Reborn My Name Is Kobe

Chapter 158: End the battle

Shaq can do whatever he wants in the Timberwolves' interior, and no one can stop him. If he hadn't been affected by the number of fouls in the first half of the game, I guess he might even have easily scored 30 points and 20 rebounds in this game.

the above data.

Of course, the reason why the statistics of both sides in this game are quite impressive is mainly because the offensive rhythm of both sides in this game is extremely fast. With less than six minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, the scores of both sides have reached 105 to 97.

Our Lakers currently lead by 8 points.

If we maintain the previous offensive rhythm and shooting percentage, our Lakers' score may even reach more than 120 points after the end of the fourth quarter. This score can be said to be quite high in this era.

I'm a little depressed now. Originally, the score between the two sides had reached more than 10 points. However, with Marbury's consecutive scoring, the score between the two sides was pulled to within 10 points. This left us main players without

Find a way to end the game early and rest.

Lakers head coach Silver Fox Harris was the first to call a timeout. I know he wanted to put our Lakers' strongest lineup on the court, which is point guard Van Exel, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and small forward E.J.

Dee Jones, power forward Robert Horry, center Shaquille O'Neal.

This lineup is usually put on the field when our Lakers team ends the game. It represents the strongest lineup of our Lakers team. If we only compete with the lineup composed of the five strongest players, we can even compete with

The Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan have a 50-50 chance of defeating each other.

Before the game, our Lakers team originally wanted to put this game into garbage time quickly, but it turned out to be unlucky. The more anxious we were to end the battle quickly, the less we could do it. The Timberwolves

Marbury, the top draft pick, is worthy of the title of boss. I am deeply moved now.

I can feel the huge energy contained in this small body. At the same time, his spirit is also very strong. When facing an opponent much stronger than his own team, he can bravely carry the entire team on his own.

Moving forward on your shoulders, this spirit is worth learning.

Silver Fox Harris arranged several relatively complex tactics for us during the timeout. Although several of our players felt that these tactics were a bit redundant, Silver Fox Harris obviously still hopes that we can use them more during the game.

Some tactical drills may be of great use if you encounter a strong enemy in the future.

At this time, Shaq's expression was full of murderous intent. It seemed that he had not been able to play comfortably in today's game. Indeed, it was almost the end of the fourth quarter. His playing time was only about 22 minutes, and he only played for about 22 minutes.

The playing time of about 28 minutes is indeed a bit too little for him, but it can be seen how efficient he was today. 22 points and 15 rebounds in 22 minutes is indeed very scary.

After the timeout, Shaq started to show off his power again. However, at this time, the Timberwolves seemed to see that the score was not open, so they had a desire to win in their hearts and started to double-team Shaq inhumanely.

and a foul.

But this kind of behavior is actually commonplace for Shaq. He has been treated like this when playing games with other teams, especially when there were too many intentional fouls against him.

The Timberwolves were actually quite polite to him today, and it wasn't until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter that they thought of guarding him by sending him to the free throw line.

Because a simple calculation will show that Shaq's free throw shooting rate is only about 50%, while Shaq's inside offensive shooting rate is more than 60%, or even higher, so if every time Shaq is very threatening,

After getting the ball in a large area, the best way to defend him is to send him to the free throw line, because in this way he

He can only score 1 point per attack on average, but if he is defended normally, he can score 1.2 points or more per attack on average. This is why when Spurs head coach Popovich invented the Shark Cutter

After the tactic, the main reason why other teams in the league will imitate it is that it is easy to use.

In addition, the shark-cutting tactic can also effectively disrupt the offensive rhythm of our Lakers team and cut the originally smooth game into small pieces. This is originally a kind of torture for both sides of the game, but for the stronger team,

For our Lakers, this kind of psychological torture will be even greater, because we originally had the opportunity to take away the game in one wave, but now we can only be forced to slow down the pace of the game, which is likely to cause our players to be impatient.

mood.

But what the Timberwolves didn't expect was that Shaq was indeed what he said. The closer the critical moment came, the more accurate his free throws were. He slashed Shaq twice in a row, causing Shaq to take four free throws in a row.

goals, and all four goals were scored. For each penalty goal scored, the sand

Shaq glanced at the position of the Timberwolves head coach, and then smiled. After four free throws, Shaq smiled four times at the Timberwolves head coach. It is estimated that their head coach was killing people at this time.

If you have a heart, you will definitely want to kill this fat guy Shaq.

Our other Lakers players couldn't help but smile knowingly after seeing it. Shaq's talent for being funny is so high. He can find opportunities to be funny in any situation. It's really admirable.

Facing the arrogant and provocative Shaq, the Timberwolves players really have no choice. After all, Shaq has made four consecutive free throws. It is worth thinking about whether to foul him. If he keeps doing this, the Timberwolves will

He had to collapse. After all, the score difference between the two sides was close to 10 points. Over the past few rounds, the Timberwolves found it increasingly difficult to score.

There are less than 4 minutes left before the end of the game. Our lineup is the Lakers' strongest lineup anyway. To be honest, the Timberwolves' ability to fight us like this is beyond my expectation. However,

Marbury's scoring finally stopped.

He is heading towards 40 points again. I can see that his physical fitness has reached the limit. He has taken nearly 25 shots and nearly 10 free throws. Every attack requires so much physical energy.

, I actually already think Marbury is Superman.

I was actually having a hard time at this time, too. This game was both offensive and defensive.

I tried my best, but it was still more than one level behind Marbury. The main reason was that it was too painful to face the healthy Marbury on the defensive end. At the beginning, I was very willing to accept it.

His task is to defend him. However, as the game goes on, the pain of being constantly teased becomes more obvious. He can always find a way for you to

He uses unforeseen offensive methods to deal with you. Many of his attacks are really full of imagination. It can be seen that they are not planned from the beginning, but are constantly based on every defense encountered and the situation in the game.

The offense is constantly adjusted according to the actual situation. I think even Michael Jordan would not have a good way to defend him.

I don’t know if Marbury still has some energy left, but as the Lakers’ lead reaches about 10 points again, there is less and less time left for the Timberwolves and Marbury. The balance of victory is

It has gradually fallen to our Lakers side. Even though I lost personal data in this first regular season encounter with Marbury, at least our entire Lakers team can successfully take away a victory from this away game. Only

Victory is what I desire most, personal data comes second.

So the closer to the final moment, the harder I defend Marbury. Before, I would keep a certain distance from him when he didn't have the ball. Now, I directly use it when defending Marbury.

Taking advantage of my height, wingspan and strength, I started running next to him. No matter how fast he ran, I would try my best to chase him and pester him like a dog-skin plaster. With this intensity, I think even

It will rarely be seen in the playoffs.

I just want to use my last strength to completely lock Marbury down so that he can no longer get even one point over my head, not even one point!

After two rounds of this kind of defense, Marbury was really worried about me and started to talk trash to me. This result was exactly what I wanted to see. I was waiting for it the whole game.

At this moment, I was actually able to defend him with such high intensity before, but after all, there is a back-to-back away game tomorrow, and deep down in my heart I still hope to retain more physical fitness to cope with tomorrow's game.

However, when Marbury scored more than 35 points, and thought that the next confrontation with Marbury might have to wait for half a season, I could feel a surge of blood, so I simply didn’t give up.

I relaxed a little in order to preserve my physical strength, and I wanted to completely lock down Iverson in the last few minutes. On the one hand, we will ensure that our Lakers win this game, and on the other hand, it will also prepare for the next game between Iverson and I.

The confrontation established some psychological advantages and let him know that I was not unable to guard against him.

Marbury was anxious, and he started to desperately want the ball, but when the heat surged through his body, I felt that my athletic ability and reaction speed had improved to a whole new level. When I defended him personally, he

There is no way to directly get past me. This feeling is very good, as if I have finally defeated a huge inner demon. Can I finally directly lock Iverson?

Perhaps it is unrealistic to maintain such a high-intensity defense for the entire game, and it is also beyond my physical fitness. But for these few minutes, I can still persist. After all, I am still young and my physical recovery speed is still slow.

It's relatively fast. I believe that after a night of adequate sleep, I will be able to stand on the court at North Shore Garden vigorously and kill everyone tomorrow.

Marbury was indeed locked up by me, and other Sixers players could not bring more help to Marbury. On the defensive end, our entire team was shrinking inward, except for me who was alone against Ivor.

In addition to Sen's close-pressing defense, everyone else shrank within the three-point line.

The Sixers lack particularly powerful three-point shooters. Among their main scorers, only Marbury's three-point shooting percentage exceeds 30%, and Marbury is now beaten to death by me.

He's being targeted, and even if others are open for a three-pointer, they won't be able to

They dare to take action, because once they take action rashly, it is impossible to grab the rebound. After Shaq grabs the rebound, he will directly pass the ball to me on the fast break, and then our Lakers will have a big advantage.

Chance can easily score two points with a fast break.

At this time, the situation on the field has gradually begun to become one-sided. The Timberwolves, who have begun to collapse on both ends of the offense and defense, have fallen into a huge sense of frustration from top to bottom. Facing us who are going all out, they have this

This feeling of frustration is completely normal.

When there were less than two minutes left before the end of the game, our Lakers used a huge 10-2 shock wave to widen the point difference to 18 points, and our total score in this game also came to 118 points.

This is a pretty scary score.

Then head coach Silver Fox Harris called a timeout. After the timeout, he directly replaced all the main players, and then asked Eddie Jones to continue to play the last two minutes with four substitute players, but Scott did not

No matter where he went, I didn't even see him on the bench.

The Timberwolves also replaced all their main players after the timeout. The last two minutes became garbage time. Both sides basically did not play seriously, and the game ended quickly.

After the game, Marbury and I hugged each other deeply, and then said some words of encouragement to each other. I also specifically talked about my previous duel with him in Hollywood, and asked him if he found that my strength had improved significantly.

So fast.

Marbury smiled and nodded, and then we gave each other a friendly high-five.

I expressed that I was looking forward to the next showdown with him, and Marbury said that I was lucky to be in a strong team, but he was better than me, and he would definitely win the championship before me.

of.

I smiled and nodded, happy to see him still full of fighting spirit after losing.

During the post-game interview session, I handled their interviews relatively calmly. When a reporter asked me what I thought of Marbury’s performance today, I answered them that Iverson is a very difficult opponent.

, but I believe that one day in the future I can become more powerful than him.

As for other reporters’ questions, I answered them truthfully, and then I wrote. I had previously asked the Lakers’ team doctors what they should do.

It can restore muscle energy faster after the game. He told me that taking turns to take a bath with cold water and hot water after the game is a very good way to restore physical fitness.

After today's game, I also tried this method of taking a bath, which alternates between cold and hot water. Don't tell me, the person who invented this method of taking a bath must be a genius. Cold water can slow down local blood circulation and reduce the temperature of the body.

Hot water can relax muscles after exercise, and this alternating hot and cold bathing method can stimulate the body's own immunity, which can indeed allow players to recover their physical fitness faster after the game.

After I took a shower, I called Jessica. She had been waiting for me outside the arena for a while. I walked over and gave her a loving hug, then held her hand and prepared to find a place to rest.

Have a late night snack.

"Are you hungry?" I asked.

"Actually, I'm not really hungry. I just want to find a place to drink."

"Forget it tonight, we have to fly to Boston later. How about going to the streets of Philadelphia? You know Philadelphia is also the fifth largest city in the United States. I feel there should be some pretty good ones.

Restaurants exist.”

I nodded in agreement, took a taxi with Jessica and headed towards downtown Philadelphia.

After arriving in downtown Philadelphia, Jessica and I found a restaurant that specializes in fish to eat. Jessica seemed to like eating fish. We both ordered a large trout that weighed about four pounds.

The meat of species of trout is delicious, with few spines and a light fishy smell. Coupled with this restaurant's exclusive cooking method, the taste is indeed very good.

Speaking of which, I also liked eating fish in my previous life, and I liked eating both river fish and sea fish. People always say that eating fish nourishes the brain. I’m not sure about this, but the protein content of fish is indeed quite high, which is relatively high.

It is suitable for us athletes to eat. I consumed a lot of food in tonight’s game, so I ate a little more. Jessica’s appetite seemed to be better than usual. I don’t know if it was because of the way I was eating so much.

I was infected.

While eating fish, we drank delicious red wine. Time flew by unknowingly. We looked at the busy traffic outside the window and thought to ourselves that such a prosperous Philadelphia will never come back again. This is the hometown of Kobe Bryant.

Now I don't have much time to come back.

However, because he left Philadelphia to live in Italy when he was very young, Kobe's memory of this city is still incomplete. That period in Italy completely changed Kobe's life and personality.

The images that appear in my mind are those that Kobe once cared about in college.

The past events that Leigh has experienced will make me have a special feeling from time to time, as if Kobe’s soul still exists in this body at this moment. I know that Kobe’s soul must still exist in this body, maybe one day in the future.

I will share this body with Kobe, and I don’t know what it will feel like.

Maybe there are twenty-four hours a day, excluding the eight hours of sleeping, and of the remaining sixteen hours, Kobe will occupy half of the time, and I will occupy the other half. In fact, if you think about it, this is quite good, Kobe

I occupy the time related to basketball, and I occupy the time related to life. Perhaps at this time, I have been influenced by Kobe’s soul, so I have such a fanatical love for basketball.

I shook my head. As the red wine gradually got to my head, I felt my eyes darken and fell asleep on the table.

When I woke up again, I found myself sitting in a taxi with Jessica next to me. I rubbed my eyes with my hands and barely managed to return to a sober state.

.

"Jessica, did I drink too much just now and fell asleep? Are we on the way to the airport now?"

"Well, are you feeling better? It's a bit strange that you usually drink well, but you fell down so easily today. Besides, you are so heavy. It took me a lot of effort to help you from the restaurant to the car."

"Really? Thank you for your hard work, I also feel very strange. I didn't drink much wine when I was eating just now. I just felt that some memory fragments appeared in my mind, and then I felt that my eyes gradually became...

My eyes became blurry and my eyelids became heavier and heavier. I couldn’t remember what happened next, and I didn’t seem to have any dreams. It was such a strange feeling.”

"As long as you're fine, you can have a good night's sleep on the plane later. Tomorrow's game between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics won't be easy for you."

"Yes, the Boston Celtics and our Lakers have always been mortal enemies. Even though the Celtics have had a poor record in recent years, they will go all out every time they face our Lakers.

, This is a tradition and the cultural heritage of their team."

"If you can maintain the state you played against the Philadelphia 76ers today, there will be no problem. I saw your efforts on both offense and defense on the sidelines today. You will definitely become a top star in the league in the future!"

"Do you have that much confidence in me?"

I gently hugged Jessica's waist and let her fall on me. I like this feeling of cuddling up with Jessica. This feeling of intimacy can provide me with energy.

, made me feel very relaxed, as if all the stress and fatigue disappeared at this moment. Could it be that this is the magic of love?

I fell asleep quickly on the plane and entered a dreamland soon. This time I remember the dream very clearly. This feeling is very strange. This dream is a bit real.

You cannot realize that this is a dream while it is going on. You are both the master and the guest of this dream. You can decide the direction of this dream, but you cannot decide the direction of this dream.

direction.

Just like our life, we can decide the direction of our own destiny, but we cannot decide the direction of our destiny. All our efforts to change our destiny seem to be useful, but they all seem to be useless.

Who can explain all this clearly?

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