I stole James

Chapter 217 Confronting Kobe

Although affected by the Eagles incident, when Kobe played, Staples fans still gave him the warmest applause and cheers.

After O'Neal traveled eastward, this arena completely became his territory. He became the only boss of the Lakers and began the journey of single-core leading the team to win the championship.

This is not a very easy way to go.

The Lakers' starting lineup today is: point guard Chucky Atkins, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Caron Butler, power forward Lamar Odom, and center Chris Mihm.

The starting lineup of the Cavaliers is still the same, point guard Paul, shooting guard Tony Allen, small forward James, power forward Randolph, and center Z.

Barkley and Kenny Smith also had a discussion on the lineup comparison of the two teams.

Barkley believes that there is no doubt that the current leader of the league, the Cavaliers, has an advantage. The Cavaliers have absolute advantages in the two positions of point guard and small forward. The position of power forward may still be Randolph than Odom Even better, the center big Z is better than Mihm. In this comparison, the Lakers only have an advantage in the position of shooting guard.

Kenny Smith doesn’t think so. He thinks the Cavaliers and the Lakers have only one point of strength. The Cavaliers are James, the Lakers are Kobe, and other positions are comparable. The Cavaliers may be a little bit weaker in Paul. There is a bit of an advantage, but the Lakers can make up for it in other positions, so the key to the outcome of today's game is to see the performance of the top stars of the two teams. Whoever plays better can increase the weight of winning for their respective teams.

The two have their own reasons, and no one can convince the other, and at this time the competition begins.

As soon as Kobe came up, he took the lead and singled out Tony Allen. After breaking through, he stopped for a jumper and scored the ball. The Lakers scored first.

Looking back, Paul feinted past Atkins on the right flank, broke into the free throw line and encountered a help defense, made an emergency stop and dropped a shot, and responded to Kobe.

At the beginning of the game, it seemed to be a bit contrary to what Kenny Smith said. The Cavaliers had Paul stand up and fight with Kobe for scoring. Paul scored 6 points in a row and swept the Cavaliers' first few offensive opportunities.

And Kobe also scored 8 points. The two couldn't be teammates in James' previous life, and they don't seem to have a chance to be teammates in this life, so there is a feeling of falling in love and killing each other?
James was a little dazed watching the two start the match. He passed a ball to Paul again, but this time Paul failed to score. The Lakers' Mihm protected the backcourt rebound and handed it to Kobe. Long made a fast break, evaded Tony Allen's defense in the air, and scored two more points with a super handsome pull-up layup.

The Lakers lead the Cavaliers by 4 points.

Kenny Smith said: "Paul is still a little too young to withstand Kobe's firepower. So far, LeBron has not scored."

Barkley said with a smile, "Isn't it a bit like a competition between two great scorers?"

Kenny Smith nodded, "In this game, many fans definitely want to see the two attack and score high points. After the opening, it seems that LeBron has been fighting on the outside..."

Before he finished speaking, Barkley called out, "Here we come!"

On the court, James made a three-pointer against Caron Butler's defense, and made a steady three-pointer.

Barkley said with a smile, "LeBron's scoring performance seems to be late, but never absent."

Kenny Smith nodded. "The fans want to see this."

The Lakers still gave the ball to Kobe. When Kobe felt so hot, it seemed that there was little chance for others to get the ball and attack.

So when Kobe feels cold, can his teammates get the ball and get valuable shots?

Hehe, before No. 8 transformed into No. 24, this question seems to be a bit too much.

It's more reliable to take action against those trash than to do it yourself.

Kobe backs Tony Allen, Paul steps up to help, and Atkins is open.

Well, leave it blank then.

Kobe turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper, banging, hitting the iron, and finally missed.

James took the rebound, dribbled the ball for a fast break, and scored a one-stop layup.

He scored 5 points in a row, helping the Cavaliers overtake the score.

Lord Gou, who was watching the game with sunglasses on the sidelines, shook his head. He was a little silent today, and he was a little confused. How did the rookie James, whom he didn’t think much of last season, become like this this season? Is it fierce?
It is actually able to rank first in the league in points per game, surpassing Kobe, and the average per game of several other statistics is also ranked in the front position.

How did he do that?Master Dog stretched out his hand and scratched his head, his eyes were hidden under the sunglasses and he aimed at the old man Nicholson next to him.

He found that in this game, Nicholson seldom talked about James, which was completely different from last season. Last season, the old man could always find a reason to belittle James.

Both of them were a little quiet today. They only applauded Kobe when he scored consecutive goals in the opening game, but no one said anything when James scored.

On the contrary, Scarlett saw James scoring consecutive goals and applauded James vigorously. This is a complete confirmation of the fact that she has changed from a Lakers fan to a James fan.

In the first quarter, James made a late effort and scored 16 points in a single quarter, only 19 points less than Kobe's 3 points.

The Cavaliers also led the Lakers by 32 points 26 to 6.

Back in the second quarter, Kobe seemed to be competing with James. He jumped in front of James, shot two points from long distance, and scored.

This ball made Lord Dog let out a long breath, nodded and said softly, "Kobe's ball is really good!"

Nicholson nodded when he heard Master Dog's words, "Ginger is still hotter."

But turning around, James went to the basket with his back to the basket and dunked with both hands, and he returned the favor.

After Kobe dribbled the ball, he rushed to the basket and was double-teamed by the three Cavaliers. He jumped from side to side and hooked the ball.

Looking back, James took the ball on the right wing, took advantage of the space covered by the big Z, and shot a three-pointer, which also hit.

The ball was still in Kobe's hands for the Lakers. He stuck to Tony Allen at the top of the arc, rushed towards the basket diagonally, passed Tony Allen halfway, and reached the basket, facing Lando who moved up to help defend. Husband, take off directly, carry Randolph to shoot.

The goal was missed, but Randolph fouled and Kobe made two free throws.

At this time, the two of them seemed to really have a feeling for Biaoshang.

James had possession of the ball for halftime, and Kobe began to actively ask to defend James. He lowered his center of gravity, and there was a battle flame burning in his eyes.

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