my golden age

Chapter 14 The Comey Showdown
The head-to-head confrontation between Kobe and McGrady has attracted everyone's attention from the beginning.

The score was always tight, and the two sides took the lead alternately, but they were unable to take advantage of it.

In the second quarter of the game, Gao Fei sat on the bench and watched the duel between Kobe and Tracy McGrady in the front row.This time the distance is very close, completely different from what I saw on TV before.

Kobe's hands are relatively small, and he uses his wrist to get stuck on the basketball, holds the ball with one hand, and observes the Rockets' defense.

Yao Ming is also resting at this time, and the center forward on the field is Dikembe Mutombo, nicknamed Uncle Mu.Known for his defense and shot blocking, he is best known for his unknown age and is suspected to be the oldest player in the NBA.

The Lakers center Chris Mim is 213cm tall, a blue-collar player, and has nothing unique.When it comes to the top of the arc, help Kobe cover.

McGrady chased around the screen, took a step slower, and gave him room to shoot.

Kobe made an emergency stop on the left, elegant in the middle distance!

After the ball was scored, there was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Gao Fei looked back, and there was a small area of ​​fans in the audience wearing Lakers jerseys.To his surprise, quite a few people wore size 6.

Phil Jackson laughed and said, "Aren't you happy to see the fans wearing your jersey?"

Gao Fei really enjoyed this feeling and nodded.

"Tracey and Kobe are very skilled in offensive skills. You'd better concentrate on watching and learning a little bit." Phil Jackson has coached many big-name players, and Gao Fei is the most gentle person, and it is very comfortable to guide him.

Goofy looked at the court and saw McGrady holding the ball in both hands, using tentative steps to test Kobe's defense.

He deliberately looked at Kobe's ability value, and his single defense ability reached S+, and he was very good at watching dishes.Withstood McGrady's bottom plate and tried to destroy his shooting rhythm.

McGrady's singles skills are changeable, sideways to avoid confrontation, and suddenly dribble.

Kobe followed closely, but still failed to stop McGrady from jumping.

McGrady's approaching skill is a dry pull jumper. In fact, he relies on bouncing to directly ignore the defensive attack.

Bryant took off after jumping, unable to touch the release point at all.

McGrady will press the wrist when shooting, the arc is low, and the net is hollow!

An even louder cheer erupted at the Toyota Center.

"Do you think Tracy is better or Kobe is better?" Phil Jackson asked Goofy.

"I think the offensive end is evenly matched, and the defensive end is better than Kobe, so I will choose Kobe."

"Since defense is mentioned, here comes your task. I will let you guard Tracy in the fourth quarter, do you have confidence?" Phil Jackson looked at Gao Fei with a smile on his face.

"No problem!" Gao Fei believed that his defensive ability was good, and McGrady was bound to be exhausted in the fourth quarter, so he was fully confident that he could deal with it.

Kobe held the ball in the frontcourt, smiled and said to McGrady: "Tracey, I'm going to go in from the left, come and block me."

McGrady said: "No way." Before he had time to say more, he followed Kobe who bent over and broke through, and moved to the basket together.

Kobe's athletic ability is excellent, ignoring McGrady around him, he took off against Uncle Mu who was defending in the penalty area, confronted in the air, and dunked with one hand!

This dunk was so powerful that the basketball hit the floor like a bullet and rebounded quickly.

The Lakers bench players jumped up at the same time, waving towels, cheering and celebrating the dunk performance.

Americans have a more outgoing personality, and the cheering effect is very strong, and it is easy to mobilize the high-flying emotions.He had seldom been so excited before.

Kobe's dunk aroused Gao Fei's interest in completing a dunk.

McGrady was also ignited, with a rare fighting spirit in his sleepy eyes, chewing gum, and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

Kobe leaned forward with his upper body, with his right forearm against McGrady's back, feeling the center of gravity of the offensive player.

McGrady was determined to hit the ball in response, chose to break through from the left, and accelerated instantly.

Chris Mim has no height and lacks physical talent. Standing in the penalty area, he has completely become a lamb to be slaughtered.

McGrady one-handed buckle!

The atmosphere in the Toyota Center burst instantly.

Gao Fei felt that he was about to be swept onto the court by the sound waves, but he didn't choose to cover his ears and quietly feel the charm of competitive sports.

"The second of the four shooting guards, today's head-to-head confrontation, can be described as beautiful in two words!" The broadcast earphones would block part of the sound waves, but the atmosphere was too warm, and Yu Jia had to raise his voice.

Yang Jian responded: "Kobe and Tracy McGrady are both at a high-spirited age, and they both want to overwhelm each other with their personal abilities. Neither of them held back, and the scene was extremely exciting."

As the two background boards, Uncle Mu and Chris Mim looked at each other and continued to get stuck in the penalty area.

Kobe's competitive spirit was fully stimulated, he made a breakthrough from the right, and made a sudden stop to make a fallback jumper.

This trick is a technique often used by Jordan after three consecutive championships, and it is widely used by defenders.There is no space, and the space is forced to be created by leaning back.

Kobe leaned back in the air, avoided McGrady's defense, and forced a shot.

hit!

Gao Fei stood on the sidelines, unable to put down the towel he was waving.

The Rockets' bench players are similar to the Lakers' bench players, except that they are looking forward to McGrady's performance.

Yao Ming laughed and shouted: "Tracey, respond to him!"

McGrady glanced at his teammates on the bench, smiled slightly, and bent over to play singles with the ball.

Bryant opened his arms, staring into McGrady's eyes, trying to predict his offensive movements.

When the level is similar, the offensive side will always have an advantage over the defensive side.

McGrady dribbles behind his back to find rhythm, steps on the three-point line and pulls up, ignoring the defense's shooting style, which makes no sense.

Kobe tried his best to take off, but still couldn't complete the block.

The basketball slides into the hoop!

McGrady spread his hands at Kobe and retreated to the backcourt.

Gao Fei was very excited to see the stars competing with each other through the TV, and the feeling was even stronger when he saw it up close.Introverted, he rarely becomes active.

Kobe dribbled the ball with his right hand, and with his left hand signaled Chris Mim, who wanted to cover, to back away, bent over to dribble, and looked for the rhythm of the shot.

McGrady has the advantages of height and jumping, keeping a close eye on Kobe and taking all precautions.

Kobe resisted McGrady, advanced to the free throw line, swayed his footsteps, tapped McGrady, and made a jumper with time lag!
Respond again!

Fans in the plaza outside the Toyota Center cheered thunderously.Although Kobe is not a star in this city, his excellent performance allowed them to experience the most direct charm of basketball, so he did not hesitate to cheer.

"The confrontation between Kobe and Tracy is crazy!" ESPN commentator Mike Breen said passionately.

The audience at the Toyota Center was mobilized by the performances of the two top defenders, and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic.

The audience enjoyed watching, but the core players of both sides consumed a lot of energy.

Jeff Van Gundy was the first to call Yao Ming.Immediately afterwards, Gao Fei also came to the technical stage.

The two players played without spoiling the atmosphere, and continued to watch the trump cards of the two sides compete with each other.

The game ball selected by McGrady is more adaptable to the touch and has the upper hand virtually.

Kobe sensed something was wrong when he made a shot and yelled for a rebound.

Gao Fei slipped the baseline and rushed into the penalty area, stole the offensive rebound, and took off on the spot. Feeling Yao's overwhelming defense, he didn't make a shot and passed it to Kobe.

McGrady listened to the audience's "defense" shout, as if he had infinite motivation, and defended himself with all his strength.

Gao Fei ran to the wing, saw Kobe stop the ball, had an idea, and ran to the penalty area without the ball.

(End of this chapter)