"Shaq, why are you holding me. I'm going to give that guy a good look! Ben Wallace gasped like a calf, his face red. Payton led the supersonic players to provoke him to make him angry, if it wasn't for O'Neal pulling himself, worried that O'Neal's injury that he had just recovered would be affected again, Ben would have rushed forward to give Payton a sack!

"Hey, calm down. Ben, do you want to be suspended and then cause the team to not get 70 wins? O'Neal was a little annoyed by Payton's provocation, but he knew exactly what the team needed. It's not a momentary fight, but a record-breaking and a fight with the Bulls for the first place in the league in the regular season this season.

"Shaq was right." Kobe Bryant also knew that Payton was deliberately provoking! to provoke the wrath of the Lakers players! It was a tactic, perhaps a psychological tactic arranged by George Carr. The purpose is to stir up the mentality of the young players of the Lakers, the young people are angry, now provoke it, and there will be some dirt on the court, and finally a conflict broke out between the two sides, and the Lakers were sent off and banned from several players, and 70 wins could not be completed.

Insidious! This is also the reason why Kobe Bryant only raised his head slightly and looked at Payton indifferently, he didn't want to bother with it.

Supersound, while strong, is not invincible. Basketball matters, use the performance on the court to speak!

"Kobe Bryant is very mature, he didn't let this conflict escalate, Kobe Bryant calmly doesn't look like an 18-year-old player at all, Payton seems to be just a clown with teeth and claws in front of him." Old Thompson was amazed, at Kobe's age, as long as someone provoked him, he would definitely fight back angrily.

"Kobe Bryant is really too mature, and in every way, his maturity makes people feel a sense of contrast. The young and strongest newcomer Wang is actually mature like a veteran player who has played for more than ten years, which may also be the attraction of Kobe. Kobe Bryant's fans aren't just young people and kids, unlike Penny and Hill. Kobe Bryant's fans are of all ages. Young people like Kobe's chic and elegant style of play, middle-aged people like Kobe's perseverance and never give up spirit, and old fans appreciate Kobe's kind of American workers who seem to have come out of the last century, working hard with all their might on offense and defense, and that feeling of vitality. ”

"This is also the reason for the current explosion of Kobe Bryant's fan base, and it's definitely not just Kobe Bryant who has played a few good games. Kobe Bryant has a kind of magic that people can't help but admire. ”

"This game may be the toughest game Bryant will face. The tiredness on the faces of the Lakers players cannot be hidden, and the SuperSonics are waiting for work, Payton and Kemp will inevitably go crazy against the offensive space that suppresses Kobe. Payton locks in the mid-range and Kemp locks in the box. So where is Kobe's offensive space? ”

Players from both sides began to take to the pitch to warm up. Payton and some of the SuperSonics players always looked at Kobe Bryant with bad intentions. George Karl is an academic coach, but he has a lot of dirty work.

"Gary, did you say the mentality of the Lakers players was affected?" Sean Kemp asked, covering his mouth sheepishly.

"Of course! No one can ignore the great Gary Payton! Kobe Bryant seems to be calm, but in fact, his heart is panicked! "Peyton was categorical.

"Then go ahead with the plan?"

"Come as planned!"

The starting lineup on the Lakers' side has not been adjusted, and Harris will not adjust the already high five-man group until O'Neal rejoins the team's rotation.

And the starting lineup of the SuperSonics is PG Gary Payton, SG Jose Hawkins, SF Detreve Schramf, PF Sean Kemp, C Elvin Johnson.

This year's All-Star, Payton, Schramf, and Kemp were all selected as All-Stars. It is the team with the most All-Star selections in the league. And Jose Hawkins was also an All-Star caliber guard in previous years.

Theoretically, the supersonic starters have 4 All-Stars of the year!

An absolutely high-quality squad of the team. And they also have a super blocking defender like Nate McMillan on the bench, a defensive stalwart. Space power forward, Sam Perkins who beat Michael Jordan.

Such a lineup is no worse than any team, and they also relied on this team to suppress a bunch of superstars in the West last year and won the first place in the West. This season, their record has dropped a lot, from a 64-win Western Conference championship team to a fourth-place team in the West with a visual 55-60 wins, and the big reason for this is Sean Kemp.

Sean Kemp has always had a big disagreement with the team on the matter of contract, he wants a 100 million yuan contract, and the team certainly knows what Kemp's private life is like, and they will not give a long-term 100 million yuan contract to a player like Kemp who may decline seriously at any time. This has made the atmosphere of the team very bad, and Sean Kemp has always been the second leader of the team, and when he is not happy, it is difficult for the team to improve.

But in this game, Sean Kemp must go all out and even show 120% strength. Cut down a top-tier stat against a team like the Lakers that gets the attention of the whole league! Isn't it better to prove that he is worth a contract of 100 million yuan?

"I'm going to jump the ball!" Kempmore punched and pulled Elvin Johnson away.

"It seems that Sean is very motivated in this game." Peyton secretly said in his heart, Kemp is a quasi-superstar when he doesn't paddle! A superstar who has no flaws in attack and defense.

"Uh, okay."

Kemp has rarely jumped this season, but he's definitely a buggy jumping monster! 2.08 meters tall, historic bounce speed, excellent reflexes. As long as he can concentrate, few people in the league have jumped his ball.

"This game started with the jump ball, and the smell of Mars on both sides has been permeated!"

Ben Wallace and Camp glared angrily, and the two men confronted each other in the middle line, as if to say something.

The referee throws the ball high into the air.

Ben Wallace and Rain Man Camp are not compatible! Jump almost at the same time!

It's time to jump! Neither man touched the ball.

After you fall, jump again!

Kemp bounced faster than Ben Wallace, who wasn't yet at his peak, and gave the ball to Payton.

Peyton rushes ahead!

Supersonic wants to speed up and play fast!

Payton decisively passed the ball before Bryant's defense was in position, and Jose Hawkins received it.

Keep up with the camp block!

Jose Hawkins evaded Eddie Jones' defense with Kemp's pick-and-roll, got to the basket, caught Ben Wallace's attention, and then threw the ball high into the air.

"Boom!" Camp hangs on the hoop.

"Wait, where's the ball?" Kemp felt like he had empty hands and no thrill to complete a slam dunk.

What about basketball?

The basketball was not picked up by Kemp!

Bryant leaps into the air and takes Jose Hawkins' pass into his arms before Camp catches the ball!

Interception in the air!

It's now a no-fly zone!