Chapter 15: The Scoring Machine
"Audience friends, welcome to the T-N-T live broadcast room, I'm commentator Kenny Smith, and the game I bring to you today is a key battle in the Pacific region, with the Phoenix Suns challenging the Los Angeles Lakers away!"
On the TV screen, Kenny Smith began to comment before the game again, Barkley sat on the side, with a complicated expression, and the indifferent expression of the past was swept away, looking a little restrained and helpless.
"The guest of commentator invited for you today is still my old buddy, Charles - Sneaker Devourer - Barkley !!"
Kenny Smith pretended to be pompous and introduced the fat man next to him, and Barkley said hello to the camera helplessly, then lowered his head, pretending to be serious and looking at the pre-game analysis report without speaking.
"There was one thing we had to do before the game started."
Kenny Smith smirked and gestured to the nearby staff, and a young man ran up and handed a brand new sneaker to the commentator's desk.
"Sir Charles, no, Sir Sneaker Devourer~" Kenny Smith smirked: "Come, please show your sneaker swallowing skills, hahahaha......!" ”
"10 rebounds...... 10 rebounds...... DAMN! ”
Barkley reluctantly took the sneakers, muttering as he reached out and patted his head.
"Why didn't I say 20 rebounds at the time? Depend on! ”
Cursing to himself, Barkley brought the sneaker to his mouth, frowned and hesitated for a long time, and at Kenny Smith's urging, he closed his eyes and took a bite.
"Uh-huh-hmm......"
However, the sneaker was apparently made of special materials, and when Barkley bit it, the sneaker was bitten out of a hole. As Barkley chewed widely, he chewed and swallowed part of his sneaker.
"Uh-huh......! It's delicious......! ”
After a few bites, Barkley frowned as if he had discovered a new world, and ate it in spite of Kenny Smith's wild laughter.
"Hahaha......"
Smith was already laughing so hard that he didn't wait until the director reminded him in the headset, so he hurriedly forcibly held back his smile and said: "Sir Charles eats sneakers, sponsored by Whitney Realistic Candy Company, hahahaha......"
On the sidelines, the pre-match comments of the two live treasures are continuing, on the field, the warm-up of the two teams has ended, the lights of the whole stadium are dimmed, the passionate music sounds, and the home DJ shouts loudly, and the players' appearance ceremony begins.
"Get ready to scream! The Los Angeles Lakers, our heroes, are about to play! ”
"Oooh oh !!"
Chen Mu, who was sitting on the sidelines, felt this wonderful and warm atmosphere, and had to sigh that the marketization of the NBA was indeed too successful, and even a simple player could make such a strong sense of ritual when he appeared, which made people's hearts instantly mobilized.
If it weren't for the Suns players, but as an ordinary fan to watch the game, Chen Mu probably wouldn't have involuntarily stood up from his seat and applauded and cheered for the players!
"First of all, the center, from the University of Texas at Austin, 7 feet, number 31, Chris Meme!!"
"Oooh!!"
Amid cheers, the Lakers' bench players lined up in two rows and stood in the corner of the court, and starting center Mime ran out of the tunnel quickly, high-fived his teammates, and stood in the middle of the bench players of the two teams.
"Meme, 26, a real seven-foot man, was called 'the hope of white centers' in the draft, but he never managed to play in the NBA."
Chen Mu recalled his memories of this season in his mind, and self-analyzed: "Good at card positions, rebounds, and blocks, he can average 6.3 rebounds per game, including 2.3 rebounds in the front court, and 1.2 blocks, he is a difficult power player." ”
"But the offensive ability is urgent, the mid-range shot is better than nothing, most of them rely on hard resistance under the basket and secondary offensive scoring, scoring an average of 10.2 points in 26 minutes per game, and the defensive end only needs to squeeze him out of the restricted area."
Having said that, the tall and strong white center is very powerful, and Chen Mu remembers that in NBALIVE2005 game, Mime also has the "palm" icon that is unique to block masters. Fortunately, Chen Mu was not prepared to put too much energy into the offensive end, and he should not be fanned out a few meters away by a big hat from Mime.
"Then there's the power forward, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 6'9", No. 43, Brian Cook!!"
"Cook, 25 years old, although he is a power forward, is a long-range shooter, shooting more than 40% from three-point range, he is a terrible guy."
Chen Mu continued to analyze: "All the basket skills are poor, but they occupy the starting position of the Lakers with a hand of 'catching the ball outside the three-point line around the cover line'. In this game, it is very likely that you will have to play against him many times, so be careful of his long-range ......! ”
As the DJ continued to introduce, the Lakers' other two starters, "Grim Reaper" Smash Parker, and the all-round swingman and "left-handed magician" Lamar Odom appeared one by one.
After the four players appeared, the court suddenly fell a little quiet, and all the Lakers fans were looking forward to the appearance of their greatest hero.
"Finally, please welcome our superheroes with your warmest applause and shouts......"
The DJ's tone was full of incitement, so that the emotions of all the fans were mobilized to the highest point in an instant.
"Shooting guard, from Raul Merrion High School, 6'6", No. 8...... Kobe Bryant !!! ”
"Oooh oh !!"
“KOBE! KOBE! KOBE! KOBE! ”
With a tsunami of cheers from the fans, the league's most terrifying scoring machine finally trotted out of the players' tunnel.
As soon as Kobe Bryant appeared, that kind of powerful aura instantly made Chen Mu look sideways. Not only Chen Mu, but all the players of the Suns team also felt a nervousness for no reason as if they were being grabbed in their hearts.
Especially Ragabel, who is responsible for defending Kobe, frowned even more, kept taking deep breaths, and seemed to be full of anticipation for the upcoming fierce battle, and there was some irrepressible nervousness.
"Kobe Bryant, one of the most terrifying scoring machines in NBA history, mid-range shooting, breaking, dunking, dribbling, rebounding, passing, pull-up, step-back...... All offensive skills in one, an almost unassailable super scoring maniac ...... on the offensive end! ”
Recalling the memory of this season in the original timeline, Chen Mu was most impressed by Kobe Bryant's terror reign of 35 points per game this season.
Although the Lakers had a poor record and were finally eliminated by Chen Mu's current Suns team in the playoffs, Kobe's game in the 05-06 season was definitely the most spectacular scoring performance Chen Mu has experienced since watching the game!
"If everything doesn't change much, Kobe Bryant will score 81 points in a single game against the Raptors in a little ...... a month!"
Chen Mu couldn't help but swallow his saliva, his heart was pounding and beating, as if the strong shock was still in front of him, which he couldn't forget at all.
In addition to Meme and Cook, the Lakers bench also has a number of players such as Turiaf, Kwame Brown, fledgling "Little Shark" Bynum, and Medvidenko. Although there is no problem with the thickness of the inside line, these players are short and tender, and the Lakers' interior strength is generally at the bottom of the league.
After the opening ceremony, the lights came on, everything was ready, and the competition between the "strongest artillery group" and the "strongest individual hero" began!
"Beep!"
The basketball was tossed high, Dior jumped the ball successfully, the Suns won possession, and the game began.
Although he played well in the last game, he became the number one contributor to the team's victory. But D'Antoni did not let Chen Mu start, but told Chen Mu to be ready to play at all times.
"I'll let you play in the middle of the first quarter, remember, you only have one mission after you get on the court......"
Before the game, D'Antoni said to Chen Mu: "Just grab all the damn rebounds for me...... ”
On the court, the Suns and the Lakers went back and forth, and the Suns, who were collectively inaccurate in the last game, began to exert their strength, with Bell, Marion, Dio and others scoring three-pointers one after another, and Nash himself was also far away.
As for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant was unusual, not attacking as soon as he started, but constantly used his scoring threat to attract the Suns' defense to expose flaws, and then passed the ball several times to help his teammates score, and the score was very anxious.
"Beep"
The referee's whistle blew, and the Suns' Marion went out of bounds when he made a steal, and there was a dead ball.
"Chen, you go and replace Dior."
"Good coach!"
Finally waiting for the opportunity to play, Chen Mu jumped up from his seat, walked onto the court in a few steps, and exchanged high-fives with Dior.
"Yo, the Chinese kid is on the field!"
On the commentary bench, Kenny Smith noticed Chen Mu's appearance and quipped to Barkley: "Charles, how many rebounds are you betting on him to get this time??" ”
"Do you think I'm stupid??" Barkley shook his fat head and said, "I won't bet, this kid is a rebounding geek, absolutely." But I know he's definitely not going to score more than 5 points in this game, absolutely! ”
Smith and Barkley began to bet again, but Chen Mu, who was on the court, did not have time to pay attention to this, and was engrossed in standing on the sideline, defending Cook's sideline serve.
Cook made a two-handed pass and the ball was sent to Smash Parker, who dribbled forward and made a tactical gesture.
The Lakers players ran a little, and after the basketball was transmitted several times, it came to Kobe Bryant on the wing.
“KOBE! KOBE! KOBE! ”
As soon as Kobe Bryant got the ball, the audience collectively shouted as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
"Step, step"
Bryant's trademark tentative step gave up some space, and Bale sat down and focused on defending.
"Bang Bang"
Kobe dribbled quickly, dribbled under the crotch like a butterfly several times, and then his body was stunned, and at the moment when Bell was stunned, he suddenly accelerated and rushed over!
"Chen! Supplemental !! ”
Chen Mu was in the position of Cook under the basket, and Nash's shout behind him sounded, Chen Mu hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hands high, like a wall between Kobe and the basket.
However, Kobe Bryant did not mean to slow down at all, took two steps to the edge of the three-second zone, suddenly jumped horizontally, and his body crossed an arc in the air, like a rainbow flying across the right side of Chen Mu, and then a backhand hit into the frame!
"Bang!!"
“WOW!!!”
Kobe Bryant's wonderful solo performance made the audience fall into a frenzy in an instant, everyone was chanting in unison, and the huge waves of sound were layered, making the Suns players a little shaken.
Chen ...... Run! ”
However, Nash was still very calm, took the basketball from Chen Mu, who served from the baseline, shouted to Chen Mu before turning around, and then rushed to the front court at a gallop.
"It's coming......!"
Chen Mu knew that the opportunity for his performance had arrived, so he hurriedly adjusted his mood and strode forward with Nash.
Nash quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, behind him was the hot pursuit of Smash Parker, Nash did not look up at the basket, but grabbed a high throw to hit the board, the basketball bounced on the rebound, and flew out of the basket.
"Drink, ah, ah......!!!"
Behind Nash, Chen Mu was like a flying eagle, stepping down and flying up, his hands raised high, staring at the basketball flying towards him, catching it with both hands, and then violently slamming it into the basket ......!