The two players in the second half did not focus on their own attacks like they did in the first half. It was probably during halftime that the coach had talked to them about this in the locker room. After all, other players had finally been selected for the Rookie Competition. They could not really be soy sauce for the entire game. No matter how impressive they were, they were just temporary teammates.
It looked like Kobe and Iverson knew that they were already giving everyone face by occupying the ball in the first half of the court. They also focused on creating opportunities for their teammates in the second half.
"Hey, Kobe, I think your coach has talked to you about shooting, right?”Iverson was entangled with Kobe on the side. After the first half of the match, the two of them had a feeling of heroes cherishing each other. They could be considered friends.
"What, still not admitting defeat!" Kobe said with a smile. His eyes were still on Raheem, who was playing from behind inside the paint, ready to receive at any time.
"What makes you think you won against me just now?”Iverson said unwillingly.
"I have 25 points, you only have 21 points!”
"You have one minute more playing time than me!”Iverson replied unhappily.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"Simple. Let's see who can lead the team to win this game. Whoever can win the MVP in the end will win!”Iverson shook his head and ran to receive the ball. Rahim had just hit a jump shot.
"Sure, let's see who's the MVP!" Kobe turned around and ran back to the halfcourt to defend.
The two sides fought even more fiercely, and the scores rose. When there were 40 seconds left in the game, the two sides were tied 120 - 120, and the Western Conference team had the ball.
"Hey, let's stabilize and score this goal!”Kobe controlled the ball and extended his right hand at the top of the arc to make a downward motion, signaling his teammates not to rush and to play steadily.
Just as Iverson saw Kobe's hand gesture and thought he was going to slow down the tempo, he relaxed a little. Kobe suddenly moved. He first moved to the right and tried to break through. Iverson's center of gravity slid to the right, trying to block the breakthrough route.
Kobe immediately made a big change. Iverson's center of gravity was already on one side, but now he forcefully shifted his body to the other side. He could no longer find his center of gravity, and he staggered and almost fell.
Xiao Yang was amused as he watched from the sidelines. He had been hunting wild geese all day long, and today he had finally been pecked by a wild goose. The answer was that it would eat his ankle.
Kobe did not care about Iverson, who was struggling under his feet, and charged toward the paint.
Chubby Dodge Walker instantly caught up. Now was the time to fight with a bayonet, so he naturally could not let Kobe score easily. Kobe did not stop. He used his right foot as a pivot to turn around and pass Walker. They were already in the penalty area. Jump!
Canbi, who was standing in the paint, instantly jumped up to block the ball. However, when Kobe saw Canbi coming over, he immediately retracted his hands and bypassed Canbi's body, passing the ball to Big Ben, who had been standing behind Canbi.
Big Ben received the pass, so there was no need to be polite. With no one defending him, Big Ben easily jumped up and dunked with both hands, easily eating the cake that Kobe fed him.
"Beautiful!" Xiao Yang jumped up and applauded Kobe's wonderful pass. This pass was a bit like the one in the future where Kobe passed three players to Turiaf. Compared to that pass, this one was even more exciting. After all, the first pass had knocked Iverson down. The power of the background was more able to highlight the aggressiveness of the attacker.
Kobe did not return to the half-court to defend after this attack. Instead, he called a few teammates over and signaled for them to prepare for a full-court press. Kobe himself stuck close to Iverson to prevent him from receiving the ball.
"They will definitely give the ball to Alan!”Kobe thought to himself, After all, it was still up to Boss's individual ability at critical times. In these two temporary teams, the boss was Kobe and Iverson.
Sure enough, Camby was looking for Iverson as he stood at the end line. Iverson also kept running, trying to shake off Kobe to catch the ball.
It was almost five seconds before the break. The Eastern team quickly asked for a time-out. There were 26 seconds left. The Eastern team was trailing by two points, 120 to 122. This was also the last time-out for the Eastern team. The rest was up to the players themselves.
After the break, the Western Conference was still in a full-court press. Iverson saw that Kobe was still sticking close to him, so he waved his hand and called Canby and Walker over. He used the elevator door tactic to lock Kobe outside the door after he ran over.
After Iverson shook off Kobe, he quickly waved at Ray Allen, who was serving, and quickly served.
Ray Allen did not dare to delay and quickly threw the ball at Iverson. Just as Iverson was about to catch the ball, a figure in a purple jersey appeared behind him.
It was Kobe! He did not follow behind Iverson to slam into the goal. Instead, he bypassed Camby and the fat monk and went straight around the end line. He caught up with Iverson, who had let down his guard, on the other side of the court. Just as Ray Allen's pass was about to reach Iverson's hand.
Kobe's ghost-like figure appeared behind Iverson and reached out to poke away Ray Allen's pass.
"I'm taking the competition away!" Before Iverson could react, Kobe left without saying a word and ran in the direction of the ball.
Picking up the basketball that was still in the eastern half of the court, Kobe charged toward Canby and Walker, who were still standing in the paint.
Under the attention of tens of thousands of people on the court, Kobe stepped on the free throw line and jumped up. With the defense of Canby and Walker, he was like Zhao Zilong, who was facing tens of thousands of Cao Cao's army alone on Changban Hill.
"Don't even think about it!"
Canby slapped Kobe from the front. Kobe sucked in his stomach in the air and pushed the ball down to avoid Canby's interference. Walker's hand slapped over again.
Kobe dodged to the limit. He actually pulled the bar twice in the air and avoided the fat monk's harassment again.
"Let's go in!" Kobe confidently picked up the basketball in his hand. He leaned back in the air and saw the basketball fall into the basket. Then, he fell to the floor and did a somersault.
With 10 seconds left, the Western Conference led by four points.
The Eastern Conference kicked off to Iverson and forced a miss. The game ended, and the Western Conference won this wonderful game 124 - 120.
"Hey, Aren, I won!”Kobe smiled and hugged Iverson.
"It won't be so easy next time!" Iverson also smiled and patted Kobe's back.
The audience stood up and applauded the two young men who had performed well tonight.
Iverson had 31 points, 5 bouncers, 5 assists, and 4 steals. The statistics were magnificent.
Meanwhile, Kobe scored 36 points, 7 bouncers, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 blocked shot. At the crucial moment, he won the game with one assist and one steal.
With his performance that filled up the data sheet, Kobe won the 1997 Rookie Challenge MVP without a doubt. He did not leave behind any regrets like he did in history.
Xiao Yang was grinning from ear to ear. Damn it, it was worth it. The exposure of An Dema these few days was equivalent to spending tens of millions on advertisements. His own spokesperson had won the slam dunk king and rookie MVP in succession. Haha, Plank was probably holding the sales report and opening the champagne.
，，!!! Let me see the fiercest first order, haha
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