Five biggest Laker’s all-star snubs ever: Byron Scott

During their famous story, the Los Angeles Lakers had more than their share of participants in the annual NBA All-Star game. In fact, they had so many talented and experienced players that some of them may have been cut off from the classic of the midseason of the league.

In the mid-1980s, Byron Scott grew from a rookie with big eyes to an important member of the Lakers show time teams. Nevertheless, he was considered the weakest weapon in her arsenal because he had the habit of being below average in large games. In the summer of 1987, after winning his second NBA championship, he worked like an insane in his game and reported to do a training camp as another player.

His goal average rose from 17.0 points per game in the 1986/87 season to 21.7 points per game during the 1987-88 campaign. He became a round player for a long time a great 3-point shooter, but he often drove to the basket instead of just shooting outside the jumper, and he also improved his defense. He scored 35 points in a street victory against the Detroit Pistons and 38 points in a home win against the Boston Celtics, which showed how much he had grown.

But when the all-star game plans were announced, he was stopped. Fathebel from the Denver Nuggets was the starting guards of the Western Conference, while Clyde Drexler and Alvin Robertson were the reserve guards of the West.

Maybe Scott should have been selected via Robertson. While Robertson was a better all-round player and an outstanding defender, he played for a mediocre team of San Antonio Spurs, who only won 31 games this season.

The Arizona State University product took part in the 3-point shooting on the All-Star weekend. However, he was only third.

However, Scott had the last laugh. His Lakers ended with a record of 62 to 20 and gave them the best record of the league, and although they were confronted with strong competition in the playoffs, they passed the Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons to get their second NBA title to win in a row. It was the first time that the league had had a repeat master since 1969.

The guard continued his outstanding game in the playoffs, especially in key situations in which LA was in trouble. The team scored 52-47 at half-time of game 7 of the NBA final for the pistons, but he had a big third quarter when the team achieved a monster run, which was his 108-105 championship clinching win.

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