The game started immediately with Barkley's bragging alone. The starting changes of both sides were not very big. The Bulls were Li Lei, Richard Hamilton, Melon Anthony, Zach Randolph and Tyson Chandler, and the Lakers were Payton, Kobe, Rick Fox, Malone and O'Neal.

Riley kept emphasizing a word before the game - rhythm. Payton was dizzy when he heard it. Fundamentally, Payton's basketball IQ is not too high among stars of his level, so how to control the rhythm is Peton at all. Because his playing style is even more alternative than Li Lei, he relies on defensive trash talk to drive the offense. The entire NBA is the only point guard who does this.

So in order to avoid making mistakes, Payton threw the first ball directly to Kobe. Kobe was stunned for a moment and chose to break through with the ball. This is a breakthrough that slows down and accelerates. This kind of speed change is very challenging for a person's knees. As an existence that can go hand in hand with Alaska, Hamilton can completely keep up with Kobe in terms of speed. After all, no matter how fast Mamba is, he is not as fast as a dog.

But Kobe's purpose was not to pass Hamilton, but to make a quick stop and jump shot. Li Lei rushed over from the wing and wanted to defend, but was still one step too late. Kobe scored.

This guy's condition and shooting feel have improved significantly compared to the previous seasons. Li Lei is really not used to Kobe who doesn't have the 5-30 data, because Kobe is not easy to win.

Li Lei turned around to face Payton, without saying anything, and directly swung it. Kobe directly pushed Payton from the wing to the side to assist in defense, but he was still one step late. Li Lei's shooting rate was faster than before, and this shooter's specialization also increased the rate. Although Li Lei has not yet reached the next level, it is basically enough at present. This passive skill level does not need to be too high. What Li Lei needs more now is that other active skill levels are higher.

Kobe looked at Payton, and to be precise, he glared at the gloves with Death. The gloves simply ignored the opponent. Kobe has expanded a little this season. Although the Lakers have won fifteen consecutive games, these small problems have also been highlighted. Compared to Kobe, who was willing to pass the ball last season, Kobe has developed in the direction of historical space this season.

This is more sharp for the Lakers' offense on the outside, but the data of others has shrunk.

Kobe scored 10 points from the outside in the first quarter, while Li Lei also scored 10 points, but he gave 3 assists, and Li Lei's shots were twice less than Kobe. Kobe used six shots in the first quarter, while Li Lei only used four times.

"Kobe, be careful not to play solo. We are a whole. How many times do you want me to repeat?"

Pat Riley is completely unbearable to Kobe this season. This Lakers' No. 8 god is really awesome when he rises, but he is also very scary when he gets up. The only blessing is that Kobe rarely makes a lot of irons this season.

Kobe didn't say anything, just drank water with his head in his mouth. Li Lei's performance stimulated him, especially during the Olympics, the endorsements that Li Lei received exceeded 100 million US dollars in one piece. This is not 10 years later, and even after 10 years, some big sports celebrities want to get such high contracts with a few endorsements, which is almost rare. However, Li Lei did it in just 2004. This guy completely pressed Michael Jordan to the floor and rubbed him. Jordan had created the myth of the Nike Empire, turning an American sneaker workshop into one of the most influential sports brands in the world, and could compete with giants like Adidas.

But how many years did Jordan use it? Li Lei surpassed the other party in just four years. This guy is really terrible, and it also made Kobe even more eager to defeat the other party, because if he defeated such an opponent, his value would increase by several levels.

With this belief, Kobe has completely developed in his playing style in the direction of historical space. This is something that Riley can't tolerate. The Lakers' management doesn't care. Anyway, Kobe's contract expires this year. Whether he can renew his contract depends entirely on his next performance. But Riley is not good. If Kobe continues to perform like this, wouldn't he be unemployed?

In the second quarter, Kobe was temporarily placed on the bench by Riley. The Bulls Ginobili, the Argentine and Li Lei, began to make a comeback. There was no Kobe on the Lakers, and Payton could not defend these two people alone. Ginobili's playing style was even more strange than Kobe. Payton was very uncomfortable. In the first half, Li Lei scored 20 points and 7 assists, while Kobe scored 15 points because he only appeared in the second half of the second quarter.

O'Neal and Malone's current performance can only be said to be average. O'Neal seems to be holding back the fire. In the second half, O'Neal did start to explode. Although Chandler had some defensive experience, he was still ravaged when facing O'Neal. However, Li Lei made three-pointers with his teammates on the outside. The Lakers were instantly pulled away. Kobe's eyes were red in anger, and he also started to swing, and as a result, he scored two consecutive three-pointers and the score was pulled back to single digits again.

Rashid also hit Valejo several times when he came up. Although Valejo fell several times, Crawford didn't even turn his eyelids, which hurt the Brazilian actor a little.

Tiezha did not get a chance to play because his skills are not average and he still needs to continue polishing. Moreover, there are too many people in the Bulls' No. 3 position. I chose him because others were too bad.

The third position is a very weak point for the Lakers, and there is no particularly top third position in the league at present. James is, but that is the future. Now he is just a person who plays with his body in the eyes of many people. Anthony is too bad in defense. Pierce is not capable of leading the team. Grant Hill was completely dragged down by injuries, and the rest cannot be seen. Therefore, the Lakers cannot introduce the third position even if they want to introduce the third position. This point was caught by the Bulls and directly hit it to the death. It was useless to move Kobe to the third position because the Bulls played a wheel battle, and Josh Howard, Caron Butler, and Melon all appeared one after another. Kobe finally realized the treatment of Jordan. No one had defended him like this before.
Chapter completed!