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The first official strength list of NBA, the Raptors ranked first, followed by the Lakers, Knicks, Spurs, Kings, 76ers, and Heat.

The Knicks have become the team that has risen the most in the rankings. Experts are unanimously optimistic about Grant Hill, and sending Houston away in exchange for him feels like a shotgun exchange.

The Knicks have Glenn Rice, a former All-Star, and they also retain a three-point shooting spot.

With Ewing leaving, everyone feels that the Knicks will not become weaker because of this, but they are optimistic about Ben Wallace becoming an All-Star. In games where Ewing was absent, the Knicks had a higher winning rate, and Wallace performed amazingly on the defensive end.

The Heat ranked behind the 76ers because Mourning was diagnosed with kidney disease before the game even started, and the Heat's strength, which lacked an inside core, dropped significantly.

The ones that have fallen sharply in the Western Conference strength list are the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves.

The Trail Blazers ranked 13th. They removed important inside substitute Brian Grant, and also sent out Camby. Sabonis is one year older, and the inside strength has dropped significantly. Pippen's condition is getting worse year by year, which is even more disappointing.

The Timberwolves were only ranked 16th and barely made the playoffs. Joe Smith's "yin and yang contract" scandal was finally exposed.

The Timberwolves were severely sanctioned by the league office and were deprived of first-round draft picks for the next five years and fined $3.5 million. Joe Smith was forced to become a free agent. Teams with less than 15 players can sign with him.

The Lakers team is still keeping a low profile, but in fact they don't feel very comfortable. Experts are not optimistic about the Lakers, not because their lineup is worse than the Raptors, but because they have never been successful and are used to being looked down upon.

Yang Rui was interviewed and shouted the championship slogan as usual. "We were already champions last season. As long as we fail to defend the title, our record will go backwards. So, do you believe me when I say I don't care about the record?"

On October 31, the Raptors opened their home game against the Pacers, their old rival in the Eastern Conference finals.

In the first game of the Western Conference Lakers' game against the Trail Blazers, the league still chose gimmick games as in the past.

The Pacers were easily swept by the Raptors in the playoffs. The loss was ugly. They lost two starters inside and outside in the summer, Dale Davis and Mark Jackson, and their strength declined. But the addition of center Marcus Camby has made everything interesting. Many people want to know how Camby can perform against his old team?

During morning training, the senior players were relaxed and chatting about Facebook board games in the locker room.

The Minion Farm craze is over;

This kind of game attracts users quickly, but gets bored quickly. Once the land is cleared and crops can be planted, it loses its novelty. After the upgrade, the content of the processing plant is included, which is just a change of the soup without changing the medicine.

In August, Facebook launched a gaming platform, which is no longer a simple game section and allows you to play various board and card games.

Go, chess, Lianliankan, Texas Hold'em, etc. are all available, and players can use the same Facebook account to log in to the gaming platform.

After two playoffs and one championship, the confidence of the Raptors' core players was built up, and they did not believe they would lose to the Pacers.

Yang Rui didn't believe it either. O'Neal Jr. and Carter did not train much in the training camp and did not play in the preseason. After a month of physical replenishment, the team's condition is not bad.

The Pacers are far behind the stars, and core Jaylen Rose strained his right hamstring in the preseason and will miss two to four weeks and will not be able to play in the opening game.

In the summer, the Pacers' head coach changed. Larry Bird became the team manager. The coach was "Smiling Assassin" Isiah Thomas. This was his first time as a head coach. He had little experience and had never even been an assistant coach before. Pass.

The media generally believed that there was no suspense in this game. Thomas faced the defending champion in his first coaching career, which was definitely a big test.

In the evening, when the players came out, Marcus Camby was booed wildly by the home fans.

When he was with the Raptors, Camby always felt that he was on a higher level, and he didn't say anything good about the Raptors when he left. Now that his old club has become a championship team, he has been kicked out by the Trail Blazers. It is extremely ironic, and Raptors fans are shocked. Happy to hear and see.

Canby pretended to be indifferent, but in fact he was so depressed that he wanted to commit suicide. He didn't earn a big contract and didn't gain popularity. When he joined the Pacers, his tactical status was not as good as Austin Crohill.

The championship ring awarding ceremony was held at home first, and the players took turns to receive the rings. Two retired players, Jeff Hornacek and Detrev Schrempf, also came to the scene and received their rings.

They watched the game from the sidelines and became guests of this venue. Players who have transferred to other teams will receive rings when they play away games.

The players warm up and the game is about to begin.

This season, the Raptors have received the most live broadcasts across the United States in the league, and China cctv5 also broadcasts the games live.

Zhang Lili introduced: "Yang Rui once said in an interview that he would reuse rookie Michael Reed. Today he started. The other four were last season's starters, Billups, Carter, O'Neal Jr., and Brad Rice." Le.”

Partner Xu Jicheng said: "The Pacers have changed four players in the starting lineup, and their strength is obviously not as good as the Raptors. I think the suspense today is not about winning or losing, but how long the Pacers can last into garbage time."

The audience didn't take the Pacers seriously because their starting lineup was too shabby: Travis Best, Reggie Miller, Crohill, Sam Perkins, and Camby.

The 40-year-old veteran Perkins entered the starting lineup, which surprised Yang Rui. The Pacers simply despised the Raptors. He couldn't figure out how Perkins could guard O'Neal.

O'Neal won the jump ball and the game began.

Billups passed the ball to Carter, and the players spread out. Billups and O'Neal were on the left, and Brad Miller and Reid were on the right. In the middle, Carter holds the ball frame and is one-on-one with Crohill.

In two seasons with the Raptors, Carter faced defenders like McGrady, Christie, and Bowen. When he went to the Dream Team, he even had duels with the stars. He had poor defense against Crohill at the 3rd position. player, he has no pressure.

He continuously dribbled the ball from his hips and took a step to the right. After attracting the opponent's center of gravity, he slapped the ball with his right hand and redirected it with his left hand. He moved out of position and made an emergency stop in front of the free throw line for a jump shot.

With no one on guard in front of him, Carter steadily made the Raptors' first goal of the season. 2 to 0.

The Pacers attacked and opened up their formation, with Best and Camby playing pick-and-roll in the middle.

Miller switched defenses in time, and Billups also bypassed the pursuit, forming a double-team. Best quickly passed the ball to the middle and gave it to Camby who was left open.

Camby has been playing as a substitute in the Trail Blazers and rarely has a chance to take action. Dunleavy has not arranged catch-and-shoot tactics for him. He lacked confidence in this position, and the fans on the sidelines even booed in unison, putting pressure on him.

Camby hesitated and didn't take a shot, passing the ball to Reggie Miller who was running. Not daring to shoot is sometimes more terrifying than shooting. Camby doesn't even have the courage to take action anymore, so what else can he do on the offensive end? He was destined to be a blue-collar worker for the rest of his life.

Reggie Miller faced Carter's defense and failed to get rid of it in one step, and then distributed the ball to Perkins on the outside. The latter could not beat O'Neal and had to look for teammates.

With 24 seconds running out, Best forced a pull-up jumper against Billups and missed, and Brad Miller grabbed the rebound.

The Pacers had too few starting points of attack and it was difficult to break through the Raptors' defense.