On November 1st, Staples Arena was packed with people.
The game between the Lakers and the Clippers is of great significance. It is not only a city derby, but also Zhang Zhiyuan's first game against his old club after leaving the team. It is also a competition between Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan's first game after becoming the boss of the team, the collision between the first and last in annual salary, the collision between the rich and the weak...
If you have to look for it, there are quite a lot of highlights in this showdown, and the audience is looking forward to it.
However, before the game started, Zhang Zhiyuan had to go to the Lakers and receive the championship ring with them.
After receiving the ring, you will become your opponent. This kind of scene is quite rare.
After the core received the ring, he immediately became his opponent. This was the first time that this happened.
When receiving the ring, Odom and Fisher felt awkward and didn't know how to treat Zhang Zhiyuan.
They still like to be friends with Zhang Zhiyuan, but they also know that Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan have a bad relationship, and they will still hang out with the Lakers in the future.
Fortunately, the ceremony was short and the awkwardness passed quickly.
Then, the game started.
The Clippers' starting lineup is Livingston, Zhang Zhiyuan, Maggette, Hayes, and Kaman.
This first release is pretty normal, nothing surprising.
When the Lakers' starter made his debut, the commentators and the audience were speechless.
Fisher, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Artest, Gasol.
Artest plays small forward. Although he has the strength to play power forward, his low post skills are not good and he is not used to this position.
He may not be able to adapt if he rashly switches from small forward to power forward.
As for Gasol, he actually plays more as a power forward.
It's not impossible to play center, but when he reaches the center position, his advantage is not that great.
In short, this starting lineup is somewhat unreasonable.
But Jackson had no choice, so the team management created such a five-star lineup.
He can convince Odom to come on the bench, but he can't convince McGrady to come on the bench.
Even the fans find it difficult to accept McGrady as a substitute.
McGrady's situation at this time is probably the same as that of Westbrook in the Lakers in later generations. He has a high annual salary, a serious decline in strength, a great reputation, and is not compatible with the team.
Since joining the Magic, McGrady has never played as a substitute.
"It's useless to just pile up stars. I think the Lakers may make the same mistakes again, just like they did in the 2003-04 season."
Buckley said.
After losing the bet, he has been officially labeled as Zhang Zhiyuan's fan, and it will be impossible for him to speak for Zhang Zhiyuan's opponents in the future.
"The Lakers in the 2003-04 season are not considered a failure. After all, they reached the finals. This luxurious lineup is still quite scary."
Smith said.
"Oh, according to your point of view, the Celtics did not fail last season. After all, they also reached the finals."
Buckley said.
"..."
Smith.
Does the Celtics' Big Three count as a failure? The common view is that they do, after all, they did not achieve their goals.
The game begins.
Zhang Zhiyuan used the attribute chain on Kobe and Artest, but he was dismissive of McGrady.
Later, Zhang Zhiyuan also used prop cards and triple-double machines.
[Triple-double machine: after using this prop, the ball control will be 20%, the rebound sense will be 20%, the teammates will hit 10% of the shots after receiving the ball, and every 4 assists or 4 rebounds will trigger a sure hit. 】
After buying this item, Zhang Zhiyuan's hatred value is only 1360 points, and he can still use it once.
But there is no way, he must win this game. This is an opportunity to build confidence in his teammates.
If even the five-star Lakers can be defeated, what opponent cannot be defeated?
The two teams jumped the ball, Gasol gave the ball to his own side, and the Lakers attacked first.
Fisher held the ball for half the game and then acted as the dealer.
His task this season will be very easy, which is to deal cards to the stars on the court and pass them to whoever has the better opportunity, without him having to create and organize offensive opportunities.
Almost anyone can do this kind of work.
"Wash your neck and wait for death."
Kobe squeezed Zhang Zhiyuan and talked trash.
"I just like to see you acting this unruly and I hope you can keep it up."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Kobe snorted coldly, he was not worried about being slapped in the face.
With the current lineups of both sides, he can't find a reason to lose.
Kobe caught the ball and looked like he was about to attack.
However, he then passed it to Artest who had a better chance.
In order to win Zhang Zhiyuan, he can pay a lot and sacrifice a lot.
After catching the ball, Artest tried to knock Hayes away with his body. Unfortunately, Hayes was not afraid of tigers and was not afraid of Artest's evil reputation.
Artest threw the ball towards the basket during the confrontation, but the ball missed.
The Clippers attacked, and the ball was in Zhang Zhiyuan's hands after halftime, for him to control.
Zhang Zhiyuan observed the situation on the court and passed the ball to Maggette.
Maggette held the ball against Tracy McGrady and used his strength to bully the opponent.
The two were teammates for a short period of time last season. Maggette knew that Tracy McGrady's defense was poor and his attitude was not positive.
He is very confident when playing against Tracy McGrady alone.
Sure enough, Tracy McGrady was easily squeezed away and out of position. Maggette got to the basket and scored.
Although Tracy McGrady is much more famous than Maggette, the result was beyond the expectations of many viewers.
The Lakers counterattacked, and Gasol made a jump shot from the basket.
Although the goal was scored, the opportunity selection was actually relatively average.
If Gasol keeps shooting like this, his efficiency will drop as the number of shots increases.
The five-star Lakers' luxurious lineup did not produce an overwhelming offensive momentum.
The Clippers attacked, and Zhang Zhiyuan passed to the open Hayes.
Hayes' position is one step inside the three-point line, quite far away from the basket, which is not a shooting spot for him.
But he still took action decisively, which was what Zhang Zhiyuan requested.
As long as you receive the pass, you can shoot boldly without worrying about missing the shot.
The boss spoke, and Hayes voted without any psychological pressure.
With the bonus of prop effects, Hayes hit the target.
It was just a ball, but it didn't attract anyone's attention.
In the transition between offense and defense, Maddie strikes hard.
Artest grabbed the offensive rebound and the Lakers still had the ball.
"It's over. The Clippers' weaknesses have been exposed. Except for Kaman, everyone else on their team has poor rebounding ability."
Zhang Lili was worried for a moment.
Because the Clippers are owned by China and their star player is Zhang Zhiyuan, the Clippers have vaguely surpassed the Rockets and become the home team in the hearts of many Chinese fans.
For Clippers games, tv5 will broadcast every game live.
TV and Sina also bought the broadcast rights for the Clippers and Rockets.
Because of the NBA’s popularity in China, there are many illegal platforms that are also secretly broadcasting live broadcasts.
These three platforms are all free, and the order-booking ones are much more user-friendly. I don’t know how they make money.
"Isn't Zhang Zhiyuan going to get a triple-double? I guess he will work more on defense this season."
Sun Zhengping said.
In the time of these two sentences, the Lakers have completed their offense and the Clippers have launched a quick counterattack.
Both Artest and Kobe retreated quickly, but Zhang Zhiyuan was faster.
In the end, the two of them could only witness Zhang Zhiyuan complete the dunk.
6-2, the Clippers took the lead at the beginning.
The Lakers counterattacked, and Kobe Bryant singled out Zhang Zhiyuan to no avail.
"How could this happen? Why is it so difficult for the Lakers to score?"
Smith said he didn't understand.
Not to mention Smith couldn't understand, most people didn't understand why the Lakers couldn't score.
"Maybe it's because I just started playing and my hand feeling hasn't recovered yet."
Buckley guessed.
Compared to the Lakers' stagnant offense, the Clippers' offense seemed extremely smooth.
Zhang Zhiyuan broke through to attract the defense, and Maggette made an air cut. Then Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball and Maggette easily completed a layup.
8 to 2.
Kobe's face suddenly became extremely ugly. In the next round, Kobe hit the ball hard.
In the next round, Gasol relied on his personal ability to hit a hook under the basket.
With their abilities there, even if they encounter difficulties occasionally, they won't do too badly.
After 6 minutes of play, 18 to 13, the Clippers led by 5 points.
Jackson then replaced McGrady with Odom, and Artest returned to the small forward position.
Now they felt much more comfortable instantly.
On the defensive end, Artest's strength did not suffer against Maggette, and his defensive attitude was very positive, and occasionally he could help Kobe Bryant double-team Zhang Zhiyuan.
The Clippers' scoring efficiency dropped immediately, very obviously.
However, relying on the advantages they accumulated previously, the Clippers are still firmly in the lead.
After the first quarter, 32 to 30, the Clippers still had a 2-point lead.
The most dangerous stage for the Clippers is the bench time. Their bench lineup is too poor.
Dragic, a second-round pick, and Tony Allen can only defend well, but their offensive abilities have deteriorated a lot.
Powell, this is just a make-up, McDyess, this is okay.
DeAndre Jordan is another second-round pick.
In contrast, the Lakers' substitute is Farmar, who has played in the Finals.
McGrady, scoring champion, All-Star starter.
Ariza, championship puzzle, Odom, star.
Bynum, the starting center in last season's Finals.
As soon as the two sides started fighting, the Clippers were in tragedy.
Bynum kept bullying Jordan under the basket, and Dunleavy reluctantly gave up training after only three rounds, and then replaced him with Aaron Williams.
Jordan's aggrieved look when he came off the field made people feel funny and angry.
It's useless to replace Aaron, the gap between the two lineups is all-round.
In other words, Tony Allen's defense can cause some embarrassment to McGrady, but that's about it.
On the offensive end, the Clippers fell into a scoring drought.
After only three minutes of play, Zhang Zhiyuan came on again.
"A three-minute break at halftime? Is he going to average 42 minutes a game this season?"
Smith asked.
"42 minutes is not impossible. Iverson can play more than 42 minutes in most seasons."
Buckley said.
With the Clippers' current lineup, the team relies too much on Zhang Zhiyuan. It is normal for Zhang Zhiyuan to play 42 minutes.
Moreover, judging from the physical strength Zhang Zhiyuan has shown before, it is absolutely fine to play 42 minutes in a single game, but I don't know how long he can last.
"But there is only one Iverson in the league."
Smith said.
Even physical monsters like Jordan, Kobe, and James rarely average 42 minutes per game in a season.
On the court, Zhang Zhiyuan saw immediate results after his appearance.
He held the ball at the top of the key, and the Lakers were forced to double-team.
Tony Allen was left open in the bottom corner and Zhang Zhiyuan passed the ball.
Tony Allen's shooting percentage from the bottom corner was already pretty good, and now with Zhang Zhiyuan's 10% bonus, his shooting efficiency suddenly became particularly terrifying.
If the Lakers don't change their defensive strategy, the Clippers can defeat the Lakers with this move.
Tony Allen jumped up, shot, and scored.
Returning to the defensive end, Zhang Zhiyuan also shrank to the basket and participated in the battle for rebounds.
Ariza took a three-point shot and missed.
Zhang Zhiyuan took off the rebound and quickly counterattacked.
Tony Allen fell to the bottom corner again, and Odom could only defend it.
The Lakers' basket was empty. Zhang Zhiyuan made a move to pass Ariza and hit the basket.
Ariza shook his head, expressing his helplessness.
There is really no way to prevent it.
After only three rounds, Zhang Zhiyuan tied the score.
Then Jackson immediately replaced Kobe and Artest.
"This is really amazing. He single-handedly changed a team."
Buckley sighed.
"Are you sincere in what you say, or are you forced to say this because you lost the bet?"
Smith joked.
"Don't you think so?"
Buckley asked rhetorically.
Smith shut up. He couldn't refute this sentence. After all, Zhang Zhiyuan had a great influence on the team. There is a huge difference between having him and not having him.
On the court, the Lakers are on offense.
Kobe also made tactical moves, played a triangle offense, and got the opportunity to challenge Dragic.
The result is of course no suspense.
Even the mature Dragic couldn't guard Kobe, let alone the rookie Dragic.
Offensive and defensive transition, Clippers attack.
Zhang Zhiyuan could not find a chance for anyone else, so he could only challenge Kobe.
This kind of duel between the two people has been carried out many times. It is very difficult to deceive the other party and the only way is to rely on strength.
Zhang Zhiyuan dribbled in two directions and then broke through, forcing Kobe to adjust his body center of gravity.
The breakthrough was real, but because Kobe adjusted quickly, Zhang Zhiyuan could only change and chose to take a step back.
This ball is very difficult and the chances are not very good.
But, the ball went in.
This is personal ability. No matter how well the opponent defends, he can advance without any solution.
When the Lakers attacked, Kobe also wanted to single out Zhang Zhiyuan to get back one, but he knew that this would not be efficient.
Ever since, Kobe resisted this impulse and passed the ball to Artest.
Artest pushed past Tony Allen and took a very ugly jump shot.
The ball goes in.
46 to 46, the two sides tied.
"The Lakers haven't been able to gain an advantage yet."
abc TV station complained.
Before the game, they predicted that the Lakers would massacre the Clippers. However, almost halfway through, the score was still tied. This is ridiculous. Doesn't this mean that the Clippers and Lakers are teams of the same level?
Many people cannot understand or accept this kind of score.
Even Lakers fans are embarrassed to say that the team is playing well at this time. The team's performance is far from their expectations.
On the contrary, the relatively small number of Clippers fans are very happy and satisfied with the current score.
