Nature of the game: NBA regular season opener
vs. both sides: Lakers VS Warriors
Match time: October 19 10:00
Match location: Chase Center
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As one of the opening matches of the new season, the first shot of the Western Conference duel will be the defending champion Golden State Warriors at home. They will welcome California strong rival Los Angeles Lakers at the Chase Center.
Last season, the Warriors won the third place in the regular season to the first half of the playoffs. After that, the Warriors, led by Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Iguodala, rushed to the end with a total record of 16 wins and 6 losses, and won the fourth O'Brien Cup in eight years.
This is also the bumper year of Curry . He personally won his first Western Conference Final MVP and the final FMVP in his career. In the regular season, Curry also achieved an important milestone. In terms of total three-pointers, Curry surpassed , Ray Allen , and ranked first in history.
is exactly the same, the protagonist of the opening game of the Western Conference last season was also the Lakers against the Warriors. At that time, the Warriors had a good start to the season 121-114 away. The Warriors have since become the team with the most momentum at the beginning of the season, winning an impressive start of 18 wins and 2 losses, second only to the 20-0 loss season in the 2015-16 season (best in history).
played against the Lakers four times last season, and the Warriors won three times. Two of the games were after Klay Thompson returned to the team after he recovered from injury. Klay performed well against the Purple and Gold Legion, scoring 33 points in each of the two games.
The Warriors basically saved the championship team last season. But due to the salary cap, they still lost the team's steal king Gary Payton II , including the team's second rebounder Otto Porter. During the offseason, the Warriors introduced similar Jermichael Green and Dante Divenzenzo in order to make up for the role of the two players.
As the regular season approached the beginning of the regular season, the Green Boxing Poole incident that broke out in the Warriors brought a significant impact to the entire NBA. It seems that the Warriors have basically resolved the contradiction between Green and Poole , and Poole and Wiggins have also ushered in major contract renewals.
Compared with the Warriors who spent money on the tip of the knife, the Lakers' lineup salary last season also exceeded the luxury tax line, but the result was shocking. They missed the playoffs with a regular season record of 33 wins and 49 losses.
From paper, last season's Lakers would be at least a playoff level team. Unfortunately, injuries became the biggest obstacle. The two core , James and , Anthony Davis missed a total of 68 games last season. The newly introduced giant Westbrook seems to have never been able to integrate into the team's chemistry.
During the offseason, the Lakers fired the championship coach Vogel and handed over the coaching flag to former Bucks assistant coach Davin Hamm.
Now healthy thick eyebrows is on the verge of high alert. He said that he and his teammates will launch an upward attack with the positioning of underdogs.
In 2020, Davis is an important member of the Lakers' 17th championship. Now this number is tied for the league with Celtics . The seven championships in the Warriors' history are second only to the Purple and Gold Army and the Celtics.
The Lakers also made some reinforcements in the offseason based on the lineup last season. The joining of Beverly and the return of Schroder have consolidated the back line. But Schroeder will miss the start of the regular season for three to four weeks due to thumb surgery. At the same time, Kendrick Nunn , who has missed the past whole season, will usher in its true "first show" with the Lakers, and he performed well in the previous preseason.
As of the afternoon of the 18th Beijing time, Westbrook has a high probability of playing, Thomas Bryant missed the game due to a thumb injury.
Warriors, Iguodala is absent due to a thigh injury, and Baldwin is expected to play.
First forecast
Lakers: Westbrook, Beverly, Walker, James, Davis
Warriors: Curry, Thompson , Wiggins, Green, Loney
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