My Name is Kobe Bryant

The Lakers have just defeated the Grizzlies in Vancouver, Canada, and will face the Portland Trail Blazers on the second day of the game.

The flight took off overnight, crossed two countries, and flew directly from the coast of Canada to the western United States. The Lakers and their party spent the night directly on the plane.

The quality of sleep on the plane is very poor. The noise and airflow exhausted the Lakers players. When the players arrived in Portland, everyone was a little depressed.

"Damn the schedule." Campbell, who showed his power in the last game, complained again and again. This is the fourth game in 5 days, and it is also a cross-country back-to-back.

"I'm so tired." O'Neill's huge body was very awkward even in the first-class cabin. Although the seat could barely fit his huge body, it was still uncomfortable. If he wasn't black, he might have walked out of the plane with two dark circles under his eyes.

There was a lot of complaints, and Harris was also very helpless.

"Guys, hold on, we can play 6 home games in Los Angeles!" Kirt Rambis hurriedly comforted the players. This kind of thing is not suitable for the head coach to do, but the assistant coach must get into a ball with the players. Rambis did it, and he is very popular among Lakers players.

"Yeah!" The Lakers players celebrated weakly, and then boarded the team bus to the Rose Garden Arena.

The Trail Blazers were founded in 1970. From 1970 to 1995, the team has been using the Memorial Stadium. When Paul Allen, the founder of Microsoft, bought the team, he moved the team into the newly built Rose Garden Arena.

You must know that Paul Allen is now the seventh richest man in the world, with a worth of 15.3 billion US dollars, and as Microsoft's stock market continues to rise, his assets are inflated wildly.

He loves basketball and invested heavily after buying the Trail Blazers. As long as it is what he thinks the team should spend, he is never stingy.

The Rose Garden was officially put into use in the fall of 1995. It cost a total of 265 million US dollars to build and covers an area of ​​785,000 square feet. This is a multipurpose arena. As a basketball hall, it can accommodate 19,980 spectators.

It can be said that this arena that has just been put into use is one of the most luxurious arenas in the league today. A total of 650 TVs are installed in the arena to facilitate fans to keep track of the progress of the game. The middle floor of the arena consists of 70 luxurious suites, each of which can accommodate 22 people. A set of special sound control equipment is hung on the top of the arena. When a game is held, the device can reflect the noise from the audience back into the arena to create a more enthusiastic atmosphere.

In the last game at the Lakers' home court, Kobe scored 45 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. In this game, P-J-Carlesimo prepared a big gift for Kobe!

"Teaming! Double-teaming! Double-teaming! I don't care if he is the ball holder or not, I don't care how he feels! Lock him up for me!" P-J-Carlesimo roared loudly in the locker room.

Isiah Ryder served as the first line of defense to defend Kobe, and then other players followed to lock Kobe, and O'Neal gave Sabonis a single defense. This is Carlesimo's defensive strategy.

Even if he was beaten by O'Neill, he would admit it! Can't let that rookie ride on his head again!

Jermaine O'Neal looked at the Blazers players who were nodding repeatedly, and couldn't help but secretly said: "Kobe, you can ask for more blessings."

With the current record, the Lakers rank first in the league and first in the Western Conference. The Portland Trail Blazers ranked fourth in the Western Conference with 20 wins and 13 losses. With the team's running-in, the team's tacit understanding is getting higher and higher. In particular, Sabonis and Rasheed Wallace's high-low coordination has become more and more proficient, which has opened up a lot of space for the team's offense.

The two insiders with projection and organization can often kill some American blue-collar insiders.

Portland Trail Blazers starting lineup: PG Kenny Anderson, SG Isiah Ryder, SF Clifford Robinson, PF Rasheed Wallace, C Arvedas Sabonis.

Kenny Anderson 17.5 ppg, Isiah Ryder 16.1 ppg, Rasheed Wallace 15.1 ppg, Clifford Robinson 15.1 ppg, Arvidas Sabonis Averaged 13.4 points per game.

All 5 starters scored in double figures! Every starter has the ability to score 20 points in a game! This is the strength of the Portland Trail Blazers now. Their inside involvement creates a lot of space for the outside. The team's scoring average of 99.0 points ranks fifth in the league.

The sixth man Gary Trent, who averaged 10.8+5.2 per game, and Jermaine O'Neal were also sitting on the bench. In terms of team depth alone, no team in the league can match it!

This is money ability! The speculation ability of the world's top rich man!

If Sabonis is at his peak, this is a championship-level team!

If there is another superstar to join! This is a historically strong team!

Kobe knows that this team will remain competitive for a very long time in the future, and the Lakers' opponents in the West in the next five years will not be able to avoid this team.

Kobe entered the Rose Garden Arena, which is full of memories. He even played a miracle later, causing the fans in the Rose Garden to turn around and shout MVP. He can still vividly remember these scenes.

"Kobe, don't even think about scoring in double figures today!" About to serve, Isiah Ryder found Kobe confidently.

The former wolf king of the Minnesota Timberwolves has a malicious look on his face. He was so humiliated by Kobe last time, and today he wants to find his way back.

"I can score in double figures without thinking about it." Kobe wondered, isn't it just five goals? Is it difficult.

Isiah Ryder was speechless. He felt that he and Kobe were not on the same channel.

Kobe felt that in this era, the part where the harsh words must be spoken before the start of the game is a bit boring.

In a box of the Rose Garden Arena, several middle-aged men with glasses are drinking red wine and waiting for the start of the game/

"Paul, when will your team get a superstar like Kobe O'Neal?"

"I think so too." Paul Allen smiled wryly. There are only so many such superstar alliances. But as long as he has the opportunity, he is ready to sign a superstar no matter what the cost.

The team has no superstars, and both the record and the market are almost tasteless. Even the Trail Blazers, who are all soldiers, have no hope of the finals.

It would be great if Barkley was signed in the summer, but that fat man just wants to hug Olajuwon's thigh to win the championship!

But it doesn't matter!

The team has a lot of high-quality resources! Seeing the opportunity, Paul Allen was ready to change the money.

And there have been many big fish in the free market in recent years! There is also a blowout of capable rookies.

Paul Allen firmly believes in waiting for Jordan to grow old! This is the Portland Trail Blazers' chance to win the championship!