Reborn as Kobe

　　 With the arrival of May 4th, the duel between the Lakers and the Sonics was officially staged.

　　 At 8 o'clock in the evening, with the referee's whistle, the Lakers and Sonics' second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs officially started.

The Lakers’ lineup has not changed today. The center position is still Shaquille O’Neal, Robert Horry is playing power forward, Eddie Jones is playing small forward, Van Exel is playing shooting guard, and Kobe is playing point guard. This game is Harry. Si plans to use Kobe to defend Gary Payton.

　　 On the visiting team Supersonic side, center Detlev Schramf, this German can't compete with O'Neal at all, but there is no way, the Supersonic inside is not a day or two. Power forward Sean Camp, this is the strongest point of the Sonics offense.

　　 Small forward Terry Cummings, an old guy who is about to retire. Shooting guard Jose Hawkins, already past his peak, point guard Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant will face his crazy defense today.

　　 As the referee threw the orange basketball in the air, O'Neal and Schramf jumped at the same time.

After all, height and tonnage occupies an overwhelming advantage. O’Neal first shot the basketball from the air with one step, and was directly accepted by Kobe. Kobe did not stop after dribbling the ball for half of the court and glanced at his teammate’s After standing, he handed the ball directly into Eddie Jones's hands. After receiving the ball, Jones broke directly into the interior, and then under the cover of O'Neal, he made a jumper into the basket. 0: 2.

Gary Payton dribbled the ball through halftime, asked for a pick-and-roll, and quickly handed the ball to Sean Camp. Sean Camp used his signature turning technique to get rid of Horry. He made a step from the free throw line and made a 2 :2.

　　 Kobe quickly dribbled the ball straight to the basket, and after attracting Payton and Hawkins, he passed the ball to the basket. Van Exel made a layup, 2:4.

　　 Gary Payton dribbled the ball quickly and wanted to pay it back, but Kobe was stuck. Seeing that the pass line was blocked, Payton suddenly pulled out a jumper from outside the three-point line, hitting a three-pointer, 5:4, and the Sonics went by one point.

　　 But after that, the pace of the entire game began to be slowly controlled by the Lakers. The two teams played against each other in the regular season, each time the Sonics lost tragically.

　　Playing against the Sonics, the Lakers have an absolute advantage here, and everyone is full of confidence.

After Gary Payton made a three-pointer, Kobe took the ball quickly again. Facing Payton’s tight defense, Kobe stuck his left foot for about ten centimeters, then dribbled the ball with his left hand and opened his feet to the right to jump. , Then the left foot landed first, the right foot quickly stepped out to the right, and at the same time the hip dribble changed to the right hand dribble, pretending to break to the right, shaking Payton to lose the center of gravity, quickly pulled the ball back, and then left Make a fake breakthrough. At this time, due to Kobe’s large-scale left and right false breakthroughs, Payton’s footsteps were scattered and fell to the ground. Bryant switched the ball to the right hand. After breaking into the inside line, he attracted Sean Kemp next to him. Kobe quickly handed the ball to Horry. Horry took the ball and glanced at the basket in his hands, gently sending the basketball away. The "swipe" hit a mid-range shot, and it also helped the Lakers surpass the score again.

　　 The entire Staples rang out with warm applause, and Kobe's floral butterfly step reappeared. This time it was the glove Payton who suffered.

　　 Payton gritted his teeth and dribbled the ball through halftime. Sean Camp took the initiative to pick and roll his friend. After he fended off Kobe, Payton broke into the post.

　　 After attracting O'Neal to change defense, Payton threw the ball to the basket, and Sean Camp leaped high behind him and dunked the ball directly into the basket. 7:6.

　　 Lakers offensive, Bryant overtook Payton, after attracting Cummings to double-team and then hit the ball to Eddie Jones, Jones made a mid-range jumper again. 7:8.

　　 Here, Gary Payton made a pass and was shot by Horry Camp on the inside. After receiving the basketball, Kobe went directly to Van Exel with a long pass, and Van Exel made a quick layup. 7:10.

　　 Unlike the Clippers, the supersonic speed is not so easy to admit defeat. Payton dribbled the ball again for half the time. Facing Kobe, he tried two breakthroughs without success. He glanced at Schramf on the inside, but suddenly handed the ball to Cummings. Cummings passed again. Camp was given, and Camp quickly turned around and hit the hook after getting rid of Horry. 9:10.

Sean Camp is at his peak now, and he hasn't collapsed because of drugs and women. The name of Rain Man is not for nothing. Camp's original nickname is ReignMan (ruler), because he is the same as RainMan. Known as "Rain Man".

　　 Kobe dribbled the ball over halftime, handed the ball to Van Exel and then went straight to the basket. Van Exel passed the ball to Jones who was in the high post. After receiving the ball, Jones handed it to Kobe. Kobe held the ball and faced Camp, who was defending forward. He pretended to make a layup, and then quickly pulled the ball back. Using the left foot as the axis, the right foot tentatively wobbled twice, suddenly lowered the center of gravity, and crossed the steps. After the ball broke through and the left foot followed up, he stopped the ball and turned to the basket again. 9:12.

　　 Camp was turned ashamed by Kobe, UU reading www.uukanshu. Com, he seemed to see the big dream dancing in front of him, but he didn't expect Kobe to have so many gorgeous moves.

　　 Payton glanced at Kobe with a serious expression, dribbled the ball over to the three-point line, passed the ball directly to Camp, and then jumped to the basket, received the return pass and missed a jumper. The rebound was protected by O'Neal.

Gary Payton's offense is very single, most of them are mid-range shots, but his defense is very strong, don't look at Kobe Bryant breaking through him twice, it was in unexpected circumstances, it can be said that Payton is outside the Sonics Defend the gate.

　　 Kobe dribbled the ball and wanted to make a fast break, but he was caught up by Payton and had no choice but to land. Kobe came to the left of the three-point line and took advantage of his height to hang the ball to O'Neal. Kemp was behind Hurrica, and O'Neal hit Detrev Schramf twice with his back, turning around and hitting the hook. 9:14.

In the next Supersonic attack, Detrev Schramf unexpectedly pulled out to ask for the ball, pretending to pass the ball to Camp, flew over to help defending Jones, and hit a sixteenth basket. The foot-away mid-range shot helped the Sonics bite the score.

　　 Maybe due to the increased defensive power of the Supersonics, the Lakers' hand feel began to decline. Fortunately, the hand of the Supersonics is not good. The two sides have been fighting frequently, and the Lakers have always maintained a five-point advantage.

　　 In order to break the deadlock, with four minutes left in the first quarter, Kobe took the initiative to change positions with Jones and began to play as a forward.

　　 With Kobe as the axis, O'Neal was immediately revitalized. Kobe's various fancy passes were staged one by one. Terry Cummings had nothing to do about it, because he could not keep up with Kobe's speed.

　　 At the end of the first quarter, the score was 21:32, and the Lakers had extended their lead to eleven points.