Paul was the quintessential little man with big ambitions.

Of course, in the NBA, being ambitious is never a bad thing.

has no ambition, no competitiveness, and takes tens of millions a year, what kind of life are you playing?

Isn't it just for fame, status, and to realize the basketball dream in my heart, that's why I fight so hard?

Paul did fight this one, and he had so much to prove.

Especially in the summer, he "indirectly" forced Kobe Bryant, causing Paul to be attacked and slandered by many Lakers fans.

After all, many Lakers fans grew up watching Kobe's ball and fell in love with the Lakers because of Kobe.

When Kobe Bryant forced O'Neal away, he was also criticized a lot, and Kobe proved himself with his crazy personal performance in 05 and 06.

Then with the championship in '09 and '10, everyone finally shut their mouths.

Now Paul is in the same situation, and he also needs to impress Lakers fans with his individual performance.

The opening game was quite important, and at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers took the lead and turned the game around.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers launched a desperate counterattack, but to Min Congda's surprise, he thought that Tyronn Lue would use a super big four small lineup, let Anthony Davis play five, and play Curry, Harden, Leonard plus George, this lineup proved in the Finals that their offense is unmatched, it is simply a hot knife to cut butter.

However, Tyronn Lue has not been on this lineup, but insisted on the normal rotation, and at the critical moment in the fourth quarter, he used a regular lineup, Curry, Harden, George, Randolph and Gasol Jr.

Although this lineup is stable, after all, it has been used for several years, and the opponent is used to it.

The Clippers once closed the score, and the two sides entered the tangling phase.

At this point, the Lakers used a bolder lineup in the final moments: three guards.

Paul, Henry, and Meeks used three-pointers to compete with the Clippers, and even hit three points in a row at critical moments!

Among them, Henry made 3 of 4 three-pointers tonight, Meeks made 3 of 6 three-pointers, and the three-point shots of the two made the Clippers' scalp tingle.

Obviously, in the pre-game preparation of the Clippers, they did not expect the Lakers' three-point shooting to be so ferocious.

In the whole game, the Lakers shot 15 of 30 three-pointers, and the shooting rate reached a terrifying 50%!

This is no longer a normal three-point shooting rate, like Meeks and Henry, several shots are thrown in the face of defense, and they are thrown in.

The Clippers' high-quality change of defense seems to be undoubted in the face of this superior three-point touch, so what if you are airtight?

I'm not sudden at all, I throw three points directly in front of you, and the three-point shooting rate is higher than the two-point shot, how do you deal with it?

That's how the Clippers played other teams last season, Curry threw a three-pointer directly with a single block, the opponent's defense collapsed, and your rotation and change of defense became meaningless.

Now in the new season, all teams are beginning to realize the advancement and power of this style of play, and the Lakers, as a team in the same city, have been eliminated by the Clippers for two consecutive years, and they are naturally the vanguard of reform.

However, even in the face of the Lakers' accurate and outrageous three-point shot, the Clippers still did not let the Lakers completely open the gap in the final stage of the fourth quarter, and chased all the way to the deuce.

Harden and Curry ate opponents in a row, and Randolph grabbed a rebound under the basket and forced a layup, tying the score at 110-110 with 21 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Lakers called a timeout, and at the critical moment of offense, Chris Paul blocked and forced the basket with the ball.

The Clippers defense was afraid of Joe Johnson's stunner and Iguodala's three-pointer, and the hole in the middle was opened, and Paul went to the basket, and the layup caused a foul on Gasol Jr.

Gasol Jr. was a typical defensive arm press, violating the league's new vertical jump rule and sending Paul to the free throw line.

Min Congda clenched his fists, and Ida on the side hurriedly grabbed Min Congda's hand and said, "Mr. Smart, you have to be calm." ”

Min Congda calmed down, he had high blood pressure in this game, fuck, he could win the previous opening game against the Lakers, or win in a reversal.

What's going on today? Why don't you want to win when I want to win?

Paul hit both free throws to give the Lakers a 112-110 lead, and the Clippers called a timeout, and they still had a chance to kill.

Min Congda wanted to write a small note to Director Lu? After thinking about it, let's trust Tyronn Lue first.

After all, he has always grown.

As a result, after Tyronn Lue set up a double screen, Curry went around the catch-and-shoot three-point shot.

There is no problem with this tactic, but when the last shot is made, Paul defends Curry and has an obvious elbow action!

With Paul's height, it is impossible to cover it, and it is impossible to reach it.

But he can touch other people's elbows and sneak on the elbow of someone's right hand, which can not only affect the opponent's shot, but also not easy to be discovered by the referee, very hidden!

This undoubtedly affected Curry's shot, and the ball drew a beautiful arc, but the ball eventually swirled on the basket and didn't go in.

In the rebounding scramble, Randolph won the frontcourt rebound, but was cut off by Iguodala, and the ball was also suspected of a foul, but the referee still didn't blow it.

The Lakers controlled the ball, the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, and the Lakers opened 112:110, with a 2-point advantage, narrowly defeated the Clippers and got off to a good start!

Now Aidala couldn't hold it anymore, Min Congda stood up and sprayed wildly at the referee!

"After a summer, your myopia has deepened again! Two fouls you can't see! ”

"It's a thug! Hitter! Aren't the hands of our Clippers players counted! ”

"Did you take the referee training fee for prostitution? I want to complain! ”

The referee tonight is Dan Crawford, not the bald Crawford that people are familiar with, and that name is Joey.

Dan Crawford is also an extremely senior referee in the league, having been in the league for 25 seasons since he began blowing in the NBA in the 1988-1989 season.

The most classic and controversial game the referee has ever played was in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals G4, where Reggie Miller pushed Michael Jordan away in the final moments and then caught the ball for a three-point kill.

Many people thought that Miller had obviously fouled the ball in the end, but the referee did not blow it.

The referee on duty, Dan Crawford, believes that the game should be decided by the players when it matters most.

Unless it is a very obvious foul, the referee should not blow it.

But the problem is, you blew it on Paul's last offensive breakthrough.

The reason may be that the referee will focus on blowing such fouls in order to strengthen the impression that the "vertical take-off" rule gives to the players.

As for the hidden little foul of the thug, it is not too obvious.

Dan Crawford is a super veteran of the league and is ready to accept Min Congda's wrath.

A special section on "How to Deal with Smart Min" is now included in the preseason training of the league's referees.

The general idea is "as long as he doesn't hit anyone, ignore him".

Min Congda didn't have any weapons in his hand, and Dan Crawford left this place of right and wrong with a helpless look.

Leaving Min Congda with nowhere to vent his anger, and what made him even more angry was that Tyronn Lu came over to comfort him: "Mr. Smart, the result is not important, we have to enjoy the process and see if there is anything to gain." ”

This boomerang was stuck in Min Congda's head, and it was really bleeding.

(End of chapter)