On the Clippers' side, Reaves adjusted the starting lineup and replaced the veteran Pierce as the team's starting small forward with Stephens, and the other positions are still the same as the usual lineup, the Big Three plus Redick, which is also the strongest lineup that the Clippers can put out at the moment.

On the Kings' side, the starting point guard is Lajon Rondo, a new offseason signing, and he is partnered with Ben McLemore, who has been selected and developed by the Kings themselves.

It was Jordan Jr. and Kouvers who jumped the ball.

The referee threw the ball into the air, accompanied by the cheers of the fans on the spot, Jordan Jr. pushed the ball back to the backcourt of the Clippers, Redick, who received the ball, gave the ball to Paul, Paul advanced the ball to the frontcourt, and the two sides officially started.

The Clippers came up to play Griffin first, and it was Kouvers who defended him.

On the opposite side of the white inside, Griffin was crushing in terms of power, and after the back shot, he hit an easy turnaround jumper.

The Clippers are playing Griffin, and the Kings are also aiming to focus on Cousins.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Cousins and John Wall were the first to compete in the NCAA, and since entering the league, his offensive skills have become more and more perfect, and he is full of tonnage, which is like an inside killer.

In the face of Jordan Jr.'s defense, Cousins also played a board with a good eye, and after a few large turns, a light board also scored two points.

At the beginning, both sides focused on the inside line, and they could see that the hand felt good.

The two sides have been fighting back and forth for more than half a quarter, and the fight is inseparable.

At this time, I have to say that the Kings signed Rondo in the offseason, the player who experienced the cancer from All-Star to the locker room in the Mavericks last season, was questioned, but after arriving at the Kings, it can be clearly felt that the Kings' defense has improved qualitatively.

It was the tremendous pressure he put on Paul on the defensive end that allowed the team to play evenly with the Clippers.

Of course, Tang Shuai can see clearly off the court, Rondo is a player with an exclusive True C defensive package, a true C steal package and a true C assist package, and it is really expected to have such a performance.

The Kings' offense, Rondo passed the ball to McLemore on the outside, McLemore's open three-point iron, but Cousins opened the two with one block on the inside, squeezed Jordan Jr. and Griffin away, grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and then stared at Jordan Jr.'s second block, which also caused Jordan Jr.'s beating foul.

At the moment of the whistle, Cousins slapped his chest in extreme excitement and screamed loudly at the fans.

This is Cousins's character, irascible but full of wildness.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar.

Cousins hit a free throw, and this shot also inspired the Kings players to a higher level of fighting spirit, Rondo stole Paul's pass, scored a fast-break layup, and after Cousins made a layup on Griffin's defense, Rondo assisted McLemore on a defensive counterattack to give the Kings the first three points of the quarter, and after an 8-0 attack wave, the Clippers had fallen behind by five points at 12:17.

Reeves called a timeout and rotated the situation, in addition to Paul and Griffin, he made three substitutions in one go, Tang Shuai, Pierce, and Smith all came on.

Before the game started, he was still a little worried about whether Reeves would change the rotation, after all, what was promised was only for the preseason, and when he was really replaced for the first time at this time, he became excited, took off his training uniform and stood up confidently.

After the NBA enters the regular season, the sidelines are naturally equipped with on-site commentators, the commentary is generally composed of double partners, and occasionally guests are invited as a third person, in the NBA to the present, the current broadcast has been covered by ESPN and T.N.T. two major TV stations, the commentary of this game is the most well-known pair, Kenny Smith and "Big Mouth" Charles Barkley.

Seeing Tang Shuai on the court, Barkley couldn't help but roar with a big mouth: "Oh my God, this is a Chinese, still a rookie, our Reeves actually sent his rookie in the first game!" ”

After Reaves arrived with the Clippers, he used almost all of the eight-man rotation, basically no rookies, which has become his label in recent years.

"Charles, Chinese, did you think of Yao Ming, and by the way, recalled the taste of donkey ass?" Smith and Barkley are golden partners, and both of them try their best to tease each other when they comment.

"Oh, Kenny, you're not authentic." Barkley feigned anger and then suddenly said, "We bet." ”

Before Barkley could say anything to bet on, Smith couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hey! Hey! Kenny, what are you laughing at, you're laughing so badly, it's like you're going to lose if you bet I'm going to lose! Barkley said speechlessly.

"Charles, are you really going to block?" Smith said with a smile under control.

"Block, you don't look at who I am, I'm a whirlwind kid, Charles Barkley, I'm afraid you won't succeed!" Bacchus patted his chest and said.

"Okay, let's bet to see if this Chinese kid can get ten points in this game, but the person who loses this time is not as simple as kissing the ass of a donkey."

Barkley saw Smith with a wicked smile on his face and asked very undisciplinedly, "Kenny, let's stop gambling for now, let's talk about what the loser is going to do?" ”

Smith pretended to think for a moment, and then said, "That's okay, how about the one who loses to wear the sexy and cute clothes of the cheerleaders?" ”

"Oh hoo hoo huh~" Barkley burst out laughing, pointing his finger at Smith constantly, "You kid is so bad!" ”

"What, our Whirlwind Boy is scared?" Smith exclaimed.

"Kenny, you're pushing me."

"I'm just forcing you." Smith said equally undisciplinedly.

Barkley struggled for a while, and slammed the commentary seat: "Good! I bet the Chinese kid can't do it! If you lose, you have to put on that cute dress for 30 seconds, broadcast live in public, and that's it! Whirlwind Kid won't lose! ”

"I'm looking forward to seeing the cheerleading version of the Whirlwind Kids." Smith said with a smile.

After the two people in the commentary seat reached a bet agreement, the timeout time also came.

After the timeout, the Kings also made some changes to the lineup, with Carl replacing three-point shooters Belinelli and Collison to move Guy to the No. 4 position and playing dual point guards.

From this substitution, it can be seen that Karl really deserves to be a veteran coach, and he is very targeted in the arrangement of the lineup.

Pierce serves from the baseline, and Paul advances to the front court with the ball.

Tang Shuai was playing against Darren Collison at this time, who was also Paul's backup point guard and was known for his speed.

ps: Thank you for the 100 starting point coin reward of Wandering Heaven, thank you for your recommendation vote support, I heard that Josh Smith was sent back to the rocket by Reeves in reality today, and I was speechless.