(PS: Correcting a mistake, the previous chapter should have been "After losing to the Grizzlies", it was written as "After defeating the Grizzlies", thank you friends for pointing out in the book review area, but how could friends guess that I wrote it drunk, Khan one!) I'm not a drinker, but I'm also a person who doesn't drink much. In fact, these days are indeed a little uncomfortable, toothache, pain I want to die, I used to only hear people say that "toothache is not a disease, pain kills", now is a deep experience, crying! ）

…… Back to Basic......

The Los Angeles Clippers, who have been in the Western Conference playoff team since Chris Paul joined, have made Clippers fans expect more from their team with the arrival of Doug Rivers this season.

In fact, the Clippers had a very good start to the season, and so far in the game, they have a 7-3 record.

The Kings have a 5-5 record, which is an improvement from the previous season, but in terms of record alone, there is still a gap with the Clippers. But it's clear that the momentum the Kings have shown in the new season has delighted the fans, and it has also made the Clippers dare not underestimate.

Both teams have very good popularity in China, so this game has also attracted domestic live broadcasts, and because of Li Tian's excellent performance in the first two games, this game has also attracted many Kings fans to watch, and the game has not yet started, and many fans have already sat in front of the screen.

"Li Tian played very well in the first two games, I don't know what kind of performance this game will have."

"The Clippers' outside defense isn't very good, so I think they're going to play well."

Obviously, for many domestic fans, Li Tian has become a new topic of discussion for them, especially after the improvement of the king's record and Li Tian's stats continue to improve.

While the fans were discussing, the starters from both teams had already arrived at the Staples Arena.

The Kings' starting lineup has not changed from previous games, with Cousins and Thompson on the inside, Andre Iguodala on small forward, and Lee Tian partnering Evans on the guard.

The Clippers' starting centers are DeAndre Jordan, power forward Blake Griffin, small forward Jared Dudley, shooting guard JJ Redick, and point guard Chris Paul.

Jumping the ball, Jordan Jr. helped the Clippers take the lead in getting the offensive rights, Paul dribbled and controlled the ball to the halftime and pressed the rhythm, whether it was in the Hornets or the Clippers, Paul had absolute possession.

Li Tian didn't look at Paul on the dribble, his eyes were always on former JJ Redick, a brilliant off-ball runner and three-point shooter, and he was all too familiar with such player characteristics because he was the type himself.

In the pre-game tactical set-up, Adelman did emphasize the defense of JJ Redick at the beginning of the game, because judging from the previous games of the Clippers, they often choose to let Redick attack at the beginning of the game to help the Clippers' best outside shooter find touch.

This is very similar to the king's tactics.

Running, Redick really started to run without the ball, and his footsteps had just moved, and Li Tian in front of him also began to run, and his body followed Redick's side closely.

Clippers center Jordan Jr. covered from the right mid-range, and Redick quickly rushed past Jordan Jr., trying to shake off Li Tian's defense through his teammates' cover.

However, Li Tian was too familiar with this move, and his footsteps were even better than Redick's.

With a wrong step, Li Tian flashed directly from the other side of Jordan Jr., and followed Redick's side again, which made Paul, who was originally going to hand over the ball to Redick, have to give up this decision.

After finding that there was no offensive opportunity on Redick's side, Paul immediately beckoned Griffin to come forward to block and pick-and-roll, and then sent the ball to Griffin's hand with a ground-hitting pass in the breakaway, assisting Griffin to hit a mid-range shot.

At the other end, after Evans dribbled to the half, Li Tian also chose to run without the ball.

Compared with Li Tian, although Redick's running on the offensive end may not be much worse, his ability on the defensive end is obviously not as good as Li Tian.

After going around in the half, Li Tian received a pass from Evans in the middle distance on the right side with the help of Thompson's cover, and scored two points steadily.

was prevented by Li Tian to catch the ball, and when he came to the other side, Li Tian got rid of his defense in the same way, and scored directly after receiving the ball, Redick was obviously not very convinced.

Once again at half-time, Redick began to run aggressively again.

DeAndre Jordan's cover outside the three-second zone on the left side, this time, Jordan Jr.'s cover was of higher quality, and he blocked Li Tian with a covert pouting move.

Seeing that Li Tian couldn't keep up, Cousins took the initiative to rush to Redick, who was about to catch the ball in the middle distance.

But at this time, Paul did not choose to pass the ball to Redick, a high lob ball, Paul sent the ball to the little Jordan who was stuck in Li Tian at this time.

Receiving the ball, leaning back, turning around, little Jordan used his body to directly squeeze Li Tian away.

Standing behind Little Jordan, Li Tian knew very well that the interference he could bring to the other party was too small, and it was almost impossible to prevent it, but he couldn't watch the other party dunk easily under the basket like this.

At the moment when Little Jordan turned around, Li Tian flashed directly to the side, and then waved his hand towards Little Jordan holding the racket with both hands.

"Smack!" Li Tian's right hand hit the real thing, but it was not a basketball, but Little Jordan's right hand.

It is undoubtedly extremely difficult to make an accurate judgment at such a moment, even if Li Tian's reaction speed and judgment are amazing, he still deviated a little bit at the moment of shooting and hit Xiao Jordan's hand.

"Tick!" The referee of the bottom line saw all this in his eyes and blew the whistle as soon as possible.

Li Tian also knew that he might not be able to shoot the ball with this slap, so he was very ruthless, and made up his mind that even if he couldn't shoot the ball, he couldn't let the other party have a 2+1 chance, and after the referee's whistle sounded, he continued to hold Little Jordan's hand tightly, and did not let the other party shoot again.

Li Tian's foul gave Jordan Jr. two free throws, but he missed both free throws because of the bad free throws, which made Li Tian's foul worthwhile, and after Cousins grabbed the rebound, Evans quickly advanced and counterattacked.

In the training camp, Adelman practiced a lot of Princeton offense in the halfcourt, and also practiced a lot for fast counterattacks, and since tasting the sweetness in the Nets game, the Kings' players also liked this kind of quick counterattack even more, so they all ran towards the other half at the moment.

Li Tian is the front of the Kings, he doesn't need to scramble for rebounds, he doesn't need to pick up the ball, and he is already running towards the other half of the court as soon as the ball falls into Cousins' hands.

Evans dribbled the ball to the outside of the three-point line, and saw that Li Tian had cut to the basket and quickly sent the ball over.

"Squeak!" After receiving a pass in the middle distance, Li Tian, who was running, suddenly stopped and jumped.

Li Tian's action was completely out of Redick's expectations, and he was still stepping back to defend Li Tian's layup, and he didn't expect that Li Tian would make a jump shot after receiving the ball, but it was too late to defend after seeing Li Tian jump.

"Huh!" With an easy shot, Li Tian hit two points again.

"Li Tian's shooting hand today is not bad, and he hit the first two shots after coming on the court." The domestic commentator said immediately after Li Tiantou was hit, and such a situation is undoubtedly what domestic fans like to see.

On the other end, the Clippers' offense was also played, Paul broke through with Griffin's pick-and-roll, this time, he didn't split the ball to Griffin again, but dribbled the ball into the interior himself, and after attracting the bag of Evans and Cousins, a high throw sent the ball into the air to assist Jordan Jr. to get an empty dunk.

Li Tian has already hit two consecutive shots, striking while the iron is hot, and after coming to the halfcourt, Li Tian once again chose to run actively, and the Clippers also started targeted defense at this time, and did not give Li Tian a chance to receive the ball easily.

Evans saw that Li Tian had no chance to attack, and suddenly started, and he was about to rush directly past Paul.

"Coax!" At this time, the Staples Arena suddenly resounded with a burst of cheers.

"Oops!" Li Tian, who was not far away from the three-point line, saw Paul snatch the ball directly from Evans, and immediately ran to the other side of the half court to retreat.

Paul and Redick were on a fast attack, and Li Tian was the only one who retreated in time, and Evans was already a step slower to react and start again after being broken.

Retreating to the free throw line in the half, Li Tian was still moving his steps backwards, and his eyes swept over Paul and Redick, judging which of the two was more likely to complete the offense.

Paul!

After noticing Paul's sudden acceleration, Li Tian made a judgment and quickly took a big step to the left side, stopping in front of Paul.

"Porphyry!"

After Li Tian stopped him, Paul did not slow down in the slightest, and crashed straight into Li Tian's body.

Although Paul is not tall, his weight and strength are excellent, and when he was hit by Paul, Li Tian suddenly couldn't stand and fell directly backwards.

"Tick!" At the same time, the referee's whistle blew.

"Finally stopped." Hearing the referee's whistle, Li Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, his judgment was accurate after all.

"Coax!" At this time, Li Tian heard cheers at the scene again, which made him look at the referee, and then he turned over and quickly got up and walked to the referee.

"Sir, I'm already on my feet, that guy just bumped into it, it's an offensive foul!"

The referee actually awarded a blocking foul, which made Li Tian very anxious, he has already carried a foul on his body now, if you count this foul, it is two fouls, you must know that the first quarter has only played for less than two minutes.

"The referee blew a defensive foul, this penalty made Li Tian very puzzled, he was looking for the referee to deal with it, but the referee signaled to maintain the original decision, so that Li Tian, who had two fouls on his back, could only go to rest." In China, there is no regret in the narrator's tone.

In the middle of the court, Li Tian walked helplessly off the court, and after two fouls on his back, he couldn't stay on the court anymore, but he didn't forget to look up at the big screen replay on the court while walking.

Not only him, but also the commentators on the live broadcast were also discussing this issue.

"Judging from the replay, this foul is difficult to define, it seems that it is okay to blow an offensive foul or a defensive foul, but this is the home court of the Clippers after all."

"It looks like we can only take a break off the court." Shaking his head slightly, Li Tian sat down on the sidelines, he felt that he had stood still, but judging from the replay, if the referee had to blow a defensive foul, it could not be completely wrong, and at the home of the Clippers, it was not surprising that the referee's decision was slightly biased in favor of the Clippers.