The 31-year-old Chandler maintained his good form, still a spring man, and won comfortably with the jump ball, and the game began.

Green received the ball and passed it to Curry, but before Chandler and Griffin could run to the basket, Curry was a meter away from the three-point line in the middle and suddenly shot at Blake.

Blake didn't react at all, his body was still retreating, he didn't jump, he didn't stretch out.

This is last season's MVP? Shot selection is terrible, right?

Then, he turned his head and saw the basketball hollow into the net, brush! 3 to 0.

Just three seconds into the opening game, Curry set the crowd on fire, with many fans giving them a standing ovation. Lakers coach Mike Brown groaned on the sidelines, suspecting that Blake would not be able to guard Curry.

Is there any need to doubt such a thing? Blake has always been known as a floor-stream guard, defending black holes, how can he possibly guard Curry and other guards who are good at scoring? But after Sessions left, Brown could only reuse the man.

The Lakers attacked, Blake brought the ball to the frontcourt, passed to Kobe, and pulled it away.

What surprised everyone happened, Yang Rui arranged the person to defend Kobe Bryant was actually Middleton, a marginal player from last season, and the Clippers defenders were marked, and no one helped to defend, and they distanced themselves from the Lakers players.

Yang Rui arranged this for two purposes, one is to attract Kobe Bryant's singles, and the other is to train Middleton to help him grow as soon as possible.

He knows very well that Kobe Bryant is no longer at his peak, his scoring efficiency is not good, and playing too many singles will only lead the Lakers into the ditch. The only way for the Lakers to win is to increase the number of outside players and break through, and attract the ball to the ball.

In this case, it is a good strategy not to include Kobe Bryant and let him play by himself, because now most of Kobe's shots are jump shots, and the breakthrough has decreased, and his jump shooting percentage is the second lowest among all offensive techniques except for baskets.

Middleton has the height, the speed and the reach, and does a very good job of interfering with shots. Last season he was a fringe man for the Clippers, but he was never idle, training very hard, not conserving physical strength, in addition to participating in team training, he also had to play NBDL to hone his skills.

Middleton only focuses on two abilities, three-point shooting and defense, and he does a very good job of defending Gay and Parsons on the team, both of whom are average breakaways, shooting and scoring, whether it is a pull-up jumper or a turnaround jumper, Middleton can use his long arms to interfere.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Middleton played a pivotal role on the defensive end of the floor. According to the 2014-15 season, Middleton ranks ninth among all players in the league in terms of defensive plus/minus; And he tops the list of all shooting guards, surpassing Andre Iguodala, who was recognized as a defensive expert in his early years.

Middleton suffered a slight loss against the fast defender, who lacked explosiveness and was only moderate in the swingman. In the Lakers' starters, Nick Young was faster than Kobe, so Yang Rui arranged for Green to deal with Nick Young.

In short, letting Middleton start and play against Kobe Bryant is by no means looking down on Kobe, but the best choice. But on the surface, it's a contest between marginals and stars.

Kobe Bryant didn't care whether the opponent's size was suitable for interfering with the shot, and he only had one option left to catch the ball, and that was to play alone with the ball.

In the face of marginal people, if he chooses to pass the ball, Kobe Bryant has no idea, because the opponent is too weak, and he wants to abuse the vegetables.

In the face of role players who are not single-handed, if they choose to pass the ball, Kobe Bryant has no idea, because the opponent's strength is average, and he is confident of scoring high points.

In the face of defensive experts, if you choose to pass the ball, Kobe Bryant has no idea, since the opponent has a strong defense, it is a good time to prove his strength.

Well, unless it is Kobe's trusted teammates who attract the bag and are emptyed, his first choice will definitely be to shoot himself.

Kobe Bryant failed to break through with one step, leaning on Middleton twice with his back to the right side at 60 degrees, finding the right rhythm and stepping point, turning to the bottom line, and making a 45-degree backward jumper.

Middleton didn't get shaken, he had teammates in the middle to help, he only had to defend one side of the turn, successfully interfered with the shot, the ball bounced out of the frame, Chandler jammed Gasol, Griffin easily took the rebound, passed to Curry.

The Clippers immediately launched a counterattack, Curry advanced to the front court without waiting for his teammates, and took a step outside the 70-degree three-point line on the right side to meet Blake to shoot, without hesitation, he only had the basket in his eyes.

Blake reacted half a beat slower, jumped up and couldn't cover it, turned his head to see the ball arc beautifully, hollow into the net.

6 to 0. Curry jerked off, and the crowd applauded.

Mike Brin shouted, "BANG! Curry's three-pointer! ”

Van Gundy said: "Two shots in a row, very rushed, no teammates to grab rebounds, but just scored, this is Curry, this is the new MVP." ”

"Curry and Paul are not the same type of point guard, and he doesn't want to emulate Paul," Brin said. His first choice was to shoot, not pass, and he was resolute against Blake. ”

The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant threw very resolutely, failed to break through with the ball, took the ball and shook it, and the shaking Middleton raised his center of gravity and raised his hands to interfere, but he didn't jump.

At this time, the ball carrier can no longer dribble the ball, and cannot make fouls, and ordinary people will choose to pass to teammates, but Kobe Bryant is not an ordinary person, he jumped forward to avoid Middleton, leaned forward sharply, and threw the ball to the basket with a very irregular movement.

Most people don't know this kind of shooting technique, because the shooting rate is too low, and sure enough, the ball bounces out of the frame, and Griffin easily grabs the rebound in the backcourt.

Sean Williams is too soft as a power forward, he is 206CM tall and weighs only 102 kg, and he basically can't grab rebounds. It was a tragedy that he averaged 20.6 minutes and 2.7 rebounds per game with the Knicks last season.

Big Gasol has been rebounding well in the Lakers in the past two years, but that is because his teammates have made a lot of rebounds, and he can't do anything when he is stuck in the position by Chandler, and he can't rush up.

Griffin passed to Curry, who advanced to the frontcourt, and this time Blake defended closely, Curry leaned his back and passed the ball to the middle.

Middleton went down, caught the ball and dribbled without pausing, and gave it to Griffin, who was rushing inside next to him. Griffin relied on his strength advantage to carry Williams and forced a layup to cause a foul.

Griffin hit the first free throw and missed the basket in the second. 7 to 0.

The Lakers attacked, Blake passed the ball to Kobe, opened up and waited for opportunities, and played strictly according to the tactics arranged by the coach. McBrown is a defensive coach, and the only offensive tactic he is good at is to organize the forward, which is to pull away, and the star is a combination of ball and shooting in the middle.

In the Cavaliers he relied on James and now on Kobe.

Bryant singled Middleton again, dribbled horizontally under his hips in a row, made a one-step pull-up jump shot, and missed again under interference.

This season, Kobe's form has seriously declined, he has not practiced much in the summer, except for the time when he was asked by the organizer to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning to show the fans twice, the rest of the time is participating in activities and vacations.

It is not unreasonable to shout on the Internet for five years that "Kobe Bryant is 38 this year, whoever is black and who is dead". It's too normal for Kobe Bryant to lose to young people again and again, after all, Kobe Bryant is 35 years old this year, and it is inevitable that his physical fitness will decline, and his jump shot point is not as high as in the past, and it has become easy to interfere. Under strong interference, it is difficult for Kobe Bryant to ensure the shooting rate.

Chandler pulled the ball out of the box, Green picked up the ball and passed it to Curry, and he went on a fast break.

Curry's crotch dribble changed direction past Blake, Blake saw that no one was making up for the defense, and hurriedly pulled someone to foul, Curry was dragged down, and with one hand casually pushed the ball to the basket and hit the board. The referee blows the whistle, 2+1.

Curriga also hit a free throw to score nine points in the opening game to give the Clippers a 10-0 lead.