The Federal Express Arena was crowded with people, and a regular season game was stunned by the fans to make the atmosphere of the finals.

In fact, from the live broadcast configuration to the ticket price, this competition is indeed at the level of the finals. The average ticket price for today's game reached $758, which is 14 times more than last year! This is also the highest regular season ticket price in the past five seasons.

According to ESPN, since 2010, there have only been four games in the NBA that have ticket prices higher than they do today. But those four games, without exception, were finals!

Therefore, this game is no different from the finals, except that the championship will not be decided.

What's more, in the eyes of some fans, this is indeed a game that can decide the championship.

Although today is the home court of the Grizzlies, because this is James' first game since returning to the Cavaliers. So before the game, James had a magnesium powder throwing ceremony.

Of course, to James' somewhat embarrassing part, what he did did did not cause much stir and cheer at the Federal Express Arena.

Elsewhere, James is perhaps the biggest star. But Memphis is definitely the least popular city in James.

The fans here are the first of the top 50 stars, so why do you need to be second.

Everything is ready, and James just wants to be ashamed now. He looked at the younger Owen and Lefou, and instantly became extremely confident.

Just one Jimmy. What can Butler do? Even if the Grizzlies start him, it won't change anything.

The first battle after returning to the knights, there is no room for defeat!

Since today is the first game of the new season, the Grizzlies held a starter introduction ceremony at home.

The lighting effects were spectacular, and the wooden floor was used as a screen to replay the iconic moments of the Grizzly Bears' past two consecutive championships.

Subsequently, a large "11" appeared on the wooden floor. The cheers of the people were another octave higher, and you know, Mike. Conley is coming!

Conley was followed by Butler, who made his first official start of the season. Then, there are the black and white bears.

By the time Link was about to be introduced, long tongues of fire erupted from the basketball hoops on both sides of the court. The fans all stood up, as if their subjects were greeting the king.

"Next, another forward, from Fresno University!"

As soon as the DJ shouted this sentence, all the fans started shouting with all their strength.

Hubi sitting on the commentary podium. Brown got goosebumps, and the last striker who could cause such a big stir at home was Larry of North Shore Gardens. Bird.

"Link !!!"

With the call of the live DJ, Link rushed from the bench to the center of the court. The lights in the Federal Express Arena gradually turned on, and on the other side, most of the Cavaliers players were stunned.

After all, the Cavaliers haven't experienced such a cool opening ceremony in the past few years. If it weren't for the fact that mobile phones are not allowed on the court, many Cavaliers players may have just pulled out their mobile phones to record the video.

The starters of both sides stood in their assigned positions under the command of the referee, and Link looked at the Cavaliers' starters, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.

Although this is the first time Link has played against the 2.0 version of the Cavaliers, in fact, Link has been watching this Cavaliers play for several years.

The starting lineup on the Cavaliers' side is indeed quite strong, not to mention Irving, Love and James, and the partners of Vitesse and Vallejo are by no means fuel-efficient lamps.

Dieng. Vitesse still wanted to compete with Irving last season, and he averaged 15.9 points per game as a sophomore rookie last season.

Vallejo is not to mention the "Brazilian actor" is definitely a model of a blue-collar center forward. Compared to the Heat, Vallejo can make the Cavaliers' interior safer.

Link looked at the Cavaliers' starting five, but he didn't feel any oppression. They are powerful, but not formidable enough.

Link walked up to Butler and whispered in his ear, "Get Vitesse, don't tell me you can't do it." ”

After patting Butler on the shoulder, Link stood in his designated position and waited for kickoff.

Grizzlies players are inflated? Will the Cleveland Cavaliers win the championship?

Then keep your eyes open and see who is the champion! Who says the Big Three are necessarily stronger?

The referee tossed the ball into the air, and the long-awaited NBA regular season of 14-15 officially began.

Although Gasol and Vallejo are both floor-flow centers and don't jump very well, Gasol still used his height and reach to get the basketball into Conley's hands.

Link approached the front court unhurriedly, James clinged to Link, and did not forget to gesture to Love and Vallejo behind him, signaling them to watch out for Link breaking through.

Look at Dead Link, this is the Cavaliers' strategy on the defensive end today!

As everyone knows, Conley didn't give the ball to Link, but passed it directly to Jimmy. Butler.

Dieng. My lifelong dream is to be the boss. Vitesse took Butler two steps, but he didn't take the No. 21 in front of him. A mere Grizzly Bear substitute is nothing to fear. Besides, Butler is definitely just a transit point, he will definitely pass the ball later, could he still be able to play himself alone?

Vitesse was thinking about it, but saw Butler shoot directly from beyond the three-point line.

"Huh?"

Vitesse didn't even reach out to interfere, he was even thinking about Jimmy. Butler was stupid by himself, and actually voted directly.

In the pre-match tactical meeting, David. Blatter made a point of emphasizing Butler's less than 30 percent three-point shooting percentage. He told everyone that if Butler played, the defenders of Butler would have to focus on helping Link.

"That guy is almost no threat from beyond the three-point line." Blatter's words are still deeply imprinted in Vites's mind.

As a result, Vitesse did not react to Butler's three-point shot. From the very beginning, he did not see Butler as a threat.

Just when Waiters thought Butler was too nervous to make a random move against him, he heard the sound of the Nets rolling behind him.

"What!?" Vitesse turned his head sharply to see that Vallejo was ready to serve.

That is, just Jimmy. Butler's three-point shot hit!

"How is that possible!?" Vitesse looked at Butler, who was expressionless. Then he looked at James again, and saw that James was frowning at him.

Although James didn't say anything, Waiters knew he wasn't in a good position right now. He didn't want to leave a bad impression on James, he knew very well that whether he would leave or not was completely a matter of James's words.

"Damn, what are you dragging, isn't it just a three-pointer?" Vitesse stared at Butler, his eyes turning malevolent.

James also looked at Butler, who wasn't sure if Butler's goal was scored by strength or by strength.

It's true that Butler didn't shoot well from three-point range last season. Although Butler averaged 21 points per game in the preseason, it was only a preseason game after all.

However, the Grizzlies suddenly let Butler start, and the first offense was handed over to Butler...... This made James feel that something was not quite right.

Jimmy. Butler, why is this little bench so valued? James shook his head, not thinking too much, he didn't want to be distracted by a small sub.

Switching to the Cavaliers' offense, James took the ball from Irving just after halftime. Although Irving is a point guard, he is a player who is more aggressive than playmaking. The real playmaker of the Cavaliers is still James.

James knew that going hard with Link was a thankless task. He wants to be able to tie everyone on the Cavaliers into the offense, and if everyone on the Cavaliers can open up on the offensive end, then the depth of the Cavaliers' roster can be maximized.

James took advantage of Vallejo's cover to break through and go straight to the basket. Then in the cracks, he returned to the Cavaliers No. 23 and found Kevin in ambush in the bottom corner. Lefou.

Love functions similarly to Bosh on the Cavaliers, but Love is more consistent outside the three-point line than "Dragon" Bosh. In his first two seasons with the Heat, Bosh didn't shoot more than 30 percent from three-point range. Last season, although there was an improvement, it was only 33 per cent.

Love, on the other hand, shot 37.6% from three-point range in the Timberwolves last season and has shot more than 5 three-pointers in a single game in four games.

Although the function is the same as Bosh, Lefou's efficiency outside the three-point line is unattainable by Bosh.

Lefu took the ball and shot decisively, once Lefu was born as a defender, but later because of his height, he changed to play the inside line. Although the position has changed, Lefu still retains the skills of a defender. Therefore, Lefou's shooting is more flexible than other big men.

Love hit the Cavaliers' first three-point shot, but Randolph hurried to catch up and still couldn't catch up in the first place. The "Big Black Bear" seems to be moving a little slower than last season.

The Cavaliers triumvirate successfully scored on the first connection, which undoubtedly gave Cavaliers fans great confidence!

Both sides hit a three-pointer each, and neither of them came directly from Link and James.

It can be seen that in the first game of the new season, both teams want to experiment with their squad depth. The two biggest stars want to see how far their teammates can go.

"Good ball, good ball." After Love hit a three-pointer, Link muttered beside James.

He won't get a second easy three-pointer, though. And Jimmy...... If you continue to defend him with that idiot, he can go into the second, the third...... Keep going in. ”

In the face of Link's defiant smile, James did not respond. He knows that Link is a master of psychological warfare, and if you respond to Link's trash talk, it will be considered a complete fall into a trap.

James still doesn't believe it, Jimmy. Butler is a small substitute who can be compared to a giant player like Love.

After retreating to the half, James continued to defend Link, and continued to signal himself to bring two interior teammates to make up for it at any time.

But Mike. Conley, however, gave the ball to Butler for the second time in a row......