"Meng, it's up to you to defend Kobe Bryant in this game." Although Meng Xu has now changed to a playmaker guard, once the Spurs meet an outside super scorer like Kobe, Popovich will still arrange for Meng Xu to defend him. Therefore, in the locker room just now, when assistant coach Mike Budenholzer was arranging tactics, Popovich personally instructed Meng Xu to defend Kobe Bryant in this game, and with Kobe's current state, whether it is Mario Elie or Sean Elliott, they will all be blown up by Kobe without exception.

On the one hand, after the series between the Lakers and the Spurs last season, Kobe Bryant's ability value has entered the ranks of superstars, and at the same time, this season, O'Neal has been preparing for the playoffs in various ways, all kinds of pretending to be dead strokes and rotations, and part of the shooting opportunities that originally belonged to O'Neal were also transferred to Kobe, and after Glen Les was sent away, Kobe became the only core and scorer on the outside of the Lakers. In the 21 games that have been completed this season, Kobe Bryant has scored 30+ in 15 games, 40+ in 5 games, and scored a career-high 51 points against the Warriors on December 6, and Kobe Bryant and Iverson are also the only two stars in the league who average more than 30 points per game.

Especially in these games in O'Neal's absence, in yesterday's back-to-back games between the Lakers and the Rockets, Bryant shot 20-of-26 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, scoring a second-highest 46 points of the season. On December 19, the Lakers played at home against the Heat, Kobe Bryant scored 33 points again, and on December 17, the Lakers played against the Raptors at home, in the matchup between Kobe and Carter, Vince Carter got 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Kobe Bryant shot 14 of 29 and 11 of 11 free throws, scoring 41 points again.

Meng Xu had already heard of Kobe's crazy scoring mode, and he went to consult Anna, and when Anna told Meng Xu that Kobe's current strength value had reached 94, Meng Xu was directly petrified, this kid wouldn't have a system similar to himself, just one summer, Kobe's strength soared from 90 to 94, and he couldn't do it even if he was like himself. And now Kobe Bryant is also looking for his own path to complete the transformation from superstar to supergiant, and according to Kobe's performance this season, Kobe Bryant chose the same path as Iverson, that is, killing, using crazy scoring, and crazy killing, to complete his sublimation. Just like in fantasy, as long as Kobe Bryant completes this last step, then Kobe Bryant will be like a dragon in the sea, and there will be nothing to restrain him. And Kobe Bryant will also become a player at the same level as O'Neal, Duncan, and Iverson.

It can be said that from the moment Kobe Bryant entered the league, Kobe Bryant was very clear about the road he was going to take in the future, this is a player who is determined to surpass Jordan, what he wants to do the most, and what he desires the most, is to use the basketball in his hands to constantly defeat opponents like Jordan.

But Kobe Bryant is not like Jordan, who is the core of the team and the focus of the court as soon as he enters the league. Kobe Bryant first played as a substitute for All-Star guard Eddie Jones for two seasons, and then after the team traded Eddie Jones last year, Kobe Bryant gradually ascended, even so, the Lakers still have Queen Bee Glen Rice, and O'Neal, an omnipotent big fat man, so Kobe has been trying hard to suppress his desire to score on the court. And after Phil Jackson arrived, the championship coach was also very optimistic about Kobe, and even talked to Kobe in person, wanting to transform him into the next Scottie Pippen, although on the surface he had great respect for Phil Jackson, the championship coach who coached Jordan, but in Kobe's heart, he scoffed at Phil Jackson's rhetoric, Pippen? The ghost is willing to be Pippen.

With Kobe Bryant, who broke through the shackles in the series with the Spurs last season, the inner suppression has gradually loosened, and with O'Neal's playing time less and less this season, and even under the deliberate connivance of O'Neal and Phil Jackson, Kobe's inner desire is getting stronger and stronger, and because of this, Kobe's desire to attack the basket is getting stronger and stronger this season, and he wants to prove himself by constantly scoring and proving that he is not weaker than the big fat man in the team. They are no weaker than Iverson and Ray Allen, who entered the league at the same time as themselves.

"Greg, this explosive kid of the Lakers, is too obsessed with offense." As soon as the game started, Mike Budenholzer reminded Popovich that the current situation on the Lakers court is a little chaotic in Mike Budenholzer's opinion, and he doesn't need to use such a powerful weapon as O'Neal, but he just let Kobe Bryant go to singles, and I don't know what the old KFC man on the opposite side thinks. Thinking of this, Mike Budenholzer also looked at Meng Xu, who was defending Kobe, if this guy dared to do this to Kobe, Greg would definitely press him to the bench and even send him away, right?

"Compared to the last game, this little guy has improved again." Seeing Kobe's performance on the court, Popovich was also amazed, Kobe and Maddy, I'm afraid they are the two hottest guards in the league now, plus Carter, Iverson, these four people occupy 4 of the top six spots in the regular season scoring list, David Stern's vision is really vicious. Although he is very surprised by Kobe's current performance, Popovich is not worried at all, but looks at Phil Jackson on the opposite side with some schadenfreude, Kobe's performance is undoubtedly a double-edged sword, hurt others if you use it well, and hurt yourself if you don't use it well, of course, Phil Jackson may not have these worries now, because Kobe's current performance, in Phil Jackson's view, all this is still in his control.

Kobe Bryant is one of the most talented players Phil Jackson has ever coached, so in Phil Jackson's heart he admires Kobe very much, a player who can become Pippen, or even surpass Pippen. Although O'Neal has always been the core of the Lakers' triangle offensive strategy, O'Neal is a huge interior player who is born with a lack of offensive range, so the Lakers' ceiling will never be as high as Jordan's Bulls. So when Kobe Bryant showed strong offensive ability in the series with the Spurs last season, Phil Jackson's first thought was to release Kobe's offensive power, and then build a team with a dual core of O'Neal and Kobe, which would not waste Kobe's offensive talent, but also solve O'Neal's lack of offensive range. With Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, the two superstars, this Lakers team will definitely reach the height of the Bulls back then, or even surpass them.

"Meng, you really disappointed me." When Kobe Bryant faced Meng Xu again, Kobe Bryant slapped the basketball while leaning on Meng Xu sideways, with an expression of hatred that iron is not steel, when Kobe Bryant watched Meng Xu's first game with the Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant regarded Meng Xu as his own kind, but as the season deepened, Meng Xu compared with that game, it was completely like a different person, except for a few occasional games, most of the rest of the games had no desire to attack the basket, full of rebounds and passing for teammates, is really going to Scottie Pippen, for Meng Xu's change, Kobe Bryant is both disappointed and helpless. Similarly, when the game between the Spurs and the Magic, after the duel between Meng Xu and Maddie was hyped, Kobe, who did not admit defeat, was also very much looking forward to a kind of heart-wrenching duel between himself and Meng Xu, but in this game, Meng Xu shrank his head, 3 minutes passed, and he didn't make a single shot.

"Kobe, basketball is not only about scoring, it's a five-person sport, and no matter how strong one person is, he can't beat five people." Although Meng Xu also wants to have a century of competition with Kobe Bryant now, the two of them both cut 50+, and then tomorrow they will become the object of attention of the entire basketball world, and the focus of everyone, but there is really no way, the head coach won't let me brush it, and in his own system, 50+ is not as high as the evaluation given by the two pairs, so it is more practical to brush 3 pairs with peace of mind, and wait until the fourth quarter of the game, in case the Spurs fall behind, and they are standing up, even if they cut a few points in a single quarter, the head coach can't say anything, I can't afford to fall behind, I'm desperately trying to get back to the board, you can replace me.

Kobe Bryant didn't speak, but showed a disdainful expression, saying that he didn't conspire with each other, and after slamming Meng Xu hard, Kobe Bryant directly turned his back and jumped out. Although Meng Xu's defensive judgment is very good and the bounce rate is also very good, every time Kobe Bryant uses this move, Meng Xu basically has no way to block Kobe, and Kobe's state in this game is not normal. So what Meng Xu can do now is to try to make Kobe Bryant shoot in a more difficult posture and score in a more difficult way, no matter how many points Kobe can score in this game, as long as he can limit his shooting rate to less than 40%, then his defense of Kobe Bryant in this game will be successful.

But judging from the current results, Meng Xu is not satisfied, although Meng Xu's defense is already very in place, but Kobe's hand is still very hot, only the first 5 shots, 3 hits.

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