Chapter 725 [Our Tacit Understanding and Dominance]
At the post-game press conference, Guo Xu commented on the game: "I can't win the scoring title this season, and we will win and lose many games within three quarters, but I believe that the Suns can hit the record of the best record in the regular season." ”
Reporters know that he is not talking big, and one game can show how strong the Suns are this season, and it is hard to imagine that this is the point difference played by the opponent in the second round last season, and the Clippers did not even resist at all.
The reporter asked, "Which team do you think has the potential to threaten the Suns?" ”
"I don't know which team's point guard can beat me, and they will probably win the championship." Guo Xu said with a smile.
What he said was from his heart, with the Suns' current roster, even without him, there are few teams in the league that can compete.
Core comparison, Guo Xu has beaten opponents all these years, how can a point guard beat him? Chris Paul, Deron Williams are still tender. Nash is Guo Xu's most restrained person, and Iverson has long been ignored by him.
Roy attended the press conference and commented on Guo Xu: "Jason told me how to play in the summer, asked me to watch the footage of the Suns' game, imitated Joe Johnson, and I did. As it turned out to be today, I got a lot of easy shots. ”
The reporter asked, "What do you think?" ”
Roy excitedly said, "It's great, it's easier for me to score when I play next to him than I did in college, I really didn't expect that." ”
Last season's first-round rookie David Lee also had similar feelings, Roy's experience is deeper, the opponent's defense is mainly towards Guo Xu and Xiao Si, he has an easy heads-up opportunity or even a vacant opportunity.
If he joins the Trail Blazers, Roy will be the centerpiece of the team's perimeter and will face the opponent's defensive expert every game, and he will be a player who wants to attract and assist teammates. Now, he's facing the opposition's defensive weaknesses.
After praising his teammates in an interview, Xiao Si talked about his injury. 'I felt like I was ready to play at the end of last season and did a recovery session, but the coaching staff decided to give me a year off and I called Jason at the time. He said don't joke about his career and win the championship together next season. Now it's time to show our understanding and dominance. ”
After the game, online fans commented on the game, and many said that "this season is the finale", no team can threaten the status of the Suns, they have two more All-Stars than last season.
Stoudamire had 20 points and five rebounds, Marion had 16 points and four rebounds, and Roy had 17 points and three assists, and the three played only 18 minutes. All seven members of the Suns team scored double-doubles, and the top scorer was Xiao Si, who scored 12 points in 6 minutes in the second quarter.
All of the Suns' players in the 12-man squad got their chance to play and all scored. ESPN used "incredible" to describe the cooperation between Guo Xu and Roy, thinking that Roy was very mature and not like a newcomer.
In fact, Roy is very mature, he was born on July 23, 1984, five months older than LeBron James, who played in the NBA for three seasons, and played four full years in college.
In the other game played the same day, the Hawks beat the Heat by 40 points 108-68 at home.
Guo Xu's buddy "Big Shark" O'Neal is really not good, he is the "Big Z" Ilgoskas shot 3 of 10 from the field, 1 of 2 free throws, and only scored 7 points and 5 rebounds. The hidden dangers of the Heat's devil training began to appear, and he was out of energy.
Pat Riley doesn't care about the age of the players, and even Alonzo Mourning, who has undergone kidney replacement surgery, has trained a lot in pre-season training camp. Riley also wants Antoine Walker to reduce his intensity training.
The result backfired, the Heat players in the preseason were almost trained to death by Riley, and the opening game was collectively lacking in physical strength, and only Wade scored a double-double.
The next day, other NBA teams also appeared.
Kobe Bryant, who was known as "forcibly bringing the Lakers into the playoffs by personal ability" last season, did not play because of a sprained ankle, and the Lakers blossomed more, with six players scoring double-doubles and beating the Warriors 115-98 away.
Odom had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Bogut had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, new signing Artest had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and Monta Ellis also scored 16 points.
The Lakers didn't look weak without Kobe, and Ellis's performance with the ball was a surprise.
The Rockets have disappointed fans once again, and before the start of the season, many Chinese fans thought they would be the favorites to win the championship, bringing in Spanollis, Kirk Schneider, and Sefrosha in the summer, adding scoring points and strengthening the wings. Jarred Jack also performed much better in the preseason than last season.
As a result, the Rockets lost 105-110 to the Jazz in the opening game.
Maddy shot 8-of-24, 1-of-4 from three-point range and 8-of-13 from the free-throw line to finish with 25 points, five rebounds and nine assists while shooting just 33.3 percent from the field. Yao Ming shot 8-of-12 and 6-of-7 free throws to finish with 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, shooting 66.7% from the field, just double that of Maddie.
After the game, Nelson Sr. criticized Maddie in the locker room, thinking that he was just playing randomly, and most of his shots were reversed and he was not allowed to bet on a one-step pull-up jump shot. The Rockets should put the ball in Yao Ming's hands more for him to shoot.
Ever since Nelson Sr. joined the Rockets, he has been arranging offensive tactics around the "Yao core", and he has always been unhappy with Maddy, and in the summer he wanted management to trade him out, but was vetoed by owner Alexander. Alexander likes Maddie and thinks he can get back to the top.
The highlight of the Rockets was Spanollis, who scored 13 points and 3 assists in his debut, and Nelson Sr. arranged for him to be the sixth man, responsible for handling the ball in the second quarter, and had an interior to play blocking and dismantling with him.
Spanoulis's nickname is "European Kobe", and if you look at the nickname, you can see that his specialty is attacking with the ball, and he is a two-way guard who prefers the No. 2 position. The elder Nelson appreciated his ability and gave him a lot of opportunities to perform in the pre-season and would not let him go back to Greece.
In his previous life, Spanoulis failed to succeed in the NBA because he met the amazing Jeff Van Gundy. He never shoots a three-pointer in the corner, Van Gundy doesn't care about that, you just stand in the corner and shoot for me. Can't make it? You're such a piece of shit.
Not to mention the "European Kobe", even if Kobe fell into the hands of Van Gundy and was arranged to shoot three points in the bottom corner, he would have to be wasted, and the shooting rate would not reach 30%.
Several strong teams won the first game last season, and the Pistons and Cavaliers have little change from last season's lineups, relying on the original core to play, and experts don't think they can threaten the Suns.
The Western Nuggets got off to a good start with a 14-point victory over the Clippers, with the trident of Iverson, JR Smith, and Anthony on the outside, all of whom scored 20+, and Nene came off the bench to perform averagely, scoring 10 points and 7 rebounds.
The Nuggets are considered to be the team that can compete with the Suns, with two super scorers leading the team, and Nene is also recovering well, putting on an open dunk in the game.
The Spurs defeated the Mavericks in the same district 107-91 on the road in their first game.
The Mavericks' wing defense still has an Achilles' heel to fear, and they only signed Nowitzki and Jason Terry in the offseason. Because of Dampier's junk contract, the Mavericks' salary space is locked up and they can't bring in a wing star in free agency. Not picking Josh Howard changed the Mavericks' fortunes.
The Spurs had six players in double figures, and Granger scored 15 points in his team's debut, hitting two three-pointers. He and Michael Finley were in charge of bringing in the benches to ensure attacking firepower.
The Spurs have also poached blue-collar center Francisco Elson, who is more mobile, to stabilize the defense, and the strength has improved significantly.
November 3 is the highlight game, with the Spurs opening home against the Suns......