I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 143 All-Star Weekend ([-])

During the intermission, Su Yi went to comfort Kobe again, which also made Kobe feel Su Yi's friendliness, and his favorability with Su Yi instantly increased by 10. After all, it is easy to add flowers to the cake, but it is difficult to give charcoal in the snow.

This is the most uncomfortable moment for Kobe. He is under a lot of pressure. Although he has not given up hope of competing for the MVP, he also knows that because of the lack of help from his teammates, it is very slim to win the MVP by himself, at least in terms of statistics. In terms of performance, he is already behind O'Neal and Jordan in an all-round way.

After the start of the second half, Adelman didn't put Kobe on the court. He saw that although Su Yi was defended by Francis, he could still help his teammates by relying on restraint and passing, so he gave Su Yi 2 more minutes.

After 2 minutes in the third quarter, Adelman replaced Su Yi and Jordan together. Jordan's performance today was not bad, and he had already scored 22 points, which was the highest score in the western star team.

Further down is O'Neal's 18 points, but O'Neal still has 10 rebounds. Generally speaking, Jordan and O'Neal are on par, but Jordan feels a little tired. He doesn't have to grab the MVP title. He has already done this. It's much better, and you don't need to exhaust your energy to fight for it.

He worked hard in the first half because he wanted to compare himself with the newly promoted young people. As a result, these young people are still a little edgy, and they need at least a few years of experience before they can become the new leaders of the league.

Kobe seems to have restrained a lot after he came back on the court, at least he didn’t make wild shots like before. Maybe in Kobe’s heart, he was not a wild shot, but he saw an opportunity that others didn’t see. If he didn’t hit it, it was bad luck. , If these difficult shots are scored, it is a good goal and everyone will praise it.

Nowitzki partnered with Kobe for the first time in the second half. When Kobe was blocked from breaking through the basket, he received a pass from Kobe in the middle distance and the Golden Rooster made an independent jumper.

Although there were only 2 seconds left for Kobe to pass the ball, there was some suspicion of throwing the blame, but Nowitzki didn't care. As an inside player who mainly shoots, even if it's only one second, that's still a problem. Chance to score.

Duncan sat on the bench and applauded Nowitzki's offense. He played very little time today, although he is the main power forward of the Western Stars.

But Duncan's interest in today's game was a little low, and he didn't have much desire to attack. He didn't have the idea of ​​competing with Kobe, Jordan and others for the MVP. He played for more than ten minutes and asked Coach Adelman to take a break during the intermission. , He doesn't plan to play anymore, he has no interest, and it doesn't make much sense.

I think this is also a tradition of the Spurs. Even if their players enter the All-Star Game, they are rarely willing to show off. They are always reluctant to participate in performance events like the All-Star Game.

But this does not mean that their strength is poor. On the contrary, after the All-Star Game, when the superstars of other teams have to adjust a few games to get back to their form, their Spurs are triumphant and easily won every game.

After Kobe passed the ball to Nowitzki and made an easy shot, the Eastern Stars had a bit of trouble. Nowitzki attracted Anthony Walker to the mid-range position, and there was only Mutombo and O'Neal in the basket. , but it won't last long, even if he muster up his remaining courage and use all his strength, he will not be able to survive a few hits in the face of O'Neill, the only violent shark in the world.

O'Neal was very excited at the moment. He felt that this year's All-Star MVP was getting closer and closer to him. Michael Jordan finally left the game after he couldn't move, and Kobe, who was able to compete with him, was fierce today.

To be honest, O'Neal still wants to thank Kobe, relying on Kobe's so many strikes today, O'Neal did not miss the offensive rebounds, 10 of his 4 rebounds in the first half were offensive rebounds.

This is also thanks to the fact that he is on the same team as Kobe, and he is more familiar with Kobe's basketball position after hitting the iron.

Just as O'Neal and Mutombo were wrestling, Kobe dribbled the ball and ran towards Iverson. Even though there were two players in front of him, Pierce and Iverson, he still had no scruples to jump back and lean his body After reaching a 45-degree angle, the basketball took advantage of the situation, passed Pierce's block, and made a hollow hit. If it weren't for the slight fluttering of the Nets, people would have thought that the ball was a three-way shot.

Kobe seemed to feel that the long-lost touch had returned, and rubbed his palms excitedly.

"Kobe, you did a good job. Just shoot like this. I know you will get back your touch." Su Yi excitedly waved the towel off the court, and he didn't know how many points he had scored. Some fans would give him the title of Towel Man. After all, Su Yi didn't have much playing time in this game, and most of the time he was watching Kobe strike from the bench.

In the process of retreating, Kobe deliberately went to the sideline to clap his hands with Su Yi.

"Hey, chatter, I knew you would do it." Su Yi casually gave Kobe a nickname, but it seemed that Kobe didn't catch it.

"Su, I heard that there are many fans of yours in Huaxia who will watch this game. I will pass you a few balls after you get on the court. If you don't score, the game may not be in double figures. It will be in you Disgraceful to your comrades."

Kobe's hand felt better, and his mood naturally improved a lot, so he flirted with Su Yi in a very easy-going way.

"Okay, then I'll be more serious in the fourth quarter. However, if I get serious, I will threaten you to win the MVP. Are you really not worried?" Su Yi replied with a smile. It wasn't long before the festival, and he felt that his strength was about to return.

"If you can take away my MVP, it's because I'm not good enough, but I'm not going to end up with these points."

After finishing speaking, Kobe quickly returned to defense. Kobe, who had regained a lot of confidence, also paid attention to defense. After all, it is difficult for a loser to get the MVP.

Seeing the back of Kobe leaving, Su Yi suddenly felt a little embarrassed, Kobe was actually not good at interpersonal communication, not naturally indifferent.

He treats his friends very kindly. As long as you become friends with him, you will know that he is actually very kind, not as domineering on the surface. Many players think that he is not easy to associate with. It is because they have never convinced Kobe, nor Kobe's friend.

But Su Yi is different. Su Yi defeated Kobe in the first game he participated in his rookie season, and even slightly surpassed Kobe in statistics. A feeling of sympathy.

So after Su Yi deliberately let him start today, Kobe has already treated Su Yi as a friend, and even when he was not good at attacking several times, only Su Yi didn't give him face, and kept encouraging himself. Su Yi's impression in Kobe's heart kept increasing.

When dealing with friends, Kobe would naturally not reject others, on the contrary, he hoped that Su Yi could enjoy the glory brought by the All-Star with him.

(End of this chapter)