I'm really good at shooting.

When the live footage was shown, there was a burst of cheers and whistles at the scene.

Scarlett has appeared in the National Airline Center Arena countless times, and fans have almost regarded her as part of the game.

In addition to them, there was another person on the scene who also attracted special attention.

LeBron James.

James came to watch Sun Hao play again.

And this time his seat is relatively forward.

There have been news reports before that James has started negotiating with Nike.

There are even rumors that the value of the contract signed by the two parties may reach an astronomical figure of 7 million in seven years.

在2002~2003赛季，NBA的工资帽是4027万，效力0~6年球员的顶薪起薪是1006万。

In other words, the average salary of this contract given by Nike is greater than the maximum salary contract in the NBA, and it is given for 7 years.

The only sign of doing so is that they have to treat James as the face of the next ten years or even longer.

It sounds crazy.

But if you look at the history of competition between Nike and Adidas sneakers in the NBA, it is not surprising.

In the earliest days of the NBA, the main brands of sneakers endorsed by the league were Converse and Adidas, and there was nothing like Nike.

And at that time, the endorsement contract was basically $10 a year, which accounted for a very small part of the player's income.

Until, uh, the coolest guy ever, Michael Jordan Again.

The appearance of Jordan completely changed this situation. After asking Adidas for a 50-year endorsement contract and being rejected, Nike took the opportunity to win it and created the current top brand of personal basketball shoes, AJ.

After that, Jordan ruled the basketball court, and Nike ruled the sneaker market.

Until Jordan retired, the situation began to gradually change.

Adi began to put his energy into the younger generation of the league, and then waited until they played, McGrady, Kobe, Garnett...including Sun Hao.

In the current NBA sneaker market, even though Jordan's influence is still there, Adidas has actually taken advantage.

Especially with the advent of the "AdidasSH95" classic sneakers, Adidas has the absolute upper hand.

So, patiently imitating Adi's original example, he began to invest in young people.

James is the main target.

This chosen son with "chosen.1" printed on his back will be their top card against Sun Hao and Adidas in the future.

So looking at it this way, the contract they signed with James is not so strange.

Well, all in all, James certainly has no shortage of money in his pocket right now.

When the camera was shown to James, there was also a burst of cheers at the scene.

The league has just announced the results of the lottery draft, and the 2003 rookie class is now the most attention-grabbing time.

James is also a hot candidate to compete with Anthony for the No. [-] pick, so it's hard not to attract attention.

Of course, there is another point, this is not the first time James has come to Dallas to watch the game.

The last time he appeared on the scene was also against the Lakers. At that time, he said that he did not come to see OK, but to watch Sun Hao play.

In other words, James is a fan of Sun Hao in private.

Here to support Sun Hao on the spot, that is, to support the Mavericks, the fans of the Mavericks must be happy too.

Sun Hao went to the sidelines to chat with Scarlett, and then met James.

I'll take care of your Taco tonight!

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started to play one after another.

For the Mavericks, Sun Hao and Bell on the outside, Bodi Loga and Nowitzki on the striker, and Dampier at the center.

On the Lakers side, Fisher and Kobe on the outside, Devin George and Robert Horry on the front, and O'Neal at the center.

It has to be added here that due to poor performance, the team's starting power forward Samaki Walker for most of last season and most of this season has been abandoned by Phil Jackson, and veteran Horry has taken on more important responsibilities.

But what is more worth mentioning is that Horry, who has always been known for his accurate outside shooting and space power forward shooting, only made 28.8% of his shots from outside the three-point line in the regular season.

In the playoffs, well, that number became 5.3 percent, 3.2 shots per game, 0.2 field goals per game...

With O'Neal in the paint, he had to take more outside shots, but he just couldn't make them.

In addition to the conflict between Kobe and O'Neal for the Lakers this season, another more important reason is the poor state of the role players.

Except for Fisher and Fox who still maintain a high level, the others are really competing.

This kind of performance even made O'Neal couldn't help complaining in the middle of the season: Find me ten teammates who want to win!

The reason why the performance is so bad, on the one hand, is the change in the player's mentality after the three consecutive championships, and on the other hand, it is Kobe's crazy shots.

Anyone who has played ball knows that if the core of the team keeps not passing the ball, it will be difficult for teammates to be in good condition.

In addition, Fox, one of the two people who performed well, fought until he was reimbursed for the injured season in the crucial fourth game of the comeback of the Timberwolves in the first round.

For the Mavericks, this year is their chance for revenge, and their best chance for revenge.

Before the game started, the Mavericks players appeared on the field.

Sun Hao turned his head and glanced, and felt the flame in the eyes of his teammates, including Dampier.

Burning fire of vengeance!

come on!

"beep!"

With the whistle of the game and the cheers of the fans, Dampier took the lead and threw the ball back to the Mavericks' half.

Bodi Loga caught the ball quickly with quick eyes and hands, and then gave it to Sun Hao.

The Mavericks, got the chance to attack first!

"Come on! Mavericks!"

The enthusiasm of the fans was high, and they couldn't wait to cheer for the home team as soon as the game started.

After Sun Hao signaled to pull away from the frontcourt, he then signaled Nowitzki to mention the pick-and-roll from the three-point line.

There is a saying that old couples know what to do after they pat their butts.

The Mavericks have not played fewer games with the Lakers in the past two years, especially last year's playoffs played seven games, and they already know each other's roots.

The Lakers know the Mavericks' weaknesses, and the Mavericks naturally know the Lakers' weaknesses.

After O'Neal gained weight, his inside deterrence was stronger, but the problems that followed were the same as those after Yao Ming gained weight, and he couldn't prevent it.

This makes the Lakers' perimeter and even mid-range defense can only rely on other players.

This is a point that has already appeared last season.

Of course, there is another point, which is the poor state of the Lakers' role players.

In fact, before the end of the season, experts have already analyzed these.

Mid-range jumpers from guards and centers near the free throw line after pick-and-rolls, and avoiding Kobe and O'Neal, grabbing other role players to play, is the best mode to beat the Lakers now.

Why do experts study this?Because the Lakers are the public enemy!

Sun Hao naturally knew this too, so as soon as he came up, he avoided O'Neal and grabbed the role player with the worst state of the Lakers.

Well, the best jigsaw puzzle of the championship in history, this season's jigsaw puzzle Robert Horry.

With one pick and one roll, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Sun Hao and Nowitzki has become more and more proficient.

The Lakers' choice in the face of the pick-and-roll is to switch directly.

Phil Jackson also predicted this and loudly reminded Horry to expand.

However, Sun Hao dribbled a step out after dismantling it, followed by a beautiful lob.

When the [Five Shooting Guards] hidden mission was triggered before, Sun Hao was still complaining about the system disorder.

But at this moment, he has begun to smell really good.

With the addition of the "Pick and Roll Pass Master", the ball was steadily delivered to Nowitzki.

You think I'm going to hit Horry?Actually I'm going to play Dirk Nowitzki!

Nowitzki took a mid-range shot against Fisher, who was at least a head shorter than him.

He didn't feel any trace of defensive interference.

"Shh!"

There was a silky arc, and the ball didn't even touch the rim.

Dove slapped her thigh fiercely again, saying that she had found the endorsement duo.

In fact, Nowitzki's state this year, including entering the playoffs, has not been bad.

When playing against the Warriors, it was because Sun Hao had a higher success rate against Nash that he gave up the shot.

But in fact, his condition has been good!

Mavericks, come out on top!

At the scene, the cheers continued!

Although it was just one offense, the Mavericks played fluidly and on purpose.

Now who dares to say that the Mavericks can't play positions? !

His head was smashed!

The Lakers advanced to halftime, and Fisher signaled O'Neal to take a position.

O'Neill...it's tough.

Dampier did not ask for the position right away, but fought with him in various ways.

Trying to move forward, body confrontation, and small movements, O'Neal couldn't get into position comfortably.

In fact, although Dampier's performance in the first round was average, his season performance was still very good.

Especially because Cuban is full of pride and has assigned a special training coach to everyone.

Dampier's match is naturally in terms of strength and confrontation.

He directly uses the bench press equipment to train strength!

And "Silver Fox" Harris is also teaching him the skills of defending O'Neal.

Against the peak O'Neal, if you want to win one-on-one, even if you are like Battelle before, you can't rely on strength.

As long as O'Neal receives the ball in a comfortable position, it doesn't matter who comes.

Therefore, the key to defending O'Neal is not whether he can withstand it, but whether he can be comfortably in place.

Harris understands this, and our director Zhang Weiping Zhang also understands it, and even gave it a very high name: Net Shark.

As the name suggests, it is to trap a big shark and prevent it from opening its mouth, so its power to hurt people will naturally decrease.

Of course, the premise of doing this is that the players who are facing him can at least not lose in the confrontation, otherwise everything is useless.

Dampier, just the right guy.

Fisher gave the ball to Kobe, and Kobe carried out Fisher's thinking and then hung the ball to O'Neal.

It's just that he doesn't like passing the ball very much, so he didn't pay too much attention when passing the ball. When he passed the ball, Bodi Loga, who was on the weak side, had already swam over quietly.

Grab the moment he passed the ball.

"Snapped!"

Broke the ball directly!

Bodi Loga didn't stop for a moment after the steal. He dribbled the ball behind Fisher and threw it to Sun Hao, who was about to go down.

Sun Hao walks like flying on the Adidas SH95, just like the monkey on the logo, moving like a rainbow.

When he rushed to the front field, he stepped on somersault clouds and soared into the sky.

"Oh!"

A two-handed dunk smashed the ball hard into the basket.