After an easy beating of the Mavericks, the Lakers finally returned to their home court, rubbing the visiting Kings on their home court on November 11, the Chinese shopping carnival. The Kings had a very good record on paper last season, with DeMarcus Cousins, the "league's No. 1 center", strong rookie Willie Cauley-Stein, shooter Belinelli, and a useful backup for Darren Collison; With Rudy Gay, McLemore, Omri Cosby and others on the wings, the Kings should be playing very well on paper, and a playoff run should be well planned.

But people are not as good as heaven, and George Karl has once again fallen out with the player. Previously, Karl had already broken relations with "Rain Man" Kemp, the Bucks Three Musketeers, the Denver Golden Twin Guns, Iguodala and others. This time, Carl made a high-profile attempt to clean up Cousins, and it really caused a big disaster, and the Kings had a dismal record, although they ranked 15th in the league in offense and 22nd in defense every 100 rounds, but the overall record was very poor and did not play the expected effect.

From the perspective of ball style, the King's style of play is not a big problem, ranking 10th in the league in three-point shooting percentage, 8th in the league in two-point shooting, 6th in the league in shooting percentage, 8th in the league in total shooting percentage, 11th in rebounds, 4th in assists, and 4th in steals. As long as they can control their mistakes and strengthen their defense, the Kings have a chance to rise quickly.

The Kings' move to pick a coach has already hinted at their intentions for the new season. The Kings interviewed a whole bunch of head coaches, including Sam Mitchell, Vinny Del Negro, Mike Woodson, David Blatter, Jeff Hornacek, Nate McMillan and others, and in the end, Divac selected Jogle.

From the above-mentioned candidates, even the fans can see that the Kings have chosen all the "coaches who may not have major successes, but who must have led the team to rebuild and make certain breakthroughs". Joggle was undoubtedly the best of the bunch, building the Grizzlies' defense well in 2013-15 and getting the Grizzlies moving again last season, with a big offense and a playoff ticket in the face of a massive injury (a record 28 players in the regular season, an NBA record).

It is certain that the king, under the leadership of Jogger, will definitely be able to make a more significant improvement as long as there are no major problems. After all, now that the king's girder has not moved, Cousins, Gay, McLemore, Cauley-Stein, and Cosby are still there, as long as the relationship is straightened out, the tactical system is built, and the whole team is united, the king is not helpless.

But the problem lies in the phrase "no big problem" - Cousins's brain, no one can be sure. He has a total of 7 seasons in his career and has changed 6 coaches, which can be described as the No. 1 coach killer in the NBA. If Jogger can use his charisma to influence Kaoshen, then the Kings won't have a problem making the playoffs. If Cousins and Joggle don't get along, then everything could fall apart — McLemore isn't growing fast enough, Afralo is getting old, and Barnes and Tolliver aren't the material to turn things around.

But the wishful thinking of the Kings' top management was finally wrong, and Joggle was not able to smooth out the hair of the donkey, and naturally shot himself in the foot, not only did not bring the Kings' record to the playoffs, but swooped down again towards the top pick, Guy is also more and more dissatisfied with the team's record, and has begun to plan to request a trade, and the same is true for the test god, and even has released words that he is not ready to renew his contract with the Kings, and it is clear that he wants to force the palace, Let the team trade themselves.

The Lakers came to see the show in this game, and they didn't spend much effort to win the game after the whole game, mainly because the Kings' players had no intention of playing, so the defense was like going through the motions, so the Lakers basically didn't consume any energy on the offensive end, and easily defeated the Kings.

The Lakers then had a back-to-back game on their home court, and neither of them was particularly easy to play again, first against the Pelicans, who had been strengthened again this season, at the 13th, and then against the Timberwolves, the young janissake, on the 14th.

In the game against the Pelicans, the Lakers felt what the competition between the top teams was, due to the lack of Ye Xuan's strongest point, so the Lakers have been pressed and beaten in the game, and finally lost 16 points at the end of the game, although Anthony Davis and Melon both only scored more than 20 points, but because of the lack of Ye Xuan, Holiday actually had more than 20 points, as if he was the third big man of the Pelicans.

In fact, this is also normal, the current Pelicans after defeating the Lakers, but they jumped to the first place in the West, although they and the Warriors have the same record of eight wins and one loss, but the Pelicans defeated the Warriors in a head-to-head confrontation, so they are naturally ranked in front of the Warriors, the most important thing is that although the Pelicans have lost Gordon and Anderson this season, there are no problems with cooperation, On the contrary, because the recruited Terrence Jones helped the thick eyebrows share some of the pressure on the inside, they played more fluently.

After finishing the game with the Pelicans, the Lakers didn't have time to learn the lessons of the loss, and immediately welcomed their next opponent, the Timberwolves. In fact, the Timberwolves haven't been able to make the playoffs since the 2003-04 season, and after Kevin Garnett's departure, they have struggled. The return of Philip Saunders has put the team back on track, but the hopes that have been kindled have dimmed again because of his tragic death.

Last season, the Timberwolves already had a reason to look forward to — Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine continued to thrive, and the top pick Karl Anthony Towns was even more impressive. However, because they were young and didn't know how to win, their final record in the West was only better than the Lakers and Suns.

The Wolves' talent was on display last season, as they averaged 102.4 points per game, ranking 15th in the league, and 12th in the league with 106.5 points per 100 possessions.

One glaring weakness on the offensive end of the Timberwolves is their lack of firepower from the outside: they shot 46.4 percent overall last season, ranking seventh in the league, but they only shot 25 percent from three-point range at 33.8 percent, and ranked second from the bottom in three-point attempts (16.4 per game) and 5.5 attempts per game. In addition, the Timberwolves have a sluggish style of play relative to their age structure and athleticism, ranking 20th in the league in 95.2 rounds per game last season, a direct result of which is that they limit their chances (81.3 per game to rank second-to-last).

In comparison, the Timberwolves have more problems defensively. In theory, Towns and his interior partner Gurgui Dean are excellent box defenders, and Wiggins and LaVine on the perimeter have all the makings of good defenders, but with such a slow pace of offense, they still concede 106 points per game, which ranks 23rd in the league, and if you count the points conceded per 100 possessions, they are even better than the Lakers and Nets (110.1) and are third from the bottom. In addition, they are only 28th in defensive rebounds (31.5 per game).

The Timberwolves' most important offseason move was to bring in Tom Thibodeau — and even though he's still a rookie as a manager (president of basketball), he's the best option on the market when it comes to taking charge of the team's playboard and teaching the youngsters how to defend and win. One of the first things Thibodeau did when he took over was to recruit the experienced Scott Reden from the Spurs as the team's general manager, and the two began the process of revamping the team together.

First, with a bit of luck, the Timberwolves got their wish in the draft for Chris Dern, a point guard from Providence University who had everything Thibodeau wanted in a player: tough, fearless, aggressive. He showed it all well in the summer league that followed.

In free agency, the Timberwolves wisely ditched Prince, Ruditz, and Smith in favor of Aldridge, Hill, and Rush. Of course, these three new signings will not be part of the team's long-term plans, but they can play a good supporting role at certain stages. Among them, Aldridge made a sporadic appearance with the Clippers last season, Hill is a qualified rotation for the Pacers, and Rush can also provide the Timberwolves with the most lacking experience and outside firepower. Even the three training camp players Butler, Lucas and Murray, who signed on partially guaranteed contracts, are also experienced NBA veterans. Of course, for Timberwolves fans, there is one huge regret that cannot be remedied - and that is Garnett's retirement. Although people have been mentally prepared for this, when the day really comes, it still makes people feel reluctant.

For a team as young as the Timberwolves, you have to give them a lot of patience. But Thibodeau clearly doesn't want to wait any longer, and he wants the team to produce results right away. Of course, Thibodeau has that confidence: in his five seasons at the helm of the Bulls, he has a stellar record of 255 wins and 139 losses, during which time he was named Coach of the Year. At least in the regular season, his name is associated with victory; In addition, Thibodeau has always been able to maximize the potential of his players, and Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler have all thrived under his tutelage. And the timberwolves, some of them are jade that can shine with a little carving.

Speaking of Jade, the Timberwolves are going through the happiest phase of building a team: a team where all the core members are still on rookie contracts. While they will face contract extensions in two or three years, at least until then, the team can watch them in stride to decide who is worth developing and who is better suited to be used as a trade chip.

So, even if the Timberwolves don't make the playoffs this season (which is a very big possibility, after all, the West is dominant), the team can afford it. It's the process that's all that matters, and it's certainly nice to win, but even if you don't get the number of games you want, as long as you gain valuable experience from game to game and develop the right habits, then the season can still be considered a success.

Although such a Timberwolves team has not been able to fully show its combat effectiveness, it has amazingly shown its combat effectiveness and abundant physical strength when facing the Lakers team led by two veterans in their thirties. They even led by as many as 15 points at one point, led by Towns and Wiggins.

But the bad is also bad on top of their youth, because they are too young, so they are seriously inexperienced, and as a result, in the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers played a wave of 15:2 offensive frenzy, which completely wiped out the difference between the two teams, and in the fourth quarter, the young Timberwolves became impatient, and the experienced Wade seized the opportunity, scoring 14 points in a single quarter to help the Lakers win the game.

Ye Xuan's ban has also come to an end, as long as the game with the Nets is over the day after tomorrow, the Lakers will be able to welcome back to their core, which will also be very helpful for the next few consecutive big games. However, for Ye Xuan, this ban not only did not affect his commercial value, but also brought him business opportunities.

Nike directly followed Ye Xuan's words at the press conference and this boxing incident, and made up a sneaker advertisement with a Chinese martial arts style for him, of course, it is not filmed right now, but it should not wait too long to start the machine, in addition, Ye Xuan's move to kill the scum - Pachulia in one move this time also made some manufacturers who had not looked for Ye Xuan's endorsement before to be excited, and they all made offers to Ye Xuan, in fact, this is also very understandable, after all, everyone still worships heroes, especially in the United States, Everyone reveres those stories with personal heroism even more, and now Ye Xuan's incident of killing his opponent in seconds is a real event, so Ye Xuan's popularity is even higher after this incident.

The incident passed quickly, the Lakers had to leave for New York after a day of rest at home, they were going to challenge the Nets in Brooklyn, Ye Xuan finally did not go with the team in this game, because he had flown to Houston, he will shoot two commercials here in a row, not because of the convenience of framing here in Houston, but because this advertisement was an invitation that Ye Xuan received a long time ago, it was a public service advertisement, and he came to Houston because the advertisement was going to be piloted in Houston. Of course, Ye Xuan chose to shoot at this time, also because he will come back in the next game, against the Spurs, who are also in Texas.