On the evening of October 29, 2013.

The San Antonio Spurs are all assembled in the tactical drill room.

This is where the pre-match tactical deployment takes place.

Popovich turned on his computer, and the screen was cast in real time onto a large screen hanging on the wall.

"Tomorrow, it's the first game of our new season, and the opponent, the Grizzlies, is strong or not, I don't think I need to say."

"It's no surprise that their starting lineup will look like this."

He clicked the mouse, and the list of the starting five was displayed along with the court plan.

"Gasol Jr. and Randolph are already familiar with the two major inside lines, and I don't need to introduce the characteristics."

……

Deng Hongfei listened calmly, looking at the tactical analysis on the screen.

Keep in mind the characteristics of each opponent in case you need it.

It was only then that one of Popovich's decisions surprised everyone.

"Tomorrow's starting line-up is here, a little bit of a change."

"I'll read it."

"Number five, Tim Duncan."

"Number four, Burreth Dior."

"No. 3, Cowai Leonard."

"No. 2, Danny Green."

"No. 1, Tony Parker."

In this lineup, Split was taken down and replaced by Burrese Dior.

Clearly, Popovich wanted to use Dio's better footwork to counter Randolph.

Last season, the Grizzlies were fifth in the West and are too strong to be underestimated.

Although they are at home, at the beginning of the new season, the teams have not yet been able to fully enter the rhythm of the game, so there is a lot of variability.

Admittedly, Spurs have always been a consistent team.

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Following.

AT&T Center Arena.

Deng Hongfei could hear it inside the locker room, and there was already a lively movement outside.

His mood suddenly became tense.

Despite chewing gum, you can still hear the pounding of your heartbeat.

"Rookie, the first game of my career, I'm looking forward to it, hahaha."

Suddenly, Duncan's voice came from the side, he had already changed his game gear and was moving his knees.

Deng Hongfei turned his head when he heard the voice, and smiled a little unnaturally, "I always feel very panicked." ”

"It's normal, calm as me, and I was also panicked in the first game." Duncan replied seriously: "But you should be better than me, because I was the main player in the first game, and you, this game will be sitting down and watching for a long time." ”

"During this time, you can get used to the atmosphere of the NBA arena and get used to playing under the spotlight of the eyes."

"Understand, don't be restrained, boy."

He patted Deng Hongfei on the shoulder, and then he still talked to Parker.

The restless hand slowly stroked the top of Parker's head, whose head looked like it was hairless......

Compared to Parker, it was not easy to suddenly feel that Ginobili and this nerd could still have hair after so many years.

Popovich walked in with members of the coaching staff.

The old man's face looked very happy, with a very hearty smile, he was just talking to Udoka and the others, and he didn't preach anything too much before the start of the game.

What to say, what to arrange, has already been said before the game.

He did not see the need to repeat it a second time.

Under the shouts and spotlights.

In the first round of the NBA regular season, the San Antonio Spurs sat at home against the Memphis Grizzlies.

One by one, the players ran out of the tunnel wearing team jackets.

The crowd of fans in the stands suddenly erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

This kind of craze that is about to shatter the eardrums, Deng Hongfei has never felt before, not even the Nike summit.

Not to mention the summer league, the venues are relatively small, and the attendance rate is much lower.

Like the AT&T Center, the arena can accommodate 18,581 people.

As far as the eye can see, all kinds of people's heads and colorful clothes are crowded together, densely packed, almost full!

"Tim, Tim, Tim."

"Manu, Manu, Manu."

"Tony, Tony, Tony."

The Three Musketeers of the Spurs, GDP is definitely the totem of the city, and enthusiastic people desperately cheer the names of the three city heroes.

The drums beat and the shouts were like waves after waves.

It makes people's hearts tremble in such a noisy environment.

Before it even started, the emotions of the fans were extremely high.

After months of anticipation, the new season is finally here, and I can finally watch NBA games again, which is tantamount to the beginning of a gluttonous feast for fans in the city of San Antonio.

Everyone sharpens their knives and wants to be the first to be fast.

Turns out, is this the atmosphere of the NBA regular season?

The pre-season games are far worse than that.

Deng Hongfei, a rookie who was practicing shooting on the court, looked around curiously, and his mood became more and more excited with the shouts around him.

He stood on the stage of the highest basketball, standing in the hall that he once dreamed of stepping into.

Although there were a few twists and turns in the process, he really did it.

"Hey, Deng."

Ginobili came to Deng Hongfei casually, "Relax and relax, look at how nervous you are, it's just an ordinary game, I estimate that you should have a chance to play later, after all, you performed well in the preseason, Greg is a coach who does not hesitate to give newcomers a chance, so you have to be ready at any time." ”

"Understood."

Deng Hongfei was surprised.

He couldn't wait.

The pre-game warm-up is over, and the game is close at hand.

The crystal lamp above the AT&T center rotates and scatters colorful boards.

The four large screens connected to the crystal lamp suspension mechanism began to play the names and avatars of the first five tigers.

Spurs starting lineup:

C: Tim Duncan

PF: Burris Dior

SF: Couwai Leonard

SG: Danny Green

PG: Tony Parker

There are no changes from the starting list announced by Mr. Bobo yesterday in the evening.

Grizzly Bear's Side:

C: Marc Gasol

PF: Zach Randolph

SF: Tyshawn Prince

SG: Tony Allen

PG: Mike Conley

is still the old starting five tigers of black and white.

Sitting on the bench, Deng Hongfei's eyes were always focused on Tony Allen.

I have long heard that the latter is one of the best defensive players in the NBA, and Kobe Bryant is not stingy with praise for him.

So Deng Hongfei really wants to know what kind of result will be if he faces Tony Allen, and can he break through his defense?

The competitiveness in the bones seems to be surging to the extreme under the dual stimulation of the outside world and one's own subjective consciousness.

Players from both sides take off their team coats and get ready to play.

The live camera fell on Greg Popovich's face, the old guy was still smiling, and a breezy sentence popped out of his mouth, "The new season starts with killing bears." ”

On the other side of the ocean, countless Chinese audiences have been waiting in front of the screen, looking forward to it, their eyes focused.

They are looking forward to Deng Hongfei's NBA regular season debut!