The Fifth Point Guard

   Chapter 475 Run-in, run-in, run-in! (First more)

  On November 2, 2004, the NBA04-05 regular season started three games.

  The Kings played against the Mavericks, the Rockets played against the Pistons, and the Nuggets challenged the Lakers.

  The Kings and the Mavericks have had a long gap. The two sides have fought against each other several times in the Western Conference playoffs in recent seasons and have already forged hatred.

  At the beginning of the new season, the enemies met and were extremely jealous.

  Divac of the Kings went to the Lakers, Doug Christie also failed to participate in the game due to injury.

  But Brad Miller and Bobby Jackson came forward.

On the bench, there are players such as Titans Matt Barnes, Morris Evans, Darius Sanguela, Greg Ostertag, etc. The overall strength is actually compared with last season. Increasing unabated.

  The Mavericks determined the team tactics with Nowitzki as the core after Nash left Phoenix.

  With Nowitzki as the core and Finley as a veteran, the Mavericks also promoted young players such as Eric Dampier, Devin Harris, and Josh Howard.

  The first match between the two teams ended with the victory of the Mavericks at home, with a score of 107-98.

  Although he did not participate in the training camp organized by Shentong during this offseason, Nowitzki was not idle. He was sweating in the training hall in Germany.

33 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 63.2% shooting and 100% three-point shooting. Nowitzki, who played as the core in the first game, delivered an impeccable Chris Webber’s 21 points and 10 rebounds dwarfed him.

  Nuggets and Lakers duel, what is concerned about is the performance of Anthony and Kobe.

Both of them participated in the training camp organized by Shentong.

  In the direct confrontation between the two sides, Anthony and Kobe have been competing with each other in terms of card position and physical confrontation.

  In the end, Anthony only shot 40.9% of his field goals and scored 20 points, 5 points, rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

   Kobe's shooting percentage was lower, only 35.7%, but he caused a lot of damage, 15 free throws, 25 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks to help the Lakers win 89-78.

  In addition to Anthony and Kobe, the Lakers' Chris Mihm also performed well.

  To make up for the vacancy left by O'Neill, not everyone can do it.

  But Mihm used 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks in the first game, proving himself to everyone.

  After this game, some media even called out the nickname "White Shark".

  The Rockets and Pistons, which has attracted much attention from the Chinese people, were played in Detroit.

  Away against last season's championship team, Tracy McGrady was still a bitter owner in the East. The Rockets played very difficult from the beginning of the game.

  The Pistons' tight defense made Yao Ming and McGrady breathless.

  Yao Ming wants to fight double Wallace inside, and McGrady is also harassed by Prince and Hamilton in turns.

  In the end, the Yao-Mai combination of Rockets had a bad start and lost to the Pistons 79-87.

   Tracy McGrady scored the Rockets’ highest 18 points, but only made 6 of 18 shots. Yao Ming contributed 7 points and 10 rebounds.

   Obviously, the Rockets still need time to get in after the big change.

  It is worth mentioning that Yao Ming finally ushered in the first reliable substitute of his career, Dikembe Mutombo.

  On the second day of the new season, the Cleveland Cavaliers, ranked fourth in odds by the bookmaker, finally debuted.

   Their opponent seems to be deliberately arranged by the league, and it is the former club of Reggie Miller, the Indiana Pacers.

  This game is held in Indiana, and TNT will do the live commentary of the game.

  Before heading to Indiana, Paul Silast wanted to talk to Reggie Miller.

   "Reggie, if you feel pressured or don't want to go, we won't force it. You can skip there and go directly to the next venue to meet us."

  Silas obviously showed his love for Miller, who just came to the team, and worried that the veteran would bear the pressure of the extreme performance of the home fans.

  But Miller showed his professional side.

   "No, Paul, I must go with you, because I am a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers!"

  Before the Cavaliers and Pacers started, two games ended first.

  Iverson played for the Philadelphia 76ers 98-95 victory over the Boston Celtics, Iverson shot close to 60% of the field, scored 30 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

   In an interview after the game, Iverson said bluntly: “Compared with the guys in the training camp, the player who defended me in this game is nothing but a shit!”

  Ricky Davis: I almost came to the throne, but I was born at a bad time

   fart: chicken million

  In another game, the Wizards beat the Grizzlies 103-91 away.

   Arenas scored 34 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, helping the team beat the Grizzlies in the playoffs last season.

When facing the media, Arenas said that the goal of the Wizards in the new season is very simple, rushing to the playoffs.

  Before the game against the Pacers, the basketball team finally refreshed the first mission of the new season.

  {

  Main tasks: run-in, run-in, run-in!

  Task description: The Cavaliers have changed their blood in the new season, and more than half of the new faces have poured into it, which puts a serious test on the team's running-in. Promoting the team to complete the run-in can help the team get on the right track as soon as possible and get a good position on the championship track.

  Task requirements: send at least 10 assists and lead the team to win

  Quest props: Nebula Flowing Water

  Main line reward: random growth (1cm)

  Task status: pending

  }

   Running-in is an unavoidable topic for a team that has changed a lot.

Take a look at the Rockets last day. With a strong combination of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, the Rockets are still easily defeated by the Pistons, and it took 1-2 seasons for the Pistons to reach the height of last year's championship. The defeated Lakers ~www.ltnovel.com~ were not successful during the whole season because of various problems.

  This shows the importance of team running-in.

  The most important problem facing the Cavaliers now is the team's running-in, especially how new players such as Miller, Gooden, Snow, and Varejao should quickly adapt to the tactics of the Cavaliers and the team.

  From the perspective of mission requirements, the goal of winning has not changed, and the key to victory is in assists.

  In this game, the starting lineup of the Cavaliers is:

   Center: Ilgaskas, power forward: Gooden, small forward: James, shooting guard: Shentong, point guard: Wagner;

  The starting lineup of the Pacers is:

   Center: Foster, power forward: O'Neal, small forward: Artest, shooting guard: Jackson, point guard: Tinsley.

  When Miller wore a Cavaliers jersey and walked out of the player tunnel with the Cavaliers, the boos and applause on the scene were mixed.

  Reggie Miller was unmoved, warmed up on the court with a calm complexion, and made consecutive three-pointers from outside the three-point line, showing a good competitive state.

  (End of this chapter)