Reborn in 96, I started by taking charge of the Dallas Mavericks.

After the players' entrance ceremony, both teams entered the field to warm up.

At the same time, the starting lineups for both teams were displayed on the big screen at the stadium.

The Mavericks' starting lineup remains unchanged from before.

The Warriors' starting lineup is:

Center: Todd Fuller, Power Forward: Joe Smith, Small Forward: Chris Mullin, Shooting Guard: Latrell Sprewell, Point Guard: Mark Price.

"Ben, today is your match to make you famous, so you'd better give it your all!"

During the Mavericks' halftime break, as everyone was warming up, Kobe called Ben Wallace and a few others over to his side.

After his transformation, Kobe became increasingly mature and increasingly resembled a team leader.

Completely different from his arrogance and conceit when he first entered the league in his previous life, Kobe is now much more mature and composed, not at all like an 18-year-old.

In this match, Ben Wallace will be matched up against Joe Smith.

If Ben Wallace can contain Joe Smith in this game, it will greatly increase his market value.

"Ben, Joe Smith is in your hands now!"

“And Peja, your mission is also unclear. Don’t underestimate Chris Mullin.”

Hearing Kobe's words, the group nodded seriously: "Don't worry, leave it to us!"

Kobe scored 75 points in the last game, which greatly boosted the team's morale and solidified his position on the team.

This gave him absolute authority within the team, and the others genuinely acknowledged Kobe's status as the team's leader.

It should be noted that when Chen Fang initially intended for Kobe to become the team leader, although the others outwardly had no objections, they still harbored significant resistance deep down.

After all, Kobe was the youngest player on the Mavericks, and there were many players on the team who were older and more experienced than him. So why was he the team leader?

But after the last match, everyone understood.

Kobe's talent was undeniable; not everyone can score 75 points in a single game.

Even someone as great as Michael Jordan couldn't do that.

……

Amid cheers from the crowd, the starting players from both sides entered the field.

The game officially begins!

Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Warriors center Todd Fuller jumped for the ball at center court.

Todd Fuller is 2.11 meters tall, a full 10 centimeters shorter than Zydrunas Ilgauskas, yet he still managed to help the Warriors gain possession of the ball on their first possession during the jump ball.

After receiving the ball, Sprewell quickly dribbled to the Mavericks' half of the court.

Before anyone could react, he pulled up for a mid-range jump shot and finished the attack!

2:0

No one expected that the Warriors would give the Mavericks a rude awakening right from the start.

The Golden State Warriors took an early lead at home!

However, the Mavericks quickly retaliated.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas inbounds the ball from the baseline. Nash receives the ball and dribbles it across half-court, where Kobe Bryant comes up to receive it.

As soon as Kobe received the ball, Sprewell immediately stepped forward and marked him closely.

At the same time, Chris Mullin also joined in, double-teaming Kobe along with Sprewell.

"They're going to double-team us, are they going to start now?"

"It's not surprising. Kobe scored 75 points in the last game. With such a terrifying scoring ability, it's not surprising that the Warriors double-teamed him."

"But this is only the first goal! This is really unreasonable!"

Seeing the Warriors' defensive strategy, CCTV Sports commentator Zhang Weiping shook his head frequently.

It's not wrong to double-team Kobe, but isn't it a bit too much to double-team him at the very beginning of the game?

On the court, Kobe was slightly taken aback when he saw this.

They're going to double-team them already?

However, Kobe remained calm, as this level of double-teaming posed no challenge to him.

Kobe suddenly slapped the ball forward, then turned around and completed a nutmeg.

After getting past two players, Kobe caught up with the ball, jumped up, and launched a drifting three-pointer!

"Uh-huh!!!"

The basketball, like a rainbow, traces a beautiful arc in the air and swirls into the net!

Beautiful dribbling, a brilliant goal!

Kobe showed the Warriors that even with double teams, they still couldn't stop him.

"That shot was completely illogical, but it would have been reasonable if Kobe had taken it!"

"Faced with a double team, Kobe used a nutmeg to outmaneuver Sprewell, and then finished with a difficult drifting three-pointer!"

Inside the CCTV studio, Coach Zhang and Coach Sun were incredibly excited after seeing Kobe's goal.

2:3

The Mavericks lead by 1 point.

On the field, Sprewell looked quite grim.

To have been groined is an utter disgrace!

Anger surged within him, and he immediately signaled to his teammates to serve.

The Warriors switch sides and go on offense.

Sprewell dribbled the ball himself, quickly crossing half-court.

Just past half-court, with 2 meters to go before the three-point line, Sprewell launched a long-range three-pointer.

This completely stunned everyone present.

The NBA in the 90s did not have the same emphasis on three-pointers as it does in later years.

Some coaches even strictly forbid players from shooting three-pointers during regular time of the game, let alone three-pointers from very far away.

The basketball flew straight through the air, heading directly towards the center of the basket.

"Bang!"

The trajectory was straight, but the force was too great, and the basketball hit the rim.

But the next second, the basketball bounced a few times on the rim and fell into the net.

5:3

Lucky ball!

Lucky Ball!

Sprewell responded to Kobe's drifting three-pointer with a lucky shot, taking the lead in the process.

Unfortunately, in the next round, Kobe stepped up again to respond.

Kobe had the ball beyond the three-point line, and the Warriors once again chose to double-team him, except this time it was Joe Smith who double-teamed him.

It seems that the Warriors' defensive strategy against Kobe today was to double-team him relentlessly!

But Kobe isn't afraid of being double-teamed these days!

Looking at the two men in front of him, Kobe remained expressionless. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ben Wallace behind Joe Smith. He first made a fake move as if he was going to force a breakthrough, and then forcefully threw the ball toward the basket.

Ben Wallace, who had been waiting there, leaped high and slammed the ball into the basket for an alley-oop.

5:5

A draw!

Kobe easily broke through the double-team twice, using different methods each time.

Although the score is currently tied, Warriors head coach Adelman is already getting restless.

Based on these two rounds, double-teaming Kobe Bryant was not enough to contain him.

But he can't possibly send three players to defend Kobe.

If he assigns three players to guard Kobe, what about the rest?

2 against 4?

It's important to know that the other four are no pushovers either.

For Adelman, the current situation is like having two bottles of poison in front of him.

One bottle is for defending Kobe one-on-one, letting Kobe kill the game in a one-on-one situation.

The other option is to continue double-teaming, or even triple-teaming, but Kobe can use passing to connect the team and still win the game.

No matter which bottle it is, he always has to choose one.