"Kobe! This is the first time you've left O'Neill to win a game on your own, how are you feeling? Bryant attended the post-game press conference for this game, and as the eye of the recent league storm, Bryant's arrival made all reporters eager to ask Bryant's opinion.

"Not bad."

"Pennies quickly fell off the altar after leaving O'Neal, and the Magic are struggling on the verge of the playoffs, will the Lakers' record be affected during the two months that O'Neal has been out?"

"No, it won't."

"You took 31 shots in this game, do you think you're hurting the team by doing that way?" Bryant finished with 37 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 13-of-31 shooting. Missed 18 shots in the game.

"31 times, it's not much." Kobe smiled, his plan was to eat half of the ball that O'Neal left before O'Neal returned from injury, as the team's absolute offensive finisher, and his plan was to average 30 shots per game.

The mainstream view in the league is that 20 shots as a star is more appropriate and will not hurt the team's tactical operation, and most stars including Jordan and Malone are averaging this number of shots per game.

Kobe's 31 shots undoubtedly made him a bit of an outlier, and those who watched the game will clearly see that Bryant's large number of shots not only did not hurt the team's tactical run, but instead attracted a lot of defensive attention, allowing teammates to play easier and rebounds better.

Keyboard warriors and media people who only look at the data have the opposite view - Kobe Bryant is a cancer!

Bryant's style of play is 20 years ahead of the league, and a single-core system that combines countless successful teams and superstars in later generations can make him an ultra-prolific offensive finisher.

This way of playing is not hurting the team, but using the most unique and Kobe way to lead the team!

Even if you lose a lot, what's the matter? The current Lakers are Kobe Bryant's team.

As the boss of the team, it is normal to have ups and downs in form.

Let you see and let go of Kobe.

...

The victory over the Mavericks is the first game for the Lakers to leave O'Neal, and the second game for the Triple League, and the next Lakers will go to San Antonio to face the Spurs back-to-back.

Two of the Lakers' four defeats this season were due to the Spurs, one Kobe did not play, and the other Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists and did not lead the team to victory.

Before this game, many people questioned it.

"Can the Lakers win again? If not, then the Spurs, who are at the bottom of the league, will kill the Lakers three times. ”

"How many points can Kobe Bryant score? How many shots? ”

"Back-to-back Lakers, will there be a problem with fitness?"

These questions will worry even Lakers supporters, Kobe Bryant's fans, and the mainstream media is still very unoptimistic about the Lakers for this game.

"Daddy, will Kobe Bryant win?" In Palmdale, California, a thick-lipped black kid is crouching in front of the TV with his family, and at the age of 7, he is far taller than his peers, loves basketball, and as a native of California, his favorite star is Kobe Bryant, who shines this year.

"Little George, it will! Definitely. ”

"Kobe Bryant is the best!" Receiving his father's affirmative reply, Paul George happily sat down on the couch.

...

"Kobe, you can't play like this." Harris made a serious statement to Kobe Bryant before the game.

"30 shots, are you crazy? Your body will collapse and your muscles will dissolve! ”

In this day and age, every shot is not easy, you need a lot of confrontation and physical contact to create space to shoot, there is no doubt that the more you shoot, the more pressure you will be on defense, the faster the physical exertion will be, and the risk of injury will inevitably increase greatly.

"COACH, I KNOW THAT IT WON'T HURT."

"Knowing? Didn't O'Neill count it? Didn't Bruce count? Harris was right.

"It's not just me, Jerry West, Dr. Bass thinks it's unreasonable for you to play like this, you don't have to do so much, trust your teammates and give them the ball."

Kobe Bryant groaned, other teams, like the 76ers Magic, are afraid that their stars will not work hard enough and call stars to death, and only the Lakers' management will worry about the players being tired.

That's why he admires Dr. Bass so much, admires West, admires Harris. They really treat the players as their own people, not as a money-making tool!

He'll have to figure out a way to convince the management that his shot doesn't take a lot of energy.

"Coach, 80% of my shots are finished with shots, it really doesn't take a lot of energy." Kobe Bryant repeatedly persuaded Harris to reluctantly agree to continue playing like this, but he would not play more than 32 minutes!

32 minutes, 30 shots!

On average, 1 shot per minute.

Bryant found it a little exciting.

The San Antonio Spurs are currently 13-27 and 12th in the West.

There are not a few bad teams in the West, and the Vancouver Grizzlies are really bad and are now in the bottom of the rankings.

The Spurs and Nuggets have had their ups and downs, and the Nuggets are now ranked second to last after losing Uncle Mu and trying to find a new core cornerstone with the draft.

Next, it's the Spurs, who were determined to mess up at the start of the season.

At present, the honor of the tail of the Vancouver Grizzlies West Crane cannot be shaken off. The Nuggets will compete with the Spurs for the second spot. Then the teams with similar records are the Mavericks, Warriors, Kings, Clippers, Suns, and Timberwolves.

The strength of this batch of teams is not far apart, and everyone has the possibility of making the playoffs.

After the Mavericks dismantled and rebuilt, although their performance has not declined significantly, the strength of the team has obviously not been able to keep up with this batch of teams, and they will soon enter the role of rotten.

The Lakers, Houston, Jazz, SuperSonics, and Trail Blazers are five teams that can't afford to fall out of the playoffs.

The remaining five teams, the Suns, Clippers, Kings, Warriors, and Timberwolves, will compete for the remaining three playoff spots.

Some time ago, the Spurs underwent a huge personnel change.

Head coach Bob Hill resigned after a 5-16 record.

Team manager, Gregg Popovich, took the opportunity to take over.

This change comes as no surprise to the rest of the league, as there are a lot of changes to the team's coaches every year.

For Kobe, it's not.

Popovich, Kobe's old rival for many years, can be said to be the strongest head coach in the 2000s, whether it is tactical arrangement, personnel discovery, star training, and getting along with players.

Every bit, Popovich has done it to the extreme!

The Spurs of later generations, as a small ball city team that could not be smaller, were able to brazenly win five championships, Popovich, and contributed a lot.

The relationship between Popovich and the GPD trio is a legend.

He was able to let three such excellent players stay in this small place of San Antonio for nearly 20 years at a very low price!

That's the legend.