Chapter 3 Making a Move for Kobe
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Although Phil is called "Zen Master", he is not a temperamental person. Even famous paranoiacs like Jordan and Kobe have to surrender in front of him.
If an ordinary player suddenly leaves the field during a game, and then comes back and tells the Zen Master that he wants to return to the field, then go ahead and take it for granted. If he doesn’t press you on the bench until you cry, he will take your last name.
But "Hua Twelve" now holds the identity of "O'Neal". As the head player of the team and a superstar, he still has this status.
Instead of being angry, the Zen master asked with concern:
"Shaq, is everything really okay? If you feel uncomfortable, you don't have to play in this game. You know that for the team, your health is the most important!"
'Hua Twelve' showed a smile and patted the Zen master on the shoulder: "Don't worry Phil, I drank too much water today, I really couldn't hold it in anymore!"
When he said this, the bench burst into laughter.
Zen Master followed suit and took advantage of a dead ball to call a timeout.
Kobe also expressed concern for O'Pang when he came off the court. Now the OK team is still in the honeymoon period of killing everyone. As the younger brother in the team, Kobe still cares about this big brother.
'Hua Twelve' said what he said before again, which naturally aroused laughter again.
Zen Master explained some tactics, and with ‘O’Neal’s basketball memory, it was not difficult for ‘Hua Twelve’ to understand the coach’s intentions and understand them clearly.
After the Zen master finished explaining, he signaled for substitutions, "E.S. Green" came down, "O'Neal" came up.
'Hua Twelve' glanced at 'E.S. Green'. He is a very famous substitute. He has played 1,192 consecutive games in his career, making him the player with the most consecutive appearances in NBA history. This also won him the 'Iron Man' award.
''s nickname.
He played in 1,278 (99.8%) of the 1,281 games he played in his 16-year career, and only missed 3 games, and the 3 missed games all occurred in the second season of his career.
Surprisingly, despite playing such a high-intensity game, he did not suffer any serious injuries in his career. According to rumors, it was related to his thirty-nine years of abstinence, so he was called the "King Kong Child Body" by later generations of mainland fans.
'E.S. Green' had no objection to being substituted just after he came on the field. After all, he knew who was the boss of the team.
What's more, when he was defending at the basket, his ribs were elbowed by Barkley who was going up for a layup. It's still hurting now, so he just came down to rest for a while.
When he heard that O'Neal was about to play, he shouted: "Shaq, beat them up!"
'Hua Twelve' smiled and said: "Don't worry Ace, I will definitely beat up that guy Barkley!"
'E.S. Green' thought that 'O'Neal' saw the scene where 'Barkley' elbowed him, and couldn't help laughing: "Haha, just do it!"
He thought 'O'Neal' was talking about beating the opponent with a basketball, but in fact 'Hua Twelve' meant it literally.
When he was about to go on the court, 'Kobe' quickly came over and grabbed 'Hua Twelve', and whispered: "Shaq, after I come on the field, can you let me play alone with the opponent's rookie guard for a while?"
He said and pointed towards the 'Mosaic' team.
'Hua Twelve' followed Corvo's hand and looked toward the Mosaic team, and saw a familiar but very young figure, and asked in a low voice: "Are you talking about Francis?"
'Kobe' nodded and said: "Yes, I want to teach him a lesson!"
‘Hua Twelve’ is a bit funny. You don’t need to think about it to know that guy ‘Francis’ must have been trash-talking ‘Kobe’.
You said it's not good to criticize anyone, but if you insist on criticizing this bigot, you will be in trouble now.
The current offensive tactics of the Lakers are to launch low singles with 'O'Neal' as the core. O'Neal will not give it to the outside line who cuts when he has no chance, forming a triangle tactics.
The Zen Master just laid out the tactics with this emphasis, so if 'Kobe' wants to hold the ball and focus on attacking, and teach 'Francis' a lesson, he needs 'O'Neal', the team leader, to agree.
Seeing the expectant look in 'Kobe's' eyes, 'Hua Twelve' felt even more amused. If in a few years, Kobe would just take the ball and do it. How could he still have this kind of consciousness of being a younger brother?
If this matter were the original 'O'Neal', although he has a good relationship with Corvo at this stage, he probably would not agree to the other party's request, because in this game O'Neal is holding back his energy to compete with the big dream 'Olajuwon'
'Barkley' is a battle between two super insiders.
But now the person who replaces 'Ao Pang' is 'Hua Twelve'. He has no obsession with dominating the inside. His purpose is just to beat 'Barkley'.
Just as he was about to say yes, something suddenly occurred to his mind. He hugged Corvo and bowed his head:
"I can promise you, but you also have to promise me one thing!"
'Kobe' nodded and agreed without thinking: "Okay, as long as you agree, it's no problem for me to treat you to a big meal for a month!"
The biggest thing for Corvo now is to teach the opposing rookie who dares to challenge him.
'O'Neal' put his arm around 'Kobe''s shoulders and walked to the court, whispering in his ear: "You don't need to treat me to a meal, as long as you promise not to fly in a helicopter in this life!"
"What?"
'Kobe' looked at 'O'Neal' in confusion, and 'Hua Twelve' chuckled and said, "That's it, if you don't agree, forget it!"
'Kobe' knew that the fat man always liked to make fun of himself, so he thought the other party was teasing him again, so he said helplessly: "Shaq, aren't you bored?"
‘Hua Twelve’ raised his eyebrows, leaving no room for discussion.
"Okay, I agree!"
Corvo's strong competitive spirit made him eager to teach Francis a lesson, so he had to deal with the fat man first.
"you swear!"
'Hua Twelve' really likes to watch Corvo play, well, second only to Jordan, Iverson, Tracy McGrady... Well, anyway, I really like to watch him play. It's so picturesque, please help me.
Whether it can avoid that unfortunate fate depends on fate.
"I swear....."
Kobe almost said this through gritted teeth.
"Okay, remember what you said!"
Hua Twelve blinked at him, then took the initiative to run to the sideline to serve, took the basketball from the referee's hand, feinted towards Fisher who ran over to catch the ball, and then passed it directly to Kobe.
As soon as Kobe received the ball, Francis quickly came over. Corvo dribbled the ball behind his back and instantly passed Francis who wanted to cut the ball and took the ball through the midfield.
At this time, Hua Twelve also ran to the low post, and Mosaic team's legendary center Dream Olajuwon also instantly moved over to defend.
According to the Lakers' offensive routine in the past, O'Brien should have reached for the ball from the outside at this time, but he had discussed it with Corvo before, so he just pretended to catch the ball to attract firepower for Corvo.
Corvo was not in a hurry to shoot a three-pointer, but made a gesture to play alone, and then hooked his fingers at Francis who was chasing him, with provocation in his eyes.
Francis had just entered the league, and his physical fitness was superb. He had not experienced any real beatings. When he saw Kobe's provocation, he immediately rushed over and reached for the ball.
Kobe moved at the moment he stretched out his hand, blasting the ball with his right hand, and took a step forward with his right foot to make a breakthrough. Francis quickly stepped back to block his breakthrough route.
But at this time, Corvo pulled the ball with his right hand, handed the ball to his left hand, and attempted to break through to the left. Francis braked suddenly, stopped forcibly, and headed to the left to block Kobe's breakthrough route.
Kobe then blasted the ball with his left hand, and the ball returned to his right hand and broke through to the right again.
Francis' body subconsciously wanted to pursue him to the right, but at this time his foot had been shaken into knots by Kuai Corvo. He felt a pain in his ankle when he moved to the right with a little force. He knew in his heart that it was not good, but his body had already responded.
It's too late to take action.
Francis fell to the ground with a thud, a look of frustration on his face.
At this time, Corvo did not rush into the paint, but ended the attack with a mid-range shot, leaving a cold sentence to Francis:
"Hey, rookie, welcome to the NBA!"
The scene exploded with boos, not just for Kobe but also for the Mosaics' own rookie.
Barkley couldn't stand Kobe's arrogance. He thought it was a bit too much to verbally humiliate him after being knocked down, so he immediately stepped forward to stand up for his younger brother:
"Hey, kid, don't go too far!"
Hua Twelve stood in front of Kobe without hesitation and shouted at Barkley:
"Charles, it's your little brother who can't stand on his own, so stop trying to scare my brother!"
Barkley was not afraid of O'Neal at all, and said coldly: "Shaq, I was just warning that kid not to cause trouble!"
Hua Twelve did not give in at all: "Come at me if you have anything!"
When the two faced off, players from both sides immediately gathered around, and the referee rushed over to warn the two not to cause trouble.
Chapter completed!