After the game, Heat player Amozo Mourning and the team's head coach Pat Riley were interviewed by the media.

"Hello Amozo, what do you think of Kobe Bryant's defeat of the Heat?"

Mo Ning's face was pale, and he wanted to shake his head and leave the table, but that was too ungraceful. You can't lose if you lose, this is the home court of the Heat, and he has to give an account to the reporters and spectators here. Mourning slashed 43 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 3 turnovers in this game, 17 of 22 shots, 9 of 15 free throws, which can be described as a defeat.

"That shot is magical, there will be a lot of magical performances in MLS basketball, this is MLB basketball, this is where miracles happen, but unfortunately today's miracle happened on the side of the Lakers."

"Can you elaborate on Kobe's action at the last ball? And why he was able to pull off an incredible lore with a one-on-four shot. ”

"Uh... Kobe Bryant broke through Mashburn with absolute speed, and at the last moment, Mashburn's pace could not keep up with Kobe. Then Bryant shook off Sasha Danilovic with a fancy turn, and that turn was quick and steady. Then Bryant used a Z-shaped break past PJ Brown, and to be honest, I think that shot was suspicious of stepping, and I haven't seen a player swing as much as he did on a three-step layup. ”

"In the end he faced me and the two of us collided together, and no defender could hit me unscathed! The same goes for Kobe, who was knocked on his back. Then he threw the ball into the air and hit the board. I've never seen anyone score with their back to the basket, Kobe Bryant's luck is good, and hopefully his luck will be the same in the future. ”

Mourning said a lot of things, attributing Kobe's goal to luck, which made him feel better. It can also make it easier for fans to accept.

On the other side, Pat Riley was also interviewed at the same time. The facial expression of the god operator was out of control for a moment after Kobe Bryant's hit, but he quickly returned to normal and returned to the personable godfather.

"Mr. Riley, what do you think of the Lakers' Kobe Bryant?"

Riley smiled: "I hope he is a player for the Heat." ”

"Will the loss of this game affect the ranking of the Heat, because of this loss, the Heat are behind the Pistons again."

"It's just a regular season game, that's all."

"Can you be satisfied with the team's run-in so far? Is the SHOWTIME system fully established? ”

"The tacit understanding of players is not something that can be formed in a day or two, and a system cannot be established in a month or two."

Pat Riley, the old fox, fooled the media's questions in a few words.

And the next day, this game once again made headlines on major pages, and super newcomer Wang Kobe Bryant killed again! This time the backdrop has become the Big Three of the Hot Team!

Lore! Peter Pan scored 11 points in a row to kill second in the East! 》

On March 21, 1997, the Lakers played away against the Miami Heat.

The rivalry between the league's No. 1 and Eastern No. 2 teams has attracted a lot of attention. It was a game full of ups and downs, both in terms of technical and tactical drills and the performance of the players.

The scores of the two sides were staggered with the lead alternating several times. When the Lakers collapsed in the interior and penalty area, they were uncharacteristically able to bite the score, and the willpower of these players of the Lakers is very strong.

Kobe Bryant in the last two minutes! The performance of the gods who generally scored 11 points in a row is even more surprising. This is the most outstanding key performance we have seen this season, Kobe Bryant used incredible offensive and defensive performances to forcibly recover the point difference, and passed three people in a row! Finally beating the Heat in front of tough guy Amozo Mourning, such a performance makes us can't believe that he is still just an 18-year-old rookie!

We have estimated Kobe's ability high enough, and the title of the strongest rookie king in history was placed on his head early. But Kobe Bryant is refreshing our recognition of him again and again! Kobe Bryant's accomplished deeds, two 60+, three doubles, 7 consecutive 40+, and so on. These are things that even some veteran superstars haven't done. And Kobe Bryant did it!

Union Record Reaper, Union Honor Reaper. Kobe Bryant is becoming an epoch-making player like Chamberlain as Chamberlain said, their kind of player is a player who is born to break common sense, 20 years later, maybe we will miss the record set by Kobe Bryant as much as we miss Wilt Chamberlain's 100 minutes night!

———— Los Angeles Daily News

and so on, and so on, once again blowing Kobe Bryant through the air.

The Lakers, on the other hand, were a little tired, and after finishing their game against Miami, they traveled to Orlando to face the Orlando Magic, who are currently 38-29.

The Magic have had a troubled season, first with the departure of O'Neal and then with Hardaway's injury. The first two years were the league's most promising team, and almost everyone thought that pennies and O'Neal would win the championship in a few years, but this season they have even struggled on the edge of the playoffs several times.

This team is definitely not weak, they have superstar Penny Hardaway, 20+6+4 top scoring guard Nick Anderson when leading the team with a single core, small forward Dennis Scott, who also averaged 17.5+3.8+3.0 per game last season, and Cobra Horsgrant, the Bulls' first three-pronged three-pronged cobra, got from the Warriors, Lebanese center Ronnie Secali, who replaced O'Neal with an average of 17.3+9.5 per game this season.

Such a set of starters is even enough to compete for the top four in the East. But they have always hovered around 7th to 10th in the East. Such a record made the management lose face, and finally forced Hardaway to return early due to injury, resulting in Hardaway's athleticism dropping a notch from next season, from the superstar rank, and finally turned into a glass man.

Bryant, of course, was not happy to see Penny Hardaway ruined by injury, but his repeated persuasion still failed to organize Penny's desperate determination to lead the team to the playoffs.

Kobe Bryant fully understands this determination, and he has had times with the Lakers when he broke his Achilles tendon to fulfill his promise to Buss Sr. and lead the team to the playoffs. Regret it? Do you regret breaking your Achilles tendon in order to make the playoffs, or even the playoffs that were swept in the first round, and completely losing the chance to win the championship again?

Kobe Bryant never regretted it, it's a man's promise.

And Penny Hardaway, in fact, is the same kind of person as Kobe Bryant in his bones.

On March 23, Lakers players played the Orlando Magic on the road.

The Lakers, who had fought with the Heat for no fitness and a long journey, suffered their eighth loss of the season in Orlando.

Lakers 84: 110 Magic.

Hardaway still scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game under Kobe's defense. Nick Anderson 21 points, Cobra Grant 16+16.

Kobe Bryant's 31 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists could not reverse the situation, and the Lakers except Kobe Bryant only Eddie Jones scored 13 points and scored a double-double.

Magic upset! Give the Lakers, who are the No. 1 in the league, their eighth loss of the season! It ended the Lakers' 12-game winning streak.