林來瘋已經來到亞洲,
休斯頓火箭和這支球隊的臺灣籍美國人當家球星傑瑞米·林于季前賽對陣印第安那步行者隊之前在亞洲之行的馬尼拉購物商場掀起火爆旋風。
火箭稍後將會前往臺灣參加周日的第二場焦點對決。
“我很高興能夠在臺灣打比賽,我想球迷們已經不必再翹首企盼現場觀看NBA球賽的機會,因此,希望他們能真正享受這次經歷。
我們肯定也會享受比賽,”林說道。
中鋒德懷特·霍華德已經加入到火箭隊的陣容當中。
在洛杉磯湖人隊不到一年後作為自由球員的他被簽入。
“我總是對自己講風雨過後必定會有彩虹,所以既然有了這段糟糕的經歷我就很期待著接下來的華麗轉身。”對即將到來的賽季充滿期待的霍華德說道。
步行者隊及主教練弗蘭克·沃格爾對於上賽季東部決賽中與之失之交臂被熱火奪走的NBA總冠軍仍然如饑似渴。
“仍然需要改善,這恐怕是我現在的感同身受。
對我們所做的從不感到滿意,你知道,你要做的只是不斷研究比賽,解讀我們的球隊，為贏得比賽讓最合適的人出現在最佳位置,”沃格爾說道。
週四比賽的關鍵將是受傷球員丹尼·格蘭傑的回歸,在2011年賽季場均斬獲19分的人物。
“我只是高興能再次上場。
我去年曾嘗試但並不成功,但值得慶倖的是在印第安那州我們有些很好的醫生而且我有一個很棒的外科醫生,所以我恢復的很好,”格蘭傑說。
步行者和火箭的巔峰對決是NBA海外季前賽的其中一場,這八場季前熱身賽將於10月29日NBA賽季正式開始前在六個國家上演。
"Linsanity" has come to Asia;
the Houston Rockets and the team's Taiwanese-American sensation Jeremy Lin, are hitting the hardwood at Manila's Mall of Asia Arena ahead of their preseason game against the Indiana Pacers.
The teams will then head to Taiwan for a second matchup on Sunday.
"I'm excited to play here and Taiwan, and I think the fans don't get a chance to watch the NBA game live, so hopefully they will really enjoy the experience.
And I think we are going to enjoy it definitely as well,said Lin.
The Rockets have added center Dwight Howard to their lineup.
He signed as a free agent after a less than stellar year with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"I always tell myself there's a rainbow after every storm, so I had that period of bad weather and I'm looking forward to the rainbow," said Howard, looking forward to the upcoming season.
The Pacers and head coach Frank Vogel are hungry to improve after losing to the NBA Champions, the Miami Heat, in last season's Eastern Conference finals.
"Still improving, that's probably how I rate it.
Never feel satisfied with the job that we've done and, you know, you just have to keep studying the game, keep studying our team and playing them in the best position to win games,” said Vogel.
Key to Thursday's game will be the return of injured player Danny Granger, who averaged nearly 19 points a game in the 2011 season.
"I'm just happy to be playing again.
I tried last year but it was unsuccessful, but thankfully we have some good doctors in Indiana and I had a good surgeon, so I'm doing well," said Granger.
The Pacers-Rockets match-ups are part of the NBA's comprehensive Global Games, consisting of eight pre-season games to be played in six countries ahead of the start of the NBA season on October 29.
