Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 121 Kobe's New Nickname
"Bonnie, Liuba, go get busy first. Mitch, this way." Jim pulled Kupchak out of the house, and returned to Jim's office with the three of Jackson who were waiting at the door.

Several people entered the room. Kobe was carrying his schoolbag and a pair of huge earphones around his neck. He grabbed a chair and sat in the corner with his head down.The others also found their own seats to sit down.

"I have to emphasize one thing first. We have no plans to disband the team and start rebuilding in the near future, so you don't have to worry about this issue for the time being. However, if we continue yesterday's performance, we are likely to lose the second game. At that time , things may change." Jim did not sit down, but leaned against his desk, speaking the opening remarks.

"So, I want to know, what is the reason that made our little Mamba a kid who has no teammates in his eyes and only knows how to compete with himself? What is the reason why our big ticket king Kevin became Hello Katie? Who wants to explain to me? Let's start clockwise." Jim looked at Kobe who was sitting on the far left.

"Little Mamba? Are you talking about me?" Kobe looked around, obviously this term could only be named for him. "Well I like the nickname, about the last game, I missed the shot I should have made, and that's how it is."

"Finished? Well, Kevin, it's your turn." Jim turned to Garnett, who was sitting second from the left.

"There is no reason, I will not let Stephen Marbury and Sean Marion continue to be arrogant." Garnett did not explain much.

"Very well, I like your attitude. Let's take a look at these interesting data." Jim pulled out a data sheet and wrote numbers on the whiteboard while explaining.

"Kobe Bryant, played 38 minutes and 26 seconds, took 31 shots, hit 10, scored a game-high 29 points, and had 3 assists, all for Kevin, and passed the threatening ball to Ron once , Ron missed 1 points; gave Chauncey 3, was intercepted by Stephon Marbury, and didn't pass the threatening ball to Ben." Jim tapped his pen on the table, and no one spoke.

"I thought of a celestial body, a black hole. I think this nickname is more appropriate than Mamba." Jim stared at Bryant and said.

"Are you humiliating me?" Kobe put his schoolbag and earphones aside, got up and said angrily.Kupchak got up quickly and walked between him and Jim, ready to prevent a possible conflict.

"I know what you think, because after you get injured, the team is still playing well, you worry that you are no longer indispensable to the team, so you have to prove yourself in this way, right? The last game of the regular season , you scored 44 points, a good performance, and your teammates are willing to help you regain your touch, because they think you are the leader of the team, but you still choose to continue to use this method to repay the trust of your teammates? At the beginning of the season, we had I talked about how to be a leader once, and it seems that you didn't take it seriously, which makes me very disappointed!" Jim raised his head, facing the tall Kobe, and roared without flinching.

What Jim said hit the nail on the head of Kobe.

"Tell me, what was your first thought when you were standing on the court?" Seeing Kobe bowed his head, Jim continued to ask.

"Are we ready to kill our opponent?"

"It's absolutely correct. I hope that in the next game, no, I hope that you will not forget this sentence in the next game." Jim stepped forward and punched Kobe in the chest hard.

"I will not."

Jim turned to Garnett.

"We solved a problem, and then you, Kevin, I know ever since you put on this jersey, people have been comparing you to Shaq. People are going to say, 'This one has a higher salary than Shaq,' Can a high school student who leads a team that has never won the first round help us win a championship?' So, today I saw a different Kevin, a Kevin who played in Shaq's way. Let me see Look, 15 shots total, 7 hits, 12 of them in the paint, 4 of them were face-up drives, and the rest were post-ups on Shawn Marion, which didn't work out well. Listen Kevin, you're a completely different player than Shaq, you don't need to play the way he does, to hell with post dominance, we need you who can do it all."

"But..." Garnett hesitated to speak, looking at Phil Jackson aside.

"This is our next topic. Phil, I know that as a member of the management team, I should not be interfering in the work of the head coach..."

"It's not that you haven't intervened before, I understand what you want to say, leave the rest to me, and leave a little room for the head coach to play freely." Zen master smiled.

"We all know that when we joke, we often tell the truth, so I look forward to the next victory, everyone, I really don't want to see Stephon Marbury in front of the camera. Can you do me a favor Is it?" Jim stretched out his hand and high-fived the four of them one by one.

"Happy to help." It was Garnett who spoke.

The second game of the first round of the playoffs will still be played at the home court of the Lakers.

Before the game, Marbury promised in an interview that the Suns would return home with a 2-0 lead.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, Marbury hit a jumper and the Suns led 2-0.

In the next round, Kobe assisted Billups to hit a three-pointer, and the Lakers took a 3-2 lead.

Since then, the Suns have never led in this game.

Marion, who performed well in the previous game, was completely blocked by Garnett in this game. He only made 16 of 5 shots and only scored 13 points and 8 rebounds, which was half of the previous game.

Without the assistance of Marion, Joe Johnson and Mike Miller could not get any cheap from Kobe and Artest. The only one who can help Marbury is Penny Hardaway on the bench .

Penny, who was no longer as brave as before, tried his best and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, which is already the second highest score of the Suns.

Marbury scored a game-high 32 points, but this was in exchange for a full 35 shots. He also contributed 12 assists and 11 turnovers. Basically all the balls of the Suns have to go through his hands. to deal with.

As for the Lakers, Kobe dropped to 23 shots, hit 12 of them, scored 29 points and 5 assists. While Garnett blocked Marion, he contributed 24 points and 18 rebounds. Lupus scored 15 points and 13 points respectively, showing a stable performance.

The Lakers avenged the Suns 109-86 and tied the total score at 1-1.

"In my impression, Michael Jordan was not beaten so badly by Mario Avery. I think Mr. Stephon Marbury needs to learn about NBA history before speaking, or find his high school teacher Relearn how to use metaphors correctly."

　I wish you all wishes come true, everything goes well, and you will reach the pinnacle of life as soon as possible~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)