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The Lakers treated its three generations of home guards just like Real Madrid treated Raul. They won the championship by giant puzzles, but only West, Magic and Kobe are children of Los Angeles.

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Do you still remember what Kobe Bryant looked like when he won the NBA championship for the first time on June 20, 2000? Lakers No.8, with a busted mushroom head, screamed and jumped on shaquille o'neal like a child who just played 100 at the moment when the final whistle sounded, and received a big hug from his big brother. Then, Kobe got the championship trophy, Shaq got the finals MVP trophy, returned to the locker room, and reveled in champagne. Meanwhile, on figueroa Avenue, countless young people dressed in yellow or purple are screaming, singing, dancing and kissing crazily. By the way, more than 70 police cars have been lit, and the night sky around Staples is as bright as day.

Nine years later, amway arena, Orlando, 365,438+0-year-old Kobe Bryant, like a big brother and an elder, held Fisher in his arms and rubbed his forehead affectionately-although Lao Yu was 4 years older than him by 65,438+04 days. Then, he took the championship trophy-and the finals MVP trophy that he received from bill russell, and went back to the dressing room to drink champagne. At the same time, figueroa Street in Los Angeles is brightly lit, countless young people wearing Lakers jerseys celebrate all night, and many unlucky police cars are burning.

Time is so wonderful. Sometimes you feel that nothing has changed, and sometimes everything has changed. In fact, more often, this change is only a little bit.

However, for this little bit, Kobe waited for nine years.

Nine years is enough to turn No.8 into No.24, the mushroom head into a monk's head, the favored son who doesn't know the taste of sorrow into an uncle with eight fingers in trouble, and the bloody teenager who plays truant to watch football into an ordinary office worker in Nuo Nuo. Most importantly, Kobe Bryant, the strongest scorer in active service and the best defender in recent ten years, finally led his Lakers to get the fourth ring after a hard season of 105 games.

You know, there are at least 654.38 billion people on earth who assert that Kobe can't do this.

"Don't ever hear those ridiculous criticisms again. It's incredible, I don't have to pay attention to those boring things anymore. " Kobe said.

Think about it, whose name is put with Kobe? Allen iverson, vincent carter, tracy mcgrady, ray allen … Now, will anyone compare them with Kobe Bryant? Kobe himself, in the 13 season of his career, defeated Deron Williams, shane battier, Cameron Anthony and Dwight Howard all the way. On June 5, 2009, he did what the whole world thought he could not do. At this time, it has been seven years since he won the championship last time, five years since his official break with Shaq, and 362 days since his 39-point humiliation in Boston.

Whether you like Kobe or not, you should admit that this is really an extraordinary achievement.

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Before the fifth game of the finals, all the reporters asked such a question: Why didn't Kobe laugh all the time?

In Jerry West's view, this question is really stupid. "What are you laughing at in hell?" He asked, "To be honest, I have never seen Michael Jordan smile in the finals."

No one is more qualified to make such an answer than West. Even in the third game of 1970 finals, I couldn't see Xixiao. He is the symbol of NBA, the godfather of Lakers, the greatest guard in the league before Magic, and the man who brought Kobe Bryant from Charlotte to Los Angeles. He knows Kobe too well. In fact, he has many similarities with this Philadelphia high school student who is 40 years younger than him. For example, both of them are made of iron, seriously injured in the line of fire, have a series of horrible scoring records, are good at throwing key balls, trust their own shots, and don't like to give the ball to the big man inside. Who has seen West pass the ball to wilt chamberlain and who is in a good position? The biggest similarity is that they are not from Los Angeles, but from the first day of their career, they have played for the Lakers, gradually growing from rookie to superstar and team flag, and they are always accompanied by doubts, sarcasm and abuse.

This is an alliance of winners and losers. If you average 40.6 points in the playoffs of 1965 and get 42 points 13 rebounds 12 assists in Game 7 of the finals of 1969, but you still can't get a championship trophy, then don't expect to hear any good news.

"I often hear the comment that Jerry is a selfish player who only cares about scoring goals. He will never win the championship in his life. " West said flatly.

Kobe Bryant and his fans are very familiar with this view. How can you see the smile on his face when he finally has a chance to fight back?

What you can see is Kobe's fierce cut, crazy jump shot, desperate defense and desperate passing, releasing all the energy accumulated in a season to the finals. In Game 5, Rashard Lewis and Petrus seriously stabbed Kobe's long-term injured finger while defending. During the timeout, No.24 stamped his foot repeatedly on the bench in pain, and team doctor Vitti prepared an ice compress, but Kobe refused.

"I need to feel this pain." Kobe said.

Forty years ago, when Jerry West's nose bone was broken by his opponent for the seventh or eighth time, the team doctor forced him to rest for treatment. No.44' s answer is: "Don't be silly, the team needs me."

1972, 34-year-old Jerry West finally got the only championship ring in his career, which was his worst performance in nine finals. "I used to play well, but I didn't win anything. Now I'm doing a mess, and the champion is here. Fate is really unfair to me. " West said in a sad mood.

What about Kobe? Among the top stars in the league, he has always been the worst performer in the finals. Fortunately, this is his best time.

Average 32.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists 1.4 steals 1.4 block shot rate of 43%, the highest score in the history of individual finals, a tie rod that will go down in history forever, beautiful Vanessa, lovely Natalia and Jaina. These are Kobe Bryant's 2009 NBA Finals.

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An interesting phenomenon is that from wilt chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, shaquille O 'Neal to Pau Gasol, every championship in Los Angeles relies on digging people. There is no mention of the great george mikan here, because his glory does not belong to this city. However, the three most outstanding defenders in the history of Los Angeles, Jerry West, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, were all cultivated by the team themselves until they became symbols of the Lakers and Los Angeles. They are the children of the Lakers, just like baresi to Milan, Del Piero to Juventus and Raul to Real Madrid. Their growth history is the growth history of the team. Their glory must be accompanied by the glory of the team. Their decline must mean the decline of the team, and their departure must also mark the end of an era for the team.

Of course, although they are all children and the standard bearers of the Lakers, Kobe is different from the two great predecessors. 1960 second in the west. In the same year, he and oscar robertson led the American team to win the basketball gold medal in Rome Olympic Games. The magician is the No.1 scholar of 1979, and has just won the championship by stepping on larry bird's head in the most classic NCAA finals in history. And Kobe is only 13 show, even worse than lorentzen White and Lessim. Prior to this, his most boastful experience was only the Pennsylvania 1996 high school basketball champion, and the high school four-year 2883 points that broke Chamberlain's record.

In fact, in the summer of 1996, no one would have thought that this smelly fart boy, who was exchanged for Vladi Divac, would one day be tied with the names of Jerry West and Magic Johnson-including West himself. That deal, which looks amazing now, was originally more to make room for Shaq's signing of the contract for $4 million.

Kobe's growth is really unexpected. It took him only six years to get three championship rings, and he has grown into the second most powerful individual in history. At least if he fights one-on-one, he can step on John Havicek, hal greer, walter frazier, kevin johnson and Scott Pippen. From this point of view, he is second only to the magician and 300 times luckier than West. But as I said just now, this is a surprise in the final analysis. Jerry Buss has no intention of making this child into a bronze statue outside Staples Center. He doesn't like Kobe very much, especially after West left the Lakers management. But in 2004, he hated Shaq even more, because this lazy fat man kept clamouring for a contract big enough to buy a Pacific island country. More importantly, although Shaq was a little old, his trading value at that time was far greater than that of Kobe Bryant, who was at the lowest point in his career. As a cunning businessman, he chose to trade Shaq and then put the blame on Kobe.

This incident, together with the rape case, destroyed 90% of Kobe's career in the 2004 finals, the last season of Phil Jackson.

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Many tragedies are caused by Kobe himself. In essence, he is a withdrawn and indifferent guy, who doesn't like or need too many friends and socializes. There is only basketball in his life, and he has an almost morbid desire for victory. At the same time, he has too much confidence in his ability. He takes it for granted that everyone, like him, values victory above everything else. He is the best player in the team. In this case, he should give all the balls to himself and manipulate the game. But in fact, for most people, no data means no contract. What's the point of a simple victory if it can't be cashed into dollars in the end? What's more, can Kobe really win if he plays alone and everyone else is in the audience?

From Harris, Rambis, Jackson to Tom Janovich, every Lakers coach is trying his best to enlighten Kobe: You should better integrate into the team, you should help your teammates integrate into the game, you should be friends with everyone ... Kobe promised one by one, but the result was useless. In the past, Shaq was always surrounded by people on the Lakers bus, talking and laughing, while Kobe always sat in the last row, put on headphones and looked out of the window indifferently, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him. He doesn't understand that these people are just his colleagues. Because there are five people to play in the basketball game, they get together to play. After the game, they naturally went their separate ways. Why do they sing K and disco together every weekend? Why are they invited to hunt in the forests of Minnesota during their holidays? Why can't he be alone instead of enjoying their boring jokes and clumsy pranks?

After Shaq left, the Lakers became Kobe's team. You can imagine the embarrassing atmosphere in the Lakers locker room: everyone keeps their distance from Kobe, seemingly obedient, but cursing behind their backs. Kobe made a clumsy speech before the game, clapping hard and trying to inspire the team's fighting spirit, but Odom thought, "God bless me, if he passes the ball to me later, I will do it."

Sometimes, Kobe hates this sense of indifference and distance, so he tries to listen to the advice of his coaches, pretending to want to be good friends with everyone, patting his back, making faces, inviting people to dinner and giving gifts everywhere. The problem is that a person who has always been arrogant and indifferent suddenly does this, which will have no other effect except making himself and the people around him feel extremely uncomfortable.

For three years, the Lakers struggled in this unspeakable state.

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No one can imagine how Kobe got through it. During that time, he almost disappeared from the mainstream vision of the league, with no propaganda film, no endorsement, no advertisement and no whistle. Instead, the news that "rude Kobe almost hit David Copperfield" was overwhelming. Kobe always tops the list in the voting "Who do you want to be a teammate with the last?". In 2005, the Lakers were 34-48 and lost in a row at the end of the season. 1 1 was blocked from the playoffs for the first time in many years. Kobe Bryant, who averaged 27.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6 assists per game, was shaved in the MVP vote, narrowly beating P.J. who averaged 18 wins and 64 losses 10.8 points per game. Brown-the latter got 1 vote.

In 2006, after the Lakers' 3: 1 lead was reversed by the Sun, Charles Buckley famously said that "Kobe should never be an MVP". The next year, Kobe Bryant, like a child who will never get candy, finally shouted the declaration of "Buzz Silly X" and "Trade Me" to the whole world. Everyone lost patience, and Jerry Buss and Mitch Kupchak began to consider all possible plans to send Kobe away. The deal was so close to success that Kobe even started asking fans to "buy a Bulls jersey."

This kind of gray-black experience is something that West and the magician have never experienced before.

Imagine if Kobe really left the Lakers that summer. At least, the dome of Staples Center will lose a No.24 jersey, Lakers fans will lose an unforgettable 2008-09 season, and Kobe will become a professional mercenary. Even if he wins more rings, he can't be a symbol of a city. If paolo maldini moved to Manchester United on 1995, would he still be an eternal legend?

Thanks to Chicago, they finally refused to let Raul Deng go. Thanks to the management of the Lakers, they put up with Kobe. Thanks to West, he sent Pau Gasol to Los Angeles. Thanks to Derek Fisher, who helped Kobe lubricate the locker room of the Lakers to the greatest extent and left the two greatest three-pointers of his career to the most important game of Kobe's career.

At the end of Game 5 1 minute, Kobe hugged Odom and said, "It's all over."

At this moment, Odom may still not be his brother, but at least, he is already a comrade-in-arms.

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Now, Kobe's honors are as follows: four championship rings, six finals experiences, 1 regular season MVP, 1 finals MVP, seven starting lineups, seven starting defensive lineups, two scoring champions, plus one 8 1 point. There is no doubt that he has surpassed Jerry West and become the third defender in history. In front of him are Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.

This is really an unimaginable achievement. West is Kobe's most respected father in the league, and Magic is Kobe's basketball idol in the league. They are three children of the Lakers and have witnessed the ups and downs of this team for 50 years. Now, they are one of the four best guards in the history of the league, and only the god of basketball is above them?

I'm so proud, Los Angeles Lakers. Too proud, Kobe.

So, what should the youngest child of the Lakers do next? He is already one of the greatest 65,438+00 players in the history of the league. Before him, Michael Jordan, wilt chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, bill russell, Magic Johnson, larry bird, shaquille o'neal and tim duncan were all dazzling and almost sacred names. If he doesn't suffer from devastating injuries and gets enough training in summer, his competitive level is likely to remain 3-5 years. To go further, Kobe must win more than 1 championship rings and more than 1 MVP trophy in this precious interval. Fortunately, the Lakers are still a team with championship competitiveness, and the core structure is still young: Odom is 30, Gasol is 29, Ariza is 24 and Bynum is 22. As long as Kupchak can handle the contract renewal of Odom and Ariza, Kobe is at least more likely to get the five rings than Shaq to join Cleveland.

This is the era of lebron james, Dwyane Wade, chris paul and Dwight Howard. Young kevin durant and derrick rose are ready to leave. At 6 o'clock in the morning, Vanessa, Natalia and Jaina are still sleeping soundly. Kobe Bryant puts on a sports T-shirt and holds a basketball. When he walked to the backyard, he muttered:

"There should be 200 hooks today, right?"

1996 summer, Lakers general manager's office.

"hey! Jerry, I know a boy named Kobe. He plays in a high school in Philadelphia. He's great. I think we should catch him! "

"Kobe? High school students? Are you crazy, Eddie? " Jerry West, then the general manager of the Lakers, looked up at eddie jones, then the Lakers point guard.

"You know, we are trying our best to win the sharks of the Oriental Magic Team. I don't want to focus on a child of 18 years old! "

"I know, but Jerry, you should at least watch that kid's game. I have known him since he 12 years old. If you miss him, you may miss the next Mike! " Jones said firmly.

"The next Mike? Well, since you say so, let's go and see him. " This is West's answer.

1996 After the summer rain in Marion Middle School Gymnasium in Philadelphia,

This is a friendly match between Marion Middle School and its arch-rival, Monte Christian College. "Jerry, that boy is Kobe Bryant, and he is defending the main defender of Monte Christian College. He is also a good friend of Kobe! " West looked in Jones' direction and saw a tall boy. He tried to break through his opponent's defense. His opponent is very strong. The first time I broke through Kobe Bryant, the ball almost broke, but he still didn't flinch. The second time he got rid of his opponent's defensive attack with a beautiful set of dribbles on his leg. Kobe scored 38 points 12 rebounds in this game. His good friend Monte Christian College also scored 35 points, but the winner was Kobe Bryant. In the last 5 seconds of the game, he broke through the bottom line and made a beautiful backhand layup at the basket to fix the score at 98-96. Marion Middle School narrowly won by two points.

West, who was sitting on the sidelines, didn't stand up until the end of the game. He glanced at Jones next to him and said softly, "Eddie, can I talk to Kobe?"

"Of course, am I right? He is a genius, "Jones said excitedly.

"Maybe, although he still has a lot to learn. By the way, what's the name of the boy who defends Kobe? " West's voice is still very light.

"I don't know much about him. I think his name is McGrady! "

Madison Square Garden, new york, June 1996.

Stein glanced at the names of the players selected by the Hornets. "Kobe? Another high school student. Garnett did not become a genius last year. Why is there another high school student? Are these bumblebees crazy? " Stan kept talking restlessly.

The Hornets are not crazy, because they have made a deal with the Lakers to exchange Kobe for Divaz, a top center who was able to score 15 15 points 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

As for Kobe, he is only the shooting guard of Marion Middle School, and he was elected as the best high school player in America. He won the naismith Player of the Year Award, the Gatorade Championship Tour Player of the Year Award, and was selected for the McDonald's all-American team. In the last year of high school, he averaged 30.8 points 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals and 3.8 rebounds. His total score in high school was 2883, which became the highest score in southeastern Pennsylvania, breaking the record of 2359. It seems that he has been called "Chamberlain" for more than 20 years. And his average of 30.8 points has not been broken so far. Really, isn't James called the strongest high school student in history? Hasn't he broken this record yet? Yes! James averaged 30.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.9 steals in high school. Do you think James will be the strongest high school student in history if he meets Kobe in high school? When Kobe Bryant was a freshman, he led the team to win the aaaa state championship with a record of 3 1 win and 3 losses. Subsequently, Kobe Bryant scored a new high school basketball career high of 50 points against marplenewtow High School, and then led the team to beat the opponent with 34 points 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 blocks against Chester High School, raising the team to aaa level in the first district. During the eight years from 1973 to 1983, his father played for the 76 ers, Clippers and Rockets respectively. Inherited from his father, Kobe's achilles tendon is 30 cm long, while Michael Jordan's achilles tendon is 28.3 cm long. When he was fourteen years old, his vertical jump from the ground had reached 135 cm. But don't forget, he is only 18 years old and hasn't been baptized by college basketball. Can he do it?

1In February, 1997, Cleveland played at Gonder Stadium.

The annual East-West Rookie All-Star Game is being held here. "Kobe dribbles and Kobe shoots. Kobe is in … "Even if you are in Chicago, I'm afraid you can hear the narrator's cry! Kobe Bryant, who was only 18 years old at that time, got 3 1 minute, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in that game. Is he an mvp? Unfortunately, the mvp was taken away by a little man in the east who was only 1.83 meters. He got 19 points and 6 assists in that game. Led the Eastern Conference to beat Kobe Bryant's team. That little guy was the rookie king of the year, averaging 22 points per game in the rookie season.

Although he lost the game, Kobe let the world know him for the first time!

On the same day, at Gunde Stadium, Kobe Bryant won his first prize in the nba-the championship of the dunk contest with a perfect crotch-changing dunk.

That game was the most exciting in recent years, including Qi Wenhan, the ncaa dunk champion, and Finley, the dunk champion last year. And ray Allen, the rookie of the year. However, Kobe won the championship with an indisputable advantage. His movements are actually not creative. Even the crotch-changing dunk that scored 50 points in the final was completed by Ryder of the then dunk champion Timberwolves a few years ago. And Kobe conquered the audience with these seemingly simple movements, just as the referee "Dr. J" said at that time, "Kobe's movements are very simple, but they are full of aura and feel very smooth and elegant! Give a person a sense of chic and handsome. Since Mike defended his title in 1988, no one has been able to show such beauty in the competition for a long time! " That is, from that day on, Kobe has a new title-flying successor.

1998 February, Madison Square Garden, new york.

"Kobe! From the Lakers! " The voice came from the scene of the All-Star Game. Kobe Bryant became the youngest all-star player in nba history at the age of 19 years and 5 months, breaking the record of Magic Johnson 1980 who played all-star games for 20 years and 5 months. Kobe has only started once this season, but his average score has reached 15. In his first all-star game, he scored 65,438+08 points and had two beautiful aerial relays. He is the highest scoring player in the West, but the result is still the same as that in the 1997 rookie game, only this time he lost to a man named Jordan, and he scored 23 points in that game. When he lifted the mvp trophy, the audience stood up and cheered for him. Because he is the greatest player in nba history. "When can I be like him?" Kobe Bryant whispered to his teammate eddie jones.

1996, there is a boy named Kobe. He thanked God for giving him a chance to compete with heaven and earth!

In 2004, there was a man named Kobe. He thanked God for giving him a chance to look down on the world!

I wonder if Kobe can still remember that eight years ago, in the summer afternoon in Marion Middle School Gymnasium, a crude boy said "Hello" in his firm voice. Jerry, my name is kobe bean bryant! "

1996 There is a boy named Kobe, and today he has grown up. ......................

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