Chapter 239 The change of that man
48 minutes, 1.7 points per minute. In fact, Kobe only played 42 minutes, so he scored 1.9 points per minute. The Lakers came to 122 to 104, and later got behind to get rid of the Toronto Raptors.
With 46 shots, 28 shots, the ball that was moving quickly found the center of the Nets, including 13 shots far away from the three-point line and 7 shots.
For him, the bad thing is that his free throw record ended with 62 consecutive games - 18 of 20 free throws that night.
In the first half, Kobe "just" scored 26 points. What followed was 27 points in the third quarter and 28 points in the fourth quarter. A speeding train, under the action of gravity, roared forward on the steep highway and could not be stopped.
After the game, Ke insisted that it was "a great victory" and "victory is the most important thing". It is unpredictable whether anyone cares about his words. However, his score was unforgettable, far more than his other nights when the raids continued.
That night, Kobe's opponent was not the Raptors, but all the great superstars in history who had never scored 70 points: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Dominic Wilkins, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Shaq O'Neal, Jerry West, Carl Malone, Bob McAdu, Oscar Robertson, Jabbar, George Gervine, Bernard King, etc.
Then, there were Elgin Baylor's 71 points, David Robinson's 71 points, Wilt Chamberlain's 72 points, 73 points, 78 points, 100 points.
These names and numbers are now listed on his name: Kobe Bryant, 81 points.
On January 22, 2006, he was above everything in the basketball world.
Except for Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points.
In 2006, leaving the world besides Chamberlain behind, it can be said that Kobe has reached the peak of his personal skills. In fact, it may also be the peak of his entire NBA's personal abilities.
Kobe's performance was brilliant, which made people ignore the first triple-double in Wei Xia's career.
The milestone of the first triple-double may be less impressive than his joke, "Bryant and I scored 100 points in a joint" sentence.
The atmosphere in the Lakers' locker room was not as warm as imagined.
Everyone knows that they may have witnessed the greatest game of Kobe's career, but no one will throw a bucket of cold water on him.
Wei Xia would say a few sarcastic words.
"I got my first triple-double in my career. Aren't you happy for me?" Wei Xia asked.
Brian Russell said sourly: "Someone also got the second highest score in NBA history. Do you think we are happy for him?"
"Aren't you happy for him? A strong Michael Jordan just scored 69 points in an overtime game," Wei Xia reminded.
"Okay, it's really amazing to look at it." Russell was willing to praise everything that could make Jordan look at less powerfully.
Kobe is back, he is calmer than everyone else.
If it were someone else, 81 points might have to hold a party for several days, but he didn't say anything to encourage him, just sat in his own position to digest the game that had just ended.
Jackson walked in after him, and didn't say much either.
He asked the players to disperse themselves, and Odom made a suggestion - "Today is so special, let's have some fun?" he said.
Wei Xia agreed.
Kobe didn't agree or refuse. He probably wanted to go, but he needed to send his grandmother home. He hadn't seen her for a long time, and the two of them had a lot to say.
Except Kobe, most of the Lakers players accepted Odom's invitation to find so-called fun.
The funny thing is that the nightclubs in Los Angeles were excited to welcome their city heroes, but suddenly they found that there was no man in the hero queue who scored 81 points, and the hospitality was much less. If it weren't for their wealth, they would never have given 100 points of service.
"Lama, eat more candy, but you are on the court tonight, but your soul is lost." Wei Xia finished speaking and put a few pieces of Odom's favorite candy on the table.
Odom had three major preferences in his life, z-jay's songs, candy and women. Yes, basketball couldn't even line up the top three of his favorite things.
Odom laughed. After a while, Wei Xia's teammates all had a woman, but he only had to eat and drink, but he didn't even have to hug her.
"If you feel lonely, I can lend you my shoulders." Cook, who scored 2 points against the Raptors, disgusted Wei Xia fiercely.
Wei Xia politely declined Cook's "good intention".
"You said you're talking all day long, and you're not afraid of Kobe, but you're afraid of stealing fish outside? Are you still a man?" Sprewell hugged and hugged her, obviously putting the matter of supporting her family aside.
Wei Xia couldn't explain this to them.
He had to change the topic. He turned the topic to Kobe. He asked his teammates if he had ever played a more exciting game than tonight.
"What's this? It's just 81 points!"
"Are you sure you want to use 'only' as the suffix of 81 points?"
"This is a bit offensive to the second highest score in a single game in history."
"That's right, old man, have you ever played a more exciting game than this?"
Sprewell immediately told everyone about the history-recorded four-pointer that Larry Johnson scored against the Pacers during his Knicks.
That 31 is indeed wonderful, but the special reason for its location in New York has made that shot more widely circulated. With the power of the New York media, they can always make a poorly exciting winning goal to the top in history.
After Spraywell finished speaking, no one agreed to that game except himself that was more shocking than Kobe's 81 points.
Then everyone's eyes turned to Brian Russell, wondering if he had any stories to share.
Russell has a lot of stories to tell.
I have experienced several of the most classic games in the 1990s.
Jordan's buzzer-beating victory in 1997game1, game5 influenza battle, and 1996game6's last shot were all very exciting. Although the score was not as dazzling as Kobe, the importance of the game, the scale of the stage, and the legendary nature of the game, but he didn't even say any of them. Who would show off his shame?
Everyone made fun of him for a while, and then they stopped worrying.
Finding fun is definitely not a group of people gathering together for fun.
After more than ten minutes, everyone slowly dispersed. Some wanted to change places, some found the flesh and blood to spend the night together, and some wanted to do something that could not be shared with others.
Compared with this group of abnormal people, Odom is the most normal one.
He was surrounded by a beautiful woman, drinking wine by himself. He was obviously a mess but acted happier than the man who scored 81 points.
"Lama, I want to disturb you again," said Wei Xia.
Odom asked, "What's the matter?"
"In the previous game, you told me that Kobe has changed a lot." Wei Xia asked, "What's the specific thing?"
"I'm not sleepy if you say this..."
If Kobe is talking about it, there will be some privacy involved, and Odom has dispelled his flesh and blood.
The changed Kobe in Odom's mouth is very different from the person Wei Xia knew.
More introverted than now, that's for sure.
That year, Kobe had just settled the matter of Eagles with millions of dollars, but his personal image, influence, commercial value, and popularity all fell to the lowest point in his career, and his jersey sales did not rank among the top 50 in the league.
But good things happened. O'Neal, who had been fighting with him for many years, finally got to Miami with fat, and he also received Odom, whom he had known and admired each other many years ago.
However, Kobe did not trust anyone at that time and kept a distance from all his teammates and coaches.
He hopes that the team will invite Duke University’s old K, but Buss did not do it and signed Tang Shuai with the backhand.
Shuai Tang’s tactics made Kobe, who had been fighting for many years of triangular offense, and the team was not well-known and the team was criticized. Kobe complained, and his dissatisfaction with the team, outside the team, and even the coaching staff increased day by day. In less than a season, Shuai Tang took the initiative to resign under pressure, while Kobe spent a fishing season due to injuries and chaos within the team.
At that time, Kobe was simply inhumane and didn't get close to anyone. He had two bodyguards in the away field anytime and anywhere. Anyone who wanted to get close to him had to inform him first and obtain his permission to see him.
With such a strange distance from the team, it would be strange that the Lakers could enter the playoffs.
Kobe Odom's words seem to be far away, but it is actually just a matter of last year.
Wei Xia didn't believe that a few months would make people change dramatically, but he did.
Although Kobe he knew was not easy to get close to, he was generally a good teammate who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside.
The man Odom mentioned is a tyrant who is arbitrary and unhuman, and failure is inevitable.
"Thank you for telling me this, you can continue, I won't disturb you." Wei Xia was about to go home.
"Please help me call that woman back, just say I'm free again, I have a big thing to let her evaluate it." Odom said with a lewd smile.
Why do I have to do this?
However, Wei Xia didn't remember what that woman looked like. In his eyes, the women on the scene were similar. They wore similar styles and sold similar styles.
"It's her."
Wei Xia knew in her heart that she was not her who was with Odom just now, but he didn't want to waste too much time.
"Hey, are you free?"
Chapter completed!