On the 22nd, the Clippers and Lakers played the second Los Angeles derby of the preseason.

Many media said that Kobe Bryant was not a qualified leader, and a large group of people on the Internet said that Kobe Bryant was a "cancer" and could not lead the team to win. He's under a lot of pressure, he wants to prove himself more than he plays, he can't afford to lose.

In the morning, Kobe Bryant went to the arena to practice his shooting and treated the preseason as if it were a playoffs.

If he didn't, Bryant wouldn't have any confidence that he would play well against the Clippers. Now it's not that he doesn't want to pass the ball to his teammates and play alone, but that the Clippers players can really limit him and make him unable to complete the combination of sudden points and shots well, just like the Mavericks last season.

With Tony Allen, Battier, Gay, and Chandler taking turns limiting, all outside scorers in the league will feel struggling to attack, which is perhaps the league's top defensive configuration.

With the addition of Paul, the Clippers have the ability to be selected to the All-Defensive Team for only three, and Chandler is the best defensive player level.

Chandler is like a center's version of Garnett, who was voted the best defensive player in the 2011-12 season, and as soon as he joined the Knicks, the team immediately changed its appearance on the defensive end.

It is no exaggeration to say that this thing is a defensive monster, relying on his unique athleticism and height and reach, his defensive range is terrifying: low single defense, weak side defense, and outside defense, all of which are good at it.

Few people can single Chandler in the low post, Bynum, Randolph, Jefferson, and Howard have become the souls of the boxing champions again and again, and Duncan and Yao Ming have also been blocked by him. It's a pity that the Bobcats' outside defense is too bad, and after Gerald Wallace left, not only did the outside offense rely on Delon, but the wing defense became a weakness, and the Bobcats couldn't make the playoffs, and it wasn't Chandler's business.

How good was his defense during this period? Yang Rui thinks back to the heartbreaking lineup of the Knicks in the 11-12 season, and he feels incredible.

The Knicks suffered from injuries, and Chandler had to pick up 75% of the defensive tasks, and he defended the core inside! Block and dismantle to cover him to change defenses! He will make up for the weak side leakage!

Without Chandler, there would be no "Lin Madness" at that time, Xiao Lin Zi has beautiful statistics at most, and it is difficult to win, you know, during Stadamier's injury, Chandler's partner was Novak, and ordinary people can't make up for this kind of defensive hole.

In the N years before that, the Knicks were not in the top 20 on the defensive efficiency list; After Chandler joined, he was firmly in the top 10 and even hit the top five. Just looking at the lineup configuration, the Knicks are definitely a defensive army, and the boxing champion is so pampered and unfazed to help New Yorkers earn back face.

Facing two "Kobe Terminators" and one "Interior Terminator", Kobe Bryant knelt down again and played 28 minutes, shooting 6 of 17, shooting 35.3% from the field, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and got 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Comies were not convinced, and once again said that Kobe's low shooting percentage was because he was trapped. And then it's still the same old question, but you passed it on? No, we have to have the courage to take responsibility.

The Lakers lost to the Clippers 103-128 and lost to their opponent for the second time in 3 days, which was not a big deal, but Kobe fought too fiercely, and the deltoid ligament in his right wrist was torn, which was a tragedy.

Bryant forced a dunk in the third quarter, but Chandler blocked him, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground, holding his right wrist with his left hand and showing a painful expression, before returning to the locker room.

After that, Bryant went to the hospital for an MRI, which showed that he had torn the deltoid ligament in his right wrist. The opening game will start the day after tomorrow, and if the Lakers don't have Kobe Bryant in the highlight of the Bulls, the excitement will be greatly reduced.

The only good news is that the Lakers' doctor's recommendation is to observe daily, which means that Bryant's new injury is not serious enough to require surgery to recover.

"Old Fish" Fisher was not worried, and humorously said: "If I were in Las Vegas, I would bet that Kobe Bryant would play in the opening game." He's not going to use the injury as an excuse, he's going to chop off the injured wrist and play the opener with one hand. ”

Kobe Bryant said: MMP, why don't you cut off both feet and replace them with wood?

Lakers pitcher Capono also said: "If you think Kobe Bryant will miss the opener, you're an idiot. He's Kobe Bryant, he can play no matter what injury he gets. ”

The Lakers used this way to boost morale, and then they were not able to score the first official power rankings, and the Lakers were only ranked 11th, and experts were only optimistic that they would barely make the playoffs.

The Lakers still want to compete for a championship? Stay where it's cool, who changes the defense and dismantling on the inside line is a big problem that is not easy to solve.

The defense of Nash and Fisher on the outside is very poor, and Jeremy Lin is young and fast, so he didn't have a chance to play, so he came to Los Angeles to sell jerseys and play commercial value.

Kobe Bryant confirmed that he would miss the opening game, and he was hard-mouthed in an interview, believing that as long as the Lakers run in well, they still have a chance, and the fire in his heart will not be extinguished.

Now the Lakers' players are five All-Stars if they are all in their prime. Scott also believes that the team will make a difference this season, and he will arrange Gasol, Love, and Rolle Deng to actively fight for rebounds in the frontcourt......

The Clippers are third in the power rankings, behind the Mavericks and Cavaliers, who reached the Finals last season.

The Mavericks have retained their core lineup, and many are optimistic about them defending their title.

Instead of digging Battier, the Cavaliers also had a replacement, signing veteran Grant Hill. Last season, Hill still averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 30.1 minutes per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from three-point range and 82.9 percent from the free throw line.

In fourth place is the Pacers, who have won two big games in the preseason, which is somewhat unexpected.

According to the original development history, Crawford will take a pay cut to join the Clippers and reach the peak of his career by winning the best sixth man with the Clippers. Now the Clippers don't have a place for Crawford, and he can only be a blue-collar when he comes. Crawford, who was determined to join a strong team to compete for a championship, chose the Pacers.

Now the Pacers put together a starting lineup of Darren Collisson, Paul George, Danny Granger, David West, and Roy Hibbert. The benches were George Hill, Crawford, Dundee Jones, Hansbro and many more......

Although the core strength of the Pacers is average and not supergiant, the overall strength can already threaten the Cavaliers in the playoffs.

ESPN's expert panel predicts that the champion should be decided from these four teams, the old powerhouse Spurs are undervalued, only ranked 9th, the "GDP combination" is another year older, and Scola is not too young, Spurs need fresh blood.

In the Christmas game, the Clippers played away against the Warriors, who are ranked 7th in the power rankings, which was specially arranged by the league, and the two offensive teams would compete in a wonderful game, and the Clippers did not have to run far.

This is bad news for the Warriors, who did not bring in big-name players in the summer, and the core is still Brook Lopez, Zach Randolph, and Mike Conley.

Against most teams, the Warriors trio have a way to win, but against the Clippers, the first thing they have to think about is defense, otherwise they may lose by a big score.

When the players warmed up, Zhang Li sighed: "The Clippers did not introduce stars, Yang Rui likes to cultivate stars by himself, but judging from the two preseason games, the Clippers seem to be stronger than last season." Chandler is better than Jordan Jr. ”

Yu Jia smiled: "The Clippers' offense is very strong, and with another star, I don't think it's good to divide the ball." I estimate that Yang Rui wanted to trade Jordan Jr. away last season, and he often missed free throws, and his offense was too poor. What I didn't expect was that the Grizzlies actually offered Jordan Jr. such a big contract, with an annual salary higher than Chandler's, which is really outrageous. ”

Clippers starters: Paul, Korver, Gay, Griffin, Chandler.

Warriors starters: Conley, Belinelli, Dorrell Wright, Randolph, Lopez.

Chandler jumped the ball and the game began.