Curry and Pau Gasol took a month off, and the usual training volume is very low, mainly to practice shooting, and the physical strength consumed by the World Championships has long been replenished.

Playing for the Lakers last season, Gasol's statistics are very beautiful, not only was he not selected as an All-Star, but he also carried the pot for a season, and the second-to-last record in the West seems to be his fault. In the summer, Spain, as the host of the World Championships, was eliminated by France 52-65 in the quarterfinals, and many people questioned him.

In that game, Gasol's performance was eye-catching, playing 32 minutes, shooting 7 of 12, 3 of 3 free throws, cutting 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks, but Rubio, Gasol Jr. and Ibaka combined 21 shooting 3, the team's offense was a mess, and his personal efforts were in vain.

Gasol is now like Leonardo DiCaprio, who has been abstinent for a hundred days, and for him, participating in the regular season opener is like giving Xiao Li a long-legged tender model, and he must vent when he may explode on the spot at any time!

It's not just Gasol who the Clippers want to explode, but Draymond Green, who is excited, and he's already in the starting lineup.

Yang Rui said to him: "I sent Griffin away because I am optimistic that you can become an All-Star, and this season, you will be the core of the team's defense." ”

Draymond immediately beat his chest and assured: "Don't worry, I've proven myself to be the golden lock at the back this season." ”

Even before the regular season began, he had built up a lot of confidence and had a clear goal of competing for the best defensive player and All-Star selection.

Yang Rui sent Griffin away really for Draymond, he was a second-round pick in his previous life, entered the free market in 15 years, and renewed his contract with the Warriors for 5 years with a maximum salary of 85 million. Draymond won't take on too many offensive tasks with the Clippers in this life, but with a championship bonus, the contract will certainly not be smaller than that.

Danny Green on the outside also held back a lot of energy, Yang Rui didn't let him take the core makeup photos, but he did last season, which gave him a sense of crisis that he was marginalized, and then Yang Rui asked him to work hard to defend, and he would definitely not relax because he had three championship rings. Because he knows that if he can't complete the task well, maybe the next step will be to be traded.

Danny Green has always been self-aware that he is a player who has to be in the right system to play, and he doesn't like to drift, he is in love with Los Angeles and the Clippers, and he wants to play here for the rest of his life, and he wants to try to show his worth.

On October 28, the opening match kicked off at the Staples Center.

The Clippers first held last season's championship ring presentation ceremony, and Nash, who has announced his retirement, came to the scene to receive the ring, and then sat on the sideline to cheer on his teammates from last season.

Yang Rui finally appeared to receive the ring, and the atmosphere reached its peak.

He first showed off the five championship rings he was wearing in his left hand, and then the two black-clad bodyguards mysteriously carried a box to the stage, and the box was opened, and inside was a metal glove.

Yang Rui stuck the new ring in the middle of the glove, there were already five rings on it before, and it was specially ordered by a Hollywood prop master.

Yang Rui put his gloves on his right hand, raised his fist high and posed as a winner, and the middle two index instantly exploded, and the fans cheered and applauded together, and many people were happy, especially young fans.

In the TNT live broadcast room, O'Neill smiled and leaned back. "Jerry, the championship ring, can't bring it anymore, so today he brought the Infinity Gauntlet with six rings on it."

Barkley laughed: "It's funny that he uses this cartoon to show that he's the best in the NBA, and I like it." ”

Infinity Gauntlets, which appeared in the comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after collecting six Infinity Stones, the villain boss Thanos inlaid them on the Infinity Gauntlets in the order of power, time, space, soul, reality and mind.

In Yang Rui's previous life, he crossed over without seeing "Avengers 3", and was full of resentment towards Thanos. Other people watched this movie, from 2008 to 2018, just waiting for ten years, Yang Rui's past life and this life, but after waiting for this product for 30 years, he couldn't help but cosplay it first, and by the way, he advertised Scarlett's new film.

The ceremony ends, the players warm up, and the game begins.

Rockets starters: Patrick Beverley, James Harden, Trevor Ariza, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard.

This year, the depth of the Rockets' roster is recognized as strong, and the substitutes also include veteran two-way guard Jason Terry, outstanding physical Cory Brewer, Terrence Jones, and all-round interior Motai Yunas, all of whom are very distinctive.

Clippers starters: Stephen Curry, Danny Green, Chris Middleton, Draymond Green, Pau Gasol.

This lineup is even more amazing, compared to the Warriors in the previous game, this season, Gasol is better than Bogut, Middleton is not inferior to Barnes, only Denison Seklay Thompson.

Compared with the Clippers off the bench, the second team composed of LaVine, Gay, Antetokounmpo, Nene and Whiteside will definitely be able to play the starting role of most teams. Because of the depth of the lineup, Brother Alphabet can't get much playing time.

Howard won with a jump ball, and the Rockets attacked first.

The Clippers have a man-to-man strategy, with Harden and Bosh blocking and dismantling in the middle, avoiding Middleton's left side, and Draymond keeping his distance and blocking the breakout route, which can both interfere with shooting and prevent breakouts.

Middleton chased the defense very quickly, Harden passed the ball to the middle, Bosh cut the ball and was stopped by Draymond just one step, he slid back to the position with amazing speed, just look at the defensive position and awareness, he is not inferior to Duncan.

Bosh couldn't break through, and his back to protect the ball leaned on Draymond twice, who didn't move, and the offensive rhythm was not good, and Bosh was forced to pass the ball out of the perimeter.

Beverley received the ball and dribbled to Howard, who was low on the right, and Ariza stood in the bottom right corner, and the three formed a triangle.

Howard shot nearly 60 percent from the field last season, played on both ends of the floor, and was named to the All-Star team, so some people said he was the No. 1 center. But the reality is that Howard's low post and any big man are not very effective heads-up, and Gasol has hardly ever taken advantage of it alone.

Howard leaned on his back twice and forced a turn to the baseline, Gasol didn't let him turn around, Howard forced a shot on the board, and deflected the basket under the interference of the long arm, and Gasol won the rebound.

In the Clippers positional battle, Curry dribbled to the frontcourt, and Beverley immediately got close.

When Jeremy Lin was there, Beverley could defend like a mad dog and constantly look for confrontations, but now he may not be able to support the whole game, because as soon as Jeremy Lin leaves, Beverley has to take more responsibility on the offensive end.

Curry has a height advantage and does not shoot against others, passes to Draymond, who pulls to the middle, and runs to the right baseline.

Bosh defended the middle, Gasol on the side gave Curry no ball cover, his tall body blocked Beverley, Curry quickly ran to the line, and Draymond accurately passed the ball to 70 degrees.

Howard stays in the horn position, both to prevent Gasol from cutting and Curry from breaking through. But why did Curry break through? He caught the ball and made a three-point shot, and the whole process took less than a second, and Beverley didn't have time to jump around the cover to block it.

For Curry, it's the open space, as simple as practice, with the ball hollow into the net. 3 to 0.

Many fans in red jerseys gave a standing ovation, and there was a wave of people on the sidelines, and Curry scored the first shot of the Clippers of the new season with his trademark three-pointer!