Chapter 139: A New Legend

It's a great time, with 50 superstars with even numbers active in the present.

It's a magnificent time, with veterans and rising stars shining together.

It's a lucky time for fans to enjoy basketball at its pinnacle.

And just today, the brilliance of the two rookies overwhelmed the entire basketball world.

55 points! 48 points! It's not Jordan's score against the Smiling Assassin, it's not the score between Dr. J and Bird.

That's right, this is the performance of two rookies of the 96 generation! They may not be able to catch up with Dr. J or Isaiah Thomas right now. But the future of MLB is theirs!

β€”β€”β€”β€” Los Angeles Times

In the era of Jordan, rising generations have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. But I want to say that the pair of rookies Kobe and Iverson must be unprecedented, and there is a high probability that there will be no one to come.

No rookie has ever had two people play like this in their first year!

Even in the 84 diamond generation of that year, the confrontation between Jordan and Olajuwon has never been so exciting! Kobe Bryant and Iverson are natural superstars.

The rookies of the 96 generation, even if none of the other players played, Kobe Bryant and Iverson alone are enough to support the title of the 96 golden generation!

Their future is worthy of our expectations, and their future will be a sea of stars!

God bless the American Professional Basketball, God bless the American Republic!

β€”β€”β€”β€” New York Times

Perhaps there is only one word that can describe Kobe's 55 points, and that is a natural superstar. A kid who just turned 18 in the summer played in his first season in MLB that many stars didn't play in their lifetimes.

Iverson may have been great, but I'm sure all the team leaders with the No. 2 pick and No. 12 pick will regret their decision this summer.

Can high school players adapt to MLS? Bryant answered.

β€”β€”β€”β€” Washington Post

Is Kobe Bryant like a magician?

Is Iverson like Isaiah Thomas?

No! They are who they are!

Be unique!

As long as there are no injuries, they will soon challenge for the throne like Jordan.

This day...

Maybe not far away...

β€”β€”β€”β€”Slam

Slaughter Edition! Bryant and Iverson slaughtered all the newspapers on the second day of the game. The three largest circulation newspapers in the United States have also gone out of their way to praise them, not to mention some of the smaller ones.

As if they weren't the ones who questioned Kobe Bryant and Iverson signing huge contracts yesterday, the speed of the change of face shocked others.

The impact of this game on Kobe Bryant was far greater than the victory over the Bulls!

Why?

There's no team that doesn't lose a dozen games in the regular season all season, even last year's Bulls lost 10 games in the regular season. No matter how strong your team is in the regular season, you will always lose due to various factors during the long season.

Injuries, feel, fitness, tactics, luck and a series of other factors will occur to defeat the strong. The charm of sports is that the weak defeat the strong. No one thinks the Bulls are inferior to the Lakers just because they won a game, and no one thinks the Bulls are going to collapse if they lose a regular season game.

Winning or losing, it's a very normal thing to do during a long season. The victory over the Bulls only took the Lakers from third place in the power rankings to second place, and even that position was not secure.

However, 55 points is different!

The last time a player scored 50+ points in his rookie season was in 1970 with Kareo Abdul-Jabbar! On February 21, 1970, the Bucks beat the SuperSonics, and Abdul-Jabbar scored 51 points.

Push it further! That's what Chamberlain did in the 70s!

The highest scoring record for a rookie was recorded in 1960 when Big Dipper Chamberlain scored 58 points, 42 rebounds and 4 assists on 24-of-41 shooting against the Pistons on January 25.

Tied for first place was Chamberlain, who had 58 points and 24 rebounds on 26-of-47 shooting from the field against the Knicks on Feb. 22, 1960, and 6-of-9 free throws.

Second place was scored by Rick Barry with 57 points in 1965!

Third place was El Monroe's 56 points in 1968!

Bryant's 55 points rank fourth in league history! The key is the highest score in almost 30 years! Even Jordan, Bird, Magic, Dr. J, Wilkins and a number of other outside superstars have never scored 50+ in their rookie years!

And Iverson's 49 points are just as impressive! Ranked 10th in rookie scoring! He is the only guard other than Kobe Bryant to make it to the top 10! Although he was very dissatisfied after the game, he kept complaining to Kobe Bryant that he must score a higher score next time. But such a performance was enough to shock the league.

Is Kobe Bryant happy with his 55? Not satisfied, just two more goals! You'll be able to go up to 60! Kobe Bryant had several shots in the fourth quarter, which he thought would go in, but it was a pity that he came out of the basket.

It's only a third of the way through the season, and by the end of the season, when the fitness and condition are better. When the time and place are right, Kobe Bryant plans to rush 60+ again!

However, this time it is a single defense, and no team will choose single defense when Kobe Bryant breaks out in the future.

If there were people who thought that Kobe and Iverson would be parallel goods, but the performance of this game was enough to silence any media and any player.

Giant star! There isn't a single player on the top 10 rookie scoring list who isn't a superstar!

From now on, Kobe Bryant and Iverson are recognized superstar embryos, and it's only a matter of time before they become superstars, and no one will doubt that.

The board members of eBay and Reebok were overjoyed, but fortunately signed the contract before the game. If you sign again after playing, I am afraid that the amount will be doubled.

This is not nonsense, a proper superstar, such a young superstar, a superstar with at least 10 years of peak, is worth the price!

If they knew that Kobe Bryant's peak was still more than 20 years away... I'm afraid that Stern can't help it and treats Kobe as a master.

Kobe Bryant's photo of Jerry Stackhouse was widely used, and this time he was also famous, and everyone knew that there was a Jerry Stackhouse defense Kobe Bryant scored 55 points.

However, after analysis by the league expert group, it is still believed that Jerry Stackhouse's defense is already very in place, and in front of Kobe Bryant in this state, unless it is a defender of Jordan's level, the defensive effect of other players will not be much different. It's a fact, Jerry Starck House fought to the end. Kobe Bryant also recognized Jerry Stackhouse's defense in this game, and the average defender simply can't prevent the spirit of the fourth quarter will be destroyed.

Jerry Stackhouse may have a lot of nerves, but he has to admit that his willpower is strong.

The winter in California in 1996 was not cold, and it has been half a year since Kobe Bryant came to this era.

And his future will be even more exciting.