Reborn as Kobe

　　 At the press conference after the game, more than a dozen local media reporters in Boston surrounded Pitino and asked him to comment on the game.

Pitino said surprisingly: "I think the key to losing is the team's internal cooperation. Duncan and Antoine Walker seem to be out of sync. If Duncan is replaced by Kobe Bryant, there must be something The difference. Of course, this is just my personal opinion, maybe the team just didn't play well in this game, but I hope Mr. Auerbach can give me more support."

　　 The eyes of the reporters are all rounded, big news!

　　 Regardless of whether the reason for the Celtics' loss is as Pitino said, the news can be written like this. At that time, if the team is dissatisfied, and it is Pitino who offends the people, why not do it?

　　 Kobe is almost speechless to his Pitino, this is to give up treatment.

For Pitino, the reason why the Celtics lost was because he didn't give him a good lineup. In his eyes, except for Antoine Walker and Tim Duncan, everything else was broken and iron. Deserving of him, the top NCAA coach to coach.

　　 Pitino is forcing the Celtics management to make a deal, and he hopes that Kobe can appear under his banner.

　　 A reporter asked: "Mr. Pitino, before this game, you said that Kobe was not coachable. Now you say that the reason for losing is that the Celtics are missing Kobe. What do you think?"

　　 "I just said Kobe is not perfect enough, he needs a coach like me to stimulate his full potential." Pitino said embarrassedly.

　　 The reporter asked: "Now all teams in the league want to get a strong man like Kobe, do you think the Lakers management will agree to Kobe's departure? Who do you want to trade with, Duncan?"

　　 "It's okay, we will use our sincerity to impress the Lakers." Pitino said confidently.

"Idiot!" Auerbach, who was watching the live interview, smashed the ashtray angrily. Now he regrets inviting Pitino to coach. He didn't expect that after a mistake on Kobe, he fell on Pitino again, father. I feel that I have really done a lot of things wrong in the past two years.

　　Old Nelson smiled and watched Pitino jumping up and down, talking freely, and suddenly he felt the joy of being completely crushed by IQ.

Bryant said in an interview: "I am very happy to be valued by a great coach like Mr. Pitino, but I am a Lakers player. I like the Lakers very much and I also enjoy playing under the old Mr. Nelson. Therefore, I will not come to Celtic. Human."

　　 The reporter asked the old Nelson: "What do you think of Pitino?"

　　 "He is a very good coach. I think as long as he is given enough time and suitable star players, no one can stop him from achieving impressive results."

　　 Old Nelson deliberately praised Pitino. He hoped that the Celtics would trade Duncan away, so that the Celtics would never want to win the championship.

In fact, Pitino also knows Duncan’s value, but Duncan’s dissatisfaction with his own tactics, coupled with the contradiction with Walker, made him move the mind of the new champion, but he will not easily sell Duncan, after all Duncan's talent is visible to the naked eye, and he hopes to trade Duncan for an obedient and selfless star player like Kobe.

　　 The next day, the media reported that Pitino hoped to use Duncan to trade for Kobe, and the league was in an uproar.

　　 In fact, Pitino really put it into action. The next day he sent a trade application to the Lakers, but was ridiculed by Jerry West. The angry Pitino immediately shifted the target. He then sent a trade application to the Rockets, hoping to use Duncan to trade Ben Wallace and Tracy McGrady. Dawson agreed to the deal at Kobe’s instruction, but it was about to take place. When Auerbach vetoed it, Auerbach and Pitino had a big fight, but after this incident, Duncan's perception of the Celtics began to change drastically.

In addition, when McGrady and Ben Wallace learned that they were almost traded, they were more mindful. It can be said that the Celtics pitted the Rockets. This also made Dawson extremely dissatisfied with the Celtics management. Other teams in the league have been a lot more cautious in trading with the Celtics.

　　 Pitino's magical operation can be described as breaking the Celtics' face.

　　 On November 28th, the Lakers switched to Philadelphia and challenged the 76ers away. Originally, all the Lakers players thought it should be easy to win the game, but unexpectedly they encountered Iverson, who was in superb state.

In this game, Kobe also changed his views on Larry Brown, a stubborn old man. Larry Brown’s defensive attainments were unmatched in the league. This game also made Kobe feel deeply stuck in a quagmire. a feeling of.

　　 In this game, the Lakers lost to the 76ers 95-105, and the opening 13-game winning streak was ended. Iverson scored a game-high 42 points, in addition to 6 assists and 2 steals. Both Van Exel and Fisher became his attackers. Kobe scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists in this game and missed a triple-double.

On November 30th, the Lakers who returned to the home court took the visiting Raptors 118:91. Kobe scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists in just three quarters. He was waving off the court throughout the fourth quarter. towel.

　　 On December 3rd, the Lakers beat the Nuggets 107-89 away. In this game, due to the confusion of the plateau climate, Bryant's shooting percentage was not high. He made 7 of 20 shots. UUkanshu.com only scored 16 points, but he grabbed 12 rebounds and 15 assists. Once again got a triple double.

On December 5th, the Lakers who returned to the home court defeated the Spurs 108:90. In the absence of Duncan, the Spurs only relied on the Admiral to support the penalty area. It was really difficult. In this game, Kobe once again clocked out of work in three quarters. , Got 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and scored another triple-double.

On December 7, the Lakers defeated the visiting Cavaliers 95-94 with Kobe's last three-point buzzer at home. The Cavaliers got Sean Kemp this year and Zajunas Ilgauskas. This star's insider has a significant improvement in strength.

　　It is said that the Lakers have been playing very hard recently as long as they have a relatively strong inside team. Without O'Neal and relying on Kobe alone, the Lakers do feel more difficult at certain times.

　　 On December 8, the Lakers lost to the Trail Blazers 99-105 in a back-to-back game. The reason is the inside. Although Kobe can be a guest inside, his height and weight must be at a disadvantage. It is destined to be difficult to support when encountering a team that relies on the inside to eat like the Blazers.

　　 On December 10th, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 102-93 in an away game. In this game, Rick Fox suddenly broke out. He scored 28 points and 14 rebounds from inside and outside, while Kobe scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists.

　　 December 12, this very meaningful day for China, the Lakers returning to the home court ushered in the Rockets' challenge.

　　 The Rockets’ overall performance is now second only to the Lakers, and is currently ranked second in the Western Conference. McGrady has become more mature and has become another rising superstar in the league. And this matchup between McGrady and Kobe again attracted the attention of American fans.