Chapter 229: Los Angeles Bad Boys Legion

Fan Xi stood in the familiar Staples Center; the floor had been paved into the Clippers' colors, mainly blue and white, and Fan Xi also put on the Clippers' No. 10 jersey.

He became the captain of this team, and he had to lead this group of veterans and newcomers to start the journey of the new season.

"Treat this game as the start of the new season."

Fan Xi said: "As a Los Angeles team, the Lakers are an unavoidable opponent. Let the change start from tonight."

Fan Xi told the team members in the locker room.

Then, he went to the court to warm up.

In the past offseason, Fan Xi did not stop training for more than two consecutive days; except for being on the plane or in promotional activities, he almost always had a basketball in his hand, even when filming a movie.

Although Fan Xi's progress did not reach a qualitative leap, his control of the details of the game and his game experience were undoubtedly a huge improvement.

And, he increased his weight by 5 kilograms, which made his strength even more amazing. At the same time, his explosive power and speed did not weaken, but rather adapted to his body even more.

At the same time, Fan Xi more deeply absorbed the breakthrough skills of "Smiling Assassin" Thomas, completely integrated Jordan's peak coordination talent into himself, and the back-to-the-basket single-player technique was also almost thoroughly understood.

Fan Xi's ball-handling jump shot also had a slight improvement.

Overall, Fan Xi became more fierce.

His aggressiveness was stronger, and his direct attack ability on the basket was higher than his Finals last season.

When Fan Xi was warming up, he ran into Kobe.

But the two didn't speak.

At this very moment, they were no longer close comrades-in-arms, but opponents meeting with weapons.

Fan Xi wanted to take down the Lakers as much as Kobe wanted to take down Fan Xi.

Kobe knew too well the "cold-blooded ruthlessness" of Fan Xi; once this person had hatred in his heart, he would definitely overthrow the Lakers and do his best.

Kobe was wary of Fan Xi in his heart; this person's spiritual attributes made him feel a trace of fear, he was a person with a strong will, but he knew Fan Xi was even stronger.

He now only hoped to suppress Fan Xi while he hadn't grown up yet; at least he hoped it would be after he retired that Fan Xi would overthrow the Lakers.

At that time, Kobe couldn't control the flood of the Lakers.

Swish!

Swish!

Swish!

Fan Xi's feel tonight was very good; after he went on the court, he kept hitting jump-shot three-pointers outside the three-point line; he had completely integrated Reggie Miller's three-point feel into his body.

Hamilton had told Fan Xi more than once: "Jack, you can completely be a running shooter; you are more accurate than my senior, Ray Allen."

This was of course an option to consider.

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Watching Fan Xi keep hitting three-pointers over there, Kobe frowned, and he pulled Chris Paul to the side: "Chris, you must limit Jack's speed tonight; he is a player who is very good at finding needles, don't expose any shortcomings, once a gap appears, he can blow up the entire building directly. That's how the Miami Heat died."

Kobe's emphasis on Fan Xi was somewhat unexpected for Chris Paul; he thought that the current Lakers playing the current Clippers was just a sure thing, and there was no problem at all.

The lineup alone crushed them.

Jean Bas released the word at noon: "Tonight, if we don't win by 20 points, it's a loss."

She was quite confident.

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Fans entered the arena one after another.

Before the game started, the Clippers held a lively activity.

Making the game as grand as an opening game.

The appearance ceremony was also made extra atmospheric under the DJ's rendering.

Fan Xi appeared last.

The 20,000 fans at the scene burst into huge cheers; for Clippers fans, Fan Xi was the only hope to defeat the Lakers and change the current backward situation.

Fan Xi appeared in the shouts of "Captain Jack."

He raised his hands high to welcome the mountain-shaking and sea-roaring cheers of the whole arena.

He finally became the owner of a team, and this team was also completely branded with his traces: this was his second season.

And his first season was the youngest Finals MVP in NBA history.

At that time, the team he represented was standing opposite him.

The Lakers' starting five were: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Matt Barnes, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum.

A familiar lineup, the Lakers' elite were all out.

The Clippers' starting lineup was: Fan Xi, Vince Carter, Dunleavy, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan.

The Clippers' lineup was very interesting; there was no clear distinction between starters and substitutes in their tactical manual, and they were all adaptable.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

DeAndre Jordan and Bynum, who were standing on both sides of the center line, jumped at the same time.

Slap!

DeAndre Jordan easily defeated Bynum.

Bynum's build was slightly out of shape, because of Fan Xi's existence, his news of playing in Los Angeles nightclubs in the offseason didn't get much exposure.

Fan Xi grabbed the basketball, and he pushed forward steadily.

The league's number one point guard, Chris Paul, quickly pressed up.

Paul didn't idle this offseason; he practiced in seclusion in Illinois with James and Wade, his body became stronger, and he was sure he had reached the peak of his career.

However.

Poof!

In their first confrontation, Chris Paul was squeezed away by Fan Xi by half a step.

Paul is a little steel cannon; his figure is short but strong.

Fan Xi was already different from before.

His strength came from Ben Wallace; when his muscles increased by five kilograms, the strength increased was not the strength possessed by a normal person's five kilograms, but multiplied and piled up.

At this time, Fan Xi could already be said to be a strong player in confrontation among guards.

Even able to go and confront some small forwards.

Just as Kobe said, Fan Xi was extremely good at finding loopholes; when Paul retreated half a step, he instantly leaned on him, and his powerful explosive power, sharp speed made him pass Chris Paul in one step.

The league's number one point guard only felt a gust of wind whistling away.

He tried to turn his body sideways to make a gambling steal, but it was too late.

Fan Xi cut into the free-throw line as accurately as a scalpel, Matt Barnes assisted in defense, was broken by Fan Xi's clever turn, he entered the paint with a cushion step, and jumped high.

This time, Fan Xi took out all his explosive power, strength, bounce, speed... his body was like a rocket taking off, rushing toward the sky sharply.

His huge right hand grabbed the basketball, just like a suction cup.

The basket was soon in front of his eyes.

He tried his best to condense all his strength and momentum and smashed it fiercely toward the basket.

No fancy moves, just smashed sharply.

Bynum and Gasol automatically moved away; they didn't want to become background boards, their defensive will was crushed by Fan Xi's unstoppable momentum.

Boom!

Fan Xi smashed the basketball into the basket; not only did the basketball go in, but Fan Xi's right hand also inserted into the basket entirely.

He was like a cruel gunman, stabbing the bayonet into the opponent's heart, and then pulling the trigger... Boom!

Shattered!

The audience couldn't suppress the mountain-shaking sound waves.

Fan! Fan! Fan!

The shouts of the fans at the scene were like a bomb explosion.

Fan Xi, after being away from the court for nearly four months, when facing his old club, the Lakers, gave the Lakers the most humiliating dunk in the most sharp, fierce, and fatal way.

What "number one point guard in the world"?

Eat my exhaust?

What "talent limitation," what "injury factors"?

Fuck Jean Bas.

Now let you see my energy.

When Fan Xi jumped down from above the basket, Vince Carter had already rushed over and high-fived Fan Xi. This was a move he pioneered in the dunk contest, but he only smashed half an arm into it at the time; this time, Fan Xi poked his entire right hand into the Lakers' heart, and trampled their face on the ground.

I'm not only going to dunk you, I'm going to smash you.

Fan Xi's gaze was as sharp as a knife; he swept directly toward the sidelines, and Jean Bas, who was behind the Lakers' bench, was trying to stay calm.

But soon, she collapsed.

Because while Fan Xi was looking at her, he spat on the ground: "Pah!"

What kind of trash.

Fan Xi's action was truthfully recorded by the camera; at this moment, the fans who had been indignant for Fan Xi all offseason let out a long sigh of evil.

This is Jack Fan.

He never slaps faces overnight; the first thing he did when he returned to the court was to make Jean Bas lose face.

It also made Clippers fans excited.

It also made Lakers fans annoyed.

Why trade Jack?

All Lakers fans had such a clear thought in their minds.

This made Lakers fans who were already dissatisfied with Jean even more angry at her.

Originally, such a dunk was Jack humiliating others, but now it makes us become prisoners.

"Steady the rhythm."

Kobe shouted loudly.

Chris Paul received the basketball, and he pushed forward steadily. He is the league's number one point guard, he is not a cat or a dog, and he knows what he should do at what time. Even though Fan Xi humiliated him fiercely just now, he also knew how to swallow his pride.

Chris Paul brought the ball to the front court, he didn't get hot-headed at all.

He stood at the arc and combed the offense, suddenly rushed inside quickly, Fan Xi retreated to follow, he stopped suddenly, and passed the basketball to Pau Gasol inside the free-throw line.

Gasol feinted, shook off Griffin's weak defense, entered the paint, DeAndre Jordan automatically supplemented the defense, Gasol threw the basketball into the sky, Bynum received the basketball, and quickly put the basketball into the basket.

The Lakers' powerful lineup opened up and scored easily.

Jean Bas stood up and waved her fist hard; she tried her best to prove that her choice was not wrong.

Changing sides to fight again, Fan Xi still brought the ball across the half-court.

Chris Paul didn't go to manufacture physical confrontation with Fan Xi this time, Fan Xi turned his back, pushed directly inside with him, Fan Xi pushed from outside the three-point line to inside the three-point line, suddenly turned around, and took advantage of Paul's slow reaction to quickly hang the basketball into the paint.

DeAndre Jordan jumped up... Boom!

Completed the dunk.

Fan Xi's pass this time was fast and timely, seizing the fleeting opportunity.

The game continued.

Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul played a cooperation; he pulled out a single-player in the strong side and completed a jump shot.

Fan Xi broke into the paint afterwards, manufactured a foul on Bynum, and made two free throws.

Chris Paul and Gasol picked and rolled, killed into the paint, and hit the throw.

Fan Xi and Griffin picked and rolled, passed to Vince Carter who slipped to the baseline, and Vince Carter completed the dunk.

Both sides played very efficiently.

The quality of offense and defense was top-tier.

However, entering the second half of the first quarter. The efficiency of both the Lakers and the Clippers dropped.

The Lakers side was because the inside line was a bit weak.

The Clippers side was because of the cooperation reason; after all, it was a team that had just been formed, and the cooperation in the tactical end was unsatisfactory.

The first quarter ended quickly.

31:30.

The Lakers led by 1 point.

The two teams were evenly matched.

This greatly exceeded people's expectations; the three commentators sitting at the Time Warner commentary table had been muttering from the beginning: "This will be a game where the Lakers unilaterally slaughter the Clippers. The strength of the two sides is not on the same starting line at all."

However, since Fan Xi's humiliating dunk, the Clippers had been suppressing the Lakers in momentum. If it weren't for Chris Paul's calm steering and Kobe maintaining offensive efficiency, the Lakers would have collapsed long ago.

The second quarter started quickly.

The Clippers made personnel adjustments.

Stephen Nash became the point guard, Fan Xi came to the No. 2 position, the small forward position became Jimmy Butler, the power forward position became Leonard, and the center position became the old friend of Lakers fans, Kwame Brown.

The Clippers' lineup change was so big that it exceeded people's imagination.

"They actually dared to practice troops in this situation, they are finished, they actually believe in newcomers and busts, they actually think that relying on these people can defeat the three-peat Lakers." The commentator Tony of Time Warner Sports Channel told the fans in the California area with an excited voice: "Any behavior that attempts to challenge the Lakers' hegemony is a daydream."

"Jack Fan is not God, he cannot end the Lakers' rule."

The Lakers also made adjustments; they replaced Barnes, replaced Artest, replaced Bynum, replaced Murphy, replaced Gasol, replaced Odom.

The adjustment was also very big.

However, they didn't dare to replace Kobe and Paul.

Without these two, the Lakers lacked a commander.

The whistle sounded, Paul brought the ball across the half-court.

He didn't follow the tactical thinking of the triangle offense; he directly adopted a surprise attack, he brought Fan Xi's defense deep into the paint, and then, a "looking back at the moon" pass to Ron Artest.

Artest jumped up to shoot, but Butler, this desperate guy, had already pounced... Slap!

He slapped Artest's shot out of bounds with one palm.

Then, he roared at Artest.

Artest didn't expect this newborn calf to dare to roar at him, and he stared at him with a fierce look.

But Butler is not someone else.

He was abandoned by his biological mother since he was a child, and his heart was as cold as a wild wolf.

He looked at Artest, without any fear.

A fierce posture of "if you want to do it, come on."

Kobe Bryant looked at Butler's appearance, and his heart was drumming, thinking: "Is this fierce guy Jack going to create a new Bad Boys Legion in Los Angeles?"

The Lakers re-inbounded the ball, Lamar Odom stood out of bounds.

He was about to inbound the ball, Leonard appeared in front of him, this kid opened his arms, instantly forming a high wall that could not be crossed.

His coverage area was too large.

Lamar Odom had to jump up, he passed the basketball out.

But just as he jumped up and passed the basketball out... Slap!

Leonard's giant palm slammed it back... the basketball slammed on Lamar Odom's head and bounced out!

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

Ball possession changed.

Lamar Odom covered his heavenly spirit and squatted down.

He was like a microcosm of the entire Lakers fan group.

In terms of momentum, he had already been knocked down by Clippers fans.

These young guys on the Clippers were too fierce.

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