The fifth place in the East and the sixth place in the East were originally only separated by a thin line.

"The pattern of the weak in the east and the strong in the west has not changed. It is hard to believe that the fourth in the Western Conference will beat the fifth in the Eastern Conference like this."

At the end of the first quarter, Kenny said angrily: "You lead by 11 points in the first quarter, and you still can't score 44 points after four quarters?"

"Howard didn't block a single shot in the first quarter, but the Clippers had 4 direct dunks."

Kenny Smith never forgets old things and brings them up again.

He took out Howard and whipped the corpse repeatedly.

But Barkley was kind. He said: "Actually, there is no point in pursuing this. Defense is the whole team's business. Howard can only do his job. If he is dunked from the front, it is his personal problem."

"My opinion is different from yours. After watching the first quarter of the game, I really understood why Howard wanted to leave the Magic. If I were Howard, I would also want to join a strong team, just like the Clippers. If the Clippers

If the ship replaces DeAndre Jordan with Howard, I dare say they will be a championship-level team immediately."

The only effective message extracted from Barkley's words by Kenny Smith was: "Charles, are you saying that the Clippers are a strong team? Oh, my God, this should be the first time this season that you will

The ship is called a strong team, right?"

Charles Barkley gave Fanci a fair evaluation in the finals last season and praised Fanci very highly.

But in the offseason, his stance changed. He felt that the Jeanie Buss trade was reasonable. Although it hurt Fanci emotionally, the Lakers became stronger because of it. From a business perspective, there was no problem.

When the new season started, although he didn't attack the Clippers very fiercely, he also pointed out that Fan Xi's remarks about winning the championship in three years were nonsense and eye-catching. After the Clippers defeated the Lakers and Bulls, he also said that the Clippers were not real.

's strong team.

Now, he relaxed.

"Okay. I have to admit that the Clippers are really a strong team in the standard sense now. Their rebuilding speed is beyond imagination. I didn't expect that their old players can play such a huge role. They can still

Being on the court and definitely bringing a lot of experience to these young guys who are making rapid progress."

Barkley said: "However, they are still far away from the top teams, and they still do not have the conditions to compete for the championship."

Such a debate is meaningless.

The second quarter of the game started quickly.

The Clippers took the newcomers off the court and replaced them with Nash, Carter, Dunleavy, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown.

Played a run and gun lineup.

The Clippers' attack rhythm instantly became faster, and at this time, Howard finally seized the opportunity.

His talent has been demonstrated. He is a very fast, explosive, jumping and extremely strong upper body insider.

When opponents play fast-paced offense and defense with them, he will become a huge disruptor.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Dunleavy and Rasheed Wallace hit three-pointers.

However, Howard was training Kwame Brown in the paint at this time. The two No. 1 picks had very different reputations. Howard was called the model of the No. 1 pick among high school students, while Kwame Brown, who was also the No. 1 pick among high school students, was the No. 1 pick.

of shame.

Although Kwame Brown has made great progress this season, averaging 6.8 points and 6.9 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game, which is already a first-class rotation level.

But facing Howard, he was still powerless.

He was beaten roughly by Howard in the back and hit consecutive hooks.

After Howard scored two goals, he became excited.

He yelled to the Knicks bench: "Hey, guys, let me show you what I'm capable of."

In fact, his words were not hostile, and even meant to show kindness.

However, the audience on the sidelines cheered loudly.

The absence of hostility turned into great hostility.

What made the Clippers players extremely angry happened in the third round.

At that time, Nash and Rasheed Wallace were playing a pick-and-roll. Fanshie passed Duhon's defense. He entered the paint area and was about to pass the ball to Rasheed Wallace who was stretched to the outside as planned.

Unexpectedly, Wallace followed directly from the other side.

Nash reflexively passed the basketball to form a V-shaped pick-and-roll.

Rasheed Wallace received the basketball without any hesitation. He felt that his training during this period had restored his body to its peak.

He grabbed the basketball and dunked it toward the basket. He wanted to use a dunk to show off his roaring energy.

But...he is really too old, and his speed, jumping, and explosive power have all been weakened.

He jumped just high enough to dunk.

At the same time, Howard threw away Kwame Brown and came forward to cover the position. He stretched out his arms and rushed to cover him like a fierce god, using the maximum strength of his body... Bang!
Chapter completed!