Chapter 361: What is the Pacific Ocean!

Because of the addition of the Bobcats, the league also repartitioned the season before the start of the season.
Originally the league was divided into four major divisions, but now it is divided into six divisions, three each in the east and west.
This change also means that some changes will occur in the playoffs.
Originally, as long as he locked the top spot in the division, he would be able to secure the top two in their respective divisions.
But now, the top place in the division can only ensure the top three.
This change is an improvement to the fairness of the game.
The Lakers are divided into the Pacific Division. The teams in the same district are the Warriors, Clippers, Suns, and Kings.
According to the rules, they will play against opponents in the same region four times in a season, three times in different regions in the same division, and twice in different regions.
In other words, in order to achieve good results in the new season, the Lakers have to achieve good records in clashes with the Suns and Kings in the same district.
This division is not bad for the Lakers.
The Clippers are full of meat all year round, the Warriors are on the edge of the playoffs, and only Sun Hao knows that the Suns will rise, and the Kings are a little bit late.
The Lakers' prospects for the new season are still very optimistic.
Of course, they have to fight the opener first.
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On November 2, the curtain of the 2004-2005 season officially kicked off.
There are a total of 6 games to be played on this day, two of which are the most concerned by fans.
One was the Pistons vs. the Mavericks, and the other was the Lakers and Wizards.
The Pistons and Mavericks started the game first.
The attention of this game is no less than the Lakers and Wizards.
Lone Ranger Kobe, and his regular season debut after joining Nowitzki, the impact of the new rules on the defending champion Pistons, etc., are all things to watch.
Before the start of the game, there was also a championship award ceremony.
This is the Pistons once again won the championship trophy many years later. Although rare, the grand occasion is still worse than the Mavericks last year.
Including the investment in championship rings, they are also less.
But this does not affect the mood of the Pistons players and fans.
Look at Anthony's warm and innocent smile, and you know what this means to the players of this team.
This is the first championship for all players on this team!
The same is true for the fans, after all, the last time I won the championship was in 1990, 14 years ago.
Many of the fans at that time are old, and these new fans have not yet witnessed the fans win the championship.
This is a beautiful day for Detroit.
But this beautiful day did not last to the end, because tonight a knight appeared in the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Not Peter Pan, but Lone Ranger! Lone Ranger Kobe!
After being swept by the Pistons last season, Kobe held his breath all summer.
Holding this breath, he conducted targeted training again in the summer.
He first found Alexander of the Wizards, a perimeter defender with an excellent wingspan to practice one-on-one.
Immediately after the start of the season training camp, he asked Johnson to arrange for Bell and himself to train separately.
Kobe's character is very paranoid, and his paranoia allows people like him and O'Neal to forge feuds.
But sometimes you have to say that paranoid people have perseverance that others can't imagine.
This is why Kobe can evolve every season.
As a result, against Prince who embarrassed him in last season's finals, Kobe swept away his previous decline and gained the upper hand.
Although the Pistons' double-teaming from time to time makes Kobe's efficiency seem to have not improved much, but he can't stand him to score.
And the benefits of the new rules to Kobe are also visible to the naked eye.
After being unable to put his hands on Kobe, Prince's breakthrough in defense against Kobe was obviously a little weak.
As a result, Kobe scored 15 of 30 shots and scored 43 points!
And under his leadership, the Mavericks also defeated the Pistons 91-81, successfully breaking this beautiful day for the Detroiters.
In the forum after the game, Kobe's fans have blown up.
"You are all hacking our department, saying that he prevented Shaq. It turns out that Shaq prevented our department!"
"This game really hit Kupchak in the face, and Buzz in the face, let's see, this is the Kobe they sent. They are destined to regret it for a lifetime!"
"I think my subject should be the real top five shooting guard, my subject has three championship rings, and Sun only has one!"
"Don't say anything about Shaq for the championship of our department. Sun also depends on Dirk? Look, this season, our department and Dirk will win another championship!"
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When the time came in 2004, the speed of information dissemination was much more advanced than when Sun Hao first arrived in the alliance.
There is a time difference in the game in the West, and those words in the fan forum quickly reached O'Neal's ears.
O'Neal exploded directly.
For the first time since Sun Hao arrived at the Lakers, he saw O'Neal angry.
If it weren't because there were teammates around, Sun Hao felt that O'Neal would definitely blast the cabinet in front of him.
God knows how deep O'Neal has been with Kobe in the past few years with such a good temper.
Others obviously didn't see O'Neal like this, and they didn't dare to speak up or strike up a conversation.
Even Damon Jones, the pistachio, did not dare to say anything to ease the tension.
Sun Hao got up and walked to O'Neill at this time.
"Shaq, remember what I told you before? Let everyone see tonight, how terrifying the big sharks in the Pacific are."
Sun Hao didn't say much, but he said what O'Neill wanted most in his heart.
Yes, let those guys see if Shaq is getting old or because Kobe guarded me!
After speaking with O'Neill, Sun Hao turned around and took out another thing from his schoolbag.
Not his thermos, but the golden Olympic gold medal.
His move attracted the attention of everyone in the locker room.
"This is the championship medal I won in Athens. I brought it not to show off, but to tell all of us that nothing can't be done. This is our first season together, but I believe We can reproduce the glory of the Lakers and reproduce the glory of Zijin!"
Sun Hao's words are still not much, but they quickly ignited the passion of the Lakers.
Don't think that Sun Hao's words with the protagonist's halo are more contagious, but that the gold medal is real.
In history, after winning the gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, Kobe brought the gold medal to the locker room every day to encourage his teammates.
In the end, the Lakers succeeded in winning the championship trophy in the 2008-2009 season after failing in the 2007-2008 season.
So, don't underestimate the appeal of Olympic gold medals to athletes.
After all, this represents the player's highest honor in the World Series.
Moreover, not only is Kobe over there 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 salvation.
Mobilizing O'Neal and teammates, Sun Hao gave full play to his "coaching" ability.
Now, just wait for the game to start.
The Staples Center is full of seats.
The combination of Sun Hao and O'Neal is something to look forward to, plus Sun Hao's popularity this summer brought by Uncle Drew.
You may not believe it. Although it is a newcomer, Sun Hao's popularity in Los Angeles has already caught up with Kobe.
When warming up before the game, Sun Hao also had enough shots at the scene.
For the home team, Sun Hao is the focus of everyone's attention tonight.
When the warm-up was about to end, Sun Hao and Yao Ming said hello in the midfield.
Chinese Derby, they encountered in the game, this process is inevitable.
It's just that Sun Hao always felt a little guilty in his heart when he greeted Yao Ming this time.
Yao Ming just made history with him this summer and helped the men's basketball team win the Olympic championship, but in the NBA, they are opponents.
And just not long ago, he said he wanted O'Neal to prove that he was a big shark inside.
This is probably Yao Ming who has suffered.
No way, the old rules, you can only sacrifice Yao Ming!
After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.
The visiting Wizards took the lead in introducing the game.
Tyronn Lu, Hamilton, McGrady, Lafranz, Yao Ming!
The Wizards' starting lineup, except for Lu's slightly weaker lineup, is quite reasonable inside and outside.
ESPN ranks them fourth, not only considering Yao and Mai's two cores.
Sun Hao's eyes were also full of attention.
Don't think it is Yao McDonald's core and Van Gundy coaching, just equate this Wizards team with the Houston team in history.
The three-headed Hamilton, LaFrenz, the space insider, Alexander and Nelson on the bench, this team's configuration is far better than the Houston team.
The Lakers' opener will not be too easy.
After the visiting team has played, the home team will follow.
Finley, Horry, Howard, Sun Hao! O'Neill!
When Sun Hao and O'Neal appeared, the cheers on the scene began to burst.
The demands of Los Angeles fans are very high, and there are only superstars of this level who can make them all willing to stand up and cheer.
At the end of the opening ceremony, Phil Jackson and Van Gundy completed the final handshake before the game, and the game started immediately.
Amidst the cheers of the fans, O'Neal succeeded in beating Yao Ming, giving the Lakers a chance to take the lead!
Sun Hao held the ball to the front court, and there was already a roar.
Information not only spread to O'Neal, but also to the fans.
Over there, Kobe killed the Quartet, and they were expecting Sun Hao to do the same.
However, Sun Hao didn't intend to attack at first, he was commanding tactical moves.
After the Lakers formed a triangle offense on the right, he gave the ball to O'Neal who was in a better position.
The Wizards chose to shrink the defense.
McGrady on the weak side is already close to the basket.
Yao Ming's strength has improved a lot, but he hasn't gained weight like he did in history. O'Neal, who is still at the peak of defense in the low post, is still very difficult.
O'Neal allocated the ball to Horry in the corner for the first time.
After Horry received the ball, McGrady rushed out again, but Horry had already completed the shot.
Speaking of Horry, the first impression of fans is "the most successful role player."
In history, he is the role player with the most championship rings, and he wins the championship by changing teams.
Is he lucky? It's definitely not bad.
But luck is not all. Horry's strength was not bad when he was young. He was a starting player when he entered the league.
And he is the starting small forward of the Houston team that has completed two consecutive championships!
Later, after moving to the Lakers, for the team's needs, he increased his weight and switched to power forward.
Including the Spurs, he has been playing such a role.
As a result, even if he suffered a major injury, he was still a core rotation player.
This shows that his adaptability is very strong.
Including the second entry for the Lakers.
Because the team did not get enough reinforcement at the small forward position in the summer, the coaching staff put forward the idea of ​​letting Horry return to play as a small forward in the summer.
This requirement is actually very difficult.
Especially for a 34-year-old veteran.
But one summer later, Horry successfully lost 9 kilograms!
He has changed back to a small forward!
So sometimes, you have to feel that everyone's success is not accidental.
If you think there is, it's just because you didn't find something.
Weight loss reduced Horry's confrontation, but his shooting speed improved.
The ball flew through an arc in the air.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, Horry's first three-point attempt hit!
Cheers broke out at the scene.
Most Los Angeles fans' impression of Horry is still in the 2003 playoffs when the iron strikes made people doubt their lives.
Now Horry enters the palace for the second time and surprises them when he comes up.
The Lakers took the lead, but in retrospect, McGrady was a little handsome with the ball in one hand and directly played Finley.
Finley's defense is only at the league average level, one defense and one McGrady failed.
After McGrady broke into the vicinity of the free throw line, an emergency stop was pulled out and hit.
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Both teams scored in the first round of the game.
Sun Hao held the ball to the front court again.
Just when the fans again expected him to kill the Quartet on the perimeter, he gave the ball to O'Neal again.
Still triangle tactics.
This time, the Wizards are a bit embarrassed.
Van Gundy reached out and scratched the top of his head, where it was smooth.
When he put his hand down, he made a tactical gesture.
LaFrenz on the other side went to the basket to help defend.
O'Neal, passed the ball to Howard.
O'Neal's assists per game have not been low, which shows that he is a player who loves to share the ball.
The ball came to Howard, who shot a mid-range jumper.
This is also Phil Jackson's requirement for role players, he can not make a shot, but he must be decisive if he has the opportunity.
"Huh!"
Howard's shot is also in!
Because of his age, Howard's moving speed is not as good as his peak, even when the Mavericks, but his hand distance is still very stable.
This is why he can continue to play in the NBA even when he is close to 40 years old in history.
The Wizards missed a wave of offense. Looking back, Sun Hao, continue to give the ball to O'Neal!
At this moment, the fans on the scene noticed something on the field.
On the Wizards side, no one shrinks to help defend.
The Lakers' other shots are too accurate, and this is another point.
Ever since, O'Neal got an absolute chance to play Yao Ming one-on-one at the basket.
That singles space is like the Pacific Ocean.
ps: I apologize first. My good friend came over the past two days, and I accompanied him, so the update was affected. I am embarrassed that I did not issue a single chapter before. After all, it is not an update. Sorry sorry, come on tomorrow for updates.