Four people are banned.

Yang Yiming was banned for five games. Chris Paul has been suspended for three games.

The Houston Rockets, who embarked on the journey to defend their title, suffered a blow at the start, and suffered three consecutive defeats after two suspensions.

112-115, the Rockets lost to the Clippers by three points.

It's still Staples Arena, but the venue and the opponents have changed. When the Rockets visited last year, the scene of the "Yang Shaoxia" shot was still vivid, and in the previous games of back-to-back, the Rockets staged a martial arts fight with another team in Los Angeles, so that the atmosphere in the arena was strange when this game started: the Clippers here no longer had Jordan Jr., Rivers Jr. and Griffin who took the lead in provoking last year, and the rest of the people wanted to play well but were timid, as if they would provoke trouble again if they were not careful; And the Rockets have just been punished by the league Yang Yiming and Paul, and they breathe a sigh of relief in their chests, but they dare not make any more mistakes, and they have nowhere to vent their sulkness!

Thankfully, the Rockets also have leader and reigning regular season MVP James Harden.

Harden continued to assist his teammates at the beginning of the game, Clint Capela had both fast and open catches, PJ Tucker hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Carmelo Anthony also took advantage of Harden's cover to turn over and hit a jumper. With his teammates' offense blossoming in all directions, Harden has to deploy his own means in a targeted manner. Step back for a three-pointer and break through for a crushing layup. With Harden's strength, the Rockets led the first quarter 29-24.

In the second quarter, the Clippers' second lineup was led by three Rockets veterans, Lu-Williams, Harrell and Bamott, which was obviously much better than the Rockets who lost Yang Yiming and did not have Paul. The energy of the Clippers completely suppressed the rockets, and Harrell was even more brave on the inside, breaking through and dunking, killing the rockets' interior line that was originally lacking in height and strength. The Clippers took a one-point lead at halftime 54-53!

In the third quarter, the Clippers' Italian player Danilo Gallinari burst out. He is 2.08 meters tall and plays as a small forward, and he was originally the player opposite Yang Yiming, but without Yang Yiming's gate, he almost had to be windy and rainy in the three-point line. Turnaround jumper missed, and Gallinari continued to be on top of PJ Tucker's head (so height is a hard injury!). Pick up the frontcourt rebound and hit a two-and-one basket by himself. This is just a microcosm of Gallinari's individual single-quarter highlights - as he assisted Tobias Harris from the outside after being caught and hit a three-pointer, the Clippers extended the margin to nine points heading into the fourth quarter!

In the fourth quarter, the Rockets had no combat power, the Big Three Paul was suspended, Anthony had no energy after outputting 7 points in the third quarter, and the Rockets could only rely on Harden's individual performance to chase points. Harden shook Harris to hit a three-and-one, but it was only the visitors' last chance of the game - Harden's three-point shot from the buzzer throughout the court was missed, and the Rockets missed the opportunity to tie and lose the game.

But this is actually just the beginning of the losing streak!

The Rockets are back at home to take on last season's playoff rivals, the Utah Jazz.

Yang Yiming continued to watch from the sidelines, only to watch his biggest rival Donovan Mitchell's Toyota Center put on a crazy show.

Mitchell seemed to be faster, sharper, sharper. He also made up his mind to oppose the guest: the rookie king of your home team is not on the field, just let you see who is the strongest! Although the Jazz lost to you last season, don't forget that in the rookie of the best team, it was me, Mitchell, who won!

Mitchell's sharpness made Yang Yiming, who was watching the game on the sidelines, a little frightened.

There was a ball in the second quarter, Mitchell held the ball outside the three-point line, faced the defense of MVP James Harden, suddenly accelerated and then made a quick stop, first passed Harden, and then faced Clint Capela's supplemental defense, the second emergency stop and swerved, drilled into the paint area from the gap between Harden and Capela, volleyed up in the air to pull the rod past the third defender Carmelo Anthony, and scored the ball with a low hand.

Two stops, one change of direction, and one aerial lever finish. As Yang Yiming worried, Mitchell has become stronger after this summer!

Eating Harden, Capela, and Anthony in a row, just from this group of offenses, it is enough to show Mitchell's non-human physical fitness!

The product of Nicholas's black technology by Dr. Nicholas, a strange doctor of space biology!

Mitchell's summer must have been spent in that lab, undergoing even harsher physical training and transformation!

Even Mitchell's three-point shot has actually improved with the naked eye! He shot 4 of 9 three-pointers in this game, and several times he simply didn't shake and shot head-on. Harden, Tucker, and Gordon's defenses are all ignored!

But the most frightening thing about all the changes is that as Mitchell's physical abilities continue to explode, he seems to be about to overtake all the players, and his self-confidence has increased exponentially. Mitchell scored 20 points in the first half and returned to the court in the third quarter, shooting three points from a step away. As the three-pointer flew into the Nets, the on-court broadcast camera and Yang Yiming captured the smug expression on Donovan Mitchell's face. It was a contemptuous laugh, a mockery that was not mentioned, and a "I already knew" swagger. The corners of his mouth curled, the muscles of his cheeks smirked, and his eyes looked slightly defiantly at the bench, where his opponent sit.

Yang Yiming.

But is the battle between the two already decided today?

At least in Mitchell's heart, he already felt that Yang Yiming could not be his opponent. Even if he can't play today because of a ban, even if he can, what can he do?

Mitchell has already taken the Jazz to the top. James Harden landed on a broken ankle after a breakaway and was sent to the locker room for emergency observation — the Rockets can't afford to risk the cost of using Harden. The Rockets, who lost their main commander, surrendered, and the Jazz came out on top, ending the battle with a 9-0 attack wave and avenging their elimination in the playoffs last season 100-89.

An 11-point defeat is by no means the end of the tragic fate of the defending champions!

Paul Young was suspended, Harden's injury was to be seen, and the Rockets, who only had a seven-man rotation, lost again and again at home. This time it was the Los Angeles Clippers who challenged five days ago, but they gave the Rockets a 20-point defeat at the Toyota Center at home!

113 to 133!

14th in the West, the Rocket, which is suffering from internal and external troubles, can it rebound?!