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In the next game, they will still play at home, this time against the Knicks, and the Lakers players are very relaxed.

Because the Knicks are a notoriously bad team, they finished 11th in the East last season.

The Knicks' roster hasn't changed much this season, so their record shouldn't be much better this season, and it's likely to be worse than last season.

There are a few players on the Knicks' side who are particularly familiar with Qi Ming...... Stephen Marbury, also known as Coach Ma, later played in the CBA and also coached there.

Then there are the rich second-generation David Lee, the "best 3D player" Ariza, the "little potato" Nate Robinson ......

The Knicks' current record is 2-5, which is a bit miserable compared to the Lakers' 6-1.

Although the Knicks' performance in this game was okay, this game did not develop in the direction of the underdog, because the overall level and individual ability of the Lakers' side crushed the opponent.

In the first quarter, Kobe Bryant slashed 14 points and steadily suppressed the opposite side by 10 points!

In the second quarter, Qi Ming led the team on the court, and finally after he scored 8+5, the difference between the opposite side and the opposite side became 17 points.

The 17-point difference in the half was also very reassuring to the Lakers' head coach Zen Master, so he went directly to a group of substitutes and let them practice their skills on the court, so ...... Cook got on.

In the third quarter, although the bench lost some points, they still led by 12 points before the start of the fourth quarter, and finally the fourth quarter was ...... Kobe Bryant and Qi Ming were on the spot at the same time again, and the Knicks collapsed directly on the spot.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Knicks 103-85 at home, beating the Knicks by 18 points.

This clean victory also made many media outlets and league executives reassess the strength of the Lakers.

Contrary to what they expected, they expected the Lakers to have a 50% win rate at the start of the season.

They were almost on the verge of the playoffs and were eliminated in the first round.

But that's not the case...... The Lakers are now directly 7-1 and have lost one game in half a month!

One of the biggest factors is Qi Ming, if the Lakers don't have Qi Ming, the two games against the Timberwolves and Grizzlies will definitely not be good, and the Grizzlies and Timberwolves both have top power forwards...... If there is no Qi Ming, Odom will definitely be blown up by the opposite side, or directly exploded.

Then there's Kobe, who, after last season's transition period, has regained his scoring form.

Now Kobe Bryant can even average 30 points per game, originally he had a chance to cut 30+, but because of Qi Ming's appearance, he saw the team's hope for further progress in the playoffs, so he gave up part of the ball to Qi Ming.

Kobe Bryant knows a truth, the two most important personal honors for players are MVP and championship.

Even if he brushes up his own good statistics, the team's record can't get up, and even the first round of the playoffs has passed, and he will never get the MVP.

Not to mention the championship and FMVP.

So, Kobe Bryant has bigger ambitions...... He wants to win the MVP and the championship, so it is necessary to give up some of the ball.

One more point...... He's going to prove himself in front of that dead fat man, so he hopes that the Lakers can reach the Finals this season, preferably against the Heat in the Finals!

When the time comes, he will have the best chance to prove himself.

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After this game, Qi Ming had another day off, which was a day off for the coach, because in the first few games, especially in the games with the Grizzlies, 76ers, and Timberwolves, they were particularly tired.

Qi Ming still insisted on training in the arena during the break, and he also trained with Kobe, Odom, Cook, and Bynum.

Especially Cook and Bynum, the two of them practice very diligently, but Qi Ming is very supportive of them practicing like this, and now they are good and young...... It's a good time to improve yourself.

Looking at Bynum's hook hand, Qi Ming's eyes also lit up, Bynum practiced hook with the "Sky Hook" old man Abdul-Jabbar for a period of time in the summer, and now it seems that it has indeed had a certain effect.

Bynum's hook is very flexible, and it can be seen that ...... He has a lot of potential in this area, but he still has to prove it in actual combat.

After the Lakers finished this game, the media in Los Angeles also broke the reception to promote the return of the Lakers dynasty.

Lakers management also put up a huge poster outside the arena.

Kobe, Odom, and Qi Ming stood in front, Kobe Bryant was naturally in the C position, standing in the middle, Qi Ming was on the right, and Odom was on the left.

Others are in the back.

The implication is already obvious, Kobe Bryant is the boss, and Qi Ming and Odom are his right-hand men.