On the day of the war, Zhou Xuan listened to music in the hotel for an afternoon.

Listening to music became his habit before every major war. After practicing the piano, Zhou Xuan gradually found a unique way of playing, he would fantasize about music in the game, different dribbling rhythms with different music, so as to find a sense of rhythm in playing, and not mess up.

Howard's free throws have improved this season, not by bending his knees and raising the arc of his free throws, but by soothing music playing in his head when he makes free throws. Zhou Xuan's realm is obviously higher than Howard's.

The Lakers are the favorites to win this year's championship and defend the title. The results were disappointing after the start of the race. And in China, the Lakers' popularity has dropped significantly compared to the previous two years.

The reason is very simple, the Lakers ruined Yao Ming's championship dream, and Yao Ming, who was also harmed, missed the World Championships. As long as Yao Ming is not injured in the finals, ninety percent of fans think that the Cavaliers will win the championship. The loss in the final also led to LeBron? James's exodus. If the Cavaliers win the championship, there's no way James can leave. Now most of the Chinese fans and James fans hate the Lakers.

The Lakers, with their tough roster, don't even enjoy the special treatment of media attention. This is thanks to the rise of the Knicks and the all-new Heat Big Three.

Of course, there are also a lot of things to see with the Lakers.

For example, the "Zen master" Jackson was the last year of his life. "Zen Master" offered to retire several times, but the same competitive spirit with the team pulled him back into the game. Win or lose, the season was the perfect pause for him, and he left with the most glorious title in history, and as a coach, he already has ten championship rings. If the Lakers can't win a championship this season, it's hard for the Zen master to find a reason to stay.

There is also the performance of newcomers. This season, the Lakers brought in former Trail Blazers starting point guard Steve? Blake, a steady, played, shoot-a-game, experienced veteran. And the full name "Matt? The king of wandering around and working part-time jobs never signs a long-term contract to pursue the championship? Barnes".

Both of these are players who can play on the court, adding to the strength of the Lakers' bench lineup. Barnes, in particular, is full of **** feeling.

In addition, the Lakers also drafted a good rookie swing man Ibanks, and Odom also exceeded expectations. Odom returned from a hugely successful World Championships, where he was a core starter and won the gold medal. While many NBA players used their summers to rest, Odom refined and refined himself in Europe.

Also, Artest continues to play energy on the defensive end, Paul? Gasol became an MVP candidate, and the Spaniard has become more and more versatile in the Lakers system.

Gasol chose not to participate in the World Championships in the summer, and his tired body was well recuperated and entered the new season in perfect shape.

The only pitfall for the Lakers is that Bryant is a year older, which has a big impact for a player who relies on agile play, and his playing time has been reduced to 34 minutes, but fortunately his shooting is still accurate and can provide firepower to the team on the offensive end. Averaged 25 per game. 4 points 5. 3 rebounds 4. 7 assists 1. 2 steals.

This ESPN national livestream. "Magic" Johnson said: "This is the first time this season between the two sides, and if the Lakers want to break through in the West and defend their championship, they must play a more team game, and the Knicks are a good role model." ”

Van Gundy said: "The Lakers brought in Blake, but still let Fisher play as a starter, I think I can use Blake and Brown to play more, and now Fisher is too slow, I can't imagine what he will do to Zhou Xuan." Zhou Xuan is still averaging more than 14 assists per game, and no one has done so in 20 years since Stockton. ”

"Magic" Johnson smiled: "Zhou Xuan won the assist king when he first entered the league, and after two seasons of training, he has been almost perfect in terms of organization." If he can focus on the organization rather than the individual offense, I think he will break the assist record this year. ”

“14。 5 pcs? ”

"Yes, I'm sure he has a chance to break that record. He's been playing super stats a couple of times this season. Now 14 assists, still on the premise that he is averaging 18 points per game, which is simply incredible. ”

CCTV5's commentator hopes that Zhou Xuan will get a high score.

Yu Jia said: "Today's opponents Zhou Xuan's opponents, Fisher and Blake, both of them have average defense. He's got to shoot a little bit more and I have a hunch that he's going to have good stats today. ”

Zhang Reasonable said: "If the Lakers want to win, they must strengthen their defense against Zhou Xuan, and in the four games they have lost so far, Zhou Xuan has not scored more than 20 points. And Zhou Xuan scored more than 20 games, all of which were won, and his score was a barometer of the team's win. ”

"Zen Master" Jackson knew Zhou Xuan's style of playing, and also knew that Fisher couldn't prevent him, so he arranged tactics to let Kobe Bryant open to defend Zhou Xuan, and Fisher to follow Matthews.

D'Antoni also thought of this possibility, making a special arrangement: "Wesley (Matthews), it is likely that Fisher is defending you today, and you have a chance to be bold and shoot in front of him. As long as you can get in, we're going to win. Ryan (Anderson), your opponent is Gasol, try to resist him, don't let him go to the basket, and break through with a good guard if you block and dismantle. Danilo has to shrink in time to switch to Gasol, he can shoot in the high post, and the outside wheel switches. ”

D'Antoni didn't say much about the change of position on the outside, he knew that Zhou Xuan would definitely be able to do a good job, he knew where to run and who to defend against in the other position. And Bryant is shooting only 32% from three-point range this season, and as long as he keeps an eye on Fisher, it is completely feasible to compress the defense.

Zhou Xuan and Kobe Bryant greeted each other. This is the 15th year of Kobe's career, and he can score 25+, which is not easy and admirable. Many people think that Kobe Bryant is a veteran who is about to retire, but in fact, he is not yet 33 years old, but he entered the league too early. Zhou Xuan entered the league a year older than Kobe, and if he hadn't experienced an injury last season, he would have had a better chance of catching up with Stockton. Kobe Bryant is now chasing the scoring records of Jordan, Malone, Abdul-Jabbar and others.

The Knicks started Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Gallinari, Anderson, Stodammire.

Lakers starters Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, Bynum.

Bynum beat Stadam on the jump ball, and the Lakers attacked first. The ball was handed to Fisher, and Zhou Xuan immediately stepped forward to get close.

Fisher's figure dropped to 6. 8 points 2. 7 assists 1. 2 steals, the three-point shooting rate is higher than the two-point shot, and the shots are generally on the periphery, and he can't break through. Zhou Xuan was wrapped closely, Fisher couldn't pass when he turned left and again, and at the same time, Zhou Xuan kept waving his hand to interfere with his line of sight, making it difficult for him to pass the ball to his teammates.

Zhou Xuan seems to be very disrespectful to the old and love the young, but no matter what happens on the court, victory or defeat is the key. Those who say friendship first and game second shouldn't be in professional basketball at all.

Matthews is also close to Kobe from the first second, constantly interfering. Bryant relied on Bynum's off-ball cover to get rid of Fisher's pass. The Knicks didn't switch defenses, the three compressed, and Matthews bypassed Bynum to chase the defense. Kobe Bryant didn't take it inside, he pulled it up and shot, and hit a three-point shot. 0 to 3.

"It's okay, keep guarding like this." When Zhou Xuan received the baseline ball, he shouted at his teammates. Now he has been officially appointed as the team's second captain, and Gallinari is also the captain, but the job of shouting on the field is done by Zhou Xuan.

The Knicks attacked, everyone pulled away, and Zhou Xuan and Kobe Bryant on the periphery were one-on-one.

In order to play this game well, Zhou Xuan did a lot of work, and looked at the video of the Lakers vs. Hornets on the Internet, and he was surprised to find that Kobe Bryant defended with his eyes many times. So, he's ready to play singles.

Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball under his crotch and took a small step to the left with his left hand, and then dribbled behind his back to make a big stride with his right hand and Kobe Bryant to pull away horizontally, his right shoulder shook slightly, Kobe took a step forward, and wanted to stretch his leg to card Zhou Xuan's breakthrough route, Zhou Xuan was a feint again, changing to the left to pass people, and breaking through in the middle.

The Knicks all four pulled out, and Bynum, who was closer, was also in the restricted area, Zhou Xuan didn't give people a chance to make up for the defense at all, and made a quick stop jump shot in the middle. 2 to 3.

The Lakers attacked, Zhou Xuan did not press Fisher any more, the backcourt joint defense was in place, and Fisher passed to Kobe Bryant in front, Kobe took Matthews, who took the ball, took a step with his back, and Matthews did not move an inch.

Matthews is stronger than Kobe. Bryant took the ball and turned around to face the frame and hoisted the ball to Bynum. "Little Shark" singled out "Little Overlord", squeezed it with his back, turned to the middle, and relied on his height advantage to score the ball with the opponent's hook. 2 to 5.

The Knicks attacked, and Zhou Xuan pulled people away and singled out Kobe.

The battle between the cores is the most morale-boosting. When he was playing the Hornets, he also picked on Paul like this.

Kobe Bryant wanted to be close, Zhou Xuan took the ball and retreated, and took two steps outside the three-point line to open the distance. Kobe Bryant was very experienced, he didn't step forward, and waited for Zhou Xuan to break through.

Zhou Xuan smiled secretly in his heart. If you're not afraid of being embarrassed, stay away.

He split his legs, lowered his center of gravity, and began to play "herewego!" "Seven consecutive crotch dribbles approached Bryant's side a little bit.

Johnson shouted: "Zhou Xuan has started playing street ball again, his move is quite provocative, see how Kobe Bryant responds." ”

Van Gundy laughed: "I'm afraid no one in the league is more skilled than him with a crotch dribble." ”

Zhou Xuan pulled the ball up, took a step to the right, and gently shook his shoulders to the left side after attracting Ke to move his gravity. The right hand holding the ball was flapped to the left, and it looked like it was about to change direction, and Bryant followed suit. Zhou Xuan slapped the ball halfway, with a flick of his wrist, the ball passed under the crotch of his right leg, and then to the right side, holding the ball and striding out of the three-point line.

Ke Da lost all his gravity, and was almost shaken down by Zhou Xuan, the two opened up the distance, Zhou Xuan made a 70-degree three-point jump shot on the right side, perfect movement, perfect arc, hollow into the net, personal fifth point! 5 to 5.

On the live broadcast seat, Van Gundy's mouth opened wide. "I don't know how to describe this breakthrough, it's so imaginative. His ball sense has improved again from a year ago. ”

"Magic" Johnson said: "I think he must have worked hard during the holidays, and if Kobe Bryant can't limit Zhou Xuan alone, the Lakers will be unlucky." ”