My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Hakeem won the first place for Houston. Hakeem is the only center who can use the outside skills of the retreat step so proficiently. Michael said that Hakeem's offensive skills are not inside at all, but more like a small player. Forward. I believe Shaq has a deep understanding of this."

"The Lakers seem to be planning to defend Hakeem alone. If Hakeem beats Shaq and Barkley beats the Lakers' power forward, it will be difficult for the Lakers to win."

Bryant took O'Neal's sideline serve.

"Shaq, give him one back."

"Um!"

Kobe pushed forward with the ball, and Drexler shrunk directly to the top of the three-point arc.

If you have the ability, shoot a super long three-pointer to kill me!

That's Drexler's idea.

The other Jim Jackson and Mario Alley stood apart, their eyes drifting toward Kobe.

While Olajuwon was stuck with O'Neal, he was also ready to help defend and double-team Kobe at any time.

Barkley was even fiercer. He was not asked by coach Rudy Tomjanovich to double-team Kobe Bryant. Instead, he asked Barkley to put more energy on the offensive end to dismember the Lakers' weakest power forward. But Barkley is ready, as long as he has the opportunity, he will rush in and give Kobe a hard time!

OK pick and roll!

The Lakers directly resorted to their strongest combination tactics in the first round!

The pick-and-roll of two superstars, and the pick-and-roll of two tacit understanding values ​​that can almost perfectly predict O'Neal's next move!

Drexler and Olajuwon defend!

The strongest spear against the strongest shield!

O'Neill swayed and blocked on the left.

Drexler forced the squeeze! The strength of breastfeeding squeezed past O'Neill.

"Squeeze it! Drexler squeeze it!"

"Wait! Shaq didn't cut in! He switched sides!"

"Second pick and roll!"

Bryant just goes over the pick and roll, grabs first time on Drexler, change direction!

Pull the ball from left to right, lean over, speed up, cut inside!

pass!

Kobe cuts into the middle distance. At this time, the defender on the right is forced over. Jim Jackson tentatively slides to approach Kobe. If Kobe chooses to continue cutting, he will inevitably face double-teaming.

And Olajuwon also defended in front of Kobe.

Dead end!

Big Dream in front, Jim Jackson on the side, and Drexler behind!

O'Neal cuts sideways, holding out his hands for the ball as he walks.

Kobe couldn't find a better way to handle the ball, so he could only pass it to O'Neal.

O'Neal caught the ball and rushed to the basket. Olajuwon directly blocked his shot angle.

Forcibly shot!

Iron!

Barkley grabs the rebound.

"It's too strong, Houston's defense is too strong! The Lakers will suffer a big loss. The OK pick-and-roll can't break through! This is the defense that Houston has carefully prepared for the Lakers! Every move of Kobe and O'Neal will be followed by Houston. Methods."

"O'Neal's offense and defense were all blown out by Olajuwon. Will the story of that year repeat itself?"

Barkley grabs the rebound and speeds up like crazy!

As a power forward, his ability to hold the ball and push forward is simply not what an insider should have. Barkley, who is full of tendons, pushes like a small tank.

Campbell has not yet come to his senses, and Barkley has already driven straight into the Lakers half, avoiding Bowen's gambling steal and completing a dunk.

4:0!

"Beep!" Harris chose to pause in the opening minute.

"The Lakers called a timeout! Hakeem and Charles scored twice easily, and the Lakers' offense was blocked by Houston. If it was an ordinary coach, they might let the players try it out at this time, but Harris! He directly chose to timeout , maybe this is the smell of the best coach of the year."

"The timeout was very timely. The Lakers' offensive and defensive rhythm was a little messed up. Barkley was able to complete a one-stop counterattack. It's not like what a young team should do."

Harris didn't say a word, his eyes swept over every player of the Lakers.

The morale of the Lakers players is a bit sluggish, just a few balls hurt morale too much.

Harris spoke.

"Calm down guys. This is your big time!"

"Don't be impatient, don't panic. Common sense, Houston is a very strong team, but we have won countless times like this team, stick to our own style of play."

"Kobe, I want you to attack more, even if you get double-teamed."

"Shaq, don't lose your mind with Hakeem. Use your advantage to kill him."

Harris understands that although Houston's offense has the Big Three, the Lakers are not too afraid. The scoring ability of the OK combination has been ranked first in history.

"Understood, coach." Kobe and O'Neal responded in unison, listening to the team leader's still confident and affirmative answer, the other players calmed down a little.

Back on the court, the Lakers had the ball, and Kobe dribbled through half court without interference.

To respond, Kobe looked straight. If you miss the shot at this time and let Houston play a wave of offensive climax at the beginning, then the experienced Rockets will not give the Lakers too many opportunities to catch up.

attack!

Drexler looked at the fighting spirit in Kobe's eyes and leaned down.

No wonder Gary Payton couldn't guard against this oppression! With this indomitable momentum, the average player would be timid to make a three-pointer in front of Kobe! This is a kind of cohesion of spirit, super strong desire to win, strong fighting spirit, combined with Kobe's unparalleled self-confidence. It makes people feel that as long as he wants to, no one can stop him from scoring!

Moved!

Kobe's slender Achilles tendon burst out with great strength in an instant, his left foot kicked the ground, and his body rushed to the right!

Drexler slides fast!

no! Can't keep up!

Drexler found that Kobe was half a body faster than him!

"Teaming!" Drexler barely hangs on Kobe's side, and Mario Eli is already on the way to help defend!

"What?" The players on the field looked at Kobe in amazement, he was so confident, he shot up from the mid-range, and shot the ball unexpectedly with an exaggeratedly excellent speed.

The basketball arcs sharply, hits the backboard, and bounces into the hoop.

4:2.

"Decisive! Kobe is too decisive! This mid-range shot didn't make anyone react!"

"Extremely powerful confidence!"

Houston hit the ball to Barkley in the low post, Eddie Jones double-teamed, and Barkley scored an outside Jim Jackson.

Jim Jackson was replaced by Kobe Bryant, who passed the ball to Mario Alley.

This time Avery was completely empty and hit a three-pointer!

7:2.

Next, Kobe made a series of mid-range hits, but Houston always relied on the inside advantage of the IN-OUT tactics. The Lakers had to help defend and attack the inside from time to time, causing Houston's outside players to hit one after another.

On the Lakers side, except for Kobe who is still scoring, other players, including O'Neal, are in trouble.

The end of the first quarter, Houston 28:19 Lakers.