Reborn as Kobe

Chapter 17: Cardinal's Cigar

   After the start of the second quarter, the Lakers placed substitutes, Fisher, Tyrese Knight, Corey Blunt, Byron Scott, and Van Exel.

The Celtics also made substitutions. Dana Barros continued to stay on the court to organize the offense. He replaced the 1.85-meter Di Brown to form a double guard. The small forward is Greg Miner and the power forward is Frank. Brickkowski, center Marty Conren. This is a strange lineup. M-L-Kyle is just an excessive coach and will leave the NBA after the end of this season. It is difficult for such a coach without much ability to survive in the league.

Dee Brown shot passionately as soon as he came up. He first made two points, then broke through and caused a foul by Tyrese Knight, then broke through and assisted Dana Barros to make a three-pointer. Fisher and Van Exel is not in good shape, and it is very difficult to defend against Di Brown. At 24:26, the Celtics quickly overtook the score.

   Harris called Kobe to his side and said: "I'm going to send you on again. I will focus on scoring in series. Will my physical strength be a problem?"

   "I will do my best."

After all, Kobe is just over eighteen years old. Despite long-term training, his physical fitness is almost the same as those of the league’s endurance experts such as Karl Malone, but he still dare not overburden at will. If he is not scrupulous when he is young, he doesn’t need to exceed 30. It's time to retire. In the first year of the original space-time Kobe is almost adapting and leveling.

   Kobe replaced Fisher when the ball died. After halftime, Dibron kept talking, yelling viciously at Kobe: "Come on, hit me, you rookie."

  Kobe kept a distance from him, looked over DiBlanc’s head deliberately, and said solemnly, "Who is talking to me? Why can't I see it?"

   Di Brown was just a provocation, Kobe stabbed the opponent's heart directly. Di Brown once won the 1991 slam dunk contest, and in the slam dunk contest creatively invented the face-covered dunk, you must know that there was rainman Sean Kemp in that dunk contest. But Dibron has always felt that he failed to become a superstar because of his shortness, so he hates others for being short.

Di Brown took a step and reached for the ball. Although Kobe deliberately ignored him, he did not relax at all. His mind was all on the ball. He immediately dribbled the ball with his left hand to his right hand, and crossed the steps from Di Brown. However, without waiting for other people to come up to make up the defense, the midfielder made an emergency stop jumper. Now the Celtics dominate the inside height, but the speed has dropped, so Kobe has to play more quickly and resolutely. Kobe has a good rhythm and the ball is hollow into the net. 26:26.

   Kobe didn't even look at Di Brown after the goal, and ran to the backcourt blankly, completely ignoring him.

   In one round, Di Brown's anger came up. He is the dunk king, ignoring his anger more than provocation.

In order to further stimulate Dibran’s singles, Bryant deliberately shouted at Van Exel as soon as he returned to halftime: “We should pay attention to defending Dana Barros. This guy is a drinking fountain mascot. Control him."

   Di Brown has always felt that his ability is better than his teammate Barros, but the team did not let him start, which made him feel very unfair. Now after Kobe's stimulation, his head is completely hot.

   Debrown started calling out loudly after halftime. Kobe didn't dare to relax and kept paying attention to the opponent's running position. Barros gave the ball to Dibron who was irritating. Dibron didn't want to pick and roll. He wanted to break through with the ball. Kobe followed him up from the side and interfered with him. He didn't get over and didn't reach out to intercept the ball.

   Kobe is not afraid of fast people, he follows very closely, does not take fake actions, and always stands in front of him. When Di Brown brought the ball to the forty-five-degree angle, he handed the dribble to his left hand and made a jump shot.

   Kobe immediately accelerated and took off with all his strength. The two jumped up almost at the same time, and Di Brown forced a shot, which was firmly covered by Kobe.

Kobe even chooses the ability to block shots very well. Some players try their best when blocking shots. Like Rodman, he can’t wait to smash the ball into the audience like a volleyball smash. He is very passionate, but the ball is still his opponent. It still hurts. Kobe made a light cover, rushed forward after landing and took the basketball.

Frank Brickkowski was slow to pick up the ball and return to defense. Kobe took the ball as a long pass and handed it to the fast-breaker Van Exel. Van Exel is now at his peak. Without Kobe's unexpected appearance, this season should be the Lakers' starting point guard. Van Exel drove three moves from the three-point line and scored a single-handed dunk. 28:26.

   At this time, the photographer gave the close-up to the sideline, and M-L-Kyle pinched his waist on the sideline, with anger on his face.

Kareem joked: "Maybe ML-Kyle wants to give Di Brown a shot. Kobe made a perfect defense this time. Don't think Kobe is just a first-year rookie, but he hasn't seen anyone in the league who can easily break through him. Players, so far, Iverson can compete with him."

Larry Bird reluctantly said: "Kobe is the most special rookie in the history of the league. His maturity is terrifying. When Michael was in his first grade, the offensive two might be equal, but when it comes to on-court control and leadership, The gap is huge."

   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled and said: "The Lakers have Kobe and O'Neal. I estimate that this year they will be able to attack the championship."

   Larry Bird didn't talk to him, but he sighed in his heart. He didn't know how the Celtics did this year. He actually chose such an idiot as Anthony Walker. How does this rookie resemble himself?

The Celtics attacked and Di Brown asked for the ball again, but this time Barros did not pass and played a pick-and-roll with Marty Conron. As soon as Tyrese Knight changed defense, he handed the ball to Greg. Miner, the latter missed a 3-pointer with a jumper and Scott got the ball.

   The defensive end Di Brown kept up with Kobe, relying on small moves to disrupt the rhythm of Kobe's dribbling. After Kobe shipped halftime, Tyris Netra came out to cover and blocked Di Brown, Kobe broke through from the right, and Frank Brickkowski changed defense. Kobe took the ball and pulled it out, which made Frank Brickkowski very uncomfortable because he couldn't keep up with Kobe.

   Kobe made a false shot, his knees were slightly bent, Di Brown flew up from the side, taking off and blocking with all his strength.

   But Kobe had already figured this out. He was just vain. Di Brown flew past his head with teeth and claws. Then Kobe took off and shot easily, without any pressure like training, and the ball was in. 30:26.

   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar yelled: "It's so beautiful, Kobe is almost full of fake moves, and from the shooting point of view, Kobe's basic skills are also very solid."

   Larry Bird is already too lazy to complain. There is no Celtics player on the court that he is attracted to.

   "Give me the ball!" Di Brown shouted at Barros from the front court.

  Baros was so engaged by him, and his mood was affected. If you pass it to him, Di Brown may be slapped, ignore him, Di Brown will have to find him in the locker room, this guy has been driven crazy by Kobe now. Van Exel suddenly reached out and stole the ball, knocking Barros's ball. Kobe reacted very quickly and quickly attacked. Van Exel took the lead to touch the ball and handed the ball to Kobe. Kobe caught the ball and singled out Di Brown and took it to the left low post.

Di Brown clung to Kobe to steal the ball. Kobe took the ball with both hands and used his right foot as the pivot foot. He turned to the bottom line and took a step with his left foot. He lifted the ball with his right hand. Without moving, his left foot came back again, turned in the opposite direction, and hit the hook with his right hand. 32:26.

   Di Brown was swayed again, the Lakers shot a wave of 8:0, M-L-Kyle couldn't stand it anymore and requested a timeout.

   "Pretty! This is Olajuwon's big dream step! I didn't expect Kobe to even this one." Kareem was so pleasantly surprised.

   In fact, Kobe's "Footsteps of the Big Dream" was really taught by the Big Dream himself, but it was a matter of the original life.

   No matter how people hack Kobe in the future, Kobe has never been hacked. That is his diligence and hard work. As long as he can help himself improve, Kobe will go all out.

   People with good talents are not necessarily successful, but successful people must work hard. In the future, Yao Ming and LeBron James are all representatives of hard work.

Harris arranged the tactics and sent the main players on the field. He said: "Shaquille, pay more attention to the pick-and-roll for Kobe, and get involved in defense. Campbell, go for the offensive rebounds, and Jones and Van Exel are running from the outside to prepare to shoot and defend. Keep up with people when you’re in, don’t let Walker get into the basket easily."

   On the side of the Celtics, Di Brown wanted to fight Kobe desperately, but M-L-Kell had already replaced him, so he didn't bother to explain why.

   How can someone who can't control his emotions be a good point guard, control the rhythm, and control the audience? He felt that Di Brown could only play as a substitute for the rest of his life. Kobe's performance reminded him of the magician. If Kobe is dug into the Celtics, M-L-Kel thinks he can compete with the Bulls.

   M-L-Kyle is really not a good coach. Both offense and defense have no tactical characteristics of their own. It is estimated that some teams will want to use him if they need to hit the top pick.

   After returning to the court for a few rounds, Kobe looked at the opponent's defensive formation, no more breakthroughs, no pick-and-rolls, O'Neal went low to grab offensive rebounds, and Kobe was responsible for sorting out the offense. The Lakers almost broke the Celtics.

   Fortunately, Anthony Walker's shooting feels hot today, and he scored two three-pointers in a row, which did not let the game enter the garbage time too early.

   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "Kobe alone messed up the Celtics' defense."

   This is how much to save a bit of face to the bird, in fact, the Celtics' defense is a mess.

   Relying on a stronger offense, the Lakers led the Celtics by 53:40 and ended the first half by 13 points.

   Kobe scored 17 points and 8 assists in the half, close to a double-double. O'Neal was in bad shape today, only getting 12 points and 6 rebounds in the half. For the Celtics, Walker scored 22 points in the half, the highest individual score on the court.

During the intermission, Auerbach turned off the TV and sighed, "It's over. The current Celtics can't even defend effectively. I don't know how you did it in the past two years. Too much time to wait, I just want to see a championship flag rise before seeing God."

   Russell looked at a few embarrassed managements and hurriedly comforted him: "Teacher, don’t be too anxious. Next year, as long as we get the players we like, we will be able to rise."

   Auerbach was silent for a long time, and took out a box of cigars from the drawer, "You give this to the kid named Kobe, and you say this is a little gift I gave him."

   In the second half, the Lakers replaced Van Exel with Scott and continued to strengthen their defense. The Celtics once again replaced Dibron, adding an outside firepower point. Inside are Dino Radia and Fox, which means that the Celtics have completely abandoned defense.

   Di Brown confronted Kobe again, although his eyes still fired, but he calmed down a lot. As soon as Dibron came up, he chose to pass the ball, handed it to Anthony Walker, and he started to move.

   Kobe followed very closely. Walker immediately got the ball close to his body, making him unable to easily turn to the frame. This is an effective defensive method. Walker's offensive means mostly use the face frame to attack. After Walker waited for Fox to screen, he forced a breakthrough and missed a jumper. O'Neal carded Dino Radia to protect the backboard.

   The Lakers' rhythm dropped and went to the frontcourt for Kobe and O'Neal to pick and roll. After the first half, M-L-Kyle has realized that he must guard Kobe strictly, he cannot easily break through after the pick-and-roll, or even pass the ball easily, so he let Fox change defense, regardless of the high post. Kobe passed the ball to Jones immediately after the pick and roll.

   Although Di Brown is the dunk king and unparalleled in jumping, he takes time to take off, and he is not tall enough. Jones easily got the basketball and squeezed Di Brown into the interior. De Noradia hurried to chase Jones again, it was too late. Jones scored the basketball on his left hand. 55:40.

   The Celtics attacked, Barros and Walker cooperated in the pick-and-roll, Kobe defended and blocked Barros' breakthrough route. Barros delivered the ball to Di Brown in the middle. At some point, Kobe had let go of Walker, blocked his passing route, and successfully intercepted the ball.

   The Celtics' range of cooperation is too small. Di Brown clearly cuts to the inside when he is not tall. He runs fast enough, but Barros' passing intention is too conspicuous.

   Kobe counterattacked after stealing the ball, Di Brown blocked him with a 100-meter sprint speed, Jones was also very fast, from the right side, Kobe passed to the undefended Jones, who made an easy layup. 57:40.

   The Celtics attacked, Walker faced Kobe after a pick-and-roll from the perimeter and scored a 3-pointer with a jumper. 57:43. Walker really cast off today, and Kobe couldn't prevent it.

   Lakers offense, Dibron defended close, and Kobe passed the ball to Jones.

   Di Brown provocatively said: "What kind of ball to pass! Have the ability to hit me!"

   "I really feel sorry for you, do you know why I didn't shoot the ball on your head? Because I disdain, let's talk about when you become the main force!"

   Kobe's words deeply hurt Di Brown. Di Brown was already furious. He vowed to teach Kobe a lesson.

   At this time, Jones stormed Walker from a low post and scored. The Lakers have begun to return to defense, and Kobe has also begun to defend.

   Di Brown began to ask for no brainstem, and after two rounds, he let the angry M-L-Kyle change.

   The Lakers played very easily in the rest of the time. The Celtics struggled to chase points, but found that the point difference was getting bigger and bigger. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced all the main players.

   The game ended, the score was 107:89, and the Lakers won the away game. Although Kobe scored only 20 points for the Lakers, he sent 22 assists, 3 rebounds and 4 steals. For the Celtics, Walker scored 48 points, the highest score on the court.

   When he walked into the locker room, Russell stopped Kobe, "This is a gift from my teacher, Mr. Auerbach, and he hopes that you can meet him and chat with him.".

   Kobe took the cigar box and drew a cigar from it. "One Victory Cigar is enough. I will visit his old man when I have time. After all, the cardinal is a legend of the league."

   Kobe didn't exchange greetings with Russell anymore, turned and left. He is not worried that the Lakers will trade him away. Both Sr. Buss and David West will not agree to any offer from other teams. Kobe believes that he has become a non-sale item for the Lakers, and O'Neal does not have his position as solid.

  

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