The Warriors won the Nets, which was no one's surprise, and in fact the Warriors struggled to win, leading by four points at 58-54 at the end of the first half, which was directly caught up after Carter returned in the second half, and it was not until the middle of the fourth quarter that the Warriors built a double-digit lead and eventually won by eight points at 122-114.

Of course, this result is not unexpected, as Kidd left Dallas, Texas, the Nets began to decline, and the era of the former outside triumvirate - Kidd, Carter and Jefferson - is over, Kidd was sent away last season, and Jefferson went to the Bucks in the summer, leaving only one Carter standing alone in New Jersey.

This is also the reason why Carter attacked frantically in the first quarter, and he did not have the idea of venting in his heart.

The old Nelson changed the coach vigorously, Chamberlain only played two quarters of twenty-four minutes, Billups also played twenty-four minutes, everyone had a chance, Ibaka went up and fought against Yi Jianlian for a while, and ran down with a disgraced face without much of the upper hand.

Today's Yi Jianlian was a surprise for the Bucks, he hit 13 of 18 shots and scored 32 points on 13 of 18 shots, in addition to 7 assists and 3 big hats, his performance made the Chinese reporters on the sidelines ecstatic, and the next day various heartbroken headlines were born:

"China's Double Stars Shine All Over the Court, the Rise of Chinese Basketball is Hopeful"

"Space is easy to dominate the Nets restricted area, New Jersey is safer with him"

"Carter's firepower is undiminished, and the UAE is murderous"

"New starting point, new goal, the excellent performance of the UAE makes the Bucks frustrated"

Chamberlain scored 24 points and 18 rebounds in this campaign, Yi Jianlian's rebounds are still his disadvantage, only 5 are successful, he has good jumping, arm span, and awareness, but he can't stand the cruel scramble on the inside, Winnie has made a technical transformation for him on this point, allowing him to transfer the ball more in the high post, this trick is very useful, Yi Jianlian's organizational talent has been perfectly released, which can make up for his rebounding shortcomings to a certain extent.

The game against the Nets was just a small fight, and the Warriors' second game was the focus, and the players were back on the pitch after a day, this time against the Rockets.

The Rockets are also very interesting, since they got Yao Mai, they have to hit the championship every season, and they can't even see the hair of the championship every season, the Rocket's media is very good at hype, and as long as there is a big deal in the league, there will be their shadow, which makes domestic fans annoyed when they see the Rocket's trade news.

However, the Rockets did make a trade effort this summer, and they made a big move:

On draft day, the Rockets sent this year's No. 25 rookie French flyer Batum in exchange for No. 28 rookie Dante Green, No. 33 rookie Joy Dorsey, and next year's Grizzlies second-round pick. As a result, the Rockets had a lot of gains in this year's draft: Rookie Dent Green with the 28th pick, Rookie Dorsey at No. 33, and Marty Rune with the 54th pick.

Of course, none of these rookies are lottery picks, and their potential is limited, even if they have the same power, so for the championship dream, the Rockets began to trade frequently.

On July 11, Spurs free agent veteran Brent Barry joined the Rockets for two years, $3.9 million.

On Aug. 6, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers will strike a deal that will see the Rockets send Novak, who is currently on a contract extension, and the Clippers will pay a second-round draft pick.

On Aug. 26, the Suns used second-year guard D. J. Stroberg traded for rookie Sean Singer from the Houston Rockets.

On September 1, the Rockets sent Ewing Jr. to French center Weiss to sign him.

On September 26, the Rockets followed up on the Bobcats' offer of 3 million for restricted player Landry within 24 hours, and successfully retained the inside warrior, 9 million for 3 years, signed on September 25, 2008, expired in the summer of 2011, and had a team option in the summer of 2010.

On Sept. 28, the Rockets completed their contract with rookie forward Joey Dosh, and the two sides agreed to sign a four-year, $3.5 million contract with a two-year team option.

However, these trades are all petty fights, and the real blockbuster trade was at the end of August, when the Rockets got an All-Star caliber forward, the famous iron-blooded tough guy Ron Artest!

The Kings traded forward Artest + two rookies, Ewing Jr. and Sean Singerry, to trade the Rockets, and all they got was veteran Jackson, rookie Green, a 2009 Rockets draft pick plus $1 million.

After the trade came out, the media everywhere lamented that the Rockets had robbed the Kings and that they had won the last piece of the championship puzzle.

Before the emergence of the Green Shirts BIG3 model, teams in the league had been playing the card of winning championships with superstars inside and outside: for example, Shark O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, AI and Mutombo, Duncan and Parker, Smalls and Nash, Nowitzki and Kidd, Garnett and Marbury, and so on.

The Rockets also played this idea, don't think that Alexander only thinks about the circle of money and does not want to win the championship, of course, he won the championship is also for better money, if Yao Ming can reach the finals and even become FMVP, of course it is more valuable, Alexander understands this, so he has always hoped that General Manager Morey can strengthen the team on the premise of saving money as much as possible.

For this goal, Morey kept piecing together for the Rockets: if there was a lack of defensive experts on the outside, he would exchange potential Rudy Gay for Battier; Yao Ming has no substitutes, so sign Mutombo; There was no one at the power forward position, so he trained the Argentine Scola who was strong in attack.

This kind of seam and patching is to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, looking at the lineup, the Rockets have no shortcomings, but every season, especially in the playoffs, the Rockets are often slaughtered, especially the Jazz team, the Rockets have played the Rockets, and the Rockets fell under the Jazz butcher's knife twice in the playoffs, which really made the Rockets fans heartbroken.

After several seasons of discussions, both fans, media, and pundits finally believe that they have found what the Rockets are really missing: hard bones.

The Rockets are known as a strong team in the regular season and a weak team in the playoffs, and even in the regular season when they are best at it, they often collapse in the fourth quarter. After researching the Rockets' uniform team, it came to the conclusion that our team atmosphere is too soft, you see that the leading big brothers Yao Ming and Maddie are good people, how can this work in the NBA where the tiger and wolf are replaced?

After failing to win the championship for many years in a row, Alexander was also anxious, and this summer he finally gritted his teeth and loosened his wallet, telling Morey, you can rest assured that you can get me a guy who can really make a breakthrough for the team!

Morey is also a master, as soon as he operated, it didn't cost much money, Artest came!

Artest's peak was the 2003-04 season, when he won the best defensive player as an outside player and entered the All-Star in a row, his defense and bravery made opponents suffer, you must know that in the history of the NBA, there are not many people who can win the best defensive player as an outside player, except for Jordan and Payton, who else?

Now although Artest has gradually faded out of the media's field of vision, it is not because of his declining ability, this guy's physique is as strong as a cow, and his competitive level has maintained a considerable height, but it is only because of the original Auburn Hills palace brawl that he has become much more low-key.

This time the Rockets got Artest, which made Rockets fans ecstatic: Artest brought too many things to this team, tough defense, firepower sustaining ability in key moments, the backbone of the team, etc.

As a result, in the eyes of fans and the media, this season's Rockets have become the team to win the championship again.

However, the Warriors are not favored by many people, because their roster is equivalent to no reinforcements, other than signing rookies and re-signing Ellis, what else do they do? Chamberlain will grow, but a person's strength is limited after all, they lack a second pole, and in the eyes of the media, the low-key Billups and Mad Dog West are not second poles.

As for Ellis? Hehe, that's a joke, before the season started, this guy was already injured on a motorcycle, and if he was injured, he even lied to the team that he was injured in practice!

Although the Nets and Warriors game is exciting for fans, it is much less influential than the game between the Rockets and the Warriors.

The players from both sides entered, and the cheers like the landslide and tsunami deafened Chamberlain and others, and even Billups and others, who were used to seeing crazy fans in Miami, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City, couldn't help but grin their teeth.

Artest belongs to the character of a madman, as the saying goes, people are crazy, and the fans screamed and he screamed, and Chamberlain couldn't help but roll his eyes. Curry, Ibaka, and Morrow, the three rookies, cowered together, and the three looked at each other, and Morrow said, "It feels so good, the fans are more enthusiastic than the NCAA!" ”

Jackson hooked his shoulders and pulled Moreau over, and said with a grin: "I really haven't seen the Texas hillbilly in the world, we watched the finals here in August, that's called a madness, is it what is in charge of security in Zhilu Dao?" It's PLA! PLA who fought with bayonets in the DPRK and the 1st Division of the Great Red! ”

Because of Yao Ming and Chamberlain, the relationship between the two sides is good, before the Olympic Games, more than half of the Warriors came to the court, Yao Ming also invited them to dinner, so after entering the stadium, the two sides got together, greeted each other, and talked with each other.

The starting lineup sent by the Rockets is center Yao Ming, power forward Scola, small forward Artest, playmaking guard Alston, and scoring guard Maddy.

The Warriors made changes to their starting lineup, with center Chamberlain, power forward Al Harrington, small forward Matt Barnes, playmaking guard Billups, and shooting guard Jackson.

Nelson Sr. is known as a mad scientist, so it's impossible to expect his lineup to be the same, especially in the preseason, in ESPN's words, 'even if we see him on the bench, we shouldn't be surprised.'"

The referee blew the whistle to signal the players to enter, Chamberlain and Yao Ming stood on the halfway line waiting for the jump ball, he glanced back, Maddie was standing next to him, it was obvious that compared with last season, Maddie is now fatter, and the angular muscles on his arms have disappeared without a trace, leaving only a lump of fat meat.

Chamberlain laughed and teased Maddie, "T-MAC, can you tell me if it's summer or winter?" ”

Maddie rolled her eyes—it was amusing to roll his eyes with sleepy eyes, and although he didn't understand Chamberlain's words, he knew that it was certainly not a good word, so he didn't answer. Jackson was very bad, he knew that Maddie was going to abuse him later, so he took revenge in advance, so he cooperated with Chamberlain and said: "Of course it's summer, my skin is tanned by the son of a bitch, you see, how dark." ”

It's really dark, like coke, Scola sighed in his heart, but you purebred black, when has your skin ever been white?

When Jackson's voice fell, Chamberlain laughed and said, "I thought it was winter, didn't you see that T-MAC just woke up from hibernation?" ”

The Warriors players all laughed, and Artest, a fool, laughed along, indeed Maddie was sleepy-eyed and gained so much weight in the summer, saying that he hibernated really had a taste.

"I'm going to abuse ********you, man, laugh right now." Maddie said harshly to Jackson, whose laughter stopped abruptly, and the others laughed even harder.

The game begins.