Because of the Bobcats' joining, the league also rezoned the season before the start of the season.

Originally, the league was divided into four major competition areas, but now it is divided into six competition areas, three in the east and west.

Such changes mean that there will be some changes in the playoff rankings.

Originally, as long as you lock in the top spot in the competition area, you can ensure that you rank in the top two in their respective divisions.

But now, the top spot in the competition can only ensure the top three.

This change is an improvement in the fairness of the game.

The Lakers were assigned to the Pacific Division, with the teams in the same division being the Warriors, Clippers, Suns, and Kings.

According to the rules, they will fight against opponents in the same division four times in one season, against non-partners in the same division three times, and against opponents in different divisions twice.

In other words, if you want to achieve good results in the new season, the Lakers must achieve good results in the confrontation between the Suns and Kings of the same zone.

This division is pretty good for the Lakers.

The Clippers are always underestimated, the Warriors' playoffs edge team, only Sun Hao knows that the Suns will rise, and the Kings are a little upset.

The Lakers' prospects for the new season are still optimistic.

Of course, they must first fight the opening match.

...

On November 2, the curtain of the 2004-2005 season officially kicked off.

There are 6 games to be played on this day, including two of which are the most popular among fans.

One game is where the Pistons play against the Mavericks at home, and the other game is where the Lakers and Wizards play.

The Pistons and Mavericks started first.

The attention of this game is no less than that of the Lakers and the Wizards.

The Mavericks Kobe, his regular season debut after joining forces with Nowitzki, the impact of the new rules on the defending champion Pistons, etc., are all highlights.

Before the competition began, a championship award ceremony was held on site.

This is the Pistons once again won the championship trophy after many years. Although it is rare, the grand occasion is still a bit worse than the Mavericks last year.

Including the investment in the championship ring, there should be less.

However, this does not affect the mood of Pistons players and fans.

Look at Anthony's smile warm and innocent, you will know what this means to the players of this team.

This is the first championship for all players of this team!

The same is true for fans, after all, the last time I won the championship was in 1990, 14 years ago.

Many fans at that time were old, but these new fans have not yet witnessed the fans winning the championship.

This was a wonderful day for Detroit.

However, this wonderful day did not last until the end, because a hero appeared in the Auburn Mountain Palace tonight.

Not Peter Pan, but Mavericks! Mavericks Kobe!

After being swept by the Pistons last season, Kobe held it in one breath for a summer.

Holding his breath, he once again conducted targeted training in Xiatian.

He first found Alexander of the Wizards, and the outside defender with outstanding arm-span was working hard to practice one-on-one.

Immediately after the season training camp began, he asked Johnson to arrange for Bell to train alone with himself.

Kobe's personality is very paranoid, so paranoid that he and people like O'Neal can form a mortal enemy.

But sometimes you have to say that paranoid people have perseverance that others cannot imagine.

This is also the reason why Kobe can evolve every season.

The result was that when he faced Prince, who embarrassed him in the finals last season, Kobe swept away his previous decline and gained the upper hand.

Although the Pistons' double-team from time to time makes Kobe's efficiency not seem to have improved much, he can't resist the score.

Moreover, the benefits of the new rules to Kobe are also visible to the naked eye.

After being unable to use a handrail on Kobe, Prince was obviously unable to defend Kobe's breakthrough.

As a result, Kobe made 15 of 30 shots and scored 43 points!

And under his leadership, the Mavericks also defeated the Pistons 91-81, successfully breaking the Detroiters' wonderful day.

In the post-match forum, Kobe's fans have already exploded.

"You are all damaging me, saying that he prevented Shaq. It turns out that Shaq defended me!"

"This game really slapped Kupchek in the face and slapped Buss in the face. Look, this is the Kobe they gave away. They are destined to regret it for the rest of their lives!"

"I think my subject should be the first of the five major points guards. I have three championship rings, and there is only one sun!"

"Don't say that the championship of our department depends entirely on Shaq. Sun also depends on Dirk? Look, I will win another championship with Dirk this season!"

...

In 2004, the spread of information was much more developed than when Sun Hao first arrived in the alliance.

There was a time difference between the West and the words from the fan forum quickly reached O'Neal's ears.

O'Neal was furious.

It was the first time Sun Hao had been with the Lakers that he looked angry when he saw O'Neal.

If it weren't for the fact that there were teammates around, Sun Hao felt that O'Neal would definitely hammer the cabinet in front of him.

God knows how deep the grudges O'Neal has accumulated with such a good temper with Kobe in the past few years.

The others obviously didn't see O'Neal like this, and they didn't dare to go up and talk to each other.

Even Damon Jones, the pistachio, dared not say anything to ease the tension.

Sun Hao got up and walked to O'Neal at this time.

"Shake, do you remember what I said to you before? Let everyone see how scary the sharks in the Pacific are."

Sun Hao didn't say much, but he talked about what O'Neal wanted most.

Yes, let those guys see if Shaq is old or because Kobe guarded me!

After talking to O'Neal, Sun Hao turned around and took out something from his schoolbag.

It was not his thermos, but the golden Olympic gold medal.

His move attracted the attention of everyone in the locker room.

"This is the championship medal I won in Athens. I brought it not to show off, but to tell all of us that nothing can be done. This is our first season together, but I believe we can recreate the glory of the Lakers and recreate the glory of the Purple Gold!"

Sun Hao still didn't say much, but it quickly ignited the passion of the Lakers players.

Don’t think that what Sun Hao said with his own protagonist’s halo is more contagious, but that the gold medal is real.

In history, Kobe also brought the gold medal to the locker room every day after winning the Olympics in 2008 to encourage his teammates.

In the end, the Lakers team successfully won the championship trophy in the 2008-2009 season after failing in the 2007-2008 season.

So, don't underestimate the appeal of Olympic gold medals to athletes.

After all, this represents the highest honor for players in the World Series.

Moreover, not only Kobe is determined to prove himself, but the Lakers also need it.

After the failure of F4, the Lakers' image collapsed to the end, and they also need redemption.

Mobilized O'Neal and his teammates, Sun Hao fully utilized his "coach" ability.

Now, just wait for the game to begin.

Staples Center is full.

The combination of Sun Hao and O'Neal is already exciting, and coupled with the popularity that Sun Hao brought to Uncle Drew this summer.

You may not believe it if you say it. Although you are a newcomer, Sun Hao's popularity in Los Angeles has already caught up with Kobe.

During the warm-up before the game, Sun Hao was also given enough shots on the scene.

For the home team, Sun Hao is the focus of everyone's attention tonight.

When the warm-up was about to end, Sun Hao and Yao Ming greeted each other in the midfield.

The Chinese derby, they encountered it in the competition, and this process is inevitable.

But this time when I greeted Yao Ming, Sun Hao always felt a little guilty.

Yao Ming just made history with him this summer and helped the men's basketball team win the Olympic championship, but in the NBA, they were their opponents.

And just now, he said that he would let O'Neal prove himself to be a big shark in the inside.

I'm afraid that it was Yao Ming who suffered this.

There is no way, the old rules can only sacrifice Yao Ming!
To be continued...