I'm really good at shooting.

"The good news is that VC is still a week or so away from making a comeback."

That's what Barkley said, but as soon as he finished speaking, Carter came back...

After the Lakers returned to Los Angeles after two consecutive away trips, there was good news from the team. Carter's injury recovered faster than expected, and he will be able to play in the next game.

Barkley really set a good flag.

But this is indeed good news for the Lakers, because in the next game, the Lakers will sit at home and usher in a city derby with the Clippers!

Seven years ago, Sun Hao and Kobe switched clubs, and the Los Angeles Derby that fans were looking forward to did not come true.

But now that Kobe and Sun Hao have returned to Los Angeles one after another, the regrets of seven years ago will finally be made up on this day.

This is no ordinary Los Angeles Derby, it's the Great Los Angeles Derby!

Los Angeles fans are the happiest on this day.

Carter's comeback, plus Sun Hao, Kobe Bryant, Howard, and Gasol, the Staples Center is shining brightly on this day!

And a detail worthy of attention, the Lakers and Clippers, which team is more popular now, will have the answer at the Staples Center tonight.

This game is home to the Clippers.

The game was broadcast live across the United States, and reporters had been waiting behind the gate to observe the fans entering the stadium.

It is very interesting that many Lakers fans may have put on Lakers T-shirts to let others know that they are here to support the Lakers.

So when you enter the venue, you can see pinches of purple gold.

"Is this the home court of the Clippers?"

Such a scene also amazed the reporter.

After the entrance ceremony, something even more amazing happened. Nearly two-thirds of the fans in the arena were Lakers fans!

A piece of purple gold is next to a piece of purple gold, making it hard to tell whose home field it is!

It was at this moment that many Clippers fans broke their defenses.

In the past few years, the Lakers' record has been sparse and their management has been chaotic, allowing them to see the opportunity for their own team to replace them.

But at this moment in front of him, any opportunity and any replacement are all gone.

The Lakers are the masters of Los Angeles, only because the former "King of Los Angeles" is back!

In the opening ceremony, the visiting team first and then the home team.

But when the host introduced Sun Hao, the overwhelming cheers directly interrupted the host's continuation.

The general players performed well, and they were talked about for turning the away game into the home game.

The result is good now, this is the away game has directly become the home game before the start of the game!

The on-site photographer was also very naughty and gave the lens to Kobe.

Although Kobe is suppressing his emotions, it can be seen that he is somewhat unwilling.

Because in the past few years when the Lakers have sunk, he led the Clippers to give Los Angeles a place in the playoffs, so that Los Angeles fans can watch the ball every April.

But the reaction of the fans now proves that no matter how hard he tries, he can't beat Sun Hao.

Who can be reconciled to such a thing?

Kobe also lowered his head when he realized that the camera was on him.

When he raised his head again, the lights on the scene had just dimmed and turned on, and the astigmatism hit his eyes. His eyes were white in front of the camera, just like the eyes of a real black mamba.

Tonight's derby is destined to be full of sparks because of the fanatical performance of the Lakers fans.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams were released one after another.

For the Lakers, Knight, Sun Hao, Carter, Millsap, Hibbert.

On the Clippers side, Sun Yue, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, Howard.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the starting players of the two teams appeared one after another.

Chapter 663 Thanks Old Bath!

There was a small detail before going on the court. Kobe pulled Howard and said something, and Howard was a little absent-minded.

This is a small detail.

In history, Howard and Kobe also teamed up together, but the two finally broke up in disagreement.

The root cause of this is that the personality is not compatible.

Howard has been treated as a darling since he entered the league, and he was traded to a big city like Los Angeles, and the fish entered the big pond, and he was happy.

But Kobe's expectations for Howard are obviously not that. He treats Howard as a man, demands Howard with his own requirements, and hopes that Howard will snatch the position of master from himself.

Compared with right and wrong, this is the most fundamental reason for the conflict between the two.

But that's a digression. At this time, Howard hadn't been in the Clippers for long. Although he didn't like to hear Kobe's words, at most he ignored them.

Jumping the ball on both sides, Howard jumped high and turned the ball back to the Clippers' half court, and the Clippers took the lead.

Sun Yue controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. After giving the ball to Gasol, he went to the bottom corner.

Sun Yue's job is similar to that of Knight, the difference is that he already has a stable three-point range and is very functional.

Gasol held the ball, Howard sank to the inside, and Kobe used Artest's pick-and-roll on the outside to run without the ball.

The old Dunleavy's tactical system is different from that of Phil Jackson.

Although this offensive method is not as advanced as the triangle tactics, it is very layered from the inside to the outside.

After Bynum was replaced by Howard, this sense of hierarchy became more obvious.

The Lakers' defensive focus was on Kobe's side. Gasol held the ball, turned around and directly broke through Millsap, attracted the attention of Hibbert's defense and threw the ball into the air, and Howard flew directly over there.

"Oh!"

With a signature two-handed power alley-oop, Howard smashed the ball hard into the rim.

There was a burst of cheers from the Clippers fans at the scene.

The way the Clippers started tonight was strong enough!

However, it can also be seen from this that the Lakers have problems. Millsap and Hibbert are short and slow. This combination is a big problem on the defensive end.

The Clippers took the lead, and the Lakers Knight gave the ball to Sun Hao after halftime.

Sun Hao didn't just play the ball directly like in the previous games, but organized a move and played a tactic for Carter.

Before losing to the Bulls, Sun Hao knew that it would be very difficult to rely on his personal ability to play against this kind of championship team. If Carter comes back, he must first mobilize Carter's state.

At the very least, try to see how Carter's condition is after he recovers from injury.

Carter came out to catch the ball under the cover of Millsap, feinted past Gasol and broke through to the basket.

A series of technical moves were completed in one go, from which it can be seen that his ankle injury has little effect on him.

Carter flew to the layup after throwing off Gasol.

But at the moment of his shot, Howard, who was still on the left side of the basket a second ago, suddenly rubbed to the right side.

"Oh!"

Howard slapped Carter's shot to the backboard.

Nail board big hat!

And Howard grabbed the rebound even after taking off!

One offense and one defense, Howard showed his overflowing talents to the fullest.

In fact, the decline of Howard's strength has a lot to do with his back injury. He was greatly affected by Haywood's elbow at the beginning, but it has not yet exploded. The current "Warcraft" is still the best besides Yao Ming. center.

Howard gave the ball to Kobe, and Kobe advanced upcourt.

This time Kobe held the ball, Howard took the initiative to bring up Kobe as a pick-and-roll in the high post.

This is the biggest difference between Howard and the same period in history.

In history, Howard has a unique position in the Magic and basically does not give pick-and-rolls to others, but now because he has been teammates with Arenas for a long time, he has played a lot of pick-and-roll tactics.

So Howard didn't have any psychological burden to give Kobe a pick-and-roll, but was very happy.

It's just that his pick-and-roll quick release is faster, and he basically goes to the basket in one go.

This is also easy to understand. The purpose of his pick-and-roll is not to create scoring opportunities for his teammates, but to score by himself.

Fortunately, this is not the first game of the season for the Clippers. Kobe also knows his habits, so he took a step up and shot in an instant in the pick-and-roll.

Hibbert's slow speed gave Kobe a chance, and Kobe had a good chance when he shot the ball.

"Shh!"

Kobe's opening touch was very good, and his first shot was a hollow pocket.

4 is better than 0!

The Lakers got off to a perfect start.

The cheers of the Clippers fans grew louder.

Although the Lakers won in terms of the number of fans, but in terms of strength, the current Clippers team is obviously much stronger than the Lakers!

The strength on the court speaks for itself!

Knight held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt and continued to pass the ball to Sun Hao, and Sun Hao continued to play the ball to Carter.

Carter came out and shot a three-pointer this time.

The trajectory of the ball was good, but the ball ended up hitting the edge of the rim and bouncing out.

Carter's injury should not be a major problem, but his condition is similar to before the injury, not very good.

Fortunately, Hibbert got stuck at the basket at this time, used his height to take off the offensive rebound in the fight with Howard, and then gave the ball back to Sun Hao.

The Lakers got another 24 seconds to attack.

That is, this time, Sun Hao attacked with the ball.

Facing an opponent like the Clippers, if you fall behind too much at the beginning, you may not be able to turn around later.

It was Sun Yue who defended against Sun Hao.

After all, this is Sun Yue's fifth year in the NBA. Last season, he just signed a five-year 5 million contract with the Lakers, securing the position of the Lakers' starting point guard.

His defense and three-pointers continue to improve. Although he is still a functional player, he is a scarce commodity in the league.

Even in terms of the position of point guard alone, he may be one of the only few.

Sun Hao broke through with the ball and Sun Yue retreated while defending, always maintaining a defensive position against Sun Hao, and when Sun Hao turned around to shoot, he saw the timing and stretched out his hand to block...

Covered with air.

Sun Yue's defense is very smart, but if Sun Hao will be blocked, then he is not Sun Hao.

When Sun Yue blocked the shot, he had already actively confronted Sun Yue. After knocking Sun Yue away, he made a low-handed layup and sent the ball into the basket.

There are only two words to describe this goal: beautiful.

After the goal was scored, the Lakers fans who had been waiting for a long time burst into cheers.

At this moment, they are using their actions to declare that Staples Center is the home of Lakers fans!

The Clippers fans at the scene were somewhat embarrassed.

But they turned their expectant eyes to the Clippers players on the court.

They believe the home team will respond soon.

Kobe and Howard had a pick-and-roll again. This time the Lakers chose to go around the pick-and-roll, and Knight showed his enthusiasm and jumped in place.

Howard reached for the ball as he cut to the basket.

However, Kobe did not choose to give it. The reaction of the Lakers fans on the scene stimulated him a bit.

He saw that Knight did not shoot directly after coming up, but showed his steps, turned around and shot backwards.

This is his signature offensive method, and Knight quickly swayed away.