My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Kobe pulled away and singled out Duncan! The game was full of tit-for-tat from the beginning!"

"I heard that you beat the number one power forward in history in the last round? Then let me beat you! That's what Kobe must be thinking!"

When Kobe holds the ball, the basketball does not have any fancy movements, but it sticks closely to Kobe's body and shuttles below the knees!

This kind of dribbling is the safest! Even players who are good at stealing would not be able to steal the ball with Kobe's dribbling.

And in front of him was the tall stone Buddha Duncan! Kobe's dribbling is even more impossible to make mistakes!

This is Kobe's respect for Duncan, he understands this old rival! If it were a small big hit under other circumstances, Kobe's ball would have already flown to his shoulder!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The basketball bounces from slow to fast!

Sudden acceleration!

Duncan's hair stood on end for a moment, and he even had goosebumps! My whole body was tense, trying to judge Kobe’s movements!

Is it left?

Or right?

Kobe pulls the ball back!

Worship Buddha!

Raise your head slightly and look focused!

"You want to shoot? No, it's a fake move!" Duncan didn't step forward! But his center of gravity tilted forward involuntarily!

This change of focus! That's enough for Kobe!

Change direction!

Short!

His right leg exploded and kicked the ground!

Basketball down!

It was like a motorcycle cornering at high speed!

"Follow me! Tim!" Popovich yelled from the sidelines.

Duncan gritted his teeth!

Exaggerated stride length! Fall back!

He adjusted the forward shift of his center of gravity in just an instant.

If it were any other defender, Duncan's thunderous block from the side would be waiting for him!

And Kobe!

Stop instantly at the free throw line!

"Are you going to vote? No!"

Accelerate again in the next second!

There was really no way for Duncan to adjust his center of gravity. He watched Kobe drive to the basket and complete the basket in front of the general!

"It's like a textbook small fight against a big one!" the magician exclaimed.

"Duncan has never been an insider who is afraid of small players attacking big players. His excellent lateral speed, top-notch defensive anticipation, and god-like physical talent make him very handy when defending outside players!"

"But this time! He was teased by Kobe and was confused!"

The small one fights the big one!

A must-have ability for a defender!

But facing Duncan, there are not many defenders in the league who have achieved great success in a small game!

As long as his knee is not injured, Duncan can completely keep up with the pace of the smaller man, and he is not as sluggish as the other big brothers!

Duncan never jumps when he's not supposed to!

even so! Kobe still completed this textbook-like, artistic small game against the big game!

When every defender in the league sees this scene, his heart will throb!

Continuous shaking! Find the focus!

The changes in rhythm and every rhythm seem to be playing a beautiful song!

The dance of basketball on your fingertips!

"Beautiful!" O'Neal gave Kobe a thumbs up!

Kobe smiled brightly back at him.

Duncan is strong!

But Kobe is stronger!

The Lakers have a strong army and a strong team, and the Lakers work together with the OK team! Will not lose to anyone.

Even if he is the future number one power forward in history!

This is Kobe's confidence!

"Incredible! The Lakers scored 41 points in the first quarter!"

"Spurs 30:41 Lakers!"

Facing the Twin Towers team in the playoffs! 41 points in a single quarter!

Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and 4 assists on 7-of-13 shooting!

O'Neal scored 10 points and 3 rebounds on 6 of 10 shots!

The two stars combined to score 31 points!

On the other side, no matter how strong Duncan is, no matter how much advantage he has over Horry, scoring 18 points in a single quarter in one post is already incredible!

Duncan scored 18 points and 3 rebounds on 9 of 10 shots in a single quarter! But this is a drop in the bucket!

A significant gap between the inside core and the outside core is here!

Kobe doesn't want to say he takes 12 shots in a single quarter. As long as he wants to, he can even take more than 20 shots in a single quarter!

As for Duncan, he created 10 shot opportunities in a single quarter, which is already a lot!

The amount of possession of the ball on the outside is not at the same level as that on the inside!

And on the defensive end!

Kobe called out Duncan like crazy!

Although there are also scenes of being criticized heavily by Stone Buddha! But he still scored more than 50% of his hits!

Shifo's defense is already the ceiling for the power forward position!

Misplaced defense can limit Kobe's shooting percentage to just over 50%, which is already very good. If it were Malone, Kobe would probably be 9-for-12 now.

Both offense and defense are under a lot of pressure at the same time! This caused Duncan's physical energy to drain away rapidly, and he received his second foul at the end of the first quarter.

"Tim! You can't commit any more fouls!"

"On the defensive end, avoid Kobe." Popovich looked embarrassed. This was different from the strategy he had formulated before the game started.

Popovich believes that Duncan can limit Kobe to a great extent.

And the facts taught him a painful lesson.

Not only did he fail to guard Kobe, but he got fouled.

Duncan is in a foul crisis, and the Spurs are in trouble!

The Spurs with or without Stone Buddha are two levels of teams!

"No!" Duncan's answer once made Popovich think he was hallucinating.

"What?"

"Coach, let me continue to guard Kobe!"

Duncan's face was expressionless, but the perseverance in his eyes made Popovich suddenly see the captain who once led him.

This is the first time Duncan has disobeyed Popovich's instructions.

Popovich was not angry but happy.

After experiencing the baptism of Malone, Duncan is really completely different!

This is the attitude of a superstar! This is the confidence of a superstar!

"Tim, I'm giving you a chance to play and prove you can do it."

"What I want is! Score 40+10 on the offensive end! Limit Kobe's shooting percentage to less than 50% on the defensive end! At the same time, avoid getting into foul trouble."

"Only in this way can we win."

"Tim, can you do this?"

Duncan nodded vigorously!

"This is Xixi's home game against the Spurs."

"The game has entered the second quarter! The Lakers currently have a 10-point advantage."

"Chinese players! Wang Zhizhi, who is wearing the No. 15 jersey, was replaced on the court!! Spurs star Duncan and the generals need Wang Zhizhi to create rest time for them!"

"The Spurs' substitutes are the best in the league because of Wang Zhizhi. And Wang Zhizhi also learned a lot from Duncan and the general!"

If you have listened to the explanations of the Dragon TV commentators, you will definitely feel red in the face.

In their mouths, Wang Zhizhi became a hero who saved the Spurs in critical moments many times. Duncan, a general, the third general outside Richmond!

It was even touted that he would take over as the Spurs' starter.

On Sina.com, which was founded in 1998, some of the titles and articles about Wang Zhizhi are very scary!

"Two domineering hits!" A roughly three-point shot stunned Bo Shuai! The debut is just around the corner! 》

"Pass it to him!" Roughly scored the Spurs’ fourth-highest score in a single quarter, ZZ’s shouts resounded throughout the arena.

"Without Wang Zhizhi, Duncan would be in trouble!" Regret it! 》

"Two losers, 0 points and 1 rebound in 14 minutes, why not give time to Wang Zhizhi"

"I was so anxious when my good hat was blown, I played 2 minutes in the last quarter to show my status"

"One-handed dunking, 8 boards with a slight smile, one fan of Wang style hot pot is two!" 》

"My Emperor God came down to earth and turned wild beasts into homeless dogs"

It must be said that Sina’s rise is inseparable from these exaggerated titles. This is exactly the same as UC in later generations.

Of course, Sina is still crazy after its rise.

That is to say, Popovich doesn't read Chinese websites. If he knows about these ridicules, maybe he is already thinking about how to trade Wang Zhizhi away.

The current situation, of course, still does not have this kind of strength.

What Popovich likes about him is his ability to open up space on the court.

A space-based inside line is the most restrained to the Lakers!

Neither O'Neal nor substitute center Campbell have the ability to follow up and defend.

Together with Cole and Corsi's three arrows, the Spurs' bench was extremely aggressive!

Mario Elie was moved from the starting lineup to the bench because of Richmond's presence. But he is still a player with the ability to start a playoff team!

His defense, combined with the three-point offense, has kept the Spurs bench at a top-five level in the league. Of course, this is also inseparable from Popovich's training of these role players.

The most outstanding thing about Popovich is to turn corruption into magic and make some ordinary players play extraordinary games!

Wang Zhizhi's one year of training under Popovich was far more than his entire NBA career in the previous life!

"I was supposed to get him!" Popovich felt like he had another mouthful of blood to draw out!

If you drink too much red wine, you will see red when you are angry!

The game progressed to a substitute duel. To be on the safe side, Popovich put Elliott on the line.

Mario Eliot and Oliot have been the Spurs' starting forwards for the past few years. The two of them may not be the best offensively, but their defense is definitely excellent.

In the last life, these two guys were also the starters when the Spurs won the championship.

And now, because of Richmond. In addition, Kobe spent all the time in the first quarter calling out Duncan, leaving Elliott with no consumption at all. Popovich just threw him on the bench.

The Spurs' substitutes became Cole, Mario Elio, Oliot, Kersey, and Wang Zhizhi.

This lineup system can attack and defend. Moreover, the players’ tactical execution ability is very strong! Practiced all the team tactics given by Popovich.

even so

The Spurs' score showed no sign of recovery.

The Lakers' substitute, the defender from Argentina, was originally prepared to be selected by the Spurs at No. 24, but Manu Ginobili, who was intercepted by the Lakers, completely tore the Spurs' defensive line apart!

Like a sharp scalpel! Continuously use exaggerated rhythm changes to get to the basket, and then twist like a snake to complete a layup or pass!

Can't help it! Not to mention Cole, Mario Elie and Oliette can't block it either!

Duncan became a player of another level after experiencing Malone's baptism in the last round.

After facing the alien Cassel and the old cat Mobley, the demon sword Ginobili also improved!

"Damn it! If this guy joins the Spurs, I will make him a Kobe Bryant on the bench!" Popovich looked full of regret.

Cole + Ginobili + Wang Zhizhi! Such a trident may have offensive firepower comparable to the starters of some fringe playoff teams!

West in the box showed a mysterious smile.

This season, the media's first reaction to the Lakers' exchange for this small guard from Europe was ridicule. A white defender! A guard who plays in the Italian league, can he adapt to NBA-level confrontation?

Then it smells really good.

The emergence of Manu Ginobili completely made up for the hole created by the departure of God's left-hand Chris Mullin to the Lakers.

Coupled with the growth of Stephen Jackson, in this year's playoffs, the Lakers' bench is even stronger than last season!

"Obviously it was me first!" Popovich almost crushed the tactical board in his hand!

"Cut Huashan with force! Warrior Saint Stephen Jackson stopped the Spurs with a dunk!"

"The Spurs seem to be showing signs of collapse under the Lakers' tidal wave of attacks!"

"Well done! Stephen!" Xiaoyu gave Stephen Jackson a chest bump!

The Lakers' game today was almost impeccable except for the power forward position, which was outplayed by Duncan!

Perfect!

This is the performance that a team that can compete with the strongest team in history should perform!

The Lakers players are in high spirits! They became part of history!

Ten years later! Twenty years later! When fans look back, they will deeply remember every player of this strongest team in history!

"Hold on! I can do it!" Duncan kept cheering himself up with a calm face!

The game has entered the fourth quarter!

The Lakers already have a 17-point lead.

Spurs 101:118 Lakers.

The Lakers' offensive firepower is so fierce!

Duncan has a high shooting percentage, but his disadvantage of insufficient output compared to Kobe O'Neal is clearly demonstrated!

Duncan made 19 of 27 shots! Scored 43 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal and 3 turnovers!

Before the game was over, Duncan scored such exaggerated statistics!

4 blocks! 3 contributions to Kobe!

This is the price Kobe pays for beating Duncan hard!

3 big hats!

Even Kobe, facing Duncan's defense, would be crushed by such absolute talent!

Kobe made 18 of 37 shots, scored 45 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

The hit rate is not high! Duncan suppressed Kobe's shooting percentage to less than 50%!

This is the first time in the playoffs this season that he has been suppressed below 50% except for Kobe's poor touch!

Stone Buddha Duncan! Even Kobe can't break through his defense!

but

"TIMMY, you have five fouls, right?" The basketball in Kobe's hand moved back and forth on his crotch.

Five offenses!

Even though Duncan always paid attention to controlling his defensive movements, he was still uncontrollably beaten to the fifth level by Kobe, the master of fake moves!

This is already the decisive moment of the fourth quarter. The Lakers still have such a big lead. Duncan's taking a rest means failure!

Fight it!

Kobe's goal is clear!

Continuously rocking to reach the middle distance!

With your left foot as your axis, take a big step to the left.

Duncan's center of gravity was moved! But he didn't take off!

Kobe turns around!

The axis foot is motionless!

After turning around, the golden rooster becomes independent!

Duncan is coming up!

And Kobe's eyes lit up!

He used his invincible waist and abdominal strength in the air to change his shooting position!

Lean your upper body against Duncan and throw the ball in a fraction of a second!

"AND ONE!!!"

The ball goes in!

Whistle!