Kobe had been very confident, and his personal relationship with T-Mac was quite good. They had known each other since high school and often hung out together during the offseason.
So, he felt T-Mac was different from the other riffraff in the East.
But the result? Kobe's shoulder-shaking fadeaway jumper was fiercely swatted away by T-Mac!
Kobe stared at the sleepy-eyed T-Mac, who just shrugged, "I don't want to be the most embarrassed one, brother."
"No, you've definitely embarrassed yourself today!"
Good, very good.
Even as bench players came onto the court, the game continued to heat up.
This is the fresh energy brought by young players, this is what the fans want to see in the All-Star.
So, O'Neal and Roger became very awkward.
The two had been clamoring to snatch the AMVP before the game, being the main characters of this season, but today, they hardly received any passes.
