After two years of crazy individual performances in 05 and 06, Kobe's personal ability has reached the peak of his career. Although Kobe Bryant was deeply involved in trade rumors this summer, including the beginning of the season now, he still did not get rid of the trade rumors, including his own assertion that he would stay with the Lakers, but these did not affect Kobe's maintenance and improvement of his condition, as well as his professional attitude on the court.

It's fair to say that this year has been the best year for Kobe Bryant, who chose to lose weight in the summer to further improve his agility and continue to strengthen his jump shot and refine it. In terms of experience, he is about to turn 30 this year, coming to an age where guards are the most mature and balanced in all aspects, whether it is mental state or physical condition, Kobe Bryant is fully prepared, and once he has the opportunity, he will give a resounding slap in the face to all those who despise him.

Of course, not everyone is aware of this, especially when there are doubts about the current Lakers roster, who only brought in two guards in the summer, where is their interior line? How do they go about playing against Duncan, Garnett and O'Neal? At the moment, the Lakers have not given an answer.

And today they have to face Amare Stoudemire, the Lakers only have Kwame Brown on the inside, Odom is out, Chris Mime is also not on the squad, Turiaf has been sent to the opposite side, and the remaining one is newcomer Bynum, who is just twenty years old this year. Fortunately, the Suns' interior line is not particularly tall, but Stoudemire's impact makes it a little difficult for the Lakers to bear.

After being beaten 4:0 by the Lakers in the opening game, the ball was handed to Stoudemire's hands, he received the ball at the left corner, the sun pulled away in four directions, Stoudemire took the ball around his head, faced the basket, and directly dribbled Brown when he saw the Lakers' inside hole door wide open, and took a step into the three-second zone from the middle, Wharton on the wing wanted to come over to help defend, but he was not fast enough, and Xiao Si went directly between the two to make a layup.

After a major injury in '06, Xiao Si has recovered very well, his explosiveness and speed are still very good, and his offensive feeling is even better. Before the game, Leon told him that if he has the opportunity to play alone, he should attack boldly, without scruples, and without thinking about blocking and covering, and treating himself as a comprehensive attacker.

This is not quite the same as D'Antoni's past arrangement, in the past, Nash was the real core of the team, and Smalls was a very good finisher, but more often than not, he still had to revolve around Nash. After scoring this goal, Stoudemire still stepped forward to high-five Nash, although this attack had nothing to do with Nash, and the pass was all passed by Dio, but he was used to it.

Back to defense, the Lakers still played their familiar triangle offense, Fisher, Kobe and Wharton formed a triangle on the strong side, Kobe received the ball at the waist position, and after testing it with his back, he reflexively passed to Brown in the corner position on the weak side, Brown hesitated with the ball, and he turned around twice in his mind thinking about how to play, is it for Evans on the baseline or Fisher outside the three-point line?

"Attack!" Kobe Bryant yelled at him, this ball Brown should have played by himself, the middle has been pulled away, so Brown, like Stoudemire just now, dribbled the ball from the middle to the basket, but his layup was interfered with by Xiao Si, won the frontcourt rebound, shook Xiao Si with continuous steps under the basket, and the basket still missed! The ball was spotted, and Bryant leaned low to grab the ball, then took the ball and turned around, and hit a jumper near the free throw line.

After the goal, Kobe Bryant was not satisfied, but said a few more words to Brown, the ball just now Brown was really a waste of opportunities, the Suns' defense is not tight, the most important thing in the triangle offense is that every player notices the opportunity of himself and his teammates at all times, it is a good single opportunity, and can fight back Stoudemire, but Brown messed up.

Brown is expressionless, this champion has long been accustomed to such reprimands, since entering the NBA, in the Wizards, facing the No. 23, and now facing a No. 24.

Brown didn't have much time to reflect on Bryant's words, and Stoudemire posted it again, this time he asked for the ball in the low post on the right side, and the possession was still in Dio's hands, and he hoisted the ball directly to Xiaosi. Xiao Si received the ball with his back and turned to the basket, Brown blocked in front of him, lowering his center of gravity. Brown has the weight advantage, and Xiaosi's weapons are his explosiveness and speed, but this time he didn't choose to break through, but after two tentative shots, he made a direct 10-foot jumper!

"Huh!" With a two-point shot, Stoudemire relied on his accurate jumper to add two more points.

Leon looked at Xiao Si's jump shot and thought to himself that this kid's offensive touch is really good, and it would be a waste to use him as a pure offensive endpoint. Leon's idea is to establish Smalls as a central point of possession on the offensive end, and he may not have the passing skills of Duncan or Garnett, but as long as his finishing ability is strong enough, he can create opportunities for his teammates.

Of course, in Leon's opinion, Stoudemire still has a lot to improve, and if he wants to grow into a super power forward, thankfully they still have Dior on the inside. As for Nash, this may be his easiest first quarter in years, Nash only touches the ball once at the moment, with zero statistics except for turnovers, and teammates have to wipe Nash's ass on the defensive end.

Derrick Fisher can dribble and use his power to leave Nash, Bell guards Kobe Bryant didn't dare to come over to help defend, so he could only come to Marion, Fisher made a pass to the ground, Wharton slipped the ball to the bottom line and hit the basket, and made a rebound! Xiao Si's defense under the basket is basically equal to nothing.

In the next few attacks, the Suns were very efficient, with Smalls, Marion and Bale all scoring and Nash's only one assist, which made the audience feel very unaccustomed, what happened to their former Son of the Wind today? At the same time, the Suns' defense didn't look like it had improved, not much different from the past, so the game went very smoothly, there were basically no fouls and dead balls, and soon it entered the official timeout, and the Lakers were 15:12, leading the Suns by 3 points.

"How do you feel? The offense is playing well, the defense is a piece of, is that how Mike used to teach you to defend? ”

Leon half-jokingly said to the players, but everyone didn't laugh, in fact, they have worked the defensive end, but the Lakers' offense feels really good today, especially the Kobe Bryant's team's style of play, so that the Suns can't find the focus on the defensive end, which makes people feel very unaccustomed.

Leon didn't say much, but crouched down in front of Nash and asked, "Are you still comfortable with your current role?" You can start attacking appropriately, the feel needs to be cultivated and maintained, and it will be over if you fire again in the second half. ”

Nash wiped his sweat with a towel - he didn't sweat much, and nodded to Leon: "No problem, but everyone is doing a good job, of course I mean offensively." ”

Leon said: "Yes, so you can rest assured and be bold, they are all good, and I will slowly adjust defensively." ”

The two have only been together for a few months, and they have only played one game in the regular season, but they have a terrible tacit understanding with each other, and in a few simple words, Nash knows Leon's intentions, and at the same time his heart is full of confidence.

The official timeout ended quickly, and Leon made personnel tweaks, replacing the in-form Stoudemire with Turyaf as the Suns' offense returned to Nash.

On the Lakers' side, Jackson did not adjust the lineup, the state of the players on the court is quite good, they are very tacit, the cooperation is very smooth, this group of players are immersed in the triangle offense for many years, especially the return of Fisher, stabilized the team's locker room, and also played an unexpected outstanding effect on the court.

The strong Fisher steadily controlled the ball over the half, Luke Wharton stepped forward to receive the ball and took the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, Fisher went to the weak side, Kobe Bryant was also on the weak side, Wharton, Evans, and Brown on the strong side, the Suns' defense had to press the weak, and the space was very open. Brown got another good opportunity on the inside, he squeezed to the basket, in the three-second zone, Wharton passed the ball in time, Brown received the ball and turned directly to a small throw to wipe the board, a ball close at hand, but I don't know if Turyaf was too hard or Brown turned too anxious, the ball did not bounce into the basket but smashed on the rim of the basket.

Marion grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and immediately passed the ball to Nash, this time Nash did not pause or divide the ball, but quickly dribbled through the half, saw that there was no good opportunity in the middle, went directly to the bottom line, and made a close-range jump shot at a 0-degree angle, hit!

A 10-foot step-back jumper, easy for Nash, 14:15, a one-point gap.

Jackson on the sidelines also shook his head at Brown for wasting such a good scoring opportunity, he looked at Bynum sitting on the bench, and thought that it was time to consider letting this kid play, at least he wouldn't waste such a goal.

At this time, the Lakers' counterattack was still methodical, Kobe Bryant took the ball and Brown completed the block and went straight to the basket, Bell and Marion were sandwiched, Kobe Bryant paused in the air to share the ball to Evans, Evans cut to the basket, but was slapped by Turyaf and the hat was off. Nash got the ball, he still pushed fast, Fisher followed, but he didn't dare to get too close for fear of Nash's pass.

But Nash didn't pass, he stopped, the Lakers players had returned to the defense in place, Turiaf also followed, came over to make a blocking cover for Fisher, Nash used the cover to get rid of Fisher, and at the same time Brown shrank inside and did not come out, Nash did not hesitate to shoot outside the three-point line!

"Huh!" The arrow-like three points pierced through the heart. The score came to 17:15, and the Suns overtook it.

Jackson had to call a timeout, and he couldn't help but wonder who Kobe Bryant was and who was Nash.