After changing careers, I became the number one player in basketball

Although Drexler is still half a year away from turning 30, his hairline is almost touching the back of his head.

Don't get me wrong, Drexler's hair was not damaged by himself, but by others.

Since the 1990 Finals, the hairline of the glider has been moving crazily backwards visible to the naked eye.

In 1990, Glider led the team to the finals again after 13 years.

I thought this would be the beginning of their glory, but the team was swept by the Pistons 4-1 in the finals.

The Smiling Assassin averaged 27.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists in the series, which was even more impressive than Drexler.

The moment he lost the Finals, all the praise people had for Drexler disappeared.

Everyone says that Isaiah Thomas is the greatest defender besides Magic.

Drexler? In people's minds, he is not even as good as Jordan, who was overthrown by the Pistons for three consecutive years.

Although Jordan can't beat the Pistons, at least his personal data is quite explosive.

The glider was so shocked that his hairline moved back a few centimeters.

Last year, the Pistons fell, and the Chicago Braised Eggs finally made it out of the Eastern Conference after three consecutive years of failure.

Ah Huan thought, since the invincible Piston is not around, it's time for me to make my mark this time.

The result was another 4-1, and Jordan averaged 10 points more per game than Drexler.

At this point, the glider was bald.

The top of his head became smooth and shiny, and the sparse hair on his temples was his last bit of stubbornness.

Drexler was not convinced. He thought he was no worse than Jordan. He had thought so since the two first entered the league.

Therefore, this season Drexler is thinking about competing with Jordan and hoping to do better than Jordan.

Even in the All-Star Game, he didn't want to be compared to Jordan.

Drexler, who was full of energy, was ready to have a big fight in the All-Star Game, but...

This time he didn't lose to Jordan, but to a rookie!

From the Smiling Assassin, to Jordan, and then to a rookie.

Drexler feels like he is taking one step at a time, becoming smaller and weaker!

After Shay returned to the locker room holding the All-Star MVP trophy, reporters swarmed in and slapped Shay and Magic.

Glider is currently the strongest defender in the Western Conference and the player who received the most votes after Malone in this year's Western Conference All-Star voting, but now he has no sense of existence.

After Jordan, he once again watched helplessly as others climbed on top of his head and weeded wildly.

A new target was added to Drexler's blacklist under Jordan's name.

The Smiling Assassin didn't like Jordan back then, and now Drexler doesn't like Shay.

History is indeed a cycle sometimes.

Malone, who had no presence today, was staring at Shay with a gloomy expression in the corner of the locker room.

Shay previously publicly supported Magic and went against Malone, which made Malone very unhappy.

Today, Shay and Magic turned the All-Stars into a bullshit inheritance ceremony, and Malone was even more upset.

He can't wait to return to Salt Lake City and wait for the Lakers to visit.

He will definitely give Shea an unforgettable road trip.

On the day after the All-Star Game, Shay had dinner with Magic's family.

Originally, Ewing asked Shay to play cards at Danzi's party, but Shay was really not interested in gambling, so he declined Captain Orangutan's invitation.

Danzi was disappointed when she learned that Ewing had not made an appointment with Shay.

Until now, since I met Shay, Jordan has been losing money and has never won.

The first time I bet was when Shea was in college, Jordan lost.

The second time was when Shay and Jordan were training together, and Jordan lost again.

After finally meeting for the third time, we didn’t make a bet. As a result, Jordan lost another 2,000 yuan because he broke the locker door...

You see every time you lose, you see every time you lose.

Jordan never imagined that he would actually spend so much money on a man!

I wanted to set up a pig-killing bureau this time to defeat Shay once and get back everything I lost.

As a result, the pig did not come when everyone arrived.

then......

That night, Barkley lost 5,000 and was slaughtered!

The 1992 All-Star Game ended with Shea's star shining, the glider's hairline and Barkley's pig squealing.

When Shai returned from the All-Star Game with great success, he found that the entire Los Angeles city was covered with his advertisements.

Whether it's a billboard on a viaduct or a huge poster outside a shopping mall, Shay can be seen.

There are even ads for Shay posted outside some adult supply stores: "Be a man as hard as Shay!"

Of course, the advertisement outside the Chengren supplies store is pirated, and Shay currently does not endorse any sports protection brands.

But it can also be seen from this how well-known Shay is now.

There are only a few pirated advertisements, do you have the nerve to say that you are very popular?

By being able to start the All-Star Game in his rookie season, Shay's commercial value has already increased a lot.

As a result, who would have thought that Shai would historically win the All-Star MVP as a rookie.

For a time, Shay became the most popular player in the Lakers, the most trafficked team.

Its popularity is not even lower than that of superstars like Jordan.

Shay is also quite influential in the minds of children.

Shay's self-defeating shot in the All-Star Game that beat the Eastern Conference was so popular across the country that there were kids on every court practicing that move crazily.

A star in both football and basketball at Bethel High School, Shea practiced alley-ooping himself day after day and passed Jordan's goal.

Although he is not tall, he believes that sooner or later he will make a difference in the professional field!

However, competitive sports is not about traffic. In the end, performance must be king.

Being popular alone is not enough, you must continue to win.

So Shay, who returned to the team after the All-Star break, also received a performance-related task.

"Mission: Only those who can win are called stars.

Goal: Get at least 50 wins by the end of the season.

Mission reward: three player essences."

Giving the best to three players at once was something Shay didn't expect.

After all, you only get five for one upgrade!

Although you can't draw five times in a row, the rewards this time are quite attractive.

It's just not easy to get at least 50 wins at the end of the season.

The Lakers' current record is 30 wins and 16 losses, with 36 games left in the regular season.

In the next period of time, Shea must lead the team to at least a 20-16 record to complete the task.

Although the Lakers had a good record in the first 46 games, this was firstly because the team miraculously did not encounter any injury problems, and secondly, they played more against weaker teams.

But entering the sprint stage of the final 36 games, the frequency of encountering strong teams will skyrocket.

This year's Lakers schedule highlights a sweetness first and then bitterness.

No, the Lakers' first opponent after the All-Star break is the Utah Jazz, who have never fallen out of the top three in the Western Conference this season!

Shay still remembers how badly the Lakers lost the last time they played the Jazz.

Karl Malone simply does whatever he wants inside the Lakers.

In the strip club, he can't move his hands, but in the Lakers' interior, Malone can do whatever he wants.

If it were normal times, it would be nothing if the Lakers lost to the Jazz.

But don't forget, Shai just stole the All-Star MVP from a group of super giants.

This is undoubtedly a highly controversial result.

Some people feel that Shay deserves the title, while others naturally feel that he is not worthy of the title.

So now countless pairs of eyes are staring at him.

If he was beaten to death by the Jazz again like he was in the first match, Shay would definitely be drowned out by the criticism.

And in order to complete the mission, Shea must win all the games as much as possible.

Before the game, Malone also deliberately said in an eccentric manner during an interview:

"Salt Lake City is not like Orlando or Los Angeles, there are not so many fancy entertainment projects here.

Here, there is only real basketball, basketball between real tough guys.

No one here will cooperate with those so-called stars to perform, there is only real competition here!"

The feud between Malone and the Lakers is not limited to this All-Star break.

In addition to being dissatisfied with Magic and Shea, Malone even hated AC Green who was opposite him.

AC. Green is indeed harmless to humans and animals, but he once squeezed out Karl Malone and was selected as an All-Star starter in 1990 with a mere 1,000 votes!

In terms of personal data, Malone in the 1989-90 season must have completely surpassed AC Green.

He averaged 31 points and 11 rebounds per game that year.

ac. Green only had 13 points and 9 rebounds.

But Green relied on the popularity of the Lakers to beat Malone in the final round of voting.

Malone has always been worried about this to this day. After all, it was the only All-Star substitute for Malone in his career.

And the person who squeezed him out was someone he didn't like at all.

Malone, who was not selected to start the All-Star Game that year, simply did not participate due to illness, which shows how dissatisfied he was with this.

So Malone has always hated the Lakers and the Lakers players who rely on traffic.

This is also why the last time Malone played the Lakers, he worked so hard.

Old grudges have not been avenged, and this year's All-Stars have grudged new ones.

AC. Green, Shay, the Lakers... For Malone, this is simply a stack of buffs.

He must wave his bloody elbows and beat that fancy traffic team to the ground!

On the morning of February 11, the most popular team in the league arrived in Salt Lake City, the most boring city in the world.

In Salt Lake City, when Ewing comes, he has to play gorilla masturbation in the hotel.

Not to mention bars and nightclubs here, when Malone first came to Salt Lake City, there was only one movie theater in Salt Lake City, and it was owned by the owner of the Jazz.

This city with a strong religious atmosphere is definitely a bitter cold place in the mind of every NBA player.

But what really makes the players miserable is not the boredom in Salt Lake City.

It's the Salt Lake City team's terrible home stadium, Energy Solutions Arena.

This season's Energy Solutions Arena is undoubtedly the Devil's home stadium.

The Jazz played for more than half a season and only lost 2 games at home!

The violent fans and the harsh plateau environment will make all teams that come to the Energy Solution Arena fail.

Just before the All-Star Game, the visiting defending champion Bulls scored 80 points together with Pippen, Jordan and Grant.

None of them managed to conquer the Energy Solutions Arena.

Today, the Lakers came to Energy Solutions Arena, and most people thought it was a bad thing.

"Shay just won the All-Star MVP. It's just a pity that a defeat will make him realize the reality."

"The Lakers have no chance of winning. The only suspense is whether Shay can perform convincingly."

"Shay, as the All-Star MVP, is likely to be severely beaten by Malone and Stockton in Salt Lake City.

Show time is coming to an end!”

Looking through various local newspapers in Salt Lake City, Shay could feel the deep malice.

Fans all over Salt Lake City will flock to the arena today to watch Shay, the new AMVP, overturn.

AC. Green also had a solemn look on his face. He was not afraid of being beaten by Malone, but he was worried about being beaten violently by Malone.

Ever since Malone was robbed of his All-Star starting spot, every time Malone met AC Green, he was always ready to die.

Dell Curry is also very nervous. He feels that there is a high probability that Stockton will defend him today.

As for Stockton, although he looks harmless, he actually has a lot of little tricks.

The combination of him and Karl Malone is really painful when they fight.

Shea was also very serious in a rare way. The All-Stars had lost to the Trail Blazers twice in a row before, and Shea didn't want to lose to the Jazz again.

You can't just torture a guy like Payton in the West**.

After arriving at the arena and changing clothes, the Lakers immediately went on the court to warm up.

When Shea came on the stage, the entire Salt Lake City let out earth-shattering boos.

Although Salt Lake City fans are not as fond of personal attacks as Boston fans, the huge boos are enough to affect a player's mentality.

However, Shay is not afraid that such boos will affect his shooting touch today.

It’s so funny, I don’t even have it, how can you influence it?

Then, the Jazz generals headed by Karl Malone made a brilliant appearance.

Ma Longbang has a big waist and a round waist, and his arms are so thick that they can break steel bars.

He looked at Shay fiercely and touched his elbow as a warning.

But Shay wasn't even afraid of Jordan, so how could he be afraid of Malone.

I'm telling you, Ma Er is a fool, touching his elbows in front of me to intimidate me.

Ask Danzi if the pork rib soup I made is delicious!

Connery would be so lucky if she could really marry Shay. When she gets pregnant in the future, she would just name the person whose pork rib soup she wants to drink.

Shay knocked it down in minutes to make soup for her to drink.

Malone didn't chat with Shay much before the game, and he didn't hate Shay, AC Green, and the Lakers for more than a day or two.

The Lakers players don't like the Jazz either. After all, Malone stole Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's AMVP and publicly opposed Magic's comeback, which also caused dissatisfaction among the Lakers players.

The enemies were extremely jealous when they met, and as soon as the game started, the two sides were fighting with each other full of gunpowder.

In the first round, Sam Perkins took a hard elbow from Malone.

In the first round of offense, Perkins ran back and threw away Blue Edwards, who was responsible for defending him, and went straight to the basket.

Shay naturally did not ignore this opportunity and pushed the ball hard with one hand to the hands of his good brother.

The 2.24-meter-tall "mammoth" Mark Eaton moved too slowly and failed to stop Perkins. Perkins broke through Eaton, who was unable to defend him, and reached the basket.

Perkins thought he would be able to easily score points after evading Eaton's two-time Defensive Player of the Year and entering five of Eaton's best defensive lines.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he jumped up, Karl Malone raised his iron elbow and came from the side. He raised his elbow in the air and hit Perkins hard.

Perkins fell directly to the ground, clutching his chest in pain.

The referee gave Malone a foul, but Malone didn't care and looked at Perkins fiercely, as if telling him: "You can't come to the penalty area of ​​Energy Solutions Arena just when you want."

Shay rushed forward and pushed Malone away with both hands, protecting Perkins.

Malone knew that he would be sent off if he took action directly, so after being pushed away, he just shrugged: "Don't worry, you will be here soon, All-Star MVP."

Shay clenched his fists, knowing very well how dangerous Malone's move just now was.

A few months ago, the Smiling Assassin was hit on the head by that move, which resulted in the Assassin needing 47 stitches!

Fortunately, Perkins is tall and did not let Malone reach his head with his elbow.

Otherwise, this game will probably come to an end for him.

The Jazz defended for the first time, and Malone tried to light a powder keg.

Perkins and Malone had no grudges, but just because Perkins was wearing a Lakers jersey, Malone chose to attack indiscriminately.

Today, Malone wants to win the game and at the same time kill a few Lakers to add to the fun.

With the support of Shea and Green, Perkins stood up and held his ribs.

Shay was so angry that he must find an opportunity to hug and throw Malone back.

The game continued, and Perkins made one of two free throws. Perhaps he was elbowed too hard just now and his touch was affected.

It was the Jazz's turn to attack, and Stockton dribbled the ball into the frontcourt with one hand.

Watching Stockton dribble, you would think he was a basketball beginner.

Because he almost only uses his right hand to move, rarely uses his left hand, and rarely uses those fancy movements.

But in fact, it's not that Stockton doesn't have the ability, he just doesn't think it's necessary.

This is very suitable for Stockton's style of play. Stockton is the kind of person who is unpretentious throughout the game. At the end of the game, he scored another 17 or 8 points and 13 or 4 assists without any pain.

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Shea will be guarding Stockton today, and Dunleavy hopes that Shea can limit the Jazz's offense from the source.

Shea's defense of Payton before made it impossible for Payton to connect the team, making the Sonics play like a headless chicken.

Defending Kenny Smith will prevent Smith from feeding the ball to Dream at critical moments.

In short, Shea's defense against the opponent's point guard locked up more than just one person.

Locking is the launching point of the opponent's entire attack, and it destroys the entire system!

However, under the interference of Shea's long arm, Stockton, who is only 1.85 meters tall, still passed the ball lightly and successfully fed the ball to another Malone of the Jazz, shooting guard Jeff Malone.

Shay had used his fastest reaction to reach the ball, but the basketball seemed to fly past his fingertips.

Stockton grasped the passing angle that can not only bypass Shea's defense, but also feed the ball to his teammates!

Many people know that Stockton will be the future assists leader in NBA history.

But what few people know is that Stockton has 2,500 more assists than Jason Kidd, who is second on the all-time assists list, but has 200 fewer turnovers!

Stockton's control of turnovers is uniquely good in history.

He is really the kind of player who doesn't make many mistakes.

Jeff Malone received the basketball and took a mid-range shot. He averaged 20.2 points per game this season and is the Jazz's second-leading scorer.

This classic shooting guard's catch-and-shoot shots are extremely accurate. It is precisely because of the stable output of the two Malones that the Jazz can occupy a place in the top three in the Western Conference.

After the goal, the Jazz retreated very quickly.

Although Divac also served the baseline ball as soon as possible, the Jazz still did not give Shea a chance to push quickly.

When Shea rushed through half court with the ball, the Jazz, except for Mark Eaton, was basically on defense.

However, taking advantage of the fact that Mark Eaton's beast had not returned to his position, Shay still launched a quick attack.

He pretended to play a small pick-and-roll with Perkins, but actually fed the ball to AC Green who was waiting for an opportunity to cut to the basket after the pick-and-roll.

ac. Green has quick feet when facing most of the fourth positions.

But facing Karl Malone, Green has no advantage in speed.

When he cut in and caught the basketball, Malone followed closely and Green had no chance to take action.

In desperation, Green had no choice but to pass the ball back to Shay.

And after such a toss, Mark Eaton had already run back and guarded the basket.

The Lakers were forced to forcefully break their position!

Shay continued to direct the offense, this time letting Green cover for him.

Its purpose is to attract Malone to flank him.

As expected, Malone immediately chose to surround Shay with Blue Edwards after the pick-and-roll.

Shea hit the ground with one of the two and fed the ball to Green who cut in again.

This time, no matter how fast Ma Long is, he can't catch up, right?

After receiving the ball, Green took two strides to rush to the basket, but as soon as he entered the penalty area, he saw Mark Eaton standing like a towering tree under the basket.

He blocked all vision, making the entire restricted area invisible.

Green didn't want to waste this opportunity, so he faced Eaton and chose to force a layup.

Anyway, Mark Eaton is now past his prime and can no longer dance very well, so he may not be able to eat him.

At this period, Mark Eaton was indeed not very good at jumping, but he waved his hand while standing and took Green away with almost no jump!

Green was speechless. The more I beat him, the more I felt that my abstinence was an act of self-impression.

I can't even beat an old man who can't jump!

Although Mark Eaton has entered the end of his career, he can still contribute 2.5 blocks this season and his ability to protect the frame is still very strong.

Still an indispensable part of the Jazz's defense.

With him in the penalty area, Malone is much more comfortable on the defensive end and can avoid wasting so much energy fighting with the fifth position.

After Mark Eaton retired, Malone dreamed of the Jazz quickly finding a replacement for Mammoth.

But unfortunately, until he left the Jazz, he still didn't meet an inside partner who could help him wipe his ass.

But at least now, Malone doesn't have to worry too much about protecting the rim.

He will focus most of his defensive attention today on helping to defend Shay!

Jazz counterattack, pick and roll.

The Lakers' response strategy is to directly switch defense. After all, Shea also has forward height, so switching defense against Malone should not be a big problem.

But when AC Green switched defense to Stockton, there was a big problem.

Stockton's breakthrough ability is very strong. After the pick-and-roll, he saw that he was out of position. With an unpretentious change of direction, he passed Green and entered the penalty area.

Then he easily made a layup.

After scoring the goal, Malone applauded wildly and did not forget to taunt Green: "Hahahaha, he even made the All-Star starting list. It's so funny."

Green was not the kind of person who liked to talk trash, so he swallowed his anger.

Shea also understands why the Jazz's home winning percentage is so terrible this year.

This team is stable, so stable!

With Stockton, a guard who can hardly make mistakes, the Jazz rarely make mistakes and their offense is very efficient.

From these two rounds, we can see how powerful Stockton is. He passes when he should pass and doesn't hesitate when he should attack.

The most important thing is that he can accurately judge when to attack and when to pass.

As soon as he saw Green changing defense, Stockton didn't hesitate for even a second and directly chose to break through.

Shay frowned, this must be another hard battle today!

Sure enough, in the first round of the game, except for being led 1-0 by the Lakers at the beginning, the Jazz maintained their lead.

The stability of Stockton and the Jazz as a whole means they make fewer mistakes and make fewer mistakes.

This also means that the Lakers have fewer opportunities to counterattack.

Shay could only use his own personal ability to occasionally force positional warfare into counterattacks.

But even if the top magician comes, it is impossible to turn the positional battle into a counterattack for the entire quarter.

When the game reached the tenth minute of the first quarter, the Lakers were already 7 points behind.

Karl Malone looked at the helpless Shay and smiled proudly.

I have already said that this is not an exhibition match, and I will have no problem beating you.

Now, it's time for you little boy to experience the pain of being behind in the score.

The Jazz had the ball, but Stockton dribbled across half court with one hand as usual, and then called for a screen.

The Jazz's offense is nothing special. They don't just have to play the pick-and-roll for a whole game.

But it will take more than ten years.

The Lakers chose to switch defense as always, but this time, Malone leaned against Shea and raised his hand for the ball.

In the process of taking the position, Malone leaned back hard and hit Shay's chest hard with his elbow.

"What a waste? Does this make you happy?" Ma Long shouted proudly.

Shay grimaced in pain. Malone is indeed a master of fighting basketball, and his offensive power is indeed extraordinary.

But Shay did not retreat, but stayed close to Malone again.

Malone immediately turned around after receiving the basketball, and when he turned around, he naturally waved his bloody iron elbow.

This elbow was aimed at Shay's head. In the original history, in 1998, the Admiral almost died on the court after receiving a similar elbow.

But Shay was well prepared. He leaned back slightly and used his excellent sense of distance as a former wrestler to avoid Malone's elbow.

It's just that he didn't hide very obviously and let the iron elbow pass by the tip of his nose.

Shay fell down, grabbed Malone's jersey as he fell, and then used his foot to trip Malone who was charging forward, destroying his center of gravity.

Shay grabbed the jersey tightly and turned around hard, causing Malone to fall forward and hit the floor face down!

Shay, who was "knocked down", was lying on Malone's body, with the two crossing each other in the shape of a cross.

Shay's upper body lay on the floor, covering his face with his hands in "pain".

His lower body pressed Ma Long's neck with his knees!

Ma Long, who was suppressed on the ground, slapped the floor crazily as if surrendering, shouting while slapping it back:

"Fuck...I can't breathe!"

The Jazz players were stunned. This was the first time they had seen Malone suffer a loss by playing dirty tricks.

Stockton, who was still the calmest and calmest, was the first to react and pushed Shay away.

The moment Shay took off from Malone, Stockton could only hear the sound of Malone taking a deep breath.

Ma Long ignored his bleeding nose and lay on the ground, greedily sucking in the air.

Just now, Shay knelt on Malone's neck, causing his vision to go dark and he almost fainted due to lack of oxygen to his brain.

Ma Long was still frightened, but at the same time he was extremely angry.

That damn bastard!

No one in this alliance dares to do this to me!

It's so shameful to have someone kneel on your head!

After recovering, Malone stood up and prepared to trouble Shay, but the referee blew the whistle at Malone, who was bleeding from the nose:

"Offensive foul!"

Malone:???

I was almost beaten to death by him, you called me an offensive foul?

So what if? From the referee's perspective, it was Malone who knocked down Shay with an elbow, and then Shay accidentally tripped Malone.

Although Malone broke his nose, he still fouled first.

But Shay, who had been covering his face on the ground just now, was totally fine with it and secretly shrugged at Malone.

And he said to AC Green in a weird way: "Oh, that foul just now was so bad, some people almost couldn't breathe."

"Shay!" A furious Malone was about to rush forward, but was stopped by the referee.

"Karl, if you don't calm down, I'm going to give you a technical foul."

"But I...he...fuck!"

Ma Long was so angry that he stomped his feet. He didn't deal with it, but Shay didn't say anything. Instead, he was taught a lesson by Shay.

Forget the nosebleeds caused by being thrown, the main reason was that Shay held his neck with his knee just now, and he could only do nothing but slap the floor in surrender. It was really shameful.

Malone's hands were shaking with anger. In order to stop Malone's bleeding first, Jerry Sloan could only temporarily replace him.

When Malone walked off the court, Shay waved to Malone:

"You can challenge me Karl again, but I promise that today there will only be traces of your blood on the floor!

Are you annoying me and can’t get rid of me? That’s right!”

Seeing Ma Long clenching his teeth, Shay was very proud.

You can bully many people, even the Smiling Assassin, the leader of the Bad Boy Legion.

But you just can't bully me!

Being able to deflate Ma Long made Shay feel a lot more comfortable.

But today's work is not over yet.

In today's game, we have to continue to think of ways to win...