One Year Left to Play-Chapter 74 - 23: Clocking Out at Halftime?
With curiosity, Jerry West came to the San Francisco City Hall Ballroom, and then, was amazed by Kobe.
Team B’s strength is teamwork; in terms of personal offense, only Bibi and Raheem can compete with the opponent. However, even these two are no match for Kobe, and their abilities are only at the level of Marbury and Jamison.
This is quite frightening, as Bibi is the top high school point guard in America!
Thinking of the geniuses who have entered the NBA over the past few years—Shaq O’Neal, Anfernee Hardaway, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd...—Jerry West looked at the dozen or so players in this match, many of whom surprised him. "Is this another golden age of talent surge?"
From ’79 to ’85, NBA saw an influx of talents, leading to its flourishing development over the years. Now, as the talents from that era gradually aged, another batch of geniuses are emerging, enough to amaze even Jerry West!
Jerry West believes at least half of the 18 players on the court will enter the NBA in the future and become stars or even superstars!
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On Team B’s bench, Seus and the players discussed strategy and decided to let Zhang Hao back on the court.
Zhang Hao, he is now their last straw.
They tried many methods over the past nearly ten minutes, attempted everything that could be tried, with the thought of exhibiting other players’ skills. But with individual ability, they really can’t beat Kobe.
Now, their only hope is the absolute advantage of the team play displayed in the first half.
Seus patted Zhang Hao’s shoulder and said, "Aix, we rely on you. When you get the ball, you must shoot and score! We need your ability to divert attention to rediscover our team offense."
Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "It’s not relying on me, it’s depending on us."
"You guy, sometimes you’re not that annoying," Garnett seized the chance to jab.
"Shouldn’t I be saying that?" Zhang Hao retorted without hesitation.
Walking onto the court amidst the banter, Zhang Hao felt the team, temporarily gathered together, truly had a harmonious atmosphere.
to 57, Team B maintained a 1-point lead.
Looking at Kobe on the opposite side, Zhang Hao deeply understood what star potential meant.
It was easy to see the distinction between Kobe and other perimeter shooters, akin to how Garnett’s strength stood a tier above others.
Bibi, Corey Benjamin, Zhang Hao, Raheem, Garnett—the starting lineup of Team B took the court again!
Team A, with the lineup of Marbury, Hamilton, Kobe, Jamison, Odom, also returned to the court!
As Kobe watched Zhang Hao come on, he recalled the terrifying pressure faced at the beginning. Such a player with a pure off-ball style turned out to be the most intriguing one on Team B. In Kobe’s view, Zhang Hao, much like his English name, "X," was an unknown, unpredictable existence!
Kobe never imagined that when a team has a shooter like Zhang Hao, others’ performances would undergo such a transformative change!
Perhaps when the teammates are weak, Zhang Hao’s ability to lead might not compare to Tim Berners, but when the teammates are strong, Zhang Hao’s impact is quite terrifying.
Nevertheless, with the opposing team deploying their strongest lineup, Kobe was filled with fighting spirit!
This is the kind of game he desires, eager to defeat all opponents!
