My Name is Kobe Bryant

Chapter 15 Battle

At the beginning of the game, the Lakers used full-court pressing tactics and quickly counterattacked to stop the Chinese team.

"What are you doing? Have you ever learned how to play basketball? If you don't know how to play, you'll be off the court. Hu Weidong, you've been passed in one step? Li Nan serves the ball to someone else?" Gong Luming roared at the players who were leaving the court.

"No, coach. That kid's defensive sense is too keen, as if he knows where the ball will appear." Liu Yudong helped his teammates defend.

"Don't talk too much, control the ball well, play tactics and show style. The domestic audience is watching. No matter how good he is, he is just a brat!" Gong Luming knew that it was useless to blame blindly, and arranged the next tactics.

"Li Xiaoyong controls the ball, Hu Weidong, you pull Kobe to the bottom corner. They mainly attack Liu Yudong, and they press hard, and they counter-play the long pass to the center. Their white center moves very slowly, do you understand?"

"clear!"

The atmosphere on the Lakers side is not as tense as the Chinese team.

Rambis looked at the elite soldiers under him, full of confidence. Although American basketball is dominant in today's world, it is still exciting to lead a summer league team to beat other countries' national teams.

"Guys, you played well. Continue to press hard. Our goal is to prevent the Chinese team from passing the halftime." Rambis took out the tactical board and circled it for a while.

"Okay, what the coach means is for us to withdraw from the press and play steadily. Play one ball at a time, don't rush in, and guard the basket. Do you understand?" Kobe knew that the Chinese team was experienced and had a large number of outstanding players. For them at the front, the pressing tactics cannot continue to work. It will also seriously consume one's own physical energy.

"Understood, boss!" The players responded to Kobe one after another.

"But, what I just said was to continue to press." Rambis stared blankly at the players who had already played, feeling that he had lost control of the team. This 17-year-old player seems to be the coach, and is Rambis just an assistant?

Back on the court, the Chinese team had the ball, and they looked at the Lakers who retreated to their own half. Li Xiaoyong controlled the ball and advanced to the Lakers half. Fisher marked, and Li Xiaoyong asked Liu Yudong to step forward and make a pick-and-roll. Ben Wallace followed out.

Liu Yudong is very wide, and a solid pick-and-roll hooked Fisher, causing a dislocation. Taking advantage of the situation, he opened the axis area to ask for the ball, jumped up easily, and took advantage of his height to make a steady mid-range shot in front of Fisher.

"This guy has something." Fisher was a little surprised, and then there was a chill behind him. Lao Yu didn't dare to look back, he didn't need to look back to know that it was Kobe's eyes. Damn it, I have to show some strength, I am not afraid of being repaired by Kobe after the game, I am for the team's victory!

In the transition between offense and defense, Lao Yu dribbled the ball across the half court. Li Xiaoyong's defense did not bring him too much interference, and he controlled the ball steadily. Kobe led Hu Weidong around the basket, and with the help of Ben Wallace and Tyrese Knight, he ran out of the open space.

Fisher made a quick and accurate through pass, Kobe caught the ball outside the three-point line, opened up, made a jumper, and made a hit.

The first quarter of the game was spent between the two sides. Kobe's defense was pulled to the bottom corner by Hu Weidong. He didn't dare to let go of Hu Weidong to attack, which led to the obvious lack of aggressiveness of the Lakers' perimeter defense. The Chinese team's rapid passing and control also made the inexperienced Lakers players care about one thing and lose another.

Hu Weidong tried to hit Kobe Bryant twice but failed. Bruce Bowen also watched Li Nan steadily, so Liu Yudong was the one who broke out. Liu Yudong used the pick-and-roll to repeatedly get misplaced singles or open mid-range shots. He is physically strong and has solid basic skills.

Bryant didn't have the ball in the first quarter, and he let Fisher distribute the ball. A large number of off-ball moves also opened up a huge offensive space for the team. The Chinese team did not dare to let Kobe's three-pointers, and a lot of defensive energy was invested in Kobe's off-ball moves. Bryant still saw the needles and scored 3 three-pointers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers had a small advantage at 25:21.

Kobe led the starters to rest in the second quarter, and the Chinese team replaced the combination of inside and outside twin towers of Batel and Wang Zhizhi. The Lakers' bench was a little overwhelmed. Battelle, who is 2.11 meters and 132 kg, is just 21 years old this year. He is so powerful that he is like a goalkeeper, taking pictures of the Lakers' inside offense one by one.

"Hey, this big guy is very fierce." Fisher shouted.

Wang Zhizhi performed brilliantly, he is only 19 years old. Attacking skills have been superb, dexterous footsteps, soft mid-range shots, playing with the Lakers' backup power forward. At 2.14 meters, his body is still very thin, but his rapid movement ability and excellent skills make him appear to be able to do a job with ease in the game.

"These two young insiders are really good. They have potential. Let's see if they can be recruited to our school." Some scouts on the sidelines were surprised. Battelle's defense and Wang Zhizhi's offense all made their eyes shine. They did not expect that such talented youngsters could appear in Asia.

Excellent local players in the United States will be quickly divided up by prestigious schools when they go to college, and some schools that cannot recruit young talents have already prepared to poach players from overseas to play in the NCAA. These two insiders fully meet the standards, and they can beat the Lakers' summer league bench. They have the strength to start in the NCAA.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Lakers, whose inside line was exploded, were quickly tied or even overtaken by the Chinese team. Kobe couldn't sit still, and went into battle.

Kobe took the ball from Fisher, and with a change of direction, he passed Xiao Li Fei Dao Li Nan.

"This is my territory!" Battelle defended to the basket with a fierce look on his face.

Kobe has no fear, he can shoot a jumper in the middle distance, and he can also distribute the ball to Tyrese who is open. But Kobe didn't. He wanted to stop the bleeding and cheer up the team. He knows how to do it, he's done it countless times.

Stride forward, collect the ball, and leap high into the air. Bryant jumped so high that his head was over the basket. Bryant pulled the ball behind his head in the air, arched his body, and slammed the ball into the basket against Battelle.

The picture was frozen at this moment, like a poster, Kobe jumped up against the 2.11-meter giant Battelle, and smashed Huashan!

"OMG what did Falk do!" The teammates were already incoherent. They rushed up and helped Kobe who fell to the ground unsteadily. Kobe pouted, this is the effect he wanted, and the momentum of the Lakers rose.

The players of the Chinese team were shocked by this dunk, and their giant under the basket was actually dunked by a frontal rider. Battelle kept his hands outstretched with glazed eyes, as if he was still defending and the dunk didn't happen.

"Did you take a picture?" The reporters on the sidelines asked each other.

"KOBE! KOBE! KOBE!" The American audience knew the game and cheered Kobe's name. Kobe, a dunking giant, scored a wonderful goal.

"The game is not over, no matter how beautiful the dunk is, it's only a two-pointer!" Liu Yudong looked at his timid teammates and let out a deep roar.

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