Most of the stars of the late/early 80's & 90s had either hung it up or fell off completely, really only Malone, David Robinson & Payton were left. The torched had been passed to the next generation.
Iverson was having his MVP year, Kobe was the next MJ, the height of Vinsanity, T Mac had emerged out of his cousin's shadow and was becoming a household name in his own right, C Webb was the heart of the greatest show on court, Duncan vs KG was the hottest debate in school at the time and Jason Kidd was about to carry the Nets to b2b finals.

AI, Kobe, Carter, C Webb, KG, Kidd etc all showed out. East coming back from 20+ down in the 4th.

