casually, and his expression was also indifferent.

The reporter was stunned for a moment, he obviously didn't expect Tang Tian to answer like this.

However, looking at Tang Tian's expression, he was by no means pretending, he really didn't take Whiteside's words or Whiteside seriously.

After the reporter came back to his senses, he also understood that Whiteside was taught by Tang Tian, and his attitude towards the younger brother was no problem at all.

After the warm-ups, the on-site staff quickly began to set up the stage, and the players of both teams returned to the half court to wait for the championship ring award ceremony.

Except for Tang Tian and Ariza, the rest of the Pelicans team looked excited.

It was the first championship ring of their career.

At this time, Delon and West had very special expressions, looking at the glittering championship rings that were placed in the center of the court, and their eyes were full of envy.

The two veterans were also All-Stars in the league at their peak, but they have not been able to win a championship ring so far.

Tang Tian saw it and went over and patted them on the shoulder.

The meaning is clear, not now, but it will be soon.

Kenny Smith presided over the ceremony, which was attended by league president Adam Shower and Pelicans owner's wife, Gail Benson.

Tom Benson is unwell and can't go out, and now his wife is in charge of the Pelicans.

"Hello, New Orleans champions fans!"

Smith is a professional commentator who knows how to shape the atmosphere of the scene, and he moves the mood of the New Orleans arena as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Charles envy you because you're just like me, you're going to have a championship ring right away."

He then looked in the direction of the Pelicans' bench and said, revealing his plastic friendship with Barkley.

There were bursts of cheers and whistles at the scene, and the atmosphere was completely brought up.

Xiao Hua smiled, no one knew what was going on in his heart.

But just like at the end of last season's tiebreaker, the championship ring is there waiting for him to be awarded, whether he wants it or not, whether he's in a good mood or not.

When Smith finished the warm-up and announced the start of the championship ring ceremony, the lights and cameras were focused on the ring in the center of the stage.

At the top of the ring is the player's jersey number, which is surrounded by 74 sapphires, representing the Pelicans' all-time 74 wins last season!

On each side of the ring, there are 14 diamonds, representing the team's 14-year history (including the predecessor Hornets).

The players' names are engraved on the side of the ring, with 4-0 and 4-3 underneath their names, representing their Western Conference Finals and Finals scores, respectively.

This ring is full of honor and history, and not only does it have a large combination of white gold and diamonds, but each ring is unique!

According to the pre-game news, the cost of this ring is $1 million!

The Pelicans' first championship ring, the team's top management really made a bloody investment!