On the evening of the 30th, the Sun American Airlines Center was full, and the number of spectators reached the maximum capacity of the arena.

This TNT radio broadcast live in the United States, China's CCTV5 also broadcast live, the sun has won the attention of Chinese fans with its super strength, Guo Xu has received a lot of support, and the number of live broadcasts in China is second only to the rockets.

Yesterday the Rockets had a great opening game, beating the Nuggets 106-80.

Yao Ming shot 8-of-12 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line to score a team-high 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, beating out Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who shot 2-of-7 from the field and had just 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Without Nenne, the Nuggets' interior strength has decreased significantly, Camby is 211CM tall and weighs only 107 kg, he relies on his height and arm length, excellent bounce and is good at helping to defend blocks, but his body is not strong enough, and his defensive ability in the restricted area is generally easy to get injured.

Once Camby gets into foul trouble or gets injured, the Nuggets don't have a qualified interior center to play.

During the warm-up, Barkley said: "The biggest thing to watch today was the star-studded score, Jason started the game with great fitness. There is a big gap between the Cavaliers and the Suns, and I hope they can withstand it and not go into garbage time in the third quarter. ”

Kenny Smith said: "The Cavaliers don't seem to be weak if you just look at the card lineup, but they don't run in well and lack coordination. Pick LeBron James has to organize the offense, and Jason has a lot to learn from him. ”

The starters of both sides stood in the middle of the field, and there was no tension.

Guo Xu took the initiative to say hello to James. "I watched the video of your last game, you played great, you will definitely become a star in the future, come on."

"Thank you." James smiled and fell silent, he had an inexplicable hostility towards Guo Xu.

Maybe because Guo Xu has done too much, he is handsome and chic, usually singing, dancing and acting in movies, and can still play basketball well. He even did the opening ceremony to win the hearts of the people and inspire the enthusiasm of the fans. James thought to himself...... This kind of guy who pretends to be B with magnesium powder, he shouldn't exist.

Suns five: Guo Xu, Ragabel, Marion, Stoudmaire, Nene

Cavaliers Five: James, Ricky Davis, Darius Myers, Carlos Boozer, Ilgoskas.

Since the Cavaliers starters are big man lineups, the two interior lines can also pull out the mid-range shot, and the Nene starters with height and speed.

Barkley was happy when he looked at the lineup. "It's a good game, James is playing point guard, I wonder if the Suns will put Jason against him?"

Smith laughed: "The size gap between the two is too big, Jason is a head shorter, but in turn, James is also difficult to defend, this is a natural misalignment." ”

The two sides earned the ball, and Stoudeyer didn't even jump and went straight back to the defense, which was a very drag choice. In fact, the NBA game is not very important, and each side has two chances to attack first in the fourth quarter.

James dribbled the ball to the side, and sure enough, it was Guo Xu who was the main defense, and Guo Xu also lowered his center of gravity, looking only 160CM tall.

Such a height difference made all the Suns fans sweat for Guo Xu, there is a problem with the coach's arrangement, right? Can this be prevented?

D'Antoni can't help it, if Guo Xu doesn't defend against James, he has to defend against Davis, a 198CM tall point guard, and Darius, the starting small forward, is 206CM tall, and the gap is even greater.

Guo Xu put James two steps away, preventing sudden but not shooting, he knew that his weight of less than 80 kilograms could not carry James, and it was boring to go up and get close.

James is 203cm tall and weighs 111 kilograms when he is on the side, and his rookie season strength is among the best in the league. His weakness is his poor shooting, which he mainly relies on breakaways.

James hesitated outside the three-point line and didn't shoot, holding the ball and forcing a breakthrough, Guo Xu followed and retreated, and Nene and Marion retreated to help defend near the penalty area.

James saw that the breakthrough route was blocked, and the ball was distributed to the senior who played the longest time in the Cavaliers, the center "Big Z".

"Big Z" pulled to the high position, received the ball and shot in the open position, and hit two points steadily, 0-2.

"Big Z" is a very pity player, a talented 221CM center, when he first entered the league, his mobility and arm span were better than Yao Ming. He struggled with injuries early in his career, missing a total of 217 games in his first four seasons. Frequent injuries and surgeries ruined him, and now he's moving slower, his minutes are tightly controlled by the coaching staff, and his numbers are good inside and out, but not dominant.

The Suns attacked, James showed a "rookie" side, and just after half he chose to force Guo Xu, thinking that his high school defense would work in the NBA.

Guo Xu's center of gravity dropped very low, the height of the dribble was below the knee, and it was impossible for people with a height of more than two meters to break the ball in his hand unless he sneaked on the side and behind. He saw an opportunity to shoot the ball through James's crotch with his left hand, then accelerated to one side, sprinted two steps to pick up the basketball in front of the three-point line.

Immediately after that, he changed direction again and accelerated to face the defender Boozer shook half of his body, and took advantage of the situation to distribute a high ball to Xiao Si, who jumped up on the left side and scored a one-handed empty smash. 2 to 2.

As soon as Xiao Si rushed up, "Big Z" couldn't withdraw to the basket, and he didn't even have time to jump.

The fans applauded, and the big screen in the stadium gave a slow-motion replay, CCTV5's Zhang Li said with a smile: "Guo Xu taught the little champion a lesson at the beginning, it's best not to take big strides to defend the small, and the big man will definitely not win if he moves faster than the traverse speed." ”

"It's a little emperor, not a little champion." Xu Jicheng smiled and corrected his mistakes. "Since entering the league, Guo Xu has worn a lot of crotch wears, which is a big blow to the opponent's confidence."

The Cavaliers attacked, James took the ball over the half court and gave it to Davis, who singled out Bell, changed direction with the ball to a pull-up jumper, hit the iron under serious interference, and Nene grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and launched a counterattack with a pass.

Guo Xu dribbled quickly, and James quickly followed back to the defense, but his teammates couldn't do it. Xiao Si and Boozer ran two steps away. Guo Xu hit the ground between the two and passed to Xiao Si on the right, who scored with a one-handed smash.

4 to 2, Guo Xu's second assist.

The knights attacked, James held the ball and forced a breakthrough, and was surrounded by Xiao Si, Guo Xu, and Marion near the penalty area.

Even if he is at the peak of James, meeting these three people is like three heroes fighting Lu Bu, and he must retreat. He split the ball, Darius was released on the right side, and there was a good opportunity to jump and hit a three-point shot.

Darius was a draft pick in 2000, and was once known as "KG II", and now everyone can just laugh when they hear this statement, the gap is really not ordinarily big, even if he has no injuries, it is difficult to score doubles.

Three seasons later, Darius is still the kind of player who is "not three, not four", and there is no clear positioning. He lacks the ability to play big forward, and his breakthrough skills and shooting ability are average when playing small forward, and he can't defend both positions on the defensive end.

In the Sun positional battle, Xiao Si covered Guo Xu in the middle to block James, Guo Xu broke through to the right side to attract Boozer to change defense, Xiao Si turned and cut empty, and James followed Xiao Si to change defense.

Guo Xu stopped at the corner and half-turned to pass the ball to the middle of the outside line, and the no-ball cover on the left side helped Bale get rid of it completely, Davis was not active in chasing the defense, and the "big Z" did not change the defense.

It is impossible for "Big Z" to go to the top of the arc to make up for the perimeter, so that the Cavaliers' defense in the restricted area will be weaker, and the faster defender can also hold the ball past him.

Bell received the ball and hit a three-point jumper in an open position, 7-2, and Guo Xu had the third assist.