?? Mike Brown does want to play some tricks on the Clippers' defense, but this is the first game after adjustment, and he can't play big tricks.

The team had a revised defensive workout yesterday, and with the support of Mike Brown, Rivers took Butler off the starting line-up as a matter of course.

Because it was Barnes who replaced Butler, the two were about the same in seniority and similar personalities, so there was no big problem.

After putting Barnes in the starting point guard position, the Clippers' starting defense has been strengthened, and their independent offensive ability is slightly weaker.

But in fact, after Li Liang has the ability to hold the ball, Butler's offensive ability with the ball is relatively redundant.

At the beginning of the Mavericks, Butler was the team's third-leading scorer, behind Nowitzki and Terry, and almost equal to Terry.

As a result, with Butler and Stevenson, the defensive Stevenson, the Mavericks became more and more courageous, winning the championship all the way.

It's not because of Butler's cancer, if Butler doesn't reimburse, the Mavericks' road to the championship will definitely be a little smoother.

It's because, in a stable starting lineup, too many points of possession will overlap each other, because there is only one ball.

Brown suggested that Barnes be the starting line-up, not only for defensive reasons, but also for offensive reasons.

There are already three ball digestion points for Paul, Li Liang and Griffin, and it is a waste to add another Butler.

It would be better to put him on the bench and come off the bench to add firepower to the second team.

Brown thinks very well, and how he plays depends on the outcome of the game.

Because Barnes has an outside three-pointer, you have to say that there is, and it does, but it really doesn't work well at the critical moment.

When Barnes entered the NBA in his early years, he didn't have three points, and he was purely acquired and trained, not a talented player like Li Liang.

One of the big problems with strong pitchers is that they are not too reliable when it comes to critical moments, because they rely too much on muscle memory and rhythm.

Basketball, fight to the end, when the sea is dry and the earth is broken, what you fight is talent.

However, Barnes is definitely fine for the regular season.

It's just that Barnes is 33 years old this year and has been playing small forward, so how to face young guards at the shooting guard position will be a problem.

Jeff Van Gundy took advantage of the fact that the game had not yet started and expressed some of his doubts in this regard, but he believes that the overall No. 2 position in the league is currently in decline, and perhaps there is no need to worry too much.

That's when the game began, Jordan Jr. won the ball, and the Clippers took the lead in attacking.

Perkins will miss about a month into the season with a hip injury, and he will be replaced by rookie Adams.

The head coach would rather use the rookie Adams in the starting lineup than the list show of the year, and the Thabit, known as "Mutombo's second", is enough to see that this Tate's ability is really not good.

The Grizzlies chose him with an eye in the first place...... Let's do it normally.

In the first ball of the opening game, Li Liang missed the jump shot by covering the bottom line.

But Adams grabbed the rebound and fouled, and then the Clippers played a nice high-low post combination.

Griffin catches the ball in the high post and passes to Jordan Jr., who dunks it under the basket.

It can be seen that the New Zealand lad is still very young, and he made two mistakes in a row in the first attack of the opening game.

However, he was born in 93 and is still very young, just 20 years old this year.

On the offensive end of the Thunder, Westbrooks also tried to shoot a shot after receiving the ball in the low post, but missed.

Griffin got the backcourt rebound.

Adams then proceeded to pay the tuition.

After Griffin and Paul blocked, Griffin cut inside to catch the ball and missed the basket after feintting.

Adams grabbed the backcourt rebound, but was pulled down from behind by Li Liang - where did this person come from?

Li Liang threw the ball towards Adams when he was about to go out of bounds!

Li Liang just threw it casually, trying to smash the ball out of bounds, but the ball accidentally smashed into Adams's crotch......

The ball bounced out of bounds, but Adams also became a disciple of the crotch faction, with a painful face.

The ball still belongs to the Clippers, and Li Liang hurriedly stepped forward and patted Adams to express his apologies.

Although Li Liang can steal and play tricks when he plays, he basically has no dirty movements.

Even if he played in the 60s and 70s in the mission, and the opponent's movements were so savage, Li Liang only used basketball to defeat the opponent, not the same as the opponent.

In Li Liang's view, dirty can make you a winner, and it is not for nothing in the history of the NBA that the team has won the championship by relying on dirty.

But dirty can't make you a king, and the real king will never use the next three indiscriminate means.

Malone and Stockton couldn't win the championship, and there was also a part of the reason for this.

Chris Paul has always had a "dirty" evaluation, and Li Liang hopes to correct his tricky approach.

Adams recovered, and the lad didn't say anything.

The Clippers served the sideline, and they played a very clever match.

Li Liang held the ball in the high post, Griffin went down after a fake block, Li Liang broke through the middle and hit the ground and passed the ball to Griffin.

The moment Griffin received the ball, he didn't stay long, and threw it directly to the inside, and Little Jordan caught the ball with one hand and won a violent dunk!

The fit was seamless and seamless, and Staples cheered.

Li Liang high-fived Jordan Jr. and Griffin, and the tacit understanding between them was increasing.

This ball Adams still missed Jordan Jr.

4:0。

The Thunder need to score.

Westbrook stepped up, held the ball and forced the basket with three people on the outside, and a beautiful loop dodged the block and made a low-handed layup!

Didn't make ......

The Clippers got the rebound and counterattacked, Paul quickly passed the half court with the ball, and the Thunder were forced to switch defenses.

Adams went on to Paul again, but Paul accelerated past him, and the basket was empty, and Paul made an easy right-handed layup.

Young man, really young man, Adams was beaten three times in a row in the opening game.

All three of the goals conceded are directly related to him, welcome to the NBA.

Brooks didn't call a timeout, but the result was that the offense didn't go in, and Li Liang hit a three-point shot in the counterattack, 9:0, and finally gave up a timeout.

NBA coaches are like this, they don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin, and they call a timeout when they can't get up when they are beaten.

Popovich is much more powerful at this point, and he doesn't feel good in one round, and he will pause for you in the first 30 seconds and then start scolding.

After opening a 9-0, the Clippers had a good momentum, as if they were back in the first few games of the season.

However, if the Thunder can be easily defeated in one quarter like the Lakers, they are not the Thunder.

After the timeout came back, the Thunder's counterattack came.

It was still Westbrook's breakaway, but this time he knew the pass after the breakaway.

After attracting two defenders, a straight plug was given to Ibaka under the basket, and Ibaka dunked it!

Then, Li Liang responded with a high position and gave the ball to Griffin.

Griffin turned to catch the ball under the basket, only to have a layup blocked by Ibaka.

The Thunder counterattacked, and Durant held the ball and forced a foul on Li Liang.

Facing Li Liang, Durant has a breath of anger in his heart.

Last season in the Western Conference Finals, their championship dream was disrupted by Li Liang and the Lakers.

I was thinking about revenge in the new season, but I didn't know that Li Liang actually ran away!

There's a kind of you don't ...... In fact, Li Liang is still in Los Angeles, but he has changed teams.

Durant stepped to the free-throw line and hit the first free throw.

Li Liang was chattering to Durant on the side, and the words "drinking bath water" could no longer interfere with Durant at this time.

He is no longer the fledgling hairy boy, and he will be so easily influenced.

"You can't win a championship in the Thunder! Why don't you join us? Or follow me, guaranteed champions! 100%! ”

With a "bang", Durant missed the second free throw......

Durant's free throw shooting percentage is very high, but I didn't expect to say it casually.

The Thunder team, judging from their operation for two consecutive summers, did not want to win the championship at all.

The free throw missed, and Li Liang followed closely on the offensive end, catching the ball in the first quarter on the left side and hitting a three-point shot.

Two three-pointers in the opening game, this is Li Liang that Clippers players want to see.

12:3, the score difference is still 9 points.

Then, Durant shook off Li Liang with a beautiful running feint on the offensive end, cut into the middle on the wing, and then received a Westbrook pass, dodged Jordan's defense, and twisted his body to hit a throw.

The posture is really ugly, but the feel is also really good.

Li Liang really didn't keep up with the ball, Durant's empty-handed running is absolutely historic, and he has a superhuman sense of smell on the offensive end, which ordinary players do not have.

If you want to keep an eye on him on the defensive end, you have to concentrate and not relax for a moment.

The tempo of both sides began to pick up.

As soon as Durant scored, Li Liang served quickly in the backcourt, Paul pushed back, and Griffin had already rushed across the half court to the three-point line.

Paul makes a lob pass, Griffin struggles to extend his little short hand, will catch the ball, and then a spinning top layup.

Durant has struggled to catch up with the ball, but people are not as fast as the ball after all.

After that, Sefrosa fouled Barnes on offense and made both free throws.

Li Liang immediately shook off Westbrook with a feint in the high position, and hit a three-point shot again!

How could the Thunder let Westbrook defend against Li Liang?

Because the speed of the Clippers' attack was too fast, the Thunder players didn't have time to find their opponents, and the result was misplaced.

Westbrook obviously has no experience in defending Li Liang, and is trying to block in vain?

Feints and three-point shots teach how to behave.

Li Liang made three three-pointers in the first quarter, a routine operation.

However, the Thunder's counterattack came quickly, and Sefrosa passed the ball to Westbrook, who accelerated past Paul like a Hot Wheels and scored a layup.

If the two sides compete for speed, the Thunder will not be afraid of the Clippers.

So far, Brown has started with Barnes, and it has not shown much effect.

Because the two sides have not fallen into the position to defend well, they have been fighting for fast attack, speed, and the shooting feel of star players.

By the halfway point of the first quarter, the game was tied at 19-11, and the Clippers still led by eight points.

At this time, Griffin was replaced by Rivers and replaced by Crawford.

Griffin still looks a little indifferent, and he is on the rise, so why should he be replaced.

"Griffin was substituted midway through the first quarter and went off the break, and it looked like Brown brought more than just a starting change to the Clippers."

Van Gundy Jr. is increasingly interested in a change in the Clippers' style of play.