NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 109 23VS24, James VS Kobe!

On Lin Tian's side, he fell asleep quickly after watching the game between the Rockets and the Thunder.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Lin Tian got up very early.

When he came to the arena for training, he finally saw several other players also appearing in the training hall.

It seems that Kobe's reprimand to them in Miami last time played a certain role.

Everyone got together and talked about Lin Tian's All-Star votes, although they have been discussing these two days.

After the head coach Scott came to the training hall, he first organized everyone to carry out the most basic physical training, followed by basketball training.

Their opponent at night is the No.1 Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference, so the basketball training in the morning is mainly aimed at the regular tactics of the Cavaliers.

It can be seen that everyone's mental state is very good today, and they should have slept enough.

The current record of the Lakers is 14 wins and 27 losses, and they have won three consecutive victories for the time being. Facing the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, they can't be careless, and they dare not be careless.

After eating at noon, the training in the afternoon is much freer. After all, I have to conserve my energy, and there are games to play in the evening.

During training, the team staff suddenly came over and told Lin Tian that he had been selected for the All-Star Rookie Challenge.

Lin Tian suddenly had a question mark on his face: "Should I still participate in the rookie challenge after I participated in the main match?"

The staff told him that the time of the Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game did not conflict.

This time, Lin Tian didn't worry about it any more. Anyway, the All-Star event is a performance, and the intensity is not high, just treat it as a fun.

Then, the team staff told him that the NBA officials invited him to participate in the dunk contest and the three-point contest.

In this regard, Lin Tian chose to refuse without hesitation.

He doesn't want to be so tired.

And this year's slam dunk contest is very interesting. He just wants to watch Gordon and LaVine perform quietly, and there is no need to get involved.

In addition to Lin Tian, ​​​​the Lakers also have two players selected for the Rookie Challenge. These two are Clarkson and Russell.

But then they will not be a team.

Because of this year's rookie challenge, it is divided into the US team and the international team.

Lin Tian is from the Celestial Dynasty, so he was naturally assigned to the international team.

Both Clarkson and Russell are Americans and belong to the US team.

……

At 06:30 in the evening, the Lakers players appeared in the Staples Center in warm-up suits.

As soon as they appeared, there was an extremely warm cheer at the scene!
The official game didn't start until eight o'clock, but now, the arena is almost full of people!

Even the number of photographers on the sidelines has increased a lot today!

Lin Tian has never encountered such a scene!He was deeply shocked.

Lin Tian also saw many faces of Orientals at the scene.

Like Kobe, he signed autographs for his fans while it was still early.

After the Lakers played a few games, Lin Tian has been practicing Chinese signatures.

The strokes of his name are very simple, which also saves him some time when signing.

After signing, Lin Tian walked back to the court to warm up with his teammates.

Less than 10 minutes later, with another burst of screams, Lin Tianxia consciously looked at the player tunnel.

as expected!The Cavaliers players lined up and came out of the player channel one by one.

Among them, the one who is at the forefront is their head star LeBron James.

If there is no accident tonight, Lin Tian will directly face this player who is known as the active No.1 player!

As soon as James appeared, Kobe greeted him.

At the same time, the photographers who had already prepared before all followed in unison with their cameras on their backs, for fear of missing even a single detail.

Lin Tian was almost squeezed away by these photographers!
Kobe and James, in front of tens of thousands of spectators, first shook hands and then hugged each other tightly.

The atmosphere at the scene reached a climax with their embrace.

Lin Tianxia applauded consciously, and then, the entire Staples Center applauded like thunder.

Some fans in the auditorium with lower tears even had tears in the corners of their eyes.

Among the countless NBA fans, under normal circumstances, as long as they are Kobe fans, there is a high probability that they hate James.

As long as you are a fan of James, you may be a black fan of Kobe.

Fans of the two players have loved and killed each other for many years. Now that Kobe is about to retire, it seems that all the grievances have disappeared, and the rest are only blessings.

Known as the two facade players of the 21st century NBA, one of them is in his twilight years and the other is at his peak.

Although they have never met in the finals, they are recognized as the most influential players after Jordan.

Lin Tian could hear dozens of "clicks" of the camera taking pictures every second.

These photographers are destined to freeze this moment forever.

Kobe and James hugged and whispered for 2 minutes before they let go of each other reluctantly.

Lin Tian followed the trend and walked over, imitating Kobe and hugging James.

James' official height is written as 2.03 meters, but when Lin Tian hugged him, he felt that he was no shorter than himself.

The weight difference between the two is almost 30 catties.

Lin Tian whispered in James' ear, "LeBron, welcome to Los Angeles."

James smiled and said: "Kobe has been looking for a successor for several years, and now he finally found one. This is great, hahahaha!"

After the two hugged, Lin Tian greeted Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, JR Smith and others politely.

After saying hello, the Cavaliers players returned to the Cavaliers halftime warm-up.

As time went by, some prominent celebrities also appeared in the Staples Center one by one.

Needless to say, Jack Nicholson will always have a place for him on the sidelines, not to mention that this is James and Kobe's "last battle!"

But soon, several audience members who are more passionate than Jack Nicholson appear.

I saw the legendary Hollywood superstar Stallone and his three daughters appearing at the Staples Center.

As soon as they appeared, they became the focus of the audience without any surprise!
Hollywood is located in Los Angeles, and many stars have come to Staples to watch the game.

But Jack Nielkerson and Stallone appear together, is only the first time!
The identities and status of these two people in Hollywood are almost comparable to Kobe and James in the NBA!

Stallone is 70 years old this year, but he still looks strong and energetic.

Lin Tian just glanced at him, then turned his attention to his three daughters.

Lin Tian used to feel that he was a little face-blind looking at these foreigners, but he recognized Stallone's second child, Sistine Stallone, at a glance.

Sistine Stallone is a standard beauty embryo, belonging to the kind that makes it difficult to look away at a glance.

Kobe walked over to say hello to Stallone.

Lin Tian also walked over quite "politely".

After shaking Stallone's hand, he went on to shake hands with several of Stallone's daughters.

First is the eldest daughter. Although her appearance is better than ordinary girls, she is still a bit inferior compared to her two.

When Lin Tian shook hands with Sistine, he couldn't help feeling secretly in his heart that she was so beautiful.

Today's Sistine, presumably because he followed his father to watch the game, dressed conservatively, wearing a denim jacket on the upper body and a pair of denim shorts on the lower body.

She has blond hair, and a face that belongs to Lin Tian's favorite oval face. Under a pair of big brown eyes, there is a tall Qiong nose.

Unlike Bella's artificial beauties, her face looks very natural at first glance.

Sistine, who was wearing jeans, was no less tall than the supermodels he had seen a few days ago.

The two have long been fans of each other on Twitter. At this time, they shook hands. Both sides smiled at each other and reported their names to each other.

Lin Tian originally wanted to talk more, but thinking of Stallone sitting next to Sistine, he forced the words back into his stomach.

Anyway, we all live in Los Angeles, and we are fans of each other again, so we are not afraid that we will not find someone.

Back on the court, Lin Tian and his teammates continued to warm up.

Nick Young came over and said, "Lin! Is Stallone's second daughter your favorite?"

Where did Lin Tian think that Nick Yang would be so gossip, he quickly shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense, I just said hello to them."

Nick Yang chuckled: "Don't think I don't know that you have followed each other on Twitter."

"How did you know?"

"I'm not stupid! How can I not know such a big thing? It seems that the girl named Sistine paid attention to you first, right?"

Lin Tian nodded.

Nick Yang continued: "Under normal circumstances, as a public figure, if she takes the initiative to follow you, it proves that she has a crush on you."

"and then?"

"It can be seen that you are also very interested in her, but it is normal to say that she is more beautiful than Bella, but I must remind you that her father is Stallone! If you don't want to die, stay away from her."

"Why?" Lin Tian asked.

"Watch out for Stallone as Rambo! He's a ruthless guy!"

Lin Tian smiled: "Did you watch too many Stallone movies?"

Nick Yang smiled awkwardly: "I grew up watching his movies, and I was a little scared when I saw him."

"You are afraid, but I am not."

……

For some reason, Lin Tian felt his whole body was full of strength, wishing that the competition would start now.

But there is a process after all.

When the time came to eight o'clock in the evening, the players took off their warm-up suits, revealing the game jerseys they wore inside.

The jerseys worn by the Lakers players today are the most classic purple and gold jerseys.

The Cavaliers' away jersey is burgundy.

Before the referee announced the start of the game, the entire Staples Center became extremely restless.

The atmosphere at home tonight is stronger than that of any previous game this season.

23VS24, the plot of James VS Kobe is finally staged!

In the studio, Big Mouth Barkley and Smith were also more excited than usual.

Smith said bluntly: "Except for the All-Star Game, if nothing else, this should be the last regular season match between Kobe and James."

Barkley nodded with a smile on his face: "Yes, we watched these two players grow up. They were still children at that time. Time flies so fast, and now Kobe is about to retire."

"No matter what! Tonight's game, I believe that both the Lakers and the Cavaliers will do their best to win the game!"

"Although the current paper strengths of the two teams seem to be extremely different, the recent record of the Lakers is one of the best in the league. They may not lose."

"That's right, James has been outstanding recently. Although Kobe's strength is far from his peak, his protégé Lin has recently performed at an MVP level. 23VS23 may be the key to determining the outcome of this game!"

"Yes! Dear viewers and friends in front of the TV! Regardless of winning or losing tonight, let us enjoy this visual feast!"

……

Staples Center.

The referee blows his whistle, and the starting players of both sides stand on both sides of the center circle and take their positions.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: point guard Russell, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Lin Tian, ​​power forward Nance Jr., and center Hibbert.

The Cavaliers' starting five are: point guard Kyrie Irving, shooting guard JR Smith, small forward James, power forward Love, and center Thompson.

James seemed to be in a good mood and joked to Lin Tian before the jump ball: "Man! I will not allow you to score 60 points on my head tonight!"

Lin Tian also grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth: "That's not up to you."

After his words fell, the referee had already made a move to throw the ball, and the two immediately closed their mouths and bent slightly.

The referee threw the ball high, and Hibbert didn't react as fast as Tristan Thompson. Thompson touched the ball and it hit Irving's hand.

Kyrie Irving, as the best-looking player in the league today, his playing style is quite similar to Iverson.

As one of the Big Three of the Cavaliers, Irving is currently the second child of the Cavaliers.

His number of shots in the Cavaliers is second only to James.

Irving's ball is elegant and solid. He walked to the Cavaliers' half court with the ball and raised one hand to direct his teammates.

Lin Tian followed James closely, trying not to let James catch the ball.

Fortunately, James is not used to running without the ball, and he didn't mean to organize an offense on the first ball. He just stood on the wing and watched Irving perform.

Irving didn't disappoint James either, with a cross dribble under his crotch, he passed Russell very cleverly.

It was too late for Nance Jr. and Hibbert to make up the defense, and they had already witnessed Irving successfully scored the ball and scored the first point of the game.

The Lakers home fans booed, and the boos were for Russell because, in the eyes of the fans, the defense was terrible.

What they don't know is that Russell has worked hard enough, but his ceiling is here.

Let him defend Irving, the pressure is great!
The Lakers served from the bottom corner. When Lin Tian crossed the middle circle with the ball, James raised his shorts and walked over with open arms.

Although the fans are extremely eager to see 23VS24, Kobe's position is different from James' after all.

Facing James' defense for the first time in his career, just the aura of James' own aura gave Lin Tian a lot of oppression.

He saw focus in James' eyes.

Although James puts the main burden on the offensive end now, when he focuses on defense, his defense is even at the dpoy level.

In the first few games of Lin Tian's career, he has crushed James in his rookie period.

James, known as the little emperor, how could he tolerate Lin Tian's high score today?
With the basketball in hand, Lin Tian first gave the ball to Kobe, and Kobe directly passed it back to Lin Tian.

After getting the ball this time, Lin Tian didn't dribble again, but took a small step forward with his right foot, making a tentative step.

Immediately afterwards, his whole body rushed from James' left side to the inside line like an arrow from the string.

Although James had been prepared for a long time, when Lin Tian ran, he was still shocked by Lin Tian's speed!
He has seen someone with such terrifying speed for a long time!
At this time, even if James wanted to chase him, he had no way to separate himself, so he could only watch Lin Tian rush to the inside line like a gust of wind!
Love was stuck on the weak side by Nance Jr. and couldn't make up defense.

The Cavaliers only have "Eight Sage Kings" Thompson in the penalty area!

Recently, coach Tai Lunlu trusted Thompson very much. Seeing Lin Tian rushing in like a tiger descending a mountain, he was not afraid. The moment Lin Tian rushed to the penalty area to take off, he also jumped to cover Lin Tian!

(End of this chapter)