My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Bruce, you defended well." When Hill scored a difficult layup against Bowen again, Kobe gave Bowen a thumbs up.

"Just defend like this!" Harris shouted from the sidelines.

Bowen, who was a little downcast, seemed to be reinvigorated again. My teammates and coaches saw my efforts.

Hill's first step was so fast that even Kobe couldn't be sure to defend against his every attack. Bowen can keep following him very well.

It can be said that now Hill, without double-teaming, there will not be 5 players in the league who can limit him to a shooting percentage below 50%. This efficiency is really terrifying.

Once double-teamed, Hill, who has a wide field of vision and excellent organizational skills, can immediately drive the offense of the entire team.

This is the conspiracy of the Pistons.

An overt conspiracy based on Hill's unsolvable first step.

Hill has no solution, and O'Neal has no solution for the Pistons.

When Kobe steadily stuffed the ball to O'Neal inside under the interference of Joe Dumars, the Pistons' defense collapsed.

Pistons big man Otis Thorpe is too old, and Theo Ratliff is too young. The two and O'Neal can't match up.

This gave O'Neal a chance to show his strengths. He made 6 of 8 in a single quarter, scored 14 points and 4 rebounds in 2 of 5 free throws, and dominated the penalty area.

It can be said that the first quarter was a duel between Hill and O'Neal. Hill scored 5 of 7 and scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. The Lakers' resolute single defense prevented him from connecting the entire team.

Bryant only scored a layup on a fast break in the first quarter.

The other players on both sides are basically in a scene of exchange, and Campbell and Thorpe are entangled together. Dumars and Jones got entangled. Kobe and Lynch Hunter did not make a shot, and they were organizing the attack together.

The tactics of the two teams are very obvious, that is, let the superstar play singles until you double-team.

And the two sides have also agreed to disagree and have not double-teamed. At this time, it is who is more efficient than the superstar.

The first quarter ends at 25:24. The Lakers lead by 1 point.

The three muskets of the Lakers who came off the bench, Van Exel, Fisher and Horry made a mess, allowing Grant Hill, who had only rested for three minutes, to go into battle again.

Facing Horry's defense, Hill still took one step!

A simple acceleration made Horry pass cleanly, leading the team to overtake the score from the bench.

At the end of the second quarter, both sides replaced all starters at the same time.

Kobe looked at the score, 42:45 behind by three points, with 6 minutes left.

Dumars just passed the ball when he saw Kobe in the first quarter, and he couldn't contain Kobe with the pass, so he involuntarily relaxed his defense against Kobe.

Kobe saw Dumars' slack at a glance and made a three-pointer.

Go in and tie the game.

Offensive and defensive transitions, Grant Hill tossed and turned, broke through and reached the basket for a dunk.

Kobe found that Hill's movements became more and more cumbersome, because Bowen has become more and more accustomed to simple movements and skills, and Hill's advanced skills will consume more of his physical energy.

After Kobe attracted Dumars' attention, he returned to his stealth state again, and immediately attacked again when Dumars was distracted.

This made the aging Dumars very uncomfortable. Originally, Dumars was the No. 2 attacker of the Pistons, and he needed to stand up to share Grant Hill's offensive pressure.

But Eddie Jones' defense against Dumars is very good. Eddie Jones is 7 cm taller than Dumars. His defense is known for his physical talent.

Excellent lateral movement, agile speed, and the advantage of height and wingspan make Dumars very uncomfortable to play.

Coupled with the need to defend Kobe on the defensive end, this is too difficult for a 36-year-old veteran.

"Isaiah, you're going to lose." With 3 minutes left in the second quarter, the Pistons still led by 2 points, but the Magician insisted on the result of the game.

"Not necessarily." Of course, Thomas could see the situation. Hill and O'Neal had a win or loss against each other, but the other players on the team were completely suppressed.

Kobe controlled the rhythm of the game, like a patient killer waiting for the beast to struggle, and the moment his physical strength was exhausted to reveal his flaws, he made a fatal blow.

This kind of game is too old-fashioned, isn't it what young players should do if they go with the wind and against the wind?

Thomas felt that he was not as old-fashioned as Kobe before the age of 30.

"Kobe is the player who is most like me, and Allen Iverson, who is most like you, was also repaired by Kobe the day before yesterday." The magician was delighted from ear to ear, and it is very rare to be able to beat his old opponent in bickering.

"Kobe is not like you, a fat man, he is more like Jordan!"

"Maybe more like Jordan playing point guard."

The second quarter ended steadily under Kobe's control of the field, and the Lakers trailed by 3 points at 55:58.

But this is already a battle of trapped beasts, and both Hill and Dumars are showing signs of fatigue.

Hill scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 8 of 12 shots in the first half.

Dumars only scored 7 points and 1 assist on 3 of 8 shots.

Thorpe scored 4 points and 6 rebounds in 2 of 7. Campbell finally got tough for a while.

Correspondingly, O'Neal scored 18 points and 5 rebounds on 8 of 12 shots. Unfortunately, he only made 2 of 6 free throws.

Kobe scored 9 points and 7 assists in 4 of 6! This is his new high in halftime assists. I believe the assists will be in double figures at the end of the game.

Kobe asserted that if the Pistons' second-in-command was the aging Dumars, they would not have a chance to break through the second round.

The advantages and disadvantages of the Pistons are too obvious.

The advantage is that they have a near-unsolvable Grant Hill.

The disadvantage is that as long as Hill can be defended alone, the Pistons' offense will stagnate. It is impossible for the old Dumars to liberate Hill from a strong team.

The third quarter began quickly, Kobe firmly controlled the offense and defense, the rhythm was neither fast nor slow, it happened to be a positional battle, and Hill would not have too much rest time.

Playing fast break, O'Neal's lethality will be reduced by 2 grades, and if the rhythm is too slow, Hill can save his energy.

This degree is very difficult to grasp.

Fortunately, Kobe has 20 years of professional experience. Under his control of the court, O'Neal continued to play bravely.

In contrast, Hill also hit consecutive difficult goals in front of Bowen.

Grant Hill played the third quarter and was even going to play the fourth quarter!

Of course Hill knew the Lakers' strategy for him, which was to exhaust Kobe's energy and take him away in a wave.

But he firmly believes that he can play a good enough performance! And stifled Kobe's counterattack at the end!

It's the confidence of a superstar, the confidence of a Hall of Famer.

A break is out of the question, and the substitutes will give up their hard-won lead.

If you don't want to lose, then make a big enough score difference when the Lakers' main players are resting!

At the end of the third quarter, Grant Hill faced Horry at the buzzer and made a three-pointer that he was not good at, struggling to punch.

The score was fixed at 73:84. The Pistons led by 11 points.

This is a big difference for the current game rhythm.

Hill stared at Bryant, who sat firmly on the bench.

So now, is this script still as you wish?