Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 36 360° Dunk
2004 10 Month 12 Day.

In the NBA04-05 season, the Lakers played against the Sonics in their first preseason game.

The game is held at the Staples Center.

The Lakers fans who have been silent for three months finally ushered in their home team debut.

Although O'Neal's departure this season is definitely unacceptable to Lakers fans, as long as the man is still in the team, they feel that everything is not important.

Zhao Hao, who walked from the player tunnel to the bench, was greeted with countless shouts, which were even more deterrent than the subwoofers of the aunts in the square dance.

It's just that these shouts were not for Zhao Hao.

"Kobe!" "Kobe!" "Kobe!"

Well, Zhao Hao can be regarded as truly seeing the power of the King of Los Angeles this time, and this card is worthy of Kobe.

Tang Shuai walked to the middle of the court and shook hands with Supersonics head coach Nate McMillan. The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, then left happily.

After all, this is just a preseason game, it is not important to any team, and there is no pressure at all.

All teams will choose to focus on the performance of newly joined players in the preseason to prepare for the subsequent regular season rotation.

"Welcome to the NBA preseason!"

The on-site commentator Kenny Smith and the groom Albert excitedly mobilized the audience's emotions, and then took over the starting list handed over by the technical station.

Sonics starting lineup: point guard Luke Crednour, shooting guard Ray Allen, small forward Rashard Lewis, power forward Reggie Evans, center Jerome James

Lakers starting lineup: point guard Atkins, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Butler, power forward Odom, center Chris Mim
"To be honest, I have a hunch that the Sonics will explode this season." Kenny Smith glanced at the Sonics lineup in his hand and said confidently.

"Oh, why do you have such a judgment?

You must know that the Sonics had the worst record in history of 37 wins and 45 losses last season, and there were no major signings this offseason. I don't believe they will have any great breakthroughs. "The groom Albert responded with a smile.

"Of course, I'm not talking nonsense, the Sonics clearly showed their potential last season.

If it weren't for Ray Allen's injury and missing 26 regular season games, they wouldn't have had such a result. You must know that before Ray Allen was injured, they once ranked sixth in the Western Conference. "Kenny Smith said very pertinently.

"Well, I agree with that, Ray Allen is an All-Star, Rashard Lewis has shown his talent and is improving.

If the two can stay healthy this season, I also think they can make the playoffs.

So what about the Lakers? As soon as the groom Alberd changed the subject, he asked a question that all the fans on the scene were concerned about.

"Hey, the Lakers? The Lakers without O'Neal are not eligible for the playoffs at all, so prepare for the first round pick next year. After all, it will be considered a big draft year." Kenny Smith laughed and said.

This passage immediately aroused the boos of the fans at the scene.

Play badly to compete for the first round pick?What joke are you two foolish.

This is the Lakers who only won three consecutive championships two years ago!
These fans at the scene don't know how to analyze the strength of the team, and they don't care what is reasonable or not. They just bite the bullet and support their favorite team.

After all, as die-hard fans of the Lakers, no matter how bad the team is, they will not allow anyone to despise them.

Watching the fans booing all over the sky, Zhao Hao couldn't help but want to hit his head. These two commentators are not shy at all, and they dare to say such a thing at the Lakers' home court.

if change place
Well, there is no need to change places, because Zhao Hao has already noticed that Kobe next to him has eyes like poisonous snakes, staring at the Sonics and the two commentators.

Zhao Hao, who is familiar with Kobe, already had a premonition of what was going to happen next, and he couldn't help but want to pray for the Sonics, especially Ray Allen, who was playing against Kobe.

Sao Nian, you are finished.

The halftime whistle sounded and the referee announced the start of the game.

Mihm and Rohm James mid-court jumper.

For the first time, Mihm, who has been winning many jumps and wins in the team, did not jump to the ball for the first time, which made him a little suspicious that he was not in good shape today.

How did he know that Divac was just too lazy to dance every time, so he couldn't compete with him.

In addition, Rohm James is a giant stadium tower with a height of 215cm. It is not easy to grab a ball with a pair of long arms.

Lucidno got the ball, advanced slowly, and didn't intend to rush to a fast break. After seeing his teammates passed halftime, he handed the ball to Ray Allen, and then pulled it aside.

After all, this is a preseason game, and Lucidno doesn't want to fight hard.

Ray Allen, who received the ball, also had the same idea. The shadow of injury last season can always be buried in his heart, and because of his injured team, he failed to enter the playoffs.

So he has already planned that the most important thing this season is to ensure his health and not get injured.

However, there is one person who doesn't think so!
Kobe looked at Ray Allen with blazing eyes, then waved his hand behind him, signaling everyone not to step forward to double-team, he wanted to fight Ray Allen one-on-one.

This.
Ray Allen held the ball and looked at his teammates standing still. Well, he understood that his teammates also wanted to watch the two heads-up.

Come on.

Ray Allen first lowered his center of gravity and tried to break through to the left after continuous dribbling, but Kobe followed too tightly and did not lose his position at all.

If you follow Ray Allen's previous playing style, at this time, you will call your teammates to step forward to pick and roll to gain room for shots.

But the key is at this moment, he is too embarrassed to pick and roll.

So Ray Allen took a step back and made a gesture of worshiping Buddha. After noticing that Kobe's center of gravity moved up slightly, he walked directly to the inside to break through.

This can't be blamed on Kobe, after all, Ray Allen has won the three-pointer, and it is impossible for anyone to let his three-pointer when facing him.

Ray Allen, who broke through the restricted area, breathed a sigh of relief. Facing Kobe's defense, he was still under pressure. He was also the golden generation of 96, and he knew Kobe's strength very well.

Both the offensive end and the defensive end are powerful, and last season he also took the defense for a while. Among the current guards, Kobe's defense can be regarded as one of the best.

Just when Ray Allen was about to easily score the ball for a layup, Kobe slapped him with a chasing hat.

too fast!
No one thought that Kobe would still chase this ball!

Mihm stood beside the basket and picked up a rebound. Before he knew what happened, he saw that Kobe had already made a fast break and beckoned for the ball.

Well, as a qualified blue-collar that is rebounding, and then ... hand over the ball.

The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air. When Kobe caught the ball, it was not smooth. It was a little big, but he still controlled it.

Turn around 360° and dunk!

The whole stadium boiled instantly. I have to say that Kobe's talent is really scary, and he deserves to be able to win the slam dunk contest.

Just this dunk, I am afraid not many guards in the NBA can do it.

(End of this chapter)