The players on both sides began warming up. During the warmups, the Boston Celtics' two fresh-faced rookies were like wild horses let loose from their reins, seeming to possess endless energy as they crazily put on dunking displays one after another.
Their soaring leaps and the crisp swish of the ball dropping through the hoop quickly became the focus of the entire arena.
However, this nearly frenzied state did not last long.
Just as they were getting carried away, Tony Allen could no longer stand it. He strode forward and, without the slightest courtesy, gave one of the rookies a hard kick.
That sudden kick was like a bucket of cold water dumped over their heads, instantly bringing the two rookies back to their senses. They finally realized they had been a little too excited, so they obediently reined themselves in and began warming up properly.
The sharp-eyed broadcast director happened to catch this amusing scene and put it up on the big screen for everyone to see.
At once, the arena erupted in laughter, with many fans grinning from ear to ear.
Everyone joked that it was as if the Boston Celtics had suddenly acquired two unbelievably mischievous little monkeys, their antics simply too amusing to watch.
As time passed, the warmups gradually came to an end.
The starters on both sides took off their heavy warmup jackets and strode firmly toward center court.
Seizing the moment, commentator Mike Gorman quickly introduced the starting lineups to the crowd and viewers watching from home in an impassioned voice:
Boston Celtics starters: Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler, Goodwin, Marc Gasol, Andre Drummond.
Chicago Bulls starters: Derrick Rose, Mike Dunleavy, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, Joakim Noah.
It was worth mentioning that this season, Coach Jack no longer intended to stick to a fixed