"Fake." Michael Jordan took a deep breath and sat up from the queen bed in his luxury villa in Chicago.

Chicago's neon lights flicker in the wee hours of the morning, and the night in this sin capital is uncountable how many dark things are happening.

It's not just basketball god Michael Jordan who wakes up at midnight.

Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson...

This night is destined to be unpeaceful!

Even Klaus, the general manager who wants to break up the Bulls, can't get a good night's sleep.

Lost!

The game against the Lakers was lost again!

It was the second loss to the Lakers this season and the last game of the regular season against the Lakers.

In the first game, Jordan scored 57 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

Bryant scored 63 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 4 turnovers.

In the second game, Jordan scored 46 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 0 turnovers.

Bryant scored 49 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 0 blocks and 2 turnovers.

Looking at the data alone, except for being slightly inferior in the total score, Jordan did not lose to Kobe.

The difference of a few points is negligible for this top player.

A lot of the time on the field, Jordan can still suppress Kobe.

Especially in the second game, Jordan has already pushed Kobe Bryant and the Lakers into a desperate situation!

And what about the competition?

Even after Pippen's comeback, the Bulls, who returned to their peak state, still lost to Kobe.

Even when he was cornered, Kobe Bryant still won the game in his way...

It's not scary to lose, it's the way you lose that is scary.

Kobe Bryant's way of winning the game really made Jordan unacceptable, and he would wake up from his sleep!

The image of turning around and staring at himself to celebrate without watching the ball always echoed in Jordan's mind.

For the first time!

The top king of American professional basketball! For the first time, Michael Jordan felt like he was blown away!

Even Michael Jordan, who is the god of basketball, was so shocked by Kobe's ball! Not to mention the rest of the Bulls' players!

The mentality of the Bulls players will inevitably be affected, and the team's chemistry, tacit understanding, and self-confidence will suffer a serious blow!

Michael Jordan took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

Have to! It is necessary to re-establish a belief in invincibility!

No faith! There is no such thing as an invincible team!

If you don't believe you're the strongest! Then you'll never be able to climb to the top!

Not only yourself, but the whole Bulls must establish a belief!

See you at the All-Star Game, Kobe.

...

Kobe Bryant turned around, raised his hands high, and looked directly at Jordan Pippen, and the basketball fell into the Nets in the shocked eyes of Jordan and Pippen, which became the most exciting scene of the year in American professional basketball.

"Invincible! Kobe Bryant has the strongest belief! He is convinced that he is the strongest! All he is the strongest! ”

- Magic Johnson

"This lore reminds me of Larry Bird, pointing to his opponent and telling him to hit the lore here. This is just too TMD pretending! But I like it! Hahahahaha ”

—Isaiah Thomas, the Smiling Assassin.

"It's the first time that Michael and Scotty have shown such expressions, and Kobe's shot shattered all the Bulls' championship beliefs!"

—Cardinal Auerbach

"The most domineering lore in the history of basketball! Who can beat the god of basketball, shake off Pippen, and celebrate their lore without watching the ball? Only Kobe! ”

- O'Neill, the Great Shark

"Okay, that's just a dribble balloon, there's nothing to say, there are countless shots like American professional basketball every year, this time it's just Kobe Bryant's luck."

– Dennis Rodman

"Phil's defensive tactics are in place, and the Bulls players are also very strong in execution, but Kobe Bryant is no longer a player who can be limited by tactics."

—Doug Collins

"Maybe Klaus wants to rebuild, it's the right choice. Will Kobe Bryant break up this Bulls? Who knows? ”

—Larry Bird

Celebrity!

Players!

Management!

This one lore blew up countless big fish!

No player has ever had such confidence!

No player has ever believed that he would be able to hit.

"Handsome! It's so handsome! I'm going to learn this too! ”

"Gan! I'm going to play like this at the next crucial moment in the game! ”

Kobe's popularity has been very hot in the United States, and such a game, such a lore has promoted a wave of craze for learning Kobe!

Step-back jumper!

Tilt back three points!

Don't celebrate with a ball!

In the midst of the scolding of the basketball coach, 1998 entered February, and the season was more than halfway through.

The Player of the Month in the American Basketball Tournament was not given to the Lakers or to Jordan.

Although the Lakers won 34 games in January, and Kobe Bryant scored 81 points and a five-double, it was undeniable that in January, the Lakers lost four games.

The best of the month in January fell to Karl Malone, the Utah Jazz big man and the league's No. 1 power forward.

The Utah Jazz quietly put up a 10-1 record when the Bulls and Lakers battled each other.

Karl Malone averaged 36.5 minutes per game and could shoot 56 percent from the field to finish with 31.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2.8 turnovers.

"Thank you! I'm honored to be the best of the month again! A lot of people only focus on the Los Angeles and Chicago games, and if you look at our games, the Jazz are a team that can beat anyone! Carl Malone smiled from ear to ear at the press conference, and the best of the month was a good example of a sandpiper competing for a profit.

At the same time as the best of the month was announced, the specific backup lineup of the All-Star was also announced in the selection of coaches.

Western subs: Eddie Jones, David Robinson, John Stockton, Wen Baker, Mitch Richmond, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd

Eastern subs: Glenn Rice, Reggie Miller, Steve Smith, Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Antoine Walker, Allen Iverson

"I didn't make the All-Star?" Patrick Ewing couldn't believe his eyes.

No. 1 center in the East! Last year's All-Star starting center! One of the four centers! The super center who beat Mourning in the playoffs last year actually failed to be an All-Star this season?

And Ewing clearly knows that at his age, losing the All-Star means that there is almost no time to return to the All-Star.

It also means that their time has passed.

"Congratulations Eddie!"

Eddie Jones, the Lakers' three-in-command, is not outstanding among All-Star players, but he has been recognized by the league's coaches and made it to the All-Star with his team's excellent record.

Move!

If Eddie Jones thinks at this time, it is moved!

"Tim Duncan, this kid is also an All-Star?" O'Neill looked incredulous.

"Allen became the second player in the '96 Golden Generation to make it to the All-Star Generation." Kobe Bryant smiled slightly, Iverson was a notch stronger than this time in his previous life.