Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The day after fighting the wasps.

The Jazz's training is still going on, and today is a special day, because the All-Star starting list will be announced today, and after a month of voting, the ten starting players from the Eastern and Western Conferences have finally been finalized.

First is the east.

If Jordan really retired, there would probably still be competition for the top vote, but if Jordan did not retire, the top vote would naturally not fall by the wayside. He was elected with millions of votes and became the starting guard in the Eastern Conference along with the Nets' Kenny Anderson.

As for the forwards.

The first place vote was Jordan's right-hand man, Batman Pippen, and the second place vote was unexpectedly aunt Larry Johnson.

In the last All-Star Game, Larry Johnson was the starting forward in the Eastern Conference, but he was beaten badly by Malone. He only scored 4 points in the game. Counting the Eastern Team, he was still at the bottom, and his current average data per game this season is also It's not very nice, and it's really unexpected to break into the starting lineup again.

Center forward.

O'Neal has 600,000+ votes, overwhelming the Eastern Conference center. After him are Ewing with 420,000 votes and Mourning with 380,000 votes. However, O'Neal is the starter and Ewing has a high probability of being selected as a substitute. Mourning also has a good chance.

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Back to the west.

In the voting for defenders, Stockton's injury is good news for several players vying for the starting spot and even for substitute spots. "Glider" Clyde Drexler from the Trail Blazers was not voted first. question, and the second one is Kevin Johnson from the Suns.

There is not much to say about the forwards. Barkley and Malone were both selected.

As for the center, Li Shengli also received 600,000+ votes, unexpectedly defeating Olajuwon, General David Robinson, and O'Neal to become the starting center in the East and West.

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At this point, the All-Star starting lineup has been finalized.

The starting lineup in the Eastern Conference is O'Neal at center, two forwards, Larry Johnson and Pippen, and two guards, Jordan and Kenny Anderson.

Starting in the Western Conference, center is Li Shengli, forwards are Malone and Barkley, and guards are Drexler and Kevin Johnson.

There is nothing to say about these two lineups, but the variables of the substitute lineup are much greater than that of the starting lineup, because these players are selected by the coaches of each team. Each coach provides a list of seven players. It includes at least one center, two forwards, and two guards, and based on all the roster votes, an All-Star substitute lineup will be selected.

Eastern Conference substitute lineup... Ewing was not absent, Mourning squeezed into the All-Star for the first time, Li Shengli's old friend Isiah Thomas was not absent, and even Bogues also made it to this All-Star as he wished.

As for the Western Conference... Olajuwon and David Robinson appeared on the list as expected. As for the forward substitutes, rebounding monster Dennis Rodman also successfully squeezed in, as well as the SuperSonics Rain. Sean Kemp.

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At this point, all the specific personnel for the All-Star Game have been determined, but before the start of the game, the teams still have to continue playing. The Jazz's current record is 38 wins and 5 losses, maintaining a 20-game winning streak.

The 20-game winning streak is quite terrifying, and the Jazz's unabated momentum makes some old fans recall the horror of the NBA giant Los Angeles Lakers dominating the league in the early 1970s. At that time, the Lakers included Chamberlain, Baylor, and Jerry West. , all the teams they played shed tears, and won 33 consecutive victories during the season.

If you don't count the Jazz, the Celtics have the second-highest winning streak with 18 consecutive games, and now the Jazz have undoubtedly reached second place and are heading towards the historical peak of 33 consecutive games.

In the following games, the more they played, the more frightened they became. Even if Stockton was not there, the inside lethality of Li Shengli and Malone was immeasurable. Whoever they hit would explode. And before the All-Star Game, the Jazz won 6 consecutive victories. The total record is 44 wins and 5 losses, and the total winning streak reaches 26 games.

The NBA has not seen this level of winning streak in many years. It is hard to imagine...if Stockton had not been injured, what would the Jazz's record be like, and when Stockton returns, the Jazz will definitely It will break the balance of the entire league.

At this moment, the original NBA system was not sound, and the Lakers' 33-game winning streak was no big deal, but now that the NBA is on the right track, it is absolutely intolerable for one company to dominate the situation. There is no suspense about the championship, so who is still willing to watch the game?

Maybe within the existing rules, even the league officials can't take action against the Jazz, but as the makers of the rules, the rules are their swords, and the harder the Jazz fight, the more unreasonable the sword will be sharpened. The sharper.

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The 44th NBA All-Star Game.

This game is scheduled to take place in Minnesota. The long regular season schedule has been accelerated a lot before and after this period in order to make time for the All-Star Game, and before the All-Star Game on February 9 In the last game, Li Shengli and Malone were the starters in the Western Conference. They did not rush to Minnesota. Instead, they rested for two days, departed in the morning of the 11th and arrived in the afternoon.

As soon as O'Neal, who arrived a day earlier, heard about Li Shengli's flight information, he immediately picked him up personally and led Li Shengli and Malone to the hotel officially prepared by the league for the players.

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It was still a bit cold in Minnesota in mid-February, but the outside of the hotel was still crowded with reporters and a large number of fans. Seeing Li Shengli and Malone appear, the scene caused a commotion, and Li Shengli gradually adapted to life under the flashing lights and waved. It can be regarded as a greeting to reporters and fans.

Just as the three of them walked into the hotel...

Mourning, who is now the absolute core of the Timberwolves, also received news of Li Shengli's arrival, and the All-Star Game was held in Minnesota. As the host, he naturally came to meet, but... Mourning walked out of the hotel with a dark face. It was outrageous, as if someone owed him money.

"You are finally here!"

"Nonsense, what's the matter with you? Your face is so dark. Did you get beaten?" O'Neal seemed very happy to see Mourning, but Mourning's face looked strange and he didn't know what happened.

"Shaq, I don't have time to joke with you." Mourning looked back at the hotel door, then turned to Li Shengli, Malone, and O'Neal and said, "You guys think about it, should you go in through the back door? After all, there is There are a lot of people waiting... to 'welcome' a few of us."

Mo Ning's face was still ugly, and Li Shengli noticed that Mo Ning said 'a few of us', not you or you. Obviously, the number of people who 'welcome' them must be far more than four people. He really couldn't figure out who it was. Will welcome them, even Malone and O'Neal were stunned.

"Boy Mourning, please speak clearly. I don't believe anyone dares to... block us?" Ma Long frowned.

"Yeah, why are you beating around the bush? Just say it and it's over." O'Neill asked more directly, "What do you mean there are many people? We didn't do anything?"

"Nothing done? What we said doesn't count. You, Li, and..." Mourning originally wanted to mention Ma Long, but he glanced at the senior Ma Long and didn't say much, and then said: "Anyway, you go in. Just take a look and you will know, just now I..."

"Did they hit you?" O'Neal asked.

"Go away, I hope you can still joke like this for a while. To be honest, I'm not the boss of our small group, why are they beating me?" Mourning rolled his eyes at O'Neal, "It's you, you don't want to be our boss. Is that so? I'm afraid that you will be beaten to death by a group of people when you go in, but you can rest assured that I will help you collect the body."

Something's wrong!

It seems dangerous?

O'Neal had an idea and took Li Shengli in his arms. He smiled and said, "Li, I agree with you to be our boss now, but I only agree for ten minutes. You go ahead and explore the way!"

"Go away, go away!" Li Shengli opened O'Neal's hand in disgust and asked Mourning: "You should tell me what's going on inside. Shaq is timid, don't scare him."

"Inside... forget it, you will know after you go in and take a look. It is best not to have conflicts outside, at least not in front of reporters."

Is it that serious?

Li Shengli and O'Neal looked at each other, but Malone, as the big brother, took the lead and walked directly into the hotel. "Follow me. I want to see who is welcoming us inside..."

Malone was one step ahead, and Li Shengli stood side by side with O'Neal and Mourning, standing in the middle. But the moment the four of them stepped into the door of the hotel, inside the door was a super-large camp that could be called the NBA's top gangsters. They were all fierce and vicious, which really scared the four of them. One jump.

"This... is such a big battle!" O'Neal's heart pounded.

"What is this? Do you want to fight with us?" Li Shengli said with a cold face.

"Don't be impulsive. This is not on the court. If it gets too big, you can't clean it up." Mourning's face was even darker than before.

"Shit, who cares? I'll squirt first. After the squirt is over, I'll hit whoever strikes first." O'Neal roared fiercely.

"Are you sure?" Li Shengli glanced at the reckless man, "Are you sure you don't want to count the few people on the other side first?"

"1, 2, 3...10, 11..." O'Neal counted halfway, swallowed, looked at his house, and suddenly said: "How about... let's call the police?"