My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Boom, boom, boom." The rhythmic sound of the basketball hitting the floor was so pleasant, Kobe slapped the basketball. On the basketball court of Raul Merion High School, Kobe likes to listen to the sound of the basketball hitting the ground. Whether he is happy or in failure, the best way to calm his mind is to return to the court and listen to the sound of the basketball. My heart seemed to calm down.

The Merion School District, located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, serves the 62,000-resident Lower Merion Township and Narborth Districts. Established in 1834 as one of Pennsylvania's first public school districts, LMSD has a rich tradition of achievement, innovation and social partnership, and a long-standing reputation as one of the nation's best schools.

This high school has the beginning of Kobe basketball, red and yellow floors, black jerseys, and blue and purple stands. In a trance, Kobe saw the chasing boy galloping on the court, breaking through and shooting again and again.

He thought this was a story more than 20 years ago, but now he finally realizes that the story is about to begin now.

"Boss! I knew you were in the arena." A group of people pushed open the door of the training hall. "Please, this is the prom, so why don't you stay in the arena, boss?"

Kobe looked at these high school teammates, their faces were still young, surrounded Kobe with enthusiasm. Yeah, we just won the interstate title together, Kobe's first honor.

"Okay! Let's go to welcome the new era!" Kobe showed his iconic smile again, his dark face set off the whiteness of his teeth.

Facing Kobe's strange words, his teammates have long been used to it. It is not surprising that Kobe said he was going to challenge them with Jordan. They surrounded Kobe and left the arena.

A prom is nothing more than a cliché party, although the high school prom is a very important moment in American society. Bryant has long been used to dealing with this situation. He calmly thanked the teachers and classmates for their support.

Leaving the ball, throwing away the little paper in your pocket. Kobe drove his Beetle, his first car, to downtown Philadelphia. He looked at the Mission: Impossible posters in the movie theater, the dazzling neon lights, and he breathed in the atmosphere of this era hungrily.

"Damn it, the tiebreaker between the Supersonics and the Jazz is about to begin." Kobe didn't feel too much emotion, and hurried back to his residence in Philadelphia. Old Joe had already turned on the TV.

"Hey, brat, you are finally back. Come and watch the game, this Malone will throw Kemp out of shit!" Old Joe smiled and cursed, and studying game videos with his son was his favorite leisure activity.

"Old Joe, it's hard to say." Kobe also happily chatted with his father about the game.

The Seattle SuperSonics were led by Glove Gary Payton and Rainman Sean Kemp. Kobe remembers Gary Payton as one of the best perimeter defenders of this era, and he also has good offensive skills. This season, he averaged 19.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists and an astonishing 2.9 steals per game. He is the steals leader this season and also won the best defensive player award of his career.

And Rainman Sean Kemp is a physically fit power forward, a standard American brutalist power forward. This season, he averaged 19.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists while contributing 1.2 steals and 1.6 blocks. His explosive play made him even popular in the United States, and his slightly rough skills did not affect his dominance of offense and defense.

The double defensive gates on the inside and outside led by Payton and Kemp made every player who encountered them miserable. In this era of slow offensive rhythm, having such two players can also be said to have the key to victory.

The Utah Jazz also has the historical assists leader John Stockton. He won 9 assists in a row from 1987 to 1996. After the magician retired, he was the greatest court conductor in the NBA. At the same time, he has a tough playing style, frequent small moves similar to Paul, and his slightly weak body does not affect his defense at all. Selected to the All-Defensive Team 5 times in his career. This season's 14.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 11.2 assists and 1.7 steals are also very dazzling.

Karl Malone has been the leader of the power forward position before Duncan appeared. Kobe remembers that in 1997 and 1999 next year, he won the most valuable player twice. The MVP award is not so good. In this era of shining stars, every MVP is the most shining star. This season's 25.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks are amazing.

The Jazz's main pick-and-roll tactics initiated by Stockton and Malone are also immortal legends in the NBA. The pick-and-roll is a tactic that will never go out of style. Stockton's ball handling and delivery, Malone's solid screen, can shoot outside, can attack the basket along the way, and can even be used as a central axis to distribute the ball. This variability makes their pick-and-roll very difficult to defend.

Bryant believes that Stockton's aggressiveness makes this tactic have the final flaw, if Stockton's self-directed attack ability can be improved to a higher level. Then their pick-and-roll tactics will have no solution. Now if after double-teaming Malone, outside players can't shoot their opponents to death, they don't have a second insurance.

"In 1997, I swept the grudge between me and Fatty 4-1. I haven't forgotten it." Kobe couldn't help but feel a little dark when he thought of the three non-stick shots in overtime against the Jazz.

At the beginning of the game, the previous battle was tied 3-3. The two sides already knew the basics and launched targeted offense and defense. In this era, the transition between offense and defense is very slow. Both sides try to pursue star shots as much as possible, and shots after the tactics come out. It's rare to see fast break rolls.

Pulling jerseys in defense and elbowing people are endless. This is also the Peugeot of basketball in this era. The passionate and tough basketball has attracted many fans for the NBA all over the world.

Sure enough, the Sonics chose Malone to quickly double-team after holding the ball. Malone passed the ball to outside pitchers Jeff Hornacek and Brian Russell many times. But Jazz pitchers feel cold. Only shot 30% of the hits. This hit rate is destined to be impossible to win.

So Stockton and Malone began to exert their strength in the second half. Malone forced a shot after double-teaming. Stockton tried many attacks from medium and long distances, maintaining the score with a low shooting percentage. The score is not far behind, but the situation has gotten out of control.

Kemp grabbed many offensive rebounds, and the Jazz had no way to face Kemp's second offense, so they had to pay fouls to stop him. Sean Kemp played his own tough game, winning 11 free throws and hitting 10 times.

On the other hand, Payton relied on his body to be stronger than Stockton, constantly robbing Stockton in position, and making internal and external passes from time to time. He shot 54% from the field in the game.

Ma Long is a face-up power forward, and he was unable to score with his back after being double-teamed and locked in the middle distance. So the audience only scored 22 points with a 36.4% shooting rate and 5 rebounds. He also knew how badly he was suppressed by Sean Kemp in this game.

A defeated Malone slaps the floor as Stockton soothes him. Sean Kemp completely overwhelmed Malone with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 66.7% shooting. And Gary Payton also easily cut the standard data of 21+5+6.

At the end of the game, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Utah Jazz 90-86, won the Western Conference championship, and advanced to the finals. Their next opponent is Jordan, who is about to start the second dynasty.

Kobe is a video fanatic, he loves to study the videos of various stars. I learned from Jordan when I was a teenager. After entering the NBA, I would study the video of every opponent. After retiring, I still released DETAIL to analyze the pros and cons of each player's actions.

This game made him not miss it, and used the video tape to play the research repeatedly. Feel the intensity of the game like a meat grinder in this era, strong physical confrontation, and high execution tactical quality. This is a man's sport, a passionate sport, and it is also his favorite basketball.

Kobe was so excited that he even wanted to pick up the ball and play them one-on-one. This is an era when stars collide, soldiers will fight against generals, and the winner is king. And Kobe is ready, he is ready to dominate this era.

He couldn't help but picked up the basketball again and rushed to the park next to his home.

"Brat, come back soon!" Old Qiao shouted calmly, as if he had already realized the strangeness.

Kobe came to the court, and the basketball atmosphere in Philadelphia was very strong. On the court, a large number of people are sweating, and a large number of spectators on the side of the court are also cheering.

"Add one, I'm not very good at playing." Kobe smiled.

"Kobe, it's Kobe." The crowd had already recognized Kobe. Kobe was still well-known in Philadelphia. People knew a little star who led Lower Main High School to win the intercontinental championship and was about to enter the NBA.

"Hey, Kobe, let's go heads-up!" A black man with a height of 190 cm stood up. African-Americans always have a challenging spirit. Let alone a young player who has just become famous, even a famous star will face many challenges.

Kobe loves the vibe, he loves the public, hot-blooded scene. Although the opponent is weak, will he let him? Won't!

What followed was a carnage, game after game. Head-to-head, 3V3, 5V5. Seeing Kobe's master basketball skills and gorgeous moves, the cheers from the crowd never stopped.

"You're going to be the best player!" shouted a passer-by.

"I know, I know, of course." Kobe said unceremoniously.

It wasn't until early in the morning that Kobe put away the basketball. The 17-year-old's body is really full of energy, and he seems to have endless energy.

"Kobe, the Philadelphia 76ers heard about your participation in the NBA and invited you to try out! They have the No. 1 pick!" Old Joe waited at home and told Kobe excitedly immediately after Kobe came back. got him the news.

"Okay, take it easy, Joe. Now it's time to help me find an agent." Kobe said calmly. This was his first tryout in the NBA in his last life.

Bryant recalled the workout. So it seems that the side mission of restarting life can be solved?