After repelling the Spurs, the Bulls had no strong opponents in the short term.

The Warriors and Jazz in the West visited the United Center one after another, but they were all defeated.

The Bulls played the Warriors, Doon and Byron Davis clocked in the third quarter, and Doon played more than half a quarter when he played the Jazz, but he did not play more than 35 minutes.

However, the next step for the Bulls will be a wave of Western Devils in a six-game winning row.

The first three games were actually okay, the Bulls defeated the Warriors, Trail Blazers and SuperSonics successively, but the opponents in the last three games were strong opponents such as the Lakers, Spurs, and Rockets.

Among them, the Lakers and Rockets are still back-to-back schedules on the road.

Nov. 20 evening, Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Last night, the Bulls just finished winning the SuperSonics, and tonight because of the schedule, they had to fight the Lakers back-to-back.

Fortunately, the Lakers have just returned to Los Angeles and are not taking much advantage of the schedule.

"Kobe, 1v1?"

In the warm-up session, after Dune greeted Kobe Bryant for a few words, he took the initiative to propose.

Kobe Bryant smiled and shook his head when he heard this: "I've become different, I'll beat you in other ways." ”

Perhaps stimulated by O'Neal's championship, Kobe Bryant gradually began to change his personality this season and began to trust his teammates.

After all, the Lakers are not bad at this lineup, Hinrich, Kobe, Eddie Jones, Odom, Eddie Curry.

This starting lineup can at least rank in the top three in the league at the moment.

The main problem with the Lakers' starting lineup is the lack of a playmaker.

For the time being, no one has been able to completely unite the strength of the five people and play to the level that this lineup should have.

Kobe Bryant's passing ability is okay, but he is a super scorer in personality, and he still puts offense first when he gets the ball, not organization.

However, Kobe Bryant in order to be able to win, in order to be able to defeat O'Neal.

This season, he also began to force himself to do things that he didn't usually do, or even didn't want to do.

Kobe Bryant plays more pure than 99% of the players in the league, in order to win, even if his teammate is Kwame Brown, he is willing to give trust, willing to show the attitude of assisting O'Neal at the beginning, and constantly break through the inside line to pass the ball to his teammates.

Now, Kobe Bryant's interior teammates are Odom and Eddie Curry, who just completed a five-year contract extension in the summer and is the Lakers' future main center.

Therefore, Kobe Bryant can only make the Lakers stronger by helping Eddie Curry improve his strength, make him and his team more competitive, and get closer to the championship.

The Lakers started with 5 wins and 4 losses this season, and Doon got the scouting report provided by the assistant coach before the game, but only took a cursory look at it, and did not care about the situation of the Lakers and Kobe Bryant as he did last season.

Because of this, Doon doesn't know that the reason why the Lakers' current record is mediocre is because Kobe Bryant is trying to take on other jobs.

It is also that Kobe Bryant is no longer scoring like crazy, and the Lakers need to redistribute the tasks of offense and defense, and need to re-run in, so the record is not very stable.

Now, the Lakers haven't figured out a feasible plan to win.

That's good news for the Bulls.

"I'm looking forward to your performance."

The nature of the country is easy to change, and Doon doesn't believe that Kobe Bryant has really changed.

Moreover, a pure scoring guard like Kobe Bryant should do what he does best - scoring and defense.

In the NBA, it is not that the most versatile player is the strongest, only that the most versatile player is the most suitable.

Players who can play multiple positions and can play most positions are the cornerstone of a team, then it is easier for that team to strengthen and build a championship squad.

But that doesn't mean that a team with a super scorer as the cornerstone can't win the championship.

Basketball is, to put it bluntly, a scoring game, where the team with the most points wins the game.

So, the most important thing is to score, and the second thing is to defend. And then there's rebounding, assists, and so on.

Passing and playmaking are the means to help score and make teammates better, but if teammates are strong enough to play alone without passing, then playmaking skills are not required.

This is also the reason why super teams will be more likely to win championships in the future, and the organizational ability of traditional point guards has become dispensable, which in turn forces point guards to have scoring ability.

On the contrary, it is the so-called all-round forward, who nominally does the work of a point guard, but in fact he takes the ball from the point guard, sucks the blood of his teammates, and creates a false strength.

This season's Doon stats are still okay, averaging a solid triple-double per game.

But if one takes a closer look at Doon's ball usage rate, they will find that Doon's ball usage rate was as high as 33.4% last season, and it has plummeted to 24.5% this season.

Doon has scored and assists more than most point guards in the league this season, but has been at least two or three percentage points lower in ball usage.

And this is the embodiment of true versatility and efficiency!

Kobe Bryant's style of play was inefficient, and now he wants to become more versatile, so the scoring efficiency will inevitably decrease, and the turnover rate will increase greatly.

But compared to offense, Kobe Bryant is at least in the top five in the league, and now he is giving up his own advantages to do what he is not good at.

It was undoubtedly a self-seal, degenerating from a superstar to an all-star.

So, after guessing Kobe's thoughts and current style of play, Doon is more confident of winning tonight's game.

At the same time, Tyson Chandler has regained confidence in Eddie Curry.

"Look at your fat ......"

Tyson Chandler also didn't expect Eddie Curry, who signed a big contract, to gain so much weight after a summer.

Obviously, the situation in front of me is still a case of some weight loss after preseason and half a month of regular season training.

It's also because Eddie Curry is too heavy, plus he has no heart.

Therefore, Tyson Chandler easily helped the Bulls jump possession.

Lately, Doon has been playing from the bottom of his game, only making two or three moves in the first quarter.

Byron Davis knows what Doon is going to do, and he's fully integrated into the Bulls.

There was no pause, and after dribbling past half court, he directly made a cross cover with Doon, and then burst to the basket.

However, Kobe, who was originally defending Doane, was prepared for this and switched directly to Byron Davis.

It was also because of Kobe's timely change of defense that Byron Davis could only make a quick stop and jump, and found that the mid-range jumper would be blocked by Kobe, so he was forced to pass the ball to Doon, who was pulled to the top of the arc.

At the same time, Hinrich and Eddie Jones were involved in the flank, and although Doon had the opportunity to make a solo shot, he still chose to give up the opportunity to Roel Deng on the wing.

I saw that after receiving the ball, Roel Deng did not make an empty three-point shot, but chose to dribble to the basket to kill.

Odom came out of the interior in time, and Luol Deng relied on his strength and speed to push Odom first, and then turned his back and slipped the little top under the basket.

Who would have thought that Kobe Bryant would suddenly appear under the basket!

Roel Deng just turned his back, his brain was still a little dizzy, and he subconsciously jumped up and dunked.

At this time, Kobe Bryant was in his arms, and I saw Kobe Bryant jumping up and up, and it was a cap.

Obviously, the Lakers studied the Bulls a lot before the game, especially Kobe Bryant, who was originally only full of single defense, and now even the assistant defense is forced to practice.

In addition to relying on lateral speed and defensive attitude, the assistant defense also depends on the game experience.

The Bulls and Lakers have only played each other twice a year, and this season is the first time they have met, but Kobe Bryant can grasp the right time to change and make up defenses.

This all shows that Kobe Bryant did his homework before the game.

"But defending is not a one-man business. No matter how diligent you are to make up for it alone, how many balls can you prevent? ”

Doon looked at the fat Eddie Curry and the kidney-deficient Odom, not worried about the outcome of tonight's game at all.

You know, the main player of the Bulls has been practicing with Doon for a summer!

Now the Bulls, as the No. 1 team in the league, have been winning consecutive games since the beginning of the game, and the morale of the team without a single defeat is also impeccable.

At this time, against the Lakers, who are still adjusting the lineup, it is not difficult to win.

Therefore, the meaning of Doon's play tonight seems to be to tell his former teammate Kobe: "There is no way to win just because the team boss is working hard......"

(End of chapter)