With a smile on his face, West turned around and slapped Oden.

It's a hand-in-hand teaching him.

Tang Tian was also very pleased to watch it off the court, and said that there is a treasure in the family, and West, who was recruited by the Nets in the summer, really picked up a treasure.

With West on the field, Oden was rewarded with much more value than expected.

In the end, the Nets defeated the 76ers 103-76 at home, extending their winning streak to five.

Oden played the full 12 minutes of the final quarter, shooting 3-of-5 from the field and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with eight points, six rebounds and two blocks.

The progress is obvious to all, not only the offense is big, but the defense is also better than before.

Looking at the number of blocks, it wasn't much, but the deterrent on the defensive end was obvious, and Okafor was forced to shoot at the free throw line in the end.

A very good start.

After the game against the 76ers, the Nets flew to Minnesota right after.

Over the next two days, they will play back-to-back road games against the Timberwolves and then the Lakers.

The good news is that none of the opponents are too strong and they have a good chance of extending their winning streak.

The Timberwolves gave up a contract with Butler in the summer, partly because Butler was not optimistic about his ability to lead the team last season, and partly to give young players more opportunities to practice.

The current Timberwolves are a team of young people like Towns, Wiggins, Muhammad and Dieng.

Against such a team, the Nets clearly have the upper hand.

However, the final result was a bit unexpected, the Timberwolves were in hot form tonight, not only held on to the Nets in the first half, but also did not collapse in the third quarter, and finally won 97-94 against the Nets with a wave of climaxes led by Muhammad in the third and fourth quarters.

The Nets didn't have a good hand in icy Minnesota, shooting less than 40 percent from the field.

It's normal for teams to have ups and downs, and the Tigers have their naps, not to mention that the Nets aren't really a strong team right now.

However, in addition to their own poor hand, the Nets lost the game, and another point was that the two connecting sections were not played well.

In the first and second quarters, Booker's two passing errors, and in the third and fourth quarters, Pralim's two consecutive butter hands allowed the opponent to play a wave of climaxes, and they were also the key to the Nets' failure to turn the game back in the end.

It was an undeserved defeat, but because it was back-to-back games, there wasn't much time left for them to sum up, and the team got on a plane to Los Angeles early the next morning.

The Lakers' situation this season is a little embarrassing, Kobe Bryant can still play, but the team's strength has declined too obviously, and after Yao Ming retired, they are also difficult to find a win if they don't want to mess up.

Even for Lakers fans, Kobe's retirement tour is more interesting than the victory or defeat.

Kobe Bryant was injured in the regular season last season, and he had already stated that he would retire after the season before the start of this season, so for fans, his games really reached the point of watching one less game.

During the pre-game warm-up training, Kobe Bryant also came over to greet Tang Tian actively.

The two had a great chat.

During the Tang Tian Rocket period, the Lakers were their main opponents, and in the post-Kobe era, Kobe and the Lakers were crushed by Tang Tian and the Rocket, losing the best opportunity to win the championship, and finally estimated that they would not have a chance to win the championship.

Tang Tian also had the idea of recruiting Kobe Bryant into his command, after all, he knew that Kobe Bryant could still play.

But this idea was quickly denied by himself, and with Kobe's character, he would not choose to join his team even if he didn't hug his thighs.

For Kobe, it's better not to win the championship with himself as the core, this is the paranoid character.

After the two finished talking, the game was almost about to start, and the starters of both sides began to appear one after another.

On the Nets' side, there is a regular lineup, with Deron and Gordon on the outside, Butler and Yi Jianlian on the front, and Jokic at center.

On the Lakers' side, Jordan Clarkson and Kobe Bryant on the outside, LaVine and Julius Randle on the front, and Roy Hibbert at center.

The game started immediately, the scene was thunderous with cheers, the Staples Center was full, and every game of Kobe Bryant this season was destined to be in the spotlight.

After the game started, the Nets quickly entered the state, Jokic played Hibbert on the offensive end, and young players such as LaVine and Randle were also very confused in the face of the high-pressure defense of the Nets' forward group.

But maybe it was against Tang Tian again, Kobe Bryant was extremely excited to play this game, suddenly throwing and throwing, not only forgetting his injury, but even his age.

Also driven by him, the first quarter was almost over, and the Lakers only trailed the Nets by two points at 21-23.

The fans at the scene were also excited to see it, don't want it, Kobe's performance is the most climactic.

With about two minutes left before the end of the first quarter, both sides came off the bench one after another.

On the Lakers' side, this year's No. 20 Pick Delon Wright, Louis Williams, Nick Young, Buss and Nance Jr. all came off the bench.

On the Nets' side, Livingston, Booker, Butler, West and Pralim.

Both sides are in a normal rotation.

The Lakers' offense, Williams' breakaway layup was defended by Butler, the Nets counterattacked, and Booker's three-point shot was opened.

It didn't feel good last night, and today it's back.

But looking back, Williams hit a three-point shot from the outside against Booker's defensive strength and returned an anserball.

The Nets have a good bench, but the Lakers have a one-and-five-player Louis Williams.

Livingston's frontcourt organization, West received the ball and attracted the bag, and passed the ball directly to the empty inside of the hands of Pralim.

There was a Nick Young under Pralim, who put the basket directly at close range.

However, at the critical moment, his butter hand attribute was triggered again, and he slipped out of the frame directly.

The rebound was collected by Buss, who was driven back, and the Lakers pushed the counterattack but failed, but when it came to the frontcourt, it was Louis Williams who rushed into the interior and caused a foul on Pralim's beater.

After hitting both free throws, the Lakers were already tied for the score.

Booker found an opportunity to hit another high jumper in the frontcourt, but in the back of the day, Williams found another opportunity to misplace and hit Pralim, and after a series of shakings, he also scored a step-back jumper.

With his goal, the first quarter of the game officially ended.

The score on the field was 28 draws, and the two teams were tied.

This is acceptable to the Lakers, but a little unacceptable to Tang Tian.

Even if Kobe Bryant was in good shape in the previous period, he was on the bench for two minutes, and the team lost too many opportunities.

Pralim, in particular, is not only still buttery, but also has a defensive hand that Williams is caught and beaten.

"Greg, you're ready to play." He thought about it for a while, and finally walked to the end of the bench and called Auden up.