Cack!

Chris Paul gritted his teeth, and the fierce friction sound was clearly audible to the people around him.

"Damn Jack Fan, you will pay a heavy price for your contempt for me."

Chris Paul clenched his fists, and his little universe was about to explode.

He couldn't recall at all how much he had despised Fan Xi. Fan Xi just used 10% of his once condescending side to deal with him, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

St. Paul is really aloof and sensitive.

Beep!

The whistle blows and the game officially begins.

The Lakers fans at the scene were loudly cheering for the home team. This was their life and death battle. They were shouting the names of 'Chris' and 'Dwight'. The 20,000 Lakers fans eagerly hoped that these two superstars would win.

A superstar can take over Kobe Bryant's banner and take the Lakers to greater heights.

In terms of paper strength, even without Kobe Bryant, the Lakers are still stronger than the Clippers.

However, book strength is often used to break through. What's more, Fan Xi is the superstar who is best at breaking through book strength in today's basketball world.

In the past two years, has Fan Xi personally created too many situations where the weak can overcome the strong?

Snap!

DeAndre Jordan defeated Howard again on the jump ball... DeAndre Jordan has an advantage in height.

Fan Xi got the basketball and slowly pushed forward.

The Clippers' starting lineup tonight is: Fansheed, Butler, Leonard, Nowitzki, and DeAndre Jordan.

Butler's growth rate in this series is amazing. He dared to play hard, and he gradually secured his starting position with the Clippers. This happened naturally, and the original starter Hamilton had no objection. He knew that this would happen sooner or later.

, he knew the day he joined the Clippers that he was here to be a support and helper.

The atmosphere inside the Clippers is very good.

The Lakers' starting lineup tonight is: Chris Paul, Webster, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard.

"Tonight, Paul finally has a platform to display his ambitions. He can fully display his talents, and he should show his dominance."

"He's surrounded by much better teammates now than he was in New Orleans," ESPN's Reggie Miller said on TV.

Paul stood in front of Fan Xi, with his arms spread wide and his eyes blazing, as if he wanted to fight Fan Xi desperately.

As Fanci said before the game, he did not regard the peak showdown with Paul as his top priority. He was not interested in defeating Paul at all.

He played according to plan.

Leonard and Butler set up a cross screen, and Fanshie passed the basketball to Leonard. Leonard easily used his back to get past Webster's defense and hit a jump shot.

Both Leonard and Butler have made great progress in the playoffs. If Butler has found a perfect outlet for his own energy, then Leonard's progress is more "internalized". In the process of defending Kobe,

, his own offensive energy has been greatly tempered. His ball-handling attack and his post-up singles in the mid-range have quickly reached the league's first-class level.

Therefore, eating Webster was just a trivial matter to him.

After all, Webster has always been a defensive colander.

After changing sides, Chris Paul dribbled the ball aggressively. He and Gasol completed a pick-and-roll in the high post. He rushed into the free throw line and completed the offense with a decisive throw.

After scoring the goal, he gritted his teeth and let out a deep roar.

Like an enraged beast.

"Without Kobe Bryant to restrain him, Chris Paul played extremely decisively tonight. I have a hunch that tonight will be the masterpiece of Chris Paul's career." McBrin couldn't wait to boast about Paul.

He always does.

After Paul scored, he stared at Fan Xi coldly, waiting for Fan Xi's reply.

However, Fan Xi still ignored him.

Fanci brought the ball to the frontcourt and then handed it to Nowitzki who was pulled up to the high post.

After Nowitzki made a triple threat to deceive Gasol, he quickly broke through, then made an emergency stop, and completed the jump shot independently.

Whoosh!

A signature offense.

Fan Xi reached out and gave Nowitzki a high-five.

As a porter, Fan Xi's style of play is very healthy and healthy.

He showed another dimension as a point guard, recuperating and allowing his teammates to play good isolation games.

For a point guard, assist data is not the only indicator, but allowing the team to run smoothly and efficiently is.

Whoosh!

Changing side to fight again, Chris Paul once again hit a mid-range jumper. He still passed the pick-and-roll, quickly got rid of the defense, and then made a sudden stop jumper.

His mid-range shooting has always been accurate.

Fan Xi's defensive pursuit was somewhat unable to keep up.

This is normal.

Fanxi did not overly pursue defensive quality, because facing superstars, you always have to get used to accepting that some balls cannot be defended. As long as there is no gap at the tactical level, some offenses can be left to it. Basketball is not football, football may

One ball determines life or death, but basketball is a long game. Choice is important wisdom.

The game just moves forward.

Fanshie does not participate in the team's direct attack.

In the first quarter, Nowitzki and Leonard were the main players, with Butler as the assistant.

In a single quarter, the Clippers scored 35 points.

The Lakers' main player is Chris Paul, who still plays like the Hornets, picking and rolling, assisting, passing, and counterattacking.

He scored 12 points and 6 assists in a single quarter, which was very efficient.

He has a strong sense of presence. If you look at the high-level data, you will find that he is the best in the game.

But in fact, the Clippers only had 30 points in the first quarter.

The Clippers lead by 5 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Fanshie even returned to the second position. Stephen Nash came on to control the ball, and Grant Hill, who had not played for a long time, was replaced at the small forward position. Nowitzki was still at the power forward, and Kwame was at the center.

Brown.

The Clippers' deployment of troops has always been known for their boldness and flexibility.

Mike Brown himself is a conservative person, but he and Fan Xi have been together for a long time, and he is also a bit romantic.

Chris Paul is angry.

He always seems to be angry.

He felt that the Clippers were humiliating him and not taking him seriously by putting up such a 'stupid' lineup.

His arrogant self-esteem believed that he was not treated as a strong person.

Therefore, he rushed into the paint area with the first ball in the game. He wanted to directly cause damage. However, he was taken a risk.

It was Grant Hill who impersonated him.

Old Hill looked senile, but he slapped Paul's basketball out of the court and flew very far.

It attracted bursts of cheers from the audience on the sidelines.

This intense stimulus stirred St. Paul, who raised his head and looked at Grant Hill.

Hill is now an educator. He has always been a humble gentleman. His eyes are very compassionate, and even have a bit of "Hey, boy, now do you know where you went wrong? Your layup should not expose the basketball in advance."

Come out with an educational atmosphere.

Paul became even more angry and gritted his teeth.

Also gnashing his teeth was Howard.

Howard felt really bad.

When he was in Orlando, he was a blue-collar player. At that time, he still had penalty kick rights, and he could occasionally do whatever he wanted.

But when he got to the Lakers, he still played blue-collar and was even deprived of the ball rights.

Before, he thought it was because of Kobe, but now that Kobe is gone, he is still playing blue-collar football, and Paul even went so far as to ask him to constantly offer to cover.

No superstar makes a living by playing screens.

It's not that Paul didn't do him any favors. He gave Howard three alley-oops, and he dunked very well tonight.

But at the end of the first quarter, Fanci said to him: "Think about it, what is the difference between you now and Tyson Chandler who was in the Hornets before?"

These words really hurt Howard deeply.

In Howard's mind, he is a super restricted area ruler who inherits the pedigree of O'Neal and the four major centers, but now, he is regarded as someone like Tyson Chandler, at best an upgraded version.
To be continued...