Chapter 224: All-Stars

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As All-Star Weekend approaches, so does the heat. On February 10, after the game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers, the latest announcement was finally posted on ANTA's official website, and from 0:00 on February 11, the Yi World Generation and the Yi World Generation All-Star Special Edition will be released simultaneously around the world at the same time!

The Yi World Generation is the first signature sneaker tailored by ANTA for NBA superstar Yi Feng. Its main color is blue, which gives people a sense of arrogance and coldness, and there are some white and red in between, indicating that it is also pure and passionate.

As a custom-made sneaker for super defenders, the Easy World Generation is very lightweight, allowing you to run without extra weight; At the same time, his low-top design does not tie your ankles, and you can run and jump on the field.

The most important thing is that its grip is very strong, whether it is an emergency stop or a reverse run, no matter how much you change direction, no matter how explosive you start, it can firmly grasp the ground and provide you with the most solid backing.

In addition, it incorporates ANTA's latest shock-absorbing technology at the heel, which has a good shock-absorbing effect on the ground, so you don't have to worry about jumping higher or falling harder!

At 0:00 on the 11th, as soon as the sales channel was opened, orders from all over the world poured in, and Anta couldn't stop smiling.

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On February 12, the 65th NBA All-Star Game officially opened in Toronto, Canada. This is the first time that the NBA All-Star Game has been held in a city outside of the United States, and it is worth mentioning that this season coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Raptors.

This year's All-Star Game, like previous years, consists of the Celebrity Game, the Rookie Challenge, the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest, the Slam Dunk Contest and the final meal All-Star Game.

On the 12th, the Masters Game and Rookie Challenge will be held, on the 13th, the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest will be held, and on the 14th, the All-Star Game will be held.

The All-Star Masters has been held since 2003 and features retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, singers and other athletes. For actors and singers, it is not only necessary to have a high level of basketball, but also to have a lot of popularity and great popularity to be invited to participate in the Masters.

Since the All-Star Celebrity was held, many popular singers, actors, and well-known athletes have participated in the event, including famous singer Justin Bieber, American Got Talent host, singer and actor Nick Cannon, famous comedy star Kevin Hart and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, and many more. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan also participated in the event and won the MVP.

On February 12, this year's Toronto All-Star Celebrity Game was contested by the Canadian team and the American team.

As early as January 14, the entry list for the Masters was announced, and the head coaches of both teams were famous rapper Drake and American comedy star Kevin Hart, respectively.

To the surprise of many Chinese fans, in the lineup of the Canadian team, the names of Maddie and Wu Yifan appeared. There are many fans who don't understand, why Maddie and Wu Yifan will play for the Canadian team?

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that Maddy's NBA career began with the Toronto Raptors, and it is not impossible for him to play for the Canadian team; As for Wu Yifan, he is Canadian himself.

The All-Star Masters Game is an appetizer for All-Star Weekend.

But this appetizer is also star-studded, not to mention Maddie and Wu Yifan, two names that have made many Chinese crazy, the Canadian team also includes Fox, Natalie Achoenwa, Steve James, Arcade-Fire's Winn Butler, film and television actors Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott, and tennis star Milos Raonic.

The head coach of the Canadian team is the famous Canadian singer Drake, who is the face of the Raptors, and has won the MVP of the Masters Game 4 times, and coaches with NBA superstars, legendary point guards Steve Nash and Jose Pautista.

The U.S. Stars are also star-studded, including former NBA star Chauncy Billups, Bucks owner Mark Laris, WNBA Chicago Sky MVP player Elena Dayler Dorne, singer Nick Canon, and actors Jason Sudeikis, Boggs, Michael B. Jordan, Anthony Anderson, and Bray Hill Gray.

Kevin Hart, who coaches Team USA, is a famous Hollywood movie star who has won the MVP of the Masters Game for 4 consecutive years since 2012.

Although the All-Star Masters Game did not have fierce physical confrontation and textbook tactical coordination, there was no shortage of exciting highlights in the game.

Wu Yifan turned into a breakthrough madman in the game, and repeatedly staged breakthroughs to show that he not only has good looks, but also has superb basketball skills.

Tennis star Raonic gave the only dunk of the game, telling people that tennis players can fly, and it was Maddie who gave this assist.

The best moment of the game came with 6:42 left in the first quarter. Maddie dribbled over and broke through the middle, and suddenly hit a trademark smashing board, throwing himself into the shot. This moment must have evoked the memories of countless people, although this time Maddie's self-throwing was a layup rather than a dunk, but people seemed to see the elegant and omnipotent Maddie again.

In the end, the U.S. team lost to the Canadian team 64-74, and Canadian rock singer Wen Butler beat popular stars such as Maddie and Wu Yifan and was elected MVP.

After the All-Star Celebrity Game, the All-Star Rookie Challenge also began.

Starting with last year's All-Star, the NBA Rookie Challenge has been reformatted with first- and second-year players from the United States versus first- and second-year players from other countries and regions around the world.

The people of Great America are so coaxing that they want to single-handedly take on the whole world. Although in the NBA, the vast majority of people are Americans, it does not mean that all the people in other countries and regions of the world combined cannot beat Americans.

As it turned out, the Great American people blew the cowhide, and last year, when the international team changed format for the first time in the Rookie Challenge, the international team defeated the American team 121-112, and the Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins made the MVP of the rookie challenge.

And this year's rookie challenge, Wiggins will continue to participate, with his status and strength, he should also be the main force in the national team.

The roster for this year's All-Star Rookie Challenge was announced on January 27, and Yi Feng, who was selected for the starting lineup of the All-Star Game, is of course among them, and he will play in the Rookie Challenge as a member of the international team.

In addition, Yi Feng's teammate Jordan Clarkson was also selected for this year's Rookie Challenge, but Clarkson will play for the United States.

The lineup of the U.S. team is:

Jordan Clarkson (Lakers), Rodney Hood (Jazz), Zach LaVine (Timberwolves), Nolens Noll (76ers), Jahill Okafor (76ers), Jabari Parker (Bucks), Elfried Payton (Magic), D'Angelo Russell (Lakers), Marcus Smart (Celtics), Karl Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)

The line-up of the international team is:

Bojan Bogdanovic (Nets), Clint Capela (Rockets), Mario Hezonia (Magic), Nikola Jokic (Nuggets), Nikola Mirotic (Bulls), Yi Feng (Lakers), Emmanuel Moodier (Nuggets), Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks), Dwight Powell (Mavericks), Andrew Wiggins (Timberwolves)

The roster is selected by NBA assistant coaches and consists of four guards, four forwards, and two players at any position, and each team has at least three first-year rookies and three sophomores.

Like the Celebrity Game, the Rookie Challenge and the final All-Star Game are, in essence, both exhibition games, and most of the time, the two teams will not play seriously, just play some good-looking technical moves for the fans to see. When I wanted to win the game later, I started to do it with real knives and guns.

And such a show is an excellent stage for players with animal-level physical fitness. They show off their dunks and bodies on the court, which makes some floor-flowing players very envious.

Yi Feng, who appeared in front of the public for the first time wearing the Yi World Generation All-Star Special Edition, also showed off a little.

He thought that those difficult dunks were easy to get hurt, so he rejected the invitation to the slam dunk contest from the league, and finally simply rejected the invitation to the three-point contest by the way.

But when he is in this environment, he can't help but want to show off.

In the end, the international team defeated the United States team 159-155, and in the eyes of the disappointed people of Greater America, the American team won the second consecutive defeat since the revision of the Rookie Challenge.

Although Zach LaVine of the American team continued to dunk on the court, and finally got 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, as the losing side, LaVine lost the qualification to compete for MVP. In the end, Yi Feng beat Wiggins, Porzingis and others with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.

On February 13, this year's All-Stars entered the stage of the individual competition.

First up is the Skills Challenge. The list of participants in the Skills Challenge was announced on February 4, including defending champion Patrick Beverley (Rockets), Jordan Clarkson (Lakers), DeMarcus Cousins (Kings), Anthony Davis (Pelicans), Draymond Green (Warriors), CJ McCollum (Trail Blazers), Isaiah Thomas (Celtics), Karl Anthony Towns (Timberwolves).

This year's All-Star Skills Challenge is different from previous years, with many names of interior players appearing on the entry list. The alliance has the big man to challenge this project ruled by the small man, and it is full of highlights.

Cousins and Davis are the only two players in the league who can average at least 22 points and 10 rebounds per game so far this season, and although they are interior players, they still have good long-range shooting ability, Cousins has hit 45 three-pointers so far this season, and his career total is only 56, while Davis's two statistics are 21 and 24 respectively.

Rookie Towns has also shown his shooting prowess, shooting 18-of-46 from three-point range for 39.1 percent so far this season, while leading all rookies in rebounds per game.

Green has 10 triple-doubles so far this season, the highest in the league, and it is worth mentioning that he ranks sixth in assists per game in the league and is the only frontcourt player in the league's top 10 assists.

Beverley, the reigning champion of the Skills Challenge, has been in great form so far this season, especially in the three-point range, shooting a career-high 42.8 percent from three-point range. Sadly, though, he was unavailable tonight due to injury and was replaced by Nuggets rookie Emmanuel Moodier.

Celtics player Isaiah Thomas is averaging 21.4 points and 6.6 assists per game so far this season, both of which are career highs, and it is worth noting that he was also named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career.

Lakers guard Clarkson is averaging 14.2 points per game so far this season, and this is only the second season of his NBA career.

Trail Blazers guard McCollum has improved significantly this season, especially in terms of scoring, averaging 20.9 points per game this season from 6.8 points last season.

The rules of the revised Skill Challenge have also changed.

The competition will feature two rounds of timed "obstacle passing" skills, including dribbling, passing, and shooting.

The four small players are grouped in pairs, and the same is true for the four big players. In the knockout stage, the small man and the big man play separately separately.

Two people from each group play at the same time, competing on the same court, passing different obstacles and passing the basket, but the final three-point shot is made to the same basket and interferes with each other. The fun of the game has also increased a lot.

In the end, the loser is eliminated from the tournament, and the winner advances to the next round, where he will face the winner of the other group. After two rounds to determine the winner, the winner of the small division competes with the winner of the big division for the final championship.

The smaller group of McCollum and Clarkson were the first to play, and McCollum was quicker, reached the target first, and hit the shot, so he eliminated Clarkson and advanced to the second round.

The second group was played by Thomas Jr. and Moodier. Thomas was noticeably quicker, taking the lead and missing his first shot, only for Moodier to catch up and get ready to shoot. Thomas hit the second shot, but Moodier was a step late.

After a short break, the PK between the big guys begins.

The third group is Green and Downs. Green had a clear overall advantage, and the pass was also a one-shot hit, but the first shot missed, and Downs, who was caught up, took the lead in shooting, and as a result, Green was eliminated, and he shook his hand in great chagrin.

The last group is Cousins and Davis. Cousins made a mistake at the start, losing the ball while going around the barrier, Davis started the pass first, and it took the third time for Cousins to complete the pass, and Cousins failed to complete the pass three times, so he had to keep going and start shooting. Davis missed consecutive shots, and Cousins was the first to shoot, once again becoming the last. Cousins won and went into the second round with Downs, Thomas and Mike Collum.

In the second round of the game, the small man Michaelum made a mistake and lost the ball when he went around the pile, and Thomas Jr. had already begun to pass the ball, hit a shot, and the shot was also a success, and the task was completed quickly, and finally McCollum had to give up.

On the big man's side, Towns passed the ball once successfully, took the lead in starting to make a layup, and then turned back to shoot a three-pointer, which was also a one-shot hit, and Cousins had a problem with the pass, so he was thrown off and eliminated.

The final winner was decided between Thomas Jr. and Downs.

At the beginning of the finals, Thomas was fast, but Downs had big feet, the two went almost together, and after completing the pass almost at the same time, the two quickly went to the basket, and Downs used his physical advantage to block Thomas Jr. and made a layup first.

Towns took the lead with a three-pointer, but Thomas followed suit. Downs missed three consecutive shots, while Thomas failed to take his chance and missed back-to-back shots.

When it comes to the final champion, both of them are a little flustered at this time. So the three points repeatedly missed.

In the end, though, Downs was luckier, and his fourth three-point shot was finally hit, and the title of this year's All-Star Skills Challenge belonged to him. (To be continued.) )