My Name is Kobe Bryant

The Lakers have a relatively dense schedule in November, with a total of 13 games. Two of them are back-to-back schedules, which are not friendly to the Lakers.

After the victory over the Suns on November 1, the Lakers rested for a day. On the 3rd, they played against the youth army Minnesota Timberwolves at home again. The two teams also played against each other in the preseason, but Kobe was not a starter at that time.

In Kobe's view, the Minnesota Timberwolves have good competitiveness with three star-level players, Kevin Garnett, old Beijinger Stephen Marbury, tall pitcher Tom Gugliotta, and some good role players.

They also hoarded Portland Pacers' All-Star veteran point guard Terry Porter on the outside, and Stojako Frankovic, a 2.18-meter and 118-kilogram Croatian beast on the inside.

There is no doubt that Kobe has sympathy for Kevin Garnett. They met twice in the finals. The first time Kevin Garnett blew up the Lakers inside, and the second time Kobe had the last laugh. These two classic yellow-green duels were once inseparable.

Kobe likes Kevin Garnett's competitive spirit. In his opinion, players who have a fighting spirit and never give up are worthy of respect.

On the court, the more you respect your opponent, the more you have to perform. Kobe believed in this truth, and he did the same.

Kobe drove to the arena, and there was already a crowd of people around the arena. The fans in Los Angeles have great enthusiasm for the Lakers, and they came to watch the performance of this new army with great interest.

In the locker room, the atmosphere of the Lakers is very active. When the team leader is a troublesome fat man like O'Neal, and the team has won 7 consecutive victories including the preseason. It is difficult for such a team to have a bad atmosphere.

The team has gradually divided into several small groups, which is unavoidable for any team. The core of the team is a newcomer, and there are no cronies when he first came to the team, so some players will have some small thoughts.

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Kobe was still the first to walk out of the player tunnel. He was still an unknown in the first regular season game. When he played in this game, there were already a lot of spectators shouting the name of this rising star.

"KOBE, KOBE, KOBE." Bryant heard the familiar shout, as if he returned to the days and nights of Staples. Isn't he playing because of these lovely fans?

"Our No. 13 pick seems to like the cheers of the fans very much. He smiled while maintaining a stern face during the game." The commentator at the scene laughed.

"In the last game, Kobe's 31 points beat the No. 1 Iverson's 30 points. The team personnel said that he heard Iverson's data at halftime. He immediately played an explosive performance of 17 points in a single quarter in the third quarter. .”

"Yes, if Harris hadn't replaced Kobe at the beginning of the fourth quarter. I don't know what kind of surprise he would bring us."

"The rookie record for scoring was Wilt Chamberlain's 58 points in two games in his first season in Philadelphia. You don't think Kobe can surpass him."

"Oh, that's a little too hard for our rookie kid."

"The starting lineup for the Lakers has not changed, PG Kobe Bryant, SG Eddie Jones, SF Cedric Ceballos, PF Eldon Campbell, C Shaq O'Neal."

"It seems that Harris still supports the underperforming Ceballos. Most people can see that last year's Lakers offensive core is in a very poor competitive state this year. At the same time, he is also very incompatible with O'Neal Kobe."

"The future of the Lakers should belong to Shaq and Kobe. Harris' support is hurting the team."

"Timberwolves starting PG Stephon Marbury SG Doug West SF Tom Gugliotta PF Kevin Garnett C Dean Garrett."

"Kevin Garnett didn't perform well in his first season. How will he improve in his second season?"

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal overwhelmed Stein Garrett and dialed the ball into Kobe's hands. The defender in front of Kobe is Stephon Marbury.

"Hey, you are that high school kid. I heard that you scored 31 points in the first game. With Mr. Marbury, you can't score in double figures." Marbury, who was born on the street, wanted to anger the young Kobe. I think that players at such a young age are easily provoked, and they are prone to make mistakes when they get angry.

Bryant glanced at Marbury, showing no emotion. There were not thousands, if not hundreds, of players in the league who provoked him, and most of them paid a heavy price.

But Kobe didn't come by himself. He calmly followed the coach's instructions and dribbled the ball across the half court steadily. Hang the ball to O'Neal who is under the basket.

"Very well, Kobe played much smarter than Van Exel." Harris was very happy. When you have a big man like O'Neal in your team lineup, the ball handler's duty is to pass the ball to him.

Shaq O'Neal is also secretly refreshed, Kobe's ball handling style is completely different from Van Exel's ball handling style. Kobe can always pass the ball to him quickly and concisely, and Van Exel always likes to play tricks. Even if he passes the ball to O'Neal, it takes a long time.

It is very tiring to get stuck inside. The faster and more timely the pass can save the inside players a lot of energy. And Kobe seems to be very familiar with his positioning movements, and he can always wear the ball very comfortably. This gave O'Neill the feeling that he was still working with Penny.

O'Neal pushes away Stordian Garrett, turns around and hits a small hook. Even for Shaquille O'Neal, if he doesn't hit his opponent's dunks with every ball, it requires too much physical strength. O'Neal's physical reserves, who don't like training, have always been a problem.

"Boy, don't you dare to face Uncle Ma's defense? Then Uncle Ma will eat you alive on the offensive end." Marbury was still thinking non-stop, coming from the bustling New York to the freezing Minnesota. He was full of resentment.

Kobe didn't answer, and Kobe posted it as soon as Marbury took control of the ball. Marbury was taken aback. It is rare for a tall guard to force a short guard in the NBA. He almost lost the ball under Kobe's defense.

"It's wishful thinking that you still want to break the ball from Uncle Ma." Marbury kept thinking about it, and after controlling the ball, he continued to dribble the ball on the spot.

"Beep! 8-second offense violation, the Lakers have the ball." The referee blew the whistle, and Marbury was too busy evading Kobe's pressure to show off his fancy dribbling skills, but did not dribble the ball across the half court within the stipulated time. Marbury was dumbfounded, he actually forgot about this because he played too much New York streetball.

"Welcome to the NBA, Mr. Ma." Bryant smiled, this is the first sentence he said to Marbury today. The current young and unruly Marbury is really annoying, and Kobe intends to fix him.