Chapter 646: Lillard's pentathlon
Anjie still remembers that the first time he participated in All-Star Weekend was in the hot Phoenix. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At that time, he was named to the All-Star team along with Westbrook and Durant, and of course, the All-Star rookie lineup.
At that time, when they saw a huge poster of themselves in Phoenix, Anjie, Westbrook and Durant were all full of emotion and hope for their future.
Now, all those longings and fantasies have gradually become reality because of An Jie's efforts.
He's the All-Star Ticket King, and he's the most watched guy in the entire All-Star Game. Every time he appears, the event site will be crowded. He has become a superstar.
The team has a 36-5 record and is averaging 29.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Such a guy has done the best, both as a team and individually. Anjie became the focus of the entire All-Star Game, and it was well deserved.
After coming to New Orleans, she didn't have a good rest, and the first day of the All-Star Weekend was very busy for Anjie.
On this day, many NBA stars will be in a stadium for business activities, and of course, they will also be free to be interviewed by the media.
Durant was shooting a commercial for Nike, and James was taking the kids to practice shooting. Westbrook? This guy's fancy dress always attracts a lot of flashes.
But to say that the hottest thing in this stadium is the "heads-up" match between Mutombo and Anjie.
On a small basketball court in the stadium, Uncle Mu and An Jie, who were wearing casual clothes, were "fiercely" confronting each other under the basket.
The duel between these two guys broke the gap of the times and made all the reporters shoot wildly at the stadium.
Although everyone knows that these two guys who met because of charity activities are just having fun. But even for entertainment, such a picture is powerful enough.
The "game" naturally ended with An Jie's victory, 10 to 2, An Jie did not save face for the uncle who is a fan at this age. But one of the moments when Uncle Mu shook his finger after blocking An Jie directly ignited the whole game.
"Ann, what kind of opponent do you think Mutombo is? If he were younger, would he be a threat to you? After the heads-up, the reporters asked An Jie such a question.
"He's really good, I mean, this guy's dark elbow makes it really good." In the face of reporters' questions, An Jie exaggeratedly wiped the sweat on his forehead and replied humorously.
Uncle Mu had actually been playing with Yao Ming from time to time, but he didn't expect that he could get the same fun from another Chinese.
During the day, An Jie undoubtedly became the protagonist. And in the evening, when it came to the Rookie Challenge, Anjie's teammate Lillard was very much in the spotlight.
As long as you play with An Jie, you will be more or less stained. Aldridge, for example, is a low-key guy who has always played well, but he wasn't the subject of media attention before.
But since AnJie joined the Trail Blazers, Aldridge's popularity has also soared. Perhaps, this is the so-called superstar effect.
When the Rookie Challenge began, what surprised everyone was. Lillard, who had a big game in the regular season, didn't dominate the game, and the Pistons' second-year rookie center, Andre Brown, didn't dominate the game. Drummond, on the contrary, dominates the game!
In this era of prevalent guards, there is actually a big man center who can become the focus of the rookie game, which undoubtedly makes An Jie feel bright.
Drummond is physically strong, and he is almost invincible under the basket. And yet you think he's another Howard? Miss by a mile!
It is true that Drummond can only play more physically now, but he is much better than Howard in terms of the plasticity of his skills under the basket.
Several of these small hooks with an extremely good feel made An Jie look at this piston zero with admiration.
After the game, Drummond, who had 35 points and 20 rebounds, was undoubtedly the MVP trophy of the rookie game.
When he accepted the award, Drummond's expression was not as excited as that of previous rookies. Drummond's extremely calm expression made it seem as if the rookie MVP trophy was originally intended for him.
An Jie smiled in the stands, it seems that this kid's ambition is not small.
Ann also won the MVP in the rookie game that year, and after that, his career went all the way up. I also won the Rookie Game MVP trophy today, and I hope that I can follow the same path as Anjie. In the post-match interview, Drummond unexpectedly mentioned Anjie.
No wonder Drummond wasn't excited after winning the rookie game MVP, when he targeted Anjie, a rookie game MVP was insignificant at all.
Drummond's wonderful performance undoubtedly made a good start to this year's All-Star Weekend, and because of the relationship between Anjie's popularity and Drummond's eye-catching performance, the media have declared that the era of the rise of the center is coming.
However, this is just wishful thinking on the part of the media. How serious the problem of the center is, Anjie and Drummond know in their hearts.
Even though Anjie was a double MVP last season, even if Drummond shines in the rookie game. But good center forwards are always in the minority. Compared to the NBA's excellent outside line, centers are simply as rare as prehistoric dinosaurs.
In the Rookie Challenge, Lillard stole the limelight from Drummond. So in the skills challenge on the second day, Lillard did his best to represent the Western team in the finals.
In the finals, Lillard's opponent was the hottest guard of the year, the 76ers' McCarvey.
The McCarvey final wasn't a good one, maybe this guy didn't take the game seriously in his heart.
But the competitive Lillard is different, and it can be seen from his expression to his competitive state that he doesn't treat this skills challenge as pure entertainment at all.
As soon as the clock began, Lillard sped out of possession. The picture of him running on the basketball court is no different from that of an official game.
In the passing link, Lillard, who often feeds Anjie, is a success, which naturally saves him a lot of time.
Lillard missed twice in the next mid-range shot, but fortunately, Lillard used his speed to pull one back in the final moment.
In the end, the West troops led by Lillard successfully defeated the East troops with a 0.1 second advantage.
Lillard, who had been holding his breath for a long time, finally won the Skill Challenge.
Maybe for a player like Anjie, the All-Star Game award is nothing. But for a rookie like Lillard, every trophy is not easy for them, and they all have to be cherished.
In the three-point contest after the Skills Challenge, Lillard is back in the game! This young man will not miss any opportunity to show himself.
Playing next to Anjie, even a person with a flamboyant personality like Lillard will be somewhat covered up.
Lillard has no complaints, but that doesn't mean he's not willing to show himself.
Now, there's an opportunity to leave Anjie to perform alone in front of fans around the world, and Lillard will certainly take it all.
It's a pity that Lillard's performance outside the three-point line is actually not consistent enough. Strictly speaking, he's not even the best three-point shooter on the Trail Blazers' roster. Batum, Matthews, and Contney. The three Li are the real three-point firepower output of the Trail Blazers.
Although Lillard unfortunately lost in the three-point contest, it did not affect Anjie's mood on the scene.
He applauded Lillard and felt sorry for Lillard. This guy is so invested in watching the game that he is often the focus of the camera.
Finally, An Jie, who was already so excited, watched this year's slam dunk contest on the spot. There is no doubt that Damien. The name Lillard is back up!
However, under the triple threat of George, DeRozan and Wall, the Eastern Stars easily won the championship of the slam dunk contest.
Although he only won one championship in three events, Lillard's positivity was recognized by fans.
Competing in three events in one day is absolutely unprecedented.
On the third day of All-Star Weekend, the East-West All-Star Game kicked off. Angel, Aldridge and Lillard were all named to the Western Conference Stars, and Lillard became the only player to play on three days of the All-Star Weekend.
A team with three All-Star players at the same time can do that only the Heat and the Trail Blazers can do that this season.
Of course, if you count the coaches, the Trail Blazers have four people selected. Because this year, the coach of the Western Stars is still Ricard!
So in the eyes of many fans, this All-Star Game is also an alternative confrontation between the Trailblazers and the core of the Heat.
However, before the game began, the strong smell of gunpowder was completely blown away by a move by Kobe.
Although he was injured and couldn't play, Bryant didn't miss All-Star Weekend.
Kobe Bryant came to the scene today in a suit and leather shoes, and before the All-Star Game began, he joined the superstars and led the way for Beal. Russell sang the birthday song.
This move made Bill. Russell, an 80-year-old man, burst into tears. An Jie naturally joined the lineup of singing birthday songs, respecting the legendary predecessors, which is the principle that An Jie has always believed in.
After this episode, the 2014 All-Star Weekend finally kicked off.
An Jie is still the same as before, focusing on performance. Therefore, fans are fortunate to see Anjie facing James outside the three-point line, or Anjie acting as the No. 1 to direct the team's offense.
It's necessarily interesting to do, but the data ...... That's certainly not pretty.
Anjie and they play with ease, and the young people will not give up this great opportunity to express themselves.
In the second half of the game, the battle between Lillard and Irving entered a white-hot phase. The two guys seemed to be doing it with real guns, and the scene was very exciting for a while.
In the end, Irving successfully won this year's All-Star Game MVP with a score of 30 points and 14 assists. I don't know how James will feel when he sees such a genius in Cleveland. Maybe the small town of Cleveland finally has a replacement for James.
163-155, the Eastern Stars got their wish and defeated the Western Stars.
When the players of the Eastern and Western Stars returned to the player tunnel to take a group photo, chat and go crazy together, An Jie also knew that from now on, there will be no respite from now on.
All-Star Weekend, this event is almost always a good memory for Anjie.
But often after the good, difficult challenges will follow......
Halfway through the 13-14 season, the respite for the season is over. From now until the successful defense of the title, An Jie has to tense his nerves at any time to ensure that his efforts will not be wasted!
The road to defending the NBA title has never been easy......