At the end of September, before the new season approaches, the league will allow the team to accept interviews from media reporters as usual.

Before the start of the season every year, the league will set a day for the team to force interviews from outside media to increase the relationship between the team and the media and try not to get too stalemate in the new season.

The NBA and the media have a mutual support relationship. The league needs the media to expand their popularity to the outside world, and the media also needs the league to provide news for themselves.

However, the team often does not get along well with the media, and negative news about a certain player or management dissatisfied with the media every year is exposed.

The main reason is that the media deliberately fabricated some fictitious things to attract attention, which triggered conflicts between the team and the media.

But in most cases, the team can get along well with the media, and at least the surface skills will be done very well.

The three most eye-catching teams this summer are the Memphis Grizzlies, Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.

As Luke announced his high-profile joining, the Grizzlies have been the focus of the entire league this summer.

And with the Grizzlies' series of reinforcements, this also makes everyone look forward to the performance of the Grizzlies in the new season.

As for the Celtics and the Lakers, both teams have completed a large deal, which has greatly increased the team's strength in the new season.

For the Lakers, the management traded from the Bobcats in the offseason and won the second place in Emecca Okafor in 2004.

The Lakers, who have many outstanding players in the new season, will become one of the biggest favorites to win the championship, especially when the outside world signs back to "Old Fish" Fisher, the Lakers' paper strength cannot be underestimated.

As the second place in the 2004 draft, although Okafor has been suffering from injuries since entering the league, Okafor, who was suffering from injuries last season, was able to contribute 14.4 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks.

The excellent defensive awareness not only makes Okafor one of the best restricted area guards in the active league, but also makes obvious progress on the offensive end.

However, frequent injuries have caused the Bobcats management to lose expectations for this pride in heaven, so they traded it to the Lakers during the offseason.

Playing around Kobe in the new season, Okafor's offensive data may shrink, but Okafor, wearing the Lakers jersey, has the hope of getting better. After all, Kobe's desire to win can always drive those players who are willing to stay in the league to work hard.

Celtics general manager Angie did not disappoint Luke. While she was destined to have no chance to pursue Garnett in the offseason, Angie directly hit the "Big Shark" O'Neal.

It is no secret that the Heat are actively selling O'Neal in the trading market. However, O'Neal's salary is too high, and he ranks second in the league in the new season after "Wolf King" Garnett.

This has caused the Heat to encounter great resistance in trading O'Neal.

However, General Manager Angie, who is determined to lead the team back to glory, chose to go alone. When O'Neal is about to turn 35 in the new season, he still took a different approach and brought together the three giants of Pierce, Ray Allen and O'Neal through a trade.

In addition, the Celtics also obtained veterans "Alien" Cassel, Eddie House, James Percy, and PJ Brown through operations.

The Celtics' series of operations this summer have directly raised the team to the top of the championship list, surpassing many favorites such as the Timberwolves and became the favorites of the league's new season.

After all, from the paper lineup alone, Pierce, Ray Allen and O'Neal, the combination of the three giants is the most shocking existence in the league.

With other outstanding helpers, the Celtics, who only scored 24 wins and 58 losses last season, are expected to make a gorgeous counterattack.

At the same time, Celtics head coach Rivers will also become a hidden danger for Luke to compete for the best coach in the new season.

The Grizzlies and the Celtics' team's record last season is similar. If Luke wants to beat Rivers to win the second best coach of his career, he must ensure that the Grizzlies' team's record in the new season is better than the Celtics.

Otherwise, Luke will not only have no advantage in the competition with Doug Rivers, but his skin color problem may also become Luke's disadvantage.

On the day of media interview, the three teams with the most news reports from outside were indeed not surprising. The Grizzlies alone, the three teams, the Lakers and the Celtics, accounted for more than 60%.

After deciding on the various halos brought by the defending champion Timberwolves themselves, the attention received by other teams in the league can be said to be very small.

Among them, Grizzlies head coach Luke said confidently in an interview, "The team's goal in the new season has never been as simple as entering the playoffs, but to launch an attack on the championship."

"Many people are not optimistic about the prospects of the Grizzlies' new season, and believe that the Grizzlies can only enter the playoffs at most."

"But what I want to say is that the teams I coach are always favorites to win the championship."

"If I had to set a few goals on my behalf, the first goal would be nothing more than helping the Grizzlies break through the first round of the playoffs, thus breaking the slightly awkward team record."

"But no matter what, the Grizzlies' goals in the new season will not change, they will launch an impact on the championship."

"Even if multiple teams in the league have completed reinforcement in the new season, it greatly increases the difficulty for the Grizzlies to win the championship, but the miracle is to create possibilities in the impossible, and I have been creating miracles since the moment I entered the league."

Luke's interview was quickly spread afterwards, and finally attracted discussions from many fans on the Internet.

Fans who support Luke only feel that Luke is still as domineering as ever. They dare to make harsh words before the new season starts. I am afraid that only Luke dares to touch such extremely easy slap in the face.

As for fans who don’t like Luke, they began to mock Luke for being ignorant of being in a state of ignorance and even set up a BF, preparing to see how Luke slapped himself in the face in the new season.

After all, with the Lakers and Celtics reinforcing so smoothly, it is simply a dream to win the championship.

Even the Western Conference teams that entered the playoffs last year have strengthened this summer. The competition in the Western Conference will inevitably become more intense in the new season. It is hard to say whether the Grizzlies can enter the playoffs smoothly, let alone break through the first round of the playoffs.

Therefore, many people think that Luke's first goal is probably going to be slapped in the face, which makes some black fans very excited.

During the Timberwolves, Luke always held good cards in his hands, which made fans who hated Luke unable to vent their skills.

Now Luke has chosen a team that ranked last in the league last season to make a comeback, which undoubtedly gives black fans the opportunity to complain wildly.

Behind success there are often overwhelming doubts and abuses. Luke doesn't care about this. As long as he can lead the Grizzlies to achieve results and put the facts in front of everyone, then all doubts will naturally shut up.

Luke is not confident in whether he can win the championship in the new season, but if he only makes it to the playoffs, Luke has already been invincible in advance and is ready to open everyone's eyes.

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In early October, the new season's preseason officially arrived, and the first opponent the Grizzlies encountered in the preseason was the Houston Rockets, who are in the Southwest Division.

NBA fans were very excited after the league announced the preseason schedule to the outside world.

After all, fans have not watched the game for nearly four months since the finals in June. Although the regular season has to wait until the end of October, the preseason has attracted a lot of attention from fans.

On October 6, local time in the United States, the Grizzlies will visit Houston Toyota Center Arena to challenge the Rockets.

Even if it was just a preseason match, the Rockets' home attendance rate was still very considerable, and a large number of fans went to Houston specifically to watch the Grizzlies' first game of the new season.

The game between the Grizzlies and the Rockets is quite interesting. The two teams made a deal about star McGrady on offseason.

Many people want to see what kind of performance McGrady, wearing a Grizzlies jersey, can perform in the new season, and whether the Rockets can get better after trading McGrady.

Today, the Rockets are a single-core team with Yao Ming as the core, but the decrease in the number of stars has increased the depth of the Rockets' overall lineup.

Whether it is Conley and Guy who are entrusted by Rockets fans, or Scola, Alstom and Bathir who can help Yao Ming, these people will determine the cap of the Rockets' new season.

The Rockets fans have lost patience for many years of playoffs, but after a series of offseason operations, the Rockets have fundamentally changed.

As for whether to reach the sky in one step or fall from the altar, this is also something Rockets fans want to know.

Before the game started, the players of the two teams warmed up in their respective halfs, and McGrady, who returned to the Rockets Stadium, looked in a pretty good mood.

He even talked and laughed with his old friends Yao Ming and others on the sidelines, and there was no sign of the urgency of the war.

Although no teams in the preseason will show their full strength, the Rockets and Grizzlies obviously do not want to lose the game for the offseason deal.

Otherwise, the outside world's reputation will definitely put a certain player on a huge psychological pressure.

The starting lineup sent by the Grizzlies in this game are: Lowry, McGrady, Gerald Wallace, Gasol Grocester, and Gasol Jr.

The Rockets are: Conley, Guy, Bathir, Scola, and Yao Ming.

Rockets head coach Montgomery chose to place Rudy Guy, who is two meters tall, at the shooting guard.

Originally, Guy's figure was more suitable to play as a small forward, but when Luther Hyde had an affair with Al, Montgomery chose Rudy Guy, who had a better offensive talent.

As soon as the game started, Yao Ming helped the Rockets jump to the ball first, and the Rockets' offensive center of gravity was obvious at the beginning of the game.

Conley tried to lift the ball to Yao Ming from the outside, and it seemed that he wanted to open the situation from Yao Ming's point.

Luke, who knew this well, had already made some arrangements. At this time, the Grizzlies' formation on the court was regional joint defense, and Gasol was in a position where he could attack Yao Ming at any time.

However, the first defense at the beginning of the game, Gasol did not attack Yao Ming, but instead asked his younger brother Gasol to defend alone in the penalty area.

Although Yao Ming squeezed his back twice and used his height advantage to turn around and hit, Gasol was not depressed on his face, but just ran to the frontcourt to participate in the attack after serving.

The reason why Luke didn't let Paul go? Gasol assisted in defense is not only because it was just a preseason game, but also wanted to see what effect Gasol's current penalty area defense can achieve when facing Yao Ming.

Although it is difficult for Gasol, who has just entered the league, to limit Yao Ming in one-on-one defense, for Gasol, this is not only a preseason game, but also an accumulation of experience.

Yao Ming's hook shot on the offensive end made the Grizzlies unable to make an effective defensive counterattack, but the Grizzlies in positional battles still had an orderly execution tactic.

Lowry took the ball and led the ball over the half, and the Grizzlies had already set up a triangular offensive position.

After handing the ball to McGrady on the strong side, Lowry stood outside the three-point line at the top of the arc and formed a triangle with Paul Gasol and McGrady.

As for Gasol Jr. and Gerald Wallace, they both fell to the weak side. While preparing to cut without a ball at any time, they also gave a lot of room for the three on the strong side.

With the ball facing Rudy Guy's defense, McGrady still looked sleepy and posed in three threatening positions in the middle distance. Seeing Rudy Guy's defense position farther, McGrady pulled up and made a mid-range shot.

"Swish~"

As the sound of basketball entering the net sounded, a faint smile appeared on McGrady's face.

In the whole first quarter, both sides did not give too high defensive strength on the defensive end, but they seemed very excited on the offensive end.

The two main tactics of the positional battle Grizzlies are triangular offense, as well as a pick-and-roll connection between McGrady and Paul Gasol.

Once the Rockets miss the shot on the offensive end, the Grizzlies will immediately launch a defensive counterattack, increasing the pace of the game very quickly.

At the same time, McGrady and Paul Gasol's excellent offensive feel also attracted most of the Rockets' defensive attention.

Therefore, Lowry got a lot of shooting opportunities at the top of the arc, and made three three-pointers in a single quarter, helping the Grizzlies always have the advantage.

However, the time period for the Grizzlies to really open the score is still the second quarter.

After the second quarter, both sides tacitly replaced all the main players. The main players in the preseason confrontation usually don’t play for too long, especially for players like Yao Ming who have hidden dangers of injury. Montgomery dared not let Yao Ming play for too long.

In the second quarter, when both sides changed into substitute lineups, the Grizzlies suddenly began to exert force outside the three-point line.

First, Mike Miller hit a three-pointer at 45 degrees on the right in two consecutive offensive rounds, and then "Flying Squirrel" Stodmeier passed the ball to Capono in the bottom corner.
To be continued...