The Magic lost Dwight Howard and became the bottom of the East, but the "Monsters" are not happy now, because the Lakers' record is the same as the Magic, which is 2-5. The Lakers' opponent in the next game is the turn of the Knicks, and eighty percent will lose.

Before the start of the season, many people predicted that the Lakers would compete with the Knicks for the championship, and now the two teams will have their first game in Los Angeles, and some Lakers fans pessimistically said, "The Lakers don't lose by more than 30 points, thank God." ”

The Lakers lost to the Spurs 82-84 last time out, and the Spurs players were in poor shape, but the Lakers shot even less.

Against the aging Duncan, Howard shot 5-of-9 from the field, scoring 13 points, 16 rebounds and six turnovers.

In the summer, Lakers fans chanted "We just want Howard." "With Warcraft, the Lakers will definitely be able to build a dynasty." Now a group of people are starting to question Howard's form, his attitude to the game, saying that he is just a blue-collar who can grab rebounds, and his free throws are terrible.

Poor Howard, who came to the Lakers for the championship, became a "backstabber" like Bosh. When the Lakers lost, it wasn't that he was too bad offensively and didn't make free throws, or that his defense was not as good as before. To be sure, if it weren't for Howard, the Lakers might be 0-7 right now. Add to that a 14-game losing streak in the preseason.

There must be a reason for the bad record, and after only five games in the new season, the Lakers fired the team's head coach Mike Brown.

The Lakers set an all-time NBA record in doing so. The league's previous record for the fastest "fastest coach fire" came in the 1977-1978 season, when the 76ers swept head coach Jean out of the house after a 2-4 record that season, and the team ended up with a 55-win regular season record. A little more recently, the "quick firing of coaches" occurred last season, when the Kings played just seven games before ousting veteran coach Westphal.

Lakers assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff is directing the game as interim head coach.

It is reported that the Lakers' executive vice president Jim Bass and general manager Kupchak are in contact with the "Zen Master" Jackson, the legendary coach who once led the Lakers to 4 NBA championships is expected to return to the Lakers after retirement and start his third Lakers journey.

The Lakers have changed coaches six times in their 53-year franchise history, two of which ended in championships. The first was in the 1979-1980 season, when Paul Westhead replaced Jack McKinney, who was hospitalized in a traffic accident, when the Lakers were 10-4; The second time was after a 7-4 start to the 1981-1982 season, when Magic Johnson issued criticism of Westhead, which was replaced by Pat Riley.

In addition to the coach change turmoil, the Lakers have also been plagued by injuries, Nash played only one and a half games before resting, Howard also admitted that he has not fully recovered from the back surgery he received after the injury last season, and Kobe Bryant has been plagued by bone spurs in his foot.

The most embarrassing thing is that the Lakers lead the league in salaries as a whole, up to $100 million, and need to pay more than $30 million in luxury taxes at the end of the season, and the team's record is also ranked first from the bottom of the West. And the Knicks' salary is only more than 64 million, just over the salary cap, and under the luxury tax, it is half of the Lakers' salary.

The Lakers were embarrassed, and Mike Brown stayed out of it. He had long been mentally prepared to leave the class, and he also received a huge liquidated damages of $11 million. It's no wonder that after his dismissal, Brown went to a famous restaurant in Los Angeles to taste the food and take photos with the fans smiling. It's easier for him to make money than it is to rob a bank, just like when the Knicks asked Larry Brown.

As for Brown's successor, "Zen Master" Jackson is the biggest favorite, and Sloan is also in the Lakers' sights. Lakers general manager Kupchak said that the main consideration is Jackson, who has been the Lakers head coach twice, whether it is the "OK combination" period, or Kobe Bryant and Gasol team, he has led the team to a championship.

However, on the day of the start of the game with the Knicks, the media broke the news that the "Zen Master" finally missed the third entry into the palace.

Why did the Lakers give up on Zen masters? Perhaps the most critical reason is the distribution of interests within the Bass family, the elder Bass has seven children, of which the second son Jim Bass and the third-ranked daughter Jeanie Bass currently dominate the direction of this team. It is worth noting that although Jim Bass is now the nominal owner of the team, Jenny Buss's other identity is Phil Jackson's girlfriend! This is the root of the contradiction, once Jackson joins forces with his girlfriend, Jim Bass, as the actual owner of power, is threatened to be overlooked.

ESPN's Mark Stern revealed in his tweet: "The Lakers' coach selection turmoil is actually more like the result of a power struggle within the Bass family. Let's not forget that Phil Jackson made a series of demanding demands when approaching the Lakers, including a somewhat outrageously high annual salary, not leading the team to certain road games, changing the coaching staff, and increasing his own say in the team's personnel arrangements. There are even US media revealed: Jackson also asked Jim Bass to delegate power to himself. Only then did he agree to take the helm of the Lakers. ”

For such a request, Jim Bass decisively said "no"! Looking back at the source, Jim Bass never had a good impression of Jackson. In the summer of 2004, Bass Jr. personally made the decision to get rid of the Zen master and bring in Tomjanovich. It's just that that decision directly caused the Lakers to miss the playoffs, and in desperation, the old Buss re-emerged to invite back Jackson, which made the team reinvigorate.

And in the summer of 2010, Jim Bass once again ignored Jackson's advice. At that time, the Zen master recommended his assistant Brian Shaw to the Lakers after leaving, but Jim Bass's choice was McBrown, which not only surprised all the media, but also hurt Brian Shaw himself, and invisibly further increased the gap between the Zen master and him.

The Lakers also contacted Sloan, Sloan has no intention of coaching the Lakers at all, he needs players with strong tactical execution, and a player like Kobe Bryant who is above tactics is not something he can coach, and the two have to fight.

In the end, the Lakers had no choice but to settle for McMillan, who was cut by the Trail Blazers in March this year. The 47-year-old McMillan has coached the Trail Blazers for seven seasons and has a wealth of experience.

McMillan will not be able to play for the Lakers in this game, Bernie will continue to make cameos, and a farce of changing coaches is finally over. But the Lakers' problems are far from solved. Kobe Bryant was not happy with the new coach, and the Trail Blazers did not have a good record in the playoffs.

The Knicks are in high spirits, and the Lakers are at the other extreme, the players are not motivated, the coach is not in place, and it would be good if there was no infighting.

In this case, Zhou Xuan didn't take the Lakers seriously, and took the time to shoot two commercials, and missed the team's morning training for this reason. With the Knicks he was privileged, and the coaching staff didn't say anything. Although after playing the Lakers, there are still two away games from the Spurs and Grizzlies.

In the evening, a large number of fans came to watch the game. Many people are not optimistic about the Lakers, and some fans feel that this is an opportunity to end the Knicks' winning streak and play with confidence. Some people also took the 2010-2011 season of the Heat as an example, saying that the Lakers needed time to run in, and the Heat did not start to play well that year, and began to win in the middle of the game, playing a wave of 18 consecutive wins.

Chinese fans all supported Zhou Xuan, and applauded enthusiastically when he played, and he left a deep impression on the Los Angeles people with 72 points, and fans like to watch the stars score.

After the appearance, Zhou Xuan and Kobe Bryant said hello, and in their fifth year in the NBA, they are also old acquaintances. Kobe's eyes are still sharp, and he didn't say anything cruel this time.

Zhou Xuan read the information given by the scout, and looked for the video of the Lakers' last game on the Internet, and concluded from the comprehensive data that Kobe Bryant has changed his style of play this season and has become more efficient on the offensive end. In the past, Kobe Bryant was very poor in shooting selection, but this season he has made fewer unreasonable shots, fewer shots, and often breaks through with the ball through blocking and pick-and-roll or attacking with air cuts.

Bryant is shooting 49 percent from the field and 37 from three-point range this season. 2% and 86 free throw percentage. 9%, all statistics are career highs, and he currently averages 28 points per game to rank first in the league, this is Kobe Bryant's 16th season in the NBA, at the age of 34, he is still persistent in moving forward no matter how many injuries and no matter how many negative comments he has, which is really admirable.

Unfortunately, despite being desperate enough this season, some voices believe that Kobe Bryant's overshooting is hindering the team, causing the team to not win, and he finally begins to take the blame for the team.

In fact, the root cause of the Lakers' ups and downs is defense, and Bryant is averaging just 20 shots per game this season. Seven times, which is a significant drop from 23 last season. When it comes to Howard, he's averaging 11 shots per game this season. 2 times, compared to 12 in 2009. There was a drop in 4 shots, but not much. There is no basis for simply thinking that Kobe Bryant deprived Warcraft of the right to shoot, and Howard has made very few shots.

When the outside world focuses entirely on Kobe, it is often easy to ignore some truths, Nash and Blake are injured, the Lakers can only use the fringe guard to start, it is self-evident how bad the defense is, and Dujon and Morris's organizational ability is even worse. They also have one of the worst free-throw percentages in the league due to Howard's presence.

The Knicks have a lot of people who can play inside, and they can also use the "shark hacking tactic" to their heart's content, although Chandler is there, maybe they don't need to cut sharks at all. In interior matchups, Chandler is one of the best centers to defend Howard.

It's a battle of the spotlight, broadcast live on ESPN, and Van Gundy is very unfavorable to the Lakers. "How could Morris prevent Zhou Xuan? Even Kobe Bryant is useless, and the Lakers can't win unless they limit the Knicks' outside line. ”

Joan Barry said: "Zhou Xuan has scored 72 points, I don't know if he will surprise people again this time." ”

"Magic" Johnson was not responsible for commenting on the game, and perhaps he was not optimistic about the Lakers and couldn't bear to watch it live.

Players from both sides appeared, and the Knicks started: Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard, Scola, Chandler.

Lakers starters: Morris, Kobe, Ci Shiping, Pau Gasol, Howard.

Howard jumped the ball to beat Chandler, and the game began.