NBA: Bind the ability of Sakuragi Flower Road at the beginning

Xu Feng saw that Kobe was defending well, so he didn't help defend, and kept observing the inside line.

Harden thought he would get rid of Kobe and went straight to the basket for a layup, but Kobe jumped high and fanned the ball out of the baseline.

Although Kobe is a few years older, his defensive awareness is still there and he has plenty of energy in the first quarter.

Under his full defense, Harden is still a bit difficult.

The Rockets continued to attack, and Ariza sent a sideline pass to Beverly.

Beverly's autonomous offensive ability is average. He mentioned starting, mainly defensive.

He handed the ball to Harden again.

With just over 4 seconds left in the Rockets' offensive time, Harden made a step-back three-pointer.

Kobe didn't keep up with Harden's rhythm and watched Harden make a three-pointer.

In the first quarter of the game, both sides had high shooting percentages, but the Lakers had a hidden danger, that is, McGee had committed two fouls.

Although Howard has experienced back injuries and sinking, but now he is very deterrent at the basket, and McGee is still much weaker.

After McGee went off, Chandler was replaced.

Chandler's ability is no worse than McGee, but his bounce is slightly weaker than McGee, so after he played, he didn't let the Lakers collapse inside.

On the contrary, it has improved in the pick-and-roll and other links.

第一节战至5分47秒，双方比分15：14，火箭队领先1分。

Enter the official timeout.

Xu Feng attaches great importance to this first game, because a good start is very important.

So he has been encouraging his teammates to let everyone concentrate and not have any thoughts of underestimating the enemy.

As the defending champion, underestimating the enemy is the biggest hidden danger.

You underestimate the enemy, but the opponent pays attention to it. If you come and go, your strength will be tilted.

Under Xu Feng's urging, the players became nervous again.

After the timeout ended, the game continued, the Lakers stepped up a gear defensively, and the Rockets' offense stalled.

The Lakers took the opportunity to play a small climax under the leadership of Xu Feng and Kobe.

第一节战至9分32秒，双方比分32：25，湖人领先了7分。

Rockets coach McHale called a timeout, dissatisfied with the enthusiasm of the players.

Xu Feng excitedly clapped his hands with his teammates and roared angrily. He hoped that his teammates could maintain this desire for victory instead of being satisfied with the current results.

For the Lakers, the players all have big contracts, so naturally there will be slack thinking.

What Xu Feng has to do is to let his teammates completely erase the idea of ​​being lazy and clear the way for consecutive championships.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 57:55, with the Lakers leading by 2 points.

Xu Feng scored 17 points at halftime, Kobe Bryant 16, Harden 18 and Howard 11 points.

From the point of view of scoring, Harden is leading, but on the defensive end, Harden's enthusiasm is really not high.

But Beverly made up for the weakness of Harden's defense and was very fierce. He threw Lin Shuhao down several times and Kobe Bryant once.

Although he also got 3 fouls, his actions were indeed dangerous, and many home fans booed Beverly.

But Beverly is such a character, he doesn't care, he does his own way, no wonder the fans nicknamed him "Mad Dog".

But Xu Feng was very angry with Beverly's behavior. Kobe had been seriously injured. If he was injured again, then Kobe's career would probably be over.

Not to mention Kobe's importance to the Lakers, even from a business point of view, it is also unique.

Although Xu Feng is now a popular fried chicken, many old fans are still die-hard Kobe fans.

Since Kobe left Nike and signed to Feita Sports, Kobe is the second signature superstar besides Xu Feng.

So Xu Feng had to stop Beverly's dangerous move.

At the end of halftime, Xu Feng walked past Beverly and warned: "You better restrain yourself and don't hurt our players."

Beverly snorted and responded to Xu Feng: "This is my playing style, what can you do?"

Xu Feng didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he briefly reprimanded: "Being a man must have a basic bottom line, otherwise don't be a man!"

"As long as I can win, I can do anything!" Beverly put on an unscrupulous attitude, completely ignoring Xu Feng's warning.

For such players, Xu Feng already knows how to deal with them. Even without the help of the system, he still has to teach Beverly a lesson.

……

In the live broadcast room of Tencent Sports, Yang Yi and Wang Meng are explaining the game.

"Teacher Yang Yi, Xu Feng is in good form this season, analyze it, is there any possibility of defending the title?" Wang Meng dug a hole for Yang Yi again.

Yang Yi's previous predictions can be said to be all wrong, so there are many emoticons of Yang Yi being slapped in the face on the forum.

Of course Yang Yi knows about these stalks, but he doesn't care, as long as there is traffic, he can make money.

Yang Yi said solemnly: "It is not easy for the Lakers to defend the title. First of all, Kobe is one year older. After a serious injury, it is impossible to maintain such a good state for a long time. In addition, the Lakers' tactics have been thoroughly studied. There is nothing new. It is easy to be targeted, and there are not many superstars among the players, so I don’t think it will be possible to defend the title.”

Xiao Qi asked from the side: "Then you predict, which team will win the championship?"

In fact, in the last program of Tencent Sports, a round of predictions for the new season was initiated.

Many media people have expressed their views.

At that time, Yang Yi predicted that the Clippers would win the championship.

This is not surprising, Yang Yi has always admired Paul very much, and even blurted out during the game, calling Paul "Grandpa St. Paul"!
Su Qun predicted that the Cavaliers would win the championship.

Wang Meng predicted the Lakers, and others also predicted the Warriors.

In the end, 26 media people predicted, [-] predicted the Lakers, seven predicted the Cavaliers, four predicted the Warriors, two predicted the Spurs, and one predicted the Clippers.

Although the Lakers are predicted the most, it can be seen that the defending champion is not what everyone expects. Many people think that the last championship has an element of luck.

Seeing that Yang Yi moved the Clippers out again, Wang Meng laughed and joked: "Mr. Yang Yi, if the Clippers fail to win the Western Conference Finals, you may be the one who is most sorry. Paul should apologize to you." , you have supported him for so many years!"

Yang Yi said helplessly: "Paul's strength is still top-notch, but his luck is a bit lacking. I believe this season will be extremely prosperous and win the championship!"

Wang Meng didn't have any opinion on Paul, but he was a little disgusted when he saw Yang Yi bragging desperately.

"But Paul's team is not bad on paper. Why can't they make it to the Western Conference Finals? Can Teacher Yang Yi explain?"

Yang Yi said hesitantly: "I think... this... sometimes luck is also an aspect, and Griffin's star quality is not enough, which delays Paul..."