Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 81 He doesn't think so anymore! (Second update)
All we can say is that Suwan knows how to jump on Kobe's minefield.

The words "He is Kobe, not Michael Jordan" immediately broke the defense of "Peter Pan" again.

After so long of responding, Kobe was actually tired. He was not the kind of person who liked to curse at people in front of the media. This time, he responded again and again because Su Wan's mouth was too sharp, which always made him so angry that he couldn't help but respond.

For example, this sentence, how could he not respond?

Kobe was really angry. He said directly: "I hope this guy is as tough as he is on the court!"

On the 20th, as the team bus arrived at the Staples Center, the Los Angeles residents who had gathered early immediately booed when they saw Suwan.

Looking at their indignant expressions, Artest had no doubt that the entire Los Angeles now regarded Suwan as the "most annoying person".

And now, Suwan has become the "public enemy" of Detroit and San Antonio...

The new season is just halfway through, and Su Wan has already aroused hostility from fans in so many cities. His ability to stir up trouble is simply amazing!

Su Wan didn't take it to heart: "Even if I become the public enemy of the United States, it doesn't matter..."

His base is in Indiana, and as long as all the Pacers fans are his supporters, then nothing will be a problem.

Besides, even though these Los Angeles fans hate him so much now, if Suwan really becomes a player of the Lakers one day, their attitude will probably change 180 degrees immediately and they will give him the most devout cheers.

This is the fans!
Loyal but fickle fans!

Before the game, when Suwan entered the Staples Center, Artest felt more and more that all of Los Angeles regarded Suwan as a "public enemy". Huge boos poured into his ears like a tide, and the ferocious Lakers fans seemed to want to eat Suwan alive.

Irene was qualified to interview on the sidelines today. When she saw Suwan sitting on the bench, she ran over and asked curiously, "I heard that you didn't give Kobe the floor during the pre-game warm-up?"

Su Wan was even more surprised: "Have you seen the report?"

This happened in less than 3 hours.

In order to better prepare for this game, Suwan came to the scene to warm up before the game. It is said that "enemies often meet on a narrow road", which is absolutely true. When he arrived, he happened to meet Kobe, who also came to do pre-game shooting warm-up.

At the beginning, everything was fine, and the two of them were warming up by shooting on each half.

After about half an hour, Kobe suggested changing the venue, but Suwan refused because he had not yet adjusted his condition.

As a result, Kobe got angry. Seeing that Su Wan, the rookie, didn't know the rules of the game at all, he stayed on Su Wan's side, and the two of them did some shooting warm-up together.

There is only one basket, and when you shoot two balls at the same time, they will always hit each other.

Every time at this time, Kobe would stare at Su Wan with his venomous eyes.

Su Wan swore that he didn't mean it at first, but later on... he mainly wanted to see if Kobe would glare every time. And when he glared, he didn't shoot, so Su Wan could take advantage of this opportunity to do "quick shot" training.

Slowly, Kobe began to fight back.

The pre-game warm-up turned into mutual interference, more than a dozen basketballs were scattered on the ground, and the two people parted unhappily.

When Irene heard this, her big mouth opened involuntarily. She knew that Su Wan was a person who would not back down easily, no matter what happened. But she didn't expect that he would still be so confrontational when facing Kobe.

"If this story gets out, LeBron will probably feel better, right?"

Irene is not exaggerating.

If there hadn't been the "Eagle County Incident", Kobe would have been promoted by David Stern as the "face of the league". He is the real "pride of the league" and the "superstar" of the NBA.

In terms of influence alone, Suwan and LeBron combined are not as powerful as Kobe alone.

This is also the reason why this "war of words" is so eye-catching.

The most exciting newcomer versus the most influential guard, which media outlet wouldn't want to lend a hand and make the topic even hotter?

At the Lakers' home player appearance ceremony, Suwan also witnessed Kobe's popularity in Los Angeles.

To describe it with a common saying:
This is his city!

Kobe's face stinkier than usual today.

The fans of the Lakers also knew the reason, so they cheered even more enthusiastically. They were expecting Kobe to teach Suwan, the ignorant newcomer, a lesson on the court.

It’s just that the frenzied atmosphere at the scene made the Lakers’ atmosphere even more depressing.

Kobe's sour face made others afraid to speak loudly.

Artest waved to his good friend Odom and wanted to say hello to him, but he saw that the usually "carefree" Odom acted like a "blind patient", secretly observing Kobe's sight and waving at Artest:

No, no, let’s just forget it today!
He was sure that if he had gone to say hello to Artest at this time, the game would have been won in the end.

If I lose this...

Kobe's eyes could dismember him in a minute.

It's really not worth risking his life just to say hello. He has so many women waiting for him to P!
Before the game started, Rick Carlisle opened the Lakers' starting lineup:
Chucky Atkins at No. 1, Kobe at No. 2, Caron Butler at No. 3, Odom at No. 4, and Chris Mihm at No. 5.

Objectively speaking, the Lakers' starting lineup is strong this season.

As a famous "tramp" in the league, Atkins has enough experience.

Caron Butler and Odom helped the Heat reach the second round of the playoffs last season and were important members of the team. Odom was also named the "Player of the Month" for the Heat. However, the mismatch of the lineup and the fact that Kobe's "magic skills" have not yet been fully developed have led to their current ranking of 12th in the Western Conference.

This can be seen at the beginning.

Chris Mihm seized the initiative for the team. As soon as Atkins dribbled the ball across half court, he saw Kobe's gesture for the ball.

He is used to holding the ball and fighting in chaos, but he has to give the ball away. But once the ball is given away, he is basically useless.

On the other side, seeing Kobe holding the ball, Caron Butler was ready to catch the ball and shoot. Later, he relied on this move to become one of the "Three Musketeers" in the Wizards.

However, Kobe and Arenas are not the same type of players.

Arenas is one of the best "two-guards" in the league, combining his personal offense with passing very well.

Kobe Bryant…

His passing requires him to deliberately observe the positions of his teammates.

Later, in order to prove his passing ability, he tried to get several consecutive "triple-doubles", but the team lost.

In his more mature stage, Kobe couldn't open up the situation with the pass, let alone now, which resulted in Caron Butler having to stand by and watch.

He seemed to create space for Kobe, but in fact he didn't.

The Pacers' defensive formation was still spread out around Kobe. As long as Kobe had the idea of ​​breaking through, Suwan's one-on-one defense would immediately turn into a double-team on him.

I think, even if he doesn't say it, Kobe probably now understands how much space Shaquille O'Neal created for him.

Su Wan glanced at the positions of his teammates behind him, and immediately put Kobe on close defense. Kobe showed his skillful dribbling and breakthrough skills.

In terms of technology alone, Kobe has no shortcomings. Even though he has not yet learned the "Dream Footwork", he still has no shortage of offensive skills:
Face-to-face one-on-one, pick-and-roll with the ball handler, transition offense, post-up one-on-one, spot shot, catching the ball and shooting after going around the screen, hand-to-hand pass, cutting to the basket...except for the pick-and-roll without the ball, he can score in almost any way.

If you want to use all offensive means on the field, you must have enough offensive skills.

Kobe doesn't have the "Dream Footwork" yet, so face-to-face singles is his most commonly used offensive method, accounting for as much as 37%!

What concept is this?
The future "league singles king" Kyrie Irving is only 21.4%...

The player with the highest proportion of singles is Jamal Crawford. With his "behind-the-back jump step", he has become the most entertaining player in the league in terms of ball-holding offense, but his proportion of singles is only 25.3%!

Everyone uses "natural scorer" to describe Carmelo Anthony, and then uses "Kobe" to describe "natural scorer".

Kobe was not panicked by Su Wan's pressure. Instead, he took advantage of the moment when the two of them were close together and used his elbow, which was comparable to Malone's, to hit Su Wan hard. He thought that this elbow would make Su Wan retreat.

But unexpectedly, Su Wan just groaned, his body stiffened slightly, and then continued to entangle closely.

Kobe was caught off guard and his shot from face-to-face was missed.

The ball was caught by O'Neal Jr.

"Is this all you can do?" Su Wan asked through gritting his teeth.

At this moment, his chest felt a piercing pain.

The nickname "Little Malone" is no joke.

Fortunately, he has been fighting with Artest all the time, and his body's ability to resist elbows has been fully utilized. He knows that Kobe's elbow is a "show of power", but strong resistance is not a deterrent move for him at all.

Just a daily routine.

There was a hint of surprise in the depths of Kobe's eyes.

His opinion of Su Wan changed a little.

He originally thought that Su Wan would definitely complain that his elbow was too dirty, but he didn't expect...

What he didn't expect was that Suwan also took the initiative to ask for the ball and even hooked his finger at him provocatively. This scene caused shouts and curses to be heard at the scene, and Kobe immediately stuck to him. He wanted to show Suwan the "close entanglement" ability he learned from Gary Payton.

But the moment he approached, Su Wan quickly bent down, lowered his center of gravity, and prepared to break through by force.

Kobe reacted quickly enough and pushed forward even faster.

then……

"Ugh!"

He couldn't help but groan.

Su Wan, who was similar in body shape to him, lowered his center of gravity in the process of breaking through, and also used force to elbow him right in the stomach.

Even though he has eight-pack abs, how could he withstand such a powerful elbow?

Kobe felt like he was about to vomit up last night's meal.

Su Wan instantly widened the distance between him and himself, broke through and made a layup, successfully hitting the target.

"You can find a referee!"

After scoring, Su Wan turned around and gestured to Kobe to indicate the referee's location.

He is confident enough because the range of his elbow is within his "cylinder"!

It's not so much that he elbowed Kobe in the stomach, but rather that Kobe stuck too close to him and his stomach hit his elbow.

The only difference…

Su Wan did it on purpose.

Interesting~
Kobe licked his lips, his face full of enthusiasm. He thought this would be a boring matchup, but now...

He doesn't think so anymore!
(End of this chapter)