basketball hero

Chapter 678 Embarking on the Road to a Dynasty
The outcome of the preseason is not of great significance, and it is naturally the same for the Raptors who have won two consecutive championships.As a warm-up for the regular season, the preseason is still necessary.

On October 10, the Raptors played against foreign teams for the second consecutive game as a guest in Sacramento.In this game, star Ying Xiong wore the No. 8 jersey and Nike's latest signature shoe—Hero III, making his debut this season.

The strength of the Kings is mediocre, and it is another preseason game. Originally, the home court should be empty, but because of Ying Xiong's playing, it attracted a large number of fans to come to support.The popularity and appeal of No. 1 in the league is more obvious in the preseason games that don't get much attention.

When Ying Xiong stepped on the court, he felt that after a summer of hard training, the energy accumulated in his body was continuously flowing, and he felt very comfortable.He knows exactly what this season means to him.Once you win the championship, you can establish a dynasty, and you will also leave your own special mark in the decades of NBA history.But he also knows how difficult it is to win the championship.In this league, apart from themselves, the other 29 teams all want to beat them.

——If you want to win the championship for the third time in a row and establish a dynasty, you must defeat the opponent on the way forward, and then step over the opponent to ascend to the throne that symbolizes the championship.

The Raptors are a very mature team. It is scientific and reasonable to arrange the playing time of the main players in the preseason, which not only achieves the purpose of warming up, but also does not exhaust them too much.The team's coaching staff is very clear that the team's real challenge is not the preseason, but the upcoming 82 regular season games.

On October 10, the Raptors defeated the Knicks at home, officially ending all preseason games for the season.Next, the team will have a rest and adjustment, and then usher in the first regular season of the season.

On October 10, the Raptors sit at home and usher in the first regular season game of the season. Their opponent is the first-round opponent of last season's playoffs-the Atlanta Hawks.

Before this game, Ying Xiong received a text message from Sun Jing, the content of the text message was as follows: "Honey, a good start is half the battle, come on!"

Ying Xiong smiled, he liked to see this at this time, he was happy not only because of the sentence itself, but also because of the person who said it.

The Raptors successfully defended their title last season, and their home season tickets for this season have been sold out early.The popularity of the ball market has also driven the sales of peripheral products, and even the tourism industry in Toronto has been developing rapidly with a growth rate of more than double digits every year for the past two years.Today's Raptors have become a golden business card in Toronto and even the entire Canadian sports field, while Ying Xiong is a superstar in the basketball world and even the sports world. His popularity has reached an unbelievable level.

Before the game against the Hawks, the Raptors held an exciting championship ring awarding ceremony at the Air Canada Center Arena.All Raptors players and coaching staff members who participated in last season's game received the 2014-2015 season championship ring together.

In the thunderous applause of the fans, the championship rings were put on the players' fingers, and above the court, a championship banner symbolizing the 2014-2015 season was slowly raised above the arena.

Over the Air Canada Center arena, there are now 4 flags hanging quietly, two of which are the banners of the Eastern Conference champions, and the other two are the banners of the championship.

The commentators for this game are famous commentators Albert Albert and Mark Jackson.

Speaking of Mark Jackson, he is also a character with a lot of stories.He also coached the NBA's Golden State Warriors last season, but earlier in May, after a 5-51 regular-season record and a first-round loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the playoffs, He was fired by the Warriors.But coincidentally, the Warriors immediately announced that they had hired another TV commentator, Steve Kerr, as the team's new head coach...

However, for Mark Jackson, who was doing commentary work before, being fired by the team is not without retreat. Soon, he reached a multi-year agreement with ESPN and returned to ESPN's NBA commentary team.

"Mark, the atmosphere in Toronto is great!" the groom Albert said with a smile.

"Yeah, every time I see those championship members wearing rings, I'm very envious!" Mark Jackson smiled naively.

"Toronto is definitely trying to win this game. Atlanta is not lucky!" Mav Albert said.

"It's not necessarily true. The players in Toronto may be emotional. When the shot is not accurate, Atlanta's chance will come!" Mark Jackson blinked and smiled mischievously.

"You are also very reasonable!" The groom Albert echoed.

Soon, the game time was up, and the starting players of both sides began to appear.In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: Center - Yonas Valanciunas, Power Forward - Amir Johnson, Small Forward - DeMar DeRozan, Shooting Guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jeremy Lin.

The starting lineup of the Eagles in the away game is: center-Al Horford, power forward-Paul Millsap, small forward-DeMar Carroll, shooting guard-Kyle Korver, point guard- —Jeff Teague.

As the opponents of the first round of the playoffs last season, the two teams have not changed much in the lineup this season, and they are already very familiar with each other.In the first round of last season's playoffs, the Eagles' All-Star center Al Horford also missed that round of the series due to the absence of season reimbursement.

In this game, the Raptors at home have just won the championship ring. The joy of winning the championship last season has been recollected. In addition, this game is the season opener, so they are naturally unwilling to encounter the "opening door". black".

The Eagles in away games are not as strong as their opponents. For them, it is acceptable to lose in this kind of game, and they can earn money if they win. The mentality is very relaxed.

With Valanciunas and Horford standing near the center circle ready for the jump ball, the game was about to start.

Raptors fans survived the long offseason without home team games to watch, and finally waited for the opening of the new season. The excitement in their hearts is beyond words.In fact, they are luckier than fans of most teams in the league. You must know that their home team has reached the finals for two consecutive seasons.There are still home team games to watch in June. In the NBA, such fans are still very happy.

Ying Xiong's eyes showed excitement and excitement. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and he was ready to meet the challenge!
(End of this chapter)