Reborn My Name Is Kobe

Chapter 108: Entering Garbage Time Early

"I saw your memories about me in your past life. I have to say that seeing your future in advance is a very strange experience. It's really hard to imagine that your career will have so many ups and downs.

"

"Indeed, but now that you know this, it means that it will probably never happen again. We can create a different history together, not just five championship rings, not just one.

Regular season MVP, not just two Finals MVPs, maybe we can do better because you can learn a lot from those processes."

"Yeah, no one's life can be restarted. Now I'm like, how should I put it, that feeling is too indescribable. To be honest, I don't really want to know what my future will be like.

, for me, every day is a new beginning, and I don’t want myself or you to be affected by Kobe in that time and space.”

"What you said makes sense. No matter what, you or I are no longer Kobe in that time and space. We must be able to create a completely different future. We can forget all that and follow our own hearts.

Just do what you want."

"Another point is that you have added some concepts and techniques into your training that seem to be different from those of our time, and the results seem to be pretty good."

"After all, in my previous life, I was pretty good at nutrition and body protection. Then after coming here, I combined a lot of your past childhood memories, mainly the skills in training and the process of learning basketball, and then I combined it with

They conducted some fusion and tried to find the most suitable training method, and it turns out that this method is quite effective."

"The good news is that my soul power is constantly increasing, but the bad news is that it seems to be difficult for me to completely regain control of this body. I don't know where the problem lies."

"I will think of a way, but I don't know what you think about the situations Jessica and I have encountered recently."

"Jessica, I have to say that your taste is still very good, but of course it is definitely not as good as mine."

"Are you talking about the Vanessa you chose in another time and space?"

"Of course, Vanessa is definitely better than Jessica!"

"Maybe, but I still like Jessica better. This is a problem. We don't seem to like the same type of girls. Do we want to fall in love with two girls at the same time in the future?"

"Okay, let's not think about those things for now. You just asked me what I think about the things you and Jessica have encountered during this time. I can only tell you that my mind is messed up. You

I know that I haven’t taken any cultural classes for a long time, so I’m not very good at analyzing and sorting out these complex situations. I can only use my own intuition to judge some things. If you want to hear it, I’ll tell you.

."

"Of course I want to hear it. As the saying goes, the authorities are confused and the onlookers are clear. Many of the things you saw in my subconscious should be more clear and thorough than when I experienced it personally, or you can see many things that I cannot see.

things and aspects, so you must tell me what you think.”

"To be honest, many things that you and Jessica have experienced have been completed beyond the scope of my imagination. Don't you think that all of this is like a dream? When you wake up from the dream, don't you

You don’t know if you will still remember all this, and you don’t know if you are in a state of sleepwalking. In short, it is difficult for you to control everything around you.

It feels like I want to catch something but can't, just like that vague destiny. I used to believe that I could completely control my own destiny, until after everything happened, from your previous life

After seeing me in another time and space in my memory, I really have a new perspective on things like fate."

"Have you even begun to believe in fate? But speaking of it, this feeling does feel a bit like a dream, and I have indeed had a lot of strange dreams during this time. It's really

It's hard to imagine what kind of special meaning those dreams have. I used to think that some dreams were just dreams, but then I slowly recalled the contents of some of them, and I realized that it was nothing.

It's as simple as I imagined."

"What did you find?"

"Some dreams may just be ordinary dreams that appear because of my daily life, but some dreams are definitely not ordinary dreams. They are omens and instructions, something that can tell me the truth.

thing."

"Then what truth did you understand from these dreams?"

"I can't say clearly, those dreams are so vague, but sometimes I have the illusion that I have understood what the dreams are telling me, but slowly I will find that I am still too naive.

These dreams are not so easy to interpret, so I gradually fell in love with meditation, and thanks to meditation, I am able to communicate with you now."

"Well, your heart is full of some deeply hidden secrets. You must have been a person full of imagination in your previous life, or there were a lot of secrets hidden in your subconscious in your previous life. These dreams are for you.

The first alternative manifestation of the part of the heart that is difficult to untie is that because you cannot face your past head-on, you hide them completely deep in your heart, but you cannot completely forget them.

If you don’t, they will appear in your mind in the form of dreams at certain times.”

"Is this really the case?"

"Okay, halftime is coming soon, you'd better focus on the game first. Of course, if you can directly let the game enter garbage time in the third quarter, we may be able to win on the bench.

Get more conversation time.”

When I woke up from my meditative state, I found that the halftime break was almost over, and other Lakers players were beginning to prepare to walk out of the tunnel to the game venue.

After the start of the second half, the Pistons took the lead in attacking. It seemed that the terrible state I showed at the end of the second quarter still left indelible traces in their hearts, so I felt that the way they looked at me changed a bit at this time.

Especially the look in Grant Hill's eyes. He seemed so calm and calm before, as if nothing that happened on the court could cause his mood to fluctuate in some way. However, at this time, I saw something different in his eyes.

different things, which meant that he didn't feel as calm and calm as before.

In the first attack after the start of the second half, Grant Hill still initiated the tactics, but I obviously felt that his morale was no longer as high as it was in the first half, especially when facing my defense.

Although I didn't get into the game immediately after the start of the second half, because my mind was still unconsciously thinking about what Kobe's soul said to me during the halftime break, and my attention was slightly distracted, and I didn't

Wonder if Grant Hill noticed this.

He chose a post-up single in his first offense. He has a certain height and wingspan advantage and can indeed choose an offensive method this way. Through the video analysis of the game during this period, I have improved my post-up in the low post.

Some details in defense will no longer allow opponents to easily catch my defensive loopholes.

Of course, if the opponent's shooting touch is good enough and the height and wingspan are higher than mine, it will still be difficult for me to really interfere with their shooting. There is no way to do it better. What I can improve

Mainly when defending against backs, it is no longer easy for the opponent to find a way to use fake moves or loopholes in position to directly break through my defensive gaps.

When playing against the Rockets, Glider Drexler made such a ball when facing my defense. That ball impressed me so much that I have studied that set of offensive possessions many times since then.

, and gradually realized a better defensive posture, thereby making up for my previous defensive shortcomings.

Grant Hill likes to use fake moves of his arms and feet to confuse defenders. Although I discovered this from playing against him in the first half, I still can't completely avoid his fake moves because he

His movements have a strong sense of rhythm, and he stops and starts very smoothly. How can I predict the authenticity of each of his movements perfectly?

The only way I could think of was to not take advantage of his fake moves at all. No matter whether his moves were real or fake, I would not be moved, as long as I kept my defensive position and did not lose it.

However, after Grant Hill saw that I refused to accept his fake move, he immediately changed his offensive strategy. First, he pushed me with his back, and then used his strength to make a fake move of turning around. Seeing that I had no reaction, he continued

He made a real turn around and then took another fadeaway jumper.

This series of actions was quite smooth, and I had no way to guard him, and it was even difficult to interfere. Whether the ball could be scored or not could only depend on how he felt at this time.

Obviously after the half-time break, Grant Hill's touch was still very good. This fadeaway shot drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the basket hollowly, winning a burst of cheers from the home fans.

Scream.

I smiled and shook my head. I was not frustrated because I failed to guard the ball. Instead, I was thinking, the fun has just begun. The better Grant Hill's condition is, the more it will stimulate my fighting spirit at this time.

I just want to defeat him when he is in the same excellent condition.

I was not in a hurry to take over the scoring task after the start of the second half, because usually after the first half and the second half, Shaq, who has fully recovered his physical fitness, will have an explosive period for a period of time. I think there should be no such thing today.

Exception, so it would be better to let Shaq start the offense first, which will also allow the Pistons' defense to focus on Shaq.

The Pistons didn't really do a good job guarding Shaq today. Although they sent a lot of defensive players on me and Shaq in the second quarter, they seemed to be neither guarding Shaq nor me completely. Of course, this

Many teams have encountered this situation, and the Pistons are not the only team that has a headache with our OK combination.

Any one of us has

The ability to force points when double-teamed by multiple players, and sometimes it doesn't make much difference whether there are more people defending us or fewer people defending us.

After Shaq caught the ball in the penalty area, he raised the ball high in the air with one hand. The center player of the Pistons defending him tried desperately to get the ball from Shaq, but Shaq remained unmoved.

During our Lakers' offensive round this time, the Pistons didn't seem to be planning to double-team Shaq. This defensive tactic followed the situation at the beginning of the first quarter. I didn't figure out what their head coach was doing.

Thinking about it, facts have proven that the tactics they used at the beginning of the first quarter were quite unsuccessful, so why do they still use this defensive tactic?

Of course, even if they adopt multiple double-teams, they may not be able to defend it, but at least for Shaq, who felt a little bad at free throws today, even sending him to the free throw line is a good choice.

Shaq saw that no one was around to double-team him, so he simply used his elbow to clear the way. I had suffered from his elbow when we were one-on-one. The Pistons center was not prepared and was directly beaten by Shaq.

He fell to the ground as soon as an elbow passed over him, and after falling to the ground, he even slid out for several meters before stopping.

The referee decisively called Shaq's offensive foul. I watched the entire offense. Shaq's offensive action was a bit too big, and it was obvious that the center guarding him was not diving. No one was diving.

To be able to act so similar, after all, he slid out for several meters without stopping. After all, the power Shaq used this time was too strong.

Shaq had an unhappy look on his face, but he probably understood that he had used too much force, so he just spread his hands to show helplessness and didn't say anything else.

The Pistons' counterattack came quickly. They probably thought that Shaq would argue with the referee after being called for an offensive foul, so there would be an opportunity to take advantage of it. However, this time Shaq resisted and did not go to the referee to trouble him.

On the contrary, he returned to defense quite quickly.

Moreover, Shaq is particularly cunning. He deliberately follows the Pistons players on the fast break to make the Pistons players relax their vigilance. Then, when he thinks that our Lakers have no one to defend inside, he can drive straight into the top basket.

A huge slap fell from the sky.

The Pistons player had just raised his hand for an underhand layup when a terrifying figure flew behind him and slammed the basketball onto the backboard. It was a solid nail board.

Damn, who else but Shaq can look so terrifying?

Shaq's huge body collided with the poor Pistons player, sending him flying far away. This time the referee did not blow the whistle, which means it was a solid risk.

Well, the Pistons definitely didn't expect that their fast break would not be successful, but instead gave us a good opportunity for the Lakers to counterattack on the fast break. After Shaq completed the nail block, he passed the ball directly without hesitation.

Gave it to me.

And I also immediately launched a fast break counterattack against the Pistons. Compared with this Pistons player, my speed and finishing ability at the basket are much stronger. In fact, I can block the ball during the fast break.

There weren't many people who could hit my breakthrough. Among the Pistons, only Grant Hill could limit me in terms of speed and size.

Of course, at this time, he also saw my rapid counterattack with the ball, and he also lined up in advance on the offensive route that I might pass by. His judgment on my offensive route was actually quite accurate, but I

Of course, a big reason why fast break counterattacks can be so lethal is that I am very adaptable during counterattacks. When faced with different defensive interceptions, I can use different tactics.

The offensive method is used to complete this fast break counterattack.

Grant Hill's defense this time was quite tough, and he was obviously prepared to stop me directly. After all, there is no need for a free throw for a direct foul, but I saw his intention and did not slow down because of it.

The speed of impact.

Grant Hill underestimated my determination when I hit the basket this time. Even after he fouled me, he still couldn't stop me. I had already taken three steps, and my body was stretched a little.

I was out of shape, but my desire for the basket made me burst out with unprecedented energy. In the end, after he fouled me, I still threw the ball near the free throw line.

As the crisp sound of a basketball passing through the net came, a burst of exclamations suddenly sounded from the surrounding Pistons' home court. I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth, announcing with a deep roar that this game would be

It's up to me.

I saw Grant Hill lowering his head in frustration. His frustration made me feel that the power in my body was even stronger. I was ready to completely defeat the psychological defense of the Pistons players in this quarter, completely.

to defeat them.

As I steadily made this free throw, our Lakers team's lead was further expanded.

In the next offensive round, Grant Hill still held the ball outside the three-point line, but this time the Pistons began to use pick-and-roll tactics, and they used pick-and-roll tactics more than once, with only one purpose, and that was to provide for their outside perimeter players.

A player with a high three-point shooting percentage found a good shot opportunity.

The Pistons' three-point shooter who poses the greatest threat to us now is Joe Dumars. Although his footsteps are not fast, he has extremely rich playing experience. There are very few unnecessary runs that waste physical energy on the court.

Every move seems to be very precise and deadly, able to find the best shot and the best timing.

As one of the main players in the Pistons' two consecutive championships in the late 1980s, you can never underestimate the ability of such a veteran. No matter whether his previous performance in the game was good or bad, he was very good.

It may become a terrifying killer at any time and shoot a fatal three-pointer at you.

This time the Pistons' offense is centered around Joe Dumars, but although I have seen that their tactical goal is to shoot three-pointers, I have no way to stop the Pistons from this tactic. After all, they have already

The most powerful multi-player pick-and-roll tactics were used, and Grant Hill's offensive threat was also huge. It was impossible for me to let him go and then cover Joe Dumars.

In the end, the Pistons used this relatively complex multi-player pick-and-roll tactic to create a better open shooting opportunity for Joe Dumars, and Joe Dumars lived up to the expectations of his teammates and made a steady shot.

An open three-pointer slightly narrowed the point difference between the Pistons and our Lakers team.

Although the Pistons made a three-pointer, which relieved their pressure a little, the point difference between them and our Lakers was still relatively huge. Then our Lakers launched a new round of rapid offense.

As the tacit understanding between Shaq and I became higher and higher, the Pistons were completely unable to withstand the blows from the two of us. Shaq alone could easily survive the double-teaming of two or three people from the Pistons.

When trying to force their way into the paint for dunks, the players on this Pistons team are generally out of balance in terms of weight and strength. They are mainly players who are relatively strong on the outside. They are at a disadvantage when defending Shaq.

In addition, Shaq is particularly excited today, the kind of extraordinary excitement in which his muscle reaction speed is much faster than usual. In this case, the Pistons are relatively unlucky today, because

My state today is also quite explosive, and I have made up my mind to make this game lose its suspense earlier and enter garbage time.

The Pistons could only continue to foul Shaq. As soon as Shaq got the ball, several people rushed to hug him, leaving him with no chance to start. Seeing this situation, I knew it was time for me to come.

Taking over the game, with my free throw shooting rate of nearly 90%, the Pistons didn't dare to send me to the free throw line easily, because then they would be giving me points, right?

The Pistons also seemed to care about one thing at the expense of my defense. Although Grant Hill had the opportunity to restrain me in terms of athletic ability and height, my touch was particularly good today, and I was able to score very high even against his defense.

The probability of making a shot, and my breakthrough speed is also faster than usual. The most important point is that my dribbling rhythm is faster than usual. Ever since I watched Magic Johnson dribbling before the game, I started to try

Add some of these techniques to your dribbling.

After optimizing dribbling, I found that I can indeed have stronger dribbling explosive power in the game, especially in terms of force, which will be faster and more lethal than before.

Grant Hill was still able to barely restrain me in the first half, but now I have gradually mastered this new way of dribbling. The speed of the basketball and the speed of my change of direction have increased, which has resulted in

Grant Hill began to be unable to keep up with my rhythm changes and dribbling speed. The result was that he was unable to prevent my breakthrough.

And once Grant Hill couldn't guard me, it was difficult to take care of Shaq's and my defense at the same time. This made them worry about one thing and the other. On the one hand, they kept letting me score successfully, and on the other hand, they didn't dare to relax at all on Shaq.

defense.

Grant Hill actually defended me to the extreme on several occasions, but at this time my hand felt a little too good. After going completely crazy, I was no longer afraid of taking action. When I shot

The more decisive and confident you are, the higher your actual hit rate will be.

With less than 7 minutes left in the third quarter, our Lakers were already leading the Pistons by 18 points. Seeing that the point difference was about to reach more than 20 points, the Pistons head coach could only helplessly shout

Paused.

To be honest, judging from their current lineup and the actual state of today's players, it is completely impossible to beat our Lakers team, especially when Shaq and I are invincible at the same time, let alone them.

The Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan are here, but there is a high chance that they will not be able to escape unscathed.

I have this kind of confidence now, because when the heat all over my body hits me, I already know what kind of power I have. This feeling is so real, as if it is about to expand.

Something that burned like a raging flame made me feel like I had changed into a different person, a superman, a person who could do anything.

I don't know if Kobe's soul can feel all this at this time. Since I experienced this feeling, I understand how huge my potential is.

During the timeout, Shaq started making all kinds of jokes again. He seemed quite relaxed. He had swept away the gloomy feeling from the previous away games. He probably thought that he would be able to return to Los Angeles soon.

He can have his PARTY again, and I don’t know if he is also planning to release an album by himself. The MV in it will specifically record the weird dances he invented.

Of course, there may still be many people who like Shaq's style very much. It is like a huge dynamic meatball, full of power, and at the same time so funny. He is simply a natural comedian. Sometimes he is really

I feel like playing basketball is a bit of a waste of his acting talent.

Whether he becomes a singer or an actor, this guy can become a superstar.

Head coach Silver Fox Harris was relatively relaxed at this time. He directly told us to work harder and directly break the will of the Pistons so that we could end these three consecutive guest games with one quarter of garbage time.

Travel and prepare to return to Los Angeles.

I sat on the bench and took a deep breath, gathering energy for the next coup de grace for the Pistons.

After returning from the timeout, the Pistons replaced an inside player who performed well in chasing points in the second half of the first quarter. This was a forward player who was only six feet nine inches tall. It was obviously a joke to ask him to defend Shaq, but

He has a pretty good three-point shot on the offensive end, so the purpose of replacing him is very clear, which is to shoot as many three-pointers as possible on the offensive end.

Of course, for the Pistons at this time, this may not be an option. After all, facing such brutal Shaq and I, they have no other choice but to gamble on three-pointers.

If you lose the game, you might as well give it a try.

Of course, their strategy may have some effect in normal times, but unfortunately today is not normal. Shaq and I are different from us today. Our goal today is massacre.

In the first offensive round after the timeout, the Pistons' pass was intercepted by me directly from the air. Their newly replaced players were obviously not yet able to enter the game state, and my nerves were at a loss.

Out of a state of high excitement, he could immediately find an opportunity, intercept their pass at an extremely fast speed, and rush out like a gust of wind, directly towards the Pistons' basket.

The Pistons players were immediately stunned and even gave up the idea of ​​returning to defense. They should also know that even if they return to defense, they can't keep up with my speed. My acceleration is extremely fast. This is what I did during this period.

The effect after special training on sprinting is that I am now extremely explosive when I accelerate sprinting. Sprinting from the backcourt to the frontcourt is like a bolt of lightning, almost completed in the blink of an eye.

One moment the Pistons had just made a mistake in passing the ball, and the next moment I was already holding the ball and dunking with one arm. I didn't do those more fancy dunks anymore, but used a relatively ordinary dunk very efficiently.

Completed fast attack counterattack.

At this time, the Pistons' home fans burst into boos. I don't know if they were booing me or their home team players. Anyway, our Lakers' lead has reached 20 points. We just need to work harder.

, widening the point difference to about 30 points before the end of the third quarter, then the fourth quarter is basically complete garbage time. I can also take some time to enter a meditative state, and then communicate with Kobe’s soul.

Let’s have some more exchanges.

Speaking of Kobe's attitude, I was also very surprised. It seemed that he didn't feel resentful at all because I occupied his body. On the contrary, his attitude was very kind and good. Maybe Kobe is really not as bad as some people think.

Difficult to get along with, as long as you can meet his high requirements, he will still have a better attitude towards you.

On the contrary, Kobe feels like a good brother and a good teacher. Although he may be very strict with you, it is actually for your own good. If you can work hard as he expects, then

You will find that Kobe is a very good friend and an extremely important good partner on the way forward.

Now the relationship between Kobe and I is more like a brother or a twin relationship. Maybe we can think that we are a pair of twins. Although we control the same body together, it may be a little uncomfortable at first, but

It feels quite good to have one more good brother silently supporting you and helping you.

Of course, Kobe's attitude is so good, maybe it's because my performance has indeed met or even exceeded his expectations. Maybe he will find that my performance in the past half season has not tarnished his reputation as Kobe Bryant.

Maybe this is enough, he is so paranoid and eager to succeed. As long as he can continue to achieve success and move towards the goal he desires, he will feel very happy and satisfied.

With the completion of my steal and fast-break dunk, the atmosphere at the Pistons team has dropped to freezing point. Apart from the occasional bursts of boos, there are no other sounds from the Pistons fans in the arena.

The expressions of the Pistons players on the field were also quite ugly at this time. Their eyes had gradually lost their light and there was no hope of victory.

This is also reflected in their behavior on the court to a large extent. Although they have just returned from a timeout for one or two rounds, this timeout did not have the effect it should have at all. The Pistons players started to play on the court.

They have become disorganized. They were originally a team that relied more on tactical movement to attack. Now once the feeling of defeat among the players spreads, the state will decline even more quickly.

Although Grant Hill, who was playing against me, still maintained a relatively high enthusiasm for the game at this time, I could still see some confusion in his eyes. You must know that the Pistons' winning rate this season is close to 70%.

Yes, this winning rate can already occupy the top four or even the top three positions in the Eastern Conference, but it seems so vulnerable when facing our Lakers. Of course, the result of this game cannot explain anything, and

We have only met twice in the regular season, and the possibility of meeting in the playoffs is not very high.

On the one hand, our Lakers want to defeat the Rockets and Jazz to advance to the finals. I think this is more likely. But at this time, the Pistons also want to defeat the Bulls led by Michael Jordan. The difficulty is very high.

, although the Pistons nearly ten years ago defeated Jordan and his Bulls in the playoffs for many years in a row, things are different now. This Pistons team is no longer the championship team that year.

, the current championship team has become Jordan and his Bulls.

To be honest, the Pistons' lineup can achieve such a good record, which is a bit beyond my expectations, because in my opinion, their current lineup is a bit outdated, the old stars are too old, and the young stars are too young, and

Grant Hill hasn’t reached superstar status either

Dominance, but to be honest, several outside shooters in their team are really good, especially in this era, there are two three-point shooting percentages in a team exceeding 40%, and some

Four three-point shooting percentages exceeded 35%, which is already a very rare thing.

It's a pity that our Lakers team was too fierce on the offensive end today. Shaq and I were simply unstoppable, which made the Pistons' outside shooters fall so far behind before they even had time to perform. Their outside shooting today

They didn't shoot enough three-pointers and they weren't decisive enough. To be honest, when facing Shaq, they really should have bet on three-pointers earlier.

However, in this era, few teams will use three-pointers as a regular tactic. Among these players with high three-point shooting percentages, they do not have the ability to shoot three-pointers anytime, anywhere like the splash brothers Curry and Klay.

, they often need complicated tactical moves before they can find the feeling of shooting, so it's no wonder they are there.

As the saying goes, the defeat was overwhelming. In the next three or four minutes, our Lakers beat the Pistons to a climax, directly widening the point difference to 32 points. At this time, there were more than two minutes left before the end of the third quarter.

time.

After Shaq completed a dunk, Shaq took the initiative to foul a Pistons player, and then head coach Silver Fox Harris called a timeout. This timeout also meant that our starting players would get off work three quarters early.

To be honest, this season, I don’t think there has been a situation where the third quarter has started off. This game really showed the power of the terrible OK combination of me and Shaq. From now on, the teams in the league are probably

We need to study more seriously how to defend both of us.

I sat on the bench, but I felt extremely relaxed. At the beginning of this season, I always felt very uncomfortable when I was on the bench. However, now I have been a starter for so many games.

, I started to feel that sometimes it’s good to sit on the bench. Here you can see many things that you can’t see when playing on the court.

This is a very strange feeling. Sometimes you are concentrating on the game, but you will ignore a lot of other things. This is probably why watching the game video after the game is important.

Of course, it is also very important to learn on the court. You must maintain strong curiosity and thirst for knowledge whether on or off the court. Every day's game will be a new challenge for you. You can learn from every opponent.

I learned different knowledge and experiences in every game, which will play a vital role in my growth.

After the timeout, our Lakers completely replaced substitute players, while the Pistons once again used the lineup they used when chasing points at the end of the first quarter, allowing Grant Hill to lead four substitute players on the court.

It's just that the score they were behind at this time was not so easy to recover. It was a full 32 points. I'm afraid it would be difficult for them to reach this score in the remaining time of the third quarter and the entire fourth quarter.

I also slowly closed my eyes, no longer caring about the situation on the court, but entered a state of meditation. The other Lakers players around me were not surprised by my state. At first I

They would wake me up from time to time during meditation, but later I told them that I was just closing my eyes, and they stopped disturbing me.

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