My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Welcome to the NBA live broadcast game brought to you by Access SportsNet. The Lakers vs. Hughes. I'm Gail Goodrich."

"I'm James Worthy."

"James, long time no see, how is your life after retirement?"

"You know, being married and divorced, being an analyst, I don't think it's interesting not to play." This year, Worthy just divorced Angela Wilder.

"Of course, it's the most interesting thing to compete with the best people in the world in the professional arena." Goodrich smacked his lips, as if recalling the glory days spent with West.

"Not to mention anything else, the combination of Kobe and O'Neal reminds me of SHOWTIME, but there is a ME missing in their SHOWTIME!"

"That's true. I don't know if Horry, who was exchanged for Ceballos, can replace your role?"

"Can replace 30%, he's not even a starter."

"Hahahaha, James, you are really frank. But I think it is more than 30%, let us wait and see."

"With Kobe's return, the Lakers' starting lineup for this game is PG Kobe Bryant, SG Eddie Jones, SF Bruce Bowen, PF Eldon Campbell, C Shaquille O'Neal."

"The Lakers' lineup is very good. They have the offensive deterrence of the magical boy Kobe and the big shark O'Neal. At the same time, they have a sharp perimeter blocking group. Few perimeter players can perform well on the Lakers."

"Yes, the media is touting O'Neal's dominance. No one knows that the real killer of this team is their forward position. Their defensive strength in the backcourt is second only to the Bulls led by Jordan Pippen."

"It can be said that their only weakness is Campbell's defense of the mobile four position. It seems unwise for the Lakers to sign Campbell with a three-year salary of 7 million this year."

"But Campbell has a good performance against the twin-tower teams, or helping Shaq involve the offensive space. I don't think he has a negative effect on the Lakers."

"The new Lakers Horry sat on the bench. We have to admire West's vision. Several players he got this summer have shined. Bruce Bowen used his defense to sit firmly in the starting lineup. , Big Ben even had a hot pot feast for Stockton in the last game, and Fisher also has very good defensive and shooting abilities. I don’t know what effect this signing will bring.”

"Insider information, Ben, Bruce and Horry were all brought in by Kobe. Our wonder boy seems to be looking for his Pippen and Rodman as soon as he entered the league?"

"The current Houston and Lakers are both 10 wins and 2 losses, tied for the first place in the Western Conference. The winner of this game will temporarily take the first place in the Western Conference."

"Houston's lineup is PG Matt Maloney SG Mario Elie SF Clyde Drexler PF Charles Barkley C Hakeem Olajuwon."

"Can Houston get revenge? Presumably after the last loss, their coach has done a lot of research on the Lakers."

"The Big Three are really strong, but their team lacks a decent outside point guard. Whether it's Mario Ellis or Drexler, it's very difficult for them to defend the point guard."

"This is also related to the form of the league. After the magician and the assassins retired, most of the excellent ball handlers and offensive creators were played by the stars of the team, not the point guards."

"It is true, but this kind of team encounters a point guard like Kobe or Penny Hardaway, and it is often difficult for them to effectively deal with it."

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Rudy Tomjanovich made a lot of preparations for this game. In his opinion, the Lakers are the only team in the West that can pose a threat to the Big Three.

After the last defeat, he summed up a lot of experience. First of all, Drexler cannot be used as an engineer. He must play an excellent offensive performance to share the physical consumption of Olajuwon and Barkley.

If the game goes to overtime again, the older Houston is still no match for the young Lakers. Be sure to get rid of the Lakers as early as possible and as quickly as possible.

This is difficult, the Lakers have O'Neal and Kobe Bryant can cut through the defense of the two sharp knives. O'Neal can be handed over to Olajuwon to deal with, so what about Kobe?

Rudy Tomjanovich thought for a long time, and he decided to let Mario Elie guard Kobe. This 1.96m 95kg heavy guard can suppress Kobe Bryant.

It would be nice if the team still had an outside defender. Because of the superstar trade, Houston's lineup is thinner than the average championship team.

Tomjanovich is already responding to the team's top management that if they want to compete for the championship, they must further strengthen their forwards and guards.

His ideal player is Grant Hill, but that's completely out of the question. Hill is the current treasure of the Pistons, and his transaction value cannot even be compared with the current Big Three.

I don't know what the Houston management will do. I heard that they are in contact with the Suns and the Mavericks.

But now, Tomjanovich needs to think about how to face this game.

"Shaq, be careful. This game will be very difficult." Coe said to O'Neal in the locker room before the game. The Big Three who have failed experience will be more difficult to beat this time. Almost impossible.

"But we will win." O'Neal held out his hand.

"Absolutely." Kobe fist bumped him.

The players walked into the field one after another, and Kobe moved his body on the sidelines.

Bryant took the ball and did a crotch changeover dunk. It drew cheers from the fans in the Great Western Forum Arena. They love Kobe's creativity in the air.

Then Kobe tried another ultra-long three-pointer, which felt good and hit consecutively.

"My God, this kid can really stir the audience's emotions." The Great Western Forum is boiling under Kobe's ultra-long three-pointer, they have never seen such a shot.

Kobe felt very good today. All the bruises Malone had inflicted on him had healed, and the three days off had brought him back to peak fitness.

"Kobe, you will lose badly." Drexler hit him mercilessly when he found the rookie he was optimistic about.

"Clyde, win the game before talking big."

Houston just defeated the Warriors 120:115 yesterday. This game is their back-to-back away game.

But the Warriors' poor defense did not consume too much of their physical energy. It can be seen from the score of the game that the two sides are attacking each other. On the offensive end of the Big Three, they don't need to consume too much energy to score.

"Shaq, are you ready?" Olajuwon walked to the middle circle.

"What?" O'Neill asked.

"Ready to fail?"

"Old guy, has the scar healed from last time?" O'Neill was angry. This old guy always likes to say big things.

When the referee threw the ball high, it announced the start of the game.