Reborn My Name Is Kobe

It can be said that Byron Scott used his full strength in this one-on-one duel with me. Whether it was an inside break or an outside shot, he applied his more than ten years of experience in the NBA, but it is a pity that he is, after all,

He is an older man, and today is a back-to-back situation, so even if his brain can keep up, his body may not be able to obey his commands.

My defense against him is actually quite targeted, because I know that his shooting touch will not be particularly good at the beginning, so I try my best to let go of his long-range shots, and I will also guard him a little at the beginning.

I watched his three-point shot, but later even if I didn't guard him, he couldn't make the shot. The three-pointers he shot were basically at the forefront.

On the other hand, I feel much better than him on the offensive end. Even if I can't break through to the inside to attack, whether it's staring at Scott's defensive strong shot from the mid-range, or a behind-the-back jumper, or even a behind-the-back jumper.

I know a little bit about step-back jump shots, small floaters, and all kinds of offensive skills, so it was very difficult for Scott to defend me. When I hit the back, I could clearly see a trace of despair in his eyes.

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"Forget it Scott, the old rule is that you lose half if you surrender, and I don't want others to say that I bully the elderly."

"Damn it, forget it, I lost this time, but it doesn't count this time. I fought too hard yesterday and my physical strength was a bit exhausted. I will come to fight you when I recover my physical strength next time. You kid, remember it!"

I smiled and said nothing more. You must know that yesterday this guy only played less than 10 minutes in total, and he shot three three-pointers and hit one on the court. I don't know where his "hard work" came from.

, on the contrary, yesterday I not only had to work hard on the offensive end, but also faced off against the opponent's toughest outside shooter.

Of course, I didn't say these words out loud. As the saying goes, you have to be merciful and merciful. I didn't want to make the relationship with Scott too tense. I just told him to let him have a good rest and come back after his physical strength has recovered.

If you want to play a game with me, the rules next time will be the same as this time. I can't go inside and shoot.

The old boy Scott cursed for a long time, but saw no reaction from me. Maybe he felt that he was not motivated anymore, so he took the ball and found a field by himself to practice shooting.

I see that his shots today are basically a lot shorter. I don’t know where this guy went crazy last night. He obviously didn’t make much effort in yesterday’s game. Even if he is older, his physical fitness will not be so bad.

Ah, that guy Shaq must have gone crazy with his Lakers teammates last night.

I shook my head. You must know that the opponent we are facing today is not an ordinary team. The coach and the team's top management have not come forward to control Shaq. I really don't know how we are going to play today's game against the Utah Jazz.

beat.

I shook my head, walked to Jessica, and hugged her tightly.

"It's really strange. This guy Byron Scott obviously doesn't have much physical strength, but he came to the gym to practice ball so early. I don't understand it."

"Don't think too much. He's just a role player anyway. It's up to you and Shaq to support the Lakers' future banner. You just have to train seriously and try your best to use your strength in the game."

Just come out and it’ll be fine.”

Wei nodded slightly, and couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart, feeling that Jessica was becoming more and more like a virtuous wife.

I took the ball and returned to the court again, and started to continue the shooting training that I had not completed just now. This time I asked Jessica to continue passing the ball for me, and I wanted to conduct a more intense catching and shooting training.

Although I prefer to play with the ball most of the time on the court, working hard to improve my off-ball ability can better integrate me into the Lakers' tactical system. After all, when Shaq is on the court

At that time, most of the team's tactics still prioritized Shaq.

And Shaq does have a very strong ability to attract double teams. If Shaq can pass the ball to the outside in time, I can exert great power even if I play without the ball.

Of course, in the actual game, the opponent often did not give me the opportunity to easily play without the ball. Just like the last game against the Warriors, the opponent would rather let go of a few Lakers players and not defend at all.

There will be no let-up in defense of me and Shaq.

The pass from Jessica made me feel quite comfortable. Her pass seemed to be more accurate than that of many professional players. It seems that Jessica's basketball talent is really not bad.

However, training is training, and the factors that actually affect the game are actually much more complicated. Many people are training players, while a small number of people are competition players.

And many times the key factor that determines whether you become a training player or a competition player is psychological quality. Of course, psychological quality is an invisible and intangible thing, just like basketball IQ on the basketball court. Many times it is not available.

The method can be explained in a few simple sentences, and then it will really have a huge impact on the field.

I don’t know if my psychological quality is strong, but after I have Kobe’s physical talent, his personality traits seem to affect me all the time. When I get the ball on the court, I feel

My own will and Kobe's will are merged into one. That kind of determination and killer nature seems to come naturally without me deliberately cultivating it.

appeared in my body.

My training was not as long as the previous ones, perhaps to preserve more physical fitness for subsequent games. To be honest, my physical energy consumption in the past two days was not too small, even if Kobe's body recovered.

He is extremely capable, but after all, as long as he is a mortal body, there will be a limit. I can't do too many things close to the limit. That will only make me overdraw Kobe's physical talent early. That is obviously not a wise choice.

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I left about an hour to chat with Jessica, telling some jokes or even dirty jokes to pass the time. When I chatted with Jessica, I would completely relax, from within my body and muscles.

The soreness will disappear without even realizing it.

The game between the Lakers and Jazz will start in more than an hour. During the pre-game warm-up, I found that the entire Lakers starting players looked listless. Even though they played a back-to-back game yesterday, with their

Considering my physical fitness, I shouldn’t be so tired.

It seems that my previous guess may be true. Shaq actually took several Lakers players to party all night last night. This behavior is simply irresponsible to the extreme, but then I shook my head again.

I shook my head. Anyway, this is not the first time. If the coach and the team's top management don't intend to intervene, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do. At this time, my position in the team is just a potential rookie.

I am not qualified to criticize the behavior of the team boss.

Anyway, they will be punished sooner or later for doing this. It is not necessarily who punishes them, but the punishment imposed on them by their bodies and their game conditions. The NBA is an extremely cruel arena, and any violent talent will be punished.

All behaviors will eventually be punished.

I didn’t do too much warm-up exercise anymore. The previous training has allowed me to find a better shooting rhythm. Now I should preserve some physical fitness appropriately and I should be able to use it when I go on the court. After all, I have a big body.

Part of my playing time was spent with a group of second team teammates, so I didn't have to worry about not having the ball or opportunities to attack.

As the referee threw the basketball into the sky, the game officially kicked off.

Shaq once again jumped the ball very easily. Defender Van Exel received the ball and left to start the attack. However, the Lakers' first offense quickly ended with a pass error.

Van Exel wanted to pass the ball directly to Eddie Jones at a 45-degree angle, but Jeff Hornacek of the Jazz had quick eyes and quick hands and judged Van Exel's passing route in advance, and directly passed it to Eddie Jones.

After intercepting the ball, the muscular Karl Malone rushed towards the frontcourt at extremely fast speed.

The players on the Lakers side did not defend at all. Everyone watched as Karl Malone easily dunked the ball into the basket with one hand, and then Shaq slowly returned to the baseline to serve.

With the lesson learned this time, Van Exel became much more cautious in controlling his luck. In fact, the Jazz's defensive strategy was quite similar to the Spurs' later coached by Popovich. Their actions seemed to be different.

The big defense is actually based on a strict defensive system, and the players on the field have a very clear relationship with the players on the entire playing field, so many replacements and steals are very timely.

On the surface, the Jazz's defense seems to lack aggression, but as long as you are a little careless, you may be intercepted from dribbling or passing, and the seemingly lax defense is actually like a thick iron bucket, which is difficult to control.

Find the breakthrough point.

The simple thing is that the Lakers still have an offensive strong point in Shaq. When the passing routes between the outside lines were completely cut off by the Jazz, Shaq became the most important offensive fulcrum of the Lakers.

Although Karl Malone, who is guarding Shaq, looks extremely muscular and is no less powerful than Shaq, after all, Shaq's height, wingspan and weight have an absolute advantage, and Karl Malone is not that strong defensive type.

player, so Shaq can still score under Karl Malone's defense, but compared to how he usually wreaks havoc on the opponent's basket very easily, beating Karl Malone still requires a lot of physical energy.

Today's Shaq obviously does not have sufficient physical reserves, so after being stronger than Karl Malone several times, Shaq seems to be unable to beat him. However, Karl Malone's endurance is obviously better than Shaq's, and he just tries his best.

He uses his own strength to fight and consume Shaq. When Shaq's physical fitness decreases, the overall hit rate will also decrease.

The more important point is that when Shaq consumes too much on the offensive end, Karl Malone and Stockton's high pick-and-roll tactics can more easily produce results.

Shaq is not originally a guy who likes to defend outside shots. Many times he will give the opponent plenty of shooting space on the defensive end. Today, Shaq stood under the basket as always, completely unwilling to defend even one step.

Karl Malone has a very stable shooting percentage after receiving the ball. In fact, his shooting range cannot reach beyond the three-point line, but in the area from the free throw line to the three-point line, as long as he receives Stockton's shot,

His mid-range shots are basically made with a hit rate of more than eight out of ten.

Once other Lakers teammates go to cover Karl Malone, another elite outside shooter in the Jazz, Jeff Hornacek, will be vacated.

And even if the Lakers players made timely defense in front of Jeff Hornacek,

In the past, Stockton, who was holding the ball, could also choose to take a shot when there was an open opportunity. Moreover, although Stockton made fewer three-pointers, his shooting rate was a few points higher than Hornacek's.

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In short, when Shaq is on the court, the Lakers' defense really cares about one thing at the expense of the other. Once Shaq is frustrated on the offensive end and the Lakers are completely unable to guard against the Jazz's onslaught from the outside on the defensive end, the score between the two sides will soon be

Pulling apart, this is a bit like the last game we played against the Warriors.

However, we tried our best to defeat the Warriors in the last game. Today, the physical reserves of the entire Lakers team no longer allow us to play like we did yesterday.

Soon in less than half a quarter, the Jazz had already opened up an advantage of more than ten points over the Lakers. In this half quarter, head coach Silver Fox Harris called two timeouts in a row. What he said during the first timeout was

Everything basically fell on deaf ears to the Lakers players. With their current physical condition, even if they really wanted to implement the coach's arrangements, they probably wouldn't have the strength.

During the second timeout, Silver Fox Harris didn't know what to say. The entire Lakers team was eerily quiet. Even Shaq lowered his head and remained silent. I feel like Shaq was completely on the court today.

A younger brother was almost beaten to tears by Karl Malone. With Shaq's strong self-esteem, this is the first time I've seen someone who can beat him to the point where he bowed his head and became speechless.

After this timeout, Shaq still stayed on the court, and I was put on the court in advance to replace Eddie Jones. The duo of Shaq and I was scheduled to play in advance.

I directly faced the opponent's elite outside shooter Jeff Hornacek. Just like the last time I faced God's left-hand Chris Mullin, I first put more energy on the defensive end, and in fact Hornacek

His ability to run without the ball is not as good as Mullin's. Logically speaking, it is not that difficult for me to completely lock him down.

Then things went counterproductive. Although Hornacek may not be as good as Chris Mullin, the Jazz point guard Stockton is much more terrifying than the Warriors guard, especially in the use of pick-and-roll tactics. The Jazz is obviously better than

The Warriors are more than a level above.

I can always keep up with the pick-and-roll players in the Warriors' high-post pick-and-rolls with my excellent physical fitness and quick footsteps. However, the Jazz's pick-and-roll man Karl Malone's pick-and-roll quality is extremely high, with his powerful strength and some small moves.

It was extremely difficult for me to squeeze through the pick-and-roll. Even if I was lucky enough to squeeze through the first pick-and-roll, the Jazz could build a second pick-and-roll wall in a very short period of time, blocking me to death in an instant.

behind.

On the defensive end, I tried my best, but there was nothing I could do against the Jazz's offense. Their offense was still as smooth as mercury pouring down the ground, directly defeating our entire Lakers team.

If it's just that we can't guard the opponent on the defensive end, and we can respond on the offensive end, we won't be completely helpless. In fact, our entire Lakers team is also in huge trouble on the offensive end.

As I mentioned before, the Jazz's defense is a powerful and complete system. It is very difficult for any individual player to break through the Jazz's defense just by relying on his strong personal ability.

Not to mention whether Shaq and I are strong enough personally, in fact, even a basketball god like Jordan is not so easy when facing the Jazz's defense. You must know that in the finals between the Bulls and Jazz

There were several games where Jordan's Bulls team was completely defended.

Although Shaq and I are both very strong single-point offensive players, we did not make enough preparations before today's game. Not only was there a lack of physical preparation, but we also lacked a sufficient understanding of the Jazz's tactics.

Therefore, Shaq and I's individual offense can often only produce less than 70% of its usual power, and the offensive efficiency is far lower than the Jazz's overall offensive efficiency. Therefore, the overall point difference between our Lakers and Jazz is getting smaller and larger.

It's bigger.

From being 10 points behind during the half-quarter timeout to 17 points behind in the last two minutes of the first quarter, we saw that we were about to fall behind the opponent by as much as 20 points in the first quarter.

In fact, we were able to score 20 points before the end of the first quarter. In fact, the offensive end was not particularly bad, but on the defensive end, we lost 37 points in 10 minutes.

You must know that this era is not like the later small ball era where three-pointers were flying everywhere. The Jazz only made two three-pointers in the first quarter, and most of the other points came from two points.

From this we can also see how terrible the Jazz's shooting percentage was in the first quarter, and what's even more frightening is that these Jazz players have turned into individual players under the militarized management of their head coach Jerry Sloan.

Scary warriors with almost expressionless faces. When you meet them face to face, you can't help but feel a sense of fear deep in your heart. Even if they just stare at you, it's enough to make your scalp tingle.

In the last two minutes, the Jazz's shooting percentage finally dropped, and I also seized this rare opportunity to counterattack on a fast break, and scored two consecutive counterattacks in the last two minutes, restoring the score difference between the two sides.

Pulled back to within 15 points.

After the first quarter, the Jazz led the Lakers by 14 points, 39-25. Stockton had 8 assists in a single quarter, while Karl Malone made 6 of 8 shots and scored 15 points and 5 rebounds.

The reputation of Utah’s Two Evils is indeed well-deserved!