Chapter 147: The Care of the Alliance Boss
This season, Barkley has played against Battle twice, and both times he was at the underdog.
Unable to prevent Battle, and not to resist Battle, which made Barkley quite helpless.
Of course, Barkley must still be better than Battle in some aspects, such as rebounding, which is much better than Battle.
In Barkley's view, Battle is simply his nemesis......
O'Neal and Murraysan are both center forwards, and there are not many rounds against Barkley on the court, while Battle is a pure power forward position, and he has been by Barkley's side from start to finish in both games.
With such a nemesis of his own, and it does not overlap with his own style of play, Barkley is naturally quite looking forward to bringing him into the Suns.
When the time comes, he will play with his back in a high position, and if he can't play, he will pass the ball to Battle, and the two of them will form a double-tower lineup with the strongest offensive firepower, wouldn't they be invincible in the world?
So you don't have a championship? Isn't the championship a matter of hand-to-hand, and when the time comes, he Barkley will beat Jordan all over the place!
It was precisely because of this wonderful fantasy that even if he saw Battle's impatience with him, he was completely unimpressed, and still smiled and leaned around Battle, chatting with each other.
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"Wilson, look forward to a battle with your king." Jordan walked over to Davidson and said with a smile.
"Michael, if you want me to say anything, you shouldn't come back at all, and if you still fantasize about another triple crown, I advise you to wash and sleep." Without waiting for Davidson to speak, Barkley directly teased Jordan.
In the face of Barkley's provocation, Jordan directly ignored nothing, this kind of disregard was the highest level of contempt, and he didn't even look at Barkley, and returned directly to his bench to prepare for the start of the game.
Barkley was angrily jumped by Jordan, and he tore Jordan many times, but every time he suffered.
"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the start of the match.
The starters of both sides began to appear.
Seeing the ten first-line stars on the stage, the audience immediately cheered passionately, and the all-star game was star-studded, which was definitely a gluttonous feast for the fans.
Especially this year, which is Jordan's first All-Star after his comeback, it makes fans look forward to it.
Davidson, who was previously at the club, also knew something about this year's All-Star.
Because All-Star Weekend is not a main event, there is some information that can be revealed.
Davidson knew that the MVP of this All-Star was won by Jordan.
In the words of Sledgehammer, this MVP Jordan is a disgrace.
O'Neal had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Jordan had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, and Penny had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
If you really look at the data, in fact, whether it is O'Neal or Penny, they are more qualified than Jordan to win the MVP of this All-Star.
But Jordan has too much influence, so even if his stats are not the best on the court, the MVP is still awarded to him.
O'Neal was wronged, naturally he was wronged, and he was supposed to be an AMVP honor, but he was snatched away by Jordan.
But if you really want to find some reasons why Jordan can win this MVP, then you can definitely find it out.
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The game on the field has begun.
Olajuwon won the jump ball, and the Western Conference All-Stars got their first offensive round.
Kidd was on the ball and was not the type of player who liked to attack, and after dribbling the ball to the front court, he passed it directly to his backcourt partner Drexler.
What Davidson didn't expect was that he originally thought that Drexler would shoot directly.
But Drexler passed the ball to Battle......
Battle was also unequivocal, and after receiving the ball, under Pippen's defense, he easily stepped back and scored with a shot.
The two forwards of the Eastern All-Stars, one is Hill and the other is Pippen, both of whom are small forwards, and they naturally have no advantage over Battle in terms of height.
After Battle got off to a good start, Drexler and Olajuwon, in the return link, patted Battle on the shoulder one after another, with encouraging smiles on their faces.
Davidson was dumbfounded, how do you feel that the two old men of the Rockets are also trying to recruit Battle?!
The two old men were on Battle's left and right, and they didn't know what they were whispering, and the smile was the same as Barkley's smile just now.
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Then came the offensive round of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.
Penny Hardaway was quite eye-catching, didn't touch the ball at all, and let Jordan carry the ball from the back to the front court.
Drexler didn't mean to defend Jordan, and after making a show, he let Jordan shoot easily, and the goal was scored.
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It's the offensive round of the Western Conference All-Stars again, and this time Davidson can really be sure that the two old men of the Rockets really have the idea of recruiting Battle.
Kidd obviously hoisted the ball to Olajuwon, but Olajuwon still passed it back to Battle......
This is obviously taking care of Battle, wanting to let Battle feel the warmth of the Rockets' senior club.
Battle was also obviously a little confused, not figuring out what was going on.
Before the All-Star game, Davidson told him that the All-Star is not as good as the regular season they played, and other players on the court will definitely not pass the ball to Battle, so that Battle can be smart on the court and grab as many offensive rebounds as possible......
Davidson didn't expect Battle to lead the West to win the East and then win the MVP honor, he just didn't want Battle's stats to be too ugly.
As a result, it now appears that Davidson's concerns are completely unwarranted......
This side of the West has completely become Battle's solo show!
The Rockets' Olajuwon and Drexler were desperately crazy to pass the ball to Battle.
Barkley saw that these two old men had bad ideas, and he naturally did the same, frantically scrambling for offensive rebounds, as long as he grabbed the rebounds, he immediately passed them to Battle.
As for Kidd, he doesn't like or be good at offense, and the All-Star game doesn't have much to do with him.
On the side of the Western All-Stars, all four players on the court are frantically making balls for Battle.
Davidson was dumbfounded, he really didn't expect this to happen.
Battle is very popular, and he knows this, after all, he is also the All-Star ticket king in the West.
I didn't expect to have such a high level of popularity in the hearts of these celebrities.
It's normal to think about it, Battle's rookie contract is only two years, and with the fact that there are no restricted free agents at the moment, after the two-year contract is executed, Battle can go to any team he wants.
For example, the Rockets are an elderly club, or they are going to join the Suns and play with Barkley all over the league.
Because of Jordan's comeback, coupled with the strength of the Bulls' lineup, many veterans in the league have put a lot of pressure.
Naturally, they all want to lead the team to win the championship before retiring.
Olajuwon has won a championship, but with only one championship ring, he is naturally not satisfied......
And Drexler's great chance to win the championship last season was ruined by the Nets, resulting in him still failing to win the championship.
The same goes for Ross Barkley, who doesn't know what a championship is like right now......
If they can get Battle to join their team in the past two years, the chances of winning the championship will definitely skyrocket!
That's why they take such good care of Battle on the field.