The three teams open + Christmas battle, the Thunder becomes the new favorite of the league, the Rockets take the lead

Not long ago, the league officially announced the schedule for the opening match of the new season and the Christmas game. The opening match was won by the Western Conference team. The new champion Thunder competed with the Rockets, which owned Durant. Both teams are representatives of young Western Conference powerhouses. After the Rockets traded KD this summer, the strength has increased dramatically. As the former Thunder star, Durant fought his old club as a new identity, and is full of topics and memories of the past. The derby in Los Angeles was staged again, and both the Lakers and the Clippers retained core players during the offseason and made targeted reinforcements. The match between the two teams in various positions is also very exciting. Doncic and Harden both received maximum salary renewal contracts this summer, and the confrontation between two new and old top offensive point guards has also become a key factor in the team's operation on the court. The point guards competed with Bill, and the small forwards Leonard encountered James again. The inside Lakers' new player Aiton faced the blue-collar tough guy Zubac. It is clear who is stronger and who is weak. The league has arranged five games in the Christmas game, and the West also occupies many seats. Since Tatum and Halliburton both suffered serious injuries in this year's playoffs, the strength of the Eastern Conference teams has significantly declined. However, the league still arranged a showdown between the Cavaliers and the Celtics. After all, the Celtics, as the team with the most championships in the East, has a strong fan base.

Another game was played by the New York Knicks at home against the Detroit Pistons. The head-on confrontation between Cunningham and Brunson, who had already achieved their talent, was the biggest highlight of this game. As the fastest-progressing Eastern Conference team last season, the Pistons lost to the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. Let's wait and see whether they can complete their revenge in the highly anticipated Christmas game. In the Western Conference, the three teams in the opening game, the Thunder, the Lakers and the Rockets, continued to play. It is not difficult to see that the championship Thunder has become the new favorite of the league. They will face the challenge of the San Antonio Spurs in the Christmas game. Both sides are teams with extremely strong rotation depth, with as many as 8 Spurs scoring in double digits. The competition between Wenban Yama and Homgren, two tall and tall people, on the inside and outside is very exciting.

The Lakers were arranged to challenge the Mavericks away, and there were also many stories and topics between the core players of both sides. Doncic and Davis, as the main players of the two teams' trade last season, are now fighting for the championship. James and Irving have changed from teammates who joined forces to win the championship in the past to opponents, and the match between the new No. 1 pick Flagg and James are also full of highlights. The former Lakers' former player Russell fought against the old master again, and the players' competition in this game has exceeded the outcome.

"Fire War" has become the highlight of the opening and Christmas in recent years. The two teams fought together again in the first round of the playoffs last season, and the winner was decided until the tiebreak. The Rockets' trading and reinforcement during the offseason made them one of the favorites to win the championship, while the Warriors remained silent and lost center Looney. After one went up and down, the Rockets naturally hoped to defeat their opponents by defeating them. The Rockets are able to make consecutive appearances in the opening game and Christmas game, which is enough to show that after Durant joins, the team's strength and popularity have improved significantly. Compared with traditional powerhouses like the Lakers, Celtics, and Spurs, it is not easy for the Rockets to return to the top of the West after many years. The situation of strong West and weak East in the new season will be particularly obvious. Which team can stand out in the West, where there are many powerful people, let us look forward to it!