Three matches were played on the first day of the opening match, which means that the start of the new season will naturally receive a lot of attention and exposure. Surprisingly, the Lakers defeated the Clippers, while the Heat, who were aiming for a three-in-a-row title in the new season, lost to the Bulls. The bad first game of the Big Three and Kobe's perfect performance were hotly discussed, and Kobe's prestige seemed to have increased a lot for a while.

The next day, October 30, the Lakers welcomed another strong opponent.

It's a back-to-back game trip as the Lakers head to Oracle Arena to take on the Golden State Warriors for their second opponent of the season after hosting the Clippers.

The Golden State Warriors had a 47-35 record last season under Mark Jackson, which is sixth in the West. In the playoffs, it has become an extremely strong dark horse, after defeating the Nuggets 4-2, and in the Western Conference semifinals, it fought with the Spurs for 6 games, during which the Warriors once had an advantage, although they lost the series in the end, but the rise of the Warriors is inevitable.

Warriors star Stephen Curry played a star-level performance of 22.9 points, 6.9 assists and 1.6 steals last season, in which he made 272 three-pointers in a single season, breaking the NBA all-time record for three-point shooting in a single season, and his three-point shooting rate was as high as a terrifying 45.3%.

Under such a performance, Curry has no honor in terms of particles, which has made countless media, fans, and experts aggrieved. Seriously, Curry's performance last season was really perverted enough, not only did he have a 54-point performance in a single game in New York, but he also had a perverted accuracy of 11-of-13 three-pointers in a single game.

Although he was not treated correctly in the end and reaped the credit he deserved, his star status has been established. And this season, the voices that are optimistic about Curry taking the Warriors to new heights are also extremely dense.

This season's Warriors players are younger, and after a season of washing, the team has formed a "Curry + Thompson" group of young backcourt combinations with accurate shooting, and the Splash Brothers are obviously the future of the Warriors.

Plus this summer, the Warriors traded for all-around player Andre Iguodala, former All-Star O'Neal Jr., Speights and others. While it's a bit of a shame to see Jack and Landry leave, the Warriors will certainly be a powerhouse in the Western Conference next season.

And this time against the Lakers at home, almost no one would think that the Warriors would lose.

After all, the Lakers are back-to-back games, relying on an aging and weak roster, it is obviously very impossible to beat the young and energetic Warriors.

Of course, the highlight of this game is still very big, that is, the contest between the star backcourt of the 96th class of "Nash + Kobe" and the "Curry + Thompson" splash brothers.

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That evening, Oracle Arena.

Ethan Strauss is an accompanying reporter for ESPN with the Warriors.

"Mr. D'Antoni, this is the first game of the season for the Warriors, and Stephen will definitely try to win. Not sure how you'll respond? ”

Standing in front of Ethan Strauss is Lakers head coach Mike D'Anthony.

At the moment, the players are warming up on the field, and D'Antoni naturally has to be interviewed by reporters.

"The opponents have a lot of firepower from the outside, especially Stephen and Klay, who are both able to shoot a lot of three-pointers. It's very critical and we need to defend well. ”

Strauss smiled slightly: "Considering the highlights of this game, I wonder how you will arrange the playing time of Steve and Kobe Bryant in terms of playing time?" ”

D'Antoni had a faint smile on his face: "They're all old guys, and they have injuries, so I'll try my best to control their playing time to protect them." But, as you know, they're very competitive people, and sometimes, I have to respect them. ”

"Can you comment on your opponents in this match?"

'They're great, and from last season, they were fantastic. They're a playoff team and they've been given a lot of reinforcements this summer on top of their absolute backbone, which makes them very competitive. ”

"Mr. D'Antoni, do you know that the outside world is still not optimistic that you can win this game? I wonder what you think? ”

D'Antoni smiled slightly, "Old guys don't always get treated right, but they can often bloom with terrifying energy, and we will play well step by step. ”

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A lot of voices are talking about how many points Kobe can score, and they are all looking forward to what kind of performance Curry can play in the first game to prove himself.

No one talks about winning or losing, and maybe everyone subconsciously thinks that the Lakers will definitely not be able to beat the Warriors.

However, in the NBA, there are times when miracles happen.

Moreover, it is difficult to determine the outcome until the last moment.

Because it was the first game of the new season at Oracle Arena, the home team's fans and enthusiasm were very high, and the Warriors team was also extremely high, and the offense played like mercury, which was very interesting.

However, it is quite a pity that the hit rate of both sides is not necessarily very high, and the sound of iron from time to time erases the beauty of the game.

Judging from the starting match between the two sides, Kobe Bryant will face Iguodala, who has just joined the Warriors in the new season, and Klay Thompson, a young quarterback.

Iguodala's defense naturally goes without saying, and Klay Thompson, as a white shooter, gives the impression that he can shoot and shoot accurately. But Thompson's defense is pretty good, and his physical attributes make him very competitive at the No. 2 spot.

For the entire first half, Thompson and Kobe Bryant were facing each other.

In terms of personal data, Bryant only scored 2 points, while Thompson shot down 20 points efficiently.

Such a performance comparison makes the topic of "Kobe Bryant's successor" seem to have one more candidate.

But in the second half, Thompson suddenly went silent, which made people understand that he was a little inconsistent.

Thompson's dumb fire caused some ripple effects in the Warriors' offensive system, and with Iguodala's cold hand, the burden of winning the game fell on Curry for a while.

However, D'Antoni clearly expected this, and in the decisive fourth quarter, D'Antoni sent Ibanks and Wesley Johnson to take turns defending Curry. On offense, it is a rare dual point guard combination of Nash + Blake.

I have to say that these players of the Lakers played very hard, and they were tough enough to make people drop their jaws.

Although Curry threw three three-pointers in the fourth quarter of the decisive quarter, he was intercepted twice and blocked once. Such an unexpected situation greatly reduced the offensive efficiency of the Warriors.

The Warriors' offense suddenly couldn't be opened, but the Lakers weren't affected by them.

With 39 points in a single quarter, Nash and Blake proved what it means to be a veteran who doesn't grow old.