Chapter 1059 The show! (5/5!)
On October 4, US time, the Pelicans were at home and ushered in their first preseason game against the Bucks.
Although it is a preseason, the New Orleans Arena, which can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, is full.
And the fans' faces couldn't hide their excitement.
Not only can we witness the debut of the four-star Pelicans, but also because it is a preseason, the tickets are much cheaper than the regular season.
Being able to buy tickets is already exciting enough for them.
And even the Pelicans season ticket holders do not include preseason tickets.
So at this time, the person sitting in the front row was not the local rich man, but the most enthusiastic fans.
A few meters away, you can feel like flames burning on them.
The Pelicans' preseason debut has already made local fans so enthusiastic.
Regardless of whether other teams are miserable or not, the Pelicans' market will definitely rise to a new level.
The happiest thing at this time was Gail Benson sitting in the Vip box.
The impact of the four-star Pelicans is not only on the field, but also off the field.
During the offseason, FOX Sports was already in contact with him about the broadcast contract.
American television is charged, and television broadcasting is the largest fiscal revenue in the NBA.
The 9-year, 24 billion contract that Xiao Hua had negotiated before is one of them.
However, this contract is for the entire NBA league, which is the national live game that the teams combined.
Moreover, the media signed are not all media, they are only from TNT and ESPN.
The more special thing here is the Lakers. In addition to having the league's TV broadcast, they also have their own.
The Lakers signed a 20-year, 3 billion broadcast contract with Time Warner in 2011.
In other words, the Lakers can get $150 million from Time Warner alone.
Time Warner is a television media targeting fans in the Los Angeles area and does not conflict with live broadcasts across the United States.
The same happened to the Pelicans.
FOX is the American TV media second only to TNT and ESPN. Now the Pelicans have a dazzling starlight and they can't sit still.
Speaking of which, although they didn't have the chance to sign a broadcast contract with the NBA, this just gave them the chance to sign with the Pelicans.
Benson is ready to negotiate in-depth with FOX.
Of course, before the Xiaohua incident, FOX Sports played a bad role. When it really came to a certain stage, Benson also had to ask Tang Tian for his opinion.
Although she is not as good as her husband in business, she is very self-aware and knows that everything the Pelicans have now is brought by Tang Tian.
Tang Tian’s opinions are more important than anyone’s opinions.
The game is about to begin, and both team members enter the venue to warm up.
At this moment, the screams and cheers of fans could no longer be stopped.
Because they saw that all four-star Pelicans were wearing training suits!
In other words, they are likely to play this game!
Many teams play less and even don’t play in the preseason, so they are still quite worried before the game.
But Stevens seems to understand the fans' ideas very well!
There was no preseason ceremony. After the warm-up, the starters of the two teams appeared one after another.
At this moment, deafening cheers burst into the scene.
On the Pelicans, Walker, Tang Tian, Butler, Davis, and Dedmon's starting lineup!
The four Pelicans start all the starts!
"Here! Come! The Pelicans are here!"
"The Pelicans Galaxy is here! The Bucks are shivering!"
"The Bucks: Why was it me the first one to get hurt?!"
"Bucks fans: Xiao Hua, Xiao Hua, the evil Xiao Hua!"
"I was so excited that I couldn't help but feel like I was about to explode!"
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A preseason game, before the start of the game, the fans on the hotline were already blown up.
Not only the United States, but also China, and other overseas TV hotlines, fans have been blown up one after another.
It doesn't look like a preseason game at all!
The Bucks also have a big three players, including Delavidova and Greg Monroe.
On paper, the Bucks are not necessarily much worse.
Irving stood in the backcourt and glanced at the starting lineup of the Pelicans opposite, with a very complicated expression.
Except for Dedmont, the other four are all brothers who work hard.
It's like a group of brothers who are sympathetic, but in the end I didn't take him to play!
Looking at the atmosphere of the fans on the scene, I really envied him so much.
"beep!"
The referee's whistle pulled Owen back from his thoughts.
Davis put the ball back to the Pelicans' half, Butler got the ball and handed it to Walker, and the game officially started!
Walker took the ball to the frontcourt and directly called Davis to jump into the basket.
His speed is very fast.
Many NBA players who enter the league are talented and have great kills, such as James.
But more people still slowly embark on the path of superstars through continuous efforts, such as Kobe.
Walker is also a player of the same type as Kobe. When he entered the league, his strength was already great, but he still continued to improve himself.
After achieving his peak career performance last season, he practiced hard with Parker this summer, and his strength was even better.
The Bucks did not double-team, and Walker accelerated to the basket and faced Antetokounmpo's throw.
Antetokounmpo's long arms covered the sky, but Walker's timing was perfect, and the parabola was very high, so the ball was barely crossing his fingertips.
"Swish!"
The ball is hollow and put into the bag.
Walker scored his first record for the Pelicans!
There was a burst of cheers at the scene.
Among the Pelicans' Big Four, the fans are most worried about Walker. After all, it is difficult to become a short defender. Walker has been in the East before.
But the ball just now made them leave that worry behind.
Even Antetokounmpo can be called if he misplaces, but what else can't be called?
The Bucks' offense, Irving's frontcourt tactics cannot be played out.
The Pelicans have five players on the court, except Walker's defense is at the league average, and the rest are above the level, and even have many.
The three giants on the Bucks have just formed a team, and their tacit understanding is obviously insufficient.
Irving cannot be opened and finally chose Single Thu Walker.
Irving has an advantage in Walker's body shape, but both of them are hard-working brothers and are familiar with each other. The interference Walker gives makes Irving uncomfortable.
Irving broke into the basket and turned around to squeeze out Walker's small throw.
"Bang!"
Davis came from the weak side to defend, jumped up and went from top to bottom, and directly hit the blood on his face!
Irving reacted quickly and turned around to grab the ball, but Tang Tian was faster than him and had already grabbed the ball one in advance.
And after snatching the ball, he turned around and threw the ball forward.
Walker and Butler have already rushed out of the three-point line.
The Bucks had no time to retreat.
Antetokounmpo struggled to catch up from the backcourt but couldn't catch up.
Walker quickly broke into the frontcourt and saw that Antetokounmpo had just passed halftime, so he didn't go directly, but looked at Butler and smashed the ball directly on the rebound.
Butler understood it, took a step and jumped up, grabbed Walker's board pass in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!
He even swung around the basket after he dunked!
There was a pause on the scene, and the cheers burst out directly.
Walker's ball in front was pretty good, but this ball told them that the Pelicans Brothers' basketball started the show!
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