After the game against the Suns, the Lakers have a 7-1 record and occupy the top spot in the West along with Houston. Below is the 7-2 Super Speeds and the 5-3 Jazz.

The SuperSonics are still at the highest level in the West last season, and they have a lot more experience this season after a series against Jordan.

Gary Payton just signed a new contract in the summer, a four-year, $40 million contract. With his new contract, he has maintained a high defensive standard while also increasing his shots on the offensive end, from 15.8 last year to 18.1 shots per game. He also averaged 21.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game.

Gary Payton's ability to play in the low post is getting better and better, and as his physical strength continues to grow, he can eat 80% of the league's point guards in the low post.

This season is Sean Kemp's contract year, and I heard that he offered the SuperSonics a 5-year, 80 million contract extension, but the SuperSonics did not agree, and it is impossible for the SuperSonics to make Kemp get a higher salary than Payton. This has made Rainman play with anger this season, and he wants to play in a contract year, and even go to a lot less nightclubs.

The Utah Jazz, on the other hand, didn't start the game well, winning or losing, and struggled to lose 85-91 in their showdown with Olajuwon.

As Ma Long's aggressiveness gradually increased, their current form gradually improved, and with Ma Long's all-round performance, the team gradually got on the right track.

The Lakers and Houston's lead has the media very excited, with a star-studded Big Three on one side and a new Magic and Skyhook on the other.

Especially in their matchup, the Lakers also won the game in double overtime, and there is so much to write about in it. The young lion challenges the king of the past, which is the most enthusiastic topic in the American media.

After all, everyone knows the invincibility of the bulls, and the media are eager to establish a bull's opponent. And in the East, there is hardly a team to compete with the Bulls.

There are a lot of strong teams in the east, even more than the first-tier teams in the west.

For example, Ewing's Knicks. Pat Riley's Heat, who also formed the Big Three this summer, Tim Hardaway, tough guys Alonzo Mourning and Jamal Mashburn.

Grant Hill's Pistons, Penny Hardaway's Magic, Charlotte Hornets, and Atlanta Hawks are all among the strong teams. These teams have a 50 or even 60 chance of winning.

But at the moment, it seems that it will be difficult to find a team in the East that can compete with the Bulls. Every team has their flaws to a greater or lesser extent.

And a championship team is mostly flawless, and if you have flaws, you will be targeted, and in a series of playoffs, your shortcomings will be infinitely magnified and eventually lead to losing.

Ewing's Knicks are missing playmakers, and the Hawks are missing a star at home. The Hornets' guard couldn't stop Jordan. Hardaway and Hill fought alone.

None of these teams will be able to stop the Bulls, and there is no team in the East that can compete with Michael Jordan like the Bad Boys or the Celtics.

So the media began to focus on the West, and the big three in the West this year are the Lakers Twins.

At the moment, the media believes that only these two teams have a chance to beat the Bulls.

The media began to constantly tout the Big Three, touting O'Neal and Kobe. It is what they want to do to set up an opponent for Jordan that is enough to compare, which is also very beneficial to the overall atmosphere of American professional basketball, if a team is really invincible, just like the Chinese table tennis in later generations, even the winners will find it boring, and the audience is even more so.

The champion produced under the most fierce confrontation is the champion who deserves everyone's respect.

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After the game, the Lakers flew to San Francisco the next day.

San Francisco is a port city on the Pacific coast of California, USA, a world-famous tourist destination and the fourth most populous city in California. San Francisco is one of the world's most important high-tech R&D bases, the most important financial center on the West Coast of the United States, and the birthplace of the United Nations.

Its proximity to Los Angeles, warm winters and cool summers, abundant sunshine, and proximity to many U.S. national parks (such as Yosemite National Park) and California's wine region, Napa Valley, is often referred to as "American's most popular city."

The Lakers once faced the Golden State Warriors in the preseason, when Kobe Bryant was still a substitute, and now Kobe has become the hottest star player among the 96 rookies.

"Guys, the league's first coach to be fired has appeared." Lambis made a phone call after getting off the plane and told the players the news.

"What? Who is it? ”

"It was Cotton Fitzsimmons of the Suns, who kicked him out after the opening 0-8. His successor is Danny Ange, and the Suns are about to make a big change. ”

"Danny Angie? Is it the Celtic one? ”

"That's right."

Kobe Bryant's brows furrowed slightly, Danny Ainge is the one who single-handedly formed the Celtics Big Three, he is a shrewd figure, and he doesn't know what kind of storm will be caused by the Suns.

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"Good evening, friends, this is the live broadcast of American professional basketball brought to you by San Francisco TV."

"This game is played by the Golden State Warriors at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, and I'm commentator Rick Barry."

"I'm Bernard King."

"Bernard, I have to say, the Lakers have picked up the treasure this summer."

"That's right, their point guard, Kobe Bryant, played just like the Magic back then."

'It's about Shaq's containment and I always believe that players can get better next to great centre-forwards.

"It's mutually reinforcing."

"Our top pick last year, Joe Smith also played a good 18.7+8.5 this year, and he is gradually cashing in on his talent."

"I'm optimistic that our team can give the young Lakers a second loss today."

"To deal with Shaq, we traded for Filton Spencer from the Orlando Magic at the start of the season. This 2.13m, 120kg heavy centre-forward is a key point for us to limit O'Neal. ”

"I always believe that as long as Shaq is restricted, Kobe Bryant can't make any waves, after all, he is only an 18-year-old child, and he is not even of legal drinking age!"

"Barry, you didn't think about directing Shaq's free throws? If he can shoot 90 percent from the field like you do, he'll be the best center in the world. ”

"Not everyone can learn to empty the toilet, I would like to call it a mastery."