Reborn as Kobe

Chapter 16: Compliments from Auerbach

   The Celtics' counterattack was also accelerating, Dana Barros handed the ball to Rick Fox, who passed it to Anthony Walker. Anthony Walker speeded up and passed Byron Scott, who changed defense. Byron Scott did not foul, and Anthony Walker made a mid-range shot. 8:9.

   At this time, in a villa not far from the Boston Celtics Arena, Arnold Auerbach is watching the game with Russell and others.

   Although Anthony Walker won the cheers of everyone in the room, Auerbach, the former cardinal, shook his head gently and sighed.

   "Teacher, is there any problem with this ball?" Russell asked suspiciously.

Auerbach explained: "There is no problem with this goal, but Walker is too soft. He cannot afford the Celtics' revival mission, nor can he become the cornerstone of the team. I know you are waiting for the Devil Forest team next year. The little guy named Duncan, but Stern won’t let you succeed. I understand him. The Celtics’ idea of ​​defensive supremacy runs counter to his management at all. The Lakers are obviously out of shape today, and they didn’t make it. Open the score, these players on the field should be cleared."

   Just after Auerbach’s voice fell, Kobe caught the ball on the court and said to O’Neal loudly: "Brother, remember to stay at the basket!"

   was shouted by the rookie Kobe on the field like this, O'Neal has gotten used to it, he knew that Kobe would change the rhythm on the field.

Kobe handed the ball to Van Exel, started running, and dodged Anthony Walker. He received a pass from Van Exel on the left of the free throw line, quickly threw the ball to the center, and O'Neal jumped up. , Push the ball into the basket. Kobe gave an advance for this ball, and O'Neal was also very prepared, and completed a slam dunk with almost no adjustments. It was too late for Dino Radia to rush out to interfere! 11:9.

   "Good pass, Bryant!" O'Neal yelled at Lan Kobe.

   Kobe smiled, strode back to defense, and stood in front of Walker again.

   Auerbach’s eyes lit up in front of the TV, and he asked: “The kid who passed the ball to O’Neal just now is called Kobe Bryant! The little guy is playing, and he is very sensible and smart.”

Russell smiled and said: "This kid is the thirteenth rookie this year. After being selected by the Hornets, he was traded to the Lakers, and now many people are saying that he is someone who can match Jordan, calling him the next trapeze. "

Auerbach waved his hand and said, "This kid will not be the next one. He will be stronger than Jordan's little guy, because he is not impulsive and has a very strong overall view. The most important thing is that his physical talent is very good. I can see that his strength is not inferior to Walker, but he did not wrestle with Walker. This is his cleverness. Go ask the Lakers, bring this kid back, and tell the Lakers that the players and the draft picks are left to them. Pick. With this child, the Celtics won’t have to worry about the cornerstone of the team for twenty years."

   Auerbach is almost no longer involved in the affairs of the team, but as long as the father speaks, his disciples and grandchildren need to do their best. The Cardinal has supreme authority in the Celtics at any time.

Eric Williams and Dana Barrows played the pick and roll again. This time Kobe didn’t change defense. Following Walker, Van Exel bypassed Rick Fox and chased Dana Barrows sideways. Dana Barros apparently lacked confidence in shooting, and passed to Walker. Under Kobe's interference, Walker made a jumper after probing, but Kobe missed it. 11:12.

The Lakers attacked again, Eddie Jones pulled to the outside screen, Bryant broke from the right to meet Dino Radia, this time Dino Radia wanted to step forward and block Kobe, so that he could not comfortably send the ball inside. .

   Kobe slammed his left shoulder, dribbled the ball with his left hand to his right hand, made a cross-step change to a breakthrough, and one step passed Dino Radia. If the big one keeps the small one too tightly, this situation is easy to happen. Kobe took to the right hand to pass the ball to O'Neal, O'Neal easily dunked. 13:12.

   Kobe got his fourth personal assist, the highest currently on the court.

   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled and said: "If this goes on, the two teams will easily score high scores. Neither team can effectively defend the other, but Kobe handled these **** very beautifully."

Larry Bird praised: "I think Kobe is an underestimated person. He can no longer be regarded as a rookie. He can contribute more than 20 points per game, has very good dribbling skills, and his shooting percentage is not low. , Especially the outside line is very accurate. The most important thing is that he is very selfless, averaging more than 14 assists per game."

The Celtics’ offensive rhythm is very fast, which is very different from their style. At this time, Kung Fu completed another shot. After several passes, Anthony Walker missed a three-pointer and O’Neal got the rebound. He went straight to It was thrown in the frontcourt and handed over to Van Exel. The pass was very rough, Van Exel missed it and made a mistake.

   After Dana Barros steals the ball, the Celtics immediately counterattack and pass directly to the frontcourt. Anthony Walker made a three-pointer on the left and scored this time. 13:15.

  The Lakers attacked, and Kobe passed the ball to Eddie Jones on the side. Facing Eric Williams' defense, Eddie Jones easily dropped the ball to the left low post. Kobe receives the ball and Rick Fox shrinks to help defend.

Kobe passed the ball outside without even thinking about it. Dana Barros hurried to chase the ball. Van Exeter didn’t make a shot and transferred the ball to the inside. At this time, O’Neal had gone deep into the basket and received the ball. He turned to the bottom line and pressed Dino Radia to dunk the basketball with his left hand. 15:15.

  Dino Radia's blocking ability is good, but it is not enough in front of O'Neal.

The Celtics offensive, Anthony Walker and Dana Barros pick and roll, this time Kobe will not chase Dana Barros, waiting for the opportunity to steal the ball next to Walker, Van Exel is also unguarded especially outside, just Defensive breakthrough, Dana Barros made an emergency jumper, Eddie Jones interfered, the ball missed, Campbell promptly broke into the penalty area, grabbed the backcourt rebound, and handed it to Kobe.

After the misplacement, Van Exel made a fast break. Kobe took one step past Anthony Walker and rushed forward. During the run, he passed the ball to the left to follow Eddie Jones. Jones took the ball and started three steps with one hand. Dunk. Dana-Barros can only avoid, after all, the height and tonnage are very different, otherwise the stadium may become the scene of a car accident. 17:15.

   The Celtics attacked, and Dana Barros passed the ball to Anthony Walker.

   Anthony Walker is an extremely confident person. He thinks he should be the top five player in the league at the fourth position. Of course, only he himself thinks so, saying it will definitely become a laughingstock. Few in league history have pulled out a four-pointer for three-pointers. Walker and Dino Radia played a pick-and-roll coordination, an accelerated dribble to the right, first handed the dribble from the back to the left, and then moved the ball to the right hand to pass O'Neal, and broke into the basket for a dunk. 17:17.

   Kobe dribbled the ball over half-court, and controlled the ball to the right to observe the situation.

  Dana Barros sticks to Van Exel very tightly and prevents him from easily catching the ball. Campbell pulls out at this time and gives Van Exel an off-ball screen to block Dana Barros.

   Van Exel immediately cut in the midfield. Anthony Walker showed very poor defensive awareness. He also followed Kobe without changing defense and emptied Eddie Jones. Kobe moved one step across the ground to pass the ball to the inside. O'Neal made a transition to Jones, and Jones succeeded in the mid-range basket. 19:17.

   The game only lasted less than six minutes, and both sides scored close to twenty. Both coaches didn't mean to call a timeout, and they didn't know how to strengthen the defense after calling. They could only attack.

   Kyle offensive, Dana Barros and Rick Fox pick-and-roll together, Kobe changed defense, Rick Fox blocked in time, Dana Barros passed to Anthony Walker. Regardless of what people say, Anthony Walker is a tumor and a softer. Now in this team, he is the first offensive point of course.

   Van Exel followed closely with the defense, but Eric Williams’ pick and roll came again, Anthony Walker broke into the three-point line, Kobe took a step slower to defend, Walker immediately pulled out his hand and the ball went into the net. 19:19.

Kobe took the ball to the front court. Several teammates pulled away. He leaned on Walker to protect the ball. He turned his head to the right without waiting for his teammates to come up to cover, attracting Walker’s attention, but the ball was gently handed over to his right hand, towards Kai. The Ert turned around in the left half.

   Walker was very active on Kobe's defense, but Kobe's footsteps were much faster than him. As a result, Kobe turned directly.

   And Kobe also counted Fox's running position. When his teammate was about to block the right, he broke through from the left and accelerated past Fox by the way, and went straight to the basket.

Dino Radia let go of O'Neal and stepped forward to make up the defense. Fox was also chasing from the side. Kobe took the ball and jumped up, half-turned in the air to split the ball to the other side of the basket, just from Dino Radia and Fox passed through the gap between the two, and O'Neal received the ball to get an open position and easily hooked into the ball. 21:19.

   "Today the Lakers' offense was so smooth, a wonderful matchup." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar excitedly said: "Kobe is really good at passing, which reminds me of my old teammate Johnson."

Larry Bird also commented: "Kobe is not to attract double-teams and pass the ball, but to send assists when he sees open. The opponents the Lakers encountered in the past few games are better at defending except for the Suns. He played it out completely."

   The Celtics still rely on Anthony Walker for offense, and he feels good today.

   Anthony Walker did not rely on his teammate's pick-and-roll, his left hand dribbled to the right hand, and after a distance from Kobe, the back dribbled to the left hand, his left shoulder probed, and then he crotched the dribble to the right hand to make a breakthrough. Kobe didn't expect that this fat head tuo would have played a flower job, and he was not prepared enough to make him a breakthrough.

   Scottra went to the outside with Fox, and O'Neal was the only inside. Anthony Walker stopped a jumper and the ball flew over O'Neal and hit. 21:21.

   Van Exel passed the ball to Kobe, and Kobe hung it to Eddie Jones on the right side. Eric Williams did not go up to help defend. UU看书www.uukanshu.com Eddie Jones leaned on Fox's back and ran it, with his right foot as the axis, and his left foot took a step towards the bottom line, then turned to his right and took a jump shot, avoiding Fox's. Block, the ball hollow into the net. 23:21.

   The Celtics attacked. After several passes, the ball reached Anthony Walker. He played Kobe in the low post and turned around and missed a jumper. O'Neal turned around and got the rebound.

   The Lakers played very simple. Kobe relied on Jones' pick-and-roll to break through. This time Walker was fast enough to guard the pick-and-roll, and Kobe returned the ball to the center. Van Exel carried Dana Barros into the basketball three steps. Dana Barosla couldn't hold him, the referee blew his whistle, 2+1.

   Van Exel also made a free throw. At 24:21, both teams had a terrifying hit rate in the first quarter, the offense was unstoppable, and the score was not opened.

   The Lakers have a strong inside line like O'Neal, who can contain the defense of more than two opponents, so Kobe moves the ball easily.

   On the Celtics side, it's not just whoever is more threatened, because they don't have superstars, and they really lack restraint. Fortunately, the players' hands in this game are fiery, which bit the score.

   The audience was very happy to watch. Although the home team is behind, it is not that big. This game was really exciting, especially the neutral fans in front of the TV. The offense from you and me made them excited.

   At the end of the first quarter, Kobe wiped his sweat on his seat, drank his saliva, and smiled and said to O’Neal: "This game can be won as long as you hold on for a while."

   O'Neal also teased Kobe: "Is that chubby hard to deal with? Or you put him inside, I'll solve it"

   Kobe refused to say: "Brother, I can handle it by myself. His hands were relatively hot just now. I guess it should be cold after a while."

  

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