Relying on the change of formation, the Columbus Explorers gradually grasped the initiative, and at the end of the first quarter, they successfully stretched the difference to more than 7 points.

And after perceiving that the point of Da Lopez can be targeted, Tyronn Lue also had a direct showdown:

The small lineup is so easy to use!

López was pulled out for unlimited singles.

Including Rajon Rondo in the face of Lopez, he can also calmly score under the basket, although he does not have too good long-range shooting ability, he can use dribbling to throw off a big man like Lopez, and then find his teammates in the breakthrough, that is really a "piece of cake"!

Not to mention, his teammates are top catch-and-shoot experts like Lee Wan and Carmelo Anthony.

This assist is as if you are drinking soup, easy and easy!

However, "Brother Alphabet" has really made great progress.

As his physical fitness gradually entered his peak, he used his terrifying "three-step layup" to constantly impact the inside, Carmelo Anthony was not bad at first, but after "Brother Alphabet" adapted to his top defense, he was obviously a little unable to parry.

The "Greek Monster" forced Columbus to defend even more.

At this time, "Brother Alphabet" also showed his excellent vision, constantly finding his teammates and completing shots.

Of course, his current teammates can really shoot, Bledsoe, Middleton and Jabari Parker are all players who can catch the ball and shoot and complete the shot.

This also makes it impossible for the Columbus Explorers to wrap up "Brother Alphabet" as they like.

Led by him, the Bucks clung to the score.

But it was just a bite to the score, and the 7-point difference was in sight, but the Bucks couldn't narrow the difference.

One of the biggest reasons has to be said about the lack of strength of "Brother Alphabet" itself, he has a very terrifying breakthrough ability, but he only has the ability to break through.

When the whole formation can be pulled apart, his breakaway and sharing can be a good way for the Bucks to complete the rim threat. But once the whole tempo slows down and he falls into positional warfare, his ability to crack Columbus's defensive formation is a bit insufficient.

In this regard, there is still a gap between him and LeBron James.

However, if you really give the combination of "Brother Alphabet" Kyrie Irving and Love, or the combination of Wade and Chris Bosh, this gap should be gone.

After all, before the formation of the "Big Three", LeBron James's "one-star shooting" led the team to the finals once, and he still played the "Pistons Four Tigers" who began to decline without Ben Wallace.

When Howard began to rise, there was a "Boston Big Three" in the East, and no matter how bad the whistle was, LeBron James never made it to the Finals.

Half a catty, the eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother.

Of course, the two people lack different things.

LeBron James wants everything, but as long as he really plays selflessly and is willing to sacrifice some data, then the impact on the game is definitely higher. After all, talent is here.

"Brother Alphabet" is a pure projection, and the "talent tree" can't be lit.

The shortcomings are so obvious, Tyronn Lue began to make a fuss about the projection of "Brother Alphabet" in the second half, as long as it is a player who is on the "Brother Alphabet", then per capita "telescope" defense, Li Wan is the most excessive, directly in front of the reasonable collision area to stand in a good position and wait for him, so that "Brother Alphabet" does not dare to rush, if he does not get out of the way and hits Li Wan, it will be an "offensive foul" on the spot.

"Brother Alphabet" began to have problems, and Columbus's offensive firepower became more ferocious, Li Wan's "Nerve Knife Badge" was opened, 4 consecutive three-pointers, and 18 points in the third quarter were scored, and a wave took away the game.

The rest of Columbus looked accustomed to it.

That's how Lee Wan plays.

And Carmelo Anthony's expression was obviously not a little stimulated.

He is also a well-known scorer in this league, and at his peak, he was also a "scorer" who was as easy as "scoring and chopping melons and vegetables", but he was not at the level of Li Wan.

Look at Li Wan's expression, as if he hasn't exerted his strength yet......

This "son of fortune" ......

It's a bit too awesome, isn't it?

There was no suspense in the fourth quarter of the game, and the Columbus Explorers finally had the last laugh with a score difference of 123-109, 14 points, and successfully won the opener.

Li Wan, who received the 7th championship ring of his career and rose one place on the NBA's all-time block list, welcomed the "milestone" and played well, playing 33.5 minutes, cutting 33 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, including 5 of 8 three-point shots.

It is worth mentioning that after the game, a countdown appeared on the big screen at the scene: there are still 322 three-pointers left before Li Wan becomes the NBA's "all-time three-point king......

Originally, the countdown management was still hesitating whether it should start so early.

After all, 327 three-pointers is not a small number.

But now the outside world thinks that Li Wan's season will be a "season of transcendence", so they have specially counted each data.

In addition to the three-point shot, there are other countdowns.

Like what:

"878 points short of 28th place in the NBA's total scoring list!"

"75 steals away from the 18th place on the NBA's total steals list!"

"2 blocks away from 82nd in the NBA's total blocks list!"

……

As for the slogan of the Grand Navigation Arena this season, it is also very simple and rude: Witness transcendence, witness the times!

The Columbus fans at the scene watched the countdown scrolling on the big screen and let out one cheer after another. Such a trailer is really engaging for them!

In addition to Li Wan, the other stats of the Columbus Explorers in the new season opener are:

Wiggins 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, he was not in the best shape tonight, as can be seen from hitting only 1 of 5 shots from beyond the three-point line, but he hit Jabari Parker under the basket in a row, which is still very eye-catching;

Carmelo Anthony had 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists tonight. Looking at the scoring stats, he is not as good as Wiggins, but he is very efficient, averaging 50% shooting per game. But tonight he focused more on defending "Brother Alphabet".

Working so the defensive end once made Bill Wharton on the commentary bench think that he was back in '09, although he wasn't so desperate, but that serious posture was rare.

"Plus, Carmelo Anthony has significantly reduced his time with the ball!"

In this game, after Anthony received the ball outside the three-point line, he was more of a direct shot after the "three threats with the ball", and if there was no opportunity, he would immediately pass the ball to his teammates. - Carmelo Anthony, who has always been criticized for only having "two threats", really has "three threats" now.

I just don't know if this change is temporary or continuous.

That is, Tyronn Lue doesn't know Bill Wharton's doubts, otherwise he would definitely tell Bill Wharton, and there is no doubt that Anthony's change will continue......

This is what Tyronn Lue asked Carmelo Anthony in a closed training camp: reduce singles and play in time!

He did a really good job at both points tonight.

In fact, Carmelo Anthony's passing awareness is not good, but Tyronn Lue arranged the tactical movement of his teammates to ensure that at the first time when Anthony holds the ball and singles, there will be players who will respond to him in the light of him, so that he can think of the ball when he does not have the opportunity to shoot.

But what Tyronn Lue didn't expect was that Carmelo Anthony did just these two points well tonight, and he was so present on the defensive end!

The level of defensive effort far exceeded his expectations.

As far as Carmelo Anthony plays tonight, he thinks that the ripeness of this "melon" has reached 90%, or even 95%!

In fact, before tonight's game, Carmelo Anthony did not have the consciousness of the game.

It was completely since he entered the arena that he had been "stimulated" that he had unconsciously changed his mind.

For example, Kwame Brown's 8 championship rings; Another example is Li Wan's instantaneous scoring explosiveness......

How to say it!

A living example is in front of him, a living thigh is also in front of him, if he wants to win the championship, what he has to do is obviously very simple, that is, change himself, integrate into this team, and then hug Li Wan's "thigh" tightly!

The change of attitude is difficult to say, but it is easy to say, but it is actually very simple......

It's often just a matter of a moment, and when you figure it out, you figure it out!

If it is said that at the beginning, Carmelo Anthony trained actively and controlled his body fat rate, in addition to wanting Li Wan to see his attitude, he also wanted to have a better state to show his ability in front of Li Wan.

He didn't just come to hug his "thighs", but if you Li Wan want to win the championship, my help is indispensable......

This is the proud "melon"!

But now, he found that instead of proving his ability, how to integrate into this team is what Li Wan really cares about, because in Li Wan's eyes, every player is the most important part of this team!

Anthony......

Enlightened!

Lee Wan praised Carmelo Anthony after the game.

Chris Bosh also said in an interview after the game: "He could have left in place of me, I mean, we are different styles of players, but he can do a lot of things that I can't, Columbus will continue to be successful because of his arrival, of course...... Li Wan is the biggest guarantee for this team, and he makes it easier for everyone to do what they need to do in the game! ”

However, in the end, he did not forget Cue Li Wan, he knew very well that as a "famous Columbus", what kind of words are "politically correct"!

This team can't get around Li Wan at any time......

Brogdon played 25 minutes and scored 20 points, the "second-highest" score of any player in the entire Columbus game, and his explosiveness in the bench rotation made Kenny Smith say bluntly: "This is going to be John Havlicek of the Columbus Explorers!" ”

John Havlicek, a Celtic legend, is an important part of the "eight consecutive championships" dynasty. Because he played more as a substitute player and could play a wonderful performance, the NBA's "Best Sixth Man Award" was named after him.

Clearly, in Kenny Smith's view, Brogdon's role in the team this season is a perfect fit for him.

In addition to him, Rajon Rondo, who played 18 minutes and 14 seconds, also performed very well, with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in less than 20 minutes, with only 1 turnover. Assists and turnovers are called a hanging bomb than that.

Compared to them, Sabonis Jr., who started the game, performed a little unsatisfactory tonight, playing a total of 31 minutes and 34 seconds, he made 11 shots, only hit 3 shots, and 5 rebounds and 5 assists, which looked like a lot of assists, but he also made 4 turnovers in this game.

Suffice it to say, it didn't live up to Tyronn Lue's expectations at all.

Among them, there is naturally the factor of facing the "defensive gate" of "Brother Alphabet".

But in the same way, his own discomfort can be seen by everyone.

Tyronn Lue did not have the slightest worry in the face of reporters: "He is a second-year rookie, this kind of performance, it's not a big deal, everyone has this kind of process, we have to give him enough playing time......"

However, in the training camp on the second day, he specially pulled Sabonis Jr., analyzed the video replay of the first game with him, and said from time to time:

"Man, do you see anything here? You are completely empty, at this time, you should be decisive to shoot, do not hesitate, only when you score, in order to better deal with teammates, in the history of the NBA, but all good high position players, have a good scoring ability! ”

"Here, look at it, you don't have to catch the ball in this situation in the future, they are obviously compressing your receiving space, at this time you just pull to the outside, don't be so rigid in running......"

"You did a good job in this round, you didn't get the ball and you ran to the basket right away, it's a good opportunity and you have to make yourself able to score like that often! This team has great passers! ”

……

Taryn Lue was seductive, and Sabonis Jr. nodded from time to time.

But as long as there is a reporter with Columbus next to the two people at this time, he will definitely record this scene, and ...... Isn't it the best portrayal of a generation of "organizational No. 4 growing"?

"Brother Alphabet" resisted the scene of Sabonis Jr.'s "three-step layup" to complete the score, and finally entered the NBA's "Today's Top 5 Shots", which fully reflected his perverted physical condition.

Although in this game, "Brother Alphabet" only played half of the game, and in the second half, under the targeting of Columbus, he played a very sluggish game, but he still got 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

In addition to him, Middleton scored 18 points, Bledsoe scored 15, Jabari Parker scored 18 points, plus Da Lopez scored 15 points......

The team lost the first game, but they lost to the defending champions, and Mike Budenholzer was much worse than Tyronn Lue.

In such a situation, this team still played a "multi-point flowering" performance, which proves that the Bucks' lineup on paper is indeed full of competitiveness.

If you run in and run in, you will definitely be able to inspire a stronger team.

Let's put it this way, look at "losing", but in fact "win"!

Win in the future......

With Columbus ending the opening game of the season, the 17~18 season has officially begun, and there are a total of 18 teams in the league on the second day, with a total of 9 games starting today.

The Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves by 27 points, 128-101, and managed to dominate the headlines of the next day.

In fact, winning by 27 points is not a big deal, and the most exaggerated point is that LeBron James got 30 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in this game, Stephen Curry scored 31 points, and Klay Thompson also scored 30......

The last time the NBA saw players from the same team score 30 points together was in the 2015 game between the Bulls and the Pistons, where Butler, Rose, and Gasol scored 30 points at the same time!

But it took four extra hours to decide the winner.

The Warriors scored 30 points together, which was completed in the regular time of the game, and such a terrifying scoring ability made the Golden State Warriors' horror in the eyes of the media skyrocket.

Originally, they thought that last season's Warriors were already terrifying, but now it seems that there is obviously room for improvement!

No, this season's "scorers" of this team know how to get along better.

Although the NBA has never been a one-game game, there has always been a "win-win-win-blow-one" situation.

It dawned on some media that it was no wonder that LeBron James said they would definitely be successful this season.

It was also at this time that some media began to report that LeBron James's injury situation with the Spurs last season was actually very serious, and he was playing with injuries throughout the Western Conference Finals, without these injuries, the Warriors would definitely not stop at the Western Conference Finals!

After these reports, LeBron James said very "generously": "The past has passed, and now our eyes are on June next year, this time no one wants to stop us!" ”

In addition, after the first game, the whole city firecrackers also sounded New Orleans Hornets, as reported by the outside media, Chris Paul joined this team, which is called a "seamless connection", there is no discomfort at all, in the first game he and Harden and Anthony Davis played, the Hornets also cut a high score of 125 points, and defeated the Houston Rockets by 20 points.

And in addition to these two teams, the Portland Trail Blazers have also shown their ferocious momentum......

In the opening game of the new season, they defeated the Dallas Mavericks with a high score of 119 points from the game......

It's just that the first game of the new season is over, looking at the posture, this year's west will be a "three-legged standing".

Mike Conley, who won the game on the same day, was quite happy, but seeing the ferocious momentum of these three teams, he suddenly felt that he had nothing to love...... This season is no surprise, and we have to run with it again!

On the eastern side, the Boston Celtics, the "dark horse" who just rose last season, lost the opening game by 15 points.

Thomas Jr., who was among the league's "top scorers" last season, had a sluggish performance, scoring just 17 points.

After the game, the media broke the news that the relationship between Anji and Thomas Jr.'s team has dropped to a freezing point, and a transaction may happen at any time, which is the key to Thomas Jr.'s failure to play well in this game.

In response to these things, Thomas Jr. also said in frustration that he "was hurt".

He tweeted this summer that "Angie should have driven a truckload of American knives to renew his contract", and he didn't feel like he was saying anything wrong, and he deserved it based on his performance last season.

But as a result, Angie didn't have a stubble at all, and then there was news that he was going to be traded......

At the same time, Dwight Howard was also "thundering".

After the Nets' first game, his stats were 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, standard "league super inside" stats, but the Nets lost by 11 points.

After Anthony and Chris Paul left, the Nets lost their competitiveness from the outside, and Howard didn't want to squander his last bit of prime here.

Crucially, this is the final year of his contract and he's looking forward to another big one......

But in the Nets, not to mention that he averages 20 plus 10 per game, even if he averages 25 plus 15 per game, it is estimated that at his age, it will be difficult for the management to give him a contract that meets the alimony of his n illegitimate children if they decide to rebuild.

If he can go to a strong team and play in the playoffs and prove that his stats can still bring victory to the team, then he can take another big contract as a safe way!

Anyway, let's put it this way......

After the first game of the opening game, the entire league was in a mess!

There are "super heroes" who are ambitious and aim for the championship, and there are also players and general managers who are not in harmony with each other and are about to break up. What will be the consequences of their disintegration, no one knows for the time being......

If you don't get it right, you will have consequences that will affect the structure of the alliance......

Of course, this possibility is a bit small, after all, the current league can be called the stars who can change the pattern of the league, and they can be counted on one hand, and even if others form the "Big Three", I am afraid it will not have a big impact.

No way, the number of super teams in the league is a bit too many at the moment......

The outside world is "about to rain", but Columbus is singing and dancing.

In the second game of the new season, they continued to sit at home and face the challenge of the "youth army" of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Mitchell played well in the first game of his career, scoring 21 points. "Old Man Joe" was also on the scene that night, and seeing his performance was even happier than winning a night in Las Vegas.

As things stand, his brilliant gaze can be recognized again, how can you say Michael Jordan not get excited!

However, in this game, Mitchell showed his immature side against Columbus's outside defense, scoring only 14 points, but Porzingis faced Carmelo Anthony, showing excellent static talent and physical condition, scoring 22 points.

But that was the only bright spot of the night for the Bobcats, who lost by 15 points.

The fourth quarter also went into garbage time.

In this game, Li Wan scored 35 points again, and also had 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.

When he blocked Mitchell and got the third block of the game, the scene suddenly resounded with huge cheers, yes, that's right, the historic moment has come again, after the cap off Mitchell, Li Wan's ranking on the all-time block list came to 82nd, squeezing "Big Yao's nemesis" Al Jefferson behind.

In the following time, Li Wan successively got 1,100 blocks and 1,110 blocks in his career, raising his ranking on the all-time block list to 78th, and only 2 blocks away from Antonio McDyce at 77th.

It was also at this time that it was late October.

During that time, the Columbus Explorers went on a six-game winning streak before losing the first game of the season in the first "back-to-back" of the season.

It was Kevin Durant and the Bulls who won them.

But this time, "Xiaoshuai" did not dare to say anything like "we have no opponents in the east" again......

However, although this game was lost, Carmelo Anthony cut a new season high since he came to Columbus in this game:

31 points in a single game!

And from the nine games that have been played, Carmelo Anthony has really become more and more integrated into the team, and he has successfully changed his style.

A large part of the reason why the "traditional small forward" is coming to an end is that in this era of fast play, there is no time for them to settle one-on-one and slowly display their singles skills.

With that kung fu, you can attack for two more rounds......

Winning the game, to put it bluntly, is to get more points than the opponent, even if the offensive efficiency is low, but if you can get more offensive rounds, then there is also a probability of cutting more points.

This is also a trend to win at the moment.

Especially how can a team without defense win?

It is to rely on defensive counterattacks and rebounding to give the team more shots and opportunities!

The most typical example is the Western Conference Finals in '23, in the case of 5 to 8, the Nuggets didn't dare to defend at all, but they won the game simply by relying on offense with strong firepower and more shots.

Tyronn Lue also didn't prepare a singles for Carmelo Anthony, or under normal circumstances, only one person on this team can pull away from singles whenever he wants, and everyone else's finishes are mainly tactical finishes.

Of course, Carmelo Anthony's singles skills can't be wasted either.

Tyronn Lue used Carmelo Anthony's "ball-handling trio" to the extreme.

If you threaten the space, shoot straight away, and if not, pass the ball quickly.

In addition, he added more Carmelo Anthony catch-and-shoot three-point plays. And he asked Anthony to shoot more resolutely after receiving the ball, as long as there is a gap between shots.

This is absolute trust in Anthony's archery!

At first, Anthony didn't quite get used to it, but as he played more games in this set, he also discovered the beauty of Tyronn Lue's arrangement. That is to make full use of his experience in this league for so many years.

Whether he can shoot after receiving the ball, in fact, Carmelo Anthony can already make accurate judgments when he gets the ball.

And in the case that he simply shot, the opponent did not dare to leak people when defending him.

The tactical purpose of using his position outside the three-point line to create a huge space was achieved......

In short, Carmelo Anthony found that even if he was a little paranoid about making a shot some nights, after Tyronn Lue prescribed his way of shooting, it made his ability to contain stronger!

Originally......

I don't have to deliberately suppress the shot, I can also have a strong ability to contain it!

Originally......

I can still show my role like this!

What do you mean by that?

The tide on the Qiantang River is coming, and today I know that I am me!

After getting familiar with his style of play, Carmelo Anthony's shots became more and more confident, and after 9 games in the regular season, he averaged 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 48.6% from the field, 41% from three-point range, and 82% from the free throw line!

Extremely efficient.

He also averaged 1.3 steals per game.

This is his highest average steals per game since the 07~08 season.

One of the things that made Chris Webber sigh the most about his defense was that "Cameron is now very active with his teammates on the defensive end, which is very rare in the past!" ”

Carmelo Anthony is 33 years old, and at such an age, a decline in physical fitness is inevitable.

In such a situation, the average number of steals per game hit a new high in the past 10 years, that is, he knows how to cooperate with his teammates, and his head coach of the Nuggets, George Karl, said bluntly after seeing his performance on the defensive end: "If Cameron had such a defensive attitude earlier, then we wouldn't just make it to the Western Conference Finals!" ”

The wind review of "Melon" has been reversed, and Cameron Anthony, who was originally running for another regrettable "uncrowned king", has now become another typical representative of inspirational veterans.

LeBron James "suddenly" mentioned Carmelo Anthony's transformation: "We talked in the summer and I could see the change in his attitude, so I recommended my trainer to him, he was a really good guy and obviously he made Carmelo Anthony in good shape as well, I'm happy for Cameron......"

Under the fermentation of the media, this wave of speeches has become another good story of the friendship of the "melon emperor".

Another person whose reputation has been reversed is Rajon Rondo.

After leaving Boston, Rondo's personality once made him a locker room cancer and fell into a point where he had no ball to play.

But after coming to Columbus, there was no situation about his "thunderstorm".

Even on the pitch, his performance reminded the outside world of the Rajon Rondo they remembered.

In nine games, he has averaged 25.4 minutes per game, 8.3 points, 4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, averaging only 1.3 turnovers per game...... It is the "king of turnovers" in the current league.

Barkley looked at his performance and said bluntly: "Sure enough, this guy is more suitable to play next to a superstar, and he knows when to give the ball to the most suitable person!" ”

The main thing is an extreme "card dealing tactic"!

His words were echoed by most of the media.

Rajon Rondo did shine more when he was on the court with Lewan and Carmelo Anthony.

Paul Pierce also said: "Actually, it was the right choice for Rajan to go to Columbus, because there he could make the most of his characteristics!" ”

In addition, Brogdon's name as "Columbus John Havlicek" is getting louder and louder.

With an average of 25.4 minutes of playing time per game, he averaged 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

There are even media outlets that have declared that there is no suspense about the "Best Sixth Man Award this season" at this time......

At the end of November, the chaotic alliance finally had an "earthquake", and various heavyweight transactions were born.

First of all, on November 27, the Pacers officially sent Paul George, but it was not the Lakers who had been with him for a long time, nor the Thunder team that Li Wan originally thought, but ......

Toronto Raptors!

The Raptors sent O.G. Anunoby, C.J. Myers and Norman Powell as a 2018 first-round pick, a 2020 first-round pick and a 2020 second-round break.

In this era before the "Gobert 1 for 7" happened, this is the standard "super big chips".

And after getting Paul George, the Raptors formed a "luxury" lineup of Lowry, the No. 1 "Little Cannon", the No. 2 DeRozan, the No. 2 Paul George, the No. 4 Ibaka, and the No. 5 Jonas Valanciunas!

Originally, they had a good record this season, ranking second in the East, behind the Columbus Explorers, and even behind the Bulls.

Now after getting Paul George, he has immediately become a "quasi-champion team" in the eyes of the media!

Paul George is excited about it......

Then on November 29, the Nets sent Dwight Howard, who has been depressed since the new season, the next stop of "Warcraft...... Washington Wizards.

John Wall and Beal ushered in All-Star level interior partners and also became powerhouses in the East.

Dwight Howard was also excited, and immediately after the interview on behalf of the Wizards, he said, "We're going to do something big this season!" ”

With these two teams forming a luxurious squad, this ......

The east is not very peaceful either!