The Bobcats defeated the Grizzlies 87-82 in their first preseason game.

The Bobcats' first home game in the preseason was against the Atlanta Hawks. Yao Ming, who missed just five of his 82 regular season games last season, made it to the Finals and rushed back to China for the Olympics, and he was the busiest man in the NBA. In order to allow Yao Ming to get enough rest, the Hawks did not arrange for him to play in the preseason, and he did not go to Charlotte to watch the game this time.

Hayes and Billups were sure not to play in the preseason, but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the fans. Although it was only a preseason game, Time Warner Arena was still full.

How much the other Bobcats players can help Hayes this season is what fans are most concerned about. That's why they're willing to spend money at Time Warner Arena to watch new signings play, especially pre-game rookie No. 4 Brook Lopez and last season's top pick Kevin Durant.

Another reason why people are paying attention to this game is that the Bobcat has changed its mascot. This game is the first time that the new mascot has appeared on the home field, and this new mascot is the Kung Fu Panda, which is still played by the staff who originally wore "Rufus" skin.

Before the start of the Olympics, Bobcat posted a poll on its official website to solicit the opinions of fans on whether to exchange the mascot Bobcat "Rufus" for her husband panda "Po".

As a result, only 23% of fans believe that the Bobcats should continue to be Rufusd's image, citing the fact that it matches the team's name. 25% of fans don't think it matters what they change. And 52% of netizens voted for Kung Fu Panda for a variety of reasons.

Kung Fu Panda is more popular; Hayes voiced Kung Fu Panda, and the replacement of her husband Panda was a tribute to the leader of the team; The image of Kung Fu Panda is more likable than Rufus, etc.

Most people don't care if the mascot is a local symbol, the 76ers' mascot is a fat rabbit wearing sunglasses, does that have anything to do with the team's name? The Rockets' mascot, Rocket Bear, doesn't have anything to do with the Rockets' name, but he is one of the NBA's most popular mascots. The most important thing for mascots is that they have an attractive image and can play treasures. After the vote, the lynx replaced the mascot.

Before the game, Hayes and Kung Fu Panda performed "Chinese Kung Fu" together, and also called the young fans to participate in the fight with Kung Fu Panda, and the panda was kicked in the crotch by the child and fell to the ground...... The pre-match fan interaction was very lively, and the DJ said that after changing the mascot, there may be many children who let their parents come to the stadium to watch Kung Fu Panda instead of watching the game.

The new season hasn't started yet, and Hayes' fame has reached a new level. No team in the NBA has a mascot that can be associated with a star. Hayes set a "precedent".

In this game, Bobcats veteran Camby also chose to take a rotational break. The starting centers are Brook Lopez, power forward Andrea Bagnani, small forward Gerard Wallace, shooting guard Kevin Durant, and point guard Rajon Rondo.

The Hawks have not changed much in their roster this season, except to sign back Childis, who was sent to the Rockets and whose contract expired. Two bench players were traded for Jamal Crawford in New York. Last season, Crawford and Bunch-Wells fought for the ball, causing locker room conflicts, and New York finally opted for a full-scale mid-range contract extension for Wells, giving up Crawford.

In this way, the Eagles picked up a big bargain, and Crawford was very capable of scoring. He's a two-way guy who averaged 18.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game last season and could have started in place of second-year rookie Rodney Starkey.

In this game, except for Yao Ming's absence, all the main players of the Hawks who participated in the finals last season appeared on the stage. Starters Crawford, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Pachuria.

The Bobcats started with a bit of restraint, trailing by a large margin in the first half, and finding their shooting touch in the second half, with the offense of two big men, Bagnani and Durant, making the Hawks uncomfortable. In particular, Durant singled out Hawks All-Star player Joe Johnson and hit several pull-up jumpers, showing his strong offensive ability.

Brook Lopez had a sluggish performance against Al Horford in the Grizzlies last game, scoring only 8 points and 4 rebounds, and he played at a level against Pachulia in this game, scoring 15 points in the game. Marc Gasol also had a good performance, scoring 12 points. Gasol is not only physically strong, but also has a shot, and the two teamed up to blow up the Eagles' interior line.

The Bobcats lost the game 84-93 at home, but the youngsters were recognized by the fans.

Finish the Eagles. On October 16, the Bobcats played the Magic again at home. Both sides relied heavily on the bench to play against each other, with the Bobcats beating the Magic 100-81 on the cheers of the fans.

As soon as the Bobcats player gets the ball, the fans cheer them on. But as soon as the Magic attacked, it was a boo that shook the sky. It's not because the Bobcats were eliminated last season and couldn't afford to lose. But now fans all over the United States and even the world believe that the Magic relied on malicious fouls and the help of the referees to defeat the Bobcats.

After the playoffs, a video on the Internet went viral. Someone edited the video of the Bobcats and the Magic team and found all the vicious fouls on Hayes.

Tekoglu and Tony Barty suddenly became the despicable villains of the national fan crusade. Even Dwight Howard has been condemned by fans for missing the entire series due to an injury he caused Wallace to miss the entire series in the first game, and although Howard is not a malicious foul, fans have treated the Magic as a dirty team, and a pass that is not malicious has become malicious.

"The Magic play is so dirty." "Even without Wallace, if it weren't for so many malicious fouls from the Magic, the Bobcats would still be able to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals." "People like Tekoglu should be banned, and if they hit someone clearly, the referee will give a sub-ordinary foul, and they are obviously bribed...... such rumors are endless.

The "darkness" of magic brings out the "light" of the lynx.

There are also people on the Internet who cited Hayes's stats from last season, Hayes is the least free throw among the top stars, but he is also the most inside scorers in this group. He made nearly three fewer free throws than James.

David Stern's suppression of Hayes for "godson" James and Howard was taken as truth by everyone. People began to believe that Hayes was the real star, the only superstar who didn't get the star whistle, the one who could save the league.

Hayes's popularity far surpasses that of James, and every time the "Hajan" duel loses, it is James, and it is already obvious who fans think is strong and who is weak. Another superstar, Kobe Bryant, who can only be a defensive player at the Olympics, averages 12.4 points per game and shoots less than 50 percent, and Hayes doesn't look like a class.

Fans must not have imagined that the people who edited the video and found data to post on the Internet were all arranged by Stern. Although Stern did this as if he was slapping himself. But he felt that it didn't matter, because the fans' doubts never stopped. The credibility of the NBA has long been damaged by Donaghi's gambling case. Not to break the disadvantage, Stern first made people disgusted with the star whistle, and then raised Hayes's popularity to an unprecedented height, but did not use the star whistle to take care of him, and finally used Hayes's image to change the status quo of too many "star whistles" in the league.

Before the start of the new season, Stern first appointed Ronald Johnson, a retired two-star general in the United States, as the senior vice president of the NBA referee affairs department, and then took charge of all aspects of the refereeing work.

The NBA has designated Bernie Flair and Joe Borgia to referee management.

The new addition is experienced, having blown 1,700 games in his 28-year career as a professional referee. In this personnel adjustment, he was promoted from the former deputy head of the administrative department and the staff coordination department to the vice chairman and executive officer of the referee administrative department, and he will be mainly responsible for supervising the law enforcement of each game of the referee and the management of the regular management. Borgia, who has been newly appointed as Vice Chairman of Operations, is responsible for the recruitment and training of new referees. For the past few years, he has been the head of NBA Administration and Development.

Johnson's appointment is interesting. It's a "skip line"! He doesn't have any basketball background other than being a lifelong basketball fan, but he is confident that he can bring guidance and innovation to the NBA's refereeing work with his experience as a commander and engineer in the military!

The NBA's new slogan has also been changed to "Fair Play!" Some fans dismissed the slogan, while others felt that the league had shown its determination to make a big move.

Whatever Stern will do, there is one person who will definitely benefit, and that is Hayes, who has become the face of the league. Stern didn't announce to anyone that Hayes was the face of the brand, but Hayes had established himself and was recognized by fans around the world, and that's where Stern's propaganda came in.

In the rest of the preseason, Hayes and Billups have not played. On 19, the Bobcats lost again to the Hawks 88-92.

On the 21st, the Bobcats lost 92-98 at home to the Phoenix Suns.

On the 22nd and 24th, the Bobcats lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by two big scores, home and away.

The Bobcats didn't have a good record in the preseason, with 2 wins and 5 losses. However, they have achieved the purpose of training.

The reason why the warm-up games contacted the team this way was because the Bobcats believed that the biggest rival in the East was the Hawks. And the most likely to enter the Finals is the Lakers.

This season, the Lakers are generally favored by experts. The combination of Gasol and Kobe Bryant is not inferior to Garnett and Iverson.

The Timberwolves have not been successful in recruiting this season due to salary shortages. In addition, the Timberwolves are a team that relies on veterans to play the world, and the older the players, the more difficult it is to guarantee their form.

The Lakers have a good combination of players in terms of age, bringing in Artest, a defensive stalwart who reached the peak of his career last season, and the starting lineup is like a tiger, and even an all-round player like Odom has to play on the bench, which shows the strength of the Lakers.

Before the start of the season, the team wanted to find out what was going on. In order to get the rookies used to the NBA game as quickly as possible, the Bobcats have been sending young players to the game in the preseason. Wallace, Camby and other main players on the court also went through the motions, but the longest playing time was Durant, Lopez, Rondo, Weaver and others. So the Lakers and Hawks didn't have much to gain other than knowing that the Bobcats had a strong rookie bench.

The Bobcats also can't figure out the reality of the Lakers, as they also mainly play off the bench. However, the new season is about to begin, and there will be nothing to hide from the team's strength.

(To be continued)