As the opening match of this new season is about to begin, both sides announced their starting lineups respectively.

Clippers:

Paul, Redick, Matt Barnes, Griffin, and Jordan Jr.

Lakers:

Rondo, Kobe, George, James, and Paul Gasol.

Judging from the starting lineup alone, the Lakers are simply star-studded, and those who don’t even know about it may think this is the All-Star lineup.

In this lineup, LeBron James, who is 2.03 meters tall, will be pushed to the power forward.

Even if you are two meters tall and three meters tall, there is no advantage in playing power forward, James' core strength is very outstanding, which is enough to make James competent for this position.

In addition, when James was placed as the power forward by Yang Fan, this means that the Lakers' mobility will reach a very terrifying level.

In addition to being able to switch unlimited defenses on the defensive end, this Lakers' defensive counterattack will also be very threatening.

Especially when facing the switch after the pick-and-roll at the end of the defensive end, from Paul George to LeBron James at the third position, the core strength of both of them is enough to ensure that they are not forced to be eaten when changing to the center.

If the two of them were allowed to face the center all the way, they would definitely not be able to defend, but if it was just an infinite switch after the pick-and-roll, then both Paul George and James could do it perfectly.

After all, James is the best forward player in the core strength of the league today, and absolutely no one.

And Paul George is the man who just won DPOY not long ago, and this forward combination is enough to make most teams in the league feel desperate.

After the game started, the ball was first obtained by Jordan, who could jump and jump.

The Clippers are still the old style of playing last season. In positional battles, Paul and Griffin mainly play pick-and-roll at high positions.

After the pick-and-roll, Griffin cut down, and then Paul decided based on the situation whether to attack himself or pass the ball to Griffin who was in the downturn.

As for Redick and Barnes, they stand outside the three-point line in this offensive system, and can shoot three-pointers after receiving the pass.

It is not difficult to see from this that the Clippers' core playing style is very simple, mainly focusing on Paul and Griffin.

Because Jordan Jr.'s offensive level is too rough, in addition to the alley relay with Paul, Jordan Jr.'s only function is to compete for rebounds, or to create better dunk opportunities for Griffin in the inside line.

"Bang!"

Griffin turned around and jumped in the low post, while Gasol protected the rebound as soon as possible.

Griffin cut down the ball and did not have a chance to get it, but Griffin originally wanted to use his height advantage to play James alone at a low post.

As a result, when Griffin squeezed his back twice, he found that James behind him was still motionless, which made Griffin a little embarrassed.

In the end, Griffin had to choose to end the attack by turning over jump shot, but at this time, another embarrassing thing appeared on Griffin, that is, the wingspan was too short and the defender's turn over jump shot was easily disturbed by James.

After playing this back-to-back single, Griffin was somewhat ashamed.

In other words, James rarely swears trash on the defensive end. If this ball is replaced by Garnett's defense, Griffin will probably be ridiculed as a dog!

The Lakers attacked. When Rondo held the ball and spent the half, Kobe, George and James pulled away one after another, and then Rondo and Gasol went to play pick-and-roll.

But unlike the Clippers, the Lakers' offensive points are relatively scattered, and Rondo and Gasol's pick-and-roll are mainly to make the Clippers have flaws on the defensive end.

While Rondo was playing the pick-and-roll, James and George would also provide a lot of cross-covers.

Simply put, although the Lakers play the simplest pick-and-roll tactics on the court, the Lakers' pick-and-roll is a move of people and balls. Even two forward players can play pick-and-roll at each other. The entire pick-and-roll system does not rely entirely on the point guard.

All five people present can play pick-and-roll, and even Gasol has the ability to respond at a high position, which directly makes the Lakers' offensive methods diversify, making it difficult for the Clippers to predict in advance, and they can only adjust themselves according to the situation.

"Yang, your dual-core pick-and-roll is really strong, so that the team can evolve hundreds of offensive methods on the court, making it difficult for the opponent to predict defense."

"And except for pulling the tubes, the other four of the other four have excellent finishing abilities. It seems that the Clippers are going to suffer in this game." After wearing all the clothes and flattering, assistant coach Brown said happily.

"Fancy and whistle." Yang Fan lowered his head and focused on the orange, and he didn't even bother to raise his eyelids when it came to the situation on the field.

"Swish~"

With the help of James' unball pick-and-roll on the left, Paul George, who ran out of the opportunity, made a steadily three-pointer at 45 degrees, helping the Lakers score the first goal of the game.

After experiencing the training of the Wizards in the previous few seasons, Paul George's shooting from the outside has become very stable.

Although there is still a little gap with players like Curry and Thompson, Paul George is already in the ranks of top scorers at active duty.

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Facing Rondo's defense, Paul was not comfortable on the offensive end, and Rondo's defensive ability is the top current point guard.

With excellent wingspan and overwhelming ball players, even old-fashioned guys like Paul feel a lot of pressure.

Several times when facing Rondo's approaching and forcing defense, Paul had to carefully protect the ball, because Rondo not only had a terrifying arm span, but also had an outrageous palm, so Rondo was simply the kind of player who was God's food to eat.

Paul, who used the pick-and-roll to steadily stuck Rondo behind him and broke through to the inside, noticed Redick's chance to come out on the left, and quickly passed the ball into Redick's hand as he marched.

However, Paul's pass was predicted in advance by LeBron James on the side. At the moment Paul passed, James suddenly rushed forward to complete the steal.

Then he sprinted with all his might to throw the defender behind him and completed a one-handed slash in a fast attack counterattack!

James's dunk directly brought the atmosphere of the fans of the court. The game had just begun and the scene became lively.

Even if the Lakers and the Clippers share the same stadium, both teams are in the Los Angeles market, but the number of Lakers fans is far greater than the number of Clippers fans.

Even if the Clippers play the Los Angeles derby at home, the Lakers' approval rating is far higher than the Clippers.

What's more, this year's Lakers have attracted countless fans. Due to head coach Yang Fan's operations, the Lakers have become a historically-level fan-attracting team!

In the next period of time, the two teams staged a battle against each other. The Clippers are a team that focuses on offense. Even if they have players like Matt Barnes on the defensive end, the Clippers' defensive efficiency is very average overall. If you want to win, you must focus on offense.

As for the Lakers, although the players' personal defensive abilities are excellent, after all, this Lakers is a temporary team, and the tacit understanding between the players still needs time to get through.

Compared with defense, the Lakers play as much as they want on the offensive end. The Lakers have many stars, and even if they can't run out of the offensive end, they can still play individually.

At least this Lakers will not fall into a stagnation state, and there will be an embarrassing scene of not knowing who to look for when the offense is attacking.

In the whole first quarter, although the Lakers' running-in level was far inferior to the Clippers, they made up as many as seven mistakes in the first quarter.

But with the players' excellent personal abilities and the suppressive effect brought by the starting lineup, at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Clippers by six points.

After returning from the second quarter, Yang Fan chose to let James, who had a short rest in the first quarter, lead the second team to continue fighting.

After all, Tyron Lu has proved to people with practical actions that when the team's leading advantage is not enough to make people feel at ease, then it must be right to put James on the court!

At this stage, the Lakers' lineups are: Mo Williams, Lavine, Carter, James, and Jokic.

In fact, the reason why Yang Fan asked James to lead the second team during this period was mainly because Lavender and Jokic were both rookies.

When two inexperienced new Gua Danzi are arranged to play at the same time, it is best to have a leader in that game, otherwise, with Mo Williams' playing style, Laven and Jokic may not be able to touch the basketball.

Last season, Yang Fan personally coached Mo Williams. Yang Fan was too clear about Mo Williams' playing style.

If there is a player like James on the court, Mo Williams can still execute the tactics well.

But when there were only some new recruits or role players left on the field, Mo Williams instantly placed himself as the star.

He played the ball and flew up, and scored two consecutive goals and thought he was Michael Jordan's kind!!

The Lakers played a bit chaotic on the court throughout the second quarter, mainly because Lavender and Jokic were unable to fully integrate into the team.

Lavin's words are fine, but at the worst, he can still stand outside the three-point line and act as a ball-free shooter, but Jokic's positioning on the court is somewhat awkward.

Yang Fan lets Jokic practice the most during the offseason, which is shooting ability and support ability. However, playing around James, especially in this lineup, Jokic's existence has become an alternative.

Jokic does not have any air relay at all on the offensive end, and Jokic has almost no ability to protect the frame on the defensive end. His only shooting ability is just a careless one. Compared with high-level turrets, it is simply inefficient.

No matter how you look at the fans, Jokic feels like a useless person, and he doesn't have the talent he has chosen by Yang Fan at all.

At least LaVine often shows some big windmill dunks in preseason games. Putting aside other aspects, LaVine is definitely the best among the rookies of this year in terms of physical fitness.

But Jokic, a fat white man who started out like Alzheimer's disease, couldn't think of the reason why Yang Fan chose him.

Jokic's performance in the preseason was very average. To be precise, he didn't even play much time, so many people were discussing whether Jokic would become the first rookie player to lose after being selected by Yang Fan!!

As James reached a balance between breaking through and passing the ball, the Lakers' offense was very smooth during this period.

With LeBron James as the absolute core, with Mo Williams, Laven and Carter three shots from the outside, the Lakers actually widened the score to double digits.

Until the end of the half game, the Lakers had already taken a 14-point lead, and it seemed that they had a clear upper hand in this showdown.

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"I really don't know what the league is doing. This is not a regular game, it is obviously an All-Star game!"

"The lineup on the opposite side is more luxurious than the All-Stars, which is really unfair!" Jordan Jordan complained slightly dissatisfied in the player's locker room.

"Okay, DeAndrew, don't complain. Just talk about some things in private. It will be no good for us if it is spread." Chris Paul drank water to rehydrate while wiping the sweat on his forehead with a towel.

"Chris is right. No matter what, this is the last season of Yang's coaching career. It is not embarrassing to not beat the Lakers, but some words still have to be kept in mind, otherwise they will lose and lose." Head coach Doug Rivers sighed helplessly.

Rivers is very envious of Yang Fan's treatment. After all, any coach doesn't want to be as eye-catching as Yang Fan, and doesn't want to be specially taken care of by the league like Yang Fan.

But the key is that not everyone can be as perverted as Yang Fan!

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The Clippers naturally would not give up in the second half. Chris Paul has a strong desire to win, and he is unwilling to give up even if he fights until the last second. This stubbornness is the reason why Chris Paul can succeed in his career.

However, the Clippers' style of playing is too single, and their dependence on Chris Paul on the offensive end is too obvious. The team's main tactics are also somewhat old-fashioned.

In this case, once the Clippers meet a team with top defensive and point guards like Rondo, the difficulty of the Clippers to win will increase infinitely.

After all, once Chris Paul is restricted, it is equivalent to the ship losing its captain, and it is difficult for a group of sailors to make waves.
To be continued...