When Li Zhen also told reporters politely: "I just came here to study, and I didn't have any presets for tonight's game." ”

Karon Butler, who was sitting at the small round table not far away, had already spoken in a strange manner: "Don't you think there is a person here who is very abrupt? This is not the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and there is no hype of female stars playing those bloody gossip with him. ”

"I don't think he has any talent that can be called an All-Star, he's just a very average starting point guard, and he doesn't qualify for ...... ahead of Tony Parker, Glenn Davis, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, McBibby."

Caron Butler was selected as an All-Star by the Washington Wizards, and although he was selected as a substitute and had few reporters in front of him, he still had the ambition to criticize Li Zhen.

In a way, criticizing Li Zhen has become politically correct for All-Stars or fringe All-Stars.

No matter what Lee Jin did, how good his performance was in the rookie game. They are the All-Star starters who are sure that Lee is really entering by other means.

Frankly speaking, Li Zhen has some sympathy for them.

Because they can't change anything at all.

"People have always said that the West is strong and the East is weak. But this is not the case anymore. Whether it is the level of big names of our stars or the overall strength, we are far above the West. And, if we put aside a certain relationship in the starting lineup, we're going to be stronger. ”

It was not unusual for Arenas to say such words.

Everyone knows that he has a grudge with Li Zhen.

He has been haunted by Lee Jin stealing his All-Star starter and Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

The media is also happy to stir up trouble.

Soon relayed the speeches of the Wizards' two All-Stars to Li Zhen.

It is true that Li Zhen is a good-natured person, but this does not mean that he can tolerate the repeated provocations of others.

"It shows that they can only get attention by belittling me. If they're as good as Kobe Bryant and Jordan, do they need that? Li Zhen asked very seriously.

His rhetorical questions were like sharp blades, cutting through the egos of Arenas and Kaloon Butler.

They originally thought that Li Zhen would let them talk like before.

But Li Zhen's soft knife made them fall into passivity.

"I'm going to do something at the All-Star Game and I can't discourage the fans who support me."

Li Zhen continued.

Of course, these words quickly returned to the ears of Arenas and Butler, and their prejudices against Li Zhen naturally increased to a higher level.

……

The All-Star Game officially kicked off in the evening.

O'Neal took a different approach during the appearance ceremony, performing an eye-catching mask dance that showed off his flexible posture at a glance.

Li Zhen was dumbfounded when he looked at the front, and he kept admiring in his heart, he was not a dominant-level center. Even after so many years of depravity and fat, flexibility is still the best among the seven-foot giants.

In fact, not only the big shark O'Neal, but also the talent of other players also made Li Zhen envious.

Dwight Howard's explosiveness, bounce and thick upper body strength, LeBron James's various physical qualities, Dwight's lightning-like breakthrough pleasure... None of this no longer shows why they are at the top of the NBA food chain.

In fact, even Arenas, his physical talent is also at the top level, explosiveness, strength, coordination, agility, and speed are all above 90, otherwise how could he stage a counterattack in the second round of the show?

To some extent, there is nothing wrong with Arenas's statement that the pattern of 'the east is weak and the west is strong' has changed.

Although it is still the group of the Western 96 Golden Generation that occupies the big stage of the league, most of them are still in their prime. But no one can deny that the main body of the 03 Super Platinum generation is escalating in the East, Wade, James, and Bosh have all been selected as All-Star starters this year, and... Dwight Howard, the future NBA's number one center.

Coupled with Arenas, O'Neal, New Jersey's UFO, and Detroit's elite soldiers, from the perspective of popularity, the East has the meaning of surpassing the West.

However, there is no problem with holding this kind of words in the stomach.

I really want to say it.

Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, Maddy, Iverson, Nowitzki, all these brave and fierce guys, can swallow this breath? They have participated in the fiercest battles in the post-Jordan era, and they are all the heroes of the divided party, how can Arenas, an upstart, slander him?

Therefore, before the game started, there was a faint smell of gunpowder.

……

The five starters of the Eastern team are Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Li Zhen.

On the western side: Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Nowitzki, Tracy Maddy, Kobe Bryant.

With Dwight Howard jumping the ball to win Duncan.

Li Zhen got the ball, his explosiveness suddenly rose in that moment, and with the distance advantage, he grabbed the basketball before Wade.

This made Arenas, who was sitting on the sidelines, a little sideways.

He has been communicating repeatedly in private for a long time, and basically formed a consensus not to pass the ball to Li Zhen.

Who knows... As soon as Li Zhen came up, he grabbed one by himself.

And when Li Zhen arrived in the front court with the ball, Kobe Bryant immediately defended.

He made a defensive gesture with open arms: "Let me see if you have improved in New York during this time!" ”

He smiled, a bit like a weird uncle who tricked little Lori into going to see a goldfish.

However, Li Zhenke did not greet him politely.

He came up and drove the explosiveness and speed to the maximum, 95 points of explosive power poured out completely, although because the coordination and agility have not reached more than 90, the figure is not graceful enough, but very... The thrill of an industrial atmosphere.

It's like a rough firewood knife, but the downward chopping momentum is ruthless and powerful.

Kobe Bryant was caught off guard in an instant, he never dreamed that Li Zhen would flash from his left to his right so quickly, he quickly changed direction.

And while he hastily changed direction, Li Zhen's second step has been more explosive...... Li Zhen didn't stop, and his second step even used a hidden explosive power of 97 points.

In an instant, there was a momentum of breaking through the thunder and smashing Kobe's defense line like lightning.

Kobe Bryant was stunned.

He always knew that Li Zhen's breakthrough speed and explosiveness were strong.

But I didn't expect it to be... It's terrifying.

It even reminded him of the trace of Iverson at the peak.

Although it lacks agility, in terms of aggressiveness, it is definitely the top five in the league.

Over time, this could be his killer feature for the league: the NBA's most basic requirement for a star player is to have a killer feature that is difficult or even impossible for defenders to defend.

And when Kobe Bryant was stunned, the audience on the sidelines couldn't stop cheering.

Li Zhen also strode into the restricted area, and took off near the basket, gliding perfectly in the air with an extremely elegant posture, and threw the basketball into the basket with his backhand...... Swish!

The first goal of the Eastern team was met with applause.

Li Zhen is like a lightning bolt piercing the night sky, making a good start to the All-Star Game.

"Flashy tricks."

Kalombbutler taunted disapprovingly on the sidelines.

He followed in the footsteps of Arenas and was very unaccustomed to Li Zhen.

Who knew that Arenas, who was sitting next to him, had a solemn face. He thought of Butler's pre-game statement that Li Zhen didn't have an All-Star level talent, and just from that breakthrough move just now, he knew... Butler was slapped in the face.

Li Zhen's sudden burst of activation ability is already at the top level in the league, and although his physical coordination ability does not seem to keep up with his explosiveness and speed, it does not affect his aggressiveness.

'It's still a little capable. ’

Arenas muttered silently.

……

As the game continued, the Spanish team soon launched an offensive attack, and Tracy Maddy went straight from the top of the arc with the ball, and smashed the basketball into the basket with a flowing and bold self-throwing and dunking, which caused the audience to rejoice.

Next, Chris Bosh sent the basketball directly to Dwyane Wade.

Wade bursts forward with the ball.

Apparently ignoring the presence of Li Zhen as a point guard, he played a block with LeBron James on the left side, and then cut straight to the box to avoid Duncan's defense and scored a one-handed slam.

The Finals MVP showed incredible speed, flexibility, explosiveness and bounce on the court.

Compared with the four quarterbacks who are declining year by year, Jordan, who is five centimeters shorter, is entering his peak violently.

Yibian fought again, and Kobe Bryant and Nowitzki played together. The Black Mamba easily opened the Lee Zhen defense with a back-to-back single, probed into the box and distributed the ball to the German chariot, and the Dallas Old Cowboy hit a jumper with a quaint golden rooster independently.

At the same time, Li Zhen did not receive basketball again.

Howard gives the basketball to LeBron James.

James controls the basketball and moves smoothly to the frontcourt.

It's even a bit of a four-on-five situation on the pitch.

Even Kobe Bryant saw the clues.

And Li Zhen didn't stop running, it didn't matter if the ball was given to him or not, but when he was on the court, he just had to fulfill his duties as a player.

Whatever the case, he has to be worthy of the fans who voted for him.

Lee's running was very effective, and he ran out of empty seats again and again.

James tried to pass the ball several times, but finally forced it back and then smashed into the box to win a foul between the two greatest No.21s of the century.

"Don't doubt yourself. It has nothing to do with you, not even your popularity. It's just because someone more powerful and senior than you speaks that they isolate you like that. When you become stronger, these people who isolate you will be able to block you in the future. ”

When James walked to the free throw line, the black mamba deliberately pulled Li Zhen aside to speak.

He has experienced being isolated and even thrown to the bench.

He has a voice.

"Great defenders have a history of that, Michael was isolated by Isaiah Thomas, and I was taught by Karl Malone. You are now only on a path of greatness. ”

Bryant continued to comfort.

But Li Zhen was full of smiles, and he replied, "It's nothing, you know, these things won't affect me." I'm just thinking about it now... Sooner I touch someone, I've got to be stronger. ”

Li Zhen has always remembered the 4 unfulfilled talent spaces in his heart.

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