Reborn as Kobe

Chapter 45: Sweep the Clippers

   The timeout ends and the game restarts.

   Darrick Martin dribbled through and was defended by Van Exel and was assigned to the outside line. Marek Healy failed to get rid of Kobe, and the emergency stop jumper was also interfered by Kobe.

   Lakers offense, O'Neal received a pass from Kobe and singled out Lorenzen White. Lorenzen White could only foul.

   O'Neal bitterly, missed both free throws, Harris also shook his head helplessly on the sidelines.

   To say that among the super insiders in the league, O'Neal is the worst free throw, and the stunnedness in the future can also be regarded as one. There will be a big future comparable to O'Neal. The reason why O'Neal has not become a legendary superstar like Jordan and Chamberlain is that on the one hand, the league deliberately downplayed the publicity, and on the other hand, his bad free throws. But Kobe didn't say everything about this, he knew that this shark would never be able to practice.

   Jabbar clutched his head and said: "I've given O'Neal a lot of free throw skills, but how come it seems to have regressed? This is too strange."

   The commentator Link joked: "The technique you teach will not be a hook and a free throw. Why don't you ask Barry to teach O'Neal the urinal."

   The game is one-sided, the commentator can only look for other topics. But the audience is not bored, after all, the Lakers' wild fast break is really interesting.

Darrick Martin continued to look for Rodney Rogers to play the pick-and-roll. There was no other way. Martin forced a layup and was blocked by a chase shot by Kobe. Van Exel controlled the ball and then dribbled it. Halftime.

   The Lakers fell into position and the two sides began to play positions.

   Kobe received the ball in the low post, with his left foot as the axis, and began to turn left and right. While the Clippers were distracted by the inside, he passed the ball directly from Rogers' crotch to Horry. Horry made a mid-range jumper without defense. 2:13.

   The Clippers did not call a timeout. It is estimated that Bill Fitch thinks that calling a timeout is of no use, and can only let the Clippers players start shooting randomly.

   The Lakers didn't want the scene to be too ugly. Kobe and O'Neal looked at each other and began to release water on the defensive end. For a while, you came and went, but it seemed a lot of lively.

   In the first quarter, the Lakers scored all five starting points. O'Neal even scored 12 points and 10 rebounds. In a single quarter, the Lakers also led 33-14.

   The Lakers replaced all of them in the second quarter, leaving only Van Exel on the court. In this way, the Clippers still couldn't beat the Lakers, and Campbell, who came on the bench, disturbed the Clippers' inside lanes and was in chaos.

   Harris sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, and seemed to be on par with the Zen master. In fact, Harris's mind is no longer in this game, or even in the series with the Clippers. He has begun to consider how to continue to integrate the team's defense and prepare for the impact of the championship.

Yes, you heard it right. Harris has already set his sights on the championship. Although Kobe has been a bit wrong and unhappy, Harris also recognizes Kobe’s strength in his heart. He believes that Kobe only needs to follow With the tactics he developed, the Lakers have every chance to hit the championship.

   The Lakers' main force re-appeared in the third quarter, and the Clippers also made some shots outside. They barely bit the Lakers and did not let the score open too much. Unfortunately, the only point difference has been doomed to be garbage time throughout the fourth quarter.

   In the last quarter, Kobe and O'Neal only played for two minutes, and they were replaced by a break.

   The players on the Lakers gave up the defense altogether, and played against the Clippers, which also made the ratings of this game not drop too much.

   Six minutes into the fourth quarter, the Lakers led by 110 to 76 by 34 points. Harris replaced all the main players on the field, and Bill Fitch also slowed down the main players on the Clippers court with a wry smile.

   Clippers owner Donald Sterling saw his team being slaughtered, and there was no trace of sadness at all. Instead, he talked and laughed with the old Buss, which made the old Buss very speechless to his best friend.

  The Lakers won the first game 132 to 87. Kobe played 24 minutes and scored 18 points and 16 assists. O'Neal played 28 minutes and scored 30 points and 16 rebounds. The Lakers scored in double figures throughout the game, which was a miracle.

   When Bill Fitch shook hands with Harris after the game, his expression was very embarrassing. The Clippers played so badly that they didn't even qualify for the foil. Instead, Harris encouraged the other party a few words, and they were all in this circle, and everyone knew what was going on with the Clippers.

   On April 27th, the Lakers won the Clippers 120:77 at home. Kobe still only played less than 25 minutes, scored 20 points, 12 assists, and got off work.

   On April 30th, the Lakers beat the Clippers 119:73 in an away game, swept their opponents 3-0 and became the first team in the Western Conference to advance to the next round.

   Kobe played only 20 minutes in this game and scored 16 points and 14 assists. O'Neal was also replaced after the opening five minutes of the third quarter. At this time, he had scored 35 points and 11 rebounds.

   After waiting for two days, other first round results also came out.

   In the West, the Jazz swept the Suns 3-0, and the Rockets beat the Timberwolves 3:1. The Sonics and the Trail Blazers played five games, and the Sonics finally won 3-2.

The Eastern Conference also won the first round. The Bulls eliminated the Bullets 3-0, the Eagles beat the Pistons 3-2, the Heat beat the Magic 3-2, and the Knicks swept the Hornets 3-0~www.readwn.com~ During this period, the league announced the winners of various awards. To Kobe's surprise, Karl Malone of the Jazz still won the regular season MVP, and Van Exel won the best sixth man and best defense without any dispute. The player was awarded to Mutombo of the Eagles, and Africa Mountain has indeed reached its peak in these two seasons.

   After Kobe and Van Exel received the trophy, the time for the second round of the match was set.

   The Lakers will face the Sonics in the second round on May 4th, and the Jazz will fight the Rockets. In the East, the Bulls will play against the Hawks, and the Heat will fight hard with the Knicks.

   The most interesting of these games is the Jazz vs. Rockets and Heat vs. Knicks series.

   The Rockets can be said to be the old enemy of the Jazz. In the two seasons before Jordan retired from the Rockets summit, the Rockets stepped on the Jazz's corpse and stepped into glory. It can be said that the two teams have a bit of hatred.

   The Heat and the Knicks are Pat Riley against the old club, Van Gundy and the mentor battle, the topics are very hot. Kobe knew that Van Gundy was stunned by Pat Riley's unscrupulous means under the advantage of holding a good card, which fully embodies the famous saying that **** is still hot.

   With the Supersonics, the Lakers can be said to have the upper hand. The Lakers have the big killer of O'Neal inside, and Kobe also has the advantage against Gary Payton. It can be said that as long as the Lakers make no mistakes, it is not a problem to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

After these two days of rest, Kobe sent Chen Xiaohu and Liu Xiaoli to the Xiangjiang Daqian station. Bryant also took advantage of the sharp drop in Hong Kong's house prices during this period to stock up on seven or eight luxury houses in Taiping Mountain and Repulse Bay. At the same time, he also started to raise money. Cash, ready to have soup and meat behind Wall Street crocodiles in July.

  

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