Time passed quickly, and the time came to the end of March 2001.

On this day, the Lakers came to the home court of the 76ers to play.

O'Neal is now back and on a killing spree, and the Lakers have won seven games in a row before that.

And now they are at home with the 76ers, who have won five games in a row, and continue to play.

Although the Lakers gave it their all, the 76ers didn't have to lose at home. After all, it occupies the right time and place, and with all the personnel, it is still unknown who will win or lose. But Larry chose to hide another trump card of the 76ers in this game, and it is also the trump card specially used to deal with O'Neal - Rasheed Wallace. This time, Larry still followed the method of the first half of the season, letting Luke continue to play as a power forward. Although Luke's defense is still very strong, O'Neal really broke out this time. Big Ben can't carry it alone, and Luke has to distract Robert Horry outside, and often Big Ben is the only one left to carry O'Neal on the inside. Although Big Ben has an advantage in strength, O'Neill is more than just a weapon of strength.

O'Neal is now in the prime of life, and with the help of Lakers legend Abdul-Jabbar, his little hook is superb, and he has used this trick countless times to play in front of Big Ben. Making fouls or anything is something that you don't care about.

Although the outside Luke and Allen stepped up their catch-up, they had no choice but to lose the game.

"Hey, Luke!" After the game, Bryant stopped Luke, "I'm looking for something for you!" ”

"What's the matter?" Luke asked.

"That," Bryant said, a little shyly. "Vanessa and I are getting married!"

"Is it true?" Luke asked.

"Hmm. Uh-huh. Bryant nodded.

"That's a good thing, what's the problem?" Luke said.

"I want your help!" Bryant said.

"What helps?" Luke said. "Let's talk about it first, you don't have to borrow money, you're richer than me!" Luke said with a smile.

"Damn! Do you think I'm you? Cheapskate! Bryant laughed and punched Luke.

"What's that?" Luke asked.

"You know, I fell out with my family because I was with Vanessa. Tomorrow I want to go home and invite them to my wedding! Bryant said.

"It's a must." Luke said as he touched his chin. "So you invited me along?"

"Yes!" Kobe Bryant said firmly. "Besides, you promised! No repentance! ”

"Yes, yes." Luke said. "How long are you going to go?"

"The sooner the better!" Kobe Bryant had a serious look on his face.

"You don't want to go tonight, do you?" Luke said, "If you're kicked out, you have nowhere to go!" ”

"How long will it take?" Bryant asked.

"You go back to the hotel and think about it first. What to say tomorrow. Call me early tomorrow morning and I'll pick you up! Luke said.

"Okay, that's it!"

At 6:00 the next morning, Luke was woken up.

"Holy. You woke up so early! Luke grumbled into the phone.

"Come down. I'm downstairs with you! Said on the other end of the phone.

"Got it. Got it, what a hassle! Luke rubbed his hair and hung up the phone.

"Who?" Alyssa, who slept next to Luke, said.

"Who else but the comparable man!" Luke grumbled. "You go back to sleep by yourself. I'll go out for a while! ”

"Well, be careful on the road!" Alyssa said as she changed her position and continued to sleep.

Luke hurriedly changed his clothes and went downstairs.

"That's where you're out," Luke said. "Huh? Look at you, it looks like you haven't slept all night? ”

"How can you sleep!" Kobe Bryant said with two red eyes. "Can you sleep like this?"

"I can't seem to sleep...... Luke said. Well, get in the car, let's go! ”

"Hmm."

"Huh? That's not the way to my house! Kobe Bryant said as he sat in the car.

"Nonsense, I don't know where your family lives!" Luke said with a roll of his eyes.

"And where are you taking me?" Bryant asked.

"It's so early, I haven't eaten breakfast yet! And you're going to meet your parents like this? Luke said as he drove the car.

"Okay." Kobe also knew that he was in a hurry and didn't have time to sort it out.

Luke drove the ball next to a McDonald's restaurant. "Okay, let's eat this!"

The two walked into McDonald's.

An hour later, two men came out.

"Cool! It's been a long time since I've eaten so full! Luke said, patting his stomach.

"It's all because of you!" Kobe Bryant said with a look of resentment, "It's past 7 o'clock now!" It was estimated to be 8 o'clock when I got there! ”

"It's because it's 8 o'clock." Luke said. "Did you say you were going to visit people at 7 o'clock in the morning? Everyone is sleeping! I'm the only one who will come down to greet you! ”

"Well, I was wrong......" Bryant said, bowing his head.

"Okay, don't grind here anymore, you're not a woman!" Luke jumped into the car after speaking, "Tell me the address, we'll go now!" ”

"Okay!"

"Have you figured out what to say?" Luke asked as he drove.

"Haven't thought about it yet...... After all, one side is my parents, and the other side is the person I love! Bryant said.

"Yes, this is the hardest time to choose!" Luke said, tilting his head.

Luke struggled to recall everything he knew about Joe Bryant.

The first time I heard the name Joe Bryant was because of Kobe. Joe? Bryant, Kobe? Bryant's father, a native of Philadelphia, played basketball in the NBA, a second-rate player who spent less than six seasons in the NBA, and then moved to Europe to develop his career, and although he was better known in some places, he did not achieve much success.

The reason why he is known to everyone is because he has a superstar son. Kobe Bryant also gave him a copy when he won the championship for the first time. After that, because of the disagreement with Vanessa, then the father and son separated, and then the later auction of Kobe's childhood items in exchange for banknotes to subsidize the family. The whole is a negative image.

But when you dig deeper into his words, you will see that he is a genius. Joe? Bryant is a highly gifted basketball player.

Joe is a native of Philadelphia, and in 1972, Joe helped Philadelphia John? The Batlam Middle School team won the Philadelphia Area High School League and then entered the local University of LaSally. He has shown excellent ball skills in the NCAA league, and his height of 2.06 meters makes him physically ready to play in the professional league. The penultimate game of Bryant's first college season was a pivotal battle between LASALLE University and Lafayette University for an NCAA Tournament spot. With just two minutes left in the game, LaSalle led by eight points and Bryant made a steal. In that era, the NCAA set a rule that did not allow players to slam dunk, and if the rules were violated, they would be punished with technical fouls and two free throws, but that didn't stop him. He quickly hit the basket and dunked the ball with both hands. "Coach, I have to do this," he later told Westhead, "and I've been waiting for this opportunity all season." Luckily, Lasalle won by seven points.

After only three years in college, Joe entered the NBA draft. In the NBA in the '70s, very few players entered the draft before graduating from college, and participants needed not only excellent skills, but also proof of financial hardship. Joe and Pam (Kobe's mom) had their first child on the horizon, and he met both criteria. In the 1975 draft, Joe was picked by the Golden State Warriors as a first-round pick, but he didn't want to play in the far west, and the Warriors didn't offer a high salary. Joe negotiated with the Warriors very hard, asking the Warriors to transfer him back to Philadelphia. His efforts paid off, and before the season began, Joe signed a five-year, nearly $1 million contract with his hometown 76ers, which was astronomical at the time.

But his NBA journey wasn't easy. He's a showman, with a penchant for dribbling and shooting, but he's in shape to play power forward in the box. But he loves point guards. Joe often appears on the sidelines in a dance costume, wearing large sunglasses and smoking a cigar for interviews. Del Harris (Kobe's first coach with the Lakers, who commanded his father in the early '80s) once said, "Joe can do anything, his passing skills are only inferior to 'Magic' in the league, but he was born to make a living in the restricted area, not to play point guard." His ideas seem too far ahead of their time! ”

He didn't like magic all his life because "[Johnson] came into the league with fancy stuff that people called 'Magic,'" Joe said at the time, "but I was crazy about putting on a show, and people said it was just college basketball." This left a great scar in Joe Bryant's heart. With the San Diego Clippers, he experienced a brief period of glory before being traded to the Rockets, who cut him at the end of the 1982-1983 season. Then, in order to make ends meet, he had to go to Europe to play.

There, he mixed well, his talents were displayed, his technology was developed, and he was proud to have raised a very strong child. At the end of his career, Joe returned to Philadelphia with his family, where he found a job coaching at a middle school and continued to maintain his basketball career. However, his coaching skills are not very good. The teams coached did not achieve good results, and in the end they were forced to go to the Philippines and Thailand, where basketball is not developed.

And there's one thing Luke hasn't said. It was very inappropriate for Luke to go to Joe's house! (To be continued......)