Kobe Bryant has always been regarded as one of the players with good defensive ability in the league. Except for injuries in the 2004-05 season, Kobe Bryant has played every game since the 1999-2000 season. He was selected to the league's All-Defensive Team every season, despite some criticism that Kobe's team always slacked off at the end of the game.

This summer, during the FIBA ??USA Championship with the Dream Team, Kobe was undoubtedly the best defensive player on the team, and he himself planned to use this good form Keep it and use it in the Lakers game, and use this as a springboard to compete for the best defensive player of the season.

Many outstanding perimeter players won this honor in the 1980s and 1990s, including Michael Jordan and Gary Payton. But in recent years, this award has tended to favor big players with excellent defense, such as Mutombo, Mourning, Ben Wallace, Marcus Camby, etc.

Another challenge for Kobe is that unlike the U.S. team, which has countless talented scoring machines, Kobe needs to bear a heavier scoring burden on the Lakers. Kobe Bryant admitted that the Lakers players are playing smarter this season, which can help him score more easily, but he still hopes to get more support on the defensive end of the court. "You rarely see me playing alone now. We have more cooperation this season. We can push the ball wider and get more and better opportunities. When they have a good opportunity, I will pass the ball." Give them the ball, and I try to mobilize them on the defensive end. I don't need to worry too much. If this continues, we will go very far."

There have been many changes this season, such as Kyle. The rise of the NBA, the Spurs are getting older and stronger, and the Magic led by Dwyane Howard is unstoppable. All these make the competition for MVP this season very fierce. Last year's MVP Dirk Nowitzki, Stephen Nash, Tim Duncan (recently not scoring much due to lack of playing time), LeBron James. But Kobe is still very likely to follow Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon and become another person to win the MVP and the best defensive player, but the challenge from Kevin Garnett is quite big, because His all-around statistics and defensive abilities, as well as the fact that the team's record is now far better than the Lakers.

LEBRON JAMES: KOBE is my favorite and most admired player among current players.

Artest: If you want to feel the limit of offense, then please try to defend KOBE.

Billups: There is no doubt that KOBE is the best player in the league today.

Mark Cuban: Kobe Bryant is the best player in the league

Mavericks owner Cuban participated in an FSN interview these days. When host Chris Myers asked him who he was When he was the best player in the league, Cuban said: "Best player...Kobe. When he doesn't want to be stopped, no one can stop him." ("Best player...Kobe. When he doesn't want to be stopped.") 't want to be stopped, you can't stop him." )

Cuban said he enjoyed watching Dirk play, but some of Kobe's performances when playing were simply amazing.

Air Jordan bluntly said that Kobe is the best today: "He (Kobe) competes with the top players in the league every day. He works hard to defend them and hopes that they can also do their best to block him. In We're very similar in that respect," Jordan said. "If I were asked to pick the best player in the league, I would obviously choose Kobe."

Suns coach Anthony commented on KOBE: MVP does not mean he is the best player in the entire league, but KOBE is indeed the entire league. The best player ever.

Kenny Smith, a well-known TNT basketball expert whose comments are similar to those of the Suns coach, said: Although KOBE is not the MVP this season, his performance is enough to show that he is the best among the many stars in the league today.

PHIL JAKSON once commented on the 26-year-old KOBE: The 26-year-old KOBE is undoubtedly above the 26-year-old JORDAN (please don’t shoot me). In his coaching career, he has only encountered two Two geniuses, one is JORDAN, the other is KOBE.

Comments from people from all walks of life on Kobe’s 81 points: "How many minutes did he play, 42? If he had an overtime game, maybe (100 would be possible)," New Jersey guard Jason Kidd said

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Kidd asked: "How many minutes did he play, 42? If there is overtime, 100 points is also possible."

AI said: "This night was wonderful for Kobe. It's not like watching a computer game. He's the best player.

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“We will play the Raptors in March, and I will try to score 100 points~”

You hate to be on the negative side of history, but you've got to give credit where credit is due," Toronto's Jalen Rose said. "It's going to be talked about, viewed, analyzed, overanalyzed for a long time. Unfortunately, we're going to be on the wrong side of the analysis." < /p>

Coach Rick Carlisle, whose Indiana team got torched by Bryant not so long ago, said, "I don't feel so bad about the 45 he got on us now."

WALK Celtics coach Carlisle said he's not so depressed now about the last time Kobe Bryant scored 45 points on their team.

Said Bird, Celtics legend turned Pacers president: "That's wild, that is really wild. It would be hard to believe if you didn't know it was true."

Bird said, crazy, really crazy. If you don't see it with your own eyes, it's hard to believe it's true.

And coach Mike Montgomery's Golden State team, which is next in Bryant's crosshairs Friday: "I wish we had King Kong (to guard him). Anything we can do, we'll do."

The Warriors coach, who will face Kobe Bryant in a few days, said he hopes to use King Kong to defend Kobe and anything they can think of will be used.

"It was quite an exhibition," Winter said. "It's what the fans love. I don't think you can win a championship playing that way and so, consequently, I would be concerned about that. But it was a great victory and I don't want to take anything away from Kobe because it was one of the greatest I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of exhibitions."

Triangle The godfather of offense, WINTER, thinks this is a great performance. He has played countless games in his life. This is one of the greatest games he has ever seen.

"He's going to get 100-plus any day now," Bill Walton said, adding, "particularly if they keep playing Toronto."

"Forget the level of skill to get to that point, the level of physical fitness to keep going like that, to be in such a zone, is just unreal," the Hall of Fame center and NBA analyst said from his home in San Diego.

"It was like a game down at the rec center during the summer. That's what he turned it into. And he made everybody else look like a junior high school player."

The legendary Bill Walton said , Kobe will score 10 one day in the future, especially when he plays the Raptors again in the future.

"I don't know if anyone could have stopped him last night," West said by telephone. "It's so senseless to me to say he shouldn't take over like that. You give the same amount of shots to everybody else and they're not making that many, I know it."

"Players are jealous of greatness," West added. "Kobe is a unique talent and a unique person. His belief that he can jump to the moon is never going to change. But I admire him, what he's been able to overcome. You would think he would be a fair-haired man of the NBA with what's he's already done. But he's taken a fairly good battering."

Mentor West said he didn't think anyone could stop Kobe last night. His opinion was contrary to Riley's. He said that if you give this opportunity to other players, they will not be able to score such high scores.

I'm still in awe of what this guy did," Tracy McGrady said. "To score 81 points on just 46 shots, this may be his patent. "

"What is surprising is not only the 46 shot opportunities, but also the hit rate of more than 50%. I have attempted more than 30 shots in some games. I was exhausted at the time. . " Tracy McGrady said, " I took 46 shots, 20 free throws, and scored 81 points in total. I can't believe it. "

To be precise, what surprised Tracy McGrady was not Kobe's high score, but Kobe's physical and mental endurance. Secondly, the Raptors would actually "indulge" him so much. "After the game, I talked to Mike -James got on the phone and he said they didn't double-team Kobe - not at all, not once. " Tracy McGrady said, "It's hard to understand. When he scored 40 points, he should be double-teamed with two or three people! When he scores 50 points, when he scores 70 points, what are they doing -- just having people play one-on-one with him? "

Bulls Great Scottie Pippen:

"It's superb, definitely. Something that is new to me, that is shocking. I got the news last night about 3 in the morning, and I don't think I even went back to bed."

Pippen:

That's amazing. Shocking.

I got the news at 3 o'clock in the morning yesterday, and I felt like I had never fallen asleep since.

Cavs Guard, Eric Snow:

"Hats off, he's the best. It's hard to get 50 in a game. He did it in a half. It takes a tough player who works really hard. I think he's one of the best ever."

Snow:

Take off your hat and pay tribute to him! He is the best. It is very difficult to get 50 points in one game, but he got more than 50 points in the second half.

He works really hard and I think KB is one of the greatest players of all time.

"For Kobe Bryant to do this as a guard, it is a testimony to his athletic ability, incredible endurance."

Grizzlies coach and current critic Hubie Brown said , Kobe can do this as a defender, which shows how strong his athletic ability is, and his durability is incredible.

"I think it is an awesome feat what Kobe did the other night, and I tip my hat to him. The one word that comes to mind when I think about what he accomplished is SPECIAL."

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Pistons general manager Dumars believed that Kobe's performance this night was too brilliant, and he paid tribute to him. When he thought of this, the first word that popped into his mind was: SPECIAL

"Kobe brought his team back from a big deficit to win the game, so you like to see that. That. means quite a bit more than getting points with no competition."

Jazz coach Sloan believes that the most important thing is that Kobe leads the team from a big deficit to victory. This is what he is happy to see. This is much more meaningful for those who are not very competitive and get high scores.

"That was a great game. It surprises you, but the guy was hitting shot after shot."

Celtics guard Richie Davis said that was a It was a great game, surprising, but this guy Kobe just scored one goal after another.

"It's impressive,. He's probably playing the best basketball of anyone in the NBA right now. When you're taking jump shots, you're going to get more tired. Wilt got all layups. With the athletes that are in the game today, no, it wouldn't happen. You would have to put more minutes on the clock. Well, maybe Kobe could do it. If he shot every time down the floor."

< p> Pierce said, this is so impressive, Kobe may be the best player in the NBA right now. You're more prone to fatigue when you opt for a jump shot. All of Chamberlain's points were layups. Compared with the intensity of today's game, that will never happen again. If you still want to get 100 points, then you have to increase the game time. Well, maybe with the exception of Kobe, he could do it if every shot was taken by him.

What was lost in all of that was that he got it going when they were down by 18 points. The other amazing part was that he didn't get tired at the end."

< p>There are two things that impressed Celtics coach Rivers the most, one was the comeback and the other was Kobe didn't look tired.

"To compare it to anybody would be useless. He set himself. apart from everyone else. Everyone looks for another Michael Jordan, and there probably won't be one. What Kobe did was establish himself as one of the greatest scorers of all time at an early age. He's a phenom. I'm a believer , man. Now we've got to sit back and wait and see if anyone scores 82."

Odd superstar Iceman said that it is meaningless to compare Kobe Bryant's performance with anyone else. He separates himself from anything. Everyone is looking for another MJ, and there may not be another one. Kobe has established himself as one of the greatest young scorers. He is an outstanding talent. His followers, man. Now let's sit back and see who else can score 82 points.

That should put all the questions to rest who's the most talented and who's the, you know, best offensive player in the league. You know if he would've had a decent first half, he might've got 100 points last night. I mean if anybody can go out there and score 25 points a quarter I would definetly say it's Kobe ."

Bulls' Gordon: So, now the discussion about "who is the most talented player in the league and who is the best offensive player" can be put aside. You know, if he had scored more points in the first half, 100 points might have been accomplished. I mean, if anyone could score 25 points a quarter, I would definitely say it would be Kobe.

"We're witnessing greatness right now. We need to understand that. (asked: "Is he the best of the best?") Yeah, definetly."

Bull's Chandler: We are privileged to witness the birth of greatness. (Asked, if he is the best of the best), yes, I am sure.

"Is that for real? You know. That's what people will probably go around saying today. Did he really have 81 points? Is that possible?"

Marion: Really ? This is probably what people say the most today. Did he really score 81 points? Is it possible?

"Scoring 81 points is a truly amazing accomplishment. Of course, the most important thing is that his effort contributed to a victory for his team."

Baylor, who scored 71, said , 81 points is definitely a great achievement. Of course, the most important thing is that he converted his points into victory for the team.

"It's amazing. Beyond amazing. He's on another level from any other player at this point. It's like he is toying with teams. If you push up on him, he just takes two steps back and shoots from further out. I hope the NBA adjusts its TV schedule so we all can see him play more. It would be fun to watch and fun to debate how far a one-man show can drag four other players in a team sport."

Cuban: It's amazing. Beyond amazing. He climbed to a higher level than any player in the league. It seemed like he was treating the team like a toy. If you irritate him, he will retaliate harder and hit a farther ball. I hope the NBA adjusts its TV schedule so we have a chance to see more of him. It is really interesting to observe and argue that one person can carry four others as far as he can, in a team sport like this.

"How many times did he get to the line? You'd think the Super Bowl would lead 'SportsCenter' tonight. But you know it won't. It can't. Kobe will. He has to."

Stackhouse: How many times has he been on the foul line? You'd think the Super Bowl would take over the SOPRTSCENTER tonight, but you know it won't. It's Kobe who does it.

Atlanta Hawks Radio Analyst, Dennis Scott:

"The most points I ever scored was 65 in the Urban Coalition summer league in D.C.. I had something like 16 3-pointers, and I'm telling you, I was dead tired when it was over. I saw the highlights of Kobe, and he looked like he could have played another game."

Hawks radio commentator, former Magic Star Dennis Scott said: The highest score I ever scored was 65 points, which was in a summer league in Washington. I made what seemed like 16 three-pointers at that point, and let me tell you, by the time the game was over, I was exhausted as hell. I watched Kobe's clip today, and he actually looked like he could continue to play another game!

"It's not just a buzz about Kobe, it's a holler. That guy is incredible. That's why he's the best player in the league."

Magic guard Turin said, This is why Kobe is the best player in the league.

"I guess they say records are made to be broken. You wouldn't think it could be done, but if anybody could I guess it would be Kobe. It's just incredible. There's not much really you can say. Wow."

Hill said, records are meant to be broken. You may not think of it, but if anyone can do it, I think it can only be Kobe.

It’s incredible, the only thing I can say is: WOW!

"Forget about 81 points. To be able to get up that many shots and still play defense at the other end of the floor, that's a pretty incredible physical accomplishment."

Magic Coach Brian Hill said, forget about 81 points. Shooting so many shots and also contributing on the defensive end is an incredible physical limit in itself.

Hornets Guard Kirk Snyder:

"I heard about it after I had finished hanging out with David West, and he called me and said that Kobe had scored 81. My first thought was is that I'm in the NBA with probably one of the best players ever to play in the NBA."

Hornets guard SNYDER said that it was his teammate WEST who called him to tell him that Kobe Bryant scored 81 points. His first reaction after hearing this was that he was lucky enough to compete with perhaps the best player of all time in the NBA.

"The first thing that came to my mind when I heard about what Kobe did was the amount of shots he go. If anybody's going to score, it's Kobe. He can take as many shots as he wants, and nobody says nothing. Of course when you take 46 shots you are going to score, but he's good enough to make more than half of them. He's good enough to take good shots, and he just had one of those nights."

JR SMITH, the Hornets dunk boy, said that when he heard the news, the first thing that came to his mind was Kobe's number of shots. If anyone can really shoot that many times, it can only be Kobe. He can vote as much as he wants, and no one dares to have an objection. Of course, when you take 46 shots, you can score, but he was so good that he made more than half of them.