The situation is similar at home.

When Yao Ming landed in the NBA in 02, domestic fans spontaneously formed a lot of fan groups and then gathered together to watch the game.

Now that TV and online media are more developed, there are more and bigger groups of this kind, and this is the first finals after Yao Ming's transfer to the Cavaliers, and they naturally won't miss it.

There were a large number of quilts in domestic hotels, and fans gathered together to see Yao Ming and the Cavaliers win another championship.

On the evening of June 1, US time, the long-awaited finals finally kicked off.

Fans of the Quick-Loan Arena are boiling.

The fiery opening ceremony pushed the warm atmosphere to the climax.

It's the most spectacular scene since the playoffs.

The starters of both teams appeared one after another in the elongated voice of the presenter.

On the Cavaliers' side, Rashid Wallace replaced Artest as the team's starting power forward, and the other positions are the same as before, still with the Big Three with a Green.

On the Mavericks' side, Carlisle fielded a regular lineup, with Kidd and Stevenson on the outside, Marion and Nowitzki on the front, and Chandler at center.

Yao Ming and Chandler's jump ball.

Amid the cheers of the home fans, Yao Ming turned the ball back to the Cavaliers' half.

Paul held the ball and pushed forward, beckoned Yao Ming's block, and after dismantling the ball, he borrowed a step of space to shoot directly.

Chandler's presence has greatly improved the defensive deterrence of the Mavericks inside, and the Cavaliers' offense has leaned more outside.

"Huh!"

Paul still maintained the hot hand of the Eastern Conference Final, and hit the middle distance as soon as he came up.

The cheers at the scene shook the sky, and Paul's strength made the Cavaliers more intimidating.

Kidd took control of the ball to the frontcourt, motioned to his teammates to open up the space, and directly put Nowitzki in the right position.

Wallace struggled to interfere, but Nowitzki's size kept his back to him for the ball.

The Mavericks' lineup on the court, Kidd and Stevenson have a three-point deterrent, Marion does not have a three-pointer, but the speed of the air cut is fast, and the Cavaliers do not dare to wrap up the ball when Nowitzki has developed a certain pass.

Nowitzki leaned his back against Wallace, glanced behind him, and flicked his tongue in a trademark turn back.

Wallace is experienced and takes the lead first.

But Nowitzki's shot from the back was too high for Wallace to reach.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

The Cavaliers' offense, Paul also looked for Yao Ming to block and dismantle in the frontcourt.

This time Kidd went inside, and Paul returned the ball to Yao Ming, who missed a little bit on his high jumper.

Chandler grabbed the defensive rebound.

After Kidd controlled the ball, he saw the Cavaliers retreat quickly, pressed the tempo to the frontcourt, and still gave the ball to Nowitzki.

Wallace squeezed Nowitzki out with all his might this time.

Nowitzki took the ball and turned, this time in the frame.

took a step with the ball and relied on Wallace's rather lame three-step layup, but the man did a good job of protecting the ball, and Wallace couldn't cut it.

"Smack!"

Nowitzki drew a foul on Wallace's thug when he made his shot.

Hit both free throws.

During the previous Cavaliers regular meeting, Dale Curry mentioned Nowitzki's unsolved offensive skills, including free throws.

That's not a vague concept, in fact, since entering the playoffs, Nowitzki has averaged 9 free throws per game, hitting 8.8 of them, a shooting rate of over 97%!

The real bullet is not a miss.

Tang Tian held his chin with his hand at this time, thoughtfully.

It's not about free throws, it's Nowitzki's state.

In his senses, Wallace Sr. has a lot of experience and can last more than two minutes, but from the opening situation, Nowitzki is in much better form than he expected.

The Cavaliers' offense, Paul's breakout to the bottom corner Green.

Green's three-point shot was deflected wide by Stevenson.

Chandler picked up another defensive rebound and gave it to Kidd.

At this time, Kidd saw Marion play a fast attack for the first time, and he didn't hesitate directly, and shook his hand to make a big long pass forward.

In terms of personal ability and speed, the elder Kidd is far inferior to Paul, but he is the originator of field control and hand work.

With a long pass in one hand, the ball was firmly in Marion's hands.

Marion dribbled forward, and although he left Nash and was older, his fast break was instinctive.

However, James was not slow, running without the ball, and he had already caught up with Marion when he was fast to the three-point line in the frontcourt.

At this distance, as long as Marion dares to make a move, there is a high probability that it will be an iconic Zhan-style pegboard hat.

Marion clearly knew that too, and when he looked back, he was pleased to see Nowitzki pass through the midfield.

He jumped up and threw it straight back.

Nowitzki, though slow, was certainly faster than Wallace Sr., running to the frontcourt, receiving Marion's pass, a fake shot to shake off Green, and then a three-point shot from the chase.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

Nowitzki made 2 of 2 shots in the opening game and scored 7 points in a row!

There was a stirring at the scene.

Tang Tian also stood up at this time, turned around and called Artest up.

Nowitzki's form was too good for Wallace to have the desired effect.

The Cavaliers' offense, Paul then looked for Yao Ming's blocking, and after the demolition, he faced his old teammate Chandler one-on-one, continuously changed direction, and used the rhythm of high throwing to score.

Because James needs to admit the task of defending Nowitzki in the back, James is more of a diversion role after the opening, and the main attack is Paul and Yao Ming.

The two also played quite perfectly.

Kidd controlled the ball to the front court and also gave Nowitzki a low post to play Wallace.

James took the initiative to help defend this time.

Yao Ming contracted the basket to cover the restricted area, defending one and two, and did not give Marion an easy opportunity to cut to the basket.

Nowitzki turned directly to the bottom corner after seeing it, and when he turned around, he landed on one foot with his right foot, and his left foot opened up his own handroom, an iconic "Golden Rooster Independence"!

Neither James nor Wallace's defense could get there.

The ball crossed a super-high parabola and fell almost vertically towards the net bag.

"Huh!"

The ball is still in!

9 points in a row!

After the driver opened, it was not just a hot hand, but a direct storm!

The scene was in an uproar.

Tang Tian didn't wait for Artest to play, and directly stretched out his hand to call a timeout.

The score on the court was 9-6, and the Cavaliers didn't fall behind much, but Nowitzki's hot touch had to be broken.

Otherwise, the Heat in the previous life would be the current Cavaliers.

"LeBron, you defend, limit Dirk's catches and the number of times he is in the box, Ron, once Dirk goes in, you help defend as soon as possible."

"Da Yao, you work hard, you have to guard against Chandler and Marion."

Tang Tian quickly adjusted the defensive arrangement.

When he was done, he looked at James.

The Mavericks' lineup Marion is a point that can be grasped, as long as Nowitzki's touch is suppressed, everything is easy to say.

But the key to everything is whether James can restrain Nowitzki.