NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

The start of the new season is getting closer and closer, and the teams have been in the final stage of preparation.

During this period of time, the Cavaliers trained particularly hard, and they conducted systematic training under Long Rui's arrangement.

In addition to the joint training of the team, Long Rui also formulated special training for many people.

Among them, Butler's personal ability has improved very quickly, and he is also one of the hardest players.

In addition to him, Curry, George and others have grown to a certain extent.

It is worth mentioning that during this offseason, Yi Jianlian deliberately gained weight at the request of Long Rui, so that his physical strength became better and he had better confrontation ability in the paint.

As we all know, the Cavaliers just lack a top insider, and Long Rui also intends to train Yi Jianlian into an All-Star insider.

Yi Jianlian is still young and still has a certain room for improvement. His talent is very good. As long as he is given time, he can fully grow up to Long Rui's expectations.

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"Long Rui, the schedule for the new season is out."

"December 12 is the start of the preseason, and December 20 is Christmas, which is the opening game of the regular season."

"We need to play two preseason games and then play the Mavericks on Christmas Day."

Byron Scott sent Long Rui a message, the content of which was roughly the same.

Because of the NBA's labor negotiations, the new season was postponed, but it was a Christmas game at the beginning, which was quite exciting.

Regarding the arrangement of the Christmas game, it is also the practice of the league. It is usually a duel between the two finals teams of last season, so it is also full of gunpowder.

In the remaining few days, the Cavaliers' training volume was slightly reduced to allow the body to relax properly, and to adjust to the best physical condition before the preseason.

On December 12th, US time, the new season that countless fans have been looking forward to has finally started today after being late for nearly a month!
Today, [-] teams participated in the battle, including last season's championship winner, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In their first game of the preseason, they will face the Boston Celtics, who also met in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

After the turmoil in the off-season, this old strong team has also undergone some changes in the lineup, but the Big Three and Rajon Rondo as the core of the team are still retained.

Today's game will be played in the Cavaliers. Although it is only a preseason game, it can be seen that the entire Quicken Loans Center arena is full of seats.

The fans who haven't seen the game for nearly half a year can't stand it anymore. Now that the game finally starts, the supply of tickets is naturally in short supply.

What's more, the Cavaliers won the championship last season, which made the fans in Kecheng even more supportive.

"Long Rui! Long Rui!"

After some opening remarks, the players were about to appear on the stage, and Long Rui's name was immediately heard on the scene.

The outcome of the preseason game is irrelevant. Long Rui didn't plan to participate in this game, but at the request of the team owner, he chose to play symbolically.

After all, Long Rui is now as popular as any superstar. The reason why the Cavaliers' arena is full is probably because of him.

If Long Rui doesn't show up to show off, then these fans who came to watch the game will definitely be disappointed.

A moment later, Long Rui's figure appeared at the entrance of the player's tunnel amidst the wild cheers of the fans.

Facing the enthusiasm of the fans, he waved his hand as a signal, but he didn't expect that this random action directly pushed the atmosphere of the scene to the peak!
On the other side, the Celtics players were also shocked when they saw Long Rui's appearance.

After the two sides entered the field, the pre-match warm-up soon began.

Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott accepted a pre-match interview with reporters.

"Coach Scott! It's an honor to interview the first game of the Cavaliers."

"This offseason is very long, and all the teams in the league are operating to a certain extent, but the Cavaliers seem to have no movement. Haven't you considered reinforcements?"

The reporter asked Scott.

"Reinforcement? Of course, didn't we make a move in the draft? We successfully won Jimmy Butler, he is a very good young man."

The reporter was very surprised by Byron Scott's answer, thinking it was a joke with him.

Jimmy Butler?Who is this?A rookie at position 29, that's all the reporter knows, and it's only recently. Before that, he hadn't even heard of this name.

Is such an unknown player considered a reinforcement?What are you kidding?
Obviously Byron Scott's answer is not the answer the reporter wanted.

"That's really congratulations!"

"You won the championship last season, so is the goal this season still the same?"

The reporter changed the subject.

"Of course! We retained last season's championship lineup, and I can tell you clearly that after off-season training, we will be even better than last season!"

Byron Scott replied confidently.

A few minutes later, the warm-up for the season ended and the game was about to start. Both sides also showed their starting lineups.

Celtics starters: Rajon Rondo, Brandon Bass, Avery Bradley, Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Garnett

Cavaliers starters: Jeremy Lin, Long Rui, Jimmy Butler, JJ Hickson, Yi Jianlian
It can be seen that among the veteran Big Three of the Green Army, Pierce and Ray Allen did not participate in the battle. After all, it is only a preseason game, and it is reasonable for players to choose to participate in the battle.

As for the Cavaliers, Stephen Curry and Paul George will not play today. This is also a special arrangement by Long Rui, wanting Jeremy Lin and Butler to play longer.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

The two sides jumped the ball in the middle circle, and Yi Jianlian won the first wave of offensive rights for the team.

As usual, Long Rui will definitely execute the team's first offense, but today he handed over the ball directly to Jeremy Lin to handle.

Compared with last season, Jeremy Lin also gained a certain amount of weight in the off-season, and added a lot of strength training, which made him look a lot stronger.

Long Rui has always trained him as a substitute for Curry, allowing him to be the backbone of the team's second team with Paul George.

Outside the three-point line, Jeremy Lin didn't panic in the face of Rondo's defense. Even though the opponent's defensive ability is very outstanding, he now has full confidence in his ability.

After two consecutive changes of direction, he perfectly connected a turn, leaving Rondo behind, and then completed a horse-riding archery shot one step inside the free throw line, and successfully scored!