Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 329
"Welcome to the Oracle Arena in San Francisco. Today I will bring you the 2001-2002 season, the first round of the NBA Western Conference playoffs. The Golden State Warriors played against the Dallas Mavericks at home. This is the third game between the two sides. The first two games In Dallas, the Warriors and Mavericks played 1-1, which will be the Warriors' first playoff game at home."

"The starting lineup of the Mavericks will basically not be changed easily. Center Liev LaFrentz, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Eduardo Najera, shooting guard Michael Finley, point guard Steve Nash."

"Well, now the lights are off, the Golden State Warriors also have a brief appearance ceremony at home, the searchlights are turned on, one by one Warriors players come out of the player tunnel, and the fans cheer their idol names loudly."

"There is no doubt that the first player to play is the No. 11 NBA draft pick from Shenzhou, Yao Ming. The tens of thousands of Shenzhou fans at the scene almost made the roof collapse."

"Many Pandora netizens swiped their screens and said that I was bragging. The Oracle Arena can only accommodate [-] fans in total. Even if they are all Dayao fans from China, there are tens of thousands of fans there."

"Hehe, what everyone doesn't know is that under the Oracle Arena, there is a space countless times larger than the arena. There are enough squares, restaurants and bars, and the game is being broadcast simultaneously in real time. Don't believe it Everyone can watch it on the big screen."

At the scene, major sports stations in China, and on the broadcast page of Pandora website, scenes were cut at the same time, countless faces waving the five-star red flag, full of pride and joy, blowing small trumpets, shouting Yao Ming's name loudly, Looking around, it's so dark that you can't see the edge at a glance.

Verus thought to himself, the Oracle Arena should be made bigger another day, [-] fans are too few to watch the game, and it should be made like Barcelona's home stadium, with at least [-] fans seated, the seats are towering into the sky, steep and vertical, it must be scary to death All visiting visiting team players are not allowed.

But that has to wrestle with the official NBA league and the San Francisco City Hall, and it can't be built as big as Verus wants. Verus's eyes begin to light up when he thinks of the ticket price increase and the number of seats to [-].

If the average ticket price is 100 US dollars, a Warriors home game will earn 800 million US dollars, and a regular season with 41 home games will cost more than 3 million US dollars.

Tsk tsk, this is not the playoffs. According to the crazy enthusiasm of the fans in China, Verus estimated that even if he sells the tickets for the playoffs at ten times the price, he will still be snatched up by the fans flocking from China. It's not easy to come from a long distance, no matter how expensive the ticket price is, you must watch a game that I am famous for, isn't it.

"Today's starting lineup for the Warriors is as follows: center No. 11 Yao Ming, power forward No. 7 Jermaine O'Neal, small forward No. 1 McGrady, shooting guard No. 33 Grant Hill, point guard No. 4 Billups, Lan Ni also didn’t send surprise soldiers today, and the starting lineup was normal.”

"Usually no matter what the ball coach is, once they win the last game, their roster for the next game is generally not willing to change too many lineups unless the players are in very bad condition or are injured and suspended. A psychological hint."

"In addition to Lenny replacing the center with Yao Ming as the starter, the other four players from the previous game are the same. Today the Warriors are at home, which is equivalent to the Chinese fans playing at home. If Yao is not allowed to start, I am afraid the fans will not agree."

"During the opening jump ball, Dayao was obviously a bit suffocated. He reached the basketball with all his strength and called it to his teammates in the halfcourt. McGrady caught the ball and advanced the frontcourt to organize the offense."

"The Mavericks can be said to be a troika. In the starting lineup, only Nowitzki, Finley, and Nash can't be moved. Najera and LaFrentz belong to the blue-collar and rotation lineup members. If they are in good condition and perform well, they will play longer. If it doesn’t work, go down and let the other players take the top.”

"Yao Ming pulls near the three-point line to cover McGrady's pick-and-roll. The Warriors' tactics are different from the Jazz. Malone and Stockton's pick-and-roll is first pick-and-roll, and Malone often completes the final attack, but the Warriors' style of play Changeable, McGrady organizes small forwards, whoever has a better position will take the shot, and does not stick to the situation."

"Mexican Najera belongs to Desperate Saburo. No matter how Yao Ming blocks him, he can still quickly come out from the other side and entangle McGrady. As long as he can affect the rhythm of McGrady's attack, he will be considered as having completed his task."

"McGrady didn't choose to force a shot, and passed it to Grant Hill who had been waiting for a long time at the bottom line. The two of them are the twin stars of the Golden State Warriors. Whether they are in San Francisco, the United States, or even China, they have countless fans."

"Smart Hill ran back across the baseline from the strong side, ignored Finley who stretched his hand to his face, and hit a three-point fadeaway jumper. This ball is actually very difficult. The release point is high and stable. The arc Standard beauty, textbook beauty and picturesque fade away."

"The young Tracy McGrady's shooting arc is amazingly flat. It is almost a vertical push, smashing the inside of the basketball hoop into the net, and the release point is flush with the basket. If it is slightly off, it will definitely not go in. The requirements for strength and accuracy are extremely high. "

"And Hill's shooting is all kinds of demonstration moves, enough to be compiled into an encyclopedia of basketball shooting. His basic skills are extremely solid, his natural style is gorgeous and elegant, and he looks good. He became an All-Star ticket in his rookie season. Wang, the attractiveness among the fans can be seen."

"In addition, in the second NBA season, Hill still won the All-Star Game vote champion. This time, he overwhelmed Michael Jordan, who came back from basketball. What a terrifying result. At least in terms of popularity, Hill is second to none. of."

"The Mavericks have already lost a game at home, so they will definitely have to fight this game. If they lose again, they will be in big trouble. Nash passed the ball to Nowitzki. It is rare that the German Nowitzki is so tough, relying on O'Neal The close defense starts at half a turn, and it is done in one go."

"In the first quarter, both sides shot openly. The Mavericks and Warriors started a three-point contest. Nowitzki, Nash, and Finley shot more than 10 three-pointers in a single quarter. shot."

"The Warriors are not to be outdone. Hill, Tracy McGrady, and Billups also made three-pointers like rain, especially Hill made three of three three-pointers and clenched the score."

"The two sides tied at 40:40 in the first quarter, and both sides scored a total of 80 points in a single quarter. I have to say that this is a terrible value. According to this efficiency and speed, the two sides can score more than 300 points in total."

"Lenny changed the lineup during the first quarter break and replaced center Big Ben Wallace to strengthen the rebounding competition, power forward Pau Gasol both offensive and defensive, small forward Bruce Bowen, shooting guard Sean Ba Thiel, Larry Hughes at point guard."

(End of this chapter)