Chapter 21: Kobe Bryant's Retirement (2)
Between the words of the two, they have come to the famous Staples Center
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The three buildings of the Staples Center have huge portraits of the Lakers' three historical centers, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar and O'Neal, which makes people look very shocking, and it is also a feeling, thinking about the long era to the present, here are the ruling dynasty of big centers. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although there was still more than an hour before the game, every exit or plaza of the Staples Center was already crowded.
Ji Muyi took Han Qiuqiu through the crowd for more than ten or twenty minutes before walking inside, and when he arrived at the door of the stadium, an old man and a big black man were standing at the door waving to the two of them, it was Larry Bird and Joel.
"Hey, dear Yi, you can be regarded as coming, this hot day can heat me to death." Joel said as he stepped forward and hugged Himeki.
Ji Muyi hugged him and hugged Larry Bird for a while, before saying, "Thank you two very much, there are still more than an hour before the game, I have been on a plane for more than ten hours, why don't you treat me to a meal first." ”
"Oh no, damn it, Yi boy, you're going to trap us when you come here." Larry Bird complained.
"Hey, old man Larry, kind enough to change your door-picking temperament, it's just a meal, as for it?"
"Yi, wait, who is this? You didn't even introduce us for half a day. Joel looked at Han Qiuqiu curiously, his two-meter-high giant tower bent down to look at Han Qiuqiu's height of only more than one meter six was really difficult, he came over like this, and Han Qiuqiu was so frightened that he hid behind Ji Muyi.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you, this is my friend, named Han Qiuqiu."
Ji Muyi pulled Han Qiuqiu to introduce the two of them, Han Qiuqiu couldn't understand many sentences for a long time, she could only look at the three of them in a daze, at this time she was even more curious about Ji Muyi's identity, she didn't expect Ji Muyi to speak such fluent English, and what was even more terrifying was Chinese English!
"Friends? I think it's your girlfriend, alas, you young people are so nice! ”
Larry Bird didn't know what he was sighing, and his expression seemed to recall his youth.
"Her English is not good yet, don't talk about it, she is stunned here, let's go, hurry up and invite us to dinner, and come back to watch the game later."
A group of four, after eating in the restaurant, returned to the stadium and began to enter the stadium to watch the game.
Larry Bird bought four VIP tickets and sat directly in the front row to enjoy the most exciting perspective experience. It's almost time for the game to start, and the players on both sides have already warmed up, and the Lakers' opponent in this game today is the Utah Jazz, an old powerhouse.
The starters of the two teams in this game are that the Lakers are started by Hibbert, Randle, Kobe, Clarkson, and Russell, while the Jazz are Wesey, Mark, Lyles, Hayward, and Hood.
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The game begins
After the opening, Kobe Bryant's condition did not seem to be good, and the first 4 shots were missed, but this did not prevent the fans from being enthusiastic and shouting Kobe Bryant all over the court.
The Jazz started the game 6-0, and the Lakers broke the scoring drought after Hibbert received a pass from Clarkson and dunked. Hibbert then added a dunk to make it up to 4-6.
After missing the fifth shot, Kobe Bryant finally got into the groove, and he scored three consecutive attacks, including one 2+1, and the Lakers also won 11-7.
But soon, the Jazz scored four points in a row to tie the game at 11.
However, at this time, Kobe's hand was already hot. Russell shifted the ball, gave Bryant, catch-and-shoot jumper, there were!!
He hit another pull-up and followed up with a three-pointer to give the Lakers a 16-14 lead. Kobe's hot touch seemed to make the Jazz a little confused, and Hood reluctantly fouled him from beyond the three-point line, and Bryant made all three free throws steadily.
The fans in the audience were cheering wildly, full of passion, Ji Mu was very cool to watch, even Han Qiuqiu, who didn't know basketball, was surging in his heart at this time.
The Jazz then played a wave of 7-0, and the last shot was Hood who transferred the ball to Ingles, received the ball outside the three-point line, and shot decisively~ Shot! Hit!!
Led 21-19 to end the first quarter.
Bryant played the entire quarter, scoring 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting, as well as contributing two rebounds and one block.
Could this really be the twilight of a veteran?
We don't know how much energy Kobe still has, so let's wait and see.
Immediately after, the second quarter of the game began, and Kobe Bryant was temporarily rested.
In the second quarter, the game was still very intense, and the Lakers sent a second lineup.
As soon as he came up, Nance Jr. won the dunk in the air, and the Lakers chased it to 21 draws. The Jazz showed no mercy at all, and followed up with a wave of 7-4 to take a 28-25 lead. Kobe Bryant was not there, and his little brothers were also more competitive, Nance Jr. caused a foul in the face of defensive dunks, and hit both free throws, and the Lakers chased it to 29-31 again, sticking to the score and not letting the score stretch too much.
At 5 minutes and 46 seconds into the quarter, Kobe Bryant reappeared. However, he didn't hit the three-point shot he just came on. The Jazz didn't want to just act as a background, they played very seriously, and Vicsey came up with a 2+1 score, and the Jazz led by 7 points at 38-31. With 4:21 left in the quarter, Bryant fouled Mark with his back and made one of two free throws.
Bryant didn't stop scoring, and then turned off the defense and hit a three-point jumper, by which time Bryant had scored 21 points. However, except for Kobe, the other offense was not efficient, and after Lyles hit a three-pointer, the Jazz had a 13-point lead at 50-37.
Bryant drew a foul with 30 seconds left in the quarter, and after he hit one of two free throws, the Lakers trailed 42-54. At halftime, the Lakers trailed 42-57 and went into the second half with a 15-point deficit.
Bryant scored a total of 22 points in the half.
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At half-time, it was a half-time break, and the players from both sides went back to the dressing room, but the fans were still enthusiastic.
Ji Muyi talked to Han Qiuqiu about basketball from time to time, so that her, a basketball idiot, could see it more clearly, and at this moment, several reporters walked over, and their direction was a fat man with white hair not far from Ji Muyi.
At first, Ji Muyi didn't know who this thing was, but he probably knew that he was the most loyal fan of the Lakers, and he would always sit in the first row at home, and then he asked Joel and he learned that the other party was the famous movie star Jack Nicholson. He is not the only big name from all walks of life present, there are many other singers, business tycoons, and many Chinese stars.
After those reporters interviewed Old Jack, a woman at the front remembered that she seemed to have found something, and walked towards Ji Muyi curiously. She couldn't believe that the guests in the first row of the Lakers' home stadium would be Chinese, a very young man and a woman, and although the man was wearing sunglasses, she seemed to be familiar with her, as if she had seen it somewhere.
Intrigued, she decided to go and interview these two strange guests.
"Hey, hello, are you Chinese?"
Ji Mu Yizheng and Han Qiuqiu were chatting well, but this reporter suddenly appeared, which made him stunned, thinking, could it be recognized? Larry and Joel on the side were also very nervous, but they knew that Ji Muyi's current popularity in the United States was not ordinary, and it didn't seem very good if he was recognized.
"Eh, hello, we are Chinese, do you have anything to do?" Ji Muyi had never seen any big scenes, but finally calmed down and replied.
"Oh, this row of VIP seats rarely sees Chinese appear, rare guests, are you also fans of the Lakers, or Kobe Bryant?"
"No, no, we're not Lakers fans, we're not Kobe fans, today is Kobe's last game, I'm just here to say goodbye to the last major representative of our 96 golden generation." Ji Muyi bluntly vetoed the way it was Kobe Bryant's fan, which made the female reporter in front of him feel even more curious.
"Oh, what an unimaginable answer, you are so young, you must not look like a basketball player, why did you say such a goodbye? However, although you are not like you, I don't know if I have seen you somewhere, and I feel very familiar with you. ”
"Hey, dear lady, you're so old-fashioned, my girlfriend is sitting next to me." Ji Muyi pretended to be very angry and said, as if he wanted to get rid of the question in front of the female reporter immediately.
But this female reporter seems to be very smart, and she didn't give Ji Muyi a chance to get away, "Oh, young handsome guy, it's not right for you to say that, I didn't mean that." So, could you please take off your sunglasses? I want to see it. ”
"I'm sorry, I have laser eyes, I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
The breath in the field seemed to begin to condense a sense of tension, and the four of them were all apprehensive, even Han Qiuqiu, who couldn't understand half of the sentence, felt that Ji Muyi was different, she didn't understand that this female reporter had been biting Ji Muyi, and wondered if Ji Muyi owed money to others, and now people came to the door.
"You're really good at laughing, you've been shirking, and our great Larry and lovely Joel next to me have to think of a person, Ji Muyi, right?"
The female reporter looked at Ji Muyi with a smile, as if she was very sure that she had guessed Ji Muyi's true identity.
Ji Muyi was stunned, he couldn't imagine that the other party really guessed, what should he do?
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