Thursday, February 27.
In the TNT broadcast room.
"Hello, everyone! I'm your old friend, Charles Barkley. Today is the Los Angeles derby, and I bet you've all been looking forward to it for a long time! Ha ha! And it's not just you—I'm looking forward to it too."
"Kenny, you won't mind if I skip introducing you, will you?" Barkley teased, turning to him.
Kenny Smith smiled. "I'd be even happier if you did my job for me too."
"Oh, my God! Kenny, have you been taking too many sleeping pills?"
Kenny Smith glared at Barkley, then the two of them burst out laughing.
"Now, let's take a look at the starting lineups for the Lakers and the Clippers."
The Clippers' starting lineup was:
Andre Miller (Point Guard)
Li Chen (Shooting Guard)
Corey Maggette (Small Forward)
Elton Brand (Power Forward)
Michael Olowokandi (Center)
Next, let's look at the Lakers' starting lineup.
Fisher (Point Guard)
Kobe (Shooting Guard)
Clifford (Small Forward)
Mark Madsen (Power Forward)
O'Neal (Center)
"Kenny, what do you think of today's derby?"
Kenny Smith replied without hesitation, "I don't like the Clippers' chances."
"Oh? Why's that?" Barkley asked, even though he already knew the answer.
"Because the Clippers just played a back-to-back yesterday and haven't recovered physically. Now they have to face the Lakers, who have the OK Combination. I can't see how the Clippers have a chance."
Barkley nodded in agreement.
By then, both teams' players had taken their places at center court, ready for the jump ball.
When Li Chen saw the random S-rank skill he'd gotten for today, his eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth lifted before he could stop them.
The S-rank skill he'd randomly received for this game was called [Feeling Barometer].
[Feeling Barometer: When the host shoots, an