Chapter 466: Mr. 36000 (2nd Update)
As a rookie in '96, Kobe Bryant has been playing in the league for 20 years now, 16 years now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Although he was relatively young when he entered the league, he is now more than 37 years old. At the age of 37, Kobe Bryant was able to maintain such a competitive state, and Chu Xuan was definitely indispensable.
As the outside world said, without Chu Xuan's existence, Kobe's career would be close to the end, not to mention that he can still play at the level of the best player in the league, and then go to the third consecutive championship and go through the last few years of his career in an almost perfect way. This is an unimaginable result, and perhaps Kobe himself did not expect to be so perfect.
Of course, the help of others is important, but Kobe's own efforts are also a large part of the reason. This season, Kobe Bryant's average level per game has remained at 20+5+8, and the three-point shooting rate has reached 45+35+85, which is definitely an All-Star level for a 37-year-old veteran. It can be said that Kobe's burst of energy at the end of his career is amazing. From the perspective of this season, the Lakers under Kobe Bryant have played the best season in history, and breaking 72 wins is already a sure thing, and in this way, the world is optimistic that Kobe Bryant can win the second regular season MVP of his career.
James is the biggest contender for Kobe's award, and in addition to him, he is the original player of the Lakers, such as Noel, who was the MVP favorite last year. However, Knoll's personal performance this year has not improved much from last season, so he did not appear on the name of big brother Kobe Bryant on the MVP list this year. Therefore, the likelihood of Kobe Bryant winning this year is far greater than that of Knoll.
The main reason for this affirmation is that Lakers management is not ready to build a new team logo this year. This is something that Kupchak instructed Chu Xuan before the start of the season, so Chu Xuan would change the Kobe + Twin Towers style of play that he insisted on last season, and then change to Kobe Bryant's absolute core style of play. The most direct beneficiary of this arrangement is Kobe Bryant, whose statistics soared from 15.8 points and 9.4 assists for the first time last season to 20+5+8 this year, and then became an MVP favorite, continuing his influence in the NBA league.
For a player, the support of the team is definitely the biggest factor in his success. As the season came to an end, the Lakers coaching staff, under the instruction of management, also began to design better playing styles and tactics to help Kobe Bryant compete for the final MVP of the regular season. Of course, for the rest of the league, this will definitely be thwarted.
Therefore, for now, Kobe Bryant wants to get the second MVP of his career, which is not very safe.
The league's focus is on Kobe Bryant and James' performance in the final stretch of the season, after all, it's about the final award.
After the Lakers defeated the Thunder, on the 22nd, the Lakers defeated the Pacers 130-102, and Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, 15 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals in this game, and his performance was quite strong. And on the same day, the Cavaliers were also 124; 104 defeated the fierce rival Spurs, and the Big Three exploded, Irving slashed 35 points and 13 assists, Love 26 points and 15 boards, and James 20 points and 11 assists. The Big Three got a double-double at the same time, which also makes people feel that the Cavaliers are getting better and better, and the performance of the two teams in this year's playoffs is also expected to be expected.
Then on the 23rd, the Cavaliers played the Celtics back-to-back, and the Cavaliers lost to the Celtics 110-114 when Love was out of order, and the interior was not guaranteed. James had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, but the team lost, and James suffered a miserable mileage in the 1,000th regular season game of his career. For the Celtics, the new core Hayward slashed 36 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
On the 24th, the Lakers defeated the Bulls 107-92, and Noll exploded with 31 points, 19 rebounds and 6 blocks.
On the 26th, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 110-107, Kobe Bryant had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, and Noll had 20 points and 15 boards.
After these two games, Kobe Bryant has reached first place in the new MVP list, while Knoll is close behind, ranked second, and James is third.
March is drawing to a close, which means there are not many games left in the regular season. It is not difficult to imagine that the competition for the MVP award is also about to enter the white-hot stage, and whether Kobe Bryant can finally get his wish is also the biggest focus of this season.
Speaking of Kobe, we have to mention the terrifying data that this guy has played in 20 years. And for a super scorer, the scoring data is naturally the most dazzling. In this season, Kobe Bryant set a new record for the youngest Mr. 35,000 points. At this time, another record is approaching, that is, Mr. 36,000 points.
After scoring 30 points against the Mavericks, Kobe Bryant's personal career regular season total score came to 35,998 points, that is, only 2 points short of Kobe Bryant can become the third Mr. 36,000 points in NBA history. It's an unimaginable achievement, considering that even if a player can score 2,000 points every season, it will take 18 seasons to achieve something like Kobe. But what player can score 2,000 points every season? After all, this is not only a test of consistent super scoring ability, but also depends on the fitness of a player.
If you want to score 36,000 points, it is obviously difficult to reach the sky, otherwise, in the decades history of the NBA, with an endless stream of super scorers, Abdul-Jabbar and Malone will not be the only two people who have scored more than 36,000 points.
Now, Kobe Bryant is about to achieve this achievement, which is naturally one of the biggest news stories in the world of sports around the world.
Bryant only needed two points to achieve this feat. Obviously, this can definitely be done in one game.
The Lakers' next opponent is the Houston Rockets, and the opponent is very strong, so this historic moment appears in this game of strong dialogue, which can naturally detonate the ratings.
On the night of the 27th, more than 100 countries and regions around the world broadcast the game live, just to watch Kobe make history. can cause such a sensation is also because of Kobe's unparalleled popularity.
This game is a back-to-back game on the road, and it will be a huge test for the Lakers. And the Rockets themselves have a complete lineup, and the Rockets are bent on winning the Lakers, and the resistance to the Lakers is naturally unimaginable. Originally, Chu Xuan thought about giving up this game and not going to fight the Rockets.
However, the Lakers management put pressure on the coaching staff, and Chu Xuan had to go all out to fight this battle of strength.
Kobe Bryant scored 2 points in the first quarter 39 seconds, becoming the third Mr. 36000 points, and if you take into account his 7000+ rebounds and 7000+ assists and 2000+ steals, then Kobe Bryant is the only player in NBA history who can play such a statistic.
With so much to come, it's a day to celebrate.
However, it is a pity that the Lakers were not able to withstand the pressure from the Rockets' Big Four in the end, losing the game 103-109. Like James a few days ago, Kobe Bryant also suffered a "mileage tragedy". (To be continued.) )