My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Xiao Ming, you have made great progress."

"The hope of Chinese basketball is in your hands."

"I hope you can lead us further"

Wang Zhizhi put his hands on his hips and looked calm.

He knew this day would come eventually, but he didn't expect it to come so early.

He knows the talent gap between Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming best.

But before the start of this season, Wang Zhizhi was able to outdo Yao Ming in Mamba Academy and national team training.

but.

This game is different.

This was the first playoff game of Yao Ming's career. Wang Zhizhi speculated that Yao Ming should have behaved more immaturely.

But Yao Ming is a completely different person than he was at the beginning of the season!

He feinted and turned around, drove to the basket, hooked over Nowitzki's head, and hit the ball firmly.

simple!

Simple!

But it’s extremely efficient!

"It seems that the inside defense composed of Wang Zhizhi and Nowitzki will allow our No. 1 pick to perform an amazing performance."

"The league's weakest two-man double tower! Yao Ming may be able to score 20+ points on their heads!"

Yao Ming pumped his fist excitedly.

He finally defeated his former target - Wang Zhizhi, the young man chasing the wind!

Wang Zhizhi has been a target of his for many years. He is the first Chinese player to be rotated in the NBA. He is the leader and weapon of the Chinese team in the world arena.

Before him, Wang Zhizhi was the representative of Chinese basketball.

And now!

Everything is different!

After Yao Ming defeated Wang Zhizhi, China's strongest player was Yao Ming himself!

He will lead Chinese basketball forward!

It’s our responsibility!

"Karim, what do you think about letting Yao Ming learn the sky hook from you?"

At the magician's home, several old friends were sitting together watching the game.

The magician's sudden words surprised Jabbar for a moment.

If we talk about the killer moves of superstars, make a table.

Then Tiangou will undoubtedly be among the best.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used the Sky Hook to score a record-high 38,387 points!

Tops the all-time scoring list.

Even Chamberlain, even Jordan, even Malone, these legendary scorers, are still a long way from Skyhook's career scoring record.

Why?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is not strong.

His speed isn't super fast either.

His score depends on the unsolvable sky hook!

The sky hook combined with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's height and wingspan is an unsolvable way to score.

In his career, only Chamberlain blocked his sky hook. But Chamberlain was a monster.

It is impossible for a normal person to interfere with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Skyhook.

But this trick has gradually faded away in the NBA.

It seems that as time goes by, no one can master this skill.

This stunt does require a lot.

Height, wingspan, and most importantly, his soft touch.

A true skyhook can be shot from any position inside the three-point line, but many inside players may not be accurate when shooting with normal posture inside the three-point line, let alone a skyhook.

"Do you think Yao Ming can learn it?" Goodrich asked.

"Why not give it a try? Karim, you also want to have a successor."

"Yao Ming's height, even if his wingspan is not as outstanding as yours, no one can interfere with it."

"Not to mention his touch, he will be the best center in history for three-point shooting!"

The magician's Amway made Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a little moved.

He really doesn't want to see the sky hook trick disappear in the NBA.

It would be great if the Lakers center learned this trick.

"If he is willing to learn from me, an old man, why shouldn't I teach him?"

The magician smiled slightly. If Jabbar said this, it would be stable.

What would happen if Yao Ming learned the Sky Hook?

What would happen if Yao Ming's skyhook could be thrown from beyond the three-point line?

The magician was looking forward to it.

"Congratulations to the Lakers for defeating the Mavericks at home!"

Staples fans cheered.

Win and they get another victory.

Although Kobe's touch was not good in this game, other members of the team stood up.

Kobe couldn't move due to physical reasons.

But that's okay, the Mavericks' defense should be the worst among all playoff teams, and it couldn't be better for the Lakers players to adjust to the playoffs under this kind of defense.

Yao Ming can find more confidence!

Mavericks 105:113 Lakers.

Yao Ming made 11 of 21 shots and scored 27 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.

This is a rookie's first playoff performance!

Over the years, since Kobe, there have been very few rookies who can make it to the playoffs.

Not to mention a dominant inside performance like 27+11 in his rookie year’s playoff debut!

If it weren't for Yao Ming's outstanding performance in this game, Kobe would have made 10 of 25 shots and only scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. He might not have been able to lead the team to victory.

On the other side, German tank Nowitzki scored a game-high 37 points.

15 of 27 shots, 37 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover!

This is an extremely perfect performance!

He completely destroyed Stephen Jackson, the player who completely blocked him this season!

"what's the situation?"

"How to prevent it?"

In a normal game, Wu Sheng would be confused.

There is absolutely no way to interfere.

After Nowitzki developed his back attack and golden rooster independently to the extreme, he had no solution when facing such a small player.

But the Mavericks still lost.

Nowitzki gasped.

"Damn, if I still have enough physical strength, I can take 10 shots."

Nowitzki was exhausted. As a big white man, he really envied Kobe Iverson's body, which seemed to be unaware of fatigue.

"Dirk." Nash stretched out his hand.

But Nowitzki swatted his hand away and walked straight into the locker room.

In this game, Nash only scored 12 points and 8 assists under Kobe's defense.

Such a performance has no way of affecting the game.

If the Mavericks' second-in-command is only at this level, how can the Mavericks go further?

Nash stared blankly as Nowitzki walked into the locker room alone.

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something.

"All I want to do is make everyone happy to play ball."

"Only victory will make your teammates happy." Kobe walked to Nash's side.

"victory?"

"Yes, it doesn't matter how much you have the ball. Since you have the ability to help your teammates win, why don't you do that?"

"Am I really capable?"

"certainly."

"Congratulations to the Lakers for winning this series!"

On May 1, 2003, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 4:2 and won the first round of the series.

Survive the danger!

Kobe's condition has been very poor this round.

When a player averages a triple-double of 40+10+10 per game, it is impossible for him to maintain sufficient physical fitness in the playoffs.

Especially the last period of consecutive winning streak, Kobe's physical fitness and condition completely collapsed.

In this series with the Mavericks, Kobe averaged 23.7 shots per game, only 11.2 hits, 25.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 2.1 steals, 0.3 blocks, and 2.7 turnovers per game.

This kind of performance may be good for other players, but for Kobe, it is very average.

The German tank Nowitzki averaged a career-best 32+10+3 in this series.

The hit rate is as high as 56.7%.

Thanks to his game-winner in G4, the Mavericks were easily taken away by the Lakers 4:1.

In this series, Yao Ming faced the trend-chasing boy Wang Zhizhi and performed his best performance as a rookie in recent years, averaging 23.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.7 blocks, 0.3 steals and 2.8 turnovers per game.

Wang Zhizhi also averaged 18+7 per game. Although he is still the Mavericks' second scorer, he really has no good way to defeat Yao Ming.

Yao Ming's confidence was revealed, and his arsenal was too comprehensive, and now Wang Zhizhi found that he seemed to be at a disadvantage even in physical confrontations.

Ginobili stepped up when Kobe was in poor condition and scored 21.6 points in this series.

The series may seem unremarkable, but the Lakers actually took risks.

At the same time, other teams in the league also decided the winners and losers of the first round.

The Kings swept the Trail Blazers 4:0.

This is the strength of being No. 1 in the Western Conference.

Sweep.

There was no reason. Weber, Pierce, and Peja bombarded them indiscriminately, roaring that Tianzun and Pippen were ignoring each other, and quickly surrendered.

Spurs 4:3 Timberwolves.

Tie-break!

This battle between the Spurs and the Timberwolves is the most exciting series in the first round of the playoffs!

Stone Buddha vs. Ganglang King!

Who is the league's No. 1 power forward?

Surprisingly, the protagonists of this series are not entirely Duncan and Garnett.

Marbury defeated Stockton in G1, scoring 32 points and 13 assists, and took away an upset victory in San Antonio's away game.

In G2, Duncan faced the Wolf King and played a dominant performance of 35+17+6+5+3, leading the team to victory.

Although the Wolf King scored 27+14, he was obviously at a disadvantage in the head-to-head confrontation with Duncan.

G3, back in Minnesota, the Timberwolves' state has rebounded significantly.

But the Spurs are not in good shape either. The Twin Towers were on full fire. Shifo and General scored 31 points, 17 rebounds and 24 points, 12 rebounds respectively. Stockton scored 15+15.

Marbury's key mistake ultimately ruined the game.

G4, the Timberwolves, who have lost two consecutive games, are going crazy! Garnett, the Wolf King, blocked Duncan consecutively.

Ray Allen hit 9 three-pointers and scored 39 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in front of Laga Bell to defend his home court.

G5, Tianwangshan, Stockton made a fatal shot.

In G6, a conflict broke out between Lagabel and Marbury, and both were sent off.

Ray Allen lost control and hit three consecutive three-pointers in the final quarter to kill the game.

G7, life and death battle, back in San Antonio.

Duncan and Garnett had an epic battle!

The two of them directly took over the game and started a crazy attack!

This can be said to be a battle between the league's top power forwards!

In the end, Duncan scored 11 points in overtime to kill the game.

Throughout the series, Duncan averaged 31.6 points, 13.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 3.6 blocks, 1.1 steals and 2.1 turnovers per game.

The Wolf King averaged 27.9 points, 15.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 3.1 blocks, 1.9 steals and 3.5 turnovers per game.

In the end, Duncan had the upper hand.

Rockets 4:2 Grizzlies.

This series is also exciting.

Carter and Francis are two players with extremely powerful play styles who fly high and escape from the outside.

Shark O'Neal beat Gasol and Raheem violently in a one-versus-two battle inside.

The Sharks averaged 40.6 points, 16.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.1 blocks, 0.3 steals and 3.7 turnovers per game in the series.

Dominant level performance!

A series averaging 40+16 per game!

The second-year Gasol has no way to compete.

Even though Carter scored 31+8+7 in the series, Houston, which dominated the penalty area, still won the series.

"Who is the MVP? I am the MVP of this series!" O'Neal shouted to the sky.

How frustrating! This series finally vented.

In the first round, O'Neal's performance was undoubtedly the strongest in the league!

Next, in the second round, the Kings will face the Rockets and the Lakers will face the Spurs.

In the East, the Celtics beat the Knicks 4:0.

McGrady barely exerted any force and won the series in a leisurely manner.

After the game, Dolan insulted his players in the media. Alan Houston and Larry Johnson both entertained the idea of ​​leaving.

Pacers 4:1 Bucks.

Bloody torture.

The Bucks have not scored more than 90 points in five games.

The Pacers won the game because they couldn't score.

George Karl announced his resignation after the series.

Ray Allen and the big dogs have left one after another, and this team has completely sunk and lost hope.

George Karl's rebuild with the Bucks has failed.

George Karl, the all-time great coach, will be looking for a new beginning.

76ers 4:0 Nets.

Sweep!

The twin stars of Iverson and Stackhouse averaged 31+7 and 25+4+4 respectively in this series.

The Nets' Kenyon Martin and Mosquito Kittles have performed very well this season. One is an inside beast averaging 20+10 per game, and the other is a tall and lanky shooter whose playing style is close to Durant.

But they faced the 76ers who were united.

Sweep with ease.

Heat 4:1 Hornets.

No one could have imagined in advance that the Hornets, a strong team in last year's Finals, would decline so rapidly.

Leder is old and decrepit.

Divac has no fighting spirit.

They pretty much just played the game with Hill and Gerald Wallace.

On the Heat's side, Mourning was like no one else, averaging 27 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks per game in the series, dominating the penalty area.

Eddie Jones contributed steadily 20+3+3.

Karl Malone had no one to affect him in the mid-range, easily shooting 19+8.

Mashburn and Tim Hardaway won the game without much effort.

"We are the strongest team in the Eastern Conference this year!" Malone looked proud.

After leaving the Jazz, although no one gave him so much ball rights, he also played very easily accordingly.

As a veteran, all he wants is a championship.

There is no doubt that the Heat have great hopes this year!

"Celtics? They are too young!" Tim Hardaway and Malone have a similar mentality.

This year's Celtics, the leader in the Eastern Conference, have obvious advantages and flaws.

The advantage is that the team has a strong lineup on paper, but their experience is obviously lacking.

The veterans of the Heat obviously gathered enough energy in the regular season to compete for the championship.

They are not afraid of the Celtics!

In the second round of the Eastern Conference, the Celtics faced the Heat.

Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers.