Of course, the NBA's focus can never be on one team, not to mention that most of the Wizards' players are rookies, and the fan base is far less than that of the superstars who have been in the league for many years.

Compared with the performance of the Wizards in the new season, more people are more concerned about whether the Heat's Big Three can learn from the pain and overcome their own shortcomings to win the O'Brien Cup after the disastrous defeat last season.

Or, how will the Knicks, who did not fully show the lethality of the Big Three last season due to lack of run-in, perform in the new season.

Or maybe the Mavericks, who won the championship last season, can regain last season's glory after the team's roster ages further.

There are also such as Jordan Jr. joining the Trail Blazers, do the Trail Blazers have the capital to compete with other traditional giants, and after Paul went to the Clippers to partner Griffin, how will the Clippers perform in the new season?

In contrast, how the Wizards will perform in the new season can only become a curious topic of conversation after dinner, but it is not enough to become the focus.

But in any case, the new season has finally started as scheduled.

On December 25, 2011, the regular season opener had a total of five games, namely Heat vs. Celtics, Knicks vs. Clippers, Bulls vs. Trail Blazers, and Wizards vs. Lakers.

These five games are all strong matchups that people like to see.

Among them, Wang Xiao's Wizards team is playing against the Lakers on the road.

The Los Angeles Lakers can be regarded as the bitter master of the Wizards.

Paul. Gasol and Andrew. Bynum's twin towers combination can talk about the Wizards' small-ball lineup, even if the Wizards have Jordan Jr., the interior defensive gate, it is difficult to block the twin towers from attacking in turn at the same time, let alone after Jordan Jr. leaves?

So at the beginning of the opening game, the new head coach of the Lakers, Mike . Brown didn't hesitate to choose to attack the inside.

In the playoffs last season, the legendary head coach of the Lakers, Phil. After the team was eliminated 4-0 by the Mavericks, Jackson announced his departure and officially stepped down as the head coach of the Lakers. Brown obtained.

Coaching the Cavaliers for many years, Mike. Brown also had some personal accolades, such as the Coach of the Year in '08-09.

But when it comes to coaching ability, it's clear that Mike. Brown & Phil. Jackson still has a big gap.

Attacking the interior did give the Lakers an advantage and initiative at the beginning.

However, the Lakers did not widen the score gap because of this, for the simple reason that the Lakers' outside line was unable to open up the situation for a long time......

The Wizards' outside defense is really strong, especially in order to defend Kobe, Wang Xiao deliberately let Leonard at the small forward position switch defenses with scoring guard Thompson.

Leonard's offensive ability at the beginning of his career was nowhere near that of Thompson, but defensively, he was significantly stronger than Thompson.

In the little more than two weeks since he came to the Wizards, Leonard has fully proven that his defensive ability is second only to George on the Wizards' entire team.

In the face of Kobe, with Leonard's experience in the league for the first time, of course, it is impossible to completely lock Kobe, and even the best defender in the entire league does not dare to pat his chest and say that he can completely lock Kobe.

But Leonard, who is 2.01 meters tall and has an exaggerated arm span of 2.21 meters, still made Kobe's hand feel the impact when he raised his arms high and constantly interfered.

In the first few minutes of the first quarter, Bryant made 1 of 5 shots and only hit one mid-range shot.

This obviously angered Bryant a little.

As the second best scoring guard in history to Jordan, Kobe Bryant launched a surge that no one in the world could stop.

In the next few minutes, Bryant frequently asked for the ball inside, and then used his feet and body shaking in the low post to constantly shake Leonard's center of gravity, and then scored a layup.

Leonard's defensive prowess is excellent, but he's only a first-year rookie after all, and this game was his first NBA appearance.

In the face of Kobe Bryant's legend, even Leonard, who is known for his calmness, cannot be as steady as Mount Tai at all.

Kobe Bryant continued to beat Leonard one after another, but Wang Xiao saw it in his eyes but did not take any action.

The edge of the sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

Any strong player has to go through an indispensable tempering process.

This is especially true for NBA defenders, who are far more difficult to defend than to attack.

Last season, Paul. George faced James four times in the regular season, and almost every time he was in a state of being blown up, but it was precisely because of such high pressure that George bottomed out very early.

In the playoffs, George played against Anthony, Pierce, and James, showing the strength of a top small forward.

Of course, Wang Xiao's all-round training bonus of victory value also played a very important role, but the most important thing was the experience of being beaten by James a few times.

Wang Xiao thinks that like Leonard, Jimmy. Butler, if he wants to grow into a top player like another time and space, he must go through this test.

As for what only joined the alliance, his mind and ability are immature, and he may be beaten out of the psychological shadow and collapse from now on, and other issues are not in Wang Xiao's consideration at all.

What are you kidding, but who of the league's top stars doesn't have an indomitable will? Just because one game and two games were blown up? So how did they become top superstars?

was still a rookie Kobe, and Iverson dared to challenge Jordan, the invincible basketball god in the world at that time.

James carried an entire team forward in his rookie season.

Wade, who is in the third grade, is like a god on the stage of the finals, and he is unmatched.

Being young is definitely not a reason to admit weakness.

If Leonard can't stand the high pressure that Kobe Bryant brings, then he doesn't deserve the honor of the next two-time FMVP and the league's best defensive player!

Kobe Bryant kept eating Leonard alone, but the difference between the two teams still couldn't open the gap.

At this time, Mike. Brown finally saw something wrong.

"Three-pointers! We need three-pointers! Use the lethality of the inside player to force the opponent to help the defense, and then pass the ball to the outside to shoot three points! ”

Mike. Brown couldn't help but walk to the sidelines and shout loudly.

Whether it is Gasol and Bynum's twin towers attacking the inside, or Kobe Bryant constantly singles Leonard, without exception, all of them are done on the inside, although the two-point shot is stable, but it is not fatal, because the Wizards can't stop the Lakers' offense At the same time, the Lakers can't stop the Wizards' scoring!