Legend of Tomorrow

On October 28, the NBA’s first opener was held in San Antonio, the Suns VS Spurs.

This was a contest between the rivals last season, and it is the focus of this round carefully arranged by the league.

The two teams played fiercely in the Western Conference Finals last year, attracting the attention of a large number of fans. Guo Xu is the most exposed star in the NBA in the summer, and everyone wants to see how he can perform this year.

ESPN broadcast the game live nationwide, and China CCTV5 also broadcast the game. Zhang Lili introduced it as soon as he came up: Today is a good opportunity for Guo Xu to put up good statistics. Anthony Carter is average and just a role player.

Xu Jicheng said: Even without the starting point guard, the Spurs are not weak. How to defend Duncan is a problem the Suns have to solve today.

How important are statistics to stars? Not only fans, commentators also like to watch stars play super statistics.

Guo Xu liked statistics as soon as he entered the league. He gave gifts to his teammates before the start of the regular season, which won everyone's favor. Needless to say, his teammates also knew that when receiving his pass, they would try their best to take action directly and give him assists.

This year Guo Xu's goal is to achieve a super double-double and compete for the scoring and assist titles at the same time. As long as he does it, there will be no suspense about winning the regular season MVP.

He's confident he can do it because he has two advantages.

First, the Suns have the fastest offensive pace in the league, easily create one-on-one opportunities and assist statistics, and run like the future Thunder. Westbrook averages a triple-double per game. If he works hard, can't he average 30+10 per game?

Second, he remembers that in his previous life, all statistics were not outstanding in this season. McGrady became the scoring leader after averaging 28 points per game. He couldn't remember the specific data of the assist leader. He must have not been in double figures.

Before the game started, the Spurs held a championship ring awarding ceremony. Admiral David Robinson came to watch the game and received his ring. The audience gave him warm applause.

Robinson has a legendary career. His peak season statistics are close to 30+10+5+3, and he helped the Spurs win the championship twice. In 1987, he was selected by the Spurs as the No. 1 pick and played for the team until his retirement. In recognition of his outstanding contribution, the boss gave him some Spurs shares as a reward.

When the Suns players came out, the Spurs fans booed Guo Xu because he predicted this season's competitors in an interview and did not take the Spurs seriously. This made the Spurs fans very unhappy.

The worst time Guo Xu entered the league was in the conference finals. He was used to seeing big scenes and being booed by others. He had a very relaxed attitude.

He hit six three-pointers in a row in the warm-up and felt hot.

In the preseason, Guo Xu held back his game and worked with the newcomers as arranged by the coach. Today he can let go of his shooting.

The starting players came on the scene and the Suns adjusted their lineup, which surprised many people.

Suns Five: Guo Xu, Laga Bell, Marion, Stoudemire, Diop.

Spurs five: Anthony Carter, Ginobili, Bruce Bowen, Duncan, Nesterovich.

Zhang Lili said in confusion: The Suns actually fielded a blue-collar center in the opening game. I didn't hear that any players were injured before the game.

Xu Jicheng analyzed: I think the team's defeat last season made the coaching staff understand that they cannot defeat their opponents purely by relying on offense. Diop must have come up to strengthen defense.

Diop beat Nesterovic with a jump ball to start the game.

Guo Xu received the ball and dribbled outside the three-point line and waited for his teammates to pull away. Diop went to the low post on the left to attract defense, Bell went to the right corner, and Marion was 70 degrees on the left, all pulled away.

Guo Xu and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll in the middle and rushed to the right. The Spurs used man-to-man tactics. The right side was the weak side, and no one on the flank could double-team Guo Xu. Duncan quickly changed defense, Guo Xu passed the ball to the middle, Carter chased from behind, and Guo Xu attracted the attention of the two men.

Stoudemire easily caught the ball from a high position, but Duncan turned around and could only slightly interfere with his hand, and the ball went in. 2 to 0.

Stoudemire made an ordinary jump shot, but the Suns fans in front of the TV were very excited. This kind of goal is not as beautiful as a dunk, but it represents Stoudemire's progress. If he could have stabilized his mid-range shooting last season, maybe the Suns would have eliminated the Spurs.

D'Antoni applauded Stoudemire twice on the sidelines and was very satisfied with his disciple's performance.

When the Spurs attacked, Carter and Duncan had little power in the pick-and-roll. He was not fast, and Guo Xu easily bypassed the screen and kept up.

Guo Xu has rich experience. To deal with this kind of player who lacks shooting range, he only needs to guard against breakthroughs and keep a distance. This is the type that all defenders like to guard against.

Carter distributed the ball, Duncan provided support in the middle, and Ginobili relied on the side cover to catch the ball and shoot, but missed due to Bell's interference.

The Suns were also man-to-man. Bell's pursuit speed was better than that of Joe Johnson. Diop grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.

Guo Xu went on a fast break alone, dribbled behind his back and passed Carter with speed, and succeeded in a layup on the left. 4 to 0.

The Spurs attacked and the Suns' formation shrank. Duncan received the ball on the right side and played a post-up single. He made two attempts without squeezing Diop. The Suns had no one to help defend, and Duncan couldn't get out of the way after turning around. He passed the ball to his teammates and then pulled him out.

After several passes, Bowen hit a jumper from the left corner.

When big men are active near the penalty area, there are easy misalignment opportunities on the baseline. Unfortunately, Bowen is not good at holding the ball and can only catch and shoot. He does not take many shots per game. Stoudemire's slight interference has an effect.

Marion protected the rebound in the backcourt, and in the Suns' position, Guo Xu played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire again, and the ball passed to the center. Stoudemire feinted in front of Carter, and missed the basket again.

Duncan grabbed the rebound, and Carter was forced by Guo Xu when he dribbled the ball across half-court. He moved laterally and beat the ball back to his own half. There will not be a particularly obvious home whistle in the BA opener, because this is a highly anticipated game.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire for the third time and rushed to the right. Duncan thought he would break through and pass the ball, and his position was far away. As a result, Guo Xu took a step laterally, stepped back with his right foot, and made a 70-degree jumper from the right. Take action.

Carter, nicknamed Stupid Bird, has average talent and is not fast enough to pursue defense. His 185cm height has no advantage against Guo Xu. He jumped late from the side and failed to cover him.

Guo Xu knew Carter couldn't cover it, so he didn't panic at all. His shooting rhythm was perfect and the ball hit the net hollowly.

7-0, personal 5th point.

When the Spurs attacked, Carter made another mistake. He wanted to pass the ball to Ginobili who was sliding down the baseline and cutting. He saw the opportunity but the passing force was a little stronger. Ginobili failed to catch it with one hand and the ball hit. Crossed the bottom line.

**Vicci shook his head on the sidelines. Although he has often scolded Tony Parker in the past two years, it was for the good of the players. He hoped that Parker could play a greater role. An old point guard like Carter doesn't bother to scold him. No matter how much he scolds, it's useless. It's just his life as a substitute.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu continued to play the pick-and-roll with the ball, attracting Duncan to switch defenses and then distributed the ball to the middle. Stoudemire made a cut and jumped up. Faced with the retreating Nesterovich, he forced a shot and missed. Diop grabbed the ball in front. Court rebounds.

Diop is such a weirdo. He felt that he was too far away from the basket when he stepped on the left penalty area line. He chose to pass the ball out to the outside to Guo Xu who ran to the left. In fact, he only needed one move to get to the basket and dunk the ball without even taking one move.

Guo Xu caught the ball at 50 degrees and stepped forward. Carter stepped forward and wanted to get close to him. Guo Xu took a big step with his right foot, dribbled in a different direction and passed Carter with one step. He made an emergency stop on the baseline and made a throw.

At 9-0, Guo Xu scored 7 points and 1 assist in the opening game, but Vicki asked for a timeout.