Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 31 Kobe Bryant vs Drexler

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Rockets by as many as 23 points at "16:7". It should be said that the hero behind the scenes is Zhou Yu. Barkley's powerful offensive.

Due to too many fouls, Harris did not send Zhou Yu to play in the second quarter, and Kobe and O'Neal remained on the court.

Probably because of Barkley's poor performance in the first quarter, the Rockets' main attack point in the second quarter became "Glider" Drexler.

The shooting guard, who was once as famous as Jordan, likes to dribble with his head down, like a glider gliding with his head down before taking off. .

Not only that, but Drexler's skills are very comprehensive, and he is proficient in almost everything in scoring, rebounding, and assists.

When Kobe saw that Drexler was going to go it alone with the ball, he immediately beamed with joy. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, hoping to compete with top shooting guards.

"Hey, Drexler, you finally dared to challenge me one-on-one like a man. I don't know if I'm bullying the elderly."

The corners of Kobe's lips rose, and he said provocatively.

"No, because your uncle will always be your uncle."

Drexler snorted coldly and sneered back.

Faced with Kobe's staring defense, Drexler first leaned over and took a step. Kobe subconsciously took a small step back, thinking that he wanted to break into the inside and perform a glider-style dunk.

Unexpectedly, Drexler took the opportunity to take off directly, and scored a three-pointer from a 45-degree position on one side.

After a crisp sound of "swish", the basketball went straight into the net!

"23:19", the Rockets are only four points behind the Lakers.

"Kobe, don't think that I can only dunk one-stop, shooting is also my strong point."

Drexler dropped a word coldly, then turned and left.

Since losing to Jordan in the 92 Finals due to inaccurate shooting, he has been strengthening his shooting practice, vowing to avenge his "one-shot revenge".

Kobe gritted his teeth and stared at his back, his competitive fire ignited.

The Lakers attacked, and Van Exel was in control of the ball at the top of the arc. He looked at the right time and was about to pass to O'Neal who was about to pass to the inside when he heard Kobe's noise again:

"Van Exel, the coach said, the offense in this quarter is mainly about me, pass the ball to me soon!"

Van Exel looked at Harris suspiciously. Harris had black lines on his face. He didn't expect that Kobe, a brat, would learn to "falsely preach the imperial decree".

Just when Van Exel was hesitating, the impatient Kobe suddenly came over and snatched the basketball from him, changing from cheating to stealing directly.

Facing Drexler's defense, he actually made several fake moves of dribbling under the crotch, which made Drexler staggered and completely lost his center of gravity, and then easily passed him and killed him. To the restricted area.

Olajuwon and Barkley quickly prepared to come over to help defend, but what they didn't expect was that Kobe jumped high just after stepping into the three-second zone, and directly hit a tomahawk-style gliding snap.

The two saw that Kobe's momentum had been achieved, so they stopped making fearless fouls and could only become the background king of this classic dunk.

Zhou Yu, who was watching the game off the court, was amazed and secretly happy for his idol. Kobe must have practiced hard during this period, and his dribbling skills have improved a lot. Coupled with his young and powerful body, if he continues like this, he will get down on Jordan. It is also very possible.

"Hey Drexler, how does my glider dunk compare to yours?"

After Kobe scored the goal, he showed a smug smile at Drexler, and left a cool back by the way.

Drexler's masseter muscle was tense, Kobe's arrogance made him think of another person, that is his old enemy - Michael Jordan.

Immediately afterwards, Drexler held the ball and yelled at the teammates who came to the pick-and-roll to get out of the way, followed by a few cross-step feints, and then used the rhythm changes of sudden stops and quick starts to pass Kobe smoothly, and went straight to the penalty area.

O'Neill and Campbell knew that Drexler could not pass the ball, so they jumped high and built a steel defense with their two big palms.

I saw that Drexler was almost one step into the three-second zone and jumped high, his legs were slightly bent, and his movements were stretched like a soaring eagle heading straight for the basket.

It's just that he didn't dunk in the end, but used a high-arc pick, and the basketball passed the fingertips of O'Neill and Campbell and hit the basket into the basket!

The fans were hooked, and many fans took out their cameras and frantically filmed the exciting moments.

On the next ball, Kobe was ready to fight back.

While breaking through with the ball, he suddenly used a behind-the-back dribble to open the space, and a beautiful fadeaway jumper was hit steadily.

Afterwards, the two faced each other and scored a goal each, bringing the game to a climax.

"Mr. Malone, who do you think will win the heads-up match between Kobe and Drexler?"

George in the commentary asked with great interest.

"I think basketball is a five-person sport. No matter who wins the final victory, it will be a kind of harm to the team."

Moses Malone's face sank like a channel of water.

"I think it's true that basketball is a sport for five people, but basketball is also a commercial sport, and pleasing the audience is the kingly way. Take the two positions of center and shooting guard as examples, no matter how brave the center players are, Not as entertaining as a shooting guard."

George talked eloquently.

Moses Malone frowned, and he finally understood that the well-known ESPN commentator in front of him should have grown up eating shit, and dared to insult the center in front of him, a retired center.

The duel between Kobe and Drexler is still going on. Although the two sides have missed goals since then, they still insist on shooting unswervingly.

Kobe's ability to not fall behind in front of veteran star guards fully demonstrated his huge potential, and at the same time attracted great attention from various media. From this moment, the title of "Jordan's successor" became famous.

It wasn't until the second half of the second quarter that the substitute players from both sides came on the stage one after another, and the peak duel between the two came to an end temporarily.

Kobe bowed his head and walked to the bench, not daring to face Harris' face, knowing that he would be scolded again because of his arbitrariness.

Unexpectedly, Harris did not scold, but patted him on the shoulder lightly and said:
"Kobe, you've improved a lot, keep working hard."

Kobe looked at Harris with a little surprise, and saw Harris's amiable face, which didn't seem to be pretending, and he felt a sudden warmth in his heart, and he almost burst into tears.

In fact, as Harris gradually got to know Kobe, his impression has also changed, and he looks at things more comprehensively and objectively. Compared with O'Neal's cynical, Zhou Yu's "peacemaker", Kobe's strong desire to win is also a must for the Lakers. an indispensable factor.

"Wang, how about you lead the substitutes?"

Harris said to Zhou Yu who was sitting on the bench.

Zhou Yu felt refreshed when he heard that. He was originally a substitute, and playing with the substitute players was like going back to his mother's house. Why not, so he nodded quickly.

At this time, there were more than five minutes left before the end of the second quarter, and the score between the two sides became "33:28". Although the Lakers temporarily took the lead, they still did not open the score.

Harris' intentions are obvious. Replacing the "panacea" Zhou Yu and adding an all-star substitute Eddie Jones may completely open the score in the first half, because the Rockets' substitute lineup is really a pure substitute. The lineup is up.

Although this is a test for Zhou Yu's physical strength, but fortunately he is young and energetic, and his physical strength recovers relatively quickly, so it is not a big problem to play early.

After the bloody contest with Barkley in the first quarter, Zhou Yu was able to handle the Rockets' backup power forward with ease.

Three-point long-range shots, step-back mid-range shots, and low-post transition skills are used handily, and he has repeatedly scored inside and outside shots for the Rockets.

Barkley, who was sitting on the bench, saw his eyes blazing, and couldn't help but let out two loud farts, causing the teammates around him to pinch their noses tightly and suffer terribly.

At the same time, Eddie Jones did not give in too much, using the standard emergency stop jumper like a textbook to frequently score points in front of the Rockets' substitute players.

The Lakers can be said to be in full bloom, ending the second quarter with a 51-point advantage of "38:[-]".

Zhou Yu scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists, which became the key to the Lakers' opening score.

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