On October 14, the first game of the preseason, the Lakers played against the Clippers in the same city.
Zhang Zhiyuan only played 10 minutes, and Kobe Bryant only played 15 minutes.
When they came off the court, the Lakers already led by 10 points.
The Clippers' lineup has not changed much, but their strength has dropped sharply compared to last season, mainly because star Elton Brand has lost his fighting spirit.
Looking at the turbulent trades of other teams, and then looking at his own team, Brand knows that this season is just a make-up.
The team hasn't started to falter yet, and he has already taken a step forward.
After the Lakers' main players left the game, the Clippers' substitutes played very excitedly, and even led the score in the end.
It is impossible for Kobe Bryant and Zhang Zhiyuan to play again to fight back. After all, this is just an unimportant preseason game.
In the end, the Lakers lost to the Clippers.
On the 16th, the Lakers lost again against the Kings.
I don’t know why the Kings players are so crazy, so they just play this game as a regular season game.
Artest kept improving his physical strength, but Zhang Zhiyuan ignored him lazily and played for 20 minutes before going to rest.
Ever since, the Lakers lost another game.
Against the Jazz in Game 3, the Lakers lost again.
Kobe was already a little unhappy and looked at Zhang Zhiyuan frequently, as if asking him why he was like this.
What about being invincible? Why do you have to kneel even in a preseason game?
Kobe was unhappy, but the media was very excited and kept making fun of him.
Even happier are the Celtics fans. For them, watching the Lakers lose is happier than watching their own team win.
The only thing they regretted was that they didn't see disappointment or frustration on Zhang Zhiyuan's face.
"Pretend, keep pretending."
"It won't be long before Kobe and he have a locker room conflict."
"After a whole summer, this is the result?"
Celtics fans were outraged on the Internet, and Lakers fans were furious.
Before the start of the fourth game, Kobe Bryant said to Zhang Zhiyuan: "We can't lose again."
"Why?"
Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Because the media is laughing at us?"
Kobe said angrily.
"Why?"
Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Because you, you bastard, boasted too much, so the media is staring at us."
Kobe yelled.
"Why..."
Seeing that Kobe was about to go berserk, Zhang Zhiyuan finally stopped making trouble. He said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just the preseason. Let those black guys be happy for a while. The happier they laugh now, the uglier they will cry in the regular season.
"
"What if we can't win in the regular season?"
Kobe asked.
"Then it must be because you lack confidence. Anyway, I have the confidence to win, do you?"
Zhang Zhiyuan.
As he said this, Kobe really wanted to hit someone.
"Don't worry Kobe, we'll get more serious later."
Odom quickly stepped forward to adjust.
The Lakers finally won the subsequent game.
After winning, Kobe had to admit that Zhang Zhiyuan was right, it was just a preseason game, and winning seemed meaningless.
"Asshole, if I can't win in the regular season, I'll come to settle the score with you."
Kobe swore secretly.
Subsequently, the Lakers lost two games in a row.
After the preseason, the Lakers have 1 win and 5 losses.
It's not the worst, but this kind of record is not at all related to a strong team.
In the fans' concept, a strong team can easily defeat its opponent even if it is not serious.
The media doesn't care whether the Lakers are playing seriously or not. They just focus on this record and make up stories.
[The Lakers had 1 win and 5 losses in the preseason, and there were problems with the running-in between Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan.]
[The strength of the Lakers is overestimated, and they are at the highest level in the first round of the playoffs in the new season.]
[Zhang Zhiyuan averaged 9.5 points per game in the preseason, and his status is doubtful. Maybe he is just a person who reached his peak when he debuted. 】
[The Lakers lost their bet, they signed an average player with a maximum salary.]
...
On the 26th, the league announced the schedule for the new season, and its arrangements were somewhat unexpected.
After a summer of speculation about the Lakers-Kevin war, everyone thought the league would arrange it as the opening game.
I never expected that the Celtics would play the Wizards in their first game, and the Lakers would play the Bucks in their first game.
Some media speculated that perhaps the league did not see the Lakers' adjustment well enough and deliberately postponed the game between the two teams to prevent the Lakers from losing too badly and ugly.
Some media also said that the Lakers could escape the first grade of junior high school but not the fifteenth grade.
This is indeed the case. The Lakers' fifth game was against the Celtics, not the Queen Mother.
Before the game, the Celtics, who had won all preseason games, held a press conference.
Garnett said: "We are invincible, Lakers? I don't pay much attention to them, there is no need."
Rondo said: "It's a pity that the first opponent is not the Lakers. I also want to teach them a lesson."
Their first opponent was obviously the Wizards, but the topics they talked about were basically related to the Lakers, which made Wizards fans furious.
The Bucks also held a press conference.
At the meeting, their top pick, Bogut, started acting like a monster again.
"The Lakers are just a bad team. They only had 1 win and 5 losses in the preseason. I will beat Bynum and make Zhang Zhiyuan shut up."
Bogut said.
Milwaukee is several time zones ahead of Los Angeles. A few hours later, the Lakers also held a press conference to look forward to the new season. This is the team's practice.
Reporters packed the entire venue, and they were ready with many difficult questions.
"Kobe, what do you want to say about the preseason?"
"That's just the preseason, and then we'll get serious."
Kobe said.
"Are you satisfied with the cooperation with Zhang?"
"certainly."
Kobe gritted his teeth and said that he was actually very dissatisfied for the time being, but he couldn't tell reporters.
Later, the reporter asked Zhang Zhiyuan the same question.
“Not satisfied.”
Zhang Zhiyuan said that the reporter's eyes widened when he heard this, and even Kobe was stunned for a moment and became very angry.
Good guy, I didn't attack first, but this guy actually had the nerve to say it.
"Why?"
the reporter asked.
"Because this guy performed so well and stole my limelight."
Zhang Zhiyuan said that everyone was speechless for a long time. It turned out that they were praising Kobe in disguise.
"The Celtics have won all preseason games. You have 1 win and 5 losses. What do you want to say?"
the reporter asked.
"I think the league can give the Celtics a preseason victory trophy, because they can only compete for this honor that we look down upon."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
"What are your goals for the new season?"
"Playoff championship, 70 wins in the regular season."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
The Lakers' team record is 69 wins. What he meant by this was that he wanted to break the team record. He was still so arrogant.
Zhang Zhiyuan said a lot of arrogant things, and the reporter was very satisfied.
These are all evidence and foreshadowing. After the Lakers lose, they can use this evidence to mock Zhang Zhiyuan.
After asking Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe many questions, the reporter did not ignore other players.
Odom, Bynum, and Fisher were all questioned.
When Bynum was asked about Bogut's threat to beat the shit out of him, Bynum said, "I could beat the shit out of him."
Zhang Zhiyuan interjected: "Not necessarily, what if he pooped clean before the game?"
As soon as this was said, the whole audience burst into laughter.
Even Kobe, who was originally very serious, covered his face with laughter.
Both sides dropped their harsh words, which actually brought more attention to the game.
On November 1st, the NBA regular season officially begins.
Lakers vs. Bucks at home, TV live broadcast, French live broadcast...
The venue was packed with seats.
Although the team's preseason record is poor, Lakers fans will not lose confidence because of this.
When the players entered the stadium and Bogut entered, the fans enthusiastically asked him if he had cleaned himself.
These words made Bogut feel extremely humiliated, and his hatred for Zhang Zhiyuan skyrocketed. By the way, look at Yi Jianlian in the team
They were all a little unhappy too.
Then the Lakers came on the scene.
When it was Zhang Zhiyuan's turn, the audience burst into warm cheers.
However, the cheers were still smaller than when Kobe Bryant came on the stage.
The Lakers are, after all, Kobe's team.
It is impossible for Zhang Zhiyuan to squeeze out Kobe Bryant and become the boss of the Lakers, but he did not think about staying with the Lakers for too long.
When his system is upgraded and he has the strength to lead the team to win the championship independently, he will leave, choose a city and team of his own, and stay there forever.
Players from the two teams came to the court. Zhang Zhiyuan and Yi Jianlian exchanged pleasantries. Kobe also joined in the fun. The atmosphere seemed quite harmonious.
However, attentive viewers discovered that Bogut was glaring at Zhang Zhiyuan, while Bynum was glaring at Bogut.
cctv.
"The game is about to start. This is really an exciting moment. Director Zhang, what do you think of this derby battle?"
Sun Zhengping asked.
"The Lakers have a greater chance of winning. After all, they are aiming for the championship. Although the Bucks also have some good players, they are not as interesting as the Lakers. The UAE does not need to think too much, just try your best to express yourself."
Zhang Lili said.
"But the Lakers' preseason games didn't seem to be very good."
Sun Zhengping said.
"It's just like a training match or a friendly match, it doesn't count."
...
Amid their chatting and the audience's expectations, the game officially started.
The Bucks have Mo Williams, Reid, Desmond Mason, Yi Jianlian, and Bogut.
Mo Williams scored 176 last season and has shown a bit of stardom. His annual salary has also increased from 1.9 million last season to 7.8 million, and his worth has skyrocketed.
Reed is still a top scorer, Mason is a qualified blue-collar starter, and although Bogut's character is not good and his strength is not worthy of the No. 1 pick, overall he still has some strength.
The Lakers started Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Zhang Zhiyuan, Odom and Bynum.
The two teams jumped the ball, and Bogut, who was holding back his anger, gave the ball to his own side.
The stag strikes first.
Zhang Zhiyuan used the attribute chain on Mason.
The price/performance ratio might be better if you use Reed, but it is undoubtedly a cheaper Kobe.
Mo Williams advanced with the ball, and Zhang Zhiyuan followed Mason, leaving Mason with no chance to attack.
This is not difficult for him, not to mention that Mason's attributes have been weakened by 5%.
Mo Williams first broke out on his own. Although he was unsuccessful, it also disrupted the Lakers' defense.
Then he passed the ball to Reid, who drove to the basket in the crowd and made a throw.
Reed's peak period was very short, and he did not achieve any outstanding honors, but he was still quite strong during the two or three years at his peak, able to shoot suddenly and defend very actively.
When the Lakers attacked, it was not easy for Kobe to face Reid's defense.
Then he passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan, wanting to see what Zhang Zhiyuan could do if he got serious.
Zhang Zhiyuan was not polite and directly played Mason alone.
He made a breakthrough gesture, and Mason quickly took a step back with his left foot.
With just this step, his center of gravity shifted to his left leg.
Zhang Zhiyuan directly retreated and jumped to take action. Mason rushed to interfere, but unfortunately he was too late.
When he pounces forward, he needs his right leg to exert force, but his center of gravity is not on his right leg.
This is one of the results of Zhang Zhiyuan's off-season training, which is to determine the opponent's defensive focus.
There was no interference, Zhang Zhiyuan's shot was very comfortable and the ball went in.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan mocked: "I heard that you are good at painting. Maybe you can draw my handsome figure just now, and I will definitely sell it for a good price."
Originally, Mason was a little jealous of Zhang Zhiyuan's fame and fortune, but when he heard the ridicule, he became furious. His hatred for Zhang Zhiyuan directly exceeded 100, and his attributes were weakened by 6%.
"It's still very stable."
Zhang Lili breathed a sigh of relief.
During the offseason, Zhang Zhiyuan participated in many variety shows and filmed many commercials. He was a little worried that Zhang Zhiyuan would delay training.
Many potential stars have fallen like this.
The Bucks were attacking, Bogut and Bynum were fighting for position under the basket, it was quite lively.
It's a pity that they are a bit selfish.
The core of both teams was not them. Mo Williams didn't look at Bogut and still passed the ball to Reid.
Original air Chinese fans call Mo Williams Mo Bupass because he rarely passes the ball to Yi Jianlian.
In fact, except for Reed, he passed very few passes to anyone else.
Reid's three-point shot was interfered by Kobe and the ball missed.
During this period, Kobe's defense was quite active, not to mention that he was still secretly competing with Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan has already scored 3 points, but Mason, who is defending, has not scored a single point.
Not to be outdone, Kobe attacked on his own after halftime.
Reid's defense wasn't bad either, but Kobe still took the shot regardless and even scored.
"Good guys, the Lakers' offense is enough with just the two of them."
Barkley complained.
"Two unsolvable attack points, I'm curious how the Bucks can defend themselves."
Smith said.
The Bucks attacked and the ball went to Mason.
Zhang Zhiyuan directly attached himself to it, working on his body and strength.
Mason was immediately angry. He couldn't understand why he offended Zhang Zhiyuan, and why he played a regular season game as seriously as he did in the finals.
Mason held the ball and turned his body twice but failed to find a chance to start. He could only pass the ball to Yi Jianlian, who was ignored.
Yi Jianlian made a mid-range jump shot and scored.
"Beautiful, this is Ah Lian's first shot. He scored a point on his first shot."
Sun Zhengping said excitedly.
"It's a good thing that Zhang Fang died, otherwise with Mason's personality, he would have scored the ball by himself."
Zhang Lili said.
The Chinese players scored points and the Chinese fans were very happy.
With Zhang Zhiyuan at small forward, Yi Jianlian at power forward, Yao Ming at center, Sun Yue at point guard, and a shooting guard, the national team can assemble an NBA starting lineup.
They seem to have seen the future of Chinese basketball.
