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Chapter 243 Negative Emotions from O'Neal...
Madison Square Garden.
Like last year, the theme of this year's All-Star Game was still "Inheritance."
Stern, who was good at promoting people and creating stars, knew better than anyone that Jordan's generation was about to retire, and the league needed new-generation stars.
Therefore, you can't really say whether the era needed the "Four PFs" and the "Four Shooting Guards," or whether this group of players from the golden '96 generation supported an era.
Look, on the Western All-Star team, besides O'Neal, Malone, and Payton, Garnett and Kobe were 20 and 19 years old respectively.
And on the Eastern All-Star team, after Duncan also joined this year, 24-year-old Hill was already the "veteran" in the starting five of the Eastern All-Star team.
As for the "old rogue" who would be 35 years old in eight days?
Well, as the saying goes, there's a constant stream of successors, but Jordan's the one hammering iron.
In fact, if you include the Wizards' Jordan, then Kobe is the only one who was still at his peak after Jordan retired.
Because this year's All-Star Game was still held at the Eastern All-Star team's home court, the five starting players of the Eastern All-Star team all wore their own team's white jerseys.
The Western All-Star team uniformly wore dark jerseys.
In the center of the court, when O'Neal walked towards the jump ball area in a funny way, his arrogant steps drew cheers from the fans.
Um...
As everyone knows, playing games at Madison Square Garden doesn't really have a "home court advantage."
As early as the pre-game warm-up, O'Neal's explosive awkward dance caused screams from the audience.
Stern, who came to the scene tonight, was also amused by O'Neal.
However, just as O'Neal saw the person who was going to jump the ball with him, he suddenly felt a little confused...
Because, the Eastern All-Star team sent out the following player:
The legendary player with a 120cm vertical jump, super long wingspan, and explosive speed...
— Allen Iverson.
Spreading his elbows and with a question mark on his face, O'Neal seemed to want to ask at this moment:
Are you serious? Guys?
And Iverson, who had been pulled into the trouble-making group by Deng and Su before the game, looked up at O'Neal righteously and said:
"Don't stand there like a fool, Shaq. To be honest, if I could, I really wouldn't want to jump the ball with you.
Because in my opinion, even my cousin can beat you in a jump ball."
O'Neal: "???"
Negative emotions from O'Neal +100, +100...
"Ho ho, is the Eastern team serious? Are they really going to let Allen jump the ball against Shaq?" Smith of TNT TV said curiously when he saw this scene.
Of course they are serious.
You can question Iverson's training, but you can never question his attitude towards the game.
On the Eastern All-Star team's bench, the Zen Master had no expression on his face, but in his heart, he was already laughing like a baboon.
To be fair, although this All-Star Game was real, in the Zen Master's opinion, this kind of harmless prank did make the game full of gimmicks from the very beginning.
On the court, O'Neal, who had been stabbed in the heart by Iverson, decided to let this "183" see his power.
However, just after the referee tossed the ball and he easily jumped it down...
On the other side, Su Feng hugged him.
O'Neal: "???"
"Did you practice free throws before the game tonight, Shaq?" Su Feng said to O'Neal with a smile.
Ahem, on the court, when Su Feng, who had been planning this for a long time, directly hugged O'Neal, the fans in Madison Square Garden who were drinking Coke almost choked to death...
Oh heavens!
Are they going to hack-a-Shaq in the All-Star Game too?
Is this the All-Star Game?
I love it, I love it.
Of course, according to the rules of the game, the Eastern All-Star team had not committed four fouls, so Su Feng's foul was purely to continue messing with O'Neal's mentality.
Negative emotions from O'Neal +1000, +1000...
No...
I'm playing an All-Star Game, and you guys are going to "hack-a-Shaq" me?
Smith of TNT TV was already laughing and pounding on the table. He laughed wildly:
"That's great, I bet Shaq is regretting it now, 'Oh, damn it, no one told me you guys would hack-a-Shaq in the All-Star Game'!"
In the VIP box, Stern suddenly widened his pupils.
Because, to be reasonable, if the Eastern All-Star team really hack-a-Shaq in the All-Star Game tonight, he would definitely put the Zen Master on the blacklist in the future and never let Jackson coach the All-Star Game again.
But...
Don't say it, after noticing that the Eastern All-Star team was deliberately playing tricks, the atmosphere in Madison Square Garden suddenly reached a climax.
On the court, the Western team took a baseline inbounds pass and continued to attack.
And, perhaps a little afraid that Su Feng would really hack-a-Shaq, O'Neal didn't squeeze into the low post right away.
After observing for a while, this thoughtful shark began to fight for position in the low post with Duncan.
At the high post, Payton, who was responsible for dribbling the ball, lobbed the ball to O'Neal.
Speaking of which, if Garnett were removed from this game, then the famous Lakers F4 from Su Feng's previous life would be playing on the court at the same time tonight.
This season, the Celtics had not yet played against the Lakers, but as early as before the 1996 Olympic Games, O'Neal had played with Duncan at the US Men's Basketball training camp at that time.
Therefore, O'Neal, who was no stranger to Duncan, knew that this maxed-out account could not withstand him, so he began to increase his strength, preparing to eat Duncan in one breath and get the first two points for the Western team.
But...
On the wing, Su Feng, who was linked to Duncan by "destiny," suddenly rushed over.
And Su Feng's choice of when to double-team was exactly the moment when O'Neal was about to turn around.
Unlike Ratliff and Big Ben, Duncan could really hold O'Neal for a while, so with Duncan's efforts, Su Feng, seizing the opportunity to double-team, directly forced O'Neal into a dead corner with Duncan.
And O'Neal, holding the ball with both hands, while providing Su Feng with negative emotions, threw the ball out.
On the perimeter, Kobe, who had been left open by Su Feng, did not choose to shoot a three-pointer, but dribbled into the three-point line and made a Kobe-esque mid-range shot.
Bang!
The basketball bounced off the rim. Hill, who was retreating, used his explosive speed to protect the rebound before Malone and then passed the ball to Iverson.
And just as the Western team retreated, suddenly, Madison Square Garden once again let out bursts of exclamations.
Because on the court, after receiving Hill's pass, Iverson passed the ball to Duncan again.
The seven-foot-tall Duncan steadily dribbled the ball through the half-court and even showed his solid dribbling skills with that not-so-handsome crossover dribble at the high post...
O'Neal, who didn't want to go out, was completely dumbfounded.
Because in his opinion, wasn't what Duncan was doing at this time the script that he, O'Neal, should be getting?
Moreover...
Just as he noticed that O'Neal was not going to pounce on him, Duncan aimed for a while on the wing and then really shot the ball...
Bang, Swoosh!
At the front, Su Feng, who was originally preparing to grab the offensive rebound for Duncan, silently gave Duncan a big thumbs up when he saw Duncan's three-pointer hit the backboard.
Even the three-pointers hit the backboard...
As expected of you, Tim!
O'Neal: "......"
You really dare to shoot!
Negative emotions from O'Neal +666, +888...
"Ho ho, a three-pointer from Tim, oh my god...
Arranging Tim to organize the offense and shoot three-pointers, Phil, tell me, are you serious?" Smith of TNT TV said in surprise.
And amidst the cheers at the scene, Jackson was actually confused as well.
Because he had only told the players that they could play freely tonight, how could he have imagined that Duncan would play like this after the opening?
The Western team attacked. This time, Garnett and Payton played a pick-and-roll, and after cutting out, Garnett used his wolf claws to tear apart the Eastern All-Star team's defense from a distance.
Payton took the opportunity to break into the basket and scored a layup, 2-3.
Turning around, it was the Eastern team's turn to attack. Iverson still passed the ball to Duncan to organize the offense.
And Duncan, who had a somewhat shy expression, gestured at O'Neal after dribbling the ball past half-court.
Madison Square Garden, the "basketball mecca," was now hyped up.
Because many troublemakers were shouting "Play him, Shaq"...
You know, in the All-Star Game, this kind of one-on-one between stars has always been one of the fun things that fans love to watch.
And noticing that O'Neal on the court was a little reluctant to defend, Duncan plucked up his courage and increased the intensity of his provocation again...
He dribbled the ball while spreading his hands as the basketball rebounded from the floor.
That's it, even if O'Neal didn't want to defend, he would have to defend now.
Because in Su Feng's mind, just at that moment, O'Neal's negative emotions had increased by 8100 points.
It must be said that once an honest person becomes flirty, there is really nothing for other glamorous sluts to do.
Duncan, who had been successfully persuaded by Su Feng to cause trouble together, was now in a playful mood, because this was the first time in his life that he didn't have to follow the rules to play basketball.
And it is worth mentioning that just as O'Neal took his terrifying steps and pounced on Duncan...
On the wing, Su Feng's wall had already been erected.
Although Su Feng was knocked away by O'Neal in one fell swoop, for Duncan, who had not yet suffered a major injury, the few tenths of a second that Su Feng had bought him with his flesh and blood were enough for him to be faster than the shark.
Taking his steady steps, Duncan broke into the inside and slammed a one-handed dunk.
5 to 2!
Smith of TNT TV was even using words like a seven-foot-tall Magic Johnson to describe Duncan's offense just now.
Madison Square Garden, while retreating, Duncan took the opportunity to ruffle Su Feng's head again.
And Su Feng, who was checking the progress of O'Neal's negative emotions...
Failed to successfully defend against Duncan's evil hand this time.
Exploded, exploded...
O'Neal had completely exploded at this moment.
At this moment, the cheers at the scene sounded even more piercing to O'Neal than boos.
Because he, who had always been good at causing trouble, was actually being pranked, can you believe it?
Gradually losing his mind, O'Neal vowed to use his big elbows to tell Duncan how mighty the Great White Shark really was!
And Payton, who had a good personal relationship with O'Neal, saw O'Neal's expression of wanting to retaliate, so during the offense, he directly passed the ball to O'Neal, who was asking for the ball near the free-throw line.
Ready to die...
Or what?
Hey, that's too much!
On the court, at the moment when O'Neal received the ball, Su Feng and Iverson double-teamed him at the same time.
Hey, you may not believe it, but tonight, the team battle can be lost, but the shark must die.
Even the strong O'Neal could not open Duncan's defense zone in one fell swoop. Therefore, with the Eastern All-Star team's defensive strategy of not treating other Western All-Star team players as human beings, don't say...
It really made O'Neal quite depressed.
Negative emotions from O'Neal +555, +555...
O'Neal, whose mentality had exploded, had a very high basketball IQ. Therefore, knowing that hard pounding would most likely lead to a mistake, he passed the ball back to Payton.
And the latter made a three-pointer at the top of the arc.
Swish!
5 to 5.
O'Neal, who had added an assist, felt extremely relieved. However, just as he was about to say to Duncan, "If you have the ability, then keep double-teaming me"...
On the other side, Su Feng had already taken the lead and said to Duncan, "See, Tim, this is Shaq.
Don't be afraid of him. You have to know that since I entered the NBA, he has never won a game against me."
Ahem...
So far, in Su Feng's career, O'Neal...
Indeed, he has not won against him.
"Just let him pass the ball, anyway, he passed it like this last year.
Oh, right, when he made it to the Finals for the first time, he was swept like this too." After a pause, Su Feng continued to add.
O'Neal: "......"
As the saying goes, don't hit people in the face. Looking at Su Feng, who was bringing up things he shouldn't, O'Neal was extremely angry.
And although he knew that Su Feng was changing the concept, Duncan still nodded in agreement.
Because with Su Feng's mindless strategy of double-teaming O'Neal together with Iverson tonight, why would Duncan be afraid of this fathead fish now?
Duncan's mentality now can be directly described as full of shyness.
If I can't beat you, I'll call my brother. If calling one is not enough, then I'll call two.
In fact, if O'Neal could think about what Su Feng had just said in reverse, then to be fair, Su Feng was really praising him.
Because in the NBA, how many people can make you have to double-team him?
It's just a pity that in the early stages of his career, how strong O'Neal was, his teammates were just as eye-stinging.
On the court, Duncan was once again responsible for dribbling the ball past half-court.
However, this time, after dribbling the ball past half-court, Duncan obediently passed the ball to the "old rogue," who had been watching the show for two rounds.
Duncan, who had a very high EQ, knew that the All-Star Game was not a stage unique to any one player, so after scoring 5 points in a row at the beginning, he was already very satisfied.
Before running into the paint, he also solidly completed a screen for Jordan.
And this season, Jordan, who had not broken through for a long time, took advantage of Duncan's high-quality screen and broke into the paint in one breath.
On the court, the old flying man jumped high...
Then, just as he was preparing to show off a wave of air-walking, his successor Kobe directly hugged him down.
Kobe, who was warmly embracing his idol, didn't care about the All-Star Game or not, whether it would ruin the classics or not.
Tonight, he was full of fighting spirit, and he just wanted to fight Jordan for 300 rounds first, and then fight Su Feng for 4 or 5 rounds.
There was no way, in front of his idol, even his best friend had to stand aside first.
And Jordan, who had been hugged down by Kobe, was not angry either. After smiling and touching Kobe's afro, he slowly walked to the free-throw line to prepare for a free throw.
In the VIP stands, Stern, who saw this scene, was overjoyed.
Because in Stern's opinion, this was the most perfect Jordan persona in his mind.
In Su Feng's previous life, Stern had always hoped that Jordan could treat his younger generations like a senior in the later years of his career.
It was just a pity that after returning to the Wizards in the future, Jordan, who had already started paying off debts, directly shattered the perfect image he had in the minds of many fans.
And on the court, just as Jordan was preparing to take a free throw, Su Feng suddenly stepped forward and patted him on the back and asked:
"Michael, can you show me the 'blindfolded free throw' again?"
Um?
Jordan looked back at Su Feng curiously, while Su Feng took the opportunity to increase the decibels while adding:
"Because I want to tell that big guy on the other side that for the great Michael, even if he closes his eyes, he can easily make free throws."
Pfft!
On the court, even the players on the Western team couldn't hold back at this moment.
Because who else could Su Feng be talking about when he said "that big guy?"
Negative emotions from O'Neal +777, +777...
Jordan did not refuse Su Feng's suggestion. After closing his eyes, he easily made two free throws.
After all, in the later years of his career, Jordan was happy to show off.
To be reasonable, O'Neal was almost played to death by Su Feng tonight.
Facts have proved that as long as your routine is deep enough, then even a tough guy like O'Neal can be trapped in it.
It was the Western team's turn to attack. This time, Payton passed the ball to Kobe.
And the famous scene was coming...
Just as Malone was preparing to go over and screen for Kobe according to his usual habits, because Jordan happened to be rotating to Kobe's front on the Eastern All-Star team, Su Feng suddenly said to Malone:
"Oh, put away that damn screen, didn't you see they're one-on-one?"
Malone: "......"
Jordan: "......"
Kobe, who was originally preparing to say this to Malone, felt that Su Feng understood him too well.
He also glared at Malone and said, "I want to go one-on-one on this play!"
Alright...
It's just that Su Feng couldn't see Malone's negative emotions, otherwise, at this moment, just this one sentence would definitely cause Malone to produce 100,000 points of negative emotions directly.
Malone, who was looking up at the sky, missed Stockton a little at this moment.
Because if Stockton had not withdrawn from this year's All-Star Game due to injury, then in Malone's opinion, how could he have "fallen to this point?"
On the court, Kobe happily completed a single.
And after the basketball bounced off the rim again, the Eastern All-Star team counterattacked. This time, Su Feng quickly advanced, received an assist from Hill, and completed a one-handed dunk.
9 to 5.
And it may be that Su Feng's hatred value in O'Neal's heart had exploded, so this ball, at the moment when Su Feng completed the one-handed dunk...
Negative emotions from O'Neal +2200...
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