Los Angeles, Christmas night.

The Staples Center became the focus of the nation, and the 20,000-capacity stadium filled up for the Christmas game.

It's not the ordinary kind of full, but the kind of full, the field is full of stars, and the sidelines are also full of stars.

Hollywood stars use the Staples Center as a place for them to brush up on their presence, all the female stars wear heavy makeup and dress up beautifully, and all the male stars wear what they think is the most handsome and cool clothes.

And in the court, in the midst of cheers, the home team Lakers played first!

Sean Marion and Pau Gasol played in turn, and the finale was Kobe Bryant.

This season, after Byron Scott took over, the Lakers' playstyle has changed, and Pau Gasol has become the core of the tactical level, he can play with the ball in the high post and in the low post.

In terms of tactical position, Pau Gasol is already more important than Kobe, but in terms of statistics, Kobe is still better, because although Kobe Bryant's ball possession has decreased, the number of shots has not decreased at all.

It's just because of the change in tactics that Kobe Bryant is more focused on finishing offense, and the Lakers' record has also improved dramatically this season.

The Lakers are also starting to enter the championship ranks, and for Kobe, the opportunity to prove himself has come.

"Kobe Bryant was the last to play, he kept waving his hands, and the Staples Center also sounded a huge noise in conjunction with him!"

The Lakers came out with cheers, shouts and screams.

Immediately after that, the Bobcats appeared.

For the Bobcats, the live DJ's introduction was: "Next, welcome to the opponent of the Christmas War, Charlotte's new team, last season's biggest dark horse, Qiao Hai's new team - the Bobcats!" ”

Then, Chris Paul came out first, and the audience booed.

On the commentary seat, Charles Barkley's face was full of curiosity: "The Bobcat appeared, and Qiao Hai is about to appear at the Staples Center, I don't know what kind of attitude the Staples Center will use to face Qiao Hai's arrival this time." ”

The Bobcats finale was Michael Reed, who is still the titular boss of the Bobcats, and the Staples Center is still booed.

But when the spotlight on the scene was aimed at Qiao Hai, the boos at the scene disappeared all at once.

However, the cheers did not burst as many expected, but there were sporadic cheers in a few corners of the arena.

On the sidelines, Joe Hayes pulled the five starters of the game, constantly emphasizing several key points of the game.

"Mind you, the Lakers will definitely expand their defense in this game, so at the beginning, we have to strengthen our breakthrough and play into the opponent's restricted area."

Qiao Hai is very determined, the reason is that this Lakers team does not have a qualified starting center, and the current starting center Kris Mim lacks the ability to protect the frame.

Byron Scott is well aware of the Bobcats' style of play last season, so in the absence of a big center to protect the frame, the Lakers will definitely choose to expand their defense, using Sean Marion's complementary and defensive capabilities to limit the Bobcats' small-range coordination and outside shooting.

In this way, the Lakers have a chance to defend against the Bobcats' aggressive offense.

And what Qiao Hai has to do is naturally to play their offense in the opening game, and use offense to gain an advantage in the first quarter of the game like in the previous games.

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The game started quickly, with both teams starting the game.

The Bobcats are regular starters, with point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard Michael Reed, small forward Andre Iguodala, power forward Josh Smith and center Kendrick Perkins.

"The Bobcats are still regular starters, nothing has changed, Chris Paul and Michael Reed will be their offensive support, and on the defensive end, Andre Iguodala should be opposite Kobe Bryant."

On the Lakers' side, the point guard is Derrick Fisher, scoring guard Kobe, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Pau Gasol and center Chris Miem.

It's also a regular lineup.

At the beginning of the game, standing in the center circle to jump the ball were Kendrick Perkins and Pau Gasol, and the referee of the game was Joe Crawford, a well-known bald referee.

He blew the whistle and threw the basketball over the Staples Center, and with a cheer, Pau Gasol dialed the basketball first, and the Lakers got the ball on the opening shot.

Derrick Fisher grabs the basketball and pushes to the frontcourt.

Bryant then went around to the top of the arc and got the ball, and after a tri-threat move, he quickly waited for Pau Gasol to cover.

After the cover, the Bobcats switched defenses, and Kobe Bryant went straight to Josh Smith and got a misplaced single.

In this game, the Bobcats' defensive strategy against Kobe Bryant is to hold the ball and defend alone, break through the pinch, and change the defense infinitely when the cover is encountered, and this ball is to change the defense when the cover is encountered.

After changing defenses, Kobe Bryant singled and took two steps, Michael Reed on the flank rushed up to help defend, but Kobe Bryant directly threw a backward jumper.

With a bang, the basketball slammed into the rim of the basket and bounced out.

Under the basket, Perkins killed Chris Mime, and Andre Iguodala rushed in, picked up the rebound, and turned around to start a counterattack.

Iguodala played on the right, Paul in the middle, Michael Reed on the left, Josh Smith followed behind Paul, and the Lakers only Kobe Bryant and Sean Marion stepped back and Derrick Fisher followed behind Paul in an attempt to interfere.

Up front, Iguodala held the ball, he stopped the ball on the flank and wanted to pass the ball to Paul, but Paul was taped by Fisher and there were not many opportunities to pass the ball.

Iguodala glanced behind Paul again and soon saw Josh Smith.

He immediately changed his course and took two more steps, and then, Sean Marion, who had shrunk to the basket, had to stick in front of Iguodala.

Michael Reid moved to the bottom corner, Kobe Bryant defended it, and the basket was immediately empty.

Paul went around and went around, and Fisher turned to defend Josh Smith behind him, but Josh Smith was already on his feet and received a high ball from Iguodala.

With a loud bang, Josh Smith slammed his hand!

The Staples Center was stunned, and then, when they saw Josh Smith pounding his chest and roaring after he landed, the audience immediately booed.

“o！ Andre Iguodala and dunk king Josh Smith's empty dunk is absolutely exciting! ”

On the commentary bench, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith were also excited.

"On the first goal of the opening game, the Bobcats staged a violent dunk, which is worthy of the Christmas battle, which is so exciting!"

The Bobcats' bench was also boiling, Qiao Hai kept applauding, and with the boos of the whole court, the Lakers began to serve in the backcourt.