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After a victory, the entire North American media was praising Kobe and forgetting about the "Eagle County Incident".

The Chinese media are generally happy that Yao Ming is about to become an All-Star player.

ESPN basketball expert Nicholas wrote an article analyzing the possibility of Yang Rui winning the NBA's best coach for the fourth time, believing that he is likely to set a new historical record this season.

Nicholas said: The league's new division rules are beneficial to the Lakers and Jerry Young. It is easier for him to win the top three records in the Western Conference in the regular season than before, and how much the team's record has improved compared to last season is an important basis for selecting the best coach.

Previously, the NBA had 29 teams divided into four divisions. The division champions were locked in the top two teams in the East and West. At the beginning of this season, the Bobcats added 30 teams and were divided into six districts. The division championship locked the top three in the East and West.

A major feature of the Western Conference is that almost all of the strong teams are concentrated in the Southwest. The Mavericks, Spurs, Rockets, Grizzlies, and Hornets all have the ability to compete for playoff qualification. It's very difficult to come up with results in this district, playing four games against each other in the regular season.

The Pacific Division, where the Lakers are located, is much less competitive. The other four teams are the Warriors, Clippers, Kings, and Suns.

Except for the strong Suns, the other three teams are basically a piece of cake. The Lakers' lineup is completely overwhelming. As long as they don't make mistakes, they can win 12 games.

On the evening of the 3rd, the Knicks also became the focus. They lost to the 76ers who were last last season 81-86 in their opening game.

Iverson returned from injury and scored 32 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals, beating Dream Six teammate Marbury. The 76ers are a group of blue-collar insiders, and they won't suffer against the Knicks insiders.

Sprewell was in a sluggish state, scoring only 6 points and 2 assists. When people mention him, the first thing they think of is his yacht. He was too busy playing in the summer and didn't train much.

After the game, the reporter interviewed Larry Brown and told him that Yao Ming scored a double-double in his first game and asked him to evaluate Yao Ming's performance.

Brown didn't know what to say, and the situation was very awkward.

He couldn't say he was optimistic about Yao Ming's future, the boss would go crazy. Do you really know that he has a future but if you don't train him, is he insane?

Brown can't insist that Yao Ming is not good. If Yao Ming's statistics improve significantly this season and he is selected as an All-Star, he will be slapped in the face.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Brown refused to evaluate Yao Ming or Yang Rui. But this is of no use. After the Olympics, few people support Brown. Everyone is waiting to see his jokes.

The Lakers challenged the Knicks away from home in Game 2. This was obviously a deliberate stunt by the league, and it was broadcast live across the United States, attracting the attention of fans around the world.

On the 4th, no one in New York was under greater pressure than Larry Brown.

Yao Ming scored a double-double in the first game. If Yao Ming performs well again today, the media will definitely not let Brown go, and the Knicks' home fans will not let him go either.

Although the Knicks are playing at home, they are actually at a disadvantage. They are playing back-to-back games, but the Lakers players have a day off.

In fact, Brown knows that Yao Ming's offensive ability is very strong, he has no blind spots in mid-range shots, and his ability to defend the penalty area is not bad. But he chose the latter between Yao Ming and Ben Wallace, unwilling to send away Ben and train Yao Ming.

Brown is exclusive. If you look at his coaching history, you will find that he has not produced any international players. He targets these people even if he has the ability. Not only Yao Ming, Milicic, but Nowitzki, Gasol, and Ginobili will also die in the hands of Brown. He has some regional discrimination and even racial discrimination in his bones.

What’s funny is that Brown once evaluated Ginobili last season, saying that Ginobili can only play randomly, indicating that he has some disdain for him. As a result, in the Olympics, Ginobili led the Argentina team to play randomly and eliminated the Dream Six team that "played correctly".

Brown had a hunch that Yang Rui would definitely arrange tactics for Yao Ming, and he guessed correctly...

In the locker room, Yang Rui summoned the players, stood on the seats in the locker room, and said loudly: "Today, our goal is very clear, which is to help Yao brush up the data. Everyone must actively open up and help him create opportunities!"

The 51-year-old coach Lionel Hollins sprayed directly from the side.

When he came on the field, he could see that Yang Rui was helping Kobe to brush up the statistics. At least he was carefully arranging tactics before the game started. This time, it was better, he shouted out directly. Can "brush data" actually be used as a slogan? !

Yang Rui continued: "Yao has a reason to break out this time. He must prove his strength in Madison Square Garden. Brown delayed him for two years. In order to make up for the loss of these two years, Brown must pay the price. We must let People know that he is a blind coach. Anyone who likes this old man Brown can refuse, and I will never force him."

The players all laughed. Who likes Brown?

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Very good, with Yao as the core of the offense, this is a game that tests whether we can play perfect team basketball. Except for Yao, everyone must be selfless!"

Hollins was a little dizzy. It turns out that team basketball can be explained this way...

The players appeared on time, and Brown was embarrassed before the game started.

The New York fans gave Yao Ming applause, and no one called him a parallel importer anymore. He was relieved when he left New York.

The fans also gave Yang Rui applause. Yang Rui criticized Brown as a commentator last season, and the fans applauded, which shows that most people think what Yang Rui said makes sense. This is like stabbing Brown in the heart.

New York fans don't like Brown's concept of winning on defense. Many people hope that the Knicks can go back to attacking and winning like they did in the 1997-98 season. Even if they can't win, they won't stay in the penalty area and fight for strong defense to score more points.

When he was with the 76ers, Brown still had Allen Iverson who played well. In the Knicks, not only were their offense boring, they also stayed in the penalty area so that their opponents couldn't dunk.

On the other hand, Yang Rui's team, even the Wizards, is among the top five in the league in offensive power, and their offense wins games.

Barkley gloated and said: "I bet that Yao Ming will definitely get good data today. The better he plays, the less face Brown will lose."

Kenny Smith laughed: "Before the game, Brown said that he would lead the team to beat the Lakers today. I think it will be difficult. The Lakers have surprised everyone in the first game, and the Lakers' lineup is obviously superior in depth."

After the warm-up, both sides started the game.

Knicks five: Marbury, Sprewell, Tim Thomas, Kurt Thomas, Ben Wallace.

Lakers five: Damon Jones, Hoiberg, Kobe, Rasheed Wallace, Yao Ming.

"Penny" Anfernee Hardaway has been reduced to a substitute in the Knicks. He is still healthy, but with a high salary of tens of millions, he is incompetent. The advantage of Tim Thomas is that he can shoot three-pointers. He joined in the summer. The Knicks play small-ball tactics and Ben is used as a human shield.

The starting lineup arranged by Yang Rui made it clear that he wanted to help Yao Ming improve his statistics. He did not let Iguodala play and played veteran Hoiberg in order to better open up space.

Hoiberg's three-point shooting is very accurate, and he can attract defenses if he stands on the outside. If the Knicks double-team Yao Ming inside, he can pass the ball to the outside and assist his teammates.

Yao Ming relied on his height advantage to jump the ball and win, and the game began.