NBA: Strongest In The History Of Holding A Large Ball

As the referee announced the start of the game, both teams fielded their own starters.

The Spurs fielded Chang Tiancheng, Graham, Keldon Johnson, Sochan and Zach Collins.

Two of the five starters were recently traded.

In addition to Chang Tiancheng, Graham is also a guard that the Spurs only strengthened yesterday, and like Chang Tiancheng, he is a short guard, and his height is even shorter than Chang Tiancheng, only 185 cm. On the court, what he does best is to fight and score points, and once played a pretty good season with the Hornets, but then after being traded by the team, he tossed and turned several times, but he never found the level he once had.

The Spurs traded away two guards, there was a certain vacancy in the guard line, and it was close to the trade deadline, and there was no more cost-effective guard on the market, so the Spurs simply traded with the Pelicans, trading him for San Antonio with the team's former forward Josh Richardson, while also bringing back a bunch of draft picks.

It's just that fans and commentators are generally not optimistic about the starting lineup sent by the Spurs today.

After all, with two defenders less than 190 cm tall on the field, the pressure on the defensive end is too great.

Previously, the Warriors' favorite five-small lineup, several guards were also above 190 cm tall, while the Spurs' Chang Tiancheng on the court was 188 cm, and Graham was 185 cm, which is undoubtedly a major shortcoming in the eyes of others.

Pistons head coach Dwayne Casey couldn't help frowning as he looked at the starting five sent by the Spurs, he really couldn't figure out what Popovich was thinking about.

However, Popovich is not actually designing any sophisticated tactics as Kessie thinks, he just wants to try out what kind of chemistry will have between the two guards who have just been traded.

After all, Graham had just been traded yesterday, and it was late when he arrived in San Antonio, so he naturally didn't have the opportunity to train with the team. So Popovich simply treated the actual battle as a training match, anyway, there is no pressure on the record this season, and Graham himself belongs to the kind of plug-and-play player, so it makes sense to send this lineup.

The Pistons' starters are ready to go: Alec Burks, Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart, Marvin Bagley and James Wiseman.

The overall height of the squad is very high, and the shortest veteran defender, Alec Burks, is also 198 cm, while the remaining few are all more than two meters tall, which is a standard long lineup.

This lineup looks very exaggerated for the Spurs' tallest lineup of only 211 cm. If the Pistons are determined to attack the Spurs' interior, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Spurs' only full-time center Collins will be full of fouls. After all, it is a fantasy to want to rely on two guards on the outside who are less than 190 cm tall to organize the opponent to break through the inside line.

Chang Tiancheng naturally realized this problem, so he held his knees with his hands while thinking about countermeasures.

Since there is no way to limit the opponent on the defensive end, it can only be made up for by the offensive team!

With the referee's whistle, Chang Tiancheng's first game with the Spurs officially began.

In the jump stage, Wiseman deserved to be the draft pick of the year, and his physical fitness was obviously more than one grade better than Collins, and he easily won the ball for the Pistons.

Seeing this, the old guard Burks wanted to give the new center some chance to perform, so he controlled the pace of the game steadily, and when his teammates were all in position, he sent the ball to Wiseman with a high lob.

After Wiseman received the ball, he first quickly shook his shoulders from side to side, then seized the moment when Collins's footwork was unsteady, and cut into the basket with a turn, and easily completed a two-handed hanging basket dunk.

The crowd's cries were stimulated by this dunk and became even louder.

And Wiseman, who completed the dunk, was also very excited, and did not forget to slap the rebound hard before landing. Although his previous performances with the Warriors are a bit difficult to describe, he still maintains confidence in himself and wants to make a name for himself in this new environment.

Chang Tiancheng was naturally not affected by Wiseman's dunk, but comforted Collins when he received the ball: "Zach, don't worry too much, it's good to let them consume their spirit first."

Collins nodded, then briskly ran to the opposing half.

Chang Tiancheng dribbled the ball past half court and passed the ball to Graham, and he wanted to help the shooter find his touch first, as long as his touch was open, then he could find more opportunities on the offensive end.

After Graham received the ball, he only took two steps forward slightly, and then shot directly outside the three-point line. This ball was forced against Bojan, who is 201 cm tall, and naturally hit the iron, and Wiseman easily rebounded.

Chang Tiancheng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, he suddenly understood why the Graham in front of him was good but he was playing worse and worse, it turned out that the shot selection was too poor, and the blunt point was "playing unreasonable".

And Popovich on the field also shook his head after seeing this shot: It seems that there is still a long way to go for Graham to fully integrate into the team...

Graham, who threw this outrageous shot, didn't look burdened, but turned back to a few teammates and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I haven't had time to train for the past two days, so let's find my feel first."

"Burks came in again with the ball, and Bojan, a good goalscorer, was already running off the ball. After rounding the cover set up for him by Bagley, he ran out of a three-point open with ease. Berks didn't hesitate and passed the ball decisively.

Graham, who was responsible for defending Bojan, tried hard to squeeze past Bagley's screen, but when he tried to block Bojan, the height disadvantage was evident, even if he had jumped with all his might, but only reached Bojan's elbow.

"Beep!" the referee's whistle sounded, and at the same time, the basketball went into the net.

Three plus one!Graham foul!

Amid the cheers of the Pistons' home crowd, Bojan scored a free throw.

The Pistons started the game with a six-point lead.