NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

"China TV Sports Channel! China TV Sports Channel! Audience friends, welcome to watch the 05-06 NBA regular season.

I am the host, Yu Jia. Today, Mr. Xu Jicheng and I will watch the opening game of the NBA regular season with you.

Today's NBA opening game has a total of four games arranged, namely the Bucks against the 76ers, the Mavericks against the Suns, the Nuggets against the Spurs, and the Kings against the Hornets.

What we are about to watch now is the Suns vs. Mavericks game at home.

According to the news from the front-line reporters, Ling Yang has entered the team's 12-man roster today. Mr. Xu, do you think the probability of Ling Yang playing today is high? "

"I think the probability is quite high, judging from the analysis of the preseason games..."

Just when Huaxia TV started the pre-match analysis, Ling Yang and his teammates had already arrived at the stadium to warm up in Phoenix's West Pavilion.

Ling Yang was dribbling the ball seriously, and then took advantage of the gap between the main players to shoot, and occasionally made layups.

"Hey, Ling, how do you feel, the official competition is about to start, are you nervous?"

Just after Ling Yang completed a layup, Sean Marion, who was also nearby, asked with a smile.

For more than a month, Ling Yang successfully got along with his teammates by virtue of his high EQ and social skills.

Among them, the one who talked the most was not Nash of the same agent, but Marion.

The two are about the same height and position, and they can often be together whether it's matchups in matchups or daily training.

Once they come and go, the relationship between the two will be fine.

"No." Ling Yang shook his head and said with a smile: "Maybe there will be before the official appearance? Let's talk about it then."

"Sean, you should worry about yourself. What you are going to face today is a German tank."

"Don't worry, man, let me tell you how to guard those big guys."

Marion smiled confidently, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

The absence of Stoudemire has indeed made the outside world not too optimistic about this Suns team, but the atmosphere in the team is good now.

With Nash and Marion, the cornerstone of the team is still solid, which greatly increases the confidence of the players.

The warm-up ended quickly. In the first game of the regular season, when the starting players were introduced, the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

The deafening shouts and cheers made Ling Yang feel his heart surging!

The completely different atmosphere from the preseason game let Ling Yang know that this is the NBA!

The Suns played against the Mavericks, who have not yet been renamed the Lone Ranger. Last season, the two teams had played against each other in the playoffs. In the Western Conference semifinals, the Suns defeated each other 4:2 to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

The two teams met again in the first game of the regular season, which is also considered to be the highlight of today's opening game.

The starting lineup of the Suns is the lineup that has been used more in the preseason. Center Kurt Thomas, power forward Sean Marion, small forward James Jones, shooting guard Raja Bell, point guard Steve Nash .

For D'Antoni, who advocates offense, Jones, who has a good shooting ability, is still his first choice after the other four are fixed.

The Mavericks' starting lineup center is Eric Dampier, who claimed to be the No. [-] center in the West after O'Neal traveled east.

The power forward position, the core of the Mavericks, the German chariot Dirk Nowitzki.

The small forward position was selected by the Mavericks into the team in 2003. Josh Howard, who is now focusing on training, has good physical fitness, comprehensive offense and defense.

The shooting guard is Marquis Daniels, who is good at defense, but Ling Yang remembers that he is just a fake starter.

After Mike Finley, another absolute core of the Mavericks, left to join the Spurs, the Mavericks coach Avery Johnson often used Jerry Stackhouse, the No. 95 pick in [-], as a shooting guard. , he was the team's third-leading scorer last season.

The point guard position is Jason Terry, nicknamed the Jets.

The head coach of the two teams, D'Antoni and the little Avery Johnson, simply shook hands on the sidelines, and then the game officially began.

Although Dampier is known as the No. [-] center in the West, his height is there after all, so he still has the advantage in jumping.

The ball first fell into the hands of the Mavericks.

The playoffs between the two teams last season made the Mavericks very familiar with the Suns' style, so when the ball was in Terry's hands, he immediately suppressed the rhythm.

This has almost become the consensus of all teams, that is, to play against the Suns, the Suns must not be allowed to bring the rhythm up.

Entering half court, Terry turned the ball to Josh Howard on the weak side, where Nowitzki was already in position with Marion at a 45-degree mid-range.

Although Josh Howard is a new star cultivated by the team, he naturally still wants the ball when faced with the absolute leader of the team, Nowitzki.

Taking advantage of the trend and hitting the ground, Josh Howard passed the ball to Nowitzki.

"Good job!"

At the next moment, Ling Yang on the sidelines suddenly shouted.

Accompanied by the cheers of the fans at the scene.

However, Marion had already judged Josh Howard's movement, so at this moment, he suddenly walked around from behind Nowitzki, and used his long arm to hit the ball.

Steal!

On the first ball in the opening, the Suns completed the steal.

The next thing became simple. As the league's best counterattack team, the Suns completed the attack in just 6 seconds.

The Mavericks are one of the strong teams. After being caught off guard by the Suns in the first round, they quickly stabilized their position and continued to play steadily.

As for the Suns, under the leadership of Nash, they also fully played their own running and bombing characteristics, and the offensive rhythm was very fast.

The two teams came and went, and the game was very exciting, which made the fans at the scene very enjoyable.

After the first quarter, the two teams fought 24:25.

This score is also enough to illustrate the stalemate of the game on the court.

But for Huaxia fans, they are obviously not that satisfied.

"Why don't you go to Lingyang?"

"In the preseason, there were several games where Ling Yang got the chance to play in the first quarter. After the first quarter, Ling Yang still didn't play."

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The commentators of Huaxia TV obviously knew what the fans were concerned about, so Yu Jia said immediately:

"In the first quarter, Ling Yang didn't get a chance to play, but at the beginning of the second quarter, under normal circumstances, there are mainly substitute players on the court, so Mr. Xu, do you think Ling Yang will have a chance to play?"

"There is still a relatively high chance. Both Nash and James Jones have played a whole quarter on the court, and they should be resting..."

In the American West Arena, D'Antoni did arrange for Nash and James Jones to rest, but Ling Yang didn't hear the coach call his name.

At the beginning of the second quarter, D'Antoni lined up Diaw, Marion, Raja Bell, Barbosa and Eddie House.

After Marion and Bell took a break at the end of the first quarter, they were sent to the field again in the second quarter.

While keeping the two starters on the court, D'Antoni still sent several more experienced players for the remaining three substitute players.

Facing a strong opponent like the Mavericks in the first game, D'Antoni was more cautious in employing people.

Seeing D'Antoni's formation, Ling Yang was also thinking, would he still have a chance to play in the first half of the game?