Legend of Tomorrow

Because of Kobe and O'Neal, the atmosphere during Western Conference practices was weird.

O'Neal has the best relationship with Guo Xu, and he can chat with others, including Yao Ming, who stole his starting spot. But he just ignored Kobe, and Kobe didn't pay attention to O'Neal, treating him as nothing.

As the saying goes, family scandals should not be made public. They both did this in the All-Star Game. You can imagine how tense the relationship in the team was.

This is a butterfly effect. The Lakers were too strong in the first two seasons and completely dominated the league. The OK combination has become accustomed to being the overlord. Of course it will be uncomfortable if the winning rate suddenly drops to less than half.

When the team has a problem, it must look for internal reasons. Both Kobe and O'Neal feel that the other party is at fault. Kobe couldn't organize the offense like Guo Xu, and O'Neal was disgusted with his one-on-one style of play without looking for mismatches. And Kobe feels that he can take on more tasks. He can make shots when faced with anyone's one-on-one attack, and his defense is much more reliable than the lazy O'Neal.

It is impossible to tell who is right and who is wrong.

Guo Xu chatted with Kobe for a few words. When he heard Kobe say, I won't lose to you in the playoffs and I will prove that the Lakers can win the championship without you, he understood that Kobe would never be able to go back to the past, and his mentality completely changed. . In the past, during the era of the Big Three of the Lakers, everyone used words such as Lakers and us on their lips, and the team came first.

Kobe has been stimulated this season and is more eager to prove himself than in his previous life. This is directly caused by Guo Xu.

In his previous life, many people said that Kobe was too independent, a ball tyrant, or even a cancer, but that was all after Kobe got older and his condition declined. When he was young, Kobe had a good mentality, which can be proved by just one point - he served as O'Neal's little brother for 8 years!

How many 8 years can an NBA player have? You know, Yao Ming has only played in the NBA for 8 years, including the season in which he played only 5 games before being reimbursed. In the early stages of his career, what Kobe wanted was not to be the boss, but to win a championship.

As for the disbandment of the OK group, it was not that Kobe drove away O'Neal, but that the Lakers management felt that O'Neal was old and did not want to give him a high-paying long-term contract, so they traded him to the Heat. Otherwise, O'Neal would become a free agent and leave, and the team would gain nothing. .

Now that Kobe has become independent, he is determined to compete with Tracy McGrady for the scoring title this season because Guo Xu performed so well in the Suns.

Now when it comes to the Big Three of the Lakers, almost all media say that Kobe is the weakest one. How can he endure this? If he doesn't take more shots and improve his statistics, then he will become the third leader.

When things got to this point, Guo Xu was powerless to help Kobe. Unless his performance deteriorated, he could share Kobe's pressure.

He now feels that he is not good enough and wants to lead the Suns to win the championship this year.

Before the game started in the evening, online predictions of the outcome showed that 83% of fans were optimistic that the Western Conference Stars would win, which made president David Stern very depressed.

In the president's opinion, Jordan winning the MVP is the most perfect script, but it is difficult to do so. Jordan's personal ability can no longer score easily, even if his teammates are willing to help him create opportunities.

The strength gap between the two sides is quite obvious. One look at the lineup shows that the West has the advantage inside, while the combination of Kobe and Guo Xu also has a slight advantage on the outside. Kobe and Tracy McGrady are evenly matched, and it is certain that Guo Xu is better than Iverson.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the 2003 All-Star Game was one of the most classic All-Star Games in NBA history, with twists and turns.

Five seconds before the end of the first overtime, Jordan hit an iconic fadeaway jumper against Marion's defense, giving the Eastern Conference a 138-136 lead. He almost completed a quasi-win.

When the audience was about to cheer for Jordan, two people came out to stir up trouble. Jermaine O'Neal fouled Kobe who barely shot from beyond the three-point line, ruining the Jordan moment. Kobe made 2 of 3 free throws to send the game into the second overtime.

O'Neal's foul on this ball was unnecessary. It was just out of his mind. Kobe's floating three-point shot is almost certain, because his standard posture and open three-pointer shooting percentage are not high.

In the second overtime, the Western Conference Stars won 155-145 under the leadership of Wolf King Garnett. Garnett won the MVP trophy with a game-high 37 points.

This time, it will be difficult for the two teams to reach overtime, unless the Western team deliberately lets things go. Guo Xu, a reborn player, is here to ruin the classic.

Originally, Iverson easily singled out Francis and Nash. He was the best player in the East in this All-Star Game. He scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals, and shot 56.5% from the field. If the Eastern Conference wins, it will definitely be Iverson who wins the MVP, not Jordan, who made only 9 of 27 shots.

It's different with Guo Xu. He won't be easily passed by Iverson and can interfere with shooting and reduce his shooting percentage. In turn, Guo Xu attacked, and Iverson struggled to defend.

When players from both sides came on the field, the Western Conference stars received warmer applause and were obviously more popular than the Eastern Conference players.

The most embarrassing thing was that when the commentator introduced Vince Carter, the audience burst into boos, which was very rare in the history of the All-Star Game. During the All-Star Game in Philadelphia, neither Kobe Bryant nor Guo Xu was booed so hard.

Then, there was an unexpected tidbit before the players took the court. Carter was sitting courtside in his Raptors jacket, not looking at all ready to play. Just minutes before the game, Carter made the decision to give the starting job to Jordan.

This decision came so suddenly that all fans didn't know, and reporters didn't know either. The commentator suddenly announced that Jordan would start.

Carter temporarily changed his mind because when he got to the stage of introducing the stars, he realized that things were completely different from what he had imagined. The reason he insists on starting is that since the fans have voted him as a starter, they want to see him perform in the starting lineup. Giving up this spot is irresponsible to the fans who support him.

When the fans booed in unison, Carter was confused. Who am I? Where am I? What am I going to do?

Damn it, the fans don’t want me to start after a long time? !

There are a large number of people in this world who actually don’t like to see the truth. If there's wind, just follow, if there's force, just tear. In fact, they just live a boring life and don't care about your noble character.

Unfortunately, Carter was stubborn and didn't have a good agent or friend to remind him what to do.

Carter's brain immediately decided to make up for his mistake, and he did another stupid thing, which was to give up to Jordan. He didn't even say hello to Jordan in advance. Of course, he completely offended Jordan.

What he did was equivalent to pushing Jordan into a dilemma. The two had previously asked the starter Jordan not to accept it. They obviously did not want to accept it and felt that the more they discussed the matter, the more embarrassing it became. Carter acted like this before he came on the court. It was clear that he was taking advantage of Jordan and did not want to be booed by the fans again after he came on the court.

Jordan accepted that many people would feel that Carter was forced to give up the starting lineup and that he became an innocent person. If Jordan doesn't accept it, it will be as if no one wants to start playing, and it will become a farce. They can both find a place to bump into each other and die.

What disgusted Jordan the most was that Carter had previously been interviewed by the media and publicly expressed his unwillingness to give up the starting lineup, and that his idol was Julius Erving.

After Carter became the dunk king, Jordan once commented: Don't compare my dunks with his. At that time, Jordan was very optimistic about Carter and admitted that he was Jordan's successor. He also criticized Carter's defense and hoped that he would become better in the future. good.

After the 2003 All-Star Game, Jordan never commented on Carter again...

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