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On February 2008, 2, the Lakers officially welcomed Paul Gasol to the Lakers Nation. After the transaction was completed, the Lakers' 1-man roster: Kobe Bryant (No. 12), Li Kang (No. 24), Paul Gasol (No. 10), Lamar Odom (No. 16), Derek Fisher (No. 7), Andrew Bynum (No. 2), Trevor Ariza (No. 17), Lu Ke Walton (No. 3), Sasha Vujacic (No. 4), Jordan Farmar (No. 18), Dj Mbenga (No. 5), Ronnie Turiaf (No. 28) .

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On the same day, the Lakers ushered in the first away game in the Eastern Conference against the Detroit Pistons. The Lakers started: Fisher (pg), Kobe (sg), Lee Kang (sf), Odom (pf), dj-Mben Plus (c); Pistons starters: Chauncey Billups (pg), Richard Hamilton (sg), Tayshaun Prince (sf), Rasheed Wallace (pf ), Antonio McDyess (c).

Detroit Motor City is known for its iron-blooded defense in the NBA. The Lakers jumped to the ball, and the Pistons began to press the ball holder on the first ball. Billups refused to give an inch, but Fisher dribbled the ball smoothly across the frontcourt. Kobe took the initiative to step forward to pick and roll, Billups was blocked behind, Kobe slid down and asked for the ball, Fisher immediately passed the ball to Kobe, Prince stepped forward to defend, Kobe made a tentative step, stopped suddenly and fell back, and made a mid-range shot , Shua! , Picturesque, hit, 2:0, the Lakers scored 2 points first.

Facing the Pistons, Kobe took the initiative to attack the first ball. This is different from the previous games. In the 03-04 season finals, the Lakers lost to the Pistons 1:4. Kobe struggled very much throughout the series and was completely lost on the offensive end In the Pistons' iron barrel formation, the defensive end faced Hamilton's non-stop running, which greatly consumed Kobe's physical strength.So when facing his old opponent, Kobe didn't hesitate in his heart. He started the scoring mode as soon as he came up, and didn't want to lose again in the Motor City.

Possession transition, the Pistons serve, Billups breaks through with the ball, Hamilton keeps running and running, Li Kang follows the defense, Hamilton keeps running without the ball, teammates keep covering, looking for open shots Opportunity, Li Kang also kept running, signaling his teammates to switch defenses one by one, but did not give Hamilton an open shot, and finally defended against a 24-second violation by the Pistons.

Hamilton looked bewildered. For many years, he could always find an open shot by running without the ball and using the cover of his teammates. This time, it took 24 seconds and he still didn't get rid of the defender. Li Kang couldn't get rid of him like brown sugar.The fans in the Motor City were stunned. They had never seen such a defense. It was airtight and there was no chance to shoot.Kobe and his teammates all came to high-five Li Kang, indicating that the defense was doing well.But Li Kang's heart is not disturbed. In his previous life, he has seen Feng Yuyong's passing and cutting tactics. The Splash Brothers' shooting ability and off-ball running ability are at the historical level, and that is the most difficult to guard against.On the Pistons, Hamilton alone has the ability to run without the ball, catch and shoot, and his shooting stability is not as good as the Splash Brothers.

"Huaxia boy, this shot was an accident, you can't prevent me." Hamilton said rubbish to Li Kang

"Then you can work hard, I hope you can score in the half." Li Kang smiled slightly

In the next round, the Lakers attacked. Kobe pushed forward with the ball. Li Kang came up to cover. Facing the defense, he pulled out his hand, swish! , hit, 4:0, the Lakers lead by 4 points.Kobe faced the Pistons' outsiders in singles without distinction, and he couldn't guard against them at all.

The Pistons attacked, Billups broke through with the ball, Lao Yu couldn't keep up with the speed, Kobe came to help defend, Billups passed to Hamilton on the other side, ready to shoot, Li Kang took the ball, pop! , the ball came into Lao Yu's hands, Li Kang immediately went down, Lao Yu's eyes were quick, a quarterback passed the ball to Li Kang, Li Kang faced the unguarded frontcourt, one meter beyond the three-point line, Emergency stop, combined ball, shot, all in one go, hollow into the net, swish! , hit, 7:0, the Lakers lead.

Rasheed Wallace quickly served the baseline ball, but was intercepted by Li Kang's long arm. Li Kang controlled the ball to complete the steal, and passed it to Kobe who was outside the three-point line on the other side. Kobe made an open three-pointer, steadily Hit, 10:0, the point difference came to 10 points, the Pistons suspended, with 5 minutes and 50 seconds left in the first quarter.

Pistons head coach Larry Brown angrily criticized the team for being impatient on offense and leaking on the defensive end.Li Kang's performance felt incredible. The Lakers made two counter-attacking three-pointers, which stunned the Pistons. On the other side, the Lakers were no strangers to it. It was just Li Kang's routine operation.Pau Gasol, who was watching the game before the TV series, couldn't help but applaud. The cooperation between Li Kang and Kobe was so wonderful, thinking of the picture of playing with them in his mind, he was immediately full of confidence in his Lakers career.

Back from the timeout, the Pistons are still in the starting lineup, while the Lakers have a regular rotation. Farmar replaces Lao Yu, Walton replaces Odom, Turiaf replaces DJ-Mbenga, Kobe and Li Kang Take three substitutes to play the rest of the time.

The Pistons served, Billups quickly held the ball across half court, and passed it to Prince at the top of the arc, Rasheed Wallace came up to cover, Kobe was blocked, Wallace popped out, Prince passed Wallace, who was outside the three-point line, made a three-pointer and made a steady hit. 10:3, the point difference returned to 7 points, and there were 5 minutes and 30 seconds left in the first quarter.Larry Brown's timeout is very effective. He has a keen eye to see the weak link inside the Lakers. The outside line is blocked by Kobe and Li Kang. Only the inside line is the opportunity. Excellent three-point shooting ability, which created a dilemma for the Lakers inside.

In the next round, Kobe pushed forward with the ball and quickly crossed the midfield. Hamilton and Prince stepped forward to defend at the top of the arc. They double-teamed and missed Li Kang completely. Kobe passed to Li Kang who was open without hesitation. Li Kang catches the ball and shoots a three-pointer, whoa! , hit, 13:3, and the point difference returned to 10 points.The Lakers are unbelievable. Before Li Kang hit a long-range counterattack three-pointer, it was no problem to double-team Kobe, but if Li Kang was allowed to shoot, then he could only laugh at it.

Larry Brown's face was serious, he glanced at Li Kang incredulously, and then thought about his own players. It's right to double-team Kobe himself. Letting someone other than Kobe handle the ball can effectively prevent the Lakers from attacking, but the premise is that they can't let go. People with shooting threats, such as Li Kang, and people with unstable shooting like Walton and Farmar, can be put aside appropriately.