I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 93 From Mutual Explosion to Mutual Hug
Arenas, the prodigal son, has never had a strong desire to attack. He put more energy on assisting his teammates, especially helping Tracy McGrady, who made his debut as a Lakers player, score.

He is physically strong, with a strong and steady dribble. Facing Augustin, he changed direction continuously, and then successfully broke through the defense and entered the interior with a jumping left hand change. He immediately attracted two players to come over to defend. He made an emergency stop and retreated. Make a shooting action, but the shooting is fake, and the pass is real. He saw McGrady's position and sent the ball over.

There was no defender in front of the latter, and this was a one-on-one without any suspense.

McGrady didn't hesitate either. He stretched out his long arms and pulled out directly after receiving the ball.

There was a "clang" sound, probably because he was a little nervous representing the Lakers for the first time, and the shooting position was a little lower, and the iron was hit on the first shot, and by the way, he deceived the cheers prepared by the home team fans in advance.

He himself smiled embarrassedly, obviously he didn't expect that this open shot would fail.

"I guess I'm nervous. I don't have chewing gum. Who has it? Give him one." Kobe, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, had been paying attention to every move of his old friend in his Lakers debut. , Kobe immediately saw the clue from his slightly stiff movements and expressions.

The so-called confidant is like a friend, and what makes Kobe feel most uncomfortable is that McGrady doesn't chew gum anymore.

When McGrady was still in the Rockets, he had three major signs: shining earrings, sleepy eyes and chewing gum.

Tracy McGrady, who chews gum on the court, is very handsome, and his dry shots have been superb. Few people in the league can stop him.Most of the balls were thrown while chewing gum.

"I have it here!" Warcraft Howard, who was on a truce with injuries, took out a piece from his pocket and handed it to Kobe.

After Kobe got it, he threw it to McGrady when he returned to defense.When he reached out to catch it, he still had a dazed expression because he didn't know what it was catching. When he found out that it was a piece of chewing gum, he winked and smiled at Kobe, which meant, "Dude, you still understand me!"

McGrady debuted as a Lakers player for the first time. He knew that the fans in Los Angeles were picky. He didn't prepare chewing gum for this game. He wanted to leave an impression of being honest and responsible. As a result, without chewing gum, he felt a little uncomfortable no matter how he shot.

The chewing gum that league players eat is specially made by NBA officials. It is very soft and easy to digest. It will not get stuck in the respiratory tract. McGrady likes chewing not because he is handsome, but because he wants to protect his teeth. The physical confrontation on the field is very fierce. , If you accidentally get an elbow, your teeth will fly out with blood.On the other hand, in order to relieve stress, it can release facial pressure.

The first player in the NBA to chew gum was Air Jordan. He liked to chew gum a few times before making free throws.

There are still many fans who think that the big cheeks of Flash Wade are chewed out of chewing gum, which is of course a joke.

However, chewing gum can also prevent players from accidentally biting their tongues during the game. If they bite their tongues under high-intensity confrontation, the reimbursement is not just as simple as a game.

So NBA officials don't stop players from chewing gum during games.In addition, the basketball court is not full of saliva and phlegm like football greenery. The basketball court is very clean, and chewing gum also plays a role in this aspect, absorbing the saliva produced during exercise and reducing saliva secretion. Take a mouthful of old phlegm anywhere.

However, with the development of the times, many players have now changed to chewing braces. The most famous of them is Curry.

After eating chewing gum, McGrady quickly found the feeling. When attacking again, he first received a pass from the general and broke into the free throw line. Arenas hit a long-range three-pointer with a small cooperation, and finally won a foul and made two free throws.

When he walked to the free throw line, the fans stood up and applauded, which lasted for a minute without stopping.It is not only his recognition, but also the affirmation and encouragement of this veteran.

刚打了半节比赛，麦迪就拿到了7分，帮助球队打出了一波12-5，湖人也借此以48-29领先了19分。

The Zen Master knows that McGrady, Arenas, the former superstars of the emperor, and now the veterans who have become substitutes, will have little energy left after playing for five or six minutes. With new contributions, he took the initiative to call a timeout, waved his hand, and the starters returned to the field collectively.

Corbett deliberately walked slowly, wanting McGrady to enjoy longer applause and cheers from the fans for his debut, and gave him a big encouraging hug from the sidelines.

The two wore the purple and gold jerseys that symbolized the identity of the Lakers at the same time. One was number 24 and the other was number 3... This is also a hug with cross-century significance. He came up and pressed the shutter in his hand, and there was an endless stream of flashing lights and clicking sounds.

Kobe once said in an interview that McGrady is the strongest opponent in his career, and he can be called the enemy of life.When they were young, these two people exploded with each other, dedicating many wonderful moments to the fans.Even though McGrady's career honors are far behind Kobe's, but in terms of personal ability, he is not cowardly at all. When the two of them explode each other, no one will let the other. You vote for me and I hate you!
Now, from "exploding each other" to "hugging each other", the two who are both friends and rivals have walked for 15 years and spanned a century.

How can this not be moving.

Chu Xiao, who returned to the field, continued to unleash his speed and talent. He kept attacking the enemy's inside line with the ball. He was able to score without hesitation. When encountering pincers, he shared the possession of the ball and assisted each other to score. The point difference was widened to 20 points.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Pacers immediately requested a timeout. After returning from the timeout, they focused on inside tactics. West borrowed his teammates to cover the jumper. Hibbert completed dunks on Jordan Hill twice in succession. Xiao, let him run, and actually narrowed the point difference to 14 points.

Chu Xiao immediately saw the trick, and after attracting the defense, he handed the ball to Kobe. The latter had a lot of opportunities to cut in easily, and even recovered 6 points with a sudden shot. Gasol played on West. At 2+1, Artest also scored two three-pointers in a row.

Although Pacers forward Granger responded with an ultra-long three-pointer and made a 2+1 dunk, the team trailed by 46 points 69-23 at halftime.

Changing sides to fight again, the Pacers gave up attacking Chu Xiao, changed to one-on-one marking, and shrunk the inside line, Chu Xiao made two strong attacks to the basket, and also assisted Kobe to hit a three-pointer, Gasol ushered in an explosion , First blocked West's jumper, and then he sent a dunk. Faced with a 29-point difference, the Pacers had no choice but to suspend again.

After the timeout, George Hill assisted Hibbert to eat pie, but Kobe returned him an unreasonable three-pointer, opening the point difference to 30 points.

The Pacers panicked, playing more and more chaotically, and the defensive end was like air.

Chu Xiao made consecutive shots with penalties, and also assisted Kobe for an alley-oop dunk. At the end of this quarter, he assisted Artest with a long three-pointer.

After three quarters, the Lakers continued to lead by 101 points 73-28.

In the last quarter of the game, the outcome of the game between the two teams has actually completely lost suspense, but the Lakers are still invincible. Chu Xiao counterattacked for a layup, Kobe and Artest made another three-pointer, and Jordan Hill also completed a slam dunk .

The game only lasted more than 3 minutes. The Lakers replaced all the players on the bench. Arenas made a three-pointer. Hit, and attacking the basket one after another, the point difference between the two teams widened. In the end, the Lakers beat the Pacers 136-94 and won 2 consecutive victories.

136 points is also the Lakers' highest score in a single game this season. The Pacers, who were disrupting the situation in the Eastern Conference and calling the shots, suffered a sling and suffered the worst defeat of the season.

In terms of statistics, Chu Xiao of the Lakers scored 32 points and 9 assists. 12 of the 10 points scored in the entire game came from inside.Kobe, who spent more energy on defense, scored 18 rebounds, 6 blocks and 4 steals although he only had 3 points. He successfully locked Paul George in the second and third quarters, allowing the opponent Only scored 13 points.

At the press conference after the game, a reporter asked George, "What does it feel like to be defended by your idol?"

"I can't hold the ball steadily!" As always, he answered concisely.

On the other hand, on the Lakers side, reporters flocked to the interview room, and everyone was most concerned about the feelings of Comey's first teaming up, and recalled the wonderful moments of their mutual explosion, and finally did not forget to ask Zen master, "When can Kobe and Tracy McGrady appear on the court together."

The Zen master said with a smile, "It depends on the opportunity. If there is a suitable opportunity, we will arrange it."

The second focus was Chu Xiao.Since he scored 30+ for the second time this season, he received a lot of attention after the game. Some reporters believe that he, Davis and Lillard are the best rookies so far, and all three are competing for the best of the year The possibility of a rookie, and the opportunity to be selected as an All-Star in the future, and truly become a first-tier star in the league.

"Who would have thought that a rookie with the 21st overall pick would come out so quickly...I don't know how the Celtics will feel when they see his performance? Haha." Kobe seemed to be deliberately creating heat for Chu Xiao Similarly, he teased the deal in front of the media.

"It must be a blood loss. The Celtics not only have green clothes, but now their faces are green, right?"

"Hahaha……"

Finally, the interview came to an end amidst the booing of the media.

Back in the locker room, Kobe was in a good mood and extended an invitation to the whole team, "There are two days off next, and the team has had a lot of personnel changes recently. In order to let you get to know each other as soon as possible and increase the cohesion of the team, I would like to reiterate. The goal of this season is to win the championship, so tomorrow night I will treat the whole team to a big meal."

"Yeah! 2 Everyone cheered immediately. The teammates have never had a meal together. They usually play games except for training. They are a little unfamiliar with each other. And Kobe invited everyone to eat together, which will undoubtedly warm the atmosphere.

He not only invited his teammates, but also asked Tracy, who had returned to work, to inform all the staff to go together.

(End of this chapter)