Chapter Ninety-Eight: Impotent Fury
"What? Kobe Bryant dared to humiliate me like this! "Gary Payton is furious!
"I'm! I'm! β
"I'm furious right now!"
"Gary, calm down." Glove Payton's new teammate, Wenbaker advised.
"How do you want me to calm down! Wait, Kobe, I'll rub you to the ground this season! And then let you understand how good I am! β
Gary Payton was in the supersonic locker room, swearing in his mouth, and his teammates could only look at each other and smile helplessly.
Kobe Bryant really Payton, which I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.
Anger is sometimes a strength, but most of the time it just makes players lose their way.
In the case of extreme anger, many people can only be extremely angry for an afternoon.
This is called impotent rage.
Not every player is like Kobe, the more angry he is, the more he can play well.
...
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the West's No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 3 West's Seattle SuperSonics brought by NBC. β
"The current Lakers are still in a state of being in a state of exhaustion, and the SuperSonics and the Spurs, the Suns, and the Trail Blazers have a relatively small gap between victory and defeat, and the third and fourth in the West are fiercely competitive."
"No one wants to meet the Lakers in advance this season, and the Lakers have proved that they are a team that can go down in history with 34 consecutive wins, but if you want to win third in the West, the relationship with the Lakers is a very important part."
"If the SuperSonics beat the Lakers today, they will sit in third place in the West, because the Suns just lost to the Lakers. If they lose, there's a good chance they'll be caught up by the San Antonio Spurs! The Spurs twin towers are getting better and better, and the chemistry between Duncan and Robinson is pretty good. β
"The war of words between Kobe Bryant and Payton before the game has caused fans to talk about it, let's take a look at the wonderful speeches of netizens on Twitter!"
@ζ΄ε24: No, no, no, there won't really be someone as small as a cow, right??
@θε£³ζ₯ηδΊΊ: I heard Peyton was angry! I don't know how tonight's game will be.
@εΎεΎ: Don't tarnish people's innocence out of thin air! It has been scientifically proven that athletes are like this there when they are exercising...
@θ£€θ£ζι±: People and people's physiques are different, for example, I once had an extreme anger in a situation where I was extremely angry for an afternoon! Will Peyton be furious for a night in a state of extreme rage?
"Hahaha, it looks like netizens are very interesting about Peyton's jokes."
Since the advent of Twitter, some commentators have started using online comments as an opening line for not knowing what to say.
One consequence of this is that it becomes very easy to explain!
The thermal effect of Twitter has increased dramatically! A large number of people who don't like to pay attention to the Internet have also learned about Twitter, a platform where sand sculpture netizens are happy, through TV media.
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"Kobe!" Peyton angrily lashed at Kobe Bryant like a fried cat.
βFxck off.β Bryant glanced at Payton with a blank face and even wanted to put a mask on him.
"You're dead! You're dead! How dare you... (500 words omitted)"
"Like to quarrel? Come on, Bruce, you and Peyton are chatting. β
"Hee-hee, then I'm here." Bowen grinned and walked over to Peyton.
Let's talk!
"Sister Gini! Babe! Babe! You see this ball is big and round, just like you drop his face, he is black and smelly! ...β
Bowen has been practicing RAP trash talk since last season, and this game is back in the game!
A series of words that Peyton didn't know exactly meant, but they sounded like they were annoying...
The audience can clearly see that a tic-tac-toe is visible on Peyton's forehead.
Bowen stormed the rap, and Peyton, who was suppressed for a while, was speechless.
I held it for a long time.
"Yours..."
"We'll see you on the field!" Peyton's face was down, he didn't want to spit trash talk anymore, he felt like Bowen had already played trash talk through.
...
"Three times in a row!"
"Gary Payton started like an angry lion! Challenge Kobe Bryant in a row! β
"But in front of a great hunter like Kobe, Gary Payton's movements are as ridiculous as a flower cat."
"Challenge Kobe Bryant three times in a row! was pressed down by Kobe Bryant three times in a row! β
"Solid hat! Hot hot pot! β
"In the sky above Seattle, the atmosphere is a little frozen, and the fans here can't accept that the heroes of the city are so vulnerable in front of Kobe!"
"Three blocks! Let everyone know the gap between Payton and Kobe. β
"Anger is useless, Gary Payton's anger is just a defeat that makes him get closer faster!"
"We tend to call this anger of Gary Payton an impotent rage!"
The three big hats made Gary Payton a little stunned for a while.
Next, even if Gary Payton gradually calms down and returns to his usual state, the SuperSonics still look a little vulnerable in front of the Lakers.
Is supersonic weak this season?
Not weak, even very strong. In the Wild West, winning third in the West, and competing with many top teams, the fifth in the league in points per game, and the seventh in the league in defensive defense per game, can be said to be a strong army.
The departure of Kemp and the addition of Weinbeck have changed the supersonic team a lot.
There are more options on the offensive end, but there is a dip on the defensive end.
This change will make their regular season performance a little better than before, and the SuperSonics' record so far has also made the team's management very happy.
But this game with the Lakers made them really feel the gap between the SuperSonics and the championship team!
"Kobe Bryant's right-handed Sam Gauder hit the inside, threw the ball into the air, didn't look at it, turned his head and ran to his own half!"
"Shaq O'Neal jumped on the spot, pressed Wenbeck, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!"
"Steal! Glove Peyton was robbed by Kobe Bryant! β
"Mercury Drop-like Attack!"
"No, hypersonic has no chance of victory."
The Lakers beat the SuperSonics 137-92.
Gary Payton's performance in front of Kobe Bryant illustrates what it means to be incompetent rage.
He finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 turnovers on 7-of-25 shooting.
Blocked by Kobe Bryant 5 times!
5 hot pots!
Bryant scored 34 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks.
"Lost." Gary Payton slumped on the ground with a limp.
"Don't, don't be sad, don't be sad!" Kobe Bryant stepped forward.
"I just like your little cow and the confidence you have to talk about!"
"Be confident! See you next time! β
Gary Payton looked at Bryant in despair, as if looking at a devil.