I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 248 Affirmation from Kobe

Bryant challenged Dorsey with his unsharp trash talk.

Dorsey didn't speak a word, and at the moment all his energy was focused on the ball in his hand.

hold the ball,

Fake action,
The center of gravity shakes,

start suddenly,

stop and turn,

Run jumper.

In this attack, he did everything he could, but he never got rid of Kobe's close defense.

The shot was a bit reluctant, and the ball came out with iron. Fortunately, Dayao had a strong sense of follow-up and rushed to make up the ball before Gasol.

After all, the ball was scored. Although Dorsey didn't make it directly, at least it was decent in face.

Kobe stared at Dorsey coldly, the mamba's snake-like eyes flickered with coldness.

When Kobe showed such eyes, on the good side, the opponent's performance has attracted enough attention from him and won his respect; but on the downside, as an opponent, he has to bear the terrifying wrath of the Mamba!

Sure enough, on the next ball, Kobe didn't intend to pass the ball at all, and took the initiative to find Dorsey's defense after dribbling.

Kobe pressed the center of gravity very low, and dribbled the ball to break through from the right side of Dorsey. Dorsey slid and moved sideways, stuck in the position of the inside line. When open, raise your hand to shoot.

Dorsey was shocked, and quickly jumped forward, trying to block Kobe's shot.

Unexpectedly, this was a fake move, Kobe took a big step forward, passed Dorsey's defense, and gliding towards the basket.

Kobe relied on unpredictable rhythm changes and superb footsteps to move past Dorsey completely!
He was not in a hurry to make a shot, but was gliding in mid-air, fully enjoying the thrill of flying in the sky.

However, suddenly he instinctively smelled a hint of danger.

This is his superstar instinct, and it is an ability that has been tempered in the professional arena!He didn't wait any longer and quickly threw the ball to the basket.

As soon as the ball was shot, a big hand came from the side and almost touched the ball!
At the same time, Dorsey's figure appeared in Kobe's side vision, and the two landed from midair at the same time, and the ball went through the basket.

In the eyes of the audience, Kobe scored a beautiful goal again.But Kobe himself was shocked in his heart: he had clearly thrown him away just now, when he took off, he was still shaken by himself and didn't land, why suddenly he took off again and flew over? !

This guy's physical fitness and continuous jumping ability are terrifying!

Dorsey was also shocked: Kobe at the peak is too strong!Simply competing in technology is not enough to watch!You can't foolishly play with the opponent's rhythm, you have to play with your own characteristics.

Dorsey quickly judged the situation and made a decision.Knowing how to be flexible on the court and not digging into the horns is a difficult-to-quantify ability, which is commonly referred to as "ball quotient".

After time travel, Dorsey is a golf quotient player!

In the next attack, he no longer holds the ball, but keeps interspersing and running in the outside team like a butterfly, looking for space.

He played "off the ball"!
Dorsey is one of those rare players who is equally good with and without the ball.

Catch the ball while moving, and then quickly form an attack on the basket. It has strong concealment and can play a surprise effect.

At the beginning, Kobe stared very closely, and Dorsey failed to get out of space several times.However, Dorsey was not in a hurry, and continued to intersperse patiently, running without hesitation.

Because he knew that this was the most reasonable way for him to play. Apart from this move, he had no other good way.

Sure enough, after a few offenses, Kobe's stare became less tight. It's not that his defensive attention has dropped, but that Dorsey's penetration is too flexible, and the range of activities is too large, sometimes inside and outside.For a while on the left and then on the right, if I keep following him, it will definitely mess up my defensive formation.

This gave Dorsey a chance.

In the next attack, Dorsey first inserted into the basket at 45 degrees from outside the right three-point line, and then suddenly pulled down from the basket to the left mid-range position. This time Kobe did not follow closely, and Dorsey received the ball openly.

After getting the ball, Dorsey didn't hesitate for half a second and immediately hit the basket.

As long as Dorsey rushes up, no one can stop him.Walton wanted to block the shot, but Dorsey played extremely hard. The two bodies collided in mid-air and the ball was shot at the same time.

Goal in, whistle blows, 2+1!

On the next attack, this time Dorsey pulled from the left baseline to the right, another gap appeared, and Brooks passed the ball into Dorsey's hands.

Dorsey shot from outside the three-point line, and the ball hit the iron.

The three-pointer is still Dorsey's relative shortcoming and weakness.

However, it doesn't matter, at least Dorsey ran out of open shot opportunities, which shows that he is on the right path.

One minute later, Dorsey once again found a chance to make a shot from outside the three-point line.

Dorsey made a determined three-point jumper, this time the ball flew into the basket.

Dorsey's off-ball play has paid off.

In the defense against Kobe, Dorsey began to give Kobe more confrontation, constantly touching Kobe with his body.This is very similar to Metta World Peace's defensive style.But Dorsey was taller, stronger, faster and more physically fit than Metta Shiping.

Moreover, Kobe's physical fitness has dropped a lot compared to the beginning.After all, he is a 30-year-old veteran, and he fought for half a court with two defensive champions of different styles, Ci Shiping and Battier. As a nail, with the decline in physical fitness, the shooting percentage also began to decline.

At the end of the third quarter, Kobe made several shots in a row and they all hit the iron.

The Rockets also took the opportunity to move back some of the score disadvantages, and the third quarter ended with a score of 83:67.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two sides replaced most of the main players to rest, and Kobe also left the field temporarily, but Adelman still left Dorsey on the field.

This is not only because Dorsey plays well, but also because Dorsey is young and durable, his physical fitness is at the level of livestock, and he is not afraid of hardship or tiredness!

There are not many ways for Dorsey to face Kobe, but he is still handy as a substitute for the Lakers.Neither Vujacic, Walton, or Mbenga could stop Dorsey. Under the leadership of Dorsey, the Rockets played a small climax.

When the score was narrowed to 9 points, the Lakers changed players and replaced the main players led by Kobe.

After a few minutes of rest, Kobe seemed to regain his energy.

After returning to the battle, he used an unreasonable fadeaway jumper and scored two points as soon as he came up.

He declared with practical actions that there is only one king here, and that is him——Kobe Bryant!
But soon, Dorsey also used an empty catch to dunk, and returned the color.

Dorsey's excellent performance stimulated Kobe's competitiveness.

For the remainder of the game, he played "individually," attacking the rim in every possible way, showing the crowd his full range of offensive skills.

Some of these goals were scored, and some were not scored under Dorsey's strict defense.Similarly, Dorsey scored some shots and missed some shots due to Kobe's interference.

Both of them showed their housekeeping skills, and the battle was extremely fierce. At this time, everyone finally discovered that Dorsey is an opponent who can force Kobe to use all his skills, and his performance deserves respect!

Due to too many debts in the early stage, although the Rockets tried their best to catch up, they still failed to achieve a comeback in the end.In the end, at 113:108, I hated the Northwest.

However, it is not easy to be behind by more than 20 points at the most and only 5 points behind in the end.

Especially the other party has a Kobe who is going all out, as if he is on the hook.

It's hard not to think of Tracy McGrady, who is also the "Big Four Shooting Back".

Kobe is like the god of war, but Tracy McGrady is nowhere to be found. It is embarrassing. If Tracy McGrady is here, with a lineup of $2000 million in talent, it might really overwhelm the Lakers...

Alas, just thinking about it makes me cry!

At the end of the game, Kobe walked up to Dorsey and said, "Rookie, you did a great job. I'm really surprised at how fast you've improved!"

Dorsey was even more surprised, as proud as Kobe, he would take the initiative to praise himself!

"However—" Kobe changed the subject, "It's not enough to achieve this level, you have to work harder!"

Dorsey is happy, I can't beat you with the ball, but talk about it, you are just an ordinary player, and I am an All-Star!
"I will seize the time to improve. After all, there is still some time before the playoffs. It doesn't matter if we lose now. We just need to rush to the playoffs and overthrow you!"

(End of this chapter)