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January 2008, 1 at 28:19 U.S. time, Staples Center Arena, TNT TV broadcasts Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers, 30vs23, LeBron James vs Kobe Bryant, last season James led the Cleveland Cavaliers The team reached the NBA Finals for the first time, met the San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan, lost 24 to 0 and was swept away, but the young James still made the world full of expectations and talents, so that after the game Duncan gave James Said the classic saying: "The future is yours"

Kobe and James are the two most popular names in the NBA today. Their duel is full of topics. Los Angeles is also an entertainment metropolis. The auditorium is full of guests, stars are shining, actors and actresses, singers and celebrities are full. Under the spotlight of Los Angeles It is impossible to play without pressure. As Kobe said in his previous life, if a player cannot resist the pressure and concentrate on playing, he does not belong to the Lakers.

beep!beep!beep!The opening whistle sounded, James still threw chalk as usual, Kobe hugged his teammates, the Cavaliers started: Mo Williams (pg), Larry Hughes (sg), LeBron James (sf) , Varejao (pf), Big Z (c).

Lakers starting: Fisher (pg), Bryant (sg), Ariza (sf), Odom (pf), Bynum (c).

Big Z and Bynum jumped the ball in the middle circle, Big Z jumped to the ball with his height advantage, and the ball came to Xiao Mo, snap!Snapped!Snapped! , the ball was dribbled through the midfield and passed to James. James was dribbling the ball while observing his teammates. Ariza was preparing to defend James' breakthrough. Blocking Kobe who was defending Hughes, Hughes came out in an instant, James passed the ball sharply, and the ball arrived, whoosh! , Hughes made a mid-range shot, 2:0, and the Cavaliers took the lead.

The Lakers had the ball, Bynum sent the baseline ball to Fisher, and the old fish dribbled smoothly across the half court. At this time, Kobe came up to catch the ball, Hughes came to defend, Kobe dribbled to the free throw line, ignored the defense, and made an emergency stop. Leanback, jumper, picturesque, whoosh!Hollow into the net, 2:2, Kobe returned a goal, the audience applauded thunderously for Kobe, cheer for the Lakers!

The possession of the ball was converted, James quickly caught the ball from the baseline, and quickly dribbled it to the frontcourt. After a change of direction, Ariza went into the penalty area and dunked successfully. 4:2, the Cavaliers led by 2 points.

In the next round, Kobe received the ball, accelerated the dribble across the midfield, and then signaled Bynum to come up for a pick-and-roll. Big Z saw Bynum pick-and-roll and immediately switched to defend Kobe. Kobe walked past Big Z, and Varejao came to defend , Kobe went straight to the basket, saw Odom who was taking advantage of the trend, threw the ball casually, and Odom dunked successfully, 4:4, the Lakers equalized the score, and the audience cheered.

In the previous two seasons, Kobe must have forced a layup, but now he chooses to pass the ball to drive his teammates to score.

In the two seasons of 05-06 and 06-07, Kobe's scoring ability was overwhelming. He scored 81 points against the sky, killed the Mavericks with 62 points in three quarters, and killed the Mavericks with 50+ points in four consecutive games. Kobe understood how to be a real core leader. In 08, Kobe had already passed the age of fighting alone. Regardless of his personal ability, physical skills, and mental state, he had reached the peak state, and he understood how to drive his teammates and lead The team needs its fatal blow at the critical moment.

The two sides come and go, the score has been leading alternately, there is only 1 minute left in the first quarter, the score is 18:20, and the Lakers only lead by one goal.

The Cavaliers had the ball, James served to Xiaomo, and then James quickly went down, ready to run to the frontcourt to catch the ball and hit the Lakers. A retreat was not in time. At this time, Ariza fell to the ground, clutching his right foot. It turned out that Ariza I accidentally fell down while chasing James, beep!The referee stopped the game, and the Lakers team doctor immediately went up to check Ariza's right foot. The team doctor signaled the players to come up. After a while, Wharton and Li Kang stepped forward and took Ariza back to the locker room for further examination.

Li Kang came out of the locker room and returned to the bench. He was about to sit down, "Li, it's your turn to play, come on!" The Zen Master pointed to Li Kang.

"Thank you, coach, I will try my best to defend James." Li Kang replied very calmly

The DJ of the Lakers said loudly: "The player who is playing now is from Huaxia, No. 10, Li Kang, position: small forward (sf)", the audience was in an uproar, who is this, Huaxia boy, come on!After all, it is the home court of the Lakers, and the players of the home team have to cheer on the court.

Li Kang chose to wear the No. 10 jersey because his career started with a 10-day short contract, which is a meaningful number for Li Kang. At this moment, he finally stepped on the NBA court.

Li Kang wore the No. 10 jersey of the Lakers on the court, "Li, take it easy, believe in yourself, come on! It's time to show off your training results." Kobe stepped forward to encourage Li Kang

Li Kang nodded and smiled at Kobe. With 55 seconds left in the first quarter, Varejao of the Cavaliers sent the ball to James. Going to the front, James controlled the ball with his left hand, and confronted Li Kang with his right hand. Li Kang refused to give an inch, and his body was head-to-head. Although the height difference between the two was not much different, the weight difference was too large. Compared with Zhan Huang, Li Kang was thinner and stronger. The difference is too much. After all, James' physical talent is also top-notch in the entire NBA history. There are 8 seconds left in this offensive round. James breaks through with the ball, dribbles in a changed direction, pushes Li Kang to the inside, and Bynum defends. , James forced a jumping layup and caused a foul by Bynum, beep!The referee blows the whistle, the goal is valid and a free throw is added, 2+

At this time, no one blamed Li Kang, and no one on the court could withstand the impact of James. The referee signaled for James to make a free throw. James adjusted his breathing and made an extra free throw. Also complete the substitutions, Farmer replaced the old fish, Walton replaced Odom, Kwame. Brown replaced Bynum.

With the last 21 seconds left in the first quarter, the Lakers had the ball. Walton served to Kobe. Kobe dribbled the ball smoothly for half court. He signaled his teammates to press the time at the top of the arc, and then attacked in the last 10 seconds. After that, with only 8 seconds left, Kobe started a breakthrough, passed Hughes in one step, and James came to help defend, 23vs24, James vs Kobe, the last offense and defense of the first quarter was finally staged.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped! , Kobe's rhythm of holding the ball changed and tried to break through the past. James also understood that Kobe would not pass the ball in the last attack, and was ready to defend with all his strength. At this time, there were only 5 seconds left. Right drifting back jumper, James immediately took off to block the block, almost able to block it, Kobe's fingertips brushed James' arm to complete the shot, whoosh!Goal in, whistle blows!The audience cheered, at 21:22, the Lakers went ahead by 1 point, and the first quarter ended.