A zero-sum game like basketball is destined to be a life-and-death game on the court.

No matter how intimate you are on the court, you have to compete and treat the opponent as your enemy when you arrive at the court.

As the saying goes, there are no father and son on the court... No, there are no brothers on the court.

The most famous example is the 1988 NBA Finals, where Magic Johnson and Isaiah Thomas had to hug each other in a routine intimate hug before the start of the first few games of the finals.

But when the game went deeper and the two sides played harder, this intimacy made them feel disgusted.

Later, they broke off contact for quite some time and did not recover until a long time after the finals.

These American superstars have just formed a team in London to win the championship, and when they return to the United States, they have to fight for their own battles.

Kobe and Paul are both competitive people. They are in Los Angeles and they must compete openly and secretly.

Kobe is far ahead in honor and is the well-deserved son of Los Angeles.

Paul wins when he is young, and he has the opportunity to catch up with Kobe, although it is difficult to achieve Kobe's achievements.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides had a 80:77 match, with the Lakers leading by 3 points.

Clippers coach Negro felt a little headache.

I thought the third quarter would be the time for the team to start.

But the team's momentum was cut off by the No. 28 boy and Kobe.

Li Liang's foul on Paul on the defensive end and close-fitting defense made the Clippers' offensive efficiency decrease.

Except for 9:2 at the beginning of the third section, there has been no continuous output afterwards.

After a period of offensive lows, Kobe regained his form.

In Los Angeles, he didn't want to give up the crown of the city king easily.

He played fiercely and aggressively tonight, not Kobe who had been playing ball in the first two games.

That is the fake Kobe, this is the real Kobe.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Liang was placed on the bench by Mike Brown.

He needs a break.

In these three games, Li Liang was not on the court, and he would be forgotten on the court as soon as he got on the court.

There is no way, the Lakers' bench is really lacking in vitality.

Ebanks, who played well in the preseason, could not stand it until the regular season.

Defensive is really not good. As soon as you get on the court, you will be confused. You will stand and make up for defense. It is not at the same level as Li Liang.

Sure enough, strength is the only criterion for testing players' technical and tactical levels.

Li Liang sat on the bench and drank water in big mouthfuls. The showdown with Paul consumed a lot of his energy.

However, this showdown was a reward for him.

When competing with experts, you can always learn a lot.

At this time, the game between the Lakers and the Clippers continued.

Both sides played in the substitute lineup, with 9 players on the Lakers rotating, while Negro started 11 players rotating.

First, because the Clippers are indeed more capable players, and there are many powerful players such as Odom, Crawford, Barnes, Turiav, Hollins, and Bledsoe sitting on the bench.

Second, Negro's style is that he likes to expand rotation, use substitutes more, change rhythms, and likes to feel like he is on-the-spot command.

Mike Brown is relatively conservative. These two styles have their own advantages and disadvantages. The key is who can win.

It depends on the players.

The main players rested off the court, and the substitutes launched a fight on the court.

The Clippers are led by Crawford, and Jamison and Ci Shiping charge on the Lakers.

There was a chaotic battle on the court for a while, and the scores rose alternately.

Ci Shiping did not play as a starting player and had a substitute, and the effect was actually very good.

He was originally a relatively all-round player, including breakthroughs, shooting, three-pointers, and strong attacks at the basket.

But he is old, his defense is deteriorating, and his outside shooting is very unpredictable.

If the inside line is cleared, Howard and Gasol are not there, and he will take the ball alone and rush in, which is still very powerful.

After three games, Mike Brown already had the idea of ​​letting Ci Shiping play the sixth man.

But he has a high qualification, so he still starts with a counterfeit attack.

Fortunately, Mike Brown knew that Ci Shiping had a bad temper, but she admired and liked Li Liang very much.

The two have a good relationship in private, and there is no problem of competing for positions.

Gasol and Howard gave Mike Brown a headache.

Howard's style is destined to make Gasol uncomfortable to play, but he cannot put Gasol on the bench for nothing.

It's hard, it's really hard.

The fourth quarter took more than 4 minutes, and the two sides were difficult to solve. 90:88, and the Clippers were still 2 points behind.

Mike Brown took the lead in calling a timeout, replaced the substitute, replaced the main force, and fought a decisive battle with the Clippers!

The atmosphere of Stamps has reached a peak, and everyone knows that the climax of the game is coming.

Who is the real king of Los Angeles?

The main players of both sides have come back to the field, and the Clippers still keep Crawford on the field.

Although his defense is really not good, his offense cannot be separated from him.

Otherwise, the outside line will only rely on Paul to hold the ball, and it will be troublesome to be stared at in the third quarter.

On the Lakers' side, Morris ended and Li Liang came on the field.

Just like the last lineup when opening the Blazers in the last game, the three forwards lineup.

Kobe plays point guard and controls the offense.

Li Liang and Ci Shiping formed a double gate, and keeping Li Liang on the court was also a very threatening three-pointer.

In the last 7 minutes, the Lakers served the bottom line.

Kobe dribbled through half the game, and Paul directly played against Kobe.

Li Liang wanted to come over to cover, but Kobe waved his hand and signaled Li Liang to get out of the way.

This is Paul, Kobe is going to compete with Paul.

Back then, Karl Malone came to pick-and-roll, Kobe could even get him out of here, let alone Li Liang?

But Li Liang won’t get out!

He insisted on providing cover for Kobe in the middle.

Kobe insisted on not using Li Liang's cover.

He dribbled directly from the left, which was equivalent to a fake cover and entered the three-second zone from the middle.

The Clippers' defense line contracted, and Kobe turned around and passed the ball to the outside.

At the top of the arc, Li Liang happened to catch the ball.

There was no one in front of him, so he would not be polite, so he opened his hand and took a three-pointer!

"Swish!"

A clean goal!

Kobe contributed his second assist in the game.

"I said it, you don't need to cover it, I said it." Kobe ran back to the backcourt and showed off to Li Liang.

Li Liang did not hesitate to pay attention to him, but he scored a goal anyway.

This was Li Liang's second three-pointer, plus a fast break, and a foul after a frontcourt rebound, and he scored 10 points.

It's doubles!

Unfortunately, the system did not respond at all. Why didn’t I achieve anything if I scored double-digit points, so I was asked to draw a prize?

Just as he was thinking about the lottery, Chris Paul had launched a quick counterattack.

Paul is an extremely smart player and he knows the importance of rhythm.

After being shot a three-pointer and the gap widened to 5 points, he immediately turned around to a single shot at the basket.

This caused Howard's foul and went to the free throw line.

Scoring points at the free throw line is the safest, and it can suppress the rhythm.

Paul felt that the Lakers wanted to take the lead.

Howard looked a little depressed after the foul.
To be continued...