184. How did such a talent end up on a team like this?

Yesterday afternoon, the heat from Zhang Yang's 82-point performance in the rookie challenge began to cool down as media and fans shifted their attention to the Skills Challenge. But by today, the topic was hot again.

At the roundtable interview at noon, the Western All-Stars had backup selection Okur with not a single reporter by his side, while Kobe was surrounded inside and out.

A reporter asked Kobe if he would score 83 points tonight to reclaim the record for the most points in a single game among active players.

The reporter thought Kobe would answer with something like "The rookie game doesn't count as an official match."

Unexpectedly, Kobe replied, "No, I'm not going to compete with Jack over something like this tonight. He's only 18, and I'm already 28. No matter how many points I score, he could surpass it in the future, as the players to come have endless possibilities."

Reporters felt that this year's Kobe was a little different.