"Hey! Bob, did you watch the Lakers vs. Houston game yesterday? "On the dock, two greasy workers with beer bellies hooked shoulders.

"No, I haven't watched MLS since Magic retired."

"That's your misfortune! The Lakers came to an 18-year-old hairy boy, and he beat the Houston Big Three with two three-point points! ”

"Luck, right? Mengjin? ”

"If only one were to be gained! He faced the Big Three, with 49 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the game, and he was crazy! ”

"Damn, I'll have to go back and watch the footage."

CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS ARE ALL OVER LOS ANGELES, AND MANY MIDDLE-AGED UNCLES WHO HAVE GIVEN UP WATCHING THE GAME BECAUSE OF THE END OF SHOWTIME HAVE BEGUN TO PAY ATTENTION TO A PLAYER NAMED KOBE BRYANT.

When they saw Kobe Bryant's crotch pass Elie, Barkley began to exclaim.

"Fake, can you still play basketball like this?"

When the game came to the last moment, Kobe Bryant's double bag hit the stunner, which made their blood boil.

"My goodness, this ball is good to watch!" The uncles slapped their thighs, poured a sip of barley beer, and decided to be Kobe Bryant fans from today onwards.

...

A series of print media such as the Los Angeles Daily News, the Houston Times, and the American Basketball News printed the picture of Kobe Bryant drifting sideways in front of Drexler and Eli on the cover.

Wonder Boy, The Beginning of a Legend

"49 points, rookie beats Houston"

"Arrogant Rookie, Dominate the Great Western Forum Arena"

"The Story That 18-Year-Old Men and Big 3 Have to Tell"

The long article began to talk about Kobe Bryant and this game, and the last game in Houston was completely unimpactful. The last game was only dragged until the Big Three ran out of energy, but this time it was a head-on hard eating of the Big Three.

The media in the U.S. certainly knew what that meant, and the highlights of Kobe's previous series of games were unearthed.

The name Kobe Bryant is really on fire.

...

The sensation caused by this game was by no means in the fandom, and it also caused an uproar among the coaches and players of the American professional basketball team.

"Harris, this old thing, his tactics are getting more and more demonic." The new coach of the Suns, Danny Angie, eagerly studied several tactics of the Lakers in this game.

Whether it's the hand-to-hand between the high guards, the continuous high-block covers, and the explosive kickoff, he has to watch and learn again and again.

"That's amazing! Hey, who's next to you, come and see together! ”

Nash walked up to the screen and sighed, "So you're already so good." ”

...

After Phil Jackson watched the video of the game, he called Michael Jordan to watch it again.

"What do you think?"

"Strong, but not my opponent."

"Who's your opponent?"

"No one."

"No, you're your own worst adversary." Phil Jackson smiled inscrutablely.

Jordan, who is 33 years old, opened his mouth wide, what did the Zen master say was so profound, what should I do if I don't understand it?

Does he mean to let me break through myself?

Or do you want me not to be arrogant?

Or do you want me to do something less off the field?

I don't understand, sure enough, the Zen master is amazing.

Phil Jackson on the side saw Michael Jordan in deep thought, and couldn't help but be secretly proud, it is not in vain that I have read so many Shinto books, and it is really useful to fool these American basketball superstars.

...

Jerry Sloan called two of his proud disciples.

"This kid is a bit weird, the defense is so strong, and the offense is so good." Marlon muttered.

"Carl, the last time you lost, you couldn't beat him." Stockton hates that iron doesn't make steel, and if Karl Malone's back-to-back singles go one step further, he'll really have no solution. The current Malone always makes people feel almost hot.

Malone didn't dare to say anything, he was afraid of two people in the alliance, Jerry Sloan and John Stockton. The last time he was stopped by Kobe Bryant, anyone would be furious when they mentioned it, but Stockton and Sloan could only bow their heads and admit their mistakes when they talked about it.

"We need to make the Lakers the number one competitor in the West."

"I don't think so, don't look at the Big Three losing to the Lakers in a row, there's a very big occasional component to that." Stockton thought about it, but still felt that the Houston Big Three was more difficult to deal with.

"Don't you think Jordan's Bulls are the toughest to deal with?"

"Are you a pig?" Stockton jumped up and gave Malone a brain break. "We need to be able to get out of the West first, and then talk about Jordan!"

...

In a small villa in Philadelphia, there is still a miasma of black smoke and demons.

A large group of black youths in street style sang and danced in the house.

Allen Iverson stared at Kobe Bryant on the TV, repeatedly replaying Kobe's crotch pass and European step.

"Aaron, where are you going?" Iverson's hair saw him rush out of the house.

"Practice."

...

"President, the statistics are out, the Lakers and Houston have a 4.3% national live rating. Far exceeded our expectations. The bald young man was overjoyed.

Most of the national ratings for the MLS Finals were around 12 percent, reaching 17.9 percent during Jordan's first three-game winning streak.

In the two years that Jordan retired, the ratings of the Finals fell rapidly by only 12.4% and 13.9%.

This situation reversed after Jordan won the championship this year, reaching 16.7%.

It's fair to say that Jordan has taken the influence of the MLB Finals to a new level.

The average national live regular season viewership is generally 2%-3%, depending on the influence of the team and the influence of the stars.

In an average regular season, it's a rare thing to reach a 4.3% rating.

Although most of the audience is to focus on the Big Three, O'Neal. But they never expected that the final protagonist would become Kobe, which undoubtedly greatly increased Kobe's influence.

Stern also smiled, and he was most happy to see fresh blood in the league. In particular, this game showed too many positive factors, Barkley's support for juniors, and Kobe's last-minute stunner, can greatly shape the positive image of the league.

He likes Kobe Bryant very much, a young man full of positive energy, in his mind, Kobe has been put on an equal footing with Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill, and they are the face of the future of the league.

Although they still need a certain amount of polishing, when Jordan fades, they will become the brightest stars.

What Stern didn't know was that Kobe Bryant had been playing since day one, and all he wanted was to pull Jordan down.

In Sternka's opinion, Kobe Bryant and Jordan are still several notches behind.

Even junior Jordan has been trapped in the East by Bird and the Bad Boys Army for years, and Stern doesn't think Kobe can do better than Jordan.

Especially the current Kobe Bryant is 18 years old, and there is still a lot of room for development. And Jordan has reached the peak of his skills and body when he enters the league, and what needs to be refined and adjusted is nothing more than a style of play.

Kobe Bryant's style of play is terrifying with maturity and sophistication, but in Stern's opinion, he still has a lot of room for development, after all, he is only 18 years old, and he is still far from his peak.