My Name is Kobe Bryant

The referee threw the ball, and O'Neal won the jump ball again. This season, O'Neal is the only one in terms of jump balls.

Bryant received the jump ball and advanced the possession to the frontcourt.

"Boy, I'm here to defend you today." Mario Eli's strong body blocked Kobe in front of him.

Bryant had already anticipated the various responses that Rudy Tomjanovich would make, and this defensive arrangement was completely within his expectations.

Kobe threw the ball to O'Neal at the basket, and then quickly cut to the basket.

O'Neal leaned on Olajuwon and raised the ball high. Instead of rushing to attack, he observed Kobe's running position.

Mario Elli cut to the basket close to Kobe, his speed was a bit behind Kobe, Kobe first used O'Neal and Olajuwon to make a circle. Mario Eli did not lose track. Bryant ran back and circled behind Campbell's screen, went outside, and received a pass from O'Neal.

With a three-point shot, Mario Eli did not form an effective interference, and the ball hit the ball!

"My God, Kobe's running without the ball is simply an art, have you seen James?" Goodrich exclaimed, Kobe's sophisticated running skills made Mario Eli's fierce defense unable to find the target.

"Really nice breakaway, great 3-point shooting. It reminds me of Reggie Miller."

Rudy Tomjanovich frowned, Kobe found a loophole in an instant?

Impossible, this is simply incredible field observation ability.

But Rudy Tomjanovich doesn't believe Kobe can break the Big Three with his shooting. In this era, is there a player who can beat the Big Three with a jumper? Rudy Tomjanovich doesn't think it exists.

"Mario, go on! You've defended well!"

Houston had the ball, and dribble guard Matt Maloney advanced to half court and handed it to Barkley in the high post.

"Eldon, you'll never be able to guard me." Barkley made a clean mid-range shot. Campbell, who was worried about Barkley's breakthrough, didn't dare to jump forward and could only watch Barkley hit the mid-range shot.

The two sides did not try, and used the most successful style of play at the beginning of the game.

They all know how important it is to take the lead in this game.

The main tactic of the Lakers is that O'Neal holds the ball in the low post, attacks when he has a chance, and finds Kobe who runs outside if he has no chance.

Kobe gave full play to his speed advantage and awareness of running positions, dexterously shaking the bulky Mario Eli to create a lot of shooting space.

And Barkley still grasped Campbell's point and kept attacking. He even pulled beyond the three-point line, and Campbell didn't dare to follow. Looking at Barkley, he also kept hitting mid-range and long-range jumpers with one ball.

Kobe and Barkley's rivalry was the main theme at the beginning of the game. After the first quarter, Kobe made 6 of 8, 2 of 4 three-pointers and scored 15 points.

Barkley scored 5 of 7 and easily scored 11 points.

The score is 22:20. The Lakers trailed by two points.

"Damn, we gave Barkley too many opportunities." Rambis sighed.

"If Ben and Kobe play together, it can limit Barkley, but O'Neal's offensive threat will be greatly reduced."

"I think it is still possible to try. Kobe feels very good in this game. I think he can be used as the main attack point."

"Put all the burden on Kobe?"

"Don't forget that he brought the last victory against Houston."

Harris pondered for a moment, then nodded.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides replaced the bench lineup. The Lakers are a rare 5-up and 5-down team. Houston sent Drexler to lead the bench.

"Rob, can you guard me?" Drexler and Horry had been teammates for a while. They often singled out in training, and Horry rarely won.

Horry didn't say a word, he stuck to Drexler tightly. The Lakers' bench firepower is still very fierce, and now they have three outside artillery from Van Exel, Fisher, and Horry.

Horry played an important role on both ends of the offense and defense, and he mainly defended Drexler. Although the line of defense was repeatedly torn by Drexler, it also played a role in consumption.

The three-point rain from the Lakers' bench really took shape after adding Horry, and Fisher and Van Exel had the backbone. Horry can not only shoot himself, but also help sort out the team's offense so that the shooters in the team can receive high-quality passes.

Houston's bench is Kevin - Willis and Drexler two singles show. Drexler played with good efficiency, but Kevin Willis was tightly restricted by Big Ben.

Since the last game against the Jazz, Big Ben's defense has improved qualitatively. According to Kobe's visual estimation, the current Big Ben should have 80% of his defensive ability at his peak.

After Kevin Willis was restricted, Drexler couldn't do anything alone, but the Lakers' substitute played a good advantage.

In the middle of the second quarter, the two sides Yiyi replaced the starters, and at this time Rudy Tomjanovich was surprised to find that Ben Wallace appeared on the court.

"Very good! The Lakers have stumbled! Charles, double-team O'Neal, and go forward! Don't worry about the undrafted pick."

O'Neill's face darkened.

"Shaq, defeating Olajuwon and Barkley at the same time, isn't it possible to make you look even greater?" Kobe began to push, he was worried that O'Neal would lose the chain, and at the same time he knew what was most useful to O'Neal.

"It makes sense! Hahaha, if I can win with both of them double-teaming, then I see what the old guy Olajuwon has to say!"

Ding! Successfully fooled.

The focus of the Lakers' offense came to Kobe. O'Neal and Ben Wallace's pick-and-roll effect on the two big walls was very good.

Coupled with Kobe's dexterous and smooth running position, Mario Elli was exhausted.

The result of this adjustment is that O'Neal has no chance to make a move, but the Lakers' offense still maintains super high efficiency after Kobe serves as the only end point.

Kobe's hand feels hot today, and his shooting opportunities are so good, the basketball seems to be equipped with a navigator and keeps hitting.

The offense of Barkley and Olajuwon no longer has a crushing advantage when facing the defense of O'Neal and Ben Wallace.

They found that Ben Wallace, an undrafted pick with both strength and agility, seemed to be everywhere on the defensive end. Wallace's defense.

Olajuwon can still maintain a good shooting rate under the defense, but Barkley, who is facing Ben Wallace head-on, has a headache. Ben Wallace's defense made it very difficult for Barkley to start.

Compared with power, at most 55 open.

Better than Ben Wallace who is quick, young and of a similar height.

Compared with experience, Ben Wallace doesn't eat at all. He has eaten Kobe's fake moves countless times in training, and Barkley's fake moves must look crappy compared to Kobe.

At halftime, the Lakers overtook the score, leading by 8 points at 51:43. As the main offensive point, Kobe swayed his offensive talent wantonly, scoring 23 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 9 of 15 shots.

This is the lethality of Kobe who puts all his energy on the offensive end, and this is the scary thing about Kobe who feels hot.

Give me the ball! I can go in!

Bryant's offense eclipsed the Big Three in Houston.

Rudy Tomjanovich tugged his few hairs on the sidelines.

Houston, danger.