Chapter 712: Changes in the Opening Battle

Against the Pistons at home, Qiao Hai first got the starting list of the Pistons.

Point guard Lynch Hunter, point guard Richard Hamilton, small forward Carlos Delfino, power forward Rasheed Wallace, center Nazr Mohammed.

"Steve Francis didn't start?"

Tang Yi, who was in charge of collecting information about the opponent, replied: "It is said that it is injured, and it is not a minor injury, and it may be suspended for four months, so there is a grapevine that the Pistons are looking for a new second point guard." ”

Qiao Hai nodded, Lynch Hunter is still a little old, and his ability is a little poor, if the Pistons can't find a suitable replacement, the Pistons' record may decline in the new season.

They have lost a big book, and now they don't even have the offensive core on the outside, so it's no wonder that their record doesn't decline.

The two games in the preseason did not have the Pistons of Steve Francis and Big Ben, and the Bobcats won both games, which was very easy.

Then, in the last two preseason games, the Bobcats won two consecutive games against the current average Hornets.

In the end, the Bobcats' preseason record was 8 wins!

After the preseason, Johi announced a layoff, and Louis Armondson said goodbye to the Bobcats.

Then the Bobcats signed Jose Barria to a two-year-end-salary, a two-year non-guaranteed contract, C.J. Watson to a one-year end-of-year salary that is not guaranteed at all, and Ersan Ilyasova to a three-year rookie contract with an average of $1.2 million per year.

In the end, the 15-man lineup of the Bobcats regular season is-

Point guards: Chris Paul, Jose Barria, C.J. Watson;

Shooting guards: Michael Reed, Anthony Parker;

Small forwards: Andre Iguodala, Danny Granger, P.J. Tucker;

Power forwards: Kevin Garnett, Josh Smith, Paul Millsap, Ersan Ilyasova;

Centre-forwards: Kendrick Perkins, Andre Biedrins, Rivra Frenz.

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After all eight games of each team in the preseason are over, the pre-season predictions of the major media in North America have also been released.

Last season, they won first in the East and reached the Finals, and won all 8 games in the preseason this season, so the Bobcats naturally ranked first in the East in the predictions of major media.

There is no suspense in this ranking, the Bobcats were already the first in the East last season, and Kevin Garnett was introduced in the new season, and the Bobcats are not ranked first in the case of a significant increase in strength, and there is no team in the East that can rank first.

Hoop Sports' pre-season prediction is still written by Zach Lowe.

The first in the East is the Bobcats, and the second in the East, Zach Lowe chose the Cavaliers, he believes that after successively adding David Wesley and Mo Williams, LeBron James's shooter team has been further enriched, and the departure of the inside line Drew Gooden has little impact, and Don Yell Marshall can fill the vacancy brought by Gooden, overall, the strength of the Cavaliers has been enhanced.

In the new season, the Cavaliers' record will obviously be even better than last season.

As for the Pistons and Nets, Zach Lowe believes: "The Pistons have lost Ben Wallace, their defensive system is already facing collapse, and before the start of the regular season, there was news that Steve Francis was seriously injured and missed four months, and the decline of the Pistons is inevitable." ”

"The Nets were already in decline last season, and there was even news before the start of the new season that the Nets were trying to send away Jason Kidd and start a rebuild, and in this case, it was naturally difficult for the Nets to threaten the Cavaliers."

In the West, the Rockets are the deserved number one, with Zach Lowe choosing the Spurs as second, the Lakers as third, and the Suns as fourth.

With no Grizzlies in the top four, Zach Lowe is naturally questioned.

In the face of doubts, Zach Lowe also responded on his Facebook page: "Tracy McGrady has a variety of injuries every year, Shaquille O'Neal is also 34 years old, the big shark has become an old shark, the two superstars of the Grizzlies, one is trapped by injuries, the other has entered a period of decline, the decline of the Grizzlies is inevitable, as far as this season is concerned, we are likely to see a Grizzlies with a serious decline." ”

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On October 31, the regular season kicked off.

On the opening day of the season, the league only scheduled two opening games, one at home for the Lakers against the Rockets and the other for the Bulls at home against the Grizzlies.

The Bobcats' first game of the season is on Nov. 1, and they will face the Pacers.

In the two opening games, Qiao Hai also paid attention to it, and in the Lakers' game against the Rockets, public opinion believed that the Rockets had a higher winning rate, and the result was the same.

The Rockets comfortably took a double-digit lead at halftime, and then in the second half, the two teams were tied again with Kobe Bryant exploding.

The Rockets eventually maintained the lead in the first half until the end of the game.

In the end, he defeated the Lakers 114-102 and won the opening game.

The attention of the other game is not low, after all, it is Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ben Wallace, this game, the Grizzlies have a higher winning rate.

But not long after the game started, Maddie strained his calf due to a run and retired directly with an injury.

Without Maddy, the Bulls' defense was powerful and quickly gained an advantage, but the advantage was not large, hovering around 5 points.

Before the end, the Bulls sacrificed the shark slashing tactic, and the Grizzlies also used the slashing tactic for the first time, and the two teams cut each other, and the time of the game quickly wore out.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Grizzlies 108-99 and won the upset.

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After two games in the opener, the season's first game for the rest of the league began on November 1.

In the first game of the season for the Bobcats, they faced the Pacers at home.

Before the game, Joe got a scouting report about the Pacers.

In the new season, the Pacers' lineup has not changed much, and the main team has only replaced Fred Jones, the dunk king, with Marquis Daniels, and other positions remain the same.

Therefore, the Pacers' tactical play has not changed much, and it is still based on Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson.

There is also gossip that Larry Bird may be sending off Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson to start a rebuild.

However, in this game, the Bobcats still have to face the impact of Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal.

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At Time Warner Center, Charlotte's fans filled the arena again after the start of the new season, turning the arena into a devil's home again, and the regular season was already on the rise.

The stadium cheered continuously, and the game began at this time.

With the addition of Garnett, the Bobcats jump ball player was also changed from Perkins to Garnett, and in this game, his jump ball opponent was also Pacers power forward Jermaine O'Neal.

Kevin Garnett won the jump ball for the Bobcats, and the game officially began, with the Bobcats taking possession of the first attack of the game.

Chris Paul got the ball, advanced to the front court, and quickly slowed down the tempo.

This change in pace is obviously different from last season, but after eight preseason games, the Bobcats have gradually adapted to this change of pace.

Paul controlled it for about two seconds and quickly waited for Garnett's pick-and-roll.

In the new season, after Garnett joined, the changes of the Bobcats on the offensive end are also reflected in the personnel composition of the strong and weak sides.

Michael Reid was completely liberated to go off the ball, and the ball side would be more of a combination of Paul, Garnett and Andre Iguodala.

This ball is like this, Paul and Garnett blocked and dismantled, the Pacers directly switched defenses, the Bobcats got the opportunity to misplace, and Paul rushed directly.

Inside the free throw line, the Pacers had to help, but after the defense, the weak side corner was quickly empty.

Michael Reid catches the ball and makes a three-point shot!

Swish!

The crisp sound of wiping the net sounds, and the ball goes in!

The Time Warner Center was cheering, and the newly established Hoop Sports had a group of commentators on the commentary bench broadcasting the game.

Two commentators, one is Steve Cole, and the other is Gary Payton, who has just retired not long ago.

After the Bobcats scored, Gary Payton shouted directly: "The ball is in, Michael Reed hit a three-point shot!" The Bobcats' offense remains unstoppable, even against a well-defended Pacers. ”

Steve Cole also quickly made an analysis: "This goal, the pace of the Bobcats has been reduced, but once their passing attack started, they still scored very quickly, and their genes of fast attack scoring are still not lost." ”

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