My Name is Kobe Bryant

After three days of rest and recuperation, the Lakers ushered in a challenge from the Atlanta Hawks at home on November 10.

The Eagles are being led by the legendary coach of the Dream Team, Lenny Wilkens. Lenny Wilkens, who just led the United States to win the Olympic Games in Atlanta this year, is full of limelight.

The Eagles are also a strong team in the playoffs. They have entered the playoffs under the leadership of head coach Wilkens for 4 consecutive seasons, and have won the division championship many times.

They are a team tactical team without very bright offensive superstars. But there are a lot of team players who are willing to obey the command. This is also Wilkens' team style, and the team is king.

Nuggets defensive mainstay Dikembe Mutombo became a free agent at the end of last season. He reportedly sought a 10-year deal, which the Nuggets didn't think was an offer.

The Hawks jumped at the chance this summer, signing him to a five-year, $55 million free agent deal.

The media does not recognize this 30-year-old veteran center. They believe that the league's internal confrontation is too fierce, and the rapid aging of this defensive star will make the Eagles pay a great price.

Kobe knew that Uncle Mu finally played until 2009, and he announced his retirement at the age of 43 (official data, the real age is unknown).

The legendary center of the Congo has made 8 All-Star appearances, 3 All-NBA Teams, 5 All-Defensive Teams, and 4 NBA Defensive Members of the Year in his career. And more than half of these achievements were achieved after he was 30 years old. If he hadn't been born in the era when the four major centers complement each other, this evergreen player in basketball is believed to have achieved more achievements.

The inside member paired with Uncle Mu is NCAA legendary star Christian Laettner. Laettner studied at Duke University and played for Coach K from 1988 to 1992. As the team's star player, he led the Blue Devils to two consecutive NCAA championships!

Laettner is a space-based insider with excellent shooting ability, and at the same time he is a killer at critical moments. He once made ten of ten shots and ten of ten free throws in the NCAA finals.

The National Player of the Year, Laettner was the only college player named to the Dream Team. And was selected by the Timberwolves with the third overall pick that year. The Atlanta Hawks traded for the star player in the 95-96 season.

The Hawks' backcourt consists of Steve Smith and Mookie Blaylock. Steve Smith is a 2.01-meter tall shooting guard who can average 20+4+4 overall data per game. He is the number one attacker of the Atlanta Hawks, while Mookie Blaylock is a 1.83-meter point guard , a standard American-style small point guard with excellent mid-range shots and excellent breakthroughs. Last season, he was able to hit 17+5+7 data.

Coupled with Laettner's average of 18.1 points per game, the Hawks have three players who scored more than 17 points, and the offensive firepower is very fierce. The defense brought by Uncle Mu this year has allowed the team to perform well on both offense and defense.

The advantages and disadvantages of this kind of team are obvious. The average score means that the offensive end is not easy to disconnect and is not easy to target. But the offense at critical moments is prone to confusion, and the key ball ability is weak.

The defense relies too much on Mutombo. If Mutombo's defense collapses, the consequences for the team will be disastrous. So the current Eagles are a strong team, but not a championship contender.

Bryant drove into the arena, and after entering the arena, he went to the physical therapy room, where he needed a routine bandage on his ankle.

American basketball players almost always put bandages on their feet before the game. Strong and massive disguised collisions will quickly damage the players' fragile ankles. The muscles of the ankle are very difficult to exercise and are also very easy to get injured. The way the players responded was to put a bandage on the ankle for a little protection.

When Kobe felt that his ankle was in good shape and there was no tension, he asked Garivetti to loosen the bandage so that he could move more freely. And when the ankle is tense and fatigued, and there is no way to better support the body, Garivetti will put a dense bandage on Kobe's ankle, but this is a matter of the latter part of his career. Currently, Kobe is as healthy as a black panther.

Kobe likes his body without injuries very much. The fatal injuries of fingers, shoulders, knees, Achilles tendons, and ankles are finally gone, and Kobe finally doesn't feel a dull pain when shooting.

"Kobe, your physical condition is great." Garivetti finished stretching for Kobe.

Kobe likes to joke with O'Neal during physical therapy time, which can let his teammates feel the confidence of the team leader in the game. And the closer it is to the game time, Kobe and O'Neal will be silent and serious, and the teammates will know the importance of the game, and they will concentrate on playing a good game.

These small experiences are accumulated by Kobe over the years. Leading the team is not a word, a game. Small actions all the time will make your team more united and their performance on the field will be better.

"Let's play, lads!" Rambis still called the Lakers generals in the locker room, and Bowen finally started the game. And Ceballos didn't come to the team to report at all. Everyone knew that the transaction was about to happen, and some players couldn't help but worry about whether they entered the transaction range.

Bryant hopes that the trade will happen as soon as possible, but the season has just begun, and many things are not so easy to achieve. All team owners will observe their teams for a while, and then make adjustments to the performance of the players.

Kobe was still the first to set foot on the floor of the Great Western Forum, and this time the DJ's voice was much louder than before.

"The first ones to play are from Raul Mayne High School, Wonder Boy, Kobe, Bryant!"

Kobe doesn't like the title "Wonder Boy" given to him by the media, it's very naive. But what can be done? After all, Kobe hasn't talked to the media yet.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal's jump ball lost to the light-weight and fast-bouncing Wooden Barrel.

The short Mookie Blaylock had the ball, and Kobe still took a step to defend. Kristen Laettner came up to hit the pick-and-roll, and Kobe squeezed through the pick-and-roll. It turned out that Mookie Blaylock had thrown the ball to Laettner, who was demolished, and Laettner hit a jumper for the first point of the game.

Switching offense, Kobe lobbed the ball to O'Neal who was sitting in the low post. O'Neal felt good and hit a hook under Mutombo's defense.

The first quarter ended under the tentative offense of both sides, the Lakers 22:22 Eagles.

The Eagles played very well. Under the active tactical running, the outside shooting repeatedly got open. Especially Laettner's pick-and-roll and outside-roll tactics, Campbell couldn't pull it out at all, and was hit by him consecutively.

The Lakers are the duo of Kobe and O'Neal. Kobe scored 7 points with a small number of shots. The situation was relatively calm, and the double-serve confrontation was not fierce. Kobe knew that this kind of game would often go to the last quarter, and the two teams would fight for victory.