At the end of the first quarter, the score was 33:22. The Lakers easily led the Clippers by 11 points.
Just as Min Congda thought, the Clippers' defense in the backcourt was unable to contain Kobe. Kobe opened the score as soon as he exerted his strength.
Baron Davis lost control under the Lakers' double-team defense. He made 1 of 4 shots in the first quarter and made no achievements except for one floater.
While eating the popcorn bought by Ada, Min Congda silently pointed out Jiangshan in his heart:
"With our Clippers lineup, if we want to compete with the Lakers, we can only focus on the two positions of point guard and power forward. The Lakers' No. 2 bald head has shortcomings in defense and is slow to move. If power forward Gasol doesn't play, Odom's height is a disadvantage, and defense is a problem. So it mainly depends on Davis and Randolph."
"But Balang's condition is really not good. This kid is very fierce in the nightclub, but his legs are weak when he gets on the court? He's so bad... If he plays well, it will not be a good thing for the Clippers. This guy is Cancer, I don’t know if Dunleavy is worried about putting him in the starting lineup."
In fact, Randolph performed well in the first quarter. He made 3 of 4 shots on the offensive end and was the Clippers' most stable scoring point.
It's just that Min Congda still trusts Randolph's cancerous nature, that is, he beat him racially that night, otherwise he might still be in jail now.
On the Clippers' bench, Dunleavy made lineup adjustments, replacing Randolph and Davis with Marcus Camby and Stephen Curry.
"Stephen, it's your turn to play. Come on, kid." Dunleavit told Curry.
No matter how the outside world comments on him, no matter how everyone views him, Curry is this year's No. 1 pick after all.
He received a lot of attention. When he took off his jacket and prepared to go on stage, many fans stood up and took out their mobile phones to take pictures.
The TV station's commentator also said: "Oh, the Clippers have replaced this year's controversial No. 1 pick Stephen Curry. He is as controversial as the general manager Smart Min who selected him. Let's take a look at his performance. What kind of performance will you have on your debut?"
In fact, most people don't have high expectations for Curry's debut, because even the first superstar in history like Michael Jordan played the full 40 minutes in the first game and only scored 16 points on 6-for-15 inefficiency.
Kobe came on as a substitute in the first game of his career and did not score a point. He had 1 rebound, 1 block, 1 turnover, 1 foul, and 4 1s.
Curry's family came to the sidelines to watch the game. Old father Dell Curry, wearing the Clippers' No. 30 jersey, was extremely nervous.
My son will play the Lakers in the first game of the new season against Kobe. He hopes that he will not die too ugly when facing Kobe. Kobe is so petty and likes to compete with young people, while Curry looks baby-faced, but is actually very stubborn.
"Don't compare with Ko." Dell Curry prayed silently in his heart.
When Curry came on the court, Kobe was resting off the court. Kobe shouted directly to Curry: "Stay on the court a little longer, kid, I'll be on the court soon! You must stay a little longer, don't get down!"
Not to be outdone, Curry fired back: "You haven't been sitting down there for a long time, the coach will let you come back later!"
Curry doesn't like to talk trash, but that doesn't mean he won't respond verbally, especially when it's Kobe who shouts at him. He becomes strong when he's strong. This is his characteristic.
At this time, the Lakers' point guard was also changed from veteran Fisher to Jordan Farmar, an aggressive guard.
Putting Kobe aside, the Lakers' defense line is really not that good. Fisher, Farmar, Vujacic, Shannon Brown can be said to be old, small, short, weak, and weak. All very obvious.
There is no player who can stand alone and hold up the backcourt when Kobe is off the court.
This aspect reflects the strength of Kobe. Since he grew up, the Lakers have not invested heavily in the backcourt and have only made minor repairs.
In the summer of 2007, when Kobe was clamoring to leave, the Lakers' biggest addition to the backcourt in the free market was to sign back veteran Fisher. It's no wonder Kobe wanted to leave.
Because Kobe can support the Lakers on both ends of the offense and defense, the Lakers can use more resources to stack up the frontcourt, switch to Gasol, and sign Artest. The Lakers' biggest move in the past two years has been before the expansion. Field forward.
The Clippers started their attack in the second quarter. Curry touched the ball for the first time and controlled the ball steadily for half the game.
Min Congda watched Curry take the ball and shouted in his heart: "Go over and throw a three-pointer, throw a three-pointer, don't worry about it, just throw it! Release your nature and ego and start playing blindly, Stephen!"
Min Congda only thinks about Curry playing blindly and disrupting the team's tactical system, so that the Clippers' performance on the court will only get worse.
But Curry did not fulfill Min Chongda's wish. He passed the ball to Marcus Camby, who was supporting him in the high post, then cut to the basket and took away the defense. With the help of the screen, he ran to the left. Camby passed the ball to Curry. Li had already put some distance away from Farmar.
After receiving the ball, Curry directly shot a 45-degree mid-range jumper!
A crisp jump shot, two points!
Curry quickly scored his first point after entering the NBA!
"Stephen Curry, he hit the mid-range shot after receiving the ball. The shot was beautiful, excellent movement, excellent catch and shot, Curry scored his first point after entering the NBA!"
ESPN TV's NBA chief commentator Mike Breen praised that Curry's first career point came so quickly and he scored it easily.
Min Congda frowned as he watched the ball, "What are the Lakers defending in the backcourt? This No. 1 defense has no pressure at all, and it loses a screen? Also, why don't the Lakers rotate? Camby is in the high post Without an offensive threat, what's the point of staring at him? Let him go and stare at Curry, you idiot!"
Min Congda vaguely felt that there was a problem with the Lakers' backcourt defense, especially in the absence of Kobe. Don't let Curry shoot casually.
This kid is not good at anything else. He is good at shooting. It is really dangerous for him to miss.
Subsequently, there was a problem with the Lakers' offense, and the ball turned around and ended up in Mbenga's hands.
Seeing that the attack time was coming, Mbenga could only make a mid-range shot by himself. How could he do this?
After missing the mid-range shot, the Clippers got the backboard and gave the ball to Curry, who quickly pushed back and counterattacked.
After Curry came on the court, the Clippers' offensive style changed and became faster.
Curry quickly advanced to the frontcourt, Camby came over and made a pick-and-roll screen, and Curry got inside.
The Lakers immediately shrank their defense. Curry found a gap and passed to Ricky Davis in the bottom corner. Davis made a three-pointer from a zero-degree angle on the right side.
The Lakers, who had shrunk their defense, did not notice Davis in the corner, unguarded and wide open.
Three point hit!
After Curry came on the court, he led the Clippers to chase 5 points in a row!
Phil Jackson sensed something was wrong. He didn't call a timeout throughout the first quarter, and he didn't call a timeout easily, so he immediately called a short timeout.
The Clippers play very differently when Curry is on the court.
Everyone is not very familiar with Curry and needs to adjust.
He came on the court for more than a minute and stopped the Lakers in two rounds.
Curry's performance made David Stern's eyes light up. He turned sideways to say something to Min Congda, but saw Min Congda frowning and looking unhappy.
Curry just made his first career shot, and Min Congda had no reaction and didn't even get up to celebrate.
Stern asked curiously: "Smart, why are you so serious? Did Curry's performance just now be bad?"
Min Congda was worried about the Lakers' defense. Hearing Stern's words, he came to his senses and hurriedly explained: "I... I'm just missing the ball. It's just two goals... the game is still going on. I always He is a very strict person, especially Curry."
