In the end, the Mavericks still didn't take a hot shower.

However, for professional athletes of their level, this kind of thing is at most just to make them feel cold and want to pee.

Of course, Sun Hao had heard Esley tell a story and could have experienced the Celtics' unique home court advantage in advance.

On the day of game day, Nelson only arranged basic shooting training.

It seems that he doesn't want his athlete to catch a cold because of a cold shower.

After the training, the team members were chatting in the locker room.

"Sun, have you read the latest "NBA Insider"?"

Hubert Davis sat not far from Sun Hao and asked him.

Sun Hao shook his head. In order to master the retreat as soon as possible, he basically lived in the system after returning home.

"Barkley and Smith bet on your first game."

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment.

Barkley likes to bet on this matter, he knew it in his previous life.

During the previous draft, he also heard all the "one thousand dollar bet" because he was sitting behind the media area.

But knowing that Barkley was a trembling man, he turned around and forgot about it.

Unexpectedly, Barkley turned around and gambled him again.

Is this... I grabbed his sheep and pulled it hard?

"How many points?"

Nowitzki's wardrobe was next to Sun Hao, and he turned his head curiously.

"He and Smith bet two thousand dollars."

"Sun, don't care, that guy was just a big mouth when he was a player."

Nowitzki glanced at Davis as he said this.

This kind of thing will be somewhat embarrassing when Sun Hao tells it in the locker room.

"Hubert, come and help me hear how this song is."

Finley greeted Davis over.

I have to say that the Mavericks are really a group of good old people.

Sun Hao smiled and signaled that he didn't care.

He really didn't care.

Barkley is the kind of person who likes to make gimmicks, so he can get the attention.

There are many such people in their lives, and they have a characteristic. The more you pay attention to him, the more energetic he will become. If you treat him as a fart, he will lose himself.

"I don't mean anything else, Sun, don't worry, I will pass the ball to you."

Davis, who had been privately spoken by Finley, also came back and spoke.

Sun Hao nodded with a smile.

Historically, Asian players' NBA debuts were actually not very good.

Needless to say, Yao Ming made his first 0-point debut in the regular season. Yi Jianlian only scored 3 points in his first preseason game and left the game with 6 fouls.

Wang Zhizhi was the player with the most points in his debut, scoring 6 points.

But all those scores were taken in garbage time, and teammates were feeding him the ball at that time.

He played as a character player for 8 minutes and got 5 mobile phone visits.

So compared with this, with the current level of Asian players, and if he is a short defender, it is not surprising that Barkley would think so.

Or in other words, if the game does not produce garbage time, it is indeed not easy for Sun Hao to get points in his debut.

This is a small episode in the locker room.

However, this little episode made Sun Hao even more excited about the evening game.

European League, Summer League, Training Games...

Every event is like a step up, and the intensity of the game is getting bigger and bigger.

At night, he will experience the preseason.

Although the preseason is not a record and is more of a game for each team to train, its level is real.

What is the secondary thing about slapping the face or not Barkley? Whether he can perform well in the preseason and win himself a regular season rotation position is the most important thing.

...

That night, the North Shore Garden Arena was packed, and the Green Shirts seemed to have returned to the top.

There is one biggest difference between the NBA preseason and the regular season in this era. For more promotional events, it is free.

This is also why the North Shore Garden Arena, which has declined due to poor performance in recent years, has become so full again.

And this seems to explain why the Celtics have to use some tricks even though it is just a preseason.

Just as the Bulls sent a luxury lineup to the Summer League, they also need to use preseason victory to sweep the downturn of last season, boost the morale of fans, and warm up the new season.

There were noises in my ears and the champion flags were standing above my head.

Situated in the North Shore Garden Arena, Sun Hao felt a completely different feeling from when playing in Europe.

The Champions League gives people the feeling of madness, while the feeling here gives people the feeling of solemnity and the excitement that comes from the depths of the soul.

He worked hard for five years and finally set foot on the real NBA arena!

Finally, he no longer had to sit on the sidelines or be a spectator like he did in his previous life!

Both sides soon began to warm up, and Sun Hao also paid attention to the Celtics.

He has a buzz cut, no headband, and a green face.

Pierce was there, and in training suits, she looked like she could play.

After a closer look, Sun Hao could understand why Kobe regarded Pierce as the most difficult opponent to defend.

Even if it's only in the third grade, Pierce seems to have mastered all the scoring methods.

After the warm-up, Sun Hao glanced around and found many faces of Chinese fans in the audience.

“Welcome to the sun country!!”

"Asian little emperor!"

Moreover, they were holding signs written in Chinese in their hands, which were very eye-catching.

At this time, NBA had not really opened up the Chinese market, and these fans who could come to the scene to support them were really touching.

Sun Hao just waved his hand and showed off, and did not do much movement, and then took a deep breath.

What can live up to them from thousands of miles away is to perform well in the game.

"Don't be stressed, trust yourself."

Just then, little Nelson got up and walked to Sun Hao, hugged him and said words of encouragement to him.

Sun Hao nodded.

Although I have never understood why Nelson is so enthusiastic about him, even more enthusiastic than Old Nelson.

But this is not a bad thing.

The competition is about to begin, and in the middle of the audience on the first and second floors, Ernie Johnson, Barkley and Smith can't wait.

TNT won the preseason broadcast rights for this season, and Barkley and the others can show their eloquence in the commentary.

"I heard that the Mavericks players had a cold shower in Boston yesterday and the Bostonians didn't even provide them with hot water."

Gossip news is their favorite.

"It seems that the Celtics want to win this game and get a good start for them in the new season."

Ernie Johnson soon discovered the truth.

"They need this, the last time they had a 50% win rate was 8 years ago, man, you look at the championship flags above you and you feel like you don't deserve to wear it."

Barkley said and pointed at the sky above the stadium.

"Yes, so the intensity of this game may not be just a preseason game, we'll see a very intense game."

Ernie Johnson nodded and agreed, the two of them were so popular for the live broadcast of the game.

"So Charles, are you ready for $2,000 this time?"

Smith continued.

"No, why should I prepare? Kenny, that's what you need to prepare. I'll win this time!"

After Barkley said this, Johnson started to laugh.
To be continued...