The Lakers have a dense schedule in November, with a total of thirteen games. Two of those games are back-to-back schedules, and this schedule is not friendly to the Lakers.

After the Nov. 1 win over the Suns, the Lakers rested for the day. On the 3rd, they will again face the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. The two teams also played each other in the preseason, but Kobe Bryant was not a starter at that time.

In Kobe's view, the Minnesota Timberwolves, which has three star-level players and some good role players, Kevin Garnett, Beijing Stephen Marbury, tall pitcher, and some good role players, have a good competitiveness.

They also stock up on Portland Pacers' veteran All-Star point guard John Terry Porter on the outside, as well as Stojako Frankovic, a 2.18m 118kg Croatian beast on the inside.

There is no doubt that Kobe Bryant has a deep affection for Kevin Garnett. They met twice in the Finals, the first time Kevin Garnett blew up the Lakers' interior line, and the second time Kobe Bryant had the last laugh. These two classic yellow-green duels were once inseparable.

Bryant likes Kevin Garnett's competitive spirit, and in his opinion, players who have a fighting spirit and never give up are worthy of respect.

On the pitch, the more you respect your opponents, the more you have to perform well. Kobe Bryant believes in that, and he does the same.

Bryant drove to the arena, and there was already a crowd around the arena. Fans in Los Angeles were so enthusiastic about the Lakers that they came to see the new team perform.

In the locker room, the atmosphere of the Lakers is very lively. When the team leader is O'Neal, a fat man who loves to be noisy, and the team has won seven consecutive games in the preseason. It's hard for a team like that to have a bad atmosphere.

The team has gradually broken into small groups, which is inevitable for any team. The core of the team is a newcomer, and there are no cronies when they first come to the team, so some players will have some caution.

。。。。。。

Kobe Bryant was still the first to walk out of the player tunnel, and he was still a nobody in the first regular season game, and there were already a lot of spectators shouting the name of this rising star when he came out of this game.

“KOBE，KOBE，KOBE.” A familiar shout rang in Bryant's ear, as if he had taken him back to the days and nights of Staples. Isn't it because of these adorable fans that he plays?

"Our No. 13 show seemed to love the cheers of the fans, and he smiled when he kept a cold face during the game." The commentary on the scene laughed.

"In the last game, Kobe's 31 points beat Iverson's 30 points, and I heard the team say that he heard Iverson's stats at halftime. Immediately played an explosive performance of 17 points in a single quarter in the third quarter. ”

"That's right, if it weren't for Harris replacing Kobe Bryant at the beginning of the fourth quarter. I don't know what kind of surprise he will bring us. ”

The highest scoring record for a rookie is Wilt Chamberlain's 58 points, a feat of 58 points in both games of his debut season in Philadelphia. You don't think Kobe Bryant can surpass him. ”

"Oh, that's a little too hard for our rookie boy."

"There are no changes to the Lakers' starting lineup, PG Kobe Bryant, SG Eddie Jones, SF Cedric Ceballos, PF Eldon Campbell C, Shaq O'Neal."

"It seems that Harris is still supporting the underperforming Ceballos, and most people can see that last year's Lakers offensive core is in very poor form this year, and at the same time very incompatible with O'Neal Kobe."

"The future of the Lakers should be Shaq and Kobe's, and Harris' support is hurting the team."

"Timberwolves starters: Stephen Marbury, SG, Doug West, SF, Tom Gugliotta, PF, Kevin Garnett, C Dean Garrett."

"Kevin Garnett didn't do well in his first season, so how will he improve in his second season?"

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal pressed Stiane Garrett to put the ball in Kobe's hands. The defender in front of Kobe Bryant is Stephen Marbury.

"Hey, you're that high school kid, I heard that you scored 31 points in the first game, and in Uncle Marbury, you won't score a double." The street-born Marbury wanted to anger the young Kobe, who he believed was easy to provoke at such a young age, and easy to make mistakes when he got angry.

Kobe glanced at Marbury and remained silent. There are not thousands of players in the league who provoked him, but also hundreds, and most of them have paid a terrible price.

But Kobe Bryant didn't come by himself, he calmly followed the coach's instructions and dribbled steadily across the half court. Hung the ball to O'Neal who landed under the basket.

"Very good, Kobe Bryant is much smarter than Van Exel." Harris is very happy that when you have a big man like O'Neal in your roster, it's the ball handler's job to pass the ball to him.

Shak O'Neal also had a dark heart, Kobe Bryant's ball control style is completely different from Van Exel's ball control style. Kobe Bryant always passed the ball to him quickly and concisely, while Van Exel always liked to play tricks, and even if he passed the ball to O'Neal, it took a long time.

It can be very tiring to be stuck in the inside line, and the faster and more timely the pass, it can help the inside player save a lot of physical strength. And Kobe seems to be very familiar with his key moves, and he can always wear the ball very comfortably. This gave O'Neill the feeling that he was still working with pennies.

O'Neal pushed past Stodian Garrett and turned to hit a small hook. Even if it's Shaq O'Neal, and he won't hit the opponent with a dunk every time, it will take too much physical energy. O'Neill's fitness reserves, who don't like to train, have always been a problem.

"Boy, don't you dare to face Uncle Ma's defense, do you? Uncle Ma will eat you alive on the offensive end. Marbury was still thinking about it, and the arrival of his journey from bustling New York to freezing Minnesota filled his heart with resentment.

Kobe Bryant didn't reply, and when Marbury controlled the ball for the first time, Kobe posted it. Marbury was taken aback, a tall guard pressing a short guard is a rare occurrence in professional basketball, and he almost dropped the ball under Kobe's defense.

"You still want to break Uncle Ma's ball, it's just wishful thinking." Marbury's fragments kept thinking, and after controlling the ball, he kept dribbling on the spot.

"Beep! 8 seconds to attack the violation, Lakers possession. The referee blew the whistle and Marbury patronized to dodge Kobe Bryant's pressing and show off his fancy dribbling skills instead of dribbling the ball through the allotted time. Marbury was dumbfounded, he had forgotten about this stubble when he had played too much streetball in New York.

"Welcome to professional basketball, Uncle Ma." Bryant smiled, and it was the first thing he said to Marbury today. The young and rebellious Marbury is really a bit annoying at the moment, and Kobe Bryant plans to fix him.