Of course, the NBA's focus can never be on one team, not to mention that most of the Wizards' players are rookies, and their fan base is far inferior to those of superstars who have been in the league for many years.

Compared with how the Wizards perform in the new season, more people are more concerned about whether the Heat's Big Three can learn from their mistakes and overcome their own shortcomings to win the O'Brien Trophy after experiencing the disastrous defeat last season.

Or, what about the performance of the Knicks, who did not fully demonstrate the lethality of the Big Three combination last season due to insufficient running-in, in the new season.

Or, whether the Mavericks, which won the championship last season, can regain the glory of last season after the team's lineup further ages.

For example, after Jordan joined the Trail Blazers, will the Trail Blazers have the capital to compete with other traditional giants? After Paul went to the Clippers to partner with Griffin, how will the Clippers perform in the new season?

In comparison, how the Wizards perform in the new season can only become a topic of curiosity for people to talk about after dinner, but it is not enough to become the focus.

But no matter what, the new season finally started as scheduled under everyone's expectation.

On December 25, 2011, there were five games in the regular season opener, namely Heat vs. Celtics, Knicks vs. Clippers, Bulls vs. Trail Blazers, and Wizards vs. Lakers.

These five games are all strong showdowns that people love to see.

Among them, Wang Xiao's Wizards played against the Lakers on the road.

The Los Angeles Lakers can be regarded as the Wizards' victims.

The twin tower combination of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum can completely defeat the Wizards' small-ball lineup. Even if the Wizards have DeAndre Jordan as an inside defensive gate, it will be difficult to stop the twin towers at the same time.

Offense, let alone now that DeAndre Jordan has left the team?

So at the beginning of the opening game, the Lakers' new head coach Mike Brown chose to attack the inside without hesitation.

In the playoffs last season, the legendary head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, announced his resignation after the team was eliminated 4:0 by the Mavericks. He officially resigned as the head coach of the Lakers. This position was eventually taken over by the former Cavaliers.

Head coach Mike Brown won.

After coaching the Cavaliers for many years, Mike Brown also has some personal honors. For example, he won the best coach in the 2008-09 season.

But when it comes to coaching ability, it is obvious that there is still a big gap between Mike Brown and Phil Jackson.

The strong attack inside really gave the Lakers the advantage and initiative at the start.

However, the Lakers did not widen the score gap because of this. The reason is very simple. The Lakers' outside line has been unable to open up the situation...

The Wizards' perimeter defense is really strong, especially in order to defend Kobe Bryant. Wang Xiao deliberately asked Leonard at the small forward position to switch defenses with shooting guard Thompson.

Leonard's offensive ability at the beginning of his career was far from comparable to Thompson's, but defensively, he was obviously better than Thompson.

In the little more than two weeks since he came to the Wizards, Leonard has fully proved that his defensive ability is second only to George among the Wizards.

Facing Kobe, with Leonard's experience when he first entered the league, it is of course impossible to completely lock Kobe. Even the best defender in the entire league would not dare to pat his chest and say that he can completely lock Kobe.

But Leonard, who is 2.01 meters tall and has an exaggerated wingspan of 2.21 meters, kept disturbing Kobe's hands by raising his arms high.

In the first few minutes of the first quarter, Kobe made 1 of 5 shots and only hit one mid-range shot.

This obviously angered Kobe a little.

As the shooting guard second only to Jordan in history, Kobe took off and no one in the world could stop him.

In the next few minutes, Kobe frequently asked for the ball in the paint, and then used his footsteps and body movements in the low post to constantly shake Leonard's center of gravity, and then scored a layup.

Leonard's defensive ability is excellent, but he is only a first-year rookie after all, and this game is his first NBA appearance.

When facing the legend of Kobe, even Leonard, who is known for his calmness, cannot remain as steady as a mountain.

Kobe Bryant succeeded in one-on-one singles against Leonard, but Wang Xiao watched but did not take any action at all.

The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

Any strong player must go through an essential training process.

This is especially true for NBA defensive players, because defense is much more difficult than offense.

Last season, Paul George faced off against James four times during the regular season, and was beaten almost every time. However, it was precisely because of such high pressure that George bottomed out very early.

In the playoffs, George competed with Anthony, competed with Pierce, and fought with James, showing the strength of a top small forward.

Of course, Wang Xiao's all-round training bonus, which was not stingy with victory points, also played a very important role, but the most critical thing was the experience of being beaten by James several times.

Wang Xiao believes that if players like Leonard and Jimmy Butler want to grow into top players in another time and space, they must go through this test.

As for why he should join the alliance, he is immature in both mind and ability, and may be psychologically affected and unable to recover, and other issues are not at all on Wang Xiao's mind.

Are you kidding me? Which of the top stars in the league doesn't have an indomitable will? They are in ruins just because they were beaten twice in one game? Then why do they become top superstars?

When Kobe was still a rookie, Iverson dared to challenge Jordan, the invincible basketball god at the time.

James carried an entire team forward in his rookie season.

Wade, who was in his third grade, was as unbeatable as a god descending to earth on the stage of the finals.

Being young is definitely no reason to admit weakness.

If Leonard can't withstand the high pressure brought by Kobe, then he doesn't deserve the honor of the next two FMVPs and the league's best defensive player!

Kobe kept beating Leonard alone, but the score difference between the two teams still couldn't widen.

At this time, Mike Brown finally saw something wrong.

"Three-pointers! We need three-pointers! Use the lethality of the inside players to force the opponent to double-team and help defend, and then pass the ball to the outside to shoot three-pointers!"

Mike Brown couldn't help but walked to the sidelines and shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!