My Name is Kobe Bryant

Chapter 40 - Buckle Ewing

Under the interference of Madison Square Garden fans, Bryant hit the free throw steadily. Kobe didn't hit the inside too much in these few games. The reason is that the gap in weight and strength is too big, and there is no need for the team's advantage to fight so hard. But this does not mean that Kobe has no ability to score inside. Kobe has never been a pure shooter.

Turning around, Alan Houston missed a pass from Ewing. O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound and quickly passed the ball to Kobe, but the Knicks retreated quickly and did not give Kobe a chance to counter the fast break.

Since you can't get up fast, hit the success rate.

Kobe dribbled the ball unhurriedly at the top of the arc, a 2+1 did not satisfy the appetite of the black mamba. Kobe arranged the team's running position with gestures in his hand, allowing O'Neal to transfer Ewing to Kobe's side, while the other three players pulled away.

This tactic is a typical low-post singles tactic, and Ewing thought that Kobe would hang the ball to O'Neal. So he desperately grabbed the position with O'Neill.

In the hustle and bustle of Madison Square Garden, Kobe didn't pass the ball, he decided to do it himself! An acceleration broke through Charlie Ward again. Players of Kobe, Jordan, and James' level are often very simple to break through, and there will not be too many redundant actions.

Charlie Ward was left behind, and Bryant rushed into the penalty area with a thunderbolt.

Ewing was still stuck with O'Neal, but Kobe rushed in unexpectedly. Ewing hurriedly defended and blocked under the basket.

Kobe Bryant took off, flying like lightning! The extremely fast acceleration allowed him to fly very high.

"Damn it, it's too late to take off." Ewing and O'Neal wrestled for the whole field, and his tired legs lost the speed to take off quickly to block the shot. He watched Kobe soar into the air, and the seasoned man gave Kobe a push in the waist and abdomen.

Kobe jumped really high, and his left hand blocked Ewing's hand pushing. Swinging his right hand into an arc, he vigorously smashed the basketball into the basket.

"Boom!" The basketball went into the basket, and Kobe was riding on Ewing's neck. Kobe hung from the basket with one hand, and Ewing was buckled.

"OMG." The audience gasped, their giant being ridden by a rookie.

This moment was captured by a courtside photographer in New York. Kobe hung the basket with his right hand and blocked Ewing's push with his left hand. And Kobe's entire body is riding on Ewing, which is an excellent poster picture.

"Fack." O'Neill couldn't help but explode, this ball is too beastly. His little brother embarrassed the gorilla Ewing, who rushed forward to meet Kobe.

Ewing tried to throw Kobe off his body, and he was pissed off. Fortunately, Kobe firmly grasped the basket and jumped off with his strength.

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle and added a penalty.

The Lakers immediately came over and surrounded Kobe, celebrating while preventing the New York gang from attacking.

New York coach Jeff Van Gundy quickly called a timeout. The situation was out of control after Kobe's two balls, and he had to quickly stabilize the players' emotions.

"Fack, Charlie Ward, why are you always being breached?" Jeff Van Gundy yelled. Both of his goals were caused by Kobe's forced breakthrough.

Charlie - Ward speechless, he knew his defense had a great impact on the team. But he really didn't have the confidence to continue to stare at Kobe.

"Starks, you play." Van Gundy didn't know whether Starks could defend Kobe, but the fiery Starks could at least help the team on the offensive end.

For the Lakers, Yiyi and Kobe boxed on the bench. What did they witness? This dunk is simply amazing.

"Boss, if you go to the slam dunk contest, you will definitely win!" Fisher yelled strangely, he was stunned by Kobe's dunk. ,

Harris did not change the lineup, he encouraged the players, and then Bryant returned to the court.

The game continued, and Kobe made a solid free throw. Overtake!

After Kobe scored two consecutive 2+1s, the score came to the Lakers 79:78 Knicks.

The Knicks attacked and Starks passed the ball to Ewing under Kobe's interference. Ewing, who lost face, was eager to show himself, vigorously resisted O'Neal, and hit a hook at the basket.

On the Lakers side, Kobe faced Starks. Breaking through again, Starks couldn't stop Kobe. Kobe hits a mid-range jumper.

"Damn it, this kid scored 8 points in a row. I'll guard him." Aunt Larry Johnson couldn't help it. Kobe's scoring at this point was too explosive. The team no longer has the energy to pinch Kobe while targeting O'Neal, so it can only rely on the players' own efforts.

New York continued to give Ewing the ball, and this time his low single was blocked by O'Neal. Campbell firmly controlled the rebound under Oakley's rush and handed the ball to Bryant.

Kobe continued to play by himself, feeling hot, he no longer cared who was defending in front of him.

Facing the defense of aunt Larry Johnson, Kobe made a breakthrough in disguise. Larry Johnson's heavy weight could not support him to adjust his center of gravity quickly, so he had to keep backing up. Kobe then pulls the ball out and jumps up from beyond the three-point line.

"Shua." Let's go!

Bryant's 11 points in a row made Madison Square Garden boil, New York fans no matter who you are. As long as you perform well, they will contribute warm applause.

"This kid rules Madison Square." Harris thought silently.

Van Gundy chose to pause again. He looked up, but he couldn't find a player who could guard Kobe in the luxurious team lineup.

"Teaming!" Van Gundy could only choose this method to stop Kobe, he was betting. Bet on Bryant's ability to face double-teams is not sophisticated enough.

A player who is only 18 years old, facing a group of villains double-teaming, wouldn't he be in a hurry?

Kobe told them with his performance, not only not. Instead, he connected the team's offense very well. Continuously finding open players in the rotation, Eddie Jones and Bowen hit shots successively.

At the same time, the Lakers were on the defensive end, Kobe Eddie and Bowen firmly pinched the Knicks' outside line. The Knicks could only hand the ball to Ewing to handle.

Ewing still fought hand-to-hand with O'Neal in the paint, but he couldn't stand up to the young and vigorous Sharks in the last quarter due to his declining physical fitness. The Sharks finally concluded the game and beat Ewing under the basket, which brought the game to an end.

The New York Knicks collapsed in the fourth quarter, the Lakers won the game 101:92, and O'Neal also won the confrontation between the old and the new of the four major centers.

Kobe had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists in the game. In the fourth quarter, he scored 14 points and 5 assists in a single quarter and Ewing's performance in the dunk was the key to the team's victory.

O'Neal had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Ewing had 21 points and 11 rebounds. In the duel between the two centers, O'Neal won the data and also won the game.

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