Chapter 80: The Final Sprint! A bet with Jordan
1998 officially arrived, and the Lakers soon ushered in the first game of the new year at home.
The Atlanta Hawks came to Los Angeles to play against the Los Angeles Lakers again.
It is rare for two teams from the East and West to play each other in such a short period of time, and because of the schedule, the teams of the East and West only play two games a season, and often wait for a while before the next game begins.
The current Lakers have won 30 consecutive victories, and with the excitement of Twitter, the Lakers are highly motivated.
Back at home, they won their 31st win of the season to the cheers of the home fans, making it 31 wins in a row.
Hawks 117: 135 Lakers.
The Hawks' offensive firepower in this game was also quite ferocious, with Kristen Leitner chipped in 24 points and 11 rebounds. Steve Smith had 22 points, six rebounds and three assists. Ed Gray came off the bench to finish with 20 points and five rebounds.
The three scored 20+ points, and almost stalemate with the Lakers to the last minute.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, Bryant stepped up and scored 11 points in a row to kill the game.
The inexplicable step-back three-point jumper has become Kobe's killer feature. With his full physical strength, this move is a magic skill that has no way to defend.
The offense has a step-back three-point jumper, and the defense has the strongest ball-holding single defense in history.
Kobe's offense and defense have no solution! It's perfect!
He shot 14-of-23 from the field and finished with 41 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers.
"We lost to a phenomenal team who had the best players in the league." Veteran coach Wilkens is full of praise for the Lakers, especially Kobe.
If you can give the Hawks a Kobe, the Hawks can immediately become the strongest team in the league!
The combination of Kobe Bryant + Uncle Mu + Leitner + Steve Smith will sweep everything.
It's a pity that everything is just if.
If Wilkens was given a chance, he would have made a switch to a pre-'96 13th pick. Of course, this is also the thinking of the vast majority of league management.
"31 wins! Three games to go! O'Neill clenched his fists.
A legend, an epic, is being created by them together.
This is an achievement that will go down in history, and it is not even worse than the overall championship!
Win the longest winning streak in history!
Win the most regular season win in a single season!
Win the MVP!
Win the championship!
This has become O'Neal's goal this season!
And these goals are being achieved one by one.
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"Lamar, let's take a kill of the Lakers' winning streak together, and it will be interesting to give this gift to Kobe!" Alan Iverson had combed the furrows, and his shape was becoming more and more like the one that came after him. Close.
The Lakers' opponent in Game 32 is none other than the Philadelphia 76ers.
"Do your best to show the boss how I'm progressing." Odom smiled slightly, his smile as sweet as candy.
"If there's one team that can end the Lakers' winning streak, it's me!" The fighting spirit in Iverson's eyes burned like a flame.
"Count me in." Jerry Stark House, reach out.
76 people and three less!
The talent of these three players is absolutely amazing! They currently sit sixth in the East with 18 wins and 13 losses.
Iverson's growth this season makes it very likely that he will be selected as an All-Star. As the fifth-highest scorers per game and third-best in the league in three-pointers per game, Iverson's dynamism on the offensive end and his lean but fearless style of play have attracted a large number of fans.
The first person under the superstar!
Iverson has earned this title!
And Iverson's advantage is that he is not afraid of Kobe's defense!
His height of 1.83 makes Kobe Bryant have no way to seal him! He is one of the few players in the league who can attack with the ball in front of Kobe, and except for Iverson, no one has been able to score more than 20 points on Kobe's head by breaking through with the ball.
In that November game, Bryant shot 23-of-35 from the field, 9-of-13 from three-point range, and finished with 61 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers. Iverson shot 20 of 42, 8 of 15 three-pointers, and scored 53 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 5 turnovers.
This game proved that even Kobe, who has the strongest single defense ability in the league this season, can't stop Iverson!
Except for Jordan! That is, Iverson was able to cut 50+ on Kobe's head.
And the 76ers have a Derrick Coleman who can withstand O'Neal to a certain extent, and Coleman happens to be able to pull the interior line to mid-range shooting!
A small guard who can attack with the ball in front of Kobe Bryant + a center with mid-range shooting ability!
This is the most effective offensive system Popovich has created against the Lakers!
The 76ers are also one of the very few teams in the league that have this offensive system, so the Lakers can't lock the 76ers' offense!
And then it's time for the bombardment!
As Princeton's tactics become more and more tacit! Iverson, who has been in great form lately, is confident! He can have a good time with OK!
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"I came, I saw, I conquered?" Jordan gritted his teeth??, even crushing the cigar in his hand.
The photo sent by Kobe, Jordan has never taken it seriously.
Online social media?
Twitter?
What's that?
Jordan didn't want to know, and he didn't want to understand.
Everything on the Internet is fake, it's all unreal. Who would believe it?
But after Kobe Bryant surpassed himself as the vote king through online Twitter promotion, Jordan finally realized the power of this thing!
Can Kobe Bryant accumulate popularity through this madness? Still crazy to hack yourself?
Damn it! That photo also made myself too ugly!
"Michael, should we hold him accountable for violating our reputation?" Jordan's agent, David Faker, the famous hyena, was furious after seeing Kobe's tweet.
This one photo will definitely affect Jordan's image, and the money lost is simply incalculable!
"No!" Jordan took a deep breath and closed his eyes. What happened on the court, and as a result, I went to sue Kobe Bryant after the game?
The god of basketball can't do such a thing.
The god of basketball! Naturally, there is a basketball god to solve the problem!
"Tell Kobe Bryant that I'm going to make a bet with him!"
"Bet me?" Bryant was a little surprised when he received a call from David Fake.
Jordan was so angry that he didn't want to talk to him on the phone, and Kobe Bryant laughed evilly. That's what I want.
"That's right, Michael said: next game, the Bulls win, you have to tweet that you are conquered by the great basketball god!"
"And if you lose?"
"We won't lose!"
"Michael, this is waiting for me to make a proposal, okay. If you lose, get Michael on Twitter and post at least one post a week. Tell Michael about this request. ”
Kobe Bryant hooked the corners of his mouth, Jordan, an old thing who doesn't like to play social networks, must lead him to a modern era.
Old gambler, this time you have to do what I said!