From today on is the king

Chapter 1490 1489. Elderly Diligent Shark

Finley can’t play in tonight’s opening game. On the 13-man activation list, if Gasol Jr. is in, one of them can’t play. Originally, the coaching staff arranged for Mason to wear a suit, but Finley doesn’t care about the multi-country live broadcast of the season opener. After communicating with the coaching staff, Mason, who seemed very excited, got the opportunity to enter the 13-man activation list.

Liu Mang feels that it is good to have veterans in the team, especially Finley, a veteran teammate who has always had leadership talents, knows how to help the team create a good team atmosphere from the most detailed places.

After the warm-up, at seven o'clock in the evening, players from both sides entered the Phillips Arena.

No championship flag was raised this year, so the opener started with owner Price introducing the season's new players.

The regular season of the new season has begun, and Wade will be back this season, so he chose his jersey number a few days ago.

No. 3 was worn by McGrady, and Liu Mang suggested that he choose No. 8, but Wade finally chose No. 13.

This number is not a good number in the United States. Wade didn't say why he chose this number. Liu Mang thought that Wade probably wanted to prove something.

Listening to Price's introduction, some players of the Suns saw that many players on the Eagles side were "abandoned" by other teams, and they really didn't understand the purpose of the Eagles' signing and trading.

Even the Eagles' own fans have some doubts about this lineup. Except for Liu Mang, McGrady, Jason Terry, and Kwame Brown, four veteran players, everyone else is more or less questioned.

The preseason performance of 6 wins and 2 losses is not bad, but problems have been exposed all the time.

Liu Mang and others also knew that the media had been questioning during the half-month preseason, but they were very excited about their progress game by game. What they want to do now is to dispel other people's doubts in the new season!

Watching the Suns' lineup change again, Liu Mang felt a lot of pressure.

The Suns did not make any big deals this summer. They did not get a superstar-level player, but they also got a quasi-All-Star player. They sent Tim Thomas, James Posey, Marcus Banks, Jaylen Rose and other role players and a first-round pick. They reached a three-way deal with the Bulls and Warriors. They got Jason Richardson from the Warriors. -Richardson only averaged 15.1 points per game last season, the new low since his rookie season was naturally given up.

This deal was submerged in the madness of the summer, and in normal times, this is definitely a robbery-like deal!

"Steve Nash, 95 ability rating; Shaq O'Neal, 90 ability rating; Jason Richardson, 86 ability rating; Josh Smith, 88 ability rating; Raja Bell 80 ability rating..."

Nash is still at his peak at the age of 34. Liu Mang can understand that O'Neal still maintains an ability rating of 90!
Thinking that O'Neal was 08 years old in the 09-37 season, and he was treated by Thomas Carter to enter the All-Star... A good team doctor is a cow!Stoudemire is on loan from the Eagles team medical team to take good care of Stoudemire.

Josh Smith continues to improve, and his rookie contract and Nash's cheap contract are the key to the Suns' introduction of Jason Richardson.

On Dior's side, regardless of height, just looking at body shape, it is almost the same as O'Neill...

At the end of July, after the Suns traded for Jason Richardson, they renewed their contract with Dior for 5 years and 4500 million. As a result, after returning from an offseason, Dior gained more than 30 pounds, and the Suns management was about to vomit blood.

Last year, Diaw was still on his rookie contract. He was still a slender, tall ball-handling center, and he became a chunky old man in one summer.

After the players from both sides greeted each other before the game, the players of the two teams were too many friends, and the atmosphere of the game was very tense, but the fans didn't boo the Suns players much. The relationship between the two teams was quite friendly.

At 28:[-], Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air, and the starting lineups of both sides appeared on the stage.

The Eagles sent Rondo, Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown to the starting lineup.

The Suns sent Nash, Raja Bell, Jason Richardson, Josh Smith, and O'Neal to the starting lineup.

Nash looked at Liu Mang who was waiting for the jump ball at the center line, and was very excited. It would be great to win Liu Mang in the season opener broadcast live in dozens of countries!
Nash didn't believe that the strength shown by the Eagles in the preseason was the full strength of the Eagles. He could clearly see that the Eagles were easily defeated by the Magic and Bobcats in order to adjust the team's chemical reaction. Otherwise, even a few old players would not lose so simply.

But this is their chance!They defeated the Eagles in the first game, and they started with absolute momentum!

Kwame Brown came to the middle circle full of energy, ready to fight O'Neal!
At 07:30, the referee blew the start whistle and tossed the ball into the air.

Kwame Brown dominates the jump ball!
Raja Bell and Jason Richardson of the Suns acted immediately, chasing Liu Mang and McGrady.

Liu Mang was blocked by Raja Bell and failed to start the fast break. McGrady was also stuck by the 27-year-old Jason Richardson when he was still at his best.

Seeing the Suns' two forwards defending clearly and actively, Liu Mang suddenly seemed to see the last Suns in the 09-10 season in the original time and space. Grant Hill and Jason Richardson defended like this.

The 31-year-old Raja Bell is obviously better defensively than the 37-year-old Grant Hill at the time.

Last year, the Suns were trying to figure out how to play their current lineup. Liu Mang felt that Gentry was fine. After a summer of adjustments, he made the tactical system that was considered successful last year even better.

Without a fast break opportunity, Rondo controlled the rhythm, advanced to the frontcourt, and signaled Liu Mang to go to the high position.

Liu Mang originally didn't want to play in the high post, but the core of this lineup is Rondo. Rondo arranged for him to go, and he immediately went to the high post on the left side of the free throw line to lean against Raja Bell.

It is not difficult for Liu Mang, who is leaning on Raja Bell, to get to the receiving position. The weight of the two is the same, but Liu Mang is a few centimeters shorter in height, and the tonnage is more substantial. Liu Mang's iron elbow is pressing on Raja Bell.

Seeing Rondo cut to the inside, Liu Mang was about to sit and play with Raja Bell. Raja Bell made a lot of small moves. As soon as Liu Mang lowered his center of gravity, Raja Bell put his hand in the blind spot of the sideline referee's vision.

Before Liu Mang took the shot, he grabbed the ball and wanted to make a foul, but Raja Bell reacted quickly and immediately took his hand back.

This is an opportunity for Liu Mang!Liu Mang followed the movement of Raja Bell's body leaning back slightly when he retracted his hand, turned left to the free throw line, pulled up the free throw line and made a jump shot...

Liu Mang's first attack of the new season!The fans at the scene started to exclaim when Liu Mang turned around and successfully wiped Raja Bell, but unfortunately he didn't make it...

O'Neal gets stuck, and Josh Smith skims through the paint like a flying man, grabbing a defensive rebound in the air.

Liu Mang retreated quickly, rubbing the inside of his right arm with fingerprints and pinch marks while retreating. The ball missed, and Liu Mang felt that he had learned another trick.

There are many tricks of these pure 3D titans, but the key is still working!

With Shaquille O'Neal, the Suns started the game like they did in the second half of last season. Compared with the beginning, many people in the Suns were not used to the change of rhythm. This season, there is a complete preseason training camp, and the new players are also quickly integrated into it.

There aren't many teams that change their style of play as often as the Hawks have a well-established system in place.

The Suns handed the ball to O'Neal, who had plenty of physical strength, for the first attack. Kwame Brown tried his best to defend O'Neal...and couldn't defend...

The 36-year-old O'Neal is also O'Neal!O'Neal took Kwame Brown to the basket and scored two points. Compared with last season, he was more explosive and flexible!
O'Neal scored one, and immediately retreated hard, with his big buttocks running wildly, the fans and Eagles players didn't know this fat man anymore!

Have you ever seen O'Neill working so hard in the regular season since the new century?
The playoffs were fine, and O'Neal was still working hard in the playoffs, but even in the regular season, even if he played the three teams of the Lakers, Hawks, and Spurs, O'Neal was only a little more active, and he would not be as obvious as he is now.

O'Neal was killed by Kobe in last year's playoffs, and O'Neal felt a great humiliation. This season, he feels that his strength is not bad. With Thomas Carter's complete treatment in the summer, O'Neal's condition is better than last season.

Kwame Brown looked at such a positive O'Neal, and felt the same as before!He remembered what the boss said... As long as O'Neill has physical strength, no matter how old he is, no one can stop him one-on-one.

O'Neal tried his best to return to the defense before the Eagles were almost in place, but just as O'Neal ran back to the basket, the Eagles called a timeout...

It was like calling a timeout when the time was stuck, and when he tried to run to the defensive position, the Eagles immediately called a 20-second timeout!

The Suns had already tried their best to defend well, and O'Neal also tried his best to return to the defense. Unexpectedly, the opponent called a timeout after one round.

On the contrary, the fans at the scene and the fans who often watch the Eagles games in front of the TV are not surprised at all...

(End of this chapter)