Tickets for the Waterhouse Center were even sold out. Similar to the Magic, the Lakers, Rockets and Celtics are in the same situation in the new season. You should know that preseason games are usually not held at the team's home court. One of the reasons

It's just that preseason games don't attract many viewers.

In the new season, the Orlando Magic has the most national live broadcasts in the league, 34. Although Orlando is also a big city in the United States, it is completely incomparable to Los Angeles and New York. However, it has received as many as 34 live broadcasts, which is enough to show how popular the Orlando Magic is.

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It is worth mentioning that 34 national live broadcasts are also a rule stipulated by the NBA that a team can only receive a maximum of 34 national live broadcasts in a single season.

The Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics ranked second to fourth with 30, 28 and 27 live broadcasts across the United States respectively.

The total number of live broadcasts of the top four has also created the highest number of NBA live broadcasts in the past, which is enough to show the expectations of major TV stations for this year's NBA.

However, there is no national live broadcast in the preseason. Only the local TV station in Orlando is responsible for the live broadcast. Fans in other places who want to watch the game can only watch it through the online broadcast method.

"Guys, are you ready? Although this is just a preseason game, your new season will start from here. Get ready to go on the court and receive your cheers." Stan Van Gundy clapped his hands.

"Go! go! go!" Dwight Howard shouted with his arms raised and was the first to run out of the locker room.

In the new season, Lin Sen is still the last one to play, which is also a symbol of the team's status, while Howard, the team's second leader, is the first to play.

Standing in the players' tunnel, Lin Sen looked at the dark entrance and was looking forward to a perfect ending to his journey in the new season.

The New Jersey Nets players came on stage amid boos from the audience. The New Jersey Nets have been involved in trade scandals from the middle of last year's season to now. At one time, Vince Carter wanted to join the Magic. But in the end, the two sides failed to do so because of salary.

As for the New Jersey Nets, the team's strength has not increased, but they have lost two important team rotation players in Eddie House and Mickey Moore. Although the team still maintains the three Musketeers, it will not be a problem to enter the playoffs.

But it has long since withdrawn from the ranks of truly strong teams.

When the Magic players came on the court, they were greeted with wild applause from nearly 20,000 fans. Chauncey Billups, who was used to the madness of the Palace of Auburn Hills, also felt the different enthusiasm of Orlando fans and Detroit fans.

"New Jersey has fielded the starting five of Nenad Krstic, Josh Boone, Richard Jefferson, Vince Carter, and Jason Kidd. This is the same as the first half of the playoffs last season.

The only difference between the starting lineup that we swept was Josh Boone.

Let's take a look at our starting lineup for the new season. Oh, Dwight and Darko have become the new starting duo inside. Chris will contribute on the bench. In addition, Ron will start on the forward line instead of Sean.

, the back line is Chauncey and Wood. What a luxurious lineup this is, I can almost foresee this being an Orlando training game."

The local radio commentator in Orlando was completely one-sided.

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As the whistle blew, Howard dialed the ball down without any suspense. After Lin Sen caught the ball, the entire Magic team immediately started moving.

However, there was no individual singles but the most direct cooperation between players, almost all passing the ball with one hand. In the end, Billups directly hit a three-pointer after receiving the pass from Milicic.

"It's so beautiful. It reminds me of how one touch of the ball in English football ultimately relies on the team to complete the goal. There is no doubt that this is a team goal that belongs to Orlando. The ball only stayed in everyone's hands for a moment.

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Compared with the Magic's teamwork, the New Jersey Nets still rely more on the Three Musketeers. But the inside line composed of Howard and Milicic destroyed Kostic and Josh Boone to pieces on both offense and defense.

Vince Carter, who signed a five-year, $80 million contract with the Nets, seemed to want to prove to all Magic fans in front of the Magic fans what a mistake the Magic made for not spending so much money to sign him. He scored two goals in a row at the beginning.

This made Artest feel ashamed.

Artest, who also wanted to show off his good form to new fans, immediately turned into a beast. Vince Carter's offense was immediately restricted.

Lin Sen was even more relaxed with the help of Billups. What satisfied the coaching staff most was undoubtedly the perfect connection between the first team and the second team. Billups played almost five minutes in the first quarter.

Artest moved to shooting guard and Shane Battier moved to small forward.

The appearance of two top defensive players directly caused the Nets' Carter and Jefferson to play extremely awkwardly. Their defense, plus Milicic and Howard inside, completely achieved the effect of 1+1+1+1>4.

In the eighth minute, Linsen was replaced by Billups, and Milicic was replaced by Chris Webber. The interior defense of such a lineup was a little worse than before, but the offensive end was not bad at all.

The coaching staff headed by Stan Van Gundy is particularly satisfied with the rotation of the team's first and second lineups. Of course, they also know that this is only the preseason. The preseason is for training and formation. In the regular season, they may not be able to perform as well as now.

Good results.

The New Jersey Nets wanted to prove to their fans that the Nets are still competitive, but the fact is that they lost to the new but improved Magic by 35 points at the Waterhouse Center.

No one on the team played more than 23 minutes. Except for Pippen and Rodman, everyone played and everyone scored and assisted.

Although this is only a preseason game, the Orlando Magic undoubtedly put huge pressure on the top players from all walks of life, especially the Magic's terrifying lineup thickness.

On the same day, the Los Angeles Lakers also beat the Denver Nuggets by 22 points. Not only did they not make reinforcements during the offseason, but their main point guard was signed by the Lakers.

Pau Gasol, Steve Blake, and Michael Pietrus also showed good condition. The Los Angeles media and the Orlando media are both full of confidence in the new season, and the media from both sides are even more early

The war of words was brought to the regular season battle between the two sides.

However, the Orlando Magic players had to leave the United States. That night they boarded a flight to Taipei, and what was waiting for Lin Sen in Taipei was not just the game.

ps: I’m really busy today. I said 8,000 words are still 2,000 words short of everyone, so I will update 10,000 words tomorrow to show my sincerity. If I don’t update it, Xiao Ai will give back double the amount to everyone. Seeing Xiao Ai’s sincere attitude
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