My Name is Kobe Bryant

On January 28, 1998, after the Lakers defeated the Seattle SuperSonics, they quickly flew to New Jersey to prepare for the Nets.

The Lakers players who had just arrived at the airport and got off the plane learned about the All-Star starting list announced by the league.

"The king of votes! Boss, you are the king of votes!"

"All-Star vote king! Popularity king in the league! OMG boss, you surpassed Michael!"

"1.218 million votes! Michael only has 1.02 million votes!"

Kobe still maintained a huge lead in the final round of voting, defeating Jordan.

You must know that the last time Jordan was not elected as the All-Star vote leader, it dates back to when Grant Hill had just joined the league and came to the NBA with the huge popularity of the NCAA. Many years have passed in a flash.

Over the years, no player has been able to pose a threat to Jordan's All-Star votes.

Just like the scoreboard! Michael Jordan’s dominance in All-Star popularity is also incredible.

And Kobe just broke Jordan's monopoly.

Average points per game! League vote king! This season, Kobe relied on his mythical 81 points, 5 double-doubles, and 34 consecutive victories, all of which were won by Jordan!

The starting lineup for the Western Conference is: Kobe Bryant 1.21 million votes, 31.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 3.7 steals, 1.1 blocks, 2.8 turnovers per game

Gary Payton 550,000 votes averaged 20.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 2.5 steals, 0.2 blocks, 3.1 turnovers per game

Karl Malone 610,000 votes averaged 29.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.9 blocks, 3.0 turnovers per game

Kevin Garnett 510,000 votes averaged 20.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.8 blocks, 3.0 turnovers per game

Shaquille O'Neal averaged 28.6 points, 14.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.4 steals, 2.4 blocks, and 2.7 turnovers per game with 680,000 votes.

Eastern starting lineup: Jordan 1.02 million votes averaged 30.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.5 blocks, 2.3 turnovers per game

Anfernee Hardaway 730,000 votes averaged 20.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.6 blocks, 2.6 turnovers per game

Shawn Kemp 510,000 votes averaged 20.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.8 blocks, 3.4 turnovers per game

Chris Webber 480,000 votes averaged 23.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.7 blocks, 2.8 turnovers per game

Dikembe Mutombo 470,000 votes, averaging 13.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.4 steals, 3.4 blocks, 2.0 turnovers per game

"Grant Hill also received 680,000 votes and is the third most popular player, but his injury can only push Webb up."

"This also gives the Magic Twins the opportunity to start together. I don't know what kind of sparks they will have with Jordan in the All-Star Game."

"It's a pity that a city like Detroit, which is tenth in the Eastern Conference, can get 680,000 votes. It's hard to imagine how much popularity Hill will attract if he appears in a big city."

"Shaq has finally become the most popular center among centers, beating out Hakeem Olajuwon and Admiral David Robinson to be elected as the number one center. An amazing achievement."

"The Lakers twins occupy the two starting positions in the Western Conference. As an epic team with 34 consecutive wins, this is not an exaggeration."

"Uncle Mu defeated the gorilla Ewing and the tough guy Amozo Mourning, and I didn't expect to win the starting spot. It can also be seen from this how unpopular Ewing is in New York now."

"Times are changing." Boston's Cardinal Auerbach, after throwing the head coaching position to Pitino, acted more as the team manager and Maddie Van Horn's exclusive coach. .

Auerbach has given up on Fat Tou Tuo. After half a season, although Fat Tou Tuo has achieved good statistics, 22+10+3 top power forward statistics, he still has a 42.3% shooting rate and a 31.2% three-point shooting rate. Both Auerbach and Pitino were dissatisfied.

Want to trade!

Auerbach is also brewing a deal! Once reached, perhaps this will be a deal that changes the shape of the alliance.

"I didn't win the starting spot?" Ewing looked confused.

Before O'Neal joined the league, Ewing had always occupied the starting position of the Eastern Conference All-Star. He was extremely popular at that time.

With the addition of O'Neal, even if people focus on the young Shark, Ewing is still the second most popular center in the Eastern Conference.

Last season O'Neal traveled west to join Los Angeles, and Ewing returned to the starting lineup again.

From the gorilla's point of view, the only center in the Eastern Conference that can compete with him is O'Neal. With O'Neal's departure, the Eastern Conference is his world!

But in this season's All-Star vote, he was actually defeated by Uncle Mu, a functional defensive center?

A market as big as New York lost to Atlanta?

With the addition of the mid-range shooting king, Auntie, New York fans have devoted more of their love to young and handsome players. As for the gorilla? They have been struggling for many consecutive seasons, and even when they were struggling in the playoffs, it did not bring them the championship they wanted.

New York players have become increasingly disgusted with the aging center. In the playoffs last season, Ewing thought he was the No. 1 center in the Eastern Conference, but this didn't seem to gain the trust of New York fans.

"Damn it, do you hate me so much?" Ewing gasped, and he suddenly felt the desire to leave the team he had played for more than ten years.

"Michael! Give that kid a good look in the next game!" Rodman looked unhappy, and other Bulls players were also filled with indignation!

"You have to say that I must win the next game!"

"There are only a few days left! I'm looking forward to the game on February 1st!"

The Bulls players were all talking. In their eyes, Kobe, this young boy, was completely an honor thief!

He stole the honor of their god!

I can't bear it!

This account must be settled clearly!

The king can only be the Bulls, and the leader of the league can only be Jordan!

Since you fans don’t agree, then let’s fight until you do!

Jordan nodded deeply.

Pressure, the basketball god deeply felt that the pressure coming from Kobe was getting bigger and bigger!

Various aspects! Kobe is chasing him!

Starting from 81 points, Jordan knew that his explosive scoring power had lagged behind Kobe.

The five-double made Jordan understand that even at his peak defense, he could not compare to Kobe.

After several rounds of one-on-one defense, Jordan believed that he might be better than Kobe.

But throughout the game, Kobe's continuous output on the defensive end was far stronger than himself!

Kobe's divine defensive foresight and the robot-like defensive stability that never slackens are something Jordan can't achieve.

As for organization, their abilities may not be much different. The only difference is that Kobe is more of an offensive initiator, while Jordan is an offensive terminator. This leaves two players with similar organizational abilities. Kobe averages 3 more assists per game than Jordan.

And that bet!

Bet to delete Twitter if you lose! Jordan is still in my heart!