The game between the two sides officially kicked off at 7 o'clock in the evening.

The Staples Center welcomed a large number of spectators and national attention tonight.

Outside the arena, huge banners of the Lakers and Clippers were hung on the east and west sides.

On the terrace of the arena, Lakers fans and Clippers fans gathered together, waiting for the game to start.

Because they can no longer buy tickets, they can only watch the live broadcast of the game on the big screen on the roof.

On the square below the roof, a large number of fans who couldn't even buy a roof ticket gathered, waiting for the start of the game.

Such a scene usually only appears in the conference finals or finals.

And this time the Los Angeles Derby has made such a situation come earlier.

If it wasn't for the fact that the time of the live TV broadcast had been arranged in advance, several major TV stations hoped to advance the live broadcast time to three o'clock or five o'clock.

This way fans on the East Coast don't have to watch the game until the wee hours of the morning.

But it doesn't matter, even in the early hours of the morning, there are many fans across the United States waiting in front of the TV for the start of the Los Angeles Civil War.

It is really rare to see such a grand occasion in the semi-finals.

Coupled with the various rumors from both sides before the start of the series, the fans and the media are already hungry and thirsty, and it depends on the battle between the two sides.

At this point, on the floor of the Staples Center, the starters from both sides were ready.

The Lakers' starting lineup is still the classic one-shot four-star.

Li Liang has an extra blue elbow pad, which still doesn't match his jersey.

The Clippers are wearing red jerseys tonight. Their starters are Paul, Jordan, Griffin, Butler and Billups.

This is a dual-control lineup, which achieved very good results in the first round.

Billups shared Paul's playmaking load and made key shots in key games.

Although Billups' overall state cannot be compared with his peak period, his experience can still play a big role.

Howard and Jordan jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the game began.

The guest who will give the live commentary tonight is Hubie Brown. This old gentleman is a real living fossil of basketball. He has a wealth of basketball tactical knowledge and concepts, and has been tested by practice and has been the best coach.

Howard took the lead to get the ball, and the Lakers attacked for the first time.

The two sides must have used the most familiar tactics to test each other at the beginning.

Li Liang mentioned that he received the ball from a high position. After Kobe slid to the bottom line, he went to the right waist to get the ball.

On the first ball, Kobe will back up and eat Billups.

Although Billups is a point guard, he is physically strong and can defend against Kobe.

Li Liang lobbed the ball to Kobe. Kobe forced Billups with his back and missed a jumper.

At the beginning, the hands were not warm enough.

Jordan got a backcourt rebound and Paul held the ball for halftime.

Nash is still defending Paul.

Before there is no problem, the two sides are conducting conventional tactical matchups.

Paul passed the ball to Billups, and Billups and Griffin made a pick-and-roll cooperation.

Then he tried to pass the ball to Billups who was going down, but was interfered by Li Liang.

The ball went out of bounds, and the referee called the Lakers a foul.

Griffin quickly pointed to Li Liang, indicating to the referee that it was Li Liang who touched it.

Li Liang directly slapped Griffin's hand, and said, "Don't point at random! Do you know how to be polite?"

With that said, he ran to the sideline to take the ball and serve a throw-in.

At the beginning of the game, the referee will not care about changing the sentence.

It's still the Lakers' possession.

But Kobe still missed a high catch jumper!

"Ovo, can you do it! Can't let me do it!"

Li Liang was in a hurry, he had boasted a lot before this match, if he lost, he would be ashamed.

Kobe really didn't give face. He scored 0 for 2 in the opening game, which shocked Li Liang.

Li Liang thought, if Kobe doesn't feel good today, he won't pass the ball to him.

Just thinking about it, the Clippers have launched a quick counterattack.

Griffin rushed to the deep position of the basket, received a pass from Paul, pushed Li Liang away, and succeeded in a layup with his left hand.

After the goal, Griffin also bumped Li Liang with his shoulder.

Griffin really didn't have a good impression of Li Liang.

Every time I play the Clippers, I have to bully him, all kinds of stealing tactics, all kinds of three-point shooting from the outside, and even grab his All-Star.

If Griffin were to choose the most hated player in the league, it would definitely be Li Liang.

The Clippers played very energetically at the beginning. After scoring the first point, Jordan defended Howard's offense again.

After the basket was in chaos, the ball was knocked out of bounds by Howard, and the Clippers had the ball.

The Clippers fought back quickly again. Caron Butler used his speed to get rid of Metta Shiping and hit a fadeaway jumper from the left corner.

It opened with a 4:0.

This is not over yet, Li Liang missed an open three-pointer from the outside.

The Clippers counterattacked quickly again, Griffin took the ball to kill the basket, and then passed the ball to Jordan who kept up.

Jordan catches the ball and makes an alley-oop dunk!

6:0, the Clippers are mainly anti-customers, anyway, they are all in Staples, home and away are the same!

"The Clippers are playing fast. The Lakers don't seem to be in shape. They should rest a little bit." Hubie Brown expressed his impressions of the game. "The Lakers' offense must be efficient. The Lakers are going to be dangerous."

In the regular season, the Lakers had 3 wins and 1 loss against the Clippers. The three games they won all relied on the extremely high offensive success rate of positional warfare.

The Clippers are still a team that relies heavily on quick counterattacks. Once dragged into a positional battle, the Clippers will suffer a lot.

Mike Brown saw that the team's opening state was not good, and immediately called a timeout to make adjustments.

There is nothing to arrange for a short timeout of 20 seconds, just to give the players a buffer time.

Li Liang took a sip of water, sat on the bench and said nothing.

In this game, he will win no matter what.

Li Liang has silently called out the [Golden Shield] in the system.

When necessary, he will let the Clippers striker experience what suffocating defense is.

...

Returning to the game, the Lakers are indeed a little out of shape after a week of rest.

Nash is very experienced. He used Li Liang and Howard's pick-and-roll to break through and reach the basket, causing a foul by Jordan.

Get to the free throw line.

When the team's offense was not good, Nash stood up and used free throws to make a transition.

Two free throws were made, and the Lakers finally scored.

After finishing the first round, Nash's condition is getting better and better.

As long as someone wipes his ass on the defensive end, he can freely use his imagination on the offensive end.

Then, Paul handed over the ball to Billups.

Billups picks and rolls with Griffin in the same position, and Griffin rolls.

This time Kobe and Li Liang recovered together, leaving room for Billups at the top of the arc.

Billups hesitated, and missed a mid-range jumper.

Billups' shooting decline this season is still quite serious, after all, he is getting older.

And his outside shot selection is not very good. Although he is always called a big heart, he sometimes becomes iron, which really tests the hearts of fans.

The Lakers got a chance to fight back.

Nash took the ball and quickly crossed the half court. He shuttled through the gaps between the Clippers players and quickly found Li Liang who was following him.

Kobe dragged behind and attracted the attention of the two Clippers.

Li Liang caught up with the opportunity on the flank and Nash gave the ball to Li Liang.

Li Liang catches the ball and immediately stops and shoots a jumper!

A 45-degree hit on the board, Li Liang now ends the fast break with a jumper.

This completely does not give the opponent's insiders the opportunity to chase after the cap.

Hubby Brown praised Li Liang's goals, saying that there are really not many players like him who play law school and classical games.

That's right, in the eyes of many academic coaches, Li Liang is a representative figure of the classical style of play, and a wonderful flower in the NBA today.

In fact, Li Liang didn't want to. He had no other choice. In order to improve his strength as quickly as possible, he chose the simplest basketball technique.

When he becomes more capable and has more skills in the future, I will let you understand what fancy is.

It makes you old men doubt life.

6:4, the point difference came to two points.

Then, Caron Butler received a pass from Paul, drove to the basket from the baseline, faced Howard's block, and forced a layup.

It can be seen that Negro very much hopes that Butler can make this point.

If you want to lose in the regular season, the Clippers will lose at the forward position.

I can't defend, I can't make offense, I have a bunch of threes, I don't know how to use them.

If the front line can be opened, the Clippers' style of play will undoubtedly be more flexible and changeable, opening up more space for positional warfare.

Negro's thinking is not wrong, it depends on the execution and performance of the players.

For the Lakers, Kobe finally opened.

Running without the ball, receiving a pass at the top of the arc and hitting a jumper.

Then, Paul missed a 3-pointer from the corner.

The Lakers quickly counterattacked again. This time, Ci Shiping took the ball, pushed it all the way from the middle to the basket, and succeeded in a layup with his left hand.

Butler's defense was useless, and he did not create any trouble for Ci Shiping on the fast-break counterattack route.

Allowing the Lakers to play a quick counterattack like this is enough to show that the Clippers' defense has a big problem.

The two sides were tied, and this time it was Negro's turn to call a timeout.

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