"The league's punishment for the madman Sprewell is out."

The Lakers finally started the second half of their schedule after the All-Star break.

First stop, Portland.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel in Portland, the Lakers learned about Sprewell's punishment.

"Sprewell is suspended for 68 games!!"

"68?" The players were dumbfounded.

"The longest ban in history, the madman is going to take a break this time. It looks like Stern's anger is palpable. ”

"Who's to say it's not, Coach Lockthroat is just too much. Even if Malone knocked out the brains of the smiling assassins, even if Ranbir abolished countless players, Stern has never issued such a ticket! ”

"At such a time when professional basketball is in full swing, it is not surprising that Stern has exposed such a scandal. It's a brilliant reason for the other big three leagues to attack the NBA. ”

"Wasted! was originally a quasi-all-star player who was all-round offensive and defensive, but now he hasn't played for a year. Coupled with this vicious incident, a team in his right mind will not want him. The future of the madman is completely ruined. ”

"Well deserved! It's all his own fault! ”

"I'm a little worried that after this incident, Stern will change the scale of the blowing penalty, and in order to avoid bad effects, will Stern make the scale of the confrontation smaller? That's not good news for us. ”

The Lakers and his party chattered for a long time, and the madman's incident had a very big impact on any player in the American professional basketball.

On February 10, 1998, the Lakers faced the Trail Blazers away.

Before the All-Star break, the Lakers had just won comfortably at home against the Trail Blazers. And the Lakers, who came to the away side this time, are still in excellent condition, winning another victory with a score of 135:98.

Bryant recorded a quasi-triple-double of 41 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, continuing to lead the MVP and scoring champion positions.

On the other side, the Bulls, after welcoming new signings, faced the Jazz, who were second in the West.

81：67！

A meat grinder battle!

In the end, the bull strangled the sir!

The Bulls and Lakers win in very different ways!

The Lakers are fast-paced, running and playing, and all the people are soldiers.

The Bulls, on the other hand, were slow-paced, giving all the ball to Jordan Pippen on the offensive end, and completely blocking Malone and Richmond on the defensive end, and finally won the game.

The newcomer, Joe Smith, played well, scoring 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. His high mobility is a perfect fit for the Bulls' defensive system, and his role in helping to defend and counter-attack is visible to the naked eye.

"We are on our way to greatness!" Pippen said excitedly after the game!

The Jazz are not an easy team to play against, and the best team on paper this season is the Jazz. Even the Bulls and Lakers are slightly inferior, and the team of three Hall of Famer-caliber players is even considered to be able to easily beat the Lakers and Bulls at the start of the season.

And now, Jazz's shortcomings seem to be gradually exposed.

Stockton's lame autonomous offensive ability, Malone's diminutive height, and Richmond's lack of consistent scoring ability.

All of this makes it hard for the Jazz to play!

The Galactic Battleship doesn't seem to be showing the strength they should have.

And many experts predict that if the Jazz do not achieve the desired results in this year's playoffs, Richmond will leave Utah at the end of this year.

The Lakers flew back to Los Angeles after the victory over the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers' next schedule will be three home games, against the Warriors, SuperSonics, and Rockets.

On February 11, 1998, the Lakers faced the Warriors back-to-back.

The dismantled Warriors will certainly not be a match for the Lakers, and the Warriors team is almost an empty shell after Sprewell was suspended and Joe Smith was traded.

Aside from future 'second center in the league' Eric Dampier, the Warriors can barely come up with a player to name.

Killing!

131：78！

53 points leading the abuse!

OK didn't even play for less than 30 minutes, and a large number of the Lakers' bench members slipped around the court.

Bryant scored 40 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists again in just 28 minutes of playing time.

Back-to-back 40+!

After the victory over the Warriors, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the third team in the West, the Seattle SuperSonics!

"Well, Kobe Bryant and I reconciled at the All-Star Game, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up on beating him!" Peyton said this with some insincerity.

Think of the powerful figure at the All-Star Game with his back to himself and hard against Jordan Pippen. Peyton was a little weak-hearted.

When I was an opponent, I really didn't feel it, but when I was a teammate, I felt how strong Kobe Bryant was!

Facing Jordan Pippen's score of 21 points! Is this something that people can do?

Payton still remembers that year's Finals, when he was powerless in the face of Jordan Pippen.

That year, the Bulls easily took a 3-0 lead, and in the next few games, Payton clearly felt that Jordan was distracted. If Jordan hadn't been distracted, it would have been a 4-0 massacre.

And such a tough Jordan, he has been deflated in front of Kobe Bryant for two consecutive seasons!

Even Peyton, who has a string in his head, knows how strong Kobe Bryant is!

"Fack, I've lost to you again."

The Lakers and SuperSonics still ended in a Lakers victory.

The Lakers 112:95 supersonic and won again.

Peyton smiled wryly.

Even in this game, Payton focused all his attention on the defensive end, and Bryant still scored 45 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

"Damn, Kobe Bryant won three consecutive 40+!" Payton couldn't believe it was a stat taken on him.

Vomiting blood! Even if you give birth to me Gary Payton, why do you have Jordan and Kobe Bryant!

Peyton sensed that he was born at the wrong time.

In an era when competition is not so fierce, Payton feels that he can get the best defensive player, and the championship can also be a few problems.

This era is outrageous!

Jordan, an invincible basketball god, has not yet retired, and the next king, Kobe, has stood up and swept everything!

"Kobe Bryant has won three consecutive 40+!"

"The Lakers' recent form, Kobe's recent form is very good! I'm bullish on them to win another streak in February! ”

"The Bulls and Magic on the other side are also ferocious! The addition of Dumas and Mahon has raised the cohesion of the young team and the locker room of the Magic team to a new level in an instant! ”

"Chuck Daly has been smiling from ear to ear recently, this magic talent has crushed the bad boy army back then, whether this magic team can be molded into a dynasty team that surpasses the bad boy army depends on Chuck Daley's skills."

"But can the peak of the bad boy army have the upper hand in the face of such Lakers and Bulls?"