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At the end of the first half, the Clippers led the Lakers by 58 points 44:14!

This score completely exceeded the expectations of various commentators.

"It seems that the Clippers are in good shape this year, and the Lakers are obviously out of shape." Anderson said.

"I said it a long time ago." Kenny Smith said, "This year's Clippers are very strong, and they are strong contenders for the championship!"

"Although I lost every bet with Kenny, I still have to say this time..." Barkley said, "Yes, Kenny, you are right! The Clippers are indeed championship contenders one!"

"Hahahahaha!" There was a burst of laughter in the tnt studio.

Barkley has learned a lot from a fall, and he won't bet on Kenny's ass again.

Five sets of CCTV.

"Director Zhang will analyze for our fans and friends, why did the Lakers let the Clippers play like this in the first half?" Yang Yi asked Zhang Weiping who was on the side.

"Does this still need to be said?" Zhang Weiping said, "Look at the Clippers, the running position and shooting selection are very reasonable. On the other hand, the Lakers, except for Kobe, can't play tactics at all, they can only play the ball. Let Kobe deal with it, and the Lakers will take pills like this!"

"Hey, Director Zhang, you don't dare to talk casually." Yang Yi quickly interrupted him.

"It's not good for Lakers fans to hear you saying that."

"Today, even the king of heaven and I are here, and the Lakers have no one except Kobe!" Director Zhang said indifferently.

"I'll leave my words here today. If the Lakers go on like this this year, it won't be uncommon for the Lakers to be swept out of the playoffs!"

This passage was later made into a video and posted on domestic forums. Almost all the replies below the post were scolding.

What Zhang Weiping is not good at, Zhang Weiping got out of five sets of sports, and so on and so on.

But 7 months later, this post was picked up again, and the latest replies below all became:

"Director Zhang is amazing!"

Back to the game.

During halftime, the Lakers locker room was dead silent.

Before the season started, they were all discussing winning three consecutive championships this year.

Especially Barnes and Blake, the two are very excited about joining the Lakers for the championship.

But what I didn't expect was that this was the first game of the season, and a basin of cold water was poured on the heads of the Lakers.

The championship is not so easy to win.

Not to mention the Sun Mavericks and other Western powerhouses, the upstart Los Angeles Clippers alone have put them in such a mess.

"You don't have to be depressed." Kobe suddenly stood up and said, "The Clippers are not a big team. Don't forget that it took us six games to win them last year."

Everyone was suddenly enlightened, yes, their lineup last year alone pushed the Lakers to the sixth game.

This year's Lakers must be stronger, and it is no surprise that they can play against themselves.

"Do you know what the Clippers' goals are for this year?" Bryant asked.

"It's the championship!" Without waiting for everyone to answer, Kobe said directly, "Just like us, the Clippers also want to win the championship this year!"

"But we have won the championship for two consecutive years, and the Clippers, they have not even won a championship in team history."

"Let us go out now and let them know what the strength of the defending champion is!"

Kobe is still the spiritual leader, but it is a pity that the Lakers are no longer the Lakers of the previous two seasons.

They don't know yet, what awaits them is the most humiliating quarter of the Lakers this year.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers once again put in the starting lineup.

On the Clippers side, they sent a five-small lineup of Millsap, George, Artest, Harden and Curry.

This lineup needs no introduction, it is the death five small lineup that people are very familiar with later.

But at this point in time, few people dare to send such a bold lineup.

Last season, Yang Li used the five small lineup a few times, but only a few times.

And at most, half a quarter is used for the game, and a full quarter is rarely used.

The effect is also good and bad, after all, this lineup is not perfect now.

But after rehearsing this summer, this lineup has matured.

Even in the face of a lineup with a tall center, the Death Five can rely on the timely defense of each position to offset part of the inside threat.

Facing the Lakers, Yang Li didn't dare to use this lineup.

But Yang Li could tell that Bynum and Gasol were in a very average state today.

That being the case, let's have a "wave" in the third quarter to try something new and see if it can show its power.

Even if it doesn't work, just switch back to the regular lineup and play again.

Yang Li just wanted to try out the lineup, but he didn't expect this lineup to directly overwhelm the Lakers.

Bynum faced Millsap, who was 10 centimeters shorter than him, and did not take advantage of the offensive end.

Instead, Millsap made three three-pointers because he couldn't keep up on the defensive end.

Harden and Curry screen each other and create many scoring opportunities for each other.

The match between the two became more and more tacit and mature.

The most commendable player is Paul George, who played an official NBA game for the first time.

When Pickle was arranged by Yang Li to defend Gasol, he was determined to die.

After all, there is a 7 cm difference in height between the two, and Gasol is the core figure of the two championships.

But pickled peppers are just a fledgling rookie.

On the Clippers side, except for Yang Li, no one is optimistic that he can complete this impossible task.

Weber knows Gasol's strength, he is a 2 meters power forward.

When facing Gasol that year, he also suffered a lot.

Pickled Pepper was two centimeters shorter than Weber, so no matter how he looked at it, he was going to be blown up.

The result was far beyond everyone's expectations, and Pickled Pepper successfully completed the task on the defensive end.

Using his speed and jumping advantages, he chose to defend around the front and prevent Gasol from receiving the pass from his teammates.

Without the possession of the ball, no matter how powerful you are, you can't use it.

Even if Gasol receives the ball, Artest will double-team the first time.

Forcing Gasol to quickly dispose of the ball, do not give him a single chance to pick pickled peppers.

Although Phil Jackson called three timeouts in a row, he still failed to stop the Lakers' defeat.

During the entire quarter, Gasol only scored in double figures near the free throw line once, and all four of the Clippers scored in double figures in this quarter.

As for the Lakers, only Kobe scored 12 points by relying on his individual singles ability.

No one could have imagined that the defending champion Lakers, in the first game of the new season, was beaten by an exaggerated score of 46:20 in a single quarter!