one-handed ball

Chapter 129 Opener

As a warm-up game before the start of the NBA regular season, the preseason has always been valued by coaches.Facing the greatly changed Timberwolves lineup, Whitman specially arranged a series of new tactics. In addition, Zheng Ke, as the core, was also assigned a new tactical position in the previous team training.

Although the audience in Shanghai was very enthusiastic, everyone also hoped to see Zheng Keduo's performance.But Zheng Ke, who hasn't had a good rest all summer, must respect the coach's arrangement.Therefore, in these 8 games, he never played more than 30 minutes.

Throughout the preseason, the Timberwolves won 3 wins.In addition to winning the two games against the Bucks, there is also a victory over the Kings who lacked Artest. The record is very average.

On the contrary, Zheng Ke's performance as the core is eye-catching. He averaged 18.9 points in 11.2 minutes per game in the preseason.And Kevin Love, who was selected by the team this summer, also performed well. He scored double-doubles 8 times in 6 games, which seemed to verify his declaration in the draft.

Just as the preseason was in full swing, various promotional videos for the regular season of the 08-09 season began to appear on the screen.In the official promotional video, Zheng Ke can be regarded as one of the princes. Last season's "Chasing Cap James" and several flat-frame Tomahawk dunks appeared in the promotional video, which made his fans very happy.

In addition to the official promotional videos, each team's own promotional videos also appeared on the Internet.For example, the Rockets, they used a promotional video with the theme of Yao Ming and McGrady's cooperation, interspersed with the glorious moment of last season's 22-game winning streak, which made people excited to watch.

Well, in the promotional video of the Timberwolves, the big man who overwhelmed the inside line last season disappeared, and was replaced by Zheng Ke, who held a gold inlaid jade on his chest in the Olympics.The promotional video of the Timberwolves centered on Zheng Ke, with the wonderful performance clips of Love and Billups sandwiched in the middle, and the shots of Randy Foye, Channing Frye and other players flashed from time to time. The scene is also particularly hot.

Under this huge publicity, the fans have great expectations for the new season, looking forward to the soaring of the team they exchanged blood, and looking forward to the glory of their favorite stars.

10 month 27 day.

The regular season of the 08-09 season officially began.

The Timberwolves failed to participate in the opening game last season because the original Timberwolves' starlight was bleak, and Zheng Ke was just a grassroots grassroots.

This summer, Zheng Ke led the Chinese team to defeat the Dream Team to win the Olympic gold medal. In addition to making him a thorn in the eyes of many big names in the NBA, he also established his status as an international star in one fell swoop.

Stern is a smart businessman. He thought of the opening game of the regular season almost immediately after the Chinese team won the championship.

Timberwolves vs. Lakers.

The core of the Chinese team vs. the core of the US team is a good gimmick.The venue of the competition was naturally held in the metropolis, Staples, where there are many Hollywood stars.

Due to the different distribution of time zones, the game held on the west coast was scheduled to be held at the end. It can also be said to be a grand finale game. The tickets for the game were sold at a sky-high price, and it was close to the finals.

Therefore, even the rich and powerful old Buss felt quite relieved after seeing the Lakers earn a little extra money in this game. Even the little secretary who watched the black stockings seemed particularly enchanting and charming today.

In the luxury locker room of the Lakers home team.

A man sat silently on the stool, tied his pair of purple-gold sneakers with his dark hands, with a solemn expression.

"Kobe, are you okay?"

"I'm fine!" This person is Kobe, he suddenly raised his head, revealing a pair of cold and murderous eyes, staring at Gasol, said coldly.

Gasol was taken aback by Kobe's murderous tone, and subconsciously took a small step back.

Kobe stood up, turned his head and walked slowly outside the locker room. When he was at the door, he paused slightly and left a sentence.

"I want you to blow up that No. [-] show!"

In the Lakers locker room.

A group of big men from the Timberwolves surrounded Zheng Ke, expressing emotion from time to time.

"My God, is this the exclusive star? It's so cool!" Le Fu said enviously, and a group of younger brothers around him nodded frequently, showing envious eyes as well.

Zheng Ke felt very embarrassed, and looked down at his hand.

This is a pair of black and white sneakers, the heel is naturally flush with the shoe, and the laces are coquettish red laces.Adidas' famous three-stripe logo is embroidered on the soft and comfortable upper, while the huge logo "ZK" representing Zheng Ke appears on the heel of the sneakers.

The whole pair of sneakers are streamlined. After putting them on, Zheng Ke tried to take two steps and felt extra comfortable. "At any rate, it represents the highest technical level of Adidas. It's really different." Zheng Ke secretly said.

"Okay, gentlemen, the game is about to start, everyone hurry to the field and get ready!" The staff at the door walked in and reminded the Timberwolves about the next step.

Everyone laughed for a while and walked out of the locker room.

"I'm a little nervous, ZK." Le Fu suddenly had a tangled expression, and sneaked up to Zheng Ke and said. "This is the first time I've played for a foreign team against a team in Los Angeles, you know, I used to be from Los Angeles."

Zheng Ke looked at Love in surprise. He really didn't know that Love had such a relationship with Los Angeles, so he quickly asked, "Are you from Los Angeles? Kevin."

"Well," Le Fu nodded and said, "My family lives on a beach in Los Angeles. Santa Monica, have you heard of it?"

"Sorry, Kevin, I didn't get it."

"It's a beautiful place. If I have a chance, I'll take you there to play."

"That's really great." Zheng Ke smiled, showing his white teeth: "You can call everyone together."

"Yes," Love said excitedly about his hometown, and began to share his joy of living in Los Angeles with his teammates around him.There were bursts of laughter in the player tunnel from time to time.
This is a live broadcast game across the United States. The Staples Arena is already full of seats. The front row closest to the stadium still maintains the tradition of the Lakers. Hollywood stars are sitting there. What is different from the past is that today's audience There seems to be a lot of beautiful stars, in addition to the well-known Kobe fan Jessica Alba, there is also the petite and lovely Vanessa Hudgens, the famous heroine of "High School Musical" and Oscar queen Penelope, etc., and even Kobe's wife Vanessa, all came to the scene. Before the players entered the field, Staples became a field of competition.

What a scene of flowers blooming!

The players with excessive secretion of hormones were obviously shocked by such a bright starlight. The detectives stretched their necks and looked towards the auditorium, looking like their souls were hooked away.

At this time, the DJ at the Staples site began to introduce the starters of the Timberwolves.

"Let's welcome a rookie from the Timberwolves, a 6-foot-10 power forward Kevin Love who graduated from UCLA!"

After the on-site DJ's introduction, the audience whistled and cheered one after another. Love trotted out of the player tunnel under the gaze of the surrounding audience. Although his movements were a little stiff, his overall performance was personable. Zheng Ke nodded in satisfaction. It is not bad to be able to do this for the first time in this kind of scene.

Then came the Timberwolves center, Channing Frye. After Channing Frye ran out, Randy Foye, who helped him into the starting position, was introduced.

The penultimate place is the team's biggest signing this summer
"Let's welcome Timberwolves player, 04 Finals MVP, [-]-foot-[-] point guard Chauncey Billups!"

Billups is worthy of being a veteran who has gone through the battlefield. He turned around and ran out, high-fiving the Timberwolves players who were posing, his movements were skillful, his expression was calm, and he could not see any fluctuations.

Zheng Ke appeared as the finale.

"Let's welcome the Timberwolves star, a 6-foot-8 small forward from China, Zheng~~~~ke~~~~"

Zheng Ke listened to the DJ's introduction, and then trotted out. What he didn't expect was that there was a burst of boos in the Staples Arena.

The huge boos came suddenly, but it didn't last very long.Zheng Ke was not frightened, but a few rookies who only came this year were startled. Kevin Love rubbed his head, but couldn't tell the situation clearly.

But as the person involved, Zheng Ke knew the reason as soon as he turned his head.

First of all, Zheng Ke, as the biggest contributor to the Chinese team's Olympic gold medal this year, gave the American men's basketball team a fatal blow. This is unacceptable to many American fans, as if a foreigner robbed us The gold medal in Chinese table tennis is also unacceptable.

In addition, as the leader of the U.S. team this time, Kobe was responsible for failing to lead the U.S. team to the gold medal. Therefore, he received a lot of criticism after the Olympics, which made Lakers fans feel very uncomfortable. Then The culprit is naturally the yellow-skinned, black-eyed and black-haired Chinese who looks very different from them
So, the boos ensued.

(End of this chapter)