"Hakim, give the Lakers a little color in this game!"

Last year, the Lakers beat Houston in six games in the Western Conference finals, and Barkley was a little unconvinced.

I came from the Sun to Houston to hug Olajuwon's thigh, and the result I wanted was not like this. What he wants is to surpass his own achievements, which is to win the championship.

And now let's not talk about the championship, the result of hugging the thigh is that it doesn't even appear in the West, and Barkley is very unhappy.

Olajuwon was calm, it was just a pre-season game, and he didn't want to fight hard in this kind of game. The season is still long.

Clyde Drexler looked at Barkley and Olajuwon and pursed his lips.

The team's minds are starting to diverge.

October 10, 1997, Great Western Forum Arena.

"It's a good feeling to be back in the ring!"

In the Great Western Forum Arena, the Lakers players walked out of the player tunnel, even in the preseason, the fans shouted and tsunami, which also moved the Lakers players who had been away for a long time.

"I miss the taste of blood." Xiaoyu closed his eyes and sighed, looking serious.

"Be honest, take what you have practiced in the summer, and show it well." Kobe Bryant looked at the little fish and gave him a chestnut.

Xiaoyu hugged his head and shouted, and the Lakers fans giggled and laughed.

"Little fatty, you're fatter." Olajuwon frowned.

"It's not fat! It's strong! O'Neill patted his chest, and there was a fluctuation.

"yes, I hope you'll be able to run later."

"Wait, old fellow, I'll run you over."

O'Nealmo shook his hands and couldn't wait to show his progress in front of Hakim.

Drexler also came over and touched Kobe's muscles.

"Yes, there is hard work in the summer." Glider praised that as a top-10 scoring guard in history for physical fitness, Glider knows how hard Bryant's body needs to work to make such an improvement.

"yes, Clyde. If you want to win the championship, you have to give something. ”

"That's right."

。。。

The Magicians volunteered to explain the preseason game.

He has made a lot of money from Mamba Sports, he is a successful businessman, and he has made a lot of investments in all aspects. But he thinks his smartest business is to start Mamba Sports with Kobe.

With Mamba Sports running well, there wasn't much to worry about as a magician, and commenting became his second career.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen~ Welcome to the MLS 97-98 season preseason, Lakers vs. Houston." The magician's face was beaming.

"It's been a long time since I've seen MAGIC, and the new season is about to begin, what do you think of the Lakers this season?"

"Last season's Lakers gave us a big surprise! With 70 wins, 7 wins in the Finals and a 7-game win over the Bulls, they played a historic performance. The biggest addition for the Lakers this offseason has been the arrival of God's left-hand Chris Mullin, a veteran who will make the Lakers' outside threat even more obvious. ”

"There's not a lot of reinforcement beyond that. But! I believe there will be a surprising change for the Lakers this season compared to last season. ”

"Oh? Why? ”

The Magic remembered the picture he saw in the Lakers training camp a few days ago, and couldn't help but smile.

"You'll find out later."

There isn't a lot of bells and whistles in the pre-season, and the game starts straight away.

Lakers starters: Kobe, Jones, Bowen, Campbell, O'Neal.

Houston starters: Jim Jackson, Mario Ely, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon.

It's a very regular and conservative lineup, not like the playoffs.

Harris didn't bring on Big Ben, and Rudy Tomjanovic didn't bring in new signing Kassel.

That's the experimental regular lineup.

"Let Uncle Ben see if you have grown!" Barkley is old-fashioned, and after a summer vacation, his body is covered with fat.

"Hmph." Kobe snorted secretly and raised his eyebrows, then let you see it!

The referee tosses the ball high. Romance 888

O'Neill and Olajuwon jumped at the same time.

O'Neill's bounce has not decreased in the slightest! Point the ball directly into Kobe's hand.

Kobe Bryant is flying forward!

Houston had long guarded against the Lakers' opening fast break and quickly retreated.

"Stop!" Jim Jackson swooped, and he wanted to force Kobe Bryant, who had just passed halftime, to return to the court.

A dashing dribble behind the ball, basketball, Kobe, Jim Jackson crossed.

"Bag Clip!" Barkley yelled, and directly flanked Mario Elie.

Kobe Bryant kicked the ground with his right leg hard!

The slender Achilles tendon erupted with terrifying power, and the muscle fibers were distinct, as if they were about to be drawn.

Rush!

Short!

Weave your way through Barkley, Mario Eli's defense!

"So fast!"

"What a situation! It's faster than last year! ”

Barkley opened his mouth wide and waved his hands as if trying to grab Kobe's jersey, but all he grabbed was air.

Kobe Bryant burst into the free throw line and threw the ball high in the air!

A majestic body, a flesh bullet that did not match the size at all, bounced up.

Depth charges!

Grab the basketball firmly with both hands and plunge into the basket!

It's like tearing the basket apart! The fragile basket groaned in pain.

"That's how the Lakers have changed." The magician laughed.

Kobe Bryant is faster! O'Neill is even more fierce!

OK combo, take it up another notch!

It's a team that plays superstars, what does it mean for the twin stars to be fully upgraded? No one knows better than magicians.

Olajuwon beats O'Neal strongly.

"This power?" Leaning on his back, feeling the force of O'Neal on his back, Olajuwon was equally surprised to close his mouth.

Last year's O'Neill's strength was already extremely terrifying, and now O'Neal's strength is even greater!

In his more than a decade of career, Olajuwon has never felt such majestic power.

"Old fellow! Give me down! ”

Olajuwon stepped back and made a jumper, but the actions of the veteran Da Meng, who had been absent from the battle for a long time, were expected by O'Neal, who carefully studied the video of Da Meng this summer!

"Smack!"

A big hat for a racket ball!

The basketball is shot off.

Olajuwon sat down on the ground and looked at O'Neill with round eyes in disbelief.

Mario Eli passes the ball to Drexler.

Kobe Bryant stepped forward to bite!

Sticky! Wrap! Fast!

Bryant's legs moved sideways continuously, blocking the glider's path with each step. The chest and Drexler's shoulder contact, Kobe Bryant would have been pushed away in this situation last year, and now Kobe can get stuck in a defensive position while playing against him!

"Smack!"

Raw robbery!

Dragon!

Under the cheers of the Great Western Forum Arena and the unbelievable gaze of the Houston Big Three, Kobe Bryant used a stretched windmill to dunk and complete a steal counterattack!