The Toughest Victory! (Continuing 4k)

"Scottie! Your teammates don't believe in you at all."

"If I were you, I'd prove to them who the real leader of this team is."

"You sacrificed everything—your role in the system, your honors, even your body—and now they think you're the biggest reason the team is losing?"

Kobe said gloomily, twisting the knife.

In basketball, getting inside an opponent's head had always been an extremely difficult tactic—but one that often worked wonders.

Back in the day, Larry Bird would tell his opponents exactly where he was going to hit the game-winner, throwing them completely off their game.

Later, Michael Jordan shot free throws with his eyes closed!

Then there was Lance Stephenson blowing in LeBron James's ear!

Kobe targeted players whose double-team contracts were about to expire while letting those who had just signed massive deals take the shots!

Kobe trash-talked opponents in their hometown dialects!

There were countless mind-game tactics—some brilliant, others downright bizarre and foolish.

Most people in the NBA were rough around the edges!

While every player good at basketball had to be fairly intelligent, they were not exactly cultured people. More often than not, they were controlled by their emotions.

Emotions might occasionally push someone to perform beyond their usual level, but most of the time, irrational emotions were a player's greatest taboo!

"Brat, worry about yourself first! You're about to lose!" Pippen snorted coldly.

Even though Pippen knew perfectly well that Kobe was trying to get into his head, he still felt irritated.

"That fat pig Barkley, did he have to do this in front of outsiders?" Pippen could not help blaming Barkley.

"Scottie, how about this?" Kobe said slowly, like a demon offering words Pippen could not refuse.

Pippen's eyes widened as he stared at Kobe in disbelief.

Are you kidding me?

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