My Name is Kobe Bryant

After experiencing a sweet seven consecutive home games, the Lakers started their away games. First, they will go to Seattle to face last year's Western Conference champion, the Sonics with Glove Payton and Rainman Kemp.

Seattle - also known as the Emerald City, the Queen's City.

Seattle in the 1990s was his golden period. At this time, Seattle was the pearl of the United States, a city that was perfect in every way.

In 1995, Seattle was named "the best place to live in the United States" by "Money" magazine, "the best city to live and work" by "Fortune" magazine in 1996, and was recognized as the city with the highest quality of life in the United States in 1998.

Seattle is located on the Pacific coast in the northwest of Washington State, between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, with the Olympic Mountains in the west, Lake Washington in the east, and the border between Canada and the United States 174 kilometers to the north.

In such a northern city, the temperature was still a bit low at the end of January. When the Lakers and his party arrived at Seattle's airport, it was raining lightly in Seattle, which was in the rainy season.

Seattle's climate is mild and the air is very humid. The annual rainfall is 952.2 millimeters, so it is called "Rain City". Since Seattle is located on the leeward slopes of the Olympic Mountains, most rainfall is light or drizzle.

Seattle currently has three professional league teams, one is the Sonics, one is the NFL football team Seahawks, and the last one is the Mariners of Major League Baseball.

Due to the team's success in the past few seasons, the basketball atmosphere in Seattle is also quite strong. Many stars in later generations were born in Seattle, which was influenced by the Sonics during this period.

A group of the Lakers walked out of the airport in the drizzle, and boarded a bus to the home of the Seattle Supersonics, the Key Arena.

The Lakers did not choose to come to Seattle one day earlier and live in a hotel. Instead, I chose to take a flight to Seattle on the same day and go directly to the Key Arena to participate in the game.

The arena was put into operation in September 1995, that is, just two years ago. It can accommodate 17,072 people and cost 120 million US dollars to build.

The Lakers players were laughing and laughing all the way, and the recent victory and media praise made their emotions very high.

Only Kobe noticed something was wrong. Some players in the team began to relax their vigilance. This may be a common problem of rich teams, and it is also a common problem of teams with superstars. When they realize that they can win the game without much effort, the enthusiasm of the players will gradually decline.

The proud soldier must be defeated!

Kobe shook his head. Perhaps this is an inevitable problem, and it is also the root cause of the collapse of the dynasty team. I am afraid that the Chicago Bulls will have this kind of atmosphere. This is why both Jordan and Kobe like to spur teammates in training. s reason.

The game against No. 4 in the Western Conference soon started at the Key Arena.

The Supersonics players in yellow-green jerseys came out of the tunnel first, and the fans in the arena cheered for them.

The last to step out was Gary Payton, who raised his hands to greet the cheers of the fans.

When the Lakers players came out, the cheers in the arena instantly turned into boos.

"Hey, I haven't played basketball in an away game for a long time, and I'm not used to hearing boos." Fisher looked left and right, it was his first time as a starter, and he seemed like a curious baby when he came to the away game .

"Don't look around! Shame!" Campbell caught the little fish, and a good relationship has been established between the two funny people.

Players from both sides stood near the midfield and sang the American slap song, and then waited for the game to start.

"Kobe, it was just a fluke that you defeated me last time. You will lose this game." With a big mouth, Kobe knew it was Gary Payton without looking.

"I remember the last time, someone said they would give me a zero seal? How many points did I score in the end? 35 points? After all, it's a glove! Admire it!" In terms of trash talk, who is Kobe afraid of?

Peyton's black face was flushed, it was a bit embarrassing last time. But that happened when he didn't study Kobe at all. This time, Payton had already watched Kobe's videotape! Ask yourself that there is no problem defending Kobe!

The Lakers' starting lineup for this game is still Xiaoyu point guard, Kobe guard, Jones small forward, Campbell power forward, and O'Neal sits inside this lineup.

The Supersonics are PG Gary Payton, SG Jose Hawkins, SF Detref Schramff, PF Sean Kemp, and Jim McIlvaine.

The tactical system of the Supersonics this season is still based on offense! George Karl, a Hall of Fame-level coach, is very good at using physical talents to build an offensive system. This is the case with the Seattle Supersonics now, and so is the Denver Nuggets later!

George Karl's team is very good at using the body and must use a talented player as the cornerstone. The cornerstone of Seattle is actually not the glove Payton, but the Rainman Sean Kemp.

George Karl has countless players who can replace Gary Payton, and many can even do better than Payton. However, it is difficult to find a second player in the league who can replace Sean Kemp in his tactical system. It can be said that Kemp is the most important player in George Karl's system.

If Sean Kemp is compared to future generations of players, Kobe thinks he is a super enhanced version of Capela in all aspects!

Historic physical fitness! Does not take possession of the ball, excellent defense, strong pie-eating ability, strong pick-and-roll ability, amazing scoring ability at the basket! Even Kemp has a one-handed shot that sometimes doesn't work.

Such a power forward is every coach's dream player, and his performance has greatly affected the Sonics.

This year is the last year of Sean Kemp's contract year. He has been trying to ask the team for a big contract that is enough for retirement, but the team has not promised for a long time, which makes Kemp a little disappointed, and his performance on the court has also improved. It can be said that this is the biggest reason for the decline in the Sonics' record and strength this year.

Of course, George Karl knew that Kemp was the cornerstone of the team. He repeatedly advised the team to renew Kemp's contract.

In this game, it's not just Gary Payton who wants to perform well.

Kemp and George Karl also hope to fight for enough big contracts and the right to speak for themselves through a game of defeating the league's No. 1 game.

In addition to Payton and Kemp, the Sonics also have a top All-Star small forward. A white big pitcher -- Detlef Schrempf.

He was selected as an All-Star in the 92-93 season and 94-95 season. He also won the best sixth man twice and was selected to the third team of the best team once.

This season's Detlef Schramf is also very likely to be selected as an All-Star. With a height of 2.06 meters, his style of play is close to that of Bird. He is also an indispensable part of the Supersonics' offensive system.

Especially because the Lakers' striker lacks Bruce Bowen, the striker's defensive ability has declined sharply.

In this game, George Karl is full of confidence!