At the start of the game, the referee tossed the ball high and this time Big Ben lost the jump ball, and Will Perdo's extra-long arm span won the jump ball for the Spurs.

Junior general Avery Johnson drove steadily forward with the ball, and it was Fisher who defended him.

Fisher tentatively attacked Avery Johnson's dribble, but to no avail, and the seasoned youngster kept the ball firmly on his hands and waited for his teammate's run.

Dominic Wilkins, who played very well in the last game against the Lakers, asked for the ball in the elbow area, and the young general immediately passed the ball.

Dominic Wilkins vs Ben Wallace!

There is no nonsense between the two of them! The start is to do it!

Wilkins leaned his back against Ben, felt an extraordinary force, and then shrewdly chose to turn around.

So fast!

Big Ben is still preparing to fight! There is no retraction, and it is out of place!

Wilkins' back-to-back skills may not be top-notch! But his experience is the best power forward Big Ben has seen this season.

It only took half a second to complete the seamless switch with his back to push and turn, and he threw into the basket to solve the offense.

Cleanly, Wilkins' multi-year career has stripped out all tedious and unnecessary tricks.

0：2。 Spurs got off to a good start.

"One more!" Bryant received a pass from Fisher at the top of the arc, and defending him was small forward, Sean Elliott.

"Bag Clip!" Popovich shouted from the sidelines, and the madman Max quickly threw Eddie Jones in the bottom corner to pack it.

Too slow!

Kobe Bryant didn't pass the ball!

Catch the ball in a flash! Kobe Bryant took a big step to the right with explosive power, and it was followed by a big step-back jumper!

Step back jumper!

The shot was completed before the bag clamp was even formed.

"Huh!" The crisp sound of the hollow basket made Kobe Bryant smile, and the feel of this game seemed to be very good.

Popovich on the bench frowned, Kobe Bryant's offensive options were too fast, and even the bag was difficult to solve.

What to do? How can such a Kobe be solved?

This headache will continue to affect Popovich for 20 years, and he will wake up from his sleep in the dream of Kobe Bryant throwing a step-back jumper and sneering at him.

In the second game, the Spurs chose a pick-and-roll, the general and Wilkins blocked the pick-and-roll, and then split the ball from the outside maniac Max.

Max tried, didn't have a chance, and passed the ball to Sean Elliott who cut wide.

Elliott cut to the basket and the layup was interfered with by Ben Wallace and missed.

Kobe Bryant couldn't help but sigh that Big Ben in his rookie season was really a thought of gods and demons, and his upper and lower limits were too different.

Re-attack, the second ball, Kobe and Eddie Jones played a hand-to-hand hand, Kobe in the elbow area pretended to shoot, jumped up and passed to the bottom corner of Fisher.

Three-point hit.

"Oh yes! Levi Bebe! Fisher jumped happily, under the supervision of Kobe, Fisher, who had experienced devil training, had made great progress in his empty three-point ability, and he was catching up with the peak of his career.

"Shut up!" Bryant went over and stroked the bald head of the small fish.

"Stop masturbating! I'm waiting for my hair to grow back! ”

Grow out? Want to get out of the skinheads? Want to be reversed?

Kobe Bryant sneered.

Stop dreaming.

As long as I'm on the team for one day, you'll all have to be as bald as I am!

The Spurs' next offense began to try outside shooting, and the madman Max ran empty-handed and caught the ball on three-pointers.

Just as he was about to make a move, Kobe Bryant had already gotten rid of the pick-and-roll and pasted it in front of him.

"Difficult." Max is not a fool, this position, if he makes a shot, he will give Kobe Bryant a risk!

Put the ball back in Wilkins' hands!

It's still the elbow area, and it's still the same back.

Wilkins vs Big Ben rematch!

Again, top it! Try to turn around and cut in!

This time, Wilkins was recognized by Big Ben, firmly stuck in position, and stopped the ball after a violent reload.

Wilkins is a little unconvinced! Strong jump shot!

"Smack!" Ben Wallace bounced quickly, and his speed was so amazing that he racked the ball down as soon as Wilkins made a shot.

The two men get tangled up and fight over the covered basketball, and finally the referee blows the whistle.

Scrum!

Kobe Bryant nodded with satisfaction, Ben Wallace's defensive enthusiasm is very good, and such defense can boost the morale of the whole team.

Ben Wallace won the jump ball easily.

"Damn!" Wilkins was very unhappy, as long as he was five years younger, or the Achilles tendon had not ruptured, this ball would not have turned out like this at all!

He'll shoot with a mid-range shot with a super high bounce height, **Big Ben!

And not to be covered!

Even if it's a jumping ball! Wilkins asked himself if he couldn't lose to Big Ben in bounce.

The years are unforgiving, and Wilkins is very covetous of a newcomer like Ben who is in his youth.

The Lakers attacked again, Kobe Bryant borrowed the block, cut the basket, pulled the backhand, and scored two more points.

Can't prevent it! Popovich tried a variety of methods, but there was no way to stop Kobe!

Bryant's scoring climbed steadily, unhurriedly, not at all like his previous explosive scoring or interruptions, because he integrated the offense into the team.

"Kobe Bryant played too smart." Harris felt that such a basketball IQ should not be on a rookie at all.

Ease!

This is the idea of the audience watching Kobe Bryant's game, as long as he has the ball in his hand, everyone thinks that Kobe Bryant can find a way to get the basketball into the basket.

Kobe Bryant's every offense has spare strength, and it is not an explosive flying play, but a bit of floor flow.

A few crotch dribbles, empty-handed runs, and rollover jumpers made it easy to score.

Whether it's a single defense or a pack, Popovich can't contain Kobe.

And the offensive efficiency of the Spurs is not bad, after Popovich's tuning, the play is very layered, every player has the opportunity to touch the ball, to handle the ball, Wilkins and Big Ben played a five-five, neither side can suppress anyone.

Elliott was the one who scored the most, and the small forward used his height and reach to beat Eddie Jones and force consecutive points from close range.

As the game progresses, the winner is decided. The Spurs, who were determined to rot, gave up the game and began to target Kobe Bryant instead.

If two people can't prevent it, then three!

Seeing this, Kobe Bryant didn't come strong, and began to rationally connect his teammates to attack.

At halftime in the fourth quarter, both sides replaced all the starters, and the game went into garbage time.

Lakers 99:82 Spurs.

Kobe Bryant played 31 minutes, shooting 15-of-26 and scoring 38 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

In the end, due to limited playing time and limited confrontation intensity, Kobe Bryant still did not complete his 30 shots.

Popovich smiled wryly, what can he do with a scoring guard like Kobe.

"Bobo, your coaching is great, see you next time." After the competition, I happily found Popovich, and sure enough, no matter what time it was, it was a pleasure to defeat this old man!

"You're playing great, too." Popovich squeezed these words out between his teeth, believing that he would always remember this moment.

Kobe, who was still a rookie, and Popovich, who was still a rookie coach, completed the first meeting of their careers at the end of January of '97.