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Bryant goes to the post
He gets everyone involved, and the Lakers win their fourth in a row.
Less well known is that Bryant huddled with Jordan in the summer about moving to Jordan's wing position in the triangle. At a Nike function, Bryant picked Jordan's brain and came away with one chief recommendation.
"Go to the post a lot," Bryant recalled.
On Friday night, Bryant put on a clinic in post play during the Lakers' fast start, posting up Chicago guard Kirk Hinrich repeatedly, drawing double teams and finding open teammates for shots. Bryant finished with eight assists, nine rebounds and 23 points - all team highs.
"Kobe was finding everybody for open shots," said Brian Cook, who made 8 of 11 attempts for 16 points and upon final exit from the game was applauded by Bryant.
In his era, Jordan told Bryant, the illegal-defense rules enabled Jordan to dominate via isolation plays on the wing. But with legalized zones now, Jordan told Bryant that life would be different for him.