In the opening three games of the regular season, the Cavaliers, Spurs and Lakers won the games.
The hot discussion about these three games was quickly overshadowed by the topic and enthusiasm of the 12 games on the second and third days of the new season.
"The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Warriors with a huge score at home. They were completely humiliated, but just a regular season victory is not enough!"
"This year's Pistons are too strong. They defeated the Heat easily. Both teams have few signings, but obviously, Shaq is too old, and Chauncey and Richard Hamilton seem to be playing the best basketball in their careers.
It’s been a season.”
"You have to admit that the Orlando Magic found the right way to use Dwight Howard. The addition of Rashard Lewis made them extremely powerful. The Washington Wizards are no match at all!"
"..."
With such heated discussions, through the first game at the beginning of the season, people have gradually gained a clearer understanding of the new season, which established powers can continue the strength of last season, and which new forces can rise in the new season.
Lin Yu also paid attention to most of the games. If he looks at the new season from the perspective of staying in the Cavaliers, he believes: In the East, the Celtics and Cavaliers are still strong, while the Magic have risen and joined the competition. In the new season
The eastern part of the country will be in a three-legged situation.
As for the Pistons, who are showing signs of recovery, Lin Yu believes that this is due to the experience of the veteran players. When it comes to the playoffs and the competition of pure strength, the Pistons will no longer work.
In the West, the Texas Spurs and Mavericks are still strong, and the Suns are fine for the time being, but if they trade for the Sharks in the future, they may face a collapse.
The Lakers, who won the opening game, also have a tendency to rise like in their previous lives, but the same question remains. Whether Pau Gasol comes or not is the key to the Lakers' promotion to a top team.
The Hornets will be the biggest dark horse. Chris Paul scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals in the first game against the Kings. He led the team to victory. He formed a team with David West and Peja.
With a perfect offensive trident, coupled with Tyson Chandler at the center position, the Hornets' strength cannot be underestimated.
Coupled with the outstanding Jazz, Rockets and Nuggets, and even the Warriors...
Overall, the Western Conference is a mess. There are too many capable teams, and the West is strong and the East is weak.
"But the era of true strength in the West and weakness in the East has not yet come..."
Lin Yu thought this and shook his head secretly. LeBron James, who later made it to the Finals eight times, immediately couldn't even make the playoffs after switching to the Western Conference. You can imagine how many benefits he suffered from being in the Eastern Conference.
Lin Yu also wants to enjoy this kind of benefits, so if there is a trade in the middle of the season, he will tend to stay in the Eastern Conference.
"If I were asked to go to the West, I would change my number to No. 23, and then create a stir, a stronger new generation fighting for No. 23..."
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Two days later, the Cavaliers boarded a special plane to Los Angeles. They were about to embark on a devilish six-game journey in the Western Conference!
Before the start of the war with the Lakers, the Cavaliers conducted very detailed pre-game preparations. Mike Brown attached great importance to this devilish schedule of six consecutive away games.
"I hope we can get as many wins as possible, especially after we win against the Celtics. A strong start to the new season will make the rest of the regular season very comfortable for us."
For the Lakers, Mike Brown's targeted arrangement was to continue to guard Lin Yu, who successfully defended Pierce, who only scored 18 points on 7 of 19 shots in the first game, against the opponent's star player, Kobe Bryant.
Lin Yu was not so confident about guarding Kobe. Who said Kobe was such a big-time psychopath?
The meaning of the large-sized NeuroKnife is that once Kobe goes crazy, it will be more terrifying than the ordinary NeuroKnife. Not only does it ignore defense, but it even adds unlimited physical strength on top of ignoring defense, and then single-handedly destroys the opponent's defense.
For such an opponent, all Lin Yu can do is try his best to defend. If he doesn't encounter a crazy Kobe, his defense will be effective. On the contrary, no matter how hard he defends, it will be useless.
Lin Yu recalled his previous games against Kobe. For the time being, he has not encountered the crazy Kobe.
Thinking of this, he was really eager to touch the crazy Kobe.
Except for Lin Yu marking Kobe, Mike Brown had no more targeted arrangements and adjustments. Lin Yu shook his head secretly. He knew that many people were still thinking about the Lakers in the new season with the same thinking as last season.
But the actual situation is that the Lakers in the new season are completely different from last season.
There are three main differences. One is the growth of Andrew Bynum, which enabled the Lakers' defensive system to be established. The second point is the growth or return of role players, including Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar,
The growth of Sasha Vujacic and the return of Derek Fisher have given the Lakers the depth of their bench.
The third point is that the addition of Trevor Ariza has given the Lakers the hardness on the wing they need most.
With the three-point bonus, Kobe was freed, and the Lakers were no longer just Kobe's team. And if the Cavaliers encountered a crazy Kobe who was difficult to defend, the outcome of the game would be difficult to say.
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The battle between the Cavaliers and Lakers also has a title, the Halloween Battle. The league has once again invested a huge amount of media promotion resources in an attempt to hype up the concept of the Halloween Battle.
Also held on the same day are the battles between the Celtics and Spurs for the overall runner-up and possible third-place finishers, as well as the Texas Civil War between the Rockets and the Mavericks.
Still the same, among the three games, the battle between the Cavaliers and Lakers was the most popular and attracted the most attention.
In ESPN's pregame show, Zach Lowe's two rankings were mentioned again.
"If you go by Zach's team rankings, there is no suspense in this Halloween game. The Cavaliers, ranked third, should be able to win the Lakers, ranked 12th, without any suspense."
Mark Stein looked at Zach Lowe again with a joking smile: "If the Lakers win, then..."
Zach Lowe could only respond with a look of helplessness, but the voice in his heart suddenly hoped that the Cavaliers could lose to the Lakers.
"Also, in the player rankings, what we want to focus on is China Lin and Kobe Bryant, because they both occupy the same position and are both shooting guards. Kobe Bryant is ranked third, and China Lin is ranked third.
Ranked 22nd, Dwyane Wade and Allen Iverson are also ranked in the middle. In other words, this game is also a duel between the league's No. 1 shooting guard and No. 1 quarterback."
"But if China Lin wins the matchup, then..."
At that moment, Zach Lowe began to expect Lin Yu to defeat Kobe in the matchup, but at the same time, the Lakers could defeat the Cavaliers.
But no matter how I think about this possibility, I feel that the possibility is too low...
"The Lakers win when Kobe Bryant is defeated? This is too difficult!"