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On November 1, the Spurs welcomed the challenge of the New Orleans Hornets in the West at their home stadium, the ATT Arena.

The starting lineups of the two teams today are as follows:

Spurs: PG Tony Parker, SG Gary Neal, SF Danny Green, PF Kawhi Leonard, C Tim Duncan

Hornets: PG Austin Rivers, SG Eric Gordon, SF Al-Farouq Aminu, PF Anthony Davis, C Ryan Anderson

Before the game, ESPN、TNT、Sports Illustrated and other mainstream sports media reported on this game and sent frontline reporters to warm up for this game.

Because of Joey, the number of live broadcasts of the Spurs' regular season games in the United States last year increased sharply from 16 to 35, which is not much behind the"space battleship" teams such as the Lakers with 40 games and the Heat with 34 games.

The audience seats were full, and there were San Antonio fans wearing Spurs jerseys and holding clapping devices, inflatable sticks, huge banners and other support items.

They were very excited, not because this was the first regular season game of the home team in the new season, but because this game was the"No.

1 vs.

No.

3" battle that the whole United States was paying attention to.

The game was jointly broadcasted by ESPN (NBA's official broadcasting station), CBS (Columbia Broadcasting Corporation), FOX (Fox), BR (Bleacher Report Sports), and other American radio and television stations.

This level of exposure is the first time in the history of the Spurs!

Even in China, far across the ocean, the sports channel is also broadcasting this game.

This shows how"hot" this game is!

As Joey was warming up, he noticed that there were already some fans in the stands wearing his silver-gray Spurs No. 3 home jersey cheering for him.

Many local female fans even made some banners by hand with words like"Joey Fa*me""、"Love Tiger Oil Joey"、""French *die me" and other revealing words...

I can only say that Mi Li's home is worthy of being an"open and free paradise for women""！

"Hey, are you nervous, Joey? You are about to become an opponent of the great Anthony Davis?"

The young thick eyebrow, wearing the Hornets' training uniform, contributed several wonderful fancy dunks at the Spurs' home court, winning a"full house of applause", and then proudly found his childhood friend.

Joey rolled his eyes speechlessly, made a three-pointer, turned around and shot back:

"Listen, Long-browed Monster, your opponent tonight is not me, but that sullen No. 2!"

As he said this, he put his arm around Davis' neck and pointed at Leonard, who was practicing mid-range shots with the help of his assistant coach.

"Him?"

Those with thick eyebrows sneered. How could this small body withstand his inside"collision"?"？

"He was a member of the All-Rookie Team last season, you better be careful!"

Joey turned around and continued to practice three-pointers to warm up, and did not forget to"kindly" remind him

"Oh, don't worry, Joey, I will let him taste the power of the great Davis!"

Listening to the confident tone of the thick eyebrow behind him, Joey smiled secretly in his heart.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the game, when the young and strong"talented freak" Davis overwhelmed the old Duncan to take the first attack, he immediately ran to the low post to ask for the ball, ready to single out Leonard who was promoted to the starting power forward.

Seeing this, Austin Rivers, the 10th pick of this year and the starting PG of the Hornets today, quickly passed the ball to him, and then ran to the corner with Parker ready to receive the ball at any time.

After Davis received the ball, he looked at Joey on the Spurs bench provocatively. When he saw that the latter was indifferent, and even had an inexplicable smile on his face, the young thick eyebrow suddenly felt a little bad.

Sure enough, when he just got the ball and was about to sit down and force a shot on Leonard, the latter suddenly stretched out his long arm, bypassed from the armpit, and directly destroyed the ball out of bounds!

"Beep——"

The Hornets have the ball!

This guy is so fast?!

It's like he knew my moves in advance!

Davis looked at this expressionless face in surprise.

Joey, who was watching this scene with a blank expression, was actually laughing in his heart.

"It seems that our No. 1 draft pick got taught a lesson by a second-year rookie right from the start."

In the studio, TNT commentator Shaquille O'Neal, who was broadcasting and commentating on the game, was amused.

"Charles, don't you think this year's No. 1 pick is a bit weak? It's not as tough as our predecessors' No. 1 picks!"

Listening to the big shark's arrogant words, Sir Barkley"ridiculed":

"Don’t you even look at how fat someone has become now? How can you still have the nerve to reminisce about the past?"

"Back then... at least it was better than you, a loser who never had a championship ring in your life, right?"

"What did you say, fat guy?"

Seeing that the two funny guys were about to fight again, considering that this was a game broadcast live across the United States, Kenny Smith stepped out to"stop the fight.""——

"Speaking of which, the Asian third-round pick of the Spurs did not appear in the starting lineup today. Is Popovich going to train him as a secret weapon?"

Smith changed the subject and successfully diverted the attention of the two fat enemies.

"Hum, I remember that the guy who lost the bet last time has not fulfilled his promise……"

Barkley said sarcastically.

O'Neal naturally understood what he meant, but who was he?

"、"Shaq, the"Great Aristotle", had nothing to be afraid of admitting, so he said"sincerely" in the live broadcast, in front of the American fans who were watching the game:

"Joey, hey kid, you are the greatest and best rookie in NBA history, remember, I love you kid……"

As she said this, she didn't forget to wink at the camera.

The show was a hit!

TNT's ratings skyrocketed at this moment, surpassing ESPN, the official NBA broadcast, by several points...

I can only say that in terms of show effects, ten Barkleys are not as good as one O'Neal.��！

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Back to the game, at the end of the first quarter, Joey, who had been on the bench for nearly half an hour, finally got a chance to play.

Popovich replaced him with Parker as the point guard, and replaced Duncan and Leonard with Blair and Dio respectively.

At this time, there were less than two minutes left in the first quarter, and the score was 21:24.

The Spurs, a team that is not good at scoring, met a weak team like the Hornets, and they barely tied in the first quarter.

I can only say that my Spurs really get stronger when facing a strong team, and when they met...

The Hornets also made personnel adjustments. Coach Monty Williams replaced Eric Gordon, who played well and scored 11 points, and defensive stalwart Aminu.

The Spurs have the ball.

(To be continued)