Build a Dream Dynasty

For the first time in three years, not starting the regular season as the defending champions, the Nets came to Oakland to start their season. Their opponent in the first game happened to be the home team of Jessica's girlhood, the Golden State Warriors.

Jiang Mingliang also brought his wife and sister-in-law to the sidelines to watch the game. Before the game, the Oracle Center even showed Jessica's previous Warriors clothes on the big screen, which also amused the audience on the sidelines.

The relationship between the two sides is far more than that. The deal three years ago changed the fate of the Nets and Warriors. The Warriors' baby fulfilled the expectations of the Warriors fans in the Nets, and George's serious injury last season made the Warriors experience a nightmare season. Fortunately, this season, George is back, and the team used to This year's poor performance is not for nothing. The team got Stanley Johnson, a choice that doesn't look very good.

Returning to the home court, George received warm cheers from the home fans during shooting training. In addition to paying tribute to the fans, George also congratulated Jiang Mingliang and Jessica. How should I put it, although George is slightly dissatisfied with being traded, after all, his progress in the NBA is inseparable from the early cultivation of the Nets. near, isn't it?

Although some are reluctant to admit it, in the NBA, for black players, perhaps California is really more attractive than New York.

With Lopez leaving, Porzingis's starting center position does not seem to be so stable. Nurkic's outstanding performance in the preseason also put a certain amount of pressure on him. However, Porzingis continued to maintain his high jump ball winning percentage and helped the team win the ball.

The scrimmage was successful. Porzingis gave Curry a pick-and-roll in the middle and went left. Bogut switched defenses and tried to cover Curry with his height. Curry turned around deftly, flashed out of the shooting space, attracted the defense and then distributed the ball to Leonard who was running. The latter made a 70-degree catch jumper from the right and hit a three-pointer, 0 to 3.

The Warriors attacked, Deron dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to George in the middle, and he ran to the left.

George held the ball and David Lee played a pick-and-roll in the middle to get rid of Leonard, broke through to the left and attracted Porzingis to switch defenses, and passed the ball to the middle.

David Lee caught the ball in the middle and shot it as soon as he turned his toes. Chasing Dream Green couldn't defend well. The ball drew a beautiful arc and went into the net hollow, 2 to 3.

The Nets' offense was very simple. Two players who were reimbursed last season were singled out on the right. Leonard tried to step up and made a jumper, 2 to 5.

George and David Lee played a pick-and-roll again. This time he broke through to the left to widen the distance, dribbled the ball with his right hand to change the direction of his left hand, dodged the space by changing the rhythm, and scored with a fadeaway jumper, 4:5.

For the previous two seasons, the Warriors’ pick-and-roll tactics were mostly initiated by Deron Williams. Although both Deron and George were reimbursed for the season last season, Deron’s injury was minor, and the situation with George’s broken leg was obvious. is different. In this case, the Warriors turned to focusing on George on the offensive end, which is a little puzzling.

Players with a high basketball IQ can perceive some things. In the next game, Curry began to ask for the ball on the offensive end, instead of calling pick-and-rolls, he chose to play Deron singles. Long's defense was obviously weak, and he was successfully broken by Curry one after another, scoring 7 points in a row.

It's not a shame to be unable to guard Curry. What's more obvious is that Deron's footwork on the defensive end is obviously problematic.

The opponent was the MVP player of last season, with the reputation of "Curry Tian", and his touch gradually came out. Hollins had no choice but to quickly replace Deron with Tony Douglas, and at the same time strengthen his defense against Curry Flank.

The offensive threat with the ball is huge, and the movement without the ball is equally powerful, which also allows other players of the Nets to obtain a better shooting environment. Leonard and Porzingis made shots from the outside to help the team establish an 8-point lead.

Weak bench strength is an old problem of the Warriors. The rookie Stanley Johnson selected by the team this season ushered in his career debut. A young man, Pierce used his own experience to teach the opponent a lesson.

Compared with Carter, who the team had high hopes for last season, Pierce performed better on the streaming team, and even Carter, who had a mediocre performance on the team last season, was activated by Pierce.

Pierce's role in the team's rotation is somewhat similar to that of Grant Hill two years ago. When the team's backup point guard Dinwiddie lacked organizational skills, he was very critical to the team's offensive connection and lubricated the ball. The team's bench lineup is somewhat obscure. At the same time, although Pierce's singles is difficult to guarantee efficiency, he can also score some murderous goals from time to time. The team arranged for Covington as his inside partner, which is also a master. Covington has the ability to swing in the third and fourth positions on the defensive end, and can well assist Pierce on the defensive end.

The Nets played more and more smoothly, and the Warriors replaced Deron Williams several times, but it still didn't help. It's strange to say that George was the one who was seriously injured last season, but it feels like Deron's performance has plummeted. Facing Dinwiddie or finding an insider to play big after a pick-and-roll, Deron can't find the feeling. , Frequent shots hit the iron, halfway through the second quarter, when the Nets' main lineup returned, the point difference had been widened to 19 points.

Even though they were facing the league's top3 strong team, the fans were prepared to lose, but it was beyond the fans' expectations to be beaten so badly. What's even more exaggerated is that the Nets don't seem to do their best yet, at least Curry hasn't done his best in this game.

Back on the court, under the advantage of a big lead, Curry still does not have too much desire for personal offense, but behaves more as a team. Willing to use their own restraining power to create more scoring opportunities with teammates, the Nets opened fire across the board, widening the point difference to 28 points at the end of halftime.

The game almost lost its suspense in the first half, which many people couldn't imagine. After all, the Warriors are still expected to be a team in the Western Conference playoffs. In this half of the game, they were slaughtered by the Nets. If the Nets did not keep their hands in the second half, they would aim at 56 points went!

After debuting in the third quarter, the dominant Nets continued to expand the point difference. The Warriors' offense and defense were completely dependent on George. Although George's injury has no sequelae, even if you let Garnett come, he can't stop the Nets' offense, let alone bear the weight of the team's main offense.

That is to say, Curry was merciful when facing his old club. After playing for seven minutes in the third quarter, he left the field to rest. The statistics of this game were also fixed at 23 points and 7 assists. When he left the field, the score was 96:57. The Nets led by 39 points.

Not only Curry, but Porzingis, who participated in the European Championships during the offseason, was also pulled back to the bench by the team early. This kind of big man must be used sparingly. Stevens understands this truth , What's more, the team's substitute insider Nurkic is also good, and it is also a good thing to give more opportunities to perform.

During garbage time, the playing style of both sides is quite open, you come and go, the game is very lively, the game is very exciting, but the victory and defeat have been divided, and the fans are purely watching the excitement.

Ending 136 to 99, the Nets made a good start to the new season away.

After the game, the major media reported the game and praised the Nets again.

On the Internet, the Nets have become the strongest team in the new season. The reason is very simple. They won without bloodshed, and the combat effectiveness shown by the Thunder and the 76ers does not seem to be as strong as it seems on paper.

Jerky, this word is appropriate to describe the first game of the Thunder in the new season. Most of the team seems to have adapted to Westbrook's core offensive system, including Westbrook himself. The offensive role has obviously been weakened. How to re-embed Durant into the team's offensive system is the next problem that team coach Donovan needs to solve.

The defending champion 76ers have even more problems. The departure of Ingles is a huge loss to the team's bench lineup. A wave of 15:3 attacks by the opponent widened the point difference. It was also at the end of the third quarter of this game, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Schneider chose to use James and Harden to lead the team in turn, and survived this It took a while to barely lead the team to victory.

After a day off, the Nets returned to their home court and ushered in the first home game of the new season against the Celtics.

In the middle of last season, after the Celtics traded to Thomas Jr., their performance improved more obviously. Thomas Jr.'s offensive performance of both quality and quantity made up for the fact that the Celtics had no score except for Joe Johnson, and the Celtics' complete defensive system helped Thomas Jr., who ranks last in the league in defensive efficiency, cover himself The problem.

Thomas Jr., Bradley, Joe Johnson, Randall, Baines. The Celtics' poor salary space has been alleviated with Stoudemire's departure. The team has no obvious premium contract except for Joe Johnson, which can be regarded as slowly climbing from the bottom.

At the beginning of the game, the Celtics caught the Nets by surprise in the opening stage. After the opening, the team used mad dog running to press the Nets' ball holders. On the offensive end, Thomas and Randall both The performance was very resolute, no matter how bad it was, there was Joe Johnson backing up the bottom line, and the team's opening three tricks played vigorously, which made the Nets a little uncomfortable. 13:6 is for the Celtics It's also a good start.

Stevens immediately called a timeout, interrupting the Celtics' offensive momentum. When they returned to the court, the Nets in turn took the initiative in the game.

On the offensive end, Green reduced his possession of the ball and let Curry hold the ball to put pressure on the Celtics' defense. The team also began to find Thomas Jr. for singles. The Nets' outside trio have strong Offensive ability with the ball, and in front of Thomas Jr., he is as tall as a giant.

When facing other teams, the Celtics may be able to hide Thomas Jr. on the offensive end, but facing the Nets, this is obviously difficult to do. JR Smith took Thomas Jr. to output a meal, breaking through the Celtics' defense with points, and on the defensive end, the defensive lineup led by two DPOY-level defenders, Chasing Dream Green and Leonard For the Celtics, it is like a natural moat, which is insurmountable. When Randall met Dream Chaser Green, he obviously met his "ancestor". He only felt that he had no advantage in all aspects. situation.

In Jiang Mingliang's eyes, this kind of extremely dominating performance is also doubting himself, should he change Durant? After all, in terms of offensive and defensive balance, Leonard has done a better job. And from another perspective, at least for now, Leonard is willing to be Curry's "Pippen" honestly. In the future, as long as the maximum salary is offered, he may not be willing to lose the benefits brought by the bird rights and force his freedom. Transfer and leave. And Durant, who knows if he will be sprayed away by Dreaming Green?

Just like the last game against the Warriors, the game also lost its suspense in the first half. In the second quarter, the Nets' outside touch broke out. The team hit 7 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 44 points. Among them, Curry hit 3 goals alone, scored 18 points, and helped the team end the first half with a 67:46 lead of 21 points.

The Celtics are not the Warriors, and Curry doesn't have that much relationship with them and is willing to keep his hand. In the third quarter, Curry continued to stare at Thomas Jr. from the outside to play. In just four minutes, he shot from inside and outside. After 11 points, Gentry, who played directly, reluctantly replaced Thomas Jr., and used Smart to partner with Bradley to limit the Nets' unstoppable outside offense. But in this way, the Celtics' offense has one less sharp knife, and the pressure on Joe Johnson is even greater.

This method of choosing the lesser of two evils was unable to help the Celtics come back. Although Curry clocked in two consecutive games and three quarters, the team still defeated the Celtics 129 to 97, which was another big victory.

Curry scored 38 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Leonard also scored 20 points. represented the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game.

In addition to the two superstars, the team has other surprises. In the fourth quarter of the game, the team's backup center Nurkic completed a 10+5 data in a single quarter. He scored 14 points and 9 rebounds in the whole game. The quasi-double-double data became another treasure picked up by the Nets.

A high probability is that the pick at the end of the first round is replaced by a good backup center. Who would think it's not worth it?