Chapter 30
【30】The first preseason game, vs. Thunder!
Offseason.
In addition to the summer league, let the rookies headed by Su Mo, Griffin, Harden, Curry and others enter the fans' field of vision, but that's all.
More fans.
Their eyes are still on the strong teams, on those teams that are expected to win the championship this year.
Bear the brunt.
The Los Angeles Lakers, as the defending champion, this year's Kobe, this year's Gasol, and this year's entire Lakers, the whole team is in high spirits and full of fighting spirit.
Especially Kobe.
He will not give up the opportunity to achieve 2 consecutive championships and let the league know that he can lead the team forward without O'Neal.
Reached the finals the year before last, won the regular season MVP, and won the championship last year.
Today, Kobe is undoubtedly the most influential person in the league today. If he can win the championship again this year, he will firmly hold the title of the league's number one player.
The Lakers, who have both strength and popularity, will win the top seed in the championship team.
Second.
Magic.
The Magic's defeat in the finals last year will not make them lose confidence. Howard, who is entering his prime, will surely make another push for the finals.
The Magic's strength cannot be ignored.
Cavaliers.
Last year,"Little Emperor" LeBron James led the Cavaliers to the top of the Eastern Conference, overpowering the Lakers, who were the top team in the Western Conference, and won the league's top record, and also won the regular season MVP. The league is raving about the super-burning duel between"23" and"24".
""The Beast" Howard sniped him and prevented this scene.
This hurt LeBron very much, but it was also a motivation. This year, they still aim to break out of the East and make an impact on the championship as a seeded team. The
Celtics.
In the 07/08 season, they pioneered the formation of the"Green Army Big Three". They tasted the sweetness in the first year and won the championship.
Last year.
In the Eastern Conference semifinals, they staged a seven-game battle with the Magic and missed the opportunity to reach the finals again.
However.
The Celtics' strength is self-evident as they can fight the Eastern Conference champion team to a seven-game battle.
This year.
They will definitely launch the most fierce impact on the finals again, letting the entire league know that the"Green Army Big Three" only live for the championship.
In addition to the defending champions in the West.
The Mavericks with"King Nowitzki" Nowitzki + Jason Kidd, the Suns with Stoudemire + Nash, and"GDP"The Spurs.
They are also a strong team.
They are also a favorable candidate for the championship.
With the expectation of the new season, the preseason is coming.
The Warriors will face the Thunder at home in the first game. At the same time, the Lakers and the Timberwolves will also start.
In terms of attention alone.
The Lakers are very popular, not only in big cities like Los Angeles, but also with superstars like Kobe, and fans have gone to watch this game.
The Warriors and Thunder are playing, and the popularity is several levels lower.
9:30 p.m.
Oakland Arena.
Warriors and Thunder fans are warming up in the arena.
The audience seats.
Even if there are only two teams of fans, it is still crowded, and San Francisco is also ranked in the top ten cities in the United States, almost rushing to seventh.
The popularity will not be too low.
Moreover.
The number of Chinese people in San Francisco is second only to the largest city New York, and the proportion of Chinese people is the highest.
Fermentation for several months.
Su Mo has gradually gained some fame in the Chinese community. Many Chinese people come to the stadium to watch Su Mo's games and look forward to his performance.
"Hey!"
Ellis pointed to the audience and shouted,"Someone is wearing No. 5 jersey. That's Su's jersey. I didn't expect he already has fans. His popularity is amazing!""
"Yo!"
Jackson elbowed Su Mo and said jokingly,"Not bad, look, there are girls wearing it, and they look pretty good. Take a look."......"
"Hehe!"
Su Mo rolled his eyes at him and turned away.
He was actually very happy in his heart. He really didn't expect that one day he would be able to turn the tables and let the fans wear his jersey and watch him play. It was a bit amazing to think about it.
"Look, it's Su Mo"
"That's Su Mo, it seems......He seems more handsome than I imagined."
"Yes, he is a great basketball player and has good looks. He is simply the perfect man in my mind, Su Mo. I wish he could be my boyfriend."
"......"
The second floor of the audience seats.
Several foreign girls wearing Su Mo's jerseys were talking with red faces.
Soon.
The warm-up was over. The starting players of both teams began to play.
The starting players of the Golden State Warriors were Monta Ellis, a 191 cm combo guard, Stephen Curry, a 191 cm point guard, Stephen Jackson, a 203 cm small forward, Su Mo, a 201 cm small forward, and Andris Biedrins, a 211 cm center.
Rookies Su Mo and Curry were both starters.
The starting players of the Oklahoma City Thunder were Russell Westbrook, a 191 cm point guard, Thabo Sefolosha, a 201 cm shooting guard, Jeff Green, a 2.06 m power forward, Kevin Durant, a 2.06 m small forward, and Nenad Kostic, a 213 cm center.
Rookie Harden was on the bench.
"Jump, ball!"
Biedrins and Kostic competed for the ball, and the two were evenly matched. Biedrins took the lead and the basketball flew away. Ellis received the ball and the Warriors won the first attack of the game.
They pushed forward. In the middle of the arc, under the cover of Jackson, they broke through on the left side and faced Westbrook, who was the fourth pick last year and was still a little immature. They changed direction in front of their bodies and shook him off.
"Swish!"Swish!"
Low post on the left side, quick stop and mid-range jump shot
""Bang!"
Unfortunately, the ball was a little too powerful, and the basketball went out of the basket. Kostic got stuck in the penalty area, bent his knees and jumped up, stretched out his big hand, and tried to grab the rebound.
However, at this moment, a black shadow flashed out from behind him, and Su Mo���He jumped up in the air, caught the rebound behind Kostic, and completed the tip-in.
"Buzz!"
The powerful dunk made the basket groan.
"wow~~"
The audience cheered!
The first dunk was over the center's head. Su Mo's first score in the preseason won him a standing ovation.