The joy of killing the Knicks hadn't completely passed, and we had to get on the plane to the next city right away.

Tomorrow, November 6th, we head to the Charlotte Hornets for another game on our home turf, our first back-to-back game of the season, and there's no doubt that physical strength will be one of the biggest challenges we'll face.

Today's game actually showed our poor fitness away from home, and despite our effort in the second half and my lucky strike, it was clear that tomorrow's game was not so good.

Speaking of which, Kobe Bryant was able to come to the Lakers thanks to a trade the Hornets made with the Lakers this summer, in which the Lakers sent their All-Star center Divac to acquire the Hornets' No. 13 draft pick and used that pick to select Kobe. Bryant, that is, who I am now, in my previous life, sometimes wondered what would happen if Kobe Bryant was cut off by other teams before the 13th pick, and what kind of career would Kobe Bryant have if he didn't work with Shaq.

In a way, Kobe and the Lakers are mutually successful, whether the Lakers have less Kobe, or Kobe is not in the Lakers, they are unlikely to win these 5 championships at the beginning of the 21st century, in fact, if Shaq is not Kobe Bryant, I don't think he can lead the Lakers to 3 consecutive championships.

Of course, there is no point in thinking about these things now, because I am Kobe Bryant now. Bryant, I could have created a completely different future, I had every chance to rule the league with Shack a few years earlier, and I had every chance to get a good chance of winning the league from Michael. Jordan's Bulls have grabbed 1 or 2 or more championships.

Maybe Mike, who has never won a championship, will consider playing until he is 40 years old, or he will retire early because he can't win a championship, I can't guess the answer, maybe only time will tell the result.

This time the plane took off at about 10 o'clock in the evening, after the last experience, I took the time to buy a pair of headphones that are very comfortable to wear, and I only have one criterion when choosing headphones, that is, the sound insulation effect must be good enough, so that I can sleep well on the plane.

Actually, my worries were a bit unnecessary, perhaps because today's game consumed too much physical strength and energy, and most of my teammates, including me, quickly fell asleep, and even Shaq, who was usually noisy, seemed much quieter at this time.

This time I arrived at the hotel before 2 a.m., and I was soon asleep again, and a good night's sleep is indeed the best medicine to help you regain most of your energy.

Today, I didn't go outside during the day, but went to a nice café in the hotel and sat down, reading magazines and newspapers.

I'm not so interested in fashion magazines, but I prefer travel and technology magazines, like National Geographic and Mysteries, Science Fiction World, and so on.

The feeling of the magazine in 1996 was not so different from that of more than 20 years later, in fact, many of the brain holes proposed by science fiction authors at that time were still just brain holes even after more than 20 years, and sometimes technology developed faster than people expected, and sometimes technology developed more slowly than people expected.

In my previous life, I had actually been living a relatively impetuous life, and after the age of 20, it was difficult to calm down and read a book with peace of mind, but at this time I seemed to be in a more peaceful state of mind, perhaps because of the memory of two lives, it is obvious that this 18-year-old body contains a soul that does not match his age.

But obviously, when you have Kobe's talent, you will also have his pride, which is more like something from genes that cannot be changed.

The game started at 7 p.m., and I still found a few familiar names in the Hornets lineup. Rice and Curry's dad Dale. Curry is a very good three-point guy, and there is a Boggs who is particularly powerful, because he is only 1.6 meters tall, but he can play in the NBA for several seasons, and can provide good firepower support in every game, which is really worthy of admiration.

If Iverson has become an idol for countless people by succeeding in the NBA at the height of an ordinary person, then Boggs's ability to survive in the NBA with a height much lower than the average person is a rather inspirational model.

The game started quickly, and the atmosphere at the Hornets' home court was obviously far inferior to the New York Knicks we visited yesterday, not only the audience in the stadium was not attended, but even their cheering and cheering voices seemed to be staggering, like the feeling of not having enough food for two days.

However, there is one person who does not seem to be very affected by the lack of enthusiasm of the fans, this person is naturally Shaq, after the opening he is the fastest to enter the game, and today the opponent does not have a strong interior player and endless bags to deal with him, he can finally let go of the big game.

But even though Shaq scored six straight points for the Lakers at the beginning, several of our outside players were still lost, didn't they get a good night's sleep? Not only did the three-point shots continue to be missed, but even the small throws near the free throw line were ridiculously crooked. Rice, however, hit three three-pointers in a row after missing his first three-pointer to let Eddie Brown, who was defending him, hit three three-pointers in a row. Jones couldn't help but shake his head.

Actually, I found out that Eddie. Jones's defense is basically not out of position, and most of them are very good interference with Rice's shooting, but the helpless thing is that Rice's hand is excellent, even the shot with his eyes completely blocked, can also hit after the front board, and the difficult three-point shots that hit one after another immediately made the enthusiasm of the home fans rise, and the atmosphere is different all of a sudden.

The coach called a timeout and kept yelling at Rice to double pack, but what happened later proved that it was not a good idea, because after the timeout came back, the opponent added another three-pointer. Curry switched to the position of small forward, and let Rice top the small forward position, which is equivalent to the opponent's three-guard play, which was a very novel tactic in the NBA in the 90s, which may have been quite common in the small-ball era more than 20 years later, but in the 90s it would almost become a laughing stock for most people.

But when you have two backcourt players on your team who shoot more than 40% from three-point range, and they both appear on the court at the same time, then you have to weigh the feasibility of the wrap-and-clamp strategy, just like the Warriors' super backcourt splash brothers, when Curry encounters the pack, it will provide Klay with better opportunities.

When the Lakers began to pack Rice, Dyer. Curry can always appear in a good three-point shooting position in a timely manner, and the opponent's shooting speed is fast enough, and two three-pointers are hit, and the coach has to call a timeout again, and at this time the Lakers have fallen behind by 10-21 by 11 points, and 15 of the opponent's 21 points are from three-point shots.

The coach had to cancel the application of the bag and trap tactics again, and then decided to let me play, and the task I was given was very simple, I must lock one of the opponent's two guns one-on-one, I shook my head slightly, thinking to myself, can't I play earlier, every time I played, the team was a lot behind.

This time the tacit understanding between me and Shaq seems to have improved a little, he actually took the initiative to make a block for me, for the sake of his good attitude, I threw him an aerial relay with my backhand, and he did not live up to my pass, and the two people directly pressed the ball into the basket across the opponent's inner line, and did not forget to roar loudly at the opponent's bench.

To be honest, I didn't pass the ball well at all, not only was the height a little too high, but the catch point was also in the crowd of the opposing party, which means that only Shaq's perverted athleticism can catch the ball and complete the dunk, of course, when your teammate is Shaq, you have to learn to pass some more imaginative passes.

Back in the defensive round, the opponent also noticed that our defensive intensity had improved significantly. Rice did a close death tangling to prevent his teammates from passing the ball to him, and he could only keep running, trying to get out of my crazy entanglement.

But I came in late and I had a lot of physical fitness, so even though it was the second game in a back-to-back, it was no problem to maintain the defensive intensity for a short period of time.

Soon he couldn't run, so he simply stood one step outside the three-point line and stood with his waist tucked in, but I still didn't give up on his death.

If I remember correctly, this season was Glenn. Rice's three-point shooting season was the most accurate season of his career, shooting 47%, which is a very scary statistic even in the small-ball era, even a super three-point player like Curry is difficult to achieve such a shooting rate, I don't dare to relax my defense against him at all, even if others have completely figured out the three-point line, I know that even there he still has the ability to hit three-pointers.

But although my defense of Rice has been considered to the extreme, it is obvious that the defense of my teammates is not so strong, especially Shaq, the offensive end goes all out and the style of the defensive end is as always, when the opponent breaks in, he will indeed rush over and work hard to block, but he will also directly leak his defenders, the opponent soon found out about this, and used the tactics of breaking through the cross to cut inside to play two in a row, so angry that Shaq almost pinched the ball.

But on the other hand, our offense did slow out, and I hit two three-pointers in the corner in a row to prevent the score from being further widened.

In the second quarter, the shooting percentages of both sides fell to the bottom, because of the back-to-back physical decline, while the opponent was more like a natural drop in shooting percentage, after all, their shooting percentage in the first quarter was a bit too horrible.

At half-time, although the coach was constantly cheering me up and constantly arranging offensive tactics, everyone's interest was not too high, after all, the back-to-back games in consecutive away games were too tiring, and sometimes I didn't even feel like I had any strength to speak, Shaq was also too strong in the first half, and now he was panting on the ground, and I didn't know what was going on in his huge head.

But in fact, it is still those sets of tactics, after all, the final executor of the tactics is still the players on the field, no matter how fanciful the tactics your coach arranges, when it finally arrives on the court, there is no way to implement it.

Limited to the impact of physical strength, Shaq's offensive desire has also been reduced to freezing point since the second half, coupled with the constant boos of the home fans, I found that the morale of the whole team has fallen to the freezing point, and it seems that they are ready to surrender, and in fact, we are already 20 points behind the Hornets in less than 5 minutes of the second half, and even the coach seems to have felt that there is no need to call a timeout.

In the end, it was 6 minutes when it automatically entered the official timeout, and Shaq was also replaced, only to see him drooping his head, looking very unhappy, while I got playing time in advance, which was supposed to make me happy, but when I saw my teammates' listless and wanted the game to end quickly, I couldn't help but be affected by their emotions and became less energetic.

This feeling of boredom is reflected in every aspect, from running to passing, to shooting, every technical move seems to be a half-beat slower than normal, and the most immediate consequences are iron, mistakes and mistakes.

The biggest score behind was even close to 30 points at one point, and it was only then that I saw a resurgence in Shaq's eyes, maybe he just didn't want to be abused so badly.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Shaq was back on the court, and with a huge margin of separation, we began to gradually relax, no longer thinking about the score, and only looking at the basket opposite.

Sure enough, Shaq is still the guy who can't be stopped, and the biggest gain of this game may be that I found a way to cooperate with Shaq, that is, high blocking, I even found that Kobe Bryant is not unable to pass, in fact, Kobe Bryant's passing talent is excellent, and many passes feel like they are at hand, and they can often pass wonderful balls unexpectedly.

I silently counted in my heart, one, two, three, four, five, how could my five assists this time be all air relays for Shaq, okay Shaq seems to have passed me back a few good balls.

Anyway, although we still lost the game 85-94 in the end, it was all over, and we stubbornly recovered the nearly 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

I just want to go back to my bed at home and rest, and before the end of the match, Shaq and I gave each other a high-five, his palm was almost 1.5 times the size of mine, and I could see something else in his tired eyes, and it was clear that he was also quite disgusted by the feeling of failure.