After returning from New Orleans, the team recuperated for two days before flying to Houston again for their second road trip of the season against the Rockets.

Beijing time, October 27, 8 a.m.

Toyota Center, Houston.

The Los Angeles Clippers take on the Houston Rockets on the road.

The Rockets finished the regular season in the West last season and have a best record of 34-7 at home.

It stands to reason that this game is not easy for the Clippers who are playing on the road.

However, so far this season, the Rockets' starting record is 1-3, and the performance in these games can only be described as average!!

The Rockets are currently in 10th place in the West for the time being.

However, the majority of fans still believe that under the leadership of Harden and Paul, the Rockets are still the biggest favorites for the championship this season.

Despite the team's poor start to form, this team has a lot of talented stars.

Chris Paul, James Harden, and Clint Capela are the Rockets' Big Three.

There are also a number of good players, round-faced Dengordon, tough guy PJ Tucker, Nine-Fingered God King Green, and McCarvey who is at the peak of his debut......

Clippers head coach D'Antoni was confident in his pregame press conference.

"We're going to beat the Clippers at the Toyota Center, and tonight I'm sure this win is destined to be for our Rockets."

"We have a lot of talented players, and despite the Clippers' hot form lately, I believe our players have what it takes to beat the Clippers under Chris."

"About Yang? I've watched the replays of those games and to be honest, he's a very talented, talented player, he's got a lot of scoring and he's got a lot of passing, but we also have the best defenders in the league in the roster. ”

"I'm sure Chris will teach the Asian defender a good lesson tonight."

Obviously, D'Antoni thinks in his heart that Paul is more than a notch better than Li Yang.

At present, Westbrook tops the assist list with 11.8 assists, Li Yang is close behind the Turtle with an average of 11.6 assists per game, and Paul has only 10 assists, ranking behind Li Yang......

This match will be a battle between Li Yang and Chris Paul for the best defender.

Paul and the Rockets are very serious about this game against the Clippers.

This season, the Clippers have turned into an invincible division, with four consecutive wins at the beginning, and they are firmly in first place in the West, and they have become a strong opponent of the Rockets in the playoffs.

The last time the Rockets visited the Staples Center Arena, Paul was rested, and Harden fought until the last minute, but he still failed to bring a victory, although the Clippers won against the Rockets not easily.

In this game, Harden took a rest, and Paul led the team alone, leading a group of Rockets bandits against the Clippers led by Li Yang, and the battle between the point guards had intensified before the game.

So on the night of the game, the Staples Center arena was packed!

There's never a shortage of excitement in the battle between the old and the new best point guards, so tens of thousands of fans have come to the Toyota Center in the dust, hoping to enjoy a great game tonight.

The reporter randomly interviewed several fans around the Toyota Center Arena and asked them what they thought of the game, and most of them believed that Harden would rest in this game, and the Clippers would win!

"The Rockets without a beard can't stop the Clippers!!"

"Although I am a fan of the Rockets, I know very well that in terms of absolute strength, the Clippers still have to be a little stronger!"

"That Asian is going to blow Chris out on both ends of the floor!!"

"The Clippers are currently in first place in the West, and the Rockets are number 10, which speaks for itself in terms of rankings."

"The victory in this game depends on whether Li Yang wears a Clippers jersey or a Rockets jersey."

Inside the court, Clippers players and Rockets players have entered the court to warm up for shooting.

The Toyota Center is a bit worse than the Staples Center, the home of the Clippers, but it is also quite distinctive after continuous upgrades, and Li Yang looks at everything in the arena curiously.

"Yang?" Suddenly, someone called Li Yang from behind.

"Hey, Chris!!"

After returning from the crossing, Li Yang met Paul for the first time, and the last time he played at home, he was not able to see Paul because he was not on duty with the team on rotation.

In the previous life, Paul's impression was basically that he was very smart and strategic, and at the same time, the other party was the previous captain of the Clippers, so Li Yang walked over to say hello to him out of politeness.

"Rookie, you've been doing well in these games, but I'm not going to be polite tonight." Paul said coldly.

Hearing Paul's cruel words to himself, Li Yang felt a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood what was going on, and then put away his smile, the other party is not good.

St. Paul is Sao Paul, the measure is a bit small, and he talks with a gun and a stick.

"I'm not going to be polite, I'll do my best to blow you up." The other party has said ruthlessly, what else can he do, only to scare him for his life and not be able to take care of himself!!

Hearing that Li Yang wanted to blow himself up, Paul smiled: "Hey, rookie, if your fans know that you are going to fight Paul and threaten to blow him up, they will definitely think you are crazy." ”

"You've got to get the best rookie now."

"Of course, even if you get it, you haven't won the assist king and the steal king yet. I've won 5 steals, 4 assists, and I've been named to the All-Defensive First Team 4 times, and you haven't got anything. ”

Although it was the first time they met, Li Yang saw Paul's unceremonious ridicule, and immediately became angry and began to sacrifice a big killing weapon.

"I haven't won it, so have you won the championship?

"I've also won 2 Olympic gold medals!!" Paul frowned slightly, and said to himself.

"Did I mean you led the team to the finals??" Li Yang came back and forth, just like that.

"I've also taken ......"

"Don't talk about those useless ones, let me ask if you have led the team to the finals??"

"I didn't lead the team to the Finals, but we made the Western Conference Finals last season!!"

"That's nothing, hehe~~" Li Yang sneered at St. Paul, who gritted his teeth.

"Rookie, what do you mean by that??"

"Literally, feel for yourself!!"

Paul was speechless, he didn't expect Li Yang's trash talk to be so fierce, he was simply a king of mouth cannons.

Withdrawn......

Paul didn't plan to continue to talk to this sharp-tongued rookie, and turned around and returned to the Rockets' bench.

Paul didn't look down on Li Yang just because he was a rookie.

In fact, there is a reason why Paul squirted so violently on Li Yang.

Before the game, ESPN actually issued a news "Rookie Paul VS Rookie Li Yang, Paul Lost in All Aspects", which greatly stimulated Sao Paulo.

Li Yang averaged 43+ per game in four games, and ESPN believes that if Li Yang continues this performance, his rookie season will be a notch better than Paul, who is also a point guard.

This made Paul remember Li Yang as a rookie, and at the same time, it also aroused São Paulo's competitive spirit.

Paul is a field marshal hidden behind the scenes, and despite the influence of honors, he is still one of the top superstars in the league!

Paul's competitiveness is definitely one of the best in the league, and Paul's attitude towards the game is definitely very serious.

"Dingdong, master, you're on a mission!!"

"Yo he,Has the system changed its style?,There's also a Lori sound!!"

Li Yang smiled and clicked on the taskbar.

[Mission Objective: The number of assists in this game is more than Chris Paul.] 】

[Reward: +2 Passing Attribute Points]

The objectives and rewards of this mission are a little different from the previous hidden mission.

The objectives of previous missions were more specific values, but this mission is obviously more passive.

After all, the initiative is no longer in his own hands, but depends on Paul's assists in this game.

If Paul suddenly goes on a rampage tonight and gets 15 assists in a single game, then Li Yang will need at least 16 assists to complete the task.

At the same time, the task reward is no longer the previous free attribute points, but increases the value of specific attributes.

Obviously, the system missions became more difficult as the regular season progressed.

For Lai, he will have to play at a dominant level in the game, especially in terms of assists, especially Chris Paul.