Chapter 63: Near-Incomprehensible Existence!
The NBA opener was undoubtedly the focus of the nation's attention on the day, and the 2008-09 NBA regular season will officially start on October 28, US time.
On the first day of the league, three games were scheduled for the San Antonio Spurs to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers at home Staples, the Cleveland Cavaliers led by the little emperor James went north to Boston to challenge the Big Three of the Green Shirts, and the last game was the brotherly war between the Mavericks and the Suns of the German tank Nowitzki and Steve Nash, and the three games had their own highlights, and the first game of the Los Angeles Clippers of the new season was scheduled to meet the Denver Nuggets led by Melon Anthony and Flounder at 8 p.m. on the 29th. The evil spirit of being squeezed out of the playoffs by the Clippers last season is obviously something they will never forget, and with the pressure of J.R. Smith to transfer to the Clippers, Denver people want to settle this account at the start of the new season.
The first day of the game did not disappoint David Stern, including the Cavaliers' game against the Celtics with a national rating of 7 percent, and the championship triumvirate did not lose any further aggressiveness because they were a year older, and in the last second of the regular season, the gentleman sword Ray Allen hit a three-point shot to send the game into overtime, and five seconds before and after the overtime, Truth Pierce singled James to shoot the ball, and James ended the game with an iron. For the handling of key balls, James was once again infamy.
The Western Conference duo faced off against the Spurs and lost to the Lakers by two points, and Pau Gasol was blown up by the tough Garnett in the Finals, and in the first game of the new season, Gasol decided from the beginning to wash his reputation as a soft egg. In the face of the league's leading power forward, Duncan did not back down, was extremely tough, and finally played a classic, delivering 28 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks, 7 assists of super comprehensive statistics, and in the regular cast, Kobe Bryant's shot in the final moment to the basket to win for the Lakers.
Gasol's toughness and terrifying all-around made everyone ignore the rest of the players.
And the final opening game of the Mavericks vs. Suns was not only the showdown between Nowitzki and the Nash brothers, but also the two legendary point guards Steve Nash vs. Jason Kidd, and the two veterans at the end of their careers teamed up to give everyone a feast.
34 points, 17 assists, 4 rebounds, this is Nash's data, 21 points, 19 assists, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, this is Jason Kidd's data, both of them are like dreaming back to their youth, making everyone sigh their charm, plus the Suns' run-in mature interior combination of Xiao Si and the big sharks combined to contribute 43 points and 23 rebounds to tear the Mavericks' Dampier apart piece by piece, although Nowitzki scored 30 points, he still couldn't stop the team's defeat.
The excitement of the first game makes people look forward to the new season, and the matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets is one of the highlights.
"Cameron, what do you think of the strengthened Los Angeles Clippers, and what do you think are the chances of the Nuggets winning today's game?" Anthony is a superstar, and as soon as he got off the plane, he was surrounded by a group of reporters.
Anthony didn't refuse, "I never pay attention to other teams, in my opinion it is the most important thing to be myself, and I never think about the odds of winning because in my opinion every game we go for 100 per cent victory. β
"So do you mean the Nuggets will definitely take the win away from Los Angeles?" A Los Angeles-based media outlet asked a pointed question, but such a question should not be difficult for Anthony, who has been in the league for many years.
Just as Anthony was about to answer, another reporter's question made Anthony lose his cool slightly.
"Cameron, what do you think of you compared to Lin Fei?"
You must know that Anthony has been a proud son since he was a child, and he has become more mature from a young player with many problems in the NBA for many years, but this does not mean that his inner pride allows others to violate at will, and in his eyes, even if Lin Fei plays well, he is just a loser, and he is selected, which is equivalent to an identity, and he does not want others to compare him with Lin Fei.
"Of course, there is nothing to stop me from taking the victory! Lin Fei, he's a nice young man! In just two sentences, Anthony's pride in his heart was clear, and he gave himself and Lin Fei's identity a superior, he was Lin Fei's predecessor.
"What do you think about JR's departure from Denver as a former teammate?" Another local outlet in Los Angeles threw the question at Anthony.
"What I want to say about JR is that he will only regret leaving Denver, I hate betraying loyal guys, his name has been on my friends list since the moment he left Denver!" Cameron seemed to have completely lost his mind, leaving no emotion in the slightest, much to the surprise of Billups on the side.
Compared to Anthony who can't control his pride, the mature and experienced Billups immediately drew the attention of the media, if he didn't do it, maybe Anthony would say something today, "No team wants to lose, so victory is what we are after, last season was a failure for us, we will do it again in the new season!" Lin is a great young player and he's a big threat for us, but not only that, but Ron and Andre are the ones we need to focus on, so I think both sides will give you a good game. β
For the media, what Billups said is no longer important, what matters is what Anthony says, what they need is a gimmick, and they don't care about anything else.
"Betrayal of loyalty, meet as enemies" - Yahoo Sports headline, with Anthony's angry emoji photo and J.R. Smith's half-Nuggets and half-Clippers jersey, perfectly illustrates what they want to say.
"Be an elder's melon! -fox sports distilled this sentence into a title, and deliberately exaggerated Anthony's disdain for Lin Fei to create a reaction from readers.
Carmelo Anthony: I'm only here to win! - Los Angeles Times.
All of a sudden, everyone knew that the Denver Nuggets were hell-bent on taking away the win from Staples to comfort their wounded hearts from the double whammy of the playoffs and the offseason abandonment by J.R. Smith.
"Loyalty? I don't think what I do has anything to do with loyalty, I never let up when I was in Denver, I feel like I'm worthy of every penny Denver gives me, and I feel worthy of the people of Denver, everyone has the right to pursue it, I didn't hurt anyone, I don't want to say anything more about Cameron's words, I want to say that I'm fine in Los Angeles. J.R. Smith grimaced a reporter's question about Anthony's loyalty theory.
"If he wants to win, he should ask me about my elbow, I am worried that the melon skin is too tender to bear, you must know that I am old, and I am even more afraid that young people will not be able to bear it." Ron Artest said in front of the media, and his dissatisfied look made all the media look forward to the offensive and defensive duel between him and Anthony.
One is the sharpest spear in the alliance and the other is the strongest shield in the alliance, a spear-to-shield duel.
On October 28, the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, which is enough to accommodate more than 20,000 people, was once again full, and when the imperial television crew arrived at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, there were still many fans asking for tickets outside the stadium, and the fans shouted wildly, and when the Nuggets bus arrived at the stadium, Anthony was booed by the Clippers fans as soon as he got off the bus.
Anthony's face was cold, and the sarcasm of Clippers fans kept drilling into his ears.
"Is the melon ripe?"
βfβ¦β¦ Uck, you fucking raw melons! β
Soon the question and answer formed a uniform sound, burrowing into Anthony's ear and deeply stimulating his eardrums.
And that's what Clippers fans gave Anthony a pre-dinner snack.
On the Staples court, the Clippers were warming up, talking and laughing without any seriousness.
"Hey, Ron you should let that rotten guy know that victory can't be taken away." Tyson Chandler yelled at Artest after making up for the ball thrown by Lin Fei.
Artest threw the ball out of his hand, looked at Tyson Chandler and said with a smile: "Tyson, you are a boxing champion, don't let that Brazilian look down on him, he said he wants to show you the color!" I don't want you to be left with only panties to blow up. β
"He's going to fix his eggs and come back to me! I'm afraid I'll accidentally smash his eggs! Tyson Chandler looked confident.
Most of the people participated in the discussion, and only two people were a little silent, just smiling faintly and watching their teammates play, one was JR Smith and the other was Lin Fei.
For J.R. Smith, Denver is his new birthplace, he left New Orleans and found his place in Denver, leaving was his choice, but he never felt that he owed Denver anything, he didn't argue too much about Anthony's loyalty, he just wanted to tell people on the court that JR was a professional player.
And Lin Fei's silence is not because he is worried that the game will not be won, but because he is considering the team's run-in, although the cooperation between teammates in the ten preseason games has matured a lot, but there are still deficiencies, not to mention that the intensity of the preseason game does not say much about anything, now the regular season and even the playoffs are the real test, and now the inside line that is about to face the Nuggets has Kenyon Martin and Brazilian Nene and a super brush Camby who can grab the board, This is undoubtedly the first test of the new season for them who are too weak on the inside.
When the warm-up was over, Lin Fei passed by Anthony when he entered the players' tunnel, turned his head sideways almost at the same time, and the eyes of the two people looked at each other, and the fire splashed.
Lin Fei trotted out of the Staples live DJ hoarse shout, Staples's cheers instantly surged several times, in the eyes of the Clippers Lin Fei is already their well-deserved core, they are looking forward to Lin Fei, the captain, to lead the Clippers to sail away.
Tyson Chandler and Brazilian Nene stood in the center circle ready to jump the ball, Artest clung to Carmelo Anthony, his eyes full of provocation, and with the referee's whistle, the orange basketball was thrown into the air.
Soaring like a rocket at the moment of launch, Tyson Chandler's innate advantage of tall and long arms plus bounce makes Nene only look up.
After Tyson Chandler's palm made light contact with the basketball that began to fall, the basketball changed course and flew towards Andre Miller, who received the ball steadily and slowly advanced to the three-point line amid a cheer from Staples.
"Imperial Court Television, this is the Los Angeles Clippers hosting the Denver Nuggets live broadcast for you by Imperial Court Television, the game starts now, Tyson Chandler is not a quality madman on the inside, Andre Miller is not a veteran to control the rhythm, this ball is very reasonable!" Zhang Lili, who did not appear in an offseason, appeared in front of the majority of televisions again.
"Okay, let's take a look at the starters on the court on both sides, the Nuggets are the inside combination of Nene and Kenyon Martin, plus Melon Anthony, the guard line is sent to Dundee Jones and the veteran Billups, and the Nuggets are the double Chandler lineup of Tyson Chandler and Wilson Chandler, and then the beast Artest Sterling Flying Iron Man Miller!" Yu Jia unceremoniously interrupted Zhang Lili.
Miller was facing Billups, an old opponent, and Lin Fei was very unfamiliar with Dundee Jones, who was defending him.
There wasn't much in the pre-game scouting report, and it wasn't stated that Jones would start a game with a rough technique. It can be said that Jones on stage brought Lin Fei a completely unfamiliar feeling.
George Carr on the sidelines glanced at the Clippers bench, looking at the frowning Mike Dunleavy, a smile flashed on the corner of his mouth, Dundee Jones entered the first round in the same year as James Anthony and entered the NBA, but in the past few years, the Celtics and Grizzlies Kings did not have important players with rough skills, and George Carl did not plan to use it this season, but Jones's desperate defense in training left a deep impression on him, and his strong physical fitness and defensive aggressiveness made George Carl's eyes shine, and this game was to deal with Lin Fei, so George Carr directly sent Jones to start.
Lin Fei frowned, although it was just the beginning, he already felt that Jones, who was defending him, was not an easy guy to deal with.
Deng Tai Jones could clearly feel that his defense had put Lin Fei under great pressure, but he was not satisfied, he knew his shortcomings and advantages, and now that George Karl had given him a chance, he didn't want the opportunity to slip away easily, so he suppressed the joy in his heart and continued to pester Lin Fei.
Andre Miller watched his teammates carefully, but there were not many chances, and made a blocking gesture, and Tyson Chandler immediately pulled out. Miller cut down with the cover, and at this time Anthony came to help the defense, and just as Anthony's body moved, Miller passed the ball to Artest as if he had eyes on his back.
Syllable!
Artest had a surprised look on his face as he watched a nameless guy slice his ball away.
β[***]οΌβ Cursing in a low voice, Artest tried to catch up, but the huge difference in speed made him give up, and he could only hope that Lin Fei would succeed in defending it.
Lin Fei followed Deng Tai Jones to death, Jones's defense just now made him feel even more shocked, Lin Fei put away all his contempt, despite the constant impact and interference with his body, Lin Fei still failed to stop Deng Tai Jones's attack.
"Beautiful broken ball, this player named Duntai Jones has really good physical fitness, and he still completed the dunk under Lin Fei's interference, it's really good!" Zhang's reasonable comment is to highlight Lin Fei, just like highlighting Yao Ming before.
Staples's voice lowered slightly, and then it became louder again, sending a huge boo to Jones, who was a steal and fast break dunk.
Artest apologized to Miller, it was indeed his fault for conceding the goal just now, and he didn't expect Dundee Jones to help defend so quickly and then succeed.
"This Dundee Jones is also a player of the 03 generation, who was selected by the Celtics in the second round and then sent to Memphis in the second round, but he has not played in the past few years, and we can see from the opening half a minute that this player has good physical fitness and tough defense, which seems to be a big test for Lin Fei." Yu Jia immediately explained to the majority of Chinese fans who the Nuggets' Deng Tai Jones was.
Lin Fei threw down his arm hard, and handed the ball back to Andre Miller again, just now Dundee Jones gave him a lot of defensive pressure, the whole person was like an octopus sticking to him, the hidden small movements made Lin Fei uncomfortable, Lin Fei was like returning to the first time he met Kirilenko, but compared to Kirilenko's defense, Duntai Jones's defense was a lot dirtier, although Artest often brought trouble to Lin Fei in training, but Artest's physical fitness and innate conditions were far inferior to Jones, So Lin Fei felt very uncomfortable for a while.
And today's Nuggets are as active as a stimulant, even Anthony used his huge ass to resist Artest's bulldozer defense, and the Clippers' twenty-four seconds of offensive time are getting closer and closer under the Nuggets' defense.
"It seems that the Clippers are in a lot of trouble today, and the Clippers need to attack!" Yu Jia frowned and didn't say.
The steal and dunk just now and the current defense made the Clippers' offense difficult, so Deng Tai Jones raised his head with joy in his heart, and faced Lin Fei who was frowning, Deng Tai Jones said with a little pride: "The victory is ours!" β
"Really?" Lin Fei shot back coldly, a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, "Can you prevent me in this way?" Lin Fei said softly in his heart, under the gaze of Deng Tai Jones, his upper body shook to the left, but his right foot accelerated sharply to the right, and then his left heel moved sideways, instantly opening up the distance from Deng Tai Jones.
Deng Tai Jones was shocked, obviously he had just forgotten how good Lin Fei's running position was.
"Unique Lin Clan's Positioning!" Zhang Li shouted.
And Lin Fei, who got rid of Jones a little distance, immediately stretched out his arm to signal Miller to pass the ball.
Calm is another label of Andre Miller, a characteristic that a good point guard needs, although twenty-four seconds are approaching, Andre Miller is still not in a hurry, but steadily passed the ball in his hand to Lin Fei.
The basketball flew through the palm of Billups' hand and flew towards Lin Fei, Lin Fei stopped at a 45-degree three-point line, and the basketball came just in front of him.
Not far behind him was Dundee Jones, who was in a hurry to catch up, and he hadn't given up yet.
Lin Fei was not nervous at all because of Deng Tai Jones's pursuit, he steadily caught the basketball at the height of his waist and abdomen, and glanced at the timer from the corner of his eye, and the twenty-four seconds of offensive time had come to within 3 taels, without adjustment, and jumped without hesitation.
Looking at the basket in the distance, with a slight flick of his fingers, the basketball left his fingertips and flew to the basket waiting quietly.
And Deng Tai Jones's palm was in the air, and Lin Fei still maintained a perfect shooting hand.
To the cheers of more than 20,000 Clippers fans in Staples, the basketball arced through the air in the direction of the fingers.
Swish!
The basketball fell cleanly into the basket, driving the net into a white wave.
Deng Tai Jones's face was a little embarrassed, just now he was still saying cruel words, and now Lin Fei hit him back with a three-point shot.
βsuperββββlinββββthree-pointοΌβ The Staples live DJ once again showed his powerful voice, and with his voice, the Clippers fans gave Lin Fei a huge cheer, this is the Lin Fei they are proud of!
George Karl's face changed slightly and returned to normal, he knew that it was impossible to completely restrain Lin Fei.
Turning to look at Deng Tai Jones, the corners of Lin Fei's mouth rose slightly, and he said softly: "No one wants to snatch my victory!" β
Lin Fei's words hit his face like a stream of heat, and Deng Tai Jones's face began to turn a little red.
"Beautiful goal, Lin Fei's running position is almost insoluble for any team! If you want to keep the Clippers from scoring, you have to control Lin Fei, but this is not an easy task! Yu Jia's emotion speaks to the hearts of the coaches of various teams in the league, especially in the face of the Clippers, who now have more attack points.
"Lin! Just do it, shoot beautifully! Ron Artest ran up and hugged Lin Fei and shouted.
"Ron, Cameron is yours, I don't want you to be knocked off by his big ass!" Lin Fei said with a smile.
Mike Dunleavy on the sidelines put his heart down again, and looking at Lin Fei's back to defense, Mike Dunleavy smiled.
"This is Los Angeles, this is the Lin Clan's Voyage Fleet, don't try to take away our victory!"
Clippers fans shouted their hearts.
Carmelo Anthony obviously showed 100% strength, he didn't want to be a joke in the eyes of media fans, as the top scorer in the league, he was almost a big killer, he was particularly rich in offensive means, despite Artest's hard defense, the big ass turned around and leaned back, Artest could only look at the ball and sigh.
At 4-3, Anthony regained the lead for the Nuggets.
Switching offense and defense, Andre Miller dribbled steadily to the front court under Billups' close interference.
Deng Tai Jones looked at Lin Fei in front of him with a serious face, he didn't want to be Lin Fei's goal background again, and his outstretched arms kept waving, interfering with the Clippers players to pass the ball to Lin Fei.
(To be continued)