If you ask an NBA player which part of his body is the hardest, it's neither the elbow, nor the penis, nor the head, but the mouth.
Now that Curry has become a part of the NBA players, of course the glorious tradition of tough talk must be inherited. If you lose, you will not lose.
However, after the verbal exchange with Kobe, Curry was still a little nervous because he knew what a powerful player Kobe was.
From all aspects, Kobe is crushing Curry. Now he is physically, mentally, and technically accomplished, and is definitely the number one player in the league.
Even when he was sitting off the court, Curry felt excited and fearful at the thought of going on the court to confront Kobe.
His heart beat faster involuntarily. He had watched many games on the sidelines when he was a child, and none of them made him feel as breathless as today.
Because he really wants to go.
Andrew Bynum and Chris Kaman jumped the ball in the center circle.
The game started, and the Lakers took the lead in gaining the ball. Andrew Bynum's height and wingspan are among the best in history.
Kaman dwarfed in front of the little shark.
The Lakers' opening offense started with Shark Bynum, who received a pass from Fisher in the low post on the left and beat Kaman with his back.
He pushed away Kaman with his back, turned around in the middle, and then shot with a hook with his right hand!
The ball bounced around the basket twice before finally falling into the net. Bynum scored the Lakers' first point of the new season.
There was a burst of cheers from the fans in the audience, and the Lakers bench was in full swing. They fell back collectively to celebrate their first goal of the season.
This ball has the style of Lakers superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has also visited the Lakers in person in the past two years to teach the little shark.
Kobe is at his peak, but he will eventually get old, and the Lakers need to develop young players in the team.
Bynum entered the league in 2005 and has played for the Lakers for four seasons, but he is very young. He is only 22 years old this year, one year older than Curry.
Curry has never played in an NBA game, and Shark already has a championship ring in hand and is firmly established as the starting center for the championship team.
Curry saw Bynum scoring and thought that he was only one year older than him, had played in the league for four years, and still had a ring, and a feeling of anxiety arose in his heart.
Both teams started from the inside. The Clippers chose to let Kaman respond to Bynum in the low post, but Kaman's turning hook hit the board and missed. Odom got the rebound and the Lakers counterattacked.
In the 2009 NBA, positional warfare was still the mainstream style of play in the league. Although outliers like the Suns and Warriors appeared and led a wave of trends, they all failed in the playoffs.
No matter how well they played in the regular season, no matter how powerful their three-point shooting was, they still couldn't stop the inside attack in the playoffs. A tough offensive and defensive battle was still the key to deciding the outcome of the series.
This time, Kobe came to the low post, on the right waist, and Kobe caught the ball with his back and beat Gordon hard!
For Gordon, it is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the second-year rookie to take on the important task of defending Kobe Bryant.
Kobe's back-up skills have been greatly improved in the past two years, and his low-post offense is only inferior to Jordan among guards - in terms of skill and difficulty, Kobe may even surpass Jordan.
He pushed Gordon away with his body, walked to the basket, and turned around continuously!
Gordon, the little fat guy, was smart. He immediately pulled his stool, fell down and sat on the ground to get a foul!
This was the first game of the season for Kobe, who had yet to get into shape, and Gordon almost fell down because he couldn't rub his hands when he took off his stool.
"Fxxk!"
Kobe yelled, and before he lost his balance, he still threw the ball toward the basket, but the ball missed.
But after adjusting his body, Kobe took off the second time to grab the offensive rebound, shook Randolph away, and succeeded in a layup!
"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle and whistled Randolph for a defensive foul. Two points count and an additional penalty!
Staples was on fire again, the Lakers started well, Kobe Bryant went to the free throw line and made an extra free throw, starting 5:0.
After Kobe made the free throw, he pointed at Gordon, "You kid, I remember, please remove the stool for me as soon as you come up, right?" I'll let you know later.
Min Congda was certainly very happy to see the Lakers' good start. He was worthy of being the defending champion. He started with such momentum!
Look at the Staples Center today. It is completely different from the sparse space when the Clippers played preseason games. It is full of seats.
Most of the fans at the scene were wearing Lakers jerseys, and wearing Clippers jerseys was rare.
The Clippers' offense is still handed over to the inside. It is considered the basic routine of the NBA opening at this stage, starting from the inside first.
It opens up the inside line, drives outside players to shoot and break through, and activates the entire team's offense.
Kaman didn't score, so it was left to Randolph. Randolph caught the ball in the low post and hit Odom hard.
Gasol was away, and Randolph had the strength and height advantage over Odom. He squeezed into the basket and turned around. He successfully licked the basket with his left hand and scored two points.
"Randolph is a fat, dark man, tall and thick-set, but his handwork is quite delicate. Hey, these three guys have to do community service recently and they don't go on adventures with me. It's really unlucky."
After Randolph and Davis came out of the bureau, they had to report to designated communities every day and complete the prescribed length of community service.
This took up their spare time after training, and naturally they couldn't take Min Congda to fight with various female heroes.
Maybe it's because he hasn't competed in martial arts for a while, but Randolph's shot was solid and powerful, and he suppressed Odom hard.
Kobe, who had just been kicked off the bench by Gordon, was about to fight back in the offense.
Low post on the left, catch the ball, test with his back, turn directly towards the baseline and shoot a fadeaway jumper!
The shooting posture is cool and beautiful, and the ball is accurately hit, scoring two more points!
"This shooting posture is really beautiful. Kobe is really good. This shooting posture is really picturesque."
Min Congda couldn't help but applaud Kobe's wonderful fadeaway jumper. In terms of the beauty of the game, Kobe is definitely at the forefront of the league.
Stern saw Min Congda applauding and thought to himself, this man does have a tolerant attitude. Even if his temper is a little weird, he is still a good person.
The Lakers took the lead 7:2 at the beginning. Min Congda nodded secretly, feeling that the Lakers had a good start and the Clippers should not be able to win this game.
But after just two minutes, the Clippers took the lead.
First, Baron Davis used Kaman's screen to rush into the basket and hit a throw.
Then Artest made a mistake in the offense, the Clippers counterattacked, and Thornton caught the ball and dunked on a fast break.
Subsequently, Kobe missed a high jump shot. Randolph got the rebound and made a long pass to the frontcourt.
Gordon caught the ball, leaned against Kobe who was chasing him, screamed and rushed to the basket for a layup, hitting a two-pointer!
The referee gave Kobe face and did not call Kobe a defensive foul.
Gordon was dissatisfied and complained to the referee: "He hit someone from behind!"
Tonight's referee was Bill Kennedy. He waved his hand to Gordon and said, "I use my eyes to judge whether it's a foul, not my ears, you know?"
Gordon stopped talking and muttered: "You are the worst-eyed people on the court..."
His mouth is also very hard.
