Staples Center Arena.

After the warm-up, the game between the Lakers and Warriors officially began.

The starting lineup sent by the Lakers is: Russell, Nick Young, Lin Tian, ​​Channing Frye and Howard.

The Warriors' starting lineup for the away game is: Curry, Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Dream Green and Andrew Bogut.

The starting lineup of most teams is basically the finishing lineup.

But the Warriors are not. Their center Bogut is a typical fake starter.

As a starter, so far this season, he has averaged less than 20 minutes per game, not even as much as several rotation players.

However, his defense inside is quite strong, and he was selected to the best team last season.

Bogut was the No. 1 pick in 2005. Generally speaking, he is not a very good No. 1 pick, but he is definitely not worthy of being the No. 1 pick. There is no dispute about this.

At the referee's signal, the centers of both sides began to compete for the ball in the first round.

The home DJ also said: "Will today's nine-game winning streak be ended, or will the five-game winning streak be ended? Let's wait and see!

The jump ball started, and Howard, who was more athletic, touched the ball first and passed it to Russell.

Russell took the ball less than two seconds before passing it to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian held the ball to organize the first ball attack. He heard Dream Chaser Green loudly instructing his teammates: "Follow the defenders! Let them know how powerful we are!"

Harrison Barnes opened his arms and greeted Lin Tian.

This person was the seventh overall pick in 2012. He was the small forward selected by the Warriors that year. He is 2.03 meters tall and weighs 102 kilograms.

His shooting skills are among the best among many small forwards in the league.

Last season, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 40%! This season, it also reached 38%!

And his defense is also remarkable, one of the five key points of death.

Lin Tian's height is not much higher than that of Barnes. For the first ball, he pushed against Barnes and chose to force the inside line.

Barnes moved very fast, barely keeping up with Lin Tian.

But Lin Tian's pull-up jump shot after getting inside left Barnes completely helpless.

This ball was thrown into the basket very easily.

DJ shouted excitedly: "The first point of the game! Finished by Lin!"

Bogut picked up the ball and passed it to Curry outside the baseline.

Curry crossed half court, stretched out his hand and began directing the team's movement.

Except for Bogut and Green inside, the other two players on the Warriors began to move wildly without the ball.

The most exaggerated one is Klay Thompson, who keeps running around just to disrupt the Lakers' defensive rhythm.

Barnes, who is guarded by Lin Tian, ​​is also a master without the ball. He has been crossing paths with Thompson.

As a defender, Lin Tian naturally cannot let go and follows the opponent all the time.

Curry suddenly moved! He rushed inside with the ball, and in the middle of the rush, he suddenly passed the ball to Dreaming Green.

The basketball stayed in Green's hands for less than a second, and Green passed it to Thompson, who had just settled into position.

Thompson, who was standing just outside the three-point line, took off the moment he received the ball and hit Nick Yang Biao with a three-pointer!

Whoosh!

The basketball fell into the basket and made a sound like water splash. This is the origin of Splash Brothers.

There were sighs from the audience, Klay Thompson's three-pointer was so accurate!

The Warriors' team basketball is also extremely powerful! Everyone has been extremely selfless. It's not easy to beat them.

The ball returned to the Lakers' side. After Lin Tian dribbled the ball past half court, the Warriors, under the command of Cole, changed their defensive strategy.

They directly asked Green to stay near the penalty area and guard the inside tightly.

Lin Tian saw Green and Bogut standing on the inside line, and it was impossible to say that he was not panicking.

It is true that Green's defense is very strong! But his reputation is not very good, and his defense is not clean either.

As for Bogut, needless to say, his reputation has already been ruined.

If the NBA were to select the dirtiest player currently active, Bogut would definitely be nominated.

Lin Tian has now copied the peak abilities of the three players and is extremely strong, but this does not mean that he will not be injured.

He now puts his health first when playing basketball.

Therefore, for this ball, Lin Tian first tentatively shot a step-back three-pointer.

Bang!

Lin Tian's first three-pointer today was a hit, and the rebound was grabbed by Dream Green.

Dream Green no longer passes the ball to Curry, but dribbles the ball across half court himself and walks to the top of the arc to prepare for the deal.

Facing Green was Frye. Frye thought Green would pass the ball. Who knew that Green deliberately made the pass, and then directly chose to rush him.

Green's athletic ability is definitely not strong, but he is still much faster than the taller Frye. He easily passed Frye and scored a layup, giving the Warriors a three-point lead.

This goal also well proves that Frye's defense is relatively poor.

When he plays the fourth position, it is difficult to defend the opponent's fourth position.

The Lakers served quickly. Lin Tian missed the three-pointer just now and couldn't continue shooting. After two quick steps, he gave the ball to Nick Young.

Nick Young is not a traditional pitcher. He doesn't really like to shoot after catching the ball. Instead, he likes to catch the ball and dribble a few times to find a rhythm before shooting.

In this regard, he is completely different from his opponent Klay Thompson.

Nick Young's shooting percentage when he catches the ball is not high, but Thompson's shooting percentage is extremely high.

After missing the first opportunity to take action, Thompson came over and stared at Nick Young attentively.

Nick Young accelerated the start and was unable to get rid of Thompson. The opponent's defense was extremely solid.

In desperation, he could only step back slightly to create space for himself.

Where Thompson was willing to give him space, Nick Young retreated, and he immediately pressed over, and kept disturbing Nick Young's dribbling rhythm with one hand.

Lin Tian, ​​Russell, Frye and others next to him just stared.

The Warriors did not double-team Nick Young because they believed in Thompson's single defense ability and there was no need to double-team.

After going back and forth several times, he couldn't get past Thompson. Nick Young could only dribble from his hips, and then he made a cool turnaround jumper with a very cool posture.

Bang!

Unfortunately, the ball failed to hit, and this time the rebound was grabbed by Bogut.

After Curry received the ball, he quickly crossed the half court and took the shot when he was about 1.5 meters away from the three-point line.

This time Russell didn't have time to rush to defend because he didn't expect Curry to shoot from such a distance.

Whoosh!

The ball went in again!

"Wow!"

The fans in the stadium couldn’t sit still:

"Damn it! Stephen's three-pointer was too accurate! How do you play like this?"

"The Splash Brothers felt so good in the first quarter. They will definitely lose today."

"Nick Young is a cancer! He knows singles all day long! He should not be allowed to start!"

Scott found that the rhythm was wrong, and he was 6 points behind at the beginning of the game! So he quickly called a timeout.

When Dreamcatcher Green came off the court to take a break, he challenged Lin Tian: "Hey! I haven't even sweated yet! You are going to be beaten in the first quarter!"

Lin Tian was too lazy to pay attention to Green. He returned to the bench to listen to Scott's latest tactical arrangements.

Soon, the timeout ended, and the lineups of both sides remained unchanged.

The ball was on the Lakers' side. Just like in the previous round, Lin Tian rushed inside to attract the defense and passed the ball to Channing Frye.

Frye showed his excellent three-point shooting characteristics and knocked the ball in, narrowing the point difference to 3 points.

In the next few rounds, the two sides fought back and forth.

Lin Tian increased his mid-range and long-range shots, reducing the impact on the inside.

This is mainly limited by the Warriors' defensive tactics.

Even so, Lin Tian's mid-range shot is still very accurate, and Barnes has nothing to do with Lin Tian.

After Lin Tian made another mid-range shot against Barnes, Green couldn't stand it anymore. He glared at Barnes and said solemnly: "I'll defend that damn rookie from the next round!"

Since Green is the leader of the locker room, the seemingly honest and humble Barnes did not speak.

Drummond ranked second in the dpoy selection last season and can be considered one of the strongest defenders in the NBA.
To be continued...