My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Sure enough, there is still a big gap between the Lakers' real combat effectiveness and that of a team like the Spurs." Barkley shook his head. It wasn't that he was not optimistic about the Lakers, it was that the Lakers players immediately showed their true colors after the Spurs adjusted their targeting.

In the first half, Yao Ming looked like he was about to score a triple-double in his debut, but Duncan grabbed his neck and beat him violently.

Stephen Jackson was also watched by Horry, who was familiar with him.

Tony Parker continuously broke through and scored inside.

When the tempo slows down, the Spurs' rebounding advantage is reflected! If Kobe hadn't continuously rushed into the paint and grabbed rebounds, I'm afraid the Lakers' penalty area would have been penetrated by the Spurs' second attack. "

The Spurs' series of offensive waves left the Lakers in a hurry.

"The Lakers' flaws are too obvious! They used various ways to cover up their flaws in the first half. But these flaws have not disappeared! Popovich has opened up the Lakers' barrier, and the back is full of holes!"

"Perhaps the Lakers can still play exciting basketball when facing weak teams this season. But once they face top teams, their flaws will continue to limit them!"

Does Kobe know this?

of course I know.

This season is definitely not that easy. For the Lakers' running and gunning to take shape, Yao Ming needs to grow.

"No! The Lakers still have Kobe!"

"Kobe is starting to work hard!"

Kobe first faced Steve Smith and hit a super long three-pointer!

Then Beifu shook off Steve Smith, drove to the basket, pulled the lever very sharply in front of Duncan, and put the ball into the basket between Duncan's fingers.

Then he exchanged hands with Yao Ming from the high position, broke into the inside, and directly smashed!

"Here it comes! Have you forgotten how terrifying Kobe is in his killer state because of Kobe's performance of accommodating O'Neal last season?"

"Maybe the Lakers are not a top team, but Kobe must be the strongest player!"

"Kobe is the kind of historical GOAT who can lead his teammates into the playoffs no matter what level they are! His unlimited single shots are enough to support a team's offense!"

"Won! Congratulations to the Lakers for this hard-won victory! They won 132:127 against the San Antonio Spurs, the top team in the Western Conference!"

"Narrow victory! The duel between the Lakers and Spurs lasted until the last second of the game!"

"The entire second half was almost Kobe's stage! We saw again the man who once defeated Michael Jordan one-on-one in the Finals!"

"Kobe made 27 of 49 shots and scored 61 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 6 turnovers!"

"Kobe can't just play like that in the Finals! He can do it anytime, anywhere, but there was no need before!"

"And in the next few games, Kobe may have to carry the team forward like this."

Buckley's analysis makes sense.

In the first half of this game, the Lakers still relied on their overall strength to deal with the Spurs, and even suppressed the Spurs for a time.

In the second half, it was completely up to Kobe to carry the team alone.

The team's overall performance was so poor that Kobe could only play basketball with such personal heroic ideas.

"This season's MVP may be Kobe again." Kenny Smith suddenly said.

"It's possible!" Buckley suddenly became excited.

After Kobe won two MVPs, the subsequent MVPs were divided between Iverson, Duncan and Hill.

There are only 2 MVPs in 5 consecutive championships.

It's not that Kobe's performance wasn't good enough, but that the commentators' expectations for Kobe were too high.

With O'Neal by his side, the Shenchao team should win 70 games. Without 70 wins, Kobe would average less than 40 points per game, and MVP wouldn't even be a consideration!

Kobe only had 2 40+ seasons. Later, either because of assisting O'Neal or because the team was strong enough, Kobe did not need to take crazy shots. Kobe's average score has been around 35 points per game.

And what about this season?

O'Neal leaves!

Who is the second core of the team?

The Argentine Demon Blade who can only attack as a substitute but gets out of breath after playing for more than 20 minutes?

2.03-meter power forward Stephen Jackson?

Or Yao Ming, the little giant who is the top pick in Asia?

No matter who they are, none of them can be called an excellent second-in-command.

In this case, Kobe will definitely take crazy action!

Especially it seems that the Lakers' offensive rhythm is further speeding up!

The faster the pace, the more exaggerated the data will be.

When Kobe carries the team on his own in a super-fast offensive and defensive rhythm, how terrifying will his per-game statistics this season be?

Anyway, the 60+ triple-double in the first game can already explain the problem!

O'Neal left the Lakers for MVP, and after he left, he found that his biggest opponent for MVP was Kobe again. How would he feel?

O'Neal should have a very high chance of winning the MVP this season. His teammates are all helpers who meet his own requirements. At the same time, no one will steal the ball too much, and the abilities of his teammates are also pretty good.

As long as they can achieve a top-four record in the league, and commentators are trying to make up for the fact that the OK Dynasty has not had an MVP in the past few years, I am afraid they will give this MVP ranking to the Sharks.

And if Kobe breaks out! Then everything is uncertain again!

The current Lakers are devastated after the collapse of the divine dynasty. Kobe, the first man in history, played a legendary performance in such ruins and led the team forward. This is a very legendary thing.

If Kobe's statistics are more luxurious than O'Neal's, then this year's MVP should be given to Kobe!

"Our Asian Little Giant No. 1 pick Yao Ming made 6 of 14 shots from the field and 3 of 7 from 3-point range in his debut, scoring 15 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 4 turnovers! A near-triple-double overall!"

"This is already great! You must know that his opponent is the league's number one power forward MVPDPOY Tim Duncan!"

"Duncan scored 41 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks, 2 steals and 3 turnovers! Duncan looks even stronger this season!"

"Indeed! Duncan gives people the feeling of a god descending from the earth, and his dominance of the game has risen to a new level. In the second half, the Lakers and Spurs scored almost the same. When Kobe Bryant broke out, Duncan alone held the situation together! "

"If the Lakers hadn't taken the lead in the first quarter, it would have been difficult for the Lakers to win!"

"Duncan already has the ability to control the game when Kobe is exerting his strength?"

How big of an impact will the Lakers' win in the opening game have on the entire league?

In the other two games of the opening game, the 76ers beat the Magic 117:86 and bloodbathed Orlando.

Without Penny, the Orlando Magic has completely sunk. They are chasing the No. 1 pick this year.

Iverson scored 51 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, competing with Kobe from the air!

"Kobe Bryant scored a 60+ triple-double. Yes, I saw the news before the game." Allen Iverson was combing his hair, wearing a headband and elbow pads. Silver gun, he is already the strongest defender in the league after Kobe Bryant.

"Is this game played like this because of Kobe's performance?"

"Of course not, I just hit casually." Iverson looked disdainful. At this time, Iverson was so arrogant. Of course, he would not admit that he wanted to beat Kobe, but he failed.

Knicks 67:98 Kings.

The trident combination of Madman Sprewell, Alan Houston, and Rally Johnson seems to have failed to achieve the desired effect at all. They are fighting on their own, and they don't want to pass the ball out when they get it.

The result is that the three All-Stars still keep the Knicks on the edge of the playoffs.

Even as stupid as Dolan is, he's ready to trade this crap this season.

The young players of the Kings have grown up by another year. Webber scored 24+10+7, Pierce scored 28+6, Peja scored 6 three-pointers, and Tertegru scored 17+5+5.

"Will the Lakers sink without O'Neal? Kobe has already given the answer." Kurt Rambis, a man of the hour among young coaches in the league, said directly when asked by the media.

"With Kobe, the Lakers will always be that dynasty team. I look forward to meeting the Lakers again in the playoffs. Of course, we will definitely win this time!"

"The No. 1 pick from China scored a near triple-double! This is the best debut performance of a rookie at the center position after O'Neal." Olajuwon was full of praise for Yao Ming on social media.

As soon as Dameng came on the court, he felt like he was seeing the giant Ralph Sampson who once supported him.

And Yao Ming is far more comprehensive than Ralph Sampson!

Especially Yao Ming's dreamy steps in the elbow area made Dameng see his own shadow!

"Did you see that big hat at the beginning? The Eastern Giant announced his arrival in the NBA!" Doug Collins also praised Yao Ming.

"Come on! He only has the opportunity to shoot three-pointers because he is by Kobe's side. If not Kobe, this guy is nothing." Rodman liked to brag on Twitter after retiring.

"Did you see Duncan sanctioning Yao Ming in the second half of the game? This is the true strength of this guy."

But Internet keyboard warriors like Rodman are by no means a minority, and there are still a large number of people who are not optimistic about Yao Ming.

But soon, these Internet trolls’ online carnival didn’t last even a day before they were severely slapped in the face by the Lakers and Yao Ming!

The Lakers had just defeated the Spurs at home and immediately went to Portland to participate in back-to-back games with the Trail Blazers.

This year's Blazers have declined a lot compared to their peak at the end of the 1990s.

Sabonis retires.

Steve Smith, Isiah Leder, and Damon Stoudemire all left.

The only star players left on the team are Rasheed Wallace, the 37-year-old Pippen traded from Houston, and Bunchy Wells, who had 17+6+3 last season.

Pippen hasn't retired yet?

Yes!

Jordan retired, but Pippen was still making money in the league.

Pippen had a very bad agent. Most of the series of investments that this agent made for Pippen suffered losses, causing the $27 million that Pippen had painstakingly saved to go to waste.

What Pippen felt most unworthy was the plane he bought. In 2001, when Pippen was still playing for the Trail Blazers, he often chartered a private jet to travel around for games. The pilot of the private jet persuaded Pippen to buy one of his own. Unable to withstand persuasion, Pippen borrowed $4.37 million from a financial company and ordered a twin-engine bending aircraft.

Subsequently, Bank of America bought the loan and began suing Pippen in 2004 to force him to pay back the money. After more than two years of legal battles, the U.S. Court of Appeals of Missouri finally ruled that Pippen should return the $4.37 million owed to Bank of America and $540,000 in interest as soon as possible, and pay $100,000 in litigation costs.

What's even more ironic is that so far, Pippen has not flown on this plane!

It's a perfect example of people being stupid and having too much money.

This also made Mr. Pi suffer all kinds of ridicule at the end of his career.

Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen was on the sidelines.

Now Kobe is a walking flag! The representative of the NBA, the Lakers he leads attract the most attention wherever they go!

Even Paul Allen, the richest man in the world, is willing to come to the sidelines to watch his team play against Kobe.

The competition starts soon!

In the last years of the dynasty, the Lakers' back-to-back records were not always good. They like to play aristocratic basketball and often cannot be motivated in back-to-back games.

The look of the Lakers today is completely different!

"Run! The Lakers are playing whirlwind basketball again!~" Isaiah Thomas exclaimed again and again.

Run and gun!

In back-to-back games, the Lakers still maintained a high level of enthusiasm and didn't play like a declining dynasty team.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 117:99 back to back!

Kobe Bryant scored back-to-back triple-doubles again! 37 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 5 turnovers!

Facing the Trail Blazers' bulky inside man Dell Davis, Yao Ming gave full play to his height and mobility advantages and made all the difference from the outside!

"The No. 1 pick scored 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers!"

"For two consecutive games, Asia's No. 1 pick has contributed high-quality games! His passing has connected the Lakers! He has become the leader of the NBA's center No. 1 picks in recent years!"

Isiah Thomas clearly knows what Yao Ming's performance means. This is a center who can now gain a foothold in the NBA and has unlimited potential for a new style of play!

Yao Ming may lead a new center trend!

Projection-type organization center!

This kind of center alliance has appeared before, with the Lakers' Okur, the Hornets' Divac, Sabonis can be considered half after he gets old, and the Spurs' Wang Zhizhi.

But their strongest player is Divac, who is just an All-Star level center.

And Yao Ming has the potential to become a super giant!

Once Yao Ming's style of play is successful, the Smiling Assassin can see that a center's new style of play will lead countless centers who are not top-notch physically but have excellent passing sense and shooting touch to join the league!

The definition of center will be rewritten!

And Kobe's two consecutive triple-doubles made Isaiah Thomas exclaim that Kobe seems to be stronger without O'Neal!

Stronger! Kobe was still a little constrained by O'Neal's side and had to slow down and take position.

And now?

Kobe Bryant running and playing ball is simply terrifying!

The ball is in hand!

The initiator and finisher of the offense are both Kobe!

Playing like this may be easy in the playoffs, but in the regular season, it is unsolvable!

It seems that the last defender who played like this was called Big O?