My Name is Kobe Bryant

With the Lakers defeating Houston again on March 7, the season-to-date relationship between the Lakers and Houston came to 3:1. The Lakers won both games when O'Neal was on the court, and 1 win and 1 loss when O'Neal was absent. Such a record is very satisfactory for the Lakers.

For a group of veterans in Houston aiming at the championship, it is unacceptable. In this game, the two sides took the lead several times alternately. Houston once opened the score with Olajuwon's god-like performance, but even so, the Lakers eventually caught up and overtook it.

If it's a crushing of strength, it's fine. The problem is that although I hurt Drexler on my side, the Lakers also hurt O'Neal!

Compared with O'Neal in his prime and the aging Drexler, it doesn't need much explanation as to who has a greater role. If Houston is without O'Neal, it still loses to the Lakers. Then the team must have doubts about whether they can beat the Lakers in the playoffs.

At the same time, the increase in confidence of the Lakers players, or the management and coaching staff who won such a peak matchup is indescribable. If the Lakers can beat Houston 100%, then the Lakers qualify for the Western Conference, win the Western Conference Championship, and enter the Finals is almost a sure thing. And this season, the goal of Bath and West is even to enter the first round of the playoffs, and the expectations of fans are even just that there will be star players and talented rookies in the team.

There is no doubt that the Lakers have achieved far more than anyone expected this season. Whether it's your own person or an opponent.

Michael Jordan has recently averaged 30.9 points per game. As long as he wants to score, there are really not many people in the league who can stop him. The difference between the Lakers and the Bulls was basically the same. Michael believed that as long as the Lakers lost this game, it would be a matter of course to be overtaken by the Bulls. When the Lakers really defeated Houston again, this result made him want to Michael Jordan, who overtook the Lakers and returned to No. 1 in the league, was very upset!

"Hakeem, Charles, what are you doing?" This was Jordan's first reaction after he knew the result of the game. In fact, it wasn't just Jordan who had such thoughts. People who know the recent performance of the team and watched the recent games between the Lakers and Houston will have this idea.

How could you lose? If Houston's inside ability value is 96, then the Lakers' inside ability value is only 78. Houston's offense and defense are integrated, and it also has top-level organizational support and key ball singles capabilities. The offense of the Lakers is in a mess. Ben Wallace's offensive income to the team is negative. Campbell is not an insider with excellent scoring ability. The defense is still excellent, but the inside defense at this level of the league can be said to be standard, and the Lakers' rebound protection is not very good. Campbell is soft and Ben Wallace is short.

It can be said that the inside ability of the two teams has opened up countless levels, with double superstars on one side and two ordinary role players on the other. Such a crushing level of confrontation did not take the Lakers away easily, which makes many people find it incredible.

Is this still the NBA where the insider wins the world?

Especially in the last quarter, Kobe continuously challenged Olajuwon in front of him. Although there were successes and failures, he did break the undefeated myth of Olajuwon's defense. This is a player that even Jordan dared not challenge. Kobe was not afraid, and even added Barkley. This kind of domineering performance doesn't look like a rookie at all.

Bryant patiently waited for Olajuwon to be exhausted, and finally made a fatal blow, sinking Houston in one fell swoop. So calm and composed, it can even be said that his wily performance is enough to be written into the textbook of defenders!

Kobe's performance and statistics seem to be far behind Olajuwon, but Kobe can win!

When the Lakers won this crucial battle, the difference between them and the Bulls was widened to one game, and they even left Houston far behind, with a full eight wins and losses.

53 wins and 7 losses! 60 games have passed this season, and there are 22 games left! There are still 20 days before O'Neal will return from injury. What kind of height will the Lakers' final record this season reach? No one knows whether this group of young stars will continue to improve their performance in the remaining games, or they will not be in good form and eventually lead to a losing streak. But so far, they are the hottest team in the league, and Kobe is the most shining star in the league!

After the Lakers beat Houston at home, they have four consecutive home games, followed by five consecutive away games. The home game will play against the Nets, Warriors, Fast Pass, and Raptors. These teams are not playoff-level teams, which means that in the next 10 days, the Lakers will have a relatively easy schedule, the opponents are not strong, and they can stay in Los Angeles all the time without running around. Use your energy for the journey.

In these five home games, the Lakers won all!

March 7 Houston Rockets 104:108 Los Angeles Lakers.

March 9 Nets 105:115 Lakers. Kobe scored 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. The Nets are really failing at the moment. The only well-known player among them is Sean Bradley. Bradley, who is like a bamboo pole, is the No. 2 pick in 1993, but he has always been only on the basket. The performance is not bad, the remaining rebounds, blocking, and low-post offense have not been developed as expected. The data of 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks per game in the season did not fulfill his talent. He was already put on the trade deadline. It was put on the shelves, but there was no suitable offer in the end, and the Lakers' offer was rejected by the New Jersey Nets.

Warriors 101:109 Lakers on March 12. Kobe made 11 shots and hit 8 goals, scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists efficiently. Latrell Sprewell made 12 of 32 shots and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 5 turnovers. It seems that the data is bluffing, but it is of no help to the team's victory. Kobe played the pass and easily controlled the field to win the game.

March 14 Clippers 87:97 Lakers. Kobe had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Facing the rivals in the same city, the Clippers, who are currently 26 wins and 35 losses, the Lakers started the game very well. In this game, Kobe made 5 of 9 three-pointers and dominated the game with long-range shots.

Raptors 90:98 on March 16. Kobe had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and almost scored another triple-double. If Bowen and Campbell hit at the last minute, then Kobe would have another triple-double night.

With five consecutive home victories, the Lakers' record came to 57 wins and 7 losses. At the same time, the Bulls were upset! 99:98 lost to the Nets, swallowed the eighth loss of the season! The total record came to 55 wins and 8 losses!

In this game, except for Michael Jordan's normal performance, he scored 36 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in 16 of 34 and carried the team forward alone.

The other Bulls players became undercover. Pippen was 6 for 19, Ron Harper was 1 for 5, Rodman was 1 for 8, and Cole was 3 for 10. The basket was almost crooked!