Chapter 829: Lin is crazy and hot, and the all-stars are on

First, the story begins at the time of the shutdown.

At that time, the Warriors cut Jeremy Lin, after which he was claimed by the Rockets, and half a month later on Christmas, Lin was cut again.

Two days later, the Knicks became Lin's new owner.

Since then, a legendary story has begun to play out in the Big Apple.

Jeremy Lin's first game with the Knicks was against his old club, the Warriors.

Shuhao said before the game that he didn't want to do too much and just enjoyed the game.

As a result, he only played 1 minute, and the Knicks also lost to the Warriors 78-92.

On January 18, 2012, Jeremy Lin was sent to the NBDL.

On the 20th, he recorded a perfect triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, as New York fell into a point guard drought, and Jeremy Lin was subsequently recalled.

To paraphrase the old vulgar saying, he had already choked the throat of fate with his own hands.

On February 5, in the game against the Nets, Jeremy Lin played 36 minutes off the bench, shooting 10-of-19 and contributing 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists to help the Knicks win 99-92 against the Nets.

"To be honest, I can't believe what happened this night, I'm still amazed and I'm trying to make myself accept this wonderful night. After the game, Jeremy Lin said.

Subsequently, Jeremy Lin quickly replaced Shambaugh as the Knicks' starting point guard.

In the game against the Jazz, he scored 28 points, 8 assists and 8 turnovers, scoring and assisting a new high, leading the team to beat the Jazz 99-88, and the fans at Madison Garden even cheered him for "MVP".

On February 9, Jeremy Lin scored 23 points and 10 assists to lead the team to a 107-93 victory over the Wizards, which was the first double-double in Lin's career, and the 10 assists were also his third consecutive single-game assist record.

The fiery performance of three consecutive games has pushed Jeremy Lin to the spotlight of everyone.

The Celestial Basketball Association also took advantage of the situation to brush up on a wave of presence, saying that Younas had been following Jeremy Lin since 2008.

NBA officials said that ATV's broadcast partners have increased the number of Knicks broadcasts.

Rockets general manager Morey admitted that it was a mistake to cut Jeremy Lin......

The general manager of Mavericks said that he almost got Jeremy Lin in the summer of 2010......

On February 11, facing Kobe Bryant, who said "who is Jeremy Lin" before the game, and his Lakers, Jeremy Lin continued to explode, scoring 18 points in the first half and 38 points in the whole game!

The Knicks eventually won 92-85 over the Lakers.

According to Jeremy Lin's autobiographical film later, he actually wanted to shout "who is Kobe" after the game, but in the end he chose to let go of the topic under the provocation of the media.

Asked if Kobe Bryant would change his mind about him after the game, Lin said: "You should ask Kobe himself. ”

And what about Kobe Bryant?

When asked by a reporter what advice he had for Jeremy Lin, Kobe Bryant replied: "He's about to score 40 points, what else do I have to guide?"

On February 12, he beat the Timberwolves with 20 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, won the Player of the Week, on February 15, he scored 27 points and 11 assists to beat the Raptors from three-point range, and on February 16, he beat the Kings again with 10 points and 13 assists......

At this point, Lin madness has swept the world!

Because of Jeremy Lin's outstanding performance, Lin Crazy even made Comrade Ao Guanhai, the president of the United States, stand up and say: "This is great news for the New York Knicks, but this story has gone beyond sports itself." ”

That's right, objectively speaking, in a society with a solidified class like the United States, it is not easy for minorities to come out.

Racial discrimination is a topic that can never be avoided in the United States, and Erniu won a super average of 29+20 per game in the first season of his career, but he still lost to Kobe Bryant in the MVP selection.

Of course, seniority is an important factor, and Erniu's skin color problem cannot be ignored either.

Of course, unlike Erniu, Jeremy Lin has a lower starting point.

In the final analysis, at the beginning of Erniu's entry into the league, he had the innate conditions such as the NCAA MOP, Adi's 80 million meter yuan sneaker contract, and the third pick in the NBA draft.

In essence, although Er Niu was born recklessly and received a lot of criticism and doubts in the process of growing up, his template was the direction of supergiant from the beginning.

What about Jeremy Lin?

He was just an undrafted pick in 2010, and his Harvard University certainly has the reputation of "Harvard first, then the United States", but in basketball, the NCAA league - the Ivy League has never been the cradle of powerhouses.

The fact that such a player whose talent is not top-notch and who is not favored in the draft can finally play undoubtedly stunned many people's eyes.

Dick Si will eventually have a counterattack day, you know, a talented guy like Erniu played, it should actually be reasonable, after all, physical talent, draft body side data is on the table, but like Jeremy Lin is too inspirational!

To put it more lofty, this TM should be called "Rice Country Dream"!

During Erniu's madness in Lin, he just completed the historical moment when he surpassed Chamberlain in consecutive 50+ records, and of course, he also did not forget to praise his yellow-skinned compatriot.

Even though Shuhao is an ABC, it is not easy for yellow skin to get ahead in this black-ruled alliance. There is no reason why Erniu should not send encouragement and blessings.

As the only two phenomenal yellow people in the alliance, although Erniu and Shuhao are far apart, they still have a wave of business blowing each other.

"Kraft is a role model for all Asian Americans who play basketball, and you have to admit that his existence itself transcends the sport of basketball, he is the best player in the current game, and in the future, he is likely to be the best player in history. Jeremy Lin said.

"The whole world is talking about 'Lin Crazy', and Jeremy's presence proves that yellow people can also play well in the backcourt, and I think Jeremy's place in basketball history is definitely not to be ignored. I also hope that more yellow people will be able to enter the world-class stage of the NBA. Erniu also praised him in the interview.

With two yellows touting each other, the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend is about to kick off.

Erniu will travel to Orlando, the All-Star venue, with Paul's wife and son CP4, as well as Erniu's adopted daughter Eddie.

Erniu and Sanpao were both selected as the starters in the West at the same time, and Kawaii was also selected for the rookie roster, but his wrist injury did not heal, and he finally chose to give up this All-Star trip.

In the All-Star voting just past, Erniu once again deservedly became the All-Star vote king, with 2 million+ votes, more than 400,000 votes for Dwight Howard, who was in second place with 1.6 million+.

To be honest, it is unknown how many fans will support the Spark at Orlando Amway Arena in the end, after all, the bloody trade incident in the summer has affected Howard's image too much.

Well, this product didn't have much image originally, and one of the most popular topics for fans in the United States is when his group of illegitimate children will bankrupt Sparks.

After many days of voting by fans, in the end, the starting five of the Eastern side were:

C Dwight Howard

PF Blake Griffin

SF LeBron James

SG Dwayne Wade

PG Derek Rose

Substitutes: Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams, Andre Iguodala, Paul Pearce, Joe Johnson, Chris Bosh, Ruel Deng and others were selected.

The head coach of the East is Heat head coach Spoelstra.

Although the Bulls still have the first record in the East, because Larry Drew has been an assistant coach last year, he is automatically disqualified as head coach, and the head coach of the team ranked second in the East is responsible for the live broadcast of the All-Star Game.

On the western side, the final starting five are:

C Andrew Bynum

PF Nguyen Er Niu

SF Kevin Durant

SG Kobe Bryant

PG Chris Paul

Substitutes: LaMarcus Aldridge, Mark Gasol, Kevin Love, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Russell Westbrook and others were selected.

Then, the hottest topic of this All-Star Game appeared, who is the head coach of the West?

As is customary, the head coach of the team with the best division record will automatically become the head coach of the All-Star Game.

But as we all know, the team with the best record in the West is the Los Angeles Clippers, and their head coach is none other than Erniu, one of the starting teams in the West.

Can Kraft Nguyen be both a starter and a head coach at the same time?

The alliance thought twice and made a surprising decision.

Kraft Nguyen is the head coach of the West Army, while Thunder head coach Scott Brooks is the assistant coach on the sidelines.

The top management of the league also put a lot of thought into it, but fortunately, the head coach of Brooks is willing to compromise, otherwise this matter is really difficult to do.

On the first day of the All-Star Weekend, the highlight is, of course, the Rookie Challenge.

The rules of the 12-year-old Rookie Challenge have finally changed.

According to the arrangement, the shortlist for the 2012 Rookie Challenge will be announced on February 8, local time, and the players on the list will be selected by the assistant coaches of NBA teams.

TNT TV pundits Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal will serve as general managers of both teams, and they will each select 10 players from the shortlist through a draft on February 16 local time.

This is also the first time in history that the first and second graders have been staged to compete in mixed teams!

In the end, O'Neal and Barkley's list of selected players was as follows:

The ten-man roster for Team Shaq (O'Neal) is as follows: Blake Griffin, Jeremy Lin, Ricky Rubio, Markieff Morris, Greg Monroe, Landry Fields, Norris Cole, Kemba Walker, Brandon Wright and Tristan Thompson.

Manager: Ron Adams.

General Manager: Shaquille O'Neal.

The ten-man roster for TEAM-CHUCK is as follows: Carey Irving, DeMarcus Cousins, Gordon Hayward, Paul George, Derrick Williams, Marshon Brooks, John Wall, Thiago Split, Kawhi Leonard, Evan Turner.

Manager: Maurice Cheeks.

General Manager: Charles Barkley.

In comparison, Chuck's team is a little more difficult, with Thiago Split and Kawhi Leonard both sidelined due to injury, with Split's place being replaced by Derrick Favors and Kawaii's vacancy.

Team Chuck started the game with a wave of 8-0.

Wall and Irving led the way, constantly sending all kinds of wonderful passes, and teammates continued to dunk, and soon extended the advantage to 53:39.

At the end of the quarter, the Shaq team entered the state, Morris dunked back to color, and Kerr and Walker scored baskets one after another, once narrowing the gap to 4 points.

However, Irving exploded, hitting three three-pointers in one minute, and he hit four three-pointers in the final 2:30 of the quarter to score 18 points at halftime and lead the team to a 77-65 lead.

In the second half, the Chuck team continued to maintain the lead, and after the Shaq team chased the score to 89-100, Brooks and Favors scored back-to-back baskets, while Hayward dunked and Brooks hit a three-pointer to take an 18-point advantage at 109-91.

The game entered the decisive stage, and the Shaq team began the final counterattack, hitting three-point shots frequently, but they could only narrow the gap to 11 points, and finally failed to turn the tables.

At 146:133, the team of Charles Buckley defeated the rookie team led by the team of Shaquille O'Neal.

With a performance of 34 points and 9 assists from the game, Kyrie Irving, the 11-year-old champion, rightfully became the MVP of the rookie game.

On the second day of the All-Star Weekend, the major individual events kicked off one by one.

Of course, the slam dunk contest of tricks, three-pointers and finales will attract more attention.

The players participating in this year's skills tournament are: Rajon Rondo, Kyrie Irving, Tony Parker, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook, John Wall.

It should be said that this is a very star-studded skills competition in recent years.

In the end, Rondo, Parker and Williams made it to the finals, while Tony Parker won the skills competition with the shortest time of 32.8 seconds in the finals, but this was only a poor result.

The competition is nameless, and it is obviously a bunch of masters in the duel, but judging from the final result, the one who makes the least mistakes is the champion.

Mario Chalmers, Kevin Love, Anthony Morrow, Kevin Durant, Ryan Anderson and last year's champion James Jones participated in the three-point contest.

The Heat had two players in the three-point contest and were originally aiming for a three-point contest.

It's a pity that the three-point contest is very fortuitous, and a large number of people does not necessarily have an advantage.

In the preliminaries, Durant scored 20 points and James Jones scored 22 points, and the two advanced early, but Love and Chalmers both scored 18 points, and through a round of playoffs, Love finally advanced to the finals.

In the finals, James Jones suddenly showed a cold hand, scored only 12 points, and was eliminated, but Durant and Love both scored 17 points, and once again played a tie and another overtime.

Lady luck was clearly more fond of Lefu tonight, and in the playoffs, Durant failed to maintain a steady touch, and Lefu won the playoffs again in the finals.

Kevin Love won the three-point championship as an interior player, and Erniu, who watched the game from the sidelines, was happy for his alumni on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also a little nervous, as the all-time single-game three-point shooting record, he also wanted to participate in the next three-point competition.

The dunk contest was supposed to be the grand finale, but there were no highlights at all in this all-star dunk contest other than the eventual winner of the championship by an unknown named Jeremy Evans.

Well, the crazy boos of the fans in the audience are easier to remember than the name of this slam dunk champion.