Sign in from meeting Kobe

Chapter 224 The start of the new season, the terrifying strength of the Spurs

When Su Hu has arranged everything for the new season, the Spurs' 9798 season can be regarded as the official start.

Game [-], the Spurs' opener, hosts a challenge from the Denver Nuggets.

Because it is the first game, today's San Antonio is as joyful as a festival, and the arena is full of seats. Every fan is full of expectations for the new season that will start soon.

Indeed, there is no game to watch throughout the offseason, which is a torment for every fan.

If this is true for the fans, why not for the players?
In the players' lounge, everyone is looking forward to the upcoming game.

And Popovich also came to the players early to do tasks for the new season for everyone,
"Guys, we have had a lot of changes from last year to this year. We had newcomer Su Hu last year and Tim this year. Obviously, our team feels younger immediately this year. To be honest, I It is really a headache to see these old guys every day."

Popovich grinned and made a joke first, trying to put everyone at ease.

All the players also smiled, and the expressions on their faces were obviously relaxed.

"So, our starting lineup for this year's game, Avery, Su Hu, Dominic, Tim, David, five of you go first. Whether the team can make a good start in the new season depends on you guys. show."

Popovich then announced the team's starting lineup for the new season.

"For the next game, I don't think I will say much. You are all talented players. I don't want to talk too much nonsense with you about the understanding of the game. So, go to the game Get warmed up, worthy of the fans watching your game!"

After Popovich finished speaking, he went directly with the players to the stadium channel and waited to play.

Afterwards, at the regular stage of the game, Avery came to the center of everyone and shouted in his loud voice without saying a word,
"Are you ready?"

"Um!"

"Rush! Rush! Rush!"

"Spurs! Spurs! Spurs!"

After Avery's yelling ended, all the players rushed out of the public player channel one by one.

And the fans seemed to have suppressed the shouts for a season, and at the same time, they erupted directly at this moment, directly causing the entire arena to explode in an instant!
If you want to say what is a deafening feeling, then at this time Su Hu can really feel it.

It should be the ill-fated last season, and the fans also suppressed it with the team for a season.

Facing a completely healthy Spurs at this time, who can be unhappy and shout out heartily?

Popovich was already waiting for his players on the coach's bench. All the players surrounded the coach, and then Popovich raised his voice,
"Have you heard what your fans expect of you? You are all fighters, go to the field and bring back the victory of the game to the fans who cheered for you!"

After Popovich finished speaking, he had a sly smile on his face, and then returned to the bench, waiting for the start of the game.

The current Spurs are like a very hungry beast. Looking at the Nuggets in front of them, it's like seeing the fat that is about to come to their mouths!
Then, the first quarter began, and Tim Duncan made a halftime jump ball on behalf of the team!

Duncan managed to get the ball, then Avery got the ball, and the Spurs started their first offense of the season.

Avery dribbled the ball and passed it directly to Su Hu on one side. Su Hu got the basketball and did not dribble in a hurry.

Immediately, Duncan directly raised it and made an excellent pick-and-roll for Su Hu!

Su Hu directly started to break through, and after an offseason of training, Su Hu's speed is obviously already among the best in the league.

Before the defender had time to react, Su Hu had already dribbled the ball from Duncan's side quickly and quickly, and then directly formed a situation of attacking the basket.

Under the skill prompt of the court controller, Su Hu saw that Duncan had gone down after the pick-and-roll. Su Hu directly hit the ground and passed the ball, and directly found Duncan.

Then Duncan was even more exaggerated. Under the double-team defense of two people, he successfully scored the basketball!

2:0, this goal not only scored beautifully, but also directly boosted the morale of the team and ignited the enthusiasm of the Spurs fans.

"Haha, did you see that this is the first cooperation between the two rookies of the Spurs in the new season, my God, as a Spurs fan for so many years, I am actually a little moved!"

"Moved? My God, you obviously used the word moved improperly. Seriously, we should be happy. This year's Spurs are worth looking forward to!"

The Spurs' on-site commentators, Sheldon and Leonard, were obviously much happier than the fans when they saw the scene where Su Hu and Duncan cooperated for the first time.

The devil in Wake Forest, the wizard in Lower Merion, who wouldn't look forward to such a rookie combination?

"Hey, Tim, beautiful air cut!" Su Hu looked at Duncan who scored and smiled directly.

"Su, this pass is really good, it's more comfortable than any point guard's pass when I was in college!"

Duncan also smiled, and immediately came over to touch Su Hu's head.

Su Hu knew Duncan's head-touching lethality, so Su Hu also avoided it without saying a word.

Su Hu didn't want to be the first Manu, besides, the current Manu hadn't landed in the alliance yet.

Duncan was taken aback for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Su Hu to smile and dodge, and then he opened his ignorant eyes and looked at Su Hu.

But Su Hu ignored Duncan and went back to defend.

This year's Spurs are not only more unrestrained in offense, but have even made opponents fearful in defense.

With David Robinson and Duncan on the inside, Su Hu and Avery on the outside, and Wilkins, an old guy with explosive physical fitness, this defensive lineup is enough to make any team lose their confidence.

At least, this is what the Nuggets think.

Since Duncan got the first ball, the Nuggets have had four consecutive offenses after that, without any results,,,

The Spurs seized all the opportunities. Su Hu scored two and assisted Wilkins and Robinson.

The Spurs started with an 8-0 score, and Su Hu quietly scored 4 points and 2 assists!
The head coach of the Nuggets did not hesitate and directly requested a timeout.

The fans in the entire home stadium just feel that they are the happiest people now.

It's just that the Nuggets, as the Spurs' first prey in the new season, are obviously a bit miserable.

After the timeout, the Nuggets stabilized their position and pulled back a goal in a regular manner.

8:2, it can be regarded as breaking his own scoring drought.

However, who would have known that when Su Hu came back, another 3 points would be credited to the account,,,

11:2,,,

It has to be said that with the involvement of the twin towers in the interior, it can be said that Su Hu's offensive performance is like a godsend.

Especially when the opposing perimeter defense is not very oppressive, Su Hu can calmly make fake moves on the perimeter.

Because when the twin towers are there, the opponent is really worried, Su Hu's fake move is real,,,

Then the Nuggets have been reluctantly chasing points, while the Spurs have become more and more calm on the offensive end.

Duncan also perfectly explained what is called seamless connection.

When the first quarter ended, the Spurs led by 31 points at 26:5.

Although it is said that the score gap has narrowed a bit, it is also because the Spurs have entered the rotation of the lineup, and the main players have left the field to rest.

During the break in the first quarter, Popovich also made adjustments to the lineup again.

It can be seen that Popovich is trying to use Avery and Su Hu to switch positions. For example, Su Hu plays point guard, Avery rests, and then Avery plays organization, and Su Hu rests.

Or rotate Elliott and Wilkins, with one resting and one playing.

There is even a rotation between David and Duncan.

That is to say, Popovich has already started to try in the first game. After the main lineup played, in the usual lineup, one of the two towers should always be on the inside, with Su Hu or Wilkins. or Elliott.

Obviously, such a rotation is quite good from the effect point of view.

While ensuring the strength of the lineup, everyone has plenty of playing time.

So, this effect lasted until the end of the second quarter.

58:50, I have to say that the entire Nuggets played according to the rhythm of the Spurs in the first half.

"Hey, boys, you gave us a perfect game in the first half. I can't find any shortcomings in your performance. This kind of game represents the result of your hard work during the offseason! "

Popovich's speech during the intermission also confirmed how satisfied he was with the first half of the game.

"Haha, coach, I think you should give a good compliment to our two rookies. Obviously, they are now able to take the lead."

At this time, David Robinson laughed and joked with Popovich.

Popovich also smiled slightly, but a helpless expression came directly from his eyes.

"Hey, David, sometimes, praise can't make a person improve better, and when the game is not over, you are not allowed to joke with your head coach,,,"

Seeing Popovich's expression, Robinson also smiled a little awkwardly, and stopped talking.

Obviously everyone can't help but laugh a little bit,,,

"Also, I really need to remind everyone that our team's defense is a problem. Everyone, remember that defense is a matter for the entire team. Use your defense to make them feel hopeless, and then you can go calmly. Win the game."

Popovich thought for a while, and added something.

The offense was not emphasized, but the defense was emphasized. Obviously, in the Spurs, the importance of defense is far greater than that of offense.

The second half of the game started, and the Nuggets probably got a lot of education from the coach during the intermission, so from the beginning of the second half, there was still some improvement in offense.

The Nuggets seem to have come out of the fear of being dominated by the Spurs in the first half,,,

When he came up, he scored all points in two consecutive attacks.

The Spurs seemed to be a little raw when they first came up, but they didn't score.

At 58:54, the point difference began to narrow.

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Popovich whistled directly from the sidelines, when all the players followed the whistle.

Popovich made a fist movement, which means the defense is tightened.

Immediately, the Spurs narrowed their defensive end according to Popovich's intention.

This trick really worked, and the Nuggets' offense immediately began to decline in shooting percentage.

In this way, the Spurs have successfully achieved it. When they have no feel to score, they also make it impossible for their opponents to score.

This is the horror of the Spurs.

Obviously, Su Hu began to understand why the Spurs would be so strong in the future.

Apparently this is a very basic reason.

If you encounter difficulties in scoring, the easiest way is to use the inside line to break through.

In this attack, Su Hu took the ball from the baseline, and immediately saw that David Robinson was about to reach the offensive position.

Immediately, the admiral opened his big hand and motioned to Su Hu directly.

"Hey, come on!" Robinson even yelled directly at Su Hu.

Su Hu passed the basketball directly, and then quickly ran past Robinson.

The reason for this is also to pull away the defending players and leave enough room for Robinson to attack.

And if the opportunity is particularly good, Robinson can even pass the ball directly, and Su Hu can directly get the opportunity to quickly attack inside!

Sure enough, this ball is a very good opportunity.

When Su Hu quickly walked over from Robinson, since he suddenly discovered that the defender beside him was actually blocked by Robinson...

Even Robinson and Su Hu didn't expect such a result.

Obviously this is a very low-level mistake.

The head coach of the Nuggets looked at this mistake and covered his eyes directly, even a little bit reluctant to look at it.

"Oh my god, who's going to go out and help that idiot, he's already been beaten by the Spurs, oh my god."

The head coach has an almost loveless expression.

Looking at this scene, Robinson directly passed the ball with one hand, and then Su Hu made a quick layup and took off, directly facing the opposite center.

Then seeing the opposite center also take off at the same time, Su Hu grinned, and the alley-oop opportunity came.

It's just that Robinson next to him has already made an air cut, and Duncan who is diagonally opposite has also gotten rid of the defender on the opposite side, and Wilkins also successfully ran towards him quickly?
At the same time, there are three chances of empty picks. Is this really a happy trouble?
What should Su Hu do? To whom should the ball be passed?

It is said that no one seems to be sorry for the rest of the people,,,

Well, no one will pass it on, so do it yourself.

Well, that's really a good idea.

After Su Hu made a high-throw layup, he watched the basketball steadily enter the basket, and was obviously very satisfied with his goal.

(End of this chapter)