Chapter 16: The Knight Fights Again
Coming back in the second half, the healthy Suns were not at all something Duncan could stop alone.
Wade's trademark flight close to the ground was completely unstoppable by the Spurs.
Breaking in, whether it's a layup or a pass to someone else, can create a good scoring opportunity and lethality.
As the rest of the game approached garbage time, the man stepped up.
In good times, the sports car is in adversity, and the desperate demon knife slashes the gods and demons.
Standard European steps, fantastic breakthrough tracks, and a fantastic pace of the game.
Ginoby used time and time again to help the Spurs cling to the score gap.
Ginobili, who only landed in the NBA last season, showed his gorgeous offense to Spurs fans in his first game of the season.
Except for Bai Fan, no one on the Suns team expected that an unknown bench would be the most reliable scoring point other than Duncan.
This time, Ginobili's outburst set off a wave of Spurs counterattacks, but failed to turn the game around.
The demon knife that was overdrawn in the third quarter only delayed the suspense of the game a little more.
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs, who asked God to finish, were gradually pulled bigger and bigger by the Suns.
In the end, the Suns defeated last season's champion Spurs 89-74.
Wade played 36 minutes and had 19 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.
O'Neal scored a game-high 28 points in 30 minutes and added eight rebounds.
Payton, Marion and Miller also scored in double figures.
Bai Fan witnessed the official launch of the Sun Team Galaxy Battleship at the scene.
In the post-game interview, Carlisle said that the Spurs were not the strongest in this game, and when they played against the Spurs again, they were looking forward to a complete Spurs team.
The Suns' next game is the Cavaliers, who have met twice in the preseason, and they will return to the West Jersey to meet the challenge at home.
The team returned to Phoenix overnight that night, and Bai Fan did not stay and came back with the team.
On the plane.
"Dwyan, good job, good news for you, there are sports brands in China that want to sign with you, and your team is already in contact with them."
"Huaxia?"
Not only Wade, but the rest of the team couldn't believe it.
"It can be said that it is my company, but I don't care about the operation, this time it is the people of the company who have taken a fancy to you."
"The boss also has a company in Huaxia?"
In their impression, Bai Fan should be a master who is not bad for money, and no one has carefully understood how rich he is.
The identity of Bai Fan, the heir to the estate, is public, and after the purchase of the Suns, there have been media reports, and the impression is nothing more than that there is an industry left by the family on this continent.
The loss of both parents at an early age is too normal in this place.
It is not surprising that many NBA players, who grew up in single-parent families, either passed away or never met one side since childhood, or even orphaned.
"You should have heard that our team has a sponsor from Huaxia this season, An Yu."
"I know this, last preseason game at the West Jersey Arena, I noticed this sponsor."
This time it wasn't Wade who spoke, but another rookie on the team, Korver.
Also, apart from the substitutes, the starters are basically focused on the game and can't see anything else change at all.
"What about Huaxia's sports brand? Want to race in their shoes? ”
After saying this, Wade realized that something was wrong and quickly added a sentence.
"Boss, I didn't question your company, I just never knew about it."
Bai Fan didn't feel anything, the deep-rooted stereotypes are not so easy to change.
Touching the back of Wade's head, he replied with a smile: "It's okay if you don't know, hearing is false, seeing is believing, so I won't introduce much, you can learn more with your team, and even let the team go to their factories and R&D centers to have a look, I think they will be happy to eat and live and fly." ”
The hiccup passed quickly.
Back in Phoenix, the team had a half-day break and then gathered for training in the afternoon.
It's only one day between the two games, which is also the norm.
The players were on vacation, and Bai Fan did not rest.
With Wade and his team, Bai Fan was in a club and introduced them to an official meeting with An Wei's people.
The conversation between the two sides was superficial, and they did not express any intention to cooperate at the first meeting.
Bai Fan was just a spectator, and he didn't act as a lobbyist for An Wei.
Professional things are handed over to professional people, and it is impossible to be sent here without ability.
Wade put forward Bai Fan's suggestion yesterday, and the two parties hit it off and said that the itinerary would be arranged soon.
Wade has a game, and Bai Fan can't let him go, so naturally Wade's agent will go instead.
I don't know if the signing can be successful, but the game will still come as usual.
In the pre-game warm-up session, more Suns players this time noticed the advertisements on the sidelines.
CTV didn't broadcast the Suns game live today, because the Rockets happened to be playing today.
It's a pity that An Yu missed the opportunity to appear in front of the national audience again.
However, so many Suns players paid attention to a sponsor, which caused a lot of discussion in the local area, and after the game, some media even picked up that Bai Fan was one of the bosses of this company, and An Yu really attracted a lot of attention abroad for a while.
Back in the game, the Cavaliers lost to the Kings 92-106 in yesterday's game.
At the start of the new season, the Cavaliers had back-to-back two consecutive road trips.
James finally proved his strength in the regular season, playing 42 minutes and scoring 25 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
This time it's really comprehensive.
However, the Kings had six players in double figures, and James failed to lead the Cavaliers to their first win of the season.
After Miller left the Kings, Rasheed Wallace had his chance a year ahead of schedule and took it to score in double figures last game.
Now that the Cavaliers are facing a scar-free Suns, all media outlets agree that they will have a two-game losing streak in the opening season.
The game is about to start, and in the face of the Cavaliers' lineup of the five dead, the Suns' starting lineup has been adjusted.
Payton and Malone are both sitting on the bench, and Ragabel starts in place of Payton, with only one task, to see James die.
The inner twin towers are still starting, and the offensive burden of this game is still on O'Neal's shoulders.
Wade and Marion also need to play consistently and assist O'Neal on both ends of the floor.
Carlisle's purpose is very clear, he can't let James play in shape, and he wants to nip this new champion in the bud.