Chapter 1: Peak Kobe Experience Card

Minneapolis Target Center Stadium

The deafening booing of Timberwolves home fans drowned Phil Jackson's whistle on the sidelines.

Chen Cheng was wearing the Lakers No. 6 jersey, sitting at the end of the visiting team's bench with a confused look on his face, watching everything that was happening in front of him.

I was clearly still talking to my card friends in the star card exchange, discussing how the three giants Nong, Zhan and Wei will lead the Lakers this season.

Before he could type the five words on his keyboard, he sat here himself.

At this moment, data began to appear in my mind.

Chen Cheng, male, 19 years old, a talented high school student from Hanxi City, China. He has been ranked in the MVP of the Northwest Division High School League for three consecutive years and the best team of high school students in the country.

Height is 196cm, weight is 81kg, and arm span is 213.

Standing height is 272cm, running assist height is 381cm, and 100 meters speed is 12 seconds.

Is this figure a bit different? The long arm span of yellow people is simply born for basketball. No wonder they are genius high school students. God is really a reward.

Looking up again, I saw myself projected on the big screen:

A slightly tender but handsome face, angular facial features, and a delicate short hair.

He immediately became uneasy.

With such a look and figure, this football skill is the focus everywhere, and he absolutely has the right to take the initiative to court, and he is the first pick in his hand.

What's more, NBA has been added now, and it is unlimited in the future.

This kind of life is not something that you can do like a fat guy who never exercises, but it just happens without warning.

Chen Cheng pulled his thoughts back into the venue.

The game has reached the second half of the fourth quarter, and the Lakers are 20 points 78-98, behind the Timberwolves who play at home.

O'Neal and Malone, the two inside players, were absent due to injuries, and the inside player was in a hurry.

Garnett, who is at the peak of his career, is in a turbulent line in the inside line, and is looking forward to double 20.

Sprewell and Cassel are not inferior to each other on the outside. They have won 20 excellent data against the backcourt combination of Kobe and Payton respectively.

On the Lakers, although Kobe scored the highest 20 points in the team, he was obviously not in the form of a "bite" from the wolves and the booing of home fans.

As the team's second scoring point, Payton was targeted by Cassel, who was similar to his style of play but younger than him, and only scored 13 points.

Others in the team were unable to stand up and gave Kobe more help.

Phil Jackson called a timeout and replaced all the main players, and it seemed that he had given up on the game.

Kobe walked out of the field with a look of indifference amid the deafening booing. The team doctor applied thick ice packs to his shoulders and knees. He was destined not to make a comeback in this game.

But his eyes were full of unwillingness. If he lost again in this game, he would have lost three consecutive times since he led the team.

Payton sat in the chair without saying a word, and the other role players were dejected, and the entire team had no fighting spirit.

Chen Cheng immediately knew the current situation.

I participated in the draft in 2003, but unfortunately, compared with these American geniuses, the gap was still too big and I was eventually defeated.

The reason why it appeared on the sidelines of the NBA game in the 2003-2004 season was because the Lakers gave themselves a 10-day short contract.

He was able to get this contract because of Kobe.

Last summer, Kobe got into the lawsuit that could affect his life trajectory in Eagle County, Colorado.

Although the Lakers have completed reinforcement in the new season and want to strive for the championship again, as the second-ranked team, he has been running around in the court and the arena. All kinds of negative news about him are overwhelming and has directly affected the entire team.

This time, the Lakers visited Minnesota, O'Neal and Malone were absent due to injuries, the team lost two consecutive away games, and the media's spotlight was all on Kobe.

Lakers general manager Kupcheck specifically announced on January 5, 2004 that he had signed the Chinese undraft pick Chen Cheng with a 10-day short contract.

He was specially added to the team's roster before the game.

Chen Cheng now knows very well that he is just a tool guy signed by the Lakers to divert the media's attention.

If there is no chance to appear in this game, then for the rest of the game, I will always stay at the end of the bench until the contract is over, and then leave in shame.

Jackson on the sidelines picked up the list of players in his hand, gave Fisher a few brief explanations, raised his head and swept across the bench. Finally, he pointed at Chen Cheng at the end.

"No. 6, it's your game!" Jackson couldn't even call out his name, but he still followed Kupchek's instructions: If possible, give this young Chinese to some opportunities so as to create topics for the post-match press conference.

Now, the team is behind in a big way, and it is absolutely time for him to appear.

Hearing the call of the head coach, Chen Cheng's body immediately burst out with a strong desire for the game, but his heart was panicked.

Because I am just a middle-aged fat man, I don’t think I usually call the wind and rain in games and know everything about NBAs, but if I really want to play in actual combat, it would be absolutely awkward.

What's more, this is a serious NBA arena, and I have no ability to control this body to do any movement.

The referee whistle sounded, and Chen Cheng could only stand up from the bench with his teeth, and his brain tried his best to control his hands not to shake too obviously.

Suddenly, a pleasant voice rang in his ears.

"Congratulations, for successfully activating the intelligent NBA star card system, this system will provide you with star card experience services through intelligent matching. Next, you will get the ability of Kobe Bryant in the 2005-2006 season. Will it be enabled?"

Kobe in the 2005-2006 season? Isn’t that the season when Kobe averaged 35 points per game and scored 81 points in a single game? Kobe who blocked the gods and killed the Buddhas? What are you waiting for?

Chen Cheng felt a little happy and nodded wildly.

As the sound in his mind disappeared, a warm current swept across his body, and Chen Cheng clearly felt that some subtle changes were taking place in his body.

His confidence was instantly bursting out. He pulled off his warm-up clothes, tucked his jersey into his shorts, vented his breath at the heart of the fist, and stepped onto the venue in the center of the target.

This game is quite interesting. Not only is TNT broadcasting all over the United States, but even the China Sports Channel is broadcasting the game in real time.

The Lakers had accumulated countless Chinese fans in three consecutive championships. Later, Yao Yao logged into the NBA and attracted countless new fans for the NBA.

At this time, students from a university in China were all surrounded by the university cafeteria, staring at the canteen TV and paying attention to the competition situation of their compatriots.

Those junior and senior high school fans who are still in class can only watch the movements of the teachers on the podium while quietly using mobile phone text to broadcast the game live.

At this moment, Wei Ping, a famous commentator of the Sports Channel, was analyzing the game, noticing that Chen Cheng had already appeared.

"In this game, the Lakers' inside line is too disadvantaged. You are a little fish on the outside, Payton, Kobe, and Bangbang shot. You can't cause damage to the Timberwolves. Instead, you give someone a rebound and hit your fast break..."

The host Zhengping, who was standing beside him, suddenly interrupted his explanation.

"Oh, let's see, the Lakers have made personnel adjustments and replaced them with a pure substitute. We saw the Chinese player Chen Cheng appear on the stage. He is wearing the Lakers No. 6 jersey. May I ask the coach Wei Ping, what are his expectations for Chen Cheng's performance?"

Wei Ping looked up and said confidently: "As far as I know the Zen master, this lineup must be played around Fisher and play a triangle attack, because Fisher is still a relatively stable outside scoring point. As a rookie, Chen Cheng mainly plays as a passing point to complete the outside transmission..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fisher's pass was given to Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng did not hesitate and took the pass, made a little adjustment, facing Sprewell's absent-minded defense, it was a jump shot.

"I have it!" Chen Cheng said to himself.

I saw the ball slashing across my fingertips, and a graceful arc fell steadily into the net.

Chen Cheng, a undrafted high school player from China, made his first move in the NBA field and scored two points.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!