The Lakers ushered in 2008 happily. From the moment Kobe gave up his trade application, they got on the fast lane.

Back in his hometown of Philadelphia, Wei Xia's parents came to watch the game on site, and the Lakers gave the 76ers a crushing defeat.

In this game, Kobe didn't score many points, and Wei Xia scored the most 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists in the team.

He originally wanted to get a triple-double, and Andrew Bynum's control of the rebound made his wish fail. Bynum firmly controlled the penalty area with an extremely strong attitude.

His active performance successfully allowed the Lakers to put Jamal Magloire, the only unstable factor in the team, on the trading car with 17 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks.

The Lakers' approach is a bit like killing donkeys. When they were pursuing Magloire, they said all the good things, but they had to drive people away in less than half a season.

The management's approach has been criticized by many people, but some reporters revealed that Magloire has no friend in the team.

Staying in Los Angeles is a torment for him and the Lakers.

In the New Year battle, the Lakers beat the 76ers.

The reporter pushed the microphone to Wei Xia and asked him about the significance of this battle.

"Every victory feels like it's the same," Wei Xia smiled, "but winning in Philadelphia does have special meaning."

Due to the tight schedule, Wei Xia only got together with her parents for a while after the game and then returned to the hotel.

The second opponent of the oncoming New Year, the Indiana Pacers, who have been in reconstruction since Reggie Miller retired, are a tough bone to crack.

They are the kind of teams who obviously lack talent and have nothing to be the cornerstone to build a lineup, but they are determined not to show off their potential within the existing lineup and fight to the end.

Such a team will win people's respect, but due to many reasons, it is difficult to become a championship team.

They were determined to fight the Lakers and made another highlight battle for Bynum.

The Pacers' inside depth is undoubtedly above the Lakers. The starting lineup is O'Neal Jr. and Troy Murphy. The Lakers are allergic to the surname O'Neal and are about to be beaten up by someone, so Bynum stands up again.

This young young man, who was just 20 years old and 1 month old, beat Murphy and beat Murphy to the top rebounding rate against Jason Foster, with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single game.

"For Ab, as long as he can realize 50% of his talent, he can become a star-level insider."

After the game, Kobe rarely boasted about his words to Bynum.

From the New Year, Bynum seems to have been opened to Ren and Du meridians. He is no longer just a pseudo starter who averages about 25 minutes per game. The Lakers, who have been poor for a long time, have begun to rely on him as much as they rely on the outside double C.

After a day, facing the Grizzlies, Wei Xia and Kobe scored exactly the same data with similar efficiency.

The two scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists at the same time. The Grizzlies, who have fallen from Western Conference strong teams to the end, cannot stop the Lakers from progressing forward.

Then there was a heavy meeting.

The Lakers and Hornets, who are both third-year-old Chris Paul, has achieved a super evolution from a quasi-All-star to a superstar this season, and has led the team to 23 wins and 11 losses, ranking third in the West.

It can be said that Paul is the only player who can threaten Kobe's MVP.

The game between the two teams is also regarded by the outside world as a battle between the mvp weather vane.

Whoever wins, the MVP will be biased towards.

Unless someone scores 50 points but loses to the opponent who scores 10 points.

Of course Wei Xia knew their MVP competition, and he also knew that Kobe wanted that thing very much. If you take too much MVP, it doesn’t mean anything, such as Jabbar, who has the largest number of MVPs, but this thing is a symbol of identity.

As a super giant, wouldn’t you be embarrassed to have an MVP?

Wei Xia was only dissatisfied with one thing, that is, he did not enter the MVP discussion. What he meant was that if even Paul could enter the MVP discussion, why would he not have his share?

Paul led the team with 23 wins and 11 losses, averaging 20 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists per game. He helped Kobe lead the Lakers to the second record in the Western Conference No. 1 record, averaging 23.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. Apart from assists, there is no one that can match Paul. Why does Paul predict that MVP is second, but he doesn't even make the top five?

With this intention in mind, Wei Xia did two things in the game against the Hornets.

Lock Paul and help Kobe get the data.

Paul naturally hoped that his teammates would be able to give it a lot. In the end, the only thing that was reliable was Tyson Chandler who needed him to feed the cake to his mouth with his own hands.

David West missed the shot and was actually suppressed by Odom.

Peja habitually suffers from diarrhea with the Lakers, and probably thinks he is still wearing the Kings jersey.

Paul himself was not much better. Wei Xia adopted a one-for-one counterattack strategy, and he almost didn't have any data, so he wanted to lock Paul.

If Paul completes a positional offense - shooting, then Wei Xia will definitely give him a fierce confrontation in a short period of time, and it doesn't matter if he is called a foul. This method has greater effectiveness than form.

With Wei Xia's defensive defense, Paul's shooting rate fell below 40%, while Kobe scored 34 points with more than half of the shooting rate, and the Lakers beat the Hornets.

Except for Wei Xia's role that cannot be reflected in data, Bynum's performance is still worth mentioning.

8 of 10 shots, 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks.

"Does the Lakers still need to strengthen? With the evolution of A, their inside line is no longer a shortcoming!"

The exclamations from various media reflect the impact of Bynum's activity since the New Year.

Since Wei Xia joined the Lakers, their outside line has not been weaker than any team, and every time there is a problem, they are inside.

If Bynum could solve this problem, it would be of great significance and bad influence.

Such a Lakers have no shortcomings, while Wei Xia and Bynum are both very young. With them, the Lakers will be the most powerful team until Kobe has undergone major regression. Moreover, no one can be sure whether these two young kings will make significant progress in the future.

The critics' flattery of Bynum is not over yet, but he explodes again.

The Lakers' last game against the Bucks this season, Kobe scored 37 points and Wei Xia scored 15 points and 8 rebounds, and played the strongest game of his career against Bynum, the No. 1 pick in the same draft.

"He made Andre Bogut look like Kwame Brown, Michael Olovokandi's parallel goods!"

At the beginning of the game, Wei Xia realized that Bynum was in a hot state, so she gave the ball in as soon as she had the chance.

Bynum did not waste any chance at all. He became the most stable end point for the Lakers, educating Bogut like he was educated.

The poor Bogut not only needs to deal with the external impact from Wei Xia on the defensive end, but also has to be careful of Bynum who is not good at the arrival.

His caution and caution mean little to the game.

Facing him, Bynum was not afraid at all, because Weisha taught Bogut a lesson many times. Bynum remembered those famous scenes and had no respect for the top scorer in the same class.

He made 10 of 13 shots in the game, scoring dazzling 25 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

What about Bogut on the opposite side? He made 5 of 12 shots, scored only 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and he only played for 30 minutes. Bynum's strong back shot allowed him to quickly accumulate fouls.

What are the most feared by young players who are in good shape? It is not pride, not complacency, not indulgence, but from unpredictable blows, like cold water on the horizon, which makes people feel cold all over.

In the six games of the New Year, Bynum was so strong that it made people feel that he was the second leader of the Lakers.

With his presence, Wei Xia only needs to lock the opponent's arrow with all his strength. He and Kobe can sweep the defense of all teams, one inside and one outside.

Just before he beat Bogut's next game, his reputation had reached his career's best, but in his third game against the Grizzlies, in the seventh game in 2008, he left the game after only 20 minutes.

Fans will miss the energy he brings, but now, he has to rest.

Bynum was carried off by a stretcher, the Lakers and the Grizzlies played to the end, and Wei Xia made a key steal, layup, and killed the game.

Their winning streak reached 11 games, and no one could shake the title of No. 1 in the West, but Bynum's injury retreat seemed to bring everything back to the starting point.

“This is an opportunity.”

Asked about Bynum's injury and its impact, Phil Jackson's attitude was the same as usual: "We should be more united than before. Ab's injury is a pity, but this is fate, it justly gives the winner the toughest challenge. We are ready."

It is obvious that Zen Master u chicken soup does not talk about the players' hearts.

At least, their preparations were only 10%.

In the next game, Kobe's outbreak roared at the god of fate who was playing with him.

Their opponent is the Seattle Supersonics, which is at the bottom of the West.

Wei Xia followed closely behind. Bynum broke out in six games, and he didn't perform much. He seemed to suddenly degenerate from a best-ranked star to an ordinary starter. Only fans in high ranks could see what contribution he made on the defensive end.

Now, Bynum's injury has brought them back to their original starting point.

The Supersonics are trying to use this to defeat the West No. 1 and strengthen the team's momentum.

62%, 75%, 50%, 63%, 62%, 50% - this is the hit rate of the supersonic speed.

Among the heinously high hit rates, some individuals performed extremely dazzlingly.

6 of 26 shots, shooting percentage 23%, creator: Kevin Durant.

After this game, he was affectionately called "one of the top ten players who should be thrown into the trash can" by Chinese mold.

Even if his performance is a nightmare, Supersonics should win with the performance of others.

The final score was 123 to 121, and after a overtime game, the Lakers narrowly won by 2 points.

Except for Kobe's 4 seconds before the end of overtime, the Lakers' statistics are enough to show what their winning key is.

Kobe scored 48 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds. Wei Xia played for 50 minutes, following Kobe scored 40 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The two of them have made the Lakers' winning streak reach twelve games.

However, the response from Bynum's injury is still uncontrollable.

The outbreak between Kobe and Wei Xia is a scene that has not been interrupted in the past two years. When entering the playoffs, the opponent will definitely step up the attack on the Lakers' inside.

Could it be that the Lakers are going to fall on the weak inside again?

After going around, I finally arrived at the starting point again.
Chapter completed!