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With Washington in 2021, Gustafson made 59.4 percent of her field goals. The following season, she made a move to the desert and continued to showcase that efficient scoring. In her debut with Phoenix, a matchup with Las Vegas on May 6, the forward scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting.
The alarm sounded right off the gate: this was a new Kobe Bryant who took the floor in 1998-99... improved even over the teenage NBA All-Star of the year before who was beginning to draw comparisons to, well, you know who. Starting the season without a double-double in his career Kobe ran off five straight when the bell rung. And he barely slowed down finishing among the top two Lakers in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. At season's end Bryant was, at the tender age of 20, voted to the All-NBA Third Team.
The 1993 NBA All-Star Game, which set the record for highest TV ratings in the event's history, showcased the league's newest superstar, Orlando's Shaquille O'Neal. Through the NBA All-Star break, O'Neal had accomplished feats only dreamed of by rookies. He was the only player to be ranked among the top ten in four categories, which helped his team to three more wins by mid-season than the entire 199192 year. On February 16, 1993, he scored a career-high 46 points, a total only three NBA players surpassed in the season's first half. On defense, his 188 blocked shots broke the franchise's previous career record of 138.
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