The opening game was held on October 30, US time, and there were three of them.

In addition to the Warriors and Cavaliers game, there are also Rockets and Lakers, Trail Blazers vs. Spurs, and fans have noticed that in addition to the Cavaliers, they are all Western teams.

In the past two years, it is true that the stars in the west have shone brightly, and the stars in the east have been somewhat dim.

In the offseason, the Cavaliers thundered and rained, pursued the defensive No. 4 position, peddled Drew Gooden, but found nothing in the free market, did not find enough strong helpers for James, and finally only picked up a leak, taking advantage of the Pacers' rebuilding stage, to get the fierce Al Harrington from the Pacers.

Harrington is a 27-year-old power forward who can play inside and out, and is at the peak of his career.

These two days are the time of Halloween, and as the weather gets cooler, many people in fancy clothes appear on the streets.

There were significantly fewer fans visiting Oracle Arena, the home of the Warriors, than in the playoffs, but it still surpassed many of the league's average home courts, and people were looking forward to the ceremony when the championship flag was raised and the championship ring was awarded.

Opening Match, Oracle Arena.

Chris Mullin took the microphone and thanked everyone who contributed to the team over the last year.

Mullin talked about the many accidents the Warriors experienced in the last year, including a serious injury to Byron Davis and almost eliminated by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.

In the end, the Warriors lifted the championship and won the championship for the second year in a row, becoming the first team to do so since the Lakers won three consecutive championships.

Ultimately, of course, there is the ring awarding process, and each of last season's players will have their own ring with the player's name engraved on it.

The team hoisted the championship flag, and the flag also had the names of the coaches including all the players at the time of the championship.

James watched in silence as the Warriors rose in front of him, this championship glory, Yang Di has won twice, but he, like Wade, missed.

This arrangement in the NBA is indeed very annoying, and James feels that he wants to beat Yang Di and defeat the Warriors like never before to prove himself.

All the players on the Cavaliers are deeply dissatisfied, and as a competitive player, the last thing they can accept is that someone else can get better honor in front of them, because it is something they have not earned.

The DJ shouted out for everyone to applaud the Warriors, and the audience applauded and cheered.

After the ceremony, the players from both sides re-entered the field.

Cavaliers starting lineup: Gibson, Larry Hughes, James, Drew Gooden and Ilgorskas.

Pavlovich, who started last year, was actually on the team, and in the offseason, Pavlovic signed a three-year, $13 million contract with the Cavaliers as a restricted player.

It's just that in the eyes of head coach Mike Brown, Pavlovic has lost his initial strong trust, and after the Finals, Mike Brown believes that at least Pavlovic is inferior to rookie Gibson, Gibson is an excellent young player poached by the Cavaliers, and he should have more playing time and be in the starting lineup.

So Larry Hughes, who has returned from injury, will also have to start, and Pavlovic can only fall into the bench.

"That's a slight difference between the Cavaliers and last season, and the Warriors, too, have changed, point guard veteran Derrick Fisher was traded to the Lakers to take care of his daughter, Byron Davis returned as the starting point guard, and the rest of the positions have not changed."

"Byron Davis is the starter, coach Zhang, what do you think that means? Or will the Warriors change what they've been following and emphasizing all along. ”

Zhang Weiping talked eloquently and said slowly: "I think that Yang Di's ball possession will not be less, Byron is back, the Warriors guard line has a player who is more capable of attacking and grabbing the ground, Ray Allen's pressure on the ball will be reduced, and the real ball holding ratio of the Warriors will be different from last season, but big changes are impossible." ”

"In other words, the Warriors will still be the small-ball style that focuses on defensive counter-attacks and emphasizes rebounding and rhythm."

The starters of both sides arrived, and the camera gave a 5vs5 photo comparison of the players on both sides.

The small shot was framed by Yang Di, and then the camera was opened, and it was given to James on the other side, and the two gave a data comparison, Yang Di had 39.5 points, 17.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 5 blocks during the finals, and James only had 25.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7 assists in the four games of the finals, and the shooting rate was only 39 percent.

Yang Di hugged James, and the picture from a few months ago seemed to be vivid.

James shook his head and said seriously: "Today's game, I will definitely win, we have made sufficient preparations, I have waited too long." ”

"I know, you've matured for another year, and this is your chance." Yang Di patted James on the shoulder.

The two sides touched and returned to their respective halves, with Big Z and Chandler standing in the middle circle.

Chandler's feet are a pair of sneakers endorsed for Chinese manufacturers, "Peak", after signing Battier of the Rockets, Peak also took Chandler and poached it from Nike.

Big Z and Chandler prepare to jump ball.

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The game between the Rockets and Lakers is at a critical stage.

Before the Warriors and Cavaliers kicked off, the first battle of the Fire Lake on the Rockets' home court had been fierce for two hours.

It stands to reason that the Rockets were participants in last year's Western Conference Finals, while the Lakers were only a round trip, and there should be a significant gap between the two sides, but the Lakers recruited Kevin Garnett in the offseason, and welcomed back Derrick Fisher and other championship veterans to form a "KK" combination, and the strength is close to the Lakers during the "OK" combination.

After just a month of running-in, the Lakers have already had a preliminary tacit understanding, Kobe and Garnett have long been acquaintances, Garnett is bent on winning the championship, willing to be the second master, and carries out triangular offensive tactical cooperation around the two, the Lakers are fighting away, and they are ahead of the Rockets.

There's one more player to mention.

Andrew Bynum, previously in the Jandy trade, the Lakers' draft pick in 05 was traded to the Warriors, and later the Warriors gave the draft pick to the Hornets in the Byron Davis trade, the Lakers have always admired Bynum, and regained Bynum through the trade, and a turn is equivalent to getting the player he likes again.

Bynum is very young, played two seasons, this is only 20 years old, the first two years, the body is very weak, the inside line is untenable, in the Hornets played half a season, only 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, these two years of exercise, the body has grown rapidly, not only increased height, weight and strength have also soared.

At present, Bynum is 7 feet (2.13 meters), weighs 270 pounds, and is close to 122.5 kilograms, easily winning the trust of Phil Jackson and becoming the Lakers' starting center since the new season.

The Lakers led the Rockets by four points at 92-88 with just one minute left in the game.