Reborn My Name Is Kobe

I got up very early that day and went out for some morning jogging with Jessica. To be honest, it was really wonderful to be able to breathe the fresh air in the fields in the morning.

When we came to the Utah Plateau before, Jessica and I also enjoyed the extremely beautiful night sky on the Utah Plateau at night. The night sky here is so beautiful and moving that there is simply no way to describe it in any words.

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Because it was winter, the sky was still dark at this time. Jessica and I got up quite early because we wanted to feel this unique feeling in the early morning.

During the previous road trips, Jessica and I didn't have any particularly good opportunities to experience such early mornings together. In fact, sometimes people are really simple, and what they need is really not that complicated.

When you truly enter this special state, you will understand that it is really a wonderful thing for us to be alive.

I remember the last time Jessica and I came to Salt Lake City, we went to a special town. Everything in that town seemed to be exactly the same as in a western cowboy movie, but now we are all a little bit

I can't remember what happened in that small town at that time.

I don’t know if it’s because we are both too forgetful, or if there are some other reasons.

We actually didn’t plan to visit that small town again today, because I wanted to go to the stadium earlier today to practice. Even though it was back-to-back games, I was still full of energy. It seemed that even if I continued to play a whole game

After training for days, he was still able to have enough strength to fight against the Utah Jazz.

In fact, on the other hand, I am thinking that the possibility of winning today's game without Shaq is very small anyway, and this one-sided game is of no particular value, so I may add more

It may not be a better choice to use your physical strength in training. Anyway, I just try my best in today's game.

And Jessica is also quite considerate. She agreed to accompany me to the gym early for basketball training. It is really a blessing for me to meet a girl like her in this life.

What a happy thing!

I won’t describe the training at the end of the day. Soon it’s evening, and the game between our Lakers and the Utah Jazz is about to begin.

After today's game started, because Shaq did not play with the team, we did not get the ball for the first offense for the first time in a long time. The Utah Jazz quickly launched after jumping to the ball.

for our offense.

Their defender Stockton is very cunning on the court. He is always able to discover his teammates' offensive opportunities at the first opportunity, and his passes are often the kind of passes that can lead his teammates forward.

Before reaching the position, his pass has already arrived early, which can guide his teammates to attack and also cause a headache for the players defending them.

The player I was playing against was Jeff Hornacek, a player with a very strong fixed-point shooting ability. His ability to move without the ball impressed me, although his total points in a game may not be particularly high.

, averaging less than 15 points per game, but he is always able to hit some very critical scores at very critical moments, and these scores are often very fatal.

For example, if he gives you a three-pointer when you are just about to gain momentum, or when you are trying to catch up with the score difference, he will give you a three-pointer, that is, he may

He has been invisible on the court for a long time, but when it comes to scoring at critical moments, he is always able to stand up and play the role of a key player.

Of course, his outstanding performance is also closely related to Stockton's very weird passing. Without Stockton's powerful passing to guide him, he would not have been able to get those shooting opportunities. In addition,

On the one hand, Karl Malone's pick-and-roll ability also strengthens the power of this group of players.

Just like the tacit pick-and-roll cooperation of the Rockets' trio, the Utah Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics are even more incredible. The most important thing is that they have a defender with extremely excellent passing ability, which the Rockets do not have.

Some functions of the team's Big Three may still overlap, but in the Utah Jazz, the three of them perform their own duties and have a very clear division of labor between them, which makes them a team.

An extremely terrifying team, and you may not be able to see this terror from the surface.

For example, you may think Stockton looks short and thin, but if you confront him head-on, you will know how terrifying his strength, his endurance, his explosiveness, and his little moves are.

He is the kind of player who appears to be a gentleman on the surface, but is actually a villain.

But to be honest, the players who came from the 1980s more or less have this kind of ruffianism in them. This is the influence of this era on them. Of course, you can also interpret it as toughness.

And Jeff Hornacek seems to be the same kind of inconspicuous player, so that you will underestimate his power many times.

, as I said before, he will always stand up and give you a heavy blow when you have almost forgotten about him, and this blow is likely to be very fatal.

Finally, when it comes to Karl Malone, this guy has wisdom that does not match his size. In fact, although Karl Malone is very strong, his height and wingspan are not outstanding after all, and his physical explosiveness is not like Shaq or Shaw.

Encamp was so explosive.

So although he is muscular and powerful, he is actually a player who relies on skills. However, his excellent physical fitness can ensure that he can continue to produce stable output, and his scoring method is also

He is very comprehensive, from post-ups in the post to dunks at the basket, to mid-range jump shots, and even some cuts without the ball. He is very proficient in all these scoring methods, but many times he is not that complete.

A player who relies on his physical advantage to fight hard.

The tacit cooperation between Karl Malone and Stockton makes the power of their Utah duo very terrifying, but in fact they should be regarded as a trio. Only with the addition of Jeff Hornacek can this combination be complete.

, so that they can exert their greatest power against each other.

After the opening, Stockton immediately found Karl Malone who was cutting inside. Because Shaq did not play in this game, our Lakers' inside line was relatively weak, and the opponent also saw this at this time.

One point, the first ball that comes up is to hit our inside line.

Karl Malone is very fast, and Stockton's timing of passing the ball is so good that our Lakers insiders had no time to react, so Karl Malone directly gave him a dunk, two plus one, this

The ball immediately aroused the emotions of their home fans. The name of the Utah Jazz Devils home court is not for nothing. Not only because this is the Highland Stadium, but also because the fans here are also very difficult to deal with. They are always

There are many terrible ways to interfere with your game.

This is great. The first ball that came up gave the Utah fans a chance to rally. Once they seize this opportunity, the noise will become extremely terrifying. Any visiting team here will be in front of them.

When faced with such noise, everyone feels a little powerless.

After I received the serve, I moved the ball steadily across the half court. The player who came to defend me at this time turned out to be Stockton. This was probably specially arranged for me by their head coach Jerry Sloan.

I also played against Stockton in a game against the Utah Jazz. I know that his defense is very tough and he makes a lot of small moves.

Unlike Payton, the defensive master I played against in the last game, Stockton's character is more gloomy. He will use some small dirty tricks or less glorious tricks to deal with you. In contrast, Stockton's character is more gloomy.

It is said that Payton is much more passionate and aboveboard. More often than not, Payton will use trash talk and aggressive defense to confront you head-on.

But Stockton is not. His defensive moves may seem small on the surface, but they are actually full of all kinds of small moves that the referee cannot see. Many of his efforts are very hidden, and only those who have played against him can

Only people will understand that if you are not careful, you will suffer a big loss from him, so when facing Stockton, you must not be too impatient, and you must not fall into the trap he has designed for you.

Only by maintaining a peaceful mind can you have a chance of not falling behind in the confrontation with him.

But it is really difficult to do this, and many times I am unable to do it myself.

Sure enough, when I thought I had protected my dribbling well, Stockton took advantage of me not paying attention and directly took the ball away from me. You need to know this, even if Stockton

It would be difficult for even Allen Iverson to do it, but this guy did it so easily. I really don’t know how to describe how I feel now, as if this guy in front of me really

It's not like a normal person, because how could a normal person do such a thing?

I was a little annoyed and wanted to go back and take it out, but Stockton's dribbling speed is too fast. You will find that his dribbling is completely different from Iverson's gorgeous dribbling method. At first glance,

This guy's dribbling seems to be very simple and unpretentious, nothing special about it, but

You just have no way to take his ball away. Even when you appear on his offensive line, you have no way to hinder his progress. He can easily pass the ball without slowing down.

It passed your defense, but you could only look at him in confusion.

He is so powerful, low-key and powerful. Unlike many top star players who pursue gorgeous dribbling and passing movements, all of this guy's movements are simple and unpretentious, and they are all highly skilled.

Just like the Shaolin sweeping monk in Jin Yong's martial arts "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", he doesn't seem to have anything special, but he is the kind of real outsider who is not his opponent at all.

Faced with such an opponent, you can't panic, because there are so many little plans against you hidden under his expressionless face. You can't get into his game rhythm. In short, you will find

It is very painful to face such an opponent, because it seems that you have infinite power, but how can you

I can't do anything, I can only be led by his nose.

After the start, our Lakers team quickly fell into a very big disadvantage. Only then did we realize that without Shaq's involvement in the interior, we were quite weak both offensively and defensively.

And my personal singles didn't work at all against the old fox Stockton. Although I was taller, faster, stronger, and faster than him, I just couldn't easily succeed in singles.

Tocton, I attacked four times at the beginning, including two mistakes and one strike. The only goal I scored was when the twenty-four seconds were about to expire. I had to take a shot and scored it. It can be said that

I was impressed with Tocton's defense against me.

Five minutes passed quickly, and our Lakers were already ten goals behind 5-15, and this was just at the beginning of the game. If this state continues, we might not even be able to finish halftime.

If you can't hold on, you will be beaten into garbage time.

This reminds me of the last time we were here as a guest, we were defeated by the Utah Jazz in the first half. In the second half, it was thanks to our team’s desperate counterattack that the final score difference was not too big.

As for the loss being too ugly, today I think it will be difficult for our team to recover from falling behind because the spirit has been shattered.

Perhaps before the start of this game, everyone was already prepared to accept the result of failure, so even when they fell behind, everyone's mood did not seem to have changed at all, and everything seemed to be quite normal.

And although there is an unknown fire burning deep in my heart, what is the use of such an unknown fire? There is really no way for me to use all my strength when facing Stockton.

It's like being beaten on cotton, and there's no way you can feel that feeling if you don't experience it yourself!

Head coach Silver Fox Harris could only call a timeout at this time. He obviously saw that the situation on the court was a little out of control, especially when I started the game at this point, it was definitely beyond his expectation.

Originally, I should have stepped up and scored without Shaq, but Stockton seems to be really restraining me. At least now, I haven't been able to find a way to break through Stockton's defense.

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Is there any way to make Stockton have less of an impact on me?

However, the head coach Silver Fox Harris didn't say much about me. Maybe he could see that I was already depressed enough at this time, and it wouldn't help if he said more about me, so he probably didn't.

Go ahead and add to my troubles.

The timeout ended soon. After this timeout, the state of our entire Lakers team had a brief recovery. At least the mental state of the game had improved. However, despite this, we only barely stabilized the situation and did not let it go.

The point difference has only widened further, but if we want to recover the point difference, to be honest, it is not an easy task.

Mainly because after coming back, although we played much better on the offensive end than before, the real problem still lies on the defensive end. Facing the Jazz's extremely skilled pick-and-roll tactics, we really looked weak when defending them.

It's a bit too much of a disadvantage.

The reason why our Lakers can't defend their pick-and-roll offense is definitely not simply because Shaq can't defend to the outside. The real biggest problem is that our overall defensive tacit understanding is not enough, and some of our players are defensive.

The effort put in is not enough.

Of course, it also has something to do with the lack of personal defensive ability of some players, and it is difficult to fundamentally change this just by relying on one or two people. Ultimately, I think some changes are still needed in the defensive strategy of the entire team.

However, our efforts to resist during this period were not able to last too long. Soon under the leadership of Stockton, the Utah Jazz's defense seemed to have suddenly improved to a new level.

Oh my god, is the opponent trying to kill everyone today? But I didn’t give up so easily. Maybe it’s because I really consumed too much physical energy in training during the day, which led to my current physical condition.

In fact, it is not particularly abundant.

In normal games, Shaq usually exerts his strength early in the first half, while I will exert my strength after entering the second half. However, without Shaq in today's state, our entire Lakers team's performance in the first half

The offensive rhythm suddenly changed a lot. At this time, I obviously had not grown up enough to fight against the entire Utah Jazz team on my own.

You must know that even Michael Jordan cannot win by himself when facing the Utah Jazz. It requires the joint efforts of Pippen, Rodman, Cole and other players to win the Jazz.

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I think the strength of this Jazz team is really not inferior to that of the Chicago Bulls, and the only position where the Bulls really have an absolute advantage is Jordan.