New York, 10 February 1998.

"Michael, this is the only game we have solved our demons before we met the Lakers in the Finals!" Pippen clenched his fists and said indignantly.

Can't forget!

Kobe Bryant didn't look at the scene of the ball and turned around to celebrate!

Can't forget!

Once in Pippen's heart, there was only one player who symbolized basketball! That's his teammate Michael Jordan!

And now, every time Pippen picks up a basketball in his hand, he looks like another man!

Unhurriedly, Jordan tapped the table with his right hand.

In the hearts of the Bulls' players, Kobe has set up a shadow!

An invincible back!

Every time a Bulls player picks up a basketball, they think of that domineering lore!

Kobe Bryant is like a lingering nightmare for the Bulls players!

Jordan and Pippen knew it.

If you can't beat Kobe! Sweep away the shadow of Kobe Bryant's invincible division with the Bulls! Then the Bulls' record in the second half of the season will be very bad.

This is the only chance!

All-Star!

Must win!

"You tell the coach that we want a win, no matter what."

Eastern Conference All-Star Coach - Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson of the Eastern Conference record.

The Zen master was also a little entangled at this time.

Is it to his players to the death in the All-Star Game, win this game anyway, or play dead and let Joppie rest and prepare for the regular season after that.

When Pippen conveyed Jordan's meaning, he knew that he had no choice in this war!

Come on!

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"Coach! Are we going to do something about the Lakers guys? "Stockton, Malone, Richmond, Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan, the three stayed at the hotel.

Discuss the arrangement and arrangement of the All-Star Game together.

So far this season, the Lakers have the first record in the Western Conference and the Jazz second.

But Harris was elected All-Star head coach last season and cannot be re-elected. So Jerry Sloan became the coach of the Western Conference All-Star.

Malone was selected as the starting line-up, Stockton and Richmond were selected as substitutes. It is equivalent to saying that this all-star team, half of the people belong to the Utah Jazz!

"Dead grass them! Aren't they able to! Let them play the full 48 minutes! Marlon slapped the table and shouted.

"48 minutes is a bit difficult, but it's a good idea to play 40 minutes. Don't they like to chase victory? That's what they want. ”

"Not bad! Let them fight the guys in the East and then we will overtake them in the second half of the regular season! ”

"Great idea! 34 consecutive wins, second in the regular season? The Lakers are going to be laughed out of their big teeth! ”

Jerry Sloan smiled bitterly and looked helplessly at Malone and Richmond, who were not calm.

Is that much of a Lakers shadow you?

Even though the All-Star is just an inconsequential game, don't you have the slightest desire to win?

Stockton also glanced at Malone with disdain, and he said that the arrangement was to press the Lakers trio on the bench and lead the Western Conference All-Star team to victory.

Malone and Richmond really smell like each other!

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"I don't want to fight with Kobe!" Gary Payton gritted his teeth.

But last year's experience is still vivid!

After he and Malone refused to play, Kobe Bryant took a group of substitutes and killed the Eastern All-Stars! ~

In the end, he even blocked Jordan, and Gary Payton felt speechless when he thought about that scene!

Come on! Jordan, can you give some force?

For the first time in so many years, Payton wants Jordan to be a little stronger!

"Gary, let's fight hard." Wenbeck persuaded Payton, in Wenbeck's opinion, after all, you Payton was voted in by the fans to watch you play.

If you don't want to play, won't you live up to the votes of the fans?

Wenbeck's theory is still very reasonable, after all, the players just eat the fans.

Fans are the food and clothing parents of the players, and after Payton played such tricks at last year's All-Star, the popularity of the gloves has been in a state of non-improvement this year.

Obviously, in terms of popularity, as well as the selection of various awards, Payton has suffered a lot of losses.

Even this year's Seattle SuperSonics, taking the third place in such a competitive West, don't seem to have much attention.

Even Stern would not give a player who is unwilling to play a special treatment.

If it weren't for the fact that the guards in the West had nothing special to play, Payton's All-Star starters would really be in danger.

"Fack, do I have to fight alongside Kobe?"

"Now it's not a question of whether you are willing to fight, it's a question of whether Kobe Bryant is willing to fight you."

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"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! This is New York! The Big Apple! All-Star Night! ”

"There are so many superstars here! There are darlings of the world! This is the center of gravity of basketball! ”

"Madison Square Garden Arena! This will be the most brilliant place of the night! ”

The all-star commentary is played by Collins and Magic.

The two old friends joked with each other, and the 1998 All-Star Game began.

The stars took to the pitch one by one.

"Roar, Kobe Bryant, we're going to fight side by side again!" The wolf king thumped his chest.

"I'll give me a few hard bucks later." Kobe Bryant is also excited to finally have an all-around power forward partner!

In fact, in Garnett's last year with the Timberwolves, he had the opportunity to go to the Lakers and play alongside Kobe.

If that trade goes through, then the Celtics won't have a Big Three, and Kobe Bryant may have his second triple.

Garnett and Kobe Bryant are a perfect match, the peak wolf king plus a peak Kobe! That kind of combined dominance will not even be worse than that of the OK dynasty!

Kobe Garnett O'Neal was giggling and playing, while Peyton and Malone on the other side didn't say a word.

Peyton stiffened his face and never said a word of refusal to play again.

On the other side, Ma Long looked around, wondering when his coach would replace him.

Speaking of which, Malone really doesn't care about popularity!

His home base is Utah, and it's impossible for Utah fans not to vote for him!

As for votes and concerns elsewhere in the country, who cares?

Marlon doesn't care!

On the other side of the East's All-Star starting lineup, Penny and Webb are the same team. The rest of Uncle Mu and Kemp were all around Jordan.

The atmosphere in the east is obviously better than the starters in the west!

Among the starters in the West, there are only three Kobe O'Neal Garnett.

And the East, every player, wants to win the game!

"Kobe, it's all us who won this time." Penny Hardaway saw Kobe and Jordan looking at each other without saying a word, so he couldn't help but step forward and say hello to Kobe with a smile.

"Really?"