basketball task

Chapter 269 Opener

On October 2008, 10, BJ time, the opening game of the new season is about to start.

Due to Yao Ming joining the Philadelphia team and Channing during the offseason, the popularity of the Philadelphia 76ers has soared. Not only has the local popularity and influence in Philadelphia been greatly improved, but it has also surpassed the Houston Rockets in one fell swoop, becoming the The NBA team with the most Chinese basketball fans.

In the first game of the new season, fans who have been away from the NBA for a long time can't wait for the game time to come. The little giant Yao Ming and the best rookie Chan Ning, such a domestic super giant combination has an irresistible attraction for Chinese fans force.

In particular, the Philadelphia team's opponent in the opening game of the new season turned out to be the Orlando Magic. It happened to be the opponent who eliminated Philadelphia in the first round of last season's playoffs. There is a strong smell of gunpowder.

The Philadelphia fans dragged their families and brought their mouths to watch the game. They were ready to welcome the magic boys from afar in the most enthusiastic way.

In order to show the emphasis on the Philadelphia team and the Chinese market, in the new season of the 76ers, there will be a lot of live broadcast games in the United States, seven or eight games more than last season, and this opener is naturally one of them.

Half a day before the start of the match, CCTV Five specially dispatched a distant reporter Zhang Weiping and a reporter from the little girl Xu Xuejiao to invite Yao Ming and Qian Ning to chat with the CCTV Five live camera.

Although Director Zhang Weiping is old, he is in very good health. After traveling long distances from China to the United States, he has to organize interviews non-stop, and he is full of energy, without any signs of fatigue.

Xu Xuejiao is an intern reporter for CCTV No. [-]. Although she has the name of an intern, her professional knowledge is still very good. She is very clear about the situation of the Philadelphia team last season. It can be seen that it is for this exclusive interview. It's hard work, it's not comparable to ordinary vases.

"First of all, congratulations to you. I believe every Chinese basketball fan will be very curious and excited to see two Chinese superstars playing together on the same team in the NBA."

Director Zhang Weiping first made some polite remarks, and then began to talk about everyday life, asking about Yao Ming's recovery from his left leg injury and his ongoing weight loss.

"Thank you for the concern of the fans. My left leg has basically healed. I am currently reducing weight scientifically and reasonably according to the weight loss plan discussed with the team. This is also to reduce injuries and maintain health."

Yao Ming answered with a smile.

"After introducing a super center like Dayao, I believe that your playing style and position in the team will also change correspondingly, right?"

"Of course, I no longer have to fight in the interior like last season. In the new season, I will play the second position and form an internal and external partner with Yao Ming, just like we did in the Summer Olympics. I have also practiced my outside attack skills, and I believe fans will see my progress in the new season."

Qian Ning answered Director Zhang's question with a smile.

Several people chatted for a while, and Zhang Weiping asked the last question.

"Tonight you will face the Orlando Magic with the super center Warcraft Howard in the opening game of the new season. They defeated you in the playoffs last season and reached the second round, so I believe many fans will have this question : How are you going to fight tonight?"

Yao Ming smiled and left such questions to Qian Ning to answer.

Facing fans all over China, Chan Ning was very humble:

"The strength of the Magic is very strong. The one-star four-shot system they built around Howard has extremely powerful destructive power, and our main lineup has just been integrated, and we still lack sufficient cooperation and experience in playing together. Therefore, I I think the fans better not have too high expectations, we can win by 20 points tonight is not bad."

"Too modest..."

Director Zhang Weiping was about to wave his hand to answer, when he suddenly seemed to realize something was wrong.

Yao Ming, who was next to him, had already laughed out the embarrassing face of the thin gold version. Only then did he realize that this guy Qian Ning is really crazy, and he is very narrow-minded. He obviously still remembers the hatred of being eliminated by the magic.

"Training is almost masochistic, and he has a strong desire to win and win. Channing is a bit like a black mamba."

There is about an hour left before the start of the evening game, and the Magic players who have come from afar have come to the Wachovia Center Arena for warm-up training in advance.

Compared with Yao Ming's Philadelphia 76ers, who made big moves at the end of the offseason, the Magic's moves this offseason are not big.

The backup point guard Arroyo left the team and returned to play in Israel. After the rotation-level point guard Dooling switched to the Nets, the Magic's weak No. [-] position became more vulnerable, leaving only Jamil - Nelson and Keith Bogans are facing each other, and the Magic have to rely more on Nelson's performance.

In terms of shooting guard, the Magic selected Courtney Lee with the 22nd overall pick in the first round. The outside shooting accuracy is also good, which is a very powerful supplement for the Magic's outside line.

During the offseason, the Magic originally planned to sign Pietrus of the Warriors, but after being cut off by Channing and Cheeks, they failed to find a suitable replacement.

On paper, the strength of the Magic is not much different from last season, but the strength of the Philadelphia team has increased unabated. Facing World of Warcraft again, Channing can't wait to compete.

Thinking of not needing to stay in the penalty area to be a big man, but to fully release his scoring talent on the outside, Chan Ning was so excited that his whole body couldn't help shaking. Sitting in the locker room, he almost counted his fingers and waited to play.

"revenge!"

"Smash 'em!"

In the Philadelphia locker room, Channing took the lead in shouting out that in the current team, except for Yao Ming, Pietrus and other new players, the rest were eliminated by the Magic in the playoffs last season. With so much encouragement, the players have long been gearing up and eager to try.

"Yao, Dwight is in your hands!"

"Ibaka, you are in charge of cooperating with Yao inside!"

Coach Cheeks made a simple deployment before the game. Rookie power forward Ibaka was able to start the game in the first game of his career. His task was to use his mobility to assist Yao Ming.

On the perimeter, Cheeks completely entrusted Channing with the offensive power, and changed to Channing at the second position, partnering with small forward Battier and point guard Kyle Lowry. This is the five-man starting combination of the Philadelphia team in the new season. .

(End of this chapter)