Roy's performance beyond Spurs Medical turned the originally scorching situation on the court upside down in an instant.

Roy at his peak was a very strong player, although his current level is definitely weaker than when he was at his peak, but even so, the strength that Roy can show is enough to make anyone jealous.

Ginobili does have strong strength, but after all, he is old, whether it is speed, strength, or even physical strength, he can't be compared with Roy, who is only 28 years old, and the two of them play at the same time, but the result is that Ginobili is limited by Roy in all aspects.

This Spurs have a headache, you know, the Spurs have always been known for their stable performance as a starter and excellent scoring ability on the bench, most of which the bench's ability to grab points is reflected in Ginobili, this powerful starter is willing to sit on the bench to increase the firepower of the Spurs' bench, in the entire NBA league, only the Mavericks with Jason Terry and the Thunder with Harden have had the same treatment. It's a pity that due to the departure of Celtic's Ray Allen, in order to strengthen the outside firepower, the Celtics snatched the chick's Terry. And Harden left the Clippers to become the core, so the Mavericks and Thunder no longer have this kind of treatment.

Originally, the Spurs thought that now the league only had the special treatment of Super Sixth Man, but now it seems that Roy, the sixth man of the Hornets, is even better.

With Roy's strong firepower, the scores of the Hornets and Spurs finally gradually opened up.

"Well done!" The whistle blew at the end of the first quarter, and Wang Meng and Roy high-fived in celebration.

Roy's debut was perfect, although Roy has not played for two seasons due to retirement and pre-retirement injuries, but due to frequent training at home and his own talent, Roy's state has not been affected much by long breaks and injuries.

Now the Spurs have a bit of a headache here.

In the first quarter, both sides scored very high, the Hornets scored 34 points, the Spurs scored 29 points, and this quarter played very strangely, in the first 4 minutes, both sides had poor shooting percentages, scoring 7 and 9 points respectively, and in the next 4 minutes, the two teams seemed to suddenly recover half of their hands together, the shooting rate was not only scary, but also played at a very fast pace, so that after 4 minutes, both sides scored 17 and 13 points respectively. And in the last 4 minutes of the first quarter, the competition between the two sides was changed from the main force to the bench sixth man, at this time the Spurs finally couldn't keep up with the beat of the Hornets because of Roy, and only scored 6 points in 4 minutes, even so, the Spurs' 29 points in the first quarter were high enough. Although it is still not up to the Hornets terror of 34 points.

"It's a little too fast." Monty frowned, although the Hornets scored 34 points in the first quarter and were extremely efficient, but this is not necessarily a good thing, because the Hornets' rhythm is a little too fast, and every time they attack, it seems to be over in about 15 seconds. The Hornets are not the Suns with Nash, the main tactical configuration is to block and dismantle rather than bombard, put the rhythm too fast, the first point is not suitable for the layout of blocking and dismantling tactics, and the second point, if the players feel down, the Spurs, who have iron-blooded defensive ability, will definitely find an opportunity for the first time, continue to defend the Hornets successfully, and then chase the score back or even overtake.

"Wang Meng! When the second quarter comes up, you have to slow down! Fight according to tactics! Monty said seriously to Wang Meng.

Wang Meng nodded, "No problem." ”

Under Wang Meng's deliberateness, the rhythm of the game in the second quarter was very slow at the beginning, and the Hornets' tactics have not been particularly fast, most of the time they are fast, because Wang Meng opened the singles after the instant explosion, with players such as Gasol, Wallace and Oden, the effect of the Hornets playing slow is definitely much better than playing fast.

Of course, the slow pace has always been the Spurs' favorite, and in the slower tempo, whether it is around Parker's blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, or around Duncan and Yao Ming's two top interior single tactics, they can be brought into play to the greatest extent possible.

It's just that in this way, the audience on the court began to get bored again, and finally saw a very exciting game in the first quarter, but before it was cool, the game changed back to this, isn't this Ken Dad?

"It's too much trouble!" ** Vicky frowned tightly, looking at the slow game on the court, the Spurs didn't have to be afraid when they met the Hornets at all, because although the Hornets' starters were relatively strong, the bench line has always been a group of rookies, and they can't play firepower. The Hornets are not the only Roy to join this season, and there are also fierce players such as Fisher and Barnes on the bench line, and their ability should not be underestimated. As for Yi Jianlian, ** Vicky chose to ignore it.

It's not that Vicky underestimates Yi Jianlian, but Yi Jianlian's play in the NBA is disappointing everyone, it's okay in normal times, once he faces a fierce physical confrontation, Yi Jianlian wilts, which is very similar to the famous European champion Valliani.

Halfway through the second quarter, most of the main players were off the floor, and the Hornets' on-court substitutes were Fisher, Roy, Barnes, Smith and Milicic. The main firepower of this lineup is Roy and Barnes, with Fisher shooting one or two three-pointers from the outside, and Smith and Milicic only protecting the rebound.

It's this bench lineup, but unexpectedly played a more exciting game than the main force, the substitute tactics are less than the main force, most of the time Roy holds the ball alone, or breaks through the offense himself, or passes to assist Barnes to impact the basket, because the bench defense is not particularly strong, both sides have a lot of dunks, and for a time it is a few points better than the main game.

When the main force and substitutes were replaced, the fans on the field actually contributed warm applause, which made Wang Meng and others cry and laugh.

"It's not interesting to play so dullly, just let me add fuel to the fire!" Wang Meng said secretly.

This season is different from last season, with Roy, Fisher and others playing as substitutes, there is no need for Wang Meng to think more about offensive issues, Wang Meng's rest time is sufficient, so now Wang Meng, who is full of physical strength, is starting to be idle again.

In the face of Parker, Wang Meng once again turned on the instant outburst and easily broke through Parker's defense, this time Yao Ming learned to be smart, he was motionless under the basket, counting the time of defense for three seconds, and waiting for Wang Meng to throw himself into the net.

Wang Meng threw the basketball out of the air in a hurry, the basketball went over Yao Ming's head, and Auden behind him rose to the ground, caught the basketball with both hands, and dunked it into the basket fiercely before Yao Ming had time to turn around to defend.

Wang Meng, who gave this assist, smiled faintly at Yao Ming and turned back to defense.

Although the Spurs joined Yao Ming and the Hornets joined Roy, from the perspective of the strength of the teams of the two sides, it seems to be equal, but in fact, the Hornets are much stronger than the Spurs, the reason is very simple, Roy came to the Hornets and played as the sixth man, that is, the substitute, and he was leading the bench to play most of the time.

And the Spurs' Yao Ming is different, he is the starter in the Spurs, with Yao Ming, the Spurs' interior strength instantly became the strongest in the league, many teams of athletic players do not dare to rush into the Spurs' interior to spread the wild, but Duncan and Yao Ming's two top interior positions are somewhat conflicting after all, Duncan's offensive range is under the basket, and Yao Ming's offensive range is farther than Duncan, but due to the slow pace, Yao Ming's most sure offensive means is still under the basket. The play of both men will be somewhat limited due to each other, of course, this problem can be solved quickly under the dispatch of ** Vic, but at the beginning of the season, the Spurs are still in the process of exploring and adjusting this lineup.

The Spurs' interior line, which can't play the strongest firepower, and then encounters Gasol's interior defense with Oden, there is actually not much firepower that can be exerted.

In the second half of the game, Yao Ming's physical strength problems, in order to avoid injury, ** Vicky was very cautious to replace him off the court, allowing Duncan to replace him again in the center position.

But in this way, Gasol of the Hornets lived, and Gasol, who was suppressed by Duncan throughout the game, suddenly exerted a strong power in the second half, and the two big forwards of Dior and Split in the low post were easily relaxed. Duncan had no choice but to defend Gasol again, Gasol decisively gave up the singles, and directly pulled out the outside line, allowing Wang Meng to impact the inside, without Yao Ming to guard the basket, Wang Meng's singles shooting rate also skyrocketed.

The Spurs' defense was suddenly messed up and out of control.

Ginobili, who is a wonder soldier, was entangled in the entanglement with Roy throughout the game, and what made him depressed was that he had always been at a disadvantage.

The main defense was chaotic and the offensive efficiency was average, and the Spurs decisively collapsed in the fourth quarter.

At 120:112, the Spurs, who scored a rare high score, lost their first game of the new season at the home court of the Hornets. It is worth mentioning that in this game, both sides scored a very large number of double personnel.

On the Hornets' side, Wang Meng, Wallace, Gasol, Oden, and Roy all scored in double figures, while the Spurs' Parker, Ginobili, Duncan, Yao Ming and Leonard also scored in double figures.

After the game, ** Vicky looked very calm, "The Spurs are still in the run-in period, in fact, it should be the run-in period between Yao Ming and the Spurs team, Yao Ming just joined the Spurs, due to the conflict with Duncan in the position, the two of them played on the court at the same time and were not as strong as imagined, but these two players are players with a very high ball quotient, I believe that in the regular season game, Duncan and Yao Ming can both find their own positions, and then play a pretty good match." It doesn't matter if you lose a regular season, our goal is always to win the championship. ”

(To be continued)