"Fearless of scandals, Kobe Bryant made a comeback with 27 points and 6 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers conquer Phoenix"

"The Los Angeles Lakers are unstoppable in the new season, semi-completely connected to the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns"

"Los Angeles' first-round No. 13 Big Three! Jordan, Pippen, Rodman are already in the line"

"Rookie Doon played bravely, 21 points and 12 assists, and scored a double-double for the first time in the new season"

"Doon Post-Game Interview: The Ball I Can't Shoot Kobe Bryant Can Score, The Ball That Kobe Can't Pass I Can Pass"

At 8 o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles, the Lakers had just returned from Phoenix, and reports about last night's game had already blossomed all over Los Angeles.

After returning to Los Angeles, the Lakers players have half a day off until 3 p.m., and the normal warm-up time before the game arrives at the Toyota Center.

Instead of catching up on sleep like the other players, Doon went home and called a personal physiotherapist to ask him to come in for a full set of health care.

Doon is ready to eliminate physical fatigue in this way, so that he can participate in the next back-to-back matches in a more energetic state.

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"So early?"

At half past two in the afternoon, Kobe Bryant came to the Toyota Center in advance to warm up and found that Doon had already practiced in the arena, so he took the initiative to say hello.

"Young man, I can't sleep, I can only come to practice."

Doon exchanged a few words with Kobe Bryant, and then continued with today's shooting drill.

After all, there is a cameraman working on the side, and it is not good to delay other people's time.

It didn't take long for other teammates to come one after another, as well as O'Neal who came over to eat and drink.

O'Neill said he wanted to share the ups and downs with his teammates, but he ate more than anyone else.

O'Neal didn't pay much attention to weight control, and there was no need for a dietitian or anything for O'Neal, so O'Neill felt that the food provided by the team was clean, hygienic and nutritious.

And I had dinner with everyone, there was talk and laughter, and the atmosphere was also very good.

It can only be said that even the richest player in the league will not be absent if he has the opportunity to prostitute the team.

After everyone finished the team meal and rested for a while, the Lakers' warm-up session was half an hour earlier than usual.

Many people feel that playing back-to-back requires more rest for the players, and that's true.

Normally, though, players don't get that much time to rest.

In fact, in order to avoid injuries, teams that participate in back-to-back games often organize players to start warming up half an hour to an hour in advance, so that players can fully move their bodies.

Sometimes, the manager will also ask about the player's condition and adjust the player's playing time.

Unlike most head coaches, Zen masters warm up half an hour early, finish half an hour early, and then spend the remaining half an hour taking the players to meditate before the game.

Back-to-back is not only physically exhausting, but also psychologically exhausting.

In the future, pre-game meditation in the NBA became common, partly influenced by Zen masters.

After the meditation, the competition is about to begin.

Tonight, the Lakers are playing against the Golden State Warriors, who are absent from big man Richardson.

In the offseason, Richardson was banned by the league for three games for domestic violence, and he was able to play in the preseason, but he was banned in the first three games of the regular season, and this one happened to be the third.

It can only be said that the Lakers are lucky, and Doane's luck is good.

The Warriors are strong in the height and defense of the interior, and when the defensive position is played, it is difficult for the opponent to break through to the Warriors inside and score under the basket.

The Zen master also understood the situation of the Warriors, so he adjusted the team's style of play.

Last night, he played the Suns and played inside, and tonight he played the Warriors mainly on the outside.

Because of the main score, Doon has also changed from the previous ball carrier to a space point.

After the start of the first quarter, Payton easily passed Spidy Claisketon, but he burst to the basket and was easily disrupted and blocked.

As a space point in the starting lineup, Doon got a lot of opportunities to shoot from the bottom corner.

In the first quarter, he shot 3 of 5 and scored 9 points and 2 rebounds, becoming the biggest contributor to the Lakers' scoring lead in the first quarter.

Because there is no ball, it is difficult to get assists, and the ball is generally passed to Doon's hands, which needs to be thrown by Doon.

Doon understood that because of the change in his playing style, he had no chance to brush up on assists, so he could only rush to grab as many rebounds as possible.

It's a pity that the Warriors are all big and tall inside, and they do a good job of rebounding protection.

And because both sides are basically playing positional battles, the pace of the game is relatively slow, and the number of rebounds is not as many as expected.

"Doon, you should hold the ball more and pass me more."

During the break, Peyton took the initiative to chat with Doon.

The main reason is that the first quarter is not suitable for Payton to play, Payton made 1 of 4 shots, and only scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Under normal circumstances, Payton should in turn hold the ball more for Doane to pass the ball to facilitate the assist double-double.

However, Payton is more focused on scoring stats.

Moreover, as an All-Star point guard, like Kidd, he often double-doubles in rebounds and assists, but not in double-doubles, will also look embarrassing.

For Doane, he actually doesn't want to have a chance to brush up on a double-double or triple-double, and Payton has a ball conflict with him.

"Gary, don't worry, I'll pass you the ball."

For the sake of long-term interests, Doon still gave up the idea of hitting 30+ points again tonight.

With the cooperation of Doon and Payton, the Lakers continued to consolidate their advantage, and when Kobe and Malone returned to the court, they played a wave to further widen the difference.

By the end of the first half, the Lakers had an 11-point lead, 35-46 on both sides.

The point difference is not as big as expected, mainly because the pace of the game is slower, and the Lakers have more outside shots.

Originally, there was only one small blacksmith in Los Angeles, but now there is one more Marlon, so there are two.

As the game entered the third quarter, the after-effects of the back-to-back became a little more apparent, and even Doon joined the Los Angeles Irons.

After noticing that his shooting percentage was dropping, Doon changed his style of play, took the initiative to ask Payton for the ball, blocked the Warriors' backup point guard Avery Johnson, and then burst to the basket to make a foul.

At the end of the third quarter, Doon had made 6 of 13 shots, 5 of 10 three-point shots, and 3 of 5 free throws, accumulating 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

In the next fourth quarter, Doon played more than 3 minutes and scored 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

If it weren't for the back-to-back tonight and the upcoming away game in the East, Doon would have been able to play a little more time and brush up on some more stats.

75-89, the Lakers won another Western team by 14 points.

Next, there is the devil's four-game away that tests the player's physical and mental adjustment ability.

On November 4, the Lakers played their first Eastern Conference game against the Milwaukee Bucks, a team that played in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season.

Payton played with the Bucks last season, and although he had no grudges with the Bucks, Doon and Malone, as teammates, still tacitly continued to create scoring opportunities for Payton.

To this end, Payton shot 11-of-18, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Kobe Bryant went his own way, trained by the game, and played better and better, scoring 30+ points for the first time this season, scoring 31 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Doon and Malone conceded a lot of their shots to Payton, and neither of them exceeded 20 points.

However, both of them recorded double-doubles, Doon had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, and Malone had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Lakers' four main players combined to score 89 points, 32 rebounds and 20 assists, and there is no reason not to win.

109-101, the Lakers won the Eastern Conference bonus in their first away game.

The consecutive wins have also made the atmosphere in the team's locker room more harmonious, and even Kobe, who is usually not very active, also said that he would invite his teammates to dinner.

However, after the Bucks' meal, the Lakers will next travel to San Antonio to face the defending champion Spurs.

Without O'Neal in the restricted area, it will undoubtedly be a huge test for the Lakers to beat the Spurs with Duncan.