My Name is Kobe Bryant

"I won the jump ball?"

As Dick Bavetta threw the basketball high into the sky above the Great Western Forum, the 1998-1999 regular season officially began.

Olajuwon and O'Neal have jumped the ball countless times. Whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, Da Meng knows that it is very difficult to win the jump ball in front of this little fat man.

O'Neal's bounce is very terrifying! His jump ball win rate ranks among the top three in the league all year round!

But this time, Olajuwon found that he didn't have to put in much effort to pass the basketball to his teammates.

Pippen caught the ball and raised the corners of his mouth!

Leave Jordan! Off the bull!

Not only did he receive a 100 million yuan contract, he also gained a core tactical role on the outside for such a Big 5 team!

Although Pippen also served as the absolute core of the Bulls in the season when Jordan retired for the first time, his feelings were completely different from now!

Who were the Bulls at that time?

Nothing! At best, there is a Cobra Hoss Grant who struggled to sneak into the All-Stars, but the All-Stars are his peak.

And now Houston?

Hakeem Olajuwon, a center who has won two championships in a row and is in the top five in FMVP history twice! Charles Barkley, the league's number one power forward who once led his team to the Finals! The same single-core team led the team to the finals and also won a championship, the glider Drexler!

They all laid hands on me!

When did Batman Scottie Pippen ever enjoy this kind of treatment!

Once when he came to Chicago from Little Rock City, all that was waiting for him was Jordan's insults!

And now! He is absolutely core!

From the management! To the players! They recognize from the bottom of their hearts that they are the absolute core of this team's outside line!

Pippen couldn't help but look embarrassed! 3 Hall of Fame, 50 superstar level players to start with. I'm afraid he is the only one in history who has enjoyed this kind of treatment.

Pippen, who was born in a small city, has always had a feeling of inferiority. Especially around Jordan, he always thinks that Jordan's light eclipses him!

And this season!

is an opportunity!

It’s an opportunity to prove it to everyone!

Me Pippin! Not just the strongest second brother in history!

I'm still the strongest small forward in history!

Jordan has never proven that he can win the championship without Pippen. This is a black point recognized by many people!

And when Pippen led his team to win the championship this season! He will crush the basketball god Michael Jordan!

This is what Pippen wants to do!

"What are you thinking about?" Bowen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he looked at Pippen who was trapped in the beautiful fantasy of his own imagination and couldn't extricate himself.

Take out the ball?

This is a historical small forward. Is this a flaw?

The first goal of the match cannot be thrown at my crippled Uncle Bao!

Don't grab it. It's a little embarrassing to see Pippen dribbling while laughing and drooling.

"Our new core is a little silly, isn't it?" Barkley's mouth twitched, and he agreed with Pippen as the outside core.

After all, Drexler's reason for retiring was that he could not serve as the outside core to compete with Jordan Co. Now that Pippen has come, these tasks are all handed over to him, so the Glider chose to renew his contract with a basic salary.

Otherwise, for the sake of comfort, Drexler could choose to retire and rest.

For the sake of money, in this summer when the salary cap is exploding, some teams are also offering 8 million contracts to let Drexler lead new players.

So it's not that Barkley fully agrees with Pippen being the boss, but it's a helpless choice. After all, they are all older, and only Pippen can maintain a high level of competition for a long time.

"Move! Scotty!" Dameng couldn't stand it anymore, it was almost 24 seconds!

Pippen wakes up from a dream!

He hurriedly threw the ball to Dameng. Dameng secretly cursed Fake U and missed his jump shot.

Barkley squeezed Horry to grab the rebound, but his layup was interfered with. O'Neal protected the rebound and handed it to Kobe.

"Houston's five giants don't seem to be in very good shape." Magic was amused by Pippen.

"The first scoring opportunity of the new season, they just missed it."

"The basketball is in Kobe's hands! What offensive choices will he make?"

Kobe Bryant changed back to No. 8 jersey!

He has applied with the league to wear No. 8 and No. 24 interchangeably!

Although it has not yet been approved, he believes that Stern will agree to his small request.

Step on Kobe’s second-generation championship colors!

Advance with the ball calmly!

Pippen defense!

That's what he's joining Houston for!

If Drexler still wants to guard Kobe, then he will definitely quit!

And Jim Jackson couldn't guard Kobe at all last season, and now he's even giving him food!

"Kobe! You don't think that just because you defeated Michael, you are the strongest player." Pippen tried to imitate Jordan and started talking trash.

It's embarrassing. Kobe has a black line. You don't think you can guard me with awkward chats, do you?

"Scotty, don't be like Michael." Jordan couldn't even trash-talk Kobe, and Pippen, who had difficulty speaking, had no chance.

Pippen was about to fight back and say something.

Kobe rose from the ground.

That's 3 steps away from the three-point line!

"WTF!!!" Pippen's eyes widened and he immediately stepped forward to interfere!

Batman's reaction speed is very fast when he is seriously defending! Ranked among all small forwards in history!

And his height, wingspan, and jumping determine his amazing defensive interference!

"Great defense!" shouted Kenny Smith.

"Kobe, he shot a long three-pointer again!" Goodrich was not surprised.

"You're so arrogant! Kobe had a good shooting percentage when he shot like this without anyone guarding him, but with a defensive master like Pippen, he was blocked in the face. It's impossible for this kind of shot to go in!" Dr. J said about Kobe. The three-point wave snorted.

"The ball is here." Kobe knew it as soon as he took the shot. He was not interfered by Pippen's defense at all! Even Pippen's defense can be described as causing maximum interference without fouling.

but!

Marksmanship bonus!

Ignore the defense!

Thousands of fans at the Great Western Arena exclaimed!

The basketball traces a perfect parabola.

Straight into the basket!

"Uh-huh!"

Crisp!

The next moment! The arena is buzzing! Cheers! applause! Everlasting!

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

First goal!

Just the first goal of the season! Kobe Bryant blew up Los Angeles!

Kobe looked at the bison Puff who was looking at him in disbelief, smiled and spread his hands.

"Kobe! The first point of the 1998-1999 season!"

"The Big Five! Come on together! I'll pick them all by myself!"

"That's so arrogant! But he can get in! This isn't arrogance! It's arrogance!"

“Kobe’s style of play is so exciting that your heart beats faster!~”

Pippen gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

It seems that the team boss is not as happy as he imagined