I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 115 Those Eyebrows Are Really Thick

After trading away Chris Paul, the Hornets suffered heavy injuries last season and no one was available on offense and defense. After the 1th pick Austin Rivers, the team became younger and ushered in a new situation.

Starting lineup: Austin Rivers, Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, Anthony Davis and Robin Lopez.

The Smoothie King Center, formerly known as the New Orleans Arena, is an indoor arena that was completed in 1999 at a cost of $8400 million.It has been the home court of the Hornets since 2002 and has more than 18500 seats for basketball games, as well as 56 luxury private rooms.In addition to being a competition venue for sports, it is also a venue for concerts and concerts, and sometimes exhibitions.

Since Chris Paul left New Orleans, it has never been so lively as tonight. There are 18500 seats and there are no empty seats. Many fans came to watch the Lakers and Kobe, because Kobe Bryant is about to usher in a personal A very big milestone in his career-he is still 13 points away from becoming the fifth player in NBA history to reach 5 points in total, and he will also be the youngest Mr. 30000 points in history.

After playing the Rockets in the last game, Kobe's career total score has reached 29987 points. If there is no accident in this game, he is likely to be able to complete the feat of a new milestone in the first quarter, because he only needs to score 13 more points That's it.Judging from the offensive state he has shown in these few games, there should be no problem doing this in New Orleans.

Speaking of it, the Lakers are also the old sufferers of the Hornets. They have defeated the Hornets 7 times in a row, and they have won 4 consecutive times as a guest in New Orleans. The last time they lost to the Hornets was March 2010, 3.

Before the game, the Hornets also knew that this game was of great significance to Kobe, but they didn't want the beauty of adults, because they couldn't accept that they were defeated by the same team for the 8th consecutive time.

Coach Williams called on the team to resolutely do a good job of defense. He said, "We must play harder and defend. When we have a strong enough defense, we will get easier offensive opportunities."

He also said through the media, "Tell Kobe, I will make his "milestone" become "mileage sadness."

He even boldly announced his tactics to the outside world, letting Lopez create trouble for Gasol in the interior, Davis was responsible for blasting Jordan Hill, and Aminu, Mason and others were going to put defensive pressure on Kobe. , not allowing him to score easily.Vasquez and Rivers play the role of the team's offensive engine. One of them focuses on offense and the other focuses on defense. This will also make Chu Xiao of the Lakers feel the pressure.

When the Hornets defeated the Bucks in the last game, they adopted such a tactic. As a result, their opponents shot only 38.2% from the field, while their own shooting percentage was as high as 52.4%.

"It seems that the Hornets are going to take the Lakers!" The media have always been watching the excitement. They not only reported the news of Kobe's upcoming milestone before the game, but also carried out the strategy of how the Hornets planned to attack the Lakers. A large number of disclosures naturally aroused wider attention.

News is the icing on the cake.The media also sniffed out another news point: 3 rookies started a game together, they were No. 10 pick Anthony Davis, No. 21 pick Austin Rivers and No. [-] pick Chu Xiao.

This is a veritable rookie showdown!

It's just that I don't know whether it's the No. [-] pick who has been unable to realize his talent for a long time, or the son of the famous coach Rivers is obviously overestimated, or the underestimated Chu Xiao continues to prove that he actually has the talent of the top three in the draft. ability.

In short, this game has not yet started and it is already full of highlights.

Because New Orleans is often hit by hurricanes, the floor, exterior walls and roof of the arena have been damaged to varying degrees, which also makes the visiting team's locker room environment not as comfortable as other places, but it is still better than Memphis Too much, at least there are cabinets for changing clothes and hot water for bathing.

The players have long been accustomed to playing too many away games, and they will be at ease when they come.

Taking a shower, taking a shower, warming up, before you know it, you are waiting in the player tunnel to play.

According to the usual practice, Kobe stood at the back of the team and was the last one to play, while Chu Xiao stood a little more forward.But every time he is waiting to play, he always likes to turn back to the boss to ask some technical questions, and he never tires of it.

Kobe is also very happy to answer, and from time to time he will pose in the channel to show the details of the action.

One is willing to learn and the other is willing to teach.

The two of them are like three good students in the class, and they never leave each other when they meet each other.

Gasol, who stood second to last, was very helpless. He always shook his head with a smile at this time, and then simply changed positions with Chu Xiao, and let the two top students go to the back to chat.

Before the game started, the two chatted again in the back, and suddenly a heavy voice shouted, "Boss!"

The two turned their heads together, only to see a big man more than 2 meters tall coming from behind. He had a very special appearance. An eyebrow grew from the left eye to the right eye, with almost no fault in the middle, and the growth was gratifying and very thick.

This is Davis, the No. [-] pick nicknamed "Big Eyebrow".

This guy is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 200 kilograms. It is hard to imagine that his previous main position was a defender.His height grew by 25 centimeters in his third year of high school before he switched to playing center forward and power forward.

Before the draft, Davis was already a freshman with a balanced offense and defense. He was especially good at defense. He was outstanding in rebound control and defense at the basket. The best player, and was selected by the Hornets with the No. [-] pick in the draft.

Davis ran forward, hugged Kobe from behind, and said happily, "Boss, I finally see you again!"

"Brat, let go." Kobe smiled and pushed his arm away.

"Hey, why do you call Kobe the boss?" Chu Xiao was a rookie in the same class as him. They had played training games together and sent him many good passes, so they were very familiar with each other.

Chu Xiao once said half-jokingly, "Your eyebrows are too thick, they are not as thick as ordinary people's. Are you going to keep them forever? Do you want to cut them off?"

Davis covered his eyebrows with his hands, pretending to be afraid, "Yes, I will definitely keep it, and I don't plan to shave it. I think, this is me, and the fans like my eyebrows, so I will keep it. on."

Seeing Chu Xiao asking himself, Davis gave him a high-five first, and then replied, "I used to call Boss that way back in the London Olympics, why, you too?"

"So that's it~" Chu Xiao finally remembered that they had a relationship long ago.

The thick-browed brother who has always been called the son of the United States, his excellent physical talent allowed him to be selected as one of the rosters for the 2012 US team to go to the London Olympics without playing in the NBA for a year.

This caused an uproar at the time.

In an interview with reporters, Davis' father talked about his encounter with Lakers star Kobe Bryant during the 2012 Olympics.

He said that when they got there, Bryant came up and said, "Mr. Davis, I'll take your kid, I'll take care of this young man, and I'll keep an eye on him throughout the Olympics. I'll go Wherever he goes."

Kobe did what he said, and Davis went wherever he went.

After that, the relationship between Kobe and Davis heated up. Every time he went to New Orleans to play, Kobe would greet Davis' parents and keep in touch with Davis himself through text messages.

The reason why Kobe did this was not to recruit him, but purely because he recognized this young player.

Davis also respects his character very much, and he is willing to call him the boss.

"Are your parents okay?" Bryant asked.

"Very good. They heard that you are coming to the game. They asked me for a ticket this morning. I guess they have already sat on the sidelines by now." Davis said with a smile.

"Haha, they're obviously here to see you perform." Kobe slapped Davis and said, "Tell me, which game of yours did they miss?"

"Uh...well, they really didn't miss my game..." Davis scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "However, I haven't found the feeling of the game so far, I'm afraid I let them down, hey !"

"Stinky boy!" Kobe slapped him again, "I made you gain weight during the Olympics, but you didn't listen. Look at the current insiders, except for fat people and devil muscular people, which one of you is the best? They How can you realize your talent if you deform when you touch it?"

"this……"

"Don't worry about that, you really need to learn from Chu Xiao." Kobe pointed to Chu Xiao's muscular arms and said, "Not only did he train hard in the summer, he also hired a personal trainer and a nutritionist. , I am trying to gain weight every day, and my performance is getting better and better. If there is no accident, the best rookie of this year will be produced between him and Lillard. I am afraid that you will fall behind..."

"Hey, I didn't want to get the best rookie." Davis stuck out his tongue and said, "If possible, I would like to give the title of No. [-] pick to Chu Xiao, so that I can play with the boss Lah, let him be our opponent."

"I don't want it!" Chu Xiao quickly refused.

"Hey, it's getting more and more out of shape." Kobe shook his head and sighed bitterly.

"Okay, okay, I'm just kidding you guys. Boss, please rest assured, I will definitely work hard to gain weight, let's see how I do next!" Davis put away his cynical look.

"You said it, then I'll wait and see." Kobe shook his hand and bumped his shoulder, but he didn't let go immediately, but took his hand and said, "But before you become stronger, I will It will still blow you up in the evening!"

"Oh, No! Boss..."

"Get out! It's time to enter."

"Okay, then I'll go first, see you later Boss, see you Chu Xiao later!"

"See you later!" Chu Xiao waved his hand.

The visiting team goes first, followed by the home team.

Before the jump ball, Kobe and Chu Xiao hugged Davis again. The audience on the sidelines didn't know that they had just hugged in the player tunnel before, and they had a good chat.

　Well, it's on the shelves, and I will strive for more words in the future.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)