Barclays Center Arena.
This is the home arena of the Nets.
In the evening, many fans flocked into it. Although LeBron James has confirmed that he will not play, these fans still came to the scene. New York is one of the largest cities in the United States, so there is no need to worry about attendance.
This is different from small city teams. No matter how bad their record is, they don't have to worry about market value in a big city.
This is also the reason why many stars want to play in big cities.
You may earn slightly less salary from the team here, but the exposure rate here is very high. Once you perform well, you will have various endorsement contracts, which is much better than that of teams in small cities. .
At least the commercial impact on the players is considerable.
Before the official start of the game between the two sides, the players of the Cleveland Cavaliers also gathered in the locker room. Head coach Tyronn Lue called everyone together, picked up the tactical board and briefly arranged it, and then began to mobilize the players for the final time.
"Guys, LeBron is not here today...he will be resting during this period! But this should not be an excuse for us to relax..."
"The team's goal this season is still the championship, which is the only goal for us. Now that LeBron is not on the team, we need to work harder and strive to improve the team's record... ..”
The players nodded in agreement.
After Tyronn Lue finished speaking, he also asked Kevin Love to stand up and say a few words.
"Kevin, you are the team leader now! You know what to do, right?"
Love was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
As a well-known "good old guy", Love has always had a gentle personality. There is nothing wrong with this, but it also reflects his temper. Therefore, even after receiving instructions from head coach Tyronn Lue, Love still seemed to have no reaction.
"Uh...let's do our best!"
"The opponents are not strong, it shouldn't be a problem to win them..."
Le Fu said a few words calmly.
The team members didn't seem to have any reaction, and everyone still just nodded.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
Fortunately, the staff outside reminded everyone to enter at the door, which broke the dull atmosphere in the locker room. Under the leadership of Love, the Cavaliers players walked towards the infield one after another.
Soon, everyone appeared on the court.
Nets players had already appeared on the court, and after seeing each other on the court, the two sides also took the initiative to greet each other.
Beep.
Soon, the timer started to sound, and the starting lineups of both sides officially appeared.
The other positions on the Cavaliers' side remain unchanged, except for LeBron's third position, which was replaced by Kyle Korver.
As a league veteran, Korver is older than LeBron. Logically speaking, veterans like him should not be allowed to fill this gap. However, the current Cavaliers really can't find a better replacement. This also reflects the aging of the Cavaliers' lineup this season. How serious is the problem?
The only consolation is that although Cowell is older, his accuracy is still good.
In this way, even if there are problems on the defensive end, at least the offensive end is not completely devoid of counterattack power.
For the Nets, the starting number one is D'Angelo Russell, the number two is DeMarre Carroll, the number three and number four are Crabbe and Jefferson respectively, and the number five is DeMarre Carroll. It's Tyler Zeller.
If the Cavaliers' lineup is no longer good, then the Nets' lineup is even more average. While the team's lineup is relatively young, the veterans are not very experienced or well-known. It is no wonder that they will finish fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference.
Snapped.
The referee threw the ball high.
Tristan Thompson took the first shot of the basketball, and the ball fell into the hands of Zhao Feiyang. Zhao Feiyang didn't hesitate at all when he got the ball, and threw a long pass across the half court.
JR. Smith's reaction was relatively quick. When Zhao Feiyang got the ball, he immediately sprinted towards the half court. He rushed to the half court and quickly made a layup after receiving the ball. Unfortunately, he was interfered by Carroll chasing behind him and failed to successfully throw the ball into the basket.
Fortunately, Kevin Love, who followed up, seized the opportunity in time, jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
The Cavaliers scored the first goal of the game.
It was the Nets' turn to fight back.
Russell advanced with the ball and looked for opportunities at the top of the arc after halftime. When Zhao Feiyang got in front of him to mark him, Russell obviously didn't realize the problem. However, the next second, Zhao Feiyang suddenly accelerated and rushed forward. Russell subconsciously picked up the basketball and made dodge movements. Unexpectedly, Zhao Feiyang's The hand reaches out from the other side.
Snapped.
Russell accidentally slapped the basketball out of his hand by Zhao Feiyang.
The whole audience exclaimed.
Russell was also taken aback.
The basketball rolled out, and before Russell could grab it, Zhao Feiyang picked it up first.
After getting the ball, he immediately rushed towards the half court on a fast break. Although at this time he could no longer be as crazy as before, nor could he do those explosive dunks before, Zhao Feiyang's many years of playing experience had already Teach him how to handle the situation.
I saw him carrying the ball across the half court at a not too fast speed. When everyone thought he was going to organize the team's offense, Zhao Feiyang suddenly made a "Bow" to Russell's defense. Russell Er didn't think too much and jumped up subconsciously.
After swaying Russell, Zhao Feiyang rushed to the basket amidst exclamations.
At this time, there was already another Nets defensive player under the basket. Facing this situation, Zhao Feiyang did not flinch, but carried the basket and rushed towards the other side, and hit a backhand when the opponent reached out to block the shot. Layup to avoid interference from the opponent.
Snapped.
The basketball board falls into the basket.
Although Zhao Feiyang's goal didn't look so explosive, it really taught these young players a lesson and made the fans at the scene spontaneously applaud him.
The game goes on.
In the rest of the first quarter, the team played very steadily under the organization of Zhao Feiyang. Both JR and Love in the post had stable output, which also made them lead the Nets at the end of the first quarter. As much as 10 points.
Although the Nets have players like Russell as the cornerstone of the team, the team has too little experience. The young people are motivated in front of the veterans but do not have enough wisdom. In addition, the team's cooperation is not tacit. , so various problems continue to arise.
34 to 24.
This is the gap between the two sides.
It was precisely because the first quarter was played so easily that before the start of the second quarter, head coach Tyronn Lue suddenly made the decision to replace Zhao Feiyang and send newcomer Jordan Clarkson to the No. 1 position for training.
