"Steve, the playoffs are here and we have to get busy again!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

Steve Kerr said: "I hope we have a chance to be busy! Thinking about the shutdown, I don't know what to do."

Kevin Harlan understands it deeply: "Yeah, I play with my cat every day. It's so boring. I'm really turning into a tomcat!"

"Hahaha...Kevin, you are so funny!"

The starting players of both sides came on the stage. After a brief greeting, Jordan and his sister-in-law were preparing to jump the ball near the center circle. The game was about to begin.

When the jump ball started, Jordan stretched out his arms and easily moved the ball. Caron Butler of the Clippers got it and passed it to Paul to advance.

Paul dribbled over slowly, and Conley went to defend.

As far as Conley is concerned, facing Paul, his height is not at a disadvantage.

But the same goes for Paul. Facing Conley, his own height disadvantage no longer exists, and the offensive interference will be relatively small.

Griffin and Paul set up a high pick-and-roll. The former received the latter's ground pass and took two steps inside to find Caron Butler in the corner.

Caron Butler's fake shot turned out to be a surprise. There were people near the penalty area, and Randy Foye on the right wing was divided.

Foye was the No. 7 pick in the first round of 2006. He is 193cm tall and weighs 97kg. He mainly plays a combo guard. In the Clippers, with Paul's presence, his role is an outside shooter.

Foye feinted with a shot, but Xie Kai was not fooled. He took a step sideways and couldn't find an opportunity to attack. After a slight hesitation, he took two steps away from his feet!

"Beep beep beep--" the referee's whistle sounded--walk!

The Clippers made a mistake in the opening game!

The Grizzlies fans in the stands screamed, and they gave this mistake a warm round of applause.

Conley dribbled the ball over and organized the offense at the top of the arc.

Foye's defense is open. His defensive idea is to prevent the ball from catching the ball, use his stocky body to push the opponent, and consume the opponent's physical strength.

The Clippers certainly hope that Foye can consume as much of the opponent's ace players as possible. If he can do so, then their hope of winning will be greatly increased.

The Black Bear turned around and asked for the ball, and Conley passed the ball over.

Defending the Black Bears is not Griffin playing the 4th position, but DeAndre Jordan playing the center.

Nowadays, many teams in the league are defensive like this. Instead of letting the No. 4 on their team go against the Black Bears, they let the big center do it. This arrangement can prevent the No. 4 on their side from being overpowered because of their size. Especially

Some teams play one senior and four small players, with players at the 4th position or even swing-man figures. Facing a beast like a black bear, if you go low to cover it, you will really die.

Jordan is not particularly stocky and belongs to the category of jumping men, but he is at least a serious center. His physique is still there, he is tall, his arms are long, and his shooting speed is top-notch.

The Black Bear squeezed into a deep position in the penalty area, and when he got up, he was blocked by Jordan's big block!

Griffin cleverly grabbed the ball and gave it to Paul for a counterattack!

Paul pushed back and made a long pass to Caron Butler who was coming down the court. The latter was fouled by Gay during a layup!

"DeAndre's one-on-one defense is really good!" Kevin Harlan praised.

"His talent has always been there, but because of offensive problems, he has never been able to use his talent well!" Steve Kerr said.

Xie Kai saw Jordan and Griffin high-fiving there. This moment reminded him of the 2008 draft. At that time, he was invited to the Little Green Room, but it was not until the second round that he was invited

Being selected has become another joke after Rashad Lewis.

But having said that, Jordan's physical talent is really good, he is a piece of diamond, and he is really lucky to meet Paul, the master of passing the ball, and eat it until he vomits.

Caron Butler made two free throws, and the Clippers took the lead in opening the game.

Conley dribbled over and turned around to ask for the ball.

Foye defended in front because he was not as tall as the opponent and was afraid of the opponent's ball.

Xie Kai also walked around, suddenly turned around and walked inside!

Conley made a bold pass, and the ball passed Foye's control area and reached Xie Kai's hands.

Thank you for catching the ball and just kill the basket!

Facing Jordan's protection in the penalty area, Xie made a fake pass and passed it to the White Bear on the other side!

White Bear attacks the frame and hits the board!

The Grizzlies also scored! Thanks for the first assist of the game!

"Kane Xie's ability to adapt to situations is really fast, haha..." Kevin Harlan laughed.

Grizzlies fans in the stands screamed and whistled, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

The Clippers attack here, and Paul misses the mid-range shot!

The White Bear collected the rebound and handed it to Xie Kai to advance.

The Grizzlies attack here, but Gay can't turn over and make a jump shot!

DeAndre Jordan closes it!

It's the playoffs, and both teams mainly play in the half-court position. With both sides having tall centers inside, it's difficult for the ball to hit the penalty area easily.

After the score of the two teams tied at 2:2, there was no change at all in the next three minutes. Both sides kept making mistakes, making mistakes, and committing non-shooting fouls.

"It's the playoffs. Everyone is working hard. With this defensive intensity, it's really not easy to score!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"The main reason is that everyone's advantage is in the paint, so it's difficult to play," Steve Kerr said.

Conley dribbled the ball over and passed it to Xie Kai.

Xie Kai also missed two shots before. Foye's close defense and Clippers insider DeAndre Jordan's assisting defense still caused him a lot of interference.

But he knew he had to stand up and break the deadlock, because he is the team's outside core!

Xie opened the left wing to hold the ball, and my sister-in-law came out to cover!

Xiao Jia's wife's screen was of high quality. Xie Kai walked to the other side with the ball, and the Clippers had to switch defense.

Xie Kai VS Griffin!

Griffin lowered his center of gravity and looked very serious.

Xie made an early change and turned to his left hand, suddenly slapped the ball to his hip, and instantly broke through with his right hand!

Griffin quickly moved to the left and back.

Xie Kai holds the ball and walks in the middle, and Paul here comes to help defend!

Thanks for the emergency stop and a false shot!

Both Griffin and Paul jumped!

Xie Kai jumped up sideways, adjusted his center of gravity and hand shape in the air, and used the power of his fingers and wrist to push the ball out - hit!

The Grizzlies lead 4:2!

The Grizzlies fans in the stands burst into cheers! "Isn't this goal so cool?" a fan wearing a white home jersey said, waving a white towel in his hand.

Kevin Harlan lamented: "The rhythm of this shot was so well controlled. It was really not easy to deceive Chris, who is on the best defensive team!"

For the Clippers, Paul made a strong breakthrough and assisted Griffin to dunk under the basket, and he returned the favor!
Chapter completed!