With the fans firmly in his camp, Bryant defeated Ray Allen and Michael Finley, among others, in the 1997 Slam Dunk contest (video) .

• 在训练营里人们已经见识过科比的精彩表演了，科比也不负众望，击败包括雷-阿伦和迈克-芬利在内的对手们，勇夺1997年扣篮大赛冠军。