Chapter 141
In addition to Bryant and Ray Allen, there were also second-year rookies Mike Finley, Chris Cole, Bob Sula and Darwin Hamm.
Bryant had a mediocre first-round performance, scoring only 36 points from five judges, but successfully advanced to the second round thanks to later mistakes by Finley and Sura.
At this time, the dunk contest is not as varied as it will be in the next two thousand years, and the format is quite simple.
There are only two rounds, only one goal in the first round, there is a chance to lose, but both times it is not completed, it is a mistake.
The competition will select the two participants with the highest scores to enter the second round, this round has two dunks, choose the highest score as the final score, but each dunk has no chance of failure, let you come the second time, fail and fail, directly count the score.
Bryant and Kerr made it to the second round, and Ray Allen’s lackluster and unsightly dunk was eliminated early.
It seems that the focus is only on participating and showing your face.
In the final, Kobe won a full house with a reflexive dunk on the crotch of the first dunk, scoring a high score of 49 points. And these 49 points have also become the basis for him to win the championship.
Cole scored no more than 49 points on both dunks and sadly lost the championship.
Although the dunk king has always been a small honor, the bonus is only tens of thousands of dollars, but Yang Ming can see that Kobe Bryant cares very much throughout the whole process, and every dunk is prepared for a long time.
And after completing the performance, they will keep a close eye on the opponent on the stage, and their expressions are quite nervous.
Especially in the final, Kobe Bryant saw that Cole only scored 45 points in the first dunk, and subconsciously shook his fist to celebrate.
Bryant eventually won the slam dunk championship in ’97, and when he lifted the trophy to the cheers of the crowd, he had a sincere victor’s smile on his face.
After the dunk contest, it was already noon at the hotel, and many stars left the game.
When leaving the arena, Jordan and Pippen sent an invitation to Yang Ming for lunch, and Yang Ming was just about to agree, who knew that the shoulder was patted by Kobe Bryant, who received the award.
“Let’s go to lunch.”
The Rookie Challenge was played in the evening, and Bryant finished the Slam Dunk Contest and had more time to rest. And he plans to enjoy lunch and celebrate his first honor.
Eating alone is naturally very lonely, so I found this Yang Ming who encouraged him to grab the starting position.
It’s just that he didn’t expect that Jordan and Pippen were also there, and they also invited Yang Ming, and he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Jordan and Pippen are supergiants, and Yang Ming is also a new supergiant recognized by them, and it is normal to invite him to dinner, after all, it is the same status.
But does Kobe think that he is just a rookie, or a rookie who can’t even guarantee playing time, and suddenly invites Yang Ming, which seems to be a little out of his strength?
“Let’s go together!”
Jordan was unimpressed, didn’t think too much at all, and even Kobe Bryant invited him.
Kobe pondered for a while, and had the intention to refuse, but Yang Ming almost didn’t give him a chance, directly grabbed his shoulders, and said with a smile: “Go, let’s go together!” ”
Kobe Bryant only half-pushed and half-left with Jordan and others.
When they arrived at their hotel, the four of them took the elevator directly to the restaurant on the top floor of the building, and when they entered the booked box, Kobe Bryant found that it was already shining with stars and stars.
Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill are two prime superstars.
The Rockets Big Three, Payton, Sean Kemp, the Second Elder, Madman Sprewell, Drunkard Vin Baker and others, are all there.
These are all active superstars who are going to participate in tomorrow night’s All-Star main game.
Only Kobe and Yang Ming are rookies in the class of 96.
And Kobe is the only pure rookie who is not yet a star.
Seeing Yang Ming generously sitting with Jordan and others, Kobe also sat down a little nervously.
Just ten seconds passed, he came anyway, what is there to be afraid of, the whole person began to gradually become relaxed.
Fifteen people in total, if you put a Z-bomb or something like a Z bomb under the table, you can immediately nest all the current superstars in the entire NBA league. This alliance also collapsed directly, and the stars were bleak.
In fact, Yang Ming was also participating in this star-studded dinner for the first time, but he didn’t feel cramped himself.
Because these people, except for the second elder of Xuanxian who had lost, everyone else had been defeated by him.
A group of defeated subordinates, what is there to be nervous about?
Yang Ming brought this feeling, Shi Shiran talked and laughed with them, he was simply an old friend who had known each other for many years, and he was super familiar.
During the dinner, Kobe was not polite, eating what he should eat, drinking what he should drink, and chatting with Yang Ming from time to time.
For other veteran superstars, he also gradually became acquainted between being questioned and asked.
“You’re going to play rookie tonight, right?”
Jordan drank a lot of red wine, his eyes had begun to be a little confused, and when he turned his head to ask Yang Ming, he didn’t shy away.
Yang Ming only had a drink in front of him, and he didn’t drink the whole time, he was different from these old fritters, and he always adhered to professional quality. What’s more, in Laomei, you can’t drink alcohol under the age of 21.
“Yes, I will play the rookie game with Kobe tonight!” He raised an eyebrow at Bryant, as if to say: “You are my opponent tonight.”
Kobe immediately responded to him with a snort, “I won’t let you have a good time tonight!” ”
Yang Ming smiled casually and didn’t take it seriously.
Instead, Jordan looked at him with interest and asked with a smile: “If you don’t win the MVP tonight, the next time you fight, I will personally burst you!” ”
How many meanings?
Did I win you just because of that one game?
Yang Ming glared at Jordan and shot back: “What kind of honor is the rookie MVP, I want to take tomorrow night’s MVP!” ”
“Ouch, you rookie is crazy! We are all still here, do you dare to be so arrogant? ”
Barkley on the opposite side immediately shouted and said defiantly: “With us, you don’t want to win in the East, you don’t want to win MVP!” ”
Jordan didn’t say anything, but the competitor actually dared to make a big statement, and he was unhappy to go back, “Charles, you can play and talk.” ”
Barkley was injured when playing the Detroit Pistons after the Rockets lost to the Knicks, and naturally could not play in tomorrow night’s All-Star game.
Jordan knew this, and deliberately did this, so angry that Barkley’s face turned red, and Ai Ai said: “Even if I can’t play, then there is Hakim, Carl is there, and there is Gary and Sean in it, you still want to win?” ”
Before Jordan could refute, Gary Payton on Barkley’s side stopped working, glared at him, and shouted dissatisfied: “What do you mean by ‘no more’, Charles?” Are we worse than you? ”
“Did I say that? Gary, you heard me wrong! ”
Barkley, who knew he had said the wrong thing, immediately denied it.
“shit! You clearly said it, I heard it. Peyton stared at him hatefully, shouting unrelentingly.
“I heard you too!”
Kemp on the side plucked his ears boredly and helped from the side.
“I heard it too, he said it!”
Jordan said with a very sincere tense face.
“Nonsense, you all heard it wrong!” Barkley clenched his neck and still didn’t admit it.
Originally, it was just a topic related to the rookie game, and not long after that, it became a mutual scare and gag of the superstars, and Kobe was confused.
It turns out that you are such people!
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