My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Kobe's provocation? Yes, I heard, how dare he challenge Michael." Scottie Pippen first began to speak out in the media.

"Yes, they beat us last game. But it was just a regular season!"

"If it's the playoffs, the Bulls can sweep the Lakers led by O'Neal!"

"Please tell him if he wants to challenge us. Please solve Olajuwon in the playoffs first, solve Utah, and solve Seattle."

"Yes, I don't think the Lakers can break through these old strong teams. Kobe Bryant has been, is, and will never be an opponent of the Bulls! If you want to win the championship, wait until we retire! This season, the championship must be ours !"

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers players also counterattacked, and O'Neal supported Kobe in the interview.

"What Kobe said is what I want to say! I came to Los Angeles to win the championship!"

"Bulls? I beat them once three years ago, and I want to tell you, the current Lakers are stronger than the Magic three years ago!"

"Don't worry about whether we can break through the West, Jordan's old rival Pistons are always waiting to pull you down!"

At the same time, the media is also divided into two factions.

One side, headed by the Los Angeles media, supported Kobe.

Analyzing Kobe's achievements this season and his performance at critical moments, it is reasonable to say that Kobe is a top player.

And the Lakers team has the best record in the league, hard power cannot be faked!

Kobe is fully capable of emulating the magician of the year, winning the Western Conference championship with O'Neal, and challenging Jordan to try to win the championship.

The other side is headed by experts from Chicago.

They have no way to attack Kobe from the basketball level. After all, it is impeccable for a rookie to be able to do this.

They began to work hard on their qualifications. A rookie who just entered the league didn't play a few games at all, and he didn't even get honors in college. How could such a player challenge the 4-time champion Jordan?

You must know that Jordan is the number one in history hand-picked by the Chicago media!

Although he only has 4 championships now, in the eyes of the Chicagoans, he has far surpassed the magician with 5 championships!

At the same time, they began to exaggerate Kobe's speech, emphasizing Kobe's arrogance. Trying to portray Kobe as an unknown little guy who doesn't know what to do.

The two sides insisted on their own views and argued endlessly.

In the end, the debate on this topic finally reached its climax after Michael Jordan made a speech, and it was declared over.

"Kobe's speech, I listened to the live recordings of some media friends, what he said is what a basketball player should say."

"A lot of media distorted and misinterpreted Kobe's words. I am very sure of this. He just challenged me normally and challenged the Bulls."

"I accepted his challenge, and we will see you in the finals. But the one who wins will only be me!"

light and spacious! Jordan's speech explained the ins and outs of the matter very clearly, and at the same time showed his determination to win the championship.

The fans finally realized that it was some media that were making a gimmick, not Kobe's pretentious provocation.

Being able to stand up and speak at this time, Jordan has such a charm.

"Jerry, what do you think of what Kobe said this time?" In the Los Angeles Lakers office, Dr. Buss and West watched Jordan's speech together.

"It's just an old trick of the Los Angeles media, don't bother with it." West shook his head, he didn't think the Kobe incident surprised him this time.

"It's true, but I think what Kobe said is what I want."

"Boss, what do you mean?"

"The championship waits for no one, Jerry. Is Jordan's championship really a certainty? I don't think so."

"Anything can happen on the basketball court. No one is sure that Jordan will win the championship. It's just that the Bulls are indeed the strongest. There is no doubt about it."

"I mean, if we're willing to throw away some long-term assets, can we monetize and take the team to the next level?"

Jerry West was thoughtful.

"The players in the starting lineup all played very well, but on the bench, some people may have to give way to newcomers." Dr. Bass smiled and walked out of West's office. He believed that West would handle things well. He is satisfied.

. . .

Kobe is in the training hall, changing clothes, preparing to participate in today's team training.

At this time, the phone rang.

"Kobe, this is Grant."

"Hi, Grant. How can you call me?" Kobe was a little surprised. They didn't have any personal relationship in this life, and they didn't even know where Grant got his number.

"Ha, but how about you? Those people in the media are really annoying, aren't they?" Hill also knew what happened to Kobe recently, so he called to comfort Kobe.

"really."

"What I want to say is, Kobe, stick to what you should do."

Without waiting for Kobe to reply, Grant Hill continued.

"Tomorrow's game, I hope you will not be disturbed and give full play."

"Do you get me?"

"clear."

"Very good." Grant Hill hung up the phone.

A conversation of no more than 60 seconds ended in this way.

It makes people feel a little inexplicable, but Kobe knows what Hill means to keep himself from being affected and go all out to play well.

Of course, when it comes to being hacked, Kobe is an expert. This small battle, and Kobe did it on purpose, Kobe didn't care at all.

Without Hill's reminder, Kobe will try to score 40+! The best tribute to your opponent is to defeat him!

Kobe thinks so.

Seven consecutive 40+ completed four games.

Three games left! They are the Pistons, Mavericks, and Warriors.

The second Detroit Pistons in the East is the Lakers' next opponent, and the game will be played tomorrow.

In this game, Kobe felt that it was the most difficult game to win 40+ balls. Neither the Mavericks nor the Warriors can be called strong teams, nor do they have outstanding defenders. The task can be completed.

The Pistons still have top defenders like Joe Dumars and Grant Hill. Although Dumars is getting old, he had the title of Jordan's Terminator back then, and he was known as the best player to defend Jordan.

Although Hill's defensive skills are mediocre, but with his top physical talent, if he is willing to defend, he will definitely be able to generate high-intensity defensive pressure, which is not available to ordinary players.

The Lakers' training today also revolves around Grant.

How to deal with the crazy Grant Hill, his data in January is an average triple-double! 32.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 11.3 assists!