At the Great Western Forum Arena, the Lakers, who had rested for two days, ushered in the challenge of the Seattle SuperSonics, the fourth in the West.

The Seattle SuperSonics, this season's performance, is down slightly compared to the past two years. At present, they are 34-15, compared to the 45-5 Lakers, 41-10 Houston, and 40-13 Utah Jazz, the gap has gradually widened.

Last year's top spot in the West fell to fourth place this year, and both the record and the team's dominance have fallen seriously.

Although there are still 30 games in the season, the Seattle SuperSonics are clearly behind, and there is little hope of catching up with the previous teams.

Since Houston traded for Jim Jackson, he has immediately soared, almost perfect inside and outside, and his recent record is comparable to that of the Lakers and the Bulls, and Olajuwon even faced the Bulls with 32 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 5 blocks.

Commentators generally believe that Houston will be the number one rival between the Lakers and the Bulls, and if you want to win the championship, you can't avoid this opponent.

The finals may be staged, with the god of the guard versus the god of the interior, which is also the long-awaited peak matchup of American audiences.

Despite Ross Barkley's recent injury, Houston's record has not been affected at all. Olajuwon single-handedly provoked the team's interior line, and with the Iron Man AC Green, he played a takeover-level performance on the court, making Houston a rare defeat.

As for the Utah Jazz, the lineup on paper is far inferior to the three king teams of the Bulls, Lakers, and Houston. The Jazz's roster is inadequate, and in the starters, the combination of two white guards, Jeff Hornacek and John Stockton, will be inherently soft defensively.

Perhaps this problem will not be exposed against most teams in the league, after all, Stockton's defense can also be ranked in the best defensive team in the regular season.

But once they enter the playoffs, facing top defenders, 1.85-meter Stockton and 1.91-meter Hornacek, the defense of the back line will inevitably become a big problem for them.

The Jazz's bench, in particular, is nowhere near as deep as the other three teams. The Jazz's sixth man is actually just a power forward Antoine Kyle, who averages 7.4+2.4 per game, and this is their strongest player on the bench.

Even in this case, the Jazz are still riding high this season. Playing the fourth-best record in the league, it has to impress everyone.

Malone's inexplicable play, Jerry Sloan's tactics, and Stockton's playmaking and defense were key to the team's success.

Karl Malone, in particular, has completely transformed into a one-of-a-kind power forward this season, leaving his old rival Ross Barkley or the emerging big forward Camp behind.

He averaged 27.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.6 blocks and 2.8 turnovers per game.

Such an unsolvable killer on the offensive end is the top priority of the Jazz's success. It is rumored that the best player of February is very likely to be won by Ma Long. His ability to lead the team exceeded the expectations of media commentators, and the team's record greatly exceeded the strength of his own team on paper.

So even if Kobe Bryant also played at a dominant level in February, the league will still give priority to veteran Malone for this award.

This kind of seniority is very common in the league. Not only the Player of the Month, but even the MVP is sometimes affected by this.

This season's SuperSonics and Jazz are two very different teams, with the Jazz playing above on paper and the SuperSonics playing a record that doesn't match expectations at all.

As the team that won the Western Conference regular season championship last year, with 64 wins, and the youth army who wrestled with the Bulls in the finals.

A youth team that is on the rise, with the full squad retained this year, it was supposed to continue to get stronger, but this year's supersonic record has declined.

After Payton got a big contract, his defensive enthusiasm declined, and Kemp asked the team for a 100 million yuan contract because it was a contract year, and other players inevitably had other thoughts in this situation.

In such a context, the superSonics, a team with a bright future, are not as good as last year.

The SuperSonics are in desperate need of a win to prove their mettle.

Payton also needs to prove his defensive ability after being blown up by Kobe Bryant and Jordan in a row. Especially the encounter in the All-Star Game, as a starter, Payton was directly DNP by Harris, and this encounter made him hate the Lakers to the core!

Payton may never have the opportunity to join the Lakers again, and they are currently in a life-and-death relationship.

...

On February 16, at the Great Western Forum Arena, the Lakers played the Seattle SuperSonics four hours before the game.

Bryant was shooting in the arena.

“DUANG。”

“DUANG。”

“DUANG。”

Kobe Bryant's brows are tightly locked, this feeling is simply outrageous.

He wondered how he could help the team with that kind of touch.

As the top of the all-time iron list, Kobe Bryant has a lot of unique knowledge and understanding of iron.

Sometimes, striking iron is not a bad thing.

If the opposing defenders are all focused, even if the iron is hit, it can also increase the probability of the team's offensive rebounding, which is commonly known as the help board!

As for the assistant board, Kobe Bryant has a lot of experience.

O'Neal and Bryant averaged 3.4 frontboards per game the previous season.

After partnering with Kobe, he averaged 3.8 frontboards per game in the first season.

Immediately after leaving Kobe, he slipped to an average of 3.5 frontboards per game.

Gasol and Kobe Bryant averaged 2.4 frontcourt rebounds per game in their careers before they partnered.

After partnering with Kobe, he averaged 3.4 frontcourt rebounds in the last 3 years.

Odom and Bryant averaged 1.4 frontcourt rebounds per game in their previous careers.

In the six years with Kobe, it has risen to 2.2 frontcourt rebounds.

The rest are Kwame Brown, Bynum, Jordan Hill and many other interior players who have played the best frontcourt rebounds of their careers next to Kobe.

That's the power of the board! In terms of assistant boards, Kobe Bryant can be called the best in history!

Another key to striking iron is that if you can't throw it yourself, you must make it impossible for the other party to throw it!

Kobe Bryant's offensive efficiency is not high among the all-time superstars, and his strongest thing is the killer instinct, and the ability to make key shots is the best in history.

When Kobe Bryant doesn't feel good, how can the team win?

Kobe Bryant has one more trick, defense!

Defense wins championships, and every Kobe Bryant's championship doesn't come purely on offense. His 12-time All-Defensive Team accolades prove it, and when it comes to defense, Kobe doesn't need Payton!

In particular, Payton's offensive ability is not outstanding in the first place, and he can only be regarded as barely qualified among stars.

When Kobe Bryant divides his attention more to defense, he will definitely surprise Payton.

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