Chapter 617: The Nets Are Not Weak (4/4!) )
The season opener was crucial for the team, and Tang Tian also went to San Antonio with the team, which can be regarded as a psychological cheer for the team.
Hathaway and Swift are both taking care of the children, and this time it was Jones, an old subordinate, who accompanied Tang Tian.
San Antonio's ball market is still very good, and last season's championship for the first time in nine years brought the city back to the hottest days of basketball, plus it was their home opener, there was a championship ring ceremony, and the stadium was 100 percent occupied.
Before the game, the photographer at the scene found Tang Tian and gave him a close-up, which also attracted whistles and cheers from many spectators at the scene.
In this voice, most of them are recognition of him, after all, he is also the godfather of the dynasty with 7 crowns in hand, but there is also a little regret, he once changed 3 teams and won 7 championships, took a year off last season, and became the boss directly this year, it is likely that his entire coaching career will end in the end.
A legend is still a legend, but there are some regrets.
Before the start of the competition, the award ceremony of the overall champion was held on the spot.
Spurs owner Pete Holt joined the team's new president, Adam Shaw, to present the coaching staff and players with their championship rings.
Although it is not as luxurious as the previous Cavaliers Thunder, the faces of the team members are still full of happiness, and the fans are extremely excited.
This is San Antonio's fourth NBA championship ring, and they have the fifth-most titles in the league behind the Celtics, Lakers, Bulls and Rockets.
What's more interesting is that after the award ceremony, the photographer also gave Tang Tian a shot on the sidelines, and a very interesting sentence was also played in the live broadcast screen: This is the first championship that does not belong to Tang Tian in the past 8 years.
After the award ceremony, the fifth championship flag belonging to San Antonio was raised, and the cheers on the scene shook the sky.
The award ceremony was followed by the opening ceremony.
Because of the previous ceremony, the atmosphere of the fans at the scene was very high, and the cheers revealed a kind of natural self-confidence.
They are the defending champions and this is their home turf.
Tang Tian sat in the audience at this time, feeling this atmosphere, just like he felt when he came to this arena in the playoffs last season, this is the goal he wants to build the Nets, and it is also the object he needs to catch up.
On the Nets' side, the outside is a combination of Deron and Joe Johnson, Bojan Bogdanovic and Yi Jianlian on the front, and Lopes at center.
On the Spurs' side, Parker and Green on the outside, Leonard and Duncan on the front, and Split at center.
Yi Jianlian and Split's jump ball, the former turned the ball back to the Nets' half, and the visitors got the opportunity to attack first.
Kidd listened to Tang Tian's advice, and DeLong advanced to the front court to put the ball in the hands of Lopes to organize.
This tactic is actually similar to the previous tactics of the Rocket's Yao Mai time, the center is used as the offensive axis, and the other players either open up space or cut back to create opportunities, which is indeed more in line with the Nets team in front of them.
Yi Jianlian and Bojan fell on either side, and DeLong and Joe Johnson ran into the air.
Lopez gave the ball to Delon, who received the ball with a feint to go out, deceived Parker, and then used Lopez's block to go inside and accelerate past Split's layup to score.
Split's help defense was in place, but DeLong did not have the upper hand in the confrontation, was faster, and the attack was completed very beautifully.
Popovich also looked at the sidelines with a slightly surprised expression.
The Spurs and Nets have played each other many times in the past, and this is the first time he has seen Deron finish so neatly during his time with the Nets.
It seems that DeLong has shaken off his injury this season.
He reacted quickly, and when he saw this, he got up to remind the players to pay attention to Delong when defending.
The Spurs attacked the frontcourt, a hammer tactic, and Green's three-pointer on the weak side went up and down.
Green hit a game-high three-pointer in the Finals last season, and he's carried that touch over to this season.
Of course, this also has something to do with the Nets' own defensive ability, whether it is Lopez or Bojan, or even Joe Johnson, the speed of movement after being blocked is not enough to form a supplementary defense in the first place.
Tang Tian saw this thoughtfully, if he wanted to really have the strength to wrestle with a strong team, he still had to find a way to improve the team's talent.
The Nets attacked again, Delon was obviously targeted, Lopez made a mistake in Johnson's pass, and the latter missed the ball and went out of bounds, but fortunately, Green's save touched the ball, and the ball was still given to the Nets.
The Nets sent out the sideline ball and then attacked, Yi Jianlian took the initiative to cut under the basket, and received Delong's secondary transmission ball for layup, causing Duncan's beater to foul.
Yi Jianlian seized the opportunity to make two free throws, and hit both free throws.
The Nets lead 4-3.
Tang Tian nodded with satisfaction, although because he didn't play much, there was still a lack of tacit understanding in cooperation, but the Nets were not as weak as others thought.
Leonard hit Bojan with his back in the frontcourt, and after the power was crushed, he turned and hit a layup.
After last season's baptism, he has quickly grown into a first-line star in the league.
Yi Jianlian's three-point shot from the outside missed the attack, the Spurs pushed back, and Parker's spinning top layup in the offense didn't score, but Leonard, who followed up, put the ball into the basket.
Lopez's turnaround didn't score, Leonard pushed to the front court to back the shot, attracted the bag and then distributed the ball to Duncan, who turned to wipe the board and scored.
After a stalemate in the opening stages, the Spurs quickly adjusted their form and beat the Nets 6-0.
This wave of attacks has also boosted the atmosphere of the home team.
"Defend! Defend! ”
Driven by the DJ, the cheers of the fans at the scene came one after another.
López's high post, the Spurs' defensive intensity was high, they tried for a long time without an offensive chance, and the ball was finally forced back into Delon's hands.
Looking at the situation on the field, the cheers of the fans on the scene were even worse, and the huge shouts brought huge psychological pressure to the away team.
After DeLong signaled to pull away at this time, he directly forced Parker, and the continuous corssover was very rhythmic, and the last sudden start drove Parker to the basket to force a shot.
"Smack!"
"Toot!"
Parker's thugs and the referee's whistle sounded almost simultaneously.
DeLong's shot after the confrontation kept the angle, smashed into the board and bounced into the net bag.
It's a 2+1 score!
The Nets' bench shouted excitedly, and Tang Tian couldn't help but clench his fists.
This is the Delon he knows!
"A beautiful goal, how long has it been since we've seen Deron do anything like that?"
"It's been a long, long time, and it looks like he's finally coming back to life, and this Nets team, with Deron like this, they're really not as fragile as they seem."
On the commentary bench, Jeff Van Gundy and Reggie Miller also became a little excited because of Delon's goal.