My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Hi! Bob, did you watch the game between the Lakers and Houston yesterday?" On the pier, two greasy workers with beer bellies hooked up.

"No, I haven't watched the NBA since Magic retired."

"That's your misfortune! The Lakers have an 18-year-old kid who beat the Houston Big Three with two three-pointers!"

"Luck? Meng Jin?"

"It's fine if you get one! Facing the Big Three, he scored 49 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He was crazy!"

"Fuck, I have to go back and watch the video."

Such conversations are everywhere in Los Angeles. Many middle-aged uncles who gave up watching the game because of the end of SHOWTIME began to pay attention to such a player named Kobe Bryant.

When they saw that Kobe's crotch passed Elie, the Eurostep shook Barkley and began to exclaim.

"Fuck, can you still play basketball like this?"

When the game reached the last moment, Kobe double-teamed and hit a lore, which made them even more excited.

"My darling, it's a good game to watch!" The uncles slapped their thighs, took a sip of barley beer, and decided that they would be Kobe fans from today onwards.

A series of paper media such as the Los Angeles Daily, the Houston Times, and the American Basketball News printed the picture of Kobe in front of Drexler and Ellie, drifting horizontally and leaning back to make a lore shot on the cover.

"Wonder Boy, the Beginning of a Legend"

"49 points, rookies overwhelm Houston"

Crazy Rookie Dominates the Big West Forum

"The story that the 18-year-old youth and the 3 giants have to tell"

Big articles started talking about Bryant and this game, and the last game in Houston didn't have the influence of this one at all. The last game was only dragged until the Big Three were exhausted, but this time it was to take the Big Three head-on.

Of course, the American media knew what this meant, and Kobe's wonderful pictures of the previous series of games were also unearthed.

The name Kobe Bryant is really popular.

The sensation caused by this game is by no means limited to the fan circle, and it also caused an uproar among the coaches and players of the NBA.

"Harris is an old guy, and his tactics are getting more and more evil." The new coach of the Suns, Danny Ainge, eagerly studied several tactics of the Lakers in this game.

Whether it's hand-to-hand between high guards, continuous high-block screens, and explosive kickoffs, he watched and learned repeatedly.

"It's amazing! Hey, whoever is next to you, come and watch it together!"

Nash walked to the screen and sighed: "So you are already so good."

After Phil Jackson watched the tape of the game, he called Michael Jordan to watch it again.

"how to think?"

"Very strong, but not my opponent."

"Who is your opponent?"

"nobody."

"No, you are your own worst opponent." Phil Jackson showed an enigmatic smile.

The 33-year-old Jordan opened his mouth wide. What the Zen master said was so profound that I couldn’t understand what should I do?

He means let me break through myself?

Or are you telling me not to be arrogant?

Or let me do less off-site things?

I don’t understand, but the Zen master is really powerful.

Phil Jackson on the side saw Michael Jordan in deep thought, he couldn't help but secretly proud, I read so many godly books, it really works to fool these superstars of the NBA.

Jerry Sloan called his two favorite students.

"This kid is a bit weird. He's so good at defense and so good at offense." Ma Long muttered.

"Karl, it's because you couldn't beat him that you lost last time." Stockton hated iron and steel. If Karl Malone's post-up singles went further, he would really have no solution. The current Malone always makes people feel that he is almost ready.

Malone didn't dare to say anything. He was afraid of two people in the league, Jerry Sloan and John Stockton. The shame of being guarded by Kobe last time, anyone who mentioned him would be furious, but when Stockton and Sloan talked about him, he could only bow his head and admit his mistake obediently.

"We need to list the Lakers as the number one competitor in the West."

"I don't think so. Don't look at the Big Three's consecutive losses to the Lakers. There is a very large accidental element in it." Stockton thought about it, and still felt that the Big Three in Houston were more difficult to deal with.

"Don't you think Jordan's Bulls are the toughest?"

"Are you a pig?" Stockton jumped up and gave Malone a headache. "We need to be able to get out of the West before talking about Jordan!"

In a small villa in Philadelphia, there is still a miasma of smoke and demons dancing wildly.

A large group of street-style black youths sang and danced inside the house.

Allen Iverson stared at Kobe on the TV, repeatedly replaying Kobe's crotch dribble and Eurostep.

"Allen, where are you going?" Iverson's boy saw him rushing out of the house.

"Practice."

"President, the statistics are in. The Lakers and Houston's national live viewer ratings are 4.3%. Far beyond our expectations." The bald youth was overjoyed.

The national ratings of the NBA Finals are mostly around 12%, and it once reached 17.9% during Jordan's first three consecutive championships.

In the two years after Jordan retired, the ratings of the finals dropped rapidly to only 12.4% and 13.9%.

This situation was reversed after Jordan won the championship this year, reaching 16.7%.

It can be said that Jordan raised the influence of the NBA Finals to a new level.

The ratings of an ordinary national live broadcast regular season are generally 2%-3%, depending on the influence of the team and the influence of the stars.

In an ordinary regular season, it is very rare to reach 4.3% of the ratings.

Although most of the audience came to pay attention to the Big Three, O'Neal. But they never expected that the final protagonist became Kobe, which undoubtedly greatly increased Kobe's influence.

Stern also laughed, and he is most happy to see new blood in the league. Especially this game showed too many positive factors. Barkley's supporting juniors and Kobe's lore that he didn't give up at the last moment can greatly shape the positive image of the league.

He likes Kobe very much, a young man full of positive energy. In his mind, Kobe has been placed on the same level as Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill. They are the future face of the league.

Although they still need some grinding, when Jordan fades, they will become the most shining stars.

What Stern didn't know was that from day one, Bryant's only thought was to bring Jordan down.

In Sternka's view, Kobe and Jordan are still several grades behind.

Even the young Jordan was trapped in the East by Bird and the Bad Boys for many years. Stern didn't think Kobe could do better than Jordan.

Especially the current Kobe is 18 years old, and there is still a lot of room for development. And Jordan has reached the peak of his skills and body when he entered the league, and what needs to be refined and adjusted is nothing more than his style of play.

Kobe's style of play is terrifyingly mature, but in Stern's view, he still has a lot of room for development. After all, he is only 18 years old, and he is still far from his peak.