The rise of the championship pennant and the award of the championship ring have undoubtedly excited fans.

Of course, those before were just appetizers. Everyone knows that today's highlight is the Grizzlies vs Spurs, a showdown between the Old Order and the New Order.

The last time the Spurs won the championship was in 2007. In the following months, the old three giants gathered in Boston and spread across the East District for several years. But now, the Celtics could not resist the erosion of time. In the summer, Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen have all left Boston. While both veteran teams, the Spurs have retained most of the teams of last season, and it can even be said that they have maintained the core lineup in 2007.

The San Antonio Spurs are almost every year in the championship-level team, and they are one of the overlords of the West.

But in the past few years, the Spurs' status in the West has been challenged by the new Western champions. They were first eliminated by the Grizzlies after two consecutive years, and were beaten to the ground by the young Thunder last season.

This season, they desperately need to regain their foothold as a veteran in the West.

The most important thing for such an elderly team to maintain dominance in the fiercely competitive West is the Spurs' "reverse growth".

"No. 21 rookie" Tim Duncan showed signs of a decline in the past few years, but last season suddenly gave a highlight answer of 23.6 points and 13.2 rebounds per 40 minutes, ranking sixth in the league in efficiency. Judging from the output per minute alone, Duncan is actually not much different from his peak! He just can't play 40 minutes like he did back then.

As the youngest person in the GDP combination, Tony Parker is already in his thirties. Logically speaking, the "sports car" that is not as fast as that should have declined long ago. But last season, Parker's shooting percentage increased by 4.2 percentage points compared with the previous year, and even his three-point shooting percentage was 35%! Parker's ball holding ratio is fourth in the league, but his real shooting percentage is better than the new generation point guards such as Westbrook, Irving and Wall, who are ahead of him, ranking 7th!

Perhaps, that's why the Spurs can stay in the West. This year, although the Spurs are still one of the oldest teams in the league, everyone is looking forward to Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and others who can continue their reverse growth.

Spurs players are eager to try, and no one doesn't want to make a good start for their new season. Although this is the home court of the Grizzlies, there are also some fans wearing Spurs jerseys in the stands cheering their home team.

"The San Antonio Spurs are still the favorites to win the championship this season. To be honest, as long as the three GDP players are not disbanded, they will always be the favorites to win the championship!" Mike Bryn looked at the stadium with a smile. As the trump card commentator of ESPN, he will naturally appear in this national live game.

"Every year there are many favorites, Mike, but there is only one championship. Believe me, the Grizzlies will explain why they can hang the honor pennant in the stadium in the game." Hubby Brown continued to appear in the Grizzlies' game. Although he is old, he still loves the venue.

"The Grizzlies will definitely not be easy in this game, because the new Grizzlies coach Dave Jogel and **Vicci are too immature. Coach Jogel's left and right hands are Elston Turner and Quinn Snyder, who are in multiple leagues. To be honest, the gap between the coaching staff of the two sides is quite large. If there is any problem on the court, coach Dave Jogel may not be able to deal with it in time."

Mike Bryn's concerns are reasonable. Although the Grizzlies' player lineup has not changed much, the coaching lineup is almost equivalent to changing their blood.

Changing the head coach has a huge impact on a team, and it will change from the system to the employment strategy.

Although Jogel won the championship with the Grizzlies last season, he was just a defensive coach after all. Although Quinn Snyder had a rich resume, he had never coached in the NBA for a long time.

How strong is the Spurs' coaching staff? **Vic's right-hand man Mike Budenhozer last season, just announced his solo trip this season, and the Hawks rushed to sign as head coach.

The Grizzlies' new coaching staff is the most worried about.

The five tigers of both sides stepped into the court, and the starting points of the two teams were not much different from last season.

On the Grizzlies, there are still Conley, Link, Iguodala, Randolph and Gasol. All five starters were selected into ESPN's 50 superstar list in the 13-14 season.

On the Spurs, Parker, Green, Leonard, Duncan and Split, which can be said to be completely unchanged compared to last season.

After the referee whistle sounded, Split was the first to compete for the Spurs for the first attack. The cheers at the scene reached the highest level, and the Grizzlies' journey for the new season finally began!

As soon as it came up, the Spurs' attack was smooth.

Timely conduction, exquisite running position, tacit pick-and-roll... The Spurs are like a complex machine, and every step of their operation involves thousands of parts. And these individual parts will never make mistakes.

Link was close to Leonard, but his attention was on Parker and Duncan. If these two guys wanted to break through the basket, Link would make up for defense as soon as possible.

At this moment, Leonard suddenly ran backwards and pulled out of the three-point line on the right.

Link didn't expect Leonard to be so active. Hasn't this guy's mission always been defensive?

But Link's reaction was still timely enough, and he quickly turned around and ran towards Leonard. However, the next second, the expressionless "stone man" stood in front of him.

Link was blocked by Duncan, and Leonard, who was in position outside the three-point line, shot directly after receiving the ball, and was very decisive!

It can be seen that the Spurs have increased Leonard's proportion on the offensive end this season. Last season, Leonard's offensive role was at the level of supporting roles, but in terms of efficiency, he definitely deserves heavier responsibilities. His singles and low-post ball holding data are great. Although the three-pointers are not stable, their shooting percentage is also above 37%.

This year, the role Leonard will play on the offensive end has always been the key to whether the Spurs can go further. As for the first attack in the new season, the Spurs seem to have given the answer.

Leonard took action calmly, Duncan's cover quality was so good, even Link could not pass through the cover quickly every time.

Leonard did not waste this precious opportunity, and he got into the net with a knife and scored three points! The San Antonio Spurs took the lead in the Federal Express Arena!

"The ball scored, and it was a goal on Link's head! Leonard was very calm. He was definitely one of the best small forwards in the league. He scored on Link's head at the beginning. Leonard was really not afraid of strong opponents!"

Mike Bryn praised the expressionless Spurs No. 2, but not all young players can remain calm when facing Link.

Who is Link? That was not inferior to James in the finals last year, and Durant's existence was hit in Rock Park this summer.

Of course, some Spurs fans who were guarding the TV also believe that Link can beat Durant in Rock Park this summer because Durant has been away from training for a long time and was caught by Link. Just now, Link is nothing great.

"Oh, mine." Link raised his hand and shook his head apologetically at his teammates.

Link didn't expect Leonard to take action so decisively, otherwise he would have been faster bypassing the cover.

"But it doesn't matter, I will get this ball back." The latter sentence made everyone feel much more at ease.

Yes, basketball games are not the first goal, so you will definitely win.

When changing to the Grizzlies' offense, it can be seen from Conley's meticulous organization that the Grizzlies' offensive rhythm is very slow.

Stevens occasionally plays fast-paced Grizzlies, but Dave Joggle's style is more traditional.

Defensive and slow-paced positions to strangle opponents, this is Dave Joggel's coaching idea.

After Conley approached the three-point line slowly, Link suddenly became active.

He walked around Conley to catch the ball, but Leonard held it tightly, his long arms still waving in front of Link. Even if Conley was called the top five point guard by ESPN, it would be difficult for him to pass this ball to Link.

"Kavai has made great progress! Not only offense, but also defense! He is definitely the league's number one star killer now! Look at this moment, he doesn't care who he is facing at all, he just wants to win!"

As soon as Mike Bryn finished speaking, Link suddenly ran back and cut into the basket!

Leonard didn't expect Link to run so fast. He just turned around and found that Link had run several steps away.

This guy seems... faster?

"Link cuts back and forth, very fast, but... Conley actually passed the ball in, a beautiful pass!"

Conley found Link in the cracks of the man and stuffed the ball into Link. Basketball game, the offensive man can not get the opportunity by successfully cutting in. You have to see if the point guard can send the ball.

And just now, Conley undoubtedly showed his strength as the top five point guards in the league.

In the extremely small space, Conley stuffed the ball to Link. No one expected the ball to pass so quickly and accurately. So when Link held the ball and entered the penalty area, Split hadn't even reacted.

In the blink of an eye, why did the ball come in?

The Brazilian ran towards Link like crazy. He raised his arms high and planned to stop Link from making a layup!

However, the next second, Link ignored Split standing in front of him and exploded!

Split only saw Link as if he was loaded with a rocket on his feet, and jumped straight off the ground!

He felt uneasy in his heart, but he had no time to avoid the bad luck.

Then, Link and Split collided fiercely. Although Split raised his arms high, Link still smashed the ball into the box through the Brazilian!

The whole audience was silent for about a second, and then the volcano erupted!

"Dunk Split, Link was merciless! He completely ignored the height of the Brazilian, he completely ignored the Spurs' center! God, this dunk was so perfect! The decent Split, he thought that raising his arms high could prevent Link from attacking the frame. As it turned out, such a block was too short! Yes, too short!"

Link let go of his hand, landed from the basket, and then looked up at Split.

Split deliberately did not have eye contact with Link, but his expression of being beaten to tears could not be concealed.

Link felt so excited! Now he wants to dunk and exert force, and he feels much more energetic than before.

Duncan and Parker are inverse growth? Now, let’s see what real inverse growth means!

"The next one is you, kid. I haven't forgotten the three-pointer just now." After dunking Split, Link pointed to Leonard with a expressionless face.
Chapter completed!