The Godfather of Basketball

The strength of the Nets made the fans rejoice. Add the Rockets that Western Harden and Paul combined to get Deron's Cavaliers. At least three teams in the new season can impact the Warriors.

The time came to October 18, the league ushered in the opening season of the new season, the Warriors took home the challenge of the Nets.

The grievances in the finals, coupled with changes to the Nets, attracted unprecedented attention to this game.

The Oracle Arena is packed, and the nation ’s live game ratings have peaked at the beginning of the season.

Before the competition, the championship award ceremony was held on site.

Durant received his first NBA championship ring in his career, and the Oracle Arena raised their fifth NBA flag. They now have as many championships as Houston.

The game soon started. After the Nets added George, the entire front line's defensive strength improved by a large amount. The Warriors' perimeter fire was obviously curbed, but the game played more than half a quarter. The Nets still trailed 8-16 Scored 8 points for the Warriors.

The Nets made a fast break, and there was a mismatch in the fast break between Irving and Butler. Butler did not catch the ball, and George on the weak side had a chance to snatch, but he did not choose to do so. A turnover from the team.

In the position of the Nets, George missed a three-pointer at the top of the circle. The ball bounced back directly. Yi Jianlian got stuck in Green, but George ran back after the shot, and the rebound was directly rushed by Durant. under.

The iconic two rounds, the Nets defense is improving, but did not play offensively.

After all, it is the team that has undergone a major blood exchange in the offseason, whether it is Irving or George, and the cooperation between teammates is a little less tacit.

A preseason game alone is definitely not enough.

And George.

George's performance didn't seem to be a problem, but sitting on the court could clearly feel that he was not doing his best.

The ball that has a chance to throw is unwilling to throw, and the enthusiasm for the second attack is not high.

Tang Tian frowned slightly under the field.

It was obvious that George was closing it.

George defended Durant to the basket and rallied. The latter rose up with a one-arm dunk and ignited the enthusiasm of the entire Oracle Arena.

Tang Tian called Tucker and replaced him with George. This situation didn't seem to be a big problem, but playing the Warriors was too fatal.

97 to 113, the Nets lost in the season opener.

Irving got the Nets' highest 22 points and 6 assists. Jokic had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Butler had 17 points and Brogden had 12 points.

George played average in his first show, scoring only 11 points and 6 rebounds on 4 of 14 shots.

At the press conference after the game, a reporter asked about George's performance. Tang Tian said with a smile: "Man, this is only the first game of the season. I am not worried about Paul at all. He is the best player in this league. One, he will adjust his condition soon. "

Like Tang Tian said, because it was the first game of the season, he didn't mean to talk to George, and he wanted to remind him with this side-by-side approach.

However, such words obviously can not satisfy the fans. They are looking forward to the Nets sniping the Warriors, but now the results have disappointed them.

"Maybe only the Rockets can make us look forward to it."

"It turns out that the twisted melon is not sweet, and George's mind is not in New York at all."

"The Nets didn't play at all in this paper lineup. Don't make a big change to the team in the summer."

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After ending the game with the Warriors, the Nets returned to Brooklyn and played two back-to-back games with the Wizards and Pistons after a two-day break.

The Wizards and Pistons were both marginal teams in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season. This summer, they have continued to strengthen and improve their strength.

However, there is still a gap compared to the Nets.

George's performance in these two games has also picked up, playing the Wizards 7-of-17 shots, 17 points and 6 rebounds, and hitting the Pistons 10-of-18 shots to get the first 20+ of the Nets career.

It is also worth mentioning that Brogden, who played well in the opener, made significant progress after a summer of training. He shot 50% in three three-pointers, scored 9 points for the Wizards, and 15 points for the Pistons. Into the rotation.

This made Tang Tian somewhat surprised. After trading Gordon and Booker one after another in the summer, he originally left this rotation to Mitchell.

However, the teams under his administration are all competing for employment. If Mitchell can't compete with Brogden in the end, it is a matter of personal ability.

A wave of home wins in a row for 2 consecutive games, so that questioned fans shut up slightly.

After a three-day break, the Nets flew to Boston, where they challenged the Celtics.

The Celtics have a better record than the Nets. After the start of the game, 3 wins and 0 losses were not lost.

Stevens' entry changed the team, and in addition to Hayward's outstanding performance, the flower show Tatum showed stability beyond the age and lived off a copy of Pierce.

This game is crucial for both sides.

The Celtics want to continue their winning streak ~ www.readwn.com ~ The Nets hope to use a tough battle to respond to outside doubts.

Tang Tian also ushered in a confrontation with his old men.

After the two teams started, the situation was deadlocked.

The Celtics' defense is much better than the Nets. Stevens's timeout is extremely timely. After the timeout, the Celtics can always successfully run the tactics and score the ball.

Leaving aside the players, the two head coaches are in a peak matchup.

In the previous life, the Celtics harvested Irving and Hayward in the offseason and became the Eastern Conference Powers. However, successive injuries caused Hayward and Irving to make the team's future confused, and Stevens became the savior. He made Tatum and Jaylen Brown two young players the new core, and later discovered Rozier was even more brave and showed his godfather level.

Now he has played assistant coach for a season under Tang Tian, ​​and his strength is better than previous life.

Tang Tian originally planned to use Stevens as his successor in the Thunder, but what happened later exceeded expectations, which indirectly created a lifetime enemy for himself.

The Nets played an attack wave in the second half of the second quarter, pulling the difference to double digits, but the Celtics returned in the second half to catch up with the defensive counterattack and the two teams froze to the last moment.

At the critical moment, George's status became the winner of the game. A break in the mid-pointer was too random and the mistake was directly scored by Brown. A critical three-point gap was missed. Finally, Kyle was awarded the victory. Special team.

George played cold again and scored 12 points and 5 rebounds on 4 of 15 shots and made 3 turnovers.

After the game, the outside world was skeptical of George, and Booker's average of 20+ per game in the Pacers made New York fans question Tang Tian's gambling in the past summer.