I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 23 Kobe Bryant Blacksmithing Night

2003 11 Month 8 Day.

The Lakers flew to New Orleans to challenge their third opponent in this four-game streak, the Hornets.

Today's boss of the Hornets is "Big Beard" Baron Davis, who is known as O'Neal at the No. [-] position, and his physical fitness is extremely strong.

本赛季，5年级的大胡子场均砍下22.9分4.3篮板7.5助攻2.4抢断，已经是联盟的顶级一号位。

Because of Beard's outstanding performance, the Hornets achieved a record of 4 wins and 1 loss at the beginning of the season, ranking in the forefront of the league.

But even so, no one sees the Hornets as a match for the Lakers.

At the start of the game, Kobe asked for the ball as usual, and then singled George Lynch.

Kobe put on a three-point threat, tried to break Lynch's defensive rhythm with continuous shots, then suddenly accelerated, and made an emergency stop jumper one step inside the three-point line.

A set of movements is smooth and smooth, and Lynch has nothing to do. Even if he is taller than Kobe, he can't stop Kobe from doing whatever he wants.

Thinking of Kobe scoring 4 plus points in 30 consecutive games, he slaughtered his opponents.

Lynch felt that he would be the fifth victim.

But at this moment, there was a "clang" sound from behind.

Ironed out?
That's right, Kobe's first shot didn't do any meritorious service, but popped out of the frame.

Under the basket, the Hornets' twin towers, P.J. Brown with an average of 10.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and Jamal Magloire with an average of 13.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game combined.

The bearded man just rushes with the ball.

Payton showed his experience and wanted to block the beard and delay the Hornets' fast break.

However, the bearded man was like a tank, and it was still a tank that was driving at a high speed. It directly ran into Peyton and rushed over.

Liu He was dumbfounded.

Payton is old and his legs are not fast, but his strength is still relatively strong in the first position, but he can't stop the beard at all.

The bearded man rushed to the frontcourt just like that, jumped high, and dunked with a one-armed tomahawk.

boom!
With this dunk, the entire basketball hoop trembled.

The Smoothie King Center is falling apart.

The passionate beard waved his arms and roared loudly. With a rough beard, a black hair band, and a fierce expression, he was a thug.

0: 2.

Lakers offense.

Kobe continued to ask for the ball, backed up twice, turned around and made a jumper, but missed another shot and hit the iron continuously.

Beard once again seized the opportunity and launched a fast break.

The Lakers returned to defense very quickly this time, and Liu He entangled the bearded man.

However, the bearded man made a cross pass to Magloire on the side and rear. Magloire caught the ball, took advantage of the situation, and bombarded the basket with both arms.

boom!
0: 4.

The third round seemed to be the same scene.

Kobe Bryant missed his third shot, and Beard launched another fast break.

The difference is that this time, Big Beard directly chose to chase the ultra-long three-pointer, just like what Liu He did against the Spurs in the last game, he threw it one meter away from the three-point line.

"Barang is so excited!"

The on-site commentator said.

Swish!
And, he hit the ball.

0: 7.

The New Orleans Arena burst directly, and all the fans stood up and cheered.

The bearded man roared to the sky, full of passion.

This is the big beard, when he feels like playing, he is omnipotent.

You think he is hitting, but he can blow you up in an instant.

Beep!
Phil Jackson called a timeout.

I usually don't like to call a timeout because Phil believes that his players can solve the problems on the court.

But tonight, the players themselves are the ones who are in trouble, and there is no need to call.

"Kobe, when you feel good, I can accept you taking more shots. But in this situation tonight, you should trust your teammates. You are not alone, you have teammates."

This is Kobe, Phil patiently persuaded.

If it was someone else, it would have started spraying.

Kobe lowered his head and said nothing, not sure if he listened.

Time was tight, and Phil didn't have time to say more, so he hurriedly told others.

"Gary, control the rhythm and play at our own pace. Don't be led by the nose. I know you can do it, and you can do it easily."

Peyton immediately nodded in agreement.

"Carl, pull to the free throw line, give Shaq more space, or pick and roll with Gary."

Malone: ​​"No problem."

"Liu He, you are still the same, what you do every night, you still do tonight."

Liu He: "Got it."

"Shaq, next, I need you to show your dominance."

O'Neill: "With pleasure."

After exhorting all five people, Phil took the lead in applauding, and then shouted loudly: "Now, go show your opponent some color! One, two, threego!"

"Go!"

The game restarted, and Payton resolutely gave the ball to the inside.

O'Neal held the ball, sat down, crushed P.J. Brown and hit it in. P.J. Brown retreated steadily, unable to resist.

Close to the basket, O'Neal turned around and dunked.

boom!
2: 7.

It's so easy!So cozy!too easy!

This is the most dominant player in NBA history, today's NBA No. 1, no one can stop his footsteps.

And because of the goal, the Hornets had to serve from the baseline.

The Lakers got enough time to complete the retreat.

When the bearded man advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, the Lakers players had already stood in the defensive position and the formation was formed.

The bearded man can only slow down the pace and fight positional warfare.

And positional warfare is the Lakers' favorite rhythm.

Using one's own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths is the way to defeat.

Big Beard has powerful strength, confrontation, and speed, but when he fell into the encirclement of Payton, Liu He, and Ma Long, he could only surrender.

Payton showed his "glove" skills, and with a small hand, he completed the steal.

After the steal, Payton was not in a hurry to play a fast break, but advanced slowly, and continued to hang into the inside line in the frontcourt.

O'Neal sat down and hit in, squeezed to the basket and pushed P.J. Brown away with one effort, easily hitting the board and scoring.

4: 7.

In the next offensive round, the Hornets still couldn't break through the impregnable wall of the Lakers.

Looking back, O'Neal continued to slam P.J. Brown, knocked P.J. Brown to the ground with a dunk, and dunked.

2+1.

Of course, for O'Neal, 2+1 is basically 2+0.

Sure enough, O'Neal missed the subsequent free throw.

6: 7.

When O'Neal made a free throw, P.J. Brown covered his old waist and looked at his coach with a bitter face, almost crying.

"Coach, I'm already 34 years old, and I just want to have a pension contract for a few years. If you let me defend O'Neal one-on-one again, I will retire right away!"

(End of this chapter)