My Name is Kobe Bryant

"It's over, the regular season is over." Xiaoyu watched Harris replace all the starters, and directly let the players who have hardly played this season come to the court to play the last half of the game against the Trail Blazers. He clearly understood that the first regular season of Xiaoyu's rookie career was over.

It was a long time, from November 1996 to April 19, nearly 6 months and 82 games. Traveling back and forth, leaving countless footprints across the United States and even in Toronto, these experiences are not something ordinary people can enjoy. Xiaoyu couldn't count how many times he fell asleep on the flight, and he couldn't remember how many times he was awakened by the roar in his sleep. He was insulted wildly on the road and cheered wildly at home. One victory after another, one failure after another, these are the stories that are kept in mind.

"It's far from over, now it's just another beginning." Campbell patted Fisher on the back, the regular season was just a show. In the real war, the playoffs are the stage for men.

The Lakers lost 78:92 against the Kings on April 17th, swallowing their eleventh defeat of the season. Kobe and O'Neal were not very motivated in this game. As an experienced player in the playoffs, Kobe Both O’Neal and O’Neal know that it’s time to adjust their status. The championship is the highest pursuit, not the pursuit from 70 wins to 72 wins. There is already a 72-win team. If there is a chance to win 73 wins, then the Lakers may I will try my best to try to break the Bulls' record. The temptation of 73 wins is great. Although it is not as good as the championship, it is more attractive than the MVP.

The current situation is that even if you try your best, you can only tie one record, which is not much different from 70 wins or 71 wins. Kobe's physical load has reached the extreme, and the opponents are all trying their best to give the Lakers a good look. If the opponent performs poorly, the Lakers don't mind winning, but the opponents in the last two games have exploded.

Richmond blasted 41 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in this game. He directly defeated Eddie Jones, and then defeated Bowen's defense again. Although this has something to do with the decline in the overall defensive enthusiasm of the Lakers.

Kobe scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. O'Neal scored an economic double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. The two were not very aggressive at the King's home court, and it was also related to Harris' rotation. Harris kept Kobe and Shaq's playing time within 25 minutes in this game. Although there was no obvious rotation, the purpose of protecting the players and adjusting their status is self-evident.

At the same time, the Bulls also collapsed in Miami.

Jordan resumed the regular triangle offense in this game. After chatting with Mayfair Jackson, he still patiently integrated into the team's offense. However, in this game, the Bulls' teammates may not have much possession of the ball because of the long game, which made them feel a little uncomfortable playing.

Under Pat Riley's coaching, the Heat have become the hardest team in the Eastern Conference after the Bulls. The candidate for the best defensive player, Mourning, is a pillar of the inside, Tim Hardaway goes through the needle, and Mashburn cuts without the ball. Such a tactical system has the taste of a poor man's version of SHOWTIME.

Pat Riley saw Jordan returning to the triangle offense, and he was actually mixed in his heart. With Jordan in the near future, no one in the Heat really can match up. As long as he thinks, getting 60+ on the Heat is much easier than getting 60+ on Hill and Dumars.

What is worrying is that the potential of the Bulls integrated into the triangle offense is definitely higher than that of Jordan alone. After all, Jordan's state has ups and downs, and a team can always have someone who is in a good state and a bad state. As long as Phil Jackson can Adjust the team's rotation, then the overall state of the team will not change much. The upper limit of Jordan's solo team may be 100 points, but the lower limit is only 80 points. The Bulls integrated into the triangle offense have an upper limit of 98 points and a lower limit of 90 points. From this overall point of view, the Heat will face a more stable team in the playoffs, and there will be no ups and downs, and if there is a problem with the situation, then Jordan's takeover will be the team's insurance.

Although the Bulls players were not in good condition in this game and did not win the game, it still added a few more gray hairs on Shen Suanzi's forehead.

In this way, the records of the Lakers and Bulls have reached 70 wins and 11 losses, and the last game has become the decisive link of this season.

The last game of the Lakers came to Portland, against the fifth Trail Blazers in the West.

The owner of the Blazers, Paul Allen, personally attended the scene and supervised the battle.

The Blazers' players also seemed to be bloody. Isaiah Ryder, Sabonis, and Roaring Tianzun players of three different ages, the old, the middle and the young, all played well in this game, scoring 20+.

Harris still implements the rest policy. Kobe and Shaq's playing time is controlled within 20 minutes this time. Harris directly replaced all the regular rotation players after the score difference was pulled to 15 points, allowing the second team to match the second team with substitutes. Three teams came off the bench.

The final game ended with the Lakers 89:112 Trail Blazers.

After the game, Paul Allen made a special trip to chat with Kobe. Kobe still admires the founder of Microsoft. Kobe laughed and said that he would buy Microsoft stock when he had money. And Paul Allen said it was the right decision.

The Lakers' regular season journey ended here. They ranked first in the Western Conference with a record of 70 wins and 12 losses.

That's right, in the last game, the Bulls won their 71 wins at Madison Square Garden in New York and completed the overtake of the Lakers.

The Bulls faced Ewing, who came to defend the glory of the home court, and once fell into a disadvantage.

Ewing risked his life in this game to prevent Jordan from winning 71 games. The three-step rabbit jumping trick was used continuously to crush Luke Langley with a combination of body and technology. Together with Oakley to dominate the penalty area, Rodman is also at a disadvantage. After all, in terms of size and weight alone, there is a weight gap between Rodman and Oakley Ewing.

Pippen supported the situation in this game. As the strongest players under the superstars, Pippen and Ewing were a little at odds. In the 1994 playoffs, Pippen dunked down Ewing and stepped over his head. He then went over Ewing's head after a scrimmage in the next play. Of course, Ewing couldn't stand the shame, so he educated Pippen with an iron fist, and then allowed the Bulls without Jordan to swallow 3:4 and be eliminated. This also caused a great hatred between the two.

Ewing's performance also aroused Pippen's fighting spirit. He integrated offense and defense throughout the game, and counterattacked dunks after consecutive steals to maintain the situation.

In the final fourth quarter, the Bulls still trailed by 7 points.

And Jordan opened his own show.

With 17 points in a single quarter, he scored a throw in front of Ewing at the last moment.

Lore game! Also killed the Lakers!

With 71 wins and 11 losses, the Bulls created the second record in the history of the regular season, also completed the overtake of the Lakers, and won the home court advantage of the finals.

Michael Jordan's performance throughout the season deserves to be the number one player in the league. Even in history, there are few players who can match it. This season is a legendary season just like last season. It's just that the media who are used to Jordan's miraculous performance will not take it anymore. The MVP award was given to him.