After a sweet seven-game home schedule, the Lakers begin their road game, starting with a trip to Seattle to face last year's Western Conference champions, the SuperSonics with Gloves Payton and Rain Man Kemp.

Seattle – also known as the Emerald City, the City of Queens.

Seattle in the 1990s was his golden age, and Seattle at this time was the pearl of the United States, a city that was perfect in every way.

In 1995, Seattle was named "Best Place to Live in America" by Money magazine, "Best City to Live and Work" by Fortune magazine in 1996, and recognized as the city with the highest quality of life in the United States in 1998.

Seattle is located on the Pacific coast of northwestern Washington State, between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, bordered by the Olympic Mountains to the west, Lake Washington to the east, and 174 kilometers to the north of the border between Canada and the United States.

In such a northern city, the temperature was still a little cold at the end of January, and when the Lakers arrived at the airport in Seattle, it was raining lightly in Seattle during the rainy season.

Seattle has a mild climate and very humid air. The annual rainfall is 952.2 mm, so it is known as the "rain city". Since Seattle is located on the leeward slope of the Olympic Mountains, most of the rain is light or drizzle.

There are currently three professional league teams in Seattle, one is the SuperSonics, one is the NFL football team, the Seahawks, and the last is the Major League Baseball Mariners.

Due to the team's success in previous seasons, Seattle's basketball atmosphere is also quite strong, and many stars in later generations were born in Seattle, which was influenced by the SuperSonics during this time.

The Lakers walked out of the airport in the drizzle and boarded a bus to the Seattle SuperSonics' home stadium, Key Arena.

The Lakers didn't choose to come to Seattle a day earlier and stay at a hotel. Instead, choose to take a flight to Seattle on the same day and go straight to the Key Arena for the game.

The arena opened in September 1995, just two years ago, with a capacity of 17,072 people and a cost of $120 million to build.

The Lakers players were giggling all the way, and the recent wins and the media touting kept their emotions running high.

Only Kobe Bryant noticed that something was wrong, and some players in the team began to let their guard down, which may be a common problem of the giants and the superstar team. When they realize that they can win the game without much effort on their own, the motivation of the players will gradually decline.

The arrogant army will be defeated!

Kobe Bryant shook his head, maybe this is an inevitable problem, and it is also the root cause of the collapse of the dynasty team, but I am afraid that the Chicago Bulls will not be less, which is why Jordan and Kobe like to spur their teammates in training.

This game of first place in the West and fourth game against the West soon started at the Key Arena.

Supersonic players in yellow-and-green jerseys were the first to walk out of the tunnel as the fans in the arena cheered and cheered.

The last to come out was Gary Payton, who greeted the cheers of the fans with his hands held high.

When the Lakers players came out, the cheers in the arena instantly turned into boos.

"Hey, it's been a long time since I've been playing basketball away, and I'm really a little unaccustomed to hearing boos." Fisher looked left and right, acting as a starter for the first time, and he came to the away stadium as if he were a curious baby.

"Don't look around! Lose face! Campbell caught the little fish, and a good bond had been established between the two teases.

Players from both sides stood near the midfield and sang the American slap and waited for the game to begin.

"Kobe, you beat me last time you were just a fluke, and you lost this game." A big mouth, a big mouth, a big mouth, Kobe Bryant didn't need to look at it to know that it was Gary Payton's chatterbox.

"I remember the last time someone said they were going to keep me clean? How many points did I get in the end? 35 points? Gloves, after all! Admire, admire! "On trash talk, who is Kobe Bryant, an old oilman, afraid of?

Peyton's black face turned red, and it was a bit embarrassing last time. But that happened when he didn't study Kobe Bryant at all, and this time Peyton had already watched Kobe's tape rotten! There is no problem with self-questioning Kobe!

The starting lineup of the Lakers in this game is still the small fish point guard, Kobe guard, Jones small forward, Campbell big forward, and O'Neal sitting on the inside.

On the SuperSonics' side, it's PG Gary Payton, SG Jose Hawkins, SF Detreve Schramf, PF Sean Kemp, C Jim McIlvain.

This season's superSonics' tactical system is still based on offense! George Carr, a Hall of Fame-caliber coach, is very good at using his physical gifts to build an offensive system, which is the case with the Seattle SuperSonics now, and the same is true for the Denver Nuggets later!

George Carr's team is very good at using his body and has to use a talented player as a cornerstone, and Seattle's cornerstone is not actually Payton the glove, but the rain man Shaunkamp.

George Carr has in mind a myriad of players who can replace Gary Payton, and many of them can do better than Payton. But it's hard to find a second player in the league who can replace Sean Kemp's place in his system. Camp is arguably the most important player in the George Karl system.

If Shaun Kemp is compared to a player in later generations, Kobe Bryant thinks he is an all-round super-enhanced version of Capela!

Physicality is historical! Don't eat the ball, excellent defense, strong pie-eating ability, strong blocking ability, and amazing scoring ability under the basket! Even Kemp has a handful of shots that are sometimes ineffective.

Such a power forward is every coach's dream player, and his play has also greatly influenced the SuperSonics.

This year is the last year of Shaunkamp's contract year, and he has been trying to ask the team for a big contract that is enough to provide for, but the team has not committed for a long time, which makes Kemp a little disappointed, and his performance on the court has also declined, which can be said to be the biggest reason for the decline in supersonic record and strength this year.

George Karl, of course, knew that Kemp was the cornerstone of the team, and he repeatedly advised the team to renew his contract, which in turn caused doubts from the team's executives and caused his position to begin to waver.

In this game, it's not just Gary Payton who wants to perform well.

Kemp and George Karl are also hoping to win a game over the league's top players to get enough big contracts and a voice.

In addition to Payton and Kemp, the SuperSonics also have a top-tier All-Star small forward. A white big pitcher – Detreve Schramf.

He was an All-Star in '92-93 and '94-95, as well as winning the Sixth Man of the Year twice and once to the All-Star Third Team.

There's also a good chance of being an All-Star this season, with a 2.06-meter style of play close to Bird's, and he's an integral part of the supersonic offensive system.

Especially because the Lakers lack Bruce Bowen in the front, which has led to a significant decline in the defensive ability of the front.

In this game, George Carr is full of confidence!