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After agreeing to wait for Nina to graduate from junior high school and go to Los Angeles to develop, Yang Rui left Toronto with the team.

The incident of Nina being knocked down by Yang Rui's bodyguard didn't make the news. Fortunately, there were no paparazzi following her at the time. Otherwise, I don't know what the news would have said and how big of a joke it would have been on the Internet.

The next day the media mainly talked about the Lakers players.

Kobe's popularity completely overwhelms Carter's, and he is far ahead in the All-Star voting that has begun, second only to Yao Ming in the number of votes.

After Kobe became a partner with Yao Ming, he won the support of Chinese fans. He is expected to continue to reign as the scoring champion. His style of play is most similar to Jordan's. Coupled with his high exposure in Los Angeles, Kobe has become the league's number one outside star.

Nike signed Kobe Bryant at a low price, and the new sneakers sold like hotcakes, making huge profits. The CEO of Adidas went crazy at the meeting and wanted to expel the person in charge who had proposed terminating Kobe Bryant's contract.

Yao's popularity and evaluation are soaring like a rocket. Last season, he couldn't even get a good advertising endorsement, but now advertisers are running out of money. He almost locked up the All-Star vote, and Chinese fans voted for him.

Even the North American media, who often criticized Yao Ming in the past, are now starting to say good things, thinking that he is the number one center in the Western Conference and can rank among the top three centers in the league. The other two are O'Neal and O'Neal Jr.

After that, the Lakers easily won several games in a row. Only on the 8th, they faced a strong challenge from the Suns at home. The Lakers reversed a 15-point gap in the final quarter and won again 120-113.

The Suns took advantage of this game and made 16 of 34 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 47.1%. Even so, they still lost because they could not guard against the Lakers' offense.

The Lakers scored in the low post and won in rebounding, with 53 to 41 total rebounds and 21 to 11 offensive rebounds.

After analyzing the previous game, Yang Rui increased his air cuts and breakthroughs, striving to take shots close to the basket, and all three major inside rebounds were in double figures.

Yao Ming scored 16 points and 14 rebounds, Odom scored 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Rasheed had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Kobe had a double-double, 20 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

Mo Williams, who came off the bench, also scored 16 points and 2 rebounds, and made 4 three-pointers. As a point guard, he had no assists.

Both Lakers point guards have very few assists, making them an outlier in the league. People know why Yang Rui doesn't want Nash. His team has never been a defender organization, but a swingman and inside coach to pass the ball. The offense is very smooth, but no player's assist data is particularly good.

A player's assist ability is often directly proportional to the possession of the ball. Mo Williams has changed from "no pass" to "no pass". He just moves the ball but cannot assist. However, Mo Williams is very efficient, shooting 41.3% from three-point range, and his style of play is similar to his previous life with the Cavaliers.

The Lakers won easily against teams such as the SuperSonics and Kings. On December 17, the Lakers VS Wizards at home, full of gimmicks.

The Wizards started the season with 14 wins and 6 losses and the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. Arenas, Jamison, and Stoudemire's trident offense is very strong, and they are all expected to be selected for the All-Star Game. The team's substitutes are led by Stackhouse to score points. , Gerald-Wallace defense, they averaged 104.8 points per game, but also conceded 103.3 points per game.

After training that day, reporters interviewed Yang Rui and asked him to predict the outcome of the game.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "This will be a wonderful game. Both teams have strong offensive power. The Lakers will win because our offense is stronger."

Eddie Jordan still felt a little confident when he was interviewed. "The Wizards have a chance to win, and we have some advantages. Amare is the best rookie in 2002. He is better than Yao Ming, and Arenas is better than the Lakers point guard."

Arenas is full of fighting spirit. Yang Rui's evaluation of him last season was not good, which made him very unhappy. Many people on the Internet say that Yang Rui disdains coaching Arenas and is disgusted that the Wizards poached him in the summer.

Now, he wants to use a victory to prove that he is a qualified boss, better than Stoudemire.

Many radio stations broadcast it live, and fans were waiting to see the Wizards come to play in the stadium and the stars soared in points.

Staples Center may be another basketball mecca after Madison, giving the game a special meaning.

Kobe also wanted to perform well and practiced shooting extra in the morning to find his touch. Yang Rui notified him in advance and gave him unlimited shooting rights. The Wizards' defensive ability at position 2 is average. DeShawn Stevenson is the starter. Substitute Stackhouse is even worse at defending Kobe. The two are old rivals. In the past, The game went too far.

The Wizards' fringe shooting guard is Anthony Pillar, who played in the preseason for the Lakers. His condition has declined drastically, not to mention bad.

In this game, Kobe has the confidence to explode.

When he came on the court, Arenas was not afraid of the boos from the away team. His walking posture and expression were very attractive. During the warm-up, he hit consecutive three-pointers and felt hot.

On the Lakers side, three big men, Yao Ming, Rasheed, and Odom, are coaching three-pointers.

Yao Ming also felt good today, scoring two goals in a row from the middle, which made everyone feel bright.

Yao Ming also wanted to perform because his opponent was Stoudemire. The two entered the NBA at the same time. Stoudemire was only the eighth pick in the first round. Although he was not favored, he finally won the Rookie of the Year Award. For this honor, Yao Ming originally It is determined to win.

In the first two seasons, while the media praised Stoudemire, they often used Yao Ming as a negative example, which made him even more annoyed.

Lakers five: Damon Jones, Kobe, Iguodala, Rasheed, Yao Ming.

Wizards Five: Arenas, DeShawn Stevenson, Jamison, Stoudemire, Jared Jeffries.

Jeffries is an insider acquired by the Wizards in a summer trade. He is 211cm tall, weighs 104kg, has a good wingspan and is active in defense. However, Jeffries performed poorly on the offensive end. He is tall inside, plays as a small forward, has shooting ability, and has poor skills at the basket. To put it simply, he is good at everything and masters nothing.

He was selected by the Bucks with the 11th pick in the first round of 2002. His performance in the first two years was very poor. Last season, he averaged 15 minutes per game, 4 points, 3 rebounds and 0.8 assists. The Bucks sent him away because they felt he had no training value.

The Wizards management doesn't appreciate Jeffries much, but they want to bet on his talent to make up for the vacancy left by Boozer's departure. His strength is definitely not comparable to Boozer's.

Yao Ming beat Stoudemire with a jump ball and the game began.

Jones passed to Kobe, and the three opened up. Kobe and Yao Ming played a pick-and-roll in the middle and broke out to the right. Stoudemire did not switch defense in time, allowing Stevenson to chase, and there was a defensive hole in the opening game.

Since entering the league, Stoudemire has always been focused on offense. On the defensive end, he relies entirely on his body. He can only make do with defending the inside and is terrible at guarding pick-and-rolls. McGrady's outstanding performance in the 2003 playoff series against the Wizards was related to Stoudemire's poor pick-and-roll defense.

Kobe made a quick stop inside the three-point line and made a jump shot without any interference. 2 to 0.

The Wizards attacked and the Lakers adopted man-to-man tactics. Yao Ming was responsible for guarding Jeffries and Jones guarding Stevenson. Yang Rui assigned them a simple task.

Kobe Bryant and Arenas faced each other, and the defensive end task was heavier. This is necessary. If there are no defensive experts to focus on taking care of the "general", he may score high points and lead the team to win.

Kobe was experienced and kept his distance from Arenas. Arenas knew that Kobe was difficult to deal with, so he played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire to escape. Rasheed switched defenses, and Kobe moved around Stoudemire, making it difficult for Arenas to pass back.

Arenas forced a breakthrough and reached the basket, attracting a double-team from Yao Ming. The two big men completely blocked the low post, leaving him no room to shoot, and he could only pass the ball to find his teammates.

When the Lakers use man-to-man tactics, the defense is not weak!