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With the results of the fourth phase of All-Star starting voting announced, the 2002 Philadelphia All-Star Eastern and Western starting lineups have also been officially released...

East: Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Jiang Dalin, Dikembe Mutombo;

West: Steve Francis, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal;

This caused some heated discussion.

Drexler: "The competition on the outside in the Eastern Conference is too fierce. It's hard to believe that Tracy and Jason will not be able to make the starting lineup this season..."

Of course, he just sighed.

When the names in the starting lineup are Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan and Vince Carter...

There is nothing you can do to complain about these two people.

Because these three people are also extremely popular players in the league, and their performance this season, there is no problem at all becoming All-Star starters.

"Glider" just feels a bit pity.

He's a pity for the Eastern Conference's defensive line.

Kenny Smith was a pity for the West's forward line.

"When the four best four-position players in the league are all in the Western Conference, you have to accept that Chris Webber and Dirk Nowitzki have to sit on the bench to start their All-Star Game this year.

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It's more or less luxurious.

In fact, from the perspective of honor, Kenny Smith is missing one person.

There is also a future Hall of Fame forward on the bench in the Western Conference, and that is Karl Malone of the Jazz...

This year, the 39-year-old Karl Malone once again entered the All-Star bench with 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds.

Together with him and the current "four major forwards" in the league, this year's No. 4 position in the Western Conference All-Stars is particularly luxurious!

It can be said that it is the only one among the All-Star Weekends in the past years.

Hamilton finally made it to the Eastern Conference All-Star bench, as expected.

The three All-Stars on the Wizards' first team are so dazzling that many Washington fans want to slap themselves in the face to see if they are dreaming...

Well, even if they were dreaming, before the start of this season, they couldn't believe that three players from this year's Wizards team would be selected for the All-Star team!

After all, they were second to last in the Eastern Conference last season. They only had 4 national broadcasts in the entire season, and they didn't even have a core player who could play...

"The Washington Post" bluntly said: "The Wizards may be experiencing the best season in team history!"

February 1st.

The star-studded Wizards challenge the Philadelphia 76ers away from home.

As the host of the All-Star Weekend this year, the Philadelphia 76ers also have two players on the starting list. They are one of the few teams in the league that can compete with the Wizards in the "star flavor".

Apart from them, only the Lakers have at least two players selected for the starting lineup in the East and West...

There is no doubt that this game has attracted huge attention from the outside world.

Scott still chose to rest Michael Jordan without hesitation.

The media didn’t react much this time. As the season continues, the outside world has also caught the pattern of Michael Jordan taking turns. Even before the Wizards released the news, some media already believed that this game with the 76ers would

Michael Jordan will take a rest.

Jordan sat on the bench and watched his teammates warm up.

Two days have passed since the game against the Pistons, but he still feels a little uncomfortable in his knee.

As the season progresses, Jordan has a better understanding of his current physical condition.

He was already beginning to feel lucky that he had agreed to take the rotation in the first place.

Otherwise, it will just be one game after another...

Even if he only plays five or six more games, if that were the case, he would probably have a problem with his knee.

Unlike now, you only need to take one break and you can recover for the next game.

From being stubborn at the beginning, to experiencing the benefits of taking breaks, to now being grateful to have a better understanding of his physical condition, Michael Jordan is now completely no longer opposed to taking breaks.

In fact, if Scott doesn't arrange for him to take a rest in this game, he will take a rest himself...

From passive to active, Michael Jordan's change is like a young girl transforming into a young woman...

Sure enough, even the "God of Basketball" cannot escape the law of "true fragrance".

This past season was definitely an unforgettable season for Allen Iverson. In the 2000-01 season, he won the All-Star MVP, the regular season MVP, and even "pulled out teeth from the tiger's mouth" in the finals.

", giving the Lakers their only defeat in the playoffs that season!

He reached the most glorious moment of his personal career after this season!

It can be said that at this time, in terms of personal influence alone, Allen Iverson is definitely the number one player in the league!

It's just that so far this season, the Philadelphia 76ers, who reached the Finals last season, are struggling a bit, stumbling and ranking seventh in the Eastern Conference.

This is not an acceptable result for Philadelphia fans.

What makes Philadelphia fans even more sad is that...there seems to be another conflict between Larry Brown and Allen Iverson.

This pair of master and apprentice, or "enemies", had already had a falling out in the summer of 2000.

At that time, Allen Iverson even directly said, "With him but without me," Larry Brown also called the team management and asked them to trade Allen Iverson.

However, with the intervention of the 76ers management that time, the two settled their differences.

Even after that discussion, Larry Brown moved Allen Iverson to the second position, allowing "The Answer" to have a higher level of influence on the game.

This also allowed them to enter the finals again after 18 years.

In fact, this is one of the few shining points on the offensive end of Larry Brown's entire career...

His offensive development of other players is far inferior to Allen Iverson.

The irony is that if Allen Iverson hadn't been persistent enough and dared to confront the old coach, then he might not have been able to wait for the day when he could move to the second position.

In short, that reconciliation was not a reconciliation in the true sense.

But now, with the unsatisfactory performance, the two people's salary and old hatred, the conflict has erupted more violently.

Larry Brown criticized Allen Iverson in front of the media more than once for being late for practice.

Allen Iverson, who was questioned over and over again by the media, had a complete outburst not long ago and repeated "training" to the media 20 times in a row.

"I'm already an MVP-level player. You don't tell me how to win, and you're here to discuss why I'm late for training?"

Under such contradictions, the Philadelphia 76ers have been unable to regain their form last season.

However, Allen Iverson is still brave. So far, he has averaged 31.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, although his shooting rate is an embarrassing 39.8%. However, considering that he has not recovered from his injuries last season, plus

Due to the impact of the death of his good friend and the further aging of the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup, it was entirely up to him to act recklessly.

It’s still understandable!

Anyway, if Jiang Dalin were the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, he would definitely not argue with Allen Iverson about being late for training.

By solving this problem, can the 76ers win the championship?

It's obviously impossible...

It's better to put pressure on the management to make better deals, and at the same time help Allen Iverson overcome injuries, maintain his condition, and gradually figure it out.

With Allen Iverson's offensive ability, coupled with the defensive ability of the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup, it is still possible to reach the finals in the Eastern Conference.

What a pity!

There is no book "Emotional Intelligence" in Larry Brown's bookcase...

However, although the Philadelphia 76ers were in poor condition this season, they still defeated the Wizards in the end and defended their home court.

The impact of Michael Jordan's absence will be greater than usual when facing a team with strong outside attackers.

Tyronn Lue, who successfully defended Allen Iverson last summer, was obviously not as disruptive this time as he was with the Lakers.

The reason is also very simple...

There is no Kobe Bryant next to him to cover up the defense...

The Wizards' defensive core is Jiang Dalin, and their outside core is Michael Jordan. Although the old man is 39 years old, he does often cover defense for Tyronn Lue and Hamilton.

Without him, it is really difficult to guard against such an attacker with strong outside scoring ability just relying on Bobby Simmons who comes on the bench, Hamilton and Tyronn Lue.

Most of the time, the quality of defense depends on the interference caused by the first line of defense. Jiang Dalin can rely on his physical fitness to make up for it, but if there is no interference from the outside at all, when he faces the attacking frame that is already running from the outside

With his hands, it is difficult for him to form a very good defense.

What's more, Allen Iverson's touch was very good tonight.

The game ended with 42 points, helping the team defeat the Wizards 108-99!

After the game, Allen Iverson faced the media and said only one sentence: "Go to the fucking training!"

These words made the Philadelphia media, who were happy to win against the Wizards, suddenly lose their smile. They knew that this meant that the conflict between Allen Iverson and Larry Brown was still continuing.

If the generals are at odds, how far can the team go?

Michael Jordan left the court smiling.

Since his rest, the Wizards have only lost two games without him, with a somewhat embarrassing record of 4 wins and 2 losses. His absence does not seem to have a great impact on the Wizards.

Do I, the "God of Basketball," have no face?

Fortunately, the Wizards lost again tonight, with 4 wins and 3 losses. This record looks much more pleasing to the eye.

Allen Iverson, awesome!

Jordan specially praised this kid after the game: "Every time I see him playing on the court, I will be very happy that his height is only 183cm..."

This is Allen Iverson's official height.

In fact, he may not even be 1.83 meters tall...

Regardless of whether he can win the championship, so far, he is already recognized by the league as the best small player in NBA history.

Stern actually liked him quite a bit.

It would be better if this guy didn't have so many things to mess with off the court...

What a pity, this guy is a thorn in the side!

Back in Washington, Michael Jordan received another piece of good news.

The league officially announced the "Player of the Month Award" for January.

After being shortlisted for the "Best Player of the Month" twice before but unfortunately not being selected, Michael Jordan finally became the "January Player of the Month" in the Eastern Conference this time.

Averaging 26.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 44.5%, the Wizards had 12 wins and 3 losses in January, making them the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference in January.

He is well-deserved for this award.

It is worth mentioning that Jiang Dalin was also selected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in January by averaging 19.4 points, 15.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game.

Entering the second half of January, with the Wizards' lineup changes, Jiang Dalin's scoring average also increased significantly. In the next 6 games in January, he averaged 24.5 points per game.

Washington media believes that if Jiang Dalin continues this performance, Jiang Dalin will have a high probability of becoming a rookie who will win the "Player of the Month Award" in his rookie season.

This would make him the only player since Tim Duncan to do this...

In the first game in February, Jiang Dalin performed very well, scoring 26 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. It was a pity that the game was lost in the end.

Back in Washington, Jiang Dalin called Kim Kardashian.

After knowing that she was pregnant, Jiang Dalin first learned about her condition through Lilith's profile. Later, after she became more stable, he called her several times and gradually contacted her more.

At the end of the game yesterday, Kim Kardashian told him that she had an appointment with the doctor tomorrow for a B-ultrasound examination. Unknowingly, she was also 6 weeks pregnant. The first examination at this period was mainly to rule out complications such as vaginal discharge. situation arises.

So when Jiang Dalin woke up the next morning, he called Kim Kardashian.

"There's nothing wrong with me. The doctor said I'm pretty healthy."

Kim Kardashian is in a good mood lately.

When she felt that Jiang Dalin did not stop her from giving birth to the child, she no longer rejected the phone call with Jiang Dalin. Even recently, maybe because of the child, she felt something in Jiang Dalin that she had never felt before. considerate.

She feels Jiang Dalin will become a good father.

"Okay, when will the filming end?"

In the first season of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," Lilith finally decided to shoot only 12 episodes, and in order to complete the recording before Kim Kardashian showed up with her pregnancy belly, she has been working overtime these days to film.

"There is one more episode left, and it will be over in two days..."

"Well...you, take care of yourself."

"good……"

The phone hangs up.

Jiang Dalin couldn't help but raise his head and glance out the window.

During this period of time, he has had more contact with Kim Kardashian, and he is increasingly unable to connect the current Kim Kardashian with the "socialite" Kim Kardashian he will know in the future.

I don’t know if it’s because she had a child first before gaining fame and fortune. Kim Kardashian is not that “profit first” and is willing to do anything for fame.

To be honest, Jiang Dalin felt happy for no reason when he discovered this.

Next we have to see, he or Kim Kardashian's mother, who can have a greater influence on Kim Kardashian in the coming time.

Jiang Dalin suddenly thought of a sentence: Environmental influence can change a person...