Long-term preparation always carries variables, and a heavy rain in Los Angeles on the night of the 25th has become a major variable for the Clippers.

Little Jordan, who slept on the balcony and enjoyed the night breeze, and Dudley, who didn't like to cover the quilt at night, all had a fever and cold in this heavy rain.

Dudley's role player's cold and fever doesn't have much effect, but Jordan Jr.'s high fever is not a good thing for the Clippers.

This guy is the team's No. 1 player on the defensive end, and the Clippers' interior defensive intensity without him can be reduced by half.

"How is this good?" Rivers looked at the two pale players with thermometers in front of him, and felt like his head was about to explode.

This is the Western Conference Finals, not the kind of regular season matchup where the outcome is painless, and losing means that it is one step closer to elimination.

There are only seven games in total, and each one is extremely crucial, and no one wants to get off to the seventh game if they can win four games, because every more confrontation means one more variable.

"It seems that tonight's game can only let Chen go to the No. 5 position." Thinking of Chen Lei's strong offensive ability under the basket, Rivers was faintly relieved, but he was also worried about who would stand up when his two strongest interior lines were tired.

At 8 p.m. Los Angeles time, the Staples Center was packed again.

This stage is also a gathering place for entertainment stars because of Hollywood, and even in the five or six rows on the sidelines, you can find stars wearing heavy makeup.

Chen Lei's parents and others still came to the stadium, and the cameraman at the scene knew Lei Tingting, the girlfriend of the popular newcomer of the team. gave her a few seconds of close-up, and homeopathic also appeared in the camera with Chen's father and others around her.

In the evening, the two of them recovered a little, but even if they could play, they couldn't fight for long.

Therefore, Chen Lei's starting No. 5 position Rivers still does not plan to change, Jordan Jr. plays a dozen substitutes, and his body will not be held back.

There is a report on the official website of the Clippers for the cold of the two Jordans, but when the starting smile came out, people were still stunned for a moment, is the big black guy who is hot and critical really unable to play today?

You must know that even if Jordan Jr.'s personal offensive ability is not a big threat, his defense is the thickest wall of the Clippers' defense.

If he can't play, the Clippers will lose not only a dozen rebounds, but also a solid defense inside.

"Today's game is not easy to play, although Da Lei has strengthened the inside attack in the center. But after a long time, there will definitely be chaos. Especially the other party once attacked Da Lei crazy in the first game, and today it is estimated that Da Lei will be uncomfortable" In the live broadcast room of the domestic sports channel, Zhao Ke said with his chin frustrated as he looked at the starting lineup on the TV.

"There are gains and losses, and the closer Da Lei's offense is to the basket, the more powerful it is. On the offensive side, I believe that Da Lei is more comfortable today," Su Yi shook his head and continued, "Besides, Da Lei's interior defense is not a fragile barrier. It's not something that others can break through if they want to. ”

"That's right. It seems that we have something to look forward to today's game, and the last Da Lei's violent dunk has made me watch more than ten replays, and I look forward to this game still having a wonderful table. Zhao Ke laughed happily. The more perfect Chen Lei's watch is, the happier they are.

The Spurs lineup also made changes today, Dio did not start but was replaced by Sprint, but Sprint started Duncan and returned to the fourth position to play power forward.

Like Chen Lei, the No. 4 position is his preferred position.

The starting lineup of the Clippers, point guard Paul scored, Redick, small forward Barnes, big forward Griffin, and center Chen Lei.

The Spurs starting lineup, point guard Parker scored, Green, small forward Leonard, big forward Duncan, and center Sprint.

Today, the Jump Ball Clippers were replaced by the White Monsters, and the Spurs Sprint Sprint, I don't know if there is not much jump ball experience, and Griffin did not succeed in the jump ball battle.

The Spurs got the first chance to attack, Parker dribbled past the half, fired his first shot, and tried to shoot the basketball from beyond the three-point line and plunged into the basket to open the game 3-0.

Picking up the basketball, Chen Lei sent the ball to Paul, compared to the Spurs' fast shot, the Clippers are not in a hurry, the main thing is that Chen Lei is too big to avoid the consumption of the body too fast, and the best choice is to launch a fast break as little as possible.

To say that the Clippers' previous starting lineup was definitely one of the fastest teams in the league, but the addition of Chen Lei simply pulled them from the top two to the top ten.

But slowness also has the advantage of being slow, at least the point guard has a few more seconds to think about each ball.

"Come on, man!" Griffin took Duncan behind him to take the lead in asking for the ball, and Paul saw that he was in a good position and did not hesitate to pass the ball directly.

Griffin against Duncan, the two roads are completely different but the same power forward is against the same place, and Griffin, who is determined that Duncan's strength is not as good as his own, chose to play with his back.

But Griffin didn't get his wish, because even if Duncan's strength was indeed inferior to him, it was not much worse, not to mention that this old guy knew how to borrow and vent his strength with his eyes closed, unless a person with too much difference in strength pushed his back, otherwise he would basically not be knocked away in this way.

I don't know if it's because of my confidence or because I don't want to be laughed at for giving up after a few back-to-back hits, Griffin doesn't choose the legend, but forcibly slams into it and strides to the basket.

"Toot ~" Sprint's supplementary defense was blown by the referee, and the defensive action pulled by Zài did not escape the referee's eyes, sending Griffin to the free throw line.

On both free throws, it was still Griffin on the Clippers' side who helped the team open the scoring first.

Parker passed the ball to Green after halftime, who took two steps toward the three-point line and threw the ball straight into Duncan's hands under the basket with a cross arm.

The cat's waist stepped sideways and broke through and was stopped by Griffin, Duncan tried to attack again, but Griffin's hands were raised high, and he didn't have much chance, so he had no choice but to pass the ball back to Green again.

Holding the ball and rushing forward two steps, Green made a quick stop jump shot, the basketball smashed the basket and bounced in the direction of Duncan, Shi Fo's already round eyes suddenly bulged and squeezed Griffin rushed to the basket and jumped into the air, his right hand was raised high to connect with the falling basket, and the ball was pressed into the basket between the falls.

"Mend the buckle, it's so greasy!" Chen Lei looked at Duncan, who was returning to defense, and the shaking No. 21 number on his back, and a look of admiration flashed in his eyes, "No. 21 rookie, always so pure!" No, it's youth! ”

Duncan is 38 years old this year, and at this age, there is no second active player.

The opening of the Clippers was not affected by the absence of Jordan Jr., but because of Chen Lei's deposit, the Clippers quickly widened the score between the two sides in the first quarter.

After Griffin, Chen Lei began to rush towards the basket, and Chen Lei had little chance, Griffin would also sprint to the basket, like a powerful spring man and brute force bulldozer, and began to crush mercilessly towards the defense line formed by Duncan and Sprint.

"It doesn't seem to have followed the script we had pretended, and the interior that I thought would be taken care of became the Spurs instead of the Clippers." Zhao Ke glanced at the scoreboard in the live broadcast room of the sports channel, and the Clippers scored 18:12 in the first quarter of the Spurs, leading the opponent by 6 points. (To be continued......)

PS: Finally became Brother Apple, haha~