Link has never seen Kobe laugh since he entered the court today.

If it were Staples, in Los Angeles, maybe Kobe would smile when he saw his daughters and his wife.

But unfortunately, this is the Federal Express Arena, Tennessee. Vanessa and her daughters did not accompany Kobe. Therefore, there was nothing here to make Kobe laugh.

It's not unreasonable for Kobe to work so hard. Apart from the excitement of Link, the opponent, Kobe cannot accept that the Lakers cannot enter the playoffs.

The Lakers didn't make the playoffs last time, but it was the 2004-05 season, almost ten years ago.

At that time, Kobe was still wearing No. 8, and he had not yet transformed into a "black mamba". At that time, Kobe was still young and had enough trial and error opportunities.

But now, for a real superstar, and an extremely competitive superstar, it is undoubtedly a humiliation to not make the playoffs.

Kobe couldn't accept such a thing, so he would do his best to fight every game. Just like last season, he was willing to fight until his Achilles tendon ruptured.

He is 35 years old, so what else can I keep? Apart from seizing the last chance to bloom desperately, Kobe couldn't think of any way to pass the end of his career.

While warming up, Kobe looked up at the dome of the Federal Express Arena. It has been empty for the past decade. There is no honor pennant, and there is no retired jersey.

This team seems to have no history and will never experience glory.

But what about now? The three honor pennants of division champion, Western champion and overall champion have been hung in the air.

From scratch, the Grizzlies only waited for Link for three years.

Kobe shook his head. He knew that Link would succeed at the beginning, but he really didn't expect it to be so thorough.

Now, I am challenging the best player of this era!

"Paul".

Before the game began, Kobe looked at Gasol and shouted softly.

"What's wrong?" Gasol immediately responded that this Spaniard may be Kobe's only teammate whom he can call him now.

"We are very difficult to play in today's game. Can you believe it? We are now in front of the defending champion."

"We have experienced many difficult games, Kobe. But most of them, we won." Gasol smiled slightly and patted Kobe on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I will fight hard with you."

Kobe held Gasol's hand on his shoulder and showed his first smile today.

The game started soon, and although the game was hyped up, the players from both sides still greeted each other politely before the game. Only Kobe, he just stood in his own position and did not talk to anyone.

Link knew what this meant, which meant that the game could not be played in a regular manner.

The starting lineup of the Lakers is a bit shabby, with the point guard being Meeks, shooting guard Kobe, small forward Wesley Johnson, power forward Gasol, center Jordan Hill...

This lineup looks worse than the 2004-05 season.

In the 2004-05 season, Kobe was surrounded by at least Caron Butler and Odom.

However, as long as Kobe is here, the Los Angeles Lakers are dangerous.

Bill Simmons likes Kobe's current expression. He believes that Kobe can completely defeat Link, the "fake ticket king"!

The referee threw the ball into the air, and Hill and Gasol Jr.'s arms were intertwined. In the end, Jordan Hill won the ball for the Lakers with his stronger bounce ability.

After Kobe got the basketball, he directly controlled the ball and advanced. The Lakers' lineup did not have a point guard. Yodi Meeks played the number one position on the surface, but in fact, Meeks' style was completely the second position.

So far in his career, Meeks averaged the most assists per game, but only 1.1.

The ones who really control the ball in this lineup are Kobe and Wesley Johnson. Johnson was an all-around forward when he was a college player and had certain organizational skills.

As for Kobe, many people may not believe it. Kobe has been playing this season and has been averaging 6.3 assists per game, the highest in his career!

After Kobe slowly took the ball through half, he handed the ball to Johnson and ran away quickly.

In the end, Kobe discovered that it was not Iguodala who was chasing him, but Link!

Kobe licked his lips, and that was the result he wanted!

After Kobe scored to the middle distance on the right, Wesley Johnson immediately returned the ball to Kobe.

In the first leg of the game, Kobe will fight Link alone!

"Boy, do you remember the first time we practiced back-on attack one-on-one?" Kobe began to talk to Link after receiving the ball.

How could Link not remember? That night, Kobe asked him to go to training in the early morning, but he still tortured himself to death on the training ground. That was the first time, and Link felt that he was so powerless in front of a star.

The second person who made Link feel this way was James. When he was rookie season, Link was simply at slaughtering the two guys.

But less than three years have passed, Link has already suppressed the two men who had beaten him so hard that he couldn't find Bei.

"Remember, what's wrong?"

"Just remember, so you can be mentally prepared in advance." Kobe said, pushing back twice, then turning over and jumping!

Link thought Kobe would do fake moves, so he was not too ruthless to prevent being shaken away. However, seeing that Link did not force him up, Kobe took action decisively!

Link was caught off guard. The guy's rolling back was still so terrible. You couldn't judge his next move at all.

"brush!"

Without any suspense, Kobe got a good start for the Lakers. At the beginning, he used his signature turnover jump shot to score points on Link's head.

The Lakers players cheered and Thackeray waved his towel, like a cowboy.

The Lakers need such goals too much. They played very badly this season and lost the appearance of the giants. The continuous losses and injuries also made the morale of Lakers players very low.

Kobe scored a goal on the opponent's superstar, which would undoubtedly greatly increase everyone's confidence in the Lakers!

After defeating the Thunder and Durant a few days ago, the Lakers players are ready to follow Kobe and solve the next strong opponent!

Link shook his head. Kobe was in good condition. I can't believe that this is the power that a veteran who has experienced a ruptured Achilles tendon can burst out.

If he was still a fan now, he would definitely support Kobe. Kobe's spirit is worthy of everyone's respect.

But unfortunately, Link is Kobe's opponent now. Moreover, he was just angry because he lost to the Thunder and broke the 20-game winning streak.

He will never allow anyone to do anything wrong in the Federal Express Arena, even Kobe!

As soon as Bill Simmons applauded Kobe, he found that Link jumped out with the ball and quickly entered the Lakers team!

"The Grizzlies sent a quick baseline ball, and Link rushed up quickly. He seemed to be eager to respond to Kobe!"

Hubby Brown didn't realize what was going on. He was stunned and saw Link suddenly rushing through the half.

Link plunged into the penalty area before the Lakers' defensive formation took shape. Many Lakers players didn't react at all and just watched Link hit the basket.

Kobe tried hard to stay by Link's side, and at the same time, Gasol also tried his best to rush back to the penalty area, hoping to complete a pincer attack with Kobe.

But just as Kobe and Gasol were about to complete the siege, Link suddenly jumped without warning and threw the ball gently to the basket.

The basketball went past Gasol's fingertips and fell into the net in a daze!

Until Link scored a goal, many fans were still looking at each other, "What happened just now?"

"A 5-second counterattack! Link only took 5 seconds from receiving the bottom line ball to successfully hit the shot! Kobe just scored 5 seconds, and Link responded! It can be seen that Link was not willing to fall behind today. After losing to the Thunder in the last game, Link was waiting for an opportunity to vent. Today, the opportunity is here!"

Hubby Brown cheered on the commentary stage, and it can be seen that Link didn't want to fall behind even one round!

"It's not three years ago now, Kobe. You wouldn't have thought that I would be helpless with your offensive like that night three years ago, right?"

After Link scored the goal, he blinked his eyes at Kobe and quickly returned to defense.

Kobe gritted his teeth. He didn't like being provoked!

Once, in the last game of his career with Kobe, Jordan said to Kobe, "Even if I leave, you will never be able to replace me."

As a result, this sentence was a bit like a joke between friends, which made Kobe eventually scored 55 points on Jordan's head.

Almost all NBA superstars will not provoke Kobe because it is too dangerous.

But Link didn't think so. More than ten years ago, Kobe took over the King's Scepter from Jordan with 55 points.

Then today is the moment when he took over the King's Scepter from Kobe!

Link set off his defensive posture and lifted his trouser legs.
Chapter completed!