You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 279
Chris Mihm's injury does put the Lakers at a disadvantage.

Their inside personnel are tight, and they will be blown up in the frontcourt when playing against any team.

Phil Jackson let go of his prejudices and increased Bynum's playing time, but the effect was mediocre.

According to statistics, when Mihm was injured, as long as Bynum played more than 10 minutes, he was considered a normal substitute. However, except for the high number of fouls, none of his statistics improved significantly.

He is still too young.

Bynum's performance has justified Jackson's reputation. He is not a person who will put the interests of the team aside for factional disputes, unless he is forced to do so.That's right, the degree of being forced is up to him.But for Bynum, Jackson's strategy is fine.

Bynum's immatureness proves from the side why he has outstanding talent but fell to the tenth pick in the first round.

Before the draft, almost every scout added a similar opinion to his scouting report, "he has the potential to become Eddie Curry's second".

Curry also has imaginative talents and prospects, but the poor team environment and undisciplined nature coupled with inappropriate injuries made him go astray.

It is also because since 2001, there are not many high school rookies in their early years, which makes the market of later high school rookies be looked down upon.

Only geniuses like James and Howard, who can't be seen by the naked eye, will be selected with the highest pick.

The victory over the Timberwolves allowed Kobe to get rid of the demons that he insisted on shooting if he couldn't make a shot.

The Lakers have spent the most difficult time in March. Next, they need to play four more games to end this month and try to meet the last half of the regular season in the best condition.

The next opponent is still the animal team.

The Milwaukee Bucks, led by sharpshooter Michael Reed, led the team to the away game with Kobe Bryant.

The matchup between Kobe and Reid is something to watch.

The battle between Wei Xia and Bogut's classmates is also an official publicity point.

Bogut was the No. [-] pick in the draft, and Wei Xia was the sixth overall pick.Just looking at his performance in his rookie season, Wei Xia is like Larry Bird who also fell to the sixth overall pick back then.Those interested in history should know that Bird's No. [-] pick in the draft year was Michael Thompson (Mychal Thompson PF/C).Old Thompson joined the Trail Blazers as the No. [-] pick. Compared with other high-ranking centers in the history of the Trail Blazers, he is very lucky.

He missed a total of 7 games in seven seasons with the Blazers.The most missed season was his rookie season, playing 15 games.His attendance could cause Bill Walton to question his faith, Bowie to lament God's lack of care, and Greg Oden to break down.They are also high-post centers of the Blazers, why is there such a big gap?
The old Thompson was not happy in the Trail Blazers. He moved to the Spurs in the eighth year of his career and was sent to the Lakers after staying like a passerby for half a season.Since then, he has practiced the declaration of "Purple Gold for One Day, Lakers for Life". He has been the commentator of the Lakers' home court until his retirement, and has been working until 2020 as we know it is not over yet to be continued.

However, his No. 80 pick is just like the other talents of the same class-Micheal Ray Richardson PG, Reggie Theus SG, Mike Mitchell SF, a typical non-defensive offensive forward in the 9s, 20 seasons averaging [-]+ per game, and an All-Star selection. Attackers hide in the dust of history.

All of these people were overshadowed by Byrd's light.

Just like today's 2005 players, except for Chris Paul, everyone is embarrassed by Weixia.Especially those Bucks who obviously could win Wei Xia with a high pick, but chose other players in obsession.

In the game against the Bucks, Kobe was brave, and Wei Xia did not give up.

Let's talk about Kobe first, he and Reid have an advantage in the matchup.

This is Kobe's "No. [-] guard in the world" once again proving the battle.

As a star guard, Reid doesn't have to worry about defense, because his defense is far from Kobe's. The Bucks never expect him to defend, as long as he can score goals.As a result, he was defended by Kobe to 30% shooting and scored 20 points.

Kobe, who was facing him, scored 46 points on 44% shooting.

里德唯一比科比好的是三分命中率，4中3，75%。科比的三分命中率和命中数看起来很霸道。10中5，50%的命中率。

Reed was exploded, and the Bucks have already lost a lot.

But the contrast between Bogut and Wei Xia is even more outrageous.

In terms of performance, Bogut's 10+5+1 blocks are quite satisfactory, not bad, and the Bucks did not give him the tactical status that the champion should have.To put it bluntly, his possession of the ball in the team is not as good as that of Yao Huang in his rookie season.The Bucks chose him, but they didn't know how to use his talent and combat power.

Wei Xia on the opposite side showed his athletic ability to the extreme.

Behind Kobe's 44 points, it was Weixia's first 30 points in a single game since the beginning of March.

Kobe Bryant scored 74 points, and Odom dominated the audience with a quasi-triple-double of 9 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

The Bucks were overthrown by the Lakers at their home court, and they didn't even have the strength to fight back. How could it be a miserable word.

Scoring 40 points against the Bucks made Kobe accidentally achieve another record that the media forcibly found out.

Kobe's 40-point game this season has surpassed the team's legendary "Magic" Johnson's 40-point game in his career.

This kind of record is the same as the "first person after Jordan" that has been very popular in the past few years. It is useless except to add a "Michael, I am everywhere, Jordan" stalk to GOAT.There is a saying that if you want to challenge, you should challenge the most difficult one. Someday someone will become the "first person after Chamberlain" and it may provoke the fans' attention.

Jackson congratulated Kobe as usual: "I'm really proud of him. He scored a lot of points, but I value his leadership more than scoring. He has become an ambassador for our team. He represents the city. I hope he can become the number one scorer in team history one day."

Kobe himself is much calmer. When asked about his 40+ times in a single game in a single season surpassing all the 40+ times in a single game in the entire career of the Magician, he said calmly: "This is an honor. I have been working hard to get my name in the history of the team. Today's performance is part of this effort. I am very happy to welcome this glory with a victory."

Reporters who have mastered the correct way to ask Weixia naturally want to hear his thoughts on Weixia's 40 points in a single season surpassing the magician's 40+ times in a single game in his career.

Regarding Kobe's question, Wei Xia will never let the reporter down: "For me, it is only surprising when Kobe surpasses Maggie in terms of passing."

It's done—"The Lakers are discordant, the potential rising star satirizes Kobe for not passing the ball!", the news headline will appear on the page of a certain media tomorrow, and it may also be in bold font.

Two days later, the Lakers returned home to face another team that had already played a few times - the New Orleans Hornets.

The last time they played against each other, the Lakers lost, which led to a six-game losing streak.

Tonight's game against the Hornets is the last match between the two teams this season, and they don't want to lose.

Bryant learned the lesson of the last loss, for the Hornets, he increased the frequency of impact inside.

Efforts may be in vain, sweat may be meaningless, but the number of free throws will not lie.

Kobe, who only scored 1 free throw against the Hornets last time, made 11 free throws tonight.

The most underestimated insider of the Hornets, PJ Brown, the old goblin who guards the penalty area like a gate, left the field with six fouls at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

His departure symbolizes the disappearance of the Hornets' so-called inside advantage.

They still have a David West who can shoot any Lakers inside.

West's offense is good, but his defense is clumsy. Any team that regards him as the core of the defense is a team that is heading for the No. 3 pick.Brown's successor, Aaron Williams (PF/C) looks like a defensive gate. After the game, he is just slovenly and sloppy. It is rare to meet a team that is as bad inside as himself. pull.

Bryant increased his offense to the basket, hit 11 free throws, and indirectly increased his efficiency.

19投10中，52%的命中率砍下30分5篮板2助攻，对比三月初一言不合就是30投10中并且只有1/3/5个罚球的表现，简直有天壤之别。

The efficiency has improved, the performance has improved, and the teammates have been driven. Naturally, the Hornets have no chance to play, and they simply lost. The Lakers celebrate their three-game winning streak and rise to sixth in the Western Conference.

Wei Xia's performance is on par with Paul's, and no one is clearly better than the other.

Paul's pass after the pick-and-roll break activated David West.

As he has done this season, Paul has given West wings.Last season, he was just a substitute insider who averaged 7 points per game. The arrival of the former helped the latter take off, with an average of 17 points and 7 assists per game.

Wei Xia played his own strengths and bit Paul defensively.Paul can activate West, but the personal offense has no hope.

Let Paul's personal offense be sluggish, and he seized rare opportunities on the offensive end, and diligently counterattacked quickly, scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Wei Xia is proving that he is a well-deserved Sixth Man of the Year and Rookie of the Year with unquestionable performances.

Although Paul is equally good, if he wants to win ROY, he must jump out of the rookie standard in the remaining games and dominate the game at the level of an All-Star player, otherwise, he will not be able to compete with Weixia.

(End of this chapter)