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Even Yang Rui couldn't imagine that the Wizards could take the lead, because in his opinion, the Wizards players played very badly, and the cooperation was not smooth, and the only efficient way to attack was to run and shoot fast, and several muscular men, Hamilton, and Wesley rushed to the basket.

The record is good, not because the Wizards are strong at all, but that most teams are too bad this season, and the strong and weak are clearly differentiated.

Mourning missed the Heat this season due to worsening kidney disease, but his contract has not expired, and his annual salary of $20.63 million will be credited to the salary cap, which can make the Heat miserable, with neither a main center nor salary space to recruit.

The Heat's interior starters were Malik Allen and Brian Grant, who couldn't defend themselves against the Wizards' strong offense and lost 65-107.

The 76ers have improved their offense, their interior defense is just as bad, and Derrick Coleman is out with an injury.

Van Horn was defended by Marshall and Wallace only scored 11 points, and Iverson's shooting percentage was not high, and the 76ers lost 100-106, with only 5 wins and 5 losses in the opening game.

Yang Rui analyzed the situation of each team and found that there are not many strong teams, and the top four in the East are the Wizards, Nets, Bulls, and Pistons.

Then came the Knicks, who returned from injury with Grant Hill, 6-4. Hill is averaging 16.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4 assists in 32 minutes per game this season, and the Knicks' doctor seems to be better than the Magic.

There was a disagreement within the Knicks on whether to reuse Yao's name, and if Yao's name was used, the best way would be to trade Ben Wallace in exchange for a good power forward, but there were a few people in the management who liked Ben very much, and this is the star they produced, and Larry Brown also liked this center with excellent defense.

The Pacers, who signed Brad Miller, have strengthened their interior strength, but the outside Jalen Rose and Miller are not in very stable condition, and they are on par with the 76ers, ranking 6th and 7th respectively.

The Raptors are only eighth in the East with a 4-6 record, which is the most disappointing. There is no axis on the inside, the ball is not well distributed on the outside, and coach Rick Carlisle has become the league's number one backbiter.

The teams in the West are also in trouble.

Just after the start of the game, the Kings' starting point guard Jason "White Chocolate" Williams injured his knee and missed 6-8 weeks. The King's ball didn't run so smoothly.

Lakers O'Neal is recovering from surgery, and the start is even more messy, ranking outside the playoffs.

The No. 1 team in the West is the Mavericks, the team that Jordan looks down on the most, because the inner and outer cores are white, Nowitzki and Nash, Jordan feels that it can't be compared with the local "black and hard".

After analyzing the situation, Yang Rui arranged more training, hoping to speed up the run-in, and he had already seen the hope of the championship.

Jordan also paid attention to the situation of other teams, and talked to Yang Rui for dinner during the offseason, and came to say a word every other while. "If we play Mavericks in the final, we're definitely going to win."

When Jordan was about to repeat it for the fifth time, as soon as he said "if", Yang Rui took the words. "Playing Mavericks in the final, we're definitely going to win."

"Yes."

Jordan's self-confidence has recovered, and this guy often lacks heart and discipline in his life, but he does not lack self-confidence. On his first comeback, he was confident of leading the Bulls to a championship as soon as he left the ballpark, and he made the idea public in a radio interview.

Yang Rui smiled: "What is it?" It's not even half of the regular season, and our team's cooperation is far from good, so don't be too optimistic, and I think the Lakers are more likely to reach the Finals. ”

The Lakers without O'Neal are indeed not in the world, with 3 wins and 8 losses.

In the last minutes of the Lakers' home game against the Rockets, the Staples Center was already empty, with two-thirds of the 18,997 fans who came to watch the game, and the remaining third were booing the Lakers as they lost five in a row.

Three Finals, twice let the Raptors win the Cup at the Staples Center, the Lakers' popularity is far less than Yang Rui's previous life, the 2002-2003 season, which should have been their four-game winning season, is now close to rebuilding.

Without O'Neal, the team's record fell from first in the West last season to 11th, only past the Nuggets, Grizzlies and Clippers, which was the Lakers' worst start in 36 years.

"Zen Master" Phil Jackson's trust in the team is waning, his first five-game losing streak since he coached the Lakers in 1999, and he began to wonder if it was a serious mistake to let O'Neal undergo major surgery. Will O'Neal come back in time to make the playoffs?

In addition to O'Neal, Mark Madsen and Devin George are also on the injury list, backup center Somera Samak has been suspended for five games due to a failed steroid test, and Jackson has only 10 men available.

After the loss, Bryant sprayed O'Neal at a press conference. "I'm so angry, my anger seems to be going to smoke, I want to kick somebody in the ass, of course, you know who he is, right? He was the one who made us so embarrassed. ”

People know that Kobe Bryant is talking about O'Neal, but people don't blame O'Neal because he has a bad toe injury and played with an injury last season.

Experts will only blame Kobe Bryant for being too wasteful, the Lakers were championship contenders when there was O'Neal, and without O'Neal they went straight to the lotto, and it is obvious how bad Kobe's ability to lead the team is. Fans have no hope but to wait for O'Neal's toe to recover and save the team out of the abyss.

O'Neal vowed to his teammates: "In real life, we were able to pick ourselves up quickly, and now, we're just going through a terrible nightmare." ”

O'Neal is actually a little bit of a dark one, as long as the team's record improves significantly after his return, Lakers management will naturally see his importance, and he has a good chance of getting a maximum salary extension in the summer, and the request for a change of partner may also be met.

O'Neal feels that as long as he recovers his health, it doesn't make much difference whether he finishes first or eighth in the regular season. It's definitely the opponent who is uncomfortable in the playoffs, and no one wants to meet the Lakers in the first round.

Yang Rui and Jordan analyzed the situation of the Lakers and were optimistic about the Lakers with O'Neal, but Jordan was immediately less optimistic. If O'Neal can really get back to his peak after surgery, then he can dominate the basket. Even O'Neal, who has a toe injury, was still the league's No. 1 center last season.

"So you say, how can we win the championship?" Jordan asked.

"Practice more outside tactics and shoot from three-point range. We can't always rely on a few people to attack the basket, our style of play has won against teams that have poor interior defense, but in the playoffs, in addition to the Pistons' poor interior line, the Knicks, Bulls, and Nets all have meat shields and people who can quickly change defenses. Moreover, although our style of play is passionate, the players are prone to injury, and if someone is seriously injured, it will be troublesome. ”

"What do you want to do?"

"Rotation, limiting the playing time of the players, keeping them healthy, running more and attacking less, so that our regular season record may go down, but it's good for the playoffs. Can you accept it? Yang Rui explained.

Jordan was silent for a moment, he was satisfied that he could make the playoffs in the summer, and now it's up to the championship, what's not acceptable?

"You let it go, the playoffs are more important, if I don't retire, I'm afraid that old man in New York won't agree, this is my last chance."