After the Lakers defeated the Pistons on the 29th, all the games in November were over.

The Lakers flew back to Los Angeles from Detroit, and after three consecutive away games, the team announced a day off, and Kobe Bryant took the opportunity to practice more.

Next up will be two home games, against the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 1 and the SuperSonics on Dec. 3. Then on December 4, they traveled to the road and played back-to-back games against the Jazz.

It's actually a back-to-back battle championship team, and this schedule is a bit difficult. Fortunately, it can harvest a wave of fish belly team Denver Nuggets.

After losing Uncle Mu, they fell from the playoff powerhouse and are currently in a swing, and as far as Kobe Bryant knows, they will rot for a very long time, until a baby-faced player joins to become a strong team.

Still, they have some good players in their squad right now, with their starting line-up: PG Mark Jackson, SG Dallor Ellis, SF, Lafonso Ellis, PF, Antonio McDyce, C Elvin Johnson.

The current star of the Nuggets is small forward Lafonso Ellis, the No. 5 pick in '92 with a height of 2.03 meters. He has an excellent shooting hand, averaging 21.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season.

Point guard Mark Jackson has 10.4 points and 12.3 assists this season, even surpassing Stockton in assists per game, and is now ranked first in the league.

Dalle Ellis is a 2.01-meter swingman who averages 16.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Antonio McDyce is a 95-year-old No. 2 pick who was traded to the Nuggets by the Clippers and has an average of 18.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

Elvin Johnson, the center of the same name as Magic, averaged 7.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game this season and is a defensive blue-collar interior lineman.

The blue-collar players on the team are good, and Kobe Bryant even thinks these players are better than the opponent in the previous game, the Pistons, who are the first in the East.

But they lack a real star who Lafonso Ellis can only play with unlimited fire, and he's just a normal starter in the playoffs.

The difference between a superstar, the Pistons and the Nuggets at the same level as role players are two extremes.

One is the first in the east, and the other is rotten in the west, and that's the importance of superstars.

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The game against the Denver Nuggets kicks off after a break.

Cheered on by the Great Western Forum Arena, the Lakers played an easy home defense.

In the first quarter, Kobe fed O'Neal the ball and bombarded the penalty area.

The Lakers bench still maintained an excellent shooting touch and played a very high offensive performance under the leadership of Horry.

In the second quarter, Kobe Bryant began his solo performance, cutting and dunking in the air, and his three-point shot led the team to a 12:0 climax. In one fell swoop, the score difference was pulled to more than 10 points.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal worked together to directly end the suspense of the game.

In the fourth quarter, the main force of the double did not need to play again.

In the face of this kind of team, the Lakers don't need any coordination tactics, and the twin stars can easily win when they let go.

The Lakers beat the Nuggets by 15 points at 92:77.

Kobe Bryant played 28 minutes, clocked in in the third quarter, and scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, which he still played, and he could even score 50 points under the Nuggets' loose defense.

Conserve your energy and prepare for the next two games.

O'Neal played 31 minutes and finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and one assist.

The focus at the beginning of December was not on this game, but on the two after this one.

The game against the SuperSonics and Jazz can be said to be a preview of this year's playoffs and has attracted a lot of attention.

It is worth mentioning that with the end of November, the league officially announced the Player of the Month for November.

Michael Jordan led the team to a 13-2 win with a perfect performance of 31.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.6 blocks and 1.5 turnovers.

The league's current Player of the Month award has not yet been divided into East and West, and the award of one person in January is very golden.

The selection criteria are not only data, but also achievements. The Lakers' record is no worse than that of the Bulls, but the data of the twin stars is still a lot worse.

The weekly best is also not divided into east and west, and the four weekly bests in November are Hakim Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone and Shaq O'Neal.

Winning the weekly award at the end of November made O'Neal smile, beat Houston twice, and defeated the Jazz and Pistons, which are the reasons why O'Neal won the best of the week.

"Oh, our Shaq won the best of the week, don't you mean it?" After the game against the Nuggets, the players in the locker room celebrated Laker Shaq's win.

"If you get the best of the month, I'll treat everyone to a good meal!" O'Neill waved his hand.

"WOW, then we have to work harder, the supersonic and jazz are afraid that they don't want Shaq to invite them to dinner!"

Bryant came to a press conference after the game, and it wasn't the first time he had attended a press conference this season.

Mature, calm, polite, that's the label that reporters in Los Angeles gave Bryant.

The problem first revolved around the Nuggets, with Bryant praising the performance of the opposing players and then praising the Nuggets coach - Dick Motta.

The 65-year-old coach is an evergreen in the league, born in 1931, his basketball career has spanned countless eras and is one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history.

Motta's 25-year career as a professional basketball coach has earned him 935 regular season games, 56 playoff games, two division championships and one championship.

His coaching career is the history of the rise and fall of professional basketball, he has witnessed the glory of countless stars, and the only thing that has not changed is his love for basketball.

Motta has openly announced that this is his last season and his body no longer allows him to continue coaching.

Bryant's compliment made the old man very happy.

"Kobe, you're going to be the brightest star in league history." Motta gave Kobe a hug, he's seen so many superstars, and where they shine, Kobe Bryant has all of them.

"There's a lot to learn from you." It is this insatiable heart that allows Bryant to set foot on higher mountains again and again.

At this time, a reporter from an entertainment newspaper stepped in at an inopportune time.

"Bryant, Gary Payton, who openly told the media at yesterday's post-game press conference, will keep a clean sheet against you in the next game."

"Who?"

"Gary Payton, Defensive Player of the Year in '95-96. He said that you don't know basketball at all from Italy, and he will make you understand the cruelty of American professional basketball. ”

Kobe frowned, Peyton's mouth was really broken, of course, there must be the media adding fuel and vinegar to this.

"He's going to be Kobe's next backdrop, just like us." Dick Motta beside him smiled.

"Please bring that to him and I'll cut 30 points on his head and get a win!"