Because of the addition of the Bobcats, the league also rezoned the season before it began.

Originally, the league was divided into four major regions, but now it is divided into six divisions, three each in the east and west.

Such a change would mean some changes in the playoff standings.

Originally, as long as you lock in the top spot in the region, you can ensure that you will finish in the top two in your respective division.

But now, the top spot in the division can only secure the top three.

This change is a step up in the fairness of the game.

The Lakers are in the Pacific Division, and the teams in the same division are the Warriors, Clippers, Suns, and Kings.

According to the rules, they will play against opponents in the same division four times in a season, three times against opponents in the same division and not in the same division, and twice against opponents in different divisions.

In other words, in order to achieve good results in the new season, the Lakers must achieve good results in the confrontation with the Suns and Kings in the same division.

This division isn't bad for the Lakers.

The Clippers are perennial, the Warriors are on the fringe of the playoffs, the Suns only Sun Hao knows that they will rise, and the Kings are also a little twilight.

The outlook for the Lakers in the new season is still very positive.

Of course, they have to get the opening game right first.

……

On November 2, the curtain of the 2004~2005 season officially opened.

There are a total of 6 matches to be played on this day, and two of them are the most watched by fans.

One is the Pistons hosting the Mavericks, and the other is the Lakers vs. Wizards.

The game between the Pistons and Mavericks started first.

This game is no less interesting than the Lakers and Wizards.

Mavericks Kobe Bryant, as well as his regular-season debut after teaming up with Nowitzki, the impact of the new rules on the defending champion Pistons, etc., are all highlights.

Before the start of the competition, the overall championship award ceremony was also held on the spot.

This is the second time that the Pistons have lifted the championship trophy after many years, and although it is rare, it is still a little worse than the Mavericks last year.

Including the investment of championship rings and so on, it should be less.

However, this did not affect the mood of Pistons players and fans.

Look at the warmth and innocence of Anthony's smile, and you know what it means to the players of this team.

This is the first championship of all the players in this team!

The same is true for the fans, after all, the last time they won the championship was in 1990, 14 years ago.

Many of the fans were old at that time, and these new fans have yet to see a fan win a championship.

It was a great day for Detroit.

But the good day didn't last long, because tonight there was a man in the palace of Auburn Hills.

Not Peter Pan, but a lone ranger! Lone Ranger Kobe!

After being swept by the Pistons last season, Kobe Bryant held his breath for a summer.

Holding this breath, he conducted targeted training again in the summer.

He first found Alexander, an outside defender with excellent arm span, who worked hard one-on-one.

Then, after the start of the season's training camp, he asked Johnson to arrange for Bale to train alone with him.

Kobe's personality is very paranoid, and paranoia allows him and people like O'Neal to form mortal enemies.

But sometimes you have to say that paranoid people have a level of perseverance that others can't imagine.

This is also the reason why Kobe Bryant was able to evolve season after season.

As a result, against Prince, who embarrassed him in the finals last season, Kobe Bryant swept away the previous decline and gained the upper hand.

Although the Pistons' occasional packs made Kobe's efficiency not seem to improve much, it couldn't stop him from scoring.

And the benefits of the new rules to Kobe Bryant are also visible to the naked eye.

After being unable to put his hand on Kobe, Prince's breakthrough against Kobe Bryant was obviously a little inadequate.

As a result, after the whole game, Kobe Bryant scored 43 points on 15-of-30 shooting!

And under his leadership, the Mavericks also defeated the Pistons 91-81, successfully breaking the Detroit people's beautiful day.

In the forum after the game, Kobe Bryant's fans have blown up.

"You are all hacking my department, saying that he prevented Shaq, and it turns out that Shaq prevented my department!"

"This game really slapped Kupchak in the face, slapped little Bass in the face, look at it, this is the Kobe they sent, they are destined to regret it for the rest of their lives!"

"I think I should be the real top five quarterbacks, I have three championship rings, and Sun only has one!"

"Don't say anything more, the championship of my department is all due to Shak, isn't Sun also relying on Dirk? Look, I'll win another championship with Dirk this season! ”

……

In 2004, the speed of information transmission was much more developed than when Sun Hao first arrived in the alliance.

There was a time lag in the West game, and the words in the fan forums quickly reached O'Neal's ears.

O'Neill was directly angry.

Sun Hao's first time with the Lakers saw O'Neal angry.

If it weren't for the fact that there were teammates around, Sun Hao felt that O'Neill would definitely blow up the cabinet in front of him.

God knows how deep the grudge that O'Neal, who has such a good temper, has accumulated with Kobe Bryant in the past few years.

The others obviously didn't see O'Neill like this, and they didn't dare to go up and talk or talk.

Even Pistachio Damon Jones didn't dare to say anything to ease the tension.

Sun Hao got up at this time and walked to O'Neill's side.

"Shaq, remember what I told you before? Tonight let everyone see how terrifying the great sharks of the Pacific Ocean are. ”

Sun Hao didn't say much, but he said what O'Neill wanted most in his heart.

Yes, let's see if it's Shaq who is old, or if it's because Kobe Bryant is guarding me!

After talking to O'Neill, Sun Hao turned around and took out another thing from his school bag.

It's not his thermos cup, it's the golden Olympic gold medal.

His move caught the attention of everyone in the dressing room.

"This is the championship medal I got in Athens, and I'm not here to show off, but to tell us all that nothing can't be done, and this is our first season together, but I'm sure we can recreate the Lakers, recreate the glory of purple and gold!"

Sun Hao's words were still not much, but they quickly ignited the passion of the Lakers players.

Don't think that Sun Hao's words with the halo of the protagonist are more infectious, but that gold medal is real.

Historically, after Kobe Bryant won the gold medal at the Olympics in 2008, he brought the gold medal to the locker room every day to encourage his teammates.

In the end, the Lakers team failed in the 2007~2008 season and successfully lifted the championship trophy in the 2008~2009 season.

So, don't underestimate the contagious impact of Olympic gold medals on athletes.

After all, it represents a player's highest honor at the World Series.

Moreover, it's not just Kobe Bryant over there who wants to prove himself, the Lakers also need it.

After the failure of F4, the image of the Lakers can be said to have collapsed to the end, and they also need redemption.

mobilized O'Neill and his teammates, and Sun Hao gave full play to his ability as a "coach".

Now, just wait for the game to begin.

The Staples Center was packed.

The combination of Sun Hao and O'Neal is already exciting, coupled with Sun Hao's popularity brought by Uncle Drew this summer.

You may not believe it, although he is a newcomer, Sun Hao's popularity in Los Angeles has already caught up with Kobe.

When warming up before the game, the scene also gave Sun Hao enough shots.

For the home team, Sun Hao was the focus of everyone's attention tonight.

When the warm-up was almost over, Sun Hao and Yao Ming said hello in the midfield.

The Chinese derby, they met in the game, and the process was inevitable.

It's just that this time he greeted Yao Ming, and Sun Hao always felt a little guilty in his heart.

Yao Ming just made history with himself this past summer to help the men's basketball team win the Olympic title, but in the NBA, they are rivals.

And not long ago, he said that he wanted O'Neal to prove that he was still a big shark on the inside.

I'm afraid that this one is Yao Ming.

There is no way, the old rules, you can only sacrifice Yao Ming!

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.

The visiting Wizards were the first to introduce the game.

Tyronn Lue, Hamilton, Maddie, Lafrentz, Yao Ming!

The Wizards' starting lineup, except for Lu, who is slightly weaker, has a very reasonable combination inside and out.

ESPN ranked them fourth, and it wasn't just Yao Mai who was considered.

Sun Hao's eyes were also full of attention.

Don't think that it's all the core of Yao McDonald, and it's all coached by Van Gundy, so you can equate this Wizards team with the Houston team in history.

With Hamilton in the third, Lafrenz on the inside and Alexander and Nelson on the bench, this team is far better than that Houston team.

The Lakers' opener won't be too easy.

When the visitors come out, they are followed by the home team.

Finley, Horry, Howard, Sun Hao! O'neill!

When Sun Hao and O'Neill appeared, the cheers at the scene began to explode.

The demands of the Los Angeles fans are high, and the only ones who can make them all want to stand up and cheer are superstars of this level.

At the end of the opening ceremony, Phil Jackson and Van Gundy completed the final handshake before the game, and the game began immediately.

In the cheers of the fans, O'Neal successfully jumped to beat Yao Ming and got the first offensive opportunity for the Lakers!

Sun Hao held the ball to the front court, and the scene had already begun to sound a coax.

The message doesn't just reach O'Neal, it reaches the fans as well.

Kobe Bryant killed all over there, and they also expected Sun Hao to do the same.

However, Sun Hao didn't mean to attack at first, he was directing tactical running.

After the Lakers formed a triangle on the right side, he gave the ball to O'Neal, who was in a good position.

The Wizards, opting to shrink the defense.

Maddie on the weak side is already closing in to the basket.

Yao Ming's strength has improved a lot, but he has not gained as much weight as crazy in history, and it is still very difficult to defend O'Neill, who is still at his peak in the low post.

O'Neill immediately distributed the ball to Horry in the bottom corner.

Maddie pounced on the ball after Horry received the ball, but Horry had already made the shot.

When it comes to Horry as a player, the first impression of fans is "the most successful role player".

Historically, he's the role player with the most championship rings, and he's won the championship on a different team.

Was he lucky? It's certainly not bad.

But luck is not all, Horry was not bad when he was young, and he was a starter as soon as he entered the league.

And he's the starting small forward for the Houston team that has won two consecutive championships!

Later, after moving to the Lakers, he added weight to play power forward for the needs of the team.

Including since the Spurs, he has been playing that role.

As a result, even after suffering a major injury, he is still a core rotation player.

This shows that he is very adaptable.

Including this time the Lakers entered the palace for the second time.

Because the team didn't get enough reinforcements at the small forward position in the summer, the coaching staff raised the idea of bringing Horry back to play small forward in the summer.

This requirement is actually very difficult.

Especially for a 34-year-old veteran.

But after one summer, Hori managed to lose 9 kilograms!

He's turned back into a small forward!

So sometimes, you have to sigh that everyone's success is not accidental.

If you think there is, it's just because there's something you haven't noticed.

The weight loss has reduced Horry's counterloads, but his shooting speed has increased.

The ball swirls in the air and crosses an arc.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, Horry hit his first three-point attempt!

The scene erupted in cheers.

Most Los Angeles fans still have a memory of Horry in the 2003 playoffs, when they were in doubt.

Now that Huo Li Er has entered the palace, he surprised them as soon as he came up.

The Lakers took the lead, but in retrospect, Maddy was a little handsome with the ball in his own hands and directly singled Finley.

Finley's defense is only at the league average, and one defense and one Maddie can't defend it.

Maddie burst into the free throw line and hit a pull-out shot.

At this time, Maddie has not been plagued by injuries, although he has changed teams, but the level of elegance in playing is still unique in history.

Both teams scored in the first leg of the opening game.

Sun Hao then held the ball to the front court.

Just when the fans were expecting him to kill all sides on the outside again, he gave the ball to O'Neal again.

Or a triangular tactic.

This time, the Wizards are a little embarrassed.

Van Gundy reached out and scratched the top of his head, which was smooth.

When he put his hand down, he made a tactical gesture.

On the other side, Lafrenz went to the basket to help defend.

O'Neal passed the ball to Howard again.

O'Neal's assists per game stats are not low, which shows that he is a player who loves to share the ball.

The ball was in Howard's hands, and Howard made a mid-range jumper.

This is also Phil Jackson's requirement for role players, you can shoot or not, but you must be decisive when you have a chance.

"Huh!"

Howard's shot also went in!

Because of his age, Howard's movement speed is not as fast as his peak, even when he was on the Mavericks, but the distance in his hand is still very stable.

That's why he's still playing in the NBA even when he's approaching 40 years old.

The Wizards missed a wave of offense, and turned around, Sun Hao, and continued to give the ball to O'Neal!

It was at this moment that the fans at the scene discovered that there was something on the field.

On the Wizards' side, no one shrank inside anymore to help defense.

The Lakers' shots at other points are too accurate, and this is another point away.

As a result, O'Neal got an absolute one-on-one opportunity to play Yao Ming under the basket.

The singles space is like the Pacific Ocean.

ps:First of all, I'm sorry.,My good friend came in the past two days.,I accompanied him.,So the update was affected.,I feel embarrassed that I didn't send a single chapter before.,After all, it's not an update to send it.,It's better not to send it.,Sorry, sorry.,Come on tomorrow for the update.。