Chapter 95 A Powerful Teammate

Uncle Ma is not the only one who wants to be a godslayer.

Jordan's fadeaway jumper aroused the fighting spirit of some stars in the Western Conference.

Western troops attack.

Olajuwon began to show the presence of the first center.

When Kidd advanced to the scene, Olajuwon took O'Neal to a high position to ask for the ball.

Kidd made a pass, and Olajuwon broke through with the ball facing O'Neal.

O'Neal showed extremely high agility, retreating and defending all the way to block Olajuwon's mid-range shot space.

The flexible and dead fat man defended very well.

But he ignored the rest of the Western team.

Grant Hill's attention was attracted by Olajuwon, and Malone ran back to get rid of him, and rushed into the paint area in one step!
By the time O'Neal felt wrong, Olajuwon had already passed the ball.

Malone catches the ball and jumps, and through O'Neal who hastily turned around, he straightens his arm and dunks the ball in!
boom!
Buckle the big shark!
8 is better than 4!

"Gift crab!"

The scene was full of exclamations, and then cheered and applauded for Malone and Olajuwon's air guidance.

In the past, Olajuwon and Drexler cooperated.

Signature high and low passes and slices.

But looking at it now, hey, it's even more fierce when paired with Malone!
Malone was also excited to high-five Olajuwon.

The insiders he partners with are all support masters, but Olajuwon is different from Sabonis.

Olajuwon's face-up holding the ball is more threatening and can contain more defensive lines. This is the reason for the easy air cut.

Sabonis has limited containment, but he can shoot three-pointers, has a longer range and more comprehensive, and is more tactical.

Overall, it's pretty good.

Of course, Kidd's first pass is also very important.

If there is no Kidd, the game will not start~
Malone is comfortable, and O'Neill wants to curse.

Another sneak attack!
Damn you, you're so despicable!

It's okay to make a strong dunk from the front, but O'Neill really can't stand the sneak attack from the side.

When had he, O'Neill, been so angry?
The big sharks have to go all out again!

O'Neal became extremely angry, and then couldn't catch the ball.
Olajuwon went around to defend.

Ma Long also focused on this little fat man who likes to make trouble, constantly relying on his own size advantage to interfere with the passing route.

The Eastern team organized for half a head, but there was no way to pass the ball to O'Neal.

It's out of the low position, and it's no longer a threat.

In the end, Jordan was allowed to shoot and missed by two points.

No matter how fierce Jordan is, it is impossible to score every goal against Mitch Richmond.

On the contrary, the success rate of the attack will be much higher if you cooperate with the western troops fighting.

With Kidd's excellent organization and Olajuwon's top singles and support, the offense is very smooth.

Malone's own range advantage has also emerged.

He didn't enter the low post either, and just wandered in the middle distance, pulling out the breakthrough space.

Totally playing himself as an oversized off-ball shooter.

This is definitely not the case in the regular season. Clifford and others are counting on him to restrain them.

But it's okay to be an All-Star now.

When teammates are stars like Olajuwon and Barkley, Malone can perfectly cooperate with them by playing like this.

Moreover, when Malone played power forward, facing Grant Hill, he had an unsolvable height advantage, and both Kidd and Olajuwon were happy to pass him the ball.

Malone grasped all of them, and with his iconic straight-arm jumper, he scored 6 consecutive points in Grant Hill's helpless expression.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Western team entered a timeout with a 20-12 lead over the Eastern team by 8 points!
Back on the bench, Malone was welcomed by many stars.

In this half of the game, these stars fully felt Malone's strength.

Needless to say on the defensive end, he has plenty of stamina to protect the frame and is invincible, and can withstand O'Neal's back-ups in single defense. Apart from experience and awareness, there are almost no shortcomings.

On the offensive end, it looks like a set of straight-arm jumpers, but it's easy to use!
Ma Long played too smartly. Because he was smart, he only used straight-arm jumpers, which perfectly utilized his static talent advantages, and did not engage in those bells and whistles.

Playing like this can also make teammates play very comfortably.

Although Olajuwon was told by Malone at the beginning, "put away your damn pick and roll"

But now that he is playing, he also has a good impression of Ma Long.

The fit feels pretty good.

His big ball-holding core is a black hole game of ball possession, which tests his teammates.

But Ma Long's characteristics are not affected by his style of play at all, and they can be perfectly matched together.

This is very cool to play.

Dameng has changed his mind about Ma Long.

Although he is a little crazy, but with such a strong talent and strength, there is nothing wrong with being crazy.

Barkley, who has been fishing, also enthusiastically patted Malone on the back, comparing the performances of Malone and Olajuwon in his heart.

There is nothing to compare, Olajuwon played well, the world's number one center.

There is an obvious gap in Ma Long's skills and experience.

But Malone grew up too fast.

Much better than the last game.

Originally, with this body and technique, the bottom line was guaranteed to be a super insider.

Now that he has grown so fast, Barkley wants to say that Malone is not human.

Moreover, with Malone's technical characteristics, being a teammate feels much more comfortable than Olajuwon, the black hole of ball possession.

"It's still so strong in rookie year, wait for next year"

Barkley thought about it.

Overall, there was laughter on the West bench.

The Eastern team is a little more serious.

Although it was an All-Star Game, Jordan came with the mentality of playing at first, but Jordan couldn't help it when he fell behind so much in the half quarter.

He had a serious look of "I'm going to lose my temper", which made a subtle change in the atmosphere of the bench.

O'Neill, who was supposed to be active, didn't stand up and play a role because of his mood.

The Zen master had no choice but to start making arrangements with a tactical board.

There is nothing to arrange, because according to the rules, they will be rotated later.

Although playing very seriously, the All-Star Game is still an exhibition game in essence, and other stars have to make their debuts.

Even if he falls behind, Zen Master is not going to let Jordan and Pippen play more.

In the first half of the season, the Bulls had an excellent record, but they also paid a price. The core Jordan and Pippen both consumed a lot, and they only needed to play for 20 minutes.

It doesn't matter if you lose the game.

All-stars only.

There is no need to be nervous about the Western team taking the lead.

The timeout ended and both sides changed lineups.

East side: Reggie Miller, Glenn Rice, Juwan Howard, Vin Baker, Alonzo Mourning
West side: Gary Payton, Sean Elliott, Karl Malone, Sean Kemp, David Robinson

Coming back from a timeout, unlike the starters, the rotations on both sides played back and forth.

The atmosphere also returned to the exhibition game.

The defensive strength is reduced, and the show is the main one.

In this case, the score in the second half is much more than that in the first half.

After the first quarter, the West entered the second quarter 42-34.

The defense is loose, and the 8-point lead naturally cannot catch up.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the lineup was changed again. Malone and David Robinson partnered inside.

On the Eastern side, Jordan and Pippen did not play, but O'Neal was still there.

Malone snapped his fingers.

As he expected, although the mission of Godslayer is to stop Jordan, the core of this game is not Jordan.

As long as O'Neal is not allowed to make trouble, the chances of winning will increase greatly if the hole is dug at the beginning of the first quarter!
Malone took the initiative to find David Robinson to switch defenses.

With the current tonnage of the Admiral, it is impossible to withstand O'Neill.

Only his 'power forward' can be played.

Naturally, David Robinson would not refuse, and he also agreed to Malone's small proposal against O'Neill.

Eastern team possession of the ball.

As soon as O'Neal entered the low post, he felt a strong malice.

Malone defended him alone, and David Robinson's running position made it clear to isolate the outside line and his passing route.

Although it is not a double-team, the effect is the same as a double-team.

O'Neill: "Have the ability to single out!"

Ma Long: "It's a one-on-one match, you challenge us both."

O'Neill was red-eyed at the time, as if the weapon enhancement 14 had exploded.

But if he can't catch the ball, he really can't help it.

David Robinson at his peak is much faster than Malone.

Repeatedly jumping up and down, the fanning wind feels like it can blow out the campfire!

Malone's single defense is also much stronger than Olajuwon in terms of confrontation ability.

Determined to play against, O'Neill really has no choice.

The Eastern team tried to pass the ball, but after being intercepted and beaten into one, they gave up on the Sharks.

The low position became an orphan road, and the other four people had a great time playing by themselves.

O'Neal held his breath and wanted to fight back while defending.

But Malone doesn't get into the low post.

He floated in the middle and long distance.

Malone played like this, even in the magic stage, O'Neal, who was flexible +1, couldn't defend like this.

The Sharks' defensive strength lies in the protection of the frame in the paint.

The effect of preventing going out is much worse.

Instead, he was pulled to death by Ma Long because of hatred, and David Robinson hit several in a row.

Malone played half a quarter and didn't attack much. He let the host's David Robinson play.

Ma Long played his supporting and restraining role.

Because of O'Neill's leadership, such a change works very well.

By the time the rotation came off, the Western Conference's lead had expanded to 12 points.

In the second half of the second quarter, without Malone, O'Neal finally played comfortably and led the team to play a wave of offense.

After halftime, the Eastern team chased points all the way, and the Western team's lead was only 6 points.

Malone didn't play much in the third quarter.

On the field is the Jazz double-shake of John Stockton + Karl Malone, and the super powerful pick-and-roll combination of David Robinson.

No need for Malone, just these three players played a wave of 12 to 4 at the beginning of the third quarter.

O'Neill worked hard for half a quarter, but was beaten back at once.

After that, I got serious and didn't let the three continue to slash, but there was no way to catch up with the score.

After three quarters, the Western Conference still has a 14-point lead.

Malone was off the court, feeling the power of these All-Stars.

His teammates are really awesome.

"Not without me, though."

Malone thought.

With his little butterfly flapping his wings, these powerful teammates can change history.

In the fourth quarter, Zen Master did not let Jordan and Pippen play.

Malone continued to play with David Robinson against O'Neal.

Without Jordan, O'Neal was also targeted to death, and the West team's lead was maintained until the end, winning 130 to 117!
(End of this chapter)

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