With 29 seconds left, theoretically, each team had one more possession.
The East was currently up by one point.
The West had possession.
It was hard to say who would win.
"They're not going to 'Hack-a-Shaq', are they?"
Little O'Neal said from the bench, sounding a bit worried.
"They won't. This is the All-Star Game, a prestigious event. I'm sure they wouldn't be that shameless."
O'Neal shook his head firmly.
Everyone else agreed. After all, using Hack-a-Shaq in the All-Star Game was morally indefensible.
Just then, LeBron James suggested to Carlisle that he wanted to go in for the final moments.
He was a starter, and he'd had a great performance tonight with 25 points. If the East won, he had a chance at the MVP award. He had to at least try to contend for it.
But the moment he finished speaking, Arenas, who was sitting next to him, retorted, "Coach, our chemistry is great right now. We shouldn't make a substitution."
