Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 187 The Paranoid Kobe

David Stern is a master of gimmicks.

This "Christmas War" proves this once again.

He doesn't consider at all how strong the Heat will be with Shaquille O'Neal in the new season, nor how weak the Lakers will be without Shaq and without any strong reinforcements.

He knows that just the first meeting between "Shark" and "Peter Pan" is enough to make many fans look forward to it.

In fact, for this war that started in Miami, front-row courtside tickets sold for 15, and it was difficult to get a ticket to prove this point.

Even Scarlett came to ask Woody for a ticket.

You can see how much attention this game has received.

But as far as Woody is concerned, this guy asking for tickets is fake, but coming to "whore" him is real!

That night, I was really wet from the head of the bed to the end of the bed.

But Scarlett is really top-notch.

It is also rare to have a physique that becomes more courageous the more you fight.

Woody was enjoying himself.

This gives Scarlett enough reason to spend "Christmas Eve" with Woody.

But Woody refused.

Scarlett really didn't expect Woody to be so ruthless when he left. When he left, he looked back three times. In the end, he couldn't hold it back, violated the gun rule, and asked Woody the reason for his refusal.

Woody was dissatisfied with her behavior that crossed the line, but he softened his heart when he looked at her pitiful eyes.

Zhang Wuji's mother was right, the more beautiful a woman is, the more devil she is.

Odom called him and wanted to meet him.

When Scarlett heard this reason, she left angrily. She really didn't expect that she would actually lose to a man.

What can he do with you?
Can he give it to you?
But as she sat in her car, stepped on the accelerator and drove away, a trace of joy flashed through her heart.

At least I didn't lose to other women.

When Odom saw Woody, he hugged him and cried.

Woody pushed him away in disgust: "If you asked me to meet just to get my shirt dirty, then I have to leave now!"

Odom hugged him and refused to let go: "Man, I'm really suffering!"

He didn't want to cry either, he really couldn't help it!
When he left Miami, he really had no regrets at all.

I thought I had left Pat Riley and returned to the "City of Angels" where there are many old lovers. It was definitely a place where "the sky is high enough for birds to fly and the sea is wide for fish to jump", and you can enjoy the wonderful life of galloping horses.

But he never expected that the Lakers did not have Pat Riley, but they had a Kobe Bryant who was even more perverted than Pat Riley.

This guy is self-harming like crazy!

"Do you know? He goes to the gym to practice at 4 a.m. just like you!" Odom believes that successful people all have the same characteristics. He was still awake at 4 a.m., but he didn't expect , these people are actually doing such a thing at this time!

Well, if you like to do it, do it!

At most, it’s just another Woody, and that’s pretty good!
At least Odom is happy with Woody.

but……

Another unexpected one!

This guy is not only cruel to himself, he also has "high standards and strict requirements" for his teammates!
"As long as you are late, he will use his snake-like eyes to stare at you for 48 minutes until your scalp is numb!" Odom seemed to have thought of something and felt uncomfortable all over. .

Woody also clicked his tongue for a while. He didn't expect that Kobe actually had such a side...

fortunately!

Fortunately, there was no thought of partnering with Kobe at all.

Otherwise, he would probably be tired of dealing with Kobe's weird temper now.

"Man, now that I'm in the team, I really don't dare to say a word, for fear of saying something wrong and attracting his attention!"

Within the Lakers, all players have a similar consensus:
It's better to let the head coach scold you than to provoke Kobe and let him target you. The feeling will definitely be worse than death.

For about 2 hours, Woody kept listening to Odom telling her misfortunes like Mrs. Xianglin.

This almost made him emo.

Shaq heard about this the next day and laughed: "Man, this is Kobe, but this is only one thousandth of his weird personality! No one can stand him!"

He obviously enjoys hearing bad things about Kobe.

Woody didn't object.

After all, he wasted what should have been a very pleasant "Christmas Eve" because of Kobe's weird personality.

Since today is Christmas, the team has prepared community activities. ——Distribute pizza with the Heat logo to fans.

Due to Woody's popularity, he was surrounded by people.

This kept him busy until the end of the event.

"If I don't do well tonight, there's definitely a good reason!"

It wasn't until after 2 p.m. that the team's daily training time arrived.

When Stan Van Gundy met, he first greeted him warmly: "Everyone, Merry Christmas!"

The Heat's record is very good, they have only lost 6 games so far, and there is less than 12 week left before the end of December.

In this game, he does not intend to let the Heat players have too much mental baggage.

Even though he knew Shaq would have loved to win this game, he had a truckload of sarcasm waiting to be delivered after the game.

But as long as they play according to their normal rhythm, he believes that it will not be difficult to win the Lakers.

So far, the Lakers have only won 10 games, and the gap with the Heat is as big as heaven and earth.

A large part of the reason for Kobe's perverted character is that Shaquille O'Neal is too comfortable in the Heat.

Not wanting to be compared, he fell into a corner and no one could bring him out.

Paranoia filled this guy's body.

Being paranoid to the extreme makes him appear to be particularly violent!
But this guy is really awesome.

If only the Lakers had a reason to win tonight.

That's definitely Kobe Bryant.

Taking over the reins in the new season, he averaged 27.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5 assists per game, second only to Allen Iverson in scoring average.He is the second-highest scoring average in the NBA this season.

In these games that the Lakers barely won, his performance was undoubtedly not explosive.

Wade took the initiative and wanted to defend Kobe.

He has been playing better and better recently and has obviously reached another level.

So Stan Van Gundy agreed!

He is looking forward to tonight's game, where Wade can find an opportunity to transform again in his matchup with Kobe.

As the kickoff approaches, even for the much-anticipated "Christmas War", the smell of gunpowder before the game is much smaller because of Christmas.Most of the fans present today came with the idea of ​​enjoying Christmas.

Until the sullen Kobe entered the scene.

This is his most common look this season since Shaq left.

However, most of the times this expression appears are similar.

Anyway, Barkley saw the close-up of Kobe's expression and smiled knowingly: "Those reporters asked him again if he missed Shaquille O'Neal when he was around!"

Well, yes, that's the most common question Kobe has heard this season.

Once the team loses, they will ask Kobe: "Do you think this has a direct impact on not having Shaq!"

If they win the game but it's difficult, they will ask Kobe: "Do you think Shaq's presence can help you better alleviate the current situation?"

Even if Kobe scores high points and wins easily, and even if this is uncommon and only happens once or twice, these reporters will not stop asking: "What do you think of your encounter with the Heat tonight?" What chance does the team have of winning?"

Shaq, Shaq, Shaq...

As long as these bastard reporters ask questions, they will definitely bring Shaq with them!
It's like they wouldn't ask questions without Shaq.

If only we could create a world without Shaq!
Yes, this is Kobe's current mentality. As long as he has the Sharingan, he will be able to activate his final form immediately and go completely berserk.

Hatred filled his life, making him look full of hostility!
And at that time, some rumors leaked out from nowhere, saying that he had called and tried to recruit Woody, but was unsuccessful.

Now, not only Shaq, but also Woody has become a frequent visitor in his life.

They naturally became the two guys he hated the most.

When the reporter was interviewing tonight, the anger value brought to him was doubled!
Woody was also asked questions about the incident.

When reporters asked relevant questions, he was a little surprised.

He had to admire the reporters' pervasiveness. This was something that almost only happened between him and Kobe, but now they dug it out.

He believed that Kobe would not take the initiative to say such embarrassing things, and when he didn't say anything either...

It can be seen how capable these reporters are at "digging"!
However, regarding the situation of the two after this incident, Woody had reason to be suspected by Kobe, and he was the one who leaked the incident.

So Woody saw an extremely angry Kobe tonight.

Especially with Shaq standing next to him.

Of course, this will not have any impact on him, because the person who is directly facing Kobe today is...

Dwyane Wade!
He was imagining the big scene tonight, and he was extremely excited.

Odom and Caron Butler came over to say hello to Woody.It can be seen that this move put them under a lot of pressure.

"So, man, you better make me look better tonight than I did before!"

In the Lakers, Odom still plays the 4th position, and tonight he will be Woody's opponent.

This was also the main reason why he bit the bullet and ran up to say hello.

He called it "The War of Mercy"!
The other two starters for the Lakers are Chris Mihm and Chucky Atkins at No. [-].

The former was the seventh overall pick in the first round of 00. He was 7 meters tall and had excellent static talent. Kobe was ready to turn him into another Shaquille O'Neal.

Of course, this illusion was ruthlessly shattered.

Even if this guy did average a career-high 9.8 points per game after coming to the Lakers, he still has a long way to go before he reaches Shaquille O'Neal's toes.

The latter, a non-draft player, established himself with the Magic and gained a certain reputation with the Pistons. However, he was traded to the Boston Celtics midway through last year and became a free agent directly this summer.

To be fair, these are two guys who are struggling to even be in the regular rotation when other players are struggling.

In addition, Grant, who is worth tens of millions, completely fell out of the team's rotation, averaging only 15.4 minutes of playing time in the early stage. After suffering injuries in these games, this game stayed in Los Angeles.

This is a lineup with a total salary of only 5 million.

For comparison, the Cavaliers, who enjoy the bonus of LeBron James' "child labor contract", have only won two or three more games than the Lakers with this year's 5 million lineup.

Kobe's Lakers should also be targeting teams at the same level.

How much investment there is, how much revenue will be generated. This saying is actually very applicable to sports competitions.

If "youth storms" like the Heat were common, they wouldn't cause such a big reaction.

But Kobe was stunned to think that he could play a better game with this lineup.

This is the first step in his obsession.

He is also the key to making other Lakers players uncomfortable.

This puts pressure on his teammates.

For some players, pressure is motivation, and for other players, pressure will make their performance "divide"!
Chris Mihm should have a better advantage on the jump ball than Shaq, because Shaq doesn't care who gets the first down. Even if he wants to win a game with all his strength, he won't work so hard. situation.

This is why he was swept so many times...

He just does everything within his ability, but his invincibility makes him full of dominance.

So when he jumped to the right of first attack, Shaq himself was surprised.

He looked at Kobe teasingly.

Is this your "new Shaq"?

It’s really interesting!

The ball went from Alston's hands to Dwyane Wade's.

When he was excited and wanted to attack the highest point of the current league's second position, he was met with a pair of cold eyes.

He thought of snakes almost instantly!

no……

It's just playing ball, you don't want to risk your life with me, right?
The second grader was frightened by the aura of the "Triple Crown" in front of him.

The moment the ball was dropped, Kobe completed the steal with quick eyes and hands, and then quickly turned around to launch a counterattack.

When Wade caught up, he could only watch as he completed the dunk.

The first round of the "Christmas War" officially kicked off with Kobe's dunk.

mine, mine!
Wade awkwardly gestured to his teammates.

Stan Van Gundy saw that he was not ready yet, so he signaled to play inside.

Shaq was already ready to make a move. The moment Alston passed the ball, he caught Chris Mihm and violently attacked him.

Even a tall and thick young man cannot withstand the confrontation.

This is Shaquille O'Neal!
"Bah!"

With a powerful two-handed chop, Shaquille O'Neal responded to Kobe's goal.

The "OK" combination was on top at the beginning of the game!

The smell of gunpowder instantly shattered the tranquility of Christmas.

(End of this chapter)