Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 124 Kobe's Arrogance

After signing the contract, Anthony and Andrews were planning to go back to Denver directly, but under Jordan's kind invitation, they stayed at his manor for dinner, and then returned to Denver overnight.

Before leaving, Jordan promised to start designing Anthony's signature sneakers immediately. Such a quick action is enough to show how much he values ​​​​Anthony.

Back in Denver, early the next morning, Anthony rushed to the airport to meet up with the team. Today they will fly to Los Angeles again, but this time the opponent is not the Clippers, but Zijin from the same city. Legion, the Lakers with "F4".

The Lakers, who had just been terminated by the Spurs for three consecutive championships in team history, added "Postman" Malone and "Glove" Payton this season. Although these two future Hall of Famers are old, they still have strength. Together, O'Neal formed a luxurious F4 lineup and made a comeback in the new season. They have achieved a proud record of 13 wins and 3 losses in previous games, suppressing all other strong teams in the West, and aiming at the championship.

For the Nuggets, Diaw has returned to the team. This time it can be said that the team is well-organized, and the challenge to the Lakers, which is obviously stronger than their own, can be said to be the biggest test for the players.

On the plane, the players were still talking and laughing as before, not much has changed, but some nervousness can be seen more or less on their faces.

This tense atmosphere has a lot to do with the reputation of the Lakers in the league. The Lakers and Celtics can be said to be the two most powerful teams in the history of the league. The banner of the championship makes every player of the away team feel admiration, and this will also lead to negative emotions, that is, uncontrollable tension.

The city of Los Angeles has created the name of the Lakers purple and gold, and the Lakers have also achieved the aristocratic atmosphere of the city with one championship after another. Going to the Lakers' home game is like a commoner challenging the nobles. For most players, It is difficult to maintain a sense of normalcy.

But Anthony doesn't feel much. He is different from others. Others think the Lakers are invincible, but he knows that the Lakers are not without weaknesses this season. The contradiction between Kobe and O'Neal, the main core of the team , is its biggest weakness, and this is also the reason why they lost the finals in the end.

Of course, it is difficult for other people to have this kind of awareness. After all, Anthony looks at things from the perspective of someone who has experienced it, which makes him always show a relaxed state.

The plane flew to Los Angeles. Perhaps Anthony's relaxed look came from the heart. The Nuggets players were infected by him, and they were not so nervous.

After arriving in Los Angeles, D'Antoni arranged a simple training in the afternoon. After the players had a simple dinner, this challenge for the No. [-] game in the Western Conference is about to kick off.

Before the game, after Anthony went to the bathroom to clear his intestines, he and Bell were walking to the locker room. At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly walked up to him.

The visitor was about two meters tall, with thick lips, a slightly straight nose, energetic eyes, and a shiny bald head. He was the starting shooting guard of the Lakers, "Peter Pan" Kobe Bryant.

Anthony looked at Kobe, with a hint of excitement on his face. He knew Kobe very well. This shooting guard who was second only to Jordan in history had too much respect for him. Out of politeness, he Take the initiative to say hello: "Hey, Kobe."

Kobe stopped at almost the same time. He seemed to be looking for Anthony, and said, "Your name is Melo, right? I heard that you broke Michael's scoring record in Madison last game?"

Anthony didn't know why Kobe said this suddenly, but he still nodded, after all, there was nothing to hide about it.

Seeing Anthony's actions, Kobe's eyes burned with fighting spirit, pointed at Anthony, and said with arrogance in his tone: "Hey, listen up, kid, Michael's scoring record should be broken by me, not by me. you."

This... Anthony was speechless for a while, and was about to refute something, but Kobe then spoke again.

"Boy, I know that you have been very arrogant since you entered the league, and you often do things that provoke the home fans, but this is my home court, my turf, tonight, I will teach you how, as a rookie, Learn how to keep a low profile."

Listening to Kobe's words, Anthony smiled wryly and shook his head, saying that Kobe is a very competitive person, and these two sentences have fully exposed his character.

Anthony originally smiled helplessly, but it was a completely different feeling in Kobe's eyes. In his opinion, it seemed to be a sneer made in disdain for what he said. He also sneered, and then bumped into Anthony. Go straight to the other end of the passage.

"Melo, Kobe is too arrogant!" Bell, who had never had a chance to speak before, said indignantly as soon as Kobe left and stood beside Anthony.

"It's okay, Kobe is a good player, and his competitive spirit is stronger than anyone else." Anthony just smiled. He knew Kobe better than any other player in the current league, so he naturally wouldn't get angry so easily.

"But he..." Bell wanted to say something else.

Anthony turned his head to look at Bell, the defensive champion who would lock Kobe's throat in the future, and now he was acting more like cowardice and fear.

Kobe?Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in Anthony's head, could this game be used to stimulate the hidden things in Bell's body?

Thinking of the help Bell brought to the Nuggets, Anthony couldn't help laughing, it would definitely be a qualitative transformation.

"Melo...you suddenly laughed...what?" Maybe Anthony laughed a little presumptuously, Bell stood up unconsciously with goosebumps, and asked a little embarrassingly.

"It's nothing, let's go, the game is about to start." Anthony put away his smile and walked quickly towards the locker room.

At this time, the shouts of the live DJ and the cheers of the fans have already been heard outside the passage, and the game is about to start.

Bell looked at Anthony's back and didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd. After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure it out. He shook his head and hurried to keep up.

Not long after returning to the locker room, Anthony and the Nuggets players stood at the entrance of the passageway waiting for the introduction from the DJ. At this time, the DJ had finished introducing the rotation players of the Lakers and began to introduce their starting players.

"Here's Oregon State's 6'4" point guard, 8-time All-Defensive Team selection, and the only player to ever win Defensive Player of the Year as a guard, 'The Mitt' Gary Payton!  …"

"Here's a 6-foot-9 power forward from Louisiana Tech, 11 straight All-NBA selections, two-time MVP, 'The Postman' Moses Malone!  …"

"Here's a 6-foot-6 shooting guard from Lower Merion High, our youngest All-Star, undisputed No. [-] shooting guard in the league, Peter Pan, Kobe... Bryant!!..."

"Finally, a 7-foot-1, 10-time All-Star, 5-time First Team All-NBA, [-]-time Finals MVP, [-]-time All-Star Game MVP from LSU , our powerful big shark, Shaquille...O'Neal!!!..."

The shouts of the on-site DJ became louder and louder each time, and the atmosphere leading the fans on the scene became more and more enthusiastic.

"Champion! Champion!..."

Calls one after another resounded above the entire Staples Arena, and what echoed in the arena was not only the shouts, but also the pride of the fans who belonged to the championship.

This is Zijin's home stadium that has won countless championships!

Anthony's heart was also beating violently uncontrollably at this time. It was a feeling he had never felt before in time travel. Hot blood, only simple, pure blood, nothing else, he My mind has only one goal at this time, defeating the Lakers, defeating Kobe, and proving myself!
"What is our goal?!" At this moment, Cooper walked to the side of the players and started the final mobilization before the game with his voice open.

"Beat the Lakers!..." the players shouted in unison.

"What are we here for today?!" Cooper yelled again.

"Defeat the Lakers!..." The players shouted again, the voices were obviously louder than before.

"Who are we going to defeat?!" Cooper almost roared with his throat open, spitting stars flying in all directions.

"The Lakers!!" The players shouted at the top of their lungs, waving their fists uncontrollably under the excitement.

At this moment, the DJ on the scene began to introduce his Nuggets players. Every time he shouted a name, a Nuggets player rushed out of the player tunnel.

"Beat the Lakers! Go!  …"

Every time a Nuggets player ran out, the other players followed suit, as if they were sworn to kill the enemy.

Anthony stood at the end of the team, feeling the tension and excitement of everyone from the coaching staff to the players.

"Here's the 6-foot-8 small forward from Syracuse University who tied Wilt Chamberlain's rookie scoring record and broke Jordan's road scoring record held by Madison, 'Melon' Carmelo Anthony!  …"

"Beat the Lakers! Go!"

Following the DJ's introduction, Anthony yelled a slogan that belonged to one person, and then rushed out of the player channel suddenly.

The roar of countless people, the tsunami of people, and the silhouettes of people floating around, this is the City of Angels, and this is also the home field of the Purple and Gold Legion.

(End of this chapter)