I've been playing in the NBA for three years, and this system is only now showing up?

Chapter 51 The Ticket King? I'll take down the Ticket King!

For Kobe, it was the first time he had the opportunity to disregard winning or losing, his teammates' feelings, and his coach's instructions, and to get the ball and go one-on-one with Jordan.

Then Kobe said the famous line, "Stop your damn pick and roll, I want to go one-on-one with Jordan!"

Jordan was quite satisfied with his younger teammate at the time. In the two months after returning to Chicago, whenever he participated in training, he would always compare everyone on the team with Kobe and then criticize the entire team mercilessly.

Of course, Jordan didn't really think Kobe was that great; he just wanted an excuse to criticize him.

So, would you, Carter, dare to say to Mourning at the All-Star Game, "Stop your damn pick and roll, I want to go one-on-one with Kobe"?

Mourning would probably just elbow Carter in the head, sending Carter to his dreams to face Kobe one-on-one.

Carter's words certainly wouldn't have enraged Kobe, but Kobe was already on the verge of exploding.

With Jackson remaining silent, Lin Ze surrendering voluntarily, and Kobe having been sidelined with injury for the past month, he's bound to play incredibly wildly tonight, regardless of how well he performs.

The rest depends on whether he scares his opponents to death or his own people to death.

Kobe ignored Carter, which made Carter somewhat embarrassed. Just as Lin Ze was considering whether to go up and say something to ease the awkwardness, the whistle blew!

"Beep beep!"

Green and Oakley, two robust young men whose combined age is close to 80, jumped at the same time and then engaged in a thrilling and evenly matched jump ball duel with an extremely low vertical jump that may set a new NBA record.

Green's slightly longer wingspan gave him the upper hand, earning the team their first offensive opportunity of the night.

Kobe immediately took the ball, and after arriving at the frontcourt, he used two consecutive crossovers at the high post to shake off Christie. Then, he quickly dribbled to the edge of the three-second zone and suddenly stopped and pulled up!

With a floater, Kobe sent the ball into the basket with his left hand.

Then, just as Carter crossed half-court, Kobe rushed toward him at top speed.

Press defense!

He wants to increase the intensity for Carter as well.

This All-Star vote leader, who had never played in the playoffs, was as green as a rookie in front of Kobe and couldn't adapt to the sudden intensity at all.

In the first possession, he was so relentlessly attacked by Kobe's defense that he couldn't even get the ball. The final shot was taken by Davis, but Davis was a pure role player, and under Lin Ze's interference defense, his hook shot bounced off the rim and missed.

After grabbing the defensive rebound, Kobe accelerated and drove straight to the basket, overcoming Christie's defense. He took a step up, grabbed the ball with his left hand, and slammed it into the hoop!

The following games were basically Kobe's personal show.

Whether it was the fancy one-on-one attacks against Christie's defense or the suffocating pressure defense against Carter, the Raptors were powerless and suffered serious blows time and time again.

In the first quarter, the league's newly crowned number one vote-getter, Vince Carter, only made 1 of 5 shots and scored just 4 points, while his opponent, Kobe Bryant, made 7 of 11 shots, including 2 of 2 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 20 points in the quarter!

This was Kobe's first 20+ point quarter in his career, and tonight is destined to be an unforgettable night in Kobe's career!

Apart from Kobe, the other Lakers players became his foils in the first quarter, just spectators watching his performance.

Fortunately, the results are good.

28: 17!

The Lakers led the Raptors by as many as 11 points in the first quarter.

Then, with four minutes left in the second quarter, when the Raptors had narrowed the gap to eight points, Jackson waved his hand and Kobe Bryant returned to the court!

After Kobe came on, he wanted to go one-on-one, but the Raptors seemed to have awakened some incredible memory or the wheel of destiny had started to turn.

Head coach Butch Carter suddenly realized that if Kobe was allowed to keep throwing things like that, something bad might happen.

So the Raptors started double-teaming.

They replaced Oakley with McGrady, and started having McGrady and Christie double-team Kobe at any time.

Aside from his stubbornness, Kobe's abilities today are far from his peak, which led to his rather poor performance in the second quarter.

The dominance of the first quarter has vanished, replaced by repeated forced shots that miss after being double-teamed.

Kobe only made 2 of 8 shots in this quarter, with no 3-pointers or free throws. His poor performance directly caused the Lakers to give up all the advantage they had built up in the first quarter.

48: 48!

At the end of the first half, the Raptors rallied and tied the score.

During halftime, Jackson seemed completely unconcerned.

Kobe is the kind of guy who knows exactly how to deal with people.

You can't persuade him; the more you try to persuade him, the more enthusiastic he becomes.

So the best way is to ignore him.

"It's okay, just play like this, it's fine. I saw a lot of positive things in the first half."

"Since Shaq isn't here, the main thing is for everyone to find their rhythm and play comfortably and happily."

"It's okay if we lose a few games when Shaq isn't here. Everyone relax. After all, we're missing the number one MVP! Losing is normal."

"So it's okay, everyone, don't put on airs!"

Normally, no coach would say that it's okay to lose when the score is tied between two teams.

But Jackson wasn't a normal coach, and Kobe wasn't a proper player either.

Everyone in the locker room knew what Jackson meant, except for Kobe.

Almost everyone was looking at Kobe, but Kobe was looking down at his knees.

In the second half, the two sides switched sides and started the game.

On the first offensive possession, Kobe again took possession of the ball and faced off against Christie at the high post. This time, as soon as he received the ball, Alvin Williams rushed towards him, and a double team was formed!

Kobe didn't rush to pass the ball, but this time it wasn't because he was stubborn; he was waiting.

Lin Ze and Green executed an off-ball screen play under the basket. As Lin Ze sprinted from under the basket to the three-point line, Kobe's pass arrived just in time!

When Lin Ze received the ball, one foot was still inside the three-point line, but he used that foot as a pivot to turn around after receiving the ball and then immediately took a three-point shot!

Oakley, who was almost 40 years old, really couldn't catch up. He was absolutely desperate to catch up, but even so, when Lin Ze made his move, he was still at least 2 meters away from Lin Ze.

It cannot cause any interference at all.

Lin Ze swiftly and decisively hit a three-pointer!

The Lakers have regained the lead.