The Staples Center is already brightly lit.

This season's Lakers are ranked second in the West, and the Hornets have pulled them away with a lot of wins. The current Lakers need a lot of winning streaks if they want to catch up with the Hornets in terms of record, and this also requires the Hornets to lose a few games in the middle.

However, although the record is like this, in the eyes of many people, the regular season and the playoffs cannot be compared.

The Lakers are in no hurry at all.

But they still want to win this game, not only because Kobe Bryant wants to prove himself with Zhong Yu's blood, but also because the Lakers are now being crushed by the Hornets in terms of record, and many Hornets fans have been clamoring for the Lakers to be liquidated......

They also want to use the win to shut these people up, let them know how good the Lakers are, and let them know that the Hornets last season didn't lose unjustly.

So, in the midst of such thoughts, the Lakers are also in high spirits today, gearing up to solve the Hornets as soon as possible.

Kobe Bryant saw Zhong Yu expressionlessly, smiled a little, nodded, and Zhong Yu also smiled in return, which was considered a greeting. Kobe Bryant is a person who rarely speaks, he really values Zhong Yu very much, and thinks that Zhong Yu is one of his opponents, and he will greet him like this.

After all, they don't know each other very well.

Last season, Zhong Yu, as a rookie, scored 30 points on Kobe's head many times, which made Kobe feel very unhappy, and he was also waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.

The game between the Hornets and the Lakers also has a national live broadcast of ESPN, and the commentators arranged by ESPN today are two well-known old guys - Smith and Barkley.

Towards the start of the game, Smith said, "Hey/boy, did today's game remind you of seven years ago? ”

"Seven years ago?" Buckley pondered for a moment to know what he meant, and said, "It's been a long time...... and he knew that the kid was mentioning that he kissed the donkey's ass because of Yao Ming.

"But I think you're going to miss the smell of that donkey's ass...... And I heard it was a female donkey. ”

American commentators are not the same as those in China who are one-size-fits-all and need stability all the time. American commentators are imaginative, and they often create a bit of 'gunpowder smell' appropriately during the live broadcast, not necessarily because they are really angry, but to attract the audience's attention.

After all, they rely on this bastard to eat.

"Don't mention this, in this game, I am very optimistic about the yellow-skinned No. 5, his recent performance is very pleasant......"

"Did Yao make you feel afraid of the Chinese?" Smith quipped.

"No, it's that this Chinese is doing well...... At least in the face of the person who even sticks out his tongue to imitate others, but changes to the number 24 number, he will prove himself with his actions......"

Smith knew that the old boy was speaking ill of Kobe Bryant again...... What sticks out the tongue imitates everyone else, what is the 24th...... There is indeed only one Kobe.

"It doesn't have to be like that...... A player who has just entered the league is not necessarily the same as a player who has been playing in the league for more than a decade as it was at the end of last season. ”

"I believe Zhong Yu can play well." Barkley said: "Of course, only in this game against the Lakers......

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The competition has officially begun.

In this game, basically the main players of both sides played.

The Hornets' starting lineup is still the following: Jongwoo, Paul, Peja, West, Chandler. The Lakers' starting lineup is: Kobe, Fisher, Odom, Gasol, Bynum. Both teams started with five Tigers and all played.

It's conceivable that this could be a continuation of last season's Western Conference Finals, and it's easy to imagine how good this game will be.

"Smack!" The first jump ball, snatched by the Lakers, came to Fisher, who controlled the ball through half the court, and then, the Lakers spread out their position.

The Lakers are still using a triangle offense.

The Hornets also used a man-to-man and joint defense today, with Zhong Yu and Kobe Bryant in the opposite position.

On the first ball, Bryant reached a 45-degree angle on the right flank and received a pass from Fisher.

Then, he used his more skillful turn-over jumper, his feet turned, and Zhongyu himself could not grasp his true direction, and then, after a spin with his right foot as the axis, Kobe Bryant suddenly jumped, and then the turn-over jumper had come.

"Bang!" The first shot misses.

The Hornets started to shoot back, and the ball was passed to Jongwook, who saw that Peja had a chance and passed the ball over, and Peja's jumper was also deflected.

Fans who watched this game did not expect that it would be a battle of the century...... Who knows, at the beginning of the game, the two teams played iron one after another, one after the other.

The two teams played like this, and until the minute and a half, neither team had yet to hit a single shot.

"Look, the baskets are all crooked...... "Barkley said, "Kobe's jumper...... Nothing to say. ”

Smith smiled: "Didn't Zhong Yu also score a goal." ”

Barkley: "Look......"

Now, the ball is in the hands of the Hornets, and they have not scored so far, which makes Paul seem very careful with the ball.

When the Lakers were defending today, they used zone defense.

After Paul broke through, he broke through Fisher, and as soon as he got inside, Odom inside came up to defend because he was in his area.

Facing Odom, Paul floated to the halfway line after two consecutive shakes and made a jumper.

This backwards, Odom was not able to stop it, and flew out. It's just that the two teams may have really been cursed by the shooting curse today, and Paul's jumper missed.

However, the rebound was caught by Zhong Yu, who had just entered the interior, and he returned to outside the three-point line, and Kobe Bryant followed suit.

Bryant raised one hand high to prevent Jongwook from making a jumper, and the other hand to prevent him from breaking through.

Zhong Yu used two crotch controls in a row to change direction, and then, the speed was raised!

He increased his speed to the maximum speed and broke through Bryant's left in one fell swoop. Kobe Bryant hurriedly retreated, and as soon as the two of them were entangled like this, they came to the place inside the free throw line.

Then, Zhong Yu used a crotch to control the ball, and his body moved directly sideways, and he had come to the bottom corner.

Gasol frowned...... Kobe Bryant forgot his position again, originally, regional defense, that is, each player is responsible for his own area. But Kobe Bryant may have killed his eyes, so he followed Zhong Yu down...... In this way, once a player does not comply with his or her defensive zone, there is a high risk of causing confusion in the defensive system.

But now is not the time to complain, Gasol can only stare at West next to him.

Zhong Yu saw Kobe Bryant following, without the slightest hesitation, and after coming to the bottom line, he jumped up without even standing firm.

Kobe Bryant also caught up, but Zhong Yu's backward jumper couldn't do anything about it. I could only try to put some limited pressure on Zhong Yu, and Zhong Yu's basketball had already shot, and the parabola flew high with the basketball.

"Huh!"

Jump shot hit!

Next to the basketball court, there were bursts of boos, and there were many cheers. Because there are a lot of Zhong Yu's fans, and now Zhong Yu's jump shot has finally opened up meat for both teams......

Even if the lineups of the two teams are good, if they don't shoot the ball, the fans will be bored to watch.

As soon as Zhong Yu hit a jumper, the Lakers' ball came into Kobe's hands. The first ball that Zhong Yu hit made him feel very unhappy.

It was also after Gasol came to the Lakers that Kobe Bryant was a little restrained, to say that in the first two years, when Kobe Bryant wanted to score, even if he played countless irons, he had to come by himself, and the Lakers became a team where one person shot crazy and several others grabbed rebounds crazily. Now, Kobe Bryant has restrained a lot, but today, his anger is back.

Maybe it's because of the opponent, maybe it's because you want revenge......

Bryant received the pass, and then used a tentative step to test Jongwook.

Zhong Yu didn't know how he reacted, so he could only take a step back and defend Kobe's breakthrough. If he shoots suddenly, he can also reflect as quickly as possible to defend his jumper.

Kobe Bryant really made a jumper! It's just that Zhong Yu still couldn't cover him, and Kobe Bryant drifted some distance in the sky before making a move.

"Bang!" Basketball is iron again.

Kobe's face became even colder, but in the next ball, it is conceivable that he will continue to shoot!

The Hornets didn't grab the rebound, but Bynum grabbed the rebound and forced a layup, which missed, but caused a foul on Chandler. Then, Bynum hit one of two free throws to make it 2-1.

The ball returned to the hands of the Hornets, Paul immediately entered the interior with the help of Zhong Yu's defense, Gasol came up to defend, Paul shuttled through the gaps, and Zhong Yu also passed through the Lakers' human wall and came to a seventeen-foot place!

Paul immediately passed the basketball over.

Zhong Yu catches the ball and throws it.

"Huh!" There it is again!

Zhong Yu scored four points in a row, which made Kobe Bryant's fighting spirit even stronger, and when he returned to the half, he leaned on Zhong Yu with his back again, stuck in the position and asked Fisher for the ball.

Fisher passed the basketball to Kobe.

has been teammates with Kobe Bryant for so many years, and has been in the scene for many years after the big shark swims east...... He knows what kind of person Kobe is and is used to what kind of person Kobe is like.

Kobe Bryant received a pass, suddenly turned around, and forced a breakthrough from Zhong Yu's left, but Zhong Yu also stuck in the middle position this time, Kobe Bryant couldn't advance an inch here, so he suddenly stepped back, and then made another backward jump shot!

Jongwook was still close to covering him, and after Kobe Bryant's jump shot flew out, he was still rejected by the basket.

It can be seen that Kobe Bryant is feeling terrible today.

And Zhong Yu, after returning from halftime, had another blocking and dismantling cooperation with Paul, and Paul came all the way to the depth of the inside line, attracting enough defensive attention to Zhong Yu. Then, Paul passed the basketball.

Zhong Yu quickly took control of the ball, leaving Bryant's area and reaching Fisher's area...... Kobe Bryant and Fisher came up together to block, but the time was a little short, and Zhong Yu seized the opportunity again and hit a jumper!

Zhong Yu hit three jumpers in a row and scored six points in a row.

On the other hand, Kobe Bryant, the game has started for more than three minutes, and he has not scored a single point.

(To be continued)