Just as the Nets were preparing for the new season, something big and small happened in the league.

The Cavaliers resigned head coach David Blatter and appointed first assistant coach Tyronn Lue as the team's new head coach.

No one knows what's going on, but the Cavaliers' Big Three have failed to hit the championship in a row after forming a team, and there is also an undercurrent surging within the team.

Not long ago, there was also news that there were players within the Cavaliers who were dissatisfied with Irving's performance.

Blatter has excellent coaching ability and Lue is a newcomer, so this adjustment is good news for the Nets.

Time flies, after a run-in preseason, the 2016~2017 season soon kicked off.

As the defending champions, the Nets will play the Cavaliers at home in the first game.

The two teams are the main contenders in the East, and the opening game also attracted a large number of fans to watch the game.

Before the start of the competition, the award ceremony of the championship ring was held on the spot.

As the owner of the team, Tang Tian is also quite willing to invest, and the ring is on par with the original Cleveland first crown, and on the edge of the ring, the words of the first crown are also written, making the ring more commemorative.

Because most of the team members stayed in the team, when all the team members took a group photo together after receiving the ring, they all looked full of atmosphere.

The two teams were in a state of anxiety after the game began, James was still unstoppable, but Jokic also played a pressing performance in the offensive and defensive sections, whether it was Thompson or Mozgov, he felt completely out of position with him.

The two teams were deadlocked for almost a quarter before entering the rotation one after another.

As soon as the rotation came up, the Nets completely stunned the Cavaliers.

Although there is one less Livingston, McConaughey's organizational attributes are not weak at all, and Oden also dominates the basket at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, but the most surprising thing is Booker, JR Smith wanted to use him as a breakthrough, but he was not only defended one after another, but also cut off one.

On the offensive end, Booker's fast running and accurate three-point shooting directly blew up Smith.

New York fans screamed with excitement.

It didn't last long, but the performances of the two rising stars of Jokic and Booker really amazed them.

This is clearly a step up from last season.

In the end, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers 113-101 at home to win the opening game.

Jokic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, Booker had 17 points and three assists, Deron had 15 points and 12 assists, and Butler and Yi Jianlian each scored 14 points.

"Jokic and Booker are exceptionally good, will they continue to play like that?" At the post-match press conference, reporters naturally asked.

'They trained extra hard this past summer and I would have been surprised if they didn't have that kind of performance in the future.' Tang Tian replied with a smile.

After the opening game, the Nets went on to play against teams in the Eastern Conference one after another.

Against the Pacers on October 29, 120-92, Jokic recorded a triple-double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and Booker contributed 21 points and 2 assists.

In back-to-back games against the Bucks on October 30, 93-96, Jokic scored 15 points, 15 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and Booker scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

Against the Bulls on November 1, 101-100, Jokic exploded with 30 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists, and Booker scored 15 points and 2 assists, hitting a three-pointer.

On November 3, he challenged the Pistons and won 113-88, Jokic had 13 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists, and Booker contributed 25 points and hit 6 three-pointers in a single game.

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The Nets have a good record, and Jokic and Booker are becoming more consistent.

By the time the time the time the time came early January, the Nets had a 26-6 record, beating the turbulent Cavaliers to take first place in the East.

Jokic averaged 18.5 points, 11.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 53% from the field and 40% from three-point range.

Booker also squeezed Gordon to the bench after a period off the bench at the start of the season.

He averaged 15.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, with a 50% shooting rate and a 45% three-point shooting rate, which is also a qualitative leap from last season.

After a summer of hard work, they finally played in the new season, and the Nets coaching staff has been looking forward to their performance.

The strength of the Nets' twin stars, coupled with the turmoil in the Cavaliers, has given fans reason to believe that the Nets are the biggest threat to the Warriors in the East.

In addition to the twin rising stars, Jefferson Jr. has also been eye-catching, not only continuing to play strongly on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end.

Jokic and Booker are not for sale, but Jefferson Jr. is not, in the past time, the Nets have continued to receive offers about Jefferson Jr., but they have all been rejected by Tang Tian one by one.

The team chemistry is good and there's no reason for him to break it.

On the contrary, the Warriors, because of the run-in problem, although their record ranked first in the West, their performance did not meet expectations.

Last season, the Warriors started with a 24-game winning streak, but this season started with ups and downs, especially Curry's performance dropped significantly, but it gave people a feeling that it was not as good as last year.

The performance of the two also made the championship appear in suspense again.

The Nets pulled off a miracle last year, and there's no guarantee that it won't happen again.

Time flies, and it is the end of January in a blink of an eye.

At this time, the final results of the All-Star vote and the list of substitutes were released one after another.

Jokic's stats have risen in the past two months, averaging 19.3 points, 10.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game so far this season, and his outstanding performance has also made him a successful All-Star and a starting frontcourt in the Eastern Conference.

(With Eastern Conference starting lineup: Irving, DeRozan, Giannis Antetokounmpo, James, Jokic.) ）

In addition to Jokic, Deron (15.5 points, 10.6 assists per game) and Butler (17.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game) were also selected to the bench for their outstanding performances.

Just like last year, the Nets still have three players selected this year, and no one has been selected off the bench due to injury.

In addition to that, Booker will compete in the three-point shooter, and Booker and Jefferson Jr. will also play in the rookie game.

And according to this momentum, Tang Tian will also most likely become the All-Star head coach in the East.

In this year's All-Star Game, the Nets are significantly more involved than last year.

In mid-February, the Nets' All-Star Game record was 45-11, beating the Cavaliers and Raptors and ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

Tang Tian also became an All-Star head coach again after three years.

This year's All-Star Game is a bit special, Charlotte has already bid for the right to host the All-Star Game, but because some special regulations of the local government violate the same-sex law, the venue was changed to New Orleans.

The 2014 All-Star Games were held in New Orleans, and it was three years before the All-Star Game returned.