Howard got the ball rights in the scramble and the game officially began!

The Lakers took the first step in the new season, and Kobe took the lead in getting the ball. He dribbled through half the game and handed the ball to Nash.

Steve Nash, one of the best point guards in the league in the past 10 years.

He is the biggest defender Kobe has ever worked with.

In the more than ten years since Kobe came to the Lakers, he almost relied on one person to support the offense and defense line in the backcourt.

The best person he partnered with was Derek Fisher.

Everyone, including Kobe, was thinking that Nash's arrival could relieve his burden.

However, Nash is 38 years old.

In the first attack, the Lakers stood 1-4 on the court, with two base corners empty, Princeton's formation.

No one stepped forward to give Nash a pick-and-roll, and Nash chose to give the ball to Gasol on the right wing.

After two or three passes, the Lakers did not find any open space.

In the end, Kobe, who got the ball, flicked a shot on the left wing, made a quick step forward and then jumped!

Bang!

The first iron in the 12-13 season was born!

Li Liang sat on the sidelines and thought that if he had a camera, he should take this photo.

Named "The first piece of iron in the 12-13 season is earlier than expected."

The Mavericks' counterattack after getting the rebound, without Nowitzki, the Mavericks have to rely more on their quick counterattack.

The old captain Brand received the ball with his back and quickly turned around and missed the jump shot from the basket.

Brand's explosive power was already much worse than before, and he turned around and took action in a hurry.

The Lakers fought back.

Nash took the ball and tried to push the counterattack, but no one rushed to the frontcourt.

This is not the Sun, and Marion is already in the opponent's team.

After falling into the position, Nash handed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe got the ball on the left, and Howard took the lead at the low post.

Everything seems to be back 10 years ago, and there was a super center waiting for Kobe to feed the ball at this position.

Kobe passed the ball to Howard, who used his strong body to squeeze the defender away and went straight to the basket, and then dunked vigorously!

As a result, the ball actually dunked and bounced out directly.

There was a sigh of regret at the scene.

From this ball, we can see that Howard, affected by a back injury, is not as explosive as before.

However, Ci Shiping picked up the ball on the outside and passed it to the outside. Nash happened to wait at the three-point line.

There was no one in front of him three meters, and Nash made a three-pointer!

Hit!

Steve Nash scored the first point of the Lakers in the new season, with a three-pointer!

This goal surprised the Lakers audience at the scene.

Cheers are given to the legendary point guard.

However, the Mavericks' counterattack came quickly.

Collins made a pick-and-roll with Brand on the outside, and after breaking into the inside, he passed the ball to Brand who was going down.

Brand attracted two people to defend, but no one noticed that Collins had gone around the bottom corner on the left.

Brand passed the ball to Collins, and Collins took the ball and took a shot from outside the three-point line and hit it!

A very simple pick-and-roll cooperation tore the Lakers' defense apart.

Gasol is really powerless in defending the pick-and-roll.

Gasol and Howard played on the double tower on the court, both of them were too tall.

Pick-roll delays, pick-roll and defense are not their strengths.

So this kind of scene appeared in the next few rounds.

The Lakers' pass guides came and took some effort to get the ball into the basket.

And the lone walker turned around and could get a chance with a pick-and-roll.

Without Nowitzki, the Mavericks are soldiers, and everyone will attack by themselves if they have the chance.

The Lakers, the Lakers, had Howard play two singles at the beginning, one dunk and one hook hit.

Then they fought Princeton's high-level support tactics several times.

Howard took the ball to Kobe in the horn position.

But the effect is average. Except for Kobe seizing the opportunity to cut in and layup, he did not have a good chance of running several times.

The Mavericks' defensive strength is not very strong, and they have never been a team that relies on strength to make a living.

But their defensive formation is very stable, and the players will basically not lose their positions and will not make too many low-level mistakes.

This made the Lakers player, who was originally not very skilled in running back and passing and cutting, play very stagnant on the offensive end.

Three of the five starting players in the Lakers are offensive masters, and both have averaged 20 points per game in the season.

When they feel that the offense is wrong, make adjustments quickly.

Kobe began to increase his personal offense, while Howard reduced to the high and fell more to the low.

In this way, Gasol had to go to high positions, shoot some middle distances that he was not good at, and dribble breakthroughs.

Li Liang looked at it and thought to himself, God, is Gasol going to dribble and break through the inside line?

Damn, he also passed the ball to Howard and dunked!

Howard received Gasol's pass from inside and made a big dunk!

Warcraft finally got into a dunk.

On the Lakers' bench, Thackeray jumped up excitedly and waved his towel wildly.

Although Thackeray is not strong, he is really good at waving a towel.

Of course, Li Liang was unwilling to let the house down, so he picked up the towel and turned into an electric fan!

No matter what, he is a member of the Lakers.

You must score a goal, and you can score a goal.

Besides, waving towels to teammates is Li Liang's old profession, and this is simply a professional habit for him.

After this ball, the Mavericks called a timeout.

The Lakers led their opponents by 4 points with 15:11, and everything looked pretty good.

The Lakers players were a little tired when they left the court.

Their starting lineup is really old and needs to adapt to it at the beginning of the season.

Brown has nothing to do during the suspension, but it’s just to let the veterans rest.

As for Li Liang, Brown is not ready to let him appear for the time being.

If the game can continue to play in the 6 minutes of the game, the Lakers should be able to win the game.

But after the suspension was over, the Mavericks made adjustments and the Lakers soon encountered problems.

The problem does not come from offense, but from defense.

The Lakers' offense is not a big problem, after all, personal abilities are there.

As long as Kobe gets the ball, he is a threat. The Mavericks' defense must be focused, and there must be loopholes.

But on the defensive end, the Lakers' problem is coming. What should I do if I pick-and-roll? How to prevent empty cuts?

Carlisle spent half a quarter to see the Lakers' defensive shortcomings, and after the timeout, the team added the attack basket after pick-and-roll and cut.

The Lakers have Howard in the interior, but under the three-second limit for defense, if there are no outside players to delay and block, Howard is just a target for outside players to attack.

The Lakers scored, Gasol made a mid-range shot, Gasol passed the ball to Howard again, Nash was mid-range, and Kobe broke through with his left hand and cut for a layup.

But the Mavericks were also scoring, Brand was mid-range, Marion cut inward and layup, Wright cut inward and dunk after pick-and-roll, and Collins made a three-pointer.

The Mavericks always bit the score and slowly approached.

Brown stood on the sidelines and watched the Lakers' fragile defense. No matter how he shouted, it would be useless to scream.

How can four players with an average age of 35, plus a Howard, who has not recovered from injury, strangle a well-trained offensive team?

At the end of the first quarter, Brown substitution.
To be continued...