My Name is Kobe Bryant

After the Lakers defeated the Pistons on the 29th, all the games in November were over.

The Lakers and their team flew back to Los Angeles from Detroit. After three consecutive away trips, the team announced a day off, and Kobe took the opportunity to practice more.

There will be two home games next, against the Denver Nuggets on December 1 and against the Sonics on December 3. Immediately afterwards, he went to the away game on December 4 and played against the Jazz back-to-back.

It's actually a back-to-back against a strong team at the championship level. This schedule is a bit difficult. Fortunately, the Denver Nuggets can harvest a wave of rich teams.

Losing Uncle Mu, they fell from a strong team in the playoffs and are currently in a bad situation. As far as Kobe knows, they will be bad for a very long time, until a baby-faced player joins and they become a strong team.

Nevertheless, they still have some good players in their current lineup. Their starting lineup is PG Mark Jackson, SG Dale Ellis, SF Rafonso Ellis, PF Antonio McDyess, C Elvin Johnson.

The current star of the Nuggets is small forward Rafonso Ellis, the No. 5 pick in 1992, with a height of 2.03 meters. With an excellent shot, he averaged 21.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season.

Point guard Mark Jackson scored 10.4 points and 12.3 assists this season, even surpassing Stockton in assists per game, and now ranks first in the league.

Dale Ellis is a 2.01-meter forward and guard swingman, averaging 16.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Antonio McDyess was in 1995 and was the No. 2 pick last year. He was traded to the Nuggets by the Clippers. He has excellent physical fitness and averaged 18.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

Elvin Johnson, the center with the same name as the Magician, averaged 7.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game this season. He is a defensive blue-collar insider.

The blue-collar players in the team are good, and Kobe even thinks that these players are stronger than the opponents in the previous game, the No. 1 Pistons in the East.

But they lack a real star. Rafonso Ellis can only play this number with unlimited shooting power. He is just an ordinary starter in the playoffs.

The difference between a superstar, the Pistons and Nuggets of the same level as role players are two extremes.

One is No. 1 in the East and the other is poor in the West. This is the importance of superstars.

The game against the Denver Nuggets started after the rest day.

Cheers from the Great Western Forum, the Lakers played an easy home defense.

In the first quarter, Kobe fed the ball to O'Neal and bombed wildly in the penalty area.

The Lakers' substitute still maintains an excellent shooting touch, and played a very high offensive performance under the leadership of Horry.

In the second quarter, Kobe began his solo performance, cut dunks, and shot a three-pointer to lead the team to a 12:0 climax. In one fell swoop, the point difference was pulled to more than ten points.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Kobe and O'Neal worked together to directly end the suspense of the game.

In the fourth quarter, there is no need to play again for the main double-serve players.

Facing this kind of team, the Lakers don't need any coordination tactics, and the Gemini can easily win the victory by letting go.

The Lakers beat the Nuggets 92:77 by 15 points.

Kobe played 28 minutes, clocked in 3 quarters, and scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. This is still his playing, and he can even score 50 points under the loose defense of the Nuggets.

Conserve your energy and prepare for the next two games.

O'Neal played 31 minutes and scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

The focus of early December is not on this game, but on the two after this one.

The games against the Sonics and the Jazz can be said to be a preview of this year's playoffs, attracting a lot of attention.

It is worth mentioning that with the end of November, the league officially announced the best player of the month for November.

With a perfect performance of 31.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.6 blocks and 1.5 turnovers, Michael Jordan led the team to 13 wins and 2 losses and won the award.

The league's current player of the month has not yet been divided into east and west. The award for one player per month is very valuable.

The selection criteria include not only data, but also record. The record of the Lakers is not worse than that of the Bulls, but the data of Gemini is still a lot worse.

The best of the week is also not divided into east and west. The four best of the week in November are Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Getting the best of the week at the end of November made O'Neal smile, double-killed Houston, and defeated the Jazz and Pistons. These highly valuable games are the reason why O'Neal won the best of the week.

"Oh, our Shaq won the best of the week, don't you want to express it?" After the game against the Nuggets, the players in the locker room celebrated the Lakers Shaq's award.

"I'll treat everyone to a good meal if I get the best of the month!" O'Neill waved his hand.

"WOW, let's work harder. The Supersonics and the Jazz are probably not willing to invite Shaq to dinner!"

After the game, Kobe came to the press conference. This is not the first time he has participated in a press conference this season.

Mature, calm, and polite are the labels given to Bryant by reporters in Los Angeles.

The question first revolved around the Nuggets. Kobe praised the performance of the opponent's players, and then praised the Nuggets coach, Dick Motta.

The 65-year-old coach is an evergreen tree in the league. Born in 1931, his basketball career has spanned countless eras and he is one of the top ten coaches in NBA history.

Motta is full of honors. During his 25-year NBA coaching career, he won 935 regular season games, 56 playoff games, 2 division championships and a championship.

His coaching career is the history of the rise and fall of the NBA. He has witnessed the glory of countless stars. The only constant is his love for basketball.

Motta has publicly announced that this is his last season, and his body does not allow him to continue coaching.

Kobe's praise made the old man very happy.

"Kobe, you will become the most shining star in the history of the league." Motta gave Kobe a hug. He has seen a lot of superstars, and Kobe has all the places where they shine.

"There is still so much to learn from you." It is this insatiable heart that makes Kobe set foot on higher mountains again and again.

At this time, a reporter from an entertainment newspaper stepped in untimely.

"Kobe, Gary Payton, blatantly told the media at yesterday's post-game press conference that he will zero-block you in the next game."

"who?"

"Gary Payton, the best defensive player in the 95-96 season. He said that from Italy, you don't understand basketball at all, and he will let you understand the cruelty of the NBA."

Kobe frowned, and Payton's mouth was really broken. Of course, there must be media embellishment.

"He'll be Kobe's next backdrop, just like us." Dick Mota beside him smiled and chimed in.

"Please bring this to him and I'll score 30 on him and take a win!"