Chapter 220: All-Star Game
After Christmas, the Los Angeles Clippers started their journey to the East, Arenas still stayed, in the starting lineup, in fact, if he didn't fight Kobe, Coach Bill Fitch wouldn't, in the Christmas war, keep him on the bench, Arenas may be very talented, but he is still an NBA rookie after all, even if he is unwilling, it is difficult to defeat Kobe Bryant in heads-up, the Los Angeles Clippers have suffered many disasters this season, and now they are only ranked third in the West, and this Christmas battle, Shaq O'Neal is absent due to injury, It's the best time for the Los Angeles Clippers to win, so how could Coach Bill Fitch allow an unexpected situation to happen?
In terms of the use of players, Coach Bill Fitch is actually a headache, Sean Battier is really a good player, humble, knows how to work as a team, and is a good team player, but he is too similar to Bruce Bowen, not only playing the same position, rare defensive ability, outside three-pointers, almost a twin brought out by a master, but what the small man lineup needs is offense, the small man of the Los Angeles Clippers is a fast and efficient offense, and the person who meets these requirements is Arenas, If Arenas can really fit into the team's roster, then the Los Angeles Clippers will get another boost. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Billups was before the All-Star break, returned from injury, and in the Western All-Star team that has been announced, Billups also entered the Western All-Star team's bench list for the first time, which is an honor for every player, Jason Green could have been on this list, but he will miss the All-Star Game due to injury, so when selecting the bench players, the coach removed Jason Green's name.
Before the start of the All-Star weekend, the Los Angeles Clippers still have 6 games to play, and the team's starting lineup has changed again, Billups returned to the point guard position, and Arenas was also taken from the starting list, but in this way, Arenas needs to play with Ginobili in the bench lineup, Ginobili is different from Tiger, his own style of play is very much in need of the ball, that is, when he cooperates with Tiger, Tiger needs to take the initiative to give the ball to Ginobili, So it was too difficult for Arenas to play on the bench, which made Arenas a little resistant to the Los Angeles Clippers.
This year's All-Star Game was held in Philadelphia, Philadelphia has a special status in the history of the United States, the reason why the Philadelphia 76ers are called the 76ers, and the history of the United States has a direct relationship, they should actually be called the Pioneers, at that time there were a total of 76 people in Philadelphia, together signed the Declaration of Independence, the United States was also established, Philadelphia was also the capital of the United States, as long as ten years, left a strong mark in the history of the United States, this All-Star Game came to Philadelphia, in this city, Now there is only one king, and that is Allen Iverson, the god of basketball, Jordan, who is not as good as Allen Iverson here.
All-Star Weekend, the first day was the Rookie Game, and Tiger didn't show up. The next day's three-point championship was won by Stojakovic, Jason Richardson won the championship of the slam dunk contest, Tiger and this Duncan, Garnett, Carter, Billups, watched the game on the spot, this All-Star Game, due to Jordan's comeback, the news of the new and old flyers on the same stage, was fired, several old friends got together, everyone inevitably had to ridicule Carter, Carter was also helpless.
All-Star List, East: Deacon Bemutombo, Jermaine O'Neal, Vince Carter, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, five starters, after Jermaine O'Neal came to the East, due to the lack of high-quality interior players in the East, and he as the main player of last season's championship team, his popularity has also risen a lot, so he has a place in the voting starting lineup, which is a surprise, after all, in the West, it is still very difficult for him to enter the All-Star starter.
West: Shaq O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tiger Washington, Kobe Bryant, and the starting lineup of the last All-Star Game, there is no change, the five of them are very popular stars in the West or in the league, and the starters are voted for by the fans, so there is no suspense in their selection. The bench is selected by the coaches, and the head coach of the Western team in this All-Star Game is ranked first in the West, the head coach of the Saramento Kings is Rick Adelman, and the East is the head coach of the New Jersey Nets, and Byron Scott is from the New Jersey Nets.
Before the All-Star Game, Tiger specifically found Coach Rick Adelman, and directly stated that he wanted to rest more, just open for a few minutes, the MVP of the All-Star Game, Tiger has already taken it, and the attraction for him has decreased a lot, this All-Star Game, due to Jordan's comeback, plus it is held on Allen Iverson's turf, the East Force will definitely get more attention, and they also want to win, Tiger feels that there is no need to be on the court to steal the limelight in the East, not to mention, the Los Angeles Clippers are short of people this seasonTiger's playing time has also reached a new high, and he hopes to use the All-Star Game time to relax as much as possible and sit on the sidelines with Duncan in a daze.
Tiger wants to rest more, but there are many people who want to play more, Kobe Bryant is one of them, not to mention that after Shaq O'Neal returned from injury, he returned to his previous situation, he was not happy in the team, and always suppressed his desire to attack, that is, just talking about the All-Star MVP award, Kobe Bryant has not lifted it once, and on the stage of the All-Star Game, Kobe Bryant must let go and play, Tiger reduced his playing time, and also gave Kobe more room to play.
Tiger and Duncan, sitting on the bench, moved in unison with their right hand, supporting their heads, looking at the court, their brains no longer knew where to run, in fact, Duncan was not in a daze at first, he deliberately made the same action after seeing Tiger, some spoofs, but as time passed, Duncan also began to fugue, of course, the appearance of the two of them, or they couldn't escape the fate of being recorded by reporters, as superstars in the league, Even if the two of them were sitting on the sidelines, their every move was in the spotlight.
After four quarters of fierce battles, the Western All-Stars 135:120 Eastern All-Stars, Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, and also got the Finals MVP as he wished, to be able to compete with Jordan, and at Allen Iverson's home court, it means a lot to Kobe Bryant, of course, plus Tiger is still under the podium, watching him lift this trophy, it also makes everything more wonderful. (To be continued.) )