Chapter 324 [Follow if there is wind, tear if forced]
Because Kobe and O'Neal, the atmosphere during training in the Western Conference Stars was very strange.
O'Neal and Guo Xu had the best relationship, so they could chat with others, and talked with Yao Ming who stole his own for a while. But he ignored Kobe, and Kobe ignored O'Neal's intention and thought he was air.
As the saying goes, family shame should not be made public. They both have this in the star game. It is easy to imagine how stalemate they are in the team.
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. Suddenly, the winning rate will become less than half of it. Of course, it will be very uncomfortable.
If the team has problems, they have to find the reason internally. Kobe and O'Neal both think that the other party is wrong. Kobe cannot organize the offense like Guo Xu. O'Neal is also very disgusted with his way of playing without looking for misplaced positions and directly fighting. Kobe feels that he can take on more tasks and can make a single shot in the offense against anyone who fights one-on-one. The defense is much more reliable than the lazy O'Neal.
It is hard to say who is right and who is wrong.
Guo Xu and Kobe chatted a few times. 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 can't go back to the past, and his mentality has completely changed. In the past, during the Big Three of the Lakers, everyone talked about words such as "Lakemen", "we", and the team was the first.
Kobe was stimulated this season and was more eager to prove himself than in his previous life. This was directly caused by Guo Xu.
In his previous life, many people said that Kobe was too independent and was a football boss, and even said that he was a cancer, but that was all after Kobe got old and his condition declined. Kobe's mentality was good when he was young, and it only proved from a little point that he had been O'Neal's younger brother for 8 years!
How many 8 years can an NBA player have? You know, Yao Ming counts the seasons that only played 5 games and was reimbursed, and he only played in the NBA for 8 years. What Kobe wanted in the early stage of his career was not to be the boss, but to the championship.
As for the Ok combination, it was not that Kobe drove O'Neal away, but that the Lakers management felt that O'Neal was old and did not want to give him a high salary and had a long appointment, so they traded him to the Heat. Otherwise, O'Neal would become a libero and leave and the team would get nothing.
Now that Kobe has become the only one, he is determined to compete with McGrady for the scoring champion this season because Guo Xu performed so well in the Suns.
Now when we mention the "Three Big Three Lakers", almost all media say that Kobe is the weakest one. How can he tolerate this? If he does not increase his actions and improves his data, then he will be confirmed as the title of "Three Heads".
When things have developed to this point, Guo Xu is powerless to help Kobe. Unless his performance becomes worse, he can only share the pressure of Kobe. Now he thinks he is not good enough and wants to lead the Suns to win the championship this year.
Before the game started in the evening, the online prediction of the victory and loss was made, and 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's MVP acquisition is the most perfect script, but it is difficult to get what he wants. Jordan's personal ability can no longer easily score, even if his teammates are willing to help him create opportunities.
The strength gap between the two sides is quite obvious. You can tell at a glance that the Western Conference has the advantage in the interior, and the combination of Kobe and Guo Xu on the outside also has some advantages. Kobe and McGrady are half a dozen, and Guo Xu is the final decision to surpass Iverson.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the 2003 Star Tournament was one of the most classic Star Tournament in NBA history, with twists and turns in the game.
Five seconds before the end of the first overtime, Jordan hit a signature backward jump shot against Marion defense, giving the East a 138-136 lead, and he almost completed a quasi-final kill.
When the audience was about to cheer for Jordan, the two came out to disrupt the situation. Jermaine O'Neal's foul against Kobe, who barely shot from outside the three-point line, destroyed the "Jordan moment", and Kobe dragged the game into the second overtime with two free throws.
O'Neal Jr.'s foul was unnecessary, and he was simply in a state of mind. Kobe's drifting three-point shooting was almost certain, because his three-point shooting percentage was not high in standard positions.
In the second overtime, the Western Conference Stars won the victory under the leadership of "Wolf King" Garnett, 155 to 145. Garnett won the MVP trophy with a highest score of 37 points.
This time, it will be difficult for the two teams to play overtime, unless the Western Conference deliberately lets the water go, Guo Xu, the reborn man, is here to destroy the classics.
Originally, Iverson beat Frances alone, and Nash was very relaxed. He was the best player in the Eastern Conference this star game. He scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals, with a shooting percentage of 56.5%. If the Eastern Conference wins, Iverson will definitely win the MVP, rather than making a quasi-killer shot, Jordan made only 9 of 27 shots.
It would be different if Guo Xu is there. He will not be easily passed by Iverson. He can interfere with the shooting and reduce his shooting percentage. On the other hand, Guo Xu's offense is also difficult for Iverson to defend.
When the players from both sides appeared, the Western Conference stars received more warm applause and their popularity was significantly better than the Eastern Conference.
The most embarrassing thing is that when the commentator introduced Vince Carter, there was booing in the audience, which was very rare in the history of the star game. When the Philadelphia All-Star, neither Kobe nor Guo Xu were booed so well.
Then, before the player came on the court, there was an unexpected little outline. Carter sat on the sidelines wearing his Raptors coat, not ready to play at all. Just minutes before the game, Carter made a decision to give it to Jordan.
The decision came too suddenly, and no fans knew it, nor did the reporter know it, and the commentator suddenly announced Jordan.
Carter temporarily changed his mind because when he introduced the star stage, he realized that things were completely different from what he imagined. The reason he insisted was that since the fans cast him, they wanted to see him perform, and giving up this place was irresponsible to the fans who supported him.
When the fans booed neatly, Carter was stunned. Who am I? Where am I? What am I going to do?
Fuck, I've been fucking for a long time, the fans don't want me?!
In this world, a large number of people actually don’t like to look at the truth. They follow the wind and fight with the slut. In fact, they just don’t care about how noble your character is because of the boring life.
Unfortunately, Carter is stubborn and does not have a good agent or friend to remind him what to do.
Carter immediately decided to make up for his mistake when he was in a fever, and did another stupid thing, that was to give way to Jordan. He didn't say hello to Jordan in advance, but of course he offended Jordan completely.
His actions were equivalent to pushing Jordan into a dilemma. The two of them had made Jordan not accept it before, obviously they didn't want to accept it, and they felt that the more they discussed it, the more embarrassing it. When Carter made such a move on the court, it was obvious that he was using Jordan and was booed by fans after he didn't want to appear.
Jordan accepts it, and many people think that Carter was forced to give up, and he became an innocent person. Jordan doesn't accept it, and it's like everyone doesn't want to play basketball, and it becomes a farce. They can find a place to hit him and die.
What makes Jordan the most disgusting is that Carter had been interviewed by the media before and publicly stated that he was unwilling to give up, and that his idol was Julius Irving.
When Carter became the queen of dunks, Jordan once commented: "Don't compare my dunks with him." At that time, Jordan was very optimistic about Carter, admitted that he was "Jordan's successor", and criticized Carter's defense, hoping that he would become better in the future.
Chapter completed!