"Oh, Michael, have you heard, the five All-Star starters in the East are going to give you the starting spot!" O'Neill said in an exaggerated tone.

"Hahahaha, the young man looks at me and can't walk, just be polite." Jordan's rare modesty.

After Jordan came to Atlanta today, he was refreshed, and he saw Carter's interview as soon as he came, saying that he wanted to let the starters give him, and then Iverson, Maddy, and Liu Mang followed one after another, as for whether Ratliff said to let it, Jordan didn't seem to see it, but O'Neal said so, and he took it seriously.

If Ratliff knew what O'Neal said, he would definitely squirt this fat fat man to death with a mouthful of Gatorade, who said I should let him start? You can't get into the All-Star starters and you want to pull me into the water?

O'Neal chatted and laughed with Jordan and Olajuwon in the audience, as one of the few bigwigs who have dominated the NBA in the past decade, he is missing Duncan, the 99-year champion MVP.

As for Carter, Iverson, and Maddie on the side, in front of these three bigwigs, they are like a follower......

Yes, O'Neal is going to rest again today, just played ten regular season games in a row, O'Neal said that he is a little tired, it's time to rest for a few days, and then play a full star.

Kobe Bryant watched O'Neal truce again, he was so angry that he couldn't do it, and said that if he didn't fight, he wouldn't fight, no wonder this fat man didn't participate in the pre-game interview!

Forget it, you can still win without a fat man! Kobe Bryant has absolute confidence, otherwise he would not have left the Big Four in the summer of '04, and Odom was still yelling to win the championship.

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On the Hawks bench, Liu Mang was also unhappy.

O'Neal didn't play, the Hawks' chances of winning skyrocketed, and when Liu Mang drew daily tasks, he was only at level 3 at the highest, and scored at least 20 points in the face of Kobe Bryant's defense.

It is a fact that the dominance of the OK combination has declined this year, O'Neal's peak years have passed, of course, he is still the league's No. 1 center, and for several years to come, among the league's active centers, except for O'Neal, none of them can reach the level of top stars, until Yao Ming becomes a big killer and Howard enters the peak.

Ben Wallace has the effect of a top star in terms of role, but on the offensive end, the team with him is basically equivalent to one less person to attack, except when grabbing offensive rebounds.

It's just that the Lakers are not a very talented team in the first place, and the Zen master himself has said that the five championships he won with the Lakers are more than a little bit worse than the Bulls.

Except for two core players who were the first in the same position or even the first in the league at the time, the talent of the others was surprisingly different, and he himself was surprised that he was able to successfully defend the championship three times.

This can be seen from 04, after O'Neal was traded to Odom and Caron Butler, two quasi-All-Star level players, except for OK, except for the Big Four and the departing small fish, the Lakers seem to be basically equal to negative assets, all relying on the win of core players, thank God for not dragging their feet.

Just look at the starting lineup of the Lakers on the big screen, Fisher and Kobe, the backcourt combination of these two is not bad, Fisher is also called Xiaoyu, the defense is desperate, the big heart is beginning to show, and the physical fitness is still very good, Kobe Bryant is indescribable.

Then, the Lakers' small forward, 34-year-old Rick Fox, power forward, Samaki Walker, who is averaging 4 points and 5 boards per game this season, center, Wang Zhizhi.

In addition to Fisher is at his peak, the ability value has 80 quasi-first-class level, Kobe Bryant is about to enter the peak, the ability value has been increased to 94, and he is about to enter the real supergiant level, so he is about to lead the team to hit the street for a year, he is the first person in the league, young is good, Iverson in the same class is 28, Kobe Bryant is not yet 25.

In addition to these two quasi-first-class stars and quasi-supergiants, the Lakers' other three starters, Fox, have an ability value of 70, an average of 7 points, 3 boards and 5 assists per game, and an average level of small forward, at most, they are not bad, mainly because they are older and can give Kobe Bryant and the interior ball, and the single defense has slipped to negligible; Samaki Walker, with an ability value of 65, is less than the starting level, and many of Kobe's teammates, and the ball may not be able to play at the next level after leaving Kobe; Wang Zhizhi, 68, is not at the starting level, can play the starting level of the team, the ability to play the main bench of the playoff team, but it is much more than the playing time and performance opportunities he originally got in the Clippers, the data and performance are passable, averaging 9 points, 5 boards and 1.8 assists per game.

Without O'Neal, only Kobe Bryant is left to lead the team, it looks like the Lakers' lineup is so miserable, Liu Mang didn't pay attention to it before, now because the daily task level is so low, he looked at the Lakers' starting ability value curiously, it's a hell, this lineup, even if it was a year younger last season, but there is also a substitute interior with excellent three-point ability, that is, in addition to O'Neal last year, the Lakers lineup is like this, it seems that in the past three consecutive years, the Lakers lineup is almost all these people, OK combination......

Liu Mang thinks O'Neill is really powerful! Give a Kobe Bryant three times in a row.

The pressure of the game is not too big, and the opponent is difficult to deal with, Kobe, just find a way to restrain him.

Liu Mang was depressed about letting the All-Star start, he didn't expect that there were so many people rushing to start him, which was really worse than the Lakers being able to win three consecutive championships by relying on OK.

He always thought that Carter let him start, because of domestic public opinion, Carter was forced to let it.

But if you think about it carefully, Jordan is so proud of a person, if Carter is reluctant, he will accept it.

Carter's EQ is so high, and his nickname is also Flyer, he must be the one who makes the starter the most positive, and Jordan will accept it.

The old man is also a tsundere man.

But Liu Mang couldn't say early that he wanted to let Jordan start, before the All-Star bench came out, although theoretically, the coaches would not let Jordan fail to be selected as an All-Star, but Jordan had not yet entered the All-Star, so he said in advance that he would let him, as if he was forcing the league to select Jordan as an All-Star.

Although Liu Mang didn't want to win MVP or anything during this year's All-Star Weekend, even if the starting ability value was a little lower, it didn't matter, and it didn't matter if the performance was almost inaccurate, but ......

"God's Perfect Curtain Call: The Host Needs to Help Michael Jordan Win the 2003 Atlanta All-Star Game MVP, Mission Reward: Michael Jordan 1984-1985 Season Star Card, Failure Penalty: None."

"Michael Jordan 1984-1985 Edition, Ability 91, Offense 99, Defense 80, Three-Point 56, Shooting 80, Layup 100, Speed 93, Power 88, Bounce 99......"

This is the reason why Mao Liu Mang was so active in the pre-game interview to announce that he wanted to start, seeing that Jordan was a top star in his rookie year, and the physical fitness of the historical guard was almost invincible, Liu Mang's first reaction was "slot", thinking of having the opportunity to get this star card to feel the strength of God, the reaction was the second "slot", and then when he let the All-Star start, there were actually three people rushing to let it, and Liu Mang's third "slot" almost scolded it directly!

can only go to Jordan in person and communicate well about who he accepts as the starter, Liu Mang thinks that Jordan wants to accept it, and it is really possible to accept Carter's starter, because the nicknames of both of them are called Flyers, and Jordan still has a reason to accept it.

Liu Mang put these miscellaneous ideas aside and devoted himself to the game, it was not easy to score 20 points in the face of Kobe, this thing is a monster.

Iguodala, a future backup champion MVP who is still in his rookie year, said he defended Kobe Bryant after his first game against Kobe Bryant in his rookie year, and Kobe Bryant scored 17 points on 7-of-27 shooting in that game. The second time Kobe Bryant played against the 76ers, he went directly to the 76ers locker room and said that he wanted to prevent Iguodala from scoring up to 5 points, and he also had to score 50 points, which was at least ten times that of Iguodala.

Of course, there are few things that the little blacksmith can bragged about, Iguodala scored 6 points in that game, and Kobe Bryant only scored 48 points, and the two bold words were not completed.

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Soon, the game was about to start, and both teams started the game.

The Eagles continue to field Jason Terry, Prince, Raheem, Mohammed, Ratliff.

This game is not as influential as the Rockets, because the domestic is still during the Spring Festival, the ratings can only be said to be okay, and the regular season does not have as much attention as the All-Star Weekend, so the Hawks management does not have to let Liu Mang start.

Lakers starting lineup: Fisher, Kobe, Fox, Walker, Wang Zhizhi.

The old fans who watched the NBA in front of the domestic TV were in tears, and there are three players in our country who have played in the NBA as a starter!

After the game began, Ratliff defeated Wang Zhizhi to win the jump ball, and the Eagles attacked first.

Jason Terry advanced to the frontcourt, and Bryant immediately stuck on Jason Terry when he was just outside the three-point line and gave a strong physical confrontation.

Liu Mang stared at Kobe's movements, wanting to see how Kobe Bryant's defense had improved from last year, and those small movements were difficult to see from the TV screen.