On October 31, the Suns host the Clippers.

The Clippers' roster has hardly changed from last season, except for the extension of free agents whose contracts have expired, and for such a familiar team, fans are not worried about the Suns being upset at all.

During the break, Guo Xu gave his teammates a high-end custom suit as a gift as a shirt for the new season.

He doesn't force his teammates to dress uniformly during the regular season, but when there are important games, he hopes that everyone can play the role of a male model team to boost morale. For example, important games broadcast live across the United States, retro nights that pay tribute to predecessors, Christmas wars, and so on.

The opening match was also an important match, and everyone wore new clothes to the stadium, which attracted the attention of the media and fans.

Before the start of the game, the Suns held a championship ring presentation ceremony as usual, and retired veterans Payton and Kukoc both came to the scene to watch the game in the front row, and received their championship rings on the court, receiving warm applause.

Guo Xu made a brief speech as a representative of the players. "I think the most important thing everyone is about whether the Suns can defend their title this season, and I suggest that everyone keep a low profile like me, don't underestimate any team, and play each other with a five-to-five mentality."

Guo Xu paused for a moment and smiled: "We are the winners, the opponents are the losers, each accounting for half of the game, that's it." ”

The fans applauded together, was it this kind of five-five opening method? It's no wonder the Suns swept the Cavaliers last season.

Reporters from online media immediately reported Guo Xu's words, an interesting declaration of defending the title.

The game was broadcast live in the United States, and China's CCTV5 also chose to broadcast it live, because Yao Ming's Rockets team did not play today. Teacher Zhang Li explained with his young partner Yu Jia this time.

Zhang said: "The Suns' two All-Star players are back, and Howard is gone in exchange for Roy. Roy had a good preseason, averaging 15 points per game and was very promising, and I just hope the Clippers can hold on a little bit more today. ”

Yu Jia said: "It is difficult for Guo Xu to defend the scoring title this year, I think he will assist his teammates, help the newcomers run in, and help the two teammates who have come back to find their form, so that it is easier to win in the playoffs." ”

If the Suns win the championship, Guo Xu will also hold six championship rings. He also has four consecutive MVPs and in some ways will surpass Jordan to become the first man in NBA history, and I hope he can do that. ”

Yu Jia nodded: "It's impossible for him to win the regular season MVP this year, and he will win 5 consecutive times." ”

Guo Xu is very aware of this, so his mentality is more relaxed, he has no goal in terms of data in the regular season, he doesn't have to brush up on the data, and is willing to share the ball. Anyway, no matter what record or data, he won't win the prize.

After the warm-up, the two starters stood in the middle of the field.

Suns five: Guo Xu, Roy, Marion, Haslem, Stoudamire.

Clippers five: Shaun Livingston, Mobley, Quentin Rose, Brand, Carman.

Just look at the lineup to know how rigid Coach Dunleavy's brain is, last season, the Clippers were too slow to match the inside, they were beaten by the Suns, and the positional defense was also big, and the No. 1 Livingston main defense Guo Xu was misplaced.

However, Dunleavy still started Carman, in fact, let Brand play center, let Radmanovic and Margeti play a cameo power forward, the effect is better, the defensive end is mobile, and the offensive end can pull away.

The Clippers didn't bring in a fast guard in the summer, and the salary space was used to re-sign Cassel and Radmanovic, and owner Donald Sterling clearly didn't have the idea of competing for a championship, leaving manager Elgin Baylor to watch.

Kassel never received a high salary when he was able to play star data in the early stage of his career, and he obviously couldn't run at the end of his career, and he was played by Guo Xu last season, but he won a 2-year contract extension of 13 million.

This is a big premium, and sure enough, the 36-year-old Cassel played very poorly in the preseason, and there was no way to fight back against Guo Xu, and Dunleavy could only let him be the bench today.

Smalls showed his bounce in the scrum to prove to everyone that he was back and the Suns were the first to strike.

Marion received the ball and dribbled two steps to Guo Xu, but Guo Xu was unlucky, and suddenly shot three points two meters outside the three-point line in the middle.

How could Livingston have imagined that the first goal of the new season would be such a "blind throw"? He retreated to the three-point line and was far away from Guo Xu, and when he turned his head, he saw the ball go in. 3 to 0.

Others are throwing it blindly, Guo Xu's distance is a normal range, and he ignited the atmosphere of the home stadium at the beginning, attracting cheers and applause from the audience. It only took him two weeks after the start of training camp to get his shooting touch back, and it's muscle memory, and it's not so easy to forget.

The Clippers attacked, Guo Xu retreated within the three-point line, and put Livingston, who is 201CM tall, two steps away, to prevent breakouts and shoots.

Livingston is not good at shooting three-pointers, and he didn't practice it until 2018, so he can be free on the perimeter. As soon as he dribbled the ball into the three-point line, Guo Xu chose to step forward and get close, and it was impossible for the big man to pass by skill.

Livingston's weight was only 86 kilograms, and he leaned on Guo Xu twice without squeezing, and forced to turn around and pass to Brand in the low post by virtue of his height.

Seeing this kind of scene, some Clippers fans were disappointed. Livingston is the 4th pick rookie in the class of 2004, the template "Magic" Johnson, but his talent has not been realized at all, and he can't eat his opponent hard in big fights, how much potential can he tap in the future?

Livingston's offense is not strong, the scoring efficiency is not high, Guo Xu has never averaged more than 10 points per game in a single season in his previous life, his ceiling is an excellent role player, and it is impossible to become a star.

Brand singled out Haslem with his back, turned around on the right side and shot under interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Smalls.

This year, Brand played the World Championships for the Dream Seven team, starting many games. Old K doesn't look down on Brad Miller, he thinks it's too slow, and he doesn't look down on Rough Gond White Howard. Brand was also disappointing, as he was blown up by the opposition inside against Greece and was a big reason for the loss.

Brand has participated in the training for a long time, but the result of his efforts has been questioned, and his popularity has not only not risen but also decreased. He vowed never to play in an international competition again, and was in a low mood and average form in preseason.

The Suns launched a counterattack and the four went down quickly, Guo Xu received a pass from Roy in the midfield, and Livingston did not dare to step forward to force it, allowing him to easily take it to the frontcourt.

Before the three-point line, Livingston couldn't continue to retreat, for fear that Guo Xu would shoot another three points. Guo Xu slowed down one meter outside the three-point line, dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand and stepped back with his right hand.

Livingston hurriedly stepped forward and ate a Buddha feint, Guo Xu changed direction to the right side and passed successfully, without going outside to the inside, 70-degree emergency stop jump shot three points, hollow into the net. The distance from the three-point line in front of him is too easy for him to shoot, and the shooting percentage of open positions in training is about the same as that of free throws. 6 to 0.

Zhang Li sighed: "The Clippers actually let Livingston defend alone at the beginning, do you really think that Guo Xu won't play after a holiday movie?" It's easy for him to score more than 60 points in a single game. ”

Yu Jia said with a smile: "Guo Xu may not practice during the holidays because he feels that he is too strong and wants to artificially increase the difficulty of winning the championship." ”

The Clippers attacked, the player passed many times and was not available, and the blue-collar swingman Rose faced Marion and forced a shot in the face of Marion, and Haslem grabbed the rebound and made a long pass.

This time Guo Xu accelerated straight to throw Livingston away, Haslem has practiced long passes for many years and has a certain accuracy, the timing is very good, the two-handed pass arc is very high, and Guo Xu just received it in front of the free throw line after rebounding.

He took three steps and scored with both hands on the basketball. 8 to 0.

Guo Xu feels that with his current ability, he can win the scoring champion if he wants to......