On May 17, U.S. time, the NBA Western Conference Finals kicked off first, and the first game between the Rockets and Lakers kicked off at the Toyota Center.

The whole city of Houston was in a boil.

At the beginning of the game, they expected the Rockets to complete a three-game championship and achieve a dynasty, and now, they are extremely close, and they are only one step away from the Finals.

At the opening ceremony before the game, the emotions of the fans at the scene were extremely high.

The starters on both sides were released, with regular starting lineups on both sides.

On the Rockets' side, Billups and Maddy on the outside, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian on the inside, and small forward Battier.

On the Lakers' side, Fisher and Kobe Bryant on the outside, Bynum and Pau Gasol on the inside, and Ariza on the small forward.

Yi Jianlian and Gasol jumped the ball, and Yi Jianlian jumped hard to the cheers of the home fans, winning the opportunity for the home team to take the lead in attacking.

Billups advanced to the frontcourt, and Yao Ming responded with a free throw line.

Maddie's counterrun gets a chance and picks up Yao Ming's pass and shoots.

"Bang!"

The ball ended in iron, and it was a bit off.

Bynum jammed Yao Ming, and Gasol Jr. collected the defensive rebound.

Fisher held the ball to the front court, played a triangle tactic directly, and the ball was given to Bryant to play Battier.

Back hit, turn, back back.

Bryant's moves were simple, but the timing was very good.

Battier, who has always been able to keep up, is half a beat slower at this moment.

"Huh!"

Bryant's two-pointer hit a solid shot.

Tang Tian's eyes widened at this time.

It's a smooth rhythm.

It seems that Kobe Bryant has indeed become stronger than last year, not only technically, but also rhythmically.

The Rockets' offense, Maddy shook off the defense after receiving the ball and threw another shot, but it was still a little too big, and the ball jumped out of the basket.

His hand tonight was average.

Yao Ming pressed Bynum to grab the offensive rebound and distribute it to Battier in the bottom corner.

"Bang!"

Battier's three-pointer from the bottom corner was also deflected.

There was a stirring at the scene.

The Rockets' home basket is a cover for the home team.

The Lakers offense, or the triangle offense.

Bryant continued to play Battier with his back.

Battier was noticeably more focused on the ball, but Bryant managed to fool him away after a false kick and make a move before he could blindfold the defense.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

Bryant opened with two goals in a row.

Battier shook his head in annoyance.

Tang Tian also frowned slightly at this time, Battier's defense was fine, the problem was Kobe's reaction, and he made a feint almost the moment of the collision.

That's the feeling he felt when the Rockets played the Jazz in the playoffs two years ago.

It was the one where Maddie beat the Jazz by himself after he was provoked.

The feeling of "Zone".

Tang Tian remembered the agreement between the two of them at Swift's Los Angeles concert, and Kobe Bryant really showed 100% fighting spirit.

The Rockets attacked, and Billups noticed that Maddy was not feeling good in this game, and directly let Yao Ming fall into the low post.

The rest of the team is also moving, the system is still there, but the axis is under the basket.

The Lakers didn't dare to wrap it up at will, Yao Ming leaned on Bynum and turned his hook hand to score.

Yao Ming is in hot form, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most stable player this season.

Looking back, it was still Kobe Bryant's back hit.

Tang Tian knew Kobe's state and directly signaled to the Rockets on the sidelines.

Battier quickly recycled the basket.

But at this moment, in the bottom corner of the triangle attack, Ariza quickly went straight to the basket, and Kobe Bryant reacted super fast, hitting the ground in the moment of the formation of the bag, and quickly passed the ball out.

Ariza took three steps after receiving the ball, which directly caused a foul on the beater under Yi Jianlian's basket.

There was a stirring at the scene.

Ariza walked to the free-throw line and hit both free throws.

The Lakers started the game 6-2.

The biggest change in the Lakers this season compared to last season, in addition to Bynum's comeback, is the addition of Ariza, a small forward with excellent arm span, far better than the previous Wharton, Radmanovic and others on both offensive and defensive ends.

The Rockets attacked, Yao Ming continued to play singles in the low post, and Gasol chose to wrap the ball.

Yao Ming gave the ball to Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian took the ball to dunk and was pulled down by Bynum, who was back on defense.

One of two free throws.

Bynum made a bit of a ruthless offense, and Yi Jianlian's hand felt some impact.

Gasol grabbed the rebound, and Fisher advanced to the front court with the ball.

Tang Tian directly signaled Battier to go around the front defense at this time, not giving Kobe Bryant a chance to easily receive the ball in the low post.

The two had a physical confrontation before.

But at this moment, Bryant suddenly leaned on Battier, and then walked directly to the basket, raising his right hand high as he walked.

Fisher threw a lob straight in.

The ball was difficult, and Fisher obviously made some big passes, but Kobe Bryant's reaction was super fast, and he adjusted his position almost instantaneously, jumped up and grabbed the ball, and then rushed to the basket for a layup.

Yao Ming turned around to make up for it, and his big body covered Kobe's shooting angle.

Kobe turned around, and Yao Ming also turned around.

Kobe Bryant jumped up and stretched out his hand to throw, and Yao Ming's body pressed forward while waving his big hand.

Bryant continued to lean back in the air, and finally when he was almost lying flat, he threw the ball before Yao Ming fell.

The ball sliced across a high parabola, past Yao Ming's fingertips, and then fell straight towards the basket.

"Huh!"

This goal, under Yao Ming's hard defense, still scored!

There was an uproar at the scene, accompanied by sporadic cheers.

This ball is too hard.

"Keep the rhythm going, no one will be so accurate the whole time!" Tang Tian stood on the sidelines at this time, stretched out his hand and applauded vigorously to boost the morale of the team.

Billups controlled the ball to the frontcourt, Yao Ming continued to play with his back in the low post, and Gasol still chose to wrap up.

Yao Ming gave the ball to Yi Jianlian, Yi Jianlian squeezed Bynum away, and saw Ariza rushing out of the inside line, and his first reaction was to pass the ball to the middle.

Maddie just strode in.

Catch, jump, lift.

"Bang!"

With a slam dunk, Maddie finally scored.

Maddie roared after the dunk.

The cheers of the fans at the scene also burst into flames.

After all, Maddie is a supergiant, and just because he doesn't feel it doesn't mean he can't do anything.

"Defend! Defend! ”

The emotions of the fans at the scene were aroused by Maddie and began to cheer for the home team.

Fisher holds the ball and advances to the frontcourt.

The Rockets went up in defense amid the shouts, clinging to their respective players.

The Lakers' offensive time ran out, but they never had a chance.

At that moment, Bryant came out in a big circle and received a pass from Fisher one step outside the three-point line.

Battier's defense was in place the first time.

There was no time to make superfluous movements, and Bryant jumped almost instantly after receiving the ball.

Battier jumped at the same time, blindfolding his vision completely.

Kobe Bryant shot, almost by feeling.

"Huh!"

The ball falls straight into the net bag.

The cheers came to an abrupt end.

Kobe Bryant has already scored 9 points!

Tang Tian shook his head helplessly at this time.

It's not like it's not out of guard.

It was Kobe Bryant, the black mamba, who showed his sharp fangs at the beginning.