The preseason record is average, and the Lakers are still ranked first in the first official power list.

No expert underestimates the Lakers for fear of being slapped in the face; Almost everyone is optimistic about the Lakers' three consecutive championships, and the most discussed thing among online fans is the hope that the Lakers roster will disintegrate and increase the competitiveness of the game; There is another point that can be seen that the Lakers are strong, and veterans all want the Lakers to "hug their thighs".

Despite the team's abundance of talent, Lakers management hasn't completely rejected veterans' requests, and big-name veterans signing are good gimmicks. So Kupchak signed veteran point guard Gary Payton with a base salary.

Payton is 38 years old, and he knows that this is his last year, and he will not ask for playing time, let alone steal the ball, and just want to mix up a championship ring. His main job on the team is to be the mascot and pass on some experience to the young perimeter players.

Payton's dream came true before he retired, and he will leave a good story. This is a big blow to the Heat, the veteran "surrender" is obviously not optimistic about the Heat, their salary space is locked, Payton leaves, unable to introduce a strong substitute, and the No. 1 position is bound to weaken.

In the opening game, all teams were reluctant to touch the Lakers, and they won the first game every year, which was too demoralizing.

The two openers arranged by the league are Lakers vs. Suns and Heat vs. Bulls.

The Lakers were strong and led from start to finish, beating their opponents 124-101. Although it was not a big victory, the Lakers stars did not play in the final quarter, and the game entered garbage time early, and the Suns were no longer able to pose a threat to the Lakers.

When he first joined the Suns, O'Neal Jr. was the league's hottest interior star, but his form declined after his injury, and this season, his personal ability is no longer as good as Stadamyre.

The existence of Grant Hill has made it impossible for the Suns to bring in excellent interior reinforcement teams, without Boris Dior and Kurt Thomas, there is a lack of people on the inside, and the strength is obviously not as good as Yang Rui's previous life.

It was not surprising that the Lakers won, but what surprised people was that the Bulls beat the Heat by 48 points at 66 to 114 on the same day.

The Bulls only Maddy played 32 minutes, with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and everyone else played less than 30 minutes.

Wade was the only player on the Heat team to score 25 points, while O'Neal shot 3-of-10 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line for seven points and five rebounds. This season, O'Neal's form has slipped to the point that the Bulls don't even need shark slashing tactics.

At this time, the Magic management regretted a little and traded a draft pick for Diop in order to prevent Austrian fat, which now seems a bit redundant.

The next day, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 113-95 back-to-back, and the main team rested for another third quarter, Yang Rui saved face for Hornacek, after all, it was the Warriors' home opener.

In the third game, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 122-89 at home.

The Trail Blazers put together a rookie duo of Aldridge and Roy. But because of the presence of "drug dealer" Randolph, Ade could only play as a substitute, and scored 2 points and 2 rebounds in the face of Odom, a terrible debut.

Roy also played poorly against Kobe, shooting 5-of-16, 0-of-3 from three-point range, and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, scoring only 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Next, the Lakers defeated the SuperSonics 128-102.

On the 7th, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 115-88, without encountering any challenge, and easily won five in a row.

The Lakers also exposed some problems, Yao Ming's stats have declined, Kobe Bryant has increased his shots, and he has a strong desire to score, Iguodala and Rasheed Wallace also want better data, and the offense is very active, but the efficiency is not as good as last season.

The selfishness of the players began to show.

Kobe Bryant will not pass the ball to Yao Ming when he sees the opportunity, he wants to prove that he is the first core of the team, better than Yao Ming, he used to be an assist, and now he is an assist. Kobe Bryant wants to win more personal honors, otherwise even if he and Jordan have the same six rings, most people will not say that he surpasses Jordan.

Iguodala is not willing to be a role player for the rest of his life, and he has the potential to become a star; Rashid is ready to jump out of his contract at the end of this season and fight for a long-term contract with a high salary, and he can't just count a little over 10 points.

Yang Rui knows that the current internal situation of the Lakers cannot be solved by doing ideological work and communicating more. When everyone wants to be better, the only way to stay competitive is to change the squad.

After a nine-game winning streak, the Lakers lost at home to the Raptors.

Vince Carter proved that he is still a star, finishing with 32 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Billups also had a clear advantage at the No. 1 position, with 25 points and six assists. After the departure of Mo Williams, although the Lakers had four point guards, none of them were qualified starters.

Three days later, the Lakers lost to the Bulls at home. The two sides battled until the last minute, Maddy broke through to make a layup and shot a quasi-shot, after which Bryant missed the basket with a pull-up jumper.

The most outrageous thing is that the Lakers lost to the Jazz 108-114 on November 24, which was a big upset.

Boozer chipped in 31 points, 16 rebounds and two assists, and Hinrich also scored 18 points and 12 assists, and under Sloan's tutelage, they now feel like Malone and Stockton in the past.

Hinrich has become stronger, averaging 16.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 44.8% from the field and 41.5% from three-point range. The Jazz's tactics have a bonus to the point guard's stats.

The bench five-man duo of Fisher, Kirisek, Harplin, David Lee, and Jalen Collins unexpectedly suppressed the Lakers bench bandits, and the trio scored in double figures.

Although the Lakers won 132-102 at home against the Jazz at the end of the month, it was found that they were not as invincible as they had been in the previous two seasons.

An empire destroyed by external forces can rise, but an empire divided internally will perish forever. This season, the Lakers have been on the path of internal division.

Lakers players also made the mistake that the stronger side often makes – underestimating the enemy!

They play very casually and will no longer sacrifice their personal data for the sake of victory as before.

In December, the Lakers lost three more games, and last season lost a total of eight, and now they have lost six games in two months.

Yang Rui has kept a lot of low profile this season, does not eat snacks on the sidelines, and does not say arrogant words in the post-match press conference. It's not that he doesn't have the confidence to win three consecutive championships, it's that he doesn't care so much about coaching the team.

No matter how diligent a person is, he will also have inertia in a certain period of time, since he can win by playing casually, and the records that should be broken have been broken, there is no pursuit in the regular season, why not relax?

In Yang Rui's previous life, the players of the Bulls Dynasty and the Lakers Dynasty were relaxed, so the third championship of both teams was very hard. The Bulls and Suns battled 6 games, and the Lakers were almost eliminated by the Kings in the Western Conference finals.

The only bright spot of the month for the Lakers was the Christmas game, which was scheduled for only one Christmas game in the league this season, with the Lakers beating the Heat 135-73 on the road.

O'Neill was sidelined due to injury, and veteran Mourning started and was bullied severely. Mourning is nearing retirement and is still contributing to the Heat, his personality is admirable, but his strength is no longer comparable to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming scored 34 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, dominating the restricted area, Mourning can only play about 20 minutes per game, and when he gets off the court, backup center Michael Doriac is not an opponent.

The inside line attracted the bag and the outside line also got a good chance to score. Lakers bench Capono had a good game, shooting 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range, scoring 11 points in 14 minutes of action.

The Heat only had three players in double figures, Wade was trapped in the joint defense, was defended as a blacksmith, and relied on 15-of-16 free throws, and finally only scored 26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.