Super All-around Point Guard

With the addition of Durant to the Warriors, everyone has greater expectations for this super strong team. People seem to feel that they have locked in the first place in the Western Conference in advance. This seems to have become something without any suspense. The only thing What people dare not guess is whether the Warriors can break their own record of 73 wins last season.

73 wins is already the best record in NBA history. If it can be broken, it can be said to really shock the entire league! Last season, the game in which the Warriors won 73 games happened to be Kobe's retirement battle. In the last game of his career, Kobe stole the limelight from the Warriors' 73-win game, beating the Warriors instantly in terms of attention and arena ticket prices. In that game, if the Warriors can win 74 again, no one will be able to stop the Warriors from making headlines by then!

However, according to ESPN statistics, teams that averaged 68.1 wins last season can only average 60.5 wins in the new season. ESPN predicts that the Warriors can win 66 wins at most this season.

However, history is made to be broken. If Durant really integrates well with this team, anything can happen.

People can't predict when the Warriors will lose the first game, but they can easily judge when the Lakers will lose the first game, which is the Lakers' next game, a home game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers are the first test of the new season for the Lakers and Xie Chen, because the Clippers are an out-and-out strong team. Even if they can't touch the Western Conference Finals every year, a strong team is a strong team, especially in Only one game.

The Clippers' lineup for the new season has not changed much from last season. The most critical figures, Chris Paul, Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, have been working together for many years and have a perfect understanding. Compared with the newly formed Lakers team, they have a lot of advantages. An obvious advantage, but they haven't been able to win a championship for so many years, and they can't even make it to the Finals, no, the Western Conference Finals. With the expiration of Paul Griffin's contract, there will be a high possibility that they will part ways by then. , they both know that they must seize these two years to make some achievements, otherwise they may not have the opportunity to win the championship together in the future.

During these two days of training, both sides attached great importance to the next game and trained very seriously.

Paul, Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, coach Rivers and others gathered together and were talking about the next game against the Lakers.

Paul said: "Guys, we haven't beaten Xie once openly. Instead, he stole the show every time we competed. He also won two championships in a row. I don't know what you think. In short, I am too jealous of him. Now that he has come to the West and changed to a brand new team, this is our best chance to beat him. I hope to beat him well in the next game!"

Although Paul did not have many duels with Xie Chen, he was one of the opponents in the league who knew Xie Chen best and studied him the most. From the time Xie Chen first entered the league, Paul began to study Xie Chen’s uniqueness. Paul is the only one in the league who sees this point of earning points without daring to make mistakes, and has to admit how good he is.

Paul believed that he knew Xie Chen very well and was confident that he could win against his opponent. However, he repeatedly failed to break through in the playoffs and did not even have a chance to challenge Xie Chen in the finals. This also made him very distressed. Watching Xie Chen won his favorite championship trophy time and time again, and Paul was very envious.

Griffin also nodded, agreeing very much with Paul's words. Every time he played against Xie Chen, Xie Chen would respond to Griffin and Jordan by playing alley-oops. Griffin's amazing jumping and dunking abilities were amazing every time. He didn't take any advantage in each match. The key was that his past two teams, except for Xie Chen himself, didn't have decent dunkers, which made Griffin feel very unhappy.

However, now due to Griffin's leg injury, he may no longer be able to dunk as ferociously as before.

Last season, Griffin rested for a month due to injury. During the playoffs, the leg injury broke out again. In fact, Griffin's leg injury never fully recovered. During the offseason, Griffin Fin received a bone marrow injection in his leg to help him recover from the injury. He is still in the recovery stage and is not in his best condition.

Griffin is troubled by injuries, so the greater responsibility falls on DeAndre Jordan, who was the first team last season! Although DeAndre Jordan aroused many people's doubts after he came out of the first team, in the era of declining centers, you can't find a better center than DeAndre Jordan. Howard has experienced an avalanche decline, Cousins ​​​​and Dela Mond and Whiteside still need to grow up, and Jordan was also selected to the defensive first team at the same time. In the era when small ball is prevalent, although centers are becoming more and more perfect, in the playoffs, people always It is possible to discover the huge role of the center, but the center's ability to dominate the game has gradually been lost.

Jordan said: "Paul is right. We must win this game, and we must win beautifully. We are playing in the same city. I don't want him to steal the limelight."

Judging from the historical confrontation, the Clippers' record against the Lakers is very miserable, but judging from the past few seasons, the Clippers have completely defeated the Lakers, and they have won very arrogantly, often winning by dozens of points. I believe There are still fans who still remember how Griffin dunked on Gasol in the Los Angeles Derby.

After Kobe Bryant left, Xie Chen joined the Lakers, but the Big Three of the Clippers also wanted to use the game to tell Xie Chen that the Clippers are still the ones who can represent this city!

Coach Rivers has the same idea as everyone else. The team has had no results in recent years, which makes him very difficult as the head coach. Since everyone wants to win this meaningful game, then play well Bar.

Rivers said: "I watched the Lakers' two games. They still rely on one person to win. If you want to win, you just need to keep an eye on him, prevent him from scoring and cut off the communication between him and his teammates. Just make contact, but the regular season is not the playoffs after all, so I don’t want to go too far. We still try to force him to make long-distance and difficult shots from the outside and prevent him from coming inside.”

Paul said: "In addition to restricting Xie, I will also restrict one person in the next game, Ingram."

"That rookie?" Coach Rivers looked up and asked doubtfully.

Paul nodded: "Judging from the past two games of the Lakers, it can be clearly seen that Xie is deliberately training Ingram, a rookie. He scored 30+ points in the first game and performed well in the second game. I We don’t want Xie to develop this rookie’s confidence and ability, so we have to hit him.”

"In that case, how about I guard him?" As several people were talking, Rivers' son Rivers Jr. came over and said with a confident look.

Rivers Jr. renewed his contract with the team for three years this summer, with a total value of 35 million US dollars, and also changed his jersey number from the original No. 25 to No. 0. Xie Chen's achievements in the past few years are real. It's so eye-catching that Rivers Jr. also wants to use this number to play better.

Rivers Jr. seems confident to deal with Ingram, but there seems to be a slight height difference between the two...

Old Rivers glanced at his son helplessly. I am afraid that his father, the coach, would not agree and would still use Mbah a Moute or others to defend Ingram.

Two days after the last game, the Lakers ushered in the third and second home game of the new season at the Lakers' home court. The opponent was either an outsider or the Clippers. Although the Lakers are a wealthy team, In recent seasons, it has been reduced to a weak team, and it has been abused time and time again when encountering the Clippers. Now with Xie Chen, everyone knows that everything will be different.

Many people even believe that the Lakers and Clippers are likely to meet in the playoffs, and the probability of meeting in the first round is also very high. This game is likely to be a preview of the playoffs.

Two people who live together are not necessarily brothers. On the contrary, the closer they are, the more problematic the relationship will be. To a certain extent, the Lakers represent Los Angeles, but since the Clippers changed teams and Rivers became the coach, The Clippers are already overtaking their big brother, the Lakers.

When Rivers first took over as head coach of the Clippers, he requested that the Lakers’ championship flag hanging on the ceiling of the Staples Center be covered during the Clippers’ home games. Clippers boss Ballmer, During the playoffs last season, he openly occupied the Lakers locker room and posted an "Owner's Lounge" notice in front of the door, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among Lakers fans.

If you want to change all this and regain the Lakers' previous status, there is only one way: win, enter the playoffs, and win the championship!

There were still many fans at the venue, and many celebrities came, such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Coldplay’s lead singer Chris Martin, etc.

Rihanna looked at Xie Chen in Lakers sportswear with a look of fascination on her face. She likes LeBron James and also likes Xie Chen.

"I think if Los Angeles wants to win the championship, it still has to rely on the Lakers. The Clippers have such a good lineup, but they haven't even made it to the finals after playing for several years." Rihanna expressed her opinion.

Justin Bieber smiled and said: "You support the Lakers because of Chrissie, right? Although these two teams will not be able to enter the finals this year, I am more optimistic about the Lakers."

On the field, the two teams were warming up before the game. Chris Paul also took the opportunity to chat with Xie Chen. He and Xie Chen had a normal relationship and didn’t usually have the opportunity to interact with each other. However, Xie Chen and Paul were three friends in the NBA. The two best brothers have a close relationship.

LeBron James, Xie Chen's biggest rival, has fought in the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive seasons.

Dwyane Wade, Xie Chen's best brother in the NBA and former teammate, won the championship together.

Carmelo Anthony, last season, Xie Chen and Anthony won the championship together.

When Paul got together with these three people, he often heard them mention Xie Chen's name, so Paul also took the initiative to say hello to Xie Chen: "I didn't expect you to come to the West, and you are still in Los Angeles. Now I have to You consider them your biggest rivals. I hope you can make the playoffs this season. I haven’t seen the Lakers make the playoffs in many years.”

Paul's words were somewhat ironic. He wanted to say that the Clippers are now the iconic team of Los Angeles. As the ace of the Lakers, Xie Chen naturally cannot lose his momentum: "Starting from this season, the Lakers will return to their previous form. Brilliant, see that championship banner up there? We're going to add another one."

Paul laughed contemptuously and said: "Let's make it to the playoffs first. The West is not the East. Don't think it's a failure for us to stop in the Western Conference finals every year. You are now a member of the West. You will know when the time comes. How tough it is to break out in the West.”

After talking big, the next step is the official game. Paul Griffin and the others have decided to win this game and continue to prove that they are the best team in Los Angeles. Xie Chen not only wants to win, not only To prove that they will replace the Clippers and become the representatives of Los Angeles again, and also take away their reputation as the "Lob City"!

After the game started, Xie Chen noticed that the Clippers were playing very seriously and were keeping a very tight eye on their defense. Xie Chen wanted to rush inside to cause damage. He wanted Jordan to get two fouls early and then After being replaced, he knew that Griffin now had a leg injury and was temporarily unable to do the violent dunks he used to do. If Jordan left the game again, Xie Chen could officially start to compete for the honor of "Lob City".

However, every time Xie Chen broke through, he would be immediately surrounded by defensive players. They seemed to want Xie Chen to shoot from the outside. .

Paul played particularly energetically, scoring and assisting from the start, allowing the Clippers to score 15 points, while the Lakers had yet to cross double digits.

Singer Chris Martin saw this and said: "I think the Clippers team is more mature than the Lakers, and the players have a better understanding. They can score very easily. The Lakers still need time to adjust, and these young players also need time to grow. Look, Come on, it will take a few years before the Lakers can replace the Clippers."

Hearing this, Justin Bieber smiled and said: "I have always been a fan of Xie, but I want to remind you in charge, don't think that if you are behind by this point, the Lakers will not be able to beat the Clippers. If the Lakers want If you want to win, it's actually very simple, just score 70 or 80 points thanks to one person!"

Rihanna, who specially put on heavy makeup, added: "Maybe 80 or 90%."

"Seventy to eighty...eighty to ninety..." Chris Martin marveled, how could they make it sound like a joke...

The Clippers are a strong team that cannot be dealt with by Ingram and others, so Xie Chen must take over most of the offensive responsibilities in this game. At the same time, he did not give up his plan.

Whenever there is a chance, he will still rush to the inside to cause a foul on Jordan.

With his extraordinary awareness and the abilities of Westbrook, James and others, Xie Chen still caused two fouls on Jordan in the first quarter.

As expected, Coach Rivers took Jordan off the court!

"Next, it's time for the alley-oop performance!" Xie Chen said excitedly.