Chinese fans are no strangers to the Nets, but at that time it was still the New Jersey Nets led by Kidd and Martin, but then the Nets declined, so many fans nicknamed the Nets' home IZOD Center as the "beating center".

But that all changed when Russian financial oligarch Mikael Prokhorov took over the Nets.

As we all know, the New York Knicks own the Madison Square Garden of the basketball "Mecca", so the Nets, who moved to New York and were determined to wrestle with the Knicks, spent $1 billion to build a new arena in Brooklyn, New York, the Barclays Center.

The new Barclays Center is the world's first arena to cost more than $1 billion to build, and its appearance is completely different from the original square IZOD Center style, the Barclays Center is basically composed of three ring structures, and the outside is wrapped in a glass curtain supported by 12,000 pieces of mesh weathering steel plates, with an oval roof, a streamlined body, and dark brown and beige tones, making the whole arena look noble and generous, like a covered "bird's nest".

Barclays Center Arena was named by the British bank Buckley, officially known as the Buckley Center, for which Barclays Bank agreed to pay $400 million to the Brooklyn Nets over the next 20 years, making it the most expensive naming rights deal in the United States.

Despite the "high-level" Barclays Center, as a new team in New York's Brooklyn area, the Nets have adopted a strategy of small profits and quick sales in an effort to expand their fan base.

More than half of the nearly 20,000 seats at the Barclays Center cost no more than $55, and there are 2,000 special tickets per show, each sold for no more than $15.

If you watch both the Knicks and the Nets, you'll see that the same 25-row ticket sells for $90 for the Nets and $120 for Madison Square Garden, and the cheapest ticket for the Nets is $15, while the Knicks start at least $45.

This sales strategy has also allowed the Nets to have a league-high home attendance rate for the new season.

The enthusiasm of the local fans in Brooklyn has warmed up for the arrival of Gao Dazhuang, after Gao Dazhuang was successfully traded to the Nets, Gao Dazhuang's various promotional posters have been plastered all over the corner of the Barclays Center, many fans have put on the No. 1 Nets jersey on behalf of Gao Dazhuang, and all kinds of banners and flags with the mark of Gao Dazhuang have also appeared in the hands of fans who come to the arena, obviously getting a potential star of the league, or making Nets fans excited.

At this time, accompanied by the Nets press officer, Gao Dazhuang also appeared in the side of the Barclays Center in the living room, he saw a family of five wearing Nets jerseys, followed by a happy smile and a group photo.

Through the press officer Gao Dazhuang, he knew that the Stephen Zueller family in front of him was the holder of the Nets season ticket for the new season, and the photo with Gao Dazhuang was a benefit for such die-hard fans, and Gao Dazhuang knew that there would be many fans who would come to watch their games with their families in the future.

Through their conversations, Mr. Zuler learned that Mr. Zuler was the CEO of a nearby company, and that it was only a five-minute walk to the Barclays Center, and that the whole family had purchased season tickets for the Nets for the new season, and although his customers were mostly Knicks fans, Mr. Zuler became a Nets fan.

"This year is destined to be a season of excitement" After taking a photo with the tall man, Mr. Zuler happily said, "The Barclays Center has become an iconic building, and I used to be a Knicks fan, but in recent years I have watched more and more Nets games."

The Nets' growing fan base includes ordinary people like the Zuler family, as well as movie and television stars who are tall and strong and long-awaited celebrities, and then Alan Pompai, the star of the American drama "Grey's Anatomy", also came to the parlor.

"I'm a Brooklyn fan now," said Punpai excitedly after hugging the tall man, "Brooklyn has become a symbolic city, my husband and I have lived in Bedford in Brooklyn since we were very young, and now we are back on the East Coast to find our daughter's roots, which is a very important thing."

There are many more famous and unknown families, and many nights in the new season will see stars such as Tall Strong, DeLong, and Lopez all the more in focus.

In fact, the Nets' growing fan base is only a part of the people who live in Brooklyn, and more fans come from other parts of New York, and even new fans from outside New York are constantly pouring in.

"Just look at our season ticket sales," Nets general manager Billy King proudly explained, "about 45 percent of ticket buyers are from Brooklyn, 25 percent from Manhattan, 12 percent from New Jersey, and the rest from the Outer Regions and Long Island areas, providing a whole new option for the market."

7:30 p.m. is the start time for the Brooklyn Nets' game against the Golden State Warriors, but the Barclays Center is in the middle of the opening ceremony.

Because of the needs of the audience, the normal game time of the NBA is generally arranged at 7:30 p.m., when the office workers have just arrived home after work to pick up their wives and children on the way to the stadium, and the students of colleges and universities have just hurried to the court after class, and the parking space to the stadium is not so easy to find, many cars are still waiting in line in front of the parking building, and the ticket sellers are still shouting outside the stadium, and they begin to keep the ticket price down and strive to catch the last business.

Therefore, there are not many fans who can enter the stadium at 7:30 to watch the game on time, so the team is not in a hurry to kick off on time at that time.

Therefore, the team will hold a grand opening ceremony before the start of the official match to stir up the atmosphere of the fans now.

Before the official game, there is a countdown, with the Nets showing the team's decades-long highlights and memorable moments on a big screen in the center of the court.

The Nets mascot "Brooklyn Cavaliers" rode a Harley motorcycle, deliberately did not drive, first stepped on the accelerator to make a roar, and then carried the flag of the Nets, with the start of the motorcycle around the court, the oversized Nets flag, fluttering on the court, followed by a team of Nets street dance troupe, they stopped the motorcycle, and threw the black and white basketball commemorative ball in their hands into the audience.

One by one, the fans craned their necks, looking for where the ball would land, and wherever it landed, it caused a commotion.

Then accompanied by a Smith Spacecraft "Dreamon" screen into the final countdown, and then the entire arena went black, and the security guards in each passage consciously pulled up black curtains to ensure that the outside lights did not shine into the stadium.

The high-decibel stereo effect began to unfold, the announcer shouted the introduction of the team, and the players appeared one by one.

There are several teams in the NBA that directly introduce flamethrowers in the opening ceremony to increase the heat, and this is the American way, simple and straightforward, especially several teams in the Eastern Conference are particularly fond of using flamethrowers, and the Brooklyn Nets are one of them.

A star of the home team played in the cheers of the fans, and the appearance of All-Star point guard Delon made the cheers of the fans reach the highest level now.

At this time, the DJ on the Nets roared loudly: "Welcome our guardian knight below-a tall and strong man from the mysterious East, he will defeat one opponent after another and protect our ......"

The two flamethrowers behind the railings "swooped" into the sky above the pitch, and the tumbling flames represented endless energy.

The tall and strong trotted towards the center of the court, and when he passed through the flamethrower, he could still feel the rolling heat on both cheeks, and even some felt like they were being burned.

"Oh" With the appearance of the tall and strong, now the screams of the fans have reached their peak.

"Come on" Delon, who was already waiting in the middle circle of the court, patted the tall and strong shoulder and said, and the other Nets players also encouraged each other one by one.

"Thank you" Gao Dazhuang whispered in Delong's ear, originally Delong was the last player to press the field at today's ceremony, but before the game, Delong insisted that the "rookie" Gao Dazhuang be the last player to come on the court to greet the cheers of the fans.

"Okay, let's play" Nets coach Johnson clapped his hands and shouted loudly, and focused on coming to the tall and strong side and patting the tall waist.

Nets starters: center Reggie Evans, power forward Chris Humphries, small forward Gerard Wallace, point guard Deron Williams, and shooting guard Tall and Strong.

This is the first time Gao Dazhuang has played as a starter since entering the NBA, although he thought of the importance that the Nets attach to him, Gao Dazhuang did not expect that within 24 hours of joining the team, Gao Dazhuang would get the right to start on behalf of the team.

"Whew" The tall and strong exhaled deeply, trying his best to calm his mood, and then raised his right hand and stretched out one of his fingers.

"The first game for the team? The number of the No. 1 jersey? ...... "Although the fans at the scene did not know Gao Dazhuang's intentions at this time, this did not hinder the enthusiasm of the fans, and the moment Gao Dazhuang raised his right hand, the fans in the stadium also cheered along with Gao Dazhuang's movements.

Golden State Warriors players also played, they are center Boggart, power forward David Lee, small forward Barnes, shooting guard Thompson, and point guard Curry.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

In the jump ball, Warriors center Bogut was the first to touch the basketball, but the basketball he picked up was grabbed by Nets point guard Delon and the Nets took the lead in attacking.

DeLong slowly advanced the ball to the front court after possession and kept an eye on the positions of other teammates at the top of the three-point arc.

Since this was the first time playing against these teammates, Gao Dazhuang did not rush to ask for the ball, but stood near the three-point line in the bottom corner and prepared to play for his teammates.

"Hey" But at this time, Delong, who was standing at the top of the nearby arc, spoke, waving his arms to signal the tall and strong running position.

Kindness? Although he was a little surprised, he quickly moved to the top of the house.

When he played for the Rockets, the ball was often controlled by Harden and Jeremy Lin, while with the Nets, Deron Williams was firmly in control of the ball, but Delon was a traditional point guard who "passed first, shot second", which is obviously completely different from the style of Harden, the Rockets' top player.

Just as Gao Dazhuang was about to run to Delong's side, DeLong made a look at Gao Dazhuang, and then suddenly changed direction and broke through, directly flashing Curry standing in front of him.

Delong's dribbling skills are a bit of a "thousand flowers, not a leaf sticks" feeling, because with a strong body as a guarantee, Delong broke through although the speed was a little slower, but once he rushed, it was very explosive, and the average thin defender could not resist it at all.

Deron dodged Warriors point guard Curry and went straight to the basket in one step, and at this time, the tall and strong also ran back to get rid of Thompson's marker and cut to the basket.

After "snapping" Delon jumped into the paint and caught the attention of several Warriors players, he made a ground-and-shoot pass to the tall man who cut the basket from the wing.

"Good ball", Delong's pass is just right in terms of strength and positional sense, the tall and strong did not make any adjustments after receiving the ball, and then the momentum of the run rose directly into the air, and the ball was protected with both hands and went straight to the basket.

At this time, Boggart, the only player in the Warriors sitting under the basket, also jumped high to intercept the tall and strong.

"What?" However, Boggart, who jumped into the air, suddenly became tall and strong, and did not intend to attack the basket head-on, but slipped past it.

There was a loud bang, and Boggart looked back in the process of falling, only to see the tall and strong leap from the front of the basket to the back of the basket, and then turned in the air and dunked with a backhand, and smashed the ball into the basket.

Then there was a huge cheer from the entire Barclays Center.

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