The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 39: Home Opening

Originally planning to fully relax, Yuan Man practiced in the gym for 3 hours unknowingly. When he came out of the gym, sweating profusely, the bedroom with a floor-to-ceiling window was already filled with bright moonlight.

The green trees outside the window are lush, and the sound of "squeaks" can be heard from time to time.

In this quiet night, Yuan Man told himself that this year's best rookie must belong to him.

On November 2010, 11, the weather was fine, and there was less than an hour before the opening of the Cavaliers' first home game of the season.

Outside the Quicken Loans Center, the home court of the Cleveland Cavaliers, a steady stream of Cavaliers fans came to watch the game.

A bearded man who was sweating profusely and waited in line for a long time finally finished checking the tickets. He couldn't help asking the fans in front of him, "Dude, do you know what's going on today?"

"What's going on?" A middle-aged man asked by the bearded man was a little puzzled.

The bearded man pointed at the long line behind him with a surprised expression, and said quickly, "Isn't LeBron already gone? Why are there so many people watching the game today?"

The bearded man's accident is a matter of course. You must know that after James announced that he would leave the Cavaliers to join the Heat, many fans who bought season tickets asked for refunds, because they thought that there was nothing interesting about the Cavaliers games in the new season. For this matter, the Cavaliers also filed a lawsuit with many fans, and this matter lasted for a long time.

After hearing this, the middle-aged man suddenly realized, and immediately said to the bearded man mysteriously: "Don't you know that the team has selected a rookie player this year? I think most of the people here are here for this rookie."

"Rookie?" The bearded man became even more confused after hearing this, "Didn't we have no first-round pick? I didn't hear of any lottery pick that was traded."

The middle-aged man wasn't bored by the bearded man's endless questions, and patiently replied: "He's just a second-round pick."

"Second round show?" The bearded man showed a surprised expression after hearing this.

Seeing that the bearded man hesitated to speak, the middle-aged man continued: "Don't underestimate this second-round pick, he was the best player in the last game we beat the Raptors away, and his dunks are quite sharp, to put it bluntly. Honestly, I've watched the Cavaliers for so many years, besides LeBron, he is the most talented player."

"Ah, is it? I've been too busy with work recently, and I haven't paid much attention to the Cavaliers since LeBron left."

The two were still talking in low voices, and they walked into the stadium after a while.

The two chatted speculatively, and the ticket price was the same, so they sat together.

Players from the two teams on the court are warming up.

Before the bearded butt could sit down, he immediately asked the middle-aged man beside him, "Dude, which rookie are you talking about?"

The middle-aged man looked at the field, and immediately pointed excitedly at Yuan Man who was doing warm-up exercises on the sidelines, and said, "Look, that's the black-haired Chinese player named Yuan Man."

"Wow, number 23." The bearded man opened his mouth wide.

"Drip~~Drip~~~" The whistle sounded, and the referee signaled to the players on both sides that the warm-up was over and the game was about to begin.

Outside the stadium, there were ticket scalpers.

"100 dollars a piece, do you want it, the competition will start soon."

"Quick, give me three."

"I want two."

While counting the tickets, the scalper regretted that he hadn't charged a few more tickets, and he didn't expect the tickets to sell so well today.

"Dude, do you still have tickets?"

The scalper shook his head, and the other party immediately showed a regretful expression, and then went looking for other scalpers.

"Guys, this is our first game at home. I don't need to mobilize. Look up and see how many spectators are here. They are not looking at the person who left, they are looking at you!" Kurt started the pre-match mobilization as usual. Everyone knows that the first performance at home must not be messed up.

Although this game was not broadcast across the United States like the first game, for the Cavaliers players, this game is no less important than the previous game.

"Let's go, don't disappoint the expectations of the fans!" Scott waved his hand, and with the cheers of the home fans, the Cavaliers' starting five came on the stage.

Varejao's forehead injury healed quickly, and the headband was thickened in this game, so he still started the game.

The starting lineup for the Cavaliers is as follows:

Center: Varejao, power forward: Jamison, small forward: Yuan Man, shooting guard: Parker, point guard: Williams.

The coach of the Kings is the well-known Paul Westphal. The coach’s winning rate is astonishing. The winning rate in the regular season is 53.3%, and the winning rate in the playoffs is as high as 55.1%. He once led Phoenix in the 92-93 season. The Suns have reached the NBA Finals. Coincidentally, the core player of the Suns at that time was Charles Barkley, who is now commenting on ESPN.

The Kings, who did not make the playoffs last season, have a very clear goal this season, which is to reach the top eight in the brutally competitive West and return to the ranks of the playoffs.

在上个赛季，国王队也并非完全没有收获，球队选中的泰瑞克-埃文斯以场均20.1分5.3个篮板5.8次助攻荣膺上赛季的最佳新秀，成为继勒布朗-詹姆斯之后又一个在新秀赛季能够拿到20+5+5的球员。

This season, the Kings still train Evans as the core, and at the same time selected the star player DeMarcus Cousins ​​of the University of Kentucky. It is hoped that this combination of inside and outside can reproduce the glory of the OK combination back then.

The current starting lineup of the Kings is a combination of old and new, but the overall is very young. In recent seasons, several very promising rookies have been selected consecutively. In addition to Evans and Cousins, there are also Jason Thompson, Ha San Whiteside, Dante Green and others.

In this game, coach Westphal's starting lineup is as follows:

Center: Samuel Dalembert, a player from Haiti, with a height of 2.11 meters, is known for his defense. Dalembert, who also played for the 76ers last season, played 82 games with full attendance and started 80 games. He averaged 8.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. He is a very qualified interior blue-collar player with 8 years of NBA experience.

Power forward: DeMarcus Cousins, the No. 5 rookie in the first round of this year, one of the five tigers of the University of Kentucky, 2.11 meters tall and 270 pounds in weight, is an inside melee player with solid tonnage at the basket and can Playing both the center and power forward positions.The scout responsible for the observation of the King once commented on Cousins ​​that if his ball intelligence and emotional intelligence can reach the average level of the NBA, he will be a destructive force inside.

Small Forward: Francisco Garcia, a swingman from the Dominican Republic, is mainly his defensive skills that make Garcia a foothold in the league and attract attention.Although the explosive power is not amazing, thanks to the long arms with a wingspan of 2.10 meters and excellent judgment, Garcia has excellent blocking ability. In the rookie season of the NBA, he once sent 5 hot pots in a single game.Keen on point defense, man-to-man marking is quite standard.Steals are also good. The highest number of steals in the rookie season is also 5, and he does not pursue reckless gambling steals.Under the guidance of former Kings teammate Artest, Garcia has grown into one of the best perimeter defenders.Garcia is also Yuan Man's opponent in this game.

Shooting guard: Tyreke Evans, a player who has attracted much attention in his rookie season, the best rookie of last season, has high expectations this season, and is also a key player of the Kings.

Point guard: Benno Udri, a player from Slovenia, is 1.91 meters tall and has a tough playing style. Before playing for the Kings, he was immersed in Popovich's tactics for three years in the Spurs. A traditional point guard who is good at using physical confrontation for defense, it can be said that he is very suitable for the current Kings.

In addition to the above five starting players, the Kings bench also sits Jason Thompson, Omi Casspi, Luther Hyde and other immediate forces.

With the whistle of the referee, in the lively atmosphere of the Quicken Loans Center, the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Satramento Kings at home officially began!
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