Chapter 87 Come, let Mr. Ke strike iron!

On February 26, 2013, the Lakers faced the Atlanta Hawks at home after a day off.

The Atlanta Hawks currently have a record of 33 wins and 24 losses, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The Hawks team led by Larry Drew is not weak, with Al Horford, Josh Smith, Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, Devin Harris, Marvin Williams and other famous players on the team.<

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However, Marvin Williams will not play in this game due to injury.

In short, this Hawks team is definitely not comparable to the Lakers' last opponent, the Timberwolves.

Because of the war of words between Phil Jackson and Coach D, and Coach D's "angrily scolding" Kobe for not being able to shoot 47 shots in the game, and asking Kobe to make sure to shoot in the next game.

Therefore, in this game between the Lakers and the Hawks, the focus of attention across the United States is whether Coach D is just talking about it or is he serious.

Do you really have to be so ruthless to lead Kobe with 1,747 points to win? Do you really have no fear at all that Kobe’s high shooting percentage and leading the team to win will damage his prestige in the Lakers and the league?

To be honest, although Kobe was 8-for-31 in the last game, many professionals can see that Kobe's strength has not declined significantly. For a player like Kobe, he will probably be 23-for-33 in the next game.

At that time, how will Coach D and the Lakers step down?

Many people say that after Coach D slapped Phil Jackson in the last game, that's enough, enough is enough. There is no need to gamble one's face and prestige with the future of the Lakers and Phil Jackson.

If Phil Jackson loses, at best he will be embarrassed and ridiculed by the United States.

If Coach D loses, the consequences will be serious.

In short, before this game begins, those who really care about Coach D must hope that Coach D will stop.

And those who hope that Coach D will lead the Lakers to collapse, hope that Coach D will be defeated, and those who hope that Coach D will get out, then they definitely hope that Coach D will continue to be angry with Phil Jackson.

Before the game started, Kobe was under great pressure when he attended the pre-game press conference in the face of crazy questioning from reporters.

Of course he doesn't want Coach D to bring the Lakers down.

He does have a young mentality. Before playing against the Timberwolves, he did have the idea of ​​​​proving his hand, but that was not for Mayfair, it was to prove himself to Coach D.

This season, without the blessing of the golden bracelet given to him by Coach D, he was struggling every game.

This must have been a bit unbearable for him, who was stubborn. Coupled with Mayfair's column and the support from the United States, he jumped on it and wanted to prove himself again.

At that time, he never thought that so many things would happen later.

At that time, he wanted to prove himself against the Timberwolves. If he could prove it, it would be even better, so that the coach could truly understand himself and know how much he had sacrificed for him.

If he can't prove himself, he will just accept his fate and do whatever he did before.

However, he really didn't expect that the coach would actually take the initiative and get angry with Feier.

Now Kobe feels that he is riding a tiger and is in trouble.

Is that really the coach?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

The coach is not like that!

"Bryant, will you take 47 shots in this game against the Hawks?"

"Kobe, will you make 17 shots tonight?",

"Kobe, how do you view your role on the team? Are you destroying the Lakers' chemical reaction and being unable to coexist with the other four guards?"

"Bryant, will the top four defenders fall apart because of you?"

"Bryant, what is your relationship with Howard and Coach D like?"

"Kobe, will you go undercover to lead the Eagles to victory in this game and give Coach D his first defeat in his life?"

"Bryant, I heard that Coach D is going to use you to take the blame for his first defeat. Is this true?"

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At the press conference before the game, Kobe looked ugly the whole time when faced with crazy questions from media reporters.

In the end, he was asked and walked out.

"Bryant!"

Ignoring agent Pelinka's call, Kobe left directly after the press conference.

Seeing Kobe's back at this time, Pelinka behind him sighed.

Is this guy Feier sick?

Bryant is doing well with the Lakers, why do you say Bryant is unhappy?

The same goes for Coach D. This loser, Mayfair, is barking like a dog. Just ignore him. Even if Mayfair’s remarks ruined the chemical reaction of the Lakers, didn’t you already solve it in the last game?

Why create more pressure on Bryant?

During this pre-game press conference, he stayed with Kobe throughout the whole process.

Now the pressure on Kobe seems to be back to the past.

When Kobe was so angry just now, he must have been thinking about the past.

Back then, Kobe worked with OK under Phil Jackson.

His shots were inaccurate and he hit too many irons. Phil Jackson, the media, experts, and celebrities said that he shouldn't hit like this and that he should give the ball to O'Neal.

The shots were accurate and the scores were high. The media and Mayfair said that O'Neal was unhappy and his teammates were unhappy. He should not be able to score so many points by himself if he was asked to pass the ball. Even if he won, the game should not be played like this.
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Even though Kobe used this style of play to win three championships for the Lakers, Mayfair, the media, reporters, experts, celebrities, and even the fans never trusted Kobe.

In the minds of these people, as long as Kobe plays like this, no matter how accurate he is, he will definitely cheat the team in the end.

In the minds of these people, Kobe is not worthy of playing like Jordan.

As long as Kobe plays like Jordan, no matter whether he is accurate or not, Kobe will be laughed at, and the ugly duckling will also want to compete with Jordan.

At that time, everyone was laughing, and O'Neal led everyone to laugh together. As the head coach, Mayfair did nothing, and even... even acquiesced in O'Neal's creation of public opinions that ridiculed Kobe.

As the head coach, Mayfair's acquiescence at that time was to support.

Phil Jackson is even more hateful than O'Neal, just like those teachers who watch their students being bullied.

In order to fight for power with Jerry Buss, Phil Jackson could only support O'Neal because Jerry Buss doted on Kobe.

Maybe Jerry West is still here and everything will be different, but...

It can be said that Kobe’s shadow and tragedy in those years are unimaginable.

He is Kobe's agent and has experienced it all.

He knew that this was the thorn and shadow in Kobe's heart.

Even after Mayfair entered the palace for the second time, he recognized that Kobe could play like Jordan and play Jordan's triangle offense like Jordan.

But this thorn has not been pulled out from Kobe's heart, it has just been hidden.

Once the critical moment comes, this thorn will come out.

Go on the court and play the Trail Blazers.

In the first quarter, Kobe made 2 of 9 shots. In the second quarter, Kobe immediately stopped taking shots, not even once.

This is the shadow caused by that year.

The shadow caused by being ridiculed by teammates, coaches and the world's media.

Even if the ugly duckling that wanted to become a white swan eventually turned into a white swan, the damage caused by being an ugly duckling has not been eliminated.

Kobe is very stubborn.

Kobe is very eager to be recognized by the world, recognizing that he is indeed a white swan who can play like Jordan.

However, he has never received such recognition.

Even though he has won five championships.

The whole world says that he shoots too much, and he will not attack out of anger. The whole world says that he should not pass the ball, and he will attack like crazy out of anger.

Kobe himself has never been so confident. He cannot be confident enough to ignore it all like Jordan.

The way he plays is not chosen by himself, but is dictated by others.

Kobe may not even know it, but he has always been dominated by others.

In the last game against the Timberwolves, Kobe was so fierce, and the media is so mocking now, then follow Kobe's previous playing habits.

He didn't know how to attack in this game against the Eagles. He started passing the ball and getting angry. After the game, he would either continue to be criticized by these people or slap them in the face.

Even if Fei'er entered the palace for the second time, he would not take care of such problems.

Mayfair, who entered the palace for the second time, can no longer control Kobe.
To be continued...