Animal Brothers, LeBron. James, Kobe. Bryant's four superstars are not only the cash cows of their teams, but also the gods of wealth for every other team in the NBA. According to the statistics of the authoritative magazine "Sports Illustrated", when the animal brothers go to an away game, the ticket price of the away game will be twice as much! And Kobe Bryant and James can also increase the price of away tickets by 50%.

According to the U.S. ticketing website, when the Los Angeles Clippers of the Animal Brothers go to an away game, the average ticket price for that away team is twice as high as when other teams visit! The most expensive of these is naturally the showdown between the animal brothers and James and Kobe, so I don't know how much it will rise.

For example, at the Staples Center, home of the Clippers, VIP seats cost more than $5,000, and even the most remote corner seats cost more than $100. The team with the lowest average ticket price in the league is the Charlotte Hornets, who have an average ticket price of $30 and a good spot of less than $100, but with the Animal Brothers, the Hornets' ticket price has also risen to more than $60, more than double the price increase.

The 32-year-old Bryant is still hugely popular, and his Los Angeles Lakers have seen away ticket prices rise wherever he goes. The Lakers' away tickets to challenge the Thunder, Bulls, Rockets and other strong opponents have an average price of more than $70. And the average ticket price in the NBA this season is only $50.

In addition, the number of jù also shows that the "old enemy" in the NBA is also a big selling point. In the "Los Angeles Derby" between the Lakers and the Clippers, the "New York Derby" between the Knicks and the Nets, and the "old enemy" matchups such as the Cavaliers vs. Celtics, Spurs vs. Mavericks, and Rockets vs. Jazz, tickets have also risen sharply. Among them, the "Los Angeles Derby" ticket price is 120% higher. The increase is the highest in the league.

Among the 30 teams in the NBA. Only the Lakers and Clippers are from the same city. Both teams share the Staples Center arena. Although they are teams in the same city, in order to compete for the support of local fans and TV broadcasters, the two teams have gradually become "sworn enemies in the same city".

The Lakers' abbreviation is LAL, and the Clippers' abbreviation is LAC, and the Clippers directly call themselves LA in their slogan, which is undoubtedly provoking the Lakers, satirizing their losses in the derby in the past two years, and emphasizing that they are the best team in Los Angeles.

The Clippers only joined the league in 1970. During the period, it has been difficult to get rid of the fate of the "fish belly team", and the team's best record in history is only the first round of the playoffs, and it has been nicknamed the "Los Angeles Second Team" by the outside world, and it can't hold its head up in front of the Lakers.

However, in recent years, the feng shui has taken turns, and after selecting the twin brothers, it took the Clippers two years to embark on the last leg of the dynasty team. This time, the Clippers directly called themselves LA, which is a satire on the Lakers' record in the last four derbys. In the first four Los Angeles derbys, the Lakers have all lost. Arguably. Since last season, the Lakers have been completely suppressed by the Clippers. This is an indisputable fact.

Ji Guosha shouted before the game that he wanted to give the Lakers a five-game losing streak, and the Clippers will be completely dominant in Los Angeles from then on.

Magic Johnson said: "The media before the game is playing up our rival relationship, but I don't think we are 'rivals', and although the Clippers have been strong in the last two years, they still have a lot of work to do. Los Angeles will always be 'purple gold', the Lakers are the main theme, and the Clippers have more days to catch up. It wasn't until they had 13 championship flags that they were qualified to be our 'old enemies'. ”

The elder Dunleavy said: "Whether the Lakers admit it or not, even if the Purple and Gold Army's noble team temperament and profound cultural heritage are unmatched, but in a short period of time, the sky in Los Angeles already belongs to the Clippers." ”

The Lakers' record this season has been closely following the Clippers, and the Western Conference standings -

1. Los Angeles Clippers (31-0)

2. San Antonio Spurs (22-9)

3. Oklahoma City Thunder (17-15)

4. Los Angeles Lakers (24-8)

5. Dallas Mavericks (22-10)

6. Phoenix Suns (19-12)

7. Houston Rockets (19-13)

8. New Orleans Hornets (18-14)

9. Memphis Grizzlies (16-16)

10. Jazz (15-16)

11. Portland Trail Blazers (15-16)

Under the current rules, the Lakers can only settle for fourth place in the West, despite having the second-best record in the league. However, they don't care too much about the rankings themselves, and the competition in the west is even more intense this year, even if the confrontation between the first and eighth places is not too big.

The Clippers made the final arrangements in the locker room, and Dunleavy Sr. emphasized before the team's appearance: "The Lakers are balanced inside and outside, they have no obvious weaknesses like us, if we want to beat them, we can only reduce our own mistakes, reduce the number of mistakes, and strive for every round, this is not a game that can decide the winner or loser, one point or two points can determine who wins and who loses." Therefore, we must have enough wins**, and we must fight for every inch of land in the game, otherwise it will be us who lose. ”

"Don't worry, Coach! There's nothing more exciting than beating the Lakers, and we're going to compete with them for every ball and they don't want to stop us from winning 33 in a row. ”

Ji Guoyi said loudly in the locker room, this guy looks very excited, both brothers are big players, especially this dead fox, the more important the game, the more attention to the game, the better his performance.

The Clippers played, and their starting lineup today was: Billups, Afflalo, Hill, Ji Guoyi, Ji Guoqiu

The Lakers deliberately waited until the Clippers players finished their personal ceremonies before playing, and today's Lakers starting lineup: Byron. Davis, Kobe. Bryant, Giamriot. Moon, Paul. Gasol, Tyson. Chandler.

"Young man, if you are too arrogant, you will be punished."

When Kobe Bryant and Ji Guosha hugged before the game, they couldn't help but whisper, and it could be seen that Peter Pan did not respond to Ji Guoyi's provocation before the game. But my heart should have exploded a long time ago.

"You say so. I can only think you're old. I don't know what the flyer told you when you challenged Jordan back then? ”

Ji Guoyi smiled lightly, before the game started, he provoked Peter Pan's anger, this is a good start.

The Lakers in the summer, in addition to renewing Odom's contract, also traded Jamario from the Heat. Moon.

The small forward, who only entered the NBA at the age of 27 and has been playing in various low-level leagues, has amazing athleticism. and super defensive aggressiveness. As he said, it took seven years to get into the NBA, and he didn't want to pay a thousand dollars a week anymore.

Moon made up for the void left by Ariza's departure on a certain number of strokes, and the 203cm-tall swingman has top-notch athleticism, coupled with top-notch defensive ability, which is perfect for the current Lakers roster, and what the Purple and Gold are lacking now is not offensive ability, but defense.

Tyson. Chandler's arrival has actually strengthened the Lakers' overall strength, and the boxing champion is averaging 10 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game this season. The number of jù does not fully reflect Chandler's role, and he uses excellent help defense. The strong style of play has made the Lakers' interior defense second only to the Clippers in the league.

In the second Los Angeles derby of the 2009-2010 season, Ji Guoqiu unexpectedly defeated Tyson, whose jumping ability began to decline. Chandler.

In the Staples Center, the shouts of "MVP" are endless, only this time the object of the fans' shouts is no longer Kobe, but the Clippers' animal inside.

The Clippers attacked for the first time, Ji Guoyi opened the game to receive the ball on the flank, faced Gasol, and forced a breakthrough from the outside with a wonderful cross change.

Gasol had been prepared for Ji Guoyi's breakthrough, but his sister-in-law's footsteps were not as fast as Ji Guoyi's, the latter did not encounter any obstacles, dribbled to a position close to the low position on the right, and jumped up directly to hit the board......

"Huh!"

Gasol took a step slower and reached out in vain to cover it, even if his long arm was more than 230cm, it couldn't affect Ji Guoyi's sight at this time, and the basketball hit easily.

Charles. Barkley sat in the live broadcast room of TNT, and said with a smile: "Kenny, do you know, it is impossible for an orthodox No. 4 position to guard against this fox, if you want to prevent fox, you must have the movement speed of the No. 3 position, and I have the impression that only me and Rodman can guard against this guy." ”

Kenny. Smith didn't give Barkley a face, and didn't answer directly, and directly said a series of names: "Erwin. Hayes, Magic, LeBron, Garnett, McHale, Bosh, Maddie, Dior, Odom...... Forgive me for thinking of so many people for a while, and add? ”

Phil. Jackson watched Ji Guosha start the opening two consecutive frontal Gasol face-to-face Gasol, frowned, and waved his hand to signal Moon to change Ji Guosha. Of course, the Zen master knows that Gasol will be very passive against Ji Guosha, but he needs Gasol's ability to respond, and if the Lakers want to win, the Spaniards must be on the court.

Ji Guoyi felt very good after the opening, he hit his sister-in-law twice in a row, and the third time he naturally wanted to continue, even if the defender in front of him was replaced by Moon this time, he didn't plan to give up, although this time he had no advantage in footsteps, but he had a height advantage again.

Moon is very fast, he is nearly 10cm shorter than Ji Guoyi, and of course his steps will not be unable to keep up. But Ji Guoyan is not a brainless and reckless man, and he does not have only one offensive means, this time he changed his offensive moves, and after breaking through, he suddenly stopped and retreated backwards, and retreated to jump shots......

"Huh!"

Ji Guoyi's shooting position was 15 feet away from the basket, which was too close for him, and the basketball hollowed into the net, and the fox brother scored six points in a row in the opening game.

The Clippers fans in the Staples arena were shouting "MVP" and "MVP". Swift sat next to the frowning Nicholson again, and the sound of the two cheerleading sticks in his hands made the Lakers' number one fan very unhappy, his eyebrows jumped, and he secretly cursed in his heart "small watch smashing"!

The Lakers quickly counterattacked after serving, the Purple and Gold Army lost so many derby games, and their psychological endurance was much stronger, and at this moment, they were lucky at the time, and they couldn't see the goal of the dead fox, and now the score is obviously 4:0, and the Lakers are ahead.

Well, that's it......

Gasol attacked Ji Guosha in the low post, but after turning around, he passed a wonderful ball.

Byron. Davis received the ball and cut to the basket, attracting the Clippers to defend inside and then pass to the outside, Kobe Bryant hit a shot from outside the three-point line, and the Lakers took a one-point lead.

Ji Guoyi's side scored 6 points in a row in the opening game, and Kobe Bryant was even more ruthless, scoring 7 points in a row.

Peter Pan is not old, and this season is low-key, but the desire for the championship is unprecedentedly strong.

Halfway through the first quarter, the score was 15:16, and the two teams went back and forth, of course, it was mainly Ji Guoyi and Kobe Bryant, who accounted for most of the points of their respective teams, and the two were more energetic at the beginning.

Ji Guoyi faced Kobe Bryant for the first time in 6 minutes 05 seconds, which was the first head-to-head confrontation between the new and old scoring champions today.

"You know, my target is not Jordan at all, because I haven't watched him play, and my target has always been you." Ji Guo's shameful words made Kobe stunned for a moment, and the little fox then smiled: "I said that, you should feel honored." ”

Kobe Bryant was on the attacking side at the moment, and finally laughed when he heard the words: "Then let's try!" ”

Peter Pan took two tentative steps, wittily landed his right foot on the position where Ji Guoyi intended to move, stuck the opponent's step, and broke through to the penalty area lightly, followed by a giant panda who relied on the help of defense, and the other hand that dribbled the ball did not make a trace, and the giant panda was stopped behind him.

Bryant hit the line of the penalty area, got a fleeting opportunity, did not continue to go deeper, and immediately threw a master......

"Huh!"

Kobe Bryant's layup skills in connection with the twin brothers this time were shocking, and the Staples Arena suddenly stopped moving, Peter Pan's breakthrough is really beautiful, why can he always break through the league's top defenders so effortlessly?

"Damn, it's too cloudy!"

Ji Guosha was played like this by Kobe, not once or twice, the foothold was stuck by the owner, if he didn't change the landing point, he would definitely step on someone's feet, and he would not die or be crippled by then.

"How does this guy judge so accurately? Is it really talented, I can't learn this trick at all. ”

Ji Guozhi had to sigh in his heart that Kobe Bryant was amazing, some skills really can't be learned, talent is different for everyone, Kobe's unique skill is an example, just like Olajuwon's dream footsteps, you can't learn it according to the videotape, even if you do it in training, you can't use it in the game.

"Needless to say, how can you be the first person in the alliance without one or two unique skills?"

Ji Guoqiu is not as fuss as him, which player in their position does not have one or two unique skills?

The next time the Clippers attacked, Ji Guoqiu flanked Chandler and turned to make a shooting pose, but the latter was unmoved.

Ji Guoqiu immediately faked the show and shot the basketball......

The basketball draws a precise arc and lands headlong into the net! (To be continued......)

PS: The first alliance leader of this book was born, thank you eefef and all the brothers for the reward.