Chapter 1303 Harden I Like It Here!

But what's strange is that some small teams that don't have any national broadcasts don't pay attention to the media.

For example, the Raptors have the fewest live broadcast games in the United States, with only 11 games. It is estimated that these 11 games are still games against some strong teams, such as the Suns, Lakers, and Hot Water teams, and they have the opportunity to be broadcast nationwide. But strangely, the Raptors Long did not echo the media's claims.

The reason is very simple. The broadcast revenue of the national live broadcast is distributed proportionally between the teams and the league. For a team that attracts attention like the Suns, the higher the broadcast revenue, it is also good for the small teams. Like the luxury tax, they can be divided into Money, this is why teams like the Raptors don't cooperate with the media.

Therefore, the choice of this live broadcast is actually a choice of interests of all parties and meets the interests and needs of all parties.

On October 30th, the 2012-2013 regular season begins.

The Suns did not make the playoffs last season, so logically the opening game would not be arranged, but the league arranged it out of interest.

There are three opening games in total. The first game is the Lakers versus the Heat, which was the opponent in last season's finals. The second game is the Celtics versus the Wizards, and the last game is the Suns versus the Mavericks.

Li Ba studied the Mavericks' lineup this year and felt that Cuban was just bragging. It wasn't even a quasi-championship level, not even a first-class one. It would be good to make it to the playoffs. .

The 35-year-old O'Neal Jr. is aging further. He only averaged 5+5 per game last year. He is in a state of retirement in the Mavericks. The Mavericks' main center is Chris Kaman, a second-rate center.

Stoudemire has returned to the Knicks, Kidd has left, and several other former main players have left. The lineup for the new season is already very mediocre.

"Poor Dirk!"

Li Ba called Nowitzki: "Why don't you leave the Mavericks?"

"The boss treats me well, Hammer, we will strengthen." Nowitzki sighed first, and then encouraged himself.

"Isn't your boss willing to invest? Why didn't you trade a few superstars?" Li Ba asked doubtfully.

"It is said that the relationship between our team and several top agents is average, and the opportunities are not very good. I don't know about other things. In fact, we also pursued Paul and the others, but there was no chance."

Nowitzki said.

Li Ba didn't have much to say, so he just said: "Dirk, are you 35 years old? Even if you reach 40, it will only be 5 years. You should make plans early while you are still in good shape."

On the evening of the 30th, the Suns faced the Mavericks at home.

Both sides announced their starting lineup before the game.

Mavericks: Kaman, Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, OJ Mayo, Darren Collison.

Suns: Li Ba, Nene, Caron Butler, George Hill, Harden.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Liji said: "In terms of lineup this season, the Mavericks are no longer on the same level as the Suns.

Although there are many rookies in the Suns, there are also several capable guys. For example, Harden and Hill are a very strong guard combination. Needless to say, Nene is also good paired with Hammer.

At the third position, Caron Butler was the tenth pick in the first round in 2002. He is a 33-year-old veteran. He has scored 20+ data in two consecutive seasons, but his status has declined in the past few seasons. Last season With 12+3 data, he can barely play 30 minutes. This season will definitely be worse. I think the Suns just want to use him to lead a group of newcomers, and he won't play a lot of time. "

Yu Jia said: "There are no good small forwards in the free market. The Suns have two rookies, but they are not strong enough to start."

When he came on the court, Li Ba saw OJ Mayo, one of the Mavericks' starters, at the exit. The latter's eyes shrank, and he no longer had the aura of disobedience to anyone back then.

Just one glance, this rookie was worth one glance, so Li Ba looked away and greeted Nowitzki.

After feeling that the bully's eyes were not on his face, OJ Mayo breathed a sigh of relief.

He still has fresh memories of the incident that occurred in last season's playoffs. The so-called racial discrimination incident ended with a formal apology from the team, which resulted in the collapse of the Grizzlies, a quasi-championship team. , Harden and Garnett both chose to leave, and he himself was abandoned by the team.

When he thought about the bully hitting three five-doubles in a row on the Grizzlies, he felt in a trance. All his energy and energy were knocked out by those three five-doubles. That kind of god-like performance hit him hard. Didn't recover today either.

When the bully targeted him, he felt suffocated.

The away team came on the field, and thanks to OJ Mayo, the Mavericks received their first boo of the 2012-13 season.

Of course Suns fans and Liba fans remember that storm, because of three consecutive five-doubles, that series has been forever engraved in the history of the league and basketball, so when Mayo appeared, boos almost broke out. The roof fell off.

This is also a prelude to fans welcoming Li Ba. In the season when Li Ba disappeared, the defending dynasty Suns couldn't even make the playoffs. This difference made their desire for Li Ba infinite.

"ah!"

When Li Ba made his final appearance, a roar like a tsunami sounded in the American West Arena.

"One hundred million! The game hasn't even started yet, and our ratings have exceeded 100 million. This is the highest rating in a year. This is the fans' choice! This is the influence of the current number one player and the new generation of basketball god!"

The national live broadcast was carried out by TNT, and Barkley shouted excitedly.

Nene was very excited. Playing on the team with the most attention in the league gave him a completely different feeling. It was truly like hundreds of millions of people watching him play.

Several rookies were trembling all over, excited and nervous at the same time.

Even Harden is not much better. Whether in the Thunder, the Grizzlies, or the Mosaic, he has never experienced such a big scene.

He looked at the front row. There were many celebrities, many female celebrities he liked. He stared at those big buttocks and his mouth was almost drooling.

"Pah!" Li Ba slapped Harden on the back of his chest and said angrily: "Still watching? Don't you know they are staring at you?"

"Ah? Haha, boss, it's great to play here! Oh, I like it here!" Harden came back to his senses and shouted with a dance.

"This bearded guy is shameless. Dad, ignore him." Guoguo shouted at Harden from below.

Harden had a dark look on his face and hurriedly knelt down and coaxed: "Guoguo, we are friends. I played with you in London. Have you forgotten?"

Guo Guo tilted her head and thought for a while, but couldn't remember.

"Guoguo, go and sit down quickly, don't run around." Li Ba said at this time.

Yatou has two sons to take care of, so she won't have time to come to watch his games live this season. Guoguo is clamoring to come, and he brought Guoguo to watch the games himself, so he should be careful.

"Yeah, dad, I need to help you get the ring." Guo Guo shouted.

"Okay, wait a moment." Li Ba said helplessly.