The Fifth Point Guard

After being selected by the San Antonio Spurs, Battelle, who scored 19 points and 7 rebounds against the "Dream Five" at the World Basketball Championships, paid a special visit to the recently retired Rockets legend "Dream" Olajuwon.

After discussing some footsteps and actual combat exchanges with Battelle, Olajuwon gave Battelle a high evaluation.

"He is an amazing big man, and there are so many people following him in China. There is no doubt that he is a true legend of Chinese basketball." Olajuwon said in an interview with the media.

When the media asked if he had thought about participating in a team's new season as a team consultant, Olajuwon replied: "I just retired, and now I just want to enjoy a vacation that belongs to me and my family. What happened, we'll talk about it later."

"If you want to join a team next year and coach the center player of this team, which team do you want to join?"

"Well, I think I'll go back to Houston. I heard that they selected Yao Ming, the No. hit the championship."

Inside the Continental Arena in New Jersey.

There are still three hours before the start of the game, but many reporters have already come to the scene, choosing the shooting location they think is suitable, and assembling and erecting the machine.

A reporter from China said while installing the machine: "This year's NBA is really lively. There are four Chinese players participating in the game, which makes us rush all day long."

The Chinese reporter on the next plane immediately spoke up: "Isn't that right? I haven't rested for almost a day since the end of this year, but I can see our country's players perform wonderfully on the NBA stage. It's worth the tiredness!"

"Look, there are so many Chinese counterparts at the scene this year. As expected of the Chinese Derby, the popularity is high."

"Isn't it? I was broadcasting the Rockets-Mavericks game live the other day."

"Ah! It's Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi!"

"That's right, the formation was also crowded with people."

"It's for sure. Last year, Shentong made all the fans pay attention to our country's basketball. Then this year, there was a Chinese No. 1 pick. Naturally, it's not only hot in the US market, but also our own domestic basketball team. The market is hotter!"

"Hey, isn't it? Those relatives of my family heard that I often conduct video and live broadcasts on the spot, and insisted that I ask these Chinese players for autographs or something. They don't know that we work very hard, and they don't have time to get close. .”

"Hey, isn't that right, I can't leave this seat one step away, otherwise I also want to go up to take a photo after the game and ask for an autograph or something."

After installing the camera positions, the two camera reporters in the adjacent positions began to debug, preparing for the live broadcast and picture capture of the game.

In this game, the New Jersey Nets continue to sit at home and face the challenge of the San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs are strong this season!

The inside twin towers of David Robinson and Tim Duncan are still strong.

Robinson has publicly declared that this is the last season of his career, so the Spurs are holding back their energy and want to use the championship as a gift for Robinson to retire.

Robinson, who is 2.16 meters tall, will continue to serve as the Spurs' starting center in the new season. Although the statistics have dropped a lot compared to last season, this is mainly because Popovich deliberately controlled Robinson's playing time. He didn't want to be nearly 38 years old. The 20-year-old Robinson has played too much time on the court, he just needs Robinson to perform as efficiently as possible in a limited time.

Tim Duncan, who is 2.11 meters tall, continues to serve as the team's starting power forward. The stability of this player is terrible. This is Duncan's sixth season, but since he landed in the NBA, Duncan's average data per game has never been He has never been lower than 20+10+2. Last season, he averaged 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game. He is known as the core of the Spurs team in the next 10 years after taking over the banner from Robinson.

As for the small forward, Bruce Bowen, the team's perimeter defensive barrier, is still the starting lineup. This guy's defensive efficiency is still very high this season. Rates rose by 8 percentage points and 7 percentage points respectively, showing more efficient performance.

In terms of shooting guard, although the team ushered in the Argentine swordsman Manu Ginobili, Popovich is still discerning and knowledgeable, and put Stephen Jackson in the starting lineup. Jackson did not live up to Popovich's trust. His average contribution per game increased from 3.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists last season to 11.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals. important task.

The little French sports car Tony Parker is still the team's starting point guard. Compared with last season, Parker's scoring and assists have improved a lot, and the half-block shot after an emergency stop has become Parker's signature move, making it difficult for defensive players to guard against. This season, Parker averaged 15.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, which is absolutely the data level of a first-class point guard.

The Spurs' starting lineup this season has not changed much from last season, but except for Robinson, who is dying, the other four players are all on the rise, so the Spurs' overall immediate combat power is terrifying.

Even more frightening is the Spurs' bench lineup this season.

The 2.01-meter-tall forward Malik Rose can play both the third and fourth positions. He is known as the player who will partner with Duncan in the future after Robinson retires. Perhaps he sees hope for the future. Roseben In the season, he has made great strides. The average points, rebounds, and assists per game have all increased to a certain extent, and he has become a stable rotation player for the team.

Manu Ginobili, after landing in the NBA, he is still trying to adapt to the rhythm of the league and the team. The style of play here is completely different from that of Argentina, but Ginobili has proved his worth to everyone on the court, and at the same time His weird "snake-shaped breakthrough" is admirable, and some Spurs media even claimed that Ginobili will become a big weapon in the future and will become one of the indispensable players for the Spurs.

Steve Smith, the first-choice shooting guard of the Spurs last season, has been put on the bench by Popovich. It can be seen that the strength of the Spurs' players is terrifying!

In addition, the reason why Popovich can rest assured that Robinson's playing time is reduced is because they brought a Chinese player to their team, that is the Chinese tough guy Battelle, who now has the title of "Holy City Wrestler". It is said that after a training session, center Kevin Willis, who had just transferred from the Rockets, invited Battelle to wrestle. As a result, the 2.13-meter-tall Willis was easily brought down by Battelle with one hand. From that day on, No one dared to challenge Battelle again.

Whether it is the team's starter or a substitute, this season's Spurs can be called the strongest team in the past three years, fully equipped to break through in the Western Conference and hit the championship.

Although the game in New Jersey was at home, it was not easy to play.