My Name is Kobe Bryant

Chapter 51 Olajuwon's Stubbornness

"God bless, have you seen this kind of ball!" The players on the bench boiled, Fisher took the lead to pick up the towel and danced, and Ben Wallace couldn't help joining in.

There might be a problem with Clyde's physical fitness. Rudy Tomjanovich frowned on the sidelines. The team's guards and strikers are not enough reserves, and meeting a rookie with a good touch actually forced Clyde to lose his defensive fitness.

Rudy Tomjanovich hadn't realized that Bryant was much more than just a rookie. Maybe he will make corresponding preparations for the next game, but now he can only rely on Drexler to make the hard top.

Del Harris clenched his fists, and his calm face could not reflect his inner excitement. Kobe's outburst at the beginning of the game, his silence in the middle, and his dominance in the fourth quarter simply made him call out smart.

This is a player who plays with his brain, and being able to use his brain is a very important thing. Players who recklessly rely on their talents to survive in the NBA tend to fall very quickly. And like Kobe, there are very few players who know how to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

Even the peak Jordan will not score more than 30 points in every game. In this era, a performance of more than 25 points is called a super giant, and more than 20 points is a solid All-Star performance. Maybe even an All-Star. This is the tragedy of the iron-blooded era. It is too difficult for the players to score.

But the more difficult it is, the more it reflects the greatness of the stars of this era. There is no doubt that every player who has been honed in this era can also call the wind and rain in other eras.

Know how to exert force reasonably, when to exert force, and when to give up opportunities to teammates. It is a very difficult thing to weigh. The team where Jordan scored 35 points in the season is far inferior to the team where Jordan played without the ball when he won 72 wins.

Superstars don't hold the ball in their hands all the time. A real superstar is when the team needs you, you can always stand up!

Kobe stood up, and Olajuwon and Barkley also stood up and responded.

Olajuwon caught the ball at mid-range and ignored O'Neal's defensive fadeaway jumper.

Kobe used O'Neal's pick-and-roll to open his position, and passed Eddie Jones to make an air cut and hit the basket.

Barkley received a pass from Drexler and made a three-pointer!

Kobe swayed Drexler in singles, cut to the basket and tossed the ball high in front of Barkley. O'Neal made an alley-oop!

The game has become a performance stage for superstars. All kinds of fairy balls make the coaches of both sides dare not even call a timeout, for fear of affecting the performance of their own team stars.

When Kobe faced Drexler and made a three-pointer with 7 seconds before the end of the game, this was Kobe's seventh three-pointer in the game and Kobe's 27th. Tomjanovich finally couldn't help calling a timeout.

The score Lakers 100:98 Mosaic.

"Barkley serves, Drexler catches the ball! Barkley runs down the penalty area to set a pick-and-roll screen for Olajuwon, and then hands the ball to Hakeem!" Tomjanovich circled on the tactical board Dian Dian, in fact, there is only one order, and that is to hand the ball to Olajuwon. This is the only tactical idea that this team has always had.

Barkley, standing next to Olajuwon, hesitated to speak. In this game, Barkley made 9 of 17 shots and scored 31 points with high efficiency. Including 10 free throws and 3 three-pointers, this miraculous performance made Hakim's 25 points and 6 rebounds slightly overshadowed.

Barkley undoubtedly wanted to take the last shot, he really wanted to, he felt he could shoot a 3 to overtake the game. But he dared not speak to Olajuwon.

Because this is Hakeem Olajuwon's team, the championship team before Barkley joined.

"Defend this shot!" Kobe's stern face showed no trace of excitement or nervousness, as if he wasn't the one who made the difficult quasi-killer shot.

"They will let Barkley play this ball! Barkley is in great shape today." O'Neal shouted.

"No, it will be Hakim. Double-team him!" Bryant hit the nail on the head, pointing out the opponent's tactics. The team leader of the Mosaic team will always be Olajuwon, no matter how good his teammates feel, Olajuwon will never give up the final key ball to others.

This is the stubbornness of superstars.

Harris pondered for a while, trusting Kobe's judgment. "Big Ben, replace Campbell! Find the right opportunity to double-team, understand?"

"Understood!" Big Ben's eyes were shining, and he had no chance to perform in this game. He was ordered at a critical moment, and he felt like he was going to explode!

The short timeout was fleeting, and Barkley served from the sidelines, threw it to Drexler, who was guarded by Bowen, and then made an air cut to the basket.

7 seconds

Ben Wallace had no choice, he didn't dare to take the risk of shorting Barkley to attack, so he hurriedly followed.

6 seconds

Drexler is in front of Bowen, firmly controlling the ball, he is listening to his own heartbeat, he has experienced countless decisive moments in games, and he likes this kind of moment.

4 seconds

Olajuwon used Barkley's pick-and-roll in the low post to mention the mid-range, and Drexler passed the ball.

3 seconds

At this time, a hand cut over from the corner, it was Kobe! Kobe poked a moving basketball!

2 seconds

Olajuwon swooped to grab the basketball that was changing direction and fell to the ground.

1 second

Olajuwon turned around, didn't even have time to look at the basket, sat on the ground and threw the ball.

Sound, light on.

The ball hit the backboard, bounced twice on the basket, and finally went into the net unwillingly.

The ball went in!

100: 100 flat.

Kobe looked at Olajuwon sitting on the ground in disbelief. Is this the insider king of this age of gods?

O'Neal was a little disappointed. He didn't grab the basketball that Kobe stabbed and flew, and he didn't interfere with Olajuwon who fell to the ground.

Ben Wallace was even more uncomfortable. He didn't double-team Olajuwon according to the tactics. If he double-teamed, Olajuwon would definitely not receive the final pass.

Olajuwon sat on the ground enjoying the celebration of his teammates, his eyes have been staring at the basketball, as if everything else in this world except basketball is illusory.

"What are you looking at, get ready for overtime!" Kobe's low roar rang in the ears of the Lakers players. These Lakers players who were intimidated by Olajuwon's fairy ball came to their senses, yes, we still have overtime.

Olajuwon moved his eyes from basketball to Kobe, this kid is a bit interesting. It seems that the game is not so easy to win.

"Shaq, Kobe, your physical fitness?" Harris asked their trump card on the sidelines. He had put Kobe in the same important position as O'Neal.

Kobe and O'Neal looked at each other, and their eyes told each other to win this game at all costs.

"We have no problem." The two said in unison.

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