"Put a cushion on the table, decorate a cushion on the table."

"This is a live broadcast of an NBA game. The person sitting next to me is the familiar Coach Zhang Weiping."

"The game we are live broadcasting today is the New Jersey Nets vs. the Boston Celtics at home."

"The game hasn't started yet, the players are still warming up on the court..."

...

CCTV, double level combination.

The earliest official partner.

Speaking of which, Sun Zhengping is still Zhang Weiping's bole.

This incident starts from the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.

That year, CCTV sat at the main venue of the All-Star Game for the first time and broadcast the NBA All-Star Game live.

As the sports spokesperson of CCTV, Director Sun accepted this important task without hesitation and came to New York, a place he was unfamiliar with.

Here, Sun Zhengping urgently needs an American expert who understands sports.

Then, he thought of his good friend Zhang Weiping.

At that time, Zhang Weiping was serving as the Sino-US Basketball Cultural Exchange Ambassador in the United States.

Zhang Weiping readily agreed to Sun Zhengping's invitation.

The two hit it off immediately, and worked together to explain the live broadcast of the first NBA game, which was historically significant for CCTV.

After this successful experience, the 1998 NBA Finals.

The location is Chicago.

It's still live broadcast.

The Shuangping combination appears together again.

This time, the two reached an agreement to become a long-term commentary partner.

Since then, the duo of Sun Zhengping and Zhang Weiping has been active on the CCTV stage.

...

Zhang Weiping: "We know that two Chinese players came to the NBA this season, which is interesting. Wang Zhizhi of the Bayi team and Shentong of the Arizona Wildcats went to the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets respectively. The players in this game

Live broadcast, we can see the performance of STO."

Sun Zhengping: "Everyone is already very familiar with Wang Zhizhi, one of the best center players in the country, but I believe there are still many people who are not familiar with this young player Shentong. Can Director Zhang give us a brief introduction?"

Zhang Weiping: "Okay. As for this player STO, when he was with the Arizona Wildcats..."

Sun Zhengping: "..."

Zhang Weiping: "..."

Ten thousand words are omitted here.

Sun Zhengping: "Okay, so everyone has a preliminary understanding of STO. As far as I know, the Nets' performance last season was not good, and the Celtics failed to make the playoffs. Please Zhang

Let me talk about my thoughts on this match between these two teams.”

Zhang Weiping: "The Celtics, who have a glorious history, have failed to enter the playoffs for six consecutive years since the 1995-96 season. The Nets have also been playing the role of the weakest player in the Eastern Conference..."

Sun Zhengping interrupted: "So this game is a contest between two second-rate teams."

Zhang Weiping immediately reached out to stop him.

"It can't be said that Kidd is a passing master who can revitalize the team. Under Kidd's leadership, the Nets may have a qualitative change, and even reaching the playoffs may not be impossible.

As for the Celtics, it is said that before the start of the new season, Paul Pierce called his teammates for a training camp very early. Antoine Walker also said before the season that they are very satisfied with their current state and believe that they will be able to kill the Celtics this year.

Make the playoffs.”

Sun Weiping: "Okay, the game is about to start. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams."

...

The New Jersey Nets have continued the starting lineup from the preseason. Scott is quite satisfied with this main lineup, and at least he has no plans to change the starting lineup yet.

Center: Todd MacLoach, Power Forward: Kenyon Martin, Small Forward: Keith Van Horn, Shooting Guard: Corey Kidders, Point Guard: Jason Kidd.

The Boston Celtics starting lineup.

Center: Tony Barty, a 2.11-meter-tall inside swingman.

Can play both positions 4 and 5.

This is a standard blue-collar player.

He has played for the Celtics for three seasons and averaged 6.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 0.9 blocks last season.

As long as Barty is on the court, he does all the dirty work.

Power forward: Antoine Walker, one of the Boston Twins, 2.03 meters.

This short power forward who loves to shoot three-pointers from the outside took an astonishing 7.4 shots from the three-point line last season and shot an impressive 36.7% from the field.

Averaged 23.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, which is quite good.

Small forward: Boston's other twin star, Paul Pierce, 2.01 meters.

The star, who was selected by Boston with the 10th overall pick in the first round, became an All-Star last season.

He averaged 25.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game. His points, rebounds, and assists were all career highs.

It is worth mentioning that just one month ago, Pierce encountered a life accident.

...

It was the night of September 25th, and the weather was a bit sultry.

After finishing training for the day, Paul Pierce and his teammates went to the bar to drink and relax.

"Look, who is this, Paul? You are our hero in Boston and the future of the Green Army." A drunk guy came over.

"Thank you." Pierce glanced at the other person and replied politely.

"Hey, you're so shameless. You haven't made it to the playoffs for three consecutive years, but you're drinking here. Do you think I'm complimenting you, you idiot!"

Pierce had never been so reviled by a passerby. He stood up and said condescendingly: "You drunkard and scoundrel, get out of here before I get angry!"

But the drunkard didn't seem to be afraid of Pierce. Instead, he spoke more harshly and gradually moved closer to Pierce.

"Get out of here! Stay away from me." Pierce pushed the drunkard.

This is bad.

It turns out that the trouble was not caused by a drunkard alone, but by a group of idle scoundrels.

"Bang!"

Someone hit Pierce on the head with a bottle.

The two sides immediately broke into a melee.

I don't know who shouted.

"Killing, killing!"

The crowd immediately dispersed, and Pierce fell into a pool of blood.

...

He was stabbed 11 times.

One of the knives reached a depth of 8 centimeters, entered the lungs, and missed the heart by 0.25 centimeters.

No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of kitchen knives...

Fortunately, Pierce saved his life.

Surprisingly, this guy was discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate after 3 days.

On October 13, his 23rd birthday, Pierce returned to training and participated in all preseason games.

It's like a god descending to earth.

Of course, we don’t rule out the possibility that someone from a mysterious Eastern country will travel through time and be reborn...

...

The starting shooting guard is a rookie, Joe Johnson, 2.01 meters tall.

This player, like Pierce, was the 10th pick in the first round.

Joe Johnson is a native of Arkansas and attended college at Arkansas State University.

For the shooting guard position, Johnson is tall and has good ball-handling skills.

However, judging from the draft report, this player has average athletic ability, lacks explosive power, and is not very fast.

But his playing style is stable and he makes few mistakes, so he can be regarded as a qualified player with potential.

Unlike the young Johnson, starting point guard Kenny Anderson is an experienced player.

He is only 1.83 meters tall, but he was the second overall pick in 1991 and was selected by the Nets.

Anderson's highlight moment was also with the Nets. At that time, Anderson averaged 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

But last season he only had 7.5 points and 4.1 assists.

In the current Boston formation, Anderson plays the role of a veteran.

Field control, and locker room leader.

...

Sun Zhengping: "Kenyon Martin and Tony Barty stood in the center circle preparing to jump the ball. The referee blew the whistle and the game started!"
Chapter completed!