My Name is Kobe Bryant

After the Lakers beat the Blazers on Dec. 13, they went three days without a game. With this short break, the Lakers players took a rest in Los Angeles.

After the intensive schedule in November, the schedule in the middle and late part of December is relatively long, and there is a lot of time for training and self-cultivation.

Next will be a 4-game streak, against the Chicago Bulls on the 17th, against the Bucks on the 18th, against the Timberwolves on the 21st, and against the Suns on the 25th.

The most critical of which is of course the national live broadcast of the Lakers vs. Bulls. This game has attracted the attention of almost all basketball fans.

The Lakers ranked first in the league with 21 wins and 3 losses, and the Bulls ranked second with 20 wins and 3 losses.

But in the power list, the Bulls topped the list. The Lakers were ranked under the Bulls and Mosaic. The media are not optimistic about the hard power of this young Lakers, and only ranked them third.

This game will change the top position in the league, and the Lakers will remain the first if they win. If the Bulls win over the Lakers, Xian will be relegated to second place.

The mainstream voice of the league believes that although the current Lakers are strong, they are far from the Bulls. This Bulls is the original team of the historic team with 72 wins last year. Kobe knew his last life, and they won 69 wins this season.

With 69 wins, the Bulls are at their peak. They are a veritable historical team.

Jordan felt hot, and won the best player in November with his perfect triangle offensive core performance averaging 31.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 turnovers per game.

31.9 points and 1.5 turnovers? Is this something a human can do?

This is Jordan, an impeccable triangle offensive finisher. A perfect combination of individual rhythm and team rhythm.

If we look at the early Jordan playing, he mostly used the ball to break through the frame, which was extremely lethal, but the opposing team would use all means to stop him. Once he is guarded, the Bulls will lose.

Even if Jordan scores 40 or 50 points, the Bulls may lose.

This is an inevitable disadvantage after the two roles of offensive initiator and offensive finisher overlap. When many historical stars play these two roles at the same time, they can play unparalleled performance on the field and dominate the field data.

But they can't win.

And Mayfair Jackson completely transferred the role of offensive initiator from Jordan to his teammates, Pippen, Kukoc, Ron Haber, and Armstrong. These guys act as the initiators of the offense at the same time, and all Jordan has to do is finish.

He didn't have to dribble the ball across the half court alone, facing two people to the basket, twisting his body and scoring a layup among countless arms.

Now Jordan plays very simply and freely, running without the ball, catching and shooting, sitting in the low post, turning over and jumping. Occasionally, he feinted and contributed a dunk to the basket, which made the opponent tremble.

At the critical moment, he stood up with abundant physical fitness and took over the game.

The audience can see that Jordan is playing very easily now. Yes, lifting weights lightly is Jordan's current style of play. Often a simple action can create a very large shooting space, and then hit it easily.

This is how Jordan plays now. Maybe he didn't play 100% of his ability, but his teammates played the strength they should have.

The concept of the triangle offense is like this, to a certain extent, it limits the performance of the leading star, but creates enough space for the performance of teammates. Rather than saying that the triangle offense is the team serving the superstar, it is better to say that the superstar assists the team!

This is why superstars can win championships with the triangle offense.

After finishing the offense, we must mention the overall defense of the Bulls. The defensive system built by the three top forwards and guards Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, and Scottie Pippen is an upgraded and enhanced version of the current Lakers perimeter defense.

We all know that the defense of Jordan and Pippen is the top in history, Ron Harper's 1.98-meter guard. When he was a shooting guard early in his career, he averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block per game in multiple seasons.

Regardless of offense and defense, he has the performance of a top player, known as Jordan.

When he left the Clippers in the 94-95 season, he still had an average of 20+6+5+2.2+0.9 per game. After joining the Bulls, he was willing to play a supporting role beside Jordan.

Kobe is very, very familiar with him. He was on the team for the first two championships of the Lakers OK dynasty's three consecutive championships. In his last life, he won 5 championships, making him the king of role players.

From the Clippers averaging 17.8 shots per game to the Bulls averaging 6.4 shots per game, no one knows how much he sacrificed and how much he helped the Bulls.

The three forwards and guards with a height of more than 1.98 meters are top-notch in terms of athletic ability and defensive skills. Their defense is enough to dominate the game.

This is the iron-blooded Bulls' perimeter defense group. It can be said that there is almost no such perimeter defense lineup in history.

And their inside line is dominated by rebounding champion Dennis Rodman and big man Luke Longley.

One guarantees rebounds are foolproof, and the other has a height of 2.18 meters and a weight of 120 kilograms, which can desperately resist the attacks of the inside behemoths of this era.

It's not luxurious, but this inside defensive lineup is full of resilience. Even if you fall into a disadvantage, it is difficult to collapse.

At the same time, they also have a legendary Croatian star on the bench, a 2.08-meter big forward, and the best sixth man Tony Kukic, who averaged 13.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.

Steve Kerr, the leader of the future three-point frenzy. This season has a 46.4% three-point shooting rate.

Robert Parish, Celtics legend, currently has 3 championships, 9 All-Stars, and 2 All-NBA teams. His pursuit is to win another championship at the end of his career. Although he is old, he can still exert his strength to play wonderful performances at critical moments.

Others such as Jason Caffey and Bison Dele are good role players.

This is the king bull, whether it is a starter or a substitute, it is such a luxury. A team with few weaknesses.

The Lakers watched and studied multiple Bulls games together on non-game days.

"We must let O'Neal play an advantage in the interior, which is the first condition for our victory."

"Yes, O'Neal needs to break their defense, and then we wait for the opportunity to follow up!"

"Who defends Jordan?" O'Neal asked a sharp question.

"I'll come." Kobe had been preparing for this day for a long time.

"Kobe defends Jordan, Eddie defends Harper, and Bruce defends Pippen." Harris made a decision. There is no problem with this distribution. If Kobe can't defend Jordan, then Eddie Jones and Bowen will have nothing to do.

"Be careful, that guy Michael will definitely do his best. This is the battle for the number one in the league." O'Neill was a little worried, if Jordan scored 60 points on Kobe's head, would his little brother be crushed.

"I know." The Bulls are very strong, but Kobe still has the confidence to beat them!

Always keep faith! Whether it is a difficulty or a setback, high morale is the Mamba spirit!

"Pack your bags and get ready for Chicago!"