basketball boulder

Chapter 43 Tool People Have No Dignity

The Lakers attack.

Just after halftime, Payton saw Kobe reaching for the ball again.

Got it!
I am Gary Toolman Peyton.

It's not enough to give it.

O'Neill, who was on the inside, was fighting for a position with Cato, but suddenly lost his motivation.It seems that Kobe Bryant is going to make crazy shots again tonight.

Kobe caught the ball and stared at Li Lei.

This rookie blocked me just now, and I'm going to blow him up.

This kind of thinking is almost Kobe's instinct, his desire to win is too strong.

Sensing Kobe's gaze, Li Lei was under pressure. The aura of a superstar is not a fabrication, but a real existence.

Just like you get nervous standing next to big people.

Of course, Li Lei still had a trace of excitement and longing in his heart.

Probably because newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!
Bryant put on a three-threat pose and made another false shot.

Li Lei still raised his long arms, not taking off easily.

Snapped!
All of a sudden, Kobe started, and the fake shot was real.

His first step is quick.

But Li Lei concentrated his attention, and immediately moved his feet to block it. Their bodies collided with each other, making the sound of muscular collision.

Li Lei gave enough physical confrontation, and relied on the defense of Nougat to force Kobe to stop.

Kobe didn't stop, but used the position of his shoulders to actively look for Li Lei's waist, and used his upper limbs to forcibly gain space for his shots.

Li Lei was bumped and saw Kobe lift the basketball.

But because Li Lei gave enough physical confrontation, Kobe's movements were not fast enough or coherent enough.

Li Lei has quick eyes and quick hands, and launched a precise steal.

Snapped!
Li Lei stabbed the basketball and Kobe jumped up empty-handed.

The Staples Arena was full of exclamations, and couldn't believe that Kobe was defended twice in a row by a rookie.

Amid the exclamation, Wade grabbed the basketball and dunked the ball with one hand.

boom!
7: 0.

No one thought that the big-bodied Heat had a golden start against the supercarrier Lakers.

Especially the yellow-skinned Li Lei, who was originally the most conspicuous person on the field, but now he is the most dazzling.

This game was broadcast live across the United States, and the ratings were very high. The fans came to see the Lakers F4 super aircraft carrier.

The Heat started with a 7-0 attack wave, which shattered the glasses of all fans.But everyone is also interested.

What does the Lakers mean?
If the Heat beat the strong with the weak, and the Lakers capsized in the gutter, it would be worth bragging about!

The Lakers have the ball, and the toolman continues to dribble forward.

Li Lei returned to defense, but was suddenly pulled away.

"Shark" O'Neal, No.1 in the league at the beginning of the century.

"Little guy, you played well." O'Neill hugged Li Lei's shoulder and whispered.

Li Lei looked puzzled.

I blow up your team, you come to congratulate me?

O'Neal didn't say much, just squatted down and started to tie his shoelaces.

Li Lei could see clearly that O'Neill's shoelaces were not loose.

He untied the shoelace himself, and then tied it again.

During this process, O'Neill's shoulders kept shaking and his face turned red.

Li Lei: This guy is snickering!
Li Lei couldn't help but think of the news that the OK combination had been incompatible for several years in the league.

Of course it's just a rumor.

Besides, Coach Da Fan was also a little confused.

He is happy that his disciples have blown up the Lakers.

But in this case, Phil Jackson on the opposite side was still sitting with his arms folded, as if he was asleep.

You didn't call a timeout, didn't you even give a reminder from the sidelines?
In fact, this is Phil Jackson's coaching style, leaving things on the court to the players themselves.

Li Lei returned to his own half, and Kobe began to ask the tool man for the ball again.

Tool man, ah bah!It was Payton who passed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe made three threats, a false shot, a real sudden shot, a one-step pull back and a fake shot, avoiding Li Lei who was tricked into flying with his back turned, and a jump shot.

The whole set of movements is like flowing clouds and flowing water.

If Li Lei wasn't the one who was tricked into flying, he would definitely give Kobe a thumbs up.

Swish!
Finally in, the Lakers are going to eat.

7: 2.

The Staples Arena was boiling, Kobe's skillful and gorgeous ball, especially the final fadeaway jumper was picturesque.

The Heat attack.

Wade found his defender turned into Kobe.

The veteran Payton made another adjustment, letting Kobe take charge of Wade, and he defended Li Lei.

Li Lei just lay in ambush in the bottom corner, which made the old Payton feel very comfortable.

"Rookie, you will be blown away by Kobe!"

If you are lazy, just be lazy, and your mouth is not idle.

Payton is also a well-known trash talker in the NBA.

"Passing you is like crossing the road in the morning."

This is what Payton said to Hill back then, and it has always been a classic in trash talk.

Li Lei was upset: "Old bird, it's very comfortable to have a teammate as strong as Kobe. Every night, as long as he is a tool man who dribbles through the half court, he can get a ring."

Peyton was furious.

The matter of holding OK's thighs is a stain that cannot be washed away in his and Malone's careers.

"I can win the O'Brien Cup next summer, but you, a rookie, will never taste the finals in your life."

Peyton shot back.

Not to be outdone, Li Lei said, "Whatever it tastes like, I don't like to eat other people's leftovers!"

"what!"

Payton almost went crazy, this rookie's mouth is so poisonous, it's like murder.

"Fake squid!"

Payton pushed on Li Lei.

Drip!

The referee's whistle blew.

Remember Payton for a foul and warn Payton not to mess around again.

In this day and age, physical contact is normal, and the penalty scale is also very large. As long as pushing people does not have serious consequences, it is considered an ordinary foul, or sometimes it is not whistled at all.

Payton's action is too obvious, and the referee is embarrassed if he doesn't blow it.

As soon as the whistle sounded, Odom, Cato, Wade, and Jones all rushed over.

On the Lakers side, only Malone is here to help.

Kobe, O'Neal, and George just watched, indifferent.

I don't know if Kobe, O'Neal, and George didn't treat him as a family, or they thought Malone could handle it all by himself.

In short, both Payton and Malone feel stuffy.

Is it really worth it to ruin a lifetime reputation for a championship ring?
The idea flashed by, but he didn't think much about it.

What's the point of regretting it all?
Go on firmly.

There were no fouls and no free throws, and the Heat continued to attack the round.

Old Payton glared at Li Lei viciously, but stopped talking trash: he already felt the rookie's deep trash talking skills, why bother to humiliate himself?

"Tonight, I am the winner!"

Peyton just said a word.

"Oh, then you have to kneel down and thank O'Neal, Kobe will lead you to win!"

Li Lei thought about it, but didn't say it out loud.

Old Peyton had already been irritated quite a bit, and if he said this again, a fight would be inevitable.

Li Lei didn't come to the NBA to fight, and he was fined for fighting. Li Lei didn't want his meager second-round pick salary to be wasted on it.

"If I had an annual salary of tens of millions."

Li Lei thought: "Definitely throw [-] US dollars in the referee's face first, and then say: hit these first!"

But looking at "Iron Elbow" Ma Long not far away, Li Lei quickly abandoned this idea.

Isn't it a fool with a lot of money to spend money looking for a fight?
(End of this chapter)