From today on is the king

Chapter 248 246. Continuous dunks!

The fans at the scene also felt that they were delusional, or did Iverson secretly put on the Eagles jersey?
Not right, Iverson is not that tall!
Kobe pushed forward and defended McGrady. In such a team, McGrady doesn’t need to be the core of the offense. He can spend his energy on defense like when he was playing for Carter. In the 99-00 season, McGrady’s defensive efficiency was better than that of Pippen, especially single defense. Kobe really can't get rid of McGrady.

What Kobe is most liked by coaches is that he is willing to hand over the ball when he has good teammates, and when there is no one on the team, he dares to shoot to the death and still make shots. That's why Popovich said that the biggest regret in his career is not not not having consecutive championships, but not being able to get the opportunity to coach Kobe.

Of course, a certain No. 24 player who scored 23 points on 24 shots in Game [-] of the Finals and paid homage to God occasionally put his head on the iron and put his heart and soul into the great steel industry.

At this time, Kobe was calm, knowing that the crucial fourth quarter was different from the previous three quarters. He handed the ball to Francis. It was still a bit difficult for Payton to fight Iverson. Iverson, who was at his peak defense, was the top ten guard in the best defensive player rankings.

Francis got the ball, Liu Mang took a step back to defend, leaving a huge shot space.

This is it again!

What Francis is most upset about is Liu Mang's defensive attitude that looks down on his shooting. Francis dribbles and accelerates directly to the left. He is not afraid that Liu Mang is faster than him, just hit him!With the power of Francis 86, neither the runaway Carter nor Kobe is his opponent.

In the past, every time Francis met Liu Mang, he would just go on a rampage to clear the way, but this time an unexpected situation happened, and Liu Mang was not knocked away after posting it!Hold on!

Although Liu Mang still failed to interrupt Francis' impact, he put pressure on Francis' body!
"Damn!" Francis was going crazy, how did this rookie improve so much!Every time we encounter it, it is completely different from the previous ones!
The first time Francis met Liu Mang, he was only able to shoot a few three-pointers. Later, he was able to break through with the ball, able to go inside and outside. This time, the defensive end played such an excellent role!
In a moment of carelessness, Francis was pushed near the bottom line by Liu Mang!
Garnett had been waiting steadily from the mid-range of the bottom line for Francis to score the ball or Garnett who made the shot to come up to respond. Francis was just about to pass to Garnett, but Liu Mang's hand was extremely fast!
"Outside Interceptor level 5 trigger."

Liu Mang reacted very quickly and predicted Francis' short-range passing route. The Western team played too small this time!

Liu Mang poked the ball, and Rahim, who was defending Garnett, rushed up to hug the ball.

Steal it!
Iverson and Tracy McGrady get off!

Kobe, Payton, and Francis and Garnett chased after him. Raheem passed a long pass to Iverson, and Iverson received the ball. Thanks to Kobe's agility and quick response, he almost rushed towards the Western half at the same time as Iverson. Although Iverson was fast, Kobe still caught up.

After receiving the ball, Iverson dribbled to the right side of the basket and was forced to stop, but Iverson was not angry, but said with a smile: "Hey, Kobe, back."

Kobe didn't believe it, this must be a deceptive trick learned by this dwarf and that bastard rookie, McGrady just entered the three-point line, there is a ghost behind...

At this time, Iverson threw the ball to the basket in a very irrelevant way in Kobe's eyes. Sure enough, Kobe followed the arc of the ball, and 100% missed the basket. Payton and Garnett who rushed in would definitely grab the rebound...

"boom"

Liu Mang rushed to the free throw line one step ahead of McGrady, Garnett, and Payton, jumped high and pressed the ball into the basket!

75 bounce is not as strong as Iverson's close to 90 bounce, but Liu Mang is tall!Alley-oops look more explosive than Iverson's visual effects!
Seeing Liu Mang complete another dunk, Garnett, Payton, Francis, and Kobe, who have studied Liu Mang the most, are about to blow their heads!
It's fine to imitate Iverson's breakthrough and layup. Originally, both of them are speedy, but this is a completely tall and violent version of Iverson... Or, is this the way Iverson is ten centimeters taller?

Probably!According to Iverson's desperate style of rushing to the inside, if he grows taller, he has to compete with the basket every day to see whether the hand is stronger or the basket is stronger.

Kobe wanted to chase Iverson, there was no way, Payton followed McGrady and there was no way, but Garnett and Francis chased and came back, the main purpose was to stay from the three-point line to the free throw line to prevent Liu Mang from following up. This is the characteristic of the Eagles.

When they were in their respective club teams, they didn’t have Kobe Bryant’s top three defensive perimeter defenses this season. There was no way to limit Jason Terry and Liu Mang’s two-man duo who shot one at a time. But this Western Conference All-Star team has Kobe on it. Kobe defended, but unexpectedly Liu Mang started to slow down a little bit as if he was going to follow up with a three-pointer.

133 to 131!The Eastern team took a two-point lead for the first time in this game!
The only occasional lead before was only 1 point, and it was immediately taken back by the Western team. This is the first time that the Eastern team has a real lead today!
The western troops felt a strong sense of crisis!
One Iverson is enough for them. Last year it was Iverson who made them disgraced and defeated Washington. This time, there is an extra rookie who is as fast as Iverson, has a more explosive style of play, and can shoot three-pointers!
With 7 points in the first quarter, 4 points in the second quarter, 6 points in the third quarter, and 6 points in a row in the fourth quarter, Liu Mang has scored 23 points, surpassing McGrady who scored 20 points to get the highest score in the Eastern Conference!And the audience is second only to Kobe who has scored 27 points!

The big screen was also naughty. After Liu Mang dunked the ball, Kobe wanted to see how the replay made the ball pass. The All-Star game is different from ordinary games. There are also replays of the highlights, but the big screen shows the comparison of the data of the two teams.

Kobe suddenly saw that Liu Mang was about to catch up with him in scoring!
At this time, Kobe remembered the interview he had seen before. There was a new ESPN reporter named Stark, who reported that Liu Mang wanted to win the MVP of the All-Star Game!

Kobe suddenly realized that this rookie was serious!

Some fans noticed that a certain number 5000 player, who did not want to be named, picked up his jersey after selling less than 8 copies of the record, which caused the record company to lose all his money and terminate the contract with him!

There is no shortage of Lakers fans in any city, even Philadelphia, the city that hates the Lakers the most at this stage, and there are fans who came to watch the game from California. After seeing this action, everyone knows that in the Western Conference playoffs in the past two years, the strongest player in the Western Conference playoffs who has worn everything every day is here!
Kobe received Garnett's serve and came to the frontcourt. He only had the basket in his eyes and only scored!
"Ding... Mamba's bite is triggered at level 3, from Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant's ability value has increased to 96."

Kobe faced McGrady with a crotch dribble and pulled up a strong three-pointer!
hit!

Kobe made a strong shot regardless and went straight into the frame!
30 points!
After Kobe scored the goal, he gave Liu Mang a provocative look.

Liu Mang hates this unscientific way of playing. As a defender, he should cooperate with his teammates and pass the ball to assist!
"Ding...Stubborn Level 5 trigger, from Kobe Bryant."

Ah!
Normally, Liu Mang's head hurts when he hears the opponent's skill being triggered, but this time it's different!

This person is Kobe, and only Kobe has such a wonderful skill. The next time the western team attacks, as long as they fall into the position, Kobe will definitely vote!
134 to 133, the Western team once again took the lead by one point.

With Iverson advancing with the ball, the western team's defensive center of gravity no longer knew what to do. With an Iverson holding the ball, a giant version of Iverson, most of the western team's defensive center of gravity had been brought to Liu Mang's side.

Iverson continued to hold the ball. When he came outside the three-point line, he was not as strong as before. He continued to play pick-and-rolls with the inside. Usually, he really couldn’t play with the 76ers. He tried it occasionally and was abused by his opponents.

O'Neal came out to block Kobe for Iverson. Iverson cut in. Kobe bypassed the pick-and-roll and chased after Iverson. Kobe's defense in the runaway state was really active and effective.
McGrady was also very excited to see Kobe, who was like a crazy dog ​​trying to tear his opponents apart. Today is a supporting role, but it doesn't matter if he plays a goal, right?Yes, it's okay!

McGrady bent down and lowered his center of gravity, looking for flaws in Kobe's defense with his half-asleep eyes.

However... there is no flaw!
Interesting!Maddie is even more excited!

"Ding... Tracy McGrady's ability value has increased to 97."

Liu Mang, who was developing wretchedly and was about to have the opportunity to run back and hit the basket, really felt the fright this time.

This is it!Inexplicably and without any reason, McGrady became stronger!

According to the system's explanation, McGrady usually trains hard, but his mentality is not the mentality of being a super giant. He is competitive but not the mentality of defeating opponents as an arrow. Once this mentality is stronger, it will be stronger.

Watching McGrady hit Kobe with a long-range two-pointer, Liu Mang was pleasantly surprised. What surprised him was that McGrady became stronger again. The playoffs seemed to be more difficult. It seemed that McGrady led the Eastern Conference 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs as the eighth.

The good news is that I can develop well, let my teammates attract the opponent's attention first, and then I will seize the opportunity to score like I did just now!

　When checking McGrady's defensive efficiency of the Raptors, I accidentally found out that during the Lakers' third consecutive season at the beginning of the century, Kobe and O'Neal were both top ten defensive players in the 99-00 season, and both were in the top five in 00. O'Neal was the strongest in 00, and Kobe was the third in 02, higher than Mutombo. In 02, only Ben Wallace, Garnett, Kobe, and Mutombo won votes.

　　It is worth mentioning that before 04, Iverson had always been a regular visitor to the top ten of the strongest defensive players rankings, with the highest being fifth.

　　I checked McGrady's 99-00 season, which means he officially had the opportunity to start, and entered the discussion of the best defensive players. It was also the only year. He averaged 30 minutes of playing time per game, and the rounds and defensive contribution value of effective one-on-one defense were higher than that of Pippen who defended the second team in that season.

　　
　
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