NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 253 This Fatty Is Too Cheap
On March 3, the Philadelphia 1ers played against the Los Angeles Lakers at home.

This is the second time the two teams have played against each other this season. The first time they played against each other was at the home court of the Lakers. At that time, the Philadelphia 76ers were disabled, so they lost quite badly. Yao Ming did not play at that time.

Tonight will be different. The complete Philadelphia 76ers will face the complete Lakers. This will be a preview of the finals.

"BEAT-LA!"

"BEAT-LA!"

"BEAT-LA!"

The scene was full of shouts, and the fans chanted the slogan of defeating the Lakers.

Kumbu led his coaching staff into the arena, full of momentum.

The five assistants he currently has are all experienced assistants, such as Stan Van Gundy, who have even been assistants in the league for more than ten years.

In the past, Kongbu's coaching staff looked shabby, but now it is different. Several people stood behind Kongbu, making Kongbu very professional.

"Sam, do your gold-rimmed glasses have prescriptions? Or are they just decorations?"

"I think I have to get a pair too. Seeing that my temperament has improved several levels immediately."

Extroverted Stan Van Gundy quipped at Sam Mitchell.

Not only was he curious, but Kumbu was also puzzled. He remembered that Mitchell didn't wear glasses when he was a player. How could he be so polite after becoming a coach?

"Forget it, Stan, even if you wear gold-rimmed glasses, you still look like a well-fed wild boar."

"Why is Jeff so thin, and you can become so fat? It seems that your father must love you more and leave all the delicious food to you."

Brian Hill grinned.

"Of course, no one likes a guy who looks sinister."

Stan Van Gundy said proudly.

"Okay, let's all concentrate, we can't lose tonight."

"I don't want to see Phil snicker after the game again."

Kumbu clapped his hands, signaling for everyone to end the chat and start to focus on the game.

Kumbu's tactical arrangement tonight is to focus on Fisher.

Let Iverson play Fisher's shortcoming with the ball in singles, don't take advantage of the bastard, knowing that Fisher is a shortcoming but not taking advantage of it, Kumbu can't do that kind of thing.

Then let Gerrard to defend Kobe.

Gerrard has the top defensive ability at the [-]rd position in the league today. Even if he is just a rookie who has played for less than a season, his current defensive strength must be stronger than Wu Sheng.

Even the beast Artest, who has gradually entered his peak period, may not be as good as Gerrard in purely defensive ability.

It's perfect for him to face Kobe.

This is almost the strongest shield on the outside of the league against the strongest spear, and Kumbu is looking forward to the result of the matchup between the two.

As for the duel between the two inside towers, Kongbu thought that Yao Ming might still be at a disadvantage against O'Pang. After all, it was O'Pang.

But in the matchup at position [-], Comb is very confident in Randolph. The thick-skinned Fatty Lan is facing Malone. First of all, Malone can't get the ball to the basket. CIC.

Once Malone makes crazy mid-range shots, his threat will be much less.

For this game, Comb is full of confidence. Facing the complete Philadelphia 76ers, he doesn't think the Lakers can stand up.

Soon, the game on the field officially began.

Fisher may also know that he will be the focus of Iverson's attention tonight, so he should be extra careful when dribbling, basically pass as soon as he can, and minimize the frequency of dribbling.

Just past the midfield line, seeing Iverson pressing forward, he immediately passed the ball to Kobe.

Gerrard waved his arms forward to defend, and Kobe shot back and scored two points.

In the offensive round of the Philadelphia 76ers, Iverson directly singled Fisher. After passing Fisher, he made a jump shot near the free throw line and scored two points.

Turning his head, Kobe made another shot, still a picturesque retreat, and another two points.

Kong Bu frowned, what the hell is this?

Gerrard's defense was fine, he never lost his position, and the timing of the jump block was just right, but Kobe still scored, and scored two in a row.

He thought that Gerrard's defense against Kobe would be to press Kobe on the floor and rub against it, completely lock Kobe, and let him have a 0172 stat tonight, but the reality is completely different from what he thought.

In fact, Kumbu still doesn't know Kobe. If he really knows Kobe, he should know that Kobe has never been afraid of these tall and strong outside gates.

There have been many players in NBA history who claimed to be Kobe's terminator.

For example, Shane Battier of the Rockets, he is famous for the eye-blocking defense he used against Kobe, but in fact it is just a fancy but not useful.

For example, Uncle Bao of the Spurs, his defense is mainly known for being dirty, but how could he dare to use his crippled feet against a league star like Kobe? His physical fitness is not good, so the defensive effect is not good.

There is also Lagabel who locked Kobe's throat. He locked Kobe with a double lore.

Ruben Patterson, the self-proclaimed Grim Reaper and Kobe's Terminator, went to the Los Angeles Lakers' trial training together. They were dissatisfied with Kobe's special treatment by the team and resented Kobe in his heart. Later, Kobe scored consecutively in a certain season. After scoring 40+, he was terminated here. Kobe only scored 36 points in that game.

As a result Patterson swelled up.

Needless to say, Jalen Rose, who is now playing for the Pacers, let Kobe score 81 points on his head when he played for the Raptors in the future.

Jaylen Rose is not a small guy, he is also the Pacers' team's leading scorer, and even if his defensive efficiency is not top-notch, it is still at the top level of the third position.

During Gerrard's peak period from 05 to 12, it was not that he had defended against Kobe, but unfortunately Kobe could still hit 45% of his shots on him.

None of these players are small.

On the contrary, when small players defend Kobe, their defensive efficiency will become higher, which will make Kobe more uncomfortable.

The three players who can really say that they defend Kobe well are Eric Snow, Doug Christie, and Tony Allen, who has not yet entered the league.

All three of them are in their early 1.9 meters, much shorter than Kobe.

Kobe himself admitted that the most difficult defender he has to deal with in the league is Tony Allen. This is not nonsense, because when he is facing Tony Allen, both the data and the shooting rate are far below the normal level.

Jordan praised Rock Richmond, that was purely to disgust Reggie Miller, and Kobe praised Tony Allen, that was pure boast.

No one can tell exactly why this kind of unreasonable thing happened, and senior fans like Kumbu can't figure it out.

After a few minutes of playing, the inside twin towers of both sides have almost no sense of presence. This game has become a confrontation between the two sides' outside players.

Kobe's efficiency remained very high, it was ridiculously high, the fans teased the ferric oxide, tonight the ferric oxide, the shooting rate remained above [-]%.

Fortunately, Iverson's advantage over Fisher is too great, and Reggie Miller's advantage over Rick Fox is not small. The Philadelphia 76ers are not at a disadvantage here, and the two sides are almost a tie.

Ao Fat was very aggrieved.

He thought that he could completely beat Yao Ming, but he just couldn't get the right to shoot.

If Kobe doesn't feel good, he can still clamor for the ball to play by himself, but now that Kobe's shooting percentage is so high, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is too embarrassed to ask for the ball directly.

I can only wait for Kobe to miss, grab offensive rebounds and play a second offense.

It's a pity that Kobe's shooting percentage is too high, and he can't grab Yao Ming's rebounds, so in the opening few minutes, he didn't even get a single shot.

Not only did he not make a shot, he didn't even have a free throw opportunity. After all, he didn't have the ball in his hand, so there was really no need to send him to the free throw line.

Yao Ming's personality is not as expressive as that of O'Pang. He feels that the current situation is very good. It seems that the two sides are almost tied, but the Lakers are completely supported by Kobe's super fiery touch. Keep it that way.

As long as his touch is gone, the Lakers will immediately fall behind.

If he could maintain such a touch all night, Combe felt that Kobe would not be able to score more than 80 points tonight.

The duel between Malone and Fatty Lan is also quite interesting.

When Malone first arrived in the Lakers last season, he felt a little cautious and usually kept a low profile. Even when he ran into Comb, a rival, he didn't express much.

And this season, he didn't know which tendon was wrong again, and he became rough.

Facing the rookie Randolph, he made great moves. Unfortunately, Randolph was so fat that Malone's small moves were of no avail.

And Randolph's temper is not vegetarian, he is not used to Malone.

"You old guy should be in a wheelchair, with this little strength? Didn't you eat?"

Malone elbowed Randolph in the offensive round, and Randolph said directly.

"Rookie, when I ruled this alliance, you were still lying on your mother's chest and breastfeeding."

"When you reach my height, you will know how ridiculous your words are."

Malone glanced at Randolph disdainfully.

Randolph is in his early twenties, more than 15 years younger than Malone, almost a generation apart.

"Reign? Am I not awake? When have you ruled the alliance?"

"After playing for 20 years, he only made it to the finals twice. In 97, he was beaten into a homeless dog by Jordan. In 98, when he met the Raptors, he was beaten into a coma by the people led by Kombu on the field."

"Why do you have the nerve to say that you rule? You rule the ICU ward, right?"

"Height? What's your height? You're a bald old bastard who won't let go of a child. I'm sick of fighting you."

"I'm warning you, I'm also a child, don't think about those strange things in your mind when facing me!"

Randolph is simply too cheap, after all, he straightened up his huge Z wave.

Malone is going crazy. He has played for so many years, but he has never seen such a cheap player.

The point is that he still has nothing to do with this fat man, elbowing him is painless at all, he doesn't seem to feel it at all.

As for Fatty Lan's small moves, Ma Long couldn't stand it. When defending, he ran behind Ma Long, pinched and twisted, and the referee couldn't see it.

In the past few minutes, Ma Long had to endure not only the fat man's verbal attacks, but also various small movements. He felt that his back was rotten.

Worst of all, he had the unreal feeling that Randolph was stroking or poking his old ass, intentionally or not.

Comb has been paying attention to Randolph's performance, and Randolph on the field made him give a thumbs up.

To deal with players like Malone, Randolph really has to play.

In the last game against the Lakers, Randolph did not play at all. If he played, Malone would not be able to score 27 points in that game.

Soon the first half was over, and the players of both sides left the field.

Relying on the two strong points of Iverson and Reggie Miller, the Philadelphia 76ers also played a six-point advantage.

Not much, but considering that Kobe may not be able to play such an efficient performance in the second half, it is enough to satisfy Comb.

"Well, boss, I'm doing well, aren't I?"

Randolph leaned over to Combe and laughed cheaply.

He only scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block in the first half. The statistics were not outstanding at all, but Malone only scored 2 points when he entangled with him.

"It's more than good. If you win tonight, you will be the first!"

"You guys should participate in the draft earlier, so that I can select you sooner."

Kong Bu patted Lan Fatty on the shoulder and said with appreciation.

"Kong, I think you need to look at the technical statistics." Sam Mitchell pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and handed the technical statistics table to Kongbu.

Mitchell's actions are extremely professional at first glance. The 70 US dollars is worth the money. Even if he doesn't know anything, he can stand on the sidelines to set off the professionalism of Kumbu.

Kumbu first took a look at the scoring situation of the players, which was similar to what he expected.

In the first half, Iverson scored 15 points and Miller scored 12 points. The other players did not score in double figures, but the win was average. As long as they played, they scored more or less.

The scoring of the Lakers was mainly concentrated on Kobe alone. He scored 39 points in the first half alone, which was quite horrifying.

Even for Ao Pang, only 8 points were recorded in the first half.

When he looked at the subsequent data, Kong Bu's expression became strange.

艾弗森已经入账6个抢断了？15分3篮板6助攻6抢断？！
He has been paying attention to Fatty Lan's tossing Malone, and Kobe's performance, but he didn't pay much attention to Fisher's mistakes. He didn't expect Iverson to have scored so many steals.

"Zach, I want to take back what I just said, you may not be the first tonight."

"Allen, work hard tonight and try to get a quadruple-double!"

"There is still half time left in the game. Against a scum like Fisher, four steals should be very promising."

"For rebounds, let's think of a way."

Iverson has also played under Comb for almost two years, and he has produced very few dazzling statistics, not even as good as under Larry Brown.

This time it is rare to have a chance to hit a quadruple double. Of course, Kumbu wants him to give it a try. Even if the team loses, it is worth a try.

"Boss, steal double figures, I have confidence."

"It's the rebound, it's too bad."

Of course Iverson also wants a quadruple-double, who can refuse the temptation of a quadruple-double?But he also knows that with only 3 rebounds in the half, it is too difficult to get double figures in rebounds.

"It doesn't matter, it's much easier to hit double figures on rebounds than steals."

"When the steals are almost enough, you can hit the basket with the ball and let Yao and Zach block you. As long as you are lucky, it is not difficult to get six or seven rebounds in half a quarter."

Yao Ming and Randolph on the side nodded again and again, this kind of help must be done.

(End of this chapter)