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Chapter 284 Shall we call the police?

The second day after beating the Hornets.

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 players who will start in the East and West are finally settled.

First is the East.

If Jordan really retires, it is estimated that there is still competition for the top vote, but Jordan has not retired, and this vote king will naturally not be left behind. He was elected with a million votes and became the starting guard in the Eastern Conference along with Kenny Anderson of the Nets.

As for the striker.

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

In the last All-Star, 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. Even if the Eastern Conference team is included, he is still at the bottom. It's not very good-looking, and it is indeed unexpected to rush into the starting list again.

Center side.

O'Neal has 60+ votes, overwhelming the Eastern Conference center. After him is Ewing with 42 votes and Mourning with 38 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.

……

Go back west.

In the guard's vote, Stockton's injury is good news for several players who are vying for the starting lineup and even for the substitute spot. The 'glider' Clyde Drexler from the Trail Blazers voted first question, and the second place is Kevin Johnson from the Suns.

There is nothing to say about the forwards, Barkley and Malone were both selected.

As for the center, Li Shengli also won 60+ votes, unexpectedly suppressing the big dream Olajuwon, general David Robinson, and O'Neal as the starting center in the East and West.

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So far, the All-Star starting lineup has been finalized.

The Eastern Conference started with O'Neal at center, two forwards Larry Johnson and Pippen, and two guards Jordan and Kenny Anderson.

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

There is nothing to say about these two lineups, but the variables of the bench lineup are much greater than the starting lineup, because these players are selected by the coaches of each team, and each coach provides a list consisting of 7 players. Including at least one center, two forwards, and two guards, and the combination of all list votes will select an All-Star substitute lineup.

The East's bench lineup... Ewing was not absent, Mourning was squeezed into the All-Star for the first time, Li Shengli's old friend Isiah Thomas was also not absent, and even Boggs also made the All-Star as he wished.

And on the western side... Olajuwon and David Robinson appeared on the list without accident. As for the substitute on the forward, the rebounder Dennis Rodman also successfully squeezed in, and the supersonic rain Sean Kemp.

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So far, all the specific personnel for the All-Star Game have been determined, and before the start of the game, the teams will continue to play. The current record of the Jazz is 38 wins and 5 losses, maintaining a 20-game winning streak.

The 20-game winning streak is quite terrifying, and the momentum of the Jazz is unabated. Some old fans can't help but recall the horror of the NBA giants Los Angeles Lakers dominating the league in the early 70s. At that time, the Lakers had Chamberlain, Baylor, and Jerry West. , All the teams that played shed tears, and won 33 consecutive victories during the season.

If you don't count the Jazz, the Celtics' 18-game winning streak ranks second, and the Jazz today has undoubtedly rushed to second place and is hitting the historical peak of 33 consecutive games.

In the next game, the more they played, the more frightened they were. Even if Stockton was not there, the inside lethality of Li Shengli and Malone's teamwork was immeasurable. Whoever hit them exploded. Before the All-Star Game, the Jazz won 6 consecutive victories. The total record is 44 wins and 5 losses, and the total number of winning games has reached 26 games.

It has been many years since the NBA has seen this level of winning streak. It is hard to imagine... If Stockton hadn't 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 time and then at that time, the original NBA system was not sound, and the Lakers won 33 consecutive victories. But the NBA, which is now on the right track, absolutely cannot tolerate a situation where one family dominates. There is no suspense about the championship, so who wants to watch the game while riding a horse?

Maybe within the existing rules, even the league officials can't use the knife against the Jazz, but as the rule maker, the rules are their knife, and the more fierce the Jazz fights, the unreasonable knife will be sharpened The sharper it is.

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The 44th NBA All-Star Game.

This time the game is scheduled to be held in Minnesota. The schedule of the long regular season has been sped up a lot around this time, in order to make time for the All-Star Game, and before the All-Star Game on February 2th In the last game, Li Shengli and Ma Long were the starters in the Western Conference. They did not rush to Minnesota. Instead, they rested for two days. They set off on the morning of the 9th and arrived in the afternoon.

O'Neal, who arrived one day earlier, heard about Li Shengli's flight information, immediately picked up the plane in person, and led Li Shengli and Malone to the hotel officially prepared by the league for the players.

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Minnesota was still a bit cold in mid-February, but the hotel was still full of reporters and a large number of fans. Seeing Li Shengli and Ma Long appeared, there was a commotion at the scene, 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, has also received the news of Li Shengli's arrival, and the All-Star Game is being held in Minnesota. As the host, he naturally wants to meet, but... Mourning walked out of the hotel with a dark face. It's outrageous, as if someone owed him money.

"You are finally here!"

"Nonsense, what's the matter with you, your face is so black, you were beaten?" Seeing Mourning, O'Neill seemed very happy, but Mourning's face was rather 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'Neill and said, "Think about whether you should go in through the back door, after all, there is a There are a lot of people waiting... to 'welcome' some of us."

Mourning's face was still ugly, and Li Shengli noticed that Mourning 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 They will be welcomed, even Malone and O'Neill are taken aback.

"Boy Mourning, speak clearly. I don't believe that someone... would dare to block us?" Ma Long frowned.

"Yeah, why are you going around in circles, just talk about it and it's over." O'Neill asked more directly, "What do you mean a lot of people? We didn't do anything?"

"Nothing? It doesn't count if we said it, you and Li, and..." Mourning originally wanted to mention Malone, 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'll know, just now I..."

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

"Go away, I hope you can still joke like this for a while. Seriously, I'm not the boss of our small group, why are they beating me?" Mourning gave O'Neill a blank look, "It's you, don't you want to be our boss? Is it? 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 collect the body for you.”

Something is wrong!

Seems dangerous?

O'Neal had an idea, grabbed Li Shengli, and said with a hey hey smile: "Li, I agree with you to be our boss now, but I only agree for 10 minutes, you go ahead to explore the way!"

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

"Inside... Forget it, you'll know when you go in and have a look. It's best not to have conflicts outside, at least not in front of reporters."

Is it that serious?

Li Shengli and O'Neill looked at each other, but Ma Long, as the big brother, took the lead and walked into the hotel, "Come with me, I want to see inside... who is welcoming us."

Ma Long was one step ahead, Li Shengli stood side by side with O'Neal and Mourning, and stood in the middle, and the moment the four of them stepped into the hotel gate, inside the gate was a super-large camp that could be called the top gangster in the NBA. one jump.

"This...is a big battle!" O'Neill was stunned.

"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, there is no way to deal with the trouble." Mourning's face was darker than before.

"Shit, who cares, just spray first, and hit whoever does it first after spraying." Grandma O'Neill roared fiercely.

"Are you sure?" Li Shengli glanced at the reckless man, "Are you sure you didn't count the number of people on the opposite side first?"

"1, 2, 3... 10, 11..." O'Neill swallowed halfway through the count, looked at his side of the house, and suddenly said, "How about... shall we call the police?"

(End of this chapter)