On the evening of the 30th, the Sun American Airlines Center was full, and the number of spectators reached the maximum capacity of the stadium.

This TNT radio broadcasts across the United States, and China's CCTV5 also broadcasts live. The Suns have won the attention of Chinese fans with their super strength. Guo Xu has received a lot of support, and the number of live broadcasts in China is second only to the Rockets.

The Rockets performed well in the opening match yesterday, defeating the Nuggets 106-80.

Yao Ming made 8 of 12 shots and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring the team's highest 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, completely defeating Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who made 2 of 7 shots and scored only 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks.

The Nuggets, who lack Nene, have significantly reduced their strength in the inside line. Cambi is 211cm tall and weighs only 107 kilograms. He relies on his height and arms length. He is good at bounce and blocking, but his body is not strong enough. His defensive ability in the penalty area is generally easy to be injured.

Once Camby is troubled by fouls or injured, the Nuggets do not have a qualified inside player to play center.

When the players warmed up, Barkley said: "The biggest highlight today is the star scores, and Jason is in a very brave state at the start of the game. The Cavaliers and the Suns have a big gap in strength. I hope they can withstand it and don't enter the garbage time in three quarters."

Kenny Smith said: "If you only look at the card lineup, the Cavaliers seem to be not weak, but they are not well-done and lack cooperation. The No. 1 pick LeBron James must organize the offense well, and Jason has many things worth learning from."

The starting players of both sides stood on the court, and there was no tension.

Guo Xu took the initiative to say hello to James. "I watched the video of your last game. I played very well. You will definitely become a star in the future. Come on."

"Thank you." James smiled and fell silent. He had a trace of inexplicable hostility towards Guo Xu.

Perhaps because Guo Xu has done too much, he is handsome and elegant, and can still play basketball well when singing, dancing and acting in movies. He even did the opening ceremony very well and can inspire the enthusiasm of fans. James felt from the bottom of his heart... He shouldn't exist such a guy who uses magnesium powder to pretend to be a B.

Five Suns: Guo Xu, Lagabel, Marion, Stardameier, Nene.

The Cavaliers are five: James, Ricky Davis, Dalius Myers, Carlos Boozer, and Ilgoskas.

Since the Cavaliers starts in a big lineup, the two inside players can still pull out to shoot in the middle, and Nene, who is tall and fast, starts.

Barkley was very happy when he saw the lineup. "This game is good. James plays a point guard. I wonder if the Suns will let Jason compete with him?"

Smith smiled and said, "The difference in size between the two is too big. Jason is shorter, but James is also difficult to defend. This is a natural misalignment."

Both sides made the ball, and Stardameier didn't even jump and went back to defend, which was a very cool choice. In fact, the NBA game was not very important. Both sides had two opportunities to attack first in the four quarters.

James carried the ball to the side, and it was Guo Xu's main defense. Guo Xu lowered his center of gravity and looked only 160cm tall.

Such a height difference made all Suns fans worry about Guo Xu. Is there a problem with the coach's arrangement? Can this be prevented?

D'Antoni has no choice. If Guo Xu doesn't defend against James, he has to defend Davis, who is 198cm tall, and the starting small forward Dalius is 206cm tall, which is even bigger.

Guo Xu let James go two steps away, preventing breakouts but not attacks. He knew that his weight of less than 80 kilograms could not withstand James, so he was making it boring to go up close to him.

James is 203cm tall and weighs 111kg on the side. His strength in the rookie season is first-class in the league. His weakness is that his shooting is poor, mainly relying on breakthroughs and performance.

James hesitated outside the three-point line for a while and failed to shoot. He forced a breakthrough with the ball. Guo Xu retreated, Nene and Marion retreated to the near-the-counter area to help assist in defense.

When James saw that the breakthrough route was blocked, he passed the ball to the senior who had played the longest time in the Cavaliers, the center "Big Z".

"Big z" pulled to the high position, received the ball and made a mid-range shot, steadily hitting two points, 0-2.

"Big Z" is a very regrettable player. The talented 221cm center forward was better than Yao Ming when he first entered the league. He had been fighting injuries in the early years of his career, and missed a total of 217 games in the first four seasons. Frequent injuries and surgeries ruined him. Now his movement speed has become slow, and his playing time is strictly controlled by the coaching staff. He is good at being able to dominate inside and outside, but he has no dominance.

When the Suns attacked, James showed his "rookie" side. He chose to press Guo Xu just after halftime, thinking that his high school defense method would work even if it was NBA.

Guo Xu's center of gravity dropped very low, and the dribbling height was below the knee. People over two meters tall were unable to break the ball in his hand unless they were on the side and sneak attacked behind him. He saw the opportunity to slap the ball with his left hand through James' crotch, then accelerated to get rid of it, sprinted for two steps, picked up the basketball in front of the three-point line.

Immediately afterwards, he accelerated another direction and faced the backup defense, Boozer shook half of his body and gave a high ball to Xiao Si. The latter jumped up from the left and caught the empty dial with one hand. 2-2.

As soon as Xiao Si rushed up, "Big Z" had no choice but to withdraw from the basket, and he couldn't even take off.

The fans applauded, and the large screen of the stadium gave a slow-motion replay. Zhang Heli of CCTV5 smiled and said: "Guo Xu taught the little top scorer a lesson at the beginning. It is best not to take big steps when defending the big and small. A big man with a lateral movement speed will definitely not win."

"It's the little emperor, not the little top scorer." Xu Jicheng smiled and corrected his mistake. "Since entering the league, Guo Xu has had many people who have passed through the crotch, which has greatly dampened the opponent's confidence."

The Cavaliers attacked, James led the ball to Davis after halftime. The latter beat Bale alone, changed his direction and jumped on the jump shot with the ball. Under severe interference, Nene grabbed the backcourt rebound and launched a counterattack with a pass.

Guo Xu dribbled quickly, and James quickly followed up when he returned to defense, but his teammates couldn't get along. Sir S and Boozer ran two steps away from each other. Guo Xu passed the ball between the two to Sir S on the right, who scored and spiked the ball with one hand.

4-2, Guo Xu made the second assist.

The Cavaliers attacked, James forced a breakthrough with the ball, and was double-teamed by Sir, Guo Xu and Marion near the penalty area.

Even at the peak James, he would be like a three-wife fighting against Lu Bu when he met these three players, and he had to retreat. He passed the ball with the opportunity, and Dalius on the right was empty, and he had a good chance to jump shot and score a three-pointer.

Dalius was the 2000 draft, and was once known as "KG II". Now everyone can just laugh at this statement again. The gap is really big. Even if he is not injured, it will be difficult to score double-digit points.

Three seasons have passed, Dalius is still the kind of player who is "not terrible" and has no clear positioning. He lacks ability to play power forwards, has a breakthrough skill as small forwards, and has average shooting ability. He is not good at both positions on the defensive end.

In the Suns position battle, Sir S covered Guo Xu in the middle to block James. Guo Xu broke through to the right and attracted Boozer to replace the defense. Sir Sir turned around and cut, and James followed Sir to replace the defense.

Guo Xu made a quick stop at the horn position and turned around and passed the ball to the center of the outside line. The inside of the left side had no ball cover to help Bale get rid of it completely. Davis was not active in chasing and defending, and "big z" did not change the defense.

It is impossible for "big z" to go to the top of the arc to make up for defense on the outside, so that the Cavaliers' penalty area defense will become weak, and the faster defender can also take the ball to pass him.
Chapter completed!