After a hard-fought win over the Jazz in Salt Lake City, the Suns flew back to Phoenix, Arizona, the next day after a night's rest. Here, the Suns will face the Thunder, who finished first in the West in the regular season last year.

"It's this game that gives a taste of what the Suns are like."

"yes, what's it to beat the Jazz, the Trail Blazers, and other teams outside of the playoffs?"

"Li Mojie will definitely be beaten by Durant in this game!"

The Suns, who only got the champion last season, have a two-game winning streak after selecting the champion this season, and they will naturally have many people who are blushing, especially for Li Mojie, the second yellow champion.

"Oh? That Adidas sneaker contract? Actually, I don't really care, you know, I got the contract in '07, and the $70 million at that time was worth a lot more than it is now. Before the game, a reporter asked about the shoe contract, and Durant smiled contemptuously.

"Oh? Champion show? I'm the fourth pick, Kevin is the second pick, and we all want to see how good this champion is!" The fashionably dressed turtle said malice in an interview.

"I know the Thunder are strong, they're strong contenders for this year's championship, you say we? We only got the No. 1 pick this year, and now we're on the road to revival, you know, that's how the Thunder came over. Hornacek saw that the Thunder team was menacing, and immediately played Tai Chi when he was interviewed, after all, he still knew how many taels he had.

"Kevin, yes, I think he's the top small forward in the league right now, and he's the one I want to learn and surpass in the future, yes, that's it." Li Mojie expressed his ambition before the game.

"Beyond, you mean? Will you have a higher status than Durant in the future? "American reporters do you expect them to have any discipline, and immediately distort the meaning. Champion Xiu proudly surpasses Durant and points to the league's No. 1 small forward! How compelling is this? There will definitely be a lot of people who will want to pay attention!

"What to do? Marc Mojer, you're in trouble. Kora asked worriedly.

"What else can they do, they can write whatever they like, just do it." Li Mojie smiled, waved his hand and said.

Because he was the same rookie in 07 as Yi Di back then, Li Mojie is still very interested in Durant, the second small forward in the league (Durant's strength definitely surpassed Anthony in the 13-14 season), and to say a lot of things that McMie doesn't like to hear, Durant has surpassed his template Maddie a lot in the future.

Durant is definitely physically gifted, he has a height of 211cm and an arm span of 228cm. Durant's arms are getting thicker every season. He is no longer afraid of any physical confrontation, and often hits shots or layups when his body is out of balance, and sometimes even completes a dunk from a 7-foot gap. Durant's most outstanding skill is his consistent mid-range shooting ability, and he is impeccable in terms of shooting action and shooting percentage. His free throws are also one of his strengths, and although many people will complain about his shooting behavior in the future, it is undeniable that his offensive ability will be the strongest in the league in the future!

And on the scene, Li Mojie saw this small forward with a long body, and he was warming up. Durant's ball-handling skills are extremely skillful, with swift crossover disguises, turns, and pull-up jumpers that can only be seen on guards. The shot is soft and can score anywhere on the court, and no one can block his jumper. Playing at the point guard's level of playmaking and passing awareness, he is able to revitalize the offense of the whole team by himself. Rebounding is aggressive, especially offensive rebounding. Ball control is rare at this height.

It's this Durant that makes the rest of the league quite speechless, the height and reach of the center, the speed of the small forward, and the skill of the guard, how does this make others defend? It's no wonder that many 2.08M and 2.11M players in the future have learned from each other and used the height of the inside to play the outside, but they can't surpass Durant's estimates.

"It's almost time, get dressed and go to our first appearance of the season, cheer me up!" Coach Hornacek clapped his hands vigorously and shouted at the people in the locker room. The continuous conquest has made everyone a little tired, especially the rookies, who have to fight a fierce game in 2 days and have to fly for a long distance have just begun, and they still need to adapt.

The U.S. West Arena (American Airlines Center, Center Course of the American Air Corridor) has a capacity of 18,422 people, and it is already full of spectators at this time. After an offseason, Suns fans can't wait to come to the arena to see how the Suns perform in the new season, and this year also selected the first champion in the history of the team.

At this time, the lights in the stadium suddenly dimmed, and a beam of chasing light from the roof shone towards the players' tunnel, and the cheerleaders in yellow uniforms stood on both sides of the players' tunnel, holding high their hands and preparing to welcome the players.

The loudspeaker in the arena rang out with the voice of Suns DJ Teague: "Now, welcome our heroes, Suns players!" First of all, the coach Mr. Hornacek! ”

Mr. Hornacek walked out of the players' tunnel, because Hornacek spent his rookie season with the Suns, so the applause was still very warm. He waved to everyone. Then walk to the dugout and stand still.

"Now welcome the substitutes for the team! 20 Archie Goodwin, 10 Leandro Barbossa, 17 PJ Tucker ......"

The team's substitutes rushed out to the bench to stand in a line with Coach Hornacek.

"Now welcome to our Suns' starting five! The first to come out was Eric Bledsoe, who was new to our Phoenix this year......"

"Next, 6'11" tall, center, box guardian, 4 players, Channing, Fry!"

......

"Smack!" At this time, only a beam of light hit the center circle of the court, and a person wearing the white jersey of the Suns No. 22 turned his back to the audience.

"Finally, let's welcome with the warmest applause, this year's No. 1 pick, Marc Lee, who is the 2012-13 All-American Team of the Year, Bob Cousy Award winner, John Wooden Award winner, and AP Team of the Year...... "Since Lee Mojie has not won any honors in the NBA at present, Teague read the honors of Lee Mojie in college, At the same time, the big screen in the arena also played the wonderful footage of Major's two games (which was edited by the Suns management overtime), and his voice pushed the atmosphere of the arena to a climax.

"Damn, at the beginning of the middle circle, the spotlight of the audience hit him, did he think he was Jordan?" Westbrook, who was standing on the side, said enviously.

"yes, he's only played two games." Ibaka on the side also said jealously.

The last player to play is often the soul of the team, and it is necessary to have both strength, popularity and status at the same time, all three are indispensable. Although there is no hard and fast order of appearance, there is no doubt that it is a rule in the NBA. Taking the Philadelphia 76ers as an example, Simmons is the champion, and Embiid is just a flower, but in the appearance ceremony, Embiid is the player who played the team's finale, on the one hand, because Embiid entered the 76ers earlier than Simmons, and secondly, it also shows that Embiid is the real cornerstone player of the 76ers.

There are two more examples: from 2010 to mid-2014, James, the first man in the league at the time, joined the Heat, and with James's strength and status in the league at that time, he was the most important player on the team, no matter what team he was on. But in the Heat, James doesn't enjoy the glory of being the last to play, and this position is reserved for Wade. Although James was already a two-time MVP when he joined the Heat, Wade did not give in much, and he led the Heat to a championship in 2006.

The situation is somewhat similar to the Warriors after Durant joined, but not quite. After Durant joined the Warriors, although he helped the Warriors regain the championship, and he also beat Curry to win the championship FMVP, Curry will always be the last player on this team to play.

And Li Mojie himself as the last appearance of the champion show is enough to be taken seriously, but I didn't expect that after watching Li Mojie's performance in the first two games, Robert, the owner of the Suns, resolutely informed Ryan to let Li Mojie play as the finale, and made some ingenious appearance ceremony.

"Boss, did you watch James sprinkle too much magnesium powder?" General Manager Ryan complained privately. But there is no way, sometimes the upper level has a whimsical idea, and when they move their mouths, the people below are about to break their legs, so Ryan and several other people in the management hurried up to discuss for 7 hours, and Li Mojie decided to use this opening ceremony!