super small forward

Chapter 526 526. Upset
After the game between the Cavaliers and the Knicks, the first game of the Lakers-Clippers series is about to start.

In the first game between the Cavaliers and the Knicks, the Knicks defended their home court advantage and beat the Cavaliers 97 to 90.

The Knicks were originally a team dominated by veterans, and they just took a few days to rest. They beat the Cavaliers without Love by waiting for work.

On the other side, the Warriors have already led the Trail Blazers 2-0. Compared with the Rockets, the Trail Blazers have no good way to beat the Warriors.

The two Spurs teams, the Eagles and the Raptors in the East, played equally. The Raptors still had a slight advantage, and the away game was tied 1-1.

At 06:30 in the evening, the game between the Lakers and the Clippers will begin.

After the players from both sides entered the field, the Lakers clearly felt that the atmosphere on the Clippers side was very serious, and they occasionally looked at them very hard.

Liu Ren knew that Rivers must have poured evil chicken soup into the players again, mobilizing the enthusiasm of the Clippers players.

Rivers has been extremely hostile to the Lakers since he was a player, and even more so after he became the head coach of the Celtics. Now the Clippers want to do the most is to bring the Lakers down.

However, Liu Ren knows much better than Rivers. Even if the Lakers really decline, even if the Clippers record is very good, Los Angeles is not the Clippers' territory. The Lakers have created too much glory after arriving in Los Angeles, and The Clippers have yet to make it to the conference finals.

After the pre-match activities, the two sides sent the starters.

Lakers starters: Clarkson, Bryant, Liu Ren, Green, Gasol, no change from the regular season.

Clippers starters: Paul, Redick, Barnes, Griffin, Jordan.

Compared with everyone on the Clippers side being mobilized to beat the Lakers, the Lakers side is a little careless.

The old problem of the Lakers committed again. They were caught off guard by the fierce Clippers in the beginning. Paul connected with the inside continuously and beat the Lakers 14 to 6 in the beginning.

And the Lakers have rested for too long and have not found their status here. At the end of the first quarter, they were beaten by the Clippers to a 33-16 start!

The Clippers were unexpectedly fierce. As soon as the Lakers reacted, the first quarter was over!

The fans were stunned, and the commentators were stunned.

"I said what happened to Kobe and the boss today? Why are you so out of shape today?" Barkley felt that today was incredible. To be honest, he didn't expect the Clippers to beat the Lakers like this in the first quarter. You must know that the Lakers routine The four games played against the Clippers all beat the Clippers!

"Could it be that Kobe and Boss left their touch on the girl in the nightclub like Nick Young?" O'Neill also looked depressed.

The two die-hard fans of Liu Ren felt depressed when they saw that Liu Ren was marked by the opponent today, while the others were completely out of shape, unable to score offensively and defensively.

Generally speaking, when the Lakers are playing well, or are evenly matched with their opponents, Barkley and O'Neal are playing tricks or mocking their opponents, but this kind of backwardness is the first time we have seen this season. Get blown up by your opponent!17 points behind in a single quarter!
Barkley and O'Neal were too low-key today, so Kenny Smith, who was used to interjecting between the two live treasures, didn't know how to explain.

Well, Kenny Smith has completely given up on therapy, he no longer believes in the anchor expertise taught in school...

D'Antoni was also furious on the sidelines, which was completely different from what he thought!

It's not that I didn't prepare for this game, but I prepared for a whole week!How could it be like this?
During the intermission, D'Antoni, in a rare rage, replaced Jeremy Lin, Nick Young, Korver, Green, and Whiteside in an attempt to strengthen the offense.

But sometimes the preparation is too full, the advantage is too great, the players will inevitably be careless, and the players have not played for too long, and the players can't keep up with the rhythm for a while.

The Lakers' second team was also hung up!
When the second quarter hit the official timeout, the Lakers not only did not narrow the point difference, but also expanded it to [-] points!
It was not easy for the Lakers to replace the main force. At halftime, they trailed by [-] points [-] to [-]!
Liu Ren didn't have room to play at all. Kobe is a veteran, so he deserves to rest, but he rests too much, and the touch is sweet, and everyone else is similar. He often misses outside shots. But just like when James met the Spurs in [-], when the outside teammates are not strong enough, the opponent shrinks and adds a single defensive shot. Liu Ren's good start to the game was completely gone.

There was no chance to get in inside, and they couldn't make shots from outside. However, the team's defensive system collapsed like a fan. When it was halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers were still more than 20 points behind.

D'Antoni was furious this time. Before the game, he and the fans vowed to win the series with the Clippers as soon as possible to prepare for the next Western Conference Finals with the Warriors.

I didn't expect the bad news of losing character to come all at once!
Seeing that the players were in extremely poor condition, D'Antoni angrily replaced the main players and the rotation lineup, replaced them with LaVine, Henry, McCollum, Antetokounmpo, and Thackeray, and announced that he would give up the game.

Unexpectedly, LaVine, Henry, and Thackeray, three players who are not usually able to play, are in good condition. Instead, they recovered the score by a few points in the later time. They usually can't play much. Unlike others, long breaks are so normal for them that they are not affected by the long 8-day break.

However, the few points recovered did not have much effect. They just narrowed the point difference to less than 20 points before the end of the game, which did not make the score look so ugly.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 82 to 100, and gave away the home court advantage!

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If the more optimistic Cavaliers lost to the Knicks because the Knicks have a good record and home court advantage, and the difference in strength between the two teams is not so much, the Cavaliers' loss is justifiable.

But the Lakers' loss to the Clippers immediately caused huge waves throughout the NBA.

"Are you kidding me? The lottery ticket I bought for the Lakers to sweep the Clippers! My $[-]!"

"Go to hell upstairs, uncle policeman, I will report someone gambling."

"No way? Did the Lakers use their state in the regular season like the Pacers? Will they wither in the playoffs?"

"Is the Clippers going to make history and overtake the Lakers? Or overtake the Lakers in the playoffs? God, what did I see?"

"Are the Clippers going to break the Lakers' Western Conference dominance in Los Angeles?"

"Paul is going to touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals? God! Congratulations!"

"Is Paul really going to touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals? It's been ten years! It's been ten years!"

"No, I don't think so. Didn't you see that the Lakers easily swept the Pelicans in the first round? Even if the Lakers only played against the Pelicans, they wouldn't be so bad against the Clippers. , They are not on stage today, I think it has something to do with their rest for too long."

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(End of this chapter)