The night before the game, Bryant's phone didn't stop.

"Son! Tomorrow you have to get me 40+! I made a bet with Smith next door on a weeding machine, and if I lost, I would have to plank the lawn by hand! You've got to make me win! Do you understand? Although Joe Bryant's tone was bad, the care in it was still felt by Kobe.

"Understood, old Joe."

"Tomorrow your mom and your sister will be watching you play together on the TV! You know, don't let them down. ”

"I never let my family down." Kobe's words are loud, at least in this life, it will definitely be so.

As soon as he hung up the communication with Lao Qiao, the phone rang again.

"Boss! Come on tomorrow! "This is a five-star high school kid Ramal Odom, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the United States, and everyone knows that he is Kobe Bryant's younger brother, so a lot of teams are willing to take a gamble to see if they can sign him. His popularity in the draft is second only to that big man in Victor Forest, Tim Duncan.

Many teams have released news that they will consider signing him with a top 5 pick, after all, high school stocks have a continuous limit due to the relationship between Kobe and Garnett, and the team management wants to gamble!

"Yes! Yes. I've watched your last fights as well, playing really well, staying focused, focused on the game and training. ”

"Thank you, boss, I'll do my best! Looking forward to reuniting with you! ”

Bryant readily agreed.

Nielsen also called.

"Kobe, I'll bring Tramon's executive producer to watch you play tomorrow! Behave well! ”

"Producer?"

"That's right, he has the resources of the theater in his hands, perform well!"

"No problem."

"I can't afford to fall behind in such a great game! I'll cheer you on the sidelines! ”

"Yes, we'll see."

"That's fine! Don't bother you too much! Rest well! ”

One after another, first these closer relatives and friends, followed by some people in the alliance.

Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Steve Nash, Kevin Johnson, Chris Mullin, some players who have a good relationship with Kobe will call to greet him, Kobe replied one by one, and it was late at night.

In the end, the arrival of the last phone call in the middle of the night surprised Kobe Bryant.

"Kobe, I'm AI."

"I'll watch you play tomorrow."

"Take 40+, and then be surpassed by me."

Allen Iverson hung up the phone as soon as he said a few words, speaking at a very fast speed as if he was singing RAP, without even waiting for Kobe Bryant to open his mouth to reply.

Is it a comparison? Bryant smiled.

In your last life, you won five consecutive 40+ in your rookie season.

So in this life, will you become stronger?

I'm looking forward to it!

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On January 24, there were three hours left before the start of the Lakers' game against the Golden State Warriors.

At the Great Western Forum Arena, Kobe Bryant is patiently preparing for the pre-start work.

"Tighten up, it's a tough battle today." Lying on the physiotherapy table, Bryant was receiving a bandage from Garivetti.

"It's an uphill battle." O'Neill, on one side, was reading a magazine, and the two liked to chat and relax during the treatment.

"It can't be tighter! No matter how tight it is, it will affect the blood circulation in your ankles! ”

"Okay, Gary."

"Kobe, do two sets of noodle warm-ups before the game starts?" Jeff is also on standby, and as Bryant's exclusive coach, he has access to the Lakers' locker room.

"Do!" Of course, you have to do dough pulling! Kobe Bryant plans to wipe out the Golden State Warriors today!

Unlike the Mavericks, the Golden State Warriors are also outside the top eight in the West, but their hard power and team depth are completely different.

The Mavericks can't even find a guard who can defend Kobe, and the Golden State Warriors have madmen Sprewell and Mullin on their forward guard.

In this game, it must be Sprewell who defends Kobe!

As a guard whose physical fitness is no worse than Kobe's, and whose strength is even better. Sprewell can be on top of Kobe Bryant, and he will not be given by Kobe with the help of physical endowment.

Bryant couldn't use his off-ball running to get out of the air like he did with the Mavericks, and then forced a shot with his height.

While this is possible, the scoring efficiency will be greatly reduced.

Kobe Bryant made two plans in his heart, the first is that if the Warriors adopt a single defense, then Kobe Bryant is ready to use the frame breakthrough as the main scoring method of this game, which is efficient, varied, and lethal.

The other is the bag clip, once the bag is clamped, the offensive way of the face frame will definitely not work, and in the face of the bag clip, the error rate of the breakthrough is too high.

In ordinary games, Kobe Bryant can break the bag with passing, as long as his teammates can hit the open shot, then the bag will not affect the Lakers' offensive efficiency at all, and it will even be more efficient than 1-on-1 defense.

But this game is different, Kobe Bryant must get 40+, so he has to forcibly break the bag and force the shot under the bag.

In this case, there are not many offensive options for Kobe Bryant.

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With 10 minutes left before the start of the game, the Lakers locker room.

Bryant has just finished shooting training and physiotherapy, and his physical condition has adjusted to a state where he can start the game at any time.

"Boss, I got nine assists in the last game! Do you think I'm going to get two pairs this time?" Derek Fisher's glasses widened.

"Well, it's not impossible."

"Boss, you must throw my pass in! Think about it, the Lakers are two rookies, one scoring is incomprehensible, and the other is invincible in assists! What a face it is to say it! ”

Kobe Bryant smiled slightly, maybe your assists will be really high in this game.

It's just that the amplitude of your heartbeat will also be very high.

"Guys!" Harris knocked on the triangle in the locker room to draw the players' attention.

"Don't despise your opponent just because they don't have a good record! (Don't just brush the data, regardless of the team's victory or defeat)"

"In this game, we not only have to win, but we also have to win beautifully! (If you win, you won't have a problem swiping data)"

'Fisher continued to start and had a good attacking tempo in the last game. (Bryant continues to play an off-ball offensive role)"

"This game means a lot! (Outside reporters and photographers are already filling the Great Western Forum Arena)"

"Win the game!" Harris clenched his fists and raised his fists high, and even though it was only a regular season game, Harris and the players were already feeling the taste of the playoffs.

"Win the game!" Every Lakers player, whether it's a starter or a water cooler manager, their morale is high.

At this moment, the Great Western Forum Arena in Los Angeles is the center of the world.

And they're going to be the best performers on this stage.