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Chapter 333

On November 11, the Warriors flew to Dallas.

Tomorrow is the official opening day of the new season, and in the blink of an eye, it will be the start of the new season.

A few months ago, the NBA was still in the midst of a hot playoff campaign. The days of peace are always so short, and it is time for a new season full of turmoil.

New season, new weather, new players, new schedule.

The aftertaste of recruiting in the free market has not yet passed, and it has been delayed until the new season, and there will still be the possibility of some blockbuster deals.

For fans in the Bay Area, they just want to know whether the Warriors will be stronger in the new season.

"The Warriors sent away too many experienced players. Of course, they also ushered in veteran players like Blaylock and Grant. The overall strength can't be said to be upgraded or declined.

"If you have to give a definition, it should be in the ranks of the Western Conference's quasi-strong teams and have a chance to enter the playoffs, but that's all."

Experts always give some predictions as always. Although the Warriors seem to be constantly moving, in the eyes of experts, all transactions are small transactions at the corners of the eye. It is not as good as recruiting Carlisle.

The Mavericks are also a team that is underestimated. There are not many changes in the off-season, and they have not introduced strong teammates. On the contrary, a giant like AC Green has left for Los Angeles.

The strength of the team is considered to have declined.

The Mavericks met the Warriors at home, but the odds were higher than the Warriors who played away.

It shows that the gaming company is not optimistic that the Mavericks can win the Warriors in the opening game.

While the Warriors are only regarded as an ordinary playoff-level team, the Mavericks are considered to be far inferior to the playoffs.

Last season, the Mavericks were 19 wins and 31 losses, ranking fourth from the bottom in the Western Conference.

In November, the temperature in North America drops sharply, and Dallas is in the cool autumn period, with a large temperature difference between day and night.

During the day, most people on the street are wearing casual clothes and jeans. At night, many people put on warm clothes such as windbreakers, jackets, and winter clothes.

Perhaps the biggest recent news for the Dallas Mavericks is that there may be some changes in the ownership of the Mavericks.

The big boss Ross Perot seems to have the intention of selling the team, but so far, he has not found a suitable next home.

Ross Perot still has feelings for the team and doesn't want to hand over the team to a pure businessman.

Of course, many fans are not particularly clear about these things, and even laugh them off as rumors.

You might be a little surprised when things actually happen.

But the owner of the team has never been the focus of fans' attention. Fans only pay attention to the players in the team, the head coach and the general manager. Other staff, starting from the assistant coach, will basically be ignored.

On the evening of the 2nd, the NBA kicked off.

In the opening game, the NBA officially arranged 13 games, and 26 teams fought against each other on this day.

After more than four months, the NBA finally officially started again, and the opening game is also the most popular game day.

From this moment on, the history of the NBA in the 90s is finally coming to an end. After two months, the whole world will usher in a new era, and the NBA will also start the history of the 21st century.

That night, it was still the teams in the Eastern Conference that competed first.

Most of the games that have received more attention are in the West.

For example, the 76ers played against the defending champion Spurs, and the Lakers played against the Jazz

Before the game between the Warriors and the Mavericks.

The Warriors' 12-man lineup was released, and two players were frozen and unable to play, one was Sam Jacobson and the other was Filton Spencer.

Jacobson is purely because the team's status is too marginal, while Spencer is unable to play because he still has some injuries.

A group of rookies on the team have all won the possibility of playing in the first game, which makes the rookies more excited.

When the hustle and bustle of the arena is everywhere, the atmosphere of the arrival of the NBA is already very strong.

"This is the NBA."

Artest let out a sigh of emotion. Crazy fans can be seen everywhere. On the clean floor, all the players are waiting for battle, their eyes are sharp, and a sense of tension arises spontaneously.

"Fortunately, I'm not nervous." Artest is a bastard, and he said in his heart that he was not nervous, and his mentality was relatively calm.

But the other players couldn't do it. James Posey and Kenny Thomas all turned pale.

Even Jermaine O'Neal was a little nervous. In fact, although he played for three years, he was only 21 years old. The coach communicated with him before the start of today's game. He is sure to play and will get a certain amount of playing time. Compared with those players who still have to compete for the chance to play, he is already ahead of the coach's heart.

This is the advantage of the veteran.

But Jermaine O'Neal is now playing the power forward position, and occasionally plays the center. After Spencer is injured, he is likely to become the team's fifth-position substitute. After all, his height is over there, which makes him a little sad.

He doesn't really want to play the fifth position. Compared with the fifth position, the players in the fourth position are much more friendly. The fifth position is too much to fight hand-to-hand all day long!

"If I can play, let me play center."

Artest threw the ball in his hand, feeling in his heart, his desire to play was extremely high.

Soon, many players finished warming up.

The Mavericks began their opening show.

It's nothing more than a light show, fire and loud music.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Mavericks' starters were released, from point guard to center, namely Robert Parker, Eric Strickland, Michael Finley, Dirk Nowitzki and Sean Lukes.

This lineup is amazing, Finley went to play small forward, while Nash and Bradley were excluded from the starting lineup.

The double guard is a short lineup, and the center is not tall enough, so a 2-meter power forward was replaced to make a guest appearance.

"Mad Scientist" Nelson's lineup in the first game of the season stunned Rick Carlisle.

Carlisle's face remained unchanged, and he waved to Qin Fei.

"Don't rush to defend Michael Finley. The key to Nelson's lineup is the offensive launch of the two guards. The reason for not changing Nash's starting lineup may be because of the need for a stronger ability to hit the basket with the ball. Once Grant is lifted out of the penalty area by Dirk Nowitzki, you and Big Ben need to protect the frame together."

Carlisle said a few words briefly and conveyed his opinion to Qin Fei.

Qin Fei nodded. The coach took a look at the opponent's lineup and thought of many ways to deal with it. This reaction ability is much stronger than that of Carlesimo.

Qin Fei actually thought that it was enough for Daben to protect the frame alone, but since the coach needs double insurance, there is nothing wrong with telling him.

Carlisle quickly called Grant to come over, meaning that Grant should not switch defenses easily, and at the same time keep an eye on the opponent's fourth position, and not easily give open shots a chance.

Soon, the Warriors' starting lineup was also released.

From position 1 to position 5, they are Blaylock, Qin Fei, Caffey, Grant and Ben Wallace.

Compared with the Warriors' lineup last season, except for Qin Fei and Caffey, the players in other positions are different. Among them, Da Ben was promoted from the bench to the starting lineup, while the other two are paratroopers.

So many people think that the current chemical reaction of this team should not be good.

Big Ben thought he would encounter a tall center in the first game.

For example, Sean Bradley, the frame protector known as the big bamboo pole.

But I didn't expect the Mavericks to adjust their lineup and replace Sean Lukes as the starter.

Sean was a second-round pick in 92. He played in the Mavericks, Timberwolves, Eagles, and Lakers in the first few years of his career. He was with the Lakers last season, but he encountered the Lakers' "injury wave" in the later period. He didn't play in many games. He joined the Mavericks during the offseason.

Except for his rookie season, he used to play as a substitute most of the time.

Da Ben stood in front of him, and if counting the hair, there seemed to be no difference between the two, and Da Ben was more of an insider than Sean because of his strong physique.

Nash didn't play, Qin Fei couldn't find anyone to say hello to, and finally shook hands with Nowitzki.

Before the Supersonics, Nowitzki, as a junior from Germany, was dragged by Schramf to introduce to everyone in the Supersonics, and because of this, he got to know Qin Fei, and the two could exchange a few words.

"Are you guys going to guard against me today? Two short guards have been replaced?"

Qin Fei wasn't arrogant, he really didn't understand what old Nelson was thinking.

"No, Finley will guard against you, don't worry!"

Nowitzki is also very strange, why is Qin Fei still worried that no one will guard him?Is this the trouble of masters?

"Really? I hope he can guard against it."

Qin Fei shook his head and shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

The starting centers of the two teams stood on the center circle.

Then, the referee took the ball and entered the field, the lights illuminated the entire stadium, and there was a lot of voices.

Big Ben has also made a starter before, but today is indeed very different.

Today's starting is the opening game. If there is no accident, he will continue to serve as the starting player for the Warriors for a long time. As long as he is good enough and works hard, no one can shake his position.

"beep--"

Amidst the high beeping sound, the basketball flew high.

The black man stretched out his terrifying wingspan, overtook the other side, and took the lead to reach the basketball.

The fans cheered slightly.

Grant passed the ball to Blaylock, who pushed forward with the ball, stretched out his free right arm, directed his teammates to run up the court, and asked for a quick position.

The close-up shot found Qin Fei.

Qin Fei was wearing a black jersey with black armguards on his left and right hands.

Arm guards are a feature of Qin Fei. Since he got used to attacking from both sides last season, he began to choose to wear arm guards on both hands.

On Qin Fei's feet is a pair of white sneakers, which are very clean. The laces of the sneakers are decorated with star patterns.

At the end of the off-season, Qin Fei's sneaker contract expired.

After renewing the contract with the Warriors, Nike signed a new contract with Qin Fei.

4 million U.S. dollars in 3200 years, with an average annual endorsement fee of 800 million U.S. dollars. This contract already belongs to the highest amount of sneaker endorsement contracts in the current NBA market. People like Iverson and Kobe Bryant have signed long-term contracts. Now the sneaker contracts are not as big as Qin Fei's.

Of course, Qin Fei signed a relatively complicated endorsement contract, which involved some incentive clauses. For example, he was required to participate in at least 82 of the 60 regular season games. If he missed too many games, he would have to say goodbye to more than 100 million US dollars.Of course, there is also the possibility of winning several million dollars worth of rewards for winning the MVP.

Generally speaking, this level of sneakers will have a stable 5% sales dividend, which means that if the player's product sales can reach 1 million US dollars, then he can get an additional 500 million US dollars in commission.

Qin Fei's sneakers should be his third-generation sneakers, and the solid-color design is quite a gimmick.

As expected, it was Finley who defended Qin Fei from the Mavericks.

So Qin Fei was speechless. Since he wanted to use Finley to defend, why would Finley play as a small forward?Don't you think it's troublesome?

"Snapped!"

Qin Fei took the ball from Blalock.

From back attack to face frame attack.

At the same time, Ben Wallace came out to cover for Qin Fei.

The Mavericks chose to resolutely double-team, and Daben was emptied. Qin Fei quickly turned the ball to the weak side. Blaylock, who was outside the three-point line, shot a jumper directly from outside the three-point line, very decisive.

"This is a new change for the Warriors. The three-pointers are really resolute!"

The host of the live broadcast exclaimed, and in his tone, it seemed that the goal had been scored.

"clang--"

Unexpectedly, it still didn't go in, and it hit the rear edge and flew away.

At the basket, Nowitzki, who was about to grab a rebound, suddenly felt a bad wind coming from the back of his head.

"careful!"

Qin Fei gave a "kind" reminder outside.

After the words fell, a pair of big hands appeared from Nowitzki's head, snatching the rebound that was about to fall on his face.

"I"

Nowitzki's expression changed, before he could react, a huge force came from behind him.

This force was so strong that he couldn't control his thin body at all.

Suddenly fell out of the entire restricted area.

brutal

Big Ben, like a monster, grabbed the rebound and emptied the Mavericks inside. With a roar, he flew up on the spot, trying to complete the dunk.

Lux, who was preparing to defend from the side, slowed down.

Did not dare to go up.

Watching Daben station buckle successfully.

"boom!"

Big Ben's strength is too strong, this dunk, the sound of the dunk resounded in the entire basketball court, it felt like the rim was about to be torn apart by him.

"Big Ben is really cruel."

In the distance, Blaylock, who had already retreated, nodded slightly.

He had never played with Big Ben before, this black boy who was abandoned in the class of 96 had too many good qualities, and now, he finally got the opportunity that did not belong to him, to prove their mistakes to those managers who had given up on him in the first place.

When he came up, he was robbed of an offensive rebound and was dunked on the spot. The atmosphere created by the Mavericks in the opening game was instantly destroyed.

The momentum of the entire team declined rapidly.

"We hit ours. It is impossible for him to grab offensive rebounds every time. We have defended very well, and we have successfully defended just now!"

Old Nelson hadn't spoken yet, but Finley, the leader of the team, had already started to encourage his teammates loudly.

With a few words, the originally unstable military spirit slowly recovered.

Qin Fei glanced at Finley in surprise.

Last year, Finley was not in this style. It seems that he has really grown a lot.

Sometimes, when you are in certain positions, someone will push you forward even if you don't move yourself.

"Low position, low position!"

Finley may have learned from Payton and yelled on the court.

The low post seems to be the focus of the Mavericks' offense, but after a simple tactic around the screen, Finley suddenly moved, and a counter-run to the baseline slipped away.

It was still cover, but it was the person who had just covered Finley who then covered Finley.

Qin Fei's reaction was too fast, even if that person covered him, he couldn't stop Qin Fei, so when Finley came out, Qin Fei had already appeared by his side.

But at this moment, Qin Fei was stunned.

Because beside him, there is a teammate wearing a black jersey.

"Brian?"

The two looked at each other, showing a trace of embarrassment.

The new aid Grant obviously had a defensive communication problem with Qin Fei. The two chased Finley at the same time, which was already an illegal defense.

But the referee didn't blow it, because the Mavericks already had someone open to get the ball.

"Shh!"

Nowitzki hit two points open, and the parabola seemed to be drawn from a book, with an extremely soft touch.

(End of this chapter)