首先祝Kobe 40岁生日快乐
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Kobe Day: A High-Flying First All-Star Game
Kobe Day: 起飞的第一次明星赛
The 1998 All-Star Game may have been held in New York, but Los Angeles took
it over.
1998年的全明星赛虽然在纽约举办 但是来自LA的球员却夺得镁光灯
From a quartet of Lakers — including Shaquille O’Neal, Nick Van Exel and
Eddie Jones — to Magic Johnson and Jack Nicholson on the sidelines, there
was plenty of purple and gold on hand.
But no Laker garnered more attention than Kobe Bryant, who surpassed Magic as
the youngest starter in All-Star history.
湖人有四人入选西区明星队 包括Shaq, 射手Nick Van 以及 Eddie Jones
此外Magic Johnson和Jack Nicholson也在场边
照理来说这个组合已经够有看头了
但是没有一个人比当年这个小伙子Kobe Bryant得到更多注目
这个小子在本次的明星赛
打破了Magic Johnson所保持的最年轻明星赛先发球员的纪录
Not content with simply being present, Bryant — who was exactly one year
away from winning the Slam Dunk Contest — immediately put his athleticism on
display with a soaring give-and-go alley-oop.
Kobe only played 22 minutes, sitting the entirety of the fourth quarter. But
he made his time count by packing it with 18 points.
The 19-year-old essentially put on a one-man dunk contest, including throwing
down a 360 off the outlet pass from Shaq.
这位前一年刚赢得灌篮大赛的小伙子
马上用一记先传给KG KG在往上抛出的 Alley-oop展现出他过人的运动能力
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虽然他只上场22分钟，并且第四节坐满板凳
但他依然把握机会拿下了18分
19岁的Kobe把这次明星赛又当成了另一次的个人灌篮大赛
在接到shaq抓到篮板后的远距传球后完成了一次360度灌篮
While Bryant and the Western Conference couldn’t get the W, the teenager did
manage to push the world’s greatest player to another level.
Michael Jordan had spent the previous two days bedridden with the flu, but
scored 23 points and was named MVP, saying that his performance stemmed from
competition with Bryant.
“I didn’t expect myself to come out here and win the MVP,” Jordan told
reporters. “… I just wanted to make sure Kobe didn’t dominate me.”
It was easy to see why Jordan would be wary of getting shown up. Whether it
was his high-flying slams or a couple around-the-back handles, Bryant
certainly made his case as Broadway’s best show for one night.
虽然西区的明星队无法获得胜利
但是Kobe却成功的让世界上最强的球员拿出更好的表现
Michael Jordan had spent the previous two days bedridden with the flu, but
scored 23 points and was named MVP, saying that his performance stemmed from
competition with Bryant.
“I didn’t expect myself to come out here and win the MVP,” Jordan told
reporters. “… I just wanted to make sure Kobe didn’t dominate me.”
It was easy to see why Jordan would be wary of getting shown up. Whether it
was his high-flying slams or a couple around-the-back handles, Bryant
certainly made his case as Broadway’s best show for one night.
Jordan在明星赛前两天因为流行性感冒卧床了两天
但是却拿下了23分并夺得MVP
受访时表示他的表现来自于与Kobe之间的竞争
"我原本不预期自己会拿下MVP的
但是我必须让Kobe知道他还无法超越我"
其实不难想像为何Jordan会有这样的反应
无论是飞身灌篮或是秀了一手跨下运球上篮
Kobe确实在纽约篮球百老汇中上演一出好戏
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